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 Kpan Ar
(The Hunting of the Snark)
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 Kpan Av
Tlre Hunting of the Snark

Lewis carroll

eviren: Ban Pirhasan

Lewis Canoll (1832-1898) Iftalie Victoria dne-
minde yaad. Asl ad Clrarles Lutvridge Dodgson.
Oxford'da matematik ve klasik edebiyat okudu, da-
lra sonra ayn niversitede matematik blmnde
retim yesi oldu. Hi evlenmedii, ounluu
ocuk olan yzlerce kiiyle srekli mektuplat,
fotoraflk, anatomi gibi meraklan olduu, gen-
lik yllanndan balayarak eitli dergiler kard
ve london Comic Times, Ttre Train ve Punch gibi
zam^nfL en nl dergilerinde yazlar, iirler yayn-
lad biliniyor. Dnyaca tarunan yapt "Alice Hari-
kalar Diyannda", Dr. Liddell'inkzlar Lorina, Editlr
ve Alice'e anlatlm masallardan oluuyor. "Kpan
Av" ise, "sama iir" trnde yazlrru en iyi yk-
l iirlerden biri.
 PRtrACE TO TIIE HUNnNG OF TIIE SNARK

If-and tbe tbing is u.ildly possibl+ tbe cbage

of uiting nonsense uee euer brougbt against tbe
autbor of tbis brief but istructiue poetn, it uould
be based, I feel connced, on tbe llne
"Then tbe bowsprit got rnirced uritb tbe rudder
Sonetirnes: "
In uiew of tbis painful possibility, I uill not (as
Lnigbt) appeal indignantly to ly otber urritings
as a proof tbat I am incapble of sucb a deed: I
aill not (as I migbt) point to tbe st?ong rnoral pur-
pose of tbis poem itself, to tbe aritbretical princip-
les so cautiously incultated in it, or to its noble te-
acbings in Natural History -I Dill take tbe more
wsaic course of simply aplaining bou it bapp-
ned.
The Bellman, wbo aas alnost morbidly sensiti-

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 KOPAN AVI,NA NSZ

Eer gnn birinde -ki bu bal gibi olabilir- bu

ksa, fakat retici iirin yazarna sama eyler
retmek sulamas getirilecek olursa, karumca bu:
"Karr cvadraya bazen dmen bedeni"
dizesi yznden olacaktr. Bu elem verici ola-
slk karsnda (yapabileceim lralde) fkeye ka-
plp, dier yazIanm mek gstererek, byle bir
eyin elimden gelmeyeceni kantlamak yoluna
gitmeyeceim; ya (yine yapabilecem halde)
bu iirin kendi iinde tad gl ahlaki amac,
yapsma dikkatle yerletirilmi aritmetik ilkelerini
veya Tabiat Bilgisi alanndaki soylu retilerini
ne srmeye kalkmayacam. Tersine, hi de a-
irane olmayan bir yol seip, yaln biimde, bu iin
nasl olduunu anlatacam.
Hastalk derecesinde intizam duktntl olan Tellal,

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ue about appereances, used to baue tbe bowsprit
unsbipped once or twice a week to be euanisbed;
and it more tban once bappened, wben tbe til
caefor replacing it, tbat no one on board could
remember wbicb end of tbe ship it belonged to.
They knan it was not of tbe sligbtest se to appal
to tbe Bellman about it-be uould only refer to bis
Naual Code, and read out in pathetic tones Adtni-
ralQ Instructions wbicb none of tbem bad euer be-
en able to underctand-so it generally ended in its
beingfastened on, anybou, across tbe rudder. Tle
belmsman used to stand by witb tearc in bis qes:
be knew it uas all uong, but alas! Rule 42 of tbe
Code, "No one shall speak to tbe Man at the Helm,"
bad been cornpleted by tbe Bellnan bimself witb
tbe uords "and the Man at tbe Helm sball speak to
no onp." So rernonstrance uas impossible, and no
steering could be done till tbe next uamisbing day.
During tbese beuildering interuals tbe sbip usually
sailed backuards.
As tbis poem iS to Some extent connected witb
tbe lay of thetabbeock, let me take tbis opportu-
nity of ansueing a question tbat bas been orten
asked me, bow to ponounce "slitby toues". TIe "i"
in "slitby" is long, as in "wrtfue"; and "toues" is
pronounced so as to rbyme witb "groues". Again,
tbe first "o" in "borogoes" is pronounced. like tbe
"o" in "boou". I baue beard people ty to giue it
tbe sound of tbe "o" in "wory". Sucb is Human
Perue6ity.
This also seems a fitting occasion to notice tbe
otber bard works in tbat poen. Hurnpty-Dullpty'S

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cvadr:y inftada bir ya da iki kere yerinden sk-
tnip cilalatrd. Ama i bunu yerine takmaya gel-
di mi, gvertede lri kimse, bu parann geminin
lrangi ucuna taklmas gerektiini |atrlayamazd.
Bu konuda Tellal'a bavurmann yararszln
lrepsi bilirler < yal.nzca Denizcilik Yasas'ndan
dem vurup, lrznl bir ses tonuyla, hibirinin an-
lamay baaramad o Donanma Ynetmelii di-
rektiflerini okurdu-, bylece ou zaman cvadra,
dmen bedeninin stne balanrd. Bu arada
olup bitenleri gzya|aryla izlerdi Dmenci. O bi-
lirdi her eyin batan baa yanl yapldru, fakat
lreyhat! Yasa'nn 42. Maddesi, "Dmenciyle kimse
konuamaz", Tellal tarafndan, "ve dmenci lri
kimseyle konuamaz" szckleriyle btnlenmi
bulunuyordu. Bylece yapIanlara kar kma
olana da kalmadndan, geminin seyri bir daha-
ki temizlik gnne kadar dururdu. Bu bezdirici
duraklamalar srasnda genellikle geriye doru s-
rklenirdi gemi.
Bu iirin Jabberwock'un kurgusuyla dorudan
balants olduuna gre, firsattan yarar|anp, ba-
na sk sk sorulan "slitlry toves"un nasl telaffuz
edilmesi gerektii sorusunu yanltlamahym.
"Slitlry"deki "i", "writhe"ta olduu gibi uzundur;
"toves" ise "groves"a uyak olacak biimde telaffuz
edilir. Yine "borogoves"daki ilk "o", "borrof'daki
"o" gibi sylenmelidir. Bunu "worry"deki "o" gibi
okumaya kalkanlar kendi gzlerimle grdm. n-
_s3!o!g!un:"r{_U_oJl"__.?p_knlklar
Bu yaz bana ayn zamanda, iirdeki br g
szcklere bir aklama getirme frsat da veriyor.

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tbeory, of two meanings pcked into one unrd li-
igbt explana-
ke a po,tmantea,, seems to me tbe
tionfor all.
For instance, take tbe two words 'fuming" and
'fuious", Make up your mind tbnt you will say
botb words, but leaue it unsenled wbkb you will
sayfitst. Nou open your moutb and Qeak. If your
tbougbts incline euer so linle touards 'funing",
you uill say 'fuming-furious"; if tbey tum, bl anm
a bair's breadtb, touads 'furious", you ill say
'furious-fuming"; but if you ban tbat raest of
gifis, a perfectly balanced mind, you aill say
"frumbious".
Supposing tbat, wben Pistol uttered tbe well-
knoun nrds-
"Under wbich king, Bezonian? Spak or die!"
Justice Sballow badfelt certain tbat it uas eit-
ber |villiam or Ricbard, but bad not been able to
settle wbicb, so tbat be couW not possibly sa? eit-
ber natne before tbe otber, can it be doubted tbat,
rather tban die, be would ban gaspd out "Rik-
biam!"

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Humpry-Dumpty'nin, iki
anlamn bir szckte
portmanto gibi sarmam bulunduu yolundaki
kuram, konuya doru aklama getirir gibi geliyor
bana.
Sz gelimi "lzgn" ve "lgn" szcklerini ala-
lm. imdi bu iki szc birden sylemeyi tasar-
layn, ama hangisini nce syleyeceiruze karar
vermeyin. imdi azruz alp konuun. Eer d-
yatknsa, "kz-
nceleriniz azck olsun "k|zg|r"a
gn-lgn", yok eer klpay "lgln"a yatknsa,
"lgn-kzgn" dersiniz... Yok eer, o ok ender
rastlanan yetenee, kusursuzca dengeli bir zihne
sahipseniz, "kzglcn" diyeceksiniz.
Bir dnn Pistol o nl szlerini sylediin-
de:
"Hangi Kral Bezonyal? Konu yoksa lecek-
sin!"
Justice Shallow bunun ya Villiam ya da Ric-
lrard olduuna emin fakat hangisi, karamyor ve
bylece bir ad brnden nce sylemek elin-
den gelmiyor olsayd, lecene "Rilchiam" diye
haykrmaz myd?

