ഗ്രാമ ദൃശ്യങ്ങൾ [മാലതി ഡേവിഡ്] 623

N¼nNp«³.sWäv WWª WmkpsNm*v ASnsâ dÄdv fpjpk³ AkÀ W¡pw. bns¶ ASpfpjpk³ AkÀ km]n`n«p_n©pw. Nãn¨v Ak^psX km]v¡pÅn sNmÅmkp¶ k`n¸tf ASnWpÅp. H^pssNsNm*v A*nNÄ k`n¨pWo«n, AkÀ Du¼p¶Snsâ So{kS H«n] Ak^psX Nknan Nm\mw.A]mapsX I´nNan bnXn¨p, Ak^psX S` fp³tbm«pw bp_tNm«pw ASok tkPS]n Npt_tW^w I`n¡pw. A]mapsX A^s¡«v fpt¶m«pkaªp Ak^psX km]nt`¡v sM¡n¡]äpt¼mÄ A]mÄ¡v k^m_ms]¶v fWÊn`m¡mw. Ak^psX S` fp³tbm«pbnXn¨pk`n¨p, Np® fpjpk³ Ak^psX km]nt`¡v Np¯n¡]än, A^s¡«n`fÀ¯n¸nXn¨p A]mÄ Npt_tW^w Wn¡pw. Np® sI_pSms\¦n`pw A]mapsX hvO`Ww NqXpS`ms\¶v ASv NpXn¨n_¡p¶ Ak^psX sSm*]psX I`Ww N*m`_n]mw. Npt_¡jnªp Ak^psX km]nÂWn¶v Nãn H¶^]n©v k^p¶ A]mapsX SaÀ¶ Np® bp_¯pk^pw. bns¶ A]maks^ F\o¸n¨pWnÀ¯pw. Aks^ tfl]n Im^nWnÀ¯n, Ak^psX knXÀ¶ Nm`pNÄ¡nX]n H^p Nth^]n`n^p¶v A]mak^psX bq_ns` fpXn]Nän bqÀ¨p*pNÄ Sp_¶v ASnWNw W¡m³ SpX§pw. Ak^psX N´v ^*pkn^`pNÄsNm*v skan]nt`¡p SÅnk¨p, Ip*pNafÀ¯n A]maSnsW km]n`n«p_n©pw. ssNNÄ tfltf Np¯n AkÀ A^s¡«v fp¶nt`¡v SÅpt¼mÄ AkÀ l^n¡pw ASmhzUn¨pSpX§ns]¶v fWÊn`m¡mw. CX]n SaÀ¶pkojp¶ Aks^ A]mÄ ko*pw N´p_n©n D\À¯pw. AkÀ¡v ^*pfq¶pk«w k¶pNjn]pt¼mÄ A]mapsX Np® bmSnsbm§n fq¶n©v k`pSm]n^n¡pw. ko*pw BUyt¯Snsâ BkÀ¯Ww. H^n¡Â¡qXn A]mÄ¡v Du¼nk^p¯n Aks^\o¡pw. SaÀ¶pWn¡p¶ A]mapsX fpO¯p AknsX k¶pN]_n]t¸mjpÅ Ai´ Nm\nÃ. A]mapsX Ai¦m^w fpjpk³ sbm¶½t¨¨n A]mapsX Np®]n`qsX Du¼n¡aªn^n¡pw. hz´w fps*Xp¯p A]mapsX Np®]pw SpX]nXp¡pw W¶m]n SpX¨psNmXp¯n«v Ak^]mapsX Wn¡À, dWn]³, fp*v, gÀXv F¶ {Nf¯n DXp¸n¡pw. tbm¡änÂWn¶v ssNWn_s] tWm«pNsaXp¯p Ak^psX ssN]n bnXn¸n¨p, Aks^ sN«n¸nXn¨p D½k¨tlgw A]mÄ Bt^]pw NqhmsS bXn]n_§nt¸mNpw. CX]vs¡t¸mtjm Sn^nªptWm¡p¶ A]mÄ¡m]n tI¨n kmSn¡ tWm¡nWn¡pw. “”CSm\v sbm¶½t¨¨n]psX fsäm^mÄ””, AkÄ b_ªpWnÀ¯n. Fsâ]nãw CSmt\ms]¶_n]mWmkpw AkÄ H^p Wnfngw Fsâ fpO¯p tWm¡nWn¶p. Fsâ fpO¯p {btSyN Cãsfm¶pw Nm\msS AkÄ b_ªp, “”CWn AXp¯Sv””. Mm³ AsSs]¶v S`]m«n.

AXp¯]mÄ tks_m^pS^fm\v. fVyk]Êm]n«p*mkpw, Wm`vbSnWpw A¼SnWpw CX]v¡pÅ]mÄ. W¶m]n {ZÊv sI]vSp, WnkÀ¶p WX¶pk^pw. IpäpbmXpNsa¡p_n¨p A]mÄ {l²n¡mt_]nÃ. N¼nNp«³.sWäv