{"id":25,"date":"2026-01-28T07:49:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T07:49:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/cau-be-rung-xanh\/?post_type=chapter&p=25"},"modified":"2026-01-28T07:57:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T07:57:22","slug":"1-anh-em-nha-mowgli","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/cau-be-rung-xanh\/chapter\/1-anh-em-nha-mowgli\/","title":{"raw":"1. Anh Em Nh\u00e0 Mowgli","rendered":"1. Anh Em Nh\u00e0 Mowgli"},"content":{"raw":"Rann di\u1ec1u h\u00e2u mang \u0111\u00eam v\u1ec1 t\u1ed5,\r\n\r\nMang d\u01a1i th\u1ea3 b\u00f3ng \u0111\u00eam tr\u00f4i.\r\n\r\nB\u1ea7y th\u00fa v\u1ec1 chu\u1ed3ng, v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0,\r\n\r\nV\u00ec ta t\u1ef1 do \u0111\u1ebfn s\u00e1ng.\r\n\r\nGi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 l\u00fac ki\u00eau h\u00e3nh, m\u1ea1nh m\u1ebd,\r\n\r\nVu\u1ed1t s\u1eafc, r\u0103ng nh\u1ecdn, m\u00f3ng vu\u1ed1t.\r\n\r\n\u00d4i, nghe ti\u1ebfng g\u1ecdi! Ch\u00fac s\u0103n vui v\u1ebb\r\n\r\nCho nh\u1eefng ai gi\u1eef Lu\u1eadt R\u1eebng!\r\n\r\nB\u00e0i h\u00e1t \u0111\u00eam trong r\u1eebng<\/strong>\r\n\r\n\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 b\u1ea3y gi\u1edd t\u1ed1i m\u1ed9t bu\u1ed5i chi\u1ec1u \u1ea5m \u00e1p tr\u00ean nh\u1eefng ng\u1ecdn \u0111\u1ed3i Seeonee khi S\u00f3i Cha th\u1ee9c d\u1eady sau gi\u1ea5c ng\u1ee7 ban ng\u00e0y, g\u00e3i ng\u1ee9a, ng\u00e1p d\u00e0i, r\u1ed3i du\u1ed7i t\u1eebng ch\u00e2n m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ec3 xua \u0111i c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c bu\u1ed3n ng\u1ee7 \u1edf \u0111\u1ea7u m\u00fat. S\u00f3i M\u1eb9 n\u1eb1m \u0111\u00f3, chi\u1ebfc m\u0169i x\u00e1m to g\u1ee5c l\u00ean b\u1ed1n ch\u00fa s\u00f3i con \u0111ang l\u0103n l\u1ed9n, k\u00eau r\u00e9 l\u00ean, v\u00e0 \u00e1nh tr\u0103ng chi\u1ebfu v\u00e0o mi\u1ec7ng hang n\u01a1i c\u1ea3 gia \u0111\u00ecnh h\u1ecd sinh s\u1ed1ng. \"Gr\u1eeb!\"<\/i> S\u00f3i Cha l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng. \"\u0110\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac \u0111i s\u0103n r\u1ed3i.\"<\/i> \u00d4ng chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb nh\u1ea3y xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed3i th\u00ec m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i b\u00f3ng nh\u1ecf v\u1edbi chi\u1ebfc \u0111u\u00f4i x\u00f9 x\u00ec l\u01b0\u1edbt qua ng\u01b0\u1ee1ng c\u1eeda v\u00e0 r\u00ean r\u1ec9: \"Ch\u00fac may m\u1eafn, H\u1ee1i Th\u1ee7 l\u0129nh c\u1ee7a lo\u00e0i S\u00f3i. Ch\u00fac may m\u1eafn v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc r\u0103ng tr\u1eafng kh\u1ecfe \u0111i c\u00f9ng nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb cao qu\u00fd \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u00fang kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd qu\u00ean nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3i kh\u00e1t tr\u00ean th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi n\u00e0y.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 Tabaqui, con ch\u1ed3n \u0103n m\u00e0y, k\u1ebb chuy\u00ean li\u1ebfm b\u00e1t \u0111\u0129a th\u1eeba. L\u0169 s\u00f3i \u1edf \u1ea4n \u0110\u1ed9 coi th\u01b0\u1eddng Tabaqui b\u1edfi n\u00f3 c\u1ee9 l\u0103ng x\u0103ng ch\u1ea1y kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i, g\u00e2y r\u1ed1i v\u00e0 bu\u00f4n chuy\u1ec7n, l\u1ea1i c\u00f2n nh\u1eb7t nh\u1ea1nh nh\u1eefng m\u1ea3nh gi\u1ebb r\u00e1ch, mi\u1ebfng da th\u1eeba t\u1eeb c\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed1ng r\u00e1c trong l\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ec3 \u0103n. Th\u1ebf nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang c\u0169ng s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i n\u00f3, v\u00ec Tabaqui, h\u01a1n b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ai kh\u00e1c trong r\u1eebng, d\u1ec5 b\u1ecb l\u00ean c\u01a1n \u0111i\u00ean nh\u1ea5t. M\u1ed9t khi \u0111\u00e3 ph\u00e1t \u0111i\u00ean, n\u00f3 qu\u00ean h\u1ebft m\u00ecnh t\u1eebng s\u1ee3 ai, v\u00e0 lao kh\u1eafp r\u1eebng c\u1eafn x\u00e9 b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 th\u1ee9 g\u00ec g\u1eb7p tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. Ngay c\u1ea3 h\u1ed5 c\u0169ng ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ea1y tr\u1ed1n khi con Tabaqui b\u00e9 nh\u1ecf l\u00ean c\u01a1n \u0111i\u00ean, b\u1edfi \u0111i\u00ean cu\u1ed3ng l\u00e0 th\u1ee9 \u0111\u00e1ng h\u1ed5 th\u1eb9n nh\u1ea5t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 x\u1ea3y ra v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t sinh v\u1eadt hoang d\u00e3. Ch\u00fang ta g\u1ecdi \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 b\u1ec7nh d\u1ea1i, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 dewanee - s\u1ef1 \u0111i\u00ean lo\u1ea1n - v\u00e0 ch\u1ea1y tr\u1ed1n.\r\n\r\n\"V\u00e0o \u0111i, xem \u0111i,\"<\/i> S\u00f3i Cha n\u00f3i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch c\u1ee9ng nh\u1eafc, \"nh\u01b0ng \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ee9c \u0103n.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"V\u1edbi s\u00f3i th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng,\"<\/i> Tabaqui n\u00f3i, \"nh\u01b0ng v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb t\u1ea7m th\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 ta, m\u1ed9t kh\u00fac x\u01b0\u01a1ng kh\u00f4 c\u0169ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t b\u1eefa ti\u1ec7c. Ch\u00fang ta, Gidur-log [ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ed3n], l\u00e0 ai m\u00e0 \u0111\u00f2i h\u1ecfi k\u00e9n ch\u1ecdn?\"<\/i> N\u00f3 l\u1ee7i nhanh v\u00e0o ph\u00eda sau hang, n\u01a1i n\u00f3 t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t kh\u00fac x\u01b0\u01a1ng nai c\u00f2n d\u00ednh ch\u00fat th\u1ecbt, r\u1ed3i ng\u1ed3i g\u1eb7m vui v\u1ebb.\r\n\r\n\"Xin c\u1ea3m \u01a1n b\u1eefa \u0103n ngon l\u00e0nh n\u00e0y,\"<\/i> n\u00f3 n\u00f3i, li\u1ebfm m\u00e9p. \"Nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb cao qu\u00fd th\u1eadt \u0111\u00e1ng y\u00eau! \u0110\u00f4i m\u1eaft ch\u00fang th\u1eadt to! V\u00e0 c\u00f2n tr\u1ebb n\u1eefa! Th\u1eadt v\u1eady, th\u1eadt v\u1eady, ta l\u1ebd ra ph\u1ea3i nh\u1edb r\u1eb1ng con c\u00e1i c\u1ee7a vua ch\u00faa ngay t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nGi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y, Tabaqui hi\u1ec3u r\u00f5 h\u01a1n ai h\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng ch\u1eb3ng \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec xui x\u1ebbo h\u01a1n vi\u1ec7c ca ng\u1ee3i tr\u1ebb con ngay tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t ch\u00fang. N\u00f3 h\u1ea3 h\u00ea ng\u1eafm nh\u00ecn v\u1ebb m\u1eb7t b\u1ed1i r\u1ed1i, kh\u00f3 x\u1eed c\u1ee7a S\u00f3i M\u1eb9 v\u00e0 S\u00f3i Cha.\r\n\r\nTabaqui ng\u1ed3i im, kho\u00e1i ch\u00ed v\u1edbi m\u00e0n qu\u1ea5y r\u1ed1i m\u00ecnh v\u1eeba g\u00e2y ra, r\u1ed3i c\u1ea5t gi\u1ecdng \u0111\u1ea7y \u00e1c \u00fd:\r\n\r\n\"Shere Khan, \u0110\u1ea5ng T\u1ed1i Cao, \u0111\u00e3 thay \u0111\u1ed5i khu v\u1ef1c s\u0103n m\u1ed3i c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn. H\u1eafn s\u1ebd r\u00ecnh b\u1eaft quanh nh\u1eefng ng\u1ecdn \u0111\u1ed3i n\u00e0y trong th\u00e1ng tr\u0103ng t\u1edbi, ch\u00ednh h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi ta nh\u01b0 v\u1eady.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nShere Khan l\u00e0 con h\u1ed5 s\u1ed1ng c\u1ea1nh s\u00f4ng Waingunga, c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00f3 hai m\u01b0\u01a1i d\u1eb7m.\r\n\r\n\"H\u1eafn kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 quy\u1ec1n!\"<\/i> S\u00f3i Cha b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u n\u1ed5i gi\u1eadn. \"Theo Lu\u1eadt R\u1eebng, h\u1eafn kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u00e9p \u0111\u1ed5i \u0111\u1ecba b\u00e0n m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng b\u00e1o tr\u01b0\u1edbc. H\u1eafn s\u1ebd l\u00e0m kinh \u0111\u1ed9ng h\u1ebft th\u1ea3y con m\u1ed3i trong v\u00f2ng m\u01b0\u1eddi d\u1eb7m, c\u00f2n ta - ta nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y n\u00e0y ph\u1ea3i s\u0103n \u0111\u1ee7 cho c\u1ea3 hai ch\u00fang ta.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"M\u1eb9 h\u1eafn g\u1ecdi h\u1eafn l\u00e0 Lungri [K\u1ebb qu\u00e8] kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i v\u00f4 c\u1edb,\"<\/i> S\u00f3i M\u1eb9 kh\u1ebd n\u00f3i. \"T\u1eeb l\u00fac ch\u00e0o \u0111\u1eddi, h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00e8 m\u1ed9t ch\u00e2n. Ch\u00ednh v\u00ec th\u1ebf m\u00e0 h\u1eafn ch\u1ec9 d\u00e1m s\u0103n gia s\u00fac. Gi\u1edd th\u00ec d\u00e2n l\u00e0ng Waingunga \u0111ang n\u1ed5i gi\u1eadn v\u1edbi h\u1eafn, v\u00e0 h\u1eafn l\u1ea1i ch\u1ea1y \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u1ec3 khi\u1ebfn d\u00e2n l\u00e0ng c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta c\u0169ng ph\u1eabn n\u1ed9. R\u1ed3i h\u1ecd s\u1ebd l\u00f9ng s\u1ee5c kh\u1eafp r\u1eebng t\u00ecm h\u1eafn khi h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 cao ch\u1ea1y xa bay, c\u00f2n ch\u00fang ta v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e0n con s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i b\u1ecf ch\u1ea1y khi c\u1ecf c\u00e2y b\u1ecb \u0111\u1ed1t ph\u00e1. Qu\u1ea3 th\u1eadt, ch\u00fang ta mang \u01a1n Shere Khan th\u1eadt nhi\u1ec1u!\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Ta c\u00f3 n\u00ean chuy\u1ec3n l\u1eddi c\u1ea3m t\u1ea1 c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1edbi h\u1eafn kh\u00f4ng?\"<\/i> Tabaqui h\u1ecfi.\r\n\r\n\"C\u00fat ra!\"<\/i> S\u00f3i Cha qu\u00e1t l\u00ean. \"C\u00fat ra v\u00e0 \u0111i s\u0103n c\u00f9ng ch\u1ee7 c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111i. M\u1ed9t \u0111\u00eam nay ng\u01b0\u01a1i g\u00e2y \u0111\u1ee7 tai h\u1ecda r\u1ed3i.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Ta \u0111i \u0111\u00e2y,\"<\/i> Tabaqui th\u00ec th\u1ea7m. \"C\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng Shere Khan d\u01b0\u1edbi kia trong \u0111\u00e1m b\u1ee5i r\u1eadm. Ta \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1eb3ng c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i mang tin nh\u1eafn \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00e0m g\u00ec.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nS\u00f3i Cha l\u1eafng nghe, v\u00e0 t\u1eeb ph\u00eda d\u01b0\u1edbi thung l\u0169ng d\u1eabn xu\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t con su\u1ed1i nh\u1ecf, \u00f4ng nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb kh\u00f4 khan, t\u1ee9c gi\u1eadn, ng\u00e2n nga, r\u00ean r\u1ec9 c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t con h\u1ed5 \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng b\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c con m\u1ed3i n\u00e0o v\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng m\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7c c\u1ea3 khu r\u1eebng c\u00f3 bi\u1ebft hay kh\u00f4ng.\r\n\r\n\"\u0110\u1ed3 ng\u1ed1c!\"<\/i> S\u00f3i Cha n\u00f3i. \"L\u1ea1i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00eam l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c v\u1edbi c\u00e1i ti\u1ebfng \u1ed3n \u0111\u00f3 \u01b0! H\u1eafn t\u01b0\u1edfng l\u0169 nai c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00e0n b\u00f2 b\u00e9o m\u1eadp c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn \u1edf Waingunga sao?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Su\u1ef5t. T\u1ed1i nay h\u1eafn kh\u00f4ng s\u0103n b\u00f2 hay nai \u0111\u00e2u,\"<\/i> S\u00f3i M\u1eb9 n\u00f3i. \"H\u1eafn s\u0103n Ng\u01b0\u1eddi.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nTi\u1ebfng r\u00ean r\u1ec9 \u0111\u00e3 chuy\u1ec3n th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 \u00e2m thanh g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb ng\u00e2n nga, d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 vang l\u00ean t\u1eeb kh\u1eafp m\u1ecdi ph\u00eda. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 th\u1ee9 \u00e2m thanh khi\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ed1n c\u1ee7i v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb du m\u1ee5c ng\u1ee7 ngo\u00e0i tr\u1eddi ho\u1ea3ng s\u1ee3, \u0111\u00f4i khi c\u00f2n khi\u1ebfn h\u1ecd ch\u1ea1y th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o mi\u1ec7ng h\u1ed5.\r\n\r\n\"Con Ng\u01b0\u1eddi!\"<\/i> S\u00f3i Cha g\u1ea7m l\u00ean, ph\u00f4 ra c\u1ea3 h\u00e0m r\u0103ng tr\u1eafng nh\u1ecdn. \"Th\u1eadt kinh t\u1edfm! Ch\u1eb3ng l\u1ebd trong ao h\u1ed3 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee7 \u1ebfch nh\u00e1i \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3 \u0103n sao, m\u00e0 c\u00f2n ph\u1ea3i l\u00ean \u0111\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta!\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nLu\u1eadt R\u1eebng, v\u1ed1n kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd \u0111\u1eb7t ra \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 l\u00fd do, nghi\u00eam c\u1ea5m m\u1ecdi lo\u00e0i th\u00fa \u0103n th\u1ecbt Con Ng\u01b0\u1eddi, tr\u1eeb khi ch\u00fang gi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ec3 d\u1ea1y con non c\u00e1ch s\u0103n m\u1ed3i, v\u00e0 khi \u0111\u00f3, ch\u00fang ph\u1ea3i s\u0103n b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i l\u00e3nh \u0111\u1ecba c\u1ee7a b\u1ea7y ho\u1eb7c b\u1ed9 t\u1ed9c m\u00ecnh. L\u00fd do th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 cho \u0111i\u1ec1u lu\u1eadt n\u00e0y l\u00e0 vi\u1ec7c \u0103n th\u1ecbt ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1edbm mu\u1ed9n c\u0169ng s\u1ebd d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ebfn s\u1ef1 xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi da tr\u1eafng c\u01b0\u1ee1i voi, mang theo s\u00fang, c\u00f9ng h\u00e0ng tr\u0103m ng\u01b0\u1eddi da n\u00e2u v\u1edbi chi\u00eang tr\u1ed1ng, ph\u00e1o hoa v\u00e0 \u0111u\u1ed1c. Khi \u1ea5y, m\u1ecdi sinh v\u1eadt trong r\u1eebng \u0111\u1ec1u ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ecbu kh\u1ed5 \u0111au. C\u00f2n l\u00fd do m\u00e0 c\u00e1c lo\u00e0i th\u00fa t\u1ef1 nh\u1ee7 v\u1edbi nhau l\u00e0 Con Ng\u01b0\u1eddi y\u1ebfu \u0111u\u1ed1i v\u00e0 d\u1ec5 b\u1ecb t\u1ed5n th\u01b0\u01a1ng nh\u1ea5t trong m\u1ecdi sinh v\u1eadt, v\u00e0 vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u1ee5ng \u0111\u1ebfn h\u1ecd l\u00e0 h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng h\u00e8n m\u1ecdn. Ch\u00fang c\u00f2n n\u00f3i - v\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y \u0111\u00fang - r\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb \u0103n th\u1ecbt ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1ebd b\u1ecb gh\u1ebb l\u1edf kh\u1eafp m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 r\u1ee5ng h\u1ebft r\u0103ng.\r\n\r\nTi\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb c\u00e0ng l\u00fac c\u00e0ng l\u1edbn h\u01a1n, r\u1ed3i k\u1ebft th\u00fac b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng \"Aaaarh!\"<\/i> ch\u00f3i tai c\u1ee7a con h\u1ed5 khi n\u00f3 ph\u00f3ng t\u1edbi.\r\n\r\nSau \u0111\u00f3, c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng h\u00fa - m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng h\u00fa kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i c\u1ee7a h\u1ed5 - v\u1ecdng ra t\u1eeb Shere Khan. \"H\u1eafn tr\u01b0\u1ee3t r\u1ed3i,\"<\/i> S\u00f3i M\u1eb9 n\u00f3i. \"C\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec v\u1eady?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nS\u00f3i Cha ch\u1ea1y ra ngo\u00e0i m\u1ed9t qu\u00e3ng ng\u1eafn r\u1ed3i nghe th\u1ea5y Shere Khan \u0111ang c\u00e0u nh\u00e0u, l\u1ea7m b\u1ea7m m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch gi\u1eadn d\u1eef khi l\u0103n l\u1ed9n trong \u0111\u00e1m b\u1ee5i r\u1eadm.\r\n\r\n\"T\u00ean ng\u1ed1c \u1ea5y c\u00f2n ngu ng\u1ed1c h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 vi\u1ec7c nh\u1ea3y v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ed1ng l\u1eeda tr\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a b\u1ecdn th\u1ee3 \u0111\u1ed1n c\u1ee7i, v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb ph\u1ecfng ch\u00e2n,\"<\/i> S\u00f3i Cha n\u00f3i, ph\u00e1t ra m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb. \"Tabaqui \u0111ang \u1edf c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi h\u1eafn.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"C\u00f3 th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111ang l\u00ean \u0111\u1ed3i k\u00eca,\"<\/i> S\u00f3i M\u1eb9 n\u00f3i, m\u1ed9t b\u00ean tai kh\u1ebd gi\u1eadt gi\u1eadt. \"H\u00e3y s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng \u0111i.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nB\u1ee5i c\u00e2y kh\u1ebd xao \u0111\u1ed9ng trong l\u00f9m c\u00e2y, S\u00f3i Cha thu ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1i, chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb ph\u00f3ng t\u1edbi. L\u00fac \u1ea5y, n\u1ebfu c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t \u1edf \u0111\u00f3, b\u1ea1n s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ee9ng ki\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t c\u1ea3nh t\u01b0\u1ee3ng k\u1ef3 di\u1ec7u nh\u1ea5t th\u1ebf gian - con s\u00f3i \u0111\u1ed9t nhi\u00ean d\u1eebng b\u1eadt gi\u1eefa kh\u00f4ng trung. N\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 lao t\u1edbi tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi k\u1ecbp nh\u1eadn ra m\u00ecnh \u0111ang nh\u1ea3y v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda c\u00e1i g\u00ec, r\u1ed3i v\u1ed9i v\u00e0ng c\u1ed1 gh\u00ecm l\u1ea1i. H\u1eadu qu\u1ea3 l\u00e0 n\u00f3 v\u0103ng th\u1eb3ng l\u00ean cao ch\u1eebng b\u1ed1n ho\u1eb7c n\u0103m b\u1ed9, r\u01a1i xu\u1ed1ng g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 ngay \u0111\u00fang ch\u1ed7 n\u00f3 v\u1eeba xu\u1ea5t ph\u00e1t.\r\n\r\n\"Ng\u01b0\u1eddi!\"<\/i> n\u00f3 qu\u00e1t l\u00ean. \"M\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 lo\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Nh\u00ecn k\u00eca!\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nNgay tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft n\u00f3, b\u00e1m v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t c\u00e0nh c\u00e2y th\u1ea5p, l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 da n\u00e2u tr\u1ea7n tru\u1ed3ng, m\u1edbi ch\u1ec9 ch\u1eadp ch\u1eefng bi\u1ebft \u0111i - m\u1ed9t sinh linh b\u00e9 nh\u1ecf m\u1ec1m m\u1ea1i v\u00e0 b\u1ee5 b\u1eabm nh\u1ea5t t\u1eebng l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ebfn hang s\u00f3i v\u00e0o l\u00fac \u0111\u00eam t\u1ed1i. \u0110\u1ee9a b\u00e9 ng\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u00ecn S\u00f3i Cha v\u00e0 n\u1edf n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi.\r\n\r\n\"\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 lo\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi sao?\"<\/i> S\u00f3i M\u1eb9 n\u00f3i. \"Ta ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng th\u1ea5y. Mang n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nM\u1ed9t con s\u00f3i quen b\u1ebf nh\u1eefng ch\u00fa s\u00f3i con c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3, n\u1ebfu c\u1ea7n, ng\u1eadm m\u1ed9t qu\u1ea3 tr\u1ee9ng m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m v\u1ee1 n\u00f3. V\u00e0 m\u1eb7c d\u00f9 h\u00e0m S\u00f3i Cha \u0111\u00e3 ng\u1eadm ch\u1eb7t l\u1ea5y l\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9, kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc r\u0103ng n\u00e0o l\u00e0m x\u01b0\u1edbc da khi \u00f4ng \u0111\u1eb7t n\u00f3 xu\u1ed1ng gi\u1eefa \u0111\u00e0n con.\r\n\r\n\"Th\u1eadt nh\u1ecf b\u00e9! Th\u1eadt tr\u1ea7n tru\u1ed3ng, v\u00e0\u2026 th\u1eadt d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m!\"<\/i> S\u00f3i M\u1eb9 n\u00f3i nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng. Em b\u00e9 \u0111ang c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng lu\u1ed3n l\u00e1ch gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng ch\u00fa s\u00f3i con \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n l\u1edbp l\u00f4ng \u1ea5m \u00e1p. \"A ha! N\u00f3 \u0111ang \u0103n c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a kh\u00e1c. V\u1eady \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 lo\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi. N\u00e0y, \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng c\u00f3 con s\u00f3i n\u00e0o c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u1ef1 h\u00e0o v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 lo\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong s\u1ed1 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a con c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh ch\u01b0a?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Ta t\u1eebng nghe nh\u1eafc \u0111\u1ebfn chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00f4i l\u1ea7n, nh\u01b0ng ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd trong B\u1ea7y c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta hay trong th\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a ta,\"<\/i> S\u00f3i Cha n\u00f3i. \"N\u00f3 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n tr\u1ee5i l\u00f4ng, v\u00e0 ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 k\u1ebft li\u1ec5u n\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t c\u00fa ch\u1ea1m nh\u1eb9 c\u1ee7a b\u00e0n ch\u00e2n. Nh\u01b0ng h\u00e3y nh\u00ecn xem, n\u00f3 \u0111ang ng\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft l\u00ean v\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng ch\u00fat s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\u00c1nh tr\u0103ng b\u1ed7ng b\u1ecb che khu\u1ea5t kh\u1ecfi mi\u1ec7ng hang, b\u1edfi c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u vu\u00f4ng v\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ed3 s\u1ed9 v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f4i vai c\u1ee7a Shere Khan \u0111ang th\u00f2 v\u00e0o l\u1ed1i v\u00e0o. Ph\u00eda sau n\u00f3, Tabaqui \u0111ang r\u00edt l\u00ean: \"Th\u01b0a ng\u00e0i, th\u01b0a ng\u00e0i, n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 chui v\u00e0o trong n\u00e0y!\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Shere Khan th\u1eadt vinh d\u1ef1 khi \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y,\"<\/i> S\u00f3i Cha n\u00f3i, nh\u01b0ng trong \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft \u00f4ng l\u00f3e l\u00ean ng\u1ecdn l\u1eeda gi\u1eadn d\u1eef. \"Shere Khan c\u1ea7n \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Con m\u1ed3i c\u1ee7a ta. M\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 lo\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i theo h\u01b0\u1edbng n\u00e0y,\"<\/i> Shere Khan n\u00f3i. \"Cha m\u1eb9 n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecf ch\u1ea1y. H\u00e3y giao n\u00f3 cho ta.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nShere Khan \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1ea3y v\u00e0o l\u1eeda tr\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ed1n c\u1ee7i, nh\u01b0 S\u00f3i Cha \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i, v\u00e0 h\u1eafn ta \u0111ang \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn v\u00ec b\u1ecfng ch\u00e2n. Nh\u01b0ng S\u00f3i Cha bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng mi\u1ec7ng hang qu\u00e1 h\u1eb9p \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1ed9t con h\u1ed5 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 chui v\u00e0o. Ngay c\u1ea3 \u1edf ch\u1ed7 h\u1eafn \u0111ang \u0111\u1ee9ng, vai v\u00e0 ch\u00e2n tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ee7a Shere Khan c\u0169ng b\u1ecb ch\u1eadt ch\u1ed9i v\u00ec thi\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng gian, gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng s\u1ebd b\u1ecb n\u1ebfu c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u trong m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i th\u00f9ng.\r\n\r\n\"S\u00f3i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t d\u00e2n t\u1ed9c t\u1ef1 do,\"<\/i> S\u00f3i Cha n\u00f3i. \"Ch\u00fang tu\u00e2n l\u1ec7nh Th\u1ee7 l\u0129nh c\u1ee7a B\u1ea7y, ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u1ec7nh c\u1ee7a b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 k\u1ebb gi\u1ebft gia s\u00fac c\u00f3 s\u1ecdc n\u00e0o. \u0110\u1ee9a b\u00e9 lo\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e0 c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta - \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1ebft n\u1ebfu ch\u00fang ta mu\u1ed1n.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Mu\u1ed1n hay kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n! N\u00f3i g\u00ec \u0111\u1ebfn chuy\u1ec7n l\u1ef1a ch\u1ecdn? Th\u1ec1 c\u00f3 con b\u00f2 \u0111\u1ef1c ta \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1ebft, l\u1ebd n\u00e0o ta ph\u1ea3i l\u00ea ch\u00e2n \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eadn hang ch\u00f3 c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u00f2i ph\u1ea7n c\u00f4ng b\u1eb1ng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh? Ch\u00ednh ta, Shere Khan, \u0111ang n\u00f3i \u0111\u00e2y!\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nTi\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m c\u1ee7a con h\u1ed5 vang d\u1ed9i kh\u1eafp hang nh\u01b0 ti\u1ebfng s\u1ea5m r\u1ec1n. S\u00f3i M\u1eb9 r\u0169 b\u1ecdn con ra v\u00e0 x\u00f4ng l\u00ean ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc, \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft b\u00e0, t\u1ef1a hai v\u1ea7ng tr\u0103ng xanh l\u1ea5p l\u00e1nh trong b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i, ch\u0129a th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft r\u1ef1c l\u1eeda c\u1ee7a Shere Khan.\r\n\r\n\"V\u00e0 ch\u00ednh ta, Raksha [\u00c1c qu\u1ef7], \u0111ang tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi \u0111\u00e2y. \u0110\u1ee9a b\u00e9 lo\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e0 c\u1ee7a ta, Lungri - c\u1ee7a ta! N\u00f3 s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb gi\u1ebft. N\u00f3 s\u1ebd s\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1ea1y c\u00f9ng B\u1ea7y v\u00e0 s\u0103n c\u00f9ng B\u1ea7y; v\u00e0 r\u1ed3i cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, h\u00e3y nh\u00ecn xem, k\u1ebb s\u0103n nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 tr\u1ea7n tru\u1ed3ng b\u00e9 nh\u1ecf - k\u1ebb \u0103n \u1ebfch - k\u1ebb gi\u1ebft c\u00e1 - ch\u00ednh n\u00f3 s\u1ebd s\u0103n ng\u01b0\u01a1i! Gi\u1edd th\u00ec c\u00fat \u0111i, n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng, th\u1ec1 c\u00f3 con nai m\u00e0 ta \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1ebft (ta kh\u00f4ng \u0103n gia s\u00fac \u0111\u00f3i kh\u00e1t \u0111\u00f3)<\/i>, ng\u01b0\u01a1i s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 v\u1edbi m\u1eb9 ng\u01b0\u01a1i, con th\u00fa b\u1ecb b\u1ecfng c\u1ee7a r\u1eebng, qu\u00e8 qu\u1eb7t h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 l\u00fac ng\u01b0\u01a1i m\u1edbi sinh ra! \u0110i ngay!\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nS\u00f3i Cha ng\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00ean nh\u00ecn, v\u1ebb m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea7y kinh ng\u1ea1c. \u00d4ng g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00ean m\u1ea5t nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y th\u00e1ng \u00f4ng gi\u00e0nh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c S\u00f3i M\u1eb9 sau cu\u1ed9c chi\u1ebfn c\u00f4ng b\u1eb1ng v\u1edbi n\u0103m con s\u00f3i kh\u00e1c, khi b\u00e0 c\u00f2n tung t\u0103ng ch\u1ea1y nh\u1ea3y trong B\u1ea7y v\u00e0 ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng b\u1ecb g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 \"\u00c1c qu\u1ef7\"<\/i> - c\u00e1i t\u00ean ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ec3 n\u1ecbnh h\u00f3t m\u00e0 th\u00f4i. Shere Khan ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ed1i m\u1eb7t v\u1edbi S\u00f3i Cha, nh\u01b0ng h\u1eafn kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m th\u00e1ch th\u1ee9c S\u00f3i M\u1eb9, b\u1edfi h\u1eafn bi\u1ebft r\u00f5 n\u01a1i b\u00e0 \u0111ang \u0111\u1ee9ng ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ecba th\u1ebf thu\u1eadn l\u1ee3i nh\u1ea5t, v\u00e0 b\u00e0 s\u1ebd chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u \u0111\u1ebfn h\u01a1i th\u1edf cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng. V\u00ec v\u1eady, h\u1eafn l\u00f9i d\u1ea7n ra kh\u1ecfi c\u1eeda hang, v\u1eeba \u0111i v\u1eeba g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb, r\u1ed3i khi \u0111\u00e3 ra t\u1edbi ngo\u00e0i, h\u1eafn quay l\u1ea1i h\u00e9t vang:\r\n\r\n\"Ch\u00f3 n\u00e0o c\u0169ng d\u00e1m s\u1ee7a tr\u00ean m\u1ea3nh \u0111\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh! \u0110\u1ec3 xem B\u1ea7y s\u1ebd n\u00f3i g\u00ec v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n nu\u00f4i d\u01b0\u1ee1ng m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 lo\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0y. N\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u1ee7a ta, r\u1ed3i s\u1ebd c\u00f3 ng\u00e0y n\u00f3 l\u1ecdt v\u00e0o nanh vu\u1ed1t ta, h\u1ee1i l\u0169 tr\u1ed9m c\u1eafp \u0111u\u00f4i x\u00f9!