{"id":49,"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=49"},"modified":"2026-01-28T07:57:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T07:57:22","slug":"9-rikki-tikki-tavi","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/cau-be-rung-xanh\/chapter\/9-rikki-tikki-tavi\/","title":{"raw":"9. \"Rikki-tikki-tavi\"","rendered":"9. “Rikki-tikki-tavi”"},"content":{"raw":"T\u1ea1i c\u00e1i hang n\u01a1i n\u00f3 chui v\u00e0o,\r\n\r\nM\u1eaft \u0110\u1ecf g\u1ecdi R\u0103ng Nh\u0103n.\r\n\r\nNghe xem M\u1eaft \u0110\u1ecf b\u00e9 nh\u1ecf n\u00f3i g\u00ec:\r\n\r\n\"Nag, l\u00ean \u0111\u00e2y nh\u1ea3y m\u00faa v\u1edbi t\u1eed th\u1ea7n!\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nM\u1eaft \u0111\u1ed1i m\u1eaft, \u0111\u1ea7u k\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ea7u,\r\n\r\n(Gi\u1eef nh\u1ecbp \u0111i\u1ec7u n\u00e0o, Nag.<\/strong>)<\/i>\r\n\r\nCh\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng s\u00f3t khi cu\u1ed9c chi\u1ebfn k\u1ebft th\u00fac;\r\n\r\n(T\u00f9y \u00fd ng\u01b0\u01a1i, Nag.<\/strong>)<\/i>\r\n\r\nL\u1ea7n l\u01b0\u1ee3t quay v\u00e0 xoay tr\u00f2n\u2014\r\n\r\n(Ch\u1ea1y \u0111i tr\u1ed1n \u0111i, Nag.<\/strong>)<\/i>\r\n\r\nHah! Th\u1ea7n Ch\u1ebft \u0111\u1ed9i m\u0169 \u0111\u00e3 tr\u01b0\u1ee3t!\r\n\r\n(Tai h\u1ecda cho ng\u01b0\u01a1i, Nag!<\/strong>)<\/i>\r\n\r\n\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n v\u1ec1 cu\u1ed9c chi\u1ebfn v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i m\u00e0 Rikki-tikki-tavi \u0111\u00e3 m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u, trong c\u00e1c ph\u00f2ng t\u1eafm c\u1ee7a c\u0103n bi\u1ec7t th\u1ef1 l\u1edbn \u1edf khu \u0111\u1ed3n tr\u00fa Segowlee. Ch\u00fa chim Ch\u00eca v\u00f4i Darzee \u0111\u00e3 gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1 ch\u00fa, c\u00f2n Chuchundra, ch\u00fa chu\u1ed9t x\u1ea1, v\u1ed1n kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd d\u00e1m ra gi\u1eefa nh\u00e0 m\u00e0 lu\u00f4n b\u00f2 s\u00e1t v\u00e1ch t\u01b0\u1eddng, \u0111\u00e3 cho ch\u00fa l\u1eddi khuy\u00ean, nh\u01b0ng Rikki-tikki m\u1edbi l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u.\r\n\r\nCh\u00fa l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t lo\u00e0i c\u1ea7y mangut, b\u1ed9 l\u00f4ng v\u00e0 chi\u1ebfc \u0111u\u00f4i tr\u00f4ng kh\u00e1 gi\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t ch\u00fa m\u00e8o con, nh\u01b0ng c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0 th\u00f3i quen th\u00ec gi\u1ed1ng h\u1ec7t m\u1ed9t con ch\u1ed3n. M\u1eaft ch\u00fa v\u00e0 ch\u00f3p chi\u1ebfc m\u0169i kh\u00f4ng ng\u1eebng ng\u1ecd ngu\u1eady \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 m\u00e0u h\u1ed3ng. Ch\u00fa c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u1ef1 g\u00e3i ng\u1ee9a \u1edf b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 \u0111\u00e2u m\u00ecnh mu\u1ed1n, b\u1eb1ng b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 ch\u00e2n n\u00e0o, tr\u01b0\u1edbc hay sau, t\u00f9y \u00fd ch\u00fa. Ch\u00fa c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 x\u00f9 b\u1ed9 l\u00f4ng \u0111u\u00f4i l\u00ean cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi n\u00f3 tr\u00f4ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i ch\u1ed5i c\u1ecd chai, v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng k\u00eau chi\u1ebfn tr\u1eadn c\u1ee7a ch\u00fa khi ch\u00fa lao vun v\u00fat qua \u0111\u00e1m c\u1ecf d\u00e0i l\u00e0: \"Rikk-tikk-tikki-tikki-tchk!\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nM\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y n\u1ecd, m\u1ed9t tr\u1eadn l\u0169 l\u1edbn m\u00f9a h\u00e8 \u0111\u00e3 cu\u1ed1n ch\u00fa ra kh\u1ecfi hang n\u01a1i ch\u00fa s\u1ed1ng c\u00f9ng b\u1ed1 m\u1eb9, v\u00e0 mang ch\u00fa \u0111i, v\u1eeba qu\u1eaby \u0111\u1ea1p v\u1eeba k\u00eau ch\u00edt ch\u00edt, tr\u00f4i d\u1ecdc theo m\u1ed9t con m\u01b0\u01a1ng b\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. Ch\u00fa t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t m\u1edb c\u1ecf nh\u1ecf tr\u00f4i d\u1ea1t, v\u00e0 b\u00e1m v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi m\u1ea5t h\u1ebft \u00fd th\u1ee9c. Khi t\u1ec9nh l\u1ea1i, ch\u00fa th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh \u0111ang n\u1eb1m d\u01b0\u1edbi \u00e1nh n\u1eafng gay g\u1eaft gi\u1eefa l\u1ed1i \u0111i trong v\u01b0\u1eddn, tr\u00f4ng th\u1eadt th\u1ea3m h\u1ea1i, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u1eadu b\u00e9 \u0111ang n\u00f3i: \"\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con c\u1ea7y mangut ch\u1ebft r\u1ed3i. Ch\u00fang ta l\u00e0m \u0111\u00e1m tang cho n\u00f3 \u0111i.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Kh\u00f4ng,\"<\/i> m\u1eb9 c\u1eadu b\u00e9 n\u00f3i, \"ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u01b0a n\u00f3 v\u00e0o nh\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 s\u01b0\u1edfi \u1ea5m cho n\u00f3. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd n\u00f3 ch\u01b0a ch\u1ebft th\u1eadt \u0111\u00e2u.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nH\u1ecd mang ch\u00fa v\u00e0o nh\u00e0, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng to l\u1edbn nh\u1ea5c ch\u00fa l\u00ean b\u1eb1ng ng\u00f3n c\u00e1i v\u00e0 ng\u00f3n tr\u1ecf, n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng ch\u00fa kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ebft nh\u01b0ng b\u1ecb ng\u1ea1t th\u1edf m\u1ed9t n\u1eeda. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 h\u1ecd qu\u1ea5n ch\u00fa b\u1eb1ng b\u00f4ng g\u00f2n, s\u01b0\u1edfi \u1ea5m ch\u00fa b\u00ean m\u1ed9t ng\u1ecdn l\u1eeda nh\u1ecf, v\u00e0 ch\u00fa m\u1edf m\u1eaft ra, h\u1eaft h\u01a1i.\r\n\r\n\"N\u00e0o,\"<\/i> ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng to l\u1edbn n\u00f3i (\u00f4ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi Anh v\u1eeba m\u1edbi chuy\u1ec3n \u0111\u1ebfn c\u0103n bi\u1ec7t th\u1ef1)<\/i>, \"\u0111\u1eebng l\u00e0m ch\u00fa \u1ea5y s\u1ee3, v\u00e0 ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd xem ch\u00fa \u1ea5y l\u00e0m g\u00ec.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nTh\u1eadt kh\u00f3 nh\u1ea5t th\u1ebf gian \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m m\u1ed9t con c\u1ea7y mangut s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i, b\u1edfi v\u00ec ch\u00fa ta b\u1ecb s\u1ef1 t\u00f2 m\u00f2 \u0103n m\u00f2n t\u1eeb m\u0169i \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111u\u00f4i. C\u00e2u ch\u00e2m ng\u00f4n c\u1ee7a c\u1ea3 gia \u0111\u00ecnh c\u1ea7y mangut l\u00e0 \"Ch\u1ea1y \u0111i v\u00e0 t\u00ecm hi\u1ec3u\"<\/i>, v\u00e0 Rikki-tikki l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con c\u1ea7y mangut \u0111\u00edch th\u1ef1c. Ch\u00fa nh\u00ecn \u0111\u00e1m b\u00f4ng g\u00f2n, quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh r\u1eb1ng n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ngon \u0111\u1ec3 \u0103n, ch\u1ea1y v\u00f2ng quanh b\u00e0n, ng\u1ed3i th\u1eb3ng d\u1eady v\u00e0 ch\u1ec9nh s\u1eeda b\u1ed9 l\u00f4ng, t\u1ef1 g\u00e3i ng\u1ee9a, r\u1ed3i nh\u1ea3y l\u00ean vai c\u1eadu b\u00e9.\r\n\r\n\"\u0110\u1eebng s\u1ee3, Teddy,\"<\/i> b\u1ed1 c\u1eadu b\u00e9 n\u00f3i. \"\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u00e1ch ch\u00fa \u1ea5y k\u1ebft b\u1ea1n \u0111\u1ea5y.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"\u00c1! Ch\u00fa \u1ea5y \u0111ang c\u00f9 l\u00e9t d\u01b0\u1edbi c\u1eb1m con,\"<\/i> Teddy n\u00f3i.\r\n\r\nRikki-tikki nh\u00ecn xu\u1ed1ng gi\u1eefa c\u1ed5 \u00e1o v\u00e0 c\u1ed5 c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu b\u00e9, ng\u1eedi ng\u1eedi tai c\u1eadu, r\u1ed3i leo xu\u1ed1ng s\u00e0n nh\u00e0, n\u01a1i ch\u00fa ng\u1ed3i d\u1ee5i d\u1ee5i m\u0169i.\r\n\r\n\"Tr\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea5t \u01a1i,\"<\/i> m\u1eb9 Teddy n\u00f3i, \"\u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t sinh v\u1eadt hoang d\u00e3! Con \u0111o\u00e1n l\u00e0 ch\u00fa \u1ea5y ngoan v\u00ec ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ed1i x\u1eed t\u1ed1t v\u1edbi ch\u00fa \u1ea5y.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u1ea7y mangut \u0111\u1ec1u gi\u1ed1ng v\u1eady,\"<\/i> ch\u1ed3ng b\u00e0 n\u00f3i. \"N\u1ebfu Teddy kh\u00f4ng t\u00fam \u0111u\u00f4i ch\u00fa \u1ea5y, hay c\u1ed1 nh\u00e9t ch\u00fa \u1ea5y v\u00e0o l\u1ed3ng, ch\u00fa \u1ea5y s\u1ebd ch\u1ea1y ra v\u00e0o nh\u00e0 c\u1ea3 ng\u00e0y. Ch\u00fang ta cho ch\u00fa \u1ea5y \u0103n g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 \u0111i.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nH\u1ecd cho ch\u00fa m\u1ed9t mi\u1ebfng th\u1ecbt s\u1ed1ng nh\u1ecf. Rikki-tikki r\u1ea5t th\u00edch m\u00f3n \u0111\u00f3, v\u00e0 khi \u0103n xong, ch\u00fa ra h\u00e0nh lang ng\u1ed3i d\u01b0\u1edbi n\u1eafng s\u01b0\u1edfi \u1ea5m b\u1ed9 l\u00f4ng cho kh\u00f4 \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eadn ch\u00e2n. R\u1ed3i ch\u00fa c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y d\u1ec5 ch\u1ecbu h\u01a1n.\r\n\r\n\"C\u00f3 bi\u1ebft bao \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ec3 kh\u00e1m ph\u00e1 trong ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 n\u00e0y,\"<\/i> ch\u00fa t\u1ef1 nh\u1ee7, \"h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec c\u1ea3 gia \u0111\u00ecnh ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 kh\u00e1m ph\u00e1 h\u1ebft trong su\u1ed1t cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. Ta nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh s\u1ebd \u1edf l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y v\u00e0 t\u00ecm hi\u1ec3u.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nCh\u00fa d\u00e0nh tr\u1ecdn ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m \u0111\u00f3 rong ru\u1ed5i kh\u1eafp nh\u00e0. Ch\u00fa su\u00fdt ch\u1ebft \u0111u\u1ed1i trong b\u1ed3n t\u1eafm, th\u00f2 m\u0169i v\u00e0o l\u1ecd m\u1ef1c tr\u00ean b\u00e0n vi\u1ebft, v\u00e0 b\u1ecb b\u1ecfng \u1edf \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111i\u1ebfu x\u00ec g\u00e0 c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng to l\u1edbn, b\u1edfi ch\u00fa \u0111\u00e3 tr\u00e8o l\u00ean l\u00f2ng \u00f4ng ta \u0111\u1ec3 xem vi\u1ec7c vi\u1ebft l\u00e1ch di\u1ec5n ra th\u1ebf n\u00e0o. Khi tr\u1eddi t\u1ed1i, ch\u00fa ch\u1ea1y v\u00e0o ph\u00f2ng tr\u1ebb c\u1ee7a Teddy \u0111\u1ec3 xem \u0111\u00e8n d\u1ea7u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1eafp s\u00e1ng ra sao, v\u00e0 khi Teddy l\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng ng\u1ee7, Rikki-tikki c\u0169ng tr\u00e8o l\u00ean theo. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fa l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u00e0nh ch\u1eb3ng m\u1ea5y y\u00ean t\u0129nh, v\u00ec ch\u00fa c\u1ee9 ph\u1ea3i th\u1ee9c d\u1eady v\u00e0 ch\u00fa \u00fd \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ecdi ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed9ng su\u1ed1t \u0111\u00eam, \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00ecm hi\u1ec3u xem \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 g\u00e2y ra ch\u00fang. M\u1eb9 v\u00e0 b\u1ed1 c\u1ee7a Teddy v\u00e0o xem con l\u1ea7n cu\u1ed1i tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi ng\u1ee7, v\u00e0 Rikki-tikki \u0111ang th\u1ee9c tr\u00ean g\u1ed1i. \"Em kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y,\"<\/i> m\u1eb9 Teddy n\u00f3i. \"N\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u1eafn th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9.\"<\/i> \"N\u00f3 s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m v\u1eady \u0111\u00e2u,\"<\/i> b\u1ed1 \u0111\u00e1p. \"Teddy an to\u00e0n h\u01a1n khi c\u00f3 con v\u1eadt nh\u1ecf \u0111\u00f3 b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh, h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 vi\u1ec7c c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t con ch\u00f3 s\u0103n canh ch\u1eebng. N\u1ebfu b\u00e2y gi\u1edd c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t con r\u1eafn b\u00f2 v\u00e0o ph\u00f2ng tr\u1ebb th\u00ec sao\u2014\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nNh\u01b0ng m\u1eb9 Teddy kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp nh\u01b0 v\u1eady.\r\n\r\nS\u00e1ng s\u1edbm, Rikki-tikki \u0111\u1ebfn \u0103n s\u00e1ng tr\u00ean h\u00e0nh lang, ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean vai Teddy, v\u00e0 h\u1ecd cho ch\u00fa chu\u1ed1i v\u00e0 tr\u1ee9ng lu\u1ed9c. Ch\u00fa ng\u1ed3i v\u00e0o l\u00f2ng t\u1eebng ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t, v\u00ec m\u1ecdi con c\u1ea7y mangut \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nu\u00f4i d\u1ea1y t\u1ed1t lu\u00f4n hy v\u1ecdng m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 s\u1ebd tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh c\u1ea7y mangut nh\u00e0 v\u00e0 c\u00f3 ph\u00f2ng \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1ea1y nh\u1ea3y; v\u00e0 m\u1eb9 c\u1ee7a Rikki-tikki (b\u00e0 t\u1eebng s\u1ed1ng trong nh\u00e0 v\u1ecb t\u01b0\u1edbng \u1edf Segowlee)<\/i> \u0111\u00e3 d\u1eb7n d\u00f2 Rikki c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m g\u00ec n\u1ebfu ch\u00fa g\u1eb7p ng\u01b0\u1eddi da tr\u1eafng.\r\n\r\nSau \u0111\u00f3, Rikki-tikki ra v\u01b0\u1eddn \u0111\u1ec3 xem c\u00f3 g\u00ec hay ho. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t khu v\u01b0\u1eddn r\u1ed9ng, ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u1ed3ng m\u1ed9t n\u1eeda, v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng b\u1ee5i hoa h\u1ed3ng Marshal Niel to nh\u01b0 nh\u00e0 m\u00f9a h\u00e8, c\u00e2y chanh v\u00e0 cam, nh\u1eefng kh\u00f3m tre, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng l\u00f9m c\u1ecf cao. Rikki-tikki li\u1ebfm m\u00f4i. \"\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t khu s\u0103n b\u1eafn tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi,\"<\/i> ch\u00fa n\u00f3i, v\u00e0 \u0111u\u00f4i ch\u00fa x\u00f9 l\u00ean nh\u01b0 ch\u1ed5i c\u1ecd khi ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3, v\u00e0 ch\u00fa lao t\u1edbi lao lui trong v\u01b0\u1eddn, \u0111\u00e1nh h\u01a1i \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u00f3 cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi nghe th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i r\u1ea5t bu\u1ed3n b\u00e3 trong m\u1ed9t b\u1ee5i gai.\r\n\r\n\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 Darzee, ch\u00fa chim Ch\u00eca v\u00f4i, v\u00e0 v\u1ee3 ch\u00fa. H\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i t\u1ed5 \u0111\u1eb9p b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch k\u00e9o hai chi\u1ebfc l\u00e1 l\u1edbn l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi nhau v\u00e0 kh\u00e2u ch\u00fang l\u1ea1i \u1edf c\u00e1c m\u00e9p b\u1eb1ng s\u1ee3i, r\u1ed3i l\u00f3t l\u00f2ng t\u1ed5 b\u1eb1ng b\u00f4ng v\u00e0 l\u00f4ng v\u0169 m\u1ec1m m\u1ea1i. C\u00e1i t\u1ed5 \u0111ung \u0111\u01b0a qua l\u1ea1i, khi h\u1ecd ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean v\u00e0nh v\u00e0 kh\u00f3c.\r\n\r\n\"C\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec v\u1eady?\"<\/i> Rikki-tikki h\u1ecfi.\r\n\r\n\"Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i r\u1ea5t \u0111au kh\u1ed5,\"<\/i> Darzee n\u00f3i. \"M\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a con c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 r\u01a1i ra kh\u1ecfi t\u1ed5 h\u00f4m qua v\u00e0 Nag \u0111\u00e3 \u0103n th\u1ecbt n\u00f3.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"H\u1eebm!\"<\/i> Rikki-tikki n\u00f3i, \"th\u1eadt \u0111\u00e1ng bu\u1ed3n\u2014nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y. Nag l\u00e0 ai?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nDarzee v\u00e0 v\u1ee3 ch\u00fa ch\u1ec9 r\u00fac m\u00ecnh xu\u1ed1ng t\u1ed5 m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi, v\u00ec t\u1eeb \u0111\u00e1m c\u1ecf r\u1eadm r\u1ea1p d\u01b0\u1edbi ch\u00e2n b\u1ee5i c\u00e2y vang l\u00ean m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng r\u00edt khe kh\u1ebd\u2014m\u1ed9t \u00e2m thanh l\u1ea1nh l\u1ebdo kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp khi\u1ebfn Rikki-tikki nh\u1ea3y l\u00f9i l\u1ea1i hai b\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00e2n. R\u1ed3i t\u1eebng t\u1ea5c m\u1ed9t t\u1eeb \u0111\u00e1m c\u1ecf nh\u00f4 l\u00ean c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0 chi\u1ebfc m\u0169 gi\u01b0\u01a1ng r\u1ed9ng c\u1ee7a Nag, con r\u1eafn h\u1ed5 mang \u0111en to l\u1edbn, v\u00e0 n\u00f3 d\u00e0i n\u0103m feet t\u1eeb l\u01b0\u1ee1i \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111u\u00f4i. Khi n\u00f3 nh\u1ea5c m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n ba c\u01a1 th\u1ec3 m\u00ecnh l\u00ean kh\u1ecfi m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t, n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00f3 \u0111ung \u0111\u01b0a qua l\u1ea1i y nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t t\u00fam b\u1ed3 c\u00f4ng anh \u0111ung \u0111\u01b0a trong gi\u00f3, v\u00e0 n\u00f3 nh\u00ecn Rikki-tikki b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft r\u1eafn \u0111\u1ed9c \u00e1c kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd thay \u0111\u1ed5i bi\u1ec3u c\u1ea3m, b\u1ea5t k\u1ec3 con r\u1eafn \u0111ang ngh\u0129 g\u00ec.\r\n\r\n\"Ai l\u00e0 Nag?\"<\/i> ch\u00fa h\u1ecfi. \"Ta ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 Nag. \u0110\u1ea5ng th\u1ea7n linh v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i Brahm \u0111\u00e3 ban d\u1ea5u \u1ea5n thi\u00eang li\u00eang c\u1ee7a Ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ean t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ch\u00fang ta, khi con r\u1eafn h\u1ed5 mang \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean x\u00f2e mang che n\u1eafng cho Brahm trong gi\u1ea5c ng\u1ee7 c\u1ee7a Ng\u01b0\u1eddi. H\u00e3y nh\u00ecn \u0111\u00e2y, v\u00e0 run s\u1ee3 \u0111i!\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nN\u00f3 x\u00f2e mang r\u1ed9ng h\u01a1n bao gi\u1edd h\u1ebft, v\u00e0 Rikki-tikki nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y d\u1ea5u hi\u1ec7u tr\u00ean ph\u1ea7n l\u01b0ng c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 y h\u1ec7t nh\u01b0 h\u00ecnh m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc m\u00f3c c\u00e0i. Ch\u00fa tho\u00e1ng s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i trong ch\u1ed1c l\u00e1t, nh\u01b0ng m\u1ed9t ch\u00fa c\u1ea7y mangut kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 khi\u1ebfp s\u1ee3 l\u00e2u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, v\u00e0 d\u00f9 Rikki-tikki ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng g\u1eb7p m\u1ed9t con r\u1eafn h\u1ed5 mang s\u1ed1ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y, m\u1eb9 ch\u00fa \u0111\u00e3 cho ch\u00fa \u0103n nh\u1eefng con r\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft, v\u00e0 ch\u00fa bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng s\u1ee9 m\u1ec7nh tr\u1ecdn \u0111\u1eddi c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t con c\u1ea7y mangut tr\u01b0\u1edfng th\u00e0nh l\u00e0 chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u v\u00e0 \u0103n th\u1ecbt r\u1eafn. Nag c\u0169ng hi\u1ec3u r\u00f5 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0, trong s\u00e2u th\u1eb3m tr\u00e1i tim l\u1ea1nh gi\u00e1 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, n\u00f3 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y khi\u1ebfp s\u1ee3.\r\n\r\n\"V\u1eady th\u00ec,\"<\/i> Rikki-tikki l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng, v\u00e0 c\u00e1i \u0111u\u00f4i c\u1ee7a ch\u00fa l\u1ea1i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u d\u1ef1ng \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u00ean, \"c\u00f3 d\u1ea5u hay kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 d\u1ea5u, ng\u01b0\u01a1i c\u00f3 cho l\u00e0 \u0111\u00fang khi ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0103n th\u1ecbt nh\u1eefng ch\u00fa chim non trong t\u1ed5 kh\u00f4ng?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nNag \u0111ang suy ngh\u0129, v\u00e0 quan s\u00e1t t\u1eebng c\u1eed \u0111\u1ed9ng nh\u1ecf nh\u1ea5t trong \u0111\u00e1m c\u1ecf ph\u00eda sau l\u01b0ng Rikki-tikki. N\u00f3 bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng s\u1ef1 xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t con c\u1ea7y mangut trong khu v\u01b0\u1eddn n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ed3ng ngh\u0129a v\u1edbi c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft s\u1edbm mu\u1ed9n cho n\u00f3 v\u00e0 c\u1ea3 gia \u0111\u00ecnh n\u00f3, nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 mu\u1ed1n khi\u1ebfn Rikki-tikki m\u1ea5t c\u1ea3nh gi\u00e1c. V\u00ec th\u1ebf, n\u00f3 h\u1ea1 th\u1ea5p \u0111\u1ea7u xu\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat, v\u00e0 nghi\u00eang sang m\u1ed9t b\u00ean.\r\n\r\n\"Ch\u00fang ta h\u00e3y n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi nhau,\"<\/i> n\u00f3 n\u00f3i. \"Ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0103n tr\u1ee9ng. V\u1eady t\u1ea1i sao ta l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0103n chim?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"\u0110\u1eb1ng sau ng\u01b0\u01a1i k\u00eca! H\u00e3y nh\u00ecn \u0111\u1eb1ng sau ng\u01b0\u01a1i!\"<\/i> Darzee h\u00f3t l\u00ean.