13. mq;fjd; J}Jg; glyk;

,uhtzdJ tUifiaf; fhzhJ> ,uhkd; J}J Nghf;Fjy; Fwpj;J> tPlzDf;F ciuj;jy;

ts;sYk; tpiutpd; va;jp> tl jpir thapy; Kw;wp>
nts;sk; Xu; VO - gj;Jf; fzpj;j ntQ; NridNahLk;>
fs;sid tuT Nehf;fp> epd;wdd;> fhz;fpyhjhd;>
'xs;spaJ czu;e;Njd;' vd;d> tPlzw;F ciug;gjhdhd;: 1

'J}Jtd; xUtd;jd;id ,t; top tpiutpy; J}z;b
"khjpid tpLjpNah?" vd;W czu;j;jNt> kWf;Fk; Mfpd;>
fhJjy; fld; vd;W cs;sk; fUjpaJ; mwDk; m/Nj;
ePjpAk; m/Nj' vd;whd; - fUizapd; epyak; md;dhd;. 2

tPlzd; KjypNahu; ,uhkd; fUj;ij tuNtw;f> ,yf;Ftd; kWj;jy;

muf;fu; Nfhd; mjidf; Nfl;lhd;> 'mofpw;Nw MFk;' vd;whd;;
Fuf;fpdj;J ,iwtd; epd;whd;> 'nfhw;wtu;f;F cw;wJ' vd;whd;;
',uf;fkJ ,Of;fk;' vd;whd;> ,isatd;; ',dp> ehk; mk;G
Juf;FtJ my;yhy;> NtW Xu; nrhy; cz;Nlh ?' vd;dr; nrhd;dhd;. 3

'NjrUf;F ,Lf;fz; nra;jhd;; Njtpiar; rpiwapy; itj;jhd;;
G+Ruu;f;F myf;fz; <e;jhd;; kd;Dapu; Gilj;Jj; jpd;whd;;
Mirapd; msTk;> vy;yh cyfKk; jhNd Ms;thd;>
thrtd; jpUTk; nfhz;lhd;; top myh topNky; nry;thd;. 4

'thopaha;! epd;id md;W tuk;G mW Jaupd; itf>
R+o;T ,yh tQ;rk; R+o;e;J> cd; Jiztpiag; gpupT nra;jhd;;
Vioahs; ,Lf;fz; Nehf;fp> xU jdp ,fy;Nky; nrd;w>
Cop fhz;fpw;Fk; tho;ehs;> ce;ijia capu; gz;L cz;lhd;. 5

'md;dtd; jdf;F> khij tpby;> capu; mUSthNay;>
"vd;Dila ehkk; epw;Fk; msT vyhk; ,yq;if %J}u;
kd;dtd; ePNa" vd;W> te;J mile;jtw;F thahy;
nrhd;d nrhy; vd; Mk;? Kd;dk; R+SwT vd; Mk;? - Njhd;why;! 6

'mwk; jU jtj;ij MAk; mwptpdhy;> mtw;iw Kw;Wk;
kwe;jid vdpDk;> kw;W ,t; ,yq;ifapd; tsik Nehf;fp>
",we;J ,J Nghjy; jPJ" vd;W ,uq;fpid vdpDk;> vz;zpd;>
rpwe;jJ NghNu? vd;whd;; Nrtfd; KWty; nra;jhd;. 7

J}J mDg;GtJ ePjp E}y; Kiw vd ,uhkd; ciuj;jy;

'mau;j;jpnyd;; KbTk; m/Nj; MapDk;> mwpQu; Ma;e;j
eaj; Jiw E}ypd; ePjp ehk; Jwe;J mikjy; ed;Nwh?
Gaj; Jiw typaNuDk;> nghiwnahLk; nghUe;jp tho;jy;
raj; Jiw; mwDk; m/Nj' vd;W ,it rikar; nrhd;dhd;. 8

mq;fjidj; J}J nry;y ,uhkd; gzpj;jy;

khUjp ,d;dk; nrhy;ypd;> kw;W ,td; md;wp te;J
rhUeu; typNahu; ,y;iy vd;gJ rhUk; md;Nw;
Mu;> ,dp Vfj; jf;fhu;? mq;fjd; mikAk;; xd;dhu;
tPuNk tpisg;gNuDk;> jPJ ,d;wp kPs ty;yhd;.' 9

