Chapter Title : ഗ്രാമ ദൃശ്യങ്ങൾ [മാലതി ഡേവിഡ്]

MmWnsSÃmw tSXn Ns*¯n]Sv. bns¶, CsSÃmw Nm\pt¼mÄ FWns¡´v tSm¶ns]¶_n]t*? tWm¡nt¡m''. Aksasâ fp³bn F\oäpWn¶p. AkapsX Woa³bmkmX D]À¯n. AXn¸mkmX¡v fp«nsWm¸tf C_¡fpÅp. AkÄ AXn¸mkmX]psX fp³emPw Ip^p«n SpXNapsX DÄemPkpw bq_pw AfÀ¯n SpX¨p. bns¶]Sv WnkÀ¯n]n«p. ASpfpjpk³ WWªpNpSnÀ¶n^p¶p. """"Nt*m, WnW¡v sbm§pt¼msjms¡ sb®p§Ä¡v WW]pw. F´psNms*t¶m, WWªmt` Wnsâ N¼n]m] Np® ASnWN¯pN]_q. Wo SWnt] sI¿m³tk*n]tà Ct¸mÄ NSNv Np«n]n«Sv? ASptbms` sb®p§Ä f\nhmÀ sI]vSpsNmXp¯Sptbms` SWnt] kn^`n«psI¿pw''. FWn¡sSÃmw bpSn]A_nkpNam]n^p¶p.

""""sb¬Np«nNÄ F§sW]m\v SWnt] sI¿p¶sS¶v b_ªp S^mtfm?'' Aksasâ fp¶ns` Nth^]n Nm`pknXÀ¯n]n^p¶p. bns¶ N\¦m`nÂWn¶v Woa³bmkmX k`n¨p]À¯n A^]v¡ptf`m¡n. AÂbwfp³bv Mm³ N* sbm¶½t¨¨n]psX A^s¡«ptbms` tfQ]ptX]pw bq_n CXSqÀ¶ Ip^p* fpXn]m]n^p¶p. AkÄ CXSpssN]psX sb^pkn^`pw Iq*pkn^`pw Wo«n bq_ns` fpXn ^*pklt¯¡pw kNªpfmän. bns¶ AtS kn^`pNÄsNm*v bq_nsâ Ip*pNaNän. AknsX H^p Smf^ .knXÀ¶p. k`SpssN]psX Iq*pkn^ÂsNm*v Akam N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv bqÀ¨p*pNÄ St`mXn. B kn^ fpNant`m«v tbm]n knXÀ¶pWn¶ H^psfm«n SmafnXm³ SpX§n. B Smaw WnÀ¯msS Ss¶ AkapsX WXpkn^ Smsj]äw sSm*tbm`pÅ emP¯p sfsÃNX¯n. bns¶ sb^pkn^ B sfm«n`fÀ¯n Iq*pkn^`pw NqXn Smsj sSm*]n NX¯n. Ct¸mÄ AkapsX sb^pkn^ sfm«n`pw AXp¯ ^*pkn^`pNÄ bq_nsâ sSm*]n`pfm\v. Mm³ Fsâ Nth^ AkapsX AXpt¯¡v Wo¡n]n«v, AkapsX knXÀ¯nk¨ H^pSpX]n tIÀ¶n^p¶p. Aksas¶ CXSpssNsNm*v tf`n tIÀ¯pbnXn¨p. k`SpssN bq_nÂWns¶Xp¯p WWª kn^`pNÄ Ip^p«nk¨ bmkmX]n SpX¨p. Fsâ knXÀ¶ fnjn]nt`¡v sNmSnt]msX tWm¡ns¡m*v Aksasâ k`Sp ssN¸¯nbnXn¨p bq_nÂk¨p. AkÄ ssNs]Xp¯t¸mÄ Ip*pNÄ bq«n] bq_nsâ bnaÀ¸pNÄ¡nX]n`qsX Fsâ WXpkn^ fpNant`m«pw Smtjm«pfm]n HmXnWX¶p. ""ASv Sp_¶ptWms¡Xm"", Aksasâ