\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nS\u00f3i M\u1eb9 ng\u1ea3 m\u00ecnh xu\u1ed1ng, th\u1edf h\u1ed5n h\u1ec3n gi\u1eefa l\u0169 con, S\u00f3i Cha nghi\u00eam trang n\u00f3i v\u1edbi b\u00e0:\r\n\r\n\"Shere Khan n\u00f3i c\u0169ng c\u00f3 ph\u1ea7n \u0111\u00fang. \u0110\u1ee9a b\u00e9 n\u00e0y ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u01b0a ra B\u1ea7y xem x\u00e9t. N\u00e0ng c\u00f2n mu\u1ed1n gi\u1eef n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng, M\u1eb9?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Gi\u1eef n\u00f3 ch\u1ee9!\"<\/i> b\u00e0 h\u1ed5n h\u1ec3n \u0111\u00e1p. \"N\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y tr\u1ea7n tru\u1ed3ng, trong \u0111\u00eam, m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3i kh\u00e1t; v\u1eady m\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng ch\u00fat s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i! Nh\u00ecn xem, n\u00f3 v\u1eeba \u0111\u1ea9y m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a con c\u1ee7a ta ra ch\u1ed7 kh\u00e1c k\u00eca. C\u00f2n t\u00ean \u0111\u1ed3 t\u1ec3 qu\u00e8 qu\u1eb7t kia, mu\u1ed1n gi\u1ebft n\u00f3 r\u1ed3i ch\u1ea1y v\u1ec1 Waingunga, trong khi d\u00e2n l\u00e0ng \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y s\u1eafp s\u1eeda l\u00f9ng s\u1ee5c hang \u1ed5 c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u1ea3 th\u00f9! Gi\u1eef n\u00f3 \u01b0? Ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn ta s\u1ebd gi\u1eef n\u00f3. N\u1eb1m y\u00ean n\u00e0o, ch\u00fa \u1ebfch con. \u00d4i, Mowgli - ta s\u1ebd g\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u01a1i l\u00e0 Mowgli \u1ebech - r\u1ed3i s\u1ebd c\u00f3 ng\u00e0y ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111i s\u0103n Shere Khan nh\u01b0 ch\u00ednh h\u1eafn t\u1eebng s\u0103n \u0111u\u1ed5i ng\u01b0\u01a1i.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Th\u1ebf nh\u01b0ng B\u1ea7y c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd n\u00f3i g\u00ec \u0111\u00e2y?\"<\/i> S\u00f3i Cha h\u1ecfi.\r\n\r\nLu\u1eadt R\u1eebng quy \u0111\u1ecbnh r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng r\u1eb1ng, b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 con s\u00f3i n\u00e0o khi k\u1ebft h\u00f4n \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi B\u1ea7y m\u00e0 n\u00f3 thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1. Nh\u01b0ng ngay khi nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a con c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang \u0111\u1ee7 c\u1ee9ng c\u00e1p \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ee9ng v\u1eefng, ch\u00fang ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u01b0a \u0111\u1ebfn H\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ed3ng B\u1ea7y, th\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c m\u1ed7i th\u00e1ng m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n v\u00e0o \u0111\u00eam tr\u0103ng tr\u00f2n, \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u1eefng con s\u00f3i kh\u00e1c c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u1eadn bi\u1ebft ch\u00fang. Sau bu\u1ed5i ki\u1ec3m tra \u1ea5y, nh\u1eefng con s\u00f3i con \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ef1 do ch\u1ea1y nh\u1ea3y kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i, v\u00e0 cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi ch\u00fang t\u1ef1 s\u0103n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c con m\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 l\u00fd do n\u00e0o \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eadn n\u1ebfu m\u1ed9t con s\u00f3i tr\u01b0\u1edfng th\u00e0nh trong B\u1ea7y gi\u1ebft ch\u1ebft m\u1ed9t con trong s\u1ed1 ch\u00fang. H\u00ecnh ph\u1ea1t d\u00e0nh cho k\u1ebb s\u00e1t nh\u00e2n, n\u1ebfu b\u1ecb ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n, l\u00e0 c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft; v\u00e0 n\u1ebfu suy ng\u1eabm m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat, b\u1ea1n s\u1ebd th\u1ea5y \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y l\u00e0 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft.\r\n\r\nS\u00f3i Cha \u0111\u1ee3i cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi nh\u1eefng ch\u00fa s\u00f3i con c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1ea1y v\u1eefng m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat, r\u1ed3i v\u00e0o \u0111\u00eam H\u1ecdp B\u1ea7y, \u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0a ch\u00fang v\u00e0 Mowgli c\u00f9ng S\u00f3i M\u1eb9 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0110\u00e1 H\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ed3ng - m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ec9nh \u0111\u1ed3i ph\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ea7y \u0111\u00e1 v\u00e0 t\u1ea3ng l\u1edbn, n\u01a1i h\u00e0ng tr\u0103m con s\u00f3i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u1ea9n n\u00e1u. Akela, con s\u00f3i x\u00e1m c\u00f4 \u0111\u1ed9c v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i, ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e3nh \u0111\u1ea1o c\u1ea3 B\u1ea7y b\u1eb1ng s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh v\u00e0 s\u1ef1 kh\u00f4n ngoan, n\u1eb1m d\u00e0i tr\u00ean t\u1ea3ng \u0111\u00e1 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, v\u00e0 b\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi \u00f4ng l\u00e0 b\u1ed1n m\u01b0\u01a1i con s\u00f3i tr\u1edf l\u00ean, \u0111\u1ee7 m\u1ecdi k\u00edch c\u1ee1 v\u00e0 m\u00e0u s\u1eafc, t\u1eeb nh\u1eefng con s\u00f3i d\u00e0y d\u1ea1n m\u00e0u l\u00f4ng g\u1ea5u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 x\u1eed l\u00fd m\u1ed9t con nai m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng con s\u00f3i \u0111en ba tu\u1ed5i c\u00f2n non n\u1edbt t\u01b0\u1edfng r\u1eb1ng ch\u00fang c\u00f3 th\u1ec3. S\u00f3i c\u00f4 \u0111\u1ed9c \u0111\u00e3 d\u1eabn d\u1eaft ch\u00fang \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t n\u0103m nay. H\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 hai l\u1ea7n r\u01a1i v\u00e0o b\u1eaby s\u00f3i khi c\u00f2n tr\u1ebb, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n b\u1ecb \u0111\u00e1nh \u0111\u1eadp v\u00e0 b\u1ecf m\u1eb7c cho \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ebft; v\u00ec v\u1eady h\u1eafn bi\u1ebft phong t\u1ee5c v\u00e0 t\u1eadp qu\u00e1n c\u1ee7a con ng\u01b0\u1eddi. \u1ede \u0110\u00e1 H\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ed3ng c\u00f3 r\u1ea5t \u00edt l\u1eddi n\u00f3i. Nh\u1eefng con s\u00f3i con l\u0103n l\u1ed9n l\u00ean nhau \u1edf trung t\u00e2m v\u00f2ng tr\u00f2n n\u01a1i cha m\u1eb9 ch\u00fang ng\u1ed3i, v\u00e0 th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng m\u1ed9t con s\u00f3i gi\u00e0 s\u1ebd l\u1eb7ng l\u1ebd \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn b\u00ean m\u1ed9t con s\u00f3i con, nh\u00ecn n\u00f3 c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn, r\u1ed3i quay v\u1ec1 ch\u1ed7 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh tr\u00ean \u0111\u00f4i ch\u00e2n kh\u00f4ng ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed9ng. \u0110\u00f4i khi m\u1ed9t con m\u1eb9 s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ea9y con m\u00ecnh ra xa v\u00e0o \u00e1nh tr\u0103ng \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn r\u1eb1ng n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb b\u1ecf qua. Akela t\u1eeb t\u1ea3ng \u0111\u00e1 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh s\u1ebd k\u00eau l\u00ean: \"C\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i bi\u1ebft Lu\u1eadt - c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i bi\u1ebft Lu\u1eadt. H\u00e3y nh\u00ecn k\u1ef9, H\u1ee1i nh\u1eefng con S\u00f3i!\"<\/i> V\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1eb9 lo l\u1eafng s\u1ebd h\u01b0\u1edfng \u1ee9ng l\u1eddi k\u00eau g\u1ecdi: \"Nh\u00ecn - nh\u00ecn k\u1ef9, H\u1ee1i nh\u1eefng con S\u00f3i!\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nCu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng - v\u00e0 b\u1ed9 l\u00f4ng g\u00e1y c\u1ee7a S\u00f3i M\u1eb9 d\u1ef1ng \u0111\u1ee9ng khi th\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec3m \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ebfn - S\u00f3i Cha \u0111\u1ea9y \"Mowgli \u1ebech,\"<\/i> nh\u01b0 b\u1ea7y s\u00f3i v\u1eabn g\u1ecdi c\u1eadu b\u00e9, v\u00e0o gi\u1eefa v\u00f2ng tr\u00f2n, n\u01a1i c\u1eadu ng\u1ed3i c\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00f9a v\u00e0 l\u1eb7ng l\u1ebd ngh\u1ecbch m\u1ea5y vi\u00ean s\u1ecfi l\u1ea5p l\u00e1nh d\u01b0\u1edbi \u00e1nh tr\u0103ng.\r\n\r\nAkela kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 ng\u1ea9ng \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00ean kh\u1ecfi hai ch\u00e2n tr\u01b0\u1edbc, v\u1eabn ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c c\u1ea5t l\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ec1u: \"H\u00e3y nh\u00ecn cho k\u1ef9!\"<\/i> M\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb ngh\u1eb9n ng\u00e0o v\u1ecdng l\u00ean t\u1eeb ph\u00eda sau nh\u1eefng t\u1ea3ng \u0111\u00e1 - \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 gi\u1ecdng c\u1ee7a Shere Khan \u0111ang qu\u00e1t th\u00e1o: \"\u0110\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb n\u00e0y l\u00e0 c\u1ee7a ta. H\u00e3y giao n\u00f3 cho ta. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi T\u1ef1 Do c\u00f3 li\u00ean quan g\u00ec \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 lo\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ee9?\"<\/i> Akela th\u1eadm ch\u00ed ch\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1eady \u0111\u00f4i tai. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec l\u00e3o n\u00f3i ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0: \"H\u00e3y nh\u00ecn cho k\u1ef9, h\u1ee1i nh\u1eefng con S\u00f3i! Ng\u01b0\u1eddi T\u1ef1 Do c\u00f3 li\u00ean quan g\u00ec \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ec7nh l\u1ec7nh c\u1ee7a b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 ai kh\u00e1c ngo\u00e0i ch\u00ednh Ng\u01b0\u1eddi T\u1ef1 Do? H\u00e3y nh\u00ecn cho k\u1ef9!\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nM\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb \u0111\u1ed3ng lo\u1ea1t vang l\u00ean, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con s\u00f3i tr\u1ebb b\u1ed1n tu\u1ed5i n\u00e9m l\u1ea1i c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi c\u1ee7a Shere Khan v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda Akela: \"Ng\u01b0\u1eddi T\u1ef1 Do ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m g\u00ec v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb lo\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi?\"<\/i> Theo Lu\u1eadt R\u1eebng, n\u1ebfu x\u1ea3y ra tranh c\u00e3i v\u1ec1 quy\u1ec1n gia nh\u1eadp B\u1ea7y c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t s\u00f3i con, c\u1ea7n c\u00f3 \u00edt nh\u1ea5t hai th\u00e0nh vi\u00ean B\u1ea7y kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i cha m\u1eb9 n\u00f3 l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7.\r\n\r\n\"Ai s\u1ebd l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng cho \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb n\u00e0y?\"<\/i> Akela h\u1ecfi. \"Trong s\u1ed1 Ng\u01b0\u1eddi T\u1ef1 Do, ai s\u1ebd l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng?\"<\/i> Kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i, v\u00e0 S\u00f3i M\u1eb9 \u0111\u00e3 s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng cho tr\u1eadn chi\u1ebfn cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng m\u00e0 b\u00e0 bi\u1ebft ch\u1eafc s\u1ebd x\u1ea3y ra n\u1ebfu m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn b\u1ea1o l\u1ef1c.\r\n\r\nV\u00e0 c\u00f2n m\u1ed9t sinh v\u1eadt duy nh\u1ea5t n\u1eefa \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u00e9p c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t trong H\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ed3ng B\u1ea7y - \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 Baloo, con g\u1ea5u n\u00e2u l\u00fac n\u00e0o c\u0169ng bu\u1ed3n ng\u1ee7, v\u1ecb th\u1ea7y d\u1ea1y lu\u1eadt r\u1eebng cho l\u0169 s\u00f3i con: Baloo gi\u00e0, k\u1ebb c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111i l\u1ea1i t\u1ef1 do kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i b\u1edfi \u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 \u0103n c\u00e1c lo\u1ea1i h\u1ea1t, r\u1ec5 c\u00e2y v\u00e0 m\u1eadt ong - \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee9ng th\u1eb3ng b\u1eb1ng hai ch\u00e2n sau v\u00e0 c\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb.\r\n\r\n\"\u0110\u1ee9a b\u00e9 lo\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi - \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 lo\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u01b0?\"<\/i> \u00f4ng n\u00f3i. \"Ta xin \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng cho \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 lo\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi. M\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 lo\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1eb3ng l\u00e0m h\u1ea1i g\u00ec ai c\u1ea3. Ta \u0111\u00e2y ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 t\u00e0i \u0103n n\u00f3i, nh\u01b0ng ta n\u00f3i l\u1eddi ch\u00e2n th\u1eadt. H\u00e3y \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3 ch\u1ea1y c\u00f9ng B\u1ea7y, v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c thu nh\u1eadn v\u00e0o nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a kh\u00e1c. Ch\u00ednh ta s\u1ebd \u0111\u00edch th\u00e2n d\u1ea1y d\u1ed7 n\u00f3.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Ch\u00fang ta c\u00f2n c\u1ea7n th\u00eam m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng n\u00f3i n\u1eefa,\"<\/i> Akela l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng. \"Baloo \u0111\u00e3 ph\u00e1t bi\u1ec3u r\u1ed3i, v\u00e0 \u00f4ng \u1ea5y l\u00e0 th\u1ea7y c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng con s\u00f3i con. C\u00f2n ai s\u1ebd l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi Baloo \u0111\u00e2y?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nM\u1ed9t b\u00f3ng \u0111en l\u01b0\u1edbt xu\u1ed1ng v\u00f2ng tr\u00f2n. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 Bagheera, con b\u00e1o \u0111en, \u0111en k\u1ecbt nh\u01b0 m\u1ef1c, nh\u01b0ng v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ed1m b\u00e1o hi\u1ec7n l\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh nh\u01b0 hoa v\u0103n tr\u00ean g\u1ea5m l\u1ee5a. M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u bi\u1ebft Bagheera, v\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng ai mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u1ed1i \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1edbi h\u1eafn, v\u00ec h\u1eafn kh\u00f4n ngoan nh\u01b0 Tabaqui, d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m nh\u01b0 tr\u00e2u r\u1eebng, v\u00e0 li\u1ec1u l\u0129nh nh\u01b0 voi b\u1ecb th\u01b0\u01a1ng. Nh\u01b0ng h\u1eafn c\u00f3 gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i ng\u1ecdt ng\u00e0o t\u1ef1a m\u1eadt ong r\u1eebng ch\u1ea3y t\u1eeb c\u00e2y, v\u00e0 b\u1ed9 l\u00f4ng m\u1ec1m m\u1ea1i h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 l\u00f4ng t\u01a1.\r\n\r\n\"\u00d4i Akela, v\u00e0 c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi, h\u1ee1i Nh\u1eefng K\u1ebb T\u1ef1 Do,\"<\/i> h\u1eafn r\u00ean r\u1ec9, \"ta kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 quy\u1ec1n tham d\u1ef1 h\u1ed9i ngh\u1ecb c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi, nh\u01b0ng Lu\u1eadt R\u1eebng c\u00f3 n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng n\u1ebfu c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t nghi ng\u1edd kh\u00f4ng li\u00ean quan \u0111\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7c gi\u1ebft ch\u00f3c v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t con s\u00f3i con m\u1edbi, th\u00ec m\u1ea1ng s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a con s\u00f3i con \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c mua b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i gi\u00e1. V\u00e0 Lu\u1eadt kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i ai c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ho\u1eb7c kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 tr\u1ea3 c\u00e1i gi\u00e1 \u0111\u00f3. Ta n\u00f3i c\u00f3 \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"T\u1ed1t l\u1eafm! T\u1ed1t l\u1eafm!\"<\/i> nh\u1eefng con s\u00f3i non, l\u00fac n\u00e0o c\u0169ng \u0111\u00f3i kh\u00e1t, k\u00eau l\u00ean. \"H\u00e3y nghe Bagheera n\u00f3i. \u0110\u1ee9a b\u00e9 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ed5i b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i gi\u00e1. \u0110i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 h\u1ee3p v\u1edbi Lu\u1eadt.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Ta bi\u1ebft m\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 quy\u1ec1n ph\u00e1t bi\u1ec3u n\u01a1i \u0111\u00e2y, nh\u01b0ng xin ph\u00e9p c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"C\u1ee9 n\u00f3i \u0111i,\"<\/i> hai m\u01b0\u01a1i gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i c\u00f9ng k\u00eau l\u00ean.\r\n\r\n\"Gi\u1ebft m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 tr\u1ea7n tru\u1ed3ng l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u nh\u1ee5c nh\u00e3. H\u01a1n n\u1eefa, khi n\u00f3 l\u1edbn l\u00ean, c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 s\u1ebd mang \u0111\u1ebfn cho c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi nhi\u1ec1u tr\u00f2 gi\u1ea3i tr\u00ed th\u00fa v\u1ecb h\u01a1n. Baloo \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ee9ng ra n\u00f3i gi\u00fap n\u00f3 r\u1ed3i. Gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y, ngo\u00e0i l\u1eddi c\u1ee7a Baloo, ta xin th\u00eam m\u1ed9t con b\u00f2 \u0111\u1ef1c, m\u1ed9t con b\u00e9o t\u1ed1t, v\u1eeba m\u1edbi b\u1ecb gi\u1ebft, c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng xa, n\u1ebfu c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd nh\u1eadn \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 lo\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0y theo \u0111\u00fang Lu\u1eadt. Vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 kh\u00f3 g\u00ec kh\u00f4ng?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nC\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng la \u00f3 c\u1ee7a h\u00e0ng ch\u1ee5c gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i, n\u00f3i: \"C\u00f3 g\u00ec kh\u00e1c bi\u1ec7t? N\u00f3 s\u1ebd ch\u1ebft trong m\u01b0a \u0111\u00f4ng. N\u00f3 s\u1ebd b\u1ecb ch\u00e1y n\u1eafng. M\u1ed9t ch\u00fa \u1ebfch tr\u1ea7n tru\u1ed3ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m h\u1ea1i ch\u00fang ta sao? H\u00e3y \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3 ch\u1ea1y c\u00f9ng B\u1ea7y. Con b\u00f2 \u0111\u1ef1c \u0111\u00e2u, Bagheera? H\u00e3y \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eadn.\"<\/i> V\u00e0 r\u1ed3i ti\u1ebfng h\u00fa vang d\u1ed9i c\u1ee7a Akela vang l\u00ean, k\u00eau l\u00ean: \"Nh\u00ecn k\u1ef9 - nh\u00ecn k\u1ef9, H\u1ee1i nh\u1eefng con S\u00f3i!\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nMowgli v\u1eabn c\u00f2n r\u1ea5t h\u1ee9ng th\u00fa v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng vi\u00ean s\u1ecfi, v\u00e0 n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd khi nh\u1eefng con s\u00f3i \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u00ecn n\u00f3 t\u1eebng con m\u1ed9t. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ch\u00fang \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111i xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea5y con b\u00f2 \u0111\u1ef1c \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft, v\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i Akela, Bagheera, Baloo, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng con s\u00f3i c\u1ee7a Mowgli. Shere Khan v\u1eabn g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb trong \u0111\u00eam, v\u00ec n\u00f3 r\u1ea5t t\u1ee9c gi\u1eadn v\u00ec Mowgli \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb giao cho n\u00f3.\r\n\r\n\"\u1eea, c\u1ee9 g\u1ea7m l\u00ean cho th\u1ecfa \u0111i,\"<\/i> Bagheera n\u00f3i, d\u01b0\u1edbi b\u1ed9 ria m\u00e9p, \"v\u00ec r\u1ed3i s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac c\u00e1i th\u1ee9 tr\u1ea7n tru\u1ed3ng \u1ea5y khi\u1ebfn ng\u01b0\u01a1i ph\u1ea3i g\u1ea7m l\u00ean theo m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch kh\u00e1c, ho\u1eb7c ta ch\u1eb3ng bi\u1ebft g\u00ec v\u1ec1 lo\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"L\u00e0m th\u1ebf l\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i,\"<\/i> Akela n\u00f3i. \"Con ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0 con c\u00e1i c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang r\u1ea5t kh\u00f4n ngoan. N\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh ch\u1ed7 d\u1ef1a khi c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"\u0110\u00fang v\u1eady, m\u1ed9t ch\u1ed7 d\u1ef1a khi c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft; b\u1edfi ch\u1eb3ng ai c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 mong d\u1eabn d\u1eaft B\u1ea7y \u0110\u00e0n m\u00e3i m\u00e3i,\"<\/i> Bagheera n\u00f3i.\r\n\r\nAkela kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i. \u00d4ng \u0111ang ngh\u0129 v\u1ec1 th\u1eddi kh\u1eafc \u1eadp \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1edbi m\u1ecdi th\u1ee7 l\u0129nh c\u1ee7a m\u1ecdi b\u1ea7y \u0111\u00e0n, khi s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd suy y\u1ebfu d\u1ea7n v\u00e0 h\u1ecd tr\u1edf n\u00ean m\u1ecfi m\u1ec7t h\u01a1n, cho \u0111\u1ebfn cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng b\u1ecb ch\u00ednh nh\u1eefng con s\u00f3i trong \u0111\u00e0n gi\u1ebft ch\u1ebft, r\u1ed3i m\u1ed9t th\u1ee7 l\u0129nh m\u1edbi xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n - \u0111\u1ec3 r\u1ed3i c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ebfn l\u01b0\u1ee3t b\u1ecb gi\u1ebft.\r\n\r\n\"Mang n\u00f3 \u0111i,\"<\/i> \u00f4ng n\u00f3i v\u1edbi S\u00f3i Cha, \"v\u00e0 hu\u1ea5n luy\u1ec7n n\u00f3 theo c\u00e1ch ph\u00f9 h\u1ee3p v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t th\u00e0nh vi\u00ean c\u1ee7a Ng\u01b0\u1eddi T\u1ef1 Do.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nV\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u00e1ch Mowgli \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eadn v\u00e0o B\u1ea7y S\u00f3i Seeonee v\u1edbi gi\u00e1 m\u1ed9t con b\u00f2 \u0111\u1ef1c v\u00e0 nh\u1edd l\u1eddi n\u00f3i t\u1ed1t \u0111\u1eb9p c\u1ee7a Baloo.\r\n\r\nGi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y, b\u1ea1n ph\u1ea3i b\u1eb1ng l\u00f2ng b\u1ecf qua tr\u1ecdn m\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t n\u0103m, v\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 \u0111o\u00e1n xem cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi m\u00e0 Mowgli \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ea3i qua gi\u1eefa b\u1ea7y s\u00f3i, b\u1edfi n\u1ebfu vi\u1ebft ra h\u1ebft, n\u00f3 s\u1ebd l\u1ea5p \u0111\u1ea7y r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch. C\u1eadu l\u1edbn l\u00ean c\u00f9ng nh\u1eefng ch\u00fa s\u00f3i con, m\u1eb7c d\u00f9 d\u0129 nhi\u00ean, ch\u00fang \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh s\u00f3i tr\u01b0\u1edfng th\u00e0nh t\u1eeb l\u00e2u tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi c\u1eadu qua tu\u1ed5i th\u01a1.\r\n\r\nV\u00e0 S\u00f3i Cha \u0111\u00e3 d\u1ea1y c\u1eadu b\u1ed5n ph\u1eadn c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, c\u00f9ng \u00fd ngh\u0129a c\u1ee7a v\u1ea1n v\u1eadt trong r\u1eebng, cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi m\u1ed7i ti\u1ebfng s\u1ed9t so\u1ea1t trong c\u1ecf, m\u1ed7i h\u01a1i th\u1edf c\u1ee7a l\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed \u0111\u00eam \u1ea5m \u00e1p, m\u1ed7i ti\u1ebfng k\u00eau c\u1ee7a ch\u00fa c\u00fa tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u, m\u1ed7i ti\u1ebfng c\u00e0o nh\u1eb9 c\u1ee7a m\u00f3ng vu\u1ed1t d\u01a1i khi n\u00f3 \u0111\u1eadu t\u1ea1m tr\u00ean c\u00e0nh c\u00e2y, v\u00e0 m\u1ed7i ti\u1ebfng l\u00e1ch t\u00e1ch c\u1ee7a ch\u00fa c\u00e1 nh\u1ecf v\u1ecdt l\u00ean m\u1eb7t n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ec1u mang \u00fd ngh\u0129a s\u00e2u s\u1eafc v\u1edbi c\u1eadu, t\u1ef1a nh\u01b0 c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c s\u1ed5 s\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t th\u01b0\u01a1ng nh\u00e2n. Khi kh\u00f4ng h\u1ecdc h\u1ecfi, c\u1eadu ng\u1ed3i ph\u01a1i n\u1eafng, ng\u1ee7 say, r\u1ed3i \u0103n u\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 l\u1ea1i ng\u1ee7 ti\u1ebfp. Khi c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y b\u1ea9n th\u1ec9u hay n\u00f3ng b\u1ee9c, c\u1eadu nh\u00e0o xu\u1ed1ng t\u1eafm m\u00e1t trong nh\u1eefng v\u0169ng n\u01b0\u1edbc r\u1eebng; v\u00e0 khi th\u00e8m \u0103n m\u1eadt ong (Baloo \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ea3o c\u1eadu r\u1eb1ng m\u1eadt ong c\u00f9ng h\u1ea1t qu\u1ea3 ngon ch\u1eb3ng k\u00e9m th\u1ecbt s\u1ed1ng)<\/i>, c\u1eadu s\u1ebd tr\u00e8o l\u00ean c\u00e2y \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea5y, v\u00e0 Bagheera \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ec9 c\u1eadu c\u00e1ch th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n.\r\n\r\nBagheera th\u01b0\u1eddng n\u1eb1m d\u00e0i tr\u00ean c\u00e0nh c\u00e2y v\u00e0 g\u1ecdi: \"L\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y n\u00e0o, Em Trai,\"<\/i> v\u00e0 ban \u0111\u1ea7u Mowgli s\u1ebd b\u00e1m ch\u1eb7t nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t con l\u01b0\u1eddi, nh\u01b0ng r\u1ed3i c\u1eadu lao m\u00ecnh qua c\u00e1c c\u00e0nh c\u00e2y, d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 con v\u01b0\u1ee3n x\u00e1m. C\u1eadu c\u0169ng c\u00f3 v\u1ecb tr\u00ed c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh t\u1ea1i T\u1ea3ng \u0110\u00e1 H\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ed3ng khi B\u1ea7y S\u00f3i h\u1ecdp, v\u00e0 \u1edf \u0111\u00f3, c\u1eadu ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n ra r\u1eb1ng n\u1ebfu c\u1eadu nh\u00ecn ch\u1eb1m ch\u1eb1m v\u00e0o b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 con s\u00f3i n\u00e0o, con s\u00f3i \u1ea5y s\u1ebd bu\u1ed9c ph\u1ea3i c\u00fai m\u1eaft xu\u1ed1ng, n\u00ean c\u1eadu th\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u00ecn ch\u1eb1m ch\u1eb1m cho vui. Nh\u1eefng l\u00fac kh\u00e1c, c\u1eadu nh\u1ed5 nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc gai d\u00e0i kh\u1ecfi b\u00e0n ch\u00e2n c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n b\u00e8, v\u00ec lo\u00e0i s\u00f3i r\u1ea5t kh\u1ed5 s\u1edf khi gai v\u00e0 c\u1ecf kh\u00f4 m\u1eafc v\u00e0o b\u1ed9 l\u00f4ng c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang. C\u1eadu th\u01b0\u1eddng xu\u1ed1ng s\u01b0\u1eddn \u0111\u1ed3i v\u00e0o ban \u0111\u00eam, \u0111\u1ebfn v\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ea5t canh t\u00e1c, v\u00e0 nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u00e2n trong nh\u00e0 h\u1ecd v\u1edbi v\u1ebb t\u00f2 m\u00f2 s\u00e2u s\u1eafc, nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu lu\u00f4n gi\u1eef m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 nghi ng\u1edd \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi con ng\u01b0\u1eddi\u2014b\u1edfi Bagheera \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng ch\u1ec9 cho c\u1eadu m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc h\u1ed9p vu\u00f4ng c\u00f3 c\u1eeda s\u1eadp \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c gi\u1ea5u kh\u00e9o l\u00e9o trong r\u1eebng \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c c\u1eadu su\u00fdt b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o, v\u00e0 n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i b\u1eaby. \u0110i\u1ec1u c\u1eadu y\u00eau th\u00edch h\u01a1n t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 l\u00e0 c\u00f9ng Bagheera \u0111i s\u00e2u v\u00e0o tr\u00e1i tim r\u1eebng r\u1eadm t\u1ed1i t\u0103m v\u00e0 \u1ea5m \u00e1p, ng\u1ee7 thi\u1ebfp \u0111i su\u1ed1t c\u1ea3 ng\u00e0y d\u00e0i l\u01b0\u1eddi bi\u1ebfng, v\u00e0 khi m\u00e0n \u0111\u00eam bu\u00f4ng xu\u1ed1ng, quan s\u00e1t Bagheera s\u0103n m\u1ed3i.\r\n\r\nBagheera \u0111i s\u0103n b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 n\u01a1i \u0111\u00e2u v\u00e0 b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 th\u1ee9 g\u00ec khi n\u00f3 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y \u0111\u00f3i, v\u00e0 Mowgli c\u0169ng l\u00e0m y nh\u01b0 v\u1eady - nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u kh\u00e1c bi\u1ec7t. Ngay khi c\u1eadu b\u00e9 \u0111\u1ee7 l\u1edbn \u0111\u1ec3 hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ecdi s\u1ef1, Bagheera \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi c\u1eadu r\u1eb1ng c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u00e9p \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ecbt gia s\u00fac, b\u1edfi v\u00ec c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c k\u1ebft n\u1ea1p v\u00e0o \u0110\u00e0n S\u00f3i b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1i gi\u00e1 l\u00e0 m\u1ea1ng s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t con b\u00f2 \u0111\u1ef1c. \"To\u00e0n b\u1ed9 khu r\u1eebng n\u00e0y l\u00e0 c\u1ee7a con,\"<\/i> Bagheera d\u1ea1y, \"v\u00e0 con c\u00f3 quy\u1ec1n s\u0103n b\u1eaft b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 sinh v\u1eadt n\u00e0o m\u00e0 con \u0111\u1ee7 s\u1ee9c h\u1ea1 g\u1ee5c; nh\u01b0ng b\u1edfi v\u00ec con b\u00f2 \u0111\u1ef1c kia \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ed5i m\u1ea1ng \u0111\u1ec3 chu\u1ed9c con, n\u00ean con kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c gi\u1ebft hay \u0103n th\u1ecbt b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 con gia s\u00fac n\u00e0o, d\u00f9 gi\u00e0 hay non. \u0110\u00f3 ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 Lu\u1eadt C\u1ee7a R\u1eebng.