'ed;W' vd> mtidf; $tp> 'ek;gp! eP ez;zyhu;ghy;
nrd;W> csJ czu xd;W nrg;gpid jpupjp' vd;whd;;
md;W mtd; mUsg; ngw;w Mz;jif myq;fy; nghd; Njhs;
Fd;wpDk; cau;e;jJ vd;why;> kd epiy $wyhNkh? 10

'vd; mtw;F ciug;gJ?' vd;d> '"Ve;jpioahis tpl;Lj;
jd; capu; ngWjy; ed;Nwh? md;W vdpd;> jiyfs; gj;Jk;
rpd;dgpd;dq;fs; nra;a> nrUf;fsk; Nru;jy; ed;Nwh?
nrhd;dit ,uz;bd; xd;Nw Jzpf!" vdr; nrhy;ypL' vd;whd;. 11

'mwj; Jiw md;W> tPuu;f;F moFk; md;W> Mz;ik md;W>
kwj; Jiw md;W> Nrkk; kiwe;J ciwe;J xJq;fp tho;jy;;
epwj;J cw thsp Nfhj;J> Neu; te;J epw;Fk; Mfpd;>
Gwj;J cw vjpNu te;J Nghu; jug; Gfy;jp' vd;whd;. 12

mq;fjd; tpz;topr; nrd;W> ,uhtzd; ,Uf;if GFjy;

ghu;kpir tzq;fpr; rPak; tpz;kpirg; glu;tJ vd;d>
tPud; ntQ; rpiyapy; Nfhj;j mk;G vd> tpirapd; Nghdhd;>
'"khUjp my;yd; Mfpd;> eP" vDk; khw;wk; ngw;Nwd;;
ahu; ,dp vd;NdhL xg;ghu;?' vd;gNjhu; ,d;gk; cw;whd;. 13

mapy; fle;J vupa Nehf;Fk; muf;fiuf; flf;f> Mopj;
Japy; fle;J mNahj;jp te;jhd; nrhy; flthj J}jd;>
ntapy; fle;jpyhj fhty;> NkUtpd; NkYk; ePz;l>
vapy; fle;J> ,yq;if va;jp> muf;fdJ ,Uf;if Gf;fhd;. 14

,uhtzd; Mw;wiy mq;fjd; tpaj;jy;

mOfpd;w fz;zu; Mfp> 'mDkd; nfhy;?' vd;d mQ;rpj;
njhOfpd;w Rw;wk; Rw;w> nrhy;ypa Jiwfs; NjhWk;
nkhopfpd;w tPuu; thu;j;ij Kfk;njhWk; nrtpapd; %o;f>
vOfpd;w Nrid Nehf;fp> ,iae;J ,Ue;jhidf; fz;lhd;. 15

'fy; cz;L; kuk; cz;L; Viof;fly; xd;Wk; fle;Njk; vd;Dk;
nrhy; cz;Nl; ,tid nty;yj; Njhw;Wk; Xu; $w;wk; cz;Nlh?
vy;Yz;l gil iff; nfhz;lhy; vjpu; cz;Nl? ,uhkd; ifapy;
tpy; cz;Nly;> cz;L' vd;W vz;zp> Mw;wiy tpae;J epd;whd;. 16

',d;W ,td; jd;ik va;j Nehf;fpdhy;> vjpu;e;j Nghupy;
ntd;w vd; jhij khu;gpy; tpy;ypd;Nky; fiz xd;W Vtpf;
nfhd;wtd; jhNd te;jhd; vd;Wjhd; Fwpg;gJ my;yhy;>
xd;W ,td; jd;idr; nra;a ty;yNuh> capu;f;F ey;yhu;? 17

'mzp gwpj;J moF nra;Ak; mzq;fpd;Nky; itj;j fhjy;
gpzp gwpj;J> ,tid ahtu; Kbg;gtu;> gbf;fz;? Ngo; tha;g;
gzp gwpj;J vOe;j khdf; fYodpd;> ,tidg; gw;wp>
kzp gwpj;J vOe;j ve;ij ahupDk; typad;' vd;whd;. 18

mq;fjd; ,uhtzid mLj;J epw;wy;

neLe;jif tpLj;j J}jd; ,idad epuk;g vz;zp>
fLq; fdy; tplKk; $w;Wk; fye;J fhy; fuKk; fhl;b>
tpLk; Rlu; kFlk; kpd;d> tpup fly; ,Ue;jJ md;d
nfhLe; njhopy; klq;fy; md;dhd; vjpu;nrd;W> FWfp epd;whd;. 19