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 II{SCRIBED TO A DEARCHILD:
IN MEMORY OF GOLDEN SLMMER HOURS
AND \YHISPERS OFA SUMMER SEA

Girt itb a boyisb t6k,

fu,ger sbe uields ber spafu, wt lons as ell
Rest on afriendly kree, intent to ask
Tbe nle be lons to tell.

Rudo spis of tbe seetbing outer strife,

Unmpet to rcad berpue and simple igbt,
Deem, if you list, sub bous a uaste of ffi,
Empty of all deligbt!

Cbat on, sunet Maid, and tacefon annoy

Hearts tbat by uiser talk are unbeguiled.
Ab, bappy be wbo oums tbat furderct ja!,
The beart-Ian of a cbid!

Amy,fond tbougbts, and nx my soul no moe!

|Vork claims my waheful nigbts, my bsy dals
Albe bngb rneflories of tbat sunlit sbore
Yet baunt my deaming gaze!

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sEvGiLi sin ocue,
AITIN yAz SAATLEnMN vr siR yez orNizi
FISILTILARININ ANISINA

Elcezinin lamuruyla delikanl iine

Svanm, stvam kollann
Ama ister yine dinlensin dost bir kucakta
Dinlesin sevgili masallanru.

iemezler o saf sevin emesinden

Yaban ruhlan kaynaan kargaarun.
Vann, bir tad almadan dinlediyseniz,
Bu saatleri yitirilmi zaman say|n.

Mnldan tatl hanmck ve bilge sderin

Avutamad yrekleri kurtar cendereden
Ah! Mutluluk bir ipek sevinEir
Sevgisi bir ocuun cin yrekten.

Gidin bamdun,_bay8lT dnceler, ezmeyin _iimi,

g bektiyor beni, yorgun gtirler, uykusuz geceler,
Gel gr ki l l aust o gneli kyrun,
H1l1 llyal baklanmda gezer.

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 FITTI-IE FIRST
TIIE I-ANDING

'tust tbe placefor a Snark!" tbe Bellman cripd,

As be landed bis ce uitb cae;
Supporting eacb man on tbe top of tbe tide
By afinger entifed in bis bair.

'Jst tbe placefor a Srnr*! I ban said it twice:

Tbat alore sbouW encourage tbe cew.
Jst placefor a Srak! I ba.e g,id it tbrice:
tbe
V/bat I tell you tbee timas is tre,"

a Booty
Tle crc. was cotnplete: it included
A makerof Bonnes and Hos-
A Baffisbr, bougbt to arTange tbeirdisput*
And a Boker, to ualue tbeir goods.

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BiRNC BAP
KARAYA IKI

"te Kpan blgesi!" diye bard Tellal,

T ayfalan zenle kartrken karay a;
Bir gzel yerletirip gelgit kua i.izre
Salanna dolad iaret parmayla.

"te Kpan blgesi! kidir sylyorum:

Cesaret kaynadr bu sozii,rn tayfalan.
ite Kopan blgesi! sfr oldu durum:
kere syledim dorudur ne de olsa."

Eksiksizdi tayfalar kapionlar, ktilallar

Diken yaman bir eri
Herkesin mallanna deer bien bir Simsar
Mklleri zmek iin bir de Dava Vekili

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A Billiard-marker, ubose skill u)as irntnense,
Migbt MJaps baue won tnoe tban bis sbae-
But a Banker, engaged at enourfnous pense,
Had tbe wbole of tbeir casb in bis cae.

Tberc u,as abo a Beanr, tbat pced on tbe deck,

Or nuld sit raking lace in tbe Lnw:
And bad ofon (tbe Bellman sai,d) sand tbemfrom aneck
Tlougb none of tbe sailos knew bow.

Thee uns one wbo wasfamedfor tbe numbes of tbings

Hefogot wben be entered tbe sbip:
His umbrella, bis watcb, all bis jeweb and rings,
And tbe clotbes be bad bougbtfor tbe tip.

He badfoE-tn boxes, all carefully packed,

Witb bLs larno pinted clearly on eacb:
But, since be ornmitted to rnention tbefact,
Tley une all lefi bebind on tbe beach.

The loss of bis clotbes bardly mntered, because

1ile bad seuen coats on wbm be came,
Wb tbree pair of boots -but tbe unrct of it ums,
He bad wbollyfogonen bis name.

He unuW arser to "Hi!" or to any hud. cry,

Sucb as "Fry me!" or "Frtfier rny wig!"
To "Vr'barjnu-may-call-um! " or "Wbat-uas-bis-name! "
But especially "Tling-utn-a-jig! "

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Bir Bilardo Saycs o l<adar lrnerli ki
kazarrd belki de hakkndan fazias
Fakat byk masraflarla tutulmu olan Banker
Alrrut denetime hepsinin parasru.

Bir Kunduz bile vard gvertede voltalar

Ya da dantel ilerdi oturup baaltnda
Ki sk sk kurtanrm -kimseler bilmez nasl-
Gemiy l<aza|ardan Tellal'a baklrsa.

Bir bakas gemiye yerleirken kanda

Unuttuu eylerin okluuyla n salm
Mcevherler, yzi.ikler; msiyesi, saati,
Giysileri: Srf bu yolculuk iin satn alm.

zenle sarmalanm tam krk iki kutunun

sttinde ad varmr, ak ve okunakl;
Ne yazk ki unutmu bunu haurlatmay
Nesi var nesi yoksa imdi kumsalda sakl.

Pek nemli deildi giysilerin yitmesi,

Yedi kat ceket vard iistnde nasl olsa,
ift de ayakkab, ana en en fecisi:
Adru unutmutu, btn, tamarruyla.

Biri barsa: "He hey!" ya da herhangi bir ey,

"Yay canna|.", "breh breh!" gibi, dner cevap verirdi,
"Neydi ad", "nastl derle'' ama zellikle de
"Femekan" dediler mi lremen koar gelirdi.

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Wbile, for tbose wbo preferrcd a rne forcible nrd,
He bad dffircnt ramesfom tbese:
His intitnpfri^ called bim "Candbafu",
And bis enernies "Tmsted-cbeae".

"Hisform is ungainly-bis intellect small-"

(So tbe Bellman would. ofren remarkl
"But bis courage is perfect! And tbat, afer all,
Is tbe tbing tbat one rceds witb a Snank."

He unuW joke uitb byaas, fetufling tbeir stne

Witb an impu"dent ung of tbe bead
And be once ent a walk, pwin-pu, uitb a bur,
"Just to Peep tp its spiits," be said.

He carne as a Baker: bt ound, wben too late-

And it drcue tbe poor Bellman balf-mad-
He couW orly bake Bri,decake-for wbicb, I ray state,
No materiab ugre to be bad.

The last of tbe ce needs apecial remark,

Tlougb be looked an incedible dunce:
He bad just one idea-but, tbat one being "Snak",
Tbe good Bellman engaged birn at once.

He carre as a Butcber: but granly declaned,

Wben tbe sbip had been sailing a unek,
He could only kill Beaes. The Bellrnn looked scaed,
And uas almost mofrigbtered to speak:

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Ama adl adnca armak isteyenler,
Bundan baka isimler de takyorlard ona:
Yakn dostlan sevgife "amdan kulpu" derlerdi,
"Kzarnr peynir" olmuru ad dmanlanna.

"Gnin pek irkin, kafaszn da biri",

(Diye ekitirirdi Tellal sk sk adam)
Gel gr ki su gtiirmez s[urstz cesareti!
Bize de ytirek gerek tutmak iin Kpan'."

Srtlanlarla akalap bir de gzda verir

Kafasru sallayarak, yan bakan |ayvarlara.
Hele bir keresinde knu pene peneye,
Ynlye "yreklensin" diye bir ayckla.

Fnnc diye geldi ve kard baklay

Aandan -fakat ok ge- Tellal dnd lgna
Dn pastasl yapmak adamrn tek bildii
Nereden bulsunlard yani malzeme ona.

Tayfalardan son tayfa zellikle nemli

narulmaz bir ahmak tipi vard adamda
Fakat "Kpan"d "Kpan" biricik dncesi
Aslan Tellal lri durmad ie ald onu da.

Kasaplkt meslei, gelgelelim bir lafta

Yolculuun sonunda ciddi bir deme verdi:
Hazretin tek bild, kunduzlan kesmekti.
Delrenen Tellalcn dili tutuldu sanki.

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But at lengtb be acplnined, in a hemulas toru,
Tbee uns only one Beanr on bu,
And tbat uas a tane one be bad of bis oun,
Wose deatb unuld be deeply deploed.

Tbe Beanr, who bappened to bear tbe ema,k,

Prctested, uitb teas in its qles,
Tlat not euen tbe rapturc of bunting tbe Snark
Could atonefor tbat disnal suprise!

It stongly adaised tbat tbe Btcber sbouW be

Conryed in a srymte sbip:
But tbe Bellman declaed tbat nuld neaer agrce
witb tbe plnns be bad madefor the trip:

Nauigation ums alumlr a dilficult art,

Tbagb itb only one sbip and one bell:
And befeared be must ully decliru, for bis pt,
Undetaking anotber as unll.

