kvt^mS-I-hkvXp

HSp-hn Gsd-\m-fs Imn-cn-n-\p-tijw Bcmepw Xncn--dn-bs-Sm Hcn-S-tv Abm Hfn-p-I-Sp. t]mb-Ime ImgvN-I tXnhv Abm-fpsS Ip-Isf Ie-n--f-p. Abm kzbw tNmZn-p:
\o ]d-bq, amln-m Fp Ip-amWv \o sNbvXXv? sO.
Io-c-S-p-I. \ns IohoWv A]-cn-Nn-X-cp-tS-Xmb Cu Ipn]pdhpw Cu t{X-\-K-cnbpw i]n--s--Xm-Ipw.
]t Abm Io{]-hmlw XS-n-.
B-d-bn
Abm-cnsI hn-cp Nne Biz-kn-n-p.
"\n-fpsS IjvS-m-sS-m-bmepw Cu tZhs\ hnfn-p-]-d-bq.
s\mp-cpIn {]mn-m Aen-bm--h-\ R-fpsS Imcp-Wyaqn.'
"Bs, Bs' Fp Xe-bm-pI am{X-am-W-bm sNbvX-Xv. HcpIodp hmg-bn-e-bn sh-tmdp sImSp imn-m-cs\ t\mn
Abm ]pn-cn-m {ian-p. A-e--d-nse A]-cn-Nn-Xs hm
tI-dn--h-cn Nne Abmsf kwi-bn-p.
apTm-f-\m-sbm-cp-h.
sImp-Ip-n-sb-tmse tamn-sm-n-cn-p-tm AXn-setm ambm-hnZy-bn-t. t]msc-n tIcfw ]tg-X-. DSp-ap-n-s\-tmepw hniz-kn-cp-Xv.
AtX-k-abw asmcp `qan-tm-Wn Hcp aI Nnm-m--\m-bn-cpp. As Hfn-p-t]m-n GsXmcp aI-\mWv XI-cm-Xn-cn-p--Xv.
tXSm-\n-S-an-. As Fm B{K-l-fpw km[n-m Abm Xm-dmbn-cp--Xm-Wv. ]s, Fs\ km[n-pw. aI\pw kz-am-sbmcp PohnX-an-t.
"\n ]d-bq, Iq-tc. Rm\pw Cu kaq-l-n Ign-tb-t.
\memsmw hnf-t-t.' aI hni-Zo-I-cn-p.
Ip-tc, Hcn-epw A-a-dnp Nncn-m ]m Hcp {Iqc-^-enX-am-W-.
A-s\-p-dn-p B \n-N-\w kzoImcy-amb-tm Iqp-Im
If-p-t]mb B ]nXm-hns\ tXSn-bn-d-n.
tImS-ap s]mXn-bm XpS-nb Hc--e-\-K-cn-bnse B-dbn Abm-fpsS As\ Ah Is-n.
Ah kplr-ns\
t^mWn hnfn-p.
"HSp-hn cp cmhpw cp ]Iepw Ae-p-Xn-cn-tb-n-h-p,
Rv \ns {Iqc-^-en-X-am-kz-Zn-m.'
Atm ^en-Xm-c Bena-bn tN-tX-Sp ]nIfn
Ip-\p InS-p-I-bm-bn-cp-p. AbmfpsS B Ipgn Ip-I {inn-t. apI-fnse hr--e-p-I-fn An-n-Sn-n-cn-p-Xv Abmsf
kw_-n-n-S-tmfw Ac-]up hoX-ap shSn-bn-d-n-bpsS kzmZp-am-{Xam-bn-cn-pw. kzw aIs\ C{X-b-[nIw thZ-\n-n-p Abm Hc-\mtWm?
Ah Abmsf hnfn-p.
"Rsf Adn-bptam?'
`bw hnj--p-Imn Xnm hcp--Xp-t]mse Abmp tXmn.
Abm ImgvN-a-n-b-h-s\-tmse A`n-\-bn-p. Abmv Hm hn. hfsc AXym-h-iy-L---fn Hm hcm-Xn-cn-m Nnev Akm[m-c-W-amb Ign-hp-sv Ah ]d-p.

