ഗ്രാമ ദൃശ്യങ്ങൾ [മാലതി ഡേവിഡ്] 623

N¼nNp«³.sWäv Nm`pNÄ knXÀ¯n, bq_n D_n©m³ SpX§pw. Aks^ A]mÄ l^n¡pw hpOn¸n¡pw. Hmt^m {bmklyw k^pt¼mjpw Ak^psX Wn`knan skan]n Wn¡p¶kÀ¡v W¶m]n tNÄ¡mw. Wm`©p {bmklyw AkÀ¡v k¶pNjnªm A]maks^ Wn`¯pWnÀ¯pw. bns¶, SWns] hz´w Sp\nNsaÃmw Ajn¨pfmäpw. sbm§nWn¡p¶ Np®]pfm]n A]mÄ Nth^]n Im^n]n^n¡pw. At¸mÄ AkÀ bqÀ\WPvW]m]n fp_n¡pIpäpw WX¡m³ SpX§pw. hmkNmlw WX¡p¶ Ak^psX fp³emPkpw bn³emPkpw hq£n¨ptWm¡nsNm*v A]mÄ N¼n]m] Np® bnXn¨Xn¡pw. Npt_tW^w Njn]pt¼mÄ A]mÄ Akt^mXv Wn¡m³ b_]pw. A]mapsX Nth^]psX fp³bn AkÀ Nm`pNaNän Wn¡pw. Ak^psX bq_nt`¡v tWm¡nsNm*v– A]mÄ tkP¯n Np® bnXn¨Xn¡pw. Smfhn]msS A]mÄ¡v k^pw. A]mapsX skÅw Ak^psX tf`n`pw S_]n`pfm]n sS_n¨pkojpw. AkhmWs¯ SpÅn]pw bnjnªpNaªtlgw A]mÄ Nth^]n Im^n¡nX¡pw. AkÀ Ak^psX fps*Xp¯p A]mapsX A^s¡«v SpX¨p kr¯n]m¡pw. AÂbwNjnªp F\oäv A]mÄ khv{Sw V^n¡pw. tbms¡än Wns¶Xp¯ tWm«pNÄ Ak^psX ssN]nÂk¨p A]maks^ sN«n¸nXn¡pw. bns¶ Sn^nªptWm¡msS C_§nt¸mNpw. tfQ b_ªpWnÀ¯n]t¸mÄ Mm³ b_ªp, “”CWn tk*. W½psX Cãw fäpÅks^ tWm¡n]mt\m fWÊn`mt¡*Sv? W½psX ^*ptb^ptX]pw Cã§Ä Wfp¡v b^o£n¨_n]mw””. “”Wnsâ Cãw GSm]m`pw ASv Wn_tkäm³ MmsW{S b^nlo`Ww WX¯ns]¶v WnW¡_n]mtfm? AkÀ sI¿p¶Sptbms` Np® D_n©m³ MmsWm^pbmXv tW{´¸j§Ä sI`km¡n]n«p*v. BW C³shÀg³ B\v WnW¡nãsf¦nÂ, kmhv–ss`³ {Nofpw Nm^äpfm]n MmsWm^pbmXpWmÄ Fsâ BWhn b^nlo`Ww WX¯n. Ct¸mÄ WnWs¡´v tk\sf¦n`pw S^m³ FWn¡v Njn]pw””. AkapsX N®ns` AÀ¸\w Fs¶ S^anSWm¡n. Hmt^m Wnfngkpw FWn¡ktamXpÅ Cãw NqXn NqXn k¶p. Aksa sN«n¸nXn¨psNm*v Mm³ b_ªp,
“”fäpÅk^psX Nm^yw f_¶pNa. C¶s` S¶Sptbms`, FWn¡v fm{SfpÅ hv–sbgy PncväpNÄ Wo S¶m fSn. NqXpS tk\sf¦n Mm³ tImUn¨p km§ns¡mÅmw””.

Fsâ fWÊn AkÄ b_ª hm²ySNsaÃmw Ds*¦n`pw Mm³ AkapsX Cã§sa¡p_n¨m\v In´n¨n^p¶Sv. AkÄs¡´mkpw Cãw F¶ Hs^mä Nm^yw fm{Stf Fsâ fWÊn`p*m]n^p¶pÅp. AkÄ Hmt^m Nm^yw b_]pt¼mjpw Fs¶¡p_n¨pÅ AkapsX D¡\vY]m\v Mm³ N*Sv. At¸msjms¡ FWn¡ktamXpÅ Cãw NqXnk¶p. “”Wfp¡n¶v GSm tk*Sv?”” AkÄ tImUn¨p. “”WnW¡v {btSyNns¨s´¦n`pw SmÂb^yfnsæn Wfp¡v Wo BUyw b_ª k]ÊWnÂWn¶v SpX§mw””. “”Wos]§sW]m\v Fsâ fWÊ_n]p¶Sv? N¼nNp«³.sWäv