{"id":55,"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=55"},"modified":"2026-01-28T07:58:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T07:58:22","slug":"11-toomai-va-voi","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/cau-be-rung-xanh\/chapter\/11-toomai-va-voi\/","title":{"raw":"11. Toomai v\u00e0 Voi","rendered":"11. Toomai v\u00e0 Voi"},"content":{"raw":"Ta s\u1ebd nh\u1edb ta l\u00e0 ai, ta ch\u00e1n ng\u00e1n d\u00e2y th\u1eebng v\u00e0 xi\u1ec1ng x\u00edch r\u1ed3i--\r\n\r\nTa s\u1ebd nh\u1edb s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh x\u01b0a c\u0169 v\u00e0 m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n n\u01a1i r\u1eebng gi\u00e0.\r\n\r\nTa s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng b\u00e1n t\u1ea5m l\u01b0ng n\u00e0y cho con ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t b\u00f3 m\u00eda \u0111\u00e2u:\r\n\r\nTa s\u1ebd ra \u0111i t\u00ecm v\u1ec1 v\u1edbi \u0111\u1ed3ng lo\u1ea1i, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng sinh v\u1eadt r\u1eebng trong hang \u1ed5 c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang.\r\n\r\nTa s\u1ebd ra \u0111i cho \u0111\u1ebfn ng\u00e0y t\u00e0n, cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi b\u00ecnh minh h\u00e9 r\u1ea1ng--\r\n\r\nRa \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1edbi c\u00e1i h\u00f4n trong l\u00e0nh c\u1ee7a gi\u00f3, c\u00e1i vu\u1ed1t ve s\u1ea1ch s\u1ebd c\u1ee7a n\u01b0\u1edbc;\r\n\r\nTa s\u1ebd qu\u00ean \u0111i chi\u1ebfc v\u00f2ng ch\u00e2n v\u00e0 b\u1ebb g\u00e3y c\u1ecdc bu\u1ed9c c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh.\r\n\r\nTa s\u1ebd t\u00ecm l\u1ea1i nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi y\u00eau \u0111\u00e3 m\u1ea5t, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng b\u1ea1n b\u00e8 kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ee7 nh\u00e2n!\r\n\r\nKala Nag, ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 R\u1eafn \u0110en, \u0111\u00e3 ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 Ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7 \u1ea4n \u0110\u1ed9 theo m\u1ecdi c\u00e1ch m\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con voi c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m trong b\u1ed1n m\u01b0\u01a1i b\u1ea3y n\u0103m. V\u00e0 v\u00ec n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 tr\u00f2n hai m\u01b0\u01a1i tu\u1ed5i khi b\u1ecb b\u1eaft, n\u00ean gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 g\u1ea7n b\u1ea3y m\u01b0\u01a1i\u2014m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i tu\u1ed5i ch\u00edn ch\u1eafn \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t con voi. N\u00f3 nh\u1edb l\u1ea1i c\u1ea3nh m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 d\u00f9ng t\u1ea5m \u0111\u1ec7m da l\u1edbn tr\u00ean tr\u00e1n \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ea9y m\u1ed9t kh\u1ea9u s\u00fang b\u1ecb l\u00fan s\u00e2u trong b\u00f9n. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc cu\u1ed9c chi\u1ebfn tranh Afghanistan n\u0103m 1842, v\u00e0 l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 n\u00f3 c\u00f2n ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ebfn s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh t\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ec9nh.\r\n\r\nM\u1eb9 n\u00f3, Radha Pyari - Radha y\u00eau d\u1ea5u - ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ecb b\u1eaft c\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ee3t v\u1edbi Kala Nag, \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng n\u00f3i v\u1edbi n\u00f3, tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc ng\u00e0 s\u1eefa nh\u1ecf c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 r\u1ee5ng \u0111i, r\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng con voi s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i lu\u00f4n g\u1eb7p nguy hi\u1ec3m. Kala Nag bi\u1ebft l\u1eddi khuy\u00ean \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u0111\u00fang, b\u1edfi l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean n\u00f3 nghe ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ea1n n\u1ed5, n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 ho\u1ea3ng lo\u1ea1n l\u00f9i l\u1ea1i, la h\u00e9t, lao v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed1ng s\u00fang tr\u01b0\u1eddng x\u1ebfp ch\u1ed3ng l\u00ean nhau, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng l\u01b0\u1ee1i l\u00ea \u0111\u00e2m v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng ch\u1ed7 m\u1ec1m nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. V\u00ec v\u1eady, tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi hai m\u01b0\u01a1i l\u0103m tu\u1ed5i, n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eeb b\u1ecf n\u1ed7i s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i, v\u00e0 nh\u1edd v\u1eady, n\u00f3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh con voi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c y\u00eau qu\u00fd nh\u1ea5t v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u0103m s\u00f3c t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t trong ng\u00e0nh d\u1ecbch v\u1ee5 c\u1ee7a Ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7 \u1ea4n \u0110\u1ed9. N\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1edf l\u1ec1u, n\u1eb7ng t\u1edbi s\u00e1u tr\u0103m c\u00e2n l\u1ec1u, trong nh\u1eefng cu\u1ed9c h\u00e0nh qu\u00e2n \u1edf Th\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u1ea4n. N\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00e2ng l\u00ean t\u00e0u b\u1eb1ng c\u1ea7n c\u1ea9u h\u01a1i n\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0 \u0111i