"t]msc-n \p-tS-Xp-t]m-se-bp Hcp P\m-[n-]-Xy-\n-g-en Pohnp--hv Hm-bp-m-hm-Xn-cn-p--XmWv _pn.'

As Xncn-p-h-c-hn-\mbn Hcp aI Imn-cn-p-s--h Hmnn-p. Abm B aIs\ sXp-Im-c-s\p hn[n-p-I-gn-p.
"AXn\p Rms\-p-thWw Ipn-I-tf.'
Abm GI-\m-sWpw Ah sXn--cn-n-cn-p-spw Abm
BW-bn-p-]-d-p. kvt\ln-Xs Zpcn-X-tamv B Iqp-Im-cpsS cNw-{I-aWw thK-n-em-bn. hen-p-ap-dp-Inb t]in-I-tfm-sS, XovWamb Ip-I-tfmsS {Iqc-X-bpsS B inema\pjys\ t\mn-bnv Ah
Xncn-p-t]m-bn.
Ah kplr-ns apn \n-lm-b-cmbncpp.
Abm-fpsS Pohn-X-ns Acn-Ip-I-fn A-s\-sbm-c-s Bh-iy-sas--h t]pw t]pw tNmZn-p..
kvt^mS-I-hkvXp
HSp-hn Gsd-\m-fs Imn-cn-n-\p-tijw Bcmepw Xncn--dn-bs-Sm Hcn-S-tv Abm Hfn-p-I-Sp. t]mb-Ime ImgvN-I tXnhv Abm-fpsS Ip-Isf Ie-n--f-p. Abm kzbw tNmZn-p:
\o ]d-bq, amln-m Fp Ip-amWv \o sNbvXXv? sO.
Io-c-S-p-I. \ns IohoWv A]-cn-Nn-X-cp-tS-Xmb Cu Ipn]pdhpw Cu t{X-\-K-cnbpw i]n--s--Xm-Ipw.
]t Abm Io{]-hmlw XS-n-.
B-d-bn
Abm-cnsI hn-cp Nne Biz-kn-n-p.
"\n-fpsS IjvS-m-sS-m-bmepw Cu tZhs\ hnfn-p-]-d-bq.
s\mp-cpIn {]mn-m Aen-bm--h-\ R-fpsS Imcp-Wyaqn.'
"Bs, Bs' Fp Xe-bm-pI am{X-am-W-bm sNbvX-Xv. HcpIodp hmg-bn-e-bn sh-tmdp sImSp imn-m-cs\ t\mn
Abm ]pn-cn-m {ian-p. A-e--d-nse A]-cn-Nn-Xs hm
tI-dn--h-cn Nne Abmsf kwi-bn-p.
apTm-f-\m-sbm-cp-h.
sImp-Ip-n-sb-tmse tamn-sm-n-cn-p-tm AXn-setm ambm-hnZy-bn-t. t]msc-n tIcfw ]tg-X-. DSp-ap-n-s\-tmepw hniz-kn-cp-Xv.
AtX-k-abw asmcp `qan-tm-Wn Hcp aI Nnm-m--\m-bn-cpp. As Hfn-p-t]m-n GsXmcp aI-\mWv XI-cm-Xn-cn-p--Xv.
tXSm-\n-S-an-. As Fm B{K-l-fpw km[n-m Abm Xm-dmbn-cp--Xm-Wv. ]s, Fs\ km[n-pw. aI\pw kz-am-sbmcp PohnX-an-t.
"\n ]d-bq, Iq-tc. Rm\pw Cu kaq-l-n Ign-tb-t.
\memsmw hnf-t-t.' aI hni-Zo-I-cn-p.
Ip-tc, Hcn-epw A-a-dnp Nncn-m ]m Hcp {Iqc-^-enX-am-W-.
A-s\-p-dn-p B \n-N-\w kzoImcy-amb-tm Iqp-Im
If-p-t]mb B ]nXm-hns\ tXSn-bn-d-n.
tImS-ap s]mXn-bm XpS-nb Hc--e-\-K-cn-bnse B-dbn Abm-fpsS As\ Ah Is-n.
Ah kplr-ns\
t^mWn hnfn-p.
"HSp-hn cp cmhpw cp ]Iepw Ae-p-Xn-cn-tb-n-h-p,
Rv \ns {Iqc-^-en-X-am-kz-Zn-m.'