\r\n\r\nRikki-tikki hi\u1ec3u r\u00f5 h\u01a1n l\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i phung ph\u00ed th\u1eddi gian v\u00e0o vi\u1ec7c ng\u1eafm ngh\u00eda. Ch\u00fa nh\u1ea3y v\u1ecdt l\u00ean kh\u00f4ng trung cao h\u1ebft m\u1ee9c c\u00f3 th\u1ec3, v\u00e0 ngay ph\u00eda d\u01b0\u1edbi ch\u00fa, c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a Nagaina, ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1ee3 \u0111\u1ed9c \u00e1c c\u1ee7a Nag, v\u1ee5t qua. B\u00e0 ta \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e9n l\u00fat b\u00f2 \u0111\u1ebfn ph\u00eda sau l\u01b0ng ch\u00fa trong l\u00fac ch\u00fa \u0111ang tr\u00f2 chuy\u1ec7n, nh\u1eb1m k\u1ebft li\u1ec5u ch\u00fa. Ch\u00fa nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng r\u00edt d\u1eef d\u1ed9i c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 ta khi c\u00fa t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng b\u1ecb h\u1ee5t. Ch\u00fa r\u01a1i xu\u1ed1ng g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 ngang l\u01b0ng b\u00e0 ta, v\u00e0 n\u1ebfu ch\u00fa l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con c\u1ea7y mangut gi\u00e0 \u0111\u1eddi, ch\u00fa \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e2y ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 l\u00fac \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1eafn g\u00e3y s\u1ed1ng l\u01b0ng b\u00e0 ta ch\u1ec9 b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t nh\u00e1t c\u1eafn duy nh\u1ea5t; nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fa l\u1ea1i s\u1ee3 c\u00fa qu\u1eadt tr\u1ea3 kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp c\u1ee7a con r\u1eafn h\u1ed5 mang. Ch\u00fa \u0111\u00e3 c\u1eafn, \u0111\u00fang v\u1eady, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng gi\u1eef \u0111\u1ee7 l\u00e2u, v\u00e0 ch\u00fa nh\u1ea3y v\u1ecdt kh\u1ecfi nh\u00e1t qu\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a chi\u1ebfc \u0111u\u00f4i, \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i Nagaina b\u1ecb th\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u00e0 gi\u1eadn d\u1eef.\r\n\r\n\"Darzee th\u1eadt x\u1ea5u xa, th\u1eadt x\u1ea5u xa!\"<\/i> Nag n\u00f3i, v\u01b0\u01a1n m\u00ecnh h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda t\u1ed5 chim trong b\u1ee5i gai. Nh\u01b0ng Darzee \u0111\u00e3 x\u00e2y t\u1ed5 ngo\u00e0i t\u1ea7m v\u1edbi c\u1ee7a r\u1eafn, v\u00e0 t\u1ed5 ch\u1ec9 \u0111ung \u0111\u01b0a nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng.\r\n\r\nRikki-tikki c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft m\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ecf l\u00ean v\u00e0 n\u00f3ng ran (khi m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t con c\u1ea7y mangut chuy\u1ec3n \u0111\u1ecf, ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 n\u00f3 \u0111ang n\u1ed5i gi\u1eadn)<\/i>, v\u00e0 ch\u00fa ng\u1ed3i th\u1ee5t l\u00f9i tr\u00ean \u0111u\u00f4i c\u00f9ng hai ch\u00e2n sau nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ch\u00fa kangaroo nh\u1ecf, li\u1ebfc m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn quanh, r\u1ed3i l\u1ea9m b\u1ea9m trong c\u01a1n t\u1ee9c gi\u1eadn. Nh\u01b0ng Nag v\u00e0 Nagaina \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t v\u00e0o \u0111\u00e1m c\u1ecf. Khi m\u1ed9t con r\u1eafn t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng h\u1ee5t, n\u00f3 ch\u1eb3ng n\u00f3i l\u1eddi n\u00e0o hay \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ed9 d\u1ea5u hi\u1ec7u g\u00ec v\u1ec1 \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh ti\u1ebfp theo c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Rikki-tikki kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n \u0111u\u1ed5i theo ch\u00fang, v\u00ec ch\u00fa kh\u00f4ng ch\u1eafc m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ed1i ph\u00f3 c\u00f9ng l\u00fac v\u1edbi c\u1ea3 hai con r\u1eafn. V\u00ec v\u1eady, ch\u00fa ch\u1ea1y lon ton \u0111\u1ebfn con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng r\u1ea3i s\u1ecfi g\u1ea7n nh\u00e0, v\u00e0 ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng suy ngh\u0129. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 nghi\u00eam tr\u1ecdng \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi ch\u00fa.\r\n\r\nN\u1ebfu b\u1ea1n \u0111\u1ecdc nh\u1eefng cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch l\u1ecbch s\u1eed t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean c\u0169, b\u1ea1n s\u1ebd th\u1ea5y ch\u00fang kh\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ecbnh r\u1eb1ng khi c\u1ea7y mangut chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u v\u1edbi r\u1eafn v\u00e0 b\u1ecb c\u1eafn, n\u00f3 s\u1ebd ch\u1ea1y \u0111i \u0103n m\u1ed9t lo\u1ea1i th\u1ea3o m\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1eefa l\u00e0nh v\u1ebft th\u01b0\u01a1ng. \u0110i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c. Chi\u1ebfn th\u1eafng ch\u1ec9 ph\u1ee5 thu\u1ed9c v\u00e0o s\u1ef1 nhanh nh\u1ea1y c\u1ee7a \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f4i ch\u00e2n\u2014\u0111\u00f2n t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng c\u1ee7a r\u1eafn \u0111\u1ed1i \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1edbi c\u00fa nh\u1ea3y l\u1eb9 l\u00e0ng c\u1ee7a c\u1ea7y mangut\u2014v\u00e0 b\u1edfi v\u00ec kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft n\u00e0o c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 theo k\u1ecbp chuy\u1ec3n \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ea7u r\u1eafn khi n\u00f3 lao t\u1edbi, \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y khi\u1ebfn m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 tr\u1edf n\u00ean k\u1ef3 di\u1ec7u h\u01a1n b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 lo\u1ea1i th\u1ea3o m\u1ed9c th\u1ea7n k\u1ef3 n\u00e0o. Rikki-tikki hi\u1ec3u r\u00f5 m\u00ecnh ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ch\u00fa c\u1ea7y mangut non n\u1edbt, v\u00e0 ch\u00ednh suy ngh\u0129 \u1ea5y c\u00e0ng khi\u1ebfn ch\u00fa h\u00e0i l\u00f2ng h\u01a1n khi nh\u1eadn ra m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 n\u00e9 tr\u00e1nh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00f2n t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng t\u1eeb ph\u00eda sau. \u0110i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 mang l\u1ea1i cho ch\u00fa s\u1ef1 t\u1ef1 tin, v\u00e0 khi Teddy ch\u1ea1y d\u1ecdc theo con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, Rikki-tikki \u0111\u00e3 s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng \u0111\u00f3n nh\u1eadn nh\u1eefng c\u1eed ch\u1ec9 vu\u1ed1t ve \u00e2u y\u1ebfm.\r\n\r\nNh\u01b0ng ngay khi Teddy \u0111ang c\u00fai xu\u1ed1ng, c\u00f3 th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 qu\u1eaby nh\u1eb9 trong b\u1ee5i \u0111\u1ea5t, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i b\u00e9 x\u00edu vang l\u00ean: \"C\u1ea9n th\u1eadn. Ta l\u00e0 T\u1eed th\u1ea7n!\"<\/i> \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 Karait, con r\u1eafn nh\u1ecf m\u00e0u n\u00e2u b\u1ee5i b\u1eb7m th\u01b0\u1eddng n\u1eb1m tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ea7y b\u1ee5i; v\u00e0 v\u1ebft c\u1eafn c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 nguy hi\u1ec3m nh\u01b0 r\u1eafn h\u1ed5 mang. Nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 qu\u00e1 nh\u1ecf n\u00ean kh\u00f4ng ai \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ebfn n\u00f3, v\u00e0 v\u00ec v\u1eady n\u00f3 g\u00e2y h\u1ea1i nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n cho m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi.\r\n\r\nM\u1eaft Rikki-tikki l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ecf l\u00ean, v\u00e0 ch\u00fa nh\u1ea3y v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda Karait v\u1edbi d\u00e1ng \u0111i l\u1eafc l\u01b0, \u0111ung \u0111\u01b0a \u0111\u1eb7c tr\u01b0ng m\u00e0 ch\u00fa th\u1eeba h\u01b0\u1edfng t\u1eeb gia \u0111\u00ecnh m\u00ecnh. Tr\u00f4ng n\u00f3 r\u1ea5t bu\u1ed3n c\u01b0\u1eddi, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t d\u00e1ng \u0111i c\u00e2n b\u1eb1ng ho\u00e0n h\u1ea3o \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i b\u1ea1n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ph\u00f3ng \u0111i theo b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 g\u00f3c \u0111\u1ed9 n\u00e0o b\u1ea1n mu\u1ed1n, v\u00e0 khi \u0111\u1ed1i ph\u00f3 v\u1edbi r\u1eafn, \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t l\u1ee3i th\u1ebf. N\u1ebfu Rikki-tikki bi\u1ebft, ch\u00fa \u0111ang l\u00e0m m\u1ed9t vi\u1ec7c nguy hi\u1ec3m h\u01a1n nhi\u1ec1u so v\u1edbi vi\u1ec7c chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u v\u1edbi Nag, v\u00ec Karait qu\u00e1 nh\u1ecf, v\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 quay nhanh \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i tr\u1eeb khi Rikki c\u1eafn n\u00f3 s\u00e1t g\u00e1y, ch\u00fa s\u1ebd nh\u1eadn \u0111\u00f2n tr\u1ea3 v\u00e0o m\u1eaft ho\u1eb7c m\u00f4i. Nh\u01b0ng Rikki kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft. M\u1eaft ch\u00fa \u0111\u1ecf hoe, v\u00e0 ch\u00fa l\u1eafc l\u01b0 t\u1edbi lui, t\u00ecm m\u1ed9t ch\u1ed7 t\u1ed1t \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1eafn. Karait t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng. Rikki nh\u1ea3y sang b\u00ean v\u00e0 c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng lao v\u00e0o, nh\u01b0ng c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u1ecf b\u00e9 m\u00e0u x\u00e1m b\u1ee5i b\u1eb7m \u0111\u1ed9c \u00e1c v\u1ee5t qua trong t\u00edch t\u1eafc vai ch\u00fa, v\u00e0 ch\u00fa ph\u1ea3i nh\u1ea3y qua th\u00e2n n\u00f3, c\u00f2n c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u th\u00ec b\u00e1m s\u00e1t g\u00f3t ch\u00e2n ch\u00fa.\r\n\r\nTeddy h\u00e9t l\u00ean v\u1edbi c\u0103n nh\u00e0: \"\u1ed2, nh\u00ecn n\u00e0y! Con c\u1ea7y mangut c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta \u0111ang gi\u1ebft m\u1ed9t con r\u1eafn.\"<\/i> V\u00e0 Rikki-tikki nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng h\u00e9t t\u1eeb m\u1eb9 Teddy. B\u1ed1 c\u1eadu b\u00e9 ch\u1ea1y ra v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y g\u1eady, nh\u01b0ng khi \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn n\u01a1i, Karait \u0111\u00e3 lao ra qu\u00e1 xa, v\u00e0 Rikki-tikki \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eadt l\u00ean, nh\u1ea3y l\u00ean l\u01b0ng con r\u1eafn, h\u1ea1 \u0111\u1ea7u xu\u1ed1ng gi\u1eefa hai ch\u00e2n tr\u01b0\u1edbc, c\u1eafn v\u00e0o ph\u1ea7n l\u01b0ng cao nh\u1ea5t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3, v\u00e0 l\u0103n ra xa. C\u00fa c\u1eafn \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m Karait t\u00ea li\u1ec7t, v\u00e0 Rikki-tikki s\u1eafp s\u1eeda \u0103n th\u1ecbt n\u00f3 t\u1eeb \u0111u\u00f4i, theo phong t\u1ee5c c\u1ee7a gia \u0111\u00ecnh ch\u00fa trong b\u1eefa \u0103n, th\u00ec ch\u00fa nh\u1edb r\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t b\u1eefa \u0103n no s\u1ebd l\u00e0m c\u1ea7y mangut ch\u1eadm ch\u1ea1p, v\u00e0 n\u1ebfu ch\u00fa mu\u1ed1n gi\u1eef to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh v\u00e0 s\u1ef1 nhanh nh\u1eb9n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, ch\u00fa ph\u1ea3i gi\u1eef d\u00e1ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ea3nh mai.\r\n\r\nCh\u00fa b\u00e8n l\u0103n m\u00ecnh trong b\u1ee5i \u0111\u1ea5t d\u01b0\u1edbi nh\u1eefng c\u00e2y th\u1ea7u d\u1ea7u, trong l\u00fac \u00f4ng Teddy \u0111\u00e1nh cho con r\u1eafn Karait \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft th\u00eam t\u01a1i t\u1ea3. \"Vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 \u00edch g\u00ec \u0111\u00e2u?\"<\/i> Rikki-tikki ngh\u0129 b\u1ee5ng. \"Ta \u0111\u00e3 xong vi\u1ec7c r\u1ed3i m\u00e0;\"<\/i> r\u1ed3i b\u00e0 Teddy nh\u1ea5c ch\u00fa l\u00ean kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u00e1m b\u1ee5i, \u00f4m ch\u1ea7m l\u1ea5y ch\u00fa, v\u1eeba kh\u00f3c v\u1eeba n\u00f3i ch\u00fa \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ee9u s\u1ed1ng Teddy, c\u00f2n \u00f4ng Teddy th\u00ec b\u1ea3o ch\u00fa l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u00e2n hu\u1ec7 tr\u1eddi ban, c\u00f2n c\u1eadu Teddy th\u00ec nh\u00ecn ch\u00fa v\u1edbi \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft m\u1edf to \u0111\u1ea7y kinh h\u00e3i. Rikki-tikki th\u1ea5y m\u1ecdi s\u1ef1 \u1ed3n \u00e0o \u1ea5y th\u1eadt bu\u1ed3n c\u01b0\u1eddi, d\u0129 nhi\u00ean l\u00e0 ch\u00fa ch\u1eb3ng hi\u1ec3u g\u00ec c\u1ea3. B\u00e0 Teddy c\u00f3 l\u1ebd \u0111\u00e3 vu\u1ed1t ve Teddy v\u00ec c\u1eadu b\u00e9 ngh\u1ecbch \u0111\u1ea5t b\u1ea9n. C\u00f2n Rikki th\u00ec \u0111ang t\u1eadn h\u01b0\u1edfng th\u00fa vui c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch tr\u1ecdn v\u1eb9n.\r\n\r\nT\u1ed1i h\u00f4m \u1ea5y, trong b\u1eefa \u0103n, ch\u00fa \u0111i l\u1ea1i gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng ch\u00e9n r\u01b0\u1ee3u tr\u00ean b\u00e0n, v\u00e0 ch\u00fa c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0103n no n\u00ea g\u1ea5p ba l\u1ea7n nh\u1edd nh\u1eefng m\u00f3n ngon l\u00e0nh. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fa v\u1eabn nh\u1edb \u0111\u1ebfn Nag v\u00e0 Nagaina, v\u00e0 d\u00f9 r\u1ea5t th\u00edch \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u00e0 Teddy vu\u1ed1t ve, n\u00e2ng niu, th\u00edch ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean vai Teddy, \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft ch\u00fa th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ecf l\u00ean, v\u00e0 ch\u00fa l\u1ea1i c\u1ea5t l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng k\u00eau chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u d\u00e0i c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh: \"Rikk-tikk-tikki-tikki-tchk!\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nTeddy \u00f4m ch\u00fa v\u00e0o l\u00f2ng khi \u0111i ng\u1ee7, v\u00e0 c\u01b0\u01a1ng quy\u1ebft \u0111\u00f2i Rikki-tikki ph\u1ea3i n\u1eb1m ng\u1ee7 d\u01b0\u1edbi c\u1eb1m m\u00ecnh. Rikki-tikki qu\u00e1 l\u1ecbch thi\u1ec7p \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1eafn hay c\u00e0o c\u1ea5u, nh\u01b0ng ngay khi Teddy ch\u00ecm v\u00e0o gi\u1ea5c ng\u1ee7 say, ch\u00fa l\u1ea1i l\u1eefng th\u1eefng \u0111i d\u1ea1o kh\u1eafp nh\u00e0 trong \u0111\u00eam t\u1ed1i, v\u00e0 trong b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i, ch\u00fa ch\u1ea1m tr\u00e1n Chuchundra, ch\u00fa chu\u1ed9t x\u1ea1 h\u01b0\u01a1ng, \u0111ang b\u00f2 n\u00e9p s\u00e1t d\u1ecdc b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1eddng. Chuchundra l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t sinh v\u1eadt nh\u1ecf b\u00e9 v\u1edbi tr\u00e1i tim tan n\u00e1t. Ch\u00fa ta r\u00ean r\u1ec9 v\u00e0 k\u00eau ch\u00edt ch\u00edt su\u1ed1t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u00eam, c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng d\u1ed3n h\u1ebft can \u0111\u1ea3m \u0111\u1ec3 lao ra gi\u1eefa c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fa ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3.\r\n\r\n\"Xin \u0111\u1eebng gi\u1ebft t\u00f4i,\"<\/i> Chuchundra n\u00f3i, gi\u1ecdng g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 ngh\u1eb9n ng\u00e0o. \"Rikki-tikki, xin \u0111\u1eebng gi\u1ebft t\u00f4i!\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Ng\u01b0\u01a1i t\u01b0\u1edfng m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb chuy\u00ean gi\u1ebft r\u1eafn l\u1ea1i \u0111i gi\u1ebft chu\u1ed9t x\u1ea1 h\u01b0\u01a1ng sao?\"<\/i> Rikki-tikki \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i b\u1eb1ng gi\u1ecdng \u0111i\u1ec7u \u0111\u1ea7y khinh b\u1ec9.\r\n\r\n\"K\u1ebb gi\u1ebft r\u1eafn r\u1ed3i c\u0169ng s\u1ebd b\u1ecb r\u1eafn gi\u1ebft,\"<\/i> Chuchundra n\u00f3i, c\u00e0ng l\u00fac c\u00e0ng th\u00eam \u1ee7 d\u1ed9t. \"V\u00e0 l\u00e0m sao ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn r\u1eb1ng Nag s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng nh\u1ea7m ta v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u01a1i v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00eam t\u1ed1i n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec ph\u1ea3i lo c\u1ea3,\"<\/i> Rikki-tikki \u0111\u00e1p. \"Nh\u01b0ng Nag \u0111ang \u1edf ngo\u00e0i v\u01b0\u1eddn, v\u00e0 ta bi\u1ebft ng\u01b0\u01a1i ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd ra \u0111\u00f3.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Ng\u01b0\u1eddi anh h\u1ecd c\u1ee7a ta, Chua, con chu\u1ed9t ch\u00f9, \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ea3o v\u1edbi ta\u2014\"<\/i> Chuchundra n\u00f3i r\u1ed3i ng\u1eadp ng\u1eebng.\r\n\r\n\"B\u1ea3o v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Su\u1ef5t! Nag \u1edf kh\u1eafp m\u1ecdi n\u01a1i, Rikki-tikki \u1ea1. L\u1ebd ra ng\u01b0\u01a1i n\u00ean n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi Chua trong v\u01b0\u1eddn.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Ta \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m th\u1ebf\u2014n\u00ean ng\u01b0\u01a1i ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i cho ta bi\u1ebft. Nhanh l\u00ean, Chuchundra, n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng ta s\u1ebd c\u1eafn ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u1ea5y!\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nChuchundra ng\u1ed3i b\u1ec7t xu\u1ed1ng, n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft r\u00e0n r\u1ee5a \u01b0\u1edbt \u0111\u1eabm b\u1ed9 ria m\u00e9p. \"T\u00f4i th\u1eadt l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb kh\u1ed1n kh\u1ed5,\"<\/i> h\u1eafn n\u1ee9c n\u1edf. \"T\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee7 d\u0169ng kh\u00ed \u0111\u1ec3 lao ra gi\u1eefa ph\u00f2ng c\u1ea3. Su\u1ef5t! T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u00e9p n\u00f3i g\u00ec v\u1edbi anh \u0111\u00e2u. Anh kh\u00f4ng nghe th\u1ea5y sao, Rikki-tikki?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nRikki-tikki ch\u0103m ch\u00fa l\u1eafng nghe. C\u0103n nh\u00e0 v\u1eafng l\u1eb7ng nh\u01b0 t\u1edd, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fa tin m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nghe th\u1ea5y \u00e2m thanh kh\u1ebd kh\u00e0ng nh\u1ea5t tr\u00ean \u0111\u1eddi\u2014m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 \u00e2m thanh mong manh t\u1ef1a ti\u1ebfng ong vo ve tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t k\u00ednh c\u1eeda s\u1ed5\u2014\u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng v\u1ea3y r\u1eafn kh\u00f4 r\u00e1p tr\u01b0\u1eddn tr\u00ean n\u1ec1n g\u1ea1ch.\r\n\r\n\"\u0110\u1ea5y l\u00e0 Nag ho\u1eb7c Nagaina,\"<\/i> ch\u00fa t\u1ef1 nh\u1ee7 th\u1ea7m, \"v\u00e0 n\u00f3 \u0111ang len v\u00e0o c\u1ed1ng tho\u00e1t n\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ee7a ph\u00f2ng t\u1eafm. Anh n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang, Chuchundra; l\u1ebd ra ta n\u00ean tr\u00f2 chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi Chua.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nN\u00f3 l\u00e9n v\u00e0o ph\u00f2ng t\u1eafm c\u1ee7a Teddy, nh\u01b0ng ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ea5y g\u00ec, r\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i l\u1ebbn sang ph\u00f2ng t\u1eafm c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9 Teddy. D\u01b0\u1edbi ch\u00e2n b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1eddng th\u1ea1ch cao tr\u01a1n l\u00e1ng, c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t vi\u00ean g\u1ea1ch \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c k\u00e9o ra \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m l\u1ed7 tho\u00e1t n\u01b0\u1edbc t\u1eafm, v\u00e0 khi Rikki-tikki l\u1ebbn v\u00e0o b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1i g\u1edd x\u00e2y n\u01a1i \u0111\u1eb7t b\u1ed3n t\u1eafm, n\u00f3 nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng Nag v\u00e0 Nagaina th\u00ec th\u1ea7m b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i d\u01b0\u1edbi \u00e1nh tr\u0103ng.\r\n\r\n\"Khi trong nh\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n ai,\"<\/i> Nagaina n\u00f3i v\u1edbi ch\u1ed3ng, \"h\u1eafn s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i \u0111i, v\u00e0 khi \u0111\u00f3 khu v\u01b0\u1eddn s\u1ebd l\u1ea1i thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 ch\u00fang ta. H\u00e3y l\u1eb7ng l\u1ebd \u0111i v\u00e0o, v\u00e0 nh\u1edb r\u1eb1ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng to l\u1edbn \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1ebft Karait s\u1ebd l\u00e0 k\u1ebb \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean b\u1ecb c\u1eafn. Sau \u0111\u00f3 h\u00e3y ra ngo\u00e0i v\u00e0 b\u00e1o cho ta bi\u1ebft, r\u1ed3i ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd c\u00f9ng nhau \u0111i s\u0103n Rikki-tikki.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Nh\u01b0ng em c\u00f3 ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn r\u1eb1ng vi\u1ec7c gi\u1ebft ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1ea5y mang l\u1ea1i l\u1ee3i \u00edch g\u00ec kh\u00f4ng?\"<\/i> Nag h\u1ecfi.\r\n\r\n\"T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi \u0111i\u1ec1u. Khi kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n b\u00f3ng d\u00e1ng con ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong c\u0103n bi\u1ec7t th\u1ef1, li\u1ec7u ch\u00fang ta c\u00f2n th\u1ea5y b\u00f3ng d\u00e1ng c\u1ea7y mangut n\u00e0o trong v\u01b0\u1eddn n\u1eefa kh\u00f4ng? Ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n c\u0103n bi\u1ec7t th\u1ef1 tr\u1ed1ng v\u1eafng, ch\u00fang ta ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 vua v\u00e0 ho\u00e0ng h\u1eadu c\u1ee7a c\u1ea3 khu v\u01b0\u1eddn n\u00e0y; v\u00e0 h\u00e3y nh\u1edb k\u1ef9 r\u1eb1ng ngay khi nh\u1eefng qu\u1ea3 tr\u1ee9ng c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta trong lu\u1ed1ng d\u01b0a h\u1ea5u n\u1edf ra (c\u00f3 l\u1ebd l\u00e0 ng\u00e0y mai)<\/i>, l\u0169 con c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd c\u1ea7n kh\u00f4ng gian v\u00e0 s\u1ef1 y\u00ean t\u0129nh.