fhtphpapd; nrytd;---mj;jpahak 118
rptNerh;jhk; jk; kidtpaplk; %yif ghzk; nfhz;L te;J
jUk;gb xU ,y;yj;jurDf;Nf chpa tpUe;Njhk;gy; jd;ikAld; $wpdhh;.
“,Njh
rw;W Neuj;jpy; tUfpNwd;> Iah”
vd;W cs;Ns ,Ue;J Fuy; te;jJ.
clNd tPuNtyh;> “Fapy;
$Ttijg; Nghd;w Fuy; ckJ ,y;yjjurpf;F> rptNerNu!” vd;W
rphpj;jthNw $wptpl;L jhk; mDg;gpa ehy;tUk; ,d;Dk; mhprp %l;ilfs; ,uz;L kw;Wk; kspif kw;Wk; rpwpa %l;ilfspy;
kf;fhNrhs khTk; mJNghy; Nfs;tuF fk;G Kjypa khT tiffSk; mlq;fpa %l;ilfisAk; csNs
jhuhskhf ,Ue;j rikaw fl;by; nfhz;L Ngha itj;J tpl;L te;J gt;tpakhfj; jq;fs; ths;fis
ciuAld; fow;wp jiuapy; itj;J tpl;L kpf ngst;tpakhfj; jpz;by; mkh;e;jpUe;j
tPuNtyhpd; fhybapy; te;jkh;e;J nfhz;ldh;. Kfj;jpy; kyh;rprpAld; jq;fSf;Fs;
Ngrpf;nfhz;bUe;jdh;.
rptNrupd; kfs; Xb te;J> “je;ijahNu>
ghdq;fis ehd; vLj;J tuth ,y;iy jhahh;jhd; nfhzu Ntz;Lkh?” vd;whs;.
“,y;iy
,y;iy! tpUe;jpdUf;F cd; jhahh;jhd; vLj;J tuNtz;Lk; vd;whh; rptNerh;. eP
Ntz;Lnkd;why; ,e;j ehd;F rpg;gha;fSf;Fk; nfhz;L te;J nfhL” vd;whh;.
Rpyhfpj;Jr; rphpj;j tPuNtyh; “VNjJ
kpfTk; Rl;bg; ngz;zhapUg;ghs; NghypUf;fpd;wNj!” vd;W $wp
mr;rpWkpia thhpnaLj;Jj; jk; kbapdpy; mkh;e;j;jpf; nfhz;lhh; tPuNtyh;. “vd;d
gapy;fpwha; rpd;dg; nghk;ikNa?”
vd;W nfhQ;rpdhh;.
“ehd;
nghk;ik vd;why; vq;qdk; NgRjy; $Lk;?” vd;W Gj;jprhypj;jdkhf tpdtpats;> “ehd;
,uz;lhk; tFg;G gbf;fpNwd;. ,q;F cs;s gs;spay; vd;id Nrhjpj;j gd;bjh; vd;id %d;whk;
tFg;gpy; Nrh;j;Jf; nfhs;tjhf md;idahhplk; $wpapUf;fpd;whh;>” vd;whs;
rpwpats;.
“mg;gbnad;why;
eP mjpGj;jprhypahf ,Uf;f Ntz;Lk;> fz;Nz!” vd;w
tPuNtyh; “,j;Njrk;
te;jTlNdNa cd; je;ij cd;id gz;bjhplk; ,l;Lr; nrd;whh; vd;why;> fhpfhyh;
jk;ik Vw;Wf;nfhz;L jQ;rkspg;ghh; vd;w ckJ mghu ek;gpf;ifiaf; fhl;LfpwJ my;yth?” vd;whYk;
mtUf;F Vw;gl;l vhpr;riy kiwf;f mth; vt;tpj Kaw;rpAk; nra;a tpy;iy.
“kd;dpf;f
Ntz;Lk;!”
vd;w rptNerh;> “ehd;
muz;kiz te;jpUe;j rkak; vd; kidtp $wpdhs; ‘te;jhiu
tho itg;gth; fhpfhyh;. ehk; FbapUf;f xU Fr;rptPL kl;LNk khkd;dhplk; mJTk; gQ;rhf;fpdp
Nte;jh;fSf;fhff; Nfl;fpd;Nwhk;. khkd;dh; ,lkspg;gJ jpz;zk;. vdNt ehd; md;Neuj;jpy;
rpthyaj;jpy; gz;bjh; xUth; ghlk; vLf;fpwhwhk;. mtiuf; fz;L tUfpNwd;’ vd;W
$wpr;nrd;whs; Iah. jtW vd;why; kd;dpAq;fs; ke;jphpahNw!” vd;W
kd;dpg;G Nfl;l rptNeriug; ghh;f;f Neukpy;iy tPuNtyUf;F.
Vd; vd;why; mq;F moF gJikahf xU jl;by; ,uz;L
Ftisfis Ve;jp te;J nfhz;bUe;jhs; rptNerhpd; kidtp!
moF nja;tk; nky;y nky;y mbvLj;J itj;J tUtijg;
ghh;j;j tPuNtyh; jk; epiy kwe;jhh;. njhlh;e;J ghh;j;Jf; nfhz;bUe;jhh;
gpukpg;Gld;.