nhi\u1ec1u ng\u00e0y tr\u00ean bi\u1ec3n, r\u1ed3i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ec7nh ch\u1edf m\u1ed9t kh\u1ea9u ph\u00e1o tr\u00ean l\u01b0ng \u1edf m\u1ed9t v\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ea5t l\u1ea1 \u0111\u1ea7y \u0111\u00e1, c\u00e1ch xa \u1ea4n \u0110\u1ed9. N\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y Ho\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ebf Theodore n\u1eb1m ch\u1ebft \u1edf Magdala, v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 quay tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 tr\u00ean con t\u00e0u h\u01a1i n\u01b0\u1edbc, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ednh cho l\u00e0 x\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00e1ng nh\u1eadn huy ch\u01b0\u01a1ng Chi\u1ebfn tranh Abyssinia. M\u01b0\u1eddi n\u0103m sau, n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ee9ng ki\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng con voi \u0111\u1ed3ng lo\u1ea1i ch\u1ebft v\u00ec l\u1ea1nh, b\u1ec7nh \u0111\u1ed9ng kinh, \u0111\u00f3i kh\u00e1t v\u00e0 say n\u1eafng \u1edf m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 Ali Musjid. Sau \u0111\u00f3, n\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u01b0a \u0111i h\u00e0ng ng\u00e0n d\u1eb7m v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda nam \u0111\u1ec3 k\u00e9o v\u00e0 x\u1ebfp nh\u1eefng kh\u00fac g\u1ed7 teak l\u1edbn trong c\u00e1c x\u01b0\u1edfng g\u1ed7 \u1edf Moulmein. \u1ede \u0111\u00f3, n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 su\u00fdt gi\u1ebft ch\u1ebft m\u1ed9t con voi tr\u1ebb b\u01b0\u1edbng b\u1ec9nh v\u00ec l\u01b0\u1eddi bi\u1ebfng l\u00e0m ph\u1ea7n vi\u1ec7c c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh.\r\n\r\nSau \u0111\u00f3, Kala Nag \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c chuy\u1ec3n kh\u1ecfi c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c k\u00e9o g\u1ed7, v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c giao nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ee5, c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi v\u00e0i ch\u1ee5c con voi kh\u00e1c \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c hu\u1ea5n luy\u1ec7n cho c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c n\u00e0y, gi\u00fap b\u1eaft voi r\u1eebng \u1edf v\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ed3i Garo. Voi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c Ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7 \u1ea4n \u0110\u1ed9 b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 r\u1ea5t nghi\u00eam ng\u1eb7t. C\u00f3 c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t b\u1ed9 ph\u1eadn ch\u1ec9 chuy\u00ean \u0111i s\u0103n, b\u1eaft v\u00e0 thu\u1ea7n h\u00f3a ch\u00fang, r\u1ed3i \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ed9ng ch\u00fang \u0111i kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i theo nhu c\u1ea7u c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c.\r\n\r\nKala Nag cao m\u01b0\u1eddi th\u01b0\u1edbc t\u00ednh \u0111\u1ebfn vai, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc ng\u00e0 c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb c\u1eaft ng\u1eafn c\u00f2n n\u0103m th\u01b0\u1edbc, \u0111\u1ea7u ng\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ecdc \u0111\u1ed3ng \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u00e1nh n\u1ee9t; nh\u01b0ng v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng m\u1ea9u ng\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3, n\u00f3 l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nhi\u1ec1u vi\u1ec7c h\u01a1n b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 con voi ch\u01b0a \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c hu\u1ea5n luy\u1ec7n n\u00e0o c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc ng\u00e0 th\u1eadt s\u1eafc nh\u1ecdn. Khi, sau nhi\u1ec1u tu\u1ea7n l\u1ec5 c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn l\u00f9a nh\u1eefng con voi t\u1ea3n m\u00e1c tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ed3i, b\u1ed1n m\u01b0\u01a1i ho\u1eb7c n\u0103m m\u01b0\u01a1i con th\u00fa hoang d\u00e3 b\u1ecb d\u1ed3n v\u00e0o h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, v\u00e0 c\u00e1nh c\u1ed5ng l\u1edbn, l\u00e0m t\u1eeb th\u00e2n c\u00e2y bu\u1ed9c ch\u1eb7t v\u00e0o nhau, s\u1eadp xu\u1ed1ng ph\u00eda sau ch\u00fang, Kala Nag, theo l\u1ec7nh, s\u1ebd lao v\u00e0o c\u00e1i c\u1ea3nh t\u01b0\u1ee3ng h\u1ed7n lo\u1ea1n, g\u1ea7m th\u00e9t \u0111\u00f3 (th\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00e0 v\u00e0o ban \u0111\u00eam, khi \u00e1nh \u0111u\u1ed1c l\u1eadp l\u00f2e khi\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7c \u01b0\u1edbc l\u01b0\u1ee3ng kho\u1ea3ng c\u00e1ch tr\u1edf n\u00ean kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n)<\/i>, v\u00e0, ch\u1ecdn ra con voi \u0111\u1ef1c to l\u1edbn v\u00e0 hoang d\u00e3 nh\u1ea5t trong \u0111\u00e0n, n\u00f3 s\u1ebd \u0111\u00e1nh \u0111\u1eadp v\u00e0 d\u1ed3n \u00e9p n\u00f3 v\u00e0o tr\u1ea1ng th\u00e1i im l\u1eb7ng trong khi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u00ean l\u01b0ng nh\u1eefng con voi kh\u00e1c d\u00f9ng d\u00e2y th\u1eebng tr\u00f3i nh\u1eefng con nh\u1ecf h\u01a1n.