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Ta ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng ngh\u0129 t\u1edbi \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3,\"<\/i> Nag n\u00f3i. \"Ta s\u1ebd \u0111i, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i s\u0103n \u0111u\u1ed5i Rikki-tikki sau \u0111\u00f3 n\u1eefa. Ta s\u1ebd gi\u1ebft ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng to l\u1edbn c\u00f9ng v\u1ee3 h\u1eafn, v\u00e0 c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb n\u1ebfu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3, r\u1ed3i l\u1eb7ng l\u1ebd r\u1eddi \u0111i. L\u00fac \u1ea5y, c\u0103n bi\u1ec7t th\u1ef1 s\u1ebd tr\u1ed1ng tr\u1ea3i, v\u00e0 Rikki-tikki c\u0169ng s\u1ebd ra \u0111i.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nRikki-tikki b\u1eebng b\u1eebng ch\u1ea1y t\u1edbi, l\u00f2ng tr\u00e0n ng\u1eadp s\u1ef1 ph\u1eabn n\u1ed9 v\u00e0 c\u0103m gh\u00e9t tr\u01b0\u1edbc h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng n\u00e0y, r\u1ed3i c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a Nag chui qua l\u1ed7 tho\u00e1t n\u01b0\u1edbc, ti\u1ebfp theo l\u00e0 th\u00e2n h\u00ecnh d\u00e0i n\u0103m b\u1ed9 l\u1ea1nh l\u1ebdo c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. D\u00f9 \u0111ang s\u1ee5c s\u00f4i gi\u1eadn d\u1eef, Rikki-tikki v\u1eabn c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t n\u1ed7i s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i s\u00e2u s\u1eafc khi tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y k\u00edch th\u01b0\u1edbc kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 c\u1ee7a con r\u1eafn h\u1ed5 mang. Nag cu\u1ed9n tr\u00f2n m\u00ecnh, ng\u1ea9ng cao \u0111\u1ea7u, v\u00e0 nh\u00ecn s\u00e2u v\u00e0o c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng t\u1eafm t\u1ed1i om, v\u00e0 Rikki c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u1ea5y \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft n\u00f3 l\u1ea5p l\u00e1nh.\r\n\r\n\"Gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y, n\u1ebfu ta gi\u1ebft n\u00f3 t\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y, Nagaina s\u1ebd bi\u1ebft; c\u00f2n n\u1ebfu ta \u0111\u1ed1i \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1edbi n\u00f3 tr\u00ean n\u1ec1n nh\u00e0 tr\u1ed1ng tr\u1ea3i, l\u1ee3i th\u1ebf s\u1ebd thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 n\u00f3. Ta ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m sao \u0111\u00e2y?\"<\/i> Rikki-tikki-tavi t\u1ef1 nh\u1ee7.\r\n\r\nNag \u0111ung \u0111\u01b0a qua l\u1ea1i, r\u1ed3i Rikki-tikki nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng n\u00f3 \u0111ang u\u1ed1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc t\u1eeb chi\u1ebfc v\u1ea1i l\u1edbn nh\u1ea5t d\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1ee9a n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ed5 \u0111\u1ea7y b\u1ed3n t\u1eafm. \"T\u1ed1t l\u1eafm,\"<\/i> con r\u1eafn l\u1ea9m b\u1ea9m. \"B\u00e2y gi\u1edd, khi Karait b\u1ecb gi\u1ebft, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng to l\u1edbn \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ea7m m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y g\u1eady. H\u1eafn c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 v\u1eabn gi\u1eef c\u00e2y g\u1eady \u0111\u00f3, nh\u01b0ng khi h\u1eafn v\u00e0o t\u1eafm v\u00e0o bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng, h\u1eafn s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng mang theo. Ta s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ee3i \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi h\u1eafn t\u1edbi. Nagaina\u2014ng\u01b0\u01a1i c\u00f3 nghe th\u1ea5y ta kh\u00f4ng?\u2014Ta s\u1ebd ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i trong c\u00e1i l\u1ea1nh n\u00e0y cho t\u1edbi l\u00fac tr\u1eddi s\u00e1ng.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nKh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t \u00e2m thanh \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i t\u1eeb b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i, Rikki-tikki bi\u1ebft Nagaina \u0111\u00e3 r\u1eddi \u0111i. Nag cu\u1ed9n tr\u00f2n m\u00ecnh l\u1ea1i, v\u00f2ng n\u00e0y n\u1ed1i v\u00f2ng kia, quanh ph\u1ea7n ph\u00ecnh ra \u1edf \u0111\u00e1y v\u1ea1i n\u01b0\u1edbc, c\u00f2n Rikki-tikki \u0111\u1ee9ng im nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i x\u00e1c. Sau m\u1ed9t gi\u1edd, ch\u00fa m\u1edbi b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u di chuy\u1ec3n, t\u1eebng t\u00ed m\u1ed9t, v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda chi\u1ebfc v\u1ea1i. Nag \u0111ang ng\u1ee7, v\u00e0 Rikki-tikki nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o t\u1ea5m l\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ed3 s\u1ed9 c\u1ee7a n\u00f3, t\u1ef1 h\u1ecfi \u0111\u00e2u s\u1ebd l\u00e0 ch\u1ed7 c\u1eafn hi\u1ec7u qu\u1ea3 nh\u1ea5t. \"N\u1ebfu ta kh\u00f4ng c\u1eafn g\u00e3y l\u01b0ng n\u00f3 ngay t\u1eeb c\u00fa nh\u1ea3y \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean,\"<\/i> Rikki n\u00f3i, \"n\u00f3 v\u1eabn c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u. M\u00e0 n\u1ebfu n\u00f3 chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u\u2014\u00d4i Rikki!\"<\/i> Ch\u00fa nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ed9 d\u00e0y c\u1ee7a chi\u1ebfc c\u1ed5 d\u01b0\u1edbi m\u0169, nh\u01b0ng \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 qu\u00e1 s\u1ee9c v\u1edbi ch\u00fa; c\u00f2n m\u1ed9t c\u00fa c\u1eafn g\u1ea7n \u0111u\u00f4i th\u00ec ch\u1ec9 khi\u1ebfn Nag th\u00eam ph\u1ea7n hung d\u1eef.\r\n\r\n\"Ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u,\"<\/i> cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng ch\u00fa n\u00f3i; \"c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u \u1edf tr\u00ean c\u00e1i m\u0169. V\u00e0, m\u1ed9t khi \u0111\u00e3 c\u1eafn v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, ta kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bu\u00f4ng ra.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nR\u1ed3i ch\u00fa nh\u1ea3y. C\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u n\u1eb1m h\u01a1i c\u00e1ch xa v\u1ea1i n\u01b0\u1edbc, ph\u00eda d\u01b0\u1edbi ph\u1ea7n cong c\u1ee7a n\u00f3; v\u00e0, khi r\u0103ng ch\u00fa ch\u1ea1m v\u00e0o, Rikki t\u1ef1a l\u01b0ng v\u00e0o ph\u1ea7n ph\u00ecnh ra c\u1ee7a chi\u1ebfc b\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ea5t nung \u0111\u1ecf \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1eef ch\u1eb7t c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u. \u0110i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y cho ch\u00fa m\u1ed9t gi\u00e2y n\u1eafm gi\u1eef, v\u00e0 ch\u00fa \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eadn d\u1ee5ng t\u1ed1i \u0111a n\u00f3. R\u1ed3i ch\u00fa b\u1ecb qu\u0103ng qua qu\u1eadt l\u1ea1i nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t con chu\u1ed9t b\u1ecb ch\u00f3 l\u1eafc\u2014qua l\u1ea1i tr\u00ean s\u00e0n, l\u00ean xu\u1ed1ng, v\u00e0 theo nh\u1eefng v\u00f2ng tr\u00f2n l\u1edbn, nh\u01b0ng m\u1eaft ch\u00fa \u0111\u1ecf hoe v\u00e0 ch\u00fa b\u00e1m ch\u1eb7t khi th\u00e2n h\u00ecnh qu\u1ea5t m\u1ea1nh tr\u00ean s\u00e0n, l\u00e0m \u0111\u1ed5 c\u1ea3 mu\u00f4i thi\u1ebfc, h\u1ed9p x\u00e0 ph\u00f2ng v\u00e0 b\u00e0n ch\u1ea3i t\u1eafm, v\u00e0 va v\u00e0o th\u00e0nh b\u1ed3n t\u1eafm b\u1eb1ng thi\u1ebfc. Khi ch\u00fa gi\u1eef ch\u1eb7t, ch\u00fa c\u00e0ng si\u1ebft ch\u1eb7t h\u00e0m r\u0103ng, v\u00ec ch\u00fa ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn m\u00ecnh s\u1ebd b\u1ecb \u0111\u1eadp ch\u1ebft, v\u00e0, v\u00ec danh d\u1ef1 c\u1ee7a gia \u0111\u00ecnh, ch\u00fa th\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y v\u1edbi h\u00e0m r\u0103ng kh\u00f3a ch\u1eb7t. Ch\u00fa cho\u00e1ng v\u00e1ng, \u0111au nh\u1ee9c, v\u00e0 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y nh\u01b0 tan n\u00e1t khi c\u00f3 th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 n\u1ed5 tung nh\u01b0 ti\u1ebfng s\u1ea5m ngay ph\u00eda sau ch\u00fa. M\u1ed9t lu\u1ed3ng gi\u00f3 n\u00f3ng th\u1ed5i ch\u00fa b\u1ea5t t\u1ec9nh v\u00e0 l\u1eeda n\u00f3ng r\u00e1t b\u1ed9 l\u00f4ng c\u1ee7a ch\u00fa. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng to l\u1edbn \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb \u0111\u00e1nh th\u1ee9c b\u1edfi ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed9ng, v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eafn c\u1ea3 hai n\u00f2ng s\u00fang s\u0103n v\u00e0o Nag ngay ph\u00eda sau m\u0169.\r\n\r\nRikki-tikki v\u1eabn b\u00e1m ch\u1eb7t, \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft nh\u1eafm ch\u1eb7t, v\u00ec l\u00fac n\u00e0y ch\u00fa ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n tin r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft. Nh\u01b0ng c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u kia kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 nh\u00fac nh\u00edch, v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng cao l\u1edbn nh\u1ea5c ch\u00fa l\u00ean r\u1ed3i n\u00f3i: \"L\u1ea1i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con c\u1ea7y mangut n\u1eefa \u0111\u00e2y, Alice. Ch\u00fa nh\u1ecf n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ee9u m\u1ea1ng ch\u00fang ta r\u1ed3i.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nSau \u0111\u00f3, m\u1eb9 c\u1ee7a Teddy b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o v\u1edbi khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t t\u00e1i nh\u1ee3t, b\u00e0 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng g\u00ec c\u00f2n s\u00f3t l\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a Nag, v\u00e0 Rikki-tikki l\u00ea b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u1ec1 ph\u00f2ng ng\u1ee7 c\u1ee7a Teddy, d\u00e0nh n\u1eeda \u0111\u00eam c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i run r\u1ea9y nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ec3 xem li\u1ec7u m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 v\u1ee1 th\u00e0nh b\u1ed1n m\u01b0\u01a1i m\u1ea3nh nh\u01b0 ch\u00fa t\u1eebng t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng hay kh\u00f4ng.\r\n\r\nKhi b\u00ecnh minh l\u00f3 r\u1ea1ng, ch\u00fa c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00ecnh c\u1ee9ng \u0111\u1edd, nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea1i v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng h\u00e0i l\u00f2ng v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng g\u00ec m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m. \"Gi\u1edd ta c\u00f2n ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ed1i ph\u00f3 v\u1edbi Nagaina, v\u00e0 b\u00e0 ta s\u1ebd c\u00f2n \u0111\u00e1ng s\u1ee3 h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 n\u0103m con Nag c\u1ed9ng l\u1ea1i, kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft l\u0169 tr\u1ee9ng m\u00e0 b\u00e0 ta nh\u1eafc \u0111\u1ebfn s\u1ebd n\u1edf v\u00e0o l\u00fac n\u00e0o. Tr\u1eddi \u01a1i! Ta ph\u1ea3i \u0111i g\u1eb7p Darzee ngay m\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c,\"<\/i> ch\u00fa n\u00f3i.\r\n\r\nKh\u00f4ng ch\u1edd \u0103n s\u00e1ng, Rikki-tikki ch\u1ea1y th\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ebfn b\u1ee5i gai n\u01a1i Darzee \u0111ang c\u1ea5t cao gi\u1ecdng h\u00e1t m\u1ed9t b\u00e0i ca kh\u1ea3i ho\u00e0n. Tin Nag ch\u1ebft \u0111\u00e3 lan kh\u1eafp khu v\u01b0\u1eddn, b\u1edfi ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u00e9t d\u1ecdn \u0111\u00e3 qu\u1eb3ng x\u00e1c n\u00f3 l\u00ean \u0111\u1ed1ng r\u00e1c.\r\n\r\n\"\u00d4i, \u0111\u1ed3 chim non ng\u1ed1c ngh\u1ebfch kia!\"<\/i> Rikki-tikki t\u1ee9c gi\u1eadn n\u00f3i. \"Ph\u1ea3i l\u00fac n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ec3 h\u00e1t h\u00f2 sao?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Nag \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft - \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft - \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft r\u1ed3i!\"<\/i> Darzee ca l\u00ean. \"Rikki-tikki d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m \u0111\u00e3 n\u1eafm ch\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea7u n\u00f3 v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng bu\u00f4ng. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng to l\u1edbn mang c\u00e2y s\u00fang t\u1edbi, Nag v\u1ee1 l\u00e0m \u0111\u00f4i! N\u00f3 s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd c\u00f2n \u0103n th\u1ecbt con ta n\u1eefa.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u00fang c\u1ea3. Nh\u01b0ng Nagaina \u0111\u00e2u r\u1ed3i?\"<\/i> Rikki-tikki n\u00f3i, v\u1eeba n\u00f3i v\u1eeba c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn nh\u00ecn quanh.\r\n\r\n\"Nagaina \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng tho\u00e1t n\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ee7a ph\u00f2ng t\u1eafm v\u00e0 g\u1ecdi Nag,\"<\/i> Darzee ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c k\u1ec3, \"v\u00e0 Nag chui ra tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y g\u1eady\u2014ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u00e9t d\u1ecdn \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1eb7t n\u00f3 l\u00ean tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y g\u1eady v\u00e0 v\u1ee9t n\u00f3 l\u00ean \u0111\u1ed1ng r\u00e1c. H\u00e3y h\u00e1t v\u1ec1 Rikki-tikki v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i, m\u1eaft \u0111\u1ecf hoe!\"<\/i> V\u00e0 Darzee c\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfng h\u00e1t vang.\r\n\r\n\"N\u1ebfu ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ed5 c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u01a1i, ta s\u1ebd l\u0103n h\u1ebft l\u0169 con c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u01a1i ra ngo\u00e0i!\"<\/i> Rikki-tikki n\u00f3i. \"Ng\u01b0\u01a1i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft khi n\u00e0o n\u00ean l\u00e0m \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00fang \u0111\u1eafn v\u00e0o \u0111\u00fang th\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec3m. Ng\u01b0\u01a1i an to\u00e0n tr\u00ean t\u1ed5 c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u01a1i, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 chi\u1ebfn tranh \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi ta \u1edf d\u01b0\u1edbi n\u00e0y. H\u00e3y ng\u1eebng h\u00e1t m\u1ed9t l\u00e1t \u0111i, Darzee.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"V\u00ec Rikki-tikki v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i, xinh \u0111\u1eb9p, ta s\u1ebd ng\u1eebng l\u1ea1i,\"<\/i> Darzee \u0111\u00e1p. \"C\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec v\u1eady, H\u1ee1i K\u1ebb Gi\u1ebft Nag \u0111\u00e1ng s\u1ee3?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Nagaina \u0111ang \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u, l\u1ea7n th\u1ee9 ba n\u00e0y?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ed1ng r\u00e1c g\u1ea7n chu\u1ed3ng ng\u1ef1a, \u0111ang kh\u00f3c th\u01b0\u01a1ng Nag. Rikki-tikki v\u1edbi h\u00e0m r\u0103ng tr\u1eafng th\u1eadt l\u00e0 v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"\u0110\u1eebng \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ebfn h\u00e0m r\u0103ng tr\u1eafng c\u1ee7a ta! Ng\u01b0\u01a1i c\u00f3 bi\u1ebft b\u00e0 ta gi\u1ea5u tr\u1ee9ng \u1edf ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0o kh\u00f4ng?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Trong lu\u1ed1ng d\u01b0a h\u1ea5u, ch\u1ed7 g\u1ea7n b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u1ea5t, n\u01a1i n\u1eafng chi\u1ebfu g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 su\u1ed1t c\u1ea3 ng\u00e0y. B\u00e0 ta \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1ea5u ch\u00fang \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u tu\u1ea7n r\u1ed3i.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"V\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u01a1i ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e1ng \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3i cho ta bi\u1ebft sao? Ch\u1ed7 g\u1ea7n b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u1ea5t, ng\u01b0\u01a1i n\u00f3i th\u1ebf \u00e0?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Rikki-tikki, ng\u01b0\u01a1i s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng \u0103n tr\u1ee9ng c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 ta ch\u1ee9?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Kh\u00f4ng \u0103n ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c; kh\u00f4ng. Darzee, n\u1ebfu ng\u01b0\u01a1i c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat l\u00fd tr\u00ed, h\u00e3y bay \u0111\u1ebfn chu\u1ed3ng ng\u1ef1a v\u00e0 gi\u1ea3 v\u1edd c\u00e1nh c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u01a1i b\u1ecb g\u00e3y, \u0111\u1ec3 Nagaina \u0111u\u1ed5i ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u1ebfn b\u1ee5i c\u00e2y n\u00e0y. Ta ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ebfn lu\u1ed1ng d\u01b0a h\u1ea5u, v\u00e0 n\u1ebfu ta \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3 b\u00e2y gi\u1edd b\u00e0 ta s\u1ebd th\u1ea5y ta.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nDarzee l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ch\u00fa chim c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ea7u \u00f3c \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n, ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t vi\u1ec7c duy nh\u1ea5t trong c\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t l\u00fac. V\u00ec bi\u1ebft nh\u1eefng qu\u1ea3 tr\u1ee9ng c\u1ee7a Nagaina c\u0169ng gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 tr\u1ee9ng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, n\u00ean ban \u0111\u1ea7u, ch\u00fa kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 vi\u1ec7c gi\u1ebft ch\u00fang l\u00e0 \u0111\u00fang \u0111\u1eafn. Tuy nhi\u00ean, v\u1ee3 c\u1ee7a Darzee l\u1ea1i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t lo\u00e0i chim kh\u00f4n ngoan. B\u00e0 bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng t\u1eeb nh\u1eefng qu\u1ea3 tr\u1ee9ng r\u1eafn h\u1ed5 mang s\u1ebd n\u1edf ra nh\u1eefng con r\u1eafn h\u1ed5 mang con. V\u00ec v\u1eady, b\u00e0 bay ra kh\u1ecfi t\u1ed5, \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i Darzee m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh \u1ea5p \u1ee7 nh\u1eefng qu\u1ea3 tr\u1ee9ng v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c c\u1ea5t l\u00ean b\u00e0i ca v\u1ec1 c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft c\u1ee7a Nag. X\u00e9t theo m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i kh\u00eda c\u1ea1nh, Darzee qu\u1ea3 th\u1ef1c r\u1ea5t gi\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng.\r\n\r\nB\u00e0 l\u01b0\u1ee3n v\u00f2ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t Nagaina, g\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ed1ng r\u00e1c, v\u00e0 k\u00eau l\u00ean: \"\u00d4i, c\u00e1nh c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i b\u1ecb g\u00e3y r\u1ed3i! Th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 trong nh\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 n\u00e9m \u0111\u00e1 v\u00e0o t\u00f4i v\u00e0 l\u00e0m g\u00e3y n\u00f3.\"<\/i> R\u1ed3i b\u00e0 ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c bay l\u01b0\u1ee3n m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch tuy\u1ec7t v\u1ecdng h\u01a1n bao gi\u1edd h\u1ebft.\r\n\r\nNagaina ng\u1ea9ng \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00ean, r\u00edt l\u00ean: \"Ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ea3nh b\u00e1o Rikki-tikki khi ta \u0111\u1ecbnh gi\u1ebft n\u00f3. Th\u1eadt v\u1eady, ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ecdn m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i th\u1eadt t\u1ec7 \u0111\u1ec3 b\u1ecb qu\u00e8 \u0111\u1ea5y.\"<\/i> R\u1ed3i n\u00f3 tr\u01b0\u1eddn v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda v\u1ee3 c\u1ee7a Darzee, l\u01b0\u1edbt tr\u00ean l\u1edbp b\u1ee5i.\r\n\r\n\"Th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 l\u00e0m g\u00e3y n\u00f3 b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e1!\"<\/i> v\u1ee3 c\u1ee7a Darzee h\u00e9t l\u00ean.\r\n\r\n\"\u1ed2! C\u00f3 l\u1ebd khi ng\u01b0\u01a1i ch\u1ebft, ng\u01b0\u01a1i s\u1ebd th\u1ea5y an \u1ee7i ph\u1ea7n n\u00e0o khi bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng ta s\u1ebd t\u00ednh s\u1ed5 v\u1edbi th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9. Ch\u1ed3ng ta n\u1eb1m tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ed1ng r\u00e1c s\u00e1ng nay, nh\u01b0ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi \u0111\u00eam xu\u1ed1ng, th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 trong nh\u00e0 s\u1ebd n\u1eb1m im l\u00ecm. Ch\u1ea1y tr\u1ed1n \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec ch\u1ee9? Ta ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn s\u1ebd b\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ng\u01b0\u01a1i. \u0110\u1ed3 ng\u1ed1c, nh\u00ecn ta n\u00e0y!\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nV\u1ee3 c\u1ee7a Darzee bi\u1ebft r\u00f5 kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean l\u00e0m v\u1eady, v\u00ec m\u1ed9t con chim nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o m\u1eaft r\u1eafn s\u1ebd s\u1ee3 \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i kh\u00f4ng c\u1eed \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. V\u1ee3 c\u1ee7a Darzee ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c bay l\u01b0\u1ee3n, k\u00eau l\u00ean th\u1ea3m thi\u1ebft, kh\u00f4ng r\u1eddi m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t, c\u00f2n Nagaina th\u00ec t\u0103ng t\u1ed1c.