NZ`s_¡ Sy>Npf fdhp_u blz b|fu gs lsu. A¡_u `Ð_u ê$`gu A¡ dpV¡$ Ahpf_hpf TOX$p¡ L$fsu. A¡L$ qv$hk TOX$p¡ h^u S>sp„ NZ`s bp¡ëep¡, "eyr^r›$f `Z Sy>Npf fdsp¡ lsp¡. sp¡ sy„ d_¡ Sy>Npf ldZp„ iy„ L$pd fp¡L¡$ R>¡?'

ê$`guA¡ L$üy„, "lh¡ `R>u _l] fp¡Ly„$, bk! `Z A¡V$gy„ epv$ fpMÅ¡ L¡$ Öp¥`v$u_p `Z `p„Q `rs lsp!'

Of_¡ õhN® b_phhp_u Qphu?

`rs : (`Ð_u_¡) "Ap Of_¡ lh¡ sy„ S> õhN® b_phu iL¡$ R>¡!'

"A¡ L¡$hu fus¡?' `Ð_uA¡ Myi \sp„ `|R¹>ey„.

"r`ef S>C_¡.' `rsA¡ W„$X$p L$g¡S>¡ L$üy„.

dp¡Vy$dg_u gÿdu!

dp¡Vy$dg_¡ Ðep„ v$uL$fp_p¡ S>Þd \ep¡. A¡Z¡ `p¡sp_p rdÓ R>p¡Vy$dg_¡ v$uL$fu_y„ iy„ _pd fpMhy„ A¡ A„N¡ kgpl dpNu. R>p¡Vy$dg¡ L$üy„ : "gÿdu' fpMu g¡.'

"gÁ_ `R>u v$uL$fu_u kp\¡ kp\¡ "gÿdu' `Z dpfp Ofdp„\u S>su fl¡i¡.' dp¡Vy$dg¡ `p¡sp_u d|„ThZ v$ip®hsp„ L$üy„.

"spfu d|„ThZ Å¡sp„ sp¡ A¡L$ L$pd L$f. A¡_y„ _pd "Nfubu' fpMu g¡.'

b¡ b„NX$u, A¡L$ `\pfu!

bÅfdp„\u Aphsp„ S> _uspb¡_ L$pdhpmu ê$`gu `f bNX$ép, "sy„ L$pg\u L$pd `f _ Aphsu.'

"`Z \ey„ iy„ b¡_?'

"Äepf¡ lz„ bÅf¡ NC lsu Ðepf¡ spfp lp\dp„ Qpf b„NX$uAp¡ lsu A_¡ ldZp„ b¡ S> R>¡!' _uspb¡_¡ Nyõkpdp„ L$üy„.

"b¡_, L$pd L$fsp„ L$fsp„ s|V$u NC!' ê$`guA¡ L$üy„.

"`Z dpfp b¡X$ê$d_p `g„N `f sy„ L$ey„ L$pd L$fhp NC lsu?' _uspb¡_¡ `|R¹>ey„.

lzL$d lp¡ sp¡ A¥kp!

v$pê$_p¡ _ip¡ M|b QY$u Nep¡ lp¡hp\u A¡L$ rlfp¡B_¡ g\qX$ep„ Mpsp„ qv$Áv$i®L$_¡ L$üy„, "A¡e! dpfp dpV¡$ V¡$¼ku gC Aph!'

"lz„ sdpfp¡ _p¡L$f _\u.' X$pef¡¼V$f¡ ^|„^hpsp„ L$üy„.

"sp¡ `R>u d_¡ spfp bÞ_¡ lp\p¡dp„ DW$phu Of¡ R>p¡X$u Aph.' rlfp¡B_¡ buÅ¡ lzL$d R>p¡X$ép¡.

"A¡dp„ d_¡ hp„^p¡ _\u!' X$pef¡¼V$f fpÆ_p f¡X$ \C A¡L$v$d s¥epf \C Nep¡.

O¡V$p„bL$fpdp„ Dd¡fpep¡ _hp¡ _d|_p¡

qv$ëlu_u X$uV$uku_u bkdp„ MuQp¡MuQ dykpafp¡ cf¡gp lsp. d¿M_rk„l dlpdykubs¡ A¡ bkdp„ QY$ép¡. bkdp„ O|õep `R>u A¡Z¡ A¡L$ r_kpkp¡ _pMu L$üy„, "A^^^^! bkdp„ `¡k¡ÞS>f sp¡ A¡hu fus¡ cep® R>¡, ÅZ¡ L¡$ Å_hf cep¯ R>¡!'

_ÆL$dp„ Ec¡gp A¡L$ dykpaf\u d¿M_tkl_u Ap hps kl_ _ \C. A¡ bp¡ëep¡, "sdpfu hps rbgLy$g kpQu R>¡. bkdp„ b^u S> Ås_p„ âpZuAp¡ lsp„, a¼s A¡L$ N^¡X$p_u S> Mp¡V$ lsu, A¡ `Z `yfpC NC!'

epv$i[¼s_u dp¢L$pZ R>¡!

N¢X$pgpg¡ NfbX$gpg_¡ d|„ThZ bsphsp„ L$üy„, "epf, NfbX$! dpfu `Ð_u_u epv$i[¼s kph bp¡Nk R>¡.'

"iy„ A¡ v$f¡L$ hps c|gu Åe R>¡?' NfbX$gpg¡ `|R¹>ey„.