Atm ^en-Xm-c Bena-bn tN-tX-Sp ]nIfn

Ip-\p InS-p-I-bm-bn-cp-p. AbmfpsS B Ipgn Ip-I {inn-t. apI-fnse hr--e-p-I-fn An-n-Sn-n-cn-p-Xv Abmsf
kw_-n-n-S-tmfw Ac-]up hoX-ap shSn-bn-d-n-bpsS kzmZp-am-{Xam-bn-cn-pw. kzw aIs\ C{X-b-[nIw thZ-\n-n-p Abm Hc-\mtWm?
Ah Abmsf hnfn-p.
"Rsf Adn-bptam?'
`bw hnj--p-Imn Xnm hcp--Xp-t]mse Abmp tXmn.
Abm ImgvN-a-n-b-h-s\-tmse A`n-\-bn-p. Abmv Hm hn. hfsc AXym-h-iy-L---fn Hm hcm-Xn-cn-m Nnev Akm[m-c-W-amb Ign-hp-sv Ah ]d-p.
"t]msc-n \p-tS-Xp-t]m-se-bp Hcp P\m-[n-]-Xy-\n-g-en Pohnp--hv Hm-bp-m-hm-Xn-cn-p--XmWv _pn.'
As Xncn-p-h-c-hn-\mbn Hcp aI Imn-cn-p-s--h Hmnn-p. Abm B aIs\ sXp-Im-c-s\p hn[n-p-I-gn-p.
"AXn\p Rms\-p-thWw Ipn-I-tf.'
Abm GI-\m-sWpw Ah sXn--cn-n-cn-p-spw Abm
BW-bn-p-]-d-p. kvt\ln-Xs Zpcn-X-tamv B Iqp-Im-cpsS cNw-{I-aWw thK-n-em-bn. hen-p-ap-dp-Inb t]in-I-tfm-sS, XovWamb Ip-I-tfmsS {Iqc-X-bpsS B inema\pjys\ t\mn-bnv Ah
Xncn-p-t]m-bn.
Ah kplr-ns apn \n-lm-b-cmbncpp.
Abm-fpsS Pohn-X-ns Acn-Ip-I-fn A-s\-sbm-c-s Bh-iy-sas--h t]pw t]pw tNmZn-p.
Dnse ZpxJ-ns IS t]meokv tj-\n {]Zi-\-n-\p-hnv B aI hni-Zo-I-cn-p.
"k, CXm-sWs ZpxJ-ns AKm-[-X. Fs A ]pd-s-pt]m-bn-cn-p-p. At-ls F\np XncnsI In-Ww.'
Hpw ka-b-n\p ]pd-s-Sm Hcp \mn Hc- Ftm ]pds-p-t]m-sb tNmZy-ns {]k-n-sb-p-dntmv Ckvs]-IvS
Fmw tIn-cp-p.
"t]mb-h t]ms Fm-sWs aXw. Fnepw Hcp ]cmXn Xtq. AXm-W-Xns Nn.'
Nn \S-m-mthn am{X-ambn tIkv ^b-en kzoI-cn-p.
ZpxJw sImSp-apSn Ib-dn-b-Xn-\m aI t]meo-kp-Imsc \nc-cw Ae-nsm-n-cp-p.
F{X efn-X-am-bn-cpp Abm-fpsS Bh-iyw. A-e-\-K-cn-bnse
B-d-bn ]nWn Dd-p-t]mb As\ XncnsI In-Ww. ]em-b\w-sNbvX A-\m-Is t]meo-kp-Im-cqsS tNmZy-smw \ntj[m-n D-c-ta-In-bnv ]g- Fb_mKpw ]pWv Ip-]q-nn-S-p. Abm CS-bvnsS Ip ]mXn Xpd-p-sImp \ne-hn-fn-p;
Fs sImm sImSp--t.
ssZhw Ftmgpw kXy-n-tep hgn-Xp-dm-\p Hcp Xpv, Hcp
Icp-X kqnpw FmWv hnizm-kw. As InS-p-apdn Acn-ps]-dp-n-b-tm aI\v A-s\-sbmp Inn. apjn ]pdw-N--bp
Hcp Nph Ubdn. ImWm-Xmb As Ubdn FUnp sNt-Xv
a-fpsS IS-a-bm-Wv. AX-bm-dn-bmw. hSn-shm A-c- hnXn-cp AXnse Nne t]Pp-I hen-p-Iodn Abm Xobn-en-p. tijnp-ambn Abm hopw t]meokv tj-\n-tep IS-p-sN-p. XpS