,uhtzd;-mq;fjd; ciuahly;

epd;wtd; jd;id> md;dhd; neUg;G vo epkpug; ghu;j;J> ',q;F>
,d;W> ,tz; te;j eP ahu;? va;jpa fUkk; vd;id?
nfhd;W ,tu; jpd;dhKd;dk; $Wjp> njupa' vd;whd;;
td; jpwy; thyp NrAk;> ths; vapW ,yq;f ef;fhd;. 20

mq;fjd; jd;id ahnud mwptpj;jy;

'G+j ehafd;> ePu; R+o;e;j Gtpf;F ehafd;> ,g; G+Nky;
rPij ehafd;> NtW cs;s nja;t ehafd;> eP nrg;Gk;
Ntj ehafd;> Nky; epd;w tpjpf;F ehafd;> jhd; tpl;l
J}jd; ahd;; gzpj;j khw;wk; nrhy;ypa te;Njd;' vd;whd;. 21

,uhtzd; ,fo;e;Jiuj;jy;

'mud;nfhyhk;? mupnfhyhk;? kw;W mad;nfhyhk;? vd;ghu; md;wp>
Fuq;F vyhk; $l;b> Ntiyf; Fl;lj;ijr; NrJ fl;b>
",uq;Fthd; Mfpy;> ,d;dk; mwpjp" vd;W cd;id VTk;
eud;nfhyhk;> cyf ehjd;' vd;W nfhz;L> muf;fd; ef;fhd;. 22

'fq;ifAk; gpiwAk; R+Lk; fz;Zjy;> fuj;J Nekp
rq;fKk; jupj;j khy;> kw;W ,e; efu; jd;idr; rhuhu;;
mq;F mtu; epiyik epw;f> kdprDf;fhf> mQ;rhJ>
,q;F te;J ,jidr; nrhd;d J}jd; eP ahtd;?' vd;whd;. 23

mq;fjdpd; gjpy; ciu

',e;jpud; nrk;ky;> gz;L> Xu; ,uhtzd; vd;ghd; jd;idr;
Re;juj; Njhs;fNshLk; thypilj; J}q;fr; Rw;wp>
rpe;Juf; fpupfs; jhtpj; jpupe;jdd;> Njtu; cz;z
ke;jug; nghUg;ghy; Ntiy fyf;fpdhd;> ike;jd;' vd;whd;. 24

'ce;ij vd; Jiztd; md;Nw? Xq;F mwr; rhd;Wk; cz;lhy;;
epe;jid ,jd;Nky; cz;Nlh > eP mtd; J}jd; Mjy;?
je;jndd; epdf;F ahNd thduj; jiyik; jhoh
te;jid; ed;W nra;jha;> vd;Dil ike;j!' vd;whd;. 25

'"jhijiaf; nfhd;whd; gpd;Nd jiy Rke;J> ,U if ehw;wp>
Ngijad; vd;d tho;e;jha;" vd;gJ Xu; gpioAk; jPu;e;jha;;
rPijiag; ngw;Nwd;; cd;idr; rpWtDkhfg; ngw;Nwd;;
VJ vdf;F mupaJ?' vd;whd; - ,Wjpapd; vy;iy fz;lhd;. 26

'me; euu; ,d;W> ehis> moptjw;F Iak; ,y;iy;
cd; muR cdf;Fj; je;Njd;; MSjp> Copf; fhyk;;
nghd; mup Rke;j gPlj;J> ,ikatu; Nghw;wp nra;a>
kd;dtd; Mf> ahNd R+l;Lntd;> kFlk;' vd;whd;. 27

mq;fjd; mjidf; Nfsh> mq;ifNahL mq;if jhf;fp>
Jq;f td; NjhSk; khu;Gk; ,yq;ifAk; Jsq;f> ef;fhd;;
'",q;F epd;whu;fl;F vy;yhk; ,WjpNa" vd;gJ cd;dp>
cq;fs;ghy; epd;Wk; vk;ghy; Nghe;jdd;> ck;gp' vd;whd;. 28