"_p epf! v$f¡L$ hps A¡ M|b kpfu fus¡ epv$ fpM¡ R>¡!'

r`ey_u lpS>fu-N¡flpS>fu

V$u_p A_¡ fu_p hpsQus L$fu flu lsu. V$u_pA¡ L$üy„, "kp„cm¡ R>¡, `¡gu `|_d_¡ A¡L$ bpmL$ \ey„ `R>u L„$C R>¡ _l].'

"A¡_u `pR>m A¡L$ L$pfZ R>¡.' `|_d¡ L$üy„, "`l¡gp„ A¡_p¡ `rs `fv¡$idp„ lsp¡, lh¡ Al] Aphu_¡ A¡ Qp¡huk L$gpL$ Of¡ S> fl¡ R>¡!'

qf`p¡V®$ X$p¡¼V$f_p¡ `Z cpjp _¡spÆ_u!

_¡spÆ : "X$p¡¼V$fkpl¡b, S>fp Ap dpfp¡ qf`p¡V®$ d_¡ dpfu cpjpdp„ kdÅhp¡ _¡.'

X$p¡¼V$f : "kp„cmp¡! sdpfp ågX$â¡if_y„ L$p¥cp„X$ \C Ney„ R>¡, a¡akp„ Mp¡Vy„$ Apðpk_ Ap`u füp„ R>¡ A_¡ ùv$e_p¡ Ak„sp¡j M|b h^u Nep¡ R>¡. V|„$L$ kdedp„ S> A¡ fpÆ_pdy„ Ap`u v¡$i¡.'

S>¥k¡ L$p¡ rdgp s¥kp!

fu_p : "Å¡ fpL¡$i, sy„ A¡d L$l¡sp¡ lp¡e L¡$ spfu tS>v$Nudp„ `l¡gu S> R>p¡L$fu Ry>„ sp¡ s_¡ ApV$gu kfk fus¡ Qy„b_ L$fsp„ L¡$hu fus¡ AphX¡$ R>¡?!'

fpL¡$i : "fu_p! Å¡ sy„ A¡d L$l¡su lp¡e L¡$ d_¡ ApV$gu kfk fus¡ Qy„b_ L$fsp„ AphX¡$ R>¡ A_¡ lz„ spfu tS>v$Nudp„ `l¡gp¡ S> `yfyj lp¡J sp¡ s_¡ L¡$hu fus¡ Mbf `X$u L¡$ Ap S> Qy„b__¡ kfk Qy„b_ L$l¡hpe?!'

"kpl¡b, lz„ r_v$p£j Ry>„!'

S>S>¡ Qp¡f_¡ W$`L$p¡ Ap`sp„ L$üy„, "d_¡ A¡hy„ gpN¡ R>¡ L¡$ ApS>¡ sy„ `ÃQukdu hpf dpfu L$p¡V®$dp„ lpS>f \ep¡ R>¡.'

"kpl¡b, sdpfy„ âdp¡i_ _ \pe sp¡ A¡dp„ dpfp¡ iy„ hp„L$ R>¡?' Qp¡f¡ r_v$p£jcph¡ L$üy„.

kQp¡V$ NZsfu!

fd¡i : "Ap`Zp v¡$idp„ dfZv$f L¡$V$gp¡ R>¡?'

kyf¡i : "kp¡ V$L$p!'

fd¡i : "A¡V$g¡?'

kyf¡i : "bfp¡bf R>¡, L$pfZ L¡$ S>¡ S>Þd¡ R>¡ A¡ A¡L$ qv$hk sp¡ df¡ S> R>¡ _¡!'

Cóep® bp¡gu EW$u!

Ap¡qak¡\u Of¡ _ `lp¢Q¡gp bfÅ¡fbphp_u fpl Å¡sp„ qifu_bp_y AL$mpC Nep„, "d_¡ Mbf R>¡ A¡ Ap¡qakdp„ iy„ L$fsp„ li¡? L$pd L$fhp_p blp_¡ `¡gu õV¡$_p¡ kyTu kp\¡ Ap„Mp¡ gX$phsp„ li¡.'

A¡d_u L$pdhpmu S>d_p Ap kp„cmu_¡ AL$mpC_¡ bp¡gu EW$u, "d_¡ Mbf R>¡, sd¡ d_¡ bpmhp dpV¡$ Aphy„ L$lp¡ R>p¡! A¡ A¡hp R>¡ S> _l]!'

Arhðpk L$p¡_u `f R>¡ A_¡ _\u?

X$p¡¼V$f `pk¡ Q¡L$A` L$fphhp Aph¡gu dp_kuA¡ X$p¡¼V$f_¡ L$üy„, "Q¡L$A` L$fsu hMs¡ sd¡ _k®_¡ A„v$f bp¡gphu g¡Å¡!'

"L¡$d! sd_¡ dpfp D`f rhðpk _\u.' X$p¡¼V$f Nyõk¡ \C Nep¡.

"A¡hy„ _\u, kpl¡b! d_¡ blpf b¡W¡$gp dpfp `rs D`f rhðpk _\u.' dp_kuA¡ Mygpkp¡ L$ep£.

Np¡gubpf_p„ lkNyëgp„ rhcpN_p AÞe g¡Mp¡ dpV¡$ Al] [¼gL$ L$fp¡

Ap g¡M Ap`_¡ L¡$hp¡ gpÁep¡?