,g;nghOJ rptNerUf;F vhpr;ry; te;jJ. MdhYk; mlf;fpf;
nfhz;lhh;. gQ;rhf;fpdp Nte;jh;fis cs;kdjpy; Ntz;bf;nfhz;lhh;.
mth; jk;ik mg;gb ghh;g;gjhy; Kfk; Nfhitg;gok; Nghy
rptf;f> tpUe;jpdh; vd;gjhy; tPuNtyhplk; Kjypy; ghdq;fslq;fpa jl;il Fzpe;J
ePl;bdhs;.
mg;nghOJ mtisAk; mwpahky; jiyapy; Nghh;j;jpapUe;j
Ke;jhid rhpar;rhpa mtsJ KO tjzKk; jiyAk; fhh;FoYk; mg;gbNa njhpate;jjhy;>
Gs;sp khidg; Nghd;W ntUtp kUtp jk; fztdplk; kPjk; ,Ue;j Ftiyia vLj;J ePl;bdhs;.
rptNerh;> rphpj;Jf; nfhz;Nl mtsJ rhpe;j Ke;jhidiar; rhpnra;J jiyapy; Xltpl;l
gpd;dh;> Ftisia thq;fpf; nfhz;lhh;.
rNunydj; jpUk;gpa rptNerhpd; kidtp> nfhQ;rk;
epjhdk; fiye;J Xl;lKk; eilAkhf mt;tplk; tpl;lfd;W mLg;gq;fiu Nehf;fpr; nrd;W
tpl;lhs;.
Mdhy; tPuNtyh; jk;kbapy; Foe;ij ,Ug;gij kwe;J
tpUl;nld;W vOe;jhh;. flflntdf; Fsph;ghdj;ij xNu rha;g;gpy; Fbj;J Kbj;jhh;.
Ftisia tPrpnahpe;jhh;. rptNeriuf; Fw;wk; Rkj;jp xU ghh;it ghh;j;jhh;. “,g;nghOJ
njhpfpwjlh eP Vd; vd;dtis muritf;F mioj;J tutpy;iy vd;W. fhpfhyd; xU fpWf;fd;.
jd; fpol;L uhzpahiuNa khjk; ,UKiwjhd; njhLk; NfLnfl;l Nahf tof;fk; nfhz;ltd;.
Mdhy; vd; Nghd;W vth; fz;fSk; gha;e;J tplf;$lhJ vd;Wjhd; eP jpl;lk; jPl;b
gd;bjdplk; mDg;gpAs;sha;. mtDk; ghh; ,uz;lhk; tFg;G gbg;gtis %d;whk; tFg;gpy;
Nrh;j;jpUf;fpwhd;. mtd; nkJthff; fha; efh;j;Jfpwhd; cd; kidtpia Ja;f;f>
vdf;F mnjy;yhk; mehtrpak; rptNerh. ehd; ,f;fzNk vd;dtis mila Ntz;Lk;. ,J mur
fl;lis!”
Vj;Jauk; te;jhYk; kdr;Nrhh;T vd;gNjh glglg;Ngh
rptNerh; mwpahjJ. vdNt vjphpia klf;fpdhh;. “vd;dJ>
mur fl;lisah?”
vd;whh;.
“Mkhk;
%lNd. ehd;jhd; ,q;F murd;. ,d;Dk; ,uz;L %d;W jpq;fs;fspy; ehd;jhd; Nrho Njr
murd;. Ntw;W ehl;lurh; ,j;Njrj;jpd; jiyefiu fj;jpapd;wp ,uj;jk; ,d;wp
jdjhf;fpf; nfhs;thh;. gpwF mtUf;Ff; fPNo ehd;jhd; murd; Nrho Njrj;Jf;F!” vd;whh;
tPuNtyh;.
“Mf
ePtph; Xh; ,uh[ j;Nuhfp!?”
vd;w rptNerh;> “,g;gbg;
gl;l xU egiuf; nfhd;whYk; ghjfk; ,y;iy my;yth?” vd;whh;.
“`h`h`h”
vdr;rphpj;j tPuNtyh;> mjw;F cd;Dlk;gpy; caph; Ntz;LNk! `h`h`h!”
vd;wth;> jiuapy; mkh;e;J me;jg; ghy;kzk; khwhr; rpWkpiag; Nghd;W
Mr;rh;akhfg; ghh;j;Jf; nfhz;bUe;j ehy;tiuAk; ghh;j;J> “Nla; frlh;fsh!
,tidg; gpbj;Jf; fl;Lq;fslh. ths; tPr;R Nghd;W fhjw;fiyapYk; ifNjh;e;jtd; ehd;.
vd; if gl;lgpd;dh; vtSk; ,d;ndhUtd; if glr; rk;kjpahs; vd;gNj tuyhW. gpbj;J
,tidf; fl;Lq;fslh. ehd; tpisahb tpl;L tUfpNwd;. gQ;rhf;fpdp kQ;rhf;fpdp vd;W
ruL tpLk; ,tid ,td; kidtpNa mlf;Fk; gb nra;Ntd;!” vd;w gb
mLf;fis Nehf;fp efh;e;jhh; tPuNtyh;. mtUf;F rptNerh; vd;d nra;fpwhh; my;yJ
nra;ag; gLfpwhh; vd;nwy;yhk; ghh;f;f Neuk; ,y;iy.
