Vaikom Muhammad Basheer
Pathummayude Aadu ("Pathumma's Goat"; 1959) is a humorous novel by Vaikom Muhammad Basheer. The characters of the novel are members of his family and the action takes place at his home in Thalayolaparambu. The goat in the story belongs to his sister Pathumma. Basheer begins the novel with an alternative title for the book, "Pennungalude Buddhi" ("The Wisdom of Women").