\"<\/i> V\u00e0 Mowgli \u0111\u00e3 tu\u00e2n th\u1ee7 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch trung th\u00e0nh tuy\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ed1i.\r\n\r\nC\u1eadu b\u00e9 c\u1ee9 th\u1ebf l\u1edbn l\u00ean, kh\u1ecfe m\u1ea1nh nh\u01b0 b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c v\u1eabn l\u1edbn l\u00ean, nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ec1 hay bi\u1ebft m\u00ecnh \u0111ang h\u1ecdc b\u00e0i h\u1ecdc g\u00ec, v\u00e0 tr\u00ean \u0111\u1eddi n\u00e0y ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec \u0111\u00e1ng \u0111\u1ec3 b\u1eadn t\u00e2m ngo\u00e0i chuy\u1ec7n \u0103n u\u1ed1ng.\r\n\r\nM\u1eb9 S\u00f3i \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng n\u00f3i v\u1edbi c\u1eadu b\u00e9 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00f4i l\u1ea7n r\u1eb1ng Shere Khan l\u00e0 k\u1ebb kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 tin c\u1eady, v\u00e0 r\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 c\u1eadu s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i gi\u1ebft ch\u1ebft Shere Khan. Nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ch\u00fa s\u00f3i con, ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn n\u00f3 s\u1ebd kh\u1eafc ghi l\u1eddi khuy\u00ean \u1ea5y t\u1eebng gi\u1edd t\u1eebng ph\u00fat, c\u00f2n Mowgli th\u00ec qu\u00ean b\u1eb5ng \u0111i, b\u1edfi c\u1eadu ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u1eadu b\u00e9 m\u00e0 th\u00f4i - d\u00f9 r\u1eb1ng n\u1ebfu bi\u1ebft n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfng ng\u01b0\u1eddi, c\u1eadu s\u1ebd g\u1ecdi m\u00ecnh l\u00e0 s\u00f3i.\r\n\r\nShere Khan lu\u00f4n lu\u00f4n t\u00ecm c\u00e1ch ch\u1eb7n \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1eadu trong r\u1eebng, b\u1edfi v\u00ec khi Akela ng\u00e0y c\u00e0ng gi\u00e0 y\u1ebfu \u0111i, con h\u1ed5 qu\u00e8 \u1ea5y l\u1ea1i c\u00e0ng tr\u1edf n\u00ean th\u00e2n thi\u1ebft v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng con s\u00f3i tr\u1ebb trong \u0111\u00e0n. Ch\u00fang \u0111i theo h\u1eafn \u0111\u1ec3 ki\u1ebfm ch\u00fat th\u1ee9c \u0103n th\u1eeba, \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u00e0 Akela s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd cho ph\u00e9p n\u1ebfu \u00f4ng d\u00e1m gi\u1eef v\u1eefng uy quy\u1ec1n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00fang m\u1ef1c. R\u1ed3i Shere Khan s\u1ebd xu n\u1ecbnh ch\u00fang v\u00e0 t\u1ecf ra ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean r\u1eb1ng t\u1ea1i sao nh\u1eefng th\u1ee3 s\u0103n tr\u1ebb tu\u1ed5i t\u00e0i ba nh\u01b0 v\u1eady l\u1ea1i b\u1eb1ng l\u00f2ng \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1ed9t con s\u00f3i s\u1eafp ch\u1ebft v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a con ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u1eabn d\u1eaft. \"H\u1ecd b\u1ea3o v\u1edbi ta,\"<\/i> Shere Khan s\u1ebd n\u00f3i, \"r\u1eb1ng \u1edf H\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ed3ng c\u00e1c b\u1ed9 t\u1ed9c, c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m nh\u00ecn th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o m\u1eaft n\u00f3.\"<\/i> V\u00e0 nh\u1eefng con s\u00f3i tr\u1ebb s\u1ebd g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb, l\u00f4ng d\u1ef1ng ng\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00ean.\r\n\r\nBagheera, v\u1edbi \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f4i tai kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i, bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00f4i ch\u00fat v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y, v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f4i l\u1ea7n c\u1eadu ta \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i th\u1eb3ng v\u1edbi Mowgli r\u1eb1ng Shere Khan s\u1ebd gi\u1ebft c\u1eadu m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3. Mowgli s\u1ebd c\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1p: \"Con c\u00f3 c\u1ea3 \u0110\u00e0n S\u00f3i v\u00e0 c\u00f3 c\u1ea3 c\u1eadu; c\u00f2n Baloo, d\u00f9 l\u01b0\u1eddi bi\u1ebfng th\u1ebf n\u00e0o, c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ra tay gi\u00fap con v\u00e0i l\u1ea7n. Sao con ph\u1ea3i s\u1ee3?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nV\u00e0o m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y tr\u1eddi \u1ea5m \u00e1p, Bagheera ch\u1ee3t n\u1ea3y ra m\u1ed9t \u00fd ngh\u0129 m\u1edbi - xu\u1ea5t ph\u00e1t t\u1eeb \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 c\u1eadu ta nghe l\u00e9n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd Ikki Nh\u00edm \u0111\u00e3 m\u00e1ch cho c\u1eadu ta bi\u1ebft; nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu ta n\u00f3i v\u1edbi Mowgli khi h\u1ecd \u0111ang \u1edf s\u00e2u trong r\u1eebng, l\u00fac c\u1eadu b\u00e9 n\u1eb1m g\u1ed1i \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00ean b\u1ed9 l\u00f4ng \u0111en tuy\u1ec1n tuy\u1ec7t \u0111\u1eb9p c\u1ee7a Bagheera, \"Em trai nh\u1ecf, anh \u0111\u00e3 bao l\u1ea7n n\u00f3i v\u1edbi em r\u1eb1ng Shere Khan l\u00e0 k\u1ebb th\u00f9 c\u1ee7a em?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"\u0110\u00e3 nhi\u1ec1u l\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 s\u1ed1 h\u1ea1t tr\u00ean c\u00e2y c\u1ecd kia,\"<\/i> Mowgli n\u00f3i, c\u1eadu b\u00e9 v\u1ed1n ch\u1eb3ng bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ebfm l\u00e0 g\u00ec. \"Th\u00ec sao n\u00e0o? Con bu\u1ed3n ng\u1ee7 qu\u00e1, Bagheera, c\u00f2n Shere Khan th\u00ec ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 c\u00e1i \u0111u\u00f4i d\u00e0i v\u00e0 c\u00e1i mi\u1ec7ng oang oang - gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 Mao, con C\u00f4ng v\u1eady.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 l\u00fac \u0111\u1ec3 ng\u1ee7. Baloo bi\u1ebft \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3; anh bi\u1ebft; c\u1ea3 \u0110\u00e0n S\u00f3i c\u0169ng bi\u1ebft; v\u00e0 ngay c\u1ea3 l\u0169 h\u01b0\u01a1u ngu ng\u1ed1c kia c\u0169ng bi\u1ebft. Tabaqui c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi em r\u1ed3i.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Ho! Ho!\"<\/i> Mowgli c\u01b0\u1eddi. \"Tabaqui \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1eb7p con kh\u00f4ng l\u00e2u tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y v\u1edbi m\u1ea5y l\u1eddi th\u00f4 l\u1ed7 r\u1eb1ng con l\u00e0 con c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u1ea7n tru\u1ed3ng v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng x\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00e1ng \u0111\u00e0o h\u1ea1t d\u1ebb. Nh\u01b0ng con \u0111\u00e3 t\u00f3m l\u1ea5y \u0111u\u00f4i Tabaqui v\u00e0 v\u1ee5t n\u00f3 hai l\u1ea7n v\u00e0o c\u00e2y c\u1ecd \u0111\u1ec3 d\u1ea1y n\u00f3 bi\u1ebft l\u1ec5 ph\u00e9p h\u01a1n.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m d\u1ea1i d\u1ed9t, b\u1edfi d\u00f9 Tabaqui l\u00e0 k\u1ebb chuy\u00ean g\u00e2y chuy\u1ec7n, n\u00f3 v\u1ed1n \u0111\u1ecbnh n\u00f3i cho em bi\u1ebft m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u c\u00f3 li\u00ean quan m\u1eadt thi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ebfn em. H\u00e3y m\u1edf m\u1eaft ra n\u00e0o, em trai b\u00e9 nh\u1ecf. Shere Khan kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m gi\u1ebft em trong khu r\u1eebng n\u00e0y. Nh\u01b0ng h\u00e3y nh\u1edb cho, Akela \u0111\u00e3 gi\u00e0 l\u1eafm r\u1ed3i, v\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng bao l\u00e2u n\u1eefa s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1i ng\u00e0y n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n h\u1ea1 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c con m\u1ed3i n\u00e0o, l\u00fac \u1ea5y n\u00f3 s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n l\u00e0m th\u1ee7 l\u0129nh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1eefa. Nhi\u1ec1u con s\u00f3i \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng nh\u00ecn em khi em \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111em ra tr\u01b0\u1edbc H\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ed3ng l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 gi\u00e0 r\u1ed3i, v\u00e0 l\u0169 s\u00f3i tr\u1ebb th\u00ec l\u1ea1i tin theo l\u1eddi Shere Khan d\u1ea1y b\u1ea3o, r\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a con ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0o trong \u0110\u00e0n S\u00f3i c\u1ea3. Ch\u1eb3ng m\u1ea5y ch\u1ed1c n\u1eefa \u0111\u00e2u, em s\u1ebd tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t con ng\u01b0\u1eddi.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"V\u00e0 con ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e0 g\u00ec m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ea1y c\u00f9ng anh em c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh?\"<\/i> Mowgli n\u00f3i. \"Con sinh ra trong r\u1eebng. Con \u0111\u00e3 tu\u00e2n theo Lu\u1eadt R\u1eebng, v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 con s\u00f3i n\u00e0o c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta m\u00e0 con kh\u00f4ng nh\u1ed5 gai kh\u1ecfi ch\u00e2n n\u00f3. Ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn h\u1ecd l\u00e0 anh em c\u1ee7a con!\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nBagheera du\u1ed7i d\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi ra v\u00e0 nh\u1eafm h\u1edd m\u1eaft. \"Em trai nh\u1ecf,\"<\/i> anh n\u00f3i, \"h\u00e3y s\u1edd d\u01b0\u1edbi h\u00e0m anh.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nMowgli \u0111\u01b0a b\u00e0n tay n\u00e2u kh\u1ecfe m\u1ea1nh c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh l\u00ean, v\u00e0 ngay d\u01b0\u1edbi chi\u1ebfc c\u1eb1m m\u01b0\u1ee3t m\u00e0 c\u1ee7a Bagheera, n\u01a1i nh\u1eefng c\u01a1 b\u1eafp cu\u1ed3n cu\u1ed9n kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c che gi\u1ea5u b\u1edfi b\u1ed9 l\u00f4ng b\u00f3ng m\u01b0\u1ee3t, c\u1eadu ch\u1ea1m v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed1m l\u00f4ng b\u1ecb tr\u1ee5i.\r\n\r\n\"Kh\u00f4ng ai trong r\u1eebng bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng ta, Bagheera, mang v\u1ebft t\u00edch \u0111\u00f3 - v\u1ebft t\u00edch c\u1ee7a chi\u1ebfc v\u00f2ng c\u1ed5; th\u1ebf m\u00e0, em trai nh\u1ecf, ta sinh ra gi\u1eefa lo\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi, v\u00e0 ch\u00ednh gi\u1eefa lo\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1eb9 ta \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft - trong nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc l\u1ed3ng c\u1ee7a cung \u0111i\u1ec7n nh\u00e0 vua \u1edf Oodeypore. Ch\u00ednh v\u00ec \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y m\u00e0 ta \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ea3 gi\u00e1 cho em t\u1ea1i H\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ed3ng khi em c\u00f2n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a con ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u1ea7n tru\u1ed3ng b\u00e9 nh\u1ecf. \u0110\u00fang v\u1eady, ta c\u0169ng sinh ra gi\u1eefa lo\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Ta ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng th\u1ea5y r\u1eebng. H\u1ecd cho ta \u0103n sau song s\u1eaft t\u1eeb m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc ch\u1ea3o s\u1eaft cho \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00eam ta c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh l\u00e0 Bagheera - B\u00e1o \u0110en - ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed3 ch\u01a1i c\u1ee7a lo\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi, v\u00e0 ta \u0111\u00e3 ph\u00e1 tan chi\u1ebfc kh\u00f3a ngu ng\u1ed1c ch\u1ec9 b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t c\u00fa v\u1ed3 c\u1ee7a ch\u00e2n v\u00e0 b\u1ecf \u0111i. V\u00e0 v\u00ec ta \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1ch s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a lo\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi, ta \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf n\u00ean \u0111\u00e1ng s\u1ee3 h\u01a1n trong r\u1eebng c\u1ea3 Shere Khan. C\u00f3 \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"\u0110\u00fang v\u1eady,\"<\/i> Mowgli n\u00f3i, \"c\u1ea3 khu r\u1eebng n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ec1u s\u1ee3 Bagheera - t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3, tr\u1eeb Mowgli.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"\u00d4i, ch\u00e1u l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb c\u1ee7a lo\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi,\"<\/i> B\u00e1o \u0110en n\u00f3i, gi\u1ecdng r\u1ea5t d\u1ecbu d\u00e0ng. \"V\u00e0 c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 ta \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 khu r\u1eebng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, r\u1ed3i ch\u00e1u c\u0169ng s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 v\u1edbi lo\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0o l\u00fac cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng - v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi anh em c\u1ee7a ch\u00e1u - n\u1ebfu ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb gi\u1ebft ch\u1ebft trong H\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ed3ng.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Nh\u01b0ng t\u1ea1i sao - t\u1ea1i sao l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 ai mu\u1ed1n gi\u1ebft ch\u00e1u?\"<\/i> Mowgli n\u00f3i.\r\n\r\n\"H\u00e3y nh\u00ecn ta \u0111\u00e2y,\"<\/i> Bagheera n\u00f3i. V\u00e0 Mowgli nh\u00ecn th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o m\u1eaft n\u00f3. Con b\u00e1o l\u1edbn quay \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111i ch\u1ec9 sau n\u1eeda ph\u00fat.\r\n\r\n\"\u0110\u00f3 ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 l\u00fd do,\"<\/i> n\u00f3 n\u00f3i, v\u1eeba d\u1ecbch ch\u00e2n tr\u00ean l\u00e1 c\u00e2y. \"Ngay c\u1ea3 ta c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o m\u1eaft ch\u00e1u, d\u00f9 ta \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c sinh ra gi\u1eefa lo\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi, v\u00e0 d\u00f9 ta y\u00eau ch\u00e1u, h\u1ee1i em trai b\u00e9 nh\u1ecf. Nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb kh\u00e1c gh\u00e9t ch\u00e1u v\u00ec m\u1eaft ch\u00fang kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ed1i di\u1ec7n v\u1edbi m\u1eaft ch\u00e1u; v\u00ec ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4n ngoan; v\u00ec ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1ed5 nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i gai ra kh\u1ecfi ch\u00e2n ch\u00fang - b\u1edfi ch\u00e1u l\u00e0 con ng\u01b0\u1eddi.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Con ch\u1eb3ng bi\u1ebft nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u \u1ea5y,\"<\/i> Mowgli \u0111\u00e1p, gi\u1ecdng \u0111\u1ea7y b\u1ef1c d\u1ecdc, v\u00e0 c\u1eadu nh\u00edu \u0111\u00f4i l\u00f4ng m\u00e0y r\u1eadm \u0111en l\u1ea1i.\r\n\r\n\"Lu\u1eadt R\u1eebng l\u00e0 g\u00ec? H\u00e3y ra \u0111\u00f2n tr\u01b0\u1edbc r\u1ed3i m\u1edbi l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng. Ch\u00ednh s\u1ef1 h\u1ed3n nhi\u00ean c\u1ee7a con \u0111\u00e3 khi\u1ebfn ch\u00fang nh\u1eadn ra con l\u00e0 con ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Nh\u01b0ng h\u00e3y t\u1ec9nh t\u00e1o l\u00ean. Ta c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y khi Akela b\u1ecf l\u1ee1 con m\u1ed3i l\u1ea7n t\u1edbi - v\u00e0 m\u1ed7i cu\u1ed9c s\u0103n \u0111\u1ec1u khi\u1ebfn n\u00f3 hao s\u1ee9c nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1ea1 g\u1ee5c con m\u1ed3i - B\u1ea7y S\u00f3i s\u1ebd quay l\u01b0ng l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi c\u1ea3 n\u00f3 v\u00e0 con. Ch\u00fang s\u1ebd tri\u1ec7u t\u1eadp H\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ed3ng R\u1eebng \u1edf T\u1ea3ng \u0110\u00e1, r\u1ed3i - r\u1ed3i - ta \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft r\u1ed3i!\"<\/i> Bagheera b\u1eadt d\u1eady. \"Con h\u00e3y mau xu\u1ed1ng nh\u1eefng t\u00fap l\u1ec1u c\u1ee7a lo\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong thung l\u0169ng, v\u00e0 l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t \u00edt Hoa \u0110\u1ecf m\u00e0 h\u1ecd tr\u1ed3ng \u1edf \u0111\u00f3, \u0111\u1ec3 khi th\u1eddi kh\u1eafc \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ebfn, con s\u1ebd c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n m\u1ea1nh h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 ta, hay Baloo, hay nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb trong B\u1ea7y S\u00f3i t\u1eebng y\u00eau qu\u00fd con. H\u00e3y \u0111i l\u1ea5y Hoa \u0110\u1ecf \u0111i.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"B\u1edfi Hoa \u0110\u1ecf, Bagheera mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ebfn l\u1eeda, ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng sinh v\u1eadt n\u00e0o trong r\u1eebng d\u00e1m g\u1ecdi l\u1eeda b\u1eb1ng t\u00ean th\u1eadt c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. M\u1ecdi lo\u00e0i th\u00fa \u0111\u1ec1u s\u1ed1ng trong n\u1ed7i s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i ch\u1ebft ch\u00f3c \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi n\u00f3, v\u00e0 ch\u00fang ph\u1ea3i ngh\u0129 ra c\u1ea3 tr\u0103m c\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ec3 m\u00f4 t\u1ea3 n\u00f3.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Hoa \u0110\u1ecf?\"<\/i> Mowgli n\u00f3i. \"Th\u1ee9 m\u1ecdc b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i t\u00fap l\u1ec1u c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd v\u00e0o l\u00fac ch\u1ea1ng v\u1ea1ng. Con s\u1ebd l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t \u00edt.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng n\u00f3i c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ee9a con ng\u01b0\u1eddi,\"<\/i> Bagheera n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ea7y t\u1ef1 h\u00e0o. \"H\u00e3y nh\u1edb r\u1eb1ng n\u00f3 m\u1ecdc trong nh\u1eefng ch\u1eadu nh\u1ecf. L\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i th\u1eadt nhanh, v\u00e0 gi\u1eef n\u00f3 b\u00ean m\u00ecnh cho l\u00fac c\u1ea7n.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"T\u1ed1t!\"<\/i> Mowgli n\u00f3i. \"Con \u0111i \u0111\u00e2y. Nh\u01b0ng li\u1ec7u c\u00f3 ch\u1eafc kh\u00f4ng, \u00f4i Bagheera c\u1ee7a con\"<\/i> - c\u1eadu v\u00f2ng tay qua chi\u1ebfc c\u1ed5 tuy\u1ec7t \u0111\u1eb9p v\u00e0 nh\u00ecn s\u00e2u v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft to - \"li\u1ec7u c\u00f3 ch\u1eafc t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y l\u00e0 do Shere Khan g\u00e2y ra kh\u00f4ng?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"B\u1edfi v\u00ec Chi\u1ebfc Kh\u00f3a G\u00e3y \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1ea3i tho\u00e1t cho ta, ta ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn, em trai nh\u1ecf.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Th\u1ebf th\u00ec, b\u1edfi con B\u00f2 \u0111\u00e3 mua ta, ta s\u1ebd tr\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ee7 cho Shere Khan, v\u00e0 c\u00f3 l\u1ebd c\u00f2n h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat n\u1eefa,\"<\/i> Mowgli n\u00f3i, r\u1ed3i c\u1eadu lao \u0111i.\r\n\r\n\"\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con ng\u01b0\u1eddi. \u0110\u00f3 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con ng\u01b0\u1eddi,\"<\/i> Bagheera t\u1ef1 nh\u1ee7, n\u1eb1m xu\u1ed1ng. \"\u00d4i, Shere Khan, ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c s\u0103n n\u00e0o t\u00e0n kh\u1ed1c h\u01a1n cu\u1ed9c s\u0103n \u1ebfch c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u01a1i m\u01b0\u1eddi n\u0103m tr\u01b0\u1edbc!\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nMowgli ch\u1ea1y xa t\u00edt qua khu r\u1eebng, tim c\u1eadu \u0111\u1eadp r\u1ed9n r\u00e0ng. C\u1eadu \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1i hang khi s\u01b0\u01a1ng chi\u1ec1u b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u gi\u0103ng l\u00ean, h\u00edt m\u1ed9t h\u01a1i th\u1eadt s\u00e2u v\u00e0 nh\u00ecn xu\u1ed1ng thung l\u0169ng. Nh\u1eefng con s\u00f3i con \u0111\u00e3 ra ngo\u00e0i, nh\u01b0ng M\u1eb9 S\u00f3i, \u1edf ph\u00eda sau hang, bi\u1ebft qua h\u01a1i th\u1edf c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu r\u1eb1ng c\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 \u0111ang l\u00e0m phi\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ee9a con \u1ebfch c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh.\r\n\r\n\"Sao v\u1eady, Con?\"<\/i> b\u00e0 h\u1ecfi.\r\n\r\n\"M\u1ea5y l\u1eddi nh\u1ea3m nh\u00ed c\u1ee7a l\u0169 d\u01a1i v\u1ec1 Shere Khan \u1ea5y \u1ea1,\"<\/i> c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e1p v\u1ecdng l\u1ea1i. \"T\u1ed1i nay con s\u1ebd \u0111i s\u0103n \u1edf nh\u1eefng c\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ed3ng \u0111\u00e3 c\u00e0y,\"<\/i> v\u00e0 c\u1eadu lao xu\u1ed1ng qua nh\u1eefng b\u1ee5i c\u00e2y, h\u01b0\u1edbng t\u1edbi con su\u1ed1i d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u00e1y thung l\u0169ng. \u1ede \u0111\u00f3, c\u1eadu kh\u1ef1ng l\u1ea1i, b\u1edfi c\u1eadu nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng h\u00fa c\u1ee7a \u0110\u00e0n S\u00f3i \u0111ang s\u0103n, ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t con Sambhur b\u1ecb truy \u0111u\u1ed5i, v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng kh\u1ecbt m\u0169i khi con m\u1ed3i quay \u0111\u1ea7u ch\u1ed1ng c\u1ef1. R\u1ed3i vang l\u00ean nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng h\u00fa \u0111\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ecba, cay \u0111\u1eafng t\u1eeb nh\u1eefng con s\u00f3i tr\u1ebb: \"Akela! Akela! H\u00e3y \u0111\u1ec3 S\u00f3i \u0110\u01a1n \u0110\u1ed9c th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec7n s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. Nh\u01b0\u1eddng ch\u1ed7 cho th\u1ee7 l\u0129nh \u0110\u00e0n S\u00f3i! Nh\u1ea3y \u0111i, Akela!\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nS\u00f3i \u0110\u01a1n \u0110\u1ed9c h\u1eb3n \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1ea3y v\u00e0 tr\u01b0\u1ee3t ch\u00e2n, v\u00ec Mowgli nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng r\u0103ng va v\u00e0o nhau v\u00e0 r\u1ed3i m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng r\u00ean khi con Sambhur h\u1ea5t n\u00f3 ng\u00e3 b\u1eb1ng ch\u00e2n tr\u01b0\u1edbc.\r\n\r\nC\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i th\u00eam n\u1eefa, m\u00e0 lao \u0111i; v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng h\u00fa ng\u00e0y c\u00e0ng nh\u1ecf d\u1ea7n ph\u00eda sau c\u1eadu khi c\u1eadu ch\u1ea1y v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng th\u1eeda ru\u1ed9ng n\u01a1i d\u00e2n l\u00e0ng sinh s\u1ed1ng.\r\n\r\n\"Bagheera n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang,\"<\/i> c\u1eadu h\u1ed5n h\u1ec3n, khi n\u00e9p m\u00ecnh trong \u0111\u1ed1ng c\u1ecf gia s\u00fac b\u00ean c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 m\u1ed9t t\u00fap l\u1ec1u. \"Ng\u00e0y mai s\u1ebd l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y cho c\u1ea3 Akela v\u00e0 con.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nR\u1ed3i c\u1eadu \u00e1p m\u1eb7t s\u00e1t v\u00e0o c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 v\u00e0 nh\u00ecn ng\u1ecdn l\u1eeda tr\u00ean b\u1ebfp. C\u1eadu th\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1ee3 c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00f4ng d\u00e2n th\u1ee9c d\u1eady v\u00e0 cho l\u1eeda \u0103n nh\u1eefng c\u1ee5c \u0111en v\u00e0o ban \u0111\u00eam. V\u00e0 khi bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng \u0111\u1ebfn v\u00e0 s\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u00f9 tr\u1eafng x\u00f3a v\u00e0 l\u1ea1nh l\u1ebdo, c\u1eadu th\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ee9a con c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00f4ng d\u00e2n nh\u1eb7t m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc gi\u1ecf m\u00e2y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u00e1t \u0111\u1ea5t b\u00ean trong, \u0111\u1ed5 \u0111\u1ea7y nh\u1eefng c\u1ee5c than h\u1ed3ng, \u0111\u1eb7t n\u00f3 d\u01b0\u1edbi t\u1ea5m ch\u0103n v\u00e0 \u0111i ra ch\u0103n b\u00f2 trong chu\u1ed3ng.\r\n\r\n\"Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 th\u1ebf th\u00f4i sao?\"<\/i> Mowgli n\u00f3i. \"N\u1ebfu m\u1ed9t con s\u00f3i con c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, th\u00ec ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec ph\u1ea3i s\u1ee3 c\u1ea3.\"<\/i> V\u1eady l\u00e0 c\u1eadu b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00f2ng qua g\u00f3c, g\u1eb7p c\u1eadu b\u00e9, gi\u1eadt l\u1ea5y chi\u1ebfc gi\u1ecf kh\u1ecfi tay c\u1eadu b\u00e9, v\u00e0 bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t v\u00e0o m\u00e0n s\u01b0\u01a1ng trong khi c\u1eadu b\u00e9 kia h\u00e9t l\u00ean v\u00ec s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i.\r\n\r\n\"Ch\u00fang r\u1ea5t gi\u1ed1ng ta,\"<\/i> Mowgli n\u00f3i, th\u1ed5i v\u00e0o chi\u1ebfc gi\u1ecf nh\u01b0 c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef l\u00e0m. \"Th\u1ee9 n\u00e0y s\u1ebd ch\u1ebft n\u1ebfu ta kh\u00f4ng cho n\u00f3 \u0103n\"<\/i>; v\u00e0 c\u1eadu b\u1ecf nh\u1eefng c\u00e0nh c\u00e2y kh\u00f4 v\u00e0 v\u1ecf c\u00e2y v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ed1ng than h\u1ed3ng. Tr\u00ean n\u1eeda \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00ean \u0111\u1ed3i, c\u1eadu g\u1eb7p Bagheera v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng gi\u1ecdt s\u01b0\u01a1ng mai l\u1ea5p l\u00e1nh nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00e1 m\u1eb7t tr\u0103ng tr\u00ean b\u1ed9 l\u00f4ng c\u1ee7a n\u00f3.\r\n\r\n\"Akela \u0111\u00e3 tr\u01b0\u1ee3t m\u1ed3i,\"<\/i> con b\u00e1o n\u00f3i. \"Ch\u00fang \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1ebft n\u00f3 \u0111\u00eam qua, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang c\u0169ng c\u1ea7n em. Ch\u00fang \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm em tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ed3i.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Con \u0111\u00e3 \u1edf gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng c\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ed3ng \u0111\u00e3 c\u00e0y. Con \u0111\u00e3 s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng. H\u00e3y nh\u00ecn xem!\"<\/i> Mowgli gi\u01a1 cao chi\u1ebfc gi\u1ecf l\u1eeda l\u00ean.\r\n\r\n\"T\u1ed1t l\u1eafm! Gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y, ta \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y lo\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1eafm m\u1ed9t c\u00e0nh c\u00e2y kh\u00f4 v\u00e0o th\u1ee9 \u1ea5y, v\u00e0 ngay t\u1ee9c kh\u1eafc Hoa \u0110\u1ecf b\u1eebng n\u1edf \u1edf \u0111\u1ea7u c\u00e0nh. Em ch\u1eb3ng s\u1ee3 sao?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Kh\u00f4ng. Sao con ph\u1ea3i s\u1ee3? Con nh\u1edb r\u1ed3i - n\u1ebfu \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t gi\u1ea5c m\u01a1 - r\u1eb1ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh S\u00f3i, con \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng n\u1eb1m b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh Hoa \u0110\u1ecf, v\u00e0 n\u00f3 \u1ea5m \u00e1p c\u00f9ng d\u1ec5 ch\u1ecbu.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nSu\u1ed1t c\u1ea3 ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m \u1ea5y, Mowgli ng\u1ed3i trong hang ch\u0103m ch\u00fat cho chi\u1ebfc gi\u1ecf l\u1eeda c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, th\u1eed nh\u00fang nh\u1eefng c\u00e0nh c\u00e2y kh\u00f4 v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 xem ch\u00fang s\u1ebd ra sao. C\u1eadu t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t c\u00e0nh c\u00e2y khi\u1ebfn c\u1eadu h\u00e0i l\u00f2ng, v\u00e0 khi m\u00e0n \u0111\u00eam bu\u00f4ng xu\u1ed1ng, Tabaqui t\u1edbi hang, th\u00f4 l\u1ed7 b\u1ea3o c\u1eadu r\u1eb1ng c\u1eadu \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ec7nh ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ebfn H\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ed3ng \u0110\u00e1, c\u1eadu c\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i Tabaqui ph\u1ea3i b\u1ecf ch\u1ea1y. R\u1ed3i Mowgli \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn H\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ed3ng, v\u1eabn n\u1edf n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u00ean m\u00f4i.