\jvS-s Xob-Xn-I-fn-eqsS Ckvs]-IvS hmbn-p-sIm-n-cp-p. Ipgn Hcp P\p-hcn aqnse Ipdn-n

"Rm Pm-dns\ hopw Ip-ap-n. ]p-hjw-sImv hn[n
Ahs kz]v\-sf An-a-dn-p--I-f-p. Cs\ ad-hn-bn \jvS-s-pt]mb F{Xtbm a\p-jy XncnsI hcm InS-p-p. Idp Imes
Xpc-m Hcn- HmSn-\-S B ]S-m-p-Im-c Cv Hcp t]tm-ewt]m-se.'
t]meokv ta[m-hn-bpsS ssIbn-en-cpv Ip-gn B Ub-dn hndp. GsX-nepw Xo{h-hm-ZtIkp-I-fnse At\z-j-W-n\v ]pXnb hgnsX-fn-m B apjn IS-em-kp-Im-hp-sav Abm hniz-kn-p.
Abm kzbw-tNm-Zn-p.
"Hfn-tm-Sn-b-h\v Cu Pm-dp-am-bp _-sav? Xo{h-hm-Z-{]h-\-v ^p-ti-J-cWw \S-n-bXv Bcm-bn-cnpw? ]s
Cu Pm-dns \nP-sav? Abm F{X kvt^mS-\--fn kq{X-[m-c-\mbn-pv? Fmw Htp XpS-t-n-bn-cn-p-p.
Abm-fpsS CS-ap-dn-bm Nnm-{]-hm-l-n Hfn-tm-Sn-b-hs
aI \on-p-Sn-p.
"Ub-dn-bnse _mn t]Pp-I FhnsS?'
As {]hr-n-I-sf-p-dnv aI\v Gsd-sbmpw Adn-p-Iq-Smbn-cp-p. sNdp-w-ap-Xte Hcmsf A-s\p hnfn-p. A AXn\p
t{]mm-ln-n-n-cp-p. Abm-fmWv A-e--d-n Dd-p-Iq-Sn-bn-cn-p-Xv. Abm Hcp tZi-t{Zm-ln-bm-sW-n aI\v Abmsf th.
tImSXn Ip-s]m-n-bn-.
A-e--dv t]meokv hf-p.
t_mw_p-kvIzmUpw ^bt^mgvkpw Fn-tp.
Ben-e-I-fpsS
\r-am-kz-Znv Dd-n-tmb `oI-c bp-k-mlw tIp sRn
DWp. t]meokv Xe-h hnfn--dn-bnp:
""Fb_m-Knse t_mw_v AhnsS Dt]-nv aptm-p-hv Iog-Sp-I-bmWv \Xv.''
`oI-c BZyw Am-fn-p. Abm _mKp sIn-n-Snp InS-p.
sas sas ASp-tp \S--Sp-p _qp-I-f-Wn Imep-I-fpsS
Cc--kw-Jy-bpsS s]cp---nI Abmsf `b-s-Sp-n. Atm Xe-h
Dds tNmZnp:
""Pm-sd-hn-sS? Iog-S-n-bm \nsf amp-km-n-bmmw.''
`oI-c s]mn-n-cn-p.
""amdn-tm. Rm\n-Xnse kvt^mS-I-hkvXp s]mn-m t]mIp-p.''
`oI-c _mKpw-Xqn aptm-m-p-\-S-p.
""H-sbw A\--cp-Xv. `kva-am-n--f-bpw.''
Abmp IS-p-t]m-Im ]mI-n Bq-hpw t]meokpw
HmSn-b-I-p-sIm-Sp-p. Abm \S-bvp thKw-Iq-n. Pop-Ifpw
Bfp-Ifpw Abmsf A\p-K-an-p. Abm Xncn-p-\n-p. _m-Kp-Xp-dv
Ipsd DSp-p-Ifpw app-I-fp-sa-Spv ]pd-n-p. _mKn-\-I-n ssI
]pd-s-Sp-msX Abm hnfn-p-]-dp:
""amdn-tm-fn. HSp-hn Rm\o t_mw_p s]mn-mXs Xocpam-\n-p. F\n-n\n CXpw-t]dn Pohn-m-\m-hn-. Cu t_mw_n-\p-thn
Pohnp aXn-bm-sb-\n-v.''
""AXn-\p-apv ]d-bq... Bcm-bn-cpp Pm?''
`oI-c s]mn-n-cn-p. Abm aptmp \Sp:
""Bcpw AXn-_pn ImWn--cp-Xv. Fs ]pdsI hm aXn.''

