{"id":37,"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=37"},"modified":"2026-01-28T07:57:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T07:57:22","slug":"5-ho-ho","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/cau-be-rung-xanh\/chapter\/5-ho-ho\/","title":{"raw":"5. \"H\u1ed5! H\u1ed5!\"","rendered":"5. “H\u1ed5! H\u1ed5!”"},"content":{"raw":"Cu\u1ed9c s\u0103n c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ee3 s\u0103n d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m th\u1ebf n\u00e0o?\r\n\r\nB\u1ea1n \u01a1i, \u0111\u00eam canh g\u00e1c th\u1eadt d\u00e0i v\u00e0 l\u1ea1nh l\u1ebdo.\r\n\r\nCon m\u1ed3i m\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ee3 s\u0103n mu\u1ed1n h\u1ea1 g\u1ee5c \u0111\u00e2u r\u1ed3i?\r\n\r\nB\u1ea1n \u01a1i, n\u00f3 v\u1eabn \u0111ang g\u1eb7m c\u1ecf trong r\u1eebng kia k\u00eca.\r\n\r\nS\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh t\u1eebng khi\u1ebfn ng\u01b0\u1eddi ki\u00eau h\u00e3nh \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u?\r\n\r\nB\u1ea1n \u01a1i, n\u00f3 \u0111ang c\u1ea1n d\u1ea7n n\u01a1i s\u01b0\u1eddn v\u00e0 h\u00f4ng ta.\r\n\r\nS\u1ef1 v\u1ed9i v\u00e3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1eebng l\u01b0\u1edbt \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u r\u1ed3i?\r\n\r\nB\u1ea1n \u01a1i, ta v\u1ec1 hang th\u00f4i - \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1ebft.\r\n\r\nGi\u1edd ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i quay l\u1ea1i c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean. Khi Mowgli r\u1eddi hang s\u00f3i sau tr\u1eadn chi\u1ebfn v\u1edbi B\u1ea7y S\u00f3i t\u1ea1i \u0110\u00e1 H\u1ed9i \u0110\u1ed3ng, c\u1eadu \u0111i xu\u1ed1ng v\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ea5t canh t\u00e1c n\u01a1i d\u00e2n l\u00e0ng sinh s\u1ed1ng, nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00f3 v\u00ec n\u00f3 qu\u00e1 g\u1ea7n r\u1eebng, v\u00e0 c\u1eadu bi\u1ebft m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 \u00edt nh\u1ea5t m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb th\u00f9 \u0111\u00e1ng gh\u00e9t t\u1ea1i H\u1ed9i \u0110\u1ed3ng. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 c\u1eadu v\u1ed9i v\u00e3 \u0111i ti\u1ebfp, men theo con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng g\u1ed3 gh\u1ec1 ch\u1ea1y xu\u1ed1ng thung l\u0169ng, v\u00e0 \u0111i theo n\u00f3 v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t t\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ed9 \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u1eb7n g\u1ea7n hai m\u01b0\u01a1i d\u1eb7m, cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi c\u1eadu \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t v\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ea5t xa l\u1ea1. Thung l\u0169ng m\u1edf ra m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u1eb1ng r\u1ed9ng l\u1edbn l\u1ed1m \u0111\u1ed1m \u0111\u00e1 v\u00e0 b\u1ecb chia c\u1eaft b\u1edfi nh\u1eefng khe n\u00fai. \u1ede m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u00f4i l\u00e0ng nh\u1ecf, v\u00e0 \u1edf \u0111\u1ea7u kia, khu r\u1eebng r\u1eadm r\u1ea1p tr\u1ea3i d\u00e0i xu\u1ed1ng khu v\u1ef1c ch\u0103n th\u1ea3, d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 b\u1ecb c\u1eaft b\u1eb1ng dao. Tr\u00ean kh\u1eafp \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u1eb1ng, gia s\u00fac v\u00e0 tr\u00e2u b\u00f2 \u0111ang g\u1eb7m c\u1ecf, v\u00e0 khi nh\u1eefng c\u1eadu b\u00e9 ch\u0103n \u0111\u00e0n nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y Mowgli, ch\u00fang la h\u00e9t v\u00e0 b\u1ecf ch\u1ea1y, c\u00f2n nh\u1eefng con ch\u00f3 hoang m\u00e0u v\u00e0ng th\u01b0\u1eddng l\u1ea3ng v\u1ea3ng quanh c\u00e1c l\u00e0ng \u1ea4n \u0110\u1ed9 th\u00ec s\u1ee7a vang. Mowgli v\u1eabn b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i, v\u00ec c\u1eadu c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y \u0111\u00f3i, v\u00e0 khi \u0111\u1ebfn c\u1ed5ng l\u00e0ng, c\u1eadu th\u1ea5y b\u1ee5i gai l\u1edbn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c k\u00e9o ra tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ed5ng v\u00e0o l\u00fac ch\u1ea1ng v\u1ea1ng, \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb \u0111\u1ea9y sang m\u1ed9t b\u00ean.\r\n\r\n\"\u1eeam!\"<\/i> c\u1eadu l\u1ea9m b\u1ea9m, v\u00ec c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng g\u1eb7p kh\u00f4ng \u00edt nh\u1eefng r\u00e0o ch\u1eafn ki\u1ec3u n\u00e0y trong nh\u1eefng cu\u1ed9c \u0111i s\u0103n \u0111\u00eam ki\u1ebfm \u0103n.\r\n\r\n\"Th\u00ec ra con ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u01a1i \u0111\u00e2y c\u0169ng s\u1ee3 D\u00e2n R\u1eebng.\"<\/i> C\u1eadu ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng ngay c\u1ea1nh c\u1ed5ng, v\u00e0 khi m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng b\u01b0\u1edbc ra, c\u1eadu li\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady,\r\n\r\nm\u1edf mi\u1ec7ng ra, r\u1ed3i ch\u1ec9 v\u00e0o trong khoang mi\u1ec7ng \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1ecf \u00fd mu\u1ed1n xin th\u1ee9c \u0103n. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng nh\u00ecn c\u1eadu ch\u00f2ng ch\u1ecdc, sau \u0111\u00f3 quay \u0111\u1ea7u ch\u1ea1y ng\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng duy nh\u1ea5t d\u1eabn v\u00e0o l\u00e0ng,\r\n\r\nv\u1eeba ch\u1ea1y v\u1eeba h\u00f2 h\u00e9t g\u1ecdi v\u1ecb th\u1ea7y tu, m\u1ed9t c\u1ee5 gi\u00e0 b\u00e9o t\u1ed1t m\u1eb7c b\u1ed9 \u0111\u1ed3 tr\u1eafng to\u00e1t, v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t v\u1ec7t s\u01a1n \u0111\u1ecf v\u00e0ng tr\u00ean tr\u00e1n.\r\n\r\nTh\u1ea7y tu b\u01b0\u1edbc t\u1edbi c\u1ed5ng, theo sau l\u00e0 \u00edt nh\u1ea5t m\u1ed9t tr\u0103m ng\u01b0\u1eddi, h\u1ecd nh\u00ecn ch\u1eb1m ch\u1eb1m, b\u00e0n t\u00e1n x\u00f4n xao, la h\u00e9t \u1ea7m \u0129 v\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 tr\u1ecf v\u00e0o Mowgli.\r\n\r\n\"Ch\u00fang ch\u1eb3ng tu\u00e2n theo quy lu\u1eadt n\u00e0o c\u1ea3, l\u0169 Ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0y,\"<\/i> Mowgli th\u1ea7m ngh\u0129. \"Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 lo\u00e0i kh\u1ec9 x\u00e1m m\u1edbi h\u00e0nh x\u1eed nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nR\u1ed3i c\u1eadu h\u1ea5t m\u00e1i t\u00f3c d\u00e0i ra sau, nh\u00edu m\u00e0y nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o \u0111\u00e1m \u0111\u00f4ng.\r\n\r\n\"C\u00f3 g\u00ec ph\u1ea3i s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i \u0111\u00e2u?\"<\/i> v\u1ecb th\u1ea7y tu n\u00f3i. \"H\u00e3y nh\u00ecn nh\u1eefng v\u1ebft tr\u00ean tay v\u00e0 ch\u00e2n c\u1eadu b\u00e9 k\u00eca. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 d\u1ea5u v\u1ebft c\u1ee7a ch\u00f3 s\u00f3i c\u1eafn.<\/i>\r\n\r\nC\u1eadu b\u00e9 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb s\u00f3i \u0111ang ch\u1ea1y tr\u1ed1n kh\u1ecfi r\u1eebng th\u00f4i.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\u0110\u01b0\u01a1ng nhi\u00ean, trong l\u00fac vui \u0111\u00f9a, b\u1ea7y s\u00f3i con \u0111\u00f4i khi c\u1eafn Mowgli m\u1ea1nh h\u01a1n ch\u00fang \u0111\u1ecbnh, v\u00e0 tr\u00ean c\u00e1nh tay c\u00f9ng \u0111\u00f4i ch\u00e2n c\u1eadu v\u1eabn c\u00f2n nh\u1eefng v\u1ebft s\u1eb9o tr\u1eafng.\r\n\r\nNh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu s\u1ebd l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng tr\u00ean \u0111\u1eddi g\u1ecdi \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 v\u1ebft c\u1eafn, v\u00ec c\u1eadu bi\u1ebft th\u1ebf n\u00e0o l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t v\u1ebft c\u1eafn th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1.\r\n\r\n\"\u00d4i! \u00d4i!\"<\/i> hai ba ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef c\u00f9ng n\u00f3i. \"B\u1ecb s\u00f3i c\u1eafn, t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9! C\u1eadu b\u00e9 \u0111\u1eb9p trai qu\u00e1.<\/i>\r\n\r\nM\u1eaft c\u1eadu b\u00e9 nh\u01b0 l\u1eeda \u0111\u1ecf. Th\u1ec1 danh d\u1ef1 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, Messua, c\u1eadu b\u00e9 tr\u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng kh\u00e1c g\u00ec con trai b\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb h\u1ed5 v\u1ed3.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"\u0110\u1ec3 t\u00f4i xem n\u00e0o,\"<\/i> m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc v\u00f2ng \u0111\u1ed3ng n\u1eb7ng tr\u00ean c\u1ed5 tay v\u00e0 m\u1eaft c\u00e1 ch\u00e2n n\u00f3i,\r\n\r\nv\u00e0 b\u00e0 nh\u00ecn Mowgli d\u01b0\u1edbi l\u00f2ng b\u00e0n tay. \"Th\u1eadt v\u1eady, c\u1eadu b\u00e9 kh\u00f4ng kh\u00e1c. C\u1eadu b\u00e9 g\u1ea7y h\u01a1n, nh\u01b0ng tr\u00f4ng y h\u1ec7t con trai t\u00f4i.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nTh\u1ea7y tu l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4n ngoan, v\u00e0 \u00f4ng bi\u1ebft Messua l\u00e0 v\u1ee3 c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi gi\u00e0u nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0ng.\r\n\r\nV\u00ec v\u1eady, \u00f4ng nh\u00ecn l\u00ean tr\u1eddi m\u1ed9t ph\u00fat v\u00e0 tr\u1ecbnh tr\u1ecdng n\u00f3i: \"C\u00e1i g\u00ec r\u1eebng \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ea5y \u0111i th\u00ec r\u1eebng \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ea3 l\u1ea1i.<\/i>\r\n\r\nH\u00e3y \u0111\u01b0a c\u1eadu b\u00e9 v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 b\u00e0, ch\u1ecb g\u00e1i t\u00f4i, v\u00e0 \u0111\u1eebng qu\u00ean t\u00f4n vinh ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ea7y tu n\u00e0y, ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5u m\u1ecdi l\u1ebd \u0111\u1eddi.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Th\u1ec1 c\u00f3 B\u00f2 \u0111\u1ef1c \u0111\u00e3 mua t\u00f4i,\"<\/i> Mowgli th\u1ea7m ngh\u0129, \"m\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed1ng l\u1eddi n\u00f3i n\u00e0y ch\u1eb3ng kh\u00e1c g\u00ec m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n b\u1ecb B\u1ea7y S\u00f3i xem x\u00e9t l\u1ea1i! Th\u00f4i, n\u1ebfu ta l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi, th\u00ec ta ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1eady.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\u0110\u00e1m \u0111\u00f4ng d\u1ea7n t\u1ea3n \u0111i khi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef v\u1eaby tay g\u1ecdi Mowgli v\u00e0o t\u00fap l\u1ec1u c\u1ee7a b\u00e0. Trong \u1ea5y c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc gi\u01b0\u1eddng s\u01a1n m\u00e0i \u0111\u1ecf, m\u1ed9t h\u00f2m \u0111\u1ef1ng ng\u0169 c\u1ed1c l\u1edbn b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1ea5t nung v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng hoa v\u0103n n\u1ed5i ng\u1ed9 ngh\u0129nh, \u0111\u1ed9 n\u1eeda t\u00e1 n\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ed3ng, m\u1ed9t b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1ee3ng th\u1ea7n Hindu trong h\u1ed1c t\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u1ecf, v\u00e0 tr\u00ean v\u00e1ch treo m\u1ed9t t\u1ea5m g\u01b0\u01a1ng l\u00e0ng th\u1eadt s\u1ef1, lo\u1ea1i ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta th\u01b0\u1eddng b\u00e1n \u1edf c\u00e1c h\u1ed9i ch\u1ee3 qu\u00ea.\r\n\r\nB\u00e0 cho c\u1eadu u\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t h\u01a1i s\u1eefa th\u1eadt d\u00e0i v\u00e0 \u0103n m\u1ed9t \u00edt b\u00e1nh m\u00ec, r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1eb7t tay l\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1eadu, nh\u00ecn s\u00e2u v\u00e0o m\u1eaft c\u1eadu; c\u00f3 l\u1ebd b\u00e0 ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e2y ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9a con trai ru\u1ed9t c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 t\u1eeb khu r\u1eebng n\u01a1i con h\u1ed5 \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eaft \u0111i n\u0103m n\u00e0o. Th\u1ebf r\u1ed3i b\u00e0 th\u1ed1t l\u00ean: \"Nathoo, \u00f4i Nathoo!\"<\/i> Mowgli ch\u1eb3ng t\u1ecf ra g\u00ec nh\u01b0 bi\u1ebft c\u00e1i t\u00ean \u1ea5y. \"Con kh\u00f4ng nh\u1edb ng\u00e0y m\u1eb9 cho con \u0111\u00f4i gi\u00e0y m\u1edbi sao?\"<\/i> B\u00e0 ch\u1ea1m v\u00e0o b\u00e0n ch\u00e2n c\u1eadu - \u0111\u00f4i ch\u00e2n \u1ea5y c\u1ee9ng g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 s\u1eebng. \"Kh\u00f4ng,\"<\/i> b\u00e0 bu\u1ed3n b\u00e3 n\u00f3i, \"\u0111\u00f4i ch\u00e2n n\u00e0y ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng mang gi\u00e0y, nh\u01b0ng con gi\u1ed1ng Nathoo c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9 l\u1eafm, v\u00e0 con s\u1ebd l\u00e0 con trai m\u1eb9.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nMowgli th\u1ea5y b\u1ee9t r\u1ee9t kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu, b\u1edfi ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd c\u1eadu ph\u1ea3i \u1edf d\u01b0\u1edbi m\u1ed9t m\u00e1i nh\u00e0.\r\n\r\nNh\u01b0ng khi ng\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u00ecn m\u00e1i tranh, c\u1eadu nh\u1eadn ra m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 x\u00e9 toang n\u00f3 ra b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 l\u00fac n\u00e0o n\u1ebfu mu\u1ed1n r\u1eddi \u0111i,\r\n\r\nv\u00e0 c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 th\u00ec ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 then c\u00e0i. \"L\u00e0m ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng hi\u1ec3u ti\u1ebfng ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00ec c\u00f3 \u00edch g\u00ec,\"<\/i> sau c\u00f9ng c\u1eadu t\u1ef1 nh\u1ee7,\r\n\r\n\"gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y m\u00ecnh c\u0169ng ngu ng\u1ed1c v\u00e0 c\u00e2m l\u1eb7ng y nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb ph\u00e0m phu t\u1ee5c t\u1eed m\u00e0 b\u1ea7y s\u00f3i ch\u00fang m\u00ecnh v\u1eabn coi khinh trong r\u1eebng.<\/i>\r\n\r\nM\u00ecnh ph\u1ea3i h\u1ecdc n\u00f3i th\u1ee9 ti\u1ebfng c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nCh\u1eb3ng ph\u1ea3i v\u00ec vui \u0111\u00f9a m\u00e0 c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eadp b\u1eaft ch\u01b0\u1edbc ti\u1ebfng h\u00fa g\u1ecdi \u0111\u00e0n c\u1ee7a nai r\u1eebng hay ti\u1ebfng \u1ee7n \u1ec9n c\u1ee7a heo r\u1eebng con khi c\u00f2n s\u1ed1ng v\u1edbi b\u1ea7y s\u00f3i.\r\n\r\nTh\u1ebf n\u00ean, h\u1ec5 Messua v\u1eeba th\u1ed1t ra m\u1ed9t t\u1eeb n\u00e0o, Mowgli l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c nh\u1ea1i l\u1ea1i g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng sai kh\u00e1c,\r\n\r\nv\u00e0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi m\u00e0n \u0111\u00eam bu\u00f4ng xu\u1ed1ng, c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 thu\u1ed9c t\u00ean g\u1ecdi c\u1ee7a bi\u1ebft bao v\u1eadt d\u1ee5ng trong c\u0103n nh\u00e0.\r\n\r\n\u0110\u1ebfn gi\u1edd ng\u1ee7 th\u00ec n\u1ea3y ra m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ec7n r\u1eafc r\u1ed1i, v\u00ec Mowgli nh\u1ea5t quy\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu n\u1eb1m d\u01b0\u1edbi b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 th\u1ee9 g\u00ec tr\u00f4ng gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 c\u00e1i b\u1eaby b\u00e1o g\u1ea5m - t\u1ee9c l\u00e0 c\u00e1i l\u1ec1u kia - c\u1ea3, v\u00e0 khi h\u1ecd v\u1eeba kh\u00e9p c\u1eeda l\u1ea1i, c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e1ch m\u00ecnh chui qua khung c\u1eeda s\u1ed5. \"C\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1eb7c c\u1eadu b\u00e9 mu\u1ed1n l\u00e0m g\u00ec th\u00ec l\u00e0m,\"<\/i> Messua n\u00f3i v\u1edbi ch\u1ed3ng. \"H\u00e3y nh\u1edb r\u1eb1ng c\u1eadu b\u00e9 ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1i gi\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00e0 g\u00ec. N\u1ebfu qu\u1ea3 th\u1ef1c c\u1eadu b\u00e9 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u00e1i \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ec3 thay th\u1ebf cho \u0111\u1ee9a con trai c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta, th\u00ec c\u1eadu b\u00e9 s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecf \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nTh\u1ebf l\u00e0 Mowgli n\u1eb1m d\u00e0i ra tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t th\u1ea3m c\u1ecf d\u00e0i v\u00e0 s\u1ea1ch s\u1ebd \u1edf m\u00e9p c\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ed3ng, nh\u01b0ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi c\u1eadu k\u1ecbp nh\u1eafm m\u1eaft, m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i m\u0169i x\u00e1m m\u1ec1m m\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ea1m v\u00e0o c\u1eb1m c\u1eadu.\r\n\r\n\"Ph\u00f9!\"<\/i> S\u00f3i X\u00e1m n\u00f3i (\u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 con s\u00f3i \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00f2ng c\u1ee7a M\u1eb9 S\u00f3i)<\/i>. \"Theo c\u1eadu su\u1ed1t hai m\u01b0\u01a1i d\u1eb7m \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng m\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ec1n \u0111\u00e1p th\u1ebf n\u00e0y th\u1eadt l\u00e0 t\u1ed3i t\u00e0n. C\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 nhu\u1ed1m m\u00f9i kh\u00f3i v\u00e0 m\u00f9i gia s\u00fac - gi\u1ed1ng h\u1ec7t m\u1ed9t con ng\u01b0\u1eddi r\u1ed3i. D\u1eady \u0111i, Em trai; anh c\u00f3 tin \u0111\u00e2y.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Trong r\u1eebng c\u00f3 b\u00ecnh y\u00ean kh\u00f4ng?\"<\/i> Mowgli h\u1ecfi, \u00f4m ch\u1eb7t l\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n s\u00f3i.\r\n\r\n\"T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u y\u00ean \u1ed5n, ch\u1ec9 tr\u1eeb nh\u1eefng con s\u00f3i b\u1ecb Hoa L\u1eeda thi\u00eau \u0111\u1ed1t. Gi\u1edd th\u00ec nghe \u0111\u00e2y. Shere Khan \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i s\u0103n xa t\u00edt t\u1eafp cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi b\u1ed9 l\u00f4ng c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 m\u1ecdc l\u1ea1i, b\u1edfi n\u00f3 b\u1ecb ch\u00e1y x\u00e9m kh\u00e1 n\u1eb7ng. Khi tr\u1edf v\u1ec1, n\u00f3 th\u1ec1 s\u1ebd \u0111\u1eb7t x\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1eadu d\u01b0\u1edbi l\u00f2ng s\u00f4ng Waingunga.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"V\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3, c\u00f3 hai \u0111i\u1ec1u c\u1ea7n n\u00f3i. T\u00f4i c\u0169ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi h\u1ee9a nho nh\u1ecf. Nh\u01b0ng tin t\u1ee9c lu\u00f4n l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u t\u1ed1t. \u0110\u00eam nay t\u00f4i m\u1ec7t - r\u1ea5t m\u1ec7t v\u00ec nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u1edbi m\u1ebb, Em trai \u1ea1 - nh\u01b0ng h\u00e3y lu\u00f4n mang tin t\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ebfn cho t\u00f4i.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"C\u1eadu s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng qu\u00ean m\u00ecnh l\u00e0 s\u00f3i ch\u1ee9? Lo\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng khi\u1ebfn c\u1eadu qu\u00ean \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ee9?\"<\/i> S\u00f3i X\u00e1m h\u1ecfi v\u1edbi gi\u1ecdng \u0111\u1ea7y lo \u00e2u.\r\n\r\n\"Kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd. T\u00f4i s\u1ebd lu\u00f4n ghi nh\u1edb r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 y\u00eau qu\u00fd c\u1eadu v\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong hang c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta.<\/i>\r\n\r\nNh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i c\u0169ng s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd qu\u00ean r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb tr\u1ee5c xu\u1ea5t kh\u1ecfi \u0110\u00e0n.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"V\u00e0 c\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i b\u1ecb \u0111u\u1ed5i kh\u1ecfi m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e0n kh\u00e1c n\u1eefa. Con ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 con ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00f4i, Em trai \u00e0, v\u00e0 l\u1eddi n\u00f3i c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd c\u0169ng gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 ti\u1ebfng \u1ebfch nh\u00e1i k\u00eau \u1ed3n \u00e0o trong ao h\u1ed3.<\/i>\r\n\r\nKhi anh tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y l\u1ea7n t\u1edbi, anh s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ee3i c\u1eadu trong l\u00f9m tre \u1edf ven b\u00eca \u0111\u1ed3ng c\u1ecf.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nTrong su\u1ed1t ba th\u00e1ng sau \u0111\u00eam \u0111\u00f3, Mowgli h\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng b\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00e2n ra kh\u1ecfi c\u1ed5ng l\u00e0ng, c\u1eadu b\u1eadn b\u1ecbu h\u1ecdc h\u1ecfi l\u1ed1i s\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng t\u1eadp t\u1ee5c c\u1ee7a con ng\u01b0\u1eddi.\r\n\r\nTr\u01b0\u1edbc h\u1ebft, c\u1eadu ph\u1ea3i qu\u1ea5n m\u1ed9t m\u1ea3nh v\u1ea3i quanh th\u00e2n m\u00ecnh, \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 khi\u1ebfn c\u1eadu c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng b\u1ee9c b\u1ed1i kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu;\r\n\r\nsau \u0111\u00f3 c\u1eadu ph\u1ea3i h\u1ecdc v\u1ec1 ti\u1ec1n b\u1ea1c, th\u1ee9 m\u00e0 c\u1eadu ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o hi\u1ec3u n\u1ed5i, v\u00e0 v\u1ec1 c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c c\u00e0y c\u1ea5y, th\u1ee9 c\u1eadu th\u1ea5y ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 ch\u00fat \u00fd ngh\u0129a g\u00ec.\r\n\r\nR\u1ed3i nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb trong l\u00e0ng c\u0169ng khi\u1ebfn c\u1eadu v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng t\u1ee9c gi\u1eadn. May m\u1eafn thay, Lu\u1eadt R\u1eebng \u0111\u00e3 d\u1ea1y cho c\u1eadu c\u00e1ch gi\u1eef cho t\u00e2m tr\u00ed b\u00ecnh t\u0129nh,\r\n\r\nb\u1edfi trong r\u1eebng s\u00e2u, s\u1ef1 s\u1ed1ng c\u00f2n v\u00e0 mi\u1ebfng \u0103n \u0111\u1ec1u ph\u1ee5 thu\u1ed9c v\u00e0o vi\u1ec7c gi\u1eef \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ef1 \u0111i\u1ec1m t\u0129nh;\r\n\r\nnh\u01b0ng khi ch\u00fang ch\u1ebf nh\u1ea1o c\u1eadu v\u00ec kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft ch\u01a1i nh\u1eefng tr\u00f2 ch\u01a1i hay th\u1ea3 di\u1ec1u, ho\u1eb7c v\u00ec c\u1eadu ph\u00e1t \u00e2m sai m\u1ed9t t\u1eeb n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3,\r\n\r\nch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 s\u1ef1 hi\u1ec3u bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng vi\u1ec7c gi\u1ebft ch\u1ebft nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb tr\u1ea7n tru\u1ed3ng kia l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1edbi ng\u0103n c\u1eadu x\u00e1ch ch\u00fang l\u00ean v\u00e0 b\u1ebb g\u00e3y l\u00e0m \u0111\u00f4i.\r\n\r\nC\u1eadu ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Trong r\u1eebng, c\u1eadu bi\u1ebft m\u00ecnh y\u1ebfu h\u01a1n c\u00e1c lo\u00e0i th\u00fa, nh\u01b0ng trong l\u00e0ng, ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta n\u00f3i c\u1eadu kh\u1ecfe nh\u01b0 b\u00f2 m\u1ed9ng.\r\n\r\nV\u00e0 Mowgli kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 c\u00f3 \u00fd ni\u1ec7m g\u00ec v\u1ec1 s\u1ef1 kh\u00e1c bi\u1ec7t m\u00e0 \u0111\u1eb3ng c\u1ea5p t\u1ea1o ra gi\u1eefa ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Khi con l\u1eeba c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ee3 g\u1ed1m tr\u01b0\u1ee3t ch\u00e2n xu\u1ed1ng h\u1ed1 \u0111\u1ea5t s\u00e9t, Mowgli \u0111\u00e3 k\u00e9o n\u00f3 l\u00ean b\u1eb1ng \u0111u\u00f4i, v\u00e0 gi\u00fap x\u1ebfp g\u1ed1m cho chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i ch\u1ee3 \u0111\u1ebfn Khanhiwara. \u0110i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 c\u0169ng r\u1ea5t s\u1ed1c, v\u00ec ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ee3 g\u1ed1m thu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eb3ng c\u1ea5p th\u1ea5p, v\u00e0 con l\u1eeba c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng ta c\u00f2n t\u1ec7 h\u01a1n. Khi th\u1ea7y tu m\u1eafng c\u1eadu, Mowgli d\u1ecda s\u1ebd \u0111\u1eb7t \u00f4ng ta l\u00ean con l\u1eeba, v\u00e0 th\u1ea7y tu n\u00f3i v\u1edbi ch\u1ed3ng c\u1ee7a Messua r\u1eb1ng t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n h\u1ebft l\u00e0 n\u00ean cho Mowgli \u0111i l\u00e0m s\u1edbm nh\u1ea5t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3; v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00e0ng n\u00f3i v\u1edbi Mowgli r\u1eb1ng c\u1eadu s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i ra ngo\u00e0i ch\u0103n tr\u00e2u v\u00e0o ng\u00e0y mai, v\u00e0 ch\u0103n ch\u00fang khi ch\u00fang g\u1eb7m c\u1ecf. Kh\u00f4ng ai vui h\u01a1n Mowgli; v\u00e0 \u0111\u00eam \u0111\u00f3, v\u00ec c\u1eadu \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ed5 nhi\u1ec7m l\u00e0m ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 c\u1ee7a l\u00e0ng, c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t v\u00f2ng tr\u00f2n h\u1ecdp m\u1eb7t m\u1ed7i t\u1ed1i tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t b\u1ec7 g\u1ea1ch d\u01b0\u1edbi m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y \u0111a l\u1edbn. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u00e2u l\u1ea1c b\u1ed9 c\u1ee7a l\u00e0ng, v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u1ea7u, ng\u01b0\u1eddi canh g\u00e1c, ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ee3 c\u1eaft t\u00f3c, ng\u01b0\u1eddi bi\u1ebft m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n phi\u1ebfm trong l\u00e0ng, v\u00e0 Buldeo gi\u00e0, ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ee3 s\u0103n c\u1ee7a l\u00e0ng, ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1edf h\u1eefu m\u1ed9t kh\u1ea9u s\u00fang h\u1ecfa mai Tower, \u0111\u00e3 g\u1eb7p g\u1ee1 v\u00e0 h\u00fat thu\u1ed1c. Nh\u1eefng con kh\u1ec9 ng\u1ed3i v\u00e0 n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n tr\u00ean c\u00e1c c\u00e0nh c\u00e2y cao, v\u00e0 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i l\u1ed7 d\u01b0\u1edbi b\u1ec7 n\u01a1i m\u1ed9t con r\u1eafn h\u1ed5 mang ch\u00faa s\u1ed1ng, v\u00e0 n\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c cho m\u1ed9t \u0111\u0129a s\u1eefa nh\u1ecf m\u1ed7i \u0111\u00eam v\u00ec n\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c coi l\u00e0 linh thi\u00eang; v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi gi\u00e0 ng\u1ed3i quanh c\u00e2y v\u00e0 n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n, v\u00e0 k\u00e9o nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc \u0111i\u1ebfu c\u00e0y l\u1edbn (\u1ed1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc)<\/i> cho \u0111\u1ebfn khuya. H\u1ecd k\u1ec3 nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n k\u1ef3 di\u1ec7u v\u1ec1 th\u1ea7n th\u00e1nh, con ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0 ma qu\u1ef7; v\u00e0 Buldeo k\u1ec3 nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n c\u00f2n k\u1ef3 di\u1ec7u h\u01a1n v\u1ec1 c\u00e1ch c\u00e1c lo\u00e0i th\u00fa trong r\u1eebng, khi\u1ebfn m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb ng\u1ed3i b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i v\u00f2ng tr\u00f2n l\u1ed3i ra kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u1ea7u. H\u1ea7u h\u1ebft c\u00e1c c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ec1u v\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u1eadt, v\u00ec r\u1eebng lu\u00f4n \u1edf ngay ng\u01b0\u1ee1ng c\u1eeda c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. H\u01b0\u01a1u v\u00e0 l\u1ee3n r\u1eebng \u0111\u00e0o b\u1edbi m\u00f9a m\u00e0ng c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd, v\u00e0 th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng h\u1ed5 v\u1ed3 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0o l\u00fac ch\u1ea1ng v\u1ea1ng, ngay trong t\u1ea7m m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a c\u1ed5ng l\u00e0ng.\r\n\r\nMowgli, v\u1ed1n \u0111\u00e3 hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u00f4i ch\u00fat v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec h\u1ecd \u0111ang b\u00e0n lu\u1eadn, ph\u1ea3i l\u1ea5y tay che m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1ea5u \u0111i n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh,\r\n\r\ntrong khi Buldeo, kh\u1ea9u s\u00fang Tower \u0111\u1eb7t tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u g\u1ed1i, li\u00ean t\u1ee5c chuy\u1ec3n t\u1eeb c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n k\u1ef3 di\u1ec7u n\u00e0y sang c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n ly k\u1ef3 kh\u00e1c,\r\n\r\nkhi\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f4i vai c\u1ee7a Mowgli rung l\u00ean v\u00ec c\u1ed1 n\u00e9n c\u01b0\u1eddi.\r\n\r\nBuldeo \u0111ang say s\u01b0a gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch r\u1eb1ng con h\u1ed5 \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eaft \u0111i \u0111\u1ee9a con trai c\u1ee7a Messua th\u1ef1c ra l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con h\u1ed5 ma,\r\n\r\nv\u00e0 th\u00e2n x\u00e1c n\u00f3 b\u1ecb \u00e1m b\u1edfi linh h\u1ed3n c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t tay cho vay n\u1eb7ng l\u00e3i gi\u00e0 nua \u0111\u1ed9c \u00e1c, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft t\u1eeb v\u00e0i n\u0103m tr\u01b0\u1edbc.\r\n\r\n\"V\u00e0 t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft ch\u1eafc \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y l\u00e0 th\u1eadt,\"<\/i> \u00f4ng ta kh\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ecbnh, \"b\u1edfi v\u00ec Purun Dass lu\u00f4n \u0111i kh\u1eadp khi\u1ec5ng do v\u1ebft th\u01b0\u01a1ng \u00f4ng ta ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ecbu trong m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c b\u1ea1o lo\u1ea1n khi cu\u1ed1n s\u1ed5 s\u00e1ch k\u1ebf to\u00e1n c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn b\u1ecb thi\u00eau r\u1ee5i,<\/i>\r\n\r\nc\u00f2n con h\u1ed5 m\u00e0 t\u00f4i nh\u1eafc \u0111\u1ebfn c\u0169ng kh\u1eadp khi\u1ec5ng y nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, b\u1edfi nh\u1eefng d\u1ea5u ch\u00e2n \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ec1u nhau.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"\u0110\u00fang, \u0111\u00fang, h\u1eb3n l\u00e0 th\u1ebf r\u1ed3i,\"<\/i> nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi r\u00e2u x\u00e1m g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ed3ng t\u00ecnh.\r\n\r\n\"Th\u1ebf ra t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ec1u l\u00e0 m\u1ea1ng nh\u1ec7n v\u1edbi l\u1eddi n\u00f3i v\u1edb v\u1ea9n sao?\"<\/i> Mowgli n\u00f3i.\r\n\r\n\"Con h\u1ed5 \u0111\u00f3 kh\u1eadp khi\u1ec5ng v\u00ec n\u00f3 sinh ra \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00e8, ai m\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng bi\u1ebft. Chuy\u1ec7n k\u1ec3 v\u1ec1 linh h\u1ed3n m\u1ed9t t\u00ean cho vay n\u1eb7ng l\u00e3i nh\u1eadp v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t con th\u00fa ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd c\u00f3 d\u0169ng kh\u00ed b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t con ch\u1ed3n h\u00f4i, \u1ea5y l\u00e0 chuy\u1ec7n tr\u1ebb con.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nBuldeo im b\u1eb7t v\u00ec ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean trong ch\u1ed1c l\u00e1t, c\u00f2n ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u01b0\u1edfng l\u00e0ng tr\u1ee3n m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn ch\u1eb1m ch\u1eb1m.\r\n\r\n\"\u1ed2! Th\u00ec ra l\u00e0 th\u1eb1ng nh\u00f3c r\u1eebng xanh, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng?\"<\/i> Buldeo n\u00f3i. \"N\u1ebfu m\u00e0y kh\u00f4n ngoan \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ebf, t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t h\u00e3y mang t\u1ea5m da c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn Khanhiwara,<\/i>\r\n\r\nv\u00ec Ch\u00ednh quy\u1ec1n \u0111\u00e3 treo th\u01b0\u1edfng m\u1ed9t tr\u0103m rupee cho c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. C\u00f2n t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n n\u1eefa, \u0111\u1eebng c\u00f3 h\u00f3ng h\u1edbt khi c\u00e1c b\u1eadc l\u1edbn tu\u1ed5i \u0111ang n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nMowgli \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u00ean \u0111\u1ecbnh b\u1ecf \u0111i. \"Su\u1ed1t c\u1ea3 bu\u1ed5i t\u1ed1i t\u00f4i n\u1eb1m \u0111\u00e2y l\u1eafng nghe,\"<\/i> c\u1eadu ngo\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u n\u00f3i v\u1ecdng l\u1ea1i,\r\n\r\n\"v\u00e0, ngo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb m\u1ed9t hai c\u00e2u, Buldeo ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ec1 n\u00f3i \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00fang \u0111\u1eafn v\u1ec1 khu r\u1eebng, khu r\u1eebng ngay s\u00e1t b\u00ean l\u00e0ng \u00f4ng ta.<\/i>\r\n\r\nTh\u1ebf th\u00ec l\u00e0m sao t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tin \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n v\u1ec1 ma qu\u1ef7, th\u1ea7n linh hay y\u00eau tinh m\u00e0 \u00f4ng ta b\u1ea3o ch\u00ednh m\u1eaft m\u00ecnh t\u1eebng tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"\u0110\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb n\u00e0y ph\u1ea3i \u0111i ch\u0103n tr\u00e2u r\u1ed3i,\"<\/i> tr\u01b0\u1edfng l\u00e0ng l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng, trong khi Buldeo v\u1eeba th\u1edf ph\u00ec ph\u00f2 v\u1eeba l\u1ea7m b\u1ea7m t\u1ee9c gi\u1eadn v\u00ec th\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed9 h\u1ed7n x\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1ee7a Mowgli.\r\n\r\nTheo phong t\u1ee5c ph\u1ea7n l\u1edbn c\u00e1c l\u00e0ng qu\u00ea \u1ea4n \u0110\u1ed9, m\u1ed7i s\u00e1ng s\u1edbm, v\u00e0i \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb s\u1ebd d\u1eaft tr\u00e2u b\u00f2 ra \u0111\u1ed3ng c\u1ecf, r\u1ed3i chi\u1ec1u t\u1ed1i l\u1ea1i l\u00f9a ch\u00fang v\u1ec1.\r\n\r\nCh\u00ednh nh\u1eefng con v\u1eadt to l\u1edbn c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng gi\u1eabm ch\u1ebft m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u01b0\u1edfng th\u00e0nh \u1ea5y l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec3 cho l\u0169 tr\u1ebb con b\u00e9 b\u1ecfng ch\u01b0a cao t\u1edbi m\u0169i ch\u00fang \u0111\u00e1nh \u0111\u1eadp, qu\u00e1t th\u00e1o v\u00e0 h\u00f2 h\u00e9t.\r\n\r\nCh\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n b\u1ecdn tr\u1ebb lu\u00f4n \u1edf c\u00f9ng \u0111\u00e0n gia s\u00fac, ch\u00fang s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c an to\u00e0n, b\u1edfi ngay c\u1ea3 h\u1ed5 d\u1eef c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng d\u00e1m t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e0n tr\u00e2u \u0111\u00f4ng \u0111\u00fac.\r\n\r\nNh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu ch\u00fang m\u1ea3i m\u00ea rong ch\u01a1i h\u00e1i hoa hay b\u1eaft th\u1eb1n l\u1eb1n, \u0111\u00f4i khi ch\u00fang s\u1ebd b\u1ecb cu\u1ed1n \u0111i m\u1ea5t.\r\n\r\nMowgli c\u01b0\u1ee1i tr\u00ean l\u01b0ng Rama, con tr\u00e2u \u0111\u1ef1c \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u00e0n to kh\u1ecfe, b\u0103ng qua con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00e0ng l\u00fac r\u1ea1ng \u0111\u00f4ng.\r\n\r\nNh\u1eefng con tr\u00e2u m\u00e0u x\u00e1m xanh, v\u1edbi c\u1eb7p s\u1eebng d\u00e0i cong ng\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft hung t\u1ee3n, l\u1ea7n l\u01b0\u1ee3t b\u01b0\u1edbc ra kh\u1ecfi chu\u1ed3ng,\r\n\r\nv\u00e0 Mowgli \u0111\u00e3 cho nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb c\u00f9ng \u0111i ch\u0103n th\u1ea5y r\u00f5 r\u1eb1ng c\u1eadu m\u1edbi l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e0m ch\u1ee7.\r\n\r\nC\u1eadu d\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y tre d\u00e0i, nh\u1eb5n b\u00f3ng qu\u1ea5t v\u00e0o m\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e0n tr\u00e2u, r\u1ed3i b\u1ea3o Kamya, m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng c\u1eadu b\u00e9 kia,\r\n\r\nph\u1ea3i tr\u00f4ng nom b\u00f2 nh\u00e0, c\u00f2n c\u1eadu s\u1ebd d\u1eabn \u0111\u00e0n tr\u00e2u \u0111i, \u0111\u1ed3ng th\u1eddi d\u1eb7n d\u00f2 ph\u1ea3i h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn, kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u00e1ch ra kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u00e0n.\r\n\r\nM\u1ed9t v\u00f9ng ch\u0103n th\u1ea3 \u1ea4n \u0110\u1ed9 to\u00e0n \u0111\u00e1, c\u00e2y b\u1ee5i, b\u1ee5i c\u1ecf v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng khe n\u00fai nh\u1ecf, n\u01a1i \u0111\u00e0n gia s\u00fac ph\u00e2n t\u00e1n v\u00e0 bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t. Nh\u1eefng con tr\u00e2u th\u01b0\u1eddng b\u00e1m v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng v\u0169ng n\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0 b\u00e3i b\u00f9n, ch\u00fang n\u1eb1m ng\u00e2m m\u00ecnh ho\u1eb7c ph\u01a1i n\u1eafng trong b\u00f9n \u1ea5m h\u00e0ng gi\u1edd li\u1ec1n. Mowgli d\u1eabn ch\u00fang \u0111\u1ebfn r\u00eca \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u1eb1ng, n\u01a1i s\u00f4ng Waingunga ch\u1ea3y ra kh\u1ecfi r\u1eebng; r\u1ed3i c\u1eadu nh\u1ea3y xu\u1ed1ng kh\u1ecfi c\u1ed5 Rama, ch\u1ea1y \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t b\u1ee5i tre v\u00e0 t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y S\u00f3i X\u00e1m. \"\u00c0,\"<\/i> S\u00f3i X\u00e1m n\u00f3i, \"ta \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1edd n\u01a1i n\u00e0y nhi\u1ec1u ng\u00e0y r\u1ed3i. Vi\u1ec7c ch\u0103n tr\u00e2u n\u00e0y c\u00f3 \u00fd ngh\u0129a g\u00ec?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ec7nh l\u1ec7nh,\"<\/i> Mowgli \u0111\u00e1p. \"Con \u0111ang t\u1ea1m th\u1eddi l\u00e0m ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u0103n tr\u00e2u cho l\u00e0ng. C\u00f3 tin t\u1ee9c g\u00ec v\u1ec1 Shere Khan kh\u00f4ng?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"H\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 quay l\u1ea1i v\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ea5t n\u00e0y, v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 n\u1ea5p n\u01a1i \u0111\u00e2y r\u1ea5t l\u00e2u \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1edd c\u1eadu. Gi\u1edd th\u00ec h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecf \u0111i, v\u00ec m\u1ed3i s\u0103n khan hi\u1ebfm.<\/i>\r\n\r\nNh\u01b0ng h\u1eafn v\u1eabn quy\u1ebft t\u00e2m gi\u1ebft c\u1eadu.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"T\u1ed1t th\u00f4i,\"<\/i> Mowgli \u0111\u00e1p. \"Mi\u1ec5n l\u00e0 h\u1eafn v\u1eafng m\u1eb7t, c\u1eadu ho\u1eb7c m\u1ed9t trong b\u1ed1n anh em h\u00e3y ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean t\u1ea3ng \u0111\u00e1 kia,<\/i>\r\n\r\n\u0111\u1ec3 t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y c\u1eadu khi t\u00f4i ra kh\u1ecfi l\u00e0ng. Khi h\u1eafn tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i, h\u00e3y ch\u1edd t\u00f4i trong h\u1ebbm n\u00fai g\u1ea7n c\u00e2y dh\u00e2k<\/strong> gi\u1eefa c\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ed3ng.<\/i>\r\n\r\nCh\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean t\u1ef1 \u0111\u01b0a m\u00ecnh v\u00e0o mi\u1ec7ng Shere Khan.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nSau \u0111\u00f3, Mowgli ch\u1ecdn m\u1ed9t ch\u1ed7 m\u00e1t m\u1ebb, n\u1eb1m xu\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 ng\u1ee7 thi\u1ebfp \u0111i trong khi \u0111\u00e0n tr\u00e2u g\u1eb7m c\u1ecf quanh c\u1eadu.\r\n\r\nCh\u0103n tr\u00e2u \u1edf \u1ea4n \u0110\u1ed9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng ngh\u1ec1 nh\u00e0n h\u1ea1 nh\u1ea5t tr\u00ean \u0111\u1eddi.\r\n\r\nNh\u1eefng con v\u1eadt di chuy\u1ec3n, nhai c\u1ecf, n\u1eb1m xu\u1ed1ng, r\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i di chuy\u1ec3n, v\u00e0 ch\u00fang th\u1eadm ch\u00ed ch\u1eb3ng bu\u1ed3n r\u1ed1ng l\u00ean.\r\n\r\nCh\u00fang ch\u1ec9 ph\u00e1t ra nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng \u1eeb \u1eeb, v\u00e0 b\u00f2 tr\u00e2u h\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 ch\u1eb3ng n\u00f3i n\u0103ng g\u00ec, ch\u1ec9 l\u1ea7n l\u01b0\u1ee3t l\u1eb7n xu\u1ed1ng nh\u1eefng v\u0169ng b\u00f9n,\r\n\r\nv\u00e0 ch\u00ecm s\u00e2u v\u00e0o b\u00f9n cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n c\u00e1i m\u0169i v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft tr\u1eafng d\u00e3 nh\u01b0 s\u1ee9 th\u1eadp th\u00f2 tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t n\u01b0\u1edbc,\r\n\r\nr\u1ed3i ch\u00fang n\u1eb1m y\u00ean nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng kh\u00fac g\u1ed7. M\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi khi\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng h\u00f2n \u0111\u00e1 nh\u01b0 nh\u1ea3y m\u00faa trong c\u00e1i n\u00f3ng,\r\n\r\nv\u00e0 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb ch\u0103n tr\u00e2u nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng m\u1ed9t con di\u1ec1u h\u00e2u (ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t)<\/i> r\u00edt l\u00ean v\u00f9 v\u00f9 g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 khu\u1ea5t t\u1ea7m m\u1eaft tr\u00ean cao,\r\n\r\nv\u00e0 ch\u00fang bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng n\u1ebfu ch\u00fang ch\u1ebft, ho\u1eb7c m\u1ed9t con b\u00f2 ch\u1ebft, con di\u1ec1u h\u00e2u \u1ea5y s\u1ebd lao xu\u1ed1ng,\r\n\r\nv\u00e0 con di\u1ec1u h\u00e2u ti\u1ebfp theo c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00f3 h\u00e0ng d\u1eb7m s\u1ebd th\u1ea5y n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e1p xu\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 bay theo,\r\n\r\nr\u1ed3i con ti\u1ebfp theo, v\u00e0 con ti\u1ebfp theo, v\u00e0 g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi ch\u00fang t\u1eaft th\u1edf, s\u1ebd c\u00f3 h\u00e0ng ch\u1ee5c con di\u1ec1u h\u00e2u \u0111\u00f3i m\u1ecf xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n t\u1eeb h\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng.\r\n\r\nR\u1ed3i ch\u00fang ng\u1ee7, th\u1ee9c d\u1eady, r\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i ng\u1ee7, v\u00e0 \u0111an nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc gi\u1ecf nh\u1ecf b\u1eb1ng c\u1ecf kh\u00f4 r\u1ed3i nh\u00e9t ch\u00e2u ch\u1ea5u v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3;\r\n\r\nho\u1eb7c b\u1eaft hai con b\u1ecd ng\u1ef1a v\u00e0 b\u1eaft ch\u00fang \u0111\u00e1nh nhau;\r\n\r\nho\u1eb7c x\u00e2u m\u1ed9t chu\u1ed7i h\u1ea1t r\u1eebng \u0111\u1ecf v\u00e0 \u0111en;\r\n\r\nho\u1eb7c ng\u1eafm m\u1ed9t con th\u1eb1n l\u1eb1n t\u1eafm n\u1eafng tr\u00ean \u0111\u00e1, ho\u1eb7c m\u1ed9t con r\u1eafn \u0111ang r\u00ecnh b\u1eaft \u1ebfch g\u1ea7n v\u0169ng n\u01b0\u1edbc.\r\n\r\nR\u1ed3i ch\u00fang h\u00e1t nh\u1eefng b\u00e0i h\u00e1t d\u00e0i l\u00ea th\u00ea v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng \u00e2m \u0111i\u1ec7u k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1 \u1edf \u0111o\u1ea1n k\u1ebft,\r\n\r\nv\u00e0 ng\u00e0y d\u00e0i d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 d\u00e0i h\u01a1n h\u1ea7u h\u1ebft cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi,\r\n\r\nv\u00e0 c\u00f3 l\u1ebd ch\u00fang n\u1eb7n m\u1ed9t l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e0i b\u1eb1ng b\u00f9n v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng h\u00ecnh n\u1ed9m ng\u01b0\u1eddi, ng\u1ef1a v\u00e0 tr\u00e2u c\u0169ng b\u1eb1ng b\u00f9n,\r\n\r\nv\u00e0 c\u1eafm s\u1eady v\u00e0o tay nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng, r\u1ed3i gi\u1ea3 v\u1edd h\u1ecd l\u00e0 vua v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng h\u00ecnh n\u1ed9m kia l\u00e0 qu\u00e2n \u0111\u1ed9i c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd,\r\n\r\nho\u1eb7c r\u1eb1ng h\u1ecd l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng v\u1ecb th\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1edd c\u00fang. R\u1ed3i bu\u1ed5i t\u1ed1i bu\u00f4ng xu\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 l\u0169 tr\u1ebb g\u1ecdi \u0111\u00e0n,\r\n\r\nv\u00e0 \u0111\u00e0n tr\u00e2u l\u1ee5c \u0111\u1ee5c tr\u1ed3i l\u00ean kh\u1ecfi l\u1edbp b\u00f9n d\u00ednh nh\u1edbp v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed9ng nh\u01b0 s\u00fang n\u1ed5 li\u00ean h\u1ed3i,\r\n\r\nv\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 x\u1ebfp th\u00e0nh h\u00e0ng ngang tr\u00ean c\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ed3ng x\u00e1m x\u1ecbt, tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 v\u1edbi \u00e1nh \u0111\u00e8n lung linh le l\u00f3i c\u1ee7a ng\u00f4i l\u00e0ng.\r\n\r\nNg\u00e0y l\u1ea1i ng\u00e0y, Mowgli d\u1eaft \u0111\u00e0n tr\u00e2u ra nh\u1eefng b\u00e3i l\u1ea7y c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang, v\u00e0 ng\u00e0y l\u1ea1i ng\u00e0y, c\u1eadu nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y b\u00f3ng l\u01b0ng S\u00f3i X\u00e1m t\u1eeb xa c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1eebng m\u1ed9t d\u1eb7m r\u01b0\u1ee1i tr\u00ean c\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ed3ng (nh\u1edd v\u1eady m\u00e0 c\u1eadu bi\u1ebft Shere Khan v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a quay v\u1ec1)<\/i>, r\u1ed3i ng\u00e0y l\u1ea1i ng\u00e0y, c\u1eadu n\u1eb1m d\u00e0i tr\u00ean c\u1ecf, l\u1eafng nghe m\u1ecdi \u00e2m thanh v\u1ecdng \u0111\u1ebfn, v\u00e0 m\u01a1 m\u00e0ng nh\u1edb v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng th\u00e1ng ng\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 qua trong r\u1eebng s\u00e2u. Gi\u00e1 nh\u01b0 Shere Khan c\u00f3 s\u01a1 \u00fd b\u01b0\u1edbc h\u1ee5t b\u1eb1ng ch\u00e2n qu\u00e8 c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u00f3 trong khu r\u1eebng ven s\u00f4ng Waingunga, th\u00ec ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn Mowgli \u0111\u00e3 nghe th\u1ea5y trong nh\u1eefng bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng d\u00e0i l\u1eb7ng im \u1ea5y.\r\n\r\nR\u1ed3i cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i\u1ec3m khi c\u1eadu ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ea5y S\u00f3i X\u00e1m \u0111\u00e2u \u1edf n\u01a1i h\u1eb9n, c\u1eadu m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0 d\u1eabn \u0111\u00e0n tr\u00e2u h\u01b0\u1edbng v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda khe su\u1ed1i g\u1ea7n c\u00e2y dhk, n\u01a1i ph\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ea7y nh\u1eefng \u0111\u00f3a hoa r\u1ef1c r\u1ee1 s\u1eafc \u0111\u1ecf v\u00e0 v\u00e0ng. \u1ede \u0111\u00f3, S\u00f3i X\u00e1m \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i, t\u1eebng s\u1ee3i l\u00f4ng tr\u00ean l\u01b0ng d\u1ef1ng \u0111\u1ee9ng c\u1ea3 l\u00ean.\r\n\r\n\"N\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ea9n tr\u1ed1n c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t th\u00e1ng tr\u1eddi nh\u1eb1m khi\u1ebfn c\u1eadu m\u1ea5t c\u1ea3nh gi\u00e1c. N\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua nh\u1eefng d\u00e3y n\u00fai \u0111\u00eam qua c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi Tabaqui, n\u00f3ng l\u00f2ng truy t\u00ecm d\u1ea5u v\u1ebft c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu,\"<\/i> S\u00f3i n\u00f3i, h\u01a1i th\u1edf h\u1ed5n h\u1ec3n.\r\n\r\nMowgli nh\u00edu m\u00e0y. \"T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng s\u1ee3 Shere Khan, nh\u01b0ng Tabaqui th\u00ec c\u1ef1c k\u1ef3 x\u1ea3o quy\u1ec7t.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"\u0110\u1eebng s\u1ee3,\"<\/i> S\u00f3i X\u00e1m \u0111\u00e1p, kh\u1ebd li\u1ebfm m\u00f4i. \"T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 g\u1eb7p Tabaqui v\u00e0o l\u00fac b\u00ecnh minh. Gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y n\u00f3 \u0111ang k\u1ec3 h\u1ebft m\u01b0u m\u1eb9o c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh cho l\u0169 k\u1ec1n k\u1ec1n,<\/i>\r\n\r\nnh\u01b0ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3 n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 khai h\u1ebft m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi t\u00f4i, tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi t\u00f4i b\u1ebb g\u00e3y x\u01b0\u01a1ng s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. K\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch c\u1ee7a Shere Khan l\u00e0 mai ph\u1ee5c c\u1eadu \u1edf c\u1ed5ng l\u00e0ng v\u00e0o t\u1ed1i nay - ch\u1ec9 nh\u1eafm v\u00e0o m\u00ecnh c\u1eadu th\u00f4i, kh\u00f4ng ai kh\u00e1c.<\/i>\r\n\r\nHi\u1ec7n gi\u1edd n\u00f3 \u0111ang \u1ea9n n\u1ea5p trong h\u1ebbm n\u00fai kh\u00f4 l\u1edbn c\u1ee7a s\u00f4ng Waingunga.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"H\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 \u0103n r\u1ed3i hay ch\u01b0a, hay h\u1eafn s\u0103n m\u1ed3i khi \u0111\u00f3i?\"<\/i> Mowgli h\u1ecfi, b\u1edfi c\u00e2u tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi \u1ea5y quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh s\u1ed1ng ch\u1ebft cho c\u1eadu.