'tha; juj;jf;f nrhy;yp> vd;id cd; trQ;nra;thNay;>
Ma;juj; jf;fJ md;Nwh> J}J te;J murJ Ms;if?
eP juf; nfhs;ntd; ahNd? ,jw;F ,dp epfu; NtW vz;zpd;>
eha; juf; nfhs;Sk; rPak;> ey; muR!' vd;W ef;fhd;. 29

'mLntNd' vd;dg; nghq;fp Xq;fpa muf;fd;> 'me;Njh!
njhLntNd> Fuq;ifr; rPwpr; Rlu;g; gil?' vd;W> Njhd;wh
eLtNd nra;aj;jf;f ehs; cye;jhu;f;Fj; J}j!
gLtNj Jzpe;jha; Mfpy;> te;jJ gfu;jp' vd;whd;. 30

'$tp ,d;W vd;id> eP Ngha;> "jd; Fyk; KOJk; nfhy;Yk;
ghtpia> mkUf;F mQ;rp muz; Gf;Fg; gJq;fpdhid>
Njtpia tpLf! md;Nwy;> nrUf; fsj;J vjpu;e;J> jd;fz;
Mtpia tpLf!" vd;whd;> mUs; ,dk; tpLfpyh jhd;. 31

'"gUe;J czg; ghl;b ahf;if gLj;j ehs;> gilQNuhLk;
kUe;jpDk; ,dpa khkd; kbe;j ehs;> tdj;Js; itfp
,Ue;Jop te;j jq;if %f;Fk; ntk; KiyAk; vk;gp
mupe;j ehs;> te;jpyhjhd; ,dpr; nra;Ak; Mz;ik cz;Nlh? 32

'"fpisnahLk; gilQNuhLk;> NfL ,yh capu;fl;F vy;yhk;
fis vd> jk;gpkhiu NtnuhLk; fisaf; fz;Lk;>
,isatd; gpupa khak; ,aw;wp> Mapioia ntsTk;
tis vapw;W muf;fd;> ntk; Nghu;f;F> ,dp vjpu; tUtJ cz;Nlh? 33

'"Ve;jpio jd;idf; fz;Zw;W> vjpu;e;jtu; jk;ik vw;wp>
rhe;J vdg; Gjy;td; jd;idj; jiuapilj; Nja;j;J> jd; Cu;
fhe;J vup kLj;J> jhDk; fhzNt> fliyj; jhtpg;
Nghe;j gpd;> te;jpyhjhd; ,dpg; nghUk; NghUk; cz;Nlh? 34

'"cilf; Fyj;J xw;wu;jk;ghy; capu; nfhLj;J cs;sf; fs;sk;
Jilj;Jop> tUzd; te;J njhOJop> njhohj nfhw;wf;
Filj; njhopy; ck;gp nfhs;sf; nfhLj;Jop> Ntiy Nfhyp milj;Jop> te;jpyhjhd; ,dpr; nrAk; Mz;ik cz;Nlh? 35

'"kwpg;Gz;l Njtu; fhz> kzp tiuj; Njhspd; itFk;
newpg; Gz;luPfk; md;d Kfj;jpau;Kd;Nd> ned;dy;>
nghwpg; Gz;luPfk; NghYk; xUtdhy;> Gide;j nksyp
gwpg;Gz;Lk;> te;jpyhjhd; ,dpg; nghUk; ghd;ik cz;Nlh?" 36

'"vd;W ,it ,ak;gp th" vd;W Vtpdd; vd;id; vz;zp
xd;W cdf;F cWtJ cd;dpj; Jzpe;J ciu; cWjp ghu;f;fpd;>
Jd;W ,Uq; Foiy tpl;L> njhOJ tho;; Rw;wj;njhLk;
nghd;Wjp Mapd;> vd; gpd;> thapypy; Gwg;gL' vd;whd;. 37

'ePupNy gl;l> R+o;e;j neUg;gpNy gl;l> ePz;l
ghupNy gl;l> thdg; gug;gpNy gl;l> vy;yhk;
NghupNy gl;L tPog; nghUj eP> "xspj;Jg; Gf;F> cd;
CupNy gl;lha;" vd;why;> gop' vd> cisar; nrhd;dhd;. 38

