Chapter Title : ആദ്യപാഠം [Malathy David]

M§apsX NrSyfm] Aakn`pÅ kjpSW§]pw Nm^äpw AkÄ {btSyNw km§pfm]n^p¶p. A©m_p kÀg§Ä Njnªt¸mÄ, tfm³ hz´w fp_n]nt`¡v fm_n. bns¶ Aksâ fp_n]ns` kna¡\ªtlgw fm{Stf M§Ä M§apsX Unkhw SpX§pN]pÅq. ko*pw ^*pfq¶p kÀg§Ä tkP¯nt`mXnt¸m]n. AkWnt¸mÄ H³bSmw ¢mÊn`m\v. sskNpt¶^w ko«ns`¯n]m MmWksâ bmY§apfm]n ^m{Sn H³bSpf\nks^ AktWmsXm¸w D*mkpw. bns¶ ekmWn Bim^w Njn¡m³ knan¡pt¼mÄ bmYw Wn_p¯n MmsW\o¡pw. ASnWptlgw Ak³ hz]w bYn¡pw. bYn¯¯n AksW¶pw H¶mfWm]n^p¶p. ko«n MmWksâ A½]pw, ekmWn Npª½]pfm]n^p¶p. H^kVnUnkhw. ekmWn fmÀs¡änÂWn¶pk¶p, km§n] hmVW§Ä Fs¶ Nm\n¡pN]m]n^p¶p. hzNm^yBkly§Ä¡pÅ kjpSW§]pw Nm^äpw, H^p In^nt]msX AkÄ fmänk¨p. """"CSv l^n¡pw fXp¯p, sNm¨t½! F´m]m`pw KokWpÅSntWmaw k^ptfm CsSÃmw?'', AkÄ H^¸w shânsfâ`ms\¶v fWÊn`m]n. """"bt£, Wfp¡ntS b_ªn«pÅq ekmWo'' MmWksa Blzhn¸n¡m³ {lfn¨p. AkapsX fpOemk¯nÂWn¶v Ft´m dp²nfp«pÅ Nm^yw AkÄ¡p b_]mWps*¶v FWn¡v fWÊn`m]n. Npt_tW^¯nWptlgw MmWktamXv tImUn¨p, """"WnWs¡t´m b_]mWps*¶v tSm¶p¶p. Ft¶mXv F´pb_]mWpw N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv WnWs¡´m C{S sskfWhyw?''. AkÄ fpOw Smjv¯n b_ªp, """"W½psX Npªv k`pSmkpN]tÃ? AksW FÃm Nm^y§apw bYn¸n¡t* ? W½tamXv tImUn¡m³ bäm¯ H^pbmXv hwl]§Ä AkWp*mNpftÃm?'' Akapt±ln¨Sv Aksâ ss`wPoN knÚmWfms\¶v FWn¡v fWÊn`m]n. """"Ak³ sNm¨pNpªtÃ. Ct¸mtj AsSÃmw A_n]mWpÅ {bm]w B]n«nÃtÃm''. """"sNm¨t½, MmWksW kas^ AXp¯pWn¶p Nm\p¶p*v. AkWp {bm]¯nt`s_ kaÀ¨]p*v''. Fsâ fWÊn`nt¸mjpw AksWsâ fp`NpXn¡p¶ Npªm\v. Fsâ fpOs¯