\r\n\r\nKh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec li\u00ean quan \u0111\u1ebfn chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u m\u00e0 Kala Nag, con R\u1eafn \u0110en gi\u00e0 th\u00f4ng th\u00e1i, kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft. N\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng \u0111\u1ed1i m\u1eb7t v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t con h\u1ed5 b\u1ecb th\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng, v\u00e0, cu\u1ed9n chi\u1ebfc v\u00f2i m\u1ec1m m\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u00e1nh nguy hi\u1ec3m, n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 d\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t c\u00fa qu\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u nhanh nh\u01b0 l\u01b0\u1ee1i li\u1ec1m, t\u1ef1 m\u00ecnh ngh\u0129 ra, \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1ea5t tung con th\u00fa \u0111ang lao t\u1edbi sang m\u1ed9t b\u00ean gi\u1eefa kh\u00f4ng trung; n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ea5t tung n\u00f3, r\u1ed3i d\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ea7u g\u1ed1i to l\u1edbn c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh qu\u1ef3 l\u00ean n\u00f3 cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi sinh m\u1ea1ng c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 t\u1eaft l\u1ecbm trong ti\u1ebfng th\u1edf h\u1ed5n h\u1ec3n v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng h\u00fa, ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed1ng l\u00f4ng s\u1ecdc m\u1ec1m m\u1ea1i tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ec3 Kala Nag k\u00e9o \u0111u\u00f4i.\r\n\r\n\"\u0110\u00fang v\u1eady,\"<\/i> Big Toomai, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec1u khi\u1ec3n n\u00f3, con trai c\u1ee7a Black Toomai, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0a n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn Abyssinia, v\u00e0 ch\u00e1u n\u1ed9i c\u1ee7a Toomai of the Elephants, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ee9ng ki\u1ebfn n\u00f3 b\u1ecb b\u1eaft, n\u00f3i. \"Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec m\u00e0 R\u1eafn \u0110en s\u1ee3, ngo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb ta. N\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y ba th\u1ebf h\u1ec7 c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta cho \u0103n v\u00e0 ch\u1ea3i l\u00f4ng cho n\u00f3, v\u00e0 n\u00f3 s\u1ebd s\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y th\u1ebf h\u1ec7 th\u1ee9 t\u01b0.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"N\u00f3 c\u0169ng s\u1ee3 ta n\u1eefa,\"<\/i> Little Toomai n\u00f3i, \u0111\u1ee9ng th\u1eb3ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1edbi chi\u1ec1u cao b\u1ed1n th\u01b0\u1edbc, ch\u1ec9 m\u1eb7c m\u1ed9t m\u1ea3nh v\u1ea3i duy nh\u1ea5t. C\u1eadu b\u00e9 m\u01b0\u1eddi tu\u1ed5i, con trai c\u1ea3 c\u1ee7a Big Toomai, v\u00e0 theo t\u1ee5c l\u1ec7, c\u1eadu s\u1ebd thay cha m\u00ecnh ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean c\u1ed5 Kala Nag khi l\u1edbn l\u00ean, v\u00e0 s\u1ebd c\u1ea7m chi\u1ebfc ankus s\u1eaft n\u1eb7ng, chi\u1ebfc roi voi, \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb cha v\u00e0 \u00f4ng n\u1ed9i, v\u00e0 \u00f4ng c\u1ed1 c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu l\u00e0m cho m\u00f2n nh\u1eb5n.\r\n\r\nC\u1eadu b\u00e9 bi\u1ebft m\u00ecnh \u0111ang n\u00f3i g\u00ec; v\u00ec c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 sinh ra d\u01b0\u1edbi b\u00f3ng c\u1ee7a Kala Nag, \u0111\u00e3 ch\u01a1i v\u1edbi \u0111\u1ea7u chi\u1ebfc v\u00f2i c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi bi\u1ebft \u0111i, \u0111\u00e3 d\u1eaft n\u00f3 xu\u1ed1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc ngay khi bi\u1ebft \u0111i, v\u00e0 Kala Nag s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd d\u00e1m l\u00e0m tr\u00e1i l\u1ec7nh nh\u1ecf b\u00e9, the th\u00e9 c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu h\u01a1n l\u00e0 d\u00e1m gi\u1ebft c\u1eadu v\u00e0o c\u00e1i ng\u00e0y m\u00e0 Big Toomai b\u1ebf \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 da ng\u0103m \u0111en nh\u1ecf x\u00edu d\u01b0\u1edbi nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc ng\u00e0 c\u1ee7a Kala Nag, v\u00e0 b\u1ea3o n\u00f3 ch\u00e0o ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ee7 t\u01b0\u01a1ng lai c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh.\r\n\r\n\"\u0110\u00fang v\u1eady,\"<\/i> Ti-t\u00f4-mi nh\u1ecf n\u00f3i, \"n\u00f3 s\u1ee3 ta,\"<\/i> v\u00e0 c\u1eadu b\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u1eefng b\u01b0\u1edbc d\u00e0i v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda Ca-la Nag, g\u1ecdi n\u00f3 l\u00e0 con l\u1ee3n gi\u00e0 b\u00e9o \u00fa, v\u00e0 b\u1eaft n\u00f3 nh\u1ea5c t\u1eebng ch\u00e2n l\u00ean.\r\n\r\n\"\u1ed2!\"<\/i> Ti-t\u00f4-mi nh\u1ecf n\u00f3i, \"ng\u01b0\u01a1i l\u00e0 con voi to l\u1edbn,\"<\/i> v\u00e0 c\u1eadu l\u1eafc c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u b\u00f4ng x\u00f9 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, l\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i l\u1eddi cha. \"Ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u1ea3 ti\u1ec1n cho voi, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 ch\u00fang ta, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec1u khi\u1ec3n voi. Khi ng\u01b0\u01a1i gi\u00e0 r\u1ed3i, Ca-la Nag, s\u1ebd c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t v\u1ecb vua gi\u00e0u c\u00f3 n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn, v\u00e0 \u00f4ng ta s\u1ebd mua ng\u01b0\u01a1i t\u1eeb Ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7, v\u00ec k\u00edch th\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0 c\u00e1ch c\u01b0 x\u1eed c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u01a1i, v\u00e0 khi \u0111\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u01a1i s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n g\u00ec \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m ngo\u00e0i vi\u1ec7c \u0111eo