,uhtzd; rpde;J> mq;fjidg; gpbj;J vw;Wjw;F ehy;tiu VTjy;

nrhw;w thu;j;ijiaf; Nfl;lYk;> njhy; capu;
Kw;Wk; cz;gJ NghYk; Kdptpdhd;>
'gw;Wkpd;> fbjpd;; neLk; ghupil
vw;Wkpd;' vd> ehy;tiu Vtpdhd;. 39

ehy;tu; jiyiaAk; Jzpj;J mq;fjd; tpLj;j vr;rupf;if

Vtpdhu; gpbj;jhiu vLj;J voj;
jhtpdhd;> mtu;jk; jiyNgha; mwf;
$tpdhd;> mtd;> NfhGu thapypy;
J}tpdhd;> Jifj;jhd;> ,it nrhy;ypdhd;: 40

'Vkk; rhu> vspatu; ahtUk;>
J}kk; fhy;td> tPud; RL ruk;>
Ntk; kpd; Nghy;td> tPo;tjd; Kd;dNk>
Nghkpd; Nghkpd;> Gwj;J' vd;W Nghapdhd;. 41

,uhkd; mb gzpe;J> mq;fjd; ,uhtzdpd; cs;sf; fUj;ij ciuj;jy;

me;juj;jpil Mu;j;J vOe;jhd;> mtu;
rpe;J uj;jk; Jije;J vOk; nrr;irahd;>
,e;J tpz; epd;W ,ope;Jsjhk; vd>
te;J> tPud; mbapy; tzq;fpdhd;. 42

cw;w NghJ> 'mtd; cs;sf; fUj;J vyhk;>'
nfhw;w tPud;> 'czu;j;J' vd;W $wYk;>
'Kw;w Xjp vd;? %u;f;fd;> Kbj; jiy
mw;wNghJ md;wp> Mir mwhd;' vd;whd;. 43

kpifg; ghly;fs;

'R+SWk; tQ;rdhfj; Njhd;wpa ,yq;if Nte;jd;
NfhSWk; rpiwia ePf;fp> Fiu foy; tzq;Fk; Mfpy;>
tPOWk; ,yq;ifr; nry;tk; tPlzw;F mspj;Nj> fhdpy;
MSk; ek; jtj;jpd; nry;tk; mtd; jdf;F mspg;ngd;' vd;whd;. 7-1

'jg;G ,y tPlzw;F ,yq;if> jhdkhr;
nrg;gpa tha;ikjhd; rpijayhFNkh?
,g;nghOJ ,uhtzd; <q;F te;jpby;>
mg;nghOJ> mNahj;jp ehL mspg;ngd; MizNa'. 7-2

mup Kjy; Njtu; Mjp mkupilf; fye;j NghJk;>
tup rpiy ,uhkd; thsp te;J capu; Fbg;gJ my;yhy;>
Guk; xU %d;Wk; jPag; nghb nra;Njhd; jd;ndhL> me; ehs;>
mU tiu vLj;j tPud; Mz;ikf;Fk; mtjp cz;Nlh ? 17-1

te;jJ vd;> Fuq;F? xd;W ,y;iy> milj;jJ vd;> fly; tha;? ke;jp
rpe;ijapd; fspahy; vd; Ngu; njupANkh? njupahJ Mfpy;>
,e;j vk; gjpiaf; fhf;Fk; ,iwtNdh? mwpJk;; vq;fs;
tpe;ij vk; ngUkhd;! thop! tPlzd; vd;Dk; Nte;jd;. 19-1

'Ke;j Xu; jrf;fpuPgd; Mf;ifia nkha;k;ghy; tPf;Fk;
me;j Mapuj; Njhshid muf;fpa kOtyhsd;
te;J vjpu; nfhs;s> tPur; rpiyAk; ntt; typAk; thq;Fk;
Re;juj; Njhsd; tpl;l J}jd; ehd;' vd;dr; nrhd;dhd;. 20-1

'gir mW rpe;ijahidj; jknuhLk; gLj;j NghJk;>
,ir vdf;F ,y;iy md;Nw' vd;gJ Xu; ,fo;T nfhz;lhd;;
tir mw ,irf;Fk; Ciu tisf;fTk; te;jpyhjhd;>
jpirapid ntd;w ntd;wp tutur; rPu;j;jJ!' vd;whd;. 36-1

Mjp mk; gud;> mq;fjd; Xjy; Nfl;L>
'<J mtd; fUj;J vd;wpbd; ed;W' vdh>
Nrhjpahd; kfd; Mjpj; JiztUf;F
Xjpdhd;> mq;F mkuu;fs; ca;aNt. 43-1