Tle Beauer's bat couse u)as, no doubt, to pocure

A second-band dager-poof cm-
So tbe Bakq aduised it-and nat, to insurc
Its life in some Office of note:

Tlis tbe Banker sugested, and otfeedfor bire

(On moderate terms), orfor sale,
Tun gccellent Policies, orn Against Fie
And one Agairst Damage Fom Hail.

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Sonunda aklad titretall bir sesle,
Yalruz bir kunduz vard yelkenlide yaayan
o da evcil bir kunduz: kendi can kunduz'u
ok zerdi Tellall onun caruna kyan.

Btn soylenenleri bir bir iiten Kunduz,

tenlikle knad, gzleri dolu dolu,
"Kpan' avlamann kutsal erinci bile
"Balatmaz" diyordu, "bu kasap oyununu."

Sonra ak yrekle neride bulundu:

Gitmeliydi bu Kasap bir baka yelkenlide,
Ama Tellal planlan ok nceden kurmutu
Vakitleri de yoktu bunu detirneye.

Denizcilik sanatl, zor sanattr dorusu,

Yalruz bir tek gemiyle, tek anla olsa bile.
Gel gr ki olacak i deil kendi payna,
Tutup yollara dmek tam iki yelkenliyle.

Kunduzcuun nnde bir tek kar yol vard:

Satn almak elden dime laner kesmez bir ceket,
yte demiti Fnnc -sonra sigortalad
Yaamrn, bulur bulmaz gvenilir bir irket.

Bunu Banker Kunduz'a tledi, sonra da

iki mUkemmel polie dalra ekledi buna:
Bi yangn, bir de dolu afeti sigortas,
Uygun fyat,ya satacak, ya verecek kiraya.

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Yet still, anr after tbat noful day,
Wbene.w tbe Butcber was bl,
Tle Bea,er kqt looking the opposite umy,
And appeaed unaccountnbly slry,

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Ama o zntl, o yomsuz gtinden beri
Ne zaman yaknndan Kasap geecek olsa,
Kafasn evirip bakard e yaru.,
Ve malrup grnrd inanlmazcasna.

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 FITTIIE SECOND
TI{E BELLMAN,S SPEECH

Tbe Bellman bimself tbey ail praised ta tbe sbie-

Sucb a ca?T"iage, sucb ease and such grace!
Sucb solemnity, tr! Ono could se be ns uise,
Tle nom,ent one laoked in bisfacel

He bad bougbt a large map rcp?esentin7 tbe sea,

Witbout tbe least Estige of lad:
And tbe cew uee mucb pleased wben tbeyfound it to fu
A map tbE couWallundesnnd.

"\rvbat's the good of Mercator's Nortb Poles and

atos,
Topics, Zones, and Meridian lines?''
So tbe Bellman would c?}: and tbe crcw unuld rqly
"Tlq are merely conuentional signs!

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i<iNci gAp
TELLAL,IN sy"e

Tellal' yere ge sdramyorlard-

O ne tavr, ne rahatlk, o ne incelik yle!
O ne arballk! Sonsuz bilgelini
Anlard surana yle gz atan bile!

Getirmi kocaman bir deniz haritas,

izilrnemi tistiine zmk kara paras.
Memnun oldu tayfalar ok kr bulduk diye,
Kolayca anlalr bir gemici atlas.

"Soranm neye yazr, Kuzey Kutbu, Ekvator

Dnenceler, Kuaklar ve Boylam izgileri?"
Banyordu Tellal, yarutlyo r tayfalar
"Bo gelenek, bo inan, olmaz olsun hibiri!"

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 "otbr naps arc sb sbap, witb tbeir islands ad cap!
But E'E got our bran Capt*in to tbank"
(So tbe cew wouldpotat) "tbat be\ bougbs the besi-
A pefect and absolute blank!"

Tlis was cbarming, no doubt: but tbey sbonlyfound out

Tlat tbe Captain tbq tnsted so urell
Had only one notionor cosng tbe ocean,
And tbat aas to tingle bis bell.

He was tbougbtful and gra,e-but tbe ordes be gan

Were mougb to be.ildera crew.
Wer be cried "Steer lo starbard, bt fup ba bead laboard!"
wbat on eartb uas tbe belrrsman to do?

Tlen the bousprit got mixed itb tbe ru,dder sometines

A tbiw, as tbe Bellman emarked,
Tlatfeqnntly bapprs in trcpcal climes,
Wben a nssel is, so to speak, "mahed".

But the princlplfaili,ng occued in tbe sailing,

And tbe Bellman, ppleced and distressed,
Said behad boppd, at least, uber tbe uind blew due East,
Tbat tbe sbip unuldna ffanl due West!

But tbe danger uns past-tbey bad landed at last,

\Vitb tbeir bwces, potmanteaLs, and fugs:
Yet atfim sigbt tbe ctew ue not pleased u)itb tbe uieu
Wicb consisted of cbams and crags.

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"Ya br l:gdtalar, ada|ar da burunlar,
Saolsun bizim yiit, gzpek kaptawz,
(Homurdand tayfa|ar) en iyisi onda var:
Yetkin ve kesin bir hi, bombo bir kat ya|nz|"

Bu iyiydi lotu ya, anlald az sortr:,

Tek bir kavram yer etmi kaptancn usunda,
O da an ngrdatmak, elindeki tek ara,
Yol bulmaya allalrn ssz oanusunda.

Dnceli ve ciddi, gelgelelim verdi

Buyruklar tay'falan yeter sersemletmeye.
"ek sancaa" deyip de -ne lralt esin di.i,rnenci?-
Eklerse: "Ama bumu ynelsin iskeleye."

Karr cvadraya bazen dmen bedeni

Tropikal iklirr]erde -Tellal'a baklrsa-
Sk sk grlen bir ey, sz yerindeyse eer
Bir tekne buralarda Kpan'a ktnda.

Fakat byk felaket yelkenlerdeydi elbet

Garip Tellal arru, umutlan knlm,
Diyordu: "Hi olmazsa yel eske Douya,
Gemimiz yol almasa Batya up tp!"

Neyse gemi telrlike, ayak basmlar ite,

anta, bavul ve portrnanto|anyla kanya
Kara amma ne kara: Kayalar, uurumlar,
Gnir grmez onulmaz bir lrzne garkoldu tayfa.

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 Tle Bellman pceind tbat their spirits .ee lo,
And wated in rnsical tone
Some jokes he bad keptfor a sson of uo+
Bt tbe ce unuld do notbing but gwn,

He send out somg grc{ Ditb a libral bad,

And bade tbem sit dun on tbe bucb:
And tbey couWrnt bt on tbat tbeir Capnin lookedgrand,
As be stood ard delieed bis specb.

"Frigrds, Romans, and countr7men, bd ne your usl"

Clbey ne all of tbemfond of quontions:
So tbey drank to bis bealtb, and tbey gan bim tbee cbees,
Wile be seed out additional ratiars),

"lVe bae sailed many nontbs, un bae sailed many eeb,

(Four weehs to tbe montb you nay mank),
But neEr as let ('tis your Capnin wbo spaks)
Haue e caugbt tbe bast glimpse of a Stnk!

"\Ve ban sailed any lwk ue ban sailed any dals,

(Sann days to tbe ueek I allnw),
But a Snarh, on tbe wbicb n rigbt longly gaze,
IVe ban nenr bebeW till now!

"Come, listen, my men, wbile I tell you again

TI e fie unmisnkable rnks
By wbicb pu mal know, wbeesoeu jnu go,
Tbe unanted genuine Snarks.

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Tellal sezince yaygn moral kntiistin
Balad arlatmaya akrak ses$e hemen
Kara gne saklad sevimli fkralan,
inlemekteydi tayfa, haa msn demeden.

O da sulu rom datp cmertlikle herkese,

Buyur etti hepsini yerletirdi kumsala,
Halka yapp onlan getinde merkeze
Nasl da almlyd, balad konumaya.

"Dostlar, Romallar, Yumalanm kulak verin bana!"

(Baylrd hepsi gzel dntlara,
Ve itiler erefe, bardlar kere,
Tellal birer pay da|a iki verdi onlara.)

"Aylar var l yo|dayz,lraftalardr yoldayz,

(Ltfen bir ay drt hafta eker kabul edelim),
Bu saniyeye kadar (konuan kaptannz)
Bir Kpan belirtisi grmedik gellelim.

"Haftalardr yoldayz, gnler var ki yoldayz,

(Yedi gn verdim gini koskoca bir haftaya),
Gel gr ki muhabbetle baklacak bir Kpan
znti.iyle bildiririm, km de| ortaya.

"Yeniden anlataym, kulak verin yleyse,

Be yarulmaz iaret tarurnlayan onlan,
Ki bunlar tantacak, yedi iklim drt bucak
Sizlere garanli, zbez Kparlar.