\r\n\r\nAkela S\u00f3i \u0110\u01a1n \u0110\u1ed9c n\u1eb1m c\u1ea1nh t\u1ea3ng \u0111\u00e1 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, d\u1ea5u hi\u1ec7u cho th\u1ea5y v\u1ecb tr\u00ed l\u00e3nh \u0111\u1ea1o \u0110\u00e0n S\u00f3i \u0111ang b\u1ecf tr\u1ed1ng, c\u00f2n Shere Khan c\u00f9ng b\u1ea7y ch\u00f3 s\u00f3i \u0103n v\u1ee5ng \u0111i l\u1ea1i qua l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch c\u00f4ng khai, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u00e2ng b\u1ed1c khen ng\u1ee3i. Bagheera n\u1eb1m s\u00e1t b\u00ean Mowgli, chi\u1ebfc gi\u1ecf l\u1eeda \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1eb7t gi\u1eefa hai \u0111\u1ea7u g\u1ed1i c\u1eadu b\u00e9. Khi m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ee5 h\u1ecdp \u0111\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee7, Shere Khan b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfng - \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u00e0 h\u1eafn ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd d\u00e1m l\u00e0m khi Akela c\u00f2n m\u1ea1nh m\u1ebd.\r\n\r\n\"N\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 quy\u1ec1n,\"<\/i> Bagheera th\u00ec th\u1ea7m. \"H\u00e3y n\u00f3i nh\u01b0 v\u1eady \u0111i. N\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed3 h\u00e8n nh\u00e1t. N\u00f3 s\u1ebd s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nMowgli b\u1eadt d\u1eady. \"H\u1ee1i Nh\u00e2n D\u00e2n T\u1ef1 Do,\"<\/i> c\u1eadu h\u00e9t l\u00ean, \"Shere Khan c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 k\u1ebb l\u00e3nh \u0111\u1ea1o \u0110\u00e0n S\u00f3i kh\u00f4ng? M\u1ed9t con h\u1ed5 th\u00ec c\u00f3 li\u00ean quan g\u00ec \u0111\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7c l\u00e3nh \u0111\u1ea1o c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"X\u00e9t th\u1ea5y s\u1ef1 l\u00e3nh \u0111\u1ea1o v\u1eabn c\u00f2n b\u1ecf tr\u1ed1ng, v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c y\u00eau c\u1ea7u ph\u00e1t bi\u1ec3u\u2014\"<\/i> Shere Khan b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u.\r\n\r\n\"B\u1edfi ai?\"<\/i> Mowgli c\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfng. \"Ch\u00fang ta l\u00e0 l\u0169 ch\u1ed3n hay sao, m\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i n\u1ecbnh n\u1ecdt t\u00ean \u0111\u1ed3 t\u1ec3 gia s\u00fac n\u00e0y? S\u1ef1 l\u00e3nh \u0111\u1ea1o c\u1ee7a \u0110\u00e0n S\u00f3i l\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 \u0110\u00e0n S\u00f3i m\u00e0 th\u00f4i.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nNh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb vang l\u00ean: \"Im \u0111i, \u0111\u1ee9a con ng\u01b0\u1eddi kia!\"<\/i> \"H\u00e3y \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3 n\u00f3i. N\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 tu\u00e2n th\u1ee7 Lu\u1eadt c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta\"<\/i>; v\u00e0 cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, nh\u1eefng con s\u00f3i l\u1edbn tu\u1ed5i trong \u0110\u00e0n g\u1ea7m l\u00ean: \"H\u00e3y \u0111\u1ec3 S\u00f3i Ch\u1ebft l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng.\"<\/i> Khi m\u1ed9t th\u1ee7 l\u0129nh \u0110\u00e0n S\u00f3i \u0111\u1ec3 tu\u1ed9t m\u1ea5t con m\u1ed3i, n\u00f3 s\u1ebd b\u1ecb g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 S\u00f3i Ch\u1ebft cho \u0111\u1ebfn h\u1ebft ph\u1ea7n \u0111\u1eddi c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i, m\u00e0 ph\u1ea7n \u0111\u1eddi \u1ea5y th\u01b0\u1eddng ch\u1eb3ng k\u00e9o d\u00e0i bao l\u00e2u.\r\n\r\nAkela m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi ng\u1ea9ng \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00ean:\u2014\r\n\r\n\"H\u1ee1i Nh\u00e2n D\u00e2n T\u1ef1 Do, v\u00e0 c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i n\u1eefa, l\u0169 ch\u00f3 s\u0103n c\u1ee7a Shere Khan, su\u1ed1t m\u01b0\u1eddi hai m\u00f9a tr\u0103ng ta \u0111\u00e3 d\u1eabn d\u1eaft c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111i s\u0103n, v\u00e0 trong su\u1ed1t th\u1eddi gian \u1ea5y ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 ai sa v\u00e0o c\u1ea1m b\u1eaby hay b\u1ecb th\u01b0\u01a1ng. Gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y ta \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ec3 tu\u1ed9t m\u1ea5t con m\u1ed3i. C\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i bi\u1ebft \u00e2m m\u01b0u \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u1ec7t n\u00ean th\u1ebf n\u00e0o. C\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i bi\u1ebft c\u00e1ch c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u00e3 d\u1eabn d\u1ee5 ta \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 m\u1ed9t con m\u1ed3i ch\u01b0a h\u1ec1 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1eed th\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ec3 b\u1ed9c l\u1ed9 s\u1ef1 y\u1ebfu h\u00e8n c\u1ee7a ta. Vi\u1ec7c \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n th\u1eadt kh\u00e9o l\u00e9o. C\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i c\u00f3 quy\u1ec1n gi\u1ebft ta ngay t\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y, tr\u00ean H\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ed3ng \u0110\u00e1 n\u00e0y, v\u00e0o l\u00fac n\u00e0y. V\u00ec th\u1ebf, ta h\u1ecfi, ai s\u1ebd l\u00e0 k\u1ebb k\u1ebft li\u1ec5u S\u00f3i \u0110\u01a1n \u0110\u1ed9c? B\u1edfi theo Lu\u1eadt R\u1eebng, ta c\u00f3 quy\u1ec1n \u0111\u00f2i h\u1ecfi c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eebng k\u1ebb m\u1ed9t.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nM\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3ng im l\u1eb7ng d\u00e0i d\u1eb1ng d\u1eb7c bao tr\u00f9m, b\u1edfi kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t con s\u00f3i n\u00e0o mu\u1ed1n li\u1ec1u m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e1nh nhau \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ebft v\u1edbi Akela. B\u1ed7ng Shere Khan c\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb: \"Th\u00f4i \u0111i! Ch\u00fang ta c\u00f2n ph\u1ea3i b\u1eadn t\u00e2m l\u00e0m g\u00ec \u0111\u1ebfn t\u00ean gi\u00e0 nua ng\u1edb ng\u1ea9n kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n r\u0103ng n\u1eefa n\u00e0y? S\u1ed1 ph\u1eadn c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111o\u1ea1t l\u00e0 c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft r\u1ed3i! C\u00f2n \u0111\u1ee9a con ng\u01b0\u1eddi kia - n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 s\u1ed1ng l\u00e2u qu\u00e1 r\u1ed3i. H\u1ee1i b\u1ea7y d\u00e2n t\u1ef1 do, t\u1eeb ban \u0111\u1ea7u n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0 con m\u1ed3i thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 ta. H\u00e3y trao n\u00f3 cho ta. Ta \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00e1 ch\u00e1n ng\u00e1n c\u00e1i tr\u00f2 h\u1ec1 s\u00f3i-ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0y r\u1ed3i. N\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 g\u00e2y x\u00e1o tr\u1ed9n kh\u1eafp khu r\u1eebng su\u1ed1t m\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00f9a tr\u1eddi. H\u00e3y giao \u0111\u1ee9a con ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3 cho ta, n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng, ta s\u1ebd s\u0103n m\u1ed3i m\u00e3i m\u00e3i ngay tr\u00ean l\u00e3nh \u0111\u1ecba n\u00e0y, v\u00e0 c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eadn m\u1ed9t m\u1ea9u x\u01b0\u01a1ng n\u00e0o. N\u00f3 l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi, m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a con c\u1ee7a lo\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi, v\u00e0 t\u1eeb s\u00e2u trong t\u1ee7y x\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ee7a ta, ta c\u0103m gh\u00e9t n\u00f3!\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nSau \u0111\u00f3, h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t n\u1eeda \u0110\u00e0n S\u00f3i g\u1ea7m l\u00ean: \"Ng\u01b0\u1eddi! Ng\u01b0\u1eddi! Con ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00ec c\u00f3 li\u00ean quan g\u00ec \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u00fang ta? H\u00e3y \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3 tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 ch\u1ed1n c\u1ee7a n\u00f3.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"V\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 r\u1ed3i k\u00e9o c\u1ea3 d\u00e2n l\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed1ng l\u1ea1i ch\u00fang ta ch\u0103ng?\"<\/i> Shere Khan g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb. \"Kh\u00f4ng, h\u00e3y trao n\u00f3 cho ta. N\u00f3 l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi, v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ai trong ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 d\u00e1m nh\u00ecn th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o m\u1eaft n\u00f3.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nAkela l\u1ea1i ng\u1ea9ng \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00ean v\u00e0 n\u00f3i: \"N\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 \u0103n th\u1ee9c \u0103n c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta. N\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 ng\u1ee7 c\u00f9ng ch\u00fang ta. N\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i s\u0103n c\u00f9ng ch\u00fang ta. N\u00f3 ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng vi ph\u1ea1m m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi n\u00e0o trong Lu\u1eadt R\u1eebng.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"V\u00e0 ta c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ea3 gi\u00e1 cho n\u00f3 b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t con b\u00f2 khi n\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ti\u1ebfp nh\u1eadn. M\u1ed9t con b\u00f2 tuy kh\u00f4ng l\u1edbn lao g\u00ec, nh\u01b0ng danh d\u1ef1 c\u1ee7a Bagheera c\u00f3 l\u1ebd l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e1ng \u0111\u1ec3 ta chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u,\"<\/i> Bagheera n\u00f3i b\u1eb1ng gi\u1ecdng \u0111i\u1ec7u \u00eam \u00e1i nh\u1ea5t.\r\n\r\n\"M\u1ed9t con b\u00f2 tr\u1ea3 gi\u00e1 m\u01b0\u1eddi n\u0103m tr\u01b0\u1edbc!\"<\/i> \u0110\u00e0n S\u00f3i g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb. \"Ch\u00fang ta quan t\u00e2m g\u00ec \u0111\u1ebfn x\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ed1t m\u01b0\u1eddi n\u0103m tr\u01b0\u1edbc?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Hay m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi h\u1ee9a?\"<\/i> Bagheera n\u00f3i, \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ed9 h\u00e0m r\u0103ng tr\u1eafng d\u01b0\u1edbi m\u00f4i. \"\u0110\u00fang l\u00e0 c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 Nh\u00e2n D\u00e2n T\u1ef1 Do!\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee9a con ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1ea1y c\u00f9ng Nh\u00e2n D\u00e2n R\u1eebng,\"<\/i> Shere Khan g\u1ea7m l\u00ean. \"Giao n\u00f3 cho ta!\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"N\u00f3 l\u00e0 anh em c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta v\u1ec1 m\u1ecdi m\u1eb7t tr\u1eeb m\u00e1u,\"<\/i> Akela ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c, \"v\u00e0 c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i s\u1ebd gi\u1ebft n\u00f3 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y! Th\u1eadt v\u1eady, ta \u0111\u00e3 s\u1ed1ng qu\u00e1 l\u00e2u. M\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i l\u00e0 k\u1ebb \u0103n th\u1ecbt gia s\u00fac, v\u00e0 ta nghe n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb kh\u00e1c, d\u01b0\u1edbi s\u1ef1 d\u1ea1y d\u1ed7 c\u1ee7a Shere Khan, c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111i trong \u0111\u00eam t\u1ed1i v\u00e0 b\u1eaft c\u00f3c tr\u1ebb con t\u1eeb ng\u01b0\u1ee1ng c\u1eeda nh\u00e0 d\u00e2n l\u00e0ng. Do \u0111\u00f3, ta bi\u1ebft c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i l\u00e0 k\u1ebb h\u00e8n nh\u00e1t, v\u00e0 ta \u0111ang n\u00f3i v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb h\u00e8n nh\u00e1t. Ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn ta s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ebft, v\u00e0 m\u1ea1ng s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a ta kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 gi\u00e1 tr\u1ecb, ho\u1eb7c ta \u0111\u00e3 d\u00e2ng n\u00f3 thay cho \u0111\u1ee9a con ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Nh\u01b0ng v\u00ec Danh D\u1ef1 c\u1ee7a \u0110\u00e0n S\u00f3i - m\u1ed9t v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 nh\u1ecf m\u00e0 v\u00ec kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ee7 l\u0129nh, c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00ean - ta h\u1ee9a r\u1eb1ng n\u1ebfu c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ee9a con ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1ec1 n\u01a1i c\u1ee7a n\u00f3, ta s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng, khi \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac ta ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ebft, h\u00e9 r\u0103ng ch\u1ed1ng l\u1ea1i c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i. Ta s\u1ebd ch\u1ebft m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u. \u0110i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 \u00edt nh\u1ea5t s\u1ebd c\u1ee9u \u0110\u00e0n S\u00f3i ba m\u1ea1ng. Ta kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec h\u01a1n; nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i mu\u1ed1n, ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u1ee9u c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i kh\u1ecfi s\u1ef1 x\u1ea5u h\u1ed5 khi gi\u1ebft m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi anh em kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 l\u1ed7i - m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi anh em \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ebfn v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c mua v\u00e0o \u0110\u00e0n S\u00f3i theo Lu\u1eadt R\u1eebng.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con ng\u01b0\u1eddi - con ng\u01b0\u1eddi - con ng\u01b0\u1eddi!\"<\/i> \u0110\u00e0n S\u00f3i tru l\u00ean. V\u00e0 \u0111a s\u1ed1 b\u1ea7y s\u00f3i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u d\u1ed3n v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda Shere Khan, \u0111u\u00f4i ch\u00fang b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u phe ph\u1ea9y.\r\n\r\n\"Gi\u1edd m\u1ecdi vi\u1ec7c ph\u1ee5 thu\u1ed9c v\u00e0o ng\u01b0\u01a1i,\"<\/i> Bagheera n\u00f3i v\u1edbi Mowgli. \"Ch\u00fang ta ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec h\u01a1n ngo\u00e0i \u0111\u00e1nh nhau.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nMowgli \u0111\u1ee9ng th\u1eb3ng d\u1eady - chi\u1ebfc b\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ef1ng l\u1eeda trong tay. R\u1ed3i c\u1eadu giang r\u1ed9ng hai c\u00e1nh tay, ng\u00e1p m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t H\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ed3ng; nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu \u0111ang tr\u00e0n ng\u1eadp ph\u1eabn n\u1ed9 v\u00e0 \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn, b\u1edfi l\u0169 s\u00f3i - \u0111\u00fang nh\u01b0 b\u1ea3n ch\u1ea5t lo\u00e0i s\u00f3i - ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng n\u00f3i cho c\u1eadu bi\u1ebft ch\u00fang gh\u00e9t c\u1eadu \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c n\u00e0o. \"Nghe \u0111\u00e2y!\"<\/i> c\u1eadu h\u00e9t l\u00ean. \"Kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i s\u1ee7a s\u1ee7a nh\u1ea3m nh\u00ed nh\u01b0 l\u0169 ch\u00f3. C\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi ta qu\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u l\u1ea7n \u0111\u00eam nay r\u1eb1ng ta l\u00e0 con ng\u01b0\u1eddi (v\u00e0 qu\u1ea3 th\u1ef1c, ta \u0111\u00e3 mu\u1ed1n l\u00e0m m\u1ed9t con s\u00f3i c\u00f9ng c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i su\u1ed1t \u0111\u1eddi), n\u00ean gi\u1edd ta c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y l\u1eddi c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i n\u00f3i l\u00e0 \u0111\u00fang. V\u00ec th\u1ebf, ta s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng g\u1ecdi c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i l\u00e0 anh em n\u1eefa, m\u00e0 g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 l\u0169 ch\u00f3 sag, nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t con ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m. C\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i s\u1ebd l\u00e0m g\u00ec, v\u00e0 s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m g\u00ec, kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh. \u0110i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u1ee7a ta; v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn r\u00f5 h\u01a1n, ta, m\u1ed9t con ng\u01b0\u1eddi, \u0111\u00e3 mang \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y m\u1ed9t \u00edt Hoa \u0110\u1ecf m\u00e0 c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i, l\u0169 ch\u00f3, s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nC\u1eadu n\u00e9m chi\u1ebfc gi\u1ecf l\u1eeda xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t, v\u00e0i than h\u1ed3ng b\u00e9n v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e1m r\u00eau kh\u00f4 khi\u1ebfn n\u00f3 b\u00f9ng ch\u00e1y, trong khi c\u1ea3 H\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ed3ng l\u00f9i l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ea7y khi\u1ebfp s\u1ee3 tr\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u1eefng ng\u1ecdn l\u1eeda \u0111ang nh\u1ea3y m\u00faa.\r\n\r\nMowgli c\u1eafm nh\u00e1nh c\u00e2y kh\u00f4 v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ed1ng l\u1eeda cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi n\u00f3 b\u1eaft l\u1eeda v\u00e0 n\u1ed5 l\u00e1ch t\u00e1ch, r\u1ed3i c\u1eadu quay n\u00f3 tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u gi\u1eefa \u0111\u00e0n s\u00f3i \u0111ang co r\u00fam l\u1ea1i.\r\n\r\n\"Ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e0 ch\u1ee7 nh\u00e2n,\"<\/i> Bagheera th\u00ec th\u1ea7m. \"H\u00e3y c\u1ee9u Akela kh\u1ecfi c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft. N\u00f3 v\u1ed1n lu\u00f4n l\u00e0 b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nAkela, con s\u00f3i gi\u00e0 kh\u1eafc kh\u1ed5 ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng c\u1ea7u xin l\u00f2ng th\u01b0\u01a1ng h\u1ea1i trong \u0111\u1eddi, gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y nh\u00ecn Mowgli v\u1edbi v\u1ebb \u0111\u00e1ng th\u01b0\u01a1ng. C\u1eadu b\u00e9 \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00f3 tr\u1ea7n tru\u1ed3ng, m\u00e1i t\u00f3c \u0111en d\u00e0i bay ph\u1ea5p ph\u1edbi tr\u00ean vai d\u01b0\u1edbi \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng c\u1ee7a nh\u00e1nh c\u00e2y r\u1ef1c ch\u00e1y, khi\u1ebfn b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i nh\u01b0 nh\u1ea3y m\u00faa v\u00e0 rung rinh.\r\n\r\n\"T\u1ed1t l\u1eafm!\"<\/i> Mowgli n\u00f3i, ch\u1eadm r\u00e3i \u0111\u01b0a m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn quanh. \"Ta th\u1ea5y r\u00f5 c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i ch\u1eb3ng kh\u00e1c g\u00ec l\u0169 ch\u00f3. Ta s\u1ebd r\u1eddi b\u1ecf c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 v\u1edbi \u0111\u1ed3ng lo\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh - n\u1ebfu h\u1ecd th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed3ng lo\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a ta. R\u1eebng gi\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00e9p c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi ta, v\u00e0 ta bu\u1ed9c ph\u1ea3i qu\u00ean \u0111i ti\u1ebfng n\u00f3i c\u00f9ng nh\u1eefng th\u00e1ng ng\u00e0y b\u1ea7u b\u1ea1n c\u00f9ng c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i. Nh\u01b0ng ta s\u1ebd r\u1ed9ng l\u01b0\u1ee3ng h\u01a1n c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i. B\u1edfi v\u00ec ta t\u1eebng g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 l\u00e0 anh em ru\u1ed9t th\u1ecbt c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i, n\u00ean ta h\u1ee9a r\u1eb1ng khi \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh con ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 gi\u1eefa th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi lo\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi, ta s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd ph\u1ea3n b\u1ed9i c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t con ng\u01b0\u1eddi, nh\u01b0 c\u00e1ch c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u00e3 ph\u1ea3n b\u1ed9i ta.\"<\/i> C\u1eadu \u0111\u00e1 m\u1ea1nh v\u00e0o chi\u1ebfc gi\u1ecf l\u1eeda, nh\u1eefng tia l\u1eeda b\u1eafn tung t\u00f3e. \"S\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 cu\u1ed9c chi\u1ebfn n\u00e0o x\u1ea3y ra gi\u1eefa b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 ai trong \u0110\u00e0n S\u00f3i c\u1ea3. Nh\u01b0ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi ra \u0111i, ta c\u00f2n m\u1ed9t m\u00f3n n\u1ee3 ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u00f2i.\"<\/i> C\u1eadu b\u01b0\u1edbc th\u1eb3ng v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda Shere Khan - con h\u1ed5 v\u1eabn \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i ch\u1edbp m\u1eaft ng\u01a1 ng\u00e1c nh\u00ecn ng\u1ecdn l\u1eeda - r\u1ed3i t\u00fam ch\u1eb7t ch\u00f2m r\u00e2u d\u01b0\u1edbi c\u1eb1m n\u00f3. Bagheera l\u1eb7ng l\u1ebd theo s\u00e1t ph\u00f2ng h\u1edd b\u1ea5t tr\u1eafc. \"\u0110\u1ee9ng d\u1eady, \u0111\u1ed3 ch\u00f3!\"<\/i> Mowgli qu\u00e1t l\u00ean. \"\u0110\u1ee9ng d\u1eady khi con ng\u01b0\u1eddi ra l\u1ec7nh, n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng ta s\u1ebd thi\u00eau tr\u1ee5i b\u1ed9 l\u00f4ng c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u01a1i!\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nTai c\u1ee7a Shere Khan \u00e1p s\u00e1t v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea7u, v\u00e0 n\u00f3 nh\u1eafm m\u1eaft l\u1ea1i, v\u00ec c\u00e0nh c\u00e2y r\u1ef1c ch\u00e1y \u0111\u00e3 \u1edf r\u1ea5t g\u1ea7n.\r\n\r\n\"T\u00ean \u0111\u1ed3 t\u1ec3 gia s\u00fac n\u00e0y n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng n\u00f3 s\u1ebd gi\u1ebft ta t\u1ea1i H\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ed3ng v\u00ec n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng gi\u1ebft ta khi ta c\u00f2n l\u00e0 con non. Th\u1ebf n\u00e0y, th\u1ebf n\u00e0y, ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e1nh ch\u00f3 khi ch\u00fang ta l\u00e0 con ng\u01b0\u1eddi. H\u00e3y l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t s\u1ee3i r\u00e2u, Lungri, n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng ta s\u1ebd nh\u00e9t Hoa \u0110\u1ecf v\u00e0o c\u1ed5 h\u1ecdng ng\u01b0\u01a1i!\"<\/i> C\u1eadu ta \u0111\u00e1nh Shere Khan v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea7u b\u1eb1ng c\u00e0nh c\u00e2y, v\u00e0 con h\u1ed5 r\u00ean r\u1ec9 v\u00e0 k\u00eau l\u00ean trong n\u1ed7i s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i c\u00f9ng c\u1ef1c.\r\n\r\n\"Pah! M\u00e0y l\u00e0 con m\u00e8o r\u1eebng b\u1ecb ch\u00e1y - h\u00e3y \u0111i \u0111i! Nh\u01b0ng h\u00e3y nh\u1edb l\u1ea7n t\u1edbi khi ta \u0111\u1ebfn H\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ed3ng \u0110\u00e1, nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng n\u00ean \u0111\u1ebfn, ta s\u1ebd mang theo da Shere Khan tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u. C\u00f2n l\u1ea1i, Akela \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ef1 do s\u1ed1ng theo \u00fd m\u00ecnh. C\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng gi\u1ebft n\u00f3, v\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 \u00fd mu\u1ed1n c\u1ee7a ta. Ta c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i s\u1ebd ng\u1ed3i \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e2u h\u01a1n n\u1eefa, l\u00e8 l\u01b0\u1ee1i ra nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i l\u00e0 ai \u0111\u00f3, thay v\u00ec nh\u1eefng con ch\u00f3 m\u00e0 ta \u0111u\u1ed5i \u0111i - th\u1ebf n\u00e0y! H\u00e3y \u0111i \u0111i!\"<\/i> L\u1eeda \u0111ang ch\u00e1y d\u1eef d\u1ed9i \u1edf \u0111\u1ea7u c\u00e0nh c\u00e2y, v\u00e0 Mowgli qu\u1ea5t m\u1ea1nh sang tr\u00e1i v\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i quanh v\u00f2ng tr\u00f2n, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng con s\u00f3i ch\u1ea1y h\u00fa l\u00ean v\u00ec nh\u1eefng tia l\u1eeda \u0111\u1ed1t ch\u00e1y l\u00f4ng ch\u00fang. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i Akela, Bagheera, v\u00e0 c\u00f3 l\u1ebd m\u01b0\u1eddi con s\u00f3i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ee9ng v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda Mowgli. R\u1ed3i c\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00e0m Mowgli \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn b\u00ean trong, nh\u01b0 c\u1eadu ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn trong \u0111\u1eddi tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y, v\u00e0 c\u1eadu n\u1ea5c l\u00ean, v\u00e0 n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft ch\u1ea3y d\u00e0i tr\u00ean m\u00e1.\r\n\r\n\"Sao th\u1ebf? Sao th\u1ebf?\"<\/i> c\u1eadu h\u1ecfi. \"Con kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi r\u1eebng, v\u00e0 con kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 c\u00e1i g\u00ec. Con c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i s\u1eafp ch\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng, Bagheera?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Kh\u00f4ng, em trai nh\u1ecf. \u0110\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng gi\u1ecdt n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft m\u00e0 con ng\u01b0\u1eddi hay c\u00f3 th\u00f4i,\"<\/i> Bagheera \u0111\u00e1p. \"Gi\u1edd ta \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft em l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con ng\u01b0\u1eddi, v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a con c\u1ee7a r\u1eebng n\u1eefa. K\u1ec3 t\u1eeb gi\u00e2y ph\u00fat n\u00e0y, khu r\u1eebng th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00e9p l\u1ea1i tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t em. C\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u00fang r\u01a1i \u0111i, Mowgli. Ch\u00fang ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft m\u00e0 th\u00f4i.\"<\/i> Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 Mowgli ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 kh\u00f3c n\u1ee9c n\u1edf nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 tr\u00e1i tim c\u1eadu s\u1eafp v\u1ee1 tan; su\u1ed1t \u0111\u1eddi m\u00ecnh, c\u1eadu ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng kh\u00f3c bao gi\u1edd.\r\n\r\n\"Gi\u1edd th\u00ec,\"<\/i> c\u1eadu n\u00f3i, \"con s\u1ebd \u0111i v\u1ec1 v\u1edbi lo\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Nh\u01b0ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc h\u1ebft con ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i l\u1eddi t\u1ea1m bi\u1ec7t v\u1edbi m\u1eb9.\"<\/i> V\u00e0 c\u1eadu \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn hang s\u00f3i n\u01a1i m\u1eb9 c\u1eadu s\u1ed1ng c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi Cha S\u00f3i, c\u1eadu kh\u00f3c \u01b0\u1edbt \u0111\u1eabm b\u1ed9 l\u00f4ng c\u1ee7a b\u00e0, trong khi b\u1ed1n con s\u00f3i con \u0111\u1ed3ng thanh h\u00fa l\u00ean ai o\u00e1n.\r\n\r\n\"C\u00e1c con s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng qu\u00ean ta ch\u1ee9?\"<\/i> Mowgli h\u1ecfi.\r\n\r\n\"Kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd, ch\u1eebng n\u00e0o ch\u00fang ta c\u00f2n l\u1ea7n theo \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u1ea5u ch\u00e2n,\"<\/i> b\u1ea7y s\u00f3i con \u0111\u00e1p. \"H\u00e3y \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u00e2n \u0111\u1ed3i khi con \u0111\u00e3 th\u00e0nh ng\u01b0\u1eddi, ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi con; v\u00e0 ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd xu\u1ed1ng nh\u1eefng c\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ed3ng ch\u01a1i c\u00f9ng con trong \u0111\u00eam t\u1ed1i.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"H\u00e3y \u0111\u1ebfn s\u1edbm nh\u00e9!\"<\/i> S\u00f3i Cha n\u00f3i. \"\u00d4i, ch\u00fa \u1ebfch nh\u1ecf th\u00f4ng minh, h\u00e3y \u0111\u1ebfn s\u1edbm \u0111i, v\u00ec m\u1eb9 con v\u00e0 ta \u0111\u00e3 gi\u00e0 r\u1ed3i.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"H\u00e3y \u0111\u1ebfn s\u1edbm,\"<\/i> S\u00f3i M\u1eb9 n\u00f3i, \"\u0111\u1ee9a con tr\u1ea7n tr\u1ee5i b\u00e9 b\u1ecfng c\u1ee7a ta. B\u1edfi v\u00ec, h\u00e3y nghe \u0111\u00e2y, h\u1ee1i con ng\u01b0\u1eddi, ta y\u00eau con h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a con c\u1ee7a ta.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Con ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ebfn,\"<\/i> Mowgli n\u00f3i. \"V\u00e0 khi con \u0111\u1ebfn, con s\u1ebd tr\u1ea3i t\u1ea5m da c\u1ee7a Shere Khan l\u00ean H\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ed3ng \u0110\u00e1. \u0110\u1eebng qu\u00ean con! H\u00e3y b\u1ea3o c\u1ea3 khu r\u1eebng \u0111\u1eebng bao gi\u1edd qu\u00ean con!\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nR\u1ea1ng \u0111\u00f4ng v\u1eeba h\u00e9 l\u1ed9 \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean khi Mowgli l\u1eb7ng l\u1ebd b\u01b0\u1edbc xu\u1ed1ng tri\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ed3i, c\u00f4 \u0111\u1ed9c m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh, \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1eb7p nh\u1eefng sinh v\u1eadt b\u00ed \u1ea9n mang t\u00ean con ng\u01b0\u1eddi.","rendered":"