\r\n\r\n\"H\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1ebft l\u00fac r\u1ea1ng \u0111\u00f4ng - m\u1ed9t con l\u1ee3n r\u1eebng, v\u00e0 h\u1eafn c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 u\u1ed1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc. H\u00e3y nh\u1edb r\u1eb1ng, Shere Khan ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd nh\u1ecbn \u0111\u00f3i, d\u00f9 l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u1ea3 th\u00f9.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"\u00d4i! \u0110\u1ed3 ng\u1ed1c, th\u1eadt l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed3 ng\u1ed1c! \u0110\u00fang l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb non n\u1edbt! \u0110\u00e3 \u0103n no l\u1ea1i c\u00f2n u\u1ed1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc, m\u00e0 h\u1eafn t\u01b0\u1edfng ta s\u1ebd ch\u1edd h\u1eafn ng\u1ee7 say \u01b0!<\/i>\r\n\r\nGi\u1edd h\u1eafn \u0111ang \u1ea9n n\u1ea5p \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u? Gi\u00e1 nh\u01b0 c\u00f3 m\u01b0\u1eddi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u00fang ta, ta \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00f4i h\u1eafn xu\u1ed1ng ngay khi h\u1eafn \u0111ang n\u1eb1m ngh\u1ec9.<\/i>\r\n\r\nB\u1ea7y tr\u00e2u n\u00e0y s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng tr\u1eeb khi ch\u00fang \u0111\u00e1nh h\u01a1i th\u1ea5y h\u1eafn, m\u00e0 ta l\u1ea1i ch\u1eb3ng n\u00f3i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ti\u1ebfng c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang.<\/i>\r\n\r\nLi\u1ec7u ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111i v\u00f2ng theo d\u1ea5u v\u1ebft c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u00fang ng\u1eedi th\u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"N\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 b\u01a1i xu\u00f4i d\u00f2ng s\u00f4ng Waingunga \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u00f3,\"<\/i> S\u00f3i X\u00e1m n\u00f3i.\r\n\r\n\"Tabaqui \u0111\u00e3 m\u00e1ch n\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3, t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft ch\u1ee9. T\u1ef1 n\u00f3 th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd ngh\u0129 ra \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.\"<\/i> Mowgli \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00f3, ng\u00f3n tay \u0111\u1eb7t l\u00ean m\u00f4i, tr\u1ea7m ng\u00e2m suy ngh\u0129.\r\n\r\n\"Khe n\u00fai l\u1edbn c\u1ee7a s\u00f4ng Waingunga. N\u00f3 m\u1edf ra \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng xa n\u1eeda d\u1eb7m.<\/i>\r\n\r\nT\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 d\u1eabn \u0111\u00e0n \u0111i v\u00f2ng qua r\u1eebng \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea7u khe n\u00fai r\u1ed3i qu\u00e9t xu\u1ed1ng - nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 s\u1ebd l\u00e9n l\u00fat ch\u1ea1y ra kh\u1ecfi ch\u00e2n khe n\u00fai.<\/i>\r\n\r\nCh\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i ch\u1eb7n \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u00f3. S\u00f3i X\u00e1m, c\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 chia \u0111\u00e0n th\u00e0nh hai cho t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"T\u00f4i th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd - nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 mang \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u1ee3 gi\u00fap kh\u00f4n ngoan.\"<\/i> S\u00f3i X\u00e1m ch\u1ea1y \u0111i v\u00e0 chui xu\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i h\u1ed1.\r\n\r\nR\u1ed3i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u x\u00e1m kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 m\u00e0 Mowgli nh\u1eadn ra \u0111\u00e3 nh\u00f4 l\u00ean, v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed n\u00f3ng b\u1ecfng tr\u00e0n ng\u1eadp ti\u1ebfng k\u00eau ai o\u00e1n nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a c\u1ea3 khu r\u1eebng - ti\u1ebfng h\u00fa s\u0103n c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t con s\u00f3i v\u00e0o gi\u1eefa tr\u01b0a.\r\n\r\n\"Akela! Akela!\"<\/i> Mowgli n\u00f3i, v\u1eeba v\u1ed7 tay. \"Em bi\u1ebft anh kh\u00f4ng qu\u00ean em m\u00e0. Ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t vi\u1ec7c l\u1edbn c\u1ea7n l\u00e0m.<\/i>\r\n\r\nH\u00e3y chia \u0111\u00e0n b\u00f2 th\u00e0nh hai ph\u1ea7n, Akela. Gi\u1eef \u0111\u00e0n b\u00f2 c\u00e1i v\u00e0 b\u00ea con l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi nhau, c\u00f2n \u0111\u00e0n b\u00f2 \u0111\u1ef1c v\u00e0 tr\u00e2u c\u00e0y th\u00ec \u0111\u1ec3 ri\u00eang ra.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nHai con s\u00f3i ch\u1ea1y, theo ki\u1ec3u nh\u1ea3y d\u00e2y, lu\u1ed3n ra lu\u1ed3n v\u00e0o gi\u1eefa \u0111\u00e0n, \u0111\u00e0n gia s\u00fac r\u1ed1ng l\u00ean v\u00e0 ng\u1ea9ng \u0111\u1ea7u,\r\n\r\nr\u1ed3i chia th\u00e0nh hai nh\u00f3m. M\u1ed9t nh\u00f3m, \u0111\u00e0n b\u00f2 c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ee9ng v\u00e2y quanh b\u00ea con \u1edf gi\u1eefa, ch\u00fang nh\u00ecn ch\u1eb1m ch\u1eb1m v\u00e0 gi\u1eadm ch\u00e2n,\r\n\r\ns\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng, n\u1ebfu m\u1ed9t con s\u00f3i ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ee9ng y\u00ean, s\u1ebd lao t\u1edbi v\u00e0 d\u1eabm n\u00e1t n\u00f3.\r\n\r\nNh\u00f3m c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i, \u0111\u00e0n b\u00f2 \u0111\u1ef1c v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng con b\u00f2 t\u01a1 r\u1ed1ng l\u00ean v\u00e0 d\u1eadm ch\u00e2n, nh\u01b0ng d\u00f9 tr\u00f4ng ch\u00fang c\u00f3 v\u1ebb oai v\u1ec7 h\u01a1n,\r\n\r\nch\u00fang l\u1ea1i \u00edt nguy hi\u1ec3m h\u01a1n nhi\u1ec1u, v\u00ec ch\u00fang kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 b\u00ea con c\u1ea7n b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7.\r\n\r\nD\u00f9 s\u00e1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 chia \u0111\u00e0n m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch g\u1ecdn g\u00e0ng nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf.\r\n\r\n\"M\u1ec7nh l\u1ec7nh g\u00ec!\"<\/i> Akela th\u1edf h\u1ed5n h\u1ec3n. \"Ch\u00fang \u0111ang c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng nh\u1eadp l\u1ea1i.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nMowgli tr\u01b0\u1ee3t l\u00ean l\u01b0ng Rama. \"\u0110u\u1ed5i \u0111\u00e0n b\u00f2 \u0111\u1ef1c sang tr\u00e1i, Akela. S\u00f3i X\u00e1m, khi ch\u00fang ta \u0111i, h\u00e3y gi\u1eef \u0111\u00e0n b\u00f2 c\u00e1i l\u1ea1i,<\/i>\r\n\r\nv\u00e0 \u0111u\u1ed5i ch\u00fang v\u00e0o ch\u00e2n khe n\u00fai.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Bao xa?\"<\/i> S\u00f3i X\u00e1m n\u00f3i, th\u1edf h\u1ed5n h\u1ec3n v\u00e0 c\u1eafn.\r\n\r\n\"Cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi hai b\u00ean cao h\u01a1n Shere Khan c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u1ea3y t\u1edbi,\"<\/i> Mowgli h\u00e9t l\u00ean. \"Gi\u1eef ch\u00fang \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi ch\u00fang ta xu\u1ed1ng.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\u0110\u00e0n b\u00f2 \u0111\u1ef1c lao \u0111i khi Akela tru l\u00ean, v\u00e0 S\u00f3i X\u00e1m d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e0n b\u00f2 c\u00e1i.\r\n\r\nCh\u00fang lao xu\u1ed1ng t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng c\u1eadu, v\u00e0 c\u1eadu ch\u1ea1y ngay tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t ch\u00fang \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u00e2n khe n\u00fai,\r\n\r\ntrong khi Akela \u0111u\u1ed5i \u0111\u00e0n b\u00f2 \u0111\u1ef1c \u0111i xa v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda tr\u00e1i.\r\n\r\n\"L\u00e0m t\u1ed1t l\u1eafm! M\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee3t x\u00f4ng l\u00ean n\u1eefa l\u00e0 ch\u00fang s\u1ebd ch\u1ea1y r\u1ed3i. Ph\u1ea3i c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn gi\u1edd - c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn \u0111\u1ea5y, Akela. M\u1ed9t c\u00fa \u0111\u1edbp qu\u00e1 m\u1ea1nh tay v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e0n tr\u00e2u s\u1ebd quay l\u1ea1i h\u00fac. Hujah! Vi\u1ec7c n\u00e0y c\u00f2n hoang d\u00e3 h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 s\u0103n \u0111u\u1ed5i linh d\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111en. C\u1eadu c\u00f3 t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng con v\u1eadt n\u00e0y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 phi nhanh \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ebf kh\u00f4ng?\"<\/i> Mowgli k\u00eau l\u00ean.\r\n\r\n\"Ta \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng - t\u1eebng s\u0103n \u0111u\u1ed5i ch\u00fang trong th\u1eddi c\u1ee7a ta,\"<\/i> Akela th\u1edf h\u1ed5n h\u1ec3n trong \u0111\u00e1m b\u1ee5i m\u00f9. \"C\u00f3 n\u00ean \u0111\u00e1nh h\u1eaft ch\u00fang v\u00e0o trong r\u1eebng kh\u00f4ng?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"\u1eea! H\u1eaft \u0111i. H\u1eaft m\u1ea1nh v\u00e0o! Rama \u0111ang n\u1ed5i \u0111i\u00ean v\u00ec c\u01a1n th\u1ecbnh n\u1ed9. \u00d4i, gi\u00e1 m\u00e0 ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i cho n\u00f3 bi\u1ebft h\u00f4m nay ta c\u1ea7n n\u00f3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\u0110\u00e0n tr\u00e2u b\u1ecb xua \u0111u\u1ed5i, l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y l\u00e0 sang ph\u1ea3i, v\u00e0 lao v\u00e0o \u0111\u00e1m c\u00e2y r\u1eadm r\u1ea1p. Nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb ch\u0103n tr\u00e2u kh\u00e1c, \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i tr\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e0n t\u1eeb xa n\u1eeda d\u1eb7m, v\u1ed9i v\u00e3 ph\u00f3ng v\u1ec1 l\u00e0ng h\u1ebft t\u1ed1c l\u1ef1c, k\u00eau la r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e0n tr\u00e2u \u0111\u00e3 ph\u00e1t \u0111i\u00ean v\u00e0 \u0111ang b\u1ecf ch\u1ea1y.\r\n\r\nNh\u01b0ng k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch c\u1ee7a Mowgli kh\u00e1 \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec c\u1eadu mu\u1ed1n l\u00e0m l\u00e0 t\u1ea1o m\u1ed9t v\u00f2ng tr\u00f2n l\u1edbn l\u00ean \u0111\u1ed3i v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea7u khe n\u00fai, r\u1ed3i d\u1eabn \u0111\u00e0n b\u00f2 \u0111\u1ef1c xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0 b\u1eaft Shere Khan k\u1eb9p gi\u1eefa \u0111\u00e0n b\u00f2 \u0111\u1ef1c v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e0n b\u00f2 c\u00e1i; v\u00ec c\u1eadu bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng sau m\u1ed9t b\u1eefa \u0103n v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u1ee5m n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ea7y, Shere Khan s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n s\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ec3 chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u hay tr\u00e8o l\u00ean th\u00e0nh khe n\u00fai n\u1eefa. C\u1eadu \u0111ang tr\u1ea5n an \u0111\u00e0n tr\u00e2u b\u1eb1ng gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i, v\u00e0 Akela \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ee5t l\u1ea1i ph\u00eda sau, ch\u1ec9 r\u00ean r\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t ho\u1eb7c hai l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ec3 th\u00fac gi\u1ee5c \u0111\u1ed9i h\u1eadu v\u1ec7. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t v\u00f2ng tr\u00f2n d\u00e0i, d\u00e0i, v\u00ec h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u1ebfn qu\u00e1 g\u1ea7n khe n\u00fai v\u00e0 b\u00e1o tr\u01b0\u1edbc cho Shere Khan. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, Mowgli d\u1eabn \u0111\u00e0n gia s\u00fac b\u1ed1i r\u1ed1i \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea7u khe n\u00fai tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t m\u1ea3ng c\u1ecf d\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ee9ng xu\u1ed1ng khe n\u00fai. T\u1eeb \u0111\u1ed9 cao \u0111\u00f3, c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y xuy\u00ean qua ng\u1ecdn c\u00e2y xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u1eb1ng b\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi; nh\u01b0ng Mowgli nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o hai b\u00ean khe n\u00fai, v\u00e0 c\u1eadu th\u1ea5y v\u1edbi s\u1ef1 h\u00e0i l\u00f2ng l\u1edbn lao r\u1eb1ng ch\u00fang g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 th\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ee9ng, trong khi nh\u1eefng d\u00e2y leo v\u00e0 d\u00e2y leo treo tr\u00ean ch\u00fang s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng cung c\u1ea5p ch\u1ed7 b\u00e1m cho m\u1ed9t con h\u1ed5 mu\u1ed1n tho\u00e1t ra.\r\n\r\n\"H\u00e3y \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u00fang th\u1edf, Akela,\"<\/i> c\u1eadu n\u00f3i, gi\u01a1 tay l\u00ean. \"Ch\u00fang v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a ng\u1eedi th\u1ea5y m\u00f9i n\u00f3. H\u00e3y \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u00fang th\u1edf.<\/i>\r\n\r\nTa ph\u1ea3i cho Shere Khan bi\u1ebft ai \u0111ang t\u1edbi. Ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eaby \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00f3 r\u1ed3i.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nC\u1eadu \u0111\u1eb7t tay l\u00ean mi\u1ec7ng v\u00e0 h\u00e9t vang xu\u1ed1ng khe n\u00fai - nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 h\u00e9t v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ea7m -\r\n\r\nv\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng v\u1ecdng nh\u1ea3y t\u1eeb t\u1ea3ng \u0111\u00e1 n\u00e0y sang t\u1ea3ng \u0111\u00e1 kh\u00e1c.\r\n\r\nM\u1ed9t l\u00fac sau, c\u00f3 ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb l\u01b0\u1eddi bi\u1ebfng, ng\u00e1i ng\u1ee7 c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t con h\u1ed5 no n\u00ea v\u1eeba t\u1ec9nh gi\u1ea5c v\u1ecdng l\u00ean \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i.\r\n\r\n\"Ai g\u1ecdi?\"<\/i> Shere Khan n\u00f3i, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con c\u00f4ng r\u1ef1c r\u1ee1 bay v\u00fat l\u00ean t\u1eeb khe n\u00fai, k\u00eau l\u00ean th\u1ea3ng th\u1ed1t.\r\n\r\n\"L\u00e0 ta, Mowgli. K\u1ebb tr\u1ed9m gia s\u00fac, \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac ng\u01b0\u01a1i ph\u1ea3i t\u1edbi H\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ed3ng \u0110\u00e1!<\/i>\r\n\r\nXu\u1ed1ng - xu\u1ed1ng nhanh, Akela! Xu\u1ed1ng \u0111i, Rama, xu\u1ed1ng \u0111i!\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\u0110\u00e0n tr\u00e2u r\u1eebng d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat \u1edf m\u00e9p d\u1ed1c, nh\u01b0ng Akela \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ea5t l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng h\u00fa \u0111i s\u0103n vang v\u1ecdng, v\u00e0 ch\u00fang b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u lao xu\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t d\u00f2ng th\u00e1c, con n\u00e0y n\u1ed1i ti\u1ebfp con kia, t\u1ef1a nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc thuy\u1ec1n lao qua gh\u1ec1nh \u0111\u00e1, l\u00e0m b\u1ee5i \u0111\u1ea5t v\u00e0 s\u1ecfi c\u00e1t b\u1eafn tung t\u00f3e kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i. M\u1ed9t khi \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u lao xu\u1ed1ng, ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ng\u0103n ch\u00fang d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i. Rama ch\u01b0a k\u1ecbp \u0111\u1ecbnh th\u1ea7n th\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 ng\u1eedi th\u1ea5y m\u00f9i c\u1ee7a Shere Khan v\u00e0 g\u1ea7m l\u00ean m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng.\r\n\r\n\"Ha! Ha!\"<\/i> Mowgli c\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1edbn tr\u00ean l\u01b0ng Rama. \"Gi\u1edd th\u00ec ng\u01b0\u01a1i bi\u1ebft r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ea5y!\"<\/i> D\u00f2ng th\u00e1c v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc s\u1eebng \u0111en nh\u00e1nh, m\u00f5m s\u00f9i b\u1ecdt tr\u1eafng x\u00f3a, \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft m\u1edf tr\u1eebng tr\u1eebng, cu\u1ed3n cu\u1ed9n \u0111\u1ed5 xu\u1ed1ng khe n\u00fai, tr\u00f4ng ch\u1eb3ng kh\u00e1c g\u00ec nh\u1eefng t\u1ea3ng \u0111\u00e1 l\u0103n trong m\u00f9a n\u01b0\u1edbc l\u0169. Nh\u1eefng con tr\u00e2u y\u1ebfu s\u1ee9c h\u01a1n b\u1ecb \u0111\u1ea9y d\u1ea1t sang hai b\u00ean m\u00e9p khe, n\u01a1i ch\u00fang x\u00e9 to\u1ea1c nh\u1eefng \u0111\u00e1m d\u00e2y leo r\u1eadm r\u1ea1p. Ch\u00fang hi\u1ec3u r\u00f5 \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111ang ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i \u1edf ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc - cu\u1ed9c t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng d\u1eef d\u1ed9i c\u1ee7a \u0111\u00e0n tr\u00e2u r\u1eebng m\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng m\u1ed9t con h\u1ed5 n\u00e0o c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u1ea7u n\u1ed5i.\r\n\r\nShere Khan nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng v\u00f3 ng\u1ef1a \u1ea7m \u1ea7m, v\u1ed9i v\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady r\u1ed3i l\u1eefng th\u1eefng \u0111i xu\u1ed1ng khe n\u00fai, m\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea3o quanh t\u00ecm l\u1ed1i tho\u00e1t. Nh\u01b0ng v\u00e1ch khe n\u00fai d\u1ef1ng \u0111\u1ee9ng, n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e0nh ph\u1ea3i ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i, th\u00e2n h\u00ecnh n\u1eb7ng n\u1ec1 v\u00ec b\u1eefa \u0103n no n\u00ea v\u00e0 c\u01a1n kh\u00e1t v\u1eeba \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ecfa m\u00e3n, ch\u1ec9 mong sao tr\u00e1nh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ed1i \u0111\u1ea7u. \u0110\u00e0n tr\u00e2u l\u1ed9i qua v\u0169ng n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u00e0 n\u00f3 v\u1eeba r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi, ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m vang v\u1ecdng kh\u1eafp con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1eb9p.\r\n\r\nMowgli nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i t\u1eeb ph\u00eda d\u01b0\u1edbi ch\u00e2n khe n\u00fai, th\u1ea5y Shere Khan ngo\u1ea3nh \u0111\u1ea7u l\u1ea1i (con h\u1ed5 bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng n\u1ebfu t\u00ecnh th\u1ebf tr\u1edf n\u00ean t\u1ed3i t\u1ec7 nh\u1ea5t, th\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed1i m\u1eb7t v\u1edbi \u0111\u00e0n tr\u00e2u \u0111\u1ef1c c\u00f2n h\u01a1n tr\u00e2u c\u00e1i c\u00f3 con nh\u1ecf)<\/i>. R\u1ed3i Rama v\u1ea5p ng\u00e3, lo\u1ea1ng cho\u1ea1ng, l\u1ea1i lao \u0111i, \u0111\u00e8 b\u1eb9p th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 m\u1ec1m nh\u0169n. V\u1edbi \u0111\u00e0n tr\u00e2u \u0111\u1ef1c b\u00e1m s\u00e1t g\u00f3t, n\u00f3 lao th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o \u0111\u00e0n tr\u00e2u kia. Nh\u1eefng con tr\u00e2u y\u1ebfu h\u01a1n b\u1ecb h\u1ea5t v\u0103ng l\u00ean kh\u1ecfi m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t b\u1edfi c\u00fa va ch\u1ea1m m\u1ea1nh m\u1ebd. Cu\u1ed9c t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ea9y c\u1ea3 hai \u0111\u00e0n tr\u00e2u ra \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u1eb1ng, ch\u00fang v\u1eeba h\u00fac, v\u1eeba gi\u1eabm, v\u1eeba th\u1edf h\u1ed5n h\u1ec3n. Mowgli canh \u0111\u00fang l\u00fac, nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng tr\u01b0\u1ee3t kh\u1ecfi c\u1ed5 Rama, vung g\u1eady \u0111\u00e1nh lo\u1ea1n x\u1ea1 sang hai b\u00ean.\r\n\r\n\"Nhanh l\u00ean, Akela! Chia ch\u00fang ra. T\u00e1n ch\u00fang ra, kh\u00f4ng ch\u00fang s\u1ebd \u0111\u00e1nh nhau m\u1ea5t. \u0110u\u1ed5i ch\u00fang \u0111i, Akela. Hai, Rama! Hai, hai, hai! C\u00e1c con c\u1ee7a ta. Nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng th\u00f4i, nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng th\u00f4i! M\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00e3 xong r\u1ed3i.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nAkela v\u00e0 Anh B\u1ea1n L\u00f4ng X\u00e1m ch\u1ea1y t\u1edbi ch\u1ea1y lui, c\u1eafn v\u00e0o ch\u00e2n nh\u1eefng con tr\u00e2u. D\u00f9 \u0111\u00e0n tr\u00e2u c\u00f3 quay \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ecbnh lao l\u00ean khe n\u00fai l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa, Mowgli v\u1eabn xoay s\u1edf \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1eef Rama l\u1ea1i, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng con kh\u00e1c c\u0169ng theo n\u00f3 v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda v\u0169ng l\u1ea7y.\r\n\r\nShere Khan kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n th\u00eam c\u00fa gi\u1eabm \u0111\u1ea1p n\u00e0o n\u1eefa. N\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft, v\u00e0 l\u0169 di\u1ec1u h\u00e2u \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u k\u00e9o \u0111\u1ebfn.\r\n\r\n\"C\u00e1c anh em, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft th\u1ea3m h\u1ea1i,\"<\/i> Mowgli n\u00f3i, s\u1edd t\u00ecm con dao m\u00e0 c\u1eadu lu\u00f4n mang b\u00ean m\u00ecnh trong bao da \u0111eo c\u1ed5, gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y khi c\u1eadu s\u1ed1ng c\u00f9ng lo\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi. \"Nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd d\u00e1m ch\u1ed1ng c\u1ef1. B\u1ed9 da c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 s\u1ebd tr\u00f4ng th\u1eadt \u0111\u1eb9p tr\u00ean \u0110\u00e1 H\u1ed9i \u0110\u1ed3ng. Ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c th\u1eadt nhanh.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nM\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nu\u00f4i d\u1ea1y b\u1edfi con ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd d\u00e1m m\u01a1 t\u1edbi vi\u1ec7c t\u1ef1 m\u00ecnh l\u1ed9t da m\u1ed9t con h\u1ed5 d\u00e0i m\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ed9, nh\u01b0ng Mowgli l\u1ea1i hi\u1ec3u r\u00f5 h\u01a1n ai h\u1ebft c\u00e1ch m\u00e0 b\u1ed9 da th\u00fa \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1eafn li\u1ec1n v\u1edbi th\u00e2n th\u1ec3 v\u00e0 l\u00e0m th\u1ebf n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00e1ch r\u1eddi n\u00f3 ra. Tuy v\u1eady, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c gian nan, v\u00e0 Mowgli \u0111\u00e3 ph\u1ea3i c\u1eaft, gi\u1eadt, c\u00f9ng r\u00ean r\u1ec9 su\u1ed1t c\u1ea3 ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3, trong khi b\u1ea7y s\u00f3i th\u00e8 l\u01b0\u1ee1i nh\u00ecn, ho\u1eb7c ti\u1ebfn l\u1ea1i g\u1ea7n v\u00e0 k\u00e9o gi\u00fap theo l\u1ec7nh c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu. B\u1ed7ng nhi\u00ean, m\u1ed9t b\u00e0n tay \u0111\u1eb7t l\u00ean vai c\u1eadu, ng\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft l\u00ean, c\u1eadu th\u1ea5y Buldeo c\u00f9ng kh\u1ea9u s\u00fang Tower c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng ta. L\u0169 tr\u1ebb \u0111\u00e3 k\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i cho c\u1ea3 l\u00e0ng nghe v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00e0n tr\u00e2u ho\u1ea3ng lo\u1ea1n, v\u00e0 Buldeo t\u1ee9c gi\u1eadn \u0111i ra, ch\u1ec9 mong mu\u1ed1n tr\u1eebng ph\u1ea1t Mowgli v\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng canh gi\u1eef \u0111\u00e0n tr\u00e2u c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn h\u01a1n. B\u1ea7y s\u00f3i l\u1eb7ng l\u1ebd bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t ngay khi nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n.\r\n\r\n\"\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 tr\u00f2 \u0111i\u00ean r\u1ed3 g\u00ec v\u1eady?\"<\/i> Buldeo gi\u1eadn d\u1eef n\u00f3i. \"Ng\u01b0\u01a1i ngh\u0129 ng\u01b0\u01a1i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u1ef1 l\u1ed9t da h\u1ed5 sao! \u0110\u00e0n tr\u00e2u \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1ebft n\u00f3 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u? \u0110\u00e2y l\u1ea1i ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 con H\u1ed5 qu\u00e8, v\u00e0 c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn tr\u0103m rupee ti\u1ec1n th\u01b0\u1edfng cho c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. Th\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, th\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, ta s\u1ebd b\u1ecf qua chuy\u1ec7n ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e0n tr\u00e2u ch\u1ea1y m\u1ea5t, v\u00e0 c\u00f3 l\u1ebd ta s\u1ebd cho ng\u01b0\u01a1i m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed3ng trong s\u1ed1 ti\u1ec1n th\u01b0\u1edfng khi ta mang b\u1ed9 da v\u1ec1 Khanhiwara.