What is the significance of the story about Savukshaw and the cricket team that Nariman tells the group of boys? Is there a relationship between the story of Savukshaw and Sarosh's plight? In the short story "Squatter," by Rohinton Mistry, the respected storyteller, Nariman Hansotia, tells the local boys two stories, one about Savukshaw the great cricketer/ bicyclist/ pole-vaulter/ hunter, one about a Parsi immigrant to Canada, Sarosh the “squatter.” At the beginning, Savukshaw’s story is seeming inspiring, for he is extremely talented at what he is doing and his achievements are the result of his hard work. Savukshaw is a story to motivate the young listeners to work hard for what they want to do to strive for success. To Savukshaw, success is the outcome of “practice [and] lots of practice.” Yet, as said by Jehangir and Nariman, “He was a man searching for happiness, by trying all kinds of different things and he never found it.” Nariman’s second story is about Sarosh’s immigration experience in Toronto, Canada. Sarosh succeeds in his adaptation in the new country every way except one: he is not able to defecate in the Canadian way - sitting instead of squatting. Troubled by this problem, Sarosh eventually loses his job and his purpose in staying in Toronto, for he fails to recognize his identity as Canadian. At the end, Sarosh returns to his hometown and finds himself unfamiliar with the changed environment. Similarly, both stories depict a man searching for happiness and identity and both are not successful. Yet, the two stories differ such that Savukshaw’s reason of failure is due to the internal confusion about his purpose of living, while Sarosh is defeated by external environmental change that he cannot adapt to. Nariman defines success in Savukshaw’s story. Emphasized by Savukshaw’s talents, Nariman shows the youngsters if they work hard they will achieve their goals. However, the main message of Savu