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 "Let us take tbern in order, Ttefist is tbe taste,
'/bib is meage and bollaw, bt cri:
Iike a coat tbat is ratber too tigbt in tbe unist,
Witb a flawur of \Villo'-tbe-Visp.

"Its babit of geaing p late you'll agee

Tbat it caffies toofar, when I say
Tbat itfiquently brcakfasts atfin-o'clock tea,
And dires on tbefollawing fuy.

"The tbird is its slownas in tabing a jest.

Sbould jnu bappen to )ente on one,
deqly d,istrcssed,:
It will sigb like a tbing tbat i
And it will aluays loob graw at a pun.

"Tb e fourt b is its fondnas

for bat birg-macb ines,
Wbicb it corsnnily caria about,
And beliens tbat tbey add to tbe beauty of scer
A sentilrent opn to doubt.

"ruefifib is ambitian, It nact will be rigbt

To descibe eacb pticular furcb:
Distinguisbing tbose tbat banfeatbes, and bite,
Fom tbose tbat ban wbiskets, and scratcb.

"For, altbougb cotnr/nn Srnrks do no manner of bam,

Yet lfeel it my duty to say
Some are Boojums-" Tbe Bellnnn brcke offin alarm,
For the Baker badfainted aumy,

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"Gelin sralayalm: Birincisi |ezzeti
Adamakll gewek, yavan ve taiszcana.
Ayn yakas biraz skan bir ceket gibi,
kokusu da ack benzer davul tozuna.

"Ge uyanmak huyrnun, u anlatacaklanm

Kabul edersiniz ki tadru karmaktr,
Sabalr kahvalusna be aynda ofurup,
glen yemeklerini ertesi gne brakr.

"nctis yavalk aka kavramadaki,

Byle bir servene atlsaruz biriyle,
Gemicikleri batnu gibi eker iini:
Ask suratla bakar cinas denilen eye.

"Drdncs lrer zaman yannda tad

Ykanma ara|arna olan byk sevgisi,
Gn, grn gzellikler katu,
bu yarg kukuya itebilir lrerkesi.

"Beincisi de tutku. imdi de doru olur

Tarumlamak tek-be-tek balca takmlan:
Ayrt edip sran ve tyl olanlarla,
Uzun bykl olup da trmalayanlan.

"nk lsaya Kpan yumuak balysa da

Grev sayarm unu lremen lratrlatrnay,
Bazlan Blorktr-" telala kesti Tellal:
Baylmt Fnnc.

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FITTIIE TIIIRD
TIIE BAKER,S TAIE

Tley oused bim itb mulfin*tbey oused bim uitb ice-

Tley osed bfun itb mstard and cess-
Tbey oused bim witb jam and judicios aduice-
Tbey set bim conundrurns to gu6s.

Wber at lengtb be sat up and uas able to pak,

His sad story be offeed n nll;
And tbe Bellrnan crid "Silgnce! Not euen a sbriek!"
And accitedly tingled his bell,

Tlere was silmce supreme! Not a sbri,ek, not a scream,

Scarcely een a bowl or a gtoan,
As tbe man tbey called "Ho!" told bis story of uoe
In an antediluian tone.

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tNc er
FIRINCININ YrS

Ayltular onu bol reklerle, buz|arla,

Aylttlar tereyle, aylttlar hardalla,
Reelle ve akll uslu uyanlarla,
zsn diye bulmacalar sunuyorlard ona.

En sonunda doulup sze baladnda,

Anlatrnaya sz verdi hziil ykiisn,
Tellal nefes nefese ngrdatp anru
"Susun" dedi, "kesmeye kalkmayn szn."

Grkemliydi sessizlik, ne inilti, ne Elk,

Bir uluma, bir hykrt bile yoktu nerdeyse,
"Hey" dedikleri adam kalrrl yksifu
Anlan Nulr Nebi'den kalma yaruk bir sesle.

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'My fatber and notber uee bonat, tbougb pr-"
"Ship all tbat!" cried tbe Bellman in baste,
"If it orrce beames dark, tbere\ rn cbance of a SnrL
Ve ba,e bardly a minute to ulasb!"

"I ws," sa the Bafur in ts,

shiporty
And pwfrd itbourtbq ean*
To tbe day ubm jnu took me abm,rdof pursbip
To belp jnu in buntirg tbe Sah.

"A dearunle f tnine furterubom I ns atned)

Rematfud, wbm I fude bimfarcnll-"
"Ob, sbip jnur dear uncb!" tbe Bellman qclaimed,
As be angrily tinghd bis bell.

"He ema*ed tD rp tben," sai"d tbat tnildat of men,

"If your Sna* be a Sa*, tbat is igbt:
Fercb it bome by all lneans-Jnu may vre it uitb gteers
And it's bandyfor strikins a ligbt.

"You may seek it uitb tbimbles-ard seek it u,itb c4+

You may bunt it withfoks and bope;
You may tbuten its W aitb a railay-sbae;
You may cbam it itb smila at smp"

('Tbat\ acactly tbe meth," tbe Bellman bold

In a bastyprcnthgis crid,
"That's acactly tbe uny I baue alunjs bgn told
Tbat the capturc of Snan*s sbould be tried!')

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 "Babamla anen diirtist ve yoksul insanlard-"
. "Ge bunlan bir kdem!" diye bard kaptan,
"Harcanacak bir dakka bile aruk kalrnad,
Hava bir karard m bulunmaz Kpan Mpan!"

"Inrk yl geip" -gzleri doluydu Fnno'run-

"Tek bir ey eklemeden ite srdiiryorum.
Beni de geminizin alp gvertesine,
Kpan'a ktrruz o gne geliyorum.

'Adru tadm pek sevgili bir amcam,

Veda ederken ona, $)yle demiti Vna-"
"Ge sevgili amcan!" Tellal kn odan
Ve fkeyle nlatt wruverip aruna.

"Uyarmtl o zAman," dedi bu uysal adam,

"Mesele yok eer ki Kpanlnz Kpan'sa.
Tut onu eve getir, sebzelisi enfesr,
Oca onunla yak kav|a uramakunsa.

"Ytiksklerle, titizce arayabilirsiniz,

Avlayabilirsini z ta||arla, umutla,
Demiryolu hissesiyle czde;g verirsiniz,
Byleyebilirsiniz gltlerle, sabunla-"

('Evet, doru, tastarnam," yrekli, dobra Tellal

Averip bard telal bir paantez,
"te tam bu yol bana ler ?annan anlatlan,
Aynen byle yapmal Kpan avlayan herkes!")

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"Bu ob, beamisb nelbew, bne of tbe day,
If pr Sru* be a Boojutn! Forther
You uill sofily and nddmly aanisb aumy,
And ne,w be mat uritb again!"

"Itis tbis, it is tbis tbat oppesses my sol,

Vben I tbink of my uncle's last unrds:
And my beart is lifu nothing so mucb as a bol
Brirnning owr uitb quining curds!

"It is tbis, it is tbis-" "|V'e bae bad tbat befoe!"

Tle Bellman indignantly said.
And tbe Baker rcplled "Ict me say it once tnorc.
n is fuis, it is tbis that I drcad!

"I engage u,itb tbe Srak-ary nigbt afier daL

In a deamy deliri,osfigbt:
I senn it Ditb gwns in tbose sbadou,y scgr?as,
And I use itor stihing a ligbt:

"But if anrI meet itb a Boojum, tbat daj,

In a moment (of tbis I am sue),
I sball softly ard suddenly aanisb aaJr
And tbe notion I cannot endue!"

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"Fakat ey nur yd yeen, sakn kendini sakn
Eer Kpan Bhrk'se unk ah ite o an
Yumuack anszn yokolup gideceksin
Ve gren olmayacak seni lri... hibir zaman

"e budur ite bu, rulumu kapkarartan

Amcamn son sderi yankdkg kafamda,
Umarsz yrecim dnd tirtir tren
Peynirlerin kysndan tau st kabna!

"te budur ite bu-" "T^mam duymutuk bunu!"

Kesti szn Tellal kzgnlklar iinde,
Fnnc yarutlad: "Brak bir dalra soyleyim:
te budur ite bu, korku salan iime!

"Kpan'la babaaym, geceler karannca,

lgn didimelerin karabasanlannda,
Glgeli grnter: Kal sebzeyle piirip,
Kal, kullarunm onu ocak tututurmakta.

"Ama bir gn bir Blrrk kverse karma

Bir anda (ite bundan adm kadar eminim)
Yumuack, arszn yokolup gitmek kader,
te bu dnceye dayaamaz ytlreim!'

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FITTIIE F0L]RTII
TIIEH(NnNG

Tle Bellman lrfud uffsb, and uinkled bis bu.

"If onlyyan'd spbt befoe!
It's accesinly awhard to mention it nou,
witb tbe Snank, so to swk, at tbe dmr!