\"<\/i> \u00d4ng ta l\u1ee5c t\u00ecm trong m\u1ea3nh v\u1ea3i qu\u1ea5n quanh eo \u0111\u1ec3 ki\u1ebfm \u0111\u00e1 l\u1eeda v\u00e0 th\u00e9p, r\u1ed3i c\u00fai xu\u1ed1ng h\u01a1 b\u1ed9 r\u00e2u c\u1ee7a Shere Khan. H\u1ea7u h\u1ebft nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ee3 s\u0103n b\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ecba \u0111\u1ec1u l\u00e0m v\u1eady \u0111\u1ec3 ng\u0103n h\u1ed3n ma con h\u1ed5 \u00e1m \u1ea3nh h\u1ecd.\r\n\r\n\"H\u1eebm!\"<\/i> Mowgli l\u1ea9m b\u1ea9m, n\u1eeda nh\u01b0 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi ch\u00ednh m\u00ecnh trong l\u00fac c\u1eadu x\u00e9 l\u1edbp da \u1edf b\u00e0n ch\u00e2n tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ee7a con h\u1ed5. \"V\u1eady l\u00e0 \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ecbnh mang b\u1ed9 da v\u1ec1 Khanhiwara \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea5y ti\u1ec1n th\u01b0\u1edfng, v\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 cho t\u00f4i m\u1ed9t rupee? Nh\u01b0ng gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y, trong \u0111\u1ea7u t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i c\u1ea7n gi\u1eef b\u1ed9 da n\u00e0y cho ri\u00eang m\u00ecnh. N\u00e0y! \u00d4ng gi\u00e0, c\u1ea5t ngay c\u00e1i l\u1eeda \u0111\u00f3 \u0111i!\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Ng\u01b0\u01a1i d\u00e1m n\u00f3i g\u00ec v\u1edbi tay th\u1ee3 s\u0103n l\u00e3o luy\u1ec7n nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0ng h\u1ea3? Ch\u1eb3ng qua l\u00e0 may m\u1eafn tr\u1eddi cho c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi l\u0169 tr\u00e2u ngu ng\u1ed1c m\u1edbi gi\u00fap ng\u01b0\u01a1i h\u1ea1 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c con th\u00fa \u1ea5y th\u00f4i. Con h\u1ed5 n\u00e0y v\u1eeba no n\u00ea, ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ebf n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ea1y xa hai m\u01b0\u01a1i d\u1eb7m r\u1ed3i. Ngay c\u1ea3 c\u00e1ch l\u1ed9t da cho t\u1eed t\u1ebf ng\u01b0\u01a1i c\u00f2n ch\u1eb3ng bi\u1ebft, \u0111\u1ed3 \u0103n m\u00e0y ranh con, th\u1ebf m\u00e0 ta, Buldeo, l\u1ea1i ph\u1ea3i nghe l\u1eddi ng\u01b0\u01a1i m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ea1m tay v\u00e0o b\u1ed9 r\u00e2u c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. Mowgli, ta s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng th\u01b0\u1edfng cho ng\u01b0\u01a1i m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed3ng n\u00e0o, ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t tr\u1eadn \u0111\u00f2n n\u00ean th\u00e2n m\u00e0 th\u00f4i. Mau c\u00fat kh\u1ecfi x\u00e1c con th\u00fa \u0111\u00f3 \u0111i!\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Ta th\u1ec1 c\u00f3 Con B\u00f2 \u0111\u00e3 chu\u1ed9c m\u1ea1ng ta,\"<\/i> Mowgli \u0111\u00e1p, c\u1eadu \u0111ang c\u1ed1 v\u1edbi tay v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda vai con h\u1ed5. \"Ch\u1eb3ng l\u1ebd ta ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00e2y c\u00e3i c\u1ecd v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t l\u00e3o gi\u00e0 kh\u1edd kh\u1ea1o su\u1ed1t c\u1ea3 bu\u1ed5i tr\u01b0a sao? N\u00e0y, Akela, h\u1eafn c\u1ee9 qu\u1ea5y r\u1ea7y ta m\u00e3i.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nBuldeo, v\u1eabn \u0111ang khom ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a Shere Khan, b\u1ed7ng th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh l\u0103n l\u1ed9n tr\u00ean b\u00e3i c\u1ecf, m\u1ed9t con s\u00f3i x\u00e1m \u0111\u1ee9ng ch\u1ed3m l\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi, c\u00f2n Mowgli th\u00ec v\u1eabn ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c l\u1ed9t da con h\u1ed5 nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 c\u1eadu l\u00e0 k\u1ebb duy nh\u1ea5t tr\u00ean kh\u1eafp \u1ea4n \u0110\u1ed9.\r\n\r\n\"Ph\u1ea3i,\"<\/i> c\u1eadu nghi\u1ebfn r\u0103ng n\u00f3i. \"Ng\u01b0\u01a1i n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang l\u1eafm, Buldeo. Ng\u01b0\u01a1i s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd cho ta m\u1ed9t xu th\u01b0\u1edfng n\u00e0o \u0111\u00e2u. Gi\u1eefa ta v\u00e0 con h\u1ed5 qu\u00e8 n\u00e0y c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t m\u1ed1i th\u00f9 c\u0169 - m\u1ed1i th\u00f9 r\u1ea5t l\u00e2u r\u1ed3i, v\u00e0 - ta \u0111\u00e3 th\u1eafng.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nTh\u00fa th\u1eadt, n\u1ebfu Buldeo tr\u1ebb h\u01a1n m\u01b0\u1eddi tu\u1ed5i, h\u1eb3n \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 d\u00e1m \u0111\u1ed1i \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1edbi Akela n\u1ebfu g\u1eb7p con s\u00f3i n\u00e0y trong r\u1eebng. Nh\u01b0ng m\u1ed9t con s\u00f3i bi\u1ebft nghe l\u1eddi th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9, l\u1ea1i c\u00f2n c\u00f3 m\u1ed1i th\u00f9 ri\u00eang v\u1edbi con h\u1ed5 chuy\u00ean \u0103n th\u1ecbt ng\u01b0\u1eddi, th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n l\u00e0 th\u00fa v\u1eadt b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng n\u1eefa. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 ph\u00e9p thu\u1eadt, th\u1ee9 ph\u00e9p thu\u1eadt x\u1ea5u xa nh\u1ea5t, Buldeo ngh\u0129 th\u1ea7m, v\u00e0 \u00f4ng t\u1ef1 h\u1ecfi li\u1ec7u chi\u1ebfc b\u00f9a \u0111eo tr\u00ean c\u1ed5 c\u00f3 b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng. \u00d4ng n\u1eb1m im b\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ed9ng, ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i t\u1eebng ph\u00fat gi\u00e2y Mowgli h\u00f3a th\u00e0nh h\u1ed5.\r\n\r\n\"Maharaj! \u0110\u1ea1i V\u01b0\u01a1ng,\"<\/i> cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng \u00f4ng ta th\u1ed1t l\u00ean, gi\u1ecdng kh\u00e0n \u0111\u1ee5c.\r\n\r\n\"Ph\u1ea3i,\"<\/i> Mowgli \u0111\u00e1p, kh\u00f4ng quay \u0111\u1ea7u l\u1ea1i, kh\u1ebd c\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng.\r\n\r\n\"Ta l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t l\u00e3o gi\u00e0. Ta ch\u1eb3ng bi\u1ebft ng\u00e0i h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t g\u00e3 ch\u0103n tr\u00e2u. Ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady v\u00e0 \u0111i kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng, hay \u0111\u1ea7y t\u1edb c\u1ee7a ng\u00e0i s\u1ebd x\u00e9 x\u00e1c ta?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"C\u1ee9 \u0111i \u0111i, v\u00e0 mang theo s\u1ef1 b\u00ecnh y\u00ean. Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec1u, l\u1ea7n sau \u0111\u1eebng xen v\u00e0o cu\u1ed9c ch\u01a1i c\u1ee7a ta n\u1eefa. Th\u1ea3 \u00f4ng ta \u0111i, Akela.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nBuldeo l\u00ea b\u01b0\u1edbc tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 l\u00e0ng, nhanh h\u1ebft m\u1ee9c c\u00f3 th\u1ec3, th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng ngo\u00e1i l\u1ea1i nh\u00ecn xem Mowgli c\u00f3 h\u00f3a th\u00e0nh th\u1ee9 g\u00ec kinh kh\u1ee7ng kh\u00f4ng. V\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00e0ng, \u00f4ng ta k\u1ec3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ea7y ma thu\u1eadt v\u00e0 b\u00f9a ph\u00e9p khi\u1ebfn v\u1ecb th\u1ea7y tu tr\u00f4ng v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng nghi\u00eam tr\u1ecdng.\r\n\r\nMowgli v\u1eabn ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c, tr\u1eddi g\u1ea7n t\u1ed1i m\u1edbi c\u00f9ng b\u1ea7y s\u00f3i k\u00e9o \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ea5m da to l\u1edbn, l\u00f2e lo\u1eb9t ra kh\u1ecfi th\u00e2n x\u00e1c.\r\n\r\n\"B\u00e2y gi\u1edd ta ph\u1ea3i gi\u1ea5u n\u00f3 \u0111i v\u00e0 l\u00f9a \u0111\u00e0n tr\u00e2u v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0! Gi\u00fap ta ch\u0103n ch\u00fang, Akela nh\u00e9.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\u0110\u00e0n tr\u00e2u t\u1eadp h\u1ee3p l\u1ea1i trong \u00e1nh chi\u1ec1u t\u00e0 m\u1edd m\u1edd \u1ea3o \u1ea3o, l\u00fac ch\u00fang t\u1edbi g\u1ea7n l\u00e0ng, Mowgli tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y \u00e1nh \u0111\u00e8n, nghe ti\u1ebfng t\u00f9 v\u00e0 v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng chu\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec1n th\u1edd vang l\u00ean. N\u1eeda l\u00e0ng d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 \u0111ang \u0111\u1ee3i c\u1eadu \u1edf c\u1ed5ng. \"\u0110\u1ea5y l\u00e0 v\u00ec ta \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1ebft Shere Khan,\"<\/i> c\u1eadu t\u1ef1 nh\u1ee7. Nh\u01b0ng m\u1ed9t tr\u1eadn m\u01b0a \u0111\u00e1 r\u00e9o l\u00ean b\u00ean tai c\u1eadu, d\u00e2n l\u00e0ng h\u00e9t vang: \"Ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y! \u0110\u1ee9a con hoang c\u1ee7a s\u00f3i! \u00c1c qu\u1ef7 r\u1eebng! C\u00fat \u0111i! Bi\u1ebfn ngay kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea7y tu s\u1ebd bi\u1ebfn m\u00e0y th\u00e0nh s\u00f3i l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa \u0111\u1ea5y. B\u1eafn \u0111i, Buldeo, b\u1eafn \u0111i!\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nKh\u1ea9u s\u00fang Tower c\u0169 k\u1ef9 n\u1ed5 vang, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con tr\u00e2u non k\u00eau l\u00ean \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn.\r\n\r\n\"L\u1ea1i ma thu\u1eadt!\"<\/i> d\u00e2n l\u00e0ng h\u00e9t l\u00ean. \"N\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 h\u00f3a gi\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ea1n. Buldeo, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 con tr\u00e2u c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u01a1i.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"B\u00e2y gi\u1edd l\u00e0 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec v\u1eady?\"<\/i> Mowgli b\u1ed1i r\u1ed1i h\u1ecfi, khi nh\u1eefng vi\u00ean \u0111\u00e1 bay t\u1edbi d\u00e0y \u0111\u1eb7c h\u01a1n.\r\n\r\n\"Ch\u00fang kh\u00f4ng kh\u00e1c g\u00ec B\u1ea7y \u0110\u00e0n, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi anh em c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u01a1i,\"<\/i> Akela n\u00f3i, ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch b\u00ecnh t\u0129nh. \"Ta ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng, n\u1ebfu \u0111\u1ea1n c\u00f3 \u00fd ngh\u0129a g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3, ch\u00fang s\u1ebd \u0111u\u1ed5i ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111i.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"S\u00f3i! Con c\u1ee7a s\u00f3i! Bi\u1ebfn \u0111i!\"<\/i> th\u1ea7y tu h\u00e9t l\u00ean, v\u1eaby m\u1ed9t c\u00e0nh c\u00e2y tulsi linh thi\u00eang.\r\n\r\n\"L\u1ea1i n\u1eefa \u00e0? L\u1ea7n tr\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00e0 v\u00ec ta l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi. L\u1ea7n n\u00e0y l\u00e0 v\u00ec ta l\u00e0 s\u00f3i. Ch\u00fang ta \u0111i th\u00f4i, Akela.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nM\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef - l\u00e0 Messua - ch\u1ea1y b\u0103ng qua \u0111\u00e0n tr\u00e2u, v\u00e0 k\u00eau l\u00ean: \"\u00d4i, con trai ta, con trai ta! H\u1ecd n\u00f3i con l\u00e0 ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 bi\u1ebfn th\u00e0nh th\u00fa v\u1eadt theo \u00fd mu\u1ed1n. Ta kh\u00f4ng tin, nh\u01b0ng con h\u00e3y \u0111i \u0111i kh\u00f4ng h\u1ecd s\u1ebd gi\u1ebft con. Buldeo n\u00f3i con l\u00e0 ph\u00e1p s\u01b0, nh\u01b0ng ta bi\u1ebft con \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ea3 th\u00f9 cho c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft c\u1ee7a Nathoo.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Quay l\u1ea1i \u0111i, Messua!\"<\/i> \u0111\u00e1m \u0111\u00f4ng h\u00e9t l\u00ean. \"Quay l\u1ea1i \u0111i, kh\u00f4ng ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd n\u00e9m \u0111\u00e1 ng\u01b0\u01a1i.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nMowgli c\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng c\u01b0\u1eddi ng\u1eafn, x\u1ea5u x\u00ed, v\u00ec m\u1ed9t vi\u00ean \u0111\u00e1 \u0111\u00e3 tr\u00fang v\u00e0o mi\u1ec7ng c\u1eadu. \"Ch\u1ea1y v\u1ec1 \u0111i, Messua. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n ng\u1edb ng\u1ea9n m\u00e0 h\u1ecd k\u1ec3 d\u01b0\u1edbi g\u1ed1c c\u00e2y l\u1edbn v\u00e0o l\u00fac ho\u00e0ng h\u00f4n. \u00cdt nh\u1ea5t ta \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ea3 gi\u00e1 cho m\u1ea1ng s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a con trai ng\u01b0\u01a1i. T\u1ea1m bi\u1ec7t; v\u00e0 ch\u1ea1y nhanh l\u00ean, v\u00ec ta s\u1ebd cho \u0111\u00e0n tr\u00e2u v\u1ec1 nhanh h\u01a1n nh\u1eefng vi\u00ean g\u1ea1ch c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. Ta kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ph\u00e1p s\u01b0, Messua. T\u1ea1m bi\u1ec7t!\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"N\u00e0o, m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa, Akela,\"<\/i> c\u1eadu k\u00eau l\u00ean. \"H\u00e3y \u0111\u01b0a \u0111\u00e0n tr\u00e2u v\u1ec1.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\u0110\u00e0n tr\u00e2u \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00e1 n\u00f3ng l\u00f2ng tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 l\u00e0ng. Ch\u00fang h\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 ch\u1eb3ng c\u1ea7n nghe ti\u1ebfng h\u00fa c\u1ee7a Akela, \u0111\u00e3 \u00f9a qua c\u1ed5ng l\u00e0ng t\u1ef1a c\u01a1n l\u1ed1c, qu\u00e9t s\u1ea1ch \u0111\u00e1m \u0111\u00f4ng sang hai b\u00ean.\r\n\r\n\"H\u00e3y \u0111\u1ebfm \u0111i!\"<\/i> Mowgli khinh b\u1ec9 h\u00e9t l\u00ean. \"Bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00e2u ta \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ea5y tr\u1ed9m m\u1ed9t con trong s\u1ed1 \u0111\u00f3. C\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ebfm \u0111i, v\u00ec ta s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n ch\u0103n tr\u00e2u cho c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i n\u1eefa. T\u1ea1m bi\u1ec7t nh\u00e9, nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a con c\u1ee7a lo\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi, v\u00e0 h\u00e3y nh\u1edb c\u1ea3m \u01a1n Messua, b\u1edfi n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng v\u00ec b\u00e0 \u1ea5y, ta \u0111\u00e3 d\u1eabn b\u1ea7y s\u00f3i c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ebfn s\u0103n \u0111u\u1ed5i c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i kh\u1eafp c\u00e1c con ph\u1ed1 r\u1ed3i.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nC\u1eadu quay g\u00f3t b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i c\u00f9ng S\u00f3i \u0110\u01a1n \u0110\u1ed9c, ng\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn l\u00ean nh\u1eefng v\u00ec sao m\u00e0 l\u00f2ng tr\u00e0n ng\u1eadp ni\u1ec1m h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac. \"Ta s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n ph\u1ea3i ng\u1ee7 trong c\u00e1i b\u1eaby \u1ea5y n\u1eefa, Akela \u1ea1. Ch\u00fang ta h\u00e3y l\u1ea5y t\u1ea5m da c\u1ee7a Shere Khan r\u1ed3i l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. Nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng, ta s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m h\u1ea1i ng\u00f4i l\u00e0ng n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e2u, b\u1edfi Messua \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ed1i x\u1eed t\u1eed t\u1ebf v\u1edbi ta.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nKhi \u00e1nh tr\u0103ng v\u1eb1ng v\u1eb7c t\u1ecfa s\u00e1ng kh\u1eafp c\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ed3ng, tr\u00f9m l\u00ean c\u1ea3nh v\u1eadt m\u1ed9t m\u00e0u tr\u1eafng \u0111\u1ee5c nh\u01b0 s\u1eefa, d\u00e2n l\u00e0ng kinh h\u00e3i tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y Mowgli, v\u1edbi hai con s\u00f3i \u0111i s\u00e1t b\u00ean v\u00e0 b\u00f3 \u0111\u1ed3 \u0111\u1ea1c tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u, \u0111ang phi n\u01b0\u1edbc ki\u1ec7u v\u1edbi d\u00e1ng ch\u1ea1y uy\u1ec3n chuy\u1ec3n \u0111\u1eb7c tr\u01b0ng c\u1ee7a lo\u00e0i s\u00f3i, l\u01b0\u1edbt \u0111i nhanh nh\u01b0 ng\u1ecdn l\u1eeda b\u00f9ng ch\u00e1y. Ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c, h\u1ecd gi\u1eadt chu\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec1n th\u1ea7m li\u00ean h\u1ed3i v\u00e0 th\u1ed5i t\u00f9 v\u00e0 vang d\u1ed9i h\u01a1n bao gi\u1edd h\u1ebft. Messua b\u1eadt kh\u00f3c n\u1ee9c n\u1edf, c\u00f2n Buldeo th\u00ec tha h\u1ed3 th\u00eam th\u1eaft, d\u1ec7t n\u00ean c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng cu\u1ed9c m\u1ea1o hi\u1ec3m c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn trong r\u1eebng s\u00e2u, cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi h\u1eafn k\u1ebft th\u00fac b\u1eb1ng chi ti\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng Akela \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ee9ng th\u1eb3ng b\u1eb1ng hai ch\u00e2n sau v\u00e0 c\u1ea5t l\u1eddi n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t con ng\u01b0\u1eddi.\r\n\r\nV\u1eeba l\u00fac m\u1eb7t tr\u0103ng khu\u1ea5t b\u00f3ng, Mowgli c\u00f9ng hai con s\u00f3i c\u0169ng t\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ng\u1ecdn \u0111\u1ed3i \u0110\u00e1 H\u1ed9i \u0110\u1ed3ng, v\u00e0 h\u1ecd d\u1eebng ch\u00e2n tr\u01b0\u1edbc hang c\u1ee7a M\u1eb9 S\u00f3i.\r\n\r\n\"Ch\u00fang \u0111\u00e3 \u0111u\u1ed5i con ra kh\u1ecfi B\u1ea7y Ng\u01b0\u1eddi, M\u1eb9 \u1ea1,\"<\/i> Mowgli h\u00e9t l\u00ean, \"nh\u01b0ng con mang theo b\u1ed9 da c\u1ee7a Shere Khan \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1eef l\u1eddi h\u1ee9a c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nM\u1eb9 S\u00f3i b\u01b0\u1edbc ra kh\u1ecfi hang m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch c\u1ee9ng nh\u1eafc, l\u0169 con theo sau b\u00e0, v\u00e0 m\u1eaft b\u00e0 s\u00e1ng r\u1ef1c khi nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y b\u1ed9 da.\r\n\r\n\"Ta \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi h\u1eafn v\u00e0o c\u00e1i ng\u00e0y m\u00e0 h\u1eafn nh\u00e9t \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0 vai v\u00e0o hang n\u00e0y, s\u0103n l\u00f9ng m\u1ea1ng s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a con, \u1ebech Con - Ta \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi h\u1eafn r\u1eb1ng k\u1ebb s\u0103n m\u1ed3i s\u1ebd tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh con m\u1ed3i. L\u00e0m t\u1ed1t l\u1eafm.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Em trai, l\u00e0m t\u1ed1t l\u1eafm,\"<\/i> m\u1ed9t gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i tr\u1ea7m \u1ea5m vang l\u00ean t\u1eeb b\u1ee5i r\u1eadm. \"Ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f4 \u0111\u01a1n trong r\u1eebng khi kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 em,\"<\/i> v\u00e0 Bagheera ch\u1ea1y \u0111\u1ebfn b\u00ean ch\u00e2n tr\u1ea7n c\u1ee7a Mowgli. H\u1ecd c\u00f9ng nhau leo l\u00ean \u0110\u00e1 H\u1ed9i \u0110\u1ed3ng, v\u00e0 Mowgli tr\u1ea3i b\u1ed9 da ra tr\u00ean phi\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e1 ph\u1eb3ng n\u01a1i Akela t\u1eebng ng\u1ed3i, v\u00e0 c\u1ed1 \u0111\u1ecbnh n\u00f3 b\u1eb1ng b\u1ed1n m\u1ea3nh tre. Akela n\u1eb1m xu\u1ed1ng tr\u00ean \u0111\u00f3, v\u00e0 c\u1ea5t l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng g\u1ecdi c\u0169 cho H\u1ed9i \u0110\u1ed3ng, \"Nh\u00ecn xem - nh\u00ecn th\u1eadt k\u1ef9, H\u1ee1i nh\u1eefng con S\u00f3i,\"<\/i> y nh\u01b0 c\u00e1ch c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 g\u1ecdi khi Mowgli l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c mang \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y.\r\n\r\nK\u1ec3 t\u1eeb khi Akela b\u1ecb tru\u1ea5t ng\u00f4i, B\u1ea7y \u0110\u00e0n \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n th\u1ee7 l\u0129nh, ch\u00fang s\u0103n b\u1eaft v\u00e0 chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u t\u00f9y th\u00edch. Tuy nhi\u00ean, theo th\u00f3i quen, ch\u00fang v\u1eabn \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i ti\u1ebfng g\u1ecdi t\u1eadp h\u1ee3p; nhi\u1ec1u con b\u1ecb qu\u00e8 ch\u00e2n v\u00ec m\u1eafc b\u1eaby, nhi\u1ec1u con kh\u1eadp khi\u1ec5ng v\u00ec v\u1ebft th\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u1ea1n b\u1eafn, m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 kh\u00e1c n\u1ed5i gh\u1ebb l\u1edf do \u0103n ph\u1ea3i th\u1ee9c \u0103n \u00f4i thiu, v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng \u00edt con \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ec7t t\u00edch. Nh\u01b0ng t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb c\u00f2n s\u00f3t l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t t\u1ea1i \u0110\u00e1 H\u1ed9i \u0110\u1ed3ng, ch\u00fang nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y t\u1ea5m da s\u1ecdc v\u1eb1n c\u1ee7a Shere Khan tr\u1ea3i tr\u00ean t\u1ea3ng \u0111\u00e1, v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng m\u00f3ng vu\u1ed1t kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 \u0111ong \u0111\u01b0a \u1edf ph\u1ea7n cu\u1ed1i nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i ch\u00e2n tr\u1ed1ng r\u1ed7ng. Ch\u00ednh l\u00fac \u1ea5y, Mowgli b\u1eadt ra m\u1ed9t b\u00e0i h\u00e1t t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean t\u1eeb c\u1ed5 h\u1ecdng, c\u1eadu h\u00e9t vang, nh\u1ea3y nh\u00f3t tr\u00ean t\u1ea5m da k\u00eau l\u1ea1o x\u1ea1o, d\u00f9ng g\u00f3t ch\u00e2n gi\u1eadm nh\u1ecbp kh\u00f4ng ng\u1eebng cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi \u0111u\u1ed1i s\u1ee9c, trong khi Anh B\u1ea1n L\u00f4ng X\u00e1m v\u00e0 Akela c\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfng h\u00fa vang xen gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u h\u00e1t.\r\n\r\n\"H\u00e3y nh\u00ecn cho k\u1ef9, H\u1ee1i b\u1ea7y S\u00f3i. Ta \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1eef tr\u1ecdn l\u1eddi h\u1ee9a c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh ch\u01b0a?\"<\/i> Mowgli n\u00f3i. V\u00e0 b\u1ea7y s\u00f3i \u0111\u1ed3ng thanh tru l\u00ean \"R\u1ed3i,\"<\/i> c\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng h\u00fa vang l\u00ean t\u1eeb m\u1ed9t con s\u00f3i g\u1ea7y gu\u1ed9c, x\u01a1 x\u00e1c:\r\n\r\n\"Xin h\u00e3y d\u1eabn d\u1eaft ch\u00fang t\u00f4i th\u00eam l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa, H\u1ee1i Akela. Xin h\u00e3y d\u1eabn d\u1eaft ch\u00fang t\u00f4i th\u00eam l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa, H\u1ee1i C\u1eadu B\u00e9 Ng\u01b0\u1eddi, b\u1edfi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ch\u00e1n ng\u00e1n s\u1ef1 h\u1ed7n lo\u1ea1n v\u00f4 k\u1ef7 lu\u1eadt n\u00e0y, v\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i khao kh\u00e1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh D\u00e2n T\u1ef1 Do m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c,\"<\/i> Bagheera g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb, \"\u0111i\u1ec1u \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 x\u1ea3y ra. M\u1ed9t khi b\u1ee5ng c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u00e3 no c\u0103ng, c\u01a1n cu\u1ed3ng nhi\u1ec7t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i tr\u1ed7i d\u1eady. Ch\u1eb3ng ph\u1ea3i v\u00f4 c\u1edb m\u00e0 c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 D\u00e2n T\u1ef1 Do. C\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ea5u tranh \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u00e0nh l\u1ea5y t\u1ef1 do, v\u00e0 gi\u1edd n\u00f3 thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i. H\u00e3y s\u1ed1ng tr\u1ecdn v\u1edbi n\u00f3 \u0111i, H\u1ee1i b\u1ea7y S\u00f3i.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"B\u1ea7y Ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0 B\u1ea7y S\u00f3i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111u\u1ed5i ta ra ngo\u00e0i,\"<\/i> Mowgli n\u00f3i. \"B\u00e2y gi\u1edd ta s\u1ebd s\u0103n m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh trong r\u1eebng.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"V\u00e0 ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd s\u0103n c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u01a1i,\"<\/i> b\u1ed1n con non n\u00f3i.\r\n\r\nTh\u1ebf l\u00e0 Mowgli r\u1eddi \u0111i v\u00e0 s\u0103n c\u00f9ng b\u1ed1n con non trong r\u1eebng k\u1ec3 t\u1eeb ng\u00e0y \u0111\u00f3. Nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd c\u00f4 \u0111\u01a1n, b\u1edfi v\u00ec, nhi\u1ec1u n\u0103m sau, c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng v\u00e0 k\u1ebft h\u00f4n.\r\n\r\nNh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n d\u00e0nh cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1edbn.","rendered":"