khuy\u00ean tai v\u00e0ng, m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc ki\u1ec7u v\u00e0ng tr\u00ean l\u01b0ng, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t t\u1ea5m v\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ecf ph\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ea7y v\u00e0ng \u1edf hai b\u00ean, v\u00e0 \u0111i \u0111\u1ea7u c\u00e1c \u0111o\u00e0n r\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ee7a Nh\u00e0 Vua. Khi \u0111\u00f3 ta s\u1ebd ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean c\u1ed5 ng\u01b0\u01a1i, \u00f4i Ca-la Nag, v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc m\u00f3c b\u1ea1c, v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta s\u1ebd ch\u1ea1y tr\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00fang ta v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng c\u00e2y g\u1eady v\u00e0ng, la l\u00ean, 'Tr\u00e1nh \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng cho voi c\u1ee7a Nh\u00e0 Vua!' \u0110i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 s\u1ebd t\u1ed1t, Ca-la Nag, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng t\u1ed1t b\u1eb1ng vi\u1ec7c s\u0103n b\u1eafn trong r\u1eebng n\u00e0y.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"\u1eeam!\"<\/i> Toomai L\u1edbn n\u00f3i. \"M\u00e0y ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1eb1ng nh\u00f3c, v\u00e0 hoang d\u00e3 nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t con ngh\u00e9 r\u1eebng. Vi\u1ec7c ch\u1ea1y l\u00ean ch\u1ea1y xu\u1ed1ng gi\u1eefa m\u1ea5y c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed3i n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e2u ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a Ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7. Tao \u0111\u00e3 gi\u00e0 r\u1ed3i, v\u00e0 tao kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch m\u1ea5y con voi hoang d\u00e3. H\u00e3y cho tao nh\u1eefng d\u00e3y chu\u1ed3ng voi b\u1eb1ng g\u1ea1ch, m\u1ed7i con m\u1ed9t chu\u1ed3ng ri\u00eang, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng c\u00e2y c\u1ed9t ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn \u0111\u1ec3 bu\u1ed9c ch\u00fang, c\u00f9ng nh\u1eefng con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng r\u1ed9ng r\u00e3i, b\u1eb1ng ph\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1eadp th\u1ec3 d\u1ee5c, thay v\u00ec ph\u1ea3i c\u1eafm tr\u1ea1i nay \u0111\u00e2y mai \u0111\u00f3. A, doanh tr\u1ea1i \u1edf Cawnpore m\u1edbi t\u1ed1t l\u00e0m sao. G\u1ea7n \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t khu ch\u1ee3, v\u00e0 m\u1ed7i ng\u00e0y ch\u1ec9 ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c ba ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nToomai Nh\u1edb l\u1ea1i nh\u1eefng d\u00e3y chu\u1ed3ng voi \u1edf Cawnpore v\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng n\u00f3i g\u00ec. C\u1eadu b\u00e9 r\u1ea5t th\u00edch cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng c\u1eafm tr\u1ea1i, v\u00e0 gh\u00e9t nh\u1eefng con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng r\u1ed9ng, b\u1eb1ng ph\u1eb3ng kia, c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi vi\u1ec7c ph\u1ea3i nh\u1ed5 c\u1ecf h\u00e0ng ng\u00e0y trong kho th\u1ee9c \u0103n gia s\u00fac, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng kho\u1ea3ng th\u1eddi gian d\u00e0i ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 vi\u1ec7c g\u00ec l\u00e0m ngo\u00e0i ng\u1ed3i nh\u00ecn Kala Nag b\u1ed3n ch\u1ed3n trong chu\u1ed3ng.\r\n\r\n\u0110i\u1ec1u Little Toomai y\u00eau th\u00edch nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u00e8o l\u00ean nh\u1eefng con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng m\u00f2n ch\u1ec9 voi m\u1edbi \u0111i qua; nh\u00ecn xu\u1ed1ng thung l\u0169ng s\u00e2u th\u1eb3m b\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi; b\u1eaft g\u1eb7p nh\u1eefng ch\u00fa voi r\u1eebng \u0111ang g\u1eb7m c\u1ecf t\u1eeb xa h\u00e0ng d\u1eb7m; nghe ti\u1ebfng l\u1ee3n r\u1eebng v\u00e0 chim c\u00f4ng ho\u1ea3ng lo\u1ea1n ch\u1ea1y d\u01b0\u1edbi ch\u00e2n Kala Nag; nh\u1eefng c\u01a1n m\u01b0a \u1ea5m \u00e1p ph\u1ee7 m\u1edd t\u1ea7m m\u1eaft, khi\u1ebfn kh\u1eafp c\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed3i n\u00fai v\u00e0 thung l\u0169ng \u0111\u1ec1u b\u1ed1c h\u01a1i nghi ng\u00fat; nh\u1eefng bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng s\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u00f9 huy\u1ec1n \u1ea3o, ch\u1eb3ng ai bi\u1ebft t\u1ed1i nay s\u1ebd d\u1eebng ch\u00e2n c\u1eafm tr\u1ea1i n\u01a1i \u0111\u00e2u; nh\u1eefng cu\u1ed9c l\u00f9a voi r\u1eebng ch\u1eadm r\u00e3i, th\u1eadn tr\u1ecdng, v\u00e0 r\u1ed3i cu\u1ed9c s\u0103n \u0111u\u1ed5i cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng v\u00e0o \u0111\u00eam - \u0111i\u00ean cu\u1ed3ng, r\u1ef1c l\u1ee1 v\u00e0 \u1ed3n \u00e0o - khi \u0111\u00e0n voi \u00f9a v\u00e0o h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00e1 l\u1edf t\u1eeb tri\u1ec1n n\u00fai, nh\u1eadn ra m\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 tho\u00e1t ra, r\u1ed3i lao v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng c\u00e2y c\u1ed9t ki\u00ean c\u1ed1, ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ec3 b\u1ecb \u0111\u1ea9y l\u00f9i b\u1edfi ti\u1ebfng la h\u00e9t, \u00e1nh \u0111u\u1ed1c b\u00f9ng ch\u00e1y v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng lo\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ea1n tr\u1ed1ng vang r\u1ec1n.