Hcp \o PmY Intem-ao--dp-I Xmn, hc-p-W-nb \Znp

IpdpsIbp ]me-n\p Xmsg AX-h-km-\n-p. AhnsS Nmp-a-d-pm-nb Xmevm-enI sjn-tev Abm Ib-dn.
""CXm Fs Kpcp. `oI-c-hm-Z-ns BNm-cy Fp \n ]d-h. Ip ImgvN-bn-m-Xm-bnv ]p hj-am-bn. Xqn-sb-Spp
Pbn-en-e-S-bvq...''
`oI-cs ssIbn\npw kvt^mS-I-h-kvXp-h-S-nb _mKp-X-n-sbSpv t_mw_p-kvIzm-Un-sem-cp-h ]pd-t-tm-Sn.
""AXnp Xcq...''
t_mw_p \no-cy-am-m-\mbn ]me-n\npw Zqtcp amnsm-p-t]m-bn. cp t]meo-kp-Im _en-jvT-l-kvX--fn Xqn-sbSpv `oI-cs\ Pon-tep hen-np hne-p-sh-p. t_mw_p \no-cyam-p--Xn-\mbn BZyw _mKn-tep shw Non-sm-n-cp-p. `oIc Ic-p-hn-fnp:
""Acp-tX... \\-p-t]m-bm AXp ]ns D]-tbm-K-iq-\y-am-Ipw.''
Abm-fpsS aI \mW-t-tSmsS hnfn-p-]-dp:
""AXv ISn-p-s]m-np acn-q-Sm-bn-cptm ZpjvS-m, \nv?''
kvt^mS-I-hkvXp s]mXn-n-cp h-am-\-]{Xw ]nn-am-dn-btm t_mw_p-kvIzmUv Kuc-h-tmsS ]dp:
""D{K kvt^mS-I-i-n-bp Hm-bn-cpp AXv. C\n Bcpw `bt--Xn-.''
Hcm AsX-Spv Bq--n\p t\tc Dbn-m-Wn-p.
AX-bm-fpsS ]p{Xs Nnn Nn{X-am-bn-cp-p.