\r\n\r\nRikki-tikki nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng h\u1ecd \u0111i l\u00ean con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng t\u1eeb chu\u1ed3ng ng\u1ef1a, v\u00e0 ch\u00fa lao t\u1edbi cu\u1ed1i lu\u1ed1ng d\u01b0a g\u1ea7n b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1eddng. \u1ede \u0111\u00f3, trong l\u1edbp l\u00e1 \u1ea5m \u00e1p ph\u00eda tr\u00ean lu\u1ed1ng d\u01b0a, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c gi\u1ea5u r\u1ea5t kh\u00e9o l\u00e9o, ch\u00fa t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y hai m\u01b0\u01a1i l\u0103m qu\u1ea3 tr\u1ee9ng, c\u1ee1 b\u1eb1ng tr\u1ee9ng g\u00e0 ta, nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 l\u1edbp v\u1ecf tr\u1eafng nh\u1ea1t thay v\u00ec v\u1ecf c\u1ee9ng.\r\n\r\n\"Ta \u0111\u1ebfn kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 mu\u1ed9n ch\u00fat n\u00e0o,\"<\/i> ch\u00fa n\u00f3i, v\u00ec ch\u00fa c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng con r\u1eafn h\u1ed5 mang con \u0111ang cu\u1ed9n tr\u00f2n b\u00ean trong l\u1edbp v\u1ecf, v\u00e0 ch\u00fa bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng ngay khi ch\u00fang n\u1edf ra, m\u1ed7i con \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u1ebft ch\u1ebft m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng ho\u1eb7c m\u1ed9t con c\u1ea7y mangut. Ch\u00fa c\u1eafn \u0111\u1ee9t \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u1eefng qu\u1ea3 tr\u1ee9ng nhanh nh\u1ea5t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3, c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn nghi\u1ec1n n\u00e1t nh\u1eefng con r\u1eafn con, v\u00e0 th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng l\u1ea1i l\u1eadt l\u1edbp l\u00e1 l\u00ean \u0111\u1ec3 xem m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 b\u1ecf s\u00f3t qu\u1ea3 n\u00e0o kh\u00f4ng. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n ba qu\u1ea3 tr\u1ee9ng s\u00f3t l\u1ea1i, v\u00e0 Rikki-tikki b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u c\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00fac kh\u00edch, th\u00ec ch\u00fa nghe th\u1ea5y v\u1ee3 c\u1ee7a Darzee h\u00e9t l\u00ean:\r\n\r\n\"Rikki-tikki, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 d\u1eabn Nagaina v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0, v\u00e0 b\u00e0 ta \u0111\u00e3 v\u00e0o hi\u00ean r\u1ed3i, v\u00e0 - \u00f4i, mau l\u00ean - b\u00e0 ta \u0111\u1ecbnh gi\u1ebft ng\u01b0\u1eddi!\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nRikki-tikki \u0111\u1eadp v\u1ee1 hai qu\u1ea3 tr\u1ee9ng, r\u1ed3i l\u0103n l\u1ed9n v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda sau lu\u1ed1ng d\u01b0a v\u1edbi qu\u1ea3 tr\u1ee9ng th\u1ee9 ba trong mi\u1ec7ng, v\u00e0 ch\u1ea1y th\u1ee5c m\u1ea1ng v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda hi\u00ean nh\u00e0 nhanh nh\u1ea5t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3. Teddy, m\u1eb9 v\u00e0 b\u1ed1 c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu b\u00e9 \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i \u0103n s\u00e1ng s\u1edbm \u1edf \u0111\u00f3, nh\u01b0ng Rikki-tikki th\u1ea5y h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng \u0103n g\u00ec c\u1ea3. H\u1ecd ng\u1ed3i im nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00e1, m\u1eb7t t\u00e1i m\u00e9t. Nagaina \u0111ang cu\u1ed9n tr\u00f2n tr\u00ean t\u1ea5m th\u1ea3m c\u1ea1nh gh\u1ebf c\u1ee7a Teddy, trong t\u1ea7m v\u1ed3 t\u1edbi d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng c\u1ee7a ch\u00e2n tr\u1ea7n Teddy, v\u00e0 n\u00f3 \u0111ang l\u1eafc l\u01b0 qua l\u1ea1i, h\u00e1t m\u1ed9t b\u00e0i ca chi\u1ebfn th\u1eafng.\r\n\r\n\"Con trai c\u1ee7a k\u1ebb to l\u1edbn \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1ebft Nag,\"<\/i> n\u00e0ng r\u00edt l\u00ean, \"h\u00e3y ng\u1ed3i y\u00ean. Ta ch\u01b0a s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng. \u0110\u1ee3i m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat. C\u1ea3 ba ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i h\u00e3y ng\u1ed3i y\u00ean! N\u1ebfu c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i c\u1eed \u0111\u1ed9ng, ta s\u1ebd v\u1ed3, v\u00e0 n\u1ebfu c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i kh\u00f4ng c\u1eed \u0111\u1ed9ng, ta c\u0169ng s\u1ebd v\u1ed3. \u00d4i, nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb ngu ng\u1ed1c, \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1ebft Nag c\u1ee7a ta!\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nM\u1eaft Teddy d\u00e1n ch\u1eb7t v\u00e0o b\u1ed1, v\u00e0 b\u1ed1 c\u1eadu b\u00e9 ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u00ec th\u1ea7m: \"Ng\u1ed3i y\u00ean, Teddy. Con kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1eed \u0111\u1ed9ng. Teddy, ng\u1ed3i y\u00ean.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nR\u1ed3i Rikki-tikki ti\u1ebfn l\u00ean v\u00e0 k\u00eau l\u00ean: \"Quay l\u1ea1i \u0111i, Nagaina. Quay l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u!\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"S\u1ebd \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac th\u00f4i,\"<\/i> n\u00e0ng n\u00f3i, kh\u00f4ng r\u1eddi m\u1eaft. \"Ta s\u1ebd s\u1edbm t\u00ednh s\u1ed5 v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u01a1i. Nh\u00ecn b\u1ea1n b\u00e8 c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111i, Rikki-tikki. H\u1ecd \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i y\u00ean v\u00e0 t\u00e1i m\u00e9t. H\u1ecd s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i. H\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m c\u1eed \u0111\u1ed9ng, v\u00e0 n\u1ebfu ng\u01b0\u01a1i ti\u1ebfn th\u00eam m\u1ed9t b\u01b0\u1edbc, ta s\u1ebd v\u1ed3.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"H\u00e3y nh\u00ecn nh\u1eefng qu\u1ea3 tr\u1ee9ng c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u01a1i,\"<\/i> Rikki-tikki n\u00f3i, \"\u1edf lu\u1ed1ng d\u01b0a g\u1ea7n b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1eddng kia. \u0110i m\u00e0 xem ch\u00fang \u0111i, Nagaina!\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nCon r\u1eafn l\u1edbn quay n\u1eeda ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1i, v\u00e0 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y qu\u1ea3 tr\u1ee9ng \u0111\u1eb7t tr\u00ean hi\u00ean nh\u00e0. \"A-a! H\u00e3y \u0111\u01b0a n\u00f3 cho ta,\"<\/i> n\u00f3 n\u00f3i.\r\n\r\nRikki-tikki \u0111\u1eb7t hai ch\u00e2n l\u00ean hai b\u00ean qu\u1ea3 tr\u1ee9ng, \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft ch\u00fa \u0111\u1ecf r\u1ef1c nh\u01b0 m\u00e1u. \"Gi\u00e1 n\u00e0o cho m\u1ed9t qu\u1ea3 tr\u1ee9ng r\u1eafn? Cho m\u1ed9t con r\u1eafn h\u1ed5 mang con? Cho m\u1ed9t con h\u1ed5 mang ch\u00faa con? Cho con cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng - con cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u1ee7a l\u1ee9a n\u00e0y? Ki\u1ebfn \u0111ang \u0103n h\u1ebft nh\u1eefng qu\u1ea3 kh\u00e1c \u1edf d\u01b0\u1edbi lu\u1ed1ng d\u01b0a.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nNagaina quay ph\u1eaft l\u1ea1i, qu\u00ean h\u1ebft m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 v\u00ec qu\u1ea3 tr\u1ee9ng duy nh\u1ea5t. Rikki-tikki th\u1ea5y b\u1ed1 c\u1ee7a Teddy ph\u00f3ng tay n\u1eafm l\u1ea5y vai c\u1eadu b\u00e9, v\u00e0 k\u00e9o Teddy qua chi\u1ebfc b\u00e0n nh\u1ecf c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng t\u00e1ch tr\u00e0, an to\u00e0n v\u00e0 ngo\u00e0i t\u1ea7m v\u1edbi c\u1ee7a Nagaina.\r\n\r\n\"B\u1ecb l\u1eeba! B\u1ecb l\u1eeba! B\u1ecb l\u1eeba! Rikk-tck-tck!\"<\/i> Rikki-tikki c\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00fac kh\u00edch. \"Th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 an to\u00e0n r\u1ed3i, v\u00e0 ch\u00ednh ta - ta - ta \u0111\u00e3 t\u00f3m c\u1ed5 Nag t\u1ed1i qua trong ph\u00f2ng t\u1eafm.\"<\/i> R\u1ed3i ch\u00fa b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u1ea3y l\u00ean nh\u1ea3y xu\u1ed1ng, c\u1ea3 b\u1ed1n ch\u00e2n c\u00f9ng l\u00fac, \u0111\u1ea7u ch\u00fa s\u00e1t m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t. \"N\u00f3 qu\u0103ng ta qua l\u1ea1i, nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m ta r\u01a1i ra. N\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi g\u00e3 to l\u1edbn th\u1ed5i n\u00f3 l\u00e0m \u0111\u00f4i. Ch\u00ednh ta \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3! Rikki-tikki-tck-tck! N\u00e0o, Nagaina. L\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y v\u00e0 chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u v\u1edbi ta. Ng\u01b0\u01a1i s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m g\u00f3a ph\u1ee5 l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e2u.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nNagaina th\u1ea5y r\u1eb1ng n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 m\u1ea5t c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i gi\u1ebft Teddy, v\u00e0 qu\u1ea3 tr\u1ee9ng n\u1eb1m gi\u1eefa hai ch\u00e2n Rikki-tikki. \"\u0110\u01b0a ta qu\u1ea3 tr\u1ee9ng, Rikki-tikki. \u0110\u01b0a ta qu\u1ea3 tr\u1ee9ng cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u1ee7a ta, v\u00e0 ta s\u1ebd \u0111i v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd quay l\u1ea1i n\u1eefa,\"<\/i> n\u00f3 n\u00f3i, h\u1ea1 th\u1ea5p c\u00e1i m\u0169.\r\n\r\n\"Ph\u1ea3i, ng\u01b0\u01a1i s\u1ebd \u0111i v\u00e0 s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd quay l\u1ea1i n\u1eefa. B\u1edfi v\u00ec ng\u01b0\u01a1i s\u1ebd \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ed1ng r\u00e1c c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi Nag. Chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u \u0111i, g\u00f3a ph\u1ee5! G\u00e3 to l\u1edbn \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i l\u1ea5y s\u00fang r\u1ed3i! Chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u!\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nRikki-tikki nh\u1ea3y v\u00f2ng quanh Nagaina, gi\u1eef kho\u1ea3ng c\u00e1ch an to\u00e0n v\u1edbi c\u00fa v\u1ed3 c\u1ee7a n\u00f3, \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft nh\u1ecf c\u1ee7a ch\u00fa nh\u01b0 than h\u1ed3ng. Nagaina cu\u1ed9n m\u00ecnh l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 lao v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda ch\u00fa. Rikki-tikki nh\u1ea3y l\u00ean v\u00e0 l\u00f9i l\u1ea1i. L\u1ea7n n\u00e0y qua l\u1ea7n kh\u00e1c, n\u00f3 v\u1ed3, v\u00e0 m\u1ed7i l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u n\u00f3 \u0111\u1eadp m\u1ea1nh xu\u1ed1ng t\u1ea5m th\u1ea3m tr\u00ean hi\u00ean nh\u00e0, n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i cu\u1ed9n m\u00ecnh l\u1ea1i nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc l\u00f2 xo \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3. R\u1ed3i Rikki-tikki nh\u1ea3y m\u00faa theo v\u00f2ng tr\u00f2n \u0111\u1ec3 ra ph\u00eda sau n\u00f3, v\u00e0 Nagaina quay l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1eef \u0111\u1ea7u n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ed1i di\u1ec7n v\u1edbi \u0111\u1ea7u ch\u00fa, khi\u1ebfn ti\u1ebfng \u0111u\u00f4i n\u00f3 s\u1ed9t so\u1ea1t tr\u00ean t\u1ea5m th\u1ea3m nghe nh\u01b0 ti\u1ebfng l\u00e1 kh\u00f4 b\u1ecb gi\u00f3 th\u1ed5i.\r\n\r\nCh\u00fa \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00ean qu\u1ea3 tr\u1ee9ng. N\u00f3 v\u1eabn n\u1eb1m tr\u00ean hi\u00ean nh\u00e0, v\u00e0 Nagaina c\u00e0ng l\u00fac c\u00e0ng ti\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ebfn n\u00f3, cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, trong khi Rikki-tikki l\u1ea5y h\u01a1i, n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 ng\u1eadm qu\u1ea3 tr\u1ee9ng v\u00e0o mi\u1ec7ng, quay v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda b\u1eadc hi\u00ean, v\u00e0 lao \u0111i nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t m\u0169i t\u00ean xu\u1ed1ng con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, v\u1edbi Rikki-tikki theo sau. Khi r\u1eafn h\u1ed5 mang ch\u1ea1y tr\u1ed1n, n\u00f3 lao \u0111i nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc roi qu\u1ea5t ngang c\u1ed5 ng\u1ef1a.\r\n\r\nRikki-tikki bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng ch\u00fa ph\u1ea3i b\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00f3, n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng m\u1ecdi r\u1eafc r\u1ed1i s\u1ebd l\u1ea1i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u. N\u00f3 lao th\u1eb3ng v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda \u0111\u00e1m c\u1ecf d\u00e0i c\u1ea1nh b\u1ee5i gai, v\u00e0 khi ch\u00fa \u0111ang ch\u1ea1y, Rikki-tikki nghe th\u1ea5y Darzee v\u1eabn \u0111ang h\u00e1t b\u00e0i ca chi\u1ebfn th\u1eafng ng\u1edb ng\u1ea9n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Nh\u01b0ng v\u1ee3 c\u1ee7a Darzee th\u00ec kh\u00f4n ngoan h\u01a1n. B\u00e0 bay kh\u1ecfi t\u1ed5 khi Nagaina \u0111\u1ebfn, v\u00e0 v\u1ed7 c\u00e1nh quanh \u0111\u1ea7u Nagaina. N\u1ebfu Darzee gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1eb7n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00f3, nh\u01b0ng Nagaina ch\u1ec9 h\u1ea1 th\u1ea5p c\u00e1i m\u0169 v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c \u0111i. Tuy nhi\u00ean, kho\u1ea3nh kh\u1eafc ch\u1eadm tr\u1ec5 \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 gi\u00fap Rikki-tikki \u0111u\u1ed5i k\u1ecbp n\u00f3, v\u00e0 khi n\u00f3 lao v\u00e0o hang chu\u1ed9t n\u01a1i n\u00f3 v\u00e0 Nag t\u1eebng s\u1ed1ng, nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc r\u0103ng tr\u1eafng nh\u1ecf c\u1ee7a ch\u00fa \u0111\u00e3 c\u1eafn ch\u1eb7t v\u00e0o \u0111u\u00f4i n\u00f3, v\u00e0 ch\u00fa lao xu\u1ed1ng c\u00f9ng n\u00f3 - v\u00e0 r\u1ea5t \u00edt con c\u1ea7y mangut, d\u00f9 kh\u00f4n ngoan v\u00e0 gi\u00e0 d\u1eb7n \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2u, c\u0169ng d\u00e1m theo m\u1ed9t con r\u1eafn h\u1ed5 mang v\u00e0o hang c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. Trong hang t\u1ed1i om; v\u00e0 Rikki-tikki kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd bi\u1ebft khi n\u00e0o n\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 m\u1edf r\u1ed9ng ra v\u00e0 cho Nagaina c\u00f3 ch\u1ed7 quay l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 v\u1ed3 l\u1ea5y ch\u00fa. Ch\u00fa gi\u1eef ch\u1eb7t m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch hung d\u1eef, v\u00e0 du\u1ed7i ch\u00e2n ra \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m phanh tr\u00ean con d\u1ed1c t\u1ed1i t\u0103m c\u1ee7a l\u1edbp \u0111\u1ea5t n\u00f3ng \u1ea9m.\r\n\r\nNgay sau \u0111\u00f3, nh\u1eefng ng\u1ecdn c\u1ecf ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc mi\u1ec7ng hang ng\u1eebng rung rinh, v\u00e0 Darzee l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng: \"Rikki-tikki \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n n\u1eefa r\u1ed3i! Ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i c\u1ea5t l\u00ean b\u00e0i ca ti\u1ec5n bi\u1ec7t ch\u00fa. Rikki-tikki d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft! V\u00ec ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn Nagaina s\u1ebd gi\u1ebft ch\u1ebft ch\u00fa d\u01b0\u1edbi l\u00f2ng \u0111\u1ea5t.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nTh\u1ebf l\u00e0 ch\u00fa ta c\u1ea5t l\u00ean m\u1ed9t kh\u00fac ca ai o\u00e1n, th\u1ea3m thi\u1ebft do ch\u00ednh m\u00ecnh \u1ee9ng t\u00e1c ngay l\u00fac \u1ea5y, v\u00e0 ngay khi \u0111ang \u1edf \u0111o\u1ea1n cao tr\u00e0o nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ea7y x\u00fac \u0111\u1ed9ng, nh\u1eefng ng\u1ecdn c\u1ecf b\u1ed7ng rung \u0111\u1ed9ng l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa, Rikki-tikki, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea7y b\u1ee5i \u0111\u1ea5t, ch\u1eadm r\u00e3i l\u00ea t\u1eebng b\u01b0\u1edbc ra kh\u1ecfi hang, li\u1ebfm nh\u1eb9 ch\u00f2m ria m\u00e9p. Darzee d\u1eebng l\u1eddi v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng k\u00eau nh\u1ecf \u0111\u1ea7y ng\u1ee1 ng\u00e0ng. Rikki-tikki r\u0169 nh\u1eb9 l\u1edbp b\u1ee5i tr\u00ean b\u1ed9 l\u00f4ng v\u00e0 h\u1eaft h\u01a1i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i. \"T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u00e3 k\u1ebft th\u00fac r\u1ed3i,\"<\/i> ch\u00fa n\u00f3i. \"Ng\u01b0\u1eddi g\u00f3a ph\u1ee5 \u1ea5y s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd tr\u1edf ra n\u1eefa.\"<\/i> V\u00e0 \u0111\u00e0n ki\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ecf sinh s\u1ed1ng gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng th\u00e2n c\u1ecf nghe th\u1ea5y l\u1eddi ch\u00fa, b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u k\u00e9o \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eebng \u0111\u00e0n, t\u1eebng \u0111\u00e0n \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1eadn m\u1eaft ki\u1ec3m ch\u1ee9ng xem \u0111i\u1ec1u ch\u00fa n\u00f3i c\u00f3 \u0111\u00fang s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt hay kh\u00f4ng.\r\n\r\nRikki-tikki cu\u1ed9n tr\u00f2n m\u00ecnh trong \u0111\u00e1m c\u1ecf v\u00e0 ng\u1ee7 ngay t\u1ea1i ch\u1ed7 - ng\u1ee7 v\u00e0 ng\u1ee7 cho \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eadn chi\u1ec1u mu\u1ed9n, v\u00ec ch\u00fa \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c v\u1ea5t v\u1ea3.\r\n\r\n\"B\u00e2y gi\u1edd,\"<\/i> ch\u00fa n\u00f3i khi t\u1ec9nh d\u1eady, \"ta s\u1ebd quay v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0. H\u00e3y n\u00f3i v\u1edbi Coppersmith, Darzee, v\u00e0 n\u00f3 s\u1ebd n\u00f3i cho c\u1ea3 khu v\u01b0\u1eddn bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng Nagaina \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nCoppersmith l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t lo\u00e0i chim k\u00eau gi\u1ed1ng h\u1ec7t ti\u1ebfng b\u00faa nh\u1ecf g\u00f5 v\u00e0o n\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ed3ng; v\u00e0 l\u00fd do n\u00f3 lu\u00f4n k\u00eau nh\u01b0 v\u1eady l\u00e0 v\u00ec n\u00f3 l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u00e1t tin cho m\u1ecdi khu v\u01b0\u1eddn \u1edf \u1ea4n \u0110\u1ed9, v\u00e0 k\u1ec3 m\u1ecdi tin t\u1ee9c cho b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 ai mu\u1ed1n nghe. Khi Rikki-tikki \u0111i l\u00ean con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, ch\u00fa nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng k\u00eau \"ch\u00fa \u00fd\"<\/i> c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 nh\u01b0 ti\u1ebfng chu\u00f4ng b\u1eefa t\u1ed1i t\u00ed hon, r\u1ed3i ti\u1ebfng \"\u0110inh-\u0111ong-tock! Nag \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft - dong! Nagaina \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft! \u0110inh-\u0111ong-tock!\"<\/i> vang l\u00ean \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u1eb7n. \u0110i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 khi\u1ebfn t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c lo\u00e0i chim trong v\u01b0\u1eddn h\u00f3t vang, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng con \u1ebfch k\u00eau r\u1ed9n r\u00e3, v\u00ec Nag v\u00e0 Nagaina t\u1eebng \u0103n th\u1ecbt \u1ebfch c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 chim nh\u1ecf.\r\n\r\nKhi Rikki v\u1ec1 t\u1edbi nh\u00e0, Teddy v\u00e0 m\u1eb9 Teddy (b\u00e0 v\u1eabn tr\u00f4ng r\u1ea5t xanh xao v\u00ec v\u1eeba m\u1edbi ng\u1ea5t \u0111i)<\/i> c\u00f9ng b\u1ed1 c\u1ee7a Teddy b\u01b0\u1edbc ra, su\u00fdt kh\u00f3c v\u00ec qu\u00e1 \u0111\u1ed7i vui m\u1eebng. \u0110\u00eam h\u00f4m \u1ea5y, ch\u00fa \u0103n h\u1ebft m\u1ecdi m\u00f3n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111em ra cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0103n th\u00eam \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1eefa, r\u1ed3i ng\u1ee7 thi\u1ebfp \u0111i tr\u00ean vai Teddy. M\u1eb9 c\u1ee7a Teddy \u0111\u00e3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y ch\u00fa nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf khi b\u00e0 \u0111\u1ebfn ki\u1ec3m tra mu\u1ed9n v\u00e0o l\u00fac \u0111\u00eam khuya.\r\n\r\n\"Ch\u00fa \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ee9u m\u1ea1ng ch\u00fang ta v\u00e0 c\u1ee9u m\u1ea1ng Teddy,\"<\/i> b\u00e0 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi ch\u1ed3ng. \"H\u00e3y ngh\u0129 m\u00e0 xem, ch\u00fa \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ee9u t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ea1ng s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nRikki-tikki b\u1ed7ng gi\u1eadt m\u00ecnh t\u1ec9nh d\u1eady, b\u1edfi lo\u00e0i c\u1ea7y mangut v\u1ed1n ng\u1ee7 r\u1ea5t nh\u1ea1y.\r\n\r\n\"\u1ed2, l\u00e0 c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea5y \u00e0,\"<\/i> ch\u00fa n\u00f3i. \"Sao c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1i l\u00e0m phi\u1ec1n th\u1ebf? T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 r\u1eafn h\u1ed5 mang \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft c\u1ea3 r\u1ed3i. M\u00e0 n\u1ebfu c\u00f3 con n\u00e0o ch\u01b0a ch\u1ebft, th\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 ta \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nRikki-tikki ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n c\u00f3 l\u00fd do \u0111\u1ec3 ki\u00eau h\u00e3nh v\u1ec1 ch\u00ednh m\u00ecnh. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fa kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 tr\u1edf n\u00ean t\u1ef1 ph\u1ee5, v\u00e0 ch\u00fa \u0111\u00e3 canh gi\u1eef khu v\u01b0\u1eddn theo c\u00e1ch m\u1ed9t ch\u00fa c\u1ea7y mangut ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m, b\u1eb1ng h\u00e0m r\u0103ng s\u1eafc nh\u1ecdn, b\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng b\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u1ea3y v\u1ecdt, b\u1eb1ng s\u1ef1 nhanh nh\u1eb9n v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng c\u00fa \u0111\u1edbp ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c, \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c ch\u1eb3ng m\u1ed9t con r\u1eafn h\u1ed5 mang n\u00e0o d\u00e1m th\u00f2 \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0o b\u00ean trong nh\u1eefng b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1eddng \u1ea5y.","rendered":"