\r\n\r\nNgay c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t c\u1eadu b\u00e9 c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 h\u1eefu \u00edch \u1edf \u0111\u00f3, v\u00e0 Toomai h\u1eefu \u00edch nh\u01b0 ba c\u1eadu b\u00e9. C\u1eadu s\u1ebd c\u1ea7m \u0111u\u1ed1c v\u00e0 v\u1eaby, v\u00e0 la h\u00e9t h\u1ebft m\u00ecnh. Nh\u01b0ng kho\u1ea3ng th\u1eddi gian th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi \u0111\u1ebfn khi cu\u1ed9c l\u00f9a b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u, v\u00e0 Keddah - t\u1ee9c l\u00e0 h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o - tr\u00f4ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t b\u1ee9c tranh v\u1ec1 ng\u00e0y t\u1eadn th\u1ebf, v\u00e0 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ea3i ra hi\u1ec7u cho nhau, v\u00ec h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng m\u00ecnh n\u00f3i. Khi \u0111\u00f3 Little Toomai s\u1ebd leo l\u00ean \u0111\u1ec9nh m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng c\u00e2y c\u1ed9t h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o rung chuy\u1ec3n, m\u00e1i t\u00f3c n\u00e2u \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ea1c m\u00e0u v\u00ec n\u1eafng bay l\u00f2a x\u00f2a tr\u00ean vai, v\u00e0 c\u1eadu tr\u00f4ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t con y\u00eau tinh trong \u00e1nh \u0111u\u1ed1c. V\u00e0 ngay khi c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3ng l\u1eb7ng, b\u1ea1n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng la h\u00e9t cao v\u00fat c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu \u0111\u1ec3 kh\u00edch l\u1ec7 Kala Nag, v\u01b0\u1ee3t l\u00ean tr\u00ean ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m th\u00e9t, ti\u1ebfng va ch\u1ea1m, ti\u1ebfng d\u00e2y th\u1eebng \u0111\u1ee9t, v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng r\u00ean r\u1ec9 c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng con voi b\u1ecb tr\u00f3i. \"Mael, mael, Kala Nag! (Ti\u1ebfn l\u00ean, ti\u1ebfn l\u00ean, R\u1eafn \u0110en!)<\/i> Dant do! (D\u00f9ng ng\u00e0!)<\/i> Somalo! Somalo! (C\u1ea9n th\u1eadn, c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn!)<\/i> Maro! Mar! (\u0110\u00e1nh n\u00f3, \u0111\u00e1nh n\u00f3!)<\/i> Coi ch\u1eebng c\u1ed9t! Arre! Arre! Hai! Yai! Kya-a-ah!\"<\/i> c\u1eadu s\u1ebd h\u00e9t l\u00ean, v\u00e0 cu\u1ed9c chi\u1ebfn l\u1edbn gi\u1eefa Kala Nag v\u00e0 con voi r\u1eebng s\u1ebd l\u1eafc l\u01b0 qua l\u1ea1i tr\u00ean Keddah, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1eaft voi gi\u00e0 s\u1ebd lau m\u1ed3 h\u00f4i tr\u00ean m\u1eaft, v\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1eddi gian \u0111\u1ec3 g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1edbi Little Toomai \u0111ang v\u1eb7n v\u1eb9o v\u00ec sung s\u01b0\u1edbng tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ec9nh c\u1ed9t.\r\n\r\nC\u1eadu b\u00e9 kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u01a1n thu\u1ea7n v\u1eb7n v\u1eb9o. M\u1ed9t \u0111\u00eam, c\u1eadu tu\u1ed9t xu\u1ed1ng kh\u1ecfi c\u1ecdc tr\u00f3i v\u00e0 len l\u1ecfi v\u00e0o gi\u1eefa b\u1ea7y voi, nh\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea7u d\u00e2y th\u1eebng r\u01a1i xu\u1ed1ng, \u0111\u01b0a cho m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u1ea3n t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0111ang c\u1ed1 m\u00f3c n\u00f3 v\u00e0o ch\u00e2n m\u1ed9t ch\u00fa voi con \u0111ang h\u1ea5t l\u00ean (voi con lu\u00f4n g\u00e2y r\u1eafc r\u1ed1i h\u01a1n nh\u1eefng con tr\u01b0\u1edfng th\u00e0nh)<\/i>. Kala Nag tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y c\u1eadu, d\u00f9ng v\u00f2i t\u00fam l\u1ea5y c\u1eadu, v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0a c\u1eadu l\u00ean cho Big Toomai, ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c \u0111\u00e1nh \u0111\u00f2n c\u1eadu ngay t\u1ea1i ch\u1ed7, r\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i tr\u00f3i c\u1eadu v\u00e0o c\u1ecdc.\r\n\r\nS\u00e1ng h\u00f4m sau, \u00f4ng m\u1eafng c\u1eadu v\u00e0 n\u00f3i: \"Ch\u1eb3ng l\u1ebd nh\u1eefng d\u00e3y chu\u1ed3ng voi b\u1eb1ng g\u1ea1ch ki\u00ean c\u1ed1 v\u00e0 c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c ch\u1edf l\u1ec1u nh\u1eb9 v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ee7 cho con sao, m\u00e0 con ph\u1ea3i t\u1ef1 m\u00ecnh \u0111i b\u1eaft voi, \u0111\u1ed3 v\u00f4 d\u1ee5ng? Gi\u1edd th\u00ec m\u1ea5y tay th\u1ee3 s\u0103n ng\u1ed1c ngh\u1ebfch kia, l\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd c\u00f2n th\u1ea5p h\u01a1n l\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ee7a ta, \u0111\u00e3 m\u00e1ch chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y v\u1edbi Petersen Sahib.\"<\/i> Little Toomai s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i. C\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft nhi\u1ec1u v\u1ec1 ng\u01b0\u1eddi da tr\u1eafng, nh\u01b0ng Petersen Sahib l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi da tr\u1eafng v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i nh\u1ea5t th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi trong m\u1eaft c\u1eadu. \u00d4ng l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u1ea7u m\u1ecdi ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng Keddah\u2014ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1eaft t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 voi cho Ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7 \u1ea4n \u0110\u1ed9, v\u00e0 c\u0169ng l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi am hi\u1ec3u t\u1eadp t\u00ednh c\u1ee7a voi h\u01a1n b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 ai c\u00f2n s\u1ed1ng.\r\n\r\n\"Chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec\u2014chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec s\u1ebd x\u1ea3y ra?\"<\/i> Little Toomai h\u1ecfi.