Chapter Title : ഗ്രാമ ദൃശ്യങ്ങൾ [മാലതി ഡേവിഡ്]

S^p¶sSÃmw hvsbgy`m\v.

NpanNjnªp AksaWn¡v H^p `p¦n Ipän]pXp¯pS¶p. Aksam^p ssWän S`]n`qsX k`n¨n«p. ""CSm\v huN^yw. Fap¸w Du^ns]Xp¡mw"" AkÄ In^n¨psNm*pb_ªp. C¶`s¯t¸ms` H^p Nth^]n`n^p¶v AenfpOfm]n« fsäm¶n Fs¶]n^p¯n. Fsâ `p¦n¡Xn]n At¸mjpw sbm§nWn¶ Np® tWm¡n AkÄb_ªp, ""sb®p§Ä¡v fÄ«n¸nÄ HmÀPmhfp*mkpw, H¶nWpbn_Nns`m¶m]n. bs£ B\p§Ä¡v H^n¡Â tbm]m bns¶ Nps_t]s_ tW^wtk*nk^pw AXp¯v s_Zn]mkm³. ASpsNm*m\v WnW¡v k^p¯msS Mm³ tWm¡p¶Sv. Fsâ hzmÀ°S]m\Sv. £fn¨pNa. ASpsNm*v Wfp¡nWn H^pbmXv Nm^y§Ä sI¿mWp*v"" AkapsX N®pNan GtSm WnPq[S. ""MmWnt¸mÄ sbm¶½t¨¨n]psX ko«pkntlgw b_]t«?"" AkapsX N®pNan D¡\vY]m\v. Fsâ]nãw Ns*¯mWmkpw. Mm³ S`]m«n. ""Wo b_]p¶Sv N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv MmWknsX Nmt\*p¶ NmjvINam\v. ASv knlUfm]n b_]\w, H¶pw kn«ptbmNmsS"", Mm³ b_ªp. ""BUyUnkh§an MmsW¶pw AknsX tbmNpfm]n^p¶p. Ht¶m ^t*m B\p§safm{Stf sbm¶½t¨¨n H^pUnkhw FâÀssX³ sI¿m_pÅp. ASpfpjpk³ Øn^w BapNam]n^p¶p. Npt_¡jnªt¸mÄ FWn¡v fWÊn`m]n, H^mÄ F¶pw Ak^psX ^oSn]nt` sI¿m_pÅqsk¶v. Npt_]mapNsa N*t¸mÄ FWn¡v BkÀ¯Wkn^hS tSm¶n. bn¶oXv bpSn] BapNÄ k^pt¼mtj Mm³ ASpNm\m³ Wn¶pÅq. Mm³ N* kySyhvS^m] Npt_]mapNsa¡p_n¨p b_]mw. C¶s` Wo N*]mÄ H^p VrSn¡m^Wm\v. A]mÄ¡v F{S]pw tkPw Nm^ywNjnªp tbm\sft¶]pÅp. fäpÅkÀ Nm\ptfms]¶ tbXn]m\]mÄ¡v.

AXp¯Sv H^_pbSnWptfs` {bm]fpÅ, SXn¨, NpXk]_pÅ H^p fmWy³. A`¡ntS]v¨ skÅfp*pw skÅ gÀ«pfm\]mÄ Øn^fm]n V^n¡m_v. _n«]_m] H^²ymbNsâ f«p*v A]mÄ¡v. K«n¡pbN^w skÅ fÃnsâ Wn¡_m\v AXn]nÂ, bns¶ skap¯ dWn]Wpw. A]mÄ Bt^]pw NqhmsS tWs^WX¶v ko«nt`¡p N]_pw. Nth^]n Im^n]n^n¡p¶ A]mÄ¡v sbm¶½t¨¨n InÃpPvamÊn tfm^psNmXp¡pw. H^pssNsNm*p tfm^pkm§n, f_pssNsNm*v Nth^ss¡]n Im^nWn¡p¶ tI¨n]psX A^]n Ipän¸nXn¡pw. hz´w ko«n em^yt]mXv