T\u1ea1i c\u00e1i hang n\u01a1i n\u00f3 chui v\u00e0o,<\/p>\n

M\u1eaft \u0110\u1ecf g\u1ecdi R\u0103ng Nh\u0103n.<\/p>\n

Nghe xem M\u1eaft \u0110\u1ecf b\u00e9 nh\u1ecf n\u00f3i g\u00ec:<\/p>\n

“Nag, l\u00ean \u0111\u00e2y nh\u1ea3y m\u00faa v\u1edbi t\u1eed th\u1ea7n!”<\/i><\/p>\n

M\u1eaft \u0111\u1ed1i m\u1eaft, \u0111\u1ea7u k\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ea7u,<\/p>\n

(Gi\u1eef nh\u1ecbp \u0111i\u1ec7u n\u00e0o, Nag.<\/strong>)<\/i><\/p>\n

Ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng s\u00f3t khi cu\u1ed9c chi\u1ebfn k\u1ebft th\u00fac;<\/p>\n

(T\u00f9y \u00fd ng\u01b0\u01a1i, Nag.<\/strong>)<\/i><\/p>\n

L\u1ea7n l\u01b0\u1ee3t quay v\u00e0 xoay tr\u00f2n\u2014<\/p>\n

(Ch\u1ea1y \u0111i tr\u1ed1n \u0111i, Nag.<\/strong>)<\/i><\/p>\n

Hah! Th\u1ea7n Ch\u1ebft \u0111\u1ed9i m\u0169 \u0111\u00e3 tr\u01b0\u1ee3t!<\/p>\n

(Tai h\u1ecda cho ng\u01b0\u01a1i, Nag!<\/strong>)<\/i><\/p>\n

\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n v\u1ec1 cu\u1ed9c chi\u1ebfn v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i m\u00e0 Rikki-tikki-tavi \u0111\u00e3 m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u, trong c\u00e1c ph\u00f2ng t\u1eafm c\u1ee7a c\u0103n bi\u1ec7t th\u1ef1 l\u1edbn \u1edf khu \u0111\u1ed3n tr\u00fa Segowlee. Ch\u00fa chim Ch\u00eca v\u00f4i Darzee \u0111\u00e3 gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1 ch\u00fa, c\u00f2n Chuchundra, ch\u00fa chu\u1ed9t x\u1ea1, v\u1ed1n kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd d\u00e1m ra gi\u1eefa nh\u00e0 m\u00e0 lu\u00f4n b\u00f2 s\u00e1t v\u00e1ch t\u01b0\u1eddng, \u0111\u00e3 cho ch\u00fa l\u1eddi khuy\u00ean, nh\u01b0ng Rikki-tikki m\u1edbi l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u.<\/p>\n

Ch\u00fa l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t lo\u00e0i c\u1ea7y mangut, b\u1ed9 l\u00f4ng v\u00e0 chi\u1ebfc \u0111u\u00f4i tr\u00f4ng kh\u00e1 gi\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t ch\u00fa m\u00e8o con, nh\u01b0ng c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0 th\u00f3i quen th\u00ec gi\u1ed1ng h\u1ec7t m\u1ed9t con ch\u1ed3n. M\u1eaft ch\u00fa v\u00e0 ch\u00f3p chi\u1ebfc m\u0169i kh\u00f4ng ng\u1eebng ng\u1ecd ngu\u1eady \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 m\u00e0u h\u1ed3ng. Ch\u00fa c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u1ef1 g\u00e3i ng\u1ee9a \u1edf b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 \u0111\u00e2u m\u00ecnh mu\u1ed1n, b\u1eb1ng b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 ch\u00e2n n\u00e0o, tr\u01b0\u1edbc hay sau, t\u00f9y \u00fd ch\u00fa. Ch\u00fa c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 x\u00f9 b\u1ed9 l\u00f4ng \u0111u\u00f4i l\u00ean cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi n\u00f3 tr\u00f4ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i ch\u1ed5i c\u1ecd chai, v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng k\u00eau chi\u1ebfn tr\u1eadn c\u1ee7a ch\u00fa khi ch\u00fa lao vun v\u00fat qua \u0111\u00e1m c\u1ecf d\u00e0i l\u00e0: “Rikk-tikk-tikki-tikki-tchk!”<\/i><\/p>\n

M\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y n\u1ecd, m\u1ed9t tr\u1eadn l\u0169 l\u1edbn m\u00f9a h\u00e8 \u0111\u00e3 cu\u1ed1n ch\u00fa ra kh\u1ecfi hang n\u01a1i ch\u00fa s\u1ed1ng c\u00f9ng b\u1ed1 m\u1eb9, v\u00e0 mang ch\u00fa \u0111i, v\u1eeba qu\u1eaby \u0111\u1ea1p v\u1eeba k\u00eau ch\u00edt ch\u00edt, tr\u00f4i d\u1ecdc theo m\u1ed9t con m\u01b0\u01a1ng b\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. Ch\u00fa t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t m\u1edb c\u1ecf nh\u1ecf tr\u00f4i d\u1ea1t, v\u00e0 b\u00e1m v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi m\u1ea5t h\u1ebft \u00fd th\u1ee9c. Khi t\u1ec9nh l\u1ea1i, ch\u00fa th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh \u0111ang n\u1eb1m d\u01b0\u1edbi \u00e1nh n\u1eafng gay g\u1eaft gi\u1eefa l\u1ed1i \u0111i trong v\u01b0\u1eddn, tr\u00f4ng th\u1eadt th\u1ea3m h\u1ea1i, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u1eadu b\u00e9 \u0111ang n\u00f3i: “\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con c\u1ea7y mangut ch\u1ebft r\u1ed3i. Ch\u00fang ta l\u00e0m \u0111\u00e1m tang cho n\u00f3 \u0111i.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Kh\u00f4ng,”<\/i> m\u1eb9 c\u1eadu b\u00e9 n\u00f3i, “ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u01b0a n\u00f3 v\u00e0o nh\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 s\u01b0\u1edfi \u1ea5m cho n\u00f3. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd n\u00f3 ch\u01b0a ch\u1ebft th\u1eadt \u0111\u00e2u.”<\/i><\/p>\n

H\u1ecd mang ch\u00fa v\u00e0o nh\u00e0, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng to l\u1edbn nh\u1ea5c ch\u00fa l\u00ean b\u1eb1ng ng\u00f3n c\u00e1i v\u00e0 ng\u00f3n tr\u1ecf, n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng ch\u00fa kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ebft nh\u01b0ng b\u1ecb ng\u1ea1t th\u1edf m\u1ed9t n\u1eeda. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 h\u1ecd qu\u1ea5n ch\u00fa b\u1eb1ng b\u00f4ng g\u00f2n, s\u01b0\u1edfi \u1ea5m ch\u00fa b\u00ean m\u1ed9t ng\u1ecdn l\u1eeda nh\u1ecf, v\u00e0 ch\u00fa m\u1edf m\u1eaft ra, h\u1eaft h\u01a1i.<\/p>\n

“N\u00e0o,”<\/i> ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng to l\u1edbn n\u00f3i (\u00f4ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi Anh v\u1eeba m\u1edbi chuy\u1ec3n \u0111\u1ebfn c\u0103n bi\u1ec7t th\u1ef1)<\/i>, “\u0111\u1eebng l\u00e0m ch\u00fa \u1ea5y s\u1ee3, v\u00e0 ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd xem ch\u00fa \u1ea5y l\u00e0m g\u00ec.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Th\u1eadt kh\u00f3 nh\u1ea5t th\u1ebf gian \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m m\u1ed9t con c\u1ea7y mangut s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i, b\u1edfi v\u00ec ch\u00fa ta b\u1ecb s\u1ef1 t\u00f2 m\u00f2 \u0103n m\u00f2n t\u1eeb m\u0169i \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111u\u00f4i. C\u00e2u ch\u00e2m ng\u00f4n c\u1ee7a c\u1ea3 gia \u0111\u00ecnh c\u1ea7y mangut l\u00e0 “Ch\u1ea1y \u0111i v\u00e0 t\u00ecm hi\u1ec3u”<\/i>, v\u00e0 Rikki-tikki l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con c\u1ea7y mangut \u0111\u00edch th\u1ef1c. Ch\u00fa nh\u00ecn \u0111\u00e1m b\u00f4ng g\u00f2n, quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh r\u1eb1ng n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ngon \u0111\u1ec3 \u0103n, ch\u1ea1y v\u00f2ng quanh b\u00e0n, ng\u1ed3i th\u1eb3ng d\u1eady v\u00e0 ch\u1ec9nh s\u1eeda b\u1ed9 l\u00f4ng, t\u1ef1 g\u00e3i ng\u1ee9a, r\u1ed3i nh\u1ea3y l\u00ean vai c\u1eadu b\u00e9.<\/p>\n

“\u0110\u1eebng s\u1ee3, Teddy,”<\/i> b\u1ed1 c\u1eadu b\u00e9 n\u00f3i. “\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u00e1ch ch\u00fa \u1ea5y k\u1ebft b\u1ea1n \u0111\u1ea5y.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“\u00c1! Ch\u00fa \u1ea5y \u0111ang c\u00f9 l\u00e9t d\u01b0\u1edbi c\u1eb1m con,”<\/i> Teddy n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n

Rikki-tikki nh\u00ecn xu\u1ed1ng gi\u1eefa c\u1ed5 \u00e1o v\u00e0 c\u1ed5 c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu b\u00e9, ng\u1eedi ng\u1eedi tai c\u1eadu, r\u1ed3i leo xu\u1ed1ng s\u00e0n nh\u00e0, n\u01a1i ch\u00fa ng\u1ed3i d\u1ee5i d\u1ee5i m\u0169i.<\/p>\n

“Tr\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea5t \u01a1i,”<\/i> m\u1eb9 Teddy n\u00f3i, “\u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t sinh v\u1eadt hoang d\u00e3! Con \u0111o\u00e1n l\u00e0 ch\u00fa \u1ea5y ngoan v\u00ec ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ed1i x\u1eed t\u1ed1t v\u1edbi ch\u00fa \u1ea5y.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u1ea7y mangut \u0111\u1ec1u gi\u1ed1ng v\u1eady,”<\/i> ch\u1ed3ng b\u00e0 n\u00f3i. “N\u1ebfu Teddy kh\u00f4ng t\u00fam \u0111u\u00f4i ch\u00fa \u1ea5y, hay c\u1ed1 nh\u00e9t ch\u00fa \u1ea5y v\u00e0o l\u1ed3ng, ch\u00fa \u1ea5y s\u1ebd ch\u1ea1y ra v\u00e0o nh\u00e0 c\u1ea3 ng\u00e0y. Ch\u00fang ta cho ch\u00fa \u1ea5y \u0103n g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 \u0111i.”<\/i><\/p>\n

H\u1ecd cho ch\u00fa m\u1ed9t mi\u1ebfng th\u1ecbt s\u1ed1ng nh\u1ecf. Rikki-tikki r\u1ea5t th\u00edch m\u00f3n \u0111\u00f3, v\u00e0 khi \u0103n xong, ch\u00fa ra h\u00e0nh lang ng\u1ed3i d\u01b0\u1edbi n\u1eafng s\u01b0\u1edfi \u1ea5m b\u1ed9 l\u00f4ng cho kh\u00f4 \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eadn ch\u00e2n. R\u1ed3i ch\u00fa c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y d\u1ec5 ch\u1ecbu h\u01a1n.<\/p>\n

“C\u00f3 bi\u1ebft bao \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ec3 kh\u00e1m ph\u00e1 trong ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 n\u00e0y,”<\/i> ch\u00fa t\u1ef1 nh\u1ee7, “h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec c\u1ea3 gia \u0111\u00ecnh ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 kh\u00e1m ph\u00e1 h\u1ebft trong su\u1ed1t cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. Ta nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh s\u1ebd \u1edf l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y v\u00e0 t\u00ecm hi\u1ec3u.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Ch\u00fa d\u00e0nh tr\u1ecdn ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m \u0111\u00f3 rong ru\u1ed5i kh\u1eafp nh\u00e0. Ch\u00fa su\u00fdt ch\u1ebft \u0111u\u1ed1i trong b\u1ed3n t\u1eafm, th\u00f2 m\u0169i v\u00e0o l\u1ecd m\u1ef1c tr\u00ean b\u00e0n vi\u1ebft, v\u00e0 b\u1ecb b\u1ecfng \u1edf \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111i\u1ebfu x\u00ec g\u00e0 c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng to l\u1edbn, b\u1edfi ch\u00fa \u0111\u00e3 tr\u00e8o l\u00ean l\u00f2ng \u00f4ng ta \u0111\u1ec3 xem vi\u1ec7c vi\u1ebft l\u00e1ch di\u1ec5n ra th\u1ebf n\u00e0o. Khi tr\u1eddi t\u1ed1i, ch\u00fa ch\u1ea1y v\u00e0o ph\u00f2ng tr\u1ebb c\u1ee7a Teddy \u0111\u1ec3 xem \u0111\u00e8n d\u1ea7u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1eafp s\u00e1ng ra sao, v\u00e0 khi Teddy l\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng ng\u1ee7, Rikki-tikki c\u0169ng tr\u00e8o l\u00ean theo. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fa l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u00e0nh ch\u1eb3ng m\u1ea5y y\u00ean t\u0129nh, v\u00ec ch\u00fa c\u1ee9 ph\u1ea3i th\u1ee9c d\u1eady v\u00e0 ch\u00fa \u00fd \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ecdi ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed9ng su\u1ed1t \u0111\u00eam, \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00ecm hi\u1ec3u xem \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 g\u00e2y ra ch\u00fang. M\u1eb9 v\u00e0 b\u1ed1 c\u1ee7a Teddy v\u00e0o xem con l\u1ea7n cu\u1ed1i tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi ng\u1ee7, v\u00e0 Rikki-tikki \u0111ang th\u1ee9c tr\u00ean g\u1ed1i. “Em kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y,”<\/i> m\u1eb9 Teddy n\u00f3i. “N\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u1eafn th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9.”<\/i> “N\u00f3 s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m v\u1eady \u0111\u00e2u,”<\/i> b\u1ed1 \u0111\u00e1p. “Teddy an to\u00e0n h\u01a1n khi c\u00f3 con v\u1eadt nh\u1ecf \u0111\u00f3 b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh, h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 vi\u1ec7c c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t con ch\u00f3 s\u0103n canh ch\u1eebng. N\u1ebfu b\u00e2y gi\u1edd c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t con r\u1eafn b\u00f2 v\u00e0o ph\u00f2ng tr\u1ebb th\u00ec sao\u2014”<\/i><\/p>\n

Nh\u01b0ng m\u1eb9 Teddy kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp nh\u01b0 v\u1eady.<\/p>\n

S\u00e1ng s\u1edbm, Rikki-tikki \u0111\u1ebfn \u0103n s\u00e1ng tr\u00ean h\u00e0nh lang, ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean vai Teddy, v\u00e0 h\u1ecd cho ch\u00fa chu\u1ed1i v\u00e0 tr\u1ee9ng lu\u1ed9c. Ch\u00fa ng\u1ed3i v\u00e0o l\u00f2ng t\u1eebng ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t, v\u00ec m\u1ecdi con c\u1ea7y mangut \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nu\u00f4i d\u1ea1y t\u1ed1t lu\u00f4n hy v\u1ecdng m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 s\u1ebd tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh c\u1ea7y mangut nh\u00e0 v\u00e0 c\u00f3 ph\u00f2ng \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1ea1y nh\u1ea3y; v\u00e0 m\u1eb9 c\u1ee7a Rikki-tikki (b\u00e0 t\u1eebng s\u1ed1ng trong nh\u00e0 v\u1ecb t\u01b0\u1edbng \u1edf Segowlee)<\/i> \u0111\u00e3 d\u1eb7n d\u00f2 Rikki c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m g\u00ec n\u1ebfu ch\u00fa g\u1eb7p ng\u01b0\u1eddi da tr\u1eafng.<\/p>\n

Sau \u0111\u00f3, Rikki-tikki ra v\u01b0\u1eddn \u0111\u1ec3 xem c\u00f3 g\u00ec hay ho. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t khu v\u01b0\u1eddn r\u1ed9ng, ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u1ed3ng m\u1ed9t n\u1eeda, v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng b\u1ee5i hoa h\u1ed3ng Marshal Niel to nh\u01b0 nh\u00e0 m\u00f9a h\u00e8, c\u00e2y chanh v\u00e0 cam, nh\u1eefng kh\u00f3m tre, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng l\u00f9m c\u1ecf cao. Rikki-tikki li\u1ebfm m\u00f4i. “\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t khu s\u0103n b\u1eafn tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi,”<\/i> ch\u00fa n\u00f3i, v\u00e0 \u0111u\u00f4i ch\u00fa x\u00f9 l\u00ean nh\u01b0 ch\u1ed5i c\u1ecd khi ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3, v\u00e0 ch\u00fa lao t\u1edbi lao lui trong v\u01b0\u1eddn, \u0111\u00e1nh h\u01a1i \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u00f3 cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi nghe th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i r\u1ea5t bu\u1ed3n b\u00e3 trong m\u1ed9t b\u1ee5i gai.<\/p>\n

\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 Darzee, ch\u00fa chim Ch\u00eca v\u00f4i, v\u00e0 v\u1ee3 ch\u00fa. H\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i t\u1ed5 \u0111\u1eb9p b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch k\u00e9o hai chi\u1ebfc l\u00e1 l\u1edbn l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi nhau v\u00e0 kh\u00e2u ch\u00fang l\u1ea1i \u1edf c\u00e1c m\u00e9p b\u1eb1ng s\u1ee3i, r\u1ed3i l\u00f3t l\u00f2ng t\u1ed5 b\u1eb1ng b\u00f4ng v\u00e0 l\u00f4ng v\u0169 m\u1ec1m m\u1ea1i. C\u00e1i t\u1ed5 \u0111ung \u0111\u01b0a qua l\u1ea1i, khi h\u1ecd ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean v\u00e0nh v\u00e0 kh\u00f3c.<\/p>\n

“C\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec v\u1eady?”<\/i> Rikki-tikki h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n

“Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i r\u1ea5t \u0111au kh\u1ed5,”<\/i> Darzee n\u00f3i. “M\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a con c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 r\u01a1i ra kh\u1ecfi t\u1ed5 h\u00f4m qua v\u00e0 Nag \u0111\u00e3 \u0103n th\u1ecbt n\u00f3.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“H\u1eebm!”<\/i> Rikki-tikki n\u00f3i, “th\u1eadt \u0111\u00e1ng bu\u1ed3n\u2014nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y. Nag l\u00e0 ai?”<\/i><\/p>\n

Darzee v\u00e0 v\u1ee3 ch\u00fa ch\u1ec9 r\u00fac m\u00ecnh xu\u1ed1ng t\u1ed5 m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi, v\u00ec t\u1eeb \u0111\u00e1m c\u1ecf r\u1eadm r\u1ea1p d\u01b0\u1edbi ch\u00e2n b\u1ee5i c\u00e2y vang l\u00ean m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng r\u00edt khe kh\u1ebd\u2014m\u1ed9t \u00e2m thanh l\u1ea1nh l\u1ebdo kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp khi\u1ebfn Rikki-tikki nh\u1ea3y l\u00f9i l\u1ea1i hai b\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00e2n. R\u1ed3i t\u1eebng t\u1ea5c m\u1ed9t t\u1eeb \u0111\u00e1m c\u1ecf nh\u00f4 l\u00ean c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0 chi\u1ebfc m\u0169 gi\u01b0\u01a1ng r\u1ed9ng c\u1ee7a Nag, con r\u1eafn h\u1ed5 mang \u0111en to l\u1edbn, v\u00e0 n\u00f3 d\u00e0i n\u0103m feet t\u1eeb l\u01b0\u1ee1i \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111u\u00f4i. Khi n\u00f3 nh\u1ea5c m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n ba c\u01a1 th\u1ec3 m\u00ecnh l\u00ean kh\u1ecfi m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t, n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00f3 \u0111ung \u0111\u01b0a qua l\u1ea1i y nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t t\u00fam b\u1ed3 c\u00f4ng anh \u0111ung \u0111\u01b0a trong gi\u00f3, v\u00e0 n\u00f3 nh\u00ecn Rikki-tikki b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft r\u1eafn \u0111\u1ed9c \u00e1c kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd thay \u0111\u1ed5i bi\u1ec3u c\u1ea3m, b\u1ea5t k\u1ec3 con r\u1eafn \u0111ang ngh\u0129 g\u00ec.<\/p>\n

“Ai l\u00e0 Nag?”<\/i> ch\u00fa h\u1ecfi. “Ta ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 Nag. \u0110\u1ea5ng th\u1ea7n linh v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i Brahm \u0111\u00e3 ban d\u1ea5u \u1ea5n thi\u00eang li\u00eang c\u1ee7a Ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ean t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ch\u00fang ta, khi con r\u1eafn h\u1ed5 mang \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean x\u00f2e mang che n\u1eafng cho Brahm trong gi\u1ea5c ng\u1ee7 c\u1ee7a Ng\u01b0\u1eddi. H\u00e3y nh\u00ecn \u0111\u00e2y, v\u00e0 run s\u1ee3 \u0111i!”<\/i><\/p>\n

N\u00f3 x\u00f2e mang r\u1ed9ng h\u01a1n bao gi\u1edd h\u1ebft, v\u00e0 Rikki-tikki nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y d\u1ea5u hi\u1ec7u tr\u00ean ph\u1ea7n l\u01b0ng c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 y h\u1ec7t nh\u01b0 h\u00ecnh m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc m\u00f3c c\u00e0i. Ch\u00fa tho\u00e1ng s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i trong ch\u1ed1c l\u00e1t, nh\u01b0ng m\u1ed9t ch\u00fa c\u1ea7y mangut kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 khi\u1ebfp s\u1ee3 l\u00e2u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, v\u00e0 d\u00f9 Rikki-tikki ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng g\u1eb7p m\u1ed9t con r\u1eafn h\u1ed5 mang s\u1ed1ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y, m\u1eb9 ch\u00fa \u0111\u00e3 cho ch\u00fa \u0103n nh\u1eefng con r\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft, v\u00e0 ch\u00fa bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng s\u1ee9 m\u1ec7nh tr\u1ecdn \u0111\u1eddi c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t con c\u1ea7y mangut tr\u01b0\u1edfng th\u00e0nh l\u00e0 chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u v\u00e0 \u0103n th\u1ecbt r\u1eafn. Nag c\u0169ng hi\u1ec3u r\u00f5 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0, trong s\u00e2u th\u1eb3m tr\u00e1i tim l\u1ea1nh gi\u00e1 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, n\u00f3 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y khi\u1ebfp s\u1ee3.<\/p>\n

“V\u1eady th\u00ec,”<\/i> Rikki-tikki l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng, v\u00e0 c\u00e1i \u0111u\u00f4i c\u1ee7a ch\u00fa l\u1ea1i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u d\u1ef1ng \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u00ean, “c\u00f3 d\u1ea5u hay kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 d\u1ea5u, ng\u01b0\u01a1i c\u00f3 cho l\u00e0 \u0111\u00fang khi ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0103n th\u1ecbt nh\u1eefng ch\u00fa chim non trong t\u1ed5 kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i><\/p>\n

Nag \u0111ang suy ngh\u0129, v\u00e0 quan s\u00e1t t\u1eebng c\u1eed \u0111\u1ed9ng nh\u1ecf nh\u1ea5t trong \u0111\u00e1m c\u1ecf ph\u00eda sau l\u01b0ng Rikki-tikki. N\u00f3 bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng s\u1ef1 xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t con c\u1ea7y mangut trong khu v\u01b0\u1eddn n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ed3ng ngh\u0129a v\u1edbi c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft s\u1edbm mu\u1ed9n cho n\u00f3 v\u00e0 c\u1ea3 gia \u0111\u00ecnh n\u00f3, nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 mu\u1ed1n khi\u1ebfn Rikki-tikki m\u1ea5t c\u1ea3nh gi\u00e1c. V\u00ec th\u1ebf, n\u00f3 h\u1ea1 th\u1ea5p \u0111\u1ea7u xu\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat, v\u00e0 nghi\u00eang sang m\u1ed9t b\u00ean.<\/p>\n