\r\n\r\n\"X\u1ea3y ra! \u0110i\u1ec1u t\u1ed3i t\u1ec7 nh\u1ea5t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 x\u1ea3y ra. Petersen Sahib l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb \u0111i\u00ean. N\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng, t\u1ea1i sao \u00f4ng ta l\u1ea1i \u0111i s\u0103n nh\u1eefng con qu\u1ef7 hoang d\u00e3 n\u00e0y? \u00d4ng ta th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 y\u00eau c\u1ea7u con tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh k\u1ebb b\u1eaft voi, ng\u1ee7 b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 \u0111\u00e2u trong nh\u1eefng khu r\u1eebng \u0111\u1ea7y b\u1ec7nh s\u1ed1t r\u00e9t n\u00e0y, v\u00e0 cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng l\u00e0 b\u1ecb gi\u1eabm ch\u1ebft trong Keddah. Th\u1eadt t\u1ed1t l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 \u0111i\u00ean r\u1ed3 n\u00e0y k\u1ebft th\u00fac an to\u00e0n. Tu\u1ea7n t\u1edbi, vi\u1ec7c b\u1eaft voi s\u1ebd k\u1ebft th\u00fac, v\u00e0 ch\u00fang ta, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1edf \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u1eb1ng, s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u01b0a tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 c\u00e1c tr\u1ea1m c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Khi \u0111\u00f3 ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd h\u00e0nh qu\u00e2n tr\u00ean nh\u1eefng con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng b\u1eb1ng ph\u1eb3ng, v\u00e0 qu\u00ean h\u1ebft vi\u1ec7c s\u0103n b\u1eafn n\u00e0y. Nh\u01b0ng con trai, ta t\u1ee9c gi\u1eadn v\u00ec con l\u1ea1i xen v\u00e0o c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi Assamese s\u1ed1ng trong r\u1eebng b\u1ea9n th\u1ec9u \u0111\u00f3. Kala Nag ch\u1ec9 nghe l\u1eddi ta, n\u00ean ta ph\u1ea3i \u0111i c\u00f9ng n\u00f3 v\u00e0o Keddah, nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con voi chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u, v\u00e0 n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng gi\u00fap tr\u00f3i ch\u00fang. V\u00ec v\u1eady, ta ng\u1ed3i an nh\u00e0n, nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec1u khi\u1ec3n voi x\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00e1ng,\u2014kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb s\u0103n b\u1eafn t\u1ea7m th\u01b0\u1eddng,\u2014m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec1u khi\u1ec3n voi, ta n\u00f3i, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u1eadn l\u01b0\u01a1ng h\u01b0u khi k\u1ebft th\u00fac nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ee5. Gia \u0111\u00ecnh c\u1ee7a Toomai of the Elephants c\u00f3 b\u1ecb gi\u1eabm \u0111\u1ea1p d\u01b0\u1edbi ch\u00e2n trong b\u00f9n l\u1ea7y c\u1ee7a Keddah kh\u00f4ng? \u0110\u1ed3 h\u01b0 \u0111\u1ed1n! \u0110\u1ed3 \u0111\u1ed9c \u00e1c! \u0110\u1ed3 con trai v\u00f4 d\u1ee5ng! \u0110i r\u1eeda cho Kala Nag v\u00e0 lau tai n\u00f3, v\u00e0 xem c\u00f3 gai n\u00e0o trong ch\u00e2n n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng. N\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng th\u00ec Petersen Sahib ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn s\u1ebd b\u1eaft con v\u00e0 bi\u1ebfn con th\u00e0nh k\u1ebb s\u0103n voi\u2014m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb theo d\u1ea5u ch\u00e2n voi, m\u1ed9t con g\u1ea5u r\u1eebng. Bah! X\u1ea5u h\u1ed5! \u0110i \u0111i!\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nLittle Toomai b\u1ecf \u0111i m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi, nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 k\u1ec3 cho Kala Nag nghe h\u1ebft nh\u1eefng \u1ea5m \u1ee9c c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh trong khi ki\u1ec3m tra ch\u00e2n n\u00f3. \"Kh\u00f4ng sao \u0111\u00e2u,\"<\/i> Little Toomai n\u00f3i, l\u1eadt m\u00e9p chi\u1ebfc tai ph\u1ea3i kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 c\u1ee7a Kala Nag. \"H\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i t\u00ean ta v\u1edbi Petersen Sahib, v\u00e0 c\u00f3 l\u1ebd--v\u00e0 c\u00f3 l\u1ebd--v\u00e0 c\u00f3 l\u1ebd--ai m\u00e0 bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c? Hai! \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i gai l\u1edbn m\u00e0 ta \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1ed5 ra!\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nV\u00e0i ng\u00e0y ti\u1ebfp theo tr\u00f4i qua v\u1edbi vi\u1ec7c t\u1eadp h\u1ee3p voi, d\u1eaft nh\u1eefng con voi r\u1eebng m\u1edbi b\u1eaft \u0111i \u0111i l\u1ea1i l\u1ea1i gi\u1eefa m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i con voi \u0111\u00e3 thu\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ec3 ng\u0103n ch\u00fang g\u00e2y qu\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u r\u1eafc r\u1ed1i tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng h\u00e0nh qu\u00e2n xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u1eb1ng, v\u00e0 ki\u1ec3m k\u00ea ch\u0103n m\u00e0n, d\u00e2y th\u1eebng v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb m\u00f2n ho\u1eb7c m\u1ea5t trong r\u1eebng.