"We sbould all of s grian, as lou unll ay belien,

If jnu narrne mat ultb agairt-
Bu suely,ny man, wben tbe uJ48e began,
You tnit ban sugestedit tben?

"It's accesiueb auhnrd m mmon it no-

As I tbink I'n alrcady emafl@d,"
And tbe tan tbq/ called 'IIi!" tqlied, itb a sigb,
"I informed pthe fuy e embarfud,

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DRD.JNc BAp
AV

Tellal kalan atk, fkflendii belli.

"Keke btiin bunlan syleseydin nceden,
Son derecede yersiz imdi kmak oliya,
Sz yerindeyse, Kpan kapya dayanmken.

"imize dert olur, sen de bilirsin bunu,

Kayplan kanp bir daha grnmesen,
Ama carum kardeim gnalra m girerdin,
Bunu bize yollara dmeden nce desen.

"Son derecede yersiz, imdi Ekmak ofilya.

Az nce ayru eyi soylemani miydim yoksa?'
Hop dedikleri adam yarutlad usuldan:
"Ben her yi anlatum yola gktnuzda.

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 "You may cbage fne uitb tnurder-or unnl of setse-
(|Ye arc all of s ,wk at titna):
But tbe sligbtest apwcb m afabe petence
Was reer among rny crimes!

"Isaid it in Hebe-I said it in Dtcb-

I said it in German and Geek:
But I wbollyfogot (and tt /gces me mucb)
Tlat Englisb is wbat you spak!"

' pitiful tab," said tbe Bellman, wboseface

'Tts a
Hadgowv hngerat an4 nrd:
"But, tla, tbat pu'n stated tbe wbole of jnur case,
Morc defute unuld be sinpty absd.

"The est of my specb" (be acclaimed n bis tw)

"You sball bearwben I'e leisue to swk it.
But tbe Snark is at band, Iet me tell jnu again!
'Ts pur glorias duty n seek it!

'To seek it uitb tbimbh, to seek it witb cae;

To pune it uitbfolk and bope;
To tbreaten its W uitb a railmy-sbate;
To cbarn it uitb srnil* and smpl

'For tbe Snar*,5 apculiar c?ehtute, tbat n'n't

Be caugbt in a cononplace uaJ.
Do all tbat pu know, ard try all tbat 1nu dan't:
Not a cbance tnast be uasted today!

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"Cinayetle sulayn, ya da ak,l zoruyla.
Zaman 7aman herkesin ql<af 7Ayf yanlan,
Ama dzmecilie en ufak bir kalkma,
Bo yere uratnp durur arayanlan.

"branice soyledim, Felemenke syledim,

Almanca ve Yunanca iimi dktm size,
Unuttum ah unuttum -bu kalrediyor beni-
Ki soztirn sizlereydi, diliniz: ngilizce."

"Acnacak bir yk" dedi Tellal surat

Her duyduu szckle az dal,a aslarak,
"Ama o ki anlatun bize tekmil derdini,
Dorusu sama olur dala fazla tartmak."

"Sylevimin gerisini" (dontlp adam|an,a)

"Bir bo zaman bulursam iitebilirsiniz,
Ama Kpan kapda, sylyorum bir dalra,
Onu arayp bulrnakur anl greviniz.

"Yksklerle aramak, titizcene aramak,

Avlayvermek onu atallarla, umutla,
Demiryolu hissesi ile gzda vermek,
Ve bylemek onu, gli.lerle, sabunla.

"nkU Kpan bambaka bir yaratkur bulunmaz

Yakalanabilemez sradan av yerinde,
Bildiklerinizi yapn, frsat karmayn,
Deneyin birer birer bilrnediklerinizi de.

4|
 "For England gws -I oenr to pw@d:
"Ts a maxim ttengfdos, bt trite:
And pu'd Mt fuunpcbing tbe tbings tbat jnu ad
To ng jnvh.a outfor tbefrgbt."

Tber tbe Banfur enfutvd a blank cbqe (ubicb be cosyd),

And cbanged bis laose sih,wfof ,4ot6:
Tle Bafur wib cae combed bis wbiskes a bair.
And sbmk tbe dlst o of bis coats:

TLe Bmts and tbe Brobruwe sbap.lng a spb

fucb unhing tbe grtrdstou in tm:
But tbe Beauq aen on rnaking lae, and diElalnd
No ine?esl in tbe concem:

Tlougb tbe Banister tried to apwl to its frde,

Andninlypoceeded m cile
Anumbrof cases, inwbkb makinglaca
Had beenprcnd an infringeent of ngb.

Tle maker of Bonnetsfeociosly planned

A nanl aangem,ent of bous:
wbib tbe Billiard-maherwitb quiering band,
\Vas cbalking tbe tip of bis nose.

But tbe Bcber tund tuerwus, and dased bimselffitu,

Witb jnllo, kidgloa at a ruff
Said befelt it acactly like going to dine,
Whicb tbe Bellman declaed was all "stuff'.

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"ngiltere sideden -neyse brakalm imdi,
Sunturlu bir zdeyi, bilirsiniz naslsa,
Ama aruk yavatan ara ve gereleri
Qkartsa herkesler de kavgaya hazrlag."

Banker bo bir ek alp (izerekten stifun)

Btnletti bozukluk gtlmtl paralanru,
Fnnc zentiyle tanyp sa favori
ceketlerinin silkti dikkatle tozlann

Boyac ile Simsar bir bel bileyorlard

Kullanarak srayla bir bile taru,
Ama Kunduz sndrp dantel rme iini,
Olanlara bir kez bile evirmedi han.

Dava vekili onun gururuna seslenip,

Dantel rmenin "hakka tecavz" say,ld
Durumalan mek gstererek bo yere,
Nefes ttiketiyordu bilmem kanc kere.

Tam bu srada ei babalan ntmua

Tasarlamakta yeni kurdela biimleri.
Bilardo saytcs elleri titreyerek
Tam bumun ucuna srtffekte tebeiri.

Ama Kasap sinirliydi, gyinip kuanarak

San deri eldiven frfrl muslin yaka,
Dedi "Tam srasdr bir akam yemenin"
Tellal bttin bunlan yorumlad: "Safsata!"

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 "Intce tne, toD tbere\ a gofellou," be said,
n bappen to llM it tqetber!"
"If
Ard tbe Bellman, sagaciosly rddng bis bud,
Said 'Tlat n,st dqwd on tbe eatbq."

Tbe Beaer uet sirnply galurpbing about,

At seeing tbe Butcbu so sby:
And, ewn tbe Baker, tbougb stup'd and stow,
Made an effot to ink uitb otlp E/e,

"Be a man!" cried tbe Bellman in wmtb, as be burd

Tle Butcber beginning to sob.
"Sbould uE meet witb aJubjub, tbat dape.ate bird,
We sball ad all our strugtb for tbe job!"

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"Tarutnn beni de bu bayla" dedi Kasap,
"Bakarsnz birlikte kalanz onla."
Ve Tellal kafasn bilgelikle sallayp:
"bu bald'' dedi "havann durumuna."

Karysnda lksab bylesine utanga

Grverince Kunduz oada iinkoak,
O aptal ve haphantal Fnnc bile dnm,
alp abalyor: Kunduz'a gz krpacak.

"Erkek ol!" diye grledi gazaba gelen Tellal,

Kasabn tuknp i ektiini duyunca.
"Olanca gciirnz l,arcamak gerekecek
Karlarsak bir Dgdk'la, o serdengeEi kula!"

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FITTIIE FIFTII
TIIEBuwRlassoN

Tbey ngbt it witb tbimbles, tbey sougbt it witb cae;

Tbeypsed it witbfotk ard bop;
Tley tbeautud iB W t)itb a railnysbarc;
Tley cbarmed it uitb smil6 and smp.

Tle tbe Butcber contrind an ingmios phn

For mahing a *prate sally;
And badf.x,edon awt unfuatd bl tnan,
A disral and desolate nllay.

But tbe nry sate plan to tbe Beauer occuned:

It bad cbosen tbe nry same place:
Yet neitber betrajed, by a sign or a nrd,
Tbe disgst tbat appaed in bis/ac.

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BENC BAP
KLINDUZ,A DERS

Yksklerle aradlar, tizce aradlar,

Kovaladlar onu zallarla, urnutla.
Demiryolu hissesiyle gzda verdiler,
Bylediler onu gltlerle, sabunla.

mdi lQsap tek bana sefere kmak iin

Akllara durgunluk verici bir plan kurdu.
Gzne kestirdii, insan aya denez,
Upuursuz, kepkederli, pssz bir ukurdu.

Gelgelelim Kunduz da dnmt ayn eyi,

Mirrlemi ayn yeri byk bir maharetle.
Yine de suratlarda beliren tiksinyi
Ele vermemekteler ne sz ne iaretle.

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fucb tbougbt be ums tbinking of notbing but "Sna*"
And tbe gloious nk of tbe day;
And eacb tried topeted tbat be did not rcrnark
Tlat tbe otberas going tbat way.

But tbe nlley ge ranow and nnnvnr sill,

Afd tbe anning got darfur and colfur,
riil (maelyfo ngruo,gfz-ss, notfun good will)
Tley marcbed ahng sboulder to sbalder.

Tbq a scecn, sbill and bigb, rct tbe sbuddring sfu

And tbey kra tbat sorne dan4er u.w tlear
Tbe Beawr turned ple to tbe tip of its tail,
And epn tbe Butcberfel queer,

He tbougbt of bis cbiWbood, lefifar bebind-

TIat blissful and innocent stnte-
Tbe sound so rcactly ecalled ta his tnind
A pencil tbat squeaks on a slate!

' 'Ts tbe nice of tbeJuub!" he suddely crted,

abis man, tbat tbey sed n call "Dnce".)
"As tbe Bellman nuld tellpu", be added aitb
frde,
"I baue unercd that sentinent once.

" 'Tls tbe note of tbeJubjub! Kq con\ I entut.

You willfind I bae told it 1nu tuice.
'Tis tbe song of tbeJubjub! Thepoof ts corplete.
If only I'n *ated it tbrice."

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Her biri dntirmt gibi yapyor yalnz
Kpan\ ve grkemli grevini o gnn.
Sanki hi anlamam sanrsrn ayn yolda
Yryp geldiini biri biirkiisnn.

Ama vadi d.r"lp daralp hi durmadan,

kti.ike bif karanlrk, serinledike hava,
yi niyenen del, asap bozukluundan,
Ayn safta yryorlar imdi omuz omuza.

Ve bir k keskin ve sert trmalad gkleri,

Biliyorlard artk yaklamu tehlike.
Kuynunun ucuna kadar sarard Kunduz,
Bir tuhaf oluyordu nerdeyse Iksap bile.

Dnd gerilerde kalm ocukluunr

O masum dolau mutluluk lkesini-
Bu ses tam tanuna geriyor aklna
Tataltaya srtnen kurun kalem sesini.

"Dgdk sesiydi bu" diye bard birden,

(Bu adam ki "Dangalak" deyp dururdu herkes)
Ve ekledi gururla: "Ne derdi Tellal olsa:
Bu sezgimi sizlere soyledim ite bir kez."

"Dgdk sesiydi bu! Sayn rica ederim,

Siz de greceksiniz toplayn eder iki.
Dgdk sesiydi bu, tamamdr ie arut
keredir stste sylemekteyim o ki!"

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TteBeaer bad counted uitb scnpuhus care,
Attend,ing to anerl unrd:
But itfairly tast beart, ard ograbe in despair,
|Vben tbe tbird wtitian occued.

Itfeh tbat, in spite of all p.sible pis,

It bad Sorphou contri,d to lase count,
And tbe only tbing tlDt) Dcs to rack its poor brains
By reckoning up the alount.

"Tun adfud to orw-f tbat could brt fu doru,"

It said, "uitb one'sfingas ardtbumbs!"
Recollecting uitb tea how, in earlieryeas,
It had taken no pins uitb its sums.

"Tte tbing can be dore," sai,d tbe Butcber, "I tbink.

Tle tbing mst be done, I am sue.
Tbe tbing sball be dore! Bring rne pper and ink,
The best tbee is tinp to wcure."

Tbe Beaer bougbt paper, portfoko, pers,

And ink in unfailirg supplies:
Wbil strange creelry crcatues nne out of tbeir ders,
And uatcbed tbem uitb wondering elns,

So engmssd as tbe Butcber, be heeded tbern not,

As be uote itb aw in eacb hard,
And explained all tbe wbile in apopubr style
Wbicb tbe Bea.er could well undesnnd..

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Kunduzcuk sayyordu elden gelen dikkatle,
zerinde durarak her sozci.in.
Gel gr ki tam nc yineleme arunda
uvallad, oldu lrer ey krdm.

Elinden gelenleri ardna koymasa da

Anlyordu kamt bir yerde ipin ucu.
Artk kafa patlatrnak kalyordu geriye:
"Nedir koca tannm bu toplamarun sonucu!

"kiye bir eklemek, bu bir yaplabilse"

Diyordu "parmaklarla ve de baparmaklarla."
Sonra haurlyordu kanl yalar saarak,
Kolayca zdi.ir bunu kf yalarda,

"Bu i yaplabilir" dedi Kasap "sannm.

Bu i yaplmaldr. Evet kukum yok bundan.
Bu i yaplacakr, abuk, kat, mrekkep!
Urap didinmeye vaktimiz ok allahtan."

Kunduz kat getirdi ve dosyalar, kalemler

Ve bitip tkenmeyen mrekkep depolan.
Anda garip sningen yaratklar unm
nlerinden aknlkla gzlyordu onlan.

Kasap bir kaptrm ki farknda del bunun,

Hanl lranl yaz|yor ift elde ifter kalem.
Bir yandan da Kunduz'un ralata anlad
Halk diliyle Mlk iin aklanmakta ilem.

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'"Tahing Tlee as tbe subject to twson abour
A corwnien numberto stat*
we add Sann, and Tm, and tben multiply out
By One Tlosard diminisbed by Eigbt.

"Tbe esuh ]n wceed to diide, cs Jnu s@,

By Nire Hunded and Ninety andTwo:
Tler sbstract Sa)ertl, and tbe anser rust fu
bactly and prfectly true.

'Tbe mab etnphy I unuldglad,ly acplain,

Wbile I ban it so clear in my bud,
If I bad bt tbe tirne and, you bad but tbe brairr
But mucb jat vmairr to be said,

"In one forfent I',n seer wbat bas bitbe,to been

Ennloped in absolute mJstery,
And aitbout actm cbage I uill giue you at lage
A Leson in Natuml Hi*ory,"

In bis gmial uny be prcceeded to say

(Fogetting all laws of ptoptiety,
Anl tbat giuing instruction, uitbout intoduction,
'Would
ban cased quite a funll in Society),

"As to telrpq tbeJubjub's a dqprate Urd.

Since it liu6 inpwalpsi,or
Its taste in mtircIy afurL
cos,tume is
It is ages abead of tbefasbion:

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" alrsak eer temel rakam olarak,
Uygun bir rakamdr bu balangcmz iin,
Yedi ekler soz on, sonra arpveririz
Sonucuyla iinden sekiz eksilm binin.

"Ve grdnz gibi blyoruz imdi de

Bu rakam dokuz yz ve doksan ve ikiye,
On yedi katlp elde edilen rakam
Kabul edilir eksiksiz ve yetkin yant diye.

"Uygulanan yntemi aklardm sevinle

tlnk son derecede ak her ey kafamda,
Benim vaktim olayd, senin de biraz beynin,
Ama anlatlacak pek ok ey kald daha.

"Bir dakikada bana malum oldu u ana

Kadar derin bir gizem perdesiyle gidenen.
Ve ek bir cret bile istemeksizin ite,
Sana bir ders vereceim Tabiat Bilgisinden."

O kalender lraliyle devam etti szne,

Unutarak bsbtn iin yol yordamru,
Bir nsz yaz|madan konuya girimenin
Sekin bir toplulukta ok yaraacan.

"Yaradl olarak serdengeEi bir kutur

Srgit tutkulanrun penesinde Dgdk.
Giyim kuamda modarun flarca tesinde
Ne sama bir beeni vann anlayn artk.

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"But it bros anyfriend it bas met once befoe:
It req will laok at a bribe:
And in cbarity-rneetings it stan^ at tbe d,oor,
And collecs-tbougb it drs not subscnbe.

"ItsJlanur wbm coofud is moe acquisitefar

Tban mutton, or olstefs, or egs:
(Sorne tbink it he@ best in an inry jar,
And sorne, in mabogany kegs:)

"You boil it in saudst: 1nu salt it in gle:

You codenp it Ditb locusts and npe:
Still keeping oe principl objut in uie-
To pesenn its syntnetrical sbap."

Tle Butcber would gladly ban nlkd, till ract day,

But befelt tbat tbe Lesson msi md,
And be u.qt uitb daligbt in atclpting to Say
He consideed tbe Beauer bisfriend:

Wilo tbe Beaer confessed, uitb arediollate looks

Morc elqumt euen tban trs,
It bad learned in tel rninut*far more tban all booles
Would. ban nugbt it in SeEntyyea?s.

Tley ewrned band-in-band, and tbe Bellman, unnanned

(For a mornent) uitb noble etnotion,
Said "Tbis arnply wJs all tbe unarisote daJs
We ban ent on tbe billan4 ocean!"

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'Bir kez yzn grmse -rvet vermek gerekmez-
Karlanca tanr eski arkadan.
Kapsnda dikilip yardm balolannn,
Ba toplar gelgelelim veTnez makbuzlann.

"Piirilince tad ok daha erfes olur

Koyn eti, yumurta ve istiridyeden.
Kimileri fildii kavanozda sakla der,
Maun filardan siz amayn der kimi de.

"Kaynatlr talala, fuza konur tutkalla,

ekirgeler ve ritle younlatnlr sonra,
Hi akldan kmamal iin ana ilkesi,
Bakrnl biimini koruyabilmek o da."

Kasap ertesi gne dek konuabilirdi,

Fakat sezmiti ki ders ermeli artk sona,
Ve Kunduz'u arkada saydn soylerken
Garkoldu birdenbire sevin gzyalanna.

Gzyalanndan daha belagatli, scack

Baklar frlatarak Kunduz itiraf eni:
u son dakikada rendii eyleri
Yetmi ylda tiirn kitaplar ona retemezdi.

Soylu bir duygu ile gevedi Tellal (bir an)

Elele dndn grnce bu beylerin,
Dedi: "Bu ite bol bol dyor bedelini,
Dalgl oanusta geen yorgun gnlerin."

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Surb friends, as tbe Beanr ard Burcber becamp
Ha,e seldan lf aw beer known;
In winter or sutnm,, 'as always tbe vm+
you cotId reuer meet eitber alone,

And uben qaeb a?ose -cs oe fuertly finds

Qnneb aill, W anry endeanur-
of
Tle song of tbeJubjub ecued to tbeir minds,
And cenented tbeir friendsbip or e,vr!

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Az bilinir olmal, eer biliniyorsa
Ahbap avuluun bylesi.
Yaz k ayn| marvara: Ne Kunduz ne Kasap'la
Tek bana karlamak olas.

Ve kavgalar ktka -l<avgalar kabilir

yi niyetli btn abalara karlk-
Dgdn arks gelip kulaklanna
Arkadalklanru perinliyordu aruk.

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 FITTIIE SXIII
TI-IE BARRISIER,S DRE/W

Tbey sougbt it witb tbinbla, tbey sougbt it witb cae;

They pusd it Ditb forbs and bop;
Tley tbeateed its W Ditb a railuny-sbae;
Tley cbarmed it itb sniles and sup,

Bu ueay of poing in uain

tbe Ban,ister,

fhat Beanr's
tbe lace-making u)as u/o/g,
Fell asleq, and in deams saw tbe crcatue quite platn
Tlat bisfanq bad dunh on so long.

He deamed tbat be stood in a sbadoy Cou.t,

|Vbere tbe Snalk, ulitb a glass in its eye,
Dressed in goun, bands, and uig uns defendlng a Pg
On tbe cbage of dese.ting its sy.

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ALTINCI BAP
DAvA veririi.iN oii

Ylsii<lerle aralar, titizce aradlar,

Kovaladlar onu atallarla, umutla.
Demiryolu hissesiyle gzda verdiler,
Bytilediler onu gtiltlerle, sabunla,

Dava Vekili yorgun bo yere arlatrnaktan

Ki ok hata ediyor Kunduz dantel rmesin
Uykuya dald, dtnde ak seik gri.lrd
Hayalini kurcalayan yaratk derin derin.

Lo bir yarg salonu ire durmu di.tlde

Ve gzlerinde gzlk, ayakta ite Kpan.
Cppe, kordon ve peruk taknm savunuyor
Bir domuzu, alrnru terketmekle sulanan.

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 Tle Witnessq p?o)ed, uithout enor orflaw,
That tbe sty ns deserud wbmfound:
Ar tbeJudge hqt atplainin tbe state of tbe law
In a sofi under-cunent of sour.

Tle indictmew bad rc,w been clearly acpessed,

And it semed tbat tbe Stnrk bad, begun,
And bad Eoken tbtee houts, befoe any one gared
Wat tbe pig uns spposed to ba.e dotu,

TleJury bad eacbformed a diffeent uia.

(Iong befoe tbe indictmgt ums ead),
And tbey a wfu At once, so tbat noe of tbe keu
oe nrd tbat tbe otbers bad said.

"You rnsl bnour" said tbeludge: but tbe Sna*acclaimpd

"Fdge!
Tbat statue is obsolete quite!
Iet me tell you, tnyfriends, tbe ubole qestion d@nns
On an arient marnrialrigbt.

"In tbe matter of Tteason tbe Pg unld appr

To bae aided, bt rcarcely afutud:
WlJilo tbe cbage of Itsohrtcyfails, it is ctear,
If jnu grant tbe plea 'reer infubted.'

"Tbefact of Daetian I aill nt dispute:

But its guilt, as I tnlst, is emond
(Sofar as elates to tbecosts of tbts suit)
By tbe Alibi wbicb ba been pond.

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Kantladlar tanklar hi yanlz, kususuz:
Terkedilrnti alr, evet, bulunduunda
Ve yarg yumuak bir sesle nnldaruyor
Yasalann buyurduu maddeyi arka p|anda.

Aka okunmam henz iddianame

Ve anlalyor ki hemen mz a|p Kpan,
Hikimsenin fikri yokken neym suu domuzun,
Bir konuma yapvermi saatlik tastanam.

(Daha iddianame okunmadan ok nce)

Ayn karular edinmi her bir jri yesi.
Hepbir azdan konuup hibirinin fikri yok;
Nedir kardakilerin tek kelimesi.

"Bilin ki-" dedi Yarg, Kpan frlad:

"Zl^a|.
Bu yasa uramtr oktan 7Aman amna.
Bakn aklayaym sorun gelir dayar,
Ewel zaman iinde bir malikane hakkna.

" 'lanet' konusunda lardm' grlebilir,

Fakat azmenirmekle sulanlamaz domuz.
'flas' iddiasna gelince da,a dr,
Onaylarursa'borlu deldi' bavurumuz.

"Burada'terk' olayru tatmayacam, fakat

Cezai meyyide uygularul araz knce,
(Masraflan asndan bakarsak bu davann)
Baanyla'spat Gaybubet' edilince.

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 'My por client's fan no dqerds on wur uot6, "
Herc tbe speaker sat doun in his place,
And diected tbeJudge to efer n bis nota
Ard briefly to surn up tbe case.

But tbeJdge said be reer bad sumtned p fufoe;

So tbe Sak utdertook it irstead,
And. surnmed it so unll tbat it carnp tofar moe
Tban tbe Witnqses enr bad. said!

IVben tbe uerdict uns calledfor, tbeJury declired,

As tbe unrd uns so puzzling o Qell;
But tbey enturcd ta bope tbat the Sna* otldn't mind
Undetakirg tbat duy as unll.

So tbe Snarkfound tbe nrdict, altbougb, as it owred,

It u,as wnt itb tbe toils of tbe day:
Wben it said tbe nrd "GLIILTY!" tbeJury all gutnd
And sorne of tbanfainted auny.

Tben tbe Snark wnounced sentence, tbeJudge fuing quite

Too ngrns to utter a nrd:
Vben it ose to itsfeet, tbee uas silence like nigbt,
And tbefall of a pin migbt be beard..

"Trarsptaonfor Qfe" uas tbe sentelce it gaue,

'And tl-en to be fined foty pund. "
TleJury all cbered, tbough tbeJudge said befeaed
That tbe pbrase u, not lqally sound.

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"Balrsz mvekkilimin elinizde yazgs"
Bu nokada yerine oturdu konumac
Ve nodanna balap lsaca tilrn celseyi
Toparlayvermeye davet etti Yargc.

Yarg imdiye kadar hi toplama yapmanx,

Bu yzden ol grevi Kpan tistlendi yine
Ve yle baanl bir toplama yapt ki
Fark atu taruklann tekmil syledine.

Karar aru gelince szck gayet g gelip

Saknd Jri bunu kendisi okumaktan,
Umudediyorlard aldrmayp iistlenir
Kendileri yerine ii bir zalmet Kpan.

Gn boyunca didinmekten bitip tkendni

Kabul emii lralde verdi karan Kpan,
"Sulu" soz nlaynca toptan inledi jri,
Hana baylan bile oldu ara|anndan.

Ve sonra aklad htikmedilen cezayl,

Sinirden gk diyecek hal kalmam Yarga,
Ayaa kalku Kpan: Bir ltirn sessizl,
ne di.e duyulacak o koskoca salonda.

"nce mebbed srgn, dnnce krk sterlin

Ar pan cezas" idi uygun grlen.
Alklyordu Jri, oysa Yarg korkuyor
Geerli olmayacak karar usul ynnden.

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But tbeir uia acultaion uas suddenly cbecfud
Wen the jaila informed tbetn, uitb tus,
Sucb a senterce unuld ban not tbe sligbtest elfect,
As tbe pig bad been deadfor some yms.

TteJudge hft tbe Cou, loobing daply disgusted

But the Sank, tbougb a little agbast,
As tbe laJer to uborn tbe defence was intrusted,
Went belluing on to tbe last.

Tls tbe Barl,tq dteamed, ubile tbe bellouingseend

To growa.wynornent mae clear
Till be unke to tbe bpll of afurios bell,
Wbicb tbe Bellman raE clue at bis ear,

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Gelgelelim anszn kverip zndanc
Aayank gem vurdu bu dizginsiz sevince:
Olarrazd bu cezarun en kk bir etkisi,
lrn" bulunuyor domuz nk birka yl nce.

Yarg kt salondan derin bir tiksintiyle,

Kpan bile azck armasna karn
savunmadan sorumlu bir avukat olarak
Haykrmasru stirdrd ta en son ana den.

Byle uar dururken Avukat, lrayknlar

Ak ve seikleti sanki az daha lrer an.
Uyand nsyla gz dnm bir ann.
Kulann dibinde an Tellal'd alan.

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FITTIIE SEWMII
TIIE BANKER,S FATE

Tley sougbt it witb tbimbles, tbey sougbt it witb cae;

They pusued it uitb foks and bope;
Tbey tbeaternd its W ith a railway-sbae;
Tbey cbarmed it itb sniles and soap.

And tbe Banker, inspied uitb a courage so new

It Ms rnatterfor gmeral emank,
Rushed mad.ly abead and uns lost to tbeir ew
In bis zeal to disco,er tbe Snark.

But wbile be was seeking witb tbimbles ard cae,

A Bandercratcb nifily drc nigb
And grabbed at tbe Baker, wbo sbrieked in depair,
For be kna it uns seles tofly,

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YEDNC BAP
BANKER,iN SONU

Yksklerle aradlat, titizre andIar,

Kovaladlar onu atallarla, umutla.
Demiryolu hissesiyle gzda verdiler,
Byediler onu gllerle, sabunla.

Birden Banker coa gelip taze bir cesaretle

-Herkesin dikkani eken bir olayd bu-
Kpanl bulabilrnek tutkuuyla kendinden
Gemi gibi aulp birden gzden kayboldu.

Geelelim ararken yksklerle titizce,

Bir srtlang son lrzla geliverip yailnl
Saldnnca Banker'e, koyuverdi unarsrz
Bir k, biliyordu, kamak artk bouna.

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He offeed latge discount-be offercd a cheqe
(Drau.n "tD fuarw") or sa.en-pounds-ten:
But tbe Bandesnatcb maely aconded its teck
And grabbed at tbe Banker again.

Witb out rest or pase -wbile th ose frurnious jaus

Went s*uagely snapping aound-
He skippd and be boppd, and heJhundeed andfloppd,
Tillfainting befell to tbe ground.

Tle Bandesnatcbfld as tbe otbes appeaed

Led on by tbatfear-stricbn yll:
And tbe Bellman emaked 'It is j,si as Ifued!"
And nbmnly tolled on bis fulL

He ums black in tbeface, and. tbq scarcely could trace

The lpst hkenas to ubat be bad been:
Vbile n geat was bisfrigbt tbat bis waistcoat wrned wbit*
A wondeful tbirg to be seen!

To tbe boor ure p6ent

of all wbo tbat doy,
He upose infull arning dress,
And witb serseless grimaces endu,nued to say
Wbat bis tongue couW no longeracpess.

Dan be sank in a cbair-ran bis bands tbougb bis bair-

And chanted in rniffisiest torus
Words wbose utter inanity wued bis insanity,
Vbile be rattlad a couple of borns.

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 Grlmemi indirim ve bir de ek nerdi
("Hamiline" yazlrru) am on yedi sterlin,
Ama Srtlang yalnzr;a atar:,k boynunu,
sti.ine bir kez daha harnle etti Banker'in.

Durmadan, dinlenmeden -her an yem olabilir

Drtbir yailtariLyan o kzglon dilere
Sek ve de srad, debelendi, kvrand,
Baygn serildi yere...

Canlura lklar duyup hemen yetien

Dierleri grtintirce kap gini Srtlang.
"Korktuum harna geldi" diye soylendi Tellal
Ve bermutat ann rlatt bilgi bilgi.

IQrarmt stzt, en kiik bir aynnu

Bir iz bulamadlar eski haline benzer
O ne korku yarabbi, kire gibi bembeyaz
Olnu yele bile, ayordu grenler.

Hazr bulunanlann detetten donakalm

Baklanyla dorulup gece elbisesiyle,
Suratru bilinizce elitip abalyor
Anlalsn anlaamad eyler artk diliyle.

Gmtilp bir koltua --svazJayp sanF

lal"iler okuyor, sesi lumlm ve ksk.
Abuk sabuk szlerinden besbelli delirdi,
Tkrdatp duruyor elinde bir ift kemik.

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"kan bim bee to bisfate-it is getting so late!"
Tle Bellman acchimed in afrigbt.
"We bae I.ost balf tbe day. Aryfuber delay,
And n sba nI carcb a Snak befoe nlgbt!"

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"Terk edin kaderine -kaldk bu saatlere"
Tellal sesleniyordu telala.
"Tam yanm gn yitirdik. Dal,a oyalanrsak
Avucumuzu yalanz Kpan'a."

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 FITTIIE EIGI{nI
IIIE VANISHING

Tbey sougbt uitb tbinblg, tbey sogbt it witb cae;

Tbey purnd it itbo*s and bop;
Tley tbwteed its W uitb a railwaysbate;
Tley cbarmed it u.itb smila andsoap.

Tbey sbuddeed to tbink tbat tbe ase tnigbtfail,

And tbe Beapr, atcited at last,
Went bourd,ing along on tbe W of iB tait,
For tbe dayWt uns arlypast.

"Thqe Tbingumbob sboutirg!'' tbe Bellman said.

L

ad, only bah!

"He is sbouting like
He is umuing bis bands, be is umging bis bead,
He bas certainlyound a Snarkt"

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SEKZiNCi BAP
YoK oLU

Ylsi.iklerle aradlar, titizce aradlar,

Kovaladlar onu atallarla, umutla.
Demiryolu hissesiyle gzda verdiler,
Byediler onu gilerle, sabunla.

Av suya dter diye tirtir titriyor herkes.

Kunduz bile sonunda bir telaa kapp,
Atld kuynunun ucunda aplayank,
Gitrnek |rzere ?.aten gne baru alp

"Zamazingo banyor," diye frlad Tellal

"lgn gibi hanyor dinleyin.
Ellerini sallyor, kafasr sallyor,
Kpan bulrnu olmasn sakn!"

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TtE gazed in deligbt, ubile tbe Bucber ecclaimed
"He ums alwajs a deryrarc umg!"
Tley bebeld bim-tbeir Baker-tbeir beo unnamed-
On tbe top of a neigbfuuing crag,

Eea ard sublime,for one floment of titne,

In tbe nect, tbat wildfigurc tbe! sau
(As if *ung by a spasm) plunge into a cbasm,
WJib tbe! waited and listelpd in aun.

"It's a Snark!" uas tbe sound tbatfim came to tbeir eafs,

And seemed almost too good to be true,
Tlenfolloued a torcrt of laugbter ad cbees:
Tben tbe ominous nrds "It's a Boo-"

Tler, lence, Somefancied tbey beard in tbe air

A unary and uarderira sab
Tbat soundd like "-jum!" but tbe otberc declarc
It was only a breeze tbat uent bl,

Tley bunted till da*ess cArle on, but tbeyfound

Not a button, orfutber, ormank,
By wbicb tbey could tell tbat tbey sta on tbe goud
Wbqe tbe Babr bad met Dltb tbe San*.

In tbe midst of tbe unrd be as trylrg to gy,

In tbe midst of bis laugbterandgla,
He bad sofily ad suddenly uanisbed aunlr
For tbe Snakwas a Boojutn, Jnu see.

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Mutlulukla bakarlarken Kasap feryadediyor:
"Hi akl sr ermezdi iine bu adamn,"
te Fnnclan, adsz kalrramanlan
Boy gstermi zirvesinde kardaki kayann.

Bir an dimdik ve yce ytikselen bu gvdenin,

Birdenbire kaslp bir sanc girmi gibi,
Daldru grdler dipsiz bir uunma,
Korka korka bekliyorlar hepsi kulak kesili.

"Bir Kpan!"d ilk gelen Elk kulaklanna.

Yreklere su serperek inleni yeri g.
fukasndan bir alk ve kalrkala tufaru
Sonra birden o uursuz szck duyuldu: "Bir B..."

Sonra sessizlik, havada perian

Bir fslt duymu sanki kimisi:
'Hrk..." diyormu. Neyse ki dierleri
"Yok," dediler "bu esen yelin sesi."

Gece olup karanlk basana dek srd av.

Ne bir dme, ne bir niy, ne bir laka ipucu,
Belirtecek hibir y yok dolauklanru.
O toprakta ki Kpan'la bulumuu Fnnc.

Szcnn ortasnda anlatmaya alm,

Glcklerin ve cokun sevincin arasnda,
Yumuack, ansrzn yok olmutu Frnc,
nk Kpan gereien de Bhrk't, yaa!.

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