“Ch\u00fang ta h\u00e3y n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi nhau,”<\/i> n\u00f3 n\u00f3i. “Ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0103n tr\u1ee9ng. V\u1eady t\u1ea1i sao ta l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0103n chim?”<\/i><\/p>\n

“\u0110\u1eb1ng sau ng\u01b0\u01a1i k\u00eca! H\u00e3y nh\u00ecn \u0111\u1eb1ng sau ng\u01b0\u01a1i!”<\/i> Darzee h\u00f3t l\u00ean.<\/p>\n

Rikki-tikki hi\u1ec3u r\u00f5 h\u01a1n l\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i phung ph\u00ed th\u1eddi gian v\u00e0o vi\u1ec7c ng\u1eafm ngh\u00eda. Ch\u00fa nh\u1ea3y v\u1ecdt l\u00ean kh\u00f4ng trung cao h\u1ebft m\u1ee9c c\u00f3 th\u1ec3, v\u00e0 ngay ph\u00eda d\u01b0\u1edbi ch\u00fa, c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a Nagaina, ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1ee3 \u0111\u1ed9c \u00e1c c\u1ee7a Nag, v\u1ee5t qua. B\u00e0 ta \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e9n l\u00fat b\u00f2 \u0111\u1ebfn ph\u00eda sau l\u01b0ng ch\u00fa trong l\u00fac ch\u00fa \u0111ang tr\u00f2 chuy\u1ec7n, nh\u1eb1m k\u1ebft li\u1ec5u ch\u00fa. Ch\u00fa nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng r\u00edt d\u1eef d\u1ed9i c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 ta khi c\u00fa t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng b\u1ecb h\u1ee5t. Ch\u00fa r\u01a1i xu\u1ed1ng g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 ngang l\u01b0ng b\u00e0 ta, v\u00e0 n\u1ebfu ch\u00fa l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con c\u1ea7y mangut gi\u00e0 \u0111\u1eddi, ch\u00fa \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e2y ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 l\u00fac \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1eafn g\u00e3y s\u1ed1ng l\u01b0ng b\u00e0 ta ch\u1ec9 b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t nh\u00e1t c\u1eafn duy nh\u1ea5t; nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fa l\u1ea1i s\u1ee3 c\u00fa qu\u1eadt tr\u1ea3 kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp c\u1ee7a con r\u1eafn h\u1ed5 mang. Ch\u00fa \u0111\u00e3 c\u1eafn, \u0111\u00fang v\u1eady, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng gi\u1eef \u0111\u1ee7 l\u00e2u, v\u00e0 ch\u00fa nh\u1ea3y v\u1ecdt kh\u1ecfi nh\u00e1t qu\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a chi\u1ebfc \u0111u\u00f4i, \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i Nagaina b\u1ecb th\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u00e0 gi\u1eadn d\u1eef.<\/p>\n

“Darzee th\u1eadt x\u1ea5u xa, th\u1eadt x\u1ea5u xa!”<\/i> Nag n\u00f3i, v\u01b0\u01a1n m\u00ecnh h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda t\u1ed5 chim trong b\u1ee5i gai. Nh\u01b0ng Darzee \u0111\u00e3 x\u00e2y t\u1ed5 ngo\u00e0i t\u1ea7m v\u1edbi c\u1ee7a r\u1eafn, v\u00e0 t\u1ed5 ch\u1ec9 \u0111ung \u0111\u01b0a nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng.<\/p>\n

Rikki-tikki c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft m\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ecf l\u00ean v\u00e0 n\u00f3ng ran (khi m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t con c\u1ea7y mangut chuy\u1ec3n \u0111\u1ecf, ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 n\u00f3 \u0111ang n\u1ed5i gi\u1eadn)<\/i>, v\u00e0 ch\u00fa ng\u1ed3i th\u1ee5t l\u00f9i tr\u00ean \u0111u\u00f4i c\u00f9ng hai ch\u00e2n sau nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ch\u00fa kangaroo nh\u1ecf, li\u1ebfc m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn quanh, r\u1ed3i l\u1ea9m b\u1ea9m trong c\u01a1n t\u1ee9c gi\u1eadn. Nh\u01b0ng Nag v\u00e0 Nagaina \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t v\u00e0o \u0111\u00e1m c\u1ecf. Khi m\u1ed9t con r\u1eafn t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng h\u1ee5t, n\u00f3 ch\u1eb3ng n\u00f3i l\u1eddi n\u00e0o hay \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ed9 d\u1ea5u hi\u1ec7u g\u00ec v\u1ec1 \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh ti\u1ebfp theo c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Rikki-tikki kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n \u0111u\u1ed5i theo ch\u00fang, v\u00ec ch\u00fa kh\u00f4ng ch\u1eafc m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ed1i ph\u00f3 c\u00f9ng l\u00fac v\u1edbi c\u1ea3 hai con r\u1eafn. V\u00ec v\u1eady, ch\u00fa ch\u1ea1y lon ton \u0111\u1ebfn con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng r\u1ea3i s\u1ecfi g\u1ea7n nh\u00e0, v\u00e0 ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng suy ngh\u0129. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 nghi\u00eam tr\u1ecdng \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi ch\u00fa.<\/p>\n

N\u1ebfu b\u1ea1n \u0111\u1ecdc nh\u1eefng cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch l\u1ecbch s\u1eed t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean c\u0169, b\u1ea1n s\u1ebd th\u1ea5y ch\u00fang kh\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ecbnh r\u1eb1ng khi c\u1ea7y mangut chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u v\u1edbi r\u1eafn v\u00e0 b\u1ecb c\u1eafn, n\u00f3 s\u1ebd ch\u1ea1y \u0111i \u0103n m\u1ed9t lo\u1ea1i th\u1ea3o m\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1eefa l\u00e0nh v\u1ebft th\u01b0\u01a1ng. \u0110i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c. Chi\u1ebfn th\u1eafng ch\u1ec9 ph\u1ee5 thu\u1ed9c v\u00e0o s\u1ef1 nhanh nh\u1ea1y c\u1ee7a \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f4i ch\u00e2n\u2014\u0111\u00f2n t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng c\u1ee7a r\u1eafn \u0111\u1ed1i \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1edbi c\u00fa nh\u1ea3y l\u1eb9 l\u00e0ng c\u1ee7a c\u1ea7y mangut\u2014v\u00e0 b\u1edfi v\u00ec kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft n\u00e0o c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 theo k\u1ecbp chuy\u1ec3n \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ea7u r\u1eafn khi n\u00f3 lao t\u1edbi, \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y khi\u1ebfn m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 tr\u1edf n\u00ean k\u1ef3 di\u1ec7u h\u01a1n b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 lo\u1ea1i th\u1ea3o m\u1ed9c th\u1ea7n k\u1ef3 n\u00e0o. Rikki-tikki hi\u1ec3u r\u00f5 m\u00ecnh ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ch\u00fa c\u1ea7y mangut non n\u1edbt, v\u00e0 ch\u00ednh suy ngh\u0129 \u1ea5y c\u00e0ng khi\u1ebfn ch\u00fa h\u00e0i l\u00f2ng h\u01a1n khi nh\u1eadn ra m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 n\u00e9 tr\u00e1nh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00f2n t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng t\u1eeb ph\u00eda sau. \u0110i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 mang l\u1ea1i cho ch\u00fa s\u1ef1 t\u1ef1 tin, v\u00e0 khi Teddy ch\u1ea1y d\u1ecdc theo con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, Rikki-tikki \u0111\u00e3 s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng \u0111\u00f3n nh\u1eadn nh\u1eefng c\u1eed ch\u1ec9 vu\u1ed1t ve \u00e2u y\u1ebfm.<\/p>\n

Nh\u01b0ng ngay khi Teddy \u0111ang c\u00fai xu\u1ed1ng, c\u00f3 th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 qu\u1eaby nh\u1eb9 trong b\u1ee5i \u0111\u1ea5t, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i b\u00e9 x\u00edu vang l\u00ean: “C\u1ea9n th\u1eadn. Ta l\u00e0 T\u1eed th\u1ea7n!”<\/i> \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 Karait, con r\u1eafn nh\u1ecf m\u00e0u n\u00e2u b\u1ee5i b\u1eb7m th\u01b0\u1eddng n\u1eb1m tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ea7y b\u1ee5i; v\u00e0 v\u1ebft c\u1eafn c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 nguy hi\u1ec3m nh\u01b0 r\u1eafn h\u1ed5 mang. Nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 qu\u00e1 nh\u1ecf n\u00ean kh\u00f4ng ai \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ebfn n\u00f3, v\u00e0 v\u00ec v\u1eady n\u00f3 g\u00e2y h\u1ea1i nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n cho m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi.<\/p>\n

M\u1eaft Rikki-tikki l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ecf l\u00ean, v\u00e0 ch\u00fa nh\u1ea3y v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda Karait v\u1edbi d\u00e1ng \u0111i l\u1eafc l\u01b0, \u0111ung \u0111\u01b0a \u0111\u1eb7c tr\u01b0ng m\u00e0 ch\u00fa th\u1eeba h\u01b0\u1edfng t\u1eeb gia \u0111\u00ecnh m\u00ecnh. Tr\u00f4ng n\u00f3 r\u1ea5t bu\u1ed3n c\u01b0\u1eddi, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t d\u00e1ng \u0111i c\u00e2n b\u1eb1ng ho\u00e0n h\u1ea3o \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i b\u1ea1n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ph\u00f3ng \u0111i theo b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 g\u00f3c \u0111\u1ed9 n\u00e0o b\u1ea1n mu\u1ed1n, v\u00e0 khi \u0111\u1ed1i ph\u00f3 v\u1edbi r\u1eafn, \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t l\u1ee3i th\u1ebf. N\u1ebfu Rikki-tikki bi\u1ebft, ch\u00fa \u0111ang l\u00e0m m\u1ed9t vi\u1ec7c nguy hi\u1ec3m h\u01a1n nhi\u1ec1u so v\u1edbi vi\u1ec7c chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u v\u1edbi Nag, v\u00ec Karait qu\u00e1 nh\u1ecf, v\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 quay nhanh \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i tr\u1eeb khi Rikki c\u1eafn n\u00f3 s\u00e1t g\u00e1y, ch\u00fa s\u1ebd nh\u1eadn \u0111\u00f2n tr\u1ea3 v\u00e0o m\u1eaft ho\u1eb7c m\u00f4i. Nh\u01b0ng Rikki kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft. M\u1eaft ch\u00fa \u0111\u1ecf hoe, v\u00e0 ch\u00fa l\u1eafc l\u01b0 t\u1edbi lui, t\u00ecm m\u1ed9t ch\u1ed7 t\u1ed1t \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1eafn. Karait t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng. Rikki nh\u1ea3y sang b\u00ean v\u00e0 c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng lao v\u00e0o, nh\u01b0ng c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u1ecf b\u00e9 m\u00e0u x\u00e1m b\u1ee5i b\u1eb7m \u0111\u1ed9c \u00e1c v\u1ee5t qua trong t\u00edch t\u1eafc vai ch\u00fa, v\u00e0 ch\u00fa ph\u1ea3i nh\u1ea3y qua th\u00e2n n\u00f3, c\u00f2n c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u th\u00ec b\u00e1m s\u00e1t g\u00f3t ch\u00e2n ch\u00fa.<\/p>\n

Teddy h\u00e9t l\u00ean v\u1edbi c\u0103n nh\u00e0: “\u1ed2, nh\u00ecn n\u00e0y! Con c\u1ea7y mangut c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta \u0111ang gi\u1ebft m\u1ed9t con r\u1eafn.”<\/i> V\u00e0 Rikki-tikki nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng h\u00e9t t\u1eeb m\u1eb9 Teddy. B\u1ed1 c\u1eadu b\u00e9 ch\u1ea1y ra v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y g\u1eady, nh\u01b0ng khi \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn n\u01a1i, Karait \u0111\u00e3 lao ra qu\u00e1 xa, v\u00e0 Rikki-tikki \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eadt l\u00ean, nh\u1ea3y l\u00ean l\u01b0ng con r\u1eafn, h\u1ea1 \u0111\u1ea7u xu\u1ed1ng gi\u1eefa hai ch\u00e2n tr\u01b0\u1edbc, c\u1eafn v\u00e0o ph\u1ea7n l\u01b0ng cao nh\u1ea5t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3, v\u00e0 l\u0103n ra xa. C\u00fa c\u1eafn \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m Karait t\u00ea li\u1ec7t, v\u00e0 Rikki-tikki s\u1eafp s\u1eeda \u0103n th\u1ecbt n\u00f3 t\u1eeb \u0111u\u00f4i, theo phong t\u1ee5c c\u1ee7a gia \u0111\u00ecnh ch\u00fa trong b\u1eefa \u0103n, th\u00ec ch\u00fa nh\u1edb r\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t b\u1eefa \u0103n no s\u1ebd l\u00e0m c\u1ea7y mangut ch\u1eadm ch\u1ea1p, v\u00e0 n\u1ebfu ch\u00fa mu\u1ed1n gi\u1eef to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh v\u00e0 s\u1ef1 nhanh nh\u1eb9n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, ch\u00fa ph\u1ea3i gi\u1eef d\u00e1ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ea3nh mai.<\/p>\n

Ch\u00fa b\u00e8n l\u0103n m\u00ecnh trong b\u1ee5i \u0111\u1ea5t d\u01b0\u1edbi nh\u1eefng c\u00e2y th\u1ea7u d\u1ea7u, trong l\u00fac \u00f4ng Teddy \u0111\u00e1nh cho con r\u1eafn Karait \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft th\u00eam t\u01a1i t\u1ea3. “Vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 \u00edch g\u00ec \u0111\u00e2u?”<\/i> Rikki-tikki ngh\u0129 b\u1ee5ng. “Ta \u0111\u00e3 xong vi\u1ec7c r\u1ed3i m\u00e0;”<\/i> r\u1ed3i b\u00e0 Teddy nh\u1ea5c ch\u00fa l\u00ean kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u00e1m b\u1ee5i, \u00f4m ch\u1ea7m l\u1ea5y ch\u00fa, v\u1eeba kh\u00f3c v\u1eeba n\u00f3i ch\u00fa \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ee9u s\u1ed1ng Teddy, c\u00f2n \u00f4ng Teddy th\u00ec b\u1ea3o ch\u00fa l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u00e2n hu\u1ec7 tr\u1eddi ban, c\u00f2n c\u1eadu Teddy th\u00ec nh\u00ecn ch\u00fa v\u1edbi \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft m\u1edf to \u0111\u1ea7y kinh h\u00e3i. Rikki-tikki th\u1ea5y m\u1ecdi s\u1ef1 \u1ed3n \u00e0o \u1ea5y th\u1eadt bu\u1ed3n c\u01b0\u1eddi, d\u0129 nhi\u00ean l\u00e0 ch\u00fa ch\u1eb3ng hi\u1ec3u g\u00ec c\u1ea3. B\u00e0 Teddy c\u00f3 l\u1ebd \u0111\u00e3 vu\u1ed1t ve Teddy v\u00ec c\u1eadu b\u00e9 ngh\u1ecbch \u0111\u1ea5t b\u1ea9n. C\u00f2n Rikki th\u00ec \u0111ang t\u1eadn h\u01b0\u1edfng th\u00fa vui c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch tr\u1ecdn v\u1eb9n.<\/p>\n

T\u1ed1i h\u00f4m \u1ea5y, trong b\u1eefa \u0103n, ch\u00fa \u0111i l\u1ea1i gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng ch\u00e9n r\u01b0\u1ee3u tr\u00ean b\u00e0n, v\u00e0 ch\u00fa c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0103n no n\u00ea g\u1ea5p ba l\u1ea7n nh\u1edd nh\u1eefng m\u00f3n ngon l\u00e0nh. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fa v\u1eabn nh\u1edb \u0111\u1ebfn Nag v\u00e0 Nagaina, v\u00e0 d\u00f9 r\u1ea5t th\u00edch \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u00e0 Teddy vu\u1ed1t ve, n\u00e2ng niu, th\u00edch ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean vai Teddy, \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft ch\u00fa th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ecf l\u00ean, v\u00e0 ch\u00fa l\u1ea1i c\u1ea5t l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng k\u00eau chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u d\u00e0i c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh: “Rikk-tikk-tikki-tikki-tchk!”<\/i><\/p>\n

Teddy \u00f4m ch\u00fa v\u00e0o l\u00f2ng khi \u0111i ng\u1ee7, v\u00e0 c\u01b0\u01a1ng quy\u1ebft \u0111\u00f2i Rikki-tikki ph\u1ea3i n\u1eb1m ng\u1ee7 d\u01b0\u1edbi c\u1eb1m m\u00ecnh. Rikki-tikki qu\u00e1 l\u1ecbch thi\u1ec7p \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1eafn hay c\u00e0o c\u1ea5u, nh\u01b0ng ngay khi Teddy ch\u00ecm v\u00e0o gi\u1ea5c ng\u1ee7 say, ch\u00fa l\u1ea1i l\u1eefng th\u1eefng \u0111i d\u1ea1o kh\u1eafp nh\u00e0 trong \u0111\u00eam t\u1ed1i, v\u00e0 trong b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i, ch\u00fa ch\u1ea1m tr\u00e1n Chuchundra, ch\u00fa chu\u1ed9t x\u1ea1 h\u01b0\u01a1ng, \u0111ang b\u00f2 n\u00e9p s\u00e1t d\u1ecdc b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1eddng. Chuchundra l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t sinh v\u1eadt nh\u1ecf b\u00e9 v\u1edbi tr\u00e1i tim tan n\u00e1t. Ch\u00fa ta r\u00ean r\u1ec9 v\u00e0 k\u00eau ch\u00edt ch\u00edt su\u1ed1t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u00eam, c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng d\u1ed3n h\u1ebft can \u0111\u1ea3m \u0111\u1ec3 lao ra gi\u1eefa c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fa ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3.<\/p>\n

“Xin \u0111\u1eebng gi\u1ebft t\u00f4i,”<\/i> Chuchundra n\u00f3i, gi\u1ecdng g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 ngh\u1eb9n ng\u00e0o. “Rikki-tikki, xin \u0111\u1eebng gi\u1ebft t\u00f4i!”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Ng\u01b0\u01a1i t\u01b0\u1edfng m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb chuy\u00ean gi\u1ebft r\u1eafn l\u1ea1i \u0111i gi\u1ebft chu\u1ed9t x\u1ea1 h\u01b0\u01a1ng sao?”<\/i> Rikki-tikki \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i b\u1eb1ng gi\u1ecdng \u0111i\u1ec7u \u0111\u1ea7y khinh b\u1ec9.<\/p>\n

“K\u1ebb gi\u1ebft r\u1eafn r\u1ed3i c\u0169ng s\u1ebd b\u1ecb r\u1eafn gi\u1ebft,”<\/i> Chuchundra n\u00f3i, c\u00e0ng l\u00fac c\u00e0ng th\u00eam \u1ee7 d\u1ed9t. “V\u00e0 l\u00e0m sao ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn r\u1eb1ng Nag s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng nh\u1ea7m ta v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u01a1i v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00eam t\u1ed1i n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3?”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec ph\u1ea3i lo c\u1ea3,”<\/i> Rikki-tikki \u0111\u00e1p. “Nh\u01b0ng Nag \u0111ang \u1edf ngo\u00e0i v\u01b0\u1eddn, v\u00e0 ta bi\u1ebft ng\u01b0\u01a1i ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd ra \u0111\u00f3.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Ng\u01b0\u1eddi anh h\u1ecd c\u1ee7a ta, Chua, con chu\u1ed9t ch\u00f9, \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ea3o v\u1edbi ta\u2014”<\/i> Chuchundra n\u00f3i r\u1ed3i ng\u1eadp ng\u1eebng.<\/p>\n

“B\u1ea3o v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec?”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Su\u1ef5t! Nag \u1edf kh\u1eafp m\u1ecdi n\u01a1i, Rikki-tikki \u1ea1. L\u1ebd ra ng\u01b0\u01a1i n\u00ean n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi Chua trong v\u01b0\u1eddn.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Ta \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m th\u1ebf\u2014n\u00ean ng\u01b0\u01a1i ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i cho ta bi\u1ebft. Nhanh l\u00ean, Chuchundra, n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng ta s\u1ebd c\u1eafn ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u1ea5y!”<\/i><\/p>\n

Chuchundra ng\u1ed3i b\u1ec7t xu\u1ed1ng, n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft r\u00e0n r\u1ee5a \u01b0\u1edbt \u0111\u1eabm b\u1ed9 ria m\u00e9p. “T\u00f4i th\u1eadt l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb kh\u1ed1n kh\u1ed5,”<\/i> h\u1eafn n\u1ee9c n\u1edf. “T\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee7 d\u0169ng kh\u00ed \u0111\u1ec3 lao ra gi\u1eefa ph\u00f2ng c\u1ea3. Su\u1ef5t! T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u00e9p n\u00f3i g\u00ec v\u1edbi anh \u0111\u00e2u. Anh kh\u00f4ng nghe th\u1ea5y sao, Rikki-tikki?”<\/i><\/p>\n

Rikki-tikki ch\u0103m ch\u00fa l\u1eafng nghe. C\u0103n nh\u00e0 v\u1eafng l\u1eb7ng nh\u01b0 t\u1edd, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fa tin m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nghe th\u1ea5y \u00e2m thanh kh\u1ebd kh\u00e0ng nh\u1ea5t tr\u00ean \u0111\u1eddi\u2014m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 \u00e2m thanh mong manh t\u1ef1a ti\u1ebfng ong vo ve tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t k\u00ednh c\u1eeda s\u1ed5\u2014\u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng v\u1ea3y r\u1eafn kh\u00f4 r\u00e1p tr\u01b0\u1eddn tr\u00ean n\u1ec1n g\u1ea1ch.<\/p>\n

“\u0110\u1ea5y l\u00e0 Nag ho\u1eb7c Nagaina,”<\/i> ch\u00fa t\u1ef1 nh\u1ee7 th\u1ea7m, “v\u00e0 n\u00f3 \u0111ang len v\u00e0o c\u1ed1ng tho\u00e1t n\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ee7a ph\u00f2ng t\u1eafm. Anh n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang, Chuchundra; l\u1ebd ra ta n\u00ean tr\u00f2 chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi Chua.”<\/i><\/p>\n

N\u00f3 l\u00e9n v\u00e0o ph\u00f2ng t\u1eafm c\u1ee7a Teddy, nh\u01b0ng ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ea5y g\u00ec, r\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i l\u1ebbn sang ph\u00f2ng t\u1eafm c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9 Teddy. D\u01b0\u1edbi ch\u00e2n b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1eddng th\u1ea1ch cao tr\u01a1n l\u00e1ng, c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t vi\u00ean g\u1ea1ch \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c k\u00e9o ra \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m l\u1ed7 tho\u00e1t n\u01b0\u1edbc t\u1eafm, v\u00e0 khi Rikki-tikki l\u1ebbn v\u00e0o b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1i g\u1edd x\u00e2y n\u01a1i \u0111\u1eb7t b\u1ed3n t\u1eafm, n\u00f3 nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng Nag v\u00e0 Nagaina th\u00ec th\u1ea7m b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i d\u01b0\u1edbi \u00e1nh tr\u0103ng.<\/p>\n

“Khi trong nh\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n ai,”<\/i> Nagaina n\u00f3i v\u1edbi ch\u1ed3ng, “h\u1eafn s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i \u0111i, v\u00e0 khi \u0111\u00f3 khu v\u01b0\u1eddn s\u1ebd l\u1ea1i thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 ch\u00fang ta. H\u00e3y l\u1eb7ng l\u1ebd \u0111i v\u00e0o, v\u00e0 nh\u1edb r\u1eb1ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng to l\u1edbn \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1ebft Karait s\u1ebd l\u00e0 k\u1ebb \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean b\u1ecb c\u1eafn. Sau \u0111\u00f3 h\u00e3y ra ngo\u00e0i v\u00e0 b\u00e1o cho ta bi\u1ebft, r\u1ed3i ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd c\u00f9ng nhau \u0111i s\u0103n Rikki-tikki.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Nh\u01b0ng em c\u00f3 ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn r\u1eb1ng vi\u1ec7c gi\u1ebft ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1ea5y mang l\u1ea1i l\u1ee3i \u00edch g\u00ec kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i> Nag h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n

“T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi \u0111i\u1ec1u. Khi kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n b\u00f3ng d\u00e1ng con ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong c\u0103n bi\u1ec7t th\u1ef1, li\u1ec7u ch\u00fang ta c\u00f2n th\u1ea5y b\u00f3ng d\u00e1ng c\u1ea7y mangut n\u00e0o trong v\u01b0\u1eddn n\u1eefa kh\u00f4ng? Ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n c\u0103n bi\u1ec7t th\u1ef1 tr\u1ed1ng v\u1eafng, ch\u00fang ta ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 vua v\u00e0 ho\u00e0ng h\u1eadu c\u1ee7a c\u1ea3 khu v\u01b0\u1eddn n\u00e0y; v\u00e0 h\u00e3y nh\u1edb k\u1ef9 r\u1eb1ng ngay khi nh\u1eefng qu\u1ea3 tr\u1ee9ng c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta trong lu\u1ed1ng d\u01b0a h\u1ea5u n\u1edf ra (c\u00f3 l\u1ebd l\u00e0 ng\u00e0y mai)<\/i>, l\u0169 con c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd c\u1ea7n kh\u00f4ng gian v\u00e0 s\u1ef1 y\u00ean t\u0129nh.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Ta ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng ngh\u0129 t\u1edbi \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3,”<\/i> Nag n\u00f3i. “Ta s\u1ebd \u0111i, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i s\u0103n \u0111u\u1ed5i Rikki-tikki sau \u0111\u00f3 n\u1eefa. Ta s\u1ebd gi\u1ebft ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng to l\u1edbn c\u00f9ng v\u1ee3 h\u1eafn, v\u00e0 c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb n\u1ebfu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3, r\u1ed3i l\u1eb7ng l\u1ebd r\u1eddi \u0111i. L\u00fac \u1ea5y, c\u0103n bi\u1ec7t th\u1ef1 s\u1ebd tr\u1ed1ng tr\u1ea3i, v\u00e0 Rikki-tikki c\u0169ng s\u1ebd ra \u0111i.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Rikki-tikki b\u1eebng b\u1eebng ch\u1ea1y t\u1edbi, l\u00f2ng tr\u00e0n ng\u1eadp s\u1ef1 ph\u1eabn n\u1ed9 v\u00e0 c\u0103m gh\u00e9t tr\u01b0\u1edbc h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng n\u00e0y, r\u1ed3i c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a Nag chui qua l\u1ed7 tho\u00e1t n\u01b0\u1edbc, ti\u1ebfp theo l\u00e0 th\u00e2n h\u00ecnh d\u00e0i n\u0103m b\u1ed9 l\u1ea1nh l\u1ebdo c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. D\u00f9 \u0111ang s\u1ee5c s\u00f4i gi\u1eadn d\u1eef, Rikki-tikki v\u1eabn c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t n\u1ed7i s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i s\u00e2u s\u1eafc khi tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y k\u00edch th\u01b0\u1edbc kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 c\u1ee7a con r\u1eafn h\u1ed5 mang. Nag cu\u1ed9n tr\u00f2n m\u00ecnh, ng\u1ea9ng cao \u0111\u1ea7u, v\u00e0 nh\u00ecn s\u00e2u v\u00e0o c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng t\u1eafm t\u1ed1i om, v\u00e0 Rikki c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u1ea5y \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft n\u00f3 l\u1ea5p l\u00e1nh.<\/p>\n

“Gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y, n\u1ebfu ta gi\u1ebft n\u00f3 t\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y, Nagaina s\u1ebd bi\u1ebft; c\u00f2n n\u1ebfu ta \u0111\u1ed1i \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1edbi n\u00f3 tr\u00ean n\u1ec1n nh\u00e0 tr\u1ed1ng tr\u1ea3i, l\u1ee3i th\u1ebf s\u1ebd thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 n\u00f3. Ta ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m sao \u0111\u00e2y?”<\/i> Rikki-tikki-tavi t\u1ef1 nh\u1ee7.<\/p>\n

Nag \u0111ung \u0111\u01b0a qua l\u1ea1i, r\u1ed3i Rikki-tikki nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng n\u00f3 \u0111ang u\u1ed1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc t\u1eeb chi\u1ebfc v\u1ea1i l\u1edbn nh\u1ea5t d\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1ee9a n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ed5 \u0111\u1ea7y b\u1ed3n t\u1eafm. “T\u1ed1t l\u1eafm,”<\/i> con r\u1eafn l\u1ea9m b\u1ea9m. “B\u00e2y gi\u1edd, khi Karait b\u1ecb gi\u1ebft, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng to l\u1edbn \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ea7m m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y g\u1eady. H\u1eafn c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 v\u1eabn gi\u1eef c\u00e2y g\u1eady \u0111\u00f3, nh\u01b0ng khi h\u1eafn v\u00e0o t\u1eafm v\u00e0o bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng, h\u1eafn s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng mang theo. Ta s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ee3i \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi h\u1eafn t\u1edbi. Nagaina\u2014ng\u01b0\u01a1i c\u00f3 nghe th\u1ea5y ta kh\u00f4ng?\u2014Ta s\u1ebd ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i trong c\u00e1i l\u1ea1nh n\u00e0y cho t\u1edbi l\u00fac tr\u1eddi s\u00e1ng.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t \u00e2m thanh \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i t\u1eeb b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i, Rikki-tikki bi\u1ebft Nagaina \u0111\u00e3 r\u1eddi \u0111i. Nag cu\u1ed9n tr\u00f2n m\u00ecnh l\u1ea1i, v\u00f2ng n\u00e0y n\u1ed1i v\u00f2ng kia, quanh ph\u1ea7n ph\u00ecnh ra \u1edf \u0111\u00e1y v\u1ea1i n\u01b0\u1edbc, c\u00f2n Rikki-tikki \u0111\u1ee9ng im nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i x\u00e1c. Sau m\u1ed9t gi\u1edd, ch\u00fa m\u1edbi b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u di chuy\u1ec3n, t\u1eebng t\u00ed m\u1ed9t, v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda chi\u1ebfc v\u1ea1i. Nag \u0111ang ng\u1ee7, v\u00e0 Rikki-tikki nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o t\u1ea5m l\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ed3 s\u1ed9 c\u1ee7a n\u00f3, t\u1ef1 h\u1ecfi \u0111\u00e2u s\u1ebd l\u00e0 ch\u1ed7 c\u1eafn hi\u1ec7u qu\u1ea3 nh\u1ea5t. “N\u1ebfu ta kh\u00f4ng c\u1eafn g\u00e3y l\u01b0ng n\u00f3 ngay t\u1eeb c\u00fa nh\u1ea3y \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean,”<\/i> Rikki n\u00f3i, “n\u00f3 v\u1eabn c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u. M\u00e0 n\u1ebfu n\u00f3 chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u\u2014\u00d4i Rikki!”<\/i> Ch\u00fa nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ed9 d\u00e0y c\u1ee7a chi\u1ebfc c\u1ed5 d\u01b0\u1edbi m\u0169, nh\u01b0ng \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 qu\u00e1 s\u1ee9c v\u1edbi ch\u00fa; c\u00f2n m\u1ed9t c\u00fa c\u1eafn g\u1ea7n \u0111u\u00f4i th\u00ec ch\u1ec9 khi\u1ebfn Nag th\u00eam ph\u1ea7n hung d\u1eef.<\/p>\n

“Ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u,”<\/i> cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng ch\u00fa n\u00f3i; “c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u \u1edf tr\u00ean c\u00e1i m\u0169. V\u00e0, m\u1ed9t khi \u0111\u00e3 c\u1eafn v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, ta kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bu\u00f4ng ra.”<\/i><\/p>\n

R\u1ed3i ch\u00fa nh\u1ea3y. C\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u n\u1eb1m h\u01a1i c\u00e1ch xa v\u1ea1i n\u01b0\u1edbc, ph\u00eda d\u01b0\u1edbi ph\u1ea7n cong c\u1ee7a n\u00f3; v\u00e0, khi r\u0103ng ch\u00fa ch\u1ea1m v\u00e0o, Rikki t\u1ef1a l\u01b0ng v\u00e0o ph\u1ea7n ph\u00ecnh ra c\u1ee7a chi\u1ebfc b\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ea5t nung \u0111\u1ecf \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1eef ch\u1eb7t c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u. \u0110i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y cho ch\u00fa m\u1ed9t gi\u00e2y n\u1eafm gi\u1eef, v\u00e0 ch\u00fa \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eadn d\u1ee5ng t\u1ed1i \u0111a n\u00f3. R\u1ed3i ch\u00fa b\u1ecb qu\u0103ng qua qu\u1eadt l\u1ea1i nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t con chu\u1ed9t b\u1ecb ch\u00f3 l\u1eafc\u2014qua l\u1ea1i tr\u00ean s\u00e0n, l\u00ean xu\u1ed1ng, v\u00e0 theo nh\u1eefng v\u00f2ng tr\u00f2n l\u1edbn, nh\u01b0ng m\u1eaft ch\u00fa \u0111\u1ecf hoe v\u00e0 ch\u00fa b\u00e1m ch\u1eb7t khi th\u00e2n h\u00ecnh qu\u1ea5t m\u1ea1nh tr\u00ean s\u00e0n, l\u00e0m \u0111\u1ed5 c\u1ea3 mu\u00f4i thi\u1ebfc, h\u1ed9p x\u00e0 ph\u00f2ng v\u00e0 b\u00e0n ch\u1ea3i t\u1eafm, v\u00e0 va v\u00e0o th\u00e0nh b\u1ed3n t\u1eafm b\u1eb1ng thi\u1ebfc. Khi ch\u00fa gi\u1eef ch\u1eb7t, ch\u00fa c\u00e0ng si\u1ebft ch\u1eb7t h\u00e0m r\u0103ng, v\u00ec ch\u00fa ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn m\u00ecnh s\u1ebd b\u1ecb \u0111\u1eadp ch\u1ebft, v\u00e0, v\u00ec danh d\u1ef1 c\u1ee7a gia \u0111\u00ecnh, ch\u00fa th\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y v\u1edbi h\u00e0m r\u0103ng kh\u00f3a ch\u1eb7t. Ch\u00fa cho\u00e1ng v\u00e1ng, \u0111au nh\u1ee9c, v\u00e0 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y nh\u01b0 tan n\u00e1t khi c\u00f3 th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 n\u1ed5 tung nh\u01b0 ti\u1ebfng s\u1ea5m ngay ph\u00eda sau ch\u00fa. M\u1ed9t lu\u1ed3ng gi\u00f3 n\u00f3ng th\u1ed5i ch\u00fa b\u1ea5t t\u1ec9nh v\u00e0 l\u1eeda n\u00f3ng r\u00e1t b\u1ed9 l\u00f4ng c\u1ee7a ch\u00fa. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng to l\u1edbn \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb \u0111\u00e1nh th\u1ee9c b\u1edfi ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed9ng, v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eafn c\u1ea3 hai n\u00f2ng s\u00fang s\u0103n v\u00e0o Nag ngay ph\u00eda sau m\u0169.<\/p>\n

Rikki-tikki v\u1eabn b\u00e1m ch\u1eb7t, \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft nh\u1eafm ch\u1eb7t, v\u00ec l\u00fac n\u00e0y ch\u00fa ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n tin r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft. Nh\u01b0ng c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u kia kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 nh\u00fac nh\u00edch, v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng cao l\u1edbn nh\u1ea5c ch\u00fa l\u00ean r\u1ed3i n\u00f3i: “L\u1ea1i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con c\u1ea7y mangut n\u1eefa \u0111\u00e2y, Alice. Ch\u00fa nh\u1ecf n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ee9u m\u1ea1ng ch\u00fang ta r\u1ed3i.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Sau \u0111\u00f3, m\u1eb9 c\u1ee7a Teddy b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o v\u1edbi khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t t\u00e1i nh\u1ee3t, b\u00e0 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng g\u00ec c\u00f2n s\u00f3t l\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a Nag, v\u00e0 Rikki-tikki l\u00ea b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u1ec1 ph\u00f2ng ng\u1ee7 c\u1ee7a Teddy, d\u00e0nh n\u1eeda \u0111\u00eam c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i run r\u1ea9y nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ec3 xem li\u1ec7u m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 v\u1ee1 th\u00e0nh b\u1ed1n m\u01b0\u01a1i m\u1ea3nh nh\u01b0 ch\u00fa t\u1eebng t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng hay kh\u00f4ng.<\/p>\n

Khi b\u00ecnh minh l\u00f3 r\u1ea1ng, ch\u00fa c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00ecnh c\u1ee9ng \u0111\u1edd, nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea1i v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng h\u00e0i l\u00f2ng v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng g\u00ec m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m. “Gi\u1edd ta c\u00f2n ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ed1i ph\u00f3 v\u1edbi Nagaina, v\u00e0 b\u00e0 ta s\u1ebd c\u00f2n \u0111\u00e1ng s\u1ee3 h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 n\u0103m con Nag c\u1ed9ng l\u1ea1i, kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft l\u0169 tr\u1ee9ng m\u00e0 b\u00e0 ta nh\u1eafc \u0111\u1ebfn s\u1ebd n\u1edf v\u00e0o l\u00fac n\u00e0o. Tr\u1eddi \u01a1i! Ta ph\u1ea3i \u0111i g\u1eb7p Darzee ngay m\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c,”<\/i> ch\u00fa n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n

Kh\u00f4ng ch\u1edd \u0103n s\u00e1ng, Rikki-tikki ch\u1ea1y th\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ebfn b\u1ee5i gai n\u01a1i Darzee \u0111ang c\u1ea5t cao gi\u1ecdng h\u00e1t m\u1ed9t b\u00e0i ca kh\u1ea3i ho\u00e0n. Tin Nag ch\u1ebft \u0111\u00e3 lan kh\u1eafp khu v\u01b0\u1eddn, b\u1edfi ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u00e9t d\u1ecdn \u0111\u00e3 qu\u1eb3ng x\u00e1c n\u00f3 l\u00ean \u0111\u1ed1ng r\u00e1c.<\/p>\n

“\u00d4i, \u0111\u1ed3 chim non ng\u1ed1c ngh\u1ebfch kia!”<\/i> Rikki-tikki t\u1ee9c gi\u1eadn n\u00f3i. “Ph\u1ea3i l\u00fac n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ec3 h\u00e1t h\u00f2 sao?”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Nag \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft – \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft – \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft r\u1ed3i!”<\/i> Darzee ca l\u00ean. “Rikki-tikki d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m \u0111\u00e3 n\u1eafm ch\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea7u n\u00f3 v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng bu\u00f4ng. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng to l\u1edbn mang c\u00e2y s\u00fang t\u1edbi, Nag v\u1ee1 l\u00e0m \u0111\u00f4i! N\u00f3 s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd c\u00f2n \u0103n th\u1ecbt con ta n\u1eefa.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u00fang c\u1ea3. Nh\u01b0ng Nagaina \u0111\u00e2u r\u1ed3i?”<\/i> Rikki-tikki n\u00f3i, v\u1eeba n\u00f3i v\u1eeba c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn nh\u00ecn quanh.<\/p>\n

“Nagaina \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng tho\u00e1t n\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ee7a ph\u00f2ng t\u1eafm v\u00e0 g\u1ecdi Nag,”<\/i> Darzee ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c k\u1ec3, “v\u00e0 Nag chui ra tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y g\u1eady\u2014ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u00e9t d\u1ecdn \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1eb7t n\u00f3 l\u00ean tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y g\u1eady v\u00e0 v\u1ee9t n\u00f3 l\u00ean \u0111\u1ed1ng r\u00e1c. H\u00e3y h\u00e1t v\u1ec1 Rikki-tikki v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i, m\u1eaft \u0111\u1ecf hoe!”<\/i> V\u00e0 Darzee c\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfng h\u00e1t vang.<\/p>\n

“N\u1ebfu ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ed5 c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u01a1i, ta s\u1ebd l\u0103n h\u1ebft l\u0169 con c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u01a1i ra ngo\u00e0i!”<\/i> Rikki-tikki n\u00f3i. “Ng\u01b0\u01a1i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft khi n\u00e0o n\u00ean l\u00e0m \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00fang \u0111\u1eafn v\u00e0o \u0111\u00fang th\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec3m. Ng\u01b0\u01a1i an to\u00e0n tr\u00ean t\u1ed5 c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u01a1i, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 chi\u1ebfn tranh \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi ta \u1edf d\u01b0\u1edbi n\u00e0y. H\u00e3y ng\u1eebng h\u00e1t m\u1ed9t l\u00e1t \u0111i, Darzee.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“V\u00ec Rikki-tikki v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i, xinh \u0111\u1eb9p, ta s\u1ebd ng\u1eebng l\u1ea1i,”<\/i> Darzee \u0111\u00e1p. “C\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec v\u1eady, H\u1ee1i K\u1ebb Gi\u1ebft Nag \u0111\u00e1ng s\u1ee3?”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Nagaina \u0111ang \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u, l\u1ea7n th\u1ee9 ba n\u00e0y?”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ed1ng r\u00e1c g\u1ea7n chu\u1ed3ng ng\u1ef1a, \u0111ang kh\u00f3c th\u01b0\u01a1ng Nag. Rikki-tikki v\u1edbi h\u00e0m r\u0103ng tr\u1eafng th\u1eadt l\u00e0 v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“\u0110\u1eebng \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ebfn h\u00e0m r\u0103ng tr\u1eafng c\u1ee7a ta! Ng\u01b0\u01a1i c\u00f3 bi\u1ebft b\u00e0 ta gi\u1ea5u tr\u1ee9ng \u1edf ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0o kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Trong lu\u1ed1ng d\u01b0a h\u1ea5u, ch\u1ed7 g\u1ea7n b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u1ea5t, n\u01a1i n\u1eafng chi\u1ebfu g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 su\u1ed1t c\u1ea3 ng\u00e0y. B\u00e0 ta \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1ea5u ch\u00fang \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u tu\u1ea7n r\u1ed3i.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“V\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u01a1i ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e1ng \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3i cho ta bi\u1ebft sao? Ch\u1ed7 g\u1ea7n b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u1ea5t, ng\u01b0\u01a1i n\u00f3i th\u1ebf \u00e0?”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Rikki-tikki, ng\u01b0\u01a1i s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng \u0103n tr\u1ee9ng c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 ta ch\u1ee9?”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Kh\u00f4ng \u0103n ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c; kh\u00f4ng. Darzee, n\u1ebfu ng\u01b0\u01a1i c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat l\u00fd tr\u00ed, h\u00e3y bay \u0111\u1ebfn chu\u1ed3ng ng\u1ef1a v\u00e0 gi\u1ea3 v\u1edd c\u00e1nh c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u01a1i b\u1ecb g\u00e3y, \u0111\u1ec3 Nagaina \u0111u\u1ed5i ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u1ebfn b\u1ee5i c\u00e2y n\u00e0y. Ta ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ebfn lu\u1ed1ng d\u01b0a h\u1ea5u, v\u00e0 n\u1ebfu ta \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3 b\u00e2y gi\u1edd b\u00e0 ta s\u1ebd th\u1ea5y ta.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Darzee l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ch\u00fa chim c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ea7u \u00f3c \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n, ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t vi\u1ec7c duy nh\u1ea5t trong c\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t l\u00fac. V\u00ec bi\u1ebft nh\u1eefng qu\u1ea3 tr\u1ee9ng c\u1ee7a Nagaina c\u0169ng gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 tr\u1ee9ng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, n\u00ean ban \u0111\u1ea7u, ch\u00fa kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 vi\u1ec7c gi\u1ebft ch\u00fang l\u00e0 \u0111\u00fang \u0111\u1eafn. Tuy nhi\u00ean, v\u1ee3 c\u1ee7a Darzee l\u1ea1i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t lo\u00e0i chim kh\u00f4n ngoan. B\u00e0 bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng t\u1eeb nh\u1eefng qu\u1ea3 tr\u1ee9ng r\u1eafn h\u1ed5 mang s\u1ebd n\u1edf ra nh\u1eefng con r\u1eafn h\u1ed5 mang con. V\u00ec v\u1eady, b\u00e0 bay ra kh\u1ecfi t\u1ed5, \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i Darzee m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh \u1ea5p \u1ee7 nh\u1eefng qu\u1ea3 tr\u1ee9ng v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c c\u1ea5t l\u00ean b\u00e0i ca v\u1ec1 c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft c\u1ee7a Nag. X\u00e9t theo m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i kh\u00eda c\u1ea1nh, Darzee qu\u1ea3 th\u1ef1c r\u1ea5t gi\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng.<\/p>\n

B\u00e0 l\u01b0\u1ee3n v\u00f2ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t Nagaina, g\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ed1ng r\u00e1c, v\u00e0 k\u00eau l\u00ean: “\u00d4i, c\u00e1nh c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i b\u1ecb g\u00e3y r\u1ed3i! Th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 trong nh\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 n\u00e9m \u0111\u00e1 v\u00e0o t\u00f4i v\u00e0 l\u00e0m g\u00e3y n\u00f3.”<\/i> R\u1ed3i b\u00e0 ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c bay l\u01b0\u1ee3n m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch tuy\u1ec7t v\u1ecdng h\u01a1n bao gi\u1edd h\u1ebft.<\/p>\n

Nagaina ng\u1ea9ng \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00ean, r\u00edt l\u00ean: “Ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ea3nh b\u00e1o Rikki-tikki khi ta \u0111\u1ecbnh gi\u1ebft n\u00f3. Th\u1eadt v\u1eady, ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ecdn m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i th\u1eadt t\u1ec7 \u0111\u1ec3 b\u1ecb qu\u00e8 \u0111\u1ea5y.”<\/i> R\u1ed3i n\u00f3 tr\u01b0\u1eddn v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda v\u1ee3 c\u1ee7a Darzee, l\u01b0\u1edbt tr\u00ean l\u1edbp b\u1ee5i.<\/p>\n

“Th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 l\u00e0m g\u00e3y n\u00f3 b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e1!”<\/i> v\u1ee3 c\u1ee7a Darzee h\u00e9t l\u00ean.<\/p>\n

“\u1ed2! C\u00f3 l\u1ebd khi ng\u01b0\u01a1i ch\u1ebft, ng\u01b0\u01a1i s\u1ebd th\u1ea5y an \u1ee7i ph\u1ea7n n\u00e0o khi bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng ta s\u1ebd t\u00ednh s\u1ed5 v\u1edbi th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9. Ch\u1ed3ng ta n\u1eb1m tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ed1ng r\u00e1c s\u00e1ng nay, nh\u01b0ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi \u0111\u00eam xu\u1ed1ng, th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 trong nh\u00e0 s\u1ebd n\u1eb1m im l\u00ecm. Ch\u1ea1y tr\u1ed1n \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec ch\u1ee9? Ta ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn s\u1ebd b\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ng\u01b0\u01a1i. \u0110\u1ed3 ng\u1ed1c, nh\u00ecn ta n\u00e0y!”<\/i><\/p>\n

V\u1ee3 c\u1ee7a Darzee bi\u1ebft r\u00f5 kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean l\u00e0m v\u1eady, v\u00ec m\u1ed9t con chim nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o m\u1eaft r\u1eafn s\u1ebd s\u1ee3 \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i kh\u00f4ng c\u1eed \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. V\u1ee3 c\u1ee7a Darzee ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c bay l\u01b0\u1ee3n, k\u00eau l\u00ean th\u1ea3m thi\u1ebft, kh\u00f4ng r\u1eddi m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t, c\u00f2n Nagaina th\u00ec t\u0103ng t\u1ed1c.<\/p>\n

Rikki-tikki nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng h\u1ecd \u0111i l\u00ean con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng t\u1eeb chu\u1ed3ng ng\u1ef1a, v\u00e0 ch\u00fa lao t\u1edbi cu\u1ed1i lu\u1ed1ng d\u01b0a g\u1ea7n b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1eddng. \u1ede \u0111\u00f3, trong l\u1edbp l\u00e1 \u1ea5m \u00e1p ph\u00eda tr\u00ean lu\u1ed1ng d\u01b0a, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c gi\u1ea5u r\u1ea5t kh\u00e9o l\u00e9o, ch\u00fa t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y hai m\u01b0\u01a1i l\u0103m qu\u1ea3 tr\u1ee9ng, c\u1ee1 b\u1eb1ng tr\u1ee9ng g\u00e0 ta, nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 l\u1edbp v\u1ecf tr\u1eafng nh\u1ea1t thay v\u00ec v\u1ecf c\u1ee9ng.<\/p>\n

“Ta \u0111\u1ebfn kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 mu\u1ed9n ch\u00fat n\u00e0o,”<\/i> ch\u00fa n\u00f3i, v\u00ec ch\u00fa c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng con r\u1eafn h\u1ed5 mang con \u0111ang cu\u1ed9n tr\u00f2n b\u00ean trong l\u1edbp v\u1ecf, v\u00e0 ch\u00fa bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng ngay khi ch\u00fang n\u1edf ra, m\u1ed7i con \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u1ebft ch\u1ebft m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng ho\u1eb7c m\u1ed9t con c\u1ea7y mangut. Ch\u00fa c\u1eafn \u0111\u1ee9t \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u1eefng qu\u1ea3 tr\u1ee9ng nhanh nh\u1ea5t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3, c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn nghi\u1ec1n n\u00e1t nh\u1eefng con r\u1eafn con, v\u00e0 th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng l\u1ea1i l\u1eadt l\u1edbp l\u00e1 l\u00ean \u0111\u1ec3 xem m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 b\u1ecf s\u00f3t qu\u1ea3 n\u00e0o kh\u00f4ng. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n ba qu\u1ea3 tr\u1ee9ng s\u00f3t l\u1ea1i, v\u00e0 Rikki-tikki b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u c\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00fac kh\u00edch, th\u00ec ch\u00fa nghe th\u1ea5y v\u1ee3 c\u1ee7a Darzee h\u00e9t l\u00ean:<\/p>\n

“Rikki-tikki, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 d\u1eabn Nagaina v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0, v\u00e0 b\u00e0 ta \u0111\u00e3 v\u00e0o hi\u00ean r\u1ed3i, v\u00e0 – \u00f4i, mau l\u00ean – b\u00e0 ta \u0111\u1ecbnh gi\u1ebft ng\u01b0\u1eddi!”<\/i><\/p>\n

Rikki-tikki \u0111\u1eadp v\u1ee1 hai qu\u1ea3 tr\u1ee9ng, r\u1ed3i l\u0103n l\u1ed9n v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda sau lu\u1ed1ng d\u01b0a v\u1edbi qu\u1ea3 tr\u1ee9ng th\u1ee9 ba trong mi\u1ec7ng, v\u00e0 ch\u1ea1y th\u1ee5c m\u1ea1ng v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda hi\u00ean nh\u00e0 nhanh nh\u1ea5t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3. Teddy, m\u1eb9 v\u00e0 b\u1ed1 c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu b\u00e9 \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i \u0103n s\u00e1ng s\u1edbm \u1edf \u0111\u00f3, nh\u01b0ng Rikki-tikki th\u1ea5y h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng \u0103n g\u00ec c\u1ea3. H\u1ecd ng\u1ed3i im nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00e1, m\u1eb7t t\u00e1i m\u00e9t. Nagaina \u0111ang cu\u1ed9n tr\u00f2n tr\u00ean t\u1ea5m th\u1ea3m c\u1ea1nh gh\u1ebf c\u1ee7a Teddy, trong t\u1ea7m v\u1ed3 t\u1edbi d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng c\u1ee7a ch\u00e2n tr\u1ea7n Teddy, v\u00e0 n\u00f3 \u0111ang l\u1eafc l\u01b0 qua l\u1ea1i, h\u00e1t m\u1ed9t b\u00e0i ca chi\u1ebfn th\u1eafng.<\/p>\n

“Con trai c\u1ee7a k\u1ebb to l\u1edbn \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1ebft Nag,”<\/i> n\u00e0ng r\u00edt l\u00ean, “h\u00e3y ng\u1ed3i y\u00ean. Ta ch\u01b0a s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng. \u0110\u1ee3i m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat. C\u1ea3 ba ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i h\u00e3y ng\u1ed3i y\u00ean! N\u1ebfu c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i c\u1eed \u0111\u1ed9ng, ta s\u1ebd v\u1ed3, v\u00e0 n\u1ebfu c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i kh\u00f4ng c\u1eed \u0111\u1ed9ng, ta c\u0169ng s\u1ebd v\u1ed3. \u00d4i, nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb ngu ng\u1ed1c, \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1ebft Nag c\u1ee7a ta!”<\/i><\/p>\n

M\u1eaft Teddy d\u00e1n ch\u1eb7t v\u00e0o b\u1ed1, v\u00e0 b\u1ed1 c\u1eadu b\u00e9 ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u00ec th\u1ea7m: “Ng\u1ed3i y\u00ean, Teddy. Con kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1eed \u0111\u1ed9ng. Teddy, ng\u1ed3i y\u00ean.”<\/i><\/p>\n

R\u1ed3i Rikki-tikki ti\u1ebfn l\u00ean v\u00e0 k\u00eau l\u00ean: “Quay l\u1ea1i \u0111i, Nagaina. Quay l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u!”<\/i><\/p>\n

“S\u1ebd \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac th\u00f4i,”<\/i> n\u00e0ng n\u00f3i, kh\u00f4ng r\u1eddi m\u1eaft. “Ta s\u1ebd s\u1edbm t\u00ednh s\u1ed5 v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u01a1i. Nh\u00ecn b\u1ea1n b\u00e8 c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111i, Rikki-tikki. H\u1ecd \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i y\u00ean v\u00e0 t\u00e1i m\u00e9t. H\u1ecd s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i. H\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m c\u1eed \u0111\u1ed9ng, v\u00e0 n\u1ebfu ng\u01b0\u01a1i ti\u1ebfn th\u00eam m\u1ed9t b\u01b0\u1edbc, ta s\u1ebd v\u1ed3.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“H\u00e3y nh\u00ecn nh\u1eefng qu\u1ea3 tr\u1ee9ng c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u01a1i,”<\/i> Rikki-tikki n\u00f3i, “\u1edf lu\u1ed1ng d\u01b0a g\u1ea7n b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1eddng kia. \u0110i m\u00e0 xem ch\u00fang \u0111i, Nagaina!”<\/i><\/p>\n

Con r\u1eafn l\u1edbn quay n\u1eeda ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1i, v\u00e0 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y qu\u1ea3 tr\u1ee9ng \u0111\u1eb7t tr\u00ean hi\u00ean nh\u00e0. “A-a! H\u00e3y \u0111\u01b0a n\u00f3 cho ta,”<\/i> n\u00f3 n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n

Rikki-tikki \u0111\u1eb7t hai ch\u00e2n l\u00ean hai b\u00ean qu\u1ea3 tr\u1ee9ng, \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft ch\u00fa \u0111\u1ecf r\u1ef1c nh\u01b0 m\u00e1u. “Gi\u00e1 n\u00e0o cho m\u1ed9t qu\u1ea3 tr\u1ee9ng r\u1eafn? Cho m\u1ed9t con r\u1eafn h\u1ed5 mang con? Cho m\u1ed9t con h\u1ed5 mang ch\u00faa con? Cho con cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng – con cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u1ee7a l\u1ee9a n\u00e0y? Ki\u1ebfn \u0111ang \u0103n h\u1ebft nh\u1eefng qu\u1ea3 kh\u00e1c \u1edf d\u01b0\u1edbi lu\u1ed1ng d\u01b0a.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Nagaina quay ph\u1eaft l\u1ea1i, qu\u00ean h\u1ebft m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 v\u00ec qu\u1ea3 tr\u1ee9ng duy nh\u1ea5t. Rikki-tikki th\u1ea5y b\u1ed1 c\u1ee7a Teddy ph\u00f3ng tay n\u1eafm l\u1ea5y vai c\u1eadu b\u00e9, v\u00e0 k\u00e9o Teddy qua chi\u1ebfc b\u00e0n nh\u1ecf c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng t\u00e1ch tr\u00e0, an to\u00e0n v\u00e0 ngo\u00e0i t\u1ea7m v\u1edbi c\u1ee7a Nagaina.<\/p>\n

“B\u1ecb l\u1eeba! B\u1ecb l\u1eeba! B\u1ecb l\u1eeba! Rikk-tck-tck!”<\/i> Rikki-tikki c\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00fac kh\u00edch. “Th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 an to\u00e0n r\u1ed3i, v\u00e0 ch\u00ednh ta – ta – ta \u0111\u00e3 t\u00f3m c\u1ed5 Nag t\u1ed1i qua trong ph\u00f2ng t\u1eafm.”<\/i> R\u1ed3i ch\u00fa b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u1ea3y l\u00ean nh\u1ea3y xu\u1ed1ng, c\u1ea3 b\u1ed1n ch\u00e2n c\u00f9ng l\u00fac, \u0111\u1ea7u ch\u00fa s\u00e1t m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t. “N\u00f3 qu\u0103ng ta qua l\u1ea1i, nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m ta r\u01a1i ra. N\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi g\u00e3 to l\u1edbn th\u1ed5i n\u00f3 l\u00e0m \u0111\u00f4i. Ch\u00ednh ta \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3! Rikki-tikki-tck-tck! N\u00e0o, Nagaina. L\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y v\u00e0 chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u v\u1edbi ta. Ng\u01b0\u01a1i s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m g\u00f3a ph\u1ee5 l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e2u.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Nagaina th\u1ea5y r\u1eb1ng n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 m\u1ea5t c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i gi\u1ebft Teddy, v\u00e0 qu\u1ea3 tr\u1ee9ng n\u1eb1m gi\u1eefa hai ch\u00e2n Rikki-tikki. “\u0110\u01b0a ta qu\u1ea3 tr\u1ee9ng, Rikki-tikki. \u0110\u01b0a ta qu\u1ea3 tr\u1ee9ng cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u1ee7a ta, v\u00e0 ta s\u1ebd \u0111i v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd quay l\u1ea1i n\u1eefa,”<\/i> n\u00f3 n\u00f3i, h\u1ea1 th\u1ea5p c\u00e1i m\u0169.<\/p>\n

“Ph\u1ea3i, ng\u01b0\u01a1i s\u1ebd \u0111i v\u00e0 s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd quay l\u1ea1i n\u1eefa. B\u1edfi v\u00ec ng\u01b0\u01a1i s\u1ebd \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ed1ng r\u00e1c c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi Nag. Chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u \u0111i, g\u00f3a ph\u1ee5! G\u00e3 to l\u1edbn \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i l\u1ea5y s\u00fang r\u1ed3i! Chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u!”<\/i><\/p>\n

Rikki-tikki nh\u1ea3y v\u00f2ng quanh Nagaina, gi\u1eef kho\u1ea3ng c\u00e1ch an to\u00e0n v\u1edbi c\u00fa v\u1ed3 c\u1ee7a n\u00f3, \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft nh\u1ecf c\u1ee7a ch\u00fa nh\u01b0 than h\u1ed3ng. Nagaina cu\u1ed9n m\u00ecnh l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 lao v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda ch\u00fa. Rikki-tikki nh\u1ea3y l\u00ean v\u00e0 l\u00f9i l\u1ea1i. L\u1ea7n n\u00e0y qua l\u1ea7n kh\u00e1c, n\u00f3 v\u1ed3, v\u00e0 m\u1ed7i l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u n\u00f3 \u0111\u1eadp m\u1ea1nh xu\u1ed1ng t\u1ea5m th\u1ea3m tr\u00ean hi\u00ean nh\u00e0, n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i cu\u1ed9n m\u00ecnh l\u1ea1i nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc l\u00f2 xo \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3. R\u1ed3i Rikki-tikki nh\u1ea3y m\u00faa theo v\u00f2ng tr\u00f2n \u0111\u1ec3 ra ph\u00eda sau n\u00f3, v\u00e0 Nagaina quay l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1eef \u0111\u1ea7u n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ed1i di\u1ec7n v\u1edbi \u0111\u1ea7u ch\u00fa, khi\u1ebfn ti\u1ebfng \u0111u\u00f4i n\u00f3 s\u1ed9t so\u1ea1t tr\u00ean t\u1ea5m th\u1ea3m nghe nh\u01b0 ti\u1ebfng l\u00e1 kh\u00f4 b\u1ecb gi\u00f3 th\u1ed5i.<\/p>\n

Ch\u00fa \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00ean qu\u1ea3 tr\u1ee9ng. N\u00f3 v\u1eabn n\u1eb1m tr\u00ean hi\u00ean nh\u00e0, v\u00e0 Nagaina c\u00e0ng l\u00fac c\u00e0ng ti\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ebfn n\u00f3, cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, trong khi Rikki-tikki l\u1ea5y h\u01a1i, n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 ng\u1eadm qu\u1ea3 tr\u1ee9ng v\u00e0o mi\u1ec7ng, quay v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda b\u1eadc hi\u00ean, v\u00e0 lao \u0111i nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t m\u0169i t\u00ean xu\u1ed1ng con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, v\u1edbi Rikki-tikki theo sau. Khi r\u1eafn h\u1ed5 mang ch\u1ea1y tr\u1ed1n, n\u00f3 lao \u0111i nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc roi qu\u1ea5t ngang c\u1ed5 ng\u1ef1a.<\/p>\n

Rikki-tikki bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng ch\u00fa ph\u1ea3i b\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00f3, n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng m\u1ecdi r\u1eafc r\u1ed1i s\u1ebd l\u1ea1i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u. N\u00f3 lao th\u1eb3ng v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda \u0111\u00e1m c\u1ecf d\u00e0i c\u1ea1nh b\u1ee5i gai, v\u00e0 khi ch\u00fa \u0111ang ch\u1ea1y, Rikki-tikki nghe th\u1ea5y Darzee v\u1eabn \u0111ang h\u00e1t b\u00e0i ca chi\u1ebfn th\u1eafng ng\u1edb ng\u1ea9n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Nh\u01b0ng v\u1ee3 c\u1ee7a Darzee th\u00ec kh\u00f4n ngoan h\u01a1n. B\u00e0 bay kh\u1ecfi t\u1ed5 khi Nagaina \u0111\u1ebfn, v\u00e0 v\u1ed7 c\u00e1nh quanh \u0111\u1ea7u Nagaina. N\u1ebfu Darzee gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1eb7n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00f3, nh\u01b0ng Nagaina ch\u1ec9 h\u1ea1 th\u1ea5p c\u00e1i m\u0169 v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c \u0111i. Tuy nhi\u00ean, kho\u1ea3nh kh\u1eafc ch\u1eadm tr\u1ec5 \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 gi\u00fap Rikki-tikki \u0111u\u1ed5i k\u1ecbp n\u00f3, v\u00e0 khi n\u00f3 lao v\u00e0o hang chu\u1ed9t n\u01a1i n\u00f3 v\u00e0 Nag t\u1eebng s\u1ed1ng, nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc r\u0103ng tr\u1eafng nh\u1ecf c\u1ee7a ch\u00fa \u0111\u00e3 c\u1eafn ch\u1eb7t v\u00e0o \u0111u\u00f4i n\u00f3, v\u00e0 ch\u00fa lao xu\u1ed1ng c\u00f9ng n\u00f3 – v\u00e0 r\u1ea5t \u00edt con c\u1ea7y mangut, d\u00f9 kh\u00f4n ngoan v\u00e0 gi\u00e0 d\u1eb7n \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2u, c\u0169ng d\u00e1m theo m\u1ed9t con r\u1eafn h\u1ed5 mang v\u00e0o hang c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. Trong hang t\u1ed1i om; v\u00e0 Rikki-tikki kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd bi\u1ebft khi n\u00e0o n\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 m\u1edf r\u1ed9ng ra v\u00e0 cho Nagaina c\u00f3 ch\u1ed7 quay l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 v\u1ed3 l\u1ea5y ch\u00fa. Ch\u00fa gi\u1eef ch\u1eb7t m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch hung d\u1eef, v\u00e0 du\u1ed7i ch\u00e2n ra \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m phanh tr\u00ean con d\u1ed1c t\u1ed1i t\u0103m c\u1ee7a l\u1edbp \u0111\u1ea5t n\u00f3ng \u1ea9m.<\/p>\n

Ngay sau \u0111\u00f3, nh\u1eefng ng\u1ecdn c\u1ecf ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc mi\u1ec7ng hang ng\u1eebng rung rinh, v\u00e0 Darzee l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng: “Rikki-tikki \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n n\u1eefa r\u1ed3i! Ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i c\u1ea5t l\u00ean b\u00e0i ca ti\u1ec5n bi\u1ec7t ch\u00fa. Rikki-tikki d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft! V\u00ec ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn Nagaina s\u1ebd gi\u1ebft ch\u1ebft ch\u00fa d\u01b0\u1edbi l\u00f2ng \u0111\u1ea5t.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 ch\u00fa ta c\u1ea5t l\u00ean m\u1ed9t kh\u00fac ca ai o\u00e1n, th\u1ea3m thi\u1ebft do ch\u00ednh m\u00ecnh \u1ee9ng t\u00e1c ngay l\u00fac \u1ea5y, v\u00e0 ngay khi \u0111ang \u1edf \u0111o\u1ea1n cao tr\u00e0o nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ea7y x\u00fac \u0111\u1ed9ng, nh\u1eefng ng\u1ecdn c\u1ecf b\u1ed7ng rung \u0111\u1ed9ng l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa, Rikki-tikki, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea7y b\u1ee5i \u0111\u1ea5t, ch\u1eadm r\u00e3i l\u00ea t\u1eebng b\u01b0\u1edbc ra kh\u1ecfi hang, li\u1ebfm nh\u1eb9 ch\u00f2m ria m\u00e9p. Darzee d\u1eebng l\u1eddi v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng k\u00eau nh\u1ecf \u0111\u1ea7y ng\u1ee1 ng\u00e0ng. Rikki-tikki r\u0169 nh\u1eb9 l\u1edbp b\u1ee5i tr\u00ean b\u1ed9 l\u00f4ng v\u00e0 h\u1eaft h\u01a1i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i. “T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u00e3 k\u1ebft th\u00fac r\u1ed3i,”<\/i> ch\u00fa n\u00f3i. “Ng\u01b0\u1eddi g\u00f3a ph\u1ee5 \u1ea5y s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd tr\u1edf ra n\u1eefa.”<\/i> V\u00e0 \u0111\u00e0n ki\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ecf sinh s\u1ed1ng gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng th\u00e2n c\u1ecf nghe th\u1ea5y l\u1eddi ch\u00fa, b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u k\u00e9o \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eebng \u0111\u00e0n, t\u1eebng \u0111\u00e0n \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1eadn m\u1eaft ki\u1ec3m ch\u1ee9ng xem \u0111i\u1ec1u ch\u00fa n\u00f3i c\u00f3 \u0111\u00fang s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt hay kh\u00f4ng.<\/p>\n

Rikki-tikki cu\u1ed9n tr\u00f2n m\u00ecnh trong \u0111\u00e1m c\u1ecf v\u00e0 ng\u1ee7 ngay t\u1ea1i ch\u1ed7 – ng\u1ee7 v\u00e0 ng\u1ee7 cho \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eadn chi\u1ec1u mu\u1ed9n, v\u00ec ch\u00fa \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c v\u1ea5t v\u1ea3.<\/p>\n

“B\u00e2y gi\u1edd,”<\/i> ch\u00fa n\u00f3i khi t\u1ec9nh d\u1eady, “ta s\u1ebd quay v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0. H\u00e3y n\u00f3i v\u1edbi Coppersmith, Darzee, v\u00e0 n\u00f3 s\u1ebd n\u00f3i cho c\u1ea3 khu v\u01b0\u1eddn bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng Nagaina \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Coppersmith l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t lo\u00e0i chim k\u00eau gi\u1ed1ng h\u1ec7t ti\u1ebfng b\u00faa nh\u1ecf g\u00f5 v\u00e0o n\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ed3ng; v\u00e0 l\u00fd do n\u00f3 lu\u00f4n k\u00eau nh\u01b0 v\u1eady l\u00e0 v\u00ec n\u00f3 l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u00e1t tin cho m\u1ecdi khu v\u01b0\u1eddn \u1edf \u1ea4n \u0110\u1ed9, v\u00e0 k\u1ec3 m\u1ecdi tin t\u1ee9c cho b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 ai mu\u1ed1n nghe. Khi Rikki-tikki \u0111i l\u00ean con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, ch\u00fa nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng k\u00eau “ch\u00fa \u00fd”<\/i> c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 nh\u01b0 ti\u1ebfng chu\u00f4ng b\u1eefa t\u1ed1i t\u00ed hon, r\u1ed3i ti\u1ebfng “\u0110inh-\u0111ong-tock! Nag \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft – dong! Nagaina \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft! \u0110inh-\u0111ong-tock!”<\/i> vang l\u00ean \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u1eb7n. \u0110i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 khi\u1ebfn t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c lo\u00e0i chim trong v\u01b0\u1eddn h\u00f3t vang, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng con \u1ebfch k\u00eau r\u1ed9n r\u00e3, v\u00ec Nag v\u00e0 Nagaina t\u1eebng \u0103n th\u1ecbt \u1ebfch c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 chim nh\u1ecf.<\/p>\n

Khi Rikki v\u1ec1 t\u1edbi nh\u00e0, Teddy v\u00e0 m\u1eb9 Teddy (b\u00e0 v\u1eabn tr\u00f4ng r\u1ea5t xanh xao v\u00ec v\u1eeba m\u1edbi ng\u1ea5t \u0111i)<\/i> c\u00f9ng b\u1ed1 c\u1ee7a Teddy b\u01b0\u1edbc ra, su\u00fdt kh\u00f3c v\u00ec qu\u00e1 \u0111\u1ed7i vui m\u1eebng. \u0110\u00eam h\u00f4m \u1ea5y, ch\u00fa \u0103n h\u1ebft m\u1ecdi m\u00f3n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111em ra cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0103n th\u00eam \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1eefa, r\u1ed3i ng\u1ee7 thi\u1ebfp \u0111i tr\u00ean vai Teddy. M\u1eb9 c\u1ee7a Teddy \u0111\u00e3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y ch\u00fa nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf khi b\u00e0 \u0111\u1ebfn ki\u1ec3m tra mu\u1ed9n v\u00e0o l\u00fac \u0111\u00eam khuya.<\/p>\n

“Ch\u00fa \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ee9u m\u1ea1ng ch\u00fang ta v\u00e0 c\u1ee9u m\u1ea1ng Teddy,”<\/i> b\u00e0 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi ch\u1ed3ng. “H\u00e3y ngh\u0129 m\u00e0 xem, ch\u00fa \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ee9u t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ea1ng s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Rikki-tikki b\u1ed7ng gi\u1eadt m\u00ecnh t\u1ec9nh d\u1eady, b\u1edfi lo\u00e0i c\u1ea7y mangut v\u1ed1n ng\u1ee7 r\u1ea5t nh\u1ea1y.<\/p>\n

“\u1ed2, l\u00e0 c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea5y \u00e0,”<\/i> ch\u00fa n\u00f3i. “Sao c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1i l\u00e0m phi\u1ec1n th\u1ebf? T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 r\u1eafn h\u1ed5 mang \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft c\u1ea3 r\u1ed3i. M\u00e0 n\u1ebfu c\u00f3 con n\u00e0o ch\u01b0a ch\u1ebft, th\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 ta \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Rikki-tikki ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n c\u00f3 l\u00fd do \u0111\u1ec3 ki\u00eau h\u00e3nh v\u1ec1 ch\u00ednh m\u00ecnh. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fa kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 tr\u1edf n\u00ean t\u1ef1 ph\u1ee5, v\u00e0 ch\u00fa \u0111\u00e3 canh gi\u1eef khu v\u01b0\u1eddn theo c\u00e1ch m\u1ed9t ch\u00fa c\u1ea7y mangut ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m, b\u1eb1ng h\u00e0m r\u0103ng s\u1eafc nh\u1ecdn, b\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng b\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u1ea3y v\u1ecdt, b\u1eb1ng s\u1ef1 nhanh nh\u1eb9n v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng c\u00fa \u0111\u1edbp ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c, \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c ch\u1eb3ng m\u1ed9t con r\u1eafn h\u1ed5 mang n\u00e0o d\u00e1m th\u00f2 \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0o b\u00ean trong nh\u1eefng b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1eddng \u1ea5y.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"menu_order":9,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[49],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-49","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\/49","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\/49\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":77,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/cau-be-rung-xanh\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/49\/revisions\/77"}],"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\/49\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/cau-be-rung-xanh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/cau-be-rung-xanh\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=49"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/cau-be-rung-xanh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=49"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/cau-be-rung-xanh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=49"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}