\r\n\r\nPetersen Sahib c\u01b0\u1ee1i tr\u00ean l\u01b0ng con voi c\u00e1i th\u00f4ng minh Pudmini c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh m\u00e0 t\u1edbi; \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 thanh to\u00e1n ti\u1ec1n cho c\u00e1c tr\u1ea1i kh\u00e1c tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ed3i, b\u1edfi m\u00f9a s\u0103n s\u1eafp k\u1ebft th\u00fac, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t nh\u00e2n vi\u00ean v\u0103n ph\u00f2ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ecba ng\u1ed3i d\u01b0\u1edbi g\u1ed1c c\u00e2y, ph\u00e1t l\u01b0\u01a1ng cho nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u1ea3n t\u01b0\u1ee3ng. M\u1ed7i ng\u01b0\u1eddi sau khi nh\u1eadn ti\u1ec1n li\u1ec1n tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 v\u1edbi con voi c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, r\u1ed3i gia nh\u1eadp v\u00e0o h\u00e0ng ng\u0169 \u0111\u00e3 s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. Nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb b\u1eaft voi, nh\u1eefng th\u1ee3 s\u0103n v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e1nh tr\u1ed1ng, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi thu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ed9i Keddah ch\u00ednh quy, nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb s\u1ed1ng trong r\u1eebng su\u1ed1t c\u1ea3 n\u0103m, ho\u1eb7c ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean l\u01b0ng nh\u1eefng con voi thu\u1ed9c l\u1ef1c l\u01b0\u1ee3ng th\u01b0\u1eddng tr\u1ef1c c\u1ee7a Petersen Sahib, ho\u1eb7c d\u1ef1a v\u00e0o th\u00e2n c\u00e2y v\u1edbi kh\u1ea9u s\u00fang kho\u00e1c ngang, v\u1eeba tr\u00eau ch\u1ecdc nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u1ea3n t\u01b0\u1ee3ng s\u1eafp r\u1eddi \u0111i, v\u1eeba c\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00f9a khi nh\u1eefng con voi m\u1edbi b\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u00e1 v\u1ee1 h\u00e0ng ng\u0169 v\u00e0 ch\u1ea1y t\u00e1n lo\u1ea1n.\r\n\r\nBig Toomai b\u01b0\u1edbc t\u1edbi ch\u1ed7 vi\u00ean th\u01b0 k\u00fd, v\u1edbi Little Toomai l\u1ebdo \u0111\u1ebdo theo sau, v\u00e0 Machua Appa, ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u1ea3n t\u01b0\u1ee3ng tr\u01b0\u1edfng, th\u00ec th\u1ea7m v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n: \"D\u00f9 sao c\u0169ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t m\u1ea7m gi\u1ed1ng voi t\u1ed1t. Th\u1eadt \u0111\u00e1ng ti\u1ebfc n\u1ebfu \u0111\u1ec3 con g\u00e0 r\u1eebng non n\u00e0y v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u1eb1ng r\u1ed3i h\u00e9o \u00faa \u0111i.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nPetersen Sahib l\u00fac n\u00e0o c\u0169ng c\u00f3 tai \u1edf kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i, nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ea3i th\u1ebf khi s\u1ed1ng gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng sinh v\u1eadt l\u1eb7ng l\u1ebd nh\u1ea5t - \u0111\u00e0n voi r\u1eebng. \u00d4ng quay ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1i t\u1eeb ch\u1ed7 \u0111ang n\u1eb1m d\u00e0i tr\u00ean l\u01b0ng Pudmini, h\u1ecfi: \"C\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec v\u1eady? Ta ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng nghe n\u00f3i c\u00f3 tay qu\u1ea3n t\u01b0\u1ee3ng n\u00e0o ngo\u00e0i \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1ee7 kh\u00f4n ngoan \u0111\u1ec3 bu\u1ed9c c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t x\u00e1c voi ch\u1ebft.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"\u0110\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng, m\u00e0 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb. N\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ecdt v\u00e0o Keddah trong \u0111\u1ee3t l\u00f9a voi cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 n\u00e9m s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y th\u1eebng cho Barmao \u1edf \u0111\u00f3, khi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng t\u00e1ch con voi con c\u00f3 v\u1ebft b\u1edbt tr\u00ean vai ra kh\u1ecfi m\u1eb9 n\u00f3.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nMachua Appa ch\u1ec9 v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda Little Toomai, v\u00e0 Petersen Sahib nh\u00ecn theo, c\u00f2n Little Toomai th\u00ec c\u00fai g\u1eb1m m\u1eb7t xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t.\r\n\r\n\"N\u00f3 n\u00e9m d\u00e2y \u01b0? N\u00f3 c\u00f2n nh\u1ecf h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i c\u1ecdc bu\u1ed9c voi. Nh\u00f3c con, t\u00ean ch\u00e1u l\u00e0 g\u00ec?\"<\/i> Petersen Sahib h\u1ecfi.\r\n\r\nLittle Toomai s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c kh\u00f4ng th\u1ed1t n\u00ean l\u1eddi, nh\u01b0ng Kala Nag \u0111\u1ee9ng ngay sau c\u1eadu, v\u00e0 Toomai ra hi\u1ec7u b\u1eb1ng tay, th\u1ebf l\u00e0 con voi d\u00f9ng v\u00f2i nh\u1ea5c b\u1ed5ng c\u1eadu l\u00ean v\u00e0 \u0111\u1eb7t c\u1eadu ngang t\u1ea7m tr\u00e1n c\u1ee7a Pudmini, tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t v\u1ecb Petersen Sahib \u0111\u00e1ng k\u00ednh. R\u1ed3i Little Toomai l\u1ea5y hai tay che m\u1eb7t, b\u1edfi c\u1eadu ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb, v\u00e0 ngo\u00e0i nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n li\u00ean quan \u0111\u1ebfn voi, c\u1eadu nh\u00fat nh\u00e1t nh\u01b0 b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c.\r\n\r\n\"\u1ed2 h\u00f4!\"<\/i> \u00d4ng Petersen Sahib l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng, n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi tho\u00e1ng \u1ea9n d\u01b0\u1edbi ch\u00f2m r\u00e2u, \"v\u00e0 t\u1ea1i sao ch\u00e1u l\u1ea1i d\u1ea1y con voi c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh tr\u00f2 \u1ea5y? C\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3 gi\u00fap ch\u00e1u h\u00e1i tr\u1ed9m ng\u00f4 non tr\u00ean m\u00e1i nh\u00e0 khi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta \u0111em ng\u00f4 ra ph\u01a1i kh\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ng\u00f4 non \u0111\u00e2u, Ng\u01b0\u1eddi B\u1ea3o V\u1ec7 K\u1ebb Kh\u00f3 - m\u00e0 l\u00e0 d\u01b0a l\u01b0\u1edbi \u1ea1,\"<\/i> Little Toomai \u0111\u00e1p, v\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng ng\u1ed3i \u0111\u00f3 b\u1eadt c\u01b0\u1eddi. H\u1ea7u h\u1ebft h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ec1u t\u1eebng d\u1ea1y voi c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh tr\u00f2 n\u00e0y khi c\u00f2n l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng c\u1eadu b\u00e9. Little Toomai l\u00fac n\u00e0y \u0111ang l\u01a1 l\u1eedng tr\u00ean cao t\u1eadn t\u00e1m th\u01b0\u1edbc, v\u00e0 c\u1eadu ch\u1ec9 \u01b0\u1edbc m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 chui s\u00e2u xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t t\u00e1m th\u01b0\u1edbc.\r\n\r\n\"\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 Toomai, con trai c\u1ee7a con, th\u01b0a Sahib,\"<\/i> Big Toomai n\u00f3i, nh\u00edu m\u00e0y. \"N\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 r\u1ea5t h\u01b0, v\u00e0 r\u1ed3i n\u00f3 s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i v\u00e0o t\u00f9, th\u01b0a Sahib.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"V\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3, ta c\u0169ng c\u00f3 ch\u00fat nghi ng\u1edd,\"<\/i> Petersen Sahib n\u00f3i. \"M\u1ed9t c\u1eadu b\u00e9 \u1edf tu\u1ed5i ch\u00e1u m\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 d\u00e1m \u0111\u1ed1i m\u1eb7t v\u1edbi c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t Keddah \u0111\u1ea7y \u1eafp voi th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1eddi n\u00e0o l\u1ea1i k\u1ebft th\u00fac trong ng\u1ee5c t\u00f9. N\u00e0y nh\u00f3c, \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 b\u1ed1n anna cho ch\u00e1u mua k\u1eb9o, v\u00ec ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u kh\u00f4n ngoan d\u01b0\u1edbi m\u00e1i t\u00f3c r\u1eadm r\u1ea1p kia. R\u1ed3i sau n\u00e0y ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t th\u1ee3 s\u0103n voi.\"<\/i> Big Toomai l\u1ea1i c\u00e0ng nh\u00edu m\u00e0y th\u00eam. \"Nh\u01b0ng h\u00e3y nh\u1edb cho, Keddah kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i n\u01a1i \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u1ebb con vui ch\u01a1i,\"<\/i> Petersen Sahib ti\u1ebfp l\u1eddi.\r\n\r\n\"Th\u1ebf ng\u00e0i \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3 ch\u01b0a \u1ea1, Sahib?\"<\/i> Little Toomai h\u1ecfi, gi\u1ecdng ngh\u1eb9n ng\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea7y h\u00e1o h\u1ee9c.\r\n\r\n\"R\u1ed3i.\"<\/i> Petersen Sahib l\u1ea1i m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi. \"Khi n\u00e0o ch\u00e1u th\u1ea5y voi nh\u1ea3y m\u00faa th\u00ec h\u00e3y \u0111\u1ebfn. \u0110\u00f3 ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 l\u00fac. C\u1ee9 t\u00ecm g\u1eb7p ta khi ch\u00e1u nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y voi nh\u1ea3y m\u00faa, l\u00fac \u1ea5y ta s\u1ebd cho ph\u00e9p ch\u00e1u v\u00e0o b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 Keddah n\u00e0o.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nM\u1ed9t tr\u00e0ng c\u01b0\u1eddi vang d\u1ed9i n\u1eefa l\u1ea1i vang l\u00ean, b\u1edfi \u0111\u00f3 v\u1ed1n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi n\u00f3i \u0111\u00f9a quen thu\u1ed9c trong gi\u1edbi th\u1ee3 s\u0103n voi, v\u00e0 n\u00f3 mang \u00fd ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd. Nh\u1eefng kho\u1ea3ng \u0111\u1ea5t tr\u1ed1ng r\u1ed9ng l\u1edbn, b\u1eb1ng ph\u1eb3ng \u1ea9n m\u00ecnh trong r\u1eebng th\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 \"ph\u00f2ng khi\u00eau v\u0169 c\u1ee7a voi\"<\/i>, nh\u01b0ng ngay c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng n\u01a1i nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf c\u0169ng ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch t\u00ecnh c\u1edd, v\u00e0 ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng c\u00f3 ai th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y voi nh\u1ea3y m\u00faa. Khi m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u1ea3n t\u01b0\u1ee3ng khoe khoang v\u1ec1 k\u1ef9 n\u0103ng v\u00e0 l\u00f2ng d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u1ea3n t\u01b0\u1ee3ng kh\u00e1c th\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00f3i, \"V\u1eady ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y voi nh\u1ea3y m\u00faa khi n\u00e0o ch\u01b0a?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nKala Nag \u0111\u1eb7t Little Toomai xu\u1ed1ng, c\u1eadu b\u00e9 c\u00fai \u0111\u1ea7u xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa r\u1ed3i \u0111i c\u00f9ng cha, \u0111\u01b0a \u0111\u1ed3ng xu b\u1ea1c b\u1ed1n anna cho m\u1eb9 - l\u00fac \u1ea5y b\u00e0 \u0111ang cho \u0111\u1ee9a em trai b\u00e9 b\u1ecfng c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu b\u00fa - v\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1eb7t l\u00ean l\u01b0ng Kala Nag. \u0110o\u00e0n voi r\u00ean r\u1ec9, k\u00eau la l\u0103n b\u00e1nh xu\u1ed1ng con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ed3i v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u1eb1ng. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c h\u00e0nh qu\u00e2n r\u1ea5t s\u00f4i \u0111\u1ed9ng b\u1edfi c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng con voi m\u1edbi, ch\u00fang li\u00ean t\u1ee5c g\u00e2y r\u1eafc r\u1ed1i t\u1ea1i m\u1ed7i ch\u1ed7 b\u0103ng s\u00f4ng, v\u00e0 c\u1ea7n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u1ed7 d\u00e0nh ho\u1eb7c \u0111\u00e1nh \u0111\u1eadp t\u1eebng ph\u00fat m\u1ed9t.\r\n\r\nBig Toomai th\u00fac Kala Nag m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch gi\u1eadn d\u1eef, v\u00ec \u00f4ng ta \u0111ang r\u1ea5t t\u1ee9c gi\u1eadn, c\u00f2n Little Toomