Punyawathi & Karunadaasa

BRILLIANT SRI LANKAN HUMOUR

There was once a married couple, named Punyawathi and Karunadaasa.
They had a son who was about 22 years old.
One day this couple thought of opening a Tours & Travel business.
So they bought a bus and, using the first two letters of their names,

they called it "PuKa."
(Punyawathi + Karunaadasa).

After a while the business began to do very well; Puka Tours was in full swing.
Now this son of theirs began an affair with a girl whose family
wanted to find out more about him. So they went to the girl's house
to meet her parents.
However, only Punyawathi was at home as Karunadasa was at the river
washing the bus.

When the guests asked where Karunadasa was, Punyawathi replied: "Puka hodanava".

Obviously, the guests were quite upset about these people's language,
and sat down to talk.
The girl's father then asked Punyawathi from where they got their
income.
Punyawathi replied: "Pukenma thamai".

When the guests, now quite shocked, decided to leave, Punyawathi
stopped them saying:
"Poddak innako, dan Karunadasa awilla ogollo serama pukenma arii."