Rann di\u1ec1u h\u00e2u mang \u0111\u00eam v\u1ec1 t\u1ed5,<\/p>\n

Mang d\u01a1i th\u1ea3 b\u00f3ng \u0111\u00eam tr\u00f4i.<\/p>\n

B\u1ea7y th\u00fa v\u1ec1 chu\u1ed3ng, v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0,<\/p>\n

V\u00ec ta t\u1ef1 do \u0111\u1ebfn s\u00e1ng.<\/p>\n

Gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 l\u00fac ki\u00eau h\u00e3nh, m\u1ea1nh m\u1ebd,<\/p>\n

Vu\u1ed1t s\u1eafc, r\u0103ng nh\u1ecdn, m\u00f3ng vu\u1ed1t.<\/p>\n

\u00d4i, nghe ti\u1ebfng g\u1ecdi! Ch\u00fac s\u0103n vui v\u1ebb<\/p>\n

Cho nh\u1eefng ai gi\u1eef Lu\u1eadt R\u1eebng!<\/p>\n

B\u00e0i h\u00e1t \u0111\u00eam trong r\u1eebng<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 b\u1ea3y gi\u1edd t\u1ed1i m\u1ed9t bu\u1ed5i chi\u1ec1u \u1ea5m \u00e1p tr\u00ean nh\u1eefng ng\u1ecdn \u0111\u1ed3i Seeonee khi S\u00f3i Cha th\u1ee9c d\u1eady sau gi\u1ea5c ng\u1ee7 ban ng\u00e0y, g\u00e3i ng\u1ee9a, ng\u00e1p d\u00e0i, r\u1ed3i du\u1ed7i t\u1eebng ch\u00e2n m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ec3 xua \u0111i c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c bu\u1ed3n ng\u1ee7 \u1edf \u0111\u1ea7u m\u00fat. S\u00f3i M\u1eb9 n\u1eb1m \u0111\u00f3, chi\u1ebfc m\u0169i x\u00e1m to g\u1ee5c l\u00ean b\u1ed1n ch\u00fa s\u00f3i con \u0111ang l\u0103n l\u1ed9n, k\u00eau r\u00e9 l\u00ean, v\u00e0 \u00e1nh tr\u0103ng chi\u1ebfu v\u00e0o mi\u1ec7ng hang n\u01a1i c\u1ea3 gia \u0111\u00ecnh h\u1ecd sinh s\u1ed1ng. “Gr\u1eeb!”<\/i> S\u00f3i Cha l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng. “\u0110\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac \u0111i s\u0103n r\u1ed3i.”<\/i> \u00d4ng chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb nh\u1ea3y xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed3i th\u00ec m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i b\u00f3ng nh\u1ecf v\u1edbi chi\u1ebfc \u0111u\u00f4i x\u00f9 x\u00ec l\u01b0\u1edbt qua ng\u01b0\u1ee1ng c\u1eeda v\u00e0 r\u00ean r\u1ec9: “Ch\u00fac may m\u1eafn, H\u1ee1i Th\u1ee7 l\u0129nh c\u1ee7a lo\u00e0i S\u00f3i. Ch\u00fac may m\u1eafn v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc r\u0103ng tr\u1eafng kh\u1ecfe \u0111i c\u00f9ng nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb cao qu\u00fd \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u00fang kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd qu\u00ean nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3i kh\u00e1t tr\u00ean th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi n\u00e0y.”<\/i><\/p>\n

\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 Tabaqui, con ch\u1ed3n \u0103n m\u00e0y, k\u1ebb chuy\u00ean li\u1ebfm b\u00e1t \u0111\u0129a th\u1eeba. L\u0169 s\u00f3i \u1edf \u1ea4n \u0110\u1ed9 coi th\u01b0\u1eddng Tabaqui b\u1edfi n\u00f3 c\u1ee9 l\u0103ng x\u0103ng ch\u1ea1y kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i, g\u00e2y r\u1ed1i v\u00e0 bu\u00f4n chuy\u1ec7n, l\u1ea1i c\u00f2n nh\u1eb7t nh\u1ea1nh nh\u1eefng m\u1ea3nh gi\u1ebb r\u00e1ch, mi\u1ebfng da th\u1eeba t\u1eeb c\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed1ng r\u00e1c trong l\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ec3 \u0103n. Th\u1ebf nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang c\u0169ng s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i n\u00f3, v\u00ec Tabaqui, h\u01a1n b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ai kh\u00e1c trong r\u1eebng, d\u1ec5 b\u1ecb l\u00ean c\u01a1n \u0111i\u00ean nh\u1ea5t. M\u1ed9t khi \u0111\u00e3 ph\u00e1t \u0111i\u00ean, n\u00f3 qu\u00ean h\u1ebft m\u00ecnh t\u1eebng s\u1ee3 ai, v\u00e0 lao kh\u1eafp r\u1eebng c\u1eafn x\u00e9 b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 th\u1ee9 g\u00ec g\u1eb7p tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. Ngay c\u1ea3 h\u1ed5 c\u0169ng ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ea1y tr\u1ed1n khi con Tabaqui b\u00e9 nh\u1ecf l\u00ean c\u01a1n \u0111i\u00ean, b\u1edfi \u0111i\u00ean cu\u1ed3ng l\u00e0 th\u1ee9 \u0111\u00e1ng h\u1ed5 th\u1eb9n nh\u1ea5t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 x\u1ea3y ra v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t sinh v\u1eadt hoang d\u00e3. Ch\u00fang ta g\u1ecdi \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 b\u1ec7nh d\u1ea1i, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 dewanee – s\u1ef1 \u0111i\u00ean lo\u1ea1n – v\u00e0 ch\u1ea1y tr\u1ed1n.<\/p>\n

“V\u00e0o \u0111i, xem \u0111i,”<\/i> S\u00f3i Cha n\u00f3i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch c\u1ee9ng nh\u1eafc, “nh\u01b0ng \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ee9c \u0103n.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“V\u1edbi s\u00f3i th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng,”<\/i> Tabaqui n\u00f3i, “nh\u01b0ng v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb t\u1ea7m th\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 ta, m\u1ed9t kh\u00fac x\u01b0\u01a1ng kh\u00f4 c\u0169ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t b\u1eefa ti\u1ec7c. Ch\u00fang ta, Gidur-log [ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ed3n], l\u00e0 ai m\u00e0 \u0111\u00f2i h\u1ecfi k\u00e9n ch\u1ecdn?”<\/i> N\u00f3 l\u1ee7i nhanh v\u00e0o ph\u00eda sau hang, n\u01a1i n\u00f3 t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t kh\u00fac x\u01b0\u01a1ng nai c\u00f2n d\u00ednh ch\u00fat th\u1ecbt, r\u1ed3i ng\u1ed3i g\u1eb7m vui v\u1ebb.<\/p>\n

“Xin c\u1ea3m \u01a1n b\u1eefa \u0103n ngon l\u00e0nh n\u00e0y,”<\/i> n\u00f3 n\u00f3i, li\u1ebfm m\u00e9p. “Nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb cao qu\u00fd th\u1eadt \u0111\u00e1ng y\u00eau! \u0110\u00f4i m\u1eaft ch\u00fang th\u1eadt to! V\u00e0 c\u00f2n tr\u1ebb n\u1eefa! Th\u1eadt v\u1eady, th\u1eadt v\u1eady, ta l\u1ebd ra ph\u1ea3i nh\u1edb r\u1eb1ng con c\u00e1i c\u1ee7a vua ch\u00faa ngay t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y, Tabaqui hi\u1ec3u r\u00f5 h\u01a1n ai h\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng ch\u1eb3ng \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec xui x\u1ebbo h\u01a1n vi\u1ec7c ca ng\u1ee3i tr\u1ebb con ngay tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t ch\u00fang. N\u00f3 h\u1ea3 h\u00ea ng\u1eafm nh\u00ecn v\u1ebb m\u1eb7t b\u1ed1i r\u1ed1i, kh\u00f3 x\u1eed c\u1ee7a S\u00f3i M\u1eb9 v\u00e0 S\u00f3i Cha.<\/p>\n

Tabaqui ng\u1ed3i im, kho\u00e1i ch\u00ed v\u1edbi m\u00e0n qu\u1ea5y r\u1ed1i m\u00ecnh v\u1eeba g\u00e2y ra, r\u1ed3i c\u1ea5t gi\u1ecdng \u0111\u1ea7y \u00e1c \u00fd:<\/p>\n

“Shere Khan, \u0110\u1ea5ng T\u1ed1i Cao, \u0111\u00e3 thay \u0111\u1ed5i khu v\u1ef1c s\u0103n m\u1ed3i c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn. H\u1eafn s\u1ebd r\u00ecnh b\u1eaft quanh nh\u1eefng ng\u1ecdn \u0111\u1ed3i n\u00e0y trong th\u00e1ng tr\u0103ng t\u1edbi, ch\u00ednh h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi ta nh\u01b0 v\u1eady.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Shere Khan l\u00e0 con h\u1ed5 s\u1ed1ng c\u1ea1nh s\u00f4ng Waingunga, c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00f3 hai m\u01b0\u01a1i d\u1eb7m.<\/p>\n

“H\u1eafn kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 quy\u1ec1n!”<\/i> S\u00f3i Cha b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u n\u1ed5i gi\u1eadn. “Theo Lu\u1eadt R\u1eebng, h\u1eafn kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u00e9p \u0111\u1ed5i \u0111\u1ecba b\u00e0n m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng b\u00e1o tr\u01b0\u1edbc. H\u1eafn s\u1ebd l\u00e0m kinh \u0111\u1ed9ng h\u1ebft th\u1ea3y con m\u1ed3i trong v\u00f2ng m\u01b0\u1eddi d\u1eb7m, c\u00f2n ta – ta nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y n\u00e0y ph\u1ea3i s\u0103n \u0111\u1ee7 cho c\u1ea3 hai ch\u00fang ta.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“M\u1eb9 h\u1eafn g\u1ecdi h\u1eafn l\u00e0 Lungri [K\u1ebb qu\u00e8] kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i v\u00f4 c\u1edb,”<\/i> S\u00f3i M\u1eb9 kh\u1ebd n\u00f3i. “T\u1eeb l\u00fac ch\u00e0o \u0111\u1eddi, h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00e8 m\u1ed9t ch\u00e2n. Ch\u00ednh v\u00ec th\u1ebf m\u00e0 h\u1eafn ch\u1ec9 d\u00e1m s\u0103n gia s\u00fac. Gi\u1edd th\u00ec d\u00e2n l\u00e0ng Waingunga \u0111ang n\u1ed5i gi\u1eadn v\u1edbi h\u1eafn, v\u00e0 h\u1eafn l\u1ea1i ch\u1ea1y \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u1ec3 khi\u1ebfn d\u00e2n l\u00e0ng c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta c\u0169ng ph\u1eabn n\u1ed9. R\u1ed3i h\u1ecd s\u1ebd l\u00f9ng s\u1ee5c kh\u1eafp r\u1eebng t\u00ecm h\u1eafn khi h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 cao ch\u1ea1y xa bay, c\u00f2n ch\u00fang ta v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e0n con s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i b\u1ecf ch\u1ea1y khi c\u1ecf c\u00e2y b\u1ecb \u0111\u1ed1t ph\u00e1. Qu\u1ea3 th\u1eadt, ch\u00fang ta mang \u01a1n Shere Khan th\u1eadt nhi\u1ec1u!”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Ta c\u00f3 n\u00ean chuy\u1ec3n l\u1eddi c\u1ea3m t\u1ea1 c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1edbi h\u1eafn kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i> Tabaqui h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n

“C\u00fat ra!”<\/i> S\u00f3i Cha qu\u00e1t l\u00ean. “C\u00fat ra v\u00e0 \u0111i s\u0103n c\u00f9ng ch\u1ee7 c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111i. M\u1ed9t \u0111\u00eam nay ng\u01b0\u01a1i g\u00e2y \u0111\u1ee7 tai h\u1ecda r\u1ed3i.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Ta \u0111i \u0111\u00e2y,”<\/i> Tabaqui th\u00ec th\u1ea7m. “C\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng Shere Khan d\u01b0\u1edbi kia trong \u0111\u00e1m b\u1ee5i r\u1eadm. Ta \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1eb3ng c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i mang tin nh\u1eafn \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00e0m g\u00ec.”<\/i><\/p>\n

S\u00f3i Cha l\u1eafng nghe, v\u00e0 t\u1eeb ph\u00eda d\u01b0\u1edbi thung l\u0169ng d\u1eabn xu\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t con su\u1ed1i nh\u1ecf, \u00f4ng nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb kh\u00f4 khan, t\u1ee9c gi\u1eadn, ng\u00e2n nga, r\u00ean r\u1ec9 c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t con h\u1ed5 \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng b\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c con m\u1ed3i n\u00e0o v\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng m\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7c c\u1ea3 khu r\u1eebng c\u00f3 bi\u1ebft hay kh\u00f4ng.<\/p>\n

“\u0110\u1ed3 ng\u1ed1c!”<\/i> S\u00f3i Cha n\u00f3i. “L\u1ea1i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00eam l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c v\u1edbi c\u00e1i ti\u1ebfng \u1ed3n \u0111\u00f3 \u01b0! H\u1eafn t\u01b0\u1edfng l\u0169 nai c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00e0n b\u00f2 b\u00e9o m\u1eadp c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn \u1edf Waingunga sao?”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Su\u1ef5t. T\u1ed1i nay h\u1eafn kh\u00f4ng s\u0103n b\u00f2 hay nai \u0111\u00e2u,”<\/i> S\u00f3i M\u1eb9 n\u00f3i. “H\u1eafn s\u0103n Ng\u01b0\u1eddi.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Ti\u1ebfng r\u00ean r\u1ec9 \u0111\u00e3 chuy\u1ec3n th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 \u00e2m thanh g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb ng\u00e2n nga, d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 vang l\u00ean t\u1eeb kh\u1eafp m\u1ecdi ph\u00eda. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 th\u1ee9 \u00e2m thanh khi\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ed1n c\u1ee7i v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb du m\u1ee5c ng\u1ee7 ngo\u00e0i tr\u1eddi ho\u1ea3ng s\u1ee3, \u0111\u00f4i khi c\u00f2n khi\u1ebfn h\u1ecd ch\u1ea1y th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o mi\u1ec7ng h\u1ed5.<\/p>\n

“Con Ng\u01b0\u1eddi!”<\/i> S\u00f3i Cha g\u1ea7m l\u00ean, ph\u00f4 ra c\u1ea3 h\u00e0m r\u0103ng tr\u1eafng nh\u1ecdn. “Th\u1eadt kinh t\u1edfm! Ch\u1eb3ng l\u1ebd trong ao h\u1ed3 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee7 \u1ebfch nh\u00e1i \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3 \u0103n sao, m\u00e0 c\u00f2n ph\u1ea3i l\u00ean \u0111\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta!”<\/i><\/p>\n

Lu\u1eadt R\u1eebng, v\u1ed1n kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd \u0111\u1eb7t ra \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 l\u00fd do, nghi\u00eam c\u1ea5m m\u1ecdi lo\u00e0i th\u00fa \u0103n th\u1ecbt Con Ng\u01b0\u1eddi, tr\u1eeb khi ch\u00fang gi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ec3 d\u1ea1y con non c\u00e1ch s\u0103n m\u1ed3i, v\u00e0 khi \u0111\u00f3, ch\u00fang ph\u1ea3i s\u0103n b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i l\u00e3nh \u0111\u1ecba c\u1ee7a b\u1ea7y ho\u1eb7c b\u1ed9 t\u1ed9c m\u00ecnh. L\u00fd do th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 cho \u0111i\u1ec1u lu\u1eadt n\u00e0y l\u00e0 vi\u1ec7c \u0103n th\u1ecbt ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1edbm mu\u1ed9n c\u0169ng s\u1ebd d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ebfn s\u1ef1 xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi da tr\u1eafng c\u01b0\u1ee1i voi, mang theo s\u00fang, c\u00f9ng h\u00e0ng tr\u0103m ng\u01b0\u1eddi da n\u00e2u v\u1edbi chi\u00eang tr\u1ed1ng, ph\u00e1o hoa v\u00e0 \u0111u\u1ed1c. Khi \u1ea5y, m\u1ecdi sinh v\u1eadt trong r\u1eebng \u0111\u1ec1u ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ecbu kh\u1ed5 \u0111au. C\u00f2n l\u00fd do m\u00e0 c\u00e1c lo\u00e0i th\u00fa t\u1ef1 nh\u1ee7 v\u1edbi nhau l\u00e0 Con Ng\u01b0\u1eddi y\u1ebfu \u0111u\u1ed1i v\u00e0 d\u1ec5 b\u1ecb t\u1ed5n th\u01b0\u01a1ng nh\u1ea5t trong m\u1ecdi sinh v\u1eadt, v\u00e0 vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u1ee5ng \u0111\u1ebfn h\u1ecd l\u00e0 h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng h\u00e8n m\u1ecdn. Ch\u00fang c\u00f2n n\u00f3i – v\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y \u0111\u00fang – r\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb \u0103n th\u1ecbt ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1ebd b\u1ecb gh\u1ebb l\u1edf kh\u1eafp m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 r\u1ee5ng h\u1ebft r\u0103ng.<\/p>\n

Ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb c\u00e0ng l\u00fac c\u00e0ng l\u1edbn h\u01a1n, r\u1ed3i k\u1ebft th\u00fac b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng “Aaaarh!”<\/i> ch\u00f3i tai c\u1ee7a con h\u1ed5 khi n\u00f3 ph\u00f3ng t\u1edbi.<\/p>\n

Sau \u0111\u00f3, c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng h\u00fa – m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng h\u00fa kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i c\u1ee7a h\u1ed5 – v\u1ecdng ra t\u1eeb Shere Khan. “H\u1eafn tr\u01b0\u1ee3t r\u1ed3i,”<\/i> S\u00f3i M\u1eb9 n\u00f3i. “C\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec v\u1eady?”<\/i><\/p>\n

S\u00f3i Cha ch\u1ea1y ra ngo\u00e0i m\u1ed9t qu\u00e3ng ng\u1eafn r\u1ed3i nghe th\u1ea5y Shere Khan \u0111ang c\u00e0u nh\u00e0u, l\u1ea7m b\u1ea7m m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch gi\u1eadn d\u1eef khi l\u0103n l\u1ed9n trong \u0111\u00e1m b\u1ee5i r\u1eadm.<\/p>\n

“T\u00ean ng\u1ed1c \u1ea5y c\u00f2n ngu ng\u1ed1c h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 vi\u1ec7c nh\u1ea3y v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ed1ng l\u1eeda tr\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a b\u1ecdn th\u1ee3 \u0111\u1ed1n c\u1ee7i, v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb ph\u1ecfng ch\u00e2n,”<\/i> S\u00f3i Cha n\u00f3i, ph\u00e1t ra m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb. “Tabaqui \u0111ang \u1edf c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi h\u1eafn.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“C\u00f3 th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111ang l\u00ean \u0111\u1ed3i k\u00eca,”<\/i> S\u00f3i M\u1eb9 n\u00f3i, m\u1ed9t b\u00ean tai kh\u1ebd gi\u1eadt gi\u1eadt. “H\u00e3y s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng \u0111i.”<\/i><\/p>\n

B\u1ee5i c\u00e2y kh\u1ebd xao \u0111\u1ed9ng trong l\u00f9m c\u00e2y, S\u00f3i Cha thu ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1i, chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb ph\u00f3ng t\u1edbi. L\u00fac \u1ea5y, n\u1ebfu c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t \u1edf \u0111\u00f3, b\u1ea1n s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ee9ng ki\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t c\u1ea3nh t\u01b0\u1ee3ng k\u1ef3 di\u1ec7u nh\u1ea5t th\u1ebf gian – con s\u00f3i \u0111\u1ed9t nhi\u00ean d\u1eebng b\u1eadt gi\u1eefa kh\u00f4ng trung. N\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 lao t\u1edbi tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi k\u1ecbp nh\u1eadn ra m\u00ecnh \u0111ang nh\u1ea3y v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda c\u00e1i g\u00ec, r\u1ed3i v\u1ed9i v\u00e0ng c\u1ed1 gh\u00ecm l\u1ea1i. H\u1eadu qu\u1ea3 l\u00e0 n\u00f3 v\u0103ng th\u1eb3ng l\u00ean cao ch\u1eebng b\u1ed1n ho\u1eb7c n\u0103m b\u1ed9, r\u01a1i xu\u1ed1ng g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 ngay \u0111\u00fang ch\u1ed7 n\u00f3 v\u1eeba xu\u1ea5t ph\u00e1t.<\/p>\n

“Ng\u01b0\u1eddi!”<\/i> n\u00f3 qu\u00e1t l\u00ean. “M\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 lo\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Nh\u00ecn k\u00eca!”<\/i><\/p>\n

Ngay tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft n\u00f3, b\u00e1m v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t c\u00e0nh c\u00e2y th\u1ea5p, l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 da n\u00e2u tr\u1ea7n tru\u1ed3ng, m\u1edbi ch\u1ec9 ch\u1eadp ch\u1eefng bi\u1ebft \u0111i – m\u1ed9t sinh linh b\u00e9 nh\u1ecf m\u1ec1m m\u1ea1i v\u00e0 b\u1ee5 b\u1eabm nh\u1ea5t t\u1eebng l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ebfn hang s\u00f3i v\u00e0o l\u00fac \u0111\u00eam t\u1ed1i. \u0110\u1ee9a b\u00e9 ng\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u00ecn S\u00f3i Cha v\u00e0 n\u1edf n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi.<\/p>\n

“\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 lo\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi sao?”<\/i> S\u00f3i M\u1eb9 n\u00f3i. “Ta ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng th\u1ea5y. Mang n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y.”<\/i><\/p>\n

M\u1ed9t con s\u00f3i quen b\u1ebf nh\u1eefng ch\u00fa s\u00f3i con c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3, n\u1ebfu c\u1ea7n, ng\u1eadm m\u1ed9t qu\u1ea3 tr\u1ee9ng m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m v\u1ee1 n\u00f3. V\u00e0 m\u1eb7c d\u00f9 h\u00e0m S\u00f3i Cha \u0111\u00e3 ng\u1eadm ch\u1eb7t l\u1ea5y l\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9, kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc r\u0103ng n\u00e0o l\u00e0m x\u01b0\u1edbc da khi \u00f4ng \u0111\u1eb7t n\u00f3 xu\u1ed1ng gi\u1eefa \u0111\u00e0n con.<\/p>\n

“Th\u1eadt nh\u1ecf b\u00e9! Th\u1eadt tr\u1ea7n tru\u1ed3ng, v\u00e0\u2026 th\u1eadt d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m!”<\/i> S\u00f3i M\u1eb9 n\u00f3i nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng. Em b\u00e9 \u0111ang c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng lu\u1ed3n l\u00e1ch gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng ch\u00fa s\u00f3i con \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n l\u1edbp l\u00f4ng \u1ea5m \u00e1p. “A ha! N\u00f3 \u0111ang \u0103n c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a kh\u00e1c. V\u1eady \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 lo\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi. N\u00e0y, \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng c\u00f3 con s\u00f3i n\u00e0o c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u1ef1 h\u00e0o v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 lo\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong s\u1ed1 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a con c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh ch\u01b0a?”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Ta t\u1eebng nghe nh\u1eafc \u0111\u1ebfn chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00f4i l\u1ea7n, nh\u01b0ng ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd trong B\u1ea7y c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta hay trong th\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a ta,”<\/i> S\u00f3i Cha n\u00f3i. “N\u00f3 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n tr\u1ee5i l\u00f4ng, v\u00e0 ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 k\u1ebft li\u1ec5u n\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t c\u00fa ch\u1ea1m nh\u1eb9 c\u1ee7a b\u00e0n ch\u00e2n. Nh\u01b0ng h\u00e3y nh\u00ecn xem, n\u00f3 \u0111ang ng\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft l\u00ean v\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng ch\u00fat s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i.”<\/i><\/p>\n

\u00c1nh tr\u0103ng b\u1ed7ng b\u1ecb che khu\u1ea5t kh\u1ecfi mi\u1ec7ng hang, b\u1edfi c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u vu\u00f4ng v\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ed3 s\u1ed9 v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f4i vai c\u1ee7a Shere Khan \u0111ang th\u00f2 v\u00e0o l\u1ed1i v\u00e0o. Ph\u00eda sau n\u00f3, Tabaqui \u0111ang r\u00edt l\u00ean: “Th\u01b0a ng\u00e0i, th\u01b0a ng\u00e0i, n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 chui v\u00e0o trong n\u00e0y!”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Shere Khan th\u1eadt vinh d\u1ef1 khi \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y,”<\/i> S\u00f3i Cha n\u00f3i, nh\u01b0ng trong \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft \u00f4ng l\u00f3e l\u00ean ng\u1ecdn l\u1eeda gi\u1eadn d\u1eef. “Shere Khan c\u1ea7n \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec?”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Con m\u1ed3i c\u1ee7a ta. M\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 lo\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i theo h\u01b0\u1edbng n\u00e0y,”<\/i> Shere Khan n\u00f3i. “Cha m\u1eb9 n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecf ch\u1ea1y. H\u00e3y giao n\u00f3 cho ta.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Shere Khan \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1ea3y v\u00e0o l\u1eeda tr\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ed1n c\u1ee7i, nh\u01b0 S\u00f3i Cha \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i, v\u00e0 h\u1eafn ta \u0111ang \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn v\u00ec b\u1ecfng ch\u00e2n. Nh\u01b0ng S\u00f3i Cha bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng mi\u1ec7ng hang qu\u00e1 h\u1eb9p \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1ed9t con h\u1ed5 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 chui v\u00e0o. Ngay c\u1ea3 \u1edf ch\u1ed7 h\u1eafn \u0111ang \u0111\u1ee9ng, vai v\u00e0 ch\u00e2n tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ee7a Shere Khan c\u0169ng b\u1ecb ch\u1eadt ch\u1ed9i v\u00ec thi\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng gian, gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng s\u1ebd b\u1ecb n\u1ebfu c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u trong m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i th\u00f9ng.<\/p>\n

“S\u00f3i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t d\u00e2n t\u1ed9c t\u1ef1 do,”<\/i> S\u00f3i Cha n\u00f3i. “Ch\u00fang tu\u00e2n l\u1ec7nh Th\u1ee7 l\u0129nh c\u1ee7a B\u1ea7y, ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u1ec7nh c\u1ee7a b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 k\u1ebb gi\u1ebft gia s\u00fac c\u00f3 s\u1ecdc n\u00e0o. \u0110\u1ee9a b\u00e9 lo\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e0 c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta – \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1ebft n\u1ebfu ch\u00fang ta mu\u1ed1n.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Mu\u1ed1n hay kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n! N\u00f3i g\u00ec \u0111\u1ebfn chuy\u1ec7n l\u1ef1a ch\u1ecdn? Th\u1ec1 c\u00f3 con b\u00f2 \u0111\u1ef1c ta \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1ebft, l\u1ebd n\u00e0o ta ph\u1ea3i l\u00ea ch\u00e2n \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eadn hang ch\u00f3 c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u00f2i ph\u1ea7n c\u00f4ng b\u1eb1ng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh? Ch\u00ednh ta, Shere Khan, \u0111ang n\u00f3i \u0111\u00e2y!”<\/i><\/p>\n

Ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m c\u1ee7a con h\u1ed5 vang d\u1ed9i kh\u1eafp hang nh\u01b0 ti\u1ebfng s\u1ea5m r\u1ec1n. S\u00f3i M\u1eb9 r\u0169 b\u1ecdn con ra v\u00e0 x\u00f4ng l\u00ean ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc, \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft b\u00e0, t\u1ef1a hai v\u1ea7ng tr\u0103ng xanh l\u1ea5p l\u00e1nh trong b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i, ch\u0129a th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft r\u1ef1c l\u1eeda c\u1ee7a Shere Khan.<\/p>\n

“V\u00e0 ch\u00ednh ta, Raksha [\u00c1c qu\u1ef7], \u0111ang tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi \u0111\u00e2y. \u0110\u1ee9a b\u00e9 lo\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e0 c\u1ee7a ta, Lungri – c\u1ee7a ta! N\u00f3 s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb gi\u1ebft. N\u00f3 s\u1ebd s\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1ea1y c\u00f9ng B\u1ea7y v\u00e0 s\u0103n c\u00f9ng B\u1ea7y; v\u00e0 r\u1ed3i cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, h\u00e3y nh\u00ecn xem, k\u1ebb s\u0103n nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 tr\u1ea7n tru\u1ed3ng b\u00e9 nh\u1ecf – k\u1ebb \u0103n \u1ebfch – k\u1ebb gi\u1ebft c\u00e1 – ch\u00ednh n\u00f3 s\u1ebd s\u0103n ng\u01b0\u01a1i! Gi\u1edd th\u00ec c\u00fat \u0111i, n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng, th\u1ec1 c\u00f3 con nai m\u00e0 ta \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1ebft (ta kh\u00f4ng \u0103n gia s\u00fac \u0111\u00f3i kh\u00e1t \u0111\u00f3)<\/i>, ng\u01b0\u01a1i s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 v\u1edbi m\u1eb9 ng\u01b0\u01a1i, con th\u00fa b\u1ecb b\u1ecfng c\u1ee7a r\u1eebng, qu\u00e8 qu\u1eb7t h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 l\u00fac ng\u01b0\u01a1i m\u1edbi sinh ra! \u0110i ngay!”<\/i><\/p>\n

S\u00f3i Cha ng\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00ean nh\u00ecn, v\u1ebb m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea7y kinh ng\u1ea1c. \u00d4ng g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00ean m\u1ea5t nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y th\u00e1ng \u00f4ng gi\u00e0nh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c S\u00f3i M\u1eb9 sau cu\u1ed9c chi\u1ebfn c\u00f4ng b\u1eb1ng v\u1edbi n\u0103m con s\u00f3i kh\u00e1c, khi b\u00e0 c\u00f2n tung t\u0103ng ch\u1ea1y nh\u1ea3y trong B\u1ea7y v\u00e0 ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng b\u1ecb g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 “\u00c1c qu\u1ef7”<\/i> – c\u00e1i t\u00ean ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ec3 n\u1ecbnh h\u00f3t m\u00e0 th\u00f4i. Shere Khan ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ed1i m\u1eb7t v\u1edbi S\u00f3i Cha, nh\u01b0ng h\u1eafn kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m th\u00e1ch th\u1ee9c S\u00f3i M\u1eb9, b\u1edfi h\u1eafn bi\u1ebft r\u00f5 n\u01a1i b\u00e0 \u0111ang \u0111\u1ee9ng ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ecba th\u1ebf thu\u1eadn l\u1ee3i nh\u1ea5t, v\u00e0 b\u00e0 s\u1ebd chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u \u0111\u1ebfn h\u01a1i th\u1edf cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng. V\u00ec v\u1eady, h\u1eafn l\u00f9i d\u1ea7n ra kh\u1ecfi c\u1eeda hang, v\u1eeba \u0111i v\u1eeba g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb, r\u1ed3i khi \u0111\u00e3 ra t\u1edbi ngo\u00e0i, h\u1eafn quay l\u1ea1i h\u00e9t vang:<\/p>\n

“Ch\u00f3 n\u00e0o c\u0169ng d\u00e1m s\u1ee7a tr\u00ean m\u1ea3nh \u0111\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh! \u0110\u1ec3 xem B\u1ea7y s\u1ebd n\u00f3i g\u00ec v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n nu\u00f4i d\u01b0\u1ee1ng m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 lo\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0y. N\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u1ee7a ta, r\u1ed3i s\u1ebd c\u00f3 ng\u00e0y n\u00f3 l\u1ecdt v\u00e0o nanh vu\u1ed1t ta, h\u1ee1i l\u0169 tr\u1ed9m c\u1eafp \u0111u\u00f4i x\u00f9!”<\/i><\/p>\n

S\u00f3i M\u1eb9 ng\u1ea3 m\u00ecnh xu\u1ed1ng, th\u1edf h\u1ed5n h\u1ec3n gi\u1eefa l\u0169 con, S\u00f3i Cha nghi\u00eam trang n\u00f3i v\u1edbi b\u00e0:<\/p>\n

“Shere Khan n\u00f3i c\u0169ng c\u00f3 ph\u1ea7n \u0111\u00fang. \u0110\u1ee9a b\u00e9 n\u00e0y ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u01b0a ra B\u1ea7y xem x\u00e9t. N\u00e0ng c\u00f2n mu\u1ed1n gi\u1eef n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng, M\u1eb9?”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Gi\u1eef n\u00f3 ch\u1ee9!”<\/i> b\u00e0 h\u1ed5n h\u1ec3n \u0111\u00e1p. “N\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y tr\u1ea7n tru\u1ed3ng, trong \u0111\u00eam, m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3i kh\u00e1t; v\u1eady m\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng ch\u00fat s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i! Nh\u00ecn xem, n\u00f3 v\u1eeba \u0111\u1ea9y m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a con c\u1ee7a ta ra ch\u1ed7 kh\u00e1c k\u00eca. C\u00f2n t\u00ean \u0111\u1ed3 t\u1ec3 qu\u00e8 qu\u1eb7t kia, mu\u1ed1n gi\u1ebft n\u00f3 r\u1ed3i ch\u1ea1y v\u1ec1 Waingunga, trong khi d\u00e2n l\u00e0ng \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y s\u1eafp s\u1eeda l\u00f9ng s\u1ee5c hang \u1ed5 c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u1ea3 th\u00f9! Gi\u1eef n\u00f3 \u01b0? Ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn ta s\u1ebd gi\u1eef n\u00f3. N\u1eb1m y\u00ean n\u00e0o, ch\u00fa \u1ebfch con. \u00d4i, Mowgli – ta s\u1ebd g\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u01a1i l\u00e0 Mowgli \u1ebech – r\u1ed3i s\u1ebd c\u00f3 ng\u00e0y ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111i s\u0103n Shere Khan nh\u01b0 ch\u00ednh h\u1eafn t\u1eebng s\u0103n \u0111u\u1ed5i ng\u01b0\u01a1i.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Th\u1ebf nh\u01b0ng B\u1ea7y c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd n\u00f3i g\u00ec \u0111\u00e2y?”<\/i> S\u00f3i Cha h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n

Lu\u1eadt R\u1eebng quy \u0111\u1ecbnh r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng r\u1eb1ng, b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 con s\u00f3i n\u00e0o khi k\u1ebft h\u00f4n \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi B\u1ea7y m\u00e0 n\u00f3 thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1. Nh\u01b0ng ngay khi nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a con c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang \u0111\u1ee7 c\u1ee9ng c\u00e1p \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ee9ng v\u1eefng, ch\u00fang ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u01b0a \u0111\u1ebfn H\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ed3ng B\u1ea7y, th\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c m\u1ed7i th\u00e1ng m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n v\u00e0o \u0111\u00eam tr\u0103ng tr\u00f2n, \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u1eefng con s\u00f3i kh\u00e1c c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u1eadn bi\u1ebft ch\u00fang. Sau bu\u1ed5i ki\u1ec3m tra \u1ea5y, nh\u1eefng con s\u00f3i con \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ef1 do ch\u1ea1y nh\u1ea3y kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i, v\u00e0 cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi ch\u00fang t\u1ef1 s\u0103n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c con m\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 l\u00fd do n\u00e0o \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eadn n\u1ebfu m\u1ed9t con s\u00f3i tr\u01b0\u1edfng th\u00e0nh trong B\u1ea7y gi\u1ebft ch\u1ebft m\u1ed9t con trong s\u1ed1 ch\u00fang. H\u00ecnh ph\u1ea1t d\u00e0nh cho k\u1ebb s\u00e1t nh\u00e2n, n\u1ebfu b\u1ecb ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n, l\u00e0 c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft; v\u00e0 n\u1ebfu suy ng\u1eabm m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat, b\u1ea1n s\u1ebd th\u1ea5y \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y l\u00e0 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft.<\/p>\n

S\u00f3i Cha \u0111\u1ee3i cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi nh\u1eefng ch\u00fa s\u00f3i con c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1ea1y v\u1eefng m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat, r\u1ed3i v\u00e0o \u0111\u00eam H\u1ecdp B\u1ea7y, \u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0a ch\u00fang v\u00e0 Mowgli c\u00f9ng S\u00f3i M\u1eb9 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0110\u00e1 H\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ed3ng – m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ec9nh \u0111\u1ed3i ph\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ea7y \u0111\u00e1 v\u00e0 t\u1ea3ng l\u1edbn, n\u01a1i h\u00e0ng tr\u0103m con s\u00f3i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u1ea9n n\u00e1u. Akela, con s\u00f3i x\u00e1m c\u00f4 \u0111\u1ed9c v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i, ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e3nh \u0111\u1ea1o c\u1ea3 B\u1ea7y b\u1eb1ng s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh v\u00e0 s\u1ef1 kh\u00f4n ngoan, n\u1eb1m d\u00e0i tr\u00ean t\u1ea3ng \u0111\u00e1 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, v\u00e0 b\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi \u00f4ng l\u00e0 b\u1ed1n m\u01b0\u01a1i con s\u00f3i tr\u1edf l\u00ean, \u0111\u1ee7 m\u1ecdi k\u00edch c\u1ee1 v\u00e0 m\u00e0u s\u1eafc, t\u1eeb nh\u1eefng con s\u00f3i d\u00e0y d\u1ea1n m\u00e0u l\u00f4ng g\u1ea5u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 x\u1eed l\u00fd m\u1ed9t con nai m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng con s\u00f3i \u0111en ba tu\u1ed5i c\u00f2n non n\u1edbt t\u01b0\u1edfng r\u1eb1ng ch\u00fang c\u00f3 th\u1ec3. S\u00f3i c\u00f4 \u0111\u1ed9c \u0111\u00e3 d\u1eabn d\u1eaft ch\u00fang \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t n\u0103m nay. H\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 hai l\u1ea7n r\u01a1i v\u00e0o b\u1eaby s\u00f3i khi c\u00f2n tr\u1ebb, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n b\u1ecb \u0111\u00e1nh \u0111\u1eadp v\u00e0 b\u1ecf m\u1eb7c cho \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ebft; v\u00ec v\u1eady h\u1eafn bi\u1ebft phong t\u1ee5c v\u00e0 t\u1eadp qu\u00e1n c\u1ee7a con ng\u01b0\u1eddi. \u1ede \u0110\u00e1 H\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ed3ng c\u00f3 r\u1ea5t \u00edt l\u1eddi n\u00f3i. Nh\u1eefng con s\u00f3i con l\u0103n l\u1ed9n l\u00ean nhau \u1edf trung t\u00e2m v\u00f2ng tr\u00f2n n\u01a1i cha m\u1eb9 ch\u00fang ng\u1ed3i, v\u00e0 th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng m\u1ed9t con s\u00f3i gi\u00e0 s\u1ebd l\u1eb7ng l\u1ebd \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn b\u00ean m\u1ed9t con s\u00f3i con, nh\u00ecn n\u00f3 c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn, r\u1ed3i quay v\u1ec1 ch\u1ed7 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh tr\u00ean \u0111\u00f4i ch\u00e2n kh\u00f4ng ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed9ng. \u0110\u00f4i khi m\u1ed9t con m\u1eb9 s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ea9y con m\u00ecnh ra xa v\u00e0o \u00e1nh tr\u0103ng \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn r\u1eb1ng n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb b\u1ecf qua. Akela t\u1eeb t\u1ea3ng \u0111\u00e1 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh s\u1ebd k\u00eau l\u00ean: “C\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i bi\u1ebft Lu\u1eadt – c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i bi\u1ebft Lu\u1eadt. H\u00e3y nh\u00ecn k\u1ef9, H\u1ee1i nh\u1eefng con S\u00f3i!”<\/i> V\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1eb9 lo l\u1eafng s\u1ebd h\u01b0\u1edfng \u1ee9ng l\u1eddi k\u00eau g\u1ecdi: “Nh\u00ecn – nh\u00ecn k\u1ef9, H\u1ee1i nh\u1eefng con S\u00f3i!”<\/i><\/p>\n

Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng – v\u00e0 b\u1ed9 l\u00f4ng g\u00e1y c\u1ee7a S\u00f3i M\u1eb9 d\u1ef1ng \u0111\u1ee9ng khi th\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec3m \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ebfn – S\u00f3i Cha \u0111\u1ea9y “Mowgli \u1ebech,”<\/i> nh\u01b0 b\u1ea7y s\u00f3i v\u1eabn g\u1ecdi c\u1eadu b\u00e9, v\u00e0o gi\u1eefa v\u00f2ng tr\u00f2n, n\u01a1i c\u1eadu ng\u1ed3i c\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00f9a v\u00e0 l\u1eb7ng l\u1ebd ngh\u1ecbch m\u1ea5y vi\u00ean s\u1ecfi l\u1ea5p l\u00e1nh d\u01b0\u1edbi \u00e1nh tr\u0103ng.<\/p>\n

Akela kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 ng\u1ea9ng \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00ean kh\u1ecfi hai ch\u00e2n tr\u01b0\u1edbc, v\u1eabn ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c c\u1ea5t l\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ec1u: “H\u00e3y nh\u00ecn cho k\u1ef9!”<\/i> M\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb ngh\u1eb9n ng\u00e0o v\u1ecdng l\u00ean t\u1eeb ph\u00eda sau nh\u1eefng t\u1ea3ng \u0111\u00e1 – \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 gi\u1ecdng c\u1ee7a Shere Khan \u0111ang qu\u00e1t th\u00e1o: “\u0110\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb n\u00e0y l\u00e0 c\u1ee7a ta. H\u00e3y giao n\u00f3 cho ta. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi T\u1ef1 Do c\u00f3 li\u00ean quan g\u00ec \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 lo\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ee9?”<\/i> Akela th\u1eadm ch\u00ed ch\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1eady \u0111\u00f4i tai. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec l\u00e3o n\u00f3i ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0: “H\u00e3y nh\u00ecn cho k\u1ef9, h\u1ee1i nh\u1eefng con S\u00f3i! Ng\u01b0\u1eddi T\u1ef1 Do c\u00f3 li\u00ean quan g\u00ec \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ec7nh l\u1ec7nh c\u1ee7a b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 ai kh\u00e1c ngo\u00e0i ch\u00ednh Ng\u01b0\u1eddi T\u1ef1 Do? H\u00e3y nh\u00ecn cho k\u1ef9!”<\/i><\/p>\n

M\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb \u0111\u1ed3ng lo\u1ea1t vang l\u00ean, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con s\u00f3i tr\u1ebb b\u1ed1n tu\u1ed5i n\u00e9m l\u1ea1i c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi c\u1ee7a Shere Khan v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda Akela: “Ng\u01b0\u1eddi T\u1ef1 Do ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m g\u00ec v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb lo\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi?”<\/i> Theo Lu\u1eadt R\u1eebng, n\u1ebfu x\u1ea3y ra tranh c\u00e3i v\u1ec1 quy\u1ec1n gia nh\u1eadp B\u1ea7y c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t s\u00f3i con, c\u1ea7n c\u00f3 \u00edt nh\u1ea5t hai th\u00e0nh vi\u00ean B\u1ea7y kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i cha m\u1eb9 n\u00f3 l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7.<\/p>\n

“Ai s\u1ebd l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng cho \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb n\u00e0y?”<\/i> Akela h\u1ecfi. “Trong s\u1ed1 Ng\u01b0\u1eddi T\u1ef1 Do, ai s\u1ebd l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng?”<\/i> Kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i, v\u00e0 S\u00f3i M\u1eb9 \u0111\u00e3 s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng cho tr\u1eadn chi\u1ebfn cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng m\u00e0 b\u00e0 bi\u1ebft ch\u1eafc s\u1ebd x\u1ea3y ra n\u1ebfu m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn b\u1ea1o l\u1ef1c.<\/p>\n

V\u00e0 c\u00f2n m\u1ed9t sinh v\u1eadt duy nh\u1ea5t n\u1eefa \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u00e9p c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t trong H\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ed3ng B\u1ea7y – \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 Baloo, con g\u1ea5u n\u00e2u l\u00fac n\u00e0o c\u0169ng bu\u1ed3n ng\u1ee7, v\u1ecb th\u1ea7y d\u1ea1y lu\u1eadt r\u1eebng cho l\u0169 s\u00f3i con: Baloo gi\u00e0, k\u1ebb c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111i l\u1ea1i t\u1ef1 do kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i b\u1edfi \u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 \u0103n c\u00e1c lo\u1ea1i h\u1ea1t, r\u1ec5 c\u00e2y v\u00e0 m\u1eadt ong – \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee9ng th\u1eb3ng b\u1eb1ng hai ch\u00e2n sau v\u00e0 c\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb.<\/p>\n

“\u0110\u1ee9a b\u00e9 lo\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi – \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 lo\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u01b0?”<\/i> \u00f4ng n\u00f3i. “Ta xin \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng cho \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 lo\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi. M\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 lo\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1eb3ng l\u00e0m h\u1ea1i g\u00ec ai c\u1ea3. Ta \u0111\u00e2y ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 t\u00e0i \u0103n n\u00f3i, nh\u01b0ng ta n\u00f3i l\u1eddi ch\u00e2n th\u1eadt. H\u00e3y \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3 ch\u1ea1y c\u00f9ng B\u1ea7y, v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c thu nh\u1eadn v\u00e0o nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a kh\u00e1c. Ch\u00ednh ta s\u1ebd \u0111\u00edch th\u00e2n d\u1ea1y d\u1ed7 n\u00f3.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Ch\u00fang ta c\u00f2n c\u1ea7n th\u00eam m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng n\u00f3i n\u1eefa,”<\/i> Akela l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng. “Baloo \u0111\u00e3 ph\u00e1t bi\u1ec3u r\u1ed3i, v\u00e0 \u00f4ng \u1ea5y l\u00e0 th\u1ea7y c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng con s\u00f3i con. C\u00f2n ai s\u1ebd l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi Baloo \u0111\u00e2y?”<\/i><\/p>\n

M\u1ed9t b\u00f3ng \u0111en l\u01b0\u1edbt xu\u1ed1ng v\u00f2ng tr\u00f2n. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 Bagheera, con b\u00e1o \u0111en, \u0111en k\u1ecbt nh\u01b0 m\u1ef1c, nh\u01b0ng v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ed1m b\u00e1o hi\u1ec7n l\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh nh\u01b0 hoa v\u0103n tr\u00ean g\u1ea5m l\u1ee5a. M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u bi\u1ebft Bagheera, v\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng ai mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u1ed1i \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1edbi h\u1eafn, v\u00ec h\u1eafn kh\u00f4n ngoan nh\u01b0 Tabaqui, d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m nh\u01b0 tr\u00e2u r\u1eebng, v\u00e0 li\u1ec1u l\u0129nh nh\u01b0 voi b\u1ecb th\u01b0\u01a1ng. Nh\u01b0ng h\u1eafn c\u00f3 gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i ng\u1ecdt ng\u00e0o t\u1ef1a m\u1eadt ong r\u1eebng ch\u1ea3y t\u1eeb c\u00e2y, v\u00e0 b\u1ed9 l\u00f4ng m\u1ec1m m\u1ea1i h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 l\u00f4ng t\u01a1.<\/p>\n

“\u00d4i Akela, v\u00e0 c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi, h\u1ee1i Nh\u1eefng K\u1ebb T\u1ef1 Do,”<\/i> h\u1eafn r\u00ean r\u1ec9, “ta kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 quy\u1ec1n tham d\u1ef1 h\u1ed9i ngh\u1ecb c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi, nh\u01b0ng Lu\u1eadt R\u1eebng c\u00f3 n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng n\u1ebfu c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t nghi ng\u1edd kh\u00f4ng li\u00ean quan \u0111\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7c gi\u1ebft ch\u00f3c v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t con s\u00f3i con m\u1edbi, th\u00ec m\u1ea1ng s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a con s\u00f3i con \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c mua b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i gi\u00e1. V\u00e0 Lu\u1eadt kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i ai c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ho\u1eb7c kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 tr\u1ea3 c\u00e1i gi\u00e1 \u0111\u00f3. Ta n\u00f3i c\u00f3 \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i><\/p>\n

“T\u1ed1t l\u1eafm! T\u1ed1t l\u1eafm!”<\/i> nh\u1eefng con s\u00f3i non, l\u00fac n\u00e0o c\u0169ng \u0111\u00f3i kh\u00e1t, k\u00eau l\u00ean. “H\u00e3y nghe Bagheera n\u00f3i. \u0110\u1ee9a b\u00e9 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ed5i b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i gi\u00e1. \u0110i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 h\u1ee3p v\u1edbi Lu\u1eadt.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Ta bi\u1ebft m\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 quy\u1ec1n ph\u00e1t bi\u1ec3u n\u01a1i \u0111\u00e2y, nh\u01b0ng xin ph\u00e9p c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“C\u1ee9 n\u00f3i \u0111i,”<\/i> hai m\u01b0\u01a1i gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i c\u00f9ng k\u00eau l\u00ean.<\/p>\n

“Gi\u1ebft m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 tr\u1ea7n tru\u1ed3ng l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u nh\u1ee5c nh\u00e3. H\u01a1n n\u1eefa, khi n\u00f3 l\u1edbn l\u00ean, c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 s\u1ebd mang \u0111\u1ebfn cho c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi nhi\u1ec1u tr\u00f2 gi\u1ea3i tr\u00ed th\u00fa v\u1ecb h\u01a1n. Baloo \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ee9ng ra n\u00f3i gi\u00fap n\u00f3 r\u1ed3i. Gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y, ngo\u00e0i l\u1eddi c\u1ee7a Baloo, ta xin th\u00eam m\u1ed9t con b\u00f2 \u0111\u1ef1c, m\u1ed9t con b\u00e9o t\u1ed1t, v\u1eeba m\u1edbi b\u1ecb gi\u1ebft, c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng xa, n\u1ebfu c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd nh\u1eadn \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 lo\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0y theo \u0111\u00fang Lu\u1eadt. Vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 kh\u00f3 g\u00ec kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i><\/p>\n

C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng la \u00f3 c\u1ee7a h\u00e0ng ch\u1ee5c gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i, n\u00f3i: “C\u00f3 g\u00ec kh\u00e1c bi\u1ec7t? N\u00f3 s\u1ebd ch\u1ebft trong m\u01b0a \u0111\u00f4ng. N\u00f3 s\u1ebd b\u1ecb ch\u00e1y n\u1eafng. M\u1ed9t ch\u00fa \u1ebfch tr\u1ea7n tru\u1ed3ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m h\u1ea1i ch\u00fang ta sao? H\u00e3y \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3 ch\u1ea1y c\u00f9ng B\u1ea7y. Con b\u00f2 \u0111\u1ef1c \u0111\u00e2u, Bagheera? H\u00e3y \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eadn.”<\/i> V\u00e0 r\u1ed3i ti\u1ebfng h\u00fa vang d\u1ed9i c\u1ee7a Akela vang l\u00ean, k\u00eau l\u00ean: “Nh\u00ecn k\u1ef9 – nh\u00ecn k\u1ef9, H\u1ee1i nh\u1eefng con S\u00f3i!”<\/i><\/p>\n

Mowgli v\u1eabn c\u00f2n r\u1ea5t h\u1ee9ng th\u00fa v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng vi\u00ean s\u1ecfi, v\u00e0 n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd khi nh\u1eefng con s\u00f3i \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u00ecn n\u00f3 t\u1eebng con m\u1ed9t. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ch\u00fang \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111i xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea5y con b\u00f2 \u0111\u1ef1c \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft, v\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i Akela, Bagheera, Baloo, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng con s\u00f3i c\u1ee7a Mowgli. Shere Khan v\u1eabn g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb trong \u0111\u00eam, v\u00ec n\u00f3 r\u1ea5t t\u1ee9c gi\u1eadn v\u00ec Mowgli \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb giao cho n\u00f3.<\/p>\n

“\u1eea, c\u1ee9 g\u1ea7m l\u00ean cho th\u1ecfa \u0111i,”<\/i> Bagheera n\u00f3i, d\u01b0\u1edbi b\u1ed9 ria m\u00e9p, “v\u00ec r\u1ed3i s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac c\u00e1i th\u1ee9 tr\u1ea7n tru\u1ed3ng \u1ea5y khi\u1ebfn ng\u01b0\u01a1i ph\u1ea3i g\u1ea7m l\u00ean theo m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch kh\u00e1c, ho\u1eb7c ta ch\u1eb3ng bi\u1ebft g\u00ec v\u1ec1 lo\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“L\u00e0m th\u1ebf l\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i,”<\/i> Akela n\u00f3i. “Con ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0 con c\u00e1i c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang r\u1ea5t kh\u00f4n ngoan. N\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh ch\u1ed7 d\u1ef1a khi c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“\u0110\u00fang v\u1eady, m\u1ed9t ch\u1ed7 d\u1ef1a khi c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft; b\u1edfi ch\u1eb3ng ai c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 mong d\u1eabn d\u1eaft B\u1ea7y \u0110\u00e0n m\u00e3i m\u00e3i,”<\/i> Bagheera n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n

Akela kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i. \u00d4ng \u0111ang ngh\u0129 v\u1ec1 th\u1eddi kh\u1eafc \u1eadp \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1edbi m\u1ecdi th\u1ee7 l\u0129nh c\u1ee7a m\u1ecdi b\u1ea7y \u0111\u00e0n, khi s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd suy y\u1ebfu d\u1ea7n v\u00e0 h\u1ecd tr\u1edf n\u00ean m\u1ecfi m\u1ec7t h\u01a1n, cho \u0111\u1ebfn cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng b\u1ecb ch\u00ednh nh\u1eefng con s\u00f3i trong \u0111\u00e0n gi\u1ebft ch\u1ebft, r\u1ed3i m\u1ed9t th\u1ee7 l\u0129nh m\u1edbi xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n – \u0111\u1ec3 r\u1ed3i c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ebfn l\u01b0\u1ee3t b\u1ecb gi\u1ebft.<\/p>\n

“Mang n\u00f3 \u0111i,”<\/i> \u00f4ng n\u00f3i v\u1edbi S\u00f3i Cha, “v\u00e0 hu\u1ea5n luy\u1ec7n n\u00f3 theo c\u00e1ch ph\u00f9 h\u1ee3p v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t th\u00e0nh vi\u00ean c\u1ee7a Ng\u01b0\u1eddi T\u1ef1 Do.”<\/i><\/p>\n

V\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u00e1ch Mowgli \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eadn v\u00e0o B\u1ea7y S\u00f3i Seeonee v\u1edbi gi\u00e1 m\u1ed9t con b\u00f2 \u0111\u1ef1c v\u00e0 nh\u1edd l\u1eddi n\u00f3i t\u1ed1t \u0111\u1eb9p c\u1ee7a Baloo.<\/p>\n

Gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y, b\u1ea1n ph\u1ea3i b\u1eb1ng l\u00f2ng b\u1ecf qua tr\u1ecdn m\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t n\u0103m, v\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 \u0111o\u00e1n xem cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi m\u00e0 Mowgli \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ea3i qua gi\u1eefa b\u1ea7y s\u00f3i, b\u1edfi n\u1ebfu vi\u1ebft ra h\u1ebft, n\u00f3 s\u1ebd l\u1ea5p \u0111\u1ea7y r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch. C\u1eadu l\u1edbn l\u00ean c\u00f9ng nh\u1eefng ch\u00fa s\u00f3i con, m\u1eb7c d\u00f9 d\u0129 nhi\u00ean, ch\u00fang \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh s\u00f3i tr\u01b0\u1edfng th\u00e0nh t\u1eeb l\u00e2u tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi c\u1eadu qua tu\u1ed5i th\u01a1.<\/p>\n

V\u00e0 S\u00f3i Cha \u0111\u00e3 d\u1ea1y c\u1eadu b\u1ed5n ph\u1eadn c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, c\u00f9ng \u00fd ngh\u0129a c\u1ee7a v\u1ea1n v\u1eadt trong r\u1eebng, cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi m\u1ed7i ti\u1ebfng s\u1ed9t so\u1ea1t trong c\u1ecf, m\u1ed7i h\u01a1i th\u1edf c\u1ee7a l\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed \u0111\u00eam \u1ea5m \u00e1p, m\u1ed7i ti\u1ebfng k\u00eau c\u1ee7a ch\u00fa c\u00fa tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u, m\u1ed7i ti\u1ebfng c\u00e0o nh\u1eb9 c\u1ee7a m\u00f3ng vu\u1ed1t d\u01a1i khi n\u00f3 \u0111\u1eadu t\u1ea1m tr\u00ean c\u00e0nh c\u00e2y, v\u00e0 m\u1ed7i ti\u1ebfng l\u00e1ch t\u00e1ch c\u1ee7a ch\u00fa c\u00e1 nh\u1ecf v\u1ecdt l\u00ean m\u1eb7t n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ec1u mang \u00fd ngh\u0129a s\u00e2u s\u1eafc v\u1edbi c\u1eadu, t\u1ef1a nh\u01b0 c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c s\u1ed5 s\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t th\u01b0\u01a1ng nh\u00e2n. Khi kh\u00f4ng h\u1ecdc h\u1ecfi, c\u1eadu ng\u1ed3i ph\u01a1i n\u1eafng, ng\u1ee7 say, r\u1ed3i \u0103n u\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 l\u1ea1i ng\u1ee7 ti\u1ebfp. Khi c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y b\u1ea9n th\u1ec9u hay n\u00f3ng b\u1ee9c, c\u1eadu nh\u00e0o xu\u1ed1ng t\u1eafm m\u00e1t trong nh\u1eefng v\u0169ng n\u01b0\u1edbc r\u1eebng; v\u00e0 khi th\u00e8m \u0103n m\u1eadt ong (Baloo \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ea3o c\u1eadu r\u1eb1ng m\u1eadt ong c\u00f9ng h\u1ea1t qu\u1ea3 ngon ch\u1eb3ng k\u00e9m th\u1ecbt s\u1ed1ng)<\/i>, c\u1eadu s\u1ebd tr\u00e8o l\u00ean c\u00e2y \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea5y, v\u00e0 Bagheera \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ec9 c\u1eadu c\u00e1ch th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n.<\/p>\n

Bagheera th\u01b0\u1eddng n\u1eb1m d\u00e0i tr\u00ean c\u00e0nh c\u00e2y v\u00e0 g\u1ecdi: “L\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y n\u00e0o, Em Trai,”<\/i> v\u00e0 ban \u0111\u1ea7u Mowgli s\u1ebd b\u00e1m ch\u1eb7t nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t con l\u01b0\u1eddi, nh\u01b0ng r\u1ed3i c\u1eadu lao m\u00ecnh qua c\u00e1c c\u00e0nh c\u00e2y, d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 con v\u01b0\u1ee3n x\u00e1m. C\u1eadu c\u0169ng c\u00f3 v\u1ecb tr\u00ed c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh t\u1ea1i T\u1ea3ng \u0110\u00e1 H\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ed3ng khi B\u1ea7y S\u00f3i h\u1ecdp, v\u00e0 \u1edf \u0111\u00f3, c\u1eadu ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n ra r\u1eb1ng n\u1ebfu c\u1eadu nh\u00ecn ch\u1eb1m ch\u1eb1m v\u00e0o b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 con s\u00f3i n\u00e0o, con s\u00f3i \u1ea5y s\u1ebd bu\u1ed9c ph\u1ea3i c\u00fai m\u1eaft xu\u1ed1ng, n\u00ean c\u1eadu th\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u00ecn ch\u1eb1m ch\u1eb1m cho vui. Nh\u1eefng l\u00fac kh\u00e1c, c\u1eadu nh\u1ed5 nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc gai d\u00e0i kh\u1ecfi b\u00e0n ch\u00e2n c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n b\u00e8, v\u00ec lo\u00e0i s\u00f3i r\u1ea5t kh\u1ed5 s\u1edf khi gai v\u00e0 c\u1ecf kh\u00f4 m\u1eafc v\u00e0o b\u1ed9 l\u00f4ng c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang. C\u1eadu th\u01b0\u1eddng xu\u1ed1ng s\u01b0\u1eddn \u0111\u1ed3i v\u00e0o ban \u0111\u00eam, \u0111\u1ebfn v\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ea5t canh t\u00e1c, v\u00e0 nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u00e2n trong nh\u00e0 h\u1ecd v\u1edbi v\u1ebb t\u00f2 m\u00f2 s\u00e2u s\u1eafc, nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu lu\u00f4n gi\u1eef m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 nghi ng\u1edd \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi con ng\u01b0\u1eddi\u2014b\u1edfi Bagheera \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng ch\u1ec9 cho c\u1eadu m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc h\u1ed9p vu\u00f4ng c\u00f3 c\u1eeda s\u1eadp \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c gi\u1ea5u kh\u00e9o l\u00e9o trong r\u1eebng \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c c\u1eadu su\u00fdt b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o, v\u00e0 n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i b\u1eaby. \u0110i\u1ec1u c\u1eadu y\u00eau th\u00edch h\u01a1n t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 l\u00e0 c\u00f9ng Bagheera \u0111i s\u00e2u v\u00e0o tr\u00e1i tim r\u1eebng r\u1eadm t\u1ed1i t\u0103m v\u00e0 \u1ea5m \u00e1p, ng\u1ee7 thi\u1ebfp \u0111i su\u1ed1t c\u1ea3 ng\u00e0y d\u00e0i l\u01b0\u1eddi bi\u1ebfng, v\u00e0 khi m\u00e0n \u0111\u00eam bu\u00f4ng xu\u1ed1ng, quan s\u00e1t Bagheera s\u0103n m\u1ed3i.<\/p>\n

Bagheera \u0111i s\u0103n b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 n\u01a1i \u0111\u00e2u v\u00e0 b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 th\u1ee9 g\u00ec khi n\u00f3 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y \u0111\u00f3i, v\u00e0 Mowgli c\u0169ng l\u00e0m y nh\u01b0 v\u1eady – nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u kh\u00e1c bi\u1ec7t. Ngay khi c\u1eadu b\u00e9 \u0111\u1ee7 l\u1edbn \u0111\u1ec3 hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ecdi s\u1ef1, Bagheera \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi c\u1eadu r\u1eb1ng c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u00e9p \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ecbt gia s\u00fac, b\u1edfi v\u00ec c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c k\u1ebft n\u1ea1p v\u00e0o \u0110\u00e0n S\u00f3i b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1i gi\u00e1 l\u00e0 m\u1ea1ng s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t con b\u00f2 \u0111\u1ef1c. “To\u00e0n b\u1ed9 khu r\u1eebng n\u00e0y l\u00e0 c\u1ee7a con,”<\/i> Bagheera d\u1ea1y, “v\u00e0 con c\u00f3 quy\u1ec1n s\u0103n b\u1eaft b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 sinh v\u1eadt n\u00e0o m\u00e0 con \u0111\u1ee7 s\u1ee9c h\u1ea1 g\u1ee5c; nh\u01b0ng b\u1edfi v\u00ec con b\u00f2 \u0111\u1ef1c kia \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ed5i m\u1ea1ng \u0111\u1ec3 chu\u1ed9c con, n\u00ean con kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c gi\u1ebft hay \u0103n th\u1ecbt b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 con gia s\u00fac n\u00e0o, d\u00f9 gi\u00e0 hay non. \u0110\u00f3 ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 Lu\u1eadt C\u1ee7a R\u1eebng.”<\/i> V\u00e0 Mowgli \u0111\u00e3 tu\u00e2n th\u1ee7 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch trung th\u00e0nh tuy\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ed1i.<\/p>\n

C\u1eadu b\u00e9 c\u1ee9 th\u1ebf l\u1edbn l\u00ean, kh\u1ecfe m\u1ea1nh nh\u01b0 b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c v\u1eabn l\u1edbn l\u00ean, nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ec1 hay bi\u1ebft m\u00ecnh \u0111ang h\u1ecdc b\u00e0i h\u1ecdc g\u00ec, v\u00e0 tr\u00ean \u0111\u1eddi n\u00e0y ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec \u0111\u00e1ng \u0111\u1ec3 b\u1eadn t\u00e2m ngo\u00e0i chuy\u1ec7n \u0103n u\u1ed1ng.<\/p>\n

M\u1eb9 S\u00f3i \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng n\u00f3i v\u1edbi c\u1eadu b\u00e9 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00f4i l\u1ea7n r\u1eb1ng Shere Khan l\u00e0 k\u1ebb kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 tin c\u1eady, v\u00e0 r\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 c\u1eadu s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i gi\u1ebft ch\u1ebft Shere Khan. Nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ch\u00fa s\u00f3i con, ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn n\u00f3 s\u1ebd kh\u1eafc ghi l\u1eddi khuy\u00ean \u1ea5y t\u1eebng gi\u1edd t\u1eebng ph\u00fat, c\u00f2n Mowgli th\u00ec qu\u00ean b\u1eb5ng \u0111i, b\u1edfi c\u1eadu ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u1eadu b\u00e9 m\u00e0 th\u00f4i – d\u00f9 r\u1eb1ng n\u1ebfu bi\u1ebft n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfng ng\u01b0\u1eddi, c\u1eadu s\u1ebd g\u1ecdi m\u00ecnh l\u00e0 s\u00f3i.<\/p>\n

Shere Khan lu\u00f4n lu\u00f4n t\u00ecm c\u00e1ch ch\u1eb7n \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1eadu trong r\u1eebng, b\u1edfi v\u00ec khi Akela ng\u00e0y c\u00e0ng gi\u00e0 y\u1ebfu \u0111i, con h\u1ed5 qu\u00e8 \u1ea5y l\u1ea1i c\u00e0ng tr\u1edf n\u00ean th\u00e2n thi\u1ebft v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng con s\u00f3i tr\u1ebb trong \u0111\u00e0n. Ch\u00fang \u0111i theo h\u1eafn \u0111\u1ec3 ki\u1ebfm ch\u00fat th\u1ee9c \u0103n th\u1eeba, \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u00e0 Akela s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd cho ph\u00e9p n\u1ebfu \u00f4ng d\u00e1m gi\u1eef v\u1eefng uy quy\u1ec1n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00fang m\u1ef1c. R\u1ed3i Shere Khan s\u1ebd xu n\u1ecbnh ch\u00fang v\u00e0 t\u1ecf ra ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean r\u1eb1ng t\u1ea1i sao nh\u1eefng th\u1ee3 s\u0103n tr\u1ebb tu\u1ed5i t\u00e0i ba nh\u01b0 v\u1eady l\u1ea1i b\u1eb1ng l\u00f2ng \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1ed9t con s\u00f3i s\u1eafp ch\u1ebft v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a con ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u1eabn d\u1eaft. “H\u1ecd b\u1ea3o v\u1edbi ta,”<\/i> Shere Khan s\u1ebd n\u00f3i, “r\u1eb1ng \u1edf H\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ed3ng c\u00e1c b\u1ed9 t\u1ed9c, c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m nh\u00ecn th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o m\u1eaft n\u00f3.”<\/i> V\u00e0 nh\u1eefng con s\u00f3i tr\u1ebb s\u1ebd g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb, l\u00f4ng d\u1ef1ng ng\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00ean.<\/p>\n

Bagheera, v\u1edbi \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f4i tai kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i, bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00f4i ch\u00fat v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y, v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f4i l\u1ea7n c\u1eadu ta \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i th\u1eb3ng v\u1edbi Mowgli r\u1eb1ng Shere Khan s\u1ebd gi\u1ebft c\u1eadu m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3. Mowgli s\u1ebd c\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1p: “Con c\u00f3 c\u1ea3 \u0110\u00e0n S\u00f3i v\u00e0 c\u00f3 c\u1ea3 c\u1eadu; c\u00f2n Baloo, d\u00f9 l\u01b0\u1eddi bi\u1ebfng th\u1ebf n\u00e0o, c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ra tay gi\u00fap con v\u00e0i l\u1ea7n. Sao con ph\u1ea3i s\u1ee3?”<\/i><\/p>\n

V\u00e0o m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y tr\u1eddi \u1ea5m \u00e1p, Bagheera ch\u1ee3t n\u1ea3y ra m\u1ed9t \u00fd ngh\u0129 m\u1edbi – xu\u1ea5t ph\u00e1t t\u1eeb \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 c\u1eadu ta nghe l\u00e9n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd Ikki Nh\u00edm \u0111\u00e3 m\u00e1ch cho c\u1eadu ta bi\u1ebft; nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu ta n\u00f3i v\u1edbi Mowgli khi h\u1ecd \u0111ang \u1edf s\u00e2u trong r\u1eebng, l\u00fac c\u1eadu b\u00e9 n\u1eb1m g\u1ed1i \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00ean b\u1ed9 l\u00f4ng \u0111en tuy\u1ec1n tuy\u1ec7t \u0111\u1eb9p c\u1ee7a Bagheera, “Em trai nh\u1ecf, anh \u0111\u00e3 bao l\u1ea7n n\u00f3i v\u1edbi em r\u1eb1ng Shere Khan l\u00e0 k\u1ebb th\u00f9 c\u1ee7a em?”<\/i><\/p>\n

“\u0110\u00e3 nhi\u1ec1u l\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 s\u1ed1 h\u1ea1t tr\u00ean c\u00e2y c\u1ecd kia,”<\/i> Mowgli n\u00f3i, c\u1eadu b\u00e9 v\u1ed1n ch\u1eb3ng bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ebfm l\u00e0 g\u00ec. “Th\u00ec sao n\u00e0o? Con bu\u1ed3n ng\u1ee7 qu\u00e1, Bagheera, c\u00f2n Shere Khan th\u00ec ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 c\u00e1i \u0111u\u00f4i d\u00e0i v\u00e0 c\u00e1i mi\u1ec7ng oang oang – gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 Mao, con C\u00f4ng v\u1eady.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 l\u00fac \u0111\u1ec3 ng\u1ee7. Baloo bi\u1ebft \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3; anh bi\u1ebft; c\u1ea3 \u0110\u00e0n S\u00f3i c\u0169ng bi\u1ebft; v\u00e0 ngay c\u1ea3 l\u0169 h\u01b0\u01a1u ngu ng\u1ed1c kia c\u0169ng bi\u1ebft. Tabaqui c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi em r\u1ed3i.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Ho! Ho!”<\/i> Mowgli c\u01b0\u1eddi. “Tabaqui \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1eb7p con kh\u00f4ng l\u00e2u tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y v\u1edbi m\u1ea5y l\u1eddi th\u00f4 l\u1ed7 r\u1eb1ng con l\u00e0 con c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u1ea7n tru\u1ed3ng v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng x\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00e1ng \u0111\u00e0o h\u1ea1t d\u1ebb. Nh\u01b0ng con \u0111\u00e3 t\u00f3m l\u1ea5y \u0111u\u00f4i Tabaqui v\u00e0 v\u1ee5t n\u00f3 hai l\u1ea7n v\u00e0o c\u00e2y c\u1ecd \u0111\u1ec3 d\u1ea1y n\u00f3 bi\u1ebft l\u1ec5 ph\u00e9p h\u01a1n.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m d\u1ea1i d\u1ed9t, b\u1edfi d\u00f9 Tabaqui l\u00e0 k\u1ebb chuy\u00ean g\u00e2y chuy\u1ec7n, n\u00f3 v\u1ed1n \u0111\u1ecbnh n\u00f3i cho em bi\u1ebft m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u c\u00f3 li\u00ean quan m\u1eadt thi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ebfn em. H\u00e3y m\u1edf m\u1eaft ra n\u00e0o, em trai b\u00e9 nh\u1ecf. Shere Khan kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m gi\u1ebft em trong khu r\u1eebng n\u00e0y. Nh\u01b0ng h\u00e3y nh\u1edb cho, Akela \u0111\u00e3 gi\u00e0 l\u1eafm r\u1ed3i, v\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng bao l\u00e2u n\u1eefa s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1i ng\u00e0y n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n h\u1ea1 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c con m\u1ed3i n\u00e0o, l\u00fac \u1ea5y n\u00f3 s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n l\u00e0m th\u1ee7 l\u0129nh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1eefa. Nhi\u1ec1u con s\u00f3i \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng nh\u00ecn em khi em \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111em ra tr\u01b0\u1edbc H\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ed3ng l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 gi\u00e0 r\u1ed3i, v\u00e0 l\u0169 s\u00f3i tr\u1ebb th\u00ec l\u1ea1i tin theo l\u1eddi Shere Khan d\u1ea1y b\u1ea3o, r\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a con ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0o trong \u0110\u00e0n S\u00f3i c\u1ea3. Ch\u1eb3ng m\u1ea5y ch\u1ed1c n\u1eefa \u0111\u00e2u, em s\u1ebd tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t con ng\u01b0\u1eddi.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“V\u00e0 con ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e0 g\u00ec m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ea1y c\u00f9ng anh em c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh?”<\/i> Mowgli n\u00f3i. “Con sinh ra trong r\u1eebng. Con \u0111\u00e3 tu\u00e2n theo Lu\u1eadt R\u1eebng, v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 con s\u00f3i n\u00e0o c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta m\u00e0 con kh\u00f4ng nh\u1ed5 gai kh\u1ecfi ch\u00e2n n\u00f3. Ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn h\u1ecd l\u00e0 anh em c\u1ee7a con!”<\/i><\/p>\n

Bagheera du\u1ed7i d\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi ra v\u00e0 nh\u1eafm h\u1edd m\u1eaft. “Em trai nh\u1ecf,”<\/i> anh n\u00f3i, “h\u00e3y s\u1edd d\u01b0\u1edbi h\u00e0m anh.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Mowgli \u0111\u01b0a b\u00e0n tay n\u00e2u kh\u1ecfe m\u1ea1nh c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh l\u00ean, v\u00e0 ngay d\u01b0\u1edbi chi\u1ebfc c\u1eb1m m\u01b0\u1ee3t m\u00e0 c\u1ee7a Bagheera, n\u01a1i nh\u1eefng c\u01a1 b\u1eafp cu\u1ed3n cu\u1ed9n kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c che gi\u1ea5u b\u1edfi b\u1ed9 l\u00f4ng b\u00f3ng m\u01b0\u1ee3t, c\u1eadu ch\u1ea1m v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed1m l\u00f4ng b\u1ecb tr\u1ee5i.<\/p>\n

“Kh\u00f4ng ai trong r\u1eebng bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng ta, Bagheera, mang v\u1ebft t\u00edch \u0111\u00f3 – v\u1ebft t\u00edch c\u1ee7a chi\u1ebfc v\u00f2ng c\u1ed5; th\u1ebf m\u00e0, em trai nh\u1ecf, ta sinh ra gi\u1eefa lo\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi, v\u00e0 ch\u00ednh gi\u1eefa lo\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1eb9 ta \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft – trong nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc l\u1ed3ng c\u1ee7a cung \u0111i\u1ec7n nh\u00e0 vua \u1edf Oodeypore. Ch\u00ednh v\u00ec \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y m\u00e0 ta \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ea3 gi\u00e1 cho em t\u1ea1i H\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ed3ng khi em c\u00f2n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a con ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u1ea7n tru\u1ed3ng b\u00e9 nh\u1ecf. \u0110\u00fang v\u1eady, ta c\u0169ng sinh ra gi\u1eefa lo\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Ta ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng th\u1ea5y r\u1eebng. H\u1ecd cho ta \u0103n sau song s\u1eaft t\u1eeb m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc ch\u1ea3o s\u1eaft cho \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00eam ta c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh l\u00e0 Bagheera – B\u00e1o \u0110en – ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed3 ch\u01a1i c\u1ee7a lo\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi, v\u00e0 ta \u0111\u00e3 ph\u00e1 tan chi\u1ebfc kh\u00f3a ngu ng\u1ed1c ch\u1ec9 b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t c\u00fa v\u1ed3 c\u1ee7a ch\u00e2n v\u00e0 b\u1ecf \u0111i. V\u00e0 v\u00ec ta \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1ch s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a lo\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi, ta \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf n\u00ean \u0111\u00e1ng s\u1ee3 h\u01a1n trong r\u1eebng c\u1ea3 Shere Khan. C\u00f3 \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i><\/p>\n

“\u0110\u00fang v\u1eady,”<\/i> Mowgli n\u00f3i, “c\u1ea3 khu r\u1eebng n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ec1u s\u1ee3 Bagheera – t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3, tr\u1eeb Mowgli.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“\u00d4i, ch\u00e1u l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb c\u1ee7a lo\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi,”<\/i> B\u00e1o \u0110en n\u00f3i, gi\u1ecdng r\u1ea5t d\u1ecbu d\u00e0ng. “V\u00e0 c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 ta \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 khu r\u1eebng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, r\u1ed3i ch\u00e1u c\u0169ng s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 v\u1edbi lo\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0o l\u00fac cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng – v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi anh em c\u1ee7a ch\u00e1u – n\u1ebfu ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb gi\u1ebft ch\u1ebft trong H\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ed3ng.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Nh\u01b0ng t\u1ea1i sao – t\u1ea1i sao l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 ai mu\u1ed1n gi\u1ebft ch\u00e1u?”<\/i> Mowgli n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n

“H\u00e3y nh\u00ecn ta \u0111\u00e2y,”<\/i> Bagheera n\u00f3i. V\u00e0 Mowgli nh\u00ecn th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o m\u1eaft n\u00f3. Con b\u00e1o l\u1edbn quay \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111i ch\u1ec9 sau n\u1eeda ph\u00fat.<\/p>\n

“\u0110\u00f3 ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 l\u00fd do,”<\/i> n\u00f3 n\u00f3i, v\u1eeba d\u1ecbch ch\u00e2n tr\u00ean l\u00e1 c\u00e2y. “Ngay c\u1ea3 ta c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o m\u1eaft ch\u00e1u, d\u00f9 ta \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c sinh ra gi\u1eefa lo\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi, v\u00e0 d\u00f9 ta y\u00eau ch\u00e1u, h\u1ee1i em trai b\u00e9 nh\u1ecf. Nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb kh\u00e1c gh\u00e9t ch\u00e1u v\u00ec m\u1eaft ch\u00fang kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ed1i di\u1ec7n v\u1edbi m\u1eaft ch\u00e1u; v\u00ec ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4n ngoan; v\u00ec ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1ed5 nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i gai ra kh\u1ecfi ch\u00e2n ch\u00fang – b\u1edfi ch\u00e1u l\u00e0 con ng\u01b0\u1eddi.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Con ch\u1eb3ng bi\u1ebft nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u \u1ea5y,”<\/i> Mowgli \u0111\u00e1p, gi\u1ecdng \u0111\u1ea7y b\u1ef1c d\u1ecdc, v\u00e0 c\u1eadu nh\u00edu \u0111\u00f4i l\u00f4ng m\u00e0y r\u1eadm \u0111en l\u1ea1i.<\/p>\n

“Lu\u1eadt R\u1eebng l\u00e0 g\u00ec? H\u00e3y ra \u0111\u00f2n tr\u01b0\u1edbc r\u1ed3i m\u1edbi l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng. Ch\u00ednh s\u1ef1 h\u1ed3n nhi\u00ean c\u1ee7a con \u0111\u00e3 khi\u1ebfn ch\u00fang nh\u1eadn ra con l\u00e0 con ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Nh\u01b0ng h\u00e3y t\u1ec9nh t\u00e1o l\u00ean. Ta c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y khi Akela b\u1ecf l\u1ee1 con m\u1ed3i l\u1ea7n t\u1edbi – v\u00e0 m\u1ed7i cu\u1ed9c s\u0103n \u0111\u1ec1u khi\u1ebfn n\u00f3 hao s\u1ee9c nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1ea1 g\u1ee5c con m\u1ed3i – B\u1ea7y S\u00f3i s\u1ebd quay l\u01b0ng l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi c\u1ea3 n\u00f3 v\u00e0 con. Ch\u00fang s\u1ebd tri\u1ec7u t\u1eadp H\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ed3ng R\u1eebng \u1edf T\u1ea3ng \u0110\u00e1, r\u1ed3i – r\u1ed3i – ta \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft r\u1ed3i!”<\/i> Bagheera b\u1eadt d\u1eady. “Con h\u00e3y mau xu\u1ed1ng nh\u1eefng t\u00fap l\u1ec1u c\u1ee7a lo\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong thung l\u0169ng, v\u00e0 l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t \u00edt Hoa \u0110\u1ecf m\u00e0 h\u1ecd tr\u1ed3ng \u1edf \u0111\u00f3, \u0111\u1ec3 khi th\u1eddi kh\u1eafc \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ebfn, con s\u1ebd c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n m\u1ea1nh h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 ta, hay Baloo, hay nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb trong B\u1ea7y S\u00f3i t\u1eebng y\u00eau qu\u00fd con. H\u00e3y \u0111i l\u1ea5y Hoa \u0110\u1ecf \u0111i.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“B\u1edfi Hoa \u0110\u1ecf, Bagheera mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ebfn l\u1eeda, ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng sinh v\u1eadt n\u00e0o trong r\u1eebng d\u00e1m g\u1ecdi l\u1eeda b\u1eb1ng t\u00ean th\u1eadt c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. M\u1ecdi lo\u00e0i th\u00fa \u0111\u1ec1u s\u1ed1ng trong n\u1ed7i s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i ch\u1ebft ch\u00f3c \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi n\u00f3, v\u00e0 ch\u00fang ph\u1ea3i ngh\u0129 ra c\u1ea3 tr\u0103m c\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ec3 m\u00f4 t\u1ea3 n\u00f3.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Hoa \u0110\u1ecf?”<\/i> Mowgli n\u00f3i. “Th\u1ee9 m\u1ecdc b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i t\u00fap l\u1ec1u c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd v\u00e0o l\u00fac ch\u1ea1ng v\u1ea1ng. Con s\u1ebd l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t \u00edt.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng n\u00f3i c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ee9a con ng\u01b0\u1eddi,”<\/i> Bagheera n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ea7y t\u1ef1 h\u00e0o. “H\u00e3y nh\u1edb r\u1eb1ng n\u00f3 m\u1ecdc trong nh\u1eefng ch\u1eadu nh\u1ecf. L\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i th\u1eadt nhanh, v\u00e0 gi\u1eef n\u00f3 b\u00ean m\u00ecnh cho l\u00fac c\u1ea7n.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“T\u1ed1t!”<\/i> Mowgli n\u00f3i. “Con \u0111i \u0111\u00e2y. Nh\u01b0ng li\u1ec7u c\u00f3 ch\u1eafc kh\u00f4ng, \u00f4i Bagheera c\u1ee7a con”<\/i> – c\u1eadu v\u00f2ng tay qua chi\u1ebfc c\u1ed5 tuy\u1ec7t \u0111\u1eb9p v\u00e0 nh\u00ecn s\u00e2u v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft to – “li\u1ec7u c\u00f3 ch\u1eafc t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y l\u00e0 do Shere Khan g\u00e2y ra kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i><\/p>\n

“B\u1edfi v\u00ec Chi\u1ebfc Kh\u00f3a G\u00e3y \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1ea3i tho\u00e1t cho ta, ta ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn, em trai nh\u1ecf.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Th\u1ebf th\u00ec, b\u1edfi con B\u00f2 \u0111\u00e3 mua ta, ta s\u1ebd tr\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ee7 cho Shere Khan, v\u00e0 c\u00f3 l\u1ebd c\u00f2n h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat n\u1eefa,”<\/i> Mowgli n\u00f3i, r\u1ed3i c\u1eadu lao \u0111i.<\/p>\n

“\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con ng\u01b0\u1eddi. \u0110\u00f3 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con ng\u01b0\u1eddi,”<\/i> Bagheera t\u1ef1 nh\u1ee7, n\u1eb1m xu\u1ed1ng. “\u00d4i, Shere Khan, ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c s\u0103n n\u00e0o t\u00e0n kh\u1ed1c h\u01a1n cu\u1ed9c s\u0103n \u1ebfch c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u01a1i m\u01b0\u1eddi n\u0103m tr\u01b0\u1edbc!”<\/i><\/p>\n

Mowgli ch\u1ea1y xa t\u00edt qua khu r\u1eebng, tim c\u1eadu \u0111\u1eadp r\u1ed9n r\u00e0ng. C\u1eadu \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1i hang khi s\u01b0\u01a1ng chi\u1ec1u b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u gi\u0103ng l\u00ean, h\u00edt m\u1ed9t h\u01a1i th\u1eadt s\u00e2u v\u00e0 nh\u00ecn xu\u1ed1ng thung l\u0169ng. Nh\u1eefng con s\u00f3i con \u0111\u00e3 ra ngo\u00e0i, nh\u01b0ng M\u1eb9 S\u00f3i, \u1edf ph\u00eda sau hang, bi\u1ebft qua h\u01a1i th\u1edf c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu r\u1eb1ng c\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 \u0111ang l\u00e0m phi\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ee9a con \u1ebfch c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh.<\/p>\n

“Sao v\u1eady, Con?”<\/i> b\u00e0 h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n

“M\u1ea5y l\u1eddi nh\u1ea3m nh\u00ed c\u1ee7a l\u0169 d\u01a1i v\u1ec1 Shere Khan \u1ea5y \u1ea1,”<\/i> c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e1p v\u1ecdng l\u1ea1i. “T\u1ed1i nay con s\u1ebd \u0111i s\u0103n \u1edf nh\u1eefng c\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ed3ng \u0111\u00e3 c\u00e0y,”<\/i> v\u00e0 c\u1eadu lao xu\u1ed1ng qua nh\u1eefng b\u1ee5i c\u00e2y, h\u01b0\u1edbng t\u1edbi con su\u1ed1i d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u00e1y thung l\u0169ng. \u1ede \u0111\u00f3, c\u1eadu kh\u1ef1ng l\u1ea1i, b\u1edfi c\u1eadu nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng h\u00fa c\u1ee7a \u0110\u00e0n S\u00f3i \u0111ang s\u0103n, ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t con Sambhur b\u1ecb truy \u0111u\u1ed5i, v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng kh\u1ecbt m\u0169i khi con m\u1ed3i quay \u0111\u1ea7u ch\u1ed1ng c\u1ef1. R\u1ed3i vang l\u00ean nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng h\u00fa \u0111\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ecba, cay \u0111\u1eafng t\u1eeb nh\u1eefng con s\u00f3i tr\u1ebb: “Akela! Akela! H\u00e3y \u0111\u1ec3 S\u00f3i \u0110\u01a1n \u0110\u1ed9c th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec7n s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. Nh\u01b0\u1eddng ch\u1ed7 cho th\u1ee7 l\u0129nh \u0110\u00e0n S\u00f3i! Nh\u1ea3y \u0111i, Akela!”<\/i><\/p>\n

S\u00f3i \u0110\u01a1n \u0110\u1ed9c h\u1eb3n \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1ea3y v\u00e0 tr\u01b0\u1ee3t ch\u00e2n, v\u00ec Mowgli nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng r\u0103ng va v\u00e0o nhau v\u00e0 r\u1ed3i m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng r\u00ean khi con Sambhur h\u1ea5t n\u00f3 ng\u00e3 b\u1eb1ng ch\u00e2n tr\u01b0\u1edbc.<\/p>\n

C\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i th\u00eam n\u1eefa, m\u00e0 lao \u0111i; v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng h\u00fa ng\u00e0y c\u00e0ng nh\u1ecf d\u1ea7n ph\u00eda sau c\u1eadu khi c\u1eadu ch\u1ea1y v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng th\u1eeda ru\u1ed9ng n\u01a1i d\u00e2n l\u00e0ng sinh s\u1ed1ng.<\/p>\n

“Bagheera n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang,”<\/i> c\u1eadu h\u1ed5n h\u1ec3n, khi n\u00e9p m\u00ecnh trong \u0111\u1ed1ng c\u1ecf gia s\u00fac b\u00ean c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 m\u1ed9t t\u00fap l\u1ec1u. “Ng\u00e0y mai s\u1ebd l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y cho c\u1ea3 Akela v\u00e0 con.”<\/i><\/p>\n

R\u1ed3i c\u1eadu \u00e1p m\u1eb7t s\u00e1t v\u00e0o c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 v\u00e0 nh\u00ecn ng\u1ecdn l\u1eeda tr\u00ean b\u1ebfp. C\u1eadu th\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1ee3 c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00f4ng d\u00e2n th\u1ee9c d\u1eady v\u00e0 cho l\u1eeda \u0103n nh\u1eefng c\u1ee5c \u0111en v\u00e0o ban \u0111\u00eam. V\u00e0 khi bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng \u0111\u1ebfn v\u00e0 s\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u00f9 tr\u1eafng x\u00f3a v\u00e0 l\u1ea1nh l\u1ebdo, c\u1eadu th\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ee9a con c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00f4ng d\u00e2n nh\u1eb7t m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc gi\u1ecf m\u00e2y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u00e1t \u0111\u1ea5t b\u00ean trong, \u0111\u1ed5 \u0111\u1ea7y nh\u1eefng c\u1ee5c than h\u1ed3ng, \u0111\u1eb7t n\u00f3 d\u01b0\u1edbi t\u1ea5m ch\u0103n v\u00e0 \u0111i ra ch\u0103n b\u00f2 trong chu\u1ed3ng.<\/p>\n

“Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 th\u1ebf th\u00f4i sao?”<\/i> Mowgli n\u00f3i. “N\u1ebfu m\u1ed9t con s\u00f3i con c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, th\u00ec ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec ph\u1ea3i s\u1ee3 c\u1ea3.”<\/i> V\u1eady l\u00e0 c\u1eadu b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00f2ng qua g\u00f3c, g\u1eb7p c\u1eadu b\u00e9, gi\u1eadt l\u1ea5y chi\u1ebfc gi\u1ecf kh\u1ecfi tay c\u1eadu b\u00e9, v\u00e0 bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t v\u00e0o m\u00e0n s\u01b0\u01a1ng trong khi c\u1eadu b\u00e9 kia h\u00e9t l\u00ean v\u00ec s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i.<\/p>\n

“Ch\u00fang r\u1ea5t gi\u1ed1ng ta,”<\/i> Mowgli n\u00f3i, th\u1ed5i v\u00e0o chi\u1ebfc gi\u1ecf nh\u01b0 c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef l\u00e0m. “Th\u1ee9 n\u00e0y s\u1ebd ch\u1ebft n\u1ebfu ta kh\u00f4ng cho n\u00f3 \u0103n”<\/i>; v\u00e0 c\u1eadu b\u1ecf nh\u1eefng c\u00e0nh c\u00e2y kh\u00f4 v\u00e0 v\u1ecf c\u00e2y v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ed1ng than h\u1ed3ng. Tr\u00ean n\u1eeda \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00ean \u0111\u1ed3i, c\u1eadu g\u1eb7p Bagheera v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng gi\u1ecdt s\u01b0\u01a1ng mai l\u1ea5p l\u00e1nh nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00e1 m\u1eb7t tr\u0103ng tr\u00ean b\u1ed9 l\u00f4ng c\u1ee7a n\u00f3.<\/p>\n

“Akela \u0111\u00e3 tr\u01b0\u1ee3t m\u1ed3i,”<\/i> con b\u00e1o n\u00f3i. “Ch\u00fang \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1ebft n\u00f3 \u0111\u00eam qua, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang c\u0169ng c\u1ea7n em. Ch\u00fang \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm em tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ed3i.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Con \u0111\u00e3 \u1edf gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng c\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ed3ng \u0111\u00e3 c\u00e0y. Con \u0111\u00e3 s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng. H\u00e3y nh\u00ecn xem!”<\/i> Mowgli gi\u01a1 cao chi\u1ebfc gi\u1ecf l\u1eeda l\u00ean.<\/p>\n

“T\u1ed1t l\u1eafm! Gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y, ta \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y lo\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1eafm m\u1ed9t c\u00e0nh c\u00e2y kh\u00f4 v\u00e0o th\u1ee9 \u1ea5y, v\u00e0 ngay t\u1ee9c kh\u1eafc Hoa \u0110\u1ecf b\u1eebng n\u1edf \u1edf \u0111\u1ea7u c\u00e0nh. Em ch\u1eb3ng s\u1ee3 sao?”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Kh\u00f4ng. Sao con ph\u1ea3i s\u1ee3? Con nh\u1edb r\u1ed3i – n\u1ebfu \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t gi\u1ea5c m\u01a1 – r\u1eb1ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh S\u00f3i, con \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng n\u1eb1m b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh Hoa \u0110\u1ecf, v\u00e0 n\u00f3 \u1ea5m \u00e1p c\u00f9ng d\u1ec5 ch\u1ecbu.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Su\u1ed1t c\u1ea3 ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m \u1ea5y, Mowgli ng\u1ed3i trong hang ch\u0103m ch\u00fat cho chi\u1ebfc gi\u1ecf l\u1eeda c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, th\u1eed nh\u00fang nh\u1eefng c\u00e0nh c\u00e2y kh\u00f4 v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 xem ch\u00fang s\u1ebd ra sao. C\u1eadu t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t c\u00e0nh c\u00e2y khi\u1ebfn c\u1eadu h\u00e0i l\u00f2ng, v\u00e0 khi m\u00e0n \u0111\u00eam bu\u00f4ng xu\u1ed1ng, Tabaqui t\u1edbi hang, th\u00f4 l\u1ed7 b\u1ea3o c\u1eadu r\u1eb1ng c\u1eadu \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ec7nh ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ebfn H\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ed3ng \u0110\u00e1, c\u1eadu c\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i Tabaqui ph\u1ea3i b\u1ecf ch\u1ea1y. R\u1ed3i Mowgli \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn H\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ed3ng, v\u1eabn n\u1edf n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u00ean m\u00f4i.<\/p>\n

Akela S\u00f3i \u0110\u01a1n \u0110\u1ed9c n\u1eb1m c\u1ea1nh t\u1ea3ng \u0111\u00e1 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, d\u1ea5u hi\u1ec7u cho th\u1ea5y v\u1ecb tr\u00ed l\u00e3nh \u0111\u1ea1o \u0110\u00e0n S\u00f3i \u0111ang b\u1ecf tr\u1ed1ng, c\u00f2n Shere Khan c\u00f9ng b\u1ea7y ch\u00f3 s\u00f3i \u0103n v\u1ee5ng \u0111i l\u1ea1i qua l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch c\u00f4ng khai, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u00e2ng b\u1ed1c khen ng\u1ee3i. Bagheera n\u1eb1m s\u00e1t b\u00ean Mowgli, chi\u1ebfc gi\u1ecf l\u1eeda \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1eb7t gi\u1eefa hai \u0111\u1ea7u g\u1ed1i c\u1eadu b\u00e9. Khi m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ee5 h\u1ecdp \u0111\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee7, Shere Khan b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfng – \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u00e0 h\u1eafn ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd d\u00e1m l\u00e0m khi Akela c\u00f2n m\u1ea1nh m\u1ebd.<\/p>\n

“N\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 quy\u1ec1n,”<\/i> Bagheera th\u00ec th\u1ea7m. “H\u00e3y n\u00f3i nh\u01b0 v\u1eady \u0111i. N\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed3 h\u00e8n nh\u00e1t. N\u00f3 s\u1ebd s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Mowgli b\u1eadt d\u1eady. “H\u1ee1i Nh\u00e2n D\u00e2n T\u1ef1 Do,”<\/i> c\u1eadu h\u00e9t l\u00ean, “Shere Khan c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 k\u1ebb l\u00e3nh \u0111\u1ea1o \u0110\u00e0n S\u00f3i kh\u00f4ng? M\u1ed9t con h\u1ed5 th\u00ec c\u00f3 li\u00ean quan g\u00ec \u0111\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7c l\u00e3nh \u0111\u1ea1o c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta?”<\/i><\/p>\n

“X\u00e9t th\u1ea5y s\u1ef1 l\u00e3nh \u0111\u1ea1o v\u1eabn c\u00f2n b\u1ecf tr\u1ed1ng, v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c y\u00eau c\u1ea7u ph\u00e1t bi\u1ec3u\u2014”<\/i> Shere Khan b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u.<\/p>\n

“B\u1edfi ai?”<\/i> Mowgli c\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfng. “Ch\u00fang ta l\u00e0 l\u0169 ch\u1ed3n hay sao, m\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i n\u1ecbnh n\u1ecdt t\u00ean \u0111\u1ed3 t\u1ec3 gia s\u00fac n\u00e0y? S\u1ef1 l\u00e3nh \u0111\u1ea1o c\u1ee7a \u0110\u00e0n S\u00f3i l\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 \u0110\u00e0n S\u00f3i m\u00e0 th\u00f4i.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb vang l\u00ean: “Im \u0111i, \u0111\u1ee9a con ng\u01b0\u1eddi kia!”<\/i> “H\u00e3y \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3 n\u00f3i. N\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 tu\u00e2n th\u1ee7 Lu\u1eadt c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta”<\/i>; v\u00e0 cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, nh\u1eefng con s\u00f3i l\u1edbn tu\u1ed5i trong \u0110\u00e0n g\u1ea7m l\u00ean: “H\u00e3y \u0111\u1ec3 S\u00f3i Ch\u1ebft l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng.”<\/i> Khi m\u1ed9t th\u1ee7 l\u0129nh \u0110\u00e0n S\u00f3i \u0111\u1ec3 tu\u1ed9t m\u1ea5t con m\u1ed3i, n\u00f3 s\u1ebd b\u1ecb g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 S\u00f3i Ch\u1ebft cho \u0111\u1ebfn h\u1ebft ph\u1ea7n \u0111\u1eddi c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i, m\u00e0 ph\u1ea7n \u0111\u1eddi \u1ea5y th\u01b0\u1eddng ch\u1eb3ng k\u00e9o d\u00e0i bao l\u00e2u.<\/p>\n

Akela m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi ng\u1ea9ng \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00ean:\u2014<\/p>\n

“H\u1ee1i Nh\u00e2n D\u00e2n T\u1ef1 Do, v\u00e0 c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i n\u1eefa, l\u0169 ch\u00f3 s\u0103n c\u1ee7a Shere Khan, su\u1ed1t m\u01b0\u1eddi hai m\u00f9a tr\u0103ng ta \u0111\u00e3 d\u1eabn d\u1eaft c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111i s\u0103n, v\u00e0 trong su\u1ed1t th\u1eddi gian \u1ea5y ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 ai sa v\u00e0o c\u1ea1m b\u1eaby hay b\u1ecb th\u01b0\u01a1ng. Gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y ta \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ec3 tu\u1ed9t m\u1ea5t con m\u1ed3i. C\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i bi\u1ebft \u00e2m m\u01b0u \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u1ec7t n\u00ean th\u1ebf n\u00e0o. C\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i bi\u1ebft c\u00e1ch c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u00e3 d\u1eabn d\u1ee5 ta \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 m\u1ed9t con m\u1ed3i ch\u01b0a h\u1ec1 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1eed th\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ec3 b\u1ed9c l\u1ed9 s\u1ef1 y\u1ebfu h\u00e8n c\u1ee7a ta. Vi\u1ec7c \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n th\u1eadt kh\u00e9o l\u00e9o. C\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i c\u00f3 quy\u1ec1n gi\u1ebft ta ngay t\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y, tr\u00ean H\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ed3ng \u0110\u00e1 n\u00e0y, v\u00e0o l\u00fac n\u00e0y. V\u00ec th\u1ebf, ta h\u1ecfi, ai s\u1ebd l\u00e0 k\u1ebb k\u1ebft li\u1ec5u S\u00f3i \u0110\u01a1n \u0110\u1ed9c? B\u1edfi theo Lu\u1eadt R\u1eebng, ta c\u00f3 quy\u1ec1n \u0111\u00f2i h\u1ecfi c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eebng k\u1ebb m\u1ed9t.”<\/i><\/p>\n

M\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3ng im l\u1eb7ng d\u00e0i d\u1eb1ng d\u1eb7c bao tr\u00f9m, b\u1edfi kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t con s\u00f3i n\u00e0o mu\u1ed1n li\u1ec1u m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e1nh nhau \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ebft v\u1edbi Akela. B\u1ed7ng Shere Khan c\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb: “Th\u00f4i \u0111i! Ch\u00fang ta c\u00f2n ph\u1ea3i b\u1eadn t\u00e2m l\u00e0m g\u00ec \u0111\u1ebfn t\u00ean gi\u00e0 nua ng\u1edb ng\u1ea9n kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n r\u0103ng n\u1eefa n\u00e0y? S\u1ed1 ph\u1eadn c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111o\u1ea1t l\u00e0 c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft r\u1ed3i! C\u00f2n \u0111\u1ee9a con ng\u01b0\u1eddi kia – n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 s\u1ed1ng l\u00e2u qu\u00e1 r\u1ed3i. H\u1ee1i b\u1ea7y d\u00e2n t\u1ef1 do, t\u1eeb ban \u0111\u1ea7u n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0 con m\u1ed3i thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 ta. H\u00e3y trao n\u00f3 cho ta. Ta \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00e1 ch\u00e1n ng\u00e1n c\u00e1i tr\u00f2 h\u1ec1 s\u00f3i-ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0y r\u1ed3i. N\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 g\u00e2y x\u00e1o tr\u1ed9n kh\u1eafp khu r\u1eebng su\u1ed1t m\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00f9a tr\u1eddi. H\u00e3y giao \u0111\u1ee9a con ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3 cho ta, n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng, ta s\u1ebd s\u0103n m\u1ed3i m\u00e3i m\u00e3i ngay tr\u00ean l\u00e3nh \u0111\u1ecba n\u00e0y, v\u00e0 c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eadn m\u1ed9t m\u1ea9u x\u01b0\u01a1ng n\u00e0o. N\u00f3 l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi, m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a con c\u1ee7a lo\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi, v\u00e0 t\u1eeb s\u00e2u trong t\u1ee7y x\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ee7a ta, ta c\u0103m gh\u00e9t n\u00f3!”<\/i><\/p>\n

Sau \u0111\u00f3, h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t n\u1eeda \u0110\u00e0n S\u00f3i g\u1ea7m l\u00ean: “Ng\u01b0\u1eddi! Ng\u01b0\u1eddi! Con ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00ec c\u00f3 li\u00ean quan g\u00ec \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u00fang ta? H\u00e3y \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3 tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 ch\u1ed1n c\u1ee7a n\u00f3.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“V\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 r\u1ed3i k\u00e9o c\u1ea3 d\u00e2n l\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed1ng l\u1ea1i ch\u00fang ta ch\u0103ng?”<\/i> Shere Khan g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb. “Kh\u00f4ng, h\u00e3y trao n\u00f3 cho ta. N\u00f3 l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi, v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ai trong ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 d\u00e1m nh\u00ecn th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o m\u1eaft n\u00f3.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Akela l\u1ea1i ng\u1ea9ng \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00ean v\u00e0 n\u00f3i: “N\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 \u0103n th\u1ee9c \u0103n c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta. N\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 ng\u1ee7 c\u00f9ng ch\u00fang ta. N\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i s\u0103n c\u00f9ng ch\u00fang ta. N\u00f3 ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng vi ph\u1ea1m m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi n\u00e0o trong Lu\u1eadt R\u1eebng.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“V\u00e0 ta c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ea3 gi\u00e1 cho n\u00f3 b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t con b\u00f2 khi n\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ti\u1ebfp nh\u1eadn. M\u1ed9t con b\u00f2 tuy kh\u00f4ng l\u1edbn lao g\u00ec, nh\u01b0ng danh d\u1ef1 c\u1ee7a Bagheera c\u00f3 l\u1ebd l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e1ng \u0111\u1ec3 ta chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u,”<\/i> Bagheera n\u00f3i b\u1eb1ng gi\u1ecdng \u0111i\u1ec7u \u00eam \u00e1i nh\u1ea5t.<\/p>\n

“M\u1ed9t con b\u00f2 tr\u1ea3 gi\u00e1 m\u01b0\u1eddi n\u0103m tr\u01b0\u1edbc!”<\/i> \u0110\u00e0n S\u00f3i g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb. “Ch\u00fang ta quan t\u00e2m g\u00ec \u0111\u1ebfn x\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ed1t m\u01b0\u1eddi n\u0103m tr\u01b0\u1edbc?”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Hay m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi h\u1ee9a?”<\/i> Bagheera n\u00f3i, \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ed9 h\u00e0m r\u0103ng tr\u1eafng d\u01b0\u1edbi m\u00f4i. “\u0110\u00fang l\u00e0 c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 Nh\u00e2n D\u00e2n T\u1ef1 Do!”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee9a con ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1ea1y c\u00f9ng Nh\u00e2n D\u00e2n R\u1eebng,”<\/i> Shere Khan g\u1ea7m l\u00ean. “Giao n\u00f3 cho ta!”<\/i><\/p>\n

“N\u00f3 l\u00e0 anh em c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta v\u1ec1 m\u1ecdi m\u1eb7t tr\u1eeb m\u00e1u,”<\/i> Akela ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c, “v\u00e0 c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i s\u1ebd gi\u1ebft n\u00f3 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y! Th\u1eadt v\u1eady, ta \u0111\u00e3 s\u1ed1ng qu\u00e1 l\u00e2u. M\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i l\u00e0 k\u1ebb \u0103n th\u1ecbt gia s\u00fac, v\u00e0 ta nghe n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb kh\u00e1c, d\u01b0\u1edbi s\u1ef1 d\u1ea1y d\u1ed7 c\u1ee7a Shere Khan, c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111i trong \u0111\u00eam t\u1ed1i v\u00e0 b\u1eaft c\u00f3c tr\u1ebb con t\u1eeb ng\u01b0\u1ee1ng c\u1eeda nh\u00e0 d\u00e2n l\u00e0ng. Do \u0111\u00f3, ta bi\u1ebft c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i l\u00e0 k\u1ebb h\u00e8n nh\u00e1t, v\u00e0 ta \u0111ang n\u00f3i v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb h\u00e8n nh\u00e1t. Ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn ta s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ebft, v\u00e0 m\u1ea1ng s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a ta kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 gi\u00e1 tr\u1ecb, ho\u1eb7c ta \u0111\u00e3 d\u00e2ng n\u00f3 thay cho \u0111\u1ee9a con ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Nh\u01b0ng v\u00ec Danh D\u1ef1 c\u1ee7a \u0110\u00e0n S\u00f3i – m\u1ed9t v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 nh\u1ecf m\u00e0 v\u00ec kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ee7 l\u0129nh, c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00ean – ta h\u1ee9a r\u1eb1ng n\u1ebfu c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ee9a con ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1ec1 n\u01a1i c\u1ee7a n\u00f3, ta s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng, khi \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac ta ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ebft, h\u00e9 r\u0103ng ch\u1ed1ng l\u1ea1i c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i. Ta s\u1ebd ch\u1ebft m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u. \u0110i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 \u00edt nh\u1ea5t s\u1ebd c\u1ee9u \u0110\u00e0n S\u00f3i ba m\u1ea1ng. Ta kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec h\u01a1n; nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i mu\u1ed1n, ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u1ee9u c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i kh\u1ecfi s\u1ef1 x\u1ea5u h\u1ed5 khi gi\u1ebft m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi anh em kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 l\u1ed7i – m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi anh em \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ebfn v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c mua v\u00e0o \u0110\u00e0n S\u00f3i theo Lu\u1eadt R\u1eebng.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con ng\u01b0\u1eddi – con ng\u01b0\u1eddi – con ng\u01b0\u1eddi!”<\/i> \u0110\u00e0n S\u00f3i tru l\u00ean. V\u00e0 \u0111a s\u1ed1 b\u1ea7y s\u00f3i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u d\u1ed3n v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda Shere Khan, \u0111u\u00f4i ch\u00fang b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u phe ph\u1ea9y.<\/p>\n

“Gi\u1edd m\u1ecdi vi\u1ec7c ph\u1ee5 thu\u1ed9c v\u00e0o ng\u01b0\u01a1i,”<\/i> Bagheera n\u00f3i v\u1edbi Mowgli. “Ch\u00fang ta ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec h\u01a1n ngo\u00e0i \u0111\u00e1nh nhau.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Mowgli \u0111\u1ee9ng th\u1eb3ng d\u1eady – chi\u1ebfc b\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ef1ng l\u1eeda trong tay. R\u1ed3i c\u1eadu giang r\u1ed9ng hai c\u00e1nh tay, ng\u00e1p m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t H\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ed3ng; nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu \u0111ang tr\u00e0n ng\u1eadp ph\u1eabn n\u1ed9 v\u00e0 \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn, b\u1edfi l\u0169 s\u00f3i – \u0111\u00fang nh\u01b0 b\u1ea3n ch\u1ea5t lo\u00e0i s\u00f3i – ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng n\u00f3i cho c\u1eadu bi\u1ebft ch\u00fang gh\u00e9t c\u1eadu \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c n\u00e0o. “Nghe \u0111\u00e2y!”<\/i> c\u1eadu h\u00e9t l\u00ean. “Kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i s\u1ee7a s\u1ee7a nh\u1ea3m nh\u00ed nh\u01b0 l\u0169 ch\u00f3. C\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi ta qu\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u l\u1ea7n \u0111\u00eam nay r\u1eb1ng ta l\u00e0 con ng\u01b0\u1eddi (v\u00e0 qu\u1ea3 th\u1ef1c, ta \u0111\u00e3 mu\u1ed1n l\u00e0m m\u1ed9t con s\u00f3i c\u00f9ng c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i su\u1ed1t \u0111\u1eddi), n\u00ean gi\u1edd ta c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y l\u1eddi c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i n\u00f3i l\u00e0 \u0111\u00fang. V\u00ec th\u1ebf, ta s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng g\u1ecdi c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i l\u00e0 anh em n\u1eefa, m\u00e0 g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 l\u0169 ch\u00f3 sag, nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t con ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m. C\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i s\u1ebd l\u00e0m g\u00ec, v\u00e0 s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m g\u00ec, kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh. \u0110i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u1ee7a ta; v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn r\u00f5 h\u01a1n, ta, m\u1ed9t con ng\u01b0\u1eddi, \u0111\u00e3 mang \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y m\u1ed9t \u00edt Hoa \u0110\u1ecf m\u00e0 c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i, l\u0169 ch\u00f3, s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i.”<\/i><\/p>\n

C\u1eadu n\u00e9m chi\u1ebfc gi\u1ecf l\u1eeda xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t, v\u00e0i than h\u1ed3ng b\u00e9n v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e1m r\u00eau kh\u00f4 khi\u1ebfn n\u00f3 b\u00f9ng ch\u00e1y, trong khi c\u1ea3 H\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ed3ng l\u00f9i l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ea7y khi\u1ebfp s\u1ee3 tr\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u1eefng ng\u1ecdn l\u1eeda \u0111ang nh\u1ea3y m\u00faa.<\/p>\n

Mowgli c\u1eafm nh\u00e1nh c\u00e2y kh\u00f4 v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ed1ng l\u1eeda cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi n\u00f3 b\u1eaft l\u1eeda v\u00e0 n\u1ed5 l\u00e1ch t\u00e1ch, r\u1ed3i c\u1eadu quay n\u00f3 tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u gi\u1eefa \u0111\u00e0n s\u00f3i \u0111ang co r\u00fam l\u1ea1i.<\/p>\n

“Ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e0 ch\u1ee7 nh\u00e2n,”<\/i> Bagheera th\u00ec th\u1ea7m. “H\u00e3y c\u1ee9u Akela kh\u1ecfi c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft. N\u00f3 v\u1ed1n lu\u00f4n l\u00e0 b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Akela, con s\u00f3i gi\u00e0 kh\u1eafc kh\u1ed5 ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng c\u1ea7u xin l\u00f2ng th\u01b0\u01a1ng h\u1ea1i trong \u0111\u1eddi, gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y nh\u00ecn Mowgli v\u1edbi v\u1ebb \u0111\u00e1ng th\u01b0\u01a1ng. C\u1eadu b\u00e9 \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00f3 tr\u1ea7n tru\u1ed3ng, m\u00e1i t\u00f3c \u0111en d\u00e0i bay ph\u1ea5p ph\u1edbi tr\u00ean vai d\u01b0\u1edbi \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng c\u1ee7a nh\u00e1nh c\u00e2y r\u1ef1c ch\u00e1y, khi\u1ebfn b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i nh\u01b0 nh\u1ea3y m\u00faa v\u00e0 rung rinh.<\/p>\n

“T\u1ed1t l\u1eafm!”<\/i> Mowgli n\u00f3i, ch\u1eadm r\u00e3i \u0111\u01b0a m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn quanh. “Ta th\u1ea5y r\u00f5 c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i ch\u1eb3ng kh\u00e1c g\u00ec l\u0169 ch\u00f3. Ta s\u1ebd r\u1eddi b\u1ecf c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 v\u1edbi \u0111\u1ed3ng lo\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh – n\u1ebfu h\u1ecd th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed3ng lo\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a ta. R\u1eebng gi\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00e9p c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi ta, v\u00e0 ta bu\u1ed9c ph\u1ea3i qu\u00ean \u0111i ti\u1ebfng n\u00f3i c\u00f9ng nh\u1eefng th\u00e1ng ng\u00e0y b\u1ea7u b\u1ea1n c\u00f9ng c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i. Nh\u01b0ng ta s\u1ebd r\u1ed9ng l\u01b0\u1ee3ng h\u01a1n c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i. B\u1edfi v\u00ec ta t\u1eebng g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 l\u00e0 anh em ru\u1ed9t th\u1ecbt c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i, n\u00ean ta h\u1ee9a r\u1eb1ng khi \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh con ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 gi\u1eefa th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi lo\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi, ta s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd ph\u1ea3n b\u1ed9i c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t con ng\u01b0\u1eddi, nh\u01b0 c\u00e1ch c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u00e3 ph\u1ea3n b\u1ed9i ta.”<\/i> C\u1eadu \u0111\u00e1 m\u1ea1nh v\u00e0o chi\u1ebfc gi\u1ecf l\u1eeda, nh\u1eefng tia l\u1eeda b\u1eafn tung t\u00f3e. “S\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 cu\u1ed9c chi\u1ebfn n\u00e0o x\u1ea3y ra gi\u1eefa b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 ai trong \u0110\u00e0n S\u00f3i c\u1ea3. Nh\u01b0ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi ra \u0111i, ta c\u00f2n m\u1ed9t m\u00f3n n\u1ee3 ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u00f2i.”<\/i> C\u1eadu b\u01b0\u1edbc th\u1eb3ng v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda Shere Khan – con h\u1ed5 v\u1eabn \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i ch\u1edbp m\u1eaft ng\u01a1 ng\u00e1c nh\u00ecn ng\u1ecdn l\u1eeda – r\u1ed3i t\u00fam ch\u1eb7t ch\u00f2m r\u00e2u d\u01b0\u1edbi c\u1eb1m n\u00f3. Bagheera l\u1eb7ng l\u1ebd theo s\u00e1t ph\u00f2ng h\u1edd b\u1ea5t tr\u1eafc. “\u0110\u1ee9ng d\u1eady, \u0111\u1ed3 ch\u00f3!”<\/i> Mowgli qu\u00e1t l\u00ean. “\u0110\u1ee9ng d\u1eady khi con ng\u01b0\u1eddi ra l\u1ec7nh, n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng ta s\u1ebd thi\u00eau tr\u1ee5i b\u1ed9 l\u00f4ng c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u01a1i!”<\/i><\/p>\n

Tai c\u1ee7a Shere Khan \u00e1p s\u00e1t v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea7u, v\u00e0 n\u00f3 nh\u1eafm m\u1eaft l\u1ea1i, v\u00ec c\u00e0nh c\u00e2y r\u1ef1c ch\u00e1y \u0111\u00e3 \u1edf r\u1ea5t g\u1ea7n.<\/p>\n

“T\u00ean \u0111\u1ed3 t\u1ec3 gia s\u00fac n\u00e0y n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng n\u00f3 s\u1ebd gi\u1ebft ta t\u1ea1i H\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ed3ng v\u00ec n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng gi\u1ebft ta khi ta c\u00f2n l\u00e0 con non. Th\u1ebf n\u00e0y, th\u1ebf n\u00e0y, ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e1nh ch\u00f3 khi ch\u00fang ta l\u00e0 con ng\u01b0\u1eddi. H\u00e3y l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t s\u1ee3i r\u00e2u, Lungri, n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng ta s\u1ebd nh\u00e9t Hoa \u0110\u1ecf v\u00e0o c\u1ed5 h\u1ecdng ng\u01b0\u01a1i!”<\/i> C\u1eadu ta \u0111\u00e1nh Shere Khan v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea7u b\u1eb1ng c\u00e0nh c\u00e2y, v\u00e0 con h\u1ed5 r\u00ean r\u1ec9 v\u00e0 k\u00eau l\u00ean trong n\u1ed7i s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i c\u00f9ng c\u1ef1c.<\/p>\n

“Pah! M\u00e0y l\u00e0 con m\u00e8o r\u1eebng b\u1ecb ch\u00e1y – h\u00e3y \u0111i \u0111i! Nh\u01b0ng h\u00e3y nh\u1edb l\u1ea7n t\u1edbi khi ta \u0111\u1ebfn H\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ed3ng \u0110\u00e1, nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng n\u00ean \u0111\u1ebfn, ta s\u1ebd mang theo da Shere Khan tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u. C\u00f2n l\u1ea1i, Akela \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ef1 do s\u1ed1ng theo \u00fd m\u00ecnh. C\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng gi\u1ebft n\u00f3, v\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 \u00fd mu\u1ed1n c\u1ee7a ta. Ta c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i s\u1ebd ng\u1ed3i \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e2u h\u01a1n n\u1eefa, l\u00e8 l\u01b0\u1ee1i ra nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i l\u00e0 ai \u0111\u00f3, thay v\u00ec nh\u1eefng con ch\u00f3 m\u00e0 ta \u0111u\u1ed5i \u0111i – th\u1ebf n\u00e0y! H\u00e3y \u0111i \u0111i!”<\/i> L\u1eeda \u0111ang ch\u00e1y d\u1eef d\u1ed9i \u1edf \u0111\u1ea7u c\u00e0nh c\u00e2y, v\u00e0 Mowgli qu\u1ea5t m\u1ea1nh sang tr\u00e1i v\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i quanh v\u00f2ng tr\u00f2n, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng con s\u00f3i ch\u1ea1y h\u00fa l\u00ean v\u00ec nh\u1eefng tia l\u1eeda \u0111\u1ed1t ch\u00e1y l\u00f4ng ch\u00fang. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i Akela, Bagheera, v\u00e0 c\u00f3 l\u1ebd m\u01b0\u1eddi con s\u00f3i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ee9ng v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda Mowgli. R\u1ed3i c\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00e0m Mowgli \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn b\u00ean trong, nh\u01b0 c\u1eadu ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn trong \u0111\u1eddi tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y, v\u00e0 c\u1eadu n\u1ea5c l\u00ean, v\u00e0 n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft ch\u1ea3y d\u00e0i tr\u00ean m\u00e1.<\/p>\n

“Sao th\u1ebf? Sao th\u1ebf?”<\/i> c\u1eadu h\u1ecfi. “Con kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi r\u1eebng, v\u00e0 con kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 c\u00e1i g\u00ec. Con c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i s\u1eafp ch\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng, Bagheera?”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Kh\u00f4ng, em trai nh\u1ecf. \u0110\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng gi\u1ecdt n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft m\u00e0 con ng\u01b0\u1eddi hay c\u00f3 th\u00f4i,”<\/i> Bagheera \u0111\u00e1p. “Gi\u1edd ta \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft em l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con ng\u01b0\u1eddi, v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a con c\u1ee7a r\u1eebng n\u1eefa. K\u1ec3 t\u1eeb gi\u00e2y ph\u00fat n\u00e0y, khu r\u1eebng th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00e9p l\u1ea1i tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t em. C\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u00fang r\u01a1i \u0111i, Mowgli. Ch\u00fang ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft m\u00e0 th\u00f4i.”<\/i> Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 Mowgli ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 kh\u00f3c n\u1ee9c n\u1edf nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 tr\u00e1i tim c\u1eadu s\u1eafp v\u1ee1 tan; su\u1ed1t \u0111\u1eddi m\u00ecnh, c\u1eadu ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng kh\u00f3c bao gi\u1edd.<\/p>\n

“Gi\u1edd th\u00ec,”<\/i> c\u1eadu n\u00f3i, “con s\u1ebd \u0111i v\u1ec1 v\u1edbi lo\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Nh\u01b0ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc h\u1ebft con ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i l\u1eddi t\u1ea1m bi\u1ec7t v\u1edbi m\u1eb9.”<\/i> V\u00e0 c\u1eadu \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn hang s\u00f3i n\u01a1i m\u1eb9 c\u1eadu s\u1ed1ng c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi Cha S\u00f3i, c\u1eadu kh\u00f3c \u01b0\u1edbt \u0111\u1eabm b\u1ed9 l\u00f4ng c\u1ee7a b\u00e0, trong khi b\u1ed1n con s\u00f3i con \u0111\u1ed3ng thanh h\u00fa l\u00ean ai o\u00e1n.<\/p>\n

“C\u00e1c con s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng qu\u00ean ta ch\u1ee9?”<\/i> Mowgli h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n

“Kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd, ch\u1eebng n\u00e0o ch\u00fang ta c\u00f2n l\u1ea7n theo \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u1ea5u ch\u00e2n,”<\/i> b\u1ea7y s\u00f3i con \u0111\u00e1p. “H\u00e3y \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u00e2n \u0111\u1ed3i khi con \u0111\u00e3 th\u00e0nh ng\u01b0\u1eddi, ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi con; v\u00e0 ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd xu\u1ed1ng nh\u1eefng c\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ed3ng ch\u01a1i c\u00f9ng con trong \u0111\u00eam t\u1ed1i.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“H\u00e3y \u0111\u1ebfn s\u1edbm nh\u00e9!”<\/i> S\u00f3i Cha n\u00f3i. “\u00d4i, ch\u00fa \u1ebfch nh\u1ecf th\u00f4ng minh, h\u00e3y \u0111\u1ebfn s\u1edbm \u0111i, v\u00ec m\u1eb9 con v\u00e0 ta \u0111\u00e3 gi\u00e0 r\u1ed3i.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“H\u00e3y \u0111\u1ebfn s\u1edbm,”<\/i> S\u00f3i M\u1eb9 n\u00f3i, “\u0111\u1ee9a con tr\u1ea7n tr\u1ee5i b\u00e9 b\u1ecfng c\u1ee7a ta. B\u1edfi v\u00ec, h\u00e3y nghe \u0111\u00e2y, h\u1ee1i con ng\u01b0\u1eddi, ta y\u00eau con h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a con c\u1ee7a ta.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Con ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ebfn,”<\/i> Mowgli n\u00f3i. “V\u00e0 khi con \u0111\u1ebfn, con s\u1ebd tr\u1ea3i t\u1ea5m da c\u1ee7a Shere Khan l\u00ean H\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ed3ng \u0110\u00e1. \u0110\u1eebng qu\u00ean con! H\u00e3y b\u1ea3o c\u1ea3 khu r\u1eebng \u0111\u1eebng bao gi\u1edd qu\u00ean con!”<\/i><\/p>\n

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