Cu\u1ed9c s\u0103n c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ee3 s\u0103n d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m th\u1ebf n\u00e0o?<\/p>\n

B\u1ea1n \u01a1i, \u0111\u00eam canh g\u00e1c th\u1eadt d\u00e0i v\u00e0 l\u1ea1nh l\u1ebdo.<\/p>\n

Con m\u1ed3i m\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ee3 s\u0103n mu\u1ed1n h\u1ea1 g\u1ee5c \u0111\u00e2u r\u1ed3i?<\/p>\n

B\u1ea1n \u01a1i, n\u00f3 v\u1eabn \u0111ang g\u1eb7m c\u1ecf trong r\u1eebng kia k\u00eca.<\/p>\n

S\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh t\u1eebng khi\u1ebfn ng\u01b0\u1eddi ki\u00eau h\u00e3nh \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u?<\/p>\n

B\u1ea1n \u01a1i, n\u00f3 \u0111ang c\u1ea1n d\u1ea7n n\u01a1i s\u01b0\u1eddn v\u00e0 h\u00f4ng ta.<\/p>\n

S\u1ef1 v\u1ed9i v\u00e3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1eebng l\u01b0\u1edbt \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u r\u1ed3i?<\/p>\n

B\u1ea1n \u01a1i, ta v\u1ec1 hang th\u00f4i – \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1ebft.<\/p>\n

Gi\u1edd ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i quay l\u1ea1i c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean. Khi Mowgli r\u1eddi hang s\u00f3i sau tr\u1eadn chi\u1ebfn v\u1edbi B\u1ea7y S\u00f3i t\u1ea1i \u0110\u00e1 H\u1ed9i \u0110\u1ed3ng, c\u1eadu \u0111i xu\u1ed1ng v\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ea5t canh t\u00e1c n\u01a1i d\u00e2n l\u00e0ng sinh s\u1ed1ng, nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00f3 v\u00ec n\u00f3 qu\u00e1 g\u1ea7n r\u1eebng, v\u00e0 c\u1eadu bi\u1ebft m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 \u00edt nh\u1ea5t m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb th\u00f9 \u0111\u00e1ng gh\u00e9t t\u1ea1i H\u1ed9i \u0110\u1ed3ng. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 c\u1eadu v\u1ed9i v\u00e3 \u0111i ti\u1ebfp, men theo con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng g\u1ed3 gh\u1ec1 ch\u1ea1y xu\u1ed1ng thung l\u0169ng, v\u00e0 \u0111i theo n\u00f3 v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t t\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ed9 \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u1eb7n g\u1ea7n hai m\u01b0\u01a1i d\u1eb7m, cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi c\u1eadu \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t v\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ea5t xa l\u1ea1. Thung l\u0169ng m\u1edf ra m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u1eb1ng r\u1ed9ng l\u1edbn l\u1ed1m \u0111\u1ed1m \u0111\u00e1 v\u00e0 b\u1ecb chia c\u1eaft b\u1edfi nh\u1eefng khe n\u00fai. \u1ede m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u00f4i l\u00e0ng nh\u1ecf, v\u00e0 \u1edf \u0111\u1ea7u kia, khu r\u1eebng r\u1eadm r\u1ea1p tr\u1ea3i d\u00e0i xu\u1ed1ng khu v\u1ef1c ch\u0103n th\u1ea3, d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 b\u1ecb c\u1eaft b\u1eb1ng dao. Tr\u00ean kh\u1eafp \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u1eb1ng, gia s\u00fac v\u00e0 tr\u00e2u b\u00f2 \u0111ang g\u1eb7m c\u1ecf, v\u00e0 khi nh\u1eefng c\u1eadu b\u00e9 ch\u0103n \u0111\u00e0n nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y Mowgli, ch\u00fang la h\u00e9t v\u00e0 b\u1ecf ch\u1ea1y, c\u00f2n nh\u1eefng con ch\u00f3 hoang m\u00e0u v\u00e0ng th\u01b0\u1eddng l\u1ea3ng v\u1ea3ng quanh c\u00e1c l\u00e0ng \u1ea4n \u0110\u1ed9 th\u00ec s\u1ee7a vang. Mowgli v\u1eabn b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i, v\u00ec c\u1eadu c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y \u0111\u00f3i, v\u00e0 khi \u0111\u1ebfn c\u1ed5ng l\u00e0ng, c\u1eadu th\u1ea5y b\u1ee5i gai l\u1edbn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c k\u00e9o ra tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ed5ng v\u00e0o l\u00fac ch\u1ea1ng v\u1ea1ng, \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb \u0111\u1ea9y sang m\u1ed9t b\u00ean.<\/p>\n

“\u1eeam!”<\/i> c\u1eadu l\u1ea9m b\u1ea9m, v\u00ec c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng g\u1eb7p kh\u00f4ng \u00edt nh\u1eefng r\u00e0o ch\u1eafn ki\u1ec3u n\u00e0y trong nh\u1eefng cu\u1ed9c \u0111i s\u0103n \u0111\u00eam ki\u1ebfm \u0103n.<\/p>\n

“Th\u00ec ra con ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u01a1i \u0111\u00e2y c\u0169ng s\u1ee3 D\u00e2n R\u1eebng.”<\/i> C\u1eadu ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng ngay c\u1ea1nh c\u1ed5ng, v\u00e0 khi m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng b\u01b0\u1edbc ra, c\u1eadu li\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady,<\/p>\n

m\u1edf mi\u1ec7ng ra, r\u1ed3i ch\u1ec9 v\u00e0o trong khoang mi\u1ec7ng \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1ecf \u00fd mu\u1ed1n xin th\u1ee9c \u0103n. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng nh\u00ecn c\u1eadu ch\u00f2ng ch\u1ecdc, sau \u0111\u00f3 quay \u0111\u1ea7u ch\u1ea1y ng\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng duy nh\u1ea5t d\u1eabn v\u00e0o l\u00e0ng,<\/p>\n

v\u1eeba ch\u1ea1y v\u1eeba h\u00f2 h\u00e9t g\u1ecdi v\u1ecb th\u1ea7y tu, m\u1ed9t c\u1ee5 gi\u00e0 b\u00e9o t\u1ed1t m\u1eb7c b\u1ed9 \u0111\u1ed3 tr\u1eafng to\u00e1t, v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t v\u1ec7t s\u01a1n \u0111\u1ecf v\u00e0ng tr\u00ean tr\u00e1n.<\/p>\n

Th\u1ea7y tu b\u01b0\u1edbc t\u1edbi c\u1ed5ng, theo sau l\u00e0 \u00edt nh\u1ea5t m\u1ed9t tr\u0103m ng\u01b0\u1eddi, h\u1ecd nh\u00ecn ch\u1eb1m ch\u1eb1m, b\u00e0n t\u00e1n x\u00f4n xao, la h\u00e9t \u1ea7m \u0129 v\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 tr\u1ecf v\u00e0o Mowgli.<\/p>\n

“Ch\u00fang ch\u1eb3ng tu\u00e2n theo quy lu\u1eadt n\u00e0o c\u1ea3, l\u0169 Ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0y,”<\/i> Mowgli th\u1ea7m ngh\u0129. “Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 lo\u00e0i kh\u1ec9 x\u00e1m m\u1edbi h\u00e0nh x\u1eed nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf.”<\/i><\/p>\n

R\u1ed3i c\u1eadu h\u1ea5t m\u00e1i t\u00f3c d\u00e0i ra sau, nh\u00edu m\u00e0y nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o \u0111\u00e1m \u0111\u00f4ng.<\/p>\n

“C\u00f3 g\u00ec ph\u1ea3i s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i \u0111\u00e2u?”<\/i> v\u1ecb th\u1ea7y tu n\u00f3i. “H\u00e3y nh\u00ecn nh\u1eefng v\u1ebft tr\u00ean tay v\u00e0 ch\u00e2n c\u1eadu b\u00e9 k\u00eca. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 d\u1ea5u v\u1ebft c\u1ee7a ch\u00f3 s\u00f3i c\u1eafn.<\/i><\/p>\n

C\u1eadu b\u00e9 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb s\u00f3i \u0111ang ch\u1ea1y tr\u1ed1n kh\u1ecfi r\u1eebng th\u00f4i.”<\/i><\/p>\n

\u0110\u01b0\u01a1ng nhi\u00ean, trong l\u00fac vui \u0111\u00f9a, b\u1ea7y s\u00f3i con \u0111\u00f4i khi c\u1eafn Mowgli m\u1ea1nh h\u01a1n ch\u00fang \u0111\u1ecbnh, v\u00e0 tr\u00ean c\u00e1nh tay c\u00f9ng \u0111\u00f4i ch\u00e2n c\u1eadu v\u1eabn c\u00f2n nh\u1eefng v\u1ebft s\u1eb9o tr\u1eafng.<\/p>\n

Nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu s\u1ebd l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng tr\u00ean \u0111\u1eddi g\u1ecdi \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 v\u1ebft c\u1eafn, v\u00ec c\u1eadu bi\u1ebft th\u1ebf n\u00e0o l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t v\u1ebft c\u1eafn th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1.<\/p>\n

“\u00d4i! \u00d4i!”<\/i> hai ba ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef c\u00f9ng n\u00f3i. “B\u1ecb s\u00f3i c\u1eafn, t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9! C\u1eadu b\u00e9 \u0111\u1eb9p trai qu\u00e1.<\/i><\/p>\n

M\u1eaft c\u1eadu b\u00e9 nh\u01b0 l\u1eeda \u0111\u1ecf. Th\u1ec1 danh d\u1ef1 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, Messua, c\u1eadu b\u00e9 tr\u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng kh\u00e1c g\u00ec con trai b\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb h\u1ed5 v\u1ed3.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“\u0110\u1ec3 t\u00f4i xem n\u00e0o,”<\/i> m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc v\u00f2ng \u0111\u1ed3ng n\u1eb7ng tr\u00ean c\u1ed5 tay v\u00e0 m\u1eaft c\u00e1 ch\u00e2n n\u00f3i,<\/p>\n

v\u00e0 b\u00e0 nh\u00ecn Mowgli d\u01b0\u1edbi l\u00f2ng b\u00e0n tay. “Th\u1eadt v\u1eady, c\u1eadu b\u00e9 kh\u00f4ng kh\u00e1c. C\u1eadu b\u00e9 g\u1ea7y h\u01a1n, nh\u01b0ng tr\u00f4ng y h\u1ec7t con trai t\u00f4i.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Th\u1ea7y tu l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4n ngoan, v\u00e0 \u00f4ng bi\u1ebft Messua l\u00e0 v\u1ee3 c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi gi\u00e0u nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0ng.<\/p>\n

V\u00ec v\u1eady, \u00f4ng nh\u00ecn l\u00ean tr\u1eddi m\u1ed9t ph\u00fat v\u00e0 tr\u1ecbnh tr\u1ecdng n\u00f3i: “C\u00e1i g\u00ec r\u1eebng \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ea5y \u0111i th\u00ec r\u1eebng \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ea3 l\u1ea1i.<\/i><\/p>\n

H\u00e3y \u0111\u01b0a c\u1eadu b\u00e9 v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 b\u00e0, ch\u1ecb g\u00e1i t\u00f4i, v\u00e0 \u0111\u1eebng qu\u00ean t\u00f4n vinh ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ea7y tu n\u00e0y, ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5u m\u1ecdi l\u1ebd \u0111\u1eddi.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Th\u1ec1 c\u00f3 B\u00f2 \u0111\u1ef1c \u0111\u00e3 mua t\u00f4i,”<\/i> Mowgli th\u1ea7m ngh\u0129, “m\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed1ng l\u1eddi n\u00f3i n\u00e0y ch\u1eb3ng kh\u00e1c g\u00ec m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n b\u1ecb B\u1ea7y S\u00f3i xem x\u00e9t l\u1ea1i! Th\u00f4i, n\u1ebfu ta l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi, th\u00ec ta ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1eady.”<\/i><\/p>\n

\u0110\u00e1m \u0111\u00f4ng d\u1ea7n t\u1ea3n \u0111i khi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef v\u1eaby tay g\u1ecdi Mowgli v\u00e0o t\u00fap l\u1ec1u c\u1ee7a b\u00e0. Trong \u1ea5y c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc gi\u01b0\u1eddng s\u01a1n m\u00e0i \u0111\u1ecf, m\u1ed9t h\u00f2m \u0111\u1ef1ng ng\u0169 c\u1ed1c l\u1edbn b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1ea5t nung v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng hoa v\u0103n n\u1ed5i ng\u1ed9 ngh\u0129nh, \u0111\u1ed9 n\u1eeda t\u00e1 n\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ed3ng, m\u1ed9t b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1ee3ng th\u1ea7n Hindu trong h\u1ed1c t\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u1ecf, v\u00e0 tr\u00ean v\u00e1ch treo m\u1ed9t t\u1ea5m g\u01b0\u01a1ng l\u00e0ng th\u1eadt s\u1ef1, lo\u1ea1i ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta th\u01b0\u1eddng b\u00e1n \u1edf c\u00e1c h\u1ed9i ch\u1ee3 qu\u00ea.<\/p>\n

B\u00e0 cho c\u1eadu u\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t h\u01a1i s\u1eefa th\u1eadt d\u00e0i v\u00e0 \u0103n m\u1ed9t \u00edt b\u00e1nh m\u00ec, r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1eb7t tay l\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1eadu, nh\u00ecn s\u00e2u v\u00e0o m\u1eaft c\u1eadu; c\u00f3 l\u1ebd b\u00e0 ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e2y ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9a con trai ru\u1ed9t c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 t\u1eeb khu r\u1eebng n\u01a1i con h\u1ed5 \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eaft \u0111i n\u0103m n\u00e0o. Th\u1ebf r\u1ed3i b\u00e0 th\u1ed1t l\u00ean: “Nathoo, \u00f4i Nathoo!”<\/i> Mowgli ch\u1eb3ng t\u1ecf ra g\u00ec nh\u01b0 bi\u1ebft c\u00e1i t\u00ean \u1ea5y. “Con kh\u00f4ng nh\u1edb ng\u00e0y m\u1eb9 cho con \u0111\u00f4i gi\u00e0y m\u1edbi sao?”<\/i> B\u00e0 ch\u1ea1m v\u00e0o b\u00e0n ch\u00e2n c\u1eadu – \u0111\u00f4i ch\u00e2n \u1ea5y c\u1ee9ng g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 s\u1eebng. “Kh\u00f4ng,”<\/i> b\u00e0 bu\u1ed3n b\u00e3 n\u00f3i, “\u0111\u00f4i ch\u00e2n n\u00e0y ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng mang gi\u00e0y, nh\u01b0ng con gi\u1ed1ng Nathoo c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9 l\u1eafm, v\u00e0 con s\u1ebd l\u00e0 con trai m\u1eb9.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Mowgli th\u1ea5y b\u1ee9t r\u1ee9t kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu, b\u1edfi ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd c\u1eadu ph\u1ea3i \u1edf d\u01b0\u1edbi m\u1ed9t m\u00e1i nh\u00e0.<\/p>\n

Nh\u01b0ng khi ng\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u00ecn m\u00e1i tranh, c\u1eadu nh\u1eadn ra m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 x\u00e9 toang n\u00f3 ra b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 l\u00fac n\u00e0o n\u1ebfu mu\u1ed1n r\u1eddi \u0111i,<\/p>\n

v\u00e0 c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 th\u00ec ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 then c\u00e0i. “L\u00e0m ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng hi\u1ec3u ti\u1ebfng ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00ec c\u00f3 \u00edch g\u00ec,”<\/i> sau c\u00f9ng c\u1eadu t\u1ef1 nh\u1ee7,<\/p>\n

“gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y m\u00ecnh c\u0169ng ngu ng\u1ed1c v\u00e0 c\u00e2m l\u1eb7ng y nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb ph\u00e0m phu t\u1ee5c t\u1eed m\u00e0 b\u1ea7y s\u00f3i ch\u00fang m\u00ecnh v\u1eabn coi khinh trong r\u1eebng.<\/i><\/p>\n

M\u00ecnh ph\u1ea3i h\u1ecdc n\u00f3i th\u1ee9 ti\u1ebfng c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Ch\u1eb3ng ph\u1ea3i v\u00ec vui \u0111\u00f9a m\u00e0 c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eadp b\u1eaft ch\u01b0\u1edbc ti\u1ebfng h\u00fa g\u1ecdi \u0111\u00e0n c\u1ee7a nai r\u1eebng hay ti\u1ebfng \u1ee7n \u1ec9n c\u1ee7a heo r\u1eebng con khi c\u00f2n s\u1ed1ng v\u1edbi b\u1ea7y s\u00f3i.<\/p>\n

Th\u1ebf n\u00ean, h\u1ec5 Messua v\u1eeba th\u1ed1t ra m\u1ed9t t\u1eeb n\u00e0o, Mowgli l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c nh\u1ea1i l\u1ea1i g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng sai kh\u00e1c,<\/p>\n

v\u00e0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi m\u00e0n \u0111\u00eam bu\u00f4ng xu\u1ed1ng, c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 thu\u1ed9c t\u00ean g\u1ecdi c\u1ee7a bi\u1ebft bao v\u1eadt d\u1ee5ng trong c\u0103n nh\u00e0.<\/p>\n

\u0110\u1ebfn gi\u1edd ng\u1ee7 th\u00ec n\u1ea3y ra m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ec7n r\u1eafc r\u1ed1i, v\u00ec Mowgli nh\u1ea5t quy\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu n\u1eb1m d\u01b0\u1edbi b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 th\u1ee9 g\u00ec tr\u00f4ng gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 c\u00e1i b\u1eaby b\u00e1o g\u1ea5m – t\u1ee9c l\u00e0 c\u00e1i l\u1ec1u kia – c\u1ea3, v\u00e0 khi h\u1ecd v\u1eeba kh\u00e9p c\u1eeda l\u1ea1i, c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e1ch m\u00ecnh chui qua khung c\u1eeda s\u1ed5. “C\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1eb7c c\u1eadu b\u00e9 mu\u1ed1n l\u00e0m g\u00ec th\u00ec l\u00e0m,”<\/i> Messua n\u00f3i v\u1edbi ch\u1ed3ng. “H\u00e3y nh\u1edb r\u1eb1ng c\u1eadu b\u00e9 ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1i gi\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00e0 g\u00ec. N\u1ebfu qu\u1ea3 th\u1ef1c c\u1eadu b\u00e9 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u00e1i \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ec3 thay th\u1ebf cho \u0111\u1ee9a con trai c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta, th\u00ec c\u1eadu b\u00e9 s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecf \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 Mowgli n\u1eb1m d\u00e0i ra tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t th\u1ea3m c\u1ecf d\u00e0i v\u00e0 s\u1ea1ch s\u1ebd \u1edf m\u00e9p c\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ed3ng, nh\u01b0ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi c\u1eadu k\u1ecbp nh\u1eafm m\u1eaft, m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i m\u0169i x\u00e1m m\u1ec1m m\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ea1m v\u00e0o c\u1eb1m c\u1eadu.<\/p>\n

“Ph\u00f9!”<\/i> S\u00f3i X\u00e1m n\u00f3i (\u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 con s\u00f3i \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00f2ng c\u1ee7a M\u1eb9 S\u00f3i)<\/i>. “Theo c\u1eadu su\u1ed1t hai m\u01b0\u01a1i d\u1eb7m \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng m\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ec1n \u0111\u00e1p th\u1ebf n\u00e0y th\u1eadt l\u00e0 t\u1ed3i t\u00e0n. C\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 nhu\u1ed1m m\u00f9i kh\u00f3i v\u00e0 m\u00f9i gia s\u00fac – gi\u1ed1ng h\u1ec7t m\u1ed9t con ng\u01b0\u1eddi r\u1ed3i. D\u1eady \u0111i, Em trai; anh c\u00f3 tin \u0111\u00e2y.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Trong r\u1eebng c\u00f3 b\u00ecnh y\u00ean kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i> Mowgli h\u1ecfi, \u00f4m ch\u1eb7t l\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n s\u00f3i.<\/p>\n

“T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u y\u00ean \u1ed5n, ch\u1ec9 tr\u1eeb nh\u1eefng con s\u00f3i b\u1ecb Hoa L\u1eeda thi\u00eau \u0111\u1ed1t. Gi\u1edd th\u00ec nghe \u0111\u00e2y. Shere Khan \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i s\u0103n xa t\u00edt t\u1eafp cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi b\u1ed9 l\u00f4ng c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 m\u1ecdc l\u1ea1i, b\u1edfi n\u00f3 b\u1ecb ch\u00e1y x\u00e9m kh\u00e1 n\u1eb7ng. Khi tr\u1edf v\u1ec1, n\u00f3 th\u1ec1 s\u1ebd \u0111\u1eb7t x\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1eadu d\u01b0\u1edbi l\u00f2ng s\u00f4ng Waingunga.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“V\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3, c\u00f3 hai \u0111i\u1ec1u c\u1ea7n n\u00f3i. T\u00f4i c\u0169ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi h\u1ee9a nho nh\u1ecf. Nh\u01b0ng tin t\u1ee9c lu\u00f4n l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u t\u1ed1t. \u0110\u00eam nay t\u00f4i m\u1ec7t – r\u1ea5t m\u1ec7t v\u00ec nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u1edbi m\u1ebb, Em trai \u1ea1 – nh\u01b0ng h\u00e3y lu\u00f4n mang tin t\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ebfn cho t\u00f4i.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“C\u1eadu s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng qu\u00ean m\u00ecnh l\u00e0 s\u00f3i ch\u1ee9? Lo\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng khi\u1ebfn c\u1eadu qu\u00ean \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ee9?”<\/i> S\u00f3i X\u00e1m h\u1ecfi v\u1edbi gi\u1ecdng \u0111\u1ea7y lo \u00e2u.<\/p>\n

“Kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd. T\u00f4i s\u1ebd lu\u00f4n ghi nh\u1edb r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 y\u00eau qu\u00fd c\u1eadu v\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong hang c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta.<\/i><\/p>\n

Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i c\u0169ng s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd qu\u00ean r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb tr\u1ee5c xu\u1ea5t kh\u1ecfi \u0110\u00e0n.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“V\u00e0 c\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i b\u1ecb \u0111u\u1ed5i kh\u1ecfi m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e0n kh\u00e1c n\u1eefa. Con ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 con ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00f4i, Em trai \u00e0, v\u00e0 l\u1eddi n\u00f3i c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd c\u0169ng gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 ti\u1ebfng \u1ebfch nh\u00e1i k\u00eau \u1ed3n \u00e0o trong ao h\u1ed3.<\/i><\/p>\n

Khi anh tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y l\u1ea7n t\u1edbi, anh s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ee3i c\u1eadu trong l\u00f9m tre \u1edf ven b\u00eca \u0111\u1ed3ng c\u1ecf.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Trong su\u1ed1t ba th\u00e1ng sau \u0111\u00eam \u0111\u00f3, Mowgli h\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng b\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00e2n ra kh\u1ecfi c\u1ed5ng l\u00e0ng, c\u1eadu b\u1eadn b\u1ecbu h\u1ecdc h\u1ecfi l\u1ed1i s\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng t\u1eadp t\u1ee5c c\u1ee7a con ng\u01b0\u1eddi.<\/p>\n

Tr\u01b0\u1edbc h\u1ebft, c\u1eadu ph\u1ea3i qu\u1ea5n m\u1ed9t m\u1ea3nh v\u1ea3i quanh th\u00e2n m\u00ecnh, \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 khi\u1ebfn c\u1eadu c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng b\u1ee9c b\u1ed1i kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu;<\/p>\n

sau \u0111\u00f3 c\u1eadu ph\u1ea3i h\u1ecdc v\u1ec1 ti\u1ec1n b\u1ea1c, th\u1ee9 m\u00e0 c\u1eadu ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o hi\u1ec3u n\u1ed5i, v\u00e0 v\u1ec1 c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c c\u00e0y c\u1ea5y, th\u1ee9 c\u1eadu th\u1ea5y ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 ch\u00fat \u00fd ngh\u0129a g\u00ec.<\/p>\n

R\u1ed3i nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb trong l\u00e0ng c\u0169ng khi\u1ebfn c\u1eadu v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng t\u1ee9c gi\u1eadn. May m\u1eafn thay, Lu\u1eadt R\u1eebng \u0111\u00e3 d\u1ea1y cho c\u1eadu c\u00e1ch gi\u1eef cho t\u00e2m tr\u00ed b\u00ecnh t\u0129nh,<\/p>\n

b\u1edfi trong r\u1eebng s\u00e2u, s\u1ef1 s\u1ed1ng c\u00f2n v\u00e0 mi\u1ebfng \u0103n \u0111\u1ec1u ph\u1ee5 thu\u1ed9c v\u00e0o vi\u1ec7c gi\u1eef \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ef1 \u0111i\u1ec1m t\u0129nh;<\/p>\n

nh\u01b0ng khi ch\u00fang ch\u1ebf nh\u1ea1o c\u1eadu v\u00ec kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft ch\u01a1i nh\u1eefng tr\u00f2 ch\u01a1i hay th\u1ea3 di\u1ec1u, ho\u1eb7c v\u00ec c\u1eadu ph\u00e1t \u00e2m sai m\u1ed9t t\u1eeb n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3,<\/p>\n

ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 s\u1ef1 hi\u1ec3u bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng vi\u1ec7c gi\u1ebft ch\u1ebft nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb tr\u1ea7n tru\u1ed3ng kia l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1edbi ng\u0103n c\u1eadu x\u00e1ch ch\u00fang l\u00ean v\u00e0 b\u1ebb g\u00e3y l\u00e0m \u0111\u00f4i.<\/p>\n

C\u1eadu ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Trong r\u1eebng, c\u1eadu bi\u1ebft m\u00ecnh y\u1ebfu h\u01a1n c\u00e1c lo\u00e0i th\u00fa, nh\u01b0ng trong l\u00e0ng, ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta n\u00f3i c\u1eadu kh\u1ecfe nh\u01b0 b\u00f2 m\u1ed9ng.<\/p>\n

V\u00e0 Mowgli kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 c\u00f3 \u00fd ni\u1ec7m g\u00ec v\u1ec1 s\u1ef1 kh\u00e1c bi\u1ec7t m\u00e0 \u0111\u1eb3ng c\u1ea5p t\u1ea1o ra gi\u1eefa ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Khi con l\u1eeba c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ee3 g\u1ed1m tr\u01b0\u1ee3t ch\u00e2n xu\u1ed1ng h\u1ed1 \u0111\u1ea5t s\u00e9t, Mowgli \u0111\u00e3 k\u00e9o n\u00f3 l\u00ean b\u1eb1ng \u0111u\u00f4i, v\u00e0 gi\u00fap x\u1ebfp g\u1ed1m cho chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i ch\u1ee3 \u0111\u1ebfn Khanhiwara. \u0110i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 c\u0169ng r\u1ea5t s\u1ed1c, v\u00ec ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ee3 g\u1ed1m thu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eb3ng c\u1ea5p th\u1ea5p, v\u00e0 con l\u1eeba c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng ta c\u00f2n t\u1ec7 h\u01a1n. Khi th\u1ea7y tu m\u1eafng c\u1eadu, Mowgli d\u1ecda s\u1ebd \u0111\u1eb7t \u00f4ng ta l\u00ean con l\u1eeba, v\u00e0 th\u1ea7y tu n\u00f3i v\u1edbi ch\u1ed3ng c\u1ee7a Messua r\u1eb1ng t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n h\u1ebft l\u00e0 n\u00ean cho Mowgli \u0111i l\u00e0m s\u1edbm nh\u1ea5t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3; v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00e0ng n\u00f3i v\u1edbi Mowgli r\u1eb1ng c\u1eadu s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i ra ngo\u00e0i ch\u0103n tr\u00e2u v\u00e0o ng\u00e0y mai, v\u00e0 ch\u0103n ch\u00fang khi ch\u00fang g\u1eb7m c\u1ecf. Kh\u00f4ng ai vui h\u01a1n Mowgli; v\u00e0 \u0111\u00eam \u0111\u00f3, v\u00ec c\u1eadu \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ed5 nhi\u1ec7m l\u00e0m ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 c\u1ee7a l\u00e0ng, c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t v\u00f2ng tr\u00f2n h\u1ecdp m\u1eb7t m\u1ed7i t\u1ed1i tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t b\u1ec7 g\u1ea1ch d\u01b0\u1edbi m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y \u0111a l\u1edbn. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u00e2u l\u1ea1c b\u1ed9 c\u1ee7a l\u00e0ng, v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u1ea7u, ng\u01b0\u1eddi canh g\u00e1c, ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ee3 c\u1eaft t\u00f3c, ng\u01b0\u1eddi bi\u1ebft m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n phi\u1ebfm trong l\u00e0ng, v\u00e0 Buldeo gi\u00e0, ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ee3 s\u0103n c\u1ee7a l\u00e0ng, ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1edf h\u1eefu m\u1ed9t kh\u1ea9u s\u00fang h\u1ecfa mai Tower, \u0111\u00e3 g\u1eb7p g\u1ee1 v\u00e0 h\u00fat thu\u1ed1c. Nh\u1eefng con kh\u1ec9 ng\u1ed3i v\u00e0 n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n tr\u00ean c\u00e1c c\u00e0nh c\u00e2y cao, v\u00e0 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i l\u1ed7 d\u01b0\u1edbi b\u1ec7 n\u01a1i m\u1ed9t con r\u1eafn h\u1ed5 mang ch\u00faa s\u1ed1ng, v\u00e0 n\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c cho m\u1ed9t \u0111\u0129a s\u1eefa nh\u1ecf m\u1ed7i \u0111\u00eam v\u00ec n\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c coi l\u00e0 linh thi\u00eang; v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi gi\u00e0 ng\u1ed3i quanh c\u00e2y v\u00e0 n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n, v\u00e0 k\u00e9o nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc \u0111i\u1ebfu c\u00e0y l\u1edbn (\u1ed1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc)<\/i> cho \u0111\u1ebfn khuya. H\u1ecd k\u1ec3 nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n k\u1ef3 di\u1ec7u v\u1ec1 th\u1ea7n th\u00e1nh, con ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0 ma qu\u1ef7; v\u00e0 Buldeo k\u1ec3 nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n c\u00f2n k\u1ef3 di\u1ec7u h\u01a1n v\u1ec1 c\u00e1ch c\u00e1c lo\u00e0i th\u00fa trong r\u1eebng, khi\u1ebfn m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb ng\u1ed3i b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i v\u00f2ng tr\u00f2n l\u1ed3i ra kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u1ea7u. H\u1ea7u h\u1ebft c\u00e1c c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ec1u v\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u1eadt, v\u00ec r\u1eebng lu\u00f4n \u1edf ngay ng\u01b0\u1ee1ng c\u1eeda c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. H\u01b0\u01a1u v\u00e0 l\u1ee3n r\u1eebng \u0111\u00e0o b\u1edbi m\u00f9a m\u00e0ng c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd, v\u00e0 th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng h\u1ed5 v\u1ed3 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0o l\u00fac ch\u1ea1ng v\u1ea1ng, ngay trong t\u1ea7m m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a c\u1ed5ng l\u00e0ng.<\/p>\n

Mowgli, v\u1ed1n \u0111\u00e3 hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u00f4i ch\u00fat v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec h\u1ecd \u0111ang b\u00e0n lu\u1eadn, ph\u1ea3i l\u1ea5y tay che m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1ea5u \u0111i n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh,<\/p>\n

trong khi Buldeo, kh\u1ea9u s\u00fang Tower \u0111\u1eb7t tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u g\u1ed1i, li\u00ean t\u1ee5c chuy\u1ec3n t\u1eeb c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n k\u1ef3 di\u1ec7u n\u00e0y sang c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n ly k\u1ef3 kh\u00e1c,<\/p>\n

khi\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f4i vai c\u1ee7a Mowgli rung l\u00ean v\u00ec c\u1ed1 n\u00e9n c\u01b0\u1eddi.<\/p>\n

Buldeo \u0111ang say s\u01b0a gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch r\u1eb1ng con h\u1ed5 \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eaft \u0111i \u0111\u1ee9a con trai c\u1ee7a Messua th\u1ef1c ra l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con h\u1ed5 ma,<\/p>\n

v\u00e0 th\u00e2n x\u00e1c n\u00f3 b\u1ecb \u00e1m b\u1edfi linh h\u1ed3n c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t tay cho vay n\u1eb7ng l\u00e3i gi\u00e0 nua \u0111\u1ed9c \u00e1c, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft t\u1eeb v\u00e0i n\u0103m tr\u01b0\u1edbc.<\/p>\n

“V\u00e0 t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft ch\u1eafc \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y l\u00e0 th\u1eadt,”<\/i> \u00f4ng ta kh\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ecbnh, “b\u1edfi v\u00ec Purun Dass lu\u00f4n \u0111i kh\u1eadp khi\u1ec5ng do v\u1ebft th\u01b0\u01a1ng \u00f4ng ta ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ecbu trong m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c b\u1ea1o lo\u1ea1n khi cu\u1ed1n s\u1ed5 s\u00e1ch k\u1ebf to\u00e1n c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn b\u1ecb thi\u00eau r\u1ee5i,<\/i><\/p>\n

c\u00f2n con h\u1ed5 m\u00e0 t\u00f4i nh\u1eafc \u0111\u1ebfn c\u0169ng kh\u1eadp khi\u1ec5ng y nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, b\u1edfi nh\u1eefng d\u1ea5u ch\u00e2n \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ec1u nhau.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“\u0110\u00fang, \u0111\u00fang, h\u1eb3n l\u00e0 th\u1ebf r\u1ed3i,”<\/i> nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi r\u00e2u x\u00e1m g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ed3ng t\u00ecnh.<\/p>\n

“Th\u1ebf ra t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ec1u l\u00e0 m\u1ea1ng nh\u1ec7n v\u1edbi l\u1eddi n\u00f3i v\u1edb v\u1ea9n sao?”<\/i> Mowgli n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n

“Con h\u1ed5 \u0111\u00f3 kh\u1eadp khi\u1ec5ng v\u00ec n\u00f3 sinh ra \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00e8, ai m\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng bi\u1ebft. Chuy\u1ec7n k\u1ec3 v\u1ec1 linh h\u1ed3n m\u1ed9t t\u00ean cho vay n\u1eb7ng l\u00e3i nh\u1eadp v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t con th\u00fa ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd c\u00f3 d\u0169ng kh\u00ed b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t con ch\u1ed3n h\u00f4i, \u1ea5y l\u00e0 chuy\u1ec7n tr\u1ebb con.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Buldeo im b\u1eb7t v\u00ec ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean trong ch\u1ed1c l\u00e1t, c\u00f2n ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u01b0\u1edfng l\u00e0ng tr\u1ee3n m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn ch\u1eb1m ch\u1eb1m.<\/p>\n

“\u1ed2! Th\u00ec ra l\u00e0 th\u1eb1ng nh\u00f3c r\u1eebng xanh, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i> Buldeo n\u00f3i. “N\u1ebfu m\u00e0y kh\u00f4n ngoan \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ebf, t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t h\u00e3y mang t\u1ea5m da c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn Khanhiwara,<\/i><\/p>\n

v\u00ec Ch\u00ednh quy\u1ec1n \u0111\u00e3 treo th\u01b0\u1edfng m\u1ed9t tr\u0103m rupee cho c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. C\u00f2n t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n n\u1eefa, \u0111\u1eebng c\u00f3 h\u00f3ng h\u1edbt khi c\u00e1c b\u1eadc l\u1edbn tu\u1ed5i \u0111ang n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Mowgli \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u00ean \u0111\u1ecbnh b\u1ecf \u0111i. “Su\u1ed1t c\u1ea3 bu\u1ed5i t\u1ed1i t\u00f4i n\u1eb1m \u0111\u00e2y l\u1eafng nghe,”<\/i> c\u1eadu ngo\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u n\u00f3i v\u1ecdng l\u1ea1i,<\/p>\n

“v\u00e0, ngo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb m\u1ed9t hai c\u00e2u, Buldeo ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ec1 n\u00f3i \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00fang \u0111\u1eafn v\u1ec1 khu r\u1eebng, khu r\u1eebng ngay s\u00e1t b\u00ean l\u00e0ng \u00f4ng ta.<\/i><\/p>\n

Th\u1ebf th\u00ec l\u00e0m sao t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tin \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n v\u1ec1 ma qu\u1ef7, th\u1ea7n linh hay y\u00eau tinh m\u00e0 \u00f4ng ta b\u1ea3o ch\u00ednh m\u1eaft m\u00ecnh t\u1eebng tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y?”<\/i><\/p>\n

“\u0110\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb n\u00e0y ph\u1ea3i \u0111i ch\u0103n tr\u00e2u r\u1ed3i,”<\/i> tr\u01b0\u1edfng l\u00e0ng l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng, trong khi Buldeo v\u1eeba th\u1edf ph\u00ec ph\u00f2 v\u1eeba l\u1ea7m b\u1ea7m t\u1ee9c gi\u1eadn v\u00ec th\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed9 h\u1ed7n x\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1ee7a Mowgli.<\/p>\n

Theo phong t\u1ee5c ph\u1ea7n l\u1edbn c\u00e1c l\u00e0ng qu\u00ea \u1ea4n \u0110\u1ed9, m\u1ed7i s\u00e1ng s\u1edbm, v\u00e0i \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb s\u1ebd d\u1eaft tr\u00e2u b\u00f2 ra \u0111\u1ed3ng c\u1ecf, r\u1ed3i chi\u1ec1u t\u1ed1i l\u1ea1i l\u00f9a ch\u00fang v\u1ec1.<\/p>\n

Ch\u00ednh nh\u1eefng con v\u1eadt to l\u1edbn c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng gi\u1eabm ch\u1ebft m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u01b0\u1edfng th\u00e0nh \u1ea5y l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec3 cho l\u0169 tr\u1ebb con b\u00e9 b\u1ecfng ch\u01b0a cao t\u1edbi m\u0169i ch\u00fang \u0111\u00e1nh \u0111\u1eadp, qu\u00e1t th\u00e1o v\u00e0 h\u00f2 h\u00e9t.<\/p>\n

Ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n b\u1ecdn tr\u1ebb lu\u00f4n \u1edf c\u00f9ng \u0111\u00e0n gia s\u00fac, ch\u00fang s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c an to\u00e0n, b\u1edfi ngay c\u1ea3 h\u1ed5 d\u1eef c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng d\u00e1m t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e0n tr\u00e2u \u0111\u00f4ng \u0111\u00fac.<\/p>\n

Nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu ch\u00fang m\u1ea3i m\u00ea rong ch\u01a1i h\u00e1i hoa hay b\u1eaft th\u1eb1n l\u1eb1n, \u0111\u00f4i khi ch\u00fang s\u1ebd b\u1ecb cu\u1ed1n \u0111i m\u1ea5t.<\/p>\n

Mowgli c\u01b0\u1ee1i tr\u00ean l\u01b0ng Rama, con tr\u00e2u \u0111\u1ef1c \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u00e0n to kh\u1ecfe, b\u0103ng qua con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00e0ng l\u00fac r\u1ea1ng \u0111\u00f4ng.<\/p>\n

Nh\u1eefng con tr\u00e2u m\u00e0u x\u00e1m xanh, v\u1edbi c\u1eb7p s\u1eebng d\u00e0i cong ng\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft hung t\u1ee3n, l\u1ea7n l\u01b0\u1ee3t b\u01b0\u1edbc ra kh\u1ecfi chu\u1ed3ng,<\/p>\n

v\u00e0 Mowgli \u0111\u00e3 cho nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb c\u00f9ng \u0111i ch\u0103n th\u1ea5y r\u00f5 r\u1eb1ng c\u1eadu m\u1edbi l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e0m ch\u1ee7.<\/p>\n

C\u1eadu d\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y tre d\u00e0i, nh\u1eb5n b\u00f3ng qu\u1ea5t v\u00e0o m\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e0n tr\u00e2u, r\u1ed3i b\u1ea3o Kamya, m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng c\u1eadu b\u00e9 kia,<\/p>\n

ph\u1ea3i tr\u00f4ng nom b\u00f2 nh\u00e0, c\u00f2n c\u1eadu s\u1ebd d\u1eabn \u0111\u00e0n tr\u00e2u \u0111i, \u0111\u1ed3ng th\u1eddi d\u1eb7n d\u00f2 ph\u1ea3i h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn, kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u00e1ch ra kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u00e0n.<\/p>\n

M\u1ed9t v\u00f9ng ch\u0103n th\u1ea3 \u1ea4n \u0110\u1ed9 to\u00e0n \u0111\u00e1, c\u00e2y b\u1ee5i, b\u1ee5i c\u1ecf v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng khe n\u00fai nh\u1ecf, n\u01a1i \u0111\u00e0n gia s\u00fac ph\u00e2n t\u00e1n v\u00e0 bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t. Nh\u1eefng con tr\u00e2u th\u01b0\u1eddng b\u00e1m v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng v\u0169ng n\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0 b\u00e3i b\u00f9n, ch\u00fang n\u1eb1m ng\u00e2m m\u00ecnh ho\u1eb7c ph\u01a1i n\u1eafng trong b\u00f9n \u1ea5m h\u00e0ng gi\u1edd li\u1ec1n. Mowgli d\u1eabn ch\u00fang \u0111\u1ebfn r\u00eca \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u1eb1ng, n\u01a1i s\u00f4ng Waingunga ch\u1ea3y ra kh\u1ecfi r\u1eebng; r\u1ed3i c\u1eadu nh\u1ea3y xu\u1ed1ng kh\u1ecfi c\u1ed5 Rama, ch\u1ea1y \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t b\u1ee5i tre v\u00e0 t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y S\u00f3i X\u00e1m. “\u00c0,”<\/i> S\u00f3i X\u00e1m n\u00f3i, “ta \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1edd n\u01a1i n\u00e0y nhi\u1ec1u ng\u00e0y r\u1ed3i. Vi\u1ec7c ch\u0103n tr\u00e2u n\u00e0y c\u00f3 \u00fd ngh\u0129a g\u00ec?”<\/i><\/p>\n

“\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ec7nh l\u1ec7nh,”<\/i> Mowgli \u0111\u00e1p. “Con \u0111ang t\u1ea1m th\u1eddi l\u00e0m ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u0103n tr\u00e2u cho l\u00e0ng. C\u00f3 tin t\u1ee9c g\u00ec v\u1ec1 Shere Khan kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i><\/p>\n

“H\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 quay l\u1ea1i v\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ea5t n\u00e0y, v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 n\u1ea5p n\u01a1i \u0111\u00e2y r\u1ea5t l\u00e2u \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1edd c\u1eadu. Gi\u1edd th\u00ec h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecf \u0111i, v\u00ec m\u1ed3i s\u0103n khan hi\u1ebfm.<\/i><\/p>\n

Nh\u01b0ng h\u1eafn v\u1eabn quy\u1ebft t\u00e2m gi\u1ebft c\u1eadu.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“T\u1ed1t th\u00f4i,”<\/i> Mowgli \u0111\u00e1p. “Mi\u1ec5n l\u00e0 h\u1eafn v\u1eafng m\u1eb7t, c\u1eadu ho\u1eb7c m\u1ed9t trong b\u1ed1n anh em h\u00e3y ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean t\u1ea3ng \u0111\u00e1 kia,<\/i><\/p>\n

\u0111\u1ec3 t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y c\u1eadu khi t\u00f4i ra kh\u1ecfi l\u00e0ng. Khi h\u1eafn tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i, h\u00e3y ch\u1edd t\u00f4i trong h\u1ebbm n\u00fai g\u1ea7n c\u00e2y dh\u00e2k<\/strong> gi\u1eefa c\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ed3ng.<\/i><\/p>\n

Ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean t\u1ef1 \u0111\u01b0a m\u00ecnh v\u00e0o mi\u1ec7ng Shere Khan.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Sau \u0111\u00f3, Mowgli ch\u1ecdn m\u1ed9t ch\u1ed7 m\u00e1t m\u1ebb, n\u1eb1m xu\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 ng\u1ee7 thi\u1ebfp \u0111i trong khi \u0111\u00e0n tr\u00e2u g\u1eb7m c\u1ecf quanh c\u1eadu.<\/p>\n

Ch\u0103n tr\u00e2u \u1edf \u1ea4n \u0110\u1ed9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng ngh\u1ec1 nh\u00e0n h\u1ea1 nh\u1ea5t tr\u00ean \u0111\u1eddi.<\/p>\n

Nh\u1eefng con v\u1eadt di chuy\u1ec3n, nhai c\u1ecf, n\u1eb1m xu\u1ed1ng, r\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i di chuy\u1ec3n, v\u00e0 ch\u00fang th\u1eadm ch\u00ed ch\u1eb3ng bu\u1ed3n r\u1ed1ng l\u00ean.<\/p>\n

Ch\u00fang ch\u1ec9 ph\u00e1t ra nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng \u1eeb \u1eeb, v\u00e0 b\u00f2 tr\u00e2u h\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 ch\u1eb3ng n\u00f3i n\u0103ng g\u00ec, ch\u1ec9 l\u1ea7n l\u01b0\u1ee3t l\u1eb7n xu\u1ed1ng nh\u1eefng v\u0169ng b\u00f9n,<\/p>\n

v\u00e0 ch\u00ecm s\u00e2u v\u00e0o b\u00f9n cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n c\u00e1i m\u0169i v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft tr\u1eafng d\u00e3 nh\u01b0 s\u1ee9 th\u1eadp th\u00f2 tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t n\u01b0\u1edbc,<\/p>\n

r\u1ed3i ch\u00fang n\u1eb1m y\u00ean nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng kh\u00fac g\u1ed7. M\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi khi\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng h\u00f2n \u0111\u00e1 nh\u01b0 nh\u1ea3y m\u00faa trong c\u00e1i n\u00f3ng,<\/p>\n

v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb ch\u0103n tr\u00e2u nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng m\u1ed9t con di\u1ec1u h\u00e2u (ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t)<\/i> r\u00edt l\u00ean v\u00f9 v\u00f9 g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 khu\u1ea5t t\u1ea7m m\u1eaft tr\u00ean cao,<\/p>\n

v\u00e0 ch\u00fang bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng n\u1ebfu ch\u00fang ch\u1ebft, ho\u1eb7c m\u1ed9t con b\u00f2 ch\u1ebft, con di\u1ec1u h\u00e2u \u1ea5y s\u1ebd lao xu\u1ed1ng,<\/p>\n

v\u00e0 con di\u1ec1u h\u00e2u ti\u1ebfp theo c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00f3 h\u00e0ng d\u1eb7m s\u1ebd th\u1ea5y n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e1p xu\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 bay theo,<\/p>\n

r\u1ed3i con ti\u1ebfp theo, v\u00e0 con ti\u1ebfp theo, v\u00e0 g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi ch\u00fang t\u1eaft th\u1edf, s\u1ebd c\u00f3 h\u00e0ng ch\u1ee5c con di\u1ec1u h\u00e2u \u0111\u00f3i m\u1ecf xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n t\u1eeb h\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng.<\/p>\n

R\u1ed3i ch\u00fang ng\u1ee7, th\u1ee9c d\u1eady, r\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i ng\u1ee7, v\u00e0 \u0111an nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc gi\u1ecf nh\u1ecf b\u1eb1ng c\u1ecf kh\u00f4 r\u1ed3i nh\u00e9t ch\u00e2u ch\u1ea5u v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3;<\/p>\n

ho\u1eb7c b\u1eaft hai con b\u1ecd ng\u1ef1a v\u00e0 b\u1eaft ch\u00fang \u0111\u00e1nh nhau;<\/p>\n

ho\u1eb7c x\u00e2u m\u1ed9t chu\u1ed7i h\u1ea1t r\u1eebng \u0111\u1ecf v\u00e0 \u0111en;<\/p>\n

ho\u1eb7c ng\u1eafm m\u1ed9t con th\u1eb1n l\u1eb1n t\u1eafm n\u1eafng tr\u00ean \u0111\u00e1, ho\u1eb7c m\u1ed9t con r\u1eafn \u0111ang r\u00ecnh b\u1eaft \u1ebfch g\u1ea7n v\u0169ng n\u01b0\u1edbc.<\/p>\n

R\u1ed3i ch\u00fang h\u00e1t nh\u1eefng b\u00e0i h\u00e1t d\u00e0i l\u00ea th\u00ea v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng \u00e2m \u0111i\u1ec7u k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1 \u1edf \u0111o\u1ea1n k\u1ebft,<\/p>\n

v\u00e0 ng\u00e0y d\u00e0i d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 d\u00e0i h\u01a1n h\u1ea7u h\u1ebft cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi,<\/p>\n

v\u00e0 c\u00f3 l\u1ebd ch\u00fang n\u1eb7n m\u1ed9t l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e0i b\u1eb1ng b\u00f9n v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng h\u00ecnh n\u1ed9m ng\u01b0\u1eddi, ng\u1ef1a v\u00e0 tr\u00e2u c\u0169ng b\u1eb1ng b\u00f9n,<\/p>\n

v\u00e0 c\u1eafm s\u1eady v\u00e0o tay nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng, r\u1ed3i gi\u1ea3 v\u1edd h\u1ecd l\u00e0 vua v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng h\u00ecnh n\u1ed9m kia l\u00e0 qu\u00e2n \u0111\u1ed9i c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd,<\/p>\n

ho\u1eb7c r\u1eb1ng h\u1ecd l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng v\u1ecb th\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1edd c\u00fang. R\u1ed3i bu\u1ed5i t\u1ed1i bu\u00f4ng xu\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 l\u0169 tr\u1ebb g\u1ecdi \u0111\u00e0n,<\/p>\n

v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e0n tr\u00e2u l\u1ee5c \u0111\u1ee5c tr\u1ed3i l\u00ean kh\u1ecfi l\u1edbp b\u00f9n d\u00ednh nh\u1edbp v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed9ng nh\u01b0 s\u00fang n\u1ed5 li\u00ean h\u1ed3i,<\/p>\n

v\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 x\u1ebfp th\u00e0nh h\u00e0ng ngang tr\u00ean c\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ed3ng x\u00e1m x\u1ecbt, tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 v\u1edbi \u00e1nh \u0111\u00e8n lung linh le l\u00f3i c\u1ee7a ng\u00f4i l\u00e0ng.<\/p>\n

Ng\u00e0y l\u1ea1i ng\u00e0y, Mowgli d\u1eaft \u0111\u00e0n tr\u00e2u ra nh\u1eefng b\u00e3i l\u1ea7y c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang, v\u00e0 ng\u00e0y l\u1ea1i ng\u00e0y, c\u1eadu nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y b\u00f3ng l\u01b0ng S\u00f3i X\u00e1m t\u1eeb xa c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1eebng m\u1ed9t d\u1eb7m r\u01b0\u1ee1i tr\u00ean c\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ed3ng (nh\u1edd v\u1eady m\u00e0 c\u1eadu bi\u1ebft Shere Khan v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a quay v\u1ec1)<\/i>, r\u1ed3i ng\u00e0y l\u1ea1i ng\u00e0y, c\u1eadu n\u1eb1m d\u00e0i tr\u00ean c\u1ecf, l\u1eafng nghe m\u1ecdi \u00e2m thanh v\u1ecdng \u0111\u1ebfn, v\u00e0 m\u01a1 m\u00e0ng nh\u1edb v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng th\u00e1ng ng\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 qua trong r\u1eebng s\u00e2u. Gi\u00e1 nh\u01b0 Shere Khan c\u00f3 s\u01a1 \u00fd b\u01b0\u1edbc h\u1ee5t b\u1eb1ng ch\u00e2n qu\u00e8 c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u00f3 trong khu r\u1eebng ven s\u00f4ng Waingunga, th\u00ec ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn Mowgli \u0111\u00e3 nghe th\u1ea5y trong nh\u1eefng bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng d\u00e0i l\u1eb7ng im \u1ea5y.<\/p>\n

R\u1ed3i cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i\u1ec3m khi c\u1eadu ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ea5y S\u00f3i X\u00e1m \u0111\u00e2u \u1edf n\u01a1i h\u1eb9n, c\u1eadu m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0 d\u1eabn \u0111\u00e0n tr\u00e2u h\u01b0\u1edbng v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda khe su\u1ed1i g\u1ea7n c\u00e2y dhk, n\u01a1i ph\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ea7y nh\u1eefng \u0111\u00f3a hoa r\u1ef1c r\u1ee1 s\u1eafc \u0111\u1ecf v\u00e0 v\u00e0ng. \u1ede \u0111\u00f3, S\u00f3i X\u00e1m \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i, t\u1eebng s\u1ee3i l\u00f4ng tr\u00ean l\u01b0ng d\u1ef1ng \u0111\u1ee9ng c\u1ea3 l\u00ean.<\/p>\n

“N\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ea9n tr\u1ed1n c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t th\u00e1ng tr\u1eddi nh\u1eb1m khi\u1ebfn c\u1eadu m\u1ea5t c\u1ea3nh gi\u00e1c. N\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua nh\u1eefng d\u00e3y n\u00fai \u0111\u00eam qua c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi Tabaqui, n\u00f3ng l\u00f2ng truy t\u00ecm d\u1ea5u v\u1ebft c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu,”<\/i> S\u00f3i n\u00f3i, h\u01a1i th\u1edf h\u1ed5n h\u1ec3n.<\/p>\n

Mowgli nh\u00edu m\u00e0y. “T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng s\u1ee3 Shere Khan, nh\u01b0ng Tabaqui th\u00ec c\u1ef1c k\u1ef3 x\u1ea3o quy\u1ec7t.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“\u0110\u1eebng s\u1ee3,”<\/i> S\u00f3i X\u00e1m \u0111\u00e1p, kh\u1ebd li\u1ebfm m\u00f4i. “T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 g\u1eb7p Tabaqui v\u00e0o l\u00fac b\u00ecnh minh. Gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y n\u00f3 \u0111ang k\u1ec3 h\u1ebft m\u01b0u m\u1eb9o c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh cho l\u0169 k\u1ec1n k\u1ec1n,<\/i><\/p>\n

nh\u01b0ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3 n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 khai h\u1ebft m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi t\u00f4i, tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi t\u00f4i b\u1ebb g\u00e3y x\u01b0\u01a1ng s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. K\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch c\u1ee7a Shere Khan l\u00e0 mai ph\u1ee5c c\u1eadu \u1edf c\u1ed5ng l\u00e0ng v\u00e0o t\u1ed1i nay – ch\u1ec9 nh\u1eafm v\u00e0o m\u00ecnh c\u1eadu th\u00f4i, kh\u00f4ng ai kh\u00e1c.<\/i><\/p>\n

Hi\u1ec7n gi\u1edd n\u00f3 \u0111ang \u1ea9n n\u1ea5p trong h\u1ebbm n\u00fai kh\u00f4 l\u1edbn c\u1ee7a s\u00f4ng Waingunga.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“H\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 \u0103n r\u1ed3i hay ch\u01b0a, hay h\u1eafn s\u0103n m\u1ed3i khi \u0111\u00f3i?”<\/i> Mowgli h\u1ecfi, b\u1edfi c\u00e2u tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi \u1ea5y quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh s\u1ed1ng ch\u1ebft cho c\u1eadu.<\/p>\n

“H\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1ebft l\u00fac r\u1ea1ng \u0111\u00f4ng – m\u1ed9t con l\u1ee3n r\u1eebng, v\u00e0 h\u1eafn c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 u\u1ed1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc. H\u00e3y nh\u1edb r\u1eb1ng, Shere Khan ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd nh\u1ecbn \u0111\u00f3i, d\u00f9 l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u1ea3 th\u00f9.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“\u00d4i! \u0110\u1ed3 ng\u1ed1c, th\u1eadt l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed3 ng\u1ed1c! \u0110\u00fang l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb non n\u1edbt! \u0110\u00e3 \u0103n no l\u1ea1i c\u00f2n u\u1ed1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc, m\u00e0 h\u1eafn t\u01b0\u1edfng ta s\u1ebd ch\u1edd h\u1eafn ng\u1ee7 say \u01b0!<\/i><\/p>\n

Gi\u1edd h\u1eafn \u0111ang \u1ea9n n\u1ea5p \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u? Gi\u00e1 nh\u01b0 c\u00f3 m\u01b0\u1eddi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u00fang ta, ta \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00f4i h\u1eafn xu\u1ed1ng ngay khi h\u1eafn \u0111ang n\u1eb1m ngh\u1ec9.<\/i><\/p>\n

B\u1ea7y tr\u00e2u n\u00e0y s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng tr\u1eeb khi ch\u00fang \u0111\u00e1nh h\u01a1i th\u1ea5y h\u1eafn, m\u00e0 ta l\u1ea1i ch\u1eb3ng n\u00f3i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ti\u1ebfng c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang.<\/i><\/p>\n

Li\u1ec7u ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111i v\u00f2ng theo d\u1ea5u v\u1ebft c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u00fang ng\u1eedi th\u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i><\/p>\n

“N\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 b\u01a1i xu\u00f4i d\u00f2ng s\u00f4ng Waingunga \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u00f3,”<\/i> S\u00f3i X\u00e1m n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n

“Tabaqui \u0111\u00e3 m\u00e1ch n\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3, t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft ch\u1ee9. T\u1ef1 n\u00f3 th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd ngh\u0129 ra \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.”<\/i> Mowgli \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00f3, ng\u00f3n tay \u0111\u1eb7t l\u00ean m\u00f4i, tr\u1ea7m ng\u00e2m suy ngh\u0129.<\/p>\n

“Khe n\u00fai l\u1edbn c\u1ee7a s\u00f4ng Waingunga. N\u00f3 m\u1edf ra \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng xa n\u1eeda d\u1eb7m.<\/i><\/p>\n

T\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 d\u1eabn \u0111\u00e0n \u0111i v\u00f2ng qua r\u1eebng \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea7u khe n\u00fai r\u1ed3i qu\u00e9t xu\u1ed1ng – nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 s\u1ebd l\u00e9n l\u00fat ch\u1ea1y ra kh\u1ecfi ch\u00e2n khe n\u00fai.<\/i><\/p>\n

Ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i ch\u1eb7n \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u00f3. S\u00f3i X\u00e1m, c\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 chia \u0111\u00e0n th\u00e0nh hai cho t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i><\/p>\n

“T\u00f4i th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd – nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 mang \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u1ee3 gi\u00fap kh\u00f4n ngoan.”<\/i> S\u00f3i X\u00e1m ch\u1ea1y \u0111i v\u00e0 chui xu\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i h\u1ed1.<\/p>\n

R\u1ed3i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u x\u00e1m kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 m\u00e0 Mowgli nh\u1eadn ra \u0111\u00e3 nh\u00f4 l\u00ean, v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed n\u00f3ng b\u1ecfng tr\u00e0n ng\u1eadp ti\u1ebfng k\u00eau ai o\u00e1n nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a c\u1ea3 khu r\u1eebng – ti\u1ebfng h\u00fa s\u0103n c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t con s\u00f3i v\u00e0o gi\u1eefa tr\u01b0a.<\/p>\n

“Akela! Akela!”<\/i> Mowgli n\u00f3i, v\u1eeba v\u1ed7 tay. “Em bi\u1ebft anh kh\u00f4ng qu\u00ean em m\u00e0. Ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t vi\u1ec7c l\u1edbn c\u1ea7n l\u00e0m.<\/i><\/p>\n

H\u00e3y chia \u0111\u00e0n b\u00f2 th\u00e0nh hai ph\u1ea7n, Akela. Gi\u1eef \u0111\u00e0n b\u00f2 c\u00e1i v\u00e0 b\u00ea con l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi nhau, c\u00f2n \u0111\u00e0n b\u00f2 \u0111\u1ef1c v\u00e0 tr\u00e2u c\u00e0y th\u00ec \u0111\u1ec3 ri\u00eang ra.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Hai con s\u00f3i ch\u1ea1y, theo ki\u1ec3u nh\u1ea3y d\u00e2y, lu\u1ed3n ra lu\u1ed3n v\u00e0o gi\u1eefa \u0111\u00e0n, \u0111\u00e0n gia s\u00fac r\u1ed1ng l\u00ean v\u00e0 ng\u1ea9ng \u0111\u1ea7u,<\/p>\n

r\u1ed3i chia th\u00e0nh hai nh\u00f3m. M\u1ed9t nh\u00f3m, \u0111\u00e0n b\u00f2 c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ee9ng v\u00e2y quanh b\u00ea con \u1edf gi\u1eefa, ch\u00fang nh\u00ecn ch\u1eb1m ch\u1eb1m v\u00e0 gi\u1eadm ch\u00e2n,<\/p>\n

s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng, n\u1ebfu m\u1ed9t con s\u00f3i ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ee9ng y\u00ean, s\u1ebd lao t\u1edbi v\u00e0 d\u1eabm n\u00e1t n\u00f3.<\/p>\n

Nh\u00f3m c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i, \u0111\u00e0n b\u00f2 \u0111\u1ef1c v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng con b\u00f2 t\u01a1 r\u1ed1ng l\u00ean v\u00e0 d\u1eadm ch\u00e2n, nh\u01b0ng d\u00f9 tr\u00f4ng ch\u00fang c\u00f3 v\u1ebb oai v\u1ec7 h\u01a1n,<\/p>\n

ch\u00fang l\u1ea1i \u00edt nguy hi\u1ec3m h\u01a1n nhi\u1ec1u, v\u00ec ch\u00fang kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 b\u00ea con c\u1ea7n b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7.<\/p>\n

D\u00f9 s\u00e1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 chia \u0111\u00e0n m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch g\u1ecdn g\u00e0ng nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf.<\/p>\n

“M\u1ec7nh l\u1ec7nh g\u00ec!”<\/i> Akela th\u1edf h\u1ed5n h\u1ec3n. “Ch\u00fang \u0111ang c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng nh\u1eadp l\u1ea1i.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Mowgli tr\u01b0\u1ee3t l\u00ean l\u01b0ng Rama. “\u0110u\u1ed5i \u0111\u00e0n b\u00f2 \u0111\u1ef1c sang tr\u00e1i, Akela. S\u00f3i X\u00e1m, khi ch\u00fang ta \u0111i, h\u00e3y gi\u1eef \u0111\u00e0n b\u00f2 c\u00e1i l\u1ea1i,<\/i><\/p>\n

v\u00e0 \u0111u\u1ed5i ch\u00fang v\u00e0o ch\u00e2n khe n\u00fai.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Bao xa?”<\/i> S\u00f3i X\u00e1m n\u00f3i, th\u1edf h\u1ed5n h\u1ec3n v\u00e0 c\u1eafn.<\/p>\n

“Cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi hai b\u00ean cao h\u01a1n Shere Khan c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u1ea3y t\u1edbi,”<\/i> Mowgli h\u00e9t l\u00ean. “Gi\u1eef ch\u00fang \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi ch\u00fang ta xu\u1ed1ng.”<\/i><\/p>\n

\u0110\u00e0n b\u00f2 \u0111\u1ef1c lao \u0111i khi Akela tru l\u00ean, v\u00e0 S\u00f3i X\u00e1m d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e0n b\u00f2 c\u00e1i.<\/p>\n

Ch\u00fang lao xu\u1ed1ng t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng c\u1eadu, v\u00e0 c\u1eadu ch\u1ea1y ngay tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t ch\u00fang \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u00e2n khe n\u00fai,<\/p>\n

trong khi Akela \u0111u\u1ed5i \u0111\u00e0n b\u00f2 \u0111\u1ef1c \u0111i xa v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda tr\u00e1i.<\/p>\n

“L\u00e0m t\u1ed1t l\u1eafm! M\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee3t x\u00f4ng l\u00ean n\u1eefa l\u00e0 ch\u00fang s\u1ebd ch\u1ea1y r\u1ed3i. Ph\u1ea3i c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn gi\u1edd – c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn \u0111\u1ea5y, Akela. M\u1ed9t c\u00fa \u0111\u1edbp qu\u00e1 m\u1ea1nh tay v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e0n tr\u00e2u s\u1ebd quay l\u1ea1i h\u00fac. Hujah! Vi\u1ec7c n\u00e0y c\u00f2n hoang d\u00e3 h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 s\u0103n \u0111u\u1ed5i linh d\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111en. C\u1eadu c\u00f3 t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng con v\u1eadt n\u00e0y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 phi nhanh \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ebf kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i> Mowgli k\u00eau l\u00ean.<\/p>\n

“Ta \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng – t\u1eebng s\u0103n \u0111u\u1ed5i ch\u00fang trong th\u1eddi c\u1ee7a ta,”<\/i> Akela th\u1edf h\u1ed5n h\u1ec3n trong \u0111\u00e1m b\u1ee5i m\u00f9. “C\u00f3 n\u00ean \u0111\u00e1nh h\u1eaft ch\u00fang v\u00e0o trong r\u1eebng kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i><\/p>\n

“\u1eea! H\u1eaft \u0111i. H\u1eaft m\u1ea1nh v\u00e0o! Rama \u0111ang n\u1ed5i \u0111i\u00ean v\u00ec c\u01a1n th\u1ecbnh n\u1ed9. \u00d4i, gi\u00e1 m\u00e0 ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i cho n\u00f3 bi\u1ebft h\u00f4m nay ta c\u1ea7n n\u00f3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec.”<\/i><\/p>\n

\u0110\u00e0n tr\u00e2u b\u1ecb xua \u0111u\u1ed5i, l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y l\u00e0 sang ph\u1ea3i, v\u00e0 lao v\u00e0o \u0111\u00e1m c\u00e2y r\u1eadm r\u1ea1p. Nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb ch\u0103n tr\u00e2u kh\u00e1c, \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i tr\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e0n t\u1eeb xa n\u1eeda d\u1eb7m, v\u1ed9i v\u00e3 ph\u00f3ng v\u1ec1 l\u00e0ng h\u1ebft t\u1ed1c l\u1ef1c, k\u00eau la r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e0n tr\u00e2u \u0111\u00e3 ph\u00e1t \u0111i\u00ean v\u00e0 \u0111ang b\u1ecf ch\u1ea1y.<\/p>\n

Nh\u01b0ng k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch c\u1ee7a Mowgli kh\u00e1 \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec c\u1eadu mu\u1ed1n l\u00e0m l\u00e0 t\u1ea1o m\u1ed9t v\u00f2ng tr\u00f2n l\u1edbn l\u00ean \u0111\u1ed3i v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea7u khe n\u00fai, r\u1ed3i d\u1eabn \u0111\u00e0n b\u00f2 \u0111\u1ef1c xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0 b\u1eaft Shere Khan k\u1eb9p gi\u1eefa \u0111\u00e0n b\u00f2 \u0111\u1ef1c v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e0n b\u00f2 c\u00e1i; v\u00ec c\u1eadu bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng sau m\u1ed9t b\u1eefa \u0103n v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u1ee5m n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ea7y, Shere Khan s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n s\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ec3 chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u hay tr\u00e8o l\u00ean th\u00e0nh khe n\u00fai n\u1eefa. C\u1eadu \u0111ang tr\u1ea5n an \u0111\u00e0n tr\u00e2u b\u1eb1ng gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i, v\u00e0 Akela \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ee5t l\u1ea1i ph\u00eda sau, ch\u1ec9 r\u00ean r\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t ho\u1eb7c hai l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ec3 th\u00fac gi\u1ee5c \u0111\u1ed9i h\u1eadu v\u1ec7. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t v\u00f2ng tr\u00f2n d\u00e0i, d\u00e0i, v\u00ec h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u1ebfn qu\u00e1 g\u1ea7n khe n\u00fai v\u00e0 b\u00e1o tr\u01b0\u1edbc cho Shere Khan. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, Mowgli d\u1eabn \u0111\u00e0n gia s\u00fac b\u1ed1i r\u1ed1i \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea7u khe n\u00fai tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t m\u1ea3ng c\u1ecf d\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ee9ng xu\u1ed1ng khe n\u00fai. T\u1eeb \u0111\u1ed9 cao \u0111\u00f3, c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y xuy\u00ean qua ng\u1ecdn c\u00e2y xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u1eb1ng b\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi; nh\u01b0ng Mowgli nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o hai b\u00ean khe n\u00fai, v\u00e0 c\u1eadu th\u1ea5y v\u1edbi s\u1ef1 h\u00e0i l\u00f2ng l\u1edbn lao r\u1eb1ng ch\u00fang g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 th\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ee9ng, trong khi nh\u1eefng d\u00e2y leo v\u00e0 d\u00e2y leo treo tr\u00ean ch\u00fang s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng cung c\u1ea5p ch\u1ed7 b\u00e1m cho m\u1ed9t con h\u1ed5 mu\u1ed1n tho\u00e1t ra.<\/p>\n

“H\u00e3y \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u00fang th\u1edf, Akela,”<\/i> c\u1eadu n\u00f3i, gi\u01a1 tay l\u00ean. “Ch\u00fang v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a ng\u1eedi th\u1ea5y m\u00f9i n\u00f3. H\u00e3y \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u00fang th\u1edf.<\/i><\/p>\n

Ta ph\u1ea3i cho Shere Khan bi\u1ebft ai \u0111ang t\u1edbi. Ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eaby \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00f3 r\u1ed3i.”<\/i><\/p>\n

C\u1eadu \u0111\u1eb7t tay l\u00ean mi\u1ec7ng v\u00e0 h\u00e9t vang xu\u1ed1ng khe n\u00fai – nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 h\u00e9t v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ea7m –<\/p>\n

v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng v\u1ecdng nh\u1ea3y t\u1eeb t\u1ea3ng \u0111\u00e1 n\u00e0y sang t\u1ea3ng \u0111\u00e1 kh\u00e1c.<\/p>\n

M\u1ed9t l\u00fac sau, c\u00f3 ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb l\u01b0\u1eddi bi\u1ebfng, ng\u00e1i ng\u1ee7 c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t con h\u1ed5 no n\u00ea v\u1eeba t\u1ec9nh gi\u1ea5c v\u1ecdng l\u00ean \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i.<\/p>\n

“Ai g\u1ecdi?”<\/i> Shere Khan n\u00f3i, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con c\u00f4ng r\u1ef1c r\u1ee1 bay v\u00fat l\u00ean t\u1eeb khe n\u00fai, k\u00eau l\u00ean th\u1ea3ng th\u1ed1t.<\/p>\n

“L\u00e0 ta, Mowgli. K\u1ebb tr\u1ed9m gia s\u00fac, \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac ng\u01b0\u01a1i ph\u1ea3i t\u1edbi H\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ed3ng \u0110\u00e1!<\/i><\/p>\n

Xu\u1ed1ng – xu\u1ed1ng nhanh, Akela! Xu\u1ed1ng \u0111i, Rama, xu\u1ed1ng \u0111i!”<\/i><\/p>\n

\u0110\u00e0n tr\u00e2u r\u1eebng d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat \u1edf m\u00e9p d\u1ed1c, nh\u01b0ng Akela \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ea5t l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng h\u00fa \u0111i s\u0103n vang v\u1ecdng, v\u00e0 ch\u00fang b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u lao xu\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t d\u00f2ng th\u00e1c, con n\u00e0y n\u1ed1i ti\u1ebfp con kia, t\u1ef1a nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc thuy\u1ec1n lao qua gh\u1ec1nh \u0111\u00e1, l\u00e0m b\u1ee5i \u0111\u1ea5t v\u00e0 s\u1ecfi c\u00e1t b\u1eafn tung t\u00f3e kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i. M\u1ed9t khi \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u lao xu\u1ed1ng, ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ng\u0103n ch\u00fang d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i. Rama ch\u01b0a k\u1ecbp \u0111\u1ecbnh th\u1ea7n th\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 ng\u1eedi th\u1ea5y m\u00f9i c\u1ee7a Shere Khan v\u00e0 g\u1ea7m l\u00ean m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng.<\/p>\n

“Ha! Ha!”<\/i> Mowgli c\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1edbn tr\u00ean l\u01b0ng Rama. “Gi\u1edd th\u00ec ng\u01b0\u01a1i bi\u1ebft r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ea5y!”<\/i> D\u00f2ng th\u00e1c v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc s\u1eebng \u0111en nh\u00e1nh, m\u00f5m s\u00f9i b\u1ecdt tr\u1eafng x\u00f3a, \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft m\u1edf tr\u1eebng tr\u1eebng, cu\u1ed3n cu\u1ed9n \u0111\u1ed5 xu\u1ed1ng khe n\u00fai, tr\u00f4ng ch\u1eb3ng kh\u00e1c g\u00ec nh\u1eefng t\u1ea3ng \u0111\u00e1 l\u0103n trong m\u00f9a n\u01b0\u1edbc l\u0169. Nh\u1eefng con tr\u00e2u y\u1ebfu s\u1ee9c h\u01a1n b\u1ecb \u0111\u1ea9y d\u1ea1t sang hai b\u00ean m\u00e9p khe, n\u01a1i ch\u00fang x\u00e9 to\u1ea1c nh\u1eefng \u0111\u00e1m d\u00e2y leo r\u1eadm r\u1ea1p. Ch\u00fang hi\u1ec3u r\u00f5 \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111ang ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i \u1edf ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc – cu\u1ed9c t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng d\u1eef d\u1ed9i c\u1ee7a \u0111\u00e0n tr\u00e2u r\u1eebng m\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng m\u1ed9t con h\u1ed5 n\u00e0o c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u1ea7u n\u1ed5i.<\/p>\n

Shere Khan nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng v\u00f3 ng\u1ef1a \u1ea7m \u1ea7m, v\u1ed9i v\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady r\u1ed3i l\u1eefng th\u1eefng \u0111i xu\u1ed1ng khe n\u00fai, m\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea3o quanh t\u00ecm l\u1ed1i tho\u00e1t. Nh\u01b0ng v\u00e1ch khe n\u00fai d\u1ef1ng \u0111\u1ee9ng, n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e0nh ph\u1ea3i ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i, th\u00e2n h\u00ecnh n\u1eb7ng n\u1ec1 v\u00ec b\u1eefa \u0103n no n\u00ea v\u00e0 c\u01a1n kh\u00e1t v\u1eeba \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ecfa m\u00e3n, ch\u1ec9 mong sao tr\u00e1nh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ed1i \u0111\u1ea7u. \u0110\u00e0n tr\u00e2u l\u1ed9i qua v\u0169ng n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u00e0 n\u00f3 v\u1eeba r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi, ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m vang v\u1ecdng kh\u1eafp con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1eb9p.<\/p>\n

Mowgli nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i t\u1eeb ph\u00eda d\u01b0\u1edbi ch\u00e2n khe n\u00fai, th\u1ea5y Shere Khan ngo\u1ea3nh \u0111\u1ea7u l\u1ea1i (con h\u1ed5 bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng n\u1ebfu t\u00ecnh th\u1ebf tr\u1edf n\u00ean t\u1ed3i t\u1ec7 nh\u1ea5t, th\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed1i m\u1eb7t v\u1edbi \u0111\u00e0n tr\u00e2u \u0111\u1ef1c c\u00f2n h\u01a1n tr\u00e2u c\u00e1i c\u00f3 con nh\u1ecf)<\/i>. R\u1ed3i Rama v\u1ea5p ng\u00e3, lo\u1ea1ng cho\u1ea1ng, l\u1ea1i lao \u0111i, \u0111\u00e8 b\u1eb9p th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 m\u1ec1m nh\u0169n. V\u1edbi \u0111\u00e0n tr\u00e2u \u0111\u1ef1c b\u00e1m s\u00e1t g\u00f3t, n\u00f3 lao th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o \u0111\u00e0n tr\u00e2u kia. Nh\u1eefng con tr\u00e2u y\u1ebfu h\u01a1n b\u1ecb h\u1ea5t v\u0103ng l\u00ean kh\u1ecfi m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t b\u1edfi c\u00fa va ch\u1ea1m m\u1ea1nh m\u1ebd. Cu\u1ed9c t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ea9y c\u1ea3 hai \u0111\u00e0n tr\u00e2u ra \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u1eb1ng, ch\u00fang v\u1eeba h\u00fac, v\u1eeba gi\u1eabm, v\u1eeba th\u1edf h\u1ed5n h\u1ec3n. Mowgli canh \u0111\u00fang l\u00fac, nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng tr\u01b0\u1ee3t kh\u1ecfi c\u1ed5 Rama, vung g\u1eady \u0111\u00e1nh lo\u1ea1n x\u1ea1 sang hai b\u00ean.<\/p>\n

“Nhanh l\u00ean, Akela! Chia ch\u00fang ra. T\u00e1n ch\u00fang ra, kh\u00f4ng ch\u00fang s\u1ebd \u0111\u00e1nh nhau m\u1ea5t. \u0110u\u1ed5i ch\u00fang \u0111i, Akela. Hai, Rama! Hai, hai, hai! C\u00e1c con c\u1ee7a ta. Nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng th\u00f4i, nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng th\u00f4i! M\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00e3 xong r\u1ed3i.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Akela v\u00e0 Anh B\u1ea1n L\u00f4ng X\u00e1m ch\u1ea1y t\u1edbi ch\u1ea1y lui, c\u1eafn v\u00e0o ch\u00e2n nh\u1eefng con tr\u00e2u. D\u00f9 \u0111\u00e0n tr\u00e2u c\u00f3 quay \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ecbnh lao l\u00ean khe n\u00fai l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa, Mowgli v\u1eabn xoay s\u1edf \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1eef Rama l\u1ea1i, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng con kh\u00e1c c\u0169ng theo n\u00f3 v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda v\u0169ng l\u1ea7y.<\/p>\n

Shere Khan kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n th\u00eam c\u00fa gi\u1eabm \u0111\u1ea1p n\u00e0o n\u1eefa. N\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft, v\u00e0 l\u0169 di\u1ec1u h\u00e2u \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u k\u00e9o \u0111\u1ebfn.<\/p>\n

“C\u00e1c anh em, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft th\u1ea3m h\u1ea1i,”<\/i> Mowgli n\u00f3i, s\u1edd t\u00ecm con dao m\u00e0 c\u1eadu lu\u00f4n mang b\u00ean m\u00ecnh trong bao da \u0111eo c\u1ed5, gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y khi c\u1eadu s\u1ed1ng c\u00f9ng lo\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi. “Nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd d\u00e1m ch\u1ed1ng c\u1ef1. B\u1ed9 da c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 s\u1ebd tr\u00f4ng th\u1eadt \u0111\u1eb9p tr\u00ean \u0110\u00e1 H\u1ed9i \u0110\u1ed3ng. Ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c th\u1eadt nhanh.”<\/i><\/p>\n

M\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nu\u00f4i d\u1ea1y b\u1edfi con ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd d\u00e1m m\u01a1 t\u1edbi vi\u1ec7c t\u1ef1 m\u00ecnh l\u1ed9t da m\u1ed9t con h\u1ed5 d\u00e0i m\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ed9, nh\u01b0ng Mowgli l\u1ea1i hi\u1ec3u r\u00f5 h\u01a1n ai h\u1ebft c\u00e1ch m\u00e0 b\u1ed9 da th\u00fa \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1eafn li\u1ec1n v\u1edbi th\u00e2n th\u1ec3 v\u00e0 l\u00e0m th\u1ebf n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00e1ch r\u1eddi n\u00f3 ra. Tuy v\u1eady, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c gian nan, v\u00e0 Mowgli \u0111\u00e3 ph\u1ea3i c\u1eaft, gi\u1eadt, c\u00f9ng r\u00ean r\u1ec9 su\u1ed1t c\u1ea3 ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3, trong khi b\u1ea7y s\u00f3i th\u00e8 l\u01b0\u1ee1i nh\u00ecn, ho\u1eb7c ti\u1ebfn l\u1ea1i g\u1ea7n v\u00e0 k\u00e9o gi\u00fap theo l\u1ec7nh c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu. B\u1ed7ng nhi\u00ean, m\u1ed9t b\u00e0n tay \u0111\u1eb7t l\u00ean vai c\u1eadu, ng\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft l\u00ean, c\u1eadu th\u1ea5y Buldeo c\u00f9ng kh\u1ea9u s\u00fang Tower c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng ta. L\u0169 tr\u1ebb \u0111\u00e3 k\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i cho c\u1ea3 l\u00e0ng nghe v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00e0n tr\u00e2u ho\u1ea3ng lo\u1ea1n, v\u00e0 Buldeo t\u1ee9c gi\u1eadn \u0111i ra, ch\u1ec9 mong mu\u1ed1n tr\u1eebng ph\u1ea1t Mowgli v\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng canh gi\u1eef \u0111\u00e0n tr\u00e2u c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn h\u01a1n. B\u1ea7y s\u00f3i l\u1eb7ng l\u1ebd bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t ngay khi nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n.<\/p>\n

“\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 tr\u00f2 \u0111i\u00ean r\u1ed3 g\u00ec v\u1eady?”<\/i> Buldeo gi\u1eadn d\u1eef n\u00f3i. “Ng\u01b0\u01a1i ngh\u0129 ng\u01b0\u01a1i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u1ef1 l\u1ed9t da h\u1ed5 sao! \u0110\u00e0n tr\u00e2u \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1ebft n\u00f3 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u? \u0110\u00e2y l\u1ea1i ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 con H\u1ed5 qu\u00e8, v\u00e0 c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn tr\u0103m rupee ti\u1ec1n th\u01b0\u1edfng cho c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. Th\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, th\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, ta s\u1ebd b\u1ecf qua chuy\u1ec7n ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e0n tr\u00e2u ch\u1ea1y m\u1ea5t, v\u00e0 c\u00f3 l\u1ebd ta s\u1ebd cho ng\u01b0\u01a1i m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed3ng trong s\u1ed1 ti\u1ec1n th\u01b0\u1edfng khi ta mang b\u1ed9 da v\u1ec1 Khanhiwara.”<\/i> \u00d4ng ta l\u1ee5c t\u00ecm trong m\u1ea3nh v\u1ea3i qu\u1ea5n quanh eo \u0111\u1ec3 ki\u1ebfm \u0111\u00e1 l\u1eeda v\u00e0 th\u00e9p, r\u1ed3i c\u00fai xu\u1ed1ng h\u01a1 b\u1ed9 r\u00e2u c\u1ee7a Shere Khan. H\u1ea7u h\u1ebft nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ee3 s\u0103n b\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ecba \u0111\u1ec1u l\u00e0m v\u1eady \u0111\u1ec3 ng\u0103n h\u1ed3n ma con h\u1ed5 \u00e1m \u1ea3nh h\u1ecd.<\/p>\n

“H\u1eebm!”<\/i> Mowgli l\u1ea9m b\u1ea9m, n\u1eeda nh\u01b0 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi ch\u00ednh m\u00ecnh trong l\u00fac c\u1eadu x\u00e9 l\u1edbp da \u1edf b\u00e0n ch\u00e2n tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ee7a con h\u1ed5. “V\u1eady l\u00e0 \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ecbnh mang b\u1ed9 da v\u1ec1 Khanhiwara \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea5y ti\u1ec1n th\u01b0\u1edfng, v\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 cho t\u00f4i m\u1ed9t rupee? Nh\u01b0ng gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y, trong \u0111\u1ea7u t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i c\u1ea7n gi\u1eef b\u1ed9 da n\u00e0y cho ri\u00eang m\u00ecnh. N\u00e0y! \u00d4ng gi\u00e0, c\u1ea5t ngay c\u00e1i l\u1eeda \u0111\u00f3 \u0111i!”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Ng\u01b0\u01a1i d\u00e1m n\u00f3i g\u00ec v\u1edbi tay th\u1ee3 s\u0103n l\u00e3o luy\u1ec7n nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0ng h\u1ea3? Ch\u1eb3ng qua l\u00e0 may m\u1eafn tr\u1eddi cho c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi l\u0169 tr\u00e2u ngu ng\u1ed1c m\u1edbi gi\u00fap ng\u01b0\u01a1i h\u1ea1 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c con th\u00fa \u1ea5y th\u00f4i. Con h\u1ed5 n\u00e0y v\u1eeba no n\u00ea, ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ebf n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ea1y xa hai m\u01b0\u01a1i d\u1eb7m r\u1ed3i. Ngay c\u1ea3 c\u00e1ch l\u1ed9t da cho t\u1eed t\u1ebf ng\u01b0\u01a1i c\u00f2n ch\u1eb3ng bi\u1ebft, \u0111\u1ed3 \u0103n m\u00e0y ranh con, th\u1ebf m\u00e0 ta, Buldeo, l\u1ea1i ph\u1ea3i nghe l\u1eddi ng\u01b0\u01a1i m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ea1m tay v\u00e0o b\u1ed9 r\u00e2u c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. Mowgli, ta s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng th\u01b0\u1edfng cho ng\u01b0\u01a1i m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed3ng n\u00e0o, ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t tr\u1eadn \u0111\u00f2n n\u00ean th\u00e2n m\u00e0 th\u00f4i. Mau c\u00fat kh\u1ecfi x\u00e1c con th\u00fa \u0111\u00f3 \u0111i!”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Ta th\u1ec1 c\u00f3 Con B\u00f2 \u0111\u00e3 chu\u1ed9c m\u1ea1ng ta,”<\/i> Mowgli \u0111\u00e1p, c\u1eadu \u0111ang c\u1ed1 v\u1edbi tay v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda vai con h\u1ed5. “Ch\u1eb3ng l\u1ebd ta ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00e2y c\u00e3i c\u1ecd v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t l\u00e3o gi\u00e0 kh\u1edd kh\u1ea1o su\u1ed1t c\u1ea3 bu\u1ed5i tr\u01b0a sao? N\u00e0y, Akela, h\u1eafn c\u1ee9 qu\u1ea5y r\u1ea7y ta m\u00e3i.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Buldeo, v\u1eabn \u0111ang khom ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a Shere Khan, b\u1ed7ng th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh l\u0103n l\u1ed9n tr\u00ean b\u00e3i c\u1ecf, m\u1ed9t con s\u00f3i x\u00e1m \u0111\u1ee9ng ch\u1ed3m l\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi, c\u00f2n Mowgli th\u00ec v\u1eabn ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c l\u1ed9t da con h\u1ed5 nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 c\u1eadu l\u00e0 k\u1ebb duy nh\u1ea5t tr\u00ean kh\u1eafp \u1ea4n \u0110\u1ed9.<\/p>\n

“Ph\u1ea3i,”<\/i> c\u1eadu nghi\u1ebfn r\u0103ng n\u00f3i. “Ng\u01b0\u01a1i n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang l\u1eafm, Buldeo. Ng\u01b0\u01a1i s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd cho ta m\u1ed9t xu th\u01b0\u1edfng n\u00e0o \u0111\u00e2u. Gi\u1eefa ta v\u00e0 con h\u1ed5 qu\u00e8 n\u00e0y c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t m\u1ed1i th\u00f9 c\u0169 – m\u1ed1i th\u00f9 r\u1ea5t l\u00e2u r\u1ed3i, v\u00e0 – ta \u0111\u00e3 th\u1eafng.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Th\u00fa th\u1eadt, n\u1ebfu Buldeo tr\u1ebb h\u01a1n m\u01b0\u1eddi tu\u1ed5i, h\u1eb3n \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 d\u00e1m \u0111\u1ed1i \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1edbi Akela n\u1ebfu g\u1eb7p con s\u00f3i n\u00e0y trong r\u1eebng. Nh\u01b0ng m\u1ed9t con s\u00f3i bi\u1ebft nghe l\u1eddi th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9, l\u1ea1i c\u00f2n c\u00f3 m\u1ed1i th\u00f9 ri\u00eang v\u1edbi con h\u1ed5 chuy\u00ean \u0103n th\u1ecbt ng\u01b0\u1eddi, th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n l\u00e0 th\u00fa v\u1eadt b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng n\u1eefa. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 ph\u00e9p thu\u1eadt, th\u1ee9 ph\u00e9p thu\u1eadt x\u1ea5u xa nh\u1ea5t, Buldeo ngh\u0129 th\u1ea7m, v\u00e0 \u00f4ng t\u1ef1 h\u1ecfi li\u1ec7u chi\u1ebfc b\u00f9a \u0111eo tr\u00ean c\u1ed5 c\u00f3 b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng. \u00d4ng n\u1eb1m im b\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ed9ng, ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i t\u1eebng ph\u00fat gi\u00e2y Mowgli h\u00f3a th\u00e0nh h\u1ed5.<\/p>\n

“Maharaj! \u0110\u1ea1i V\u01b0\u01a1ng,”<\/i> cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng \u00f4ng ta th\u1ed1t l\u00ean, gi\u1ecdng kh\u00e0n \u0111\u1ee5c.<\/p>\n

“Ph\u1ea3i,”<\/i> Mowgli \u0111\u00e1p, kh\u00f4ng quay \u0111\u1ea7u l\u1ea1i, kh\u1ebd c\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng.<\/p>\n

“Ta l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t l\u00e3o gi\u00e0. Ta ch\u1eb3ng bi\u1ebft ng\u00e0i h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t g\u00e3 ch\u0103n tr\u00e2u. Ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady v\u00e0 \u0111i kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng, hay \u0111\u1ea7y t\u1edb c\u1ee7a ng\u00e0i s\u1ebd x\u00e9 x\u00e1c ta?”<\/i><\/p>\n

“C\u1ee9 \u0111i \u0111i, v\u00e0 mang theo s\u1ef1 b\u00ecnh y\u00ean. Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec1u, l\u1ea7n sau \u0111\u1eebng xen v\u00e0o cu\u1ed9c ch\u01a1i c\u1ee7a ta n\u1eefa. Th\u1ea3 \u00f4ng ta \u0111i, Akela.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Buldeo l\u00ea b\u01b0\u1edbc tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 l\u00e0ng, nhanh h\u1ebft m\u1ee9c c\u00f3 th\u1ec3, th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng ngo\u00e1i l\u1ea1i nh\u00ecn xem Mowgli c\u00f3 h\u00f3a th\u00e0nh th\u1ee9 g\u00ec kinh kh\u1ee7ng kh\u00f4ng. V\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00e0ng, \u00f4ng ta k\u1ec3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ea7y ma thu\u1eadt v\u00e0 b\u00f9a ph\u00e9p khi\u1ebfn v\u1ecb th\u1ea7y tu tr\u00f4ng v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng nghi\u00eam tr\u1ecdng.<\/p>\n

Mowgli v\u1eabn ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c, tr\u1eddi g\u1ea7n t\u1ed1i m\u1edbi c\u00f9ng b\u1ea7y s\u00f3i k\u00e9o \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ea5m da to l\u1edbn, l\u00f2e lo\u1eb9t ra kh\u1ecfi th\u00e2n x\u00e1c.<\/p>\n

“B\u00e2y gi\u1edd ta ph\u1ea3i gi\u1ea5u n\u00f3 \u0111i v\u00e0 l\u00f9a \u0111\u00e0n tr\u00e2u v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0! Gi\u00fap ta ch\u0103n ch\u00fang, Akela nh\u00e9.”<\/i><\/p>\n

\u0110\u00e0n tr\u00e2u t\u1eadp h\u1ee3p l\u1ea1i trong \u00e1nh chi\u1ec1u t\u00e0 m\u1edd m\u1edd \u1ea3o \u1ea3o, l\u00fac ch\u00fang t\u1edbi g\u1ea7n l\u00e0ng, Mowgli tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y \u00e1nh \u0111\u00e8n, nghe ti\u1ebfng t\u00f9 v\u00e0 v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng chu\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec1n th\u1edd vang l\u00ean. N\u1eeda l\u00e0ng d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 \u0111ang \u0111\u1ee3i c\u1eadu \u1edf c\u1ed5ng. “\u0110\u1ea5y l\u00e0 v\u00ec ta \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1ebft Shere Khan,”<\/i> c\u1eadu t\u1ef1 nh\u1ee7. Nh\u01b0ng m\u1ed9t tr\u1eadn m\u01b0a \u0111\u00e1 r\u00e9o l\u00ean b\u00ean tai c\u1eadu, d\u00e2n l\u00e0ng h\u00e9t vang: “Ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y! \u0110\u1ee9a con hoang c\u1ee7a s\u00f3i! \u00c1c qu\u1ef7 r\u1eebng! C\u00fat \u0111i! Bi\u1ebfn ngay kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea7y tu s\u1ebd bi\u1ebfn m\u00e0y th\u00e0nh s\u00f3i l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa \u0111\u1ea5y. B\u1eafn \u0111i, Buldeo, b\u1eafn \u0111i!”<\/i><\/p>\n

Kh\u1ea9u s\u00fang Tower c\u0169 k\u1ef9 n\u1ed5 vang, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con tr\u00e2u non k\u00eau l\u00ean \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn.<\/p>\n

“L\u1ea1i ma thu\u1eadt!”<\/i> d\u00e2n l\u00e0ng h\u00e9t l\u00ean. “N\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 h\u00f3a gi\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ea1n. Buldeo, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 con tr\u00e2u c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u01a1i.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“B\u00e2y gi\u1edd l\u00e0 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec v\u1eady?”<\/i> Mowgli b\u1ed1i r\u1ed1i h\u1ecfi, khi nh\u1eefng vi\u00ean \u0111\u00e1 bay t\u1edbi d\u00e0y \u0111\u1eb7c h\u01a1n.<\/p>\n

“Ch\u00fang kh\u00f4ng kh\u00e1c g\u00ec B\u1ea7y \u0110\u00e0n, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi anh em c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u01a1i,”<\/i> Akela n\u00f3i, ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch b\u00ecnh t\u0129nh. “Ta ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng, n\u1ebfu \u0111\u1ea1n c\u00f3 \u00fd ngh\u0129a g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3, ch\u00fang s\u1ebd \u0111u\u1ed5i ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111i.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“S\u00f3i! Con c\u1ee7a s\u00f3i! Bi\u1ebfn \u0111i!”<\/i> th\u1ea7y tu h\u00e9t l\u00ean, v\u1eaby m\u1ed9t c\u00e0nh c\u00e2y tulsi linh thi\u00eang.<\/p>\n

“L\u1ea1i n\u1eefa \u00e0? L\u1ea7n tr\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00e0 v\u00ec ta l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi. L\u1ea7n n\u00e0y l\u00e0 v\u00ec ta l\u00e0 s\u00f3i. Ch\u00fang ta \u0111i th\u00f4i, Akela.”<\/i><\/p>\n

M\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef – l\u00e0 Messua – ch\u1ea1y b\u0103ng qua \u0111\u00e0n tr\u00e2u, v\u00e0 k\u00eau l\u00ean: “\u00d4i, con trai ta, con trai ta! H\u1ecd n\u00f3i con l\u00e0 ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 bi\u1ebfn th\u00e0nh th\u00fa v\u1eadt theo \u00fd mu\u1ed1n. Ta kh\u00f4ng tin, nh\u01b0ng con h\u00e3y \u0111i \u0111i kh\u00f4ng h\u1ecd s\u1ebd gi\u1ebft con. Buldeo n\u00f3i con l\u00e0 ph\u00e1p s\u01b0, nh\u01b0ng ta bi\u1ebft con \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ea3 th\u00f9 cho c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft c\u1ee7a Nathoo.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Quay l\u1ea1i \u0111i, Messua!”<\/i> \u0111\u00e1m \u0111\u00f4ng h\u00e9t l\u00ean. “Quay l\u1ea1i \u0111i, kh\u00f4ng ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd n\u00e9m \u0111\u00e1 ng\u01b0\u01a1i.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Mowgli c\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng c\u01b0\u1eddi ng\u1eafn, x\u1ea5u x\u00ed, v\u00ec m\u1ed9t vi\u00ean \u0111\u00e1 \u0111\u00e3 tr\u00fang v\u00e0o mi\u1ec7ng c\u1eadu. “Ch\u1ea1y v\u1ec1 \u0111i, Messua. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n ng\u1edb ng\u1ea9n m\u00e0 h\u1ecd k\u1ec3 d\u01b0\u1edbi g\u1ed1c c\u00e2y l\u1edbn v\u00e0o l\u00fac ho\u00e0ng h\u00f4n. \u00cdt nh\u1ea5t ta \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ea3 gi\u00e1 cho m\u1ea1ng s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a con trai ng\u01b0\u01a1i. T\u1ea1m bi\u1ec7t; v\u00e0 ch\u1ea1y nhanh l\u00ean, v\u00ec ta s\u1ebd cho \u0111\u00e0n tr\u00e2u v\u1ec1 nhanh h\u01a1n nh\u1eefng vi\u00ean g\u1ea1ch c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. Ta kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ph\u00e1p s\u01b0, Messua. T\u1ea1m bi\u1ec7t!”<\/i><\/p>\n

“N\u00e0o, m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa, Akela,”<\/i> c\u1eadu k\u00eau l\u00ean. “H\u00e3y \u0111\u01b0a \u0111\u00e0n tr\u00e2u v\u1ec1.”<\/i><\/p>\n

\u0110\u00e0n tr\u00e2u \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00e1 n\u00f3ng l\u00f2ng tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 l\u00e0ng. Ch\u00fang h\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 ch\u1eb3ng c\u1ea7n nghe ti\u1ebfng h\u00fa c\u1ee7a Akela, \u0111\u00e3 \u00f9a qua c\u1ed5ng l\u00e0ng t\u1ef1a c\u01a1n l\u1ed1c, qu\u00e9t s\u1ea1ch \u0111\u00e1m \u0111\u00f4ng sang hai b\u00ean.<\/p>\n

“H\u00e3y \u0111\u1ebfm \u0111i!”<\/i> Mowgli khinh b\u1ec9 h\u00e9t l\u00ean. “Bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00e2u ta \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ea5y tr\u1ed9m m\u1ed9t con trong s\u1ed1 \u0111\u00f3. C\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ebfm \u0111i, v\u00ec ta s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n ch\u0103n tr\u00e2u cho c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i n\u1eefa. T\u1ea1m bi\u1ec7t nh\u00e9, nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a con c\u1ee7a lo\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi, v\u00e0 h\u00e3y nh\u1edb c\u1ea3m \u01a1n Messua, b\u1edfi n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng v\u00ec b\u00e0 \u1ea5y, ta \u0111\u00e3 d\u1eabn b\u1ea7y s\u00f3i c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ebfn s\u0103n \u0111u\u1ed5i c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i kh\u1eafp c\u00e1c con ph\u1ed1 r\u1ed3i.”<\/i><\/p>\n

C\u1eadu quay g\u00f3t b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i c\u00f9ng S\u00f3i \u0110\u01a1n \u0110\u1ed9c, ng\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn l\u00ean nh\u1eefng v\u00ec sao m\u00e0 l\u00f2ng tr\u00e0n ng\u1eadp ni\u1ec1m h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac. “Ta s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n ph\u1ea3i ng\u1ee7 trong c\u00e1i b\u1eaby \u1ea5y n\u1eefa, Akela \u1ea1. Ch\u00fang ta h\u00e3y l\u1ea5y t\u1ea5m da c\u1ee7a Shere Khan r\u1ed3i l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. Nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng, ta s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m h\u1ea1i ng\u00f4i l\u00e0ng n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e2u, b\u1edfi Messua \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ed1i x\u1eed t\u1eed t\u1ebf v\u1edbi ta.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Khi \u00e1nh tr\u0103ng v\u1eb1ng v\u1eb7c t\u1ecfa s\u00e1ng kh\u1eafp c\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ed3ng, tr\u00f9m l\u00ean c\u1ea3nh v\u1eadt m\u1ed9t m\u00e0u tr\u1eafng \u0111\u1ee5c nh\u01b0 s\u1eefa, d\u00e2n l\u00e0ng kinh h\u00e3i tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y Mowgli, v\u1edbi hai con s\u00f3i \u0111i s\u00e1t b\u00ean v\u00e0 b\u00f3 \u0111\u1ed3 \u0111\u1ea1c tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u, \u0111ang phi n\u01b0\u1edbc ki\u1ec7u v\u1edbi d\u00e1ng ch\u1ea1y uy\u1ec3n chuy\u1ec3n \u0111\u1eb7c tr\u01b0ng c\u1ee7a lo\u00e0i s\u00f3i, l\u01b0\u1edbt \u0111i nhanh nh\u01b0 ng\u1ecdn l\u1eeda b\u00f9ng ch\u00e1y. Ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c, h\u1ecd gi\u1eadt chu\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec1n th\u1ea7m li\u00ean h\u1ed3i v\u00e0 th\u1ed5i t\u00f9 v\u00e0 vang d\u1ed9i h\u01a1n bao gi\u1edd h\u1ebft. Messua b\u1eadt kh\u00f3c n\u1ee9c n\u1edf, c\u00f2n Buldeo th\u00ec tha h\u1ed3 th\u00eam th\u1eaft, d\u1ec7t n\u00ean c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng cu\u1ed9c m\u1ea1o hi\u1ec3m c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn trong r\u1eebng s\u00e2u, cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi h\u1eafn k\u1ebft th\u00fac b\u1eb1ng chi ti\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng Akela \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ee9ng th\u1eb3ng b\u1eb1ng hai ch\u00e2n sau v\u00e0 c\u1ea5t l\u1eddi n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t con ng\u01b0\u1eddi.<\/p>\n

V\u1eeba l\u00fac m\u1eb7t tr\u0103ng khu\u1ea5t b\u00f3ng, Mowgli c\u00f9ng hai con s\u00f3i c\u0169ng t\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ng\u1ecdn \u0111\u1ed3i \u0110\u00e1 H\u1ed9i \u0110\u1ed3ng, v\u00e0 h\u1ecd d\u1eebng ch\u00e2n tr\u01b0\u1edbc hang c\u1ee7a M\u1eb9 S\u00f3i.<\/p>\n

“Ch\u00fang \u0111\u00e3 \u0111u\u1ed5i con ra kh\u1ecfi B\u1ea7y Ng\u01b0\u1eddi, M\u1eb9 \u1ea1,”<\/i> Mowgli h\u00e9t l\u00ean, “nh\u01b0ng con mang theo b\u1ed9 da c\u1ee7a Shere Khan \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1eef l\u1eddi h\u1ee9a c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh.”<\/i><\/p>\n

M\u1eb9 S\u00f3i b\u01b0\u1edbc ra kh\u1ecfi hang m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch c\u1ee9ng nh\u1eafc, l\u0169 con theo sau b\u00e0, v\u00e0 m\u1eaft b\u00e0 s\u00e1ng r\u1ef1c khi nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y b\u1ed9 da.<\/p>\n

“Ta \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi h\u1eafn v\u00e0o c\u00e1i ng\u00e0y m\u00e0 h\u1eafn nh\u00e9t \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0 vai v\u00e0o hang n\u00e0y, s\u0103n l\u00f9ng m\u1ea1ng s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a con, \u1ebech Con – Ta \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi h\u1eafn r\u1eb1ng k\u1ebb s\u0103n m\u1ed3i s\u1ebd tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh con m\u1ed3i. L\u00e0m t\u1ed1t l\u1eafm.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Em trai, l\u00e0m t\u1ed1t l\u1eafm,”<\/i> m\u1ed9t gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i tr\u1ea7m \u1ea5m vang l\u00ean t\u1eeb b\u1ee5i r\u1eadm. “Ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f4 \u0111\u01a1n trong r\u1eebng khi kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 em,”<\/i> v\u00e0 Bagheera ch\u1ea1y \u0111\u1ebfn b\u00ean ch\u00e2n tr\u1ea7n c\u1ee7a Mowgli. H\u1ecd c\u00f9ng nhau leo l\u00ean \u0110\u00e1 H\u1ed9i \u0110\u1ed3ng, v\u00e0 Mowgli tr\u1ea3i b\u1ed9 da ra tr\u00ean phi\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e1 ph\u1eb3ng n\u01a1i Akela t\u1eebng ng\u1ed3i, v\u00e0 c\u1ed1 \u0111\u1ecbnh n\u00f3 b\u1eb1ng b\u1ed1n m\u1ea3nh tre. Akela n\u1eb1m xu\u1ed1ng tr\u00ean \u0111\u00f3, v\u00e0 c\u1ea5t l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng g\u1ecdi c\u0169 cho H\u1ed9i \u0110\u1ed3ng, “Nh\u00ecn xem – nh\u00ecn th\u1eadt k\u1ef9, H\u1ee1i nh\u1eefng con S\u00f3i,”<\/i> y nh\u01b0 c\u00e1ch c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 g\u1ecdi khi Mowgli l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c mang \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y.<\/p>\n

K\u1ec3 t\u1eeb khi Akela b\u1ecb tru\u1ea5t ng\u00f4i, B\u1ea7y \u0110\u00e0n \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n th\u1ee7 l\u0129nh, ch\u00fang s\u0103n b\u1eaft v\u00e0 chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u t\u00f9y th\u00edch. Tuy nhi\u00ean, theo th\u00f3i quen, ch\u00fang v\u1eabn \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i ti\u1ebfng g\u1ecdi t\u1eadp h\u1ee3p; nhi\u1ec1u con b\u1ecb qu\u00e8 ch\u00e2n v\u00ec m\u1eafc b\u1eaby, nhi\u1ec1u con kh\u1eadp khi\u1ec5ng v\u00ec v\u1ebft th\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u1ea1n b\u1eafn, m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 kh\u00e1c n\u1ed5i gh\u1ebb l\u1edf do \u0103n ph\u1ea3i th\u1ee9c \u0103n \u00f4i thiu, v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng \u00edt con \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ec7t t\u00edch. Nh\u01b0ng t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb c\u00f2n s\u00f3t l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t t\u1ea1i \u0110\u00e1 H\u1ed9i \u0110\u1ed3ng, ch\u00fang nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y t\u1ea5m da s\u1ecdc v\u1eb1n c\u1ee7a Shere Khan tr\u1ea3i tr\u00ean t\u1ea3ng \u0111\u00e1, v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng m\u00f3ng vu\u1ed1t kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 \u0111ong \u0111\u01b0a \u1edf ph\u1ea7n cu\u1ed1i nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i ch\u00e2n tr\u1ed1ng r\u1ed7ng. Ch\u00ednh l\u00fac \u1ea5y, Mowgli b\u1eadt ra m\u1ed9t b\u00e0i h\u00e1t t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean t\u1eeb c\u1ed5 h\u1ecdng, c\u1eadu h\u00e9t vang, nh\u1ea3y nh\u00f3t tr\u00ean t\u1ea5m da k\u00eau l\u1ea1o x\u1ea1o, d\u00f9ng g\u00f3t ch\u00e2n gi\u1eadm nh\u1ecbp kh\u00f4ng ng\u1eebng cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi \u0111u\u1ed1i s\u1ee9c, trong khi Anh B\u1ea1n L\u00f4ng X\u00e1m v\u00e0 Akela c\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfng h\u00fa vang xen gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u h\u00e1t.<\/p>\n

“H\u00e3y nh\u00ecn cho k\u1ef9, H\u1ee1i b\u1ea7y S\u00f3i. Ta \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1eef tr\u1ecdn l\u1eddi h\u1ee9a c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh ch\u01b0a?”<\/i> Mowgli n\u00f3i. V\u00e0 b\u1ea7y s\u00f3i \u0111\u1ed3ng thanh tru l\u00ean “R\u1ed3i,”<\/i> c\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng h\u00fa vang l\u00ean t\u1eeb m\u1ed9t con s\u00f3i g\u1ea7y gu\u1ed9c, x\u01a1 x\u00e1c:<\/p>\n

“Xin h\u00e3y d\u1eabn d\u1eaft ch\u00fang t\u00f4i th\u00eam l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa, H\u1ee1i Akela. Xin h\u00e3y d\u1eabn d\u1eaft ch\u00fang t\u00f4i th\u00eam l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa, H\u1ee1i C\u1eadu B\u00e9 Ng\u01b0\u1eddi, b\u1edfi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ch\u00e1n ng\u00e1n s\u1ef1 h\u1ed7n lo\u1ea1n v\u00f4 k\u1ef7 lu\u1eadt n\u00e0y, v\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i khao kh\u00e1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh D\u00e2n T\u1ef1 Do m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c,”<\/i> Bagheera g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb, “\u0111i\u1ec1u \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 x\u1ea3y ra. M\u1ed9t khi b\u1ee5ng c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u00e3 no c\u0103ng, c\u01a1n cu\u1ed3ng nhi\u1ec7t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i tr\u1ed7i d\u1eady. Ch\u1eb3ng ph\u1ea3i v\u00f4 c\u1edb m\u00e0 c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 D\u00e2n T\u1ef1 Do. C\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ea5u tranh \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u00e0nh l\u1ea5y t\u1ef1 do, v\u00e0 gi\u1edd n\u00f3 thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i. H\u00e3y s\u1ed1ng tr\u1ecdn v\u1edbi n\u00f3 \u0111i, H\u1ee1i b\u1ea7y S\u00f3i.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“B\u1ea7y Ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0 B\u1ea7y S\u00f3i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111u\u1ed5i ta ra ngo\u00e0i,”<\/i> Mowgli n\u00f3i. “B\u00e2y gi\u1edd ta s\u1ebd s\u0103n m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh trong r\u1eebng.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“V\u00e0 ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd s\u0103n c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u01a1i,”<\/i> b\u1ed1n con non n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n

Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 Mowgli r\u1eddi \u0111i v\u00e0 s\u0103n c\u00f9ng b\u1ed1n con non trong r\u1eebng k\u1ec3 t\u1eeb ng\u00e0y \u0111\u00f3. Nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd c\u00f4 \u0111\u01a1n, b\u1edfi v\u00ec, nhi\u1ec1u n\u0103m sau, c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng v\u00e0 k\u1ebft h\u00f4n.<\/p>\n

Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n d\u00e0nh cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1edbn.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"menu_order":5,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[49],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-37","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry","chapter-type-numberless"],"part":3,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/cau-be-rung-xanh\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/37","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/cau-be-rung-xanh\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/cau-be-rung-xanh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/cau-be-rung-xanh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/cau-be-rung-xanh\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/37\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":75,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/cau-be-rung-xanh\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/37\/revisions\/75"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/cau-be-rung-xanh\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/3"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/cau-be-rung-xanh\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/37\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/cau-be-rung-xanh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/cau-be-rung-xanh\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=37"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/cau-be-rung-xanh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=37"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/cau-be-rung-xanh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=37"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}