Sarugumaanin Saathuriyam

Oru kaattil oru sarugumaanum oru puliyum, arugarukeh vaalnthu vanthana.

Puli enneramum sarugumaanidam than balatthaip pattriyeh perumaiyaakap
peesik kondirunthathu.

“inthak kaattil vaalum vilanggugalil yaar mikavum balasaali endru unakkuth

theriyuma?” endru sarugumanaik kettathu puli. Puli solvathaik kettuk kettu
sarugumaan salitthup poyirunthathu. Aanalum, puli mikavum palam
vaaintha vilanggu enbathai sarugumaan unarnthirunthathu. Enave,
evvagaiyilum puli kobabpadumbadi athu nadanthu kollavillai.

Eppothum thannaip pattrith tatperumaiyaaib pesi kondirukkum pulikku

sariyaana paadam kattruk kodukka vendum endru sarugumaan
mummuramaaga sinthitthuk kondirunthathu.

“Balasaaliyaana inthap puliyaivida naan sirantha arivaali enbathai

unarumbadi seiya vendum” endru sarugumaan oru mudivukku vanthathu.

Kaattil iruntha anaitthu vilanggugalum pulikku bayanthu vaalnthana. Puli

ovvoru naalum than unavukkaaga oru vilanggaik kondru pasiyaith thiirtthuk
kondirunthathu. Sarugumaanukku athu miguntha kavalaiyaith thanthathu.

Oru naal sarugumaan puliyidam, “naan ovvoru naalum oru vilanggai unggal
unavukkaagak kondu varugiren. Niinggal unavukkaaga siramappattu
vettaiyaada sella vendiyathillai. Niinggal anumathitthaal naan avvaaru
seyvathatkuth thayaaraaga irukkiren” endru panivaaga sonnathu.
Sarugumaanin yosanaiyaib puli magilvudan eettruk kondathu. Sarugumaan
oru nalla nanban endru ennip puli perumitham kondathu.

Thanathu thiddathitkup puli udanpaddavudan sarugumaan oru sundeliyaip

paarka sendrathu. Sarugumaan than thiddatthai antha eliyidam
villakkamaagak kooriyathu. Athan piragu, sundeli puliyai santhikka
sammathitthathu.
Eliyaik kandda puli, “intha siriya piraaniyaiyaa enakku unavaagak kondu
vanthirukkiraai? en pasikkup periya vilangguthan vendum,” endru
bayanggaramaagak katthiyathu.

“Thanggalukku oru periya vilanggaik konduvaratthan muyatchi seithen.

Aanal, unggalaividap balasaaliyaana oruvan, antha iraiyai unggalukkuk
kondu vare vidaamal thadutthu vittaan,” endru sarugumaan nadunggik
konde kooriyathu.

“Ennaividap balasaaliya? Yaar athu? Ennidam antha vilanggaik kaattu!

endru kobatthudan urumiyathu puli.

Athatku sarugumaan, antha vilanggu, thannudam sandaiyidakkoodiya

balasaali yaaravathu ingge irukiraargalaa endru ketkirathu. Appadi yaarum
illaavittaal thaane inthak kaattukku arasan endru arivikkap povathaa
aavesamaagak koorukirathu enath therivitthathu.

Sarugumaan sonnathaik kettu migavum kobamadaintha puli, “nii ennaip

pattri avanidam koorinaayaa?” endru kettathu. “aam, naan unggalaip pattri
avanidam sonnen. Unggalin balathaip pattri naan perumaiyaagak
kooriyabothu, avan migavum eelanamaaga siritthaan,” endrathu
sarugumaan.

Athaik ketta puli, udalai silirthuk kondu urumiyathu. Porumai ilanthu poi,
thanakku savaalvitta antha vilanggudan sandaiyida avasarappattathu.
“antha vilanggu engge irukirathu? Athai enakkuk kaattu,” endru
sarugumaanukkup puli kattalaiyittathu.

Tanthirasaaliyaana sarugumaan, puliyin muthugil eerik kondathu.

Sarugumaan kaattiya valiyil puli sendrathu. Puli than ethiriyaik kondru pali
thiirtthuk kolla vendum endra aavesatthil miguntha vegatthudan virainthu
sendrathu.

Orr aatranggaraiyai adainthathum, “engge antha vilanggu?” endru puli

urumiyathu.

Sarugumaan aattru niiraikkaatti “ ithatkul thaan marainthu kondirukkirathu,”

endru koorivittu, puliyin muthugil irunthu vegamaagak kuthitthathu.
Sinam konda puli anthe aalamaana aatraip paarthathu. Aattru niiril puliyin
pimbam therinthathu. Aanal, pulikku athu than pimbamthan enbathu
therinthirukkavillai.

Sarugumaan kurippitta anthap puthiya vilanggu thanakku ethire aattril

iruppathaagap puli ninaitthuk kondathu.

Puli sattham pottu urimiyathu. Athan ethire thondriya pimbamum thannaip

polave vaayaith thiranthu urumiyathu. Puli miindum miindum urumiyathu.
Pimbamum avvaare seithathu. Pulikkuk kattuppaduttha mudiyaathak
kadungkobam ponggiyathu.

Vegundeluntha puli thanathu ethiriyaith thaakkuvathatkaaga aatrukkul

vegamaai paainthathu. Athu aatrukkul melum aalamaaga sendru than
ethiriyaith thediyathu. Aatthirathil butthi ilanthu pona puli, kadaisiyil
moochuththinari niirukkuleye moolgi iranthu ponathu.

Nanneri : thatperumaiyum munkobamum oruvarai alivup paathaikke ittu

sellum.