Chapter Title : ഗ്രാമ ദൃശ്യങ്ങൾ [മാലതി ഡേവിഡ്]

F«pf\n¡v tfQs]s¶ Np`p¡n]p\À¯n. fnjn¨ Fsâ N®pNant`¡v DäptWm¡n, WmkpsNm*v Ip*pWW¨p Fsâ Nknan H^p WWª D½S¶p. bpS¸pk`n¨pfmän, ØmWwsSän¡nX¶ `p¦n kl§ant`¡v kNªp, bNpSnsbm§nWn¶ Fsâ Np®]n AkÄ ssNIpän¸nXn¨p. Wnfng§Ä¡pÅn ASkapsX ssN¡pÅn Wn_ªp Wn¶p. Aäs¯ sNmjp¯WWkn kn^`p^hn AkÄb_ªp, ""Wo C¶s` km¡psSänt¨m F¶_n]mWm\v"". ""FWn¡v Wnt¶mXv Häkmt¡]pÅp, sSäm¯ km¡v"", MmWksa Fsâ sW©nt`¡v k`n¨n«p. AkapsX Sn§nWn¶ fp`NÄ FsâsW©n sM^p§n. FsâssNNÄ, bn¶n`qsX AkapsX ko\¡pXwtbm`pÅ I´nNan kn^`fÀ¯n AÚmSfms]m^p ^mPw km]n¨psNm*n^p¶p. AkapsX Ip*pNÄ Fsâ Nojv¨p*nsW D_n©nk`n¨psNm*n^p¶p. Npt_¡jnªp AkÄ Fsâ bnXnknXpkn¨p F\oän^p¶p. ""Ct¸mjnSpfSn. MmWmsN WWªpNpSnÀ¶p. A½]v¡v hv--Nqan tbmNm³ sskNn. tkPw Npan¨n«v Smsjkm"". F\oäv bp_¯ptbmNp¶ AkapsX AXnkhv{SfnÃm¯ bmkmX]psX bn³emP¯p WWkp*v. Mm³ tkPw Npan¨ps_Zn]m]n Smsjs]¯n. ssZWnRv tXdnan IqXv bp«pw NX`¡_n]pw kna¼n A½m]n Nm¯n^n¡p¶p. sbs«¶pSs¶ Akapw Smsjs]¯n. M§Ä Njn¨pSpX§n]t¸mÄ A½m]n b_ªp, ""MmWn_§p¶p. FXo, AXp¡a]ns` FÃm bm{S§ant`]pw N_nNsaXp¯p D¨¡kWv sNmXp¡\w. bn¶oXv Wo]Sv N*nÃms]¶p b_]^pSv"". A½m]n C_§n]t¸mÄ Aksasâ sIkn]n b_ªp, ""Wos]s¶ ko*pw WW¨p. ASpsNm*v ko*pw H^n¡Â¡qXn Npant¡*nk¶p"". {bmS Njnªp Mm³ A½m]n]psX bqt´m«¯nt`¡v C_§n. bm{S§Ä NjpNnk¨p Akapw k¶p. ""Wfps¡m¶v IpänWX¶v, lp²km]p lzhn¨pk¶mt`m"" AkapsXtImUyw. ""tbmkmw. bs£ sbm¶½t¨¨n]psX N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv AXpt¯¡v tk*. AknXps¯ Nm^y§saÃmw Wnsâ km¡pNan tNÄ¡mWm\v FWn¡nãw"", Mm³ b_ªp. Aksasâ ssNbnXn¨v b_¼pNÄ fp_n¨p WX¶pSpX§n. CX]vs¡t¸mtjm AkapsX A^s¡«nt`¡v Wo* Fsâ ssN S«nfmän AkÄ b_ªp, ""AsSÃmw W½psX ko«nWN¯pfm{Sw. Wm«pNmÀ¡v ss`kvtgm Nm\mWpÅSÃ"". AXp¯ Hs¶m¶^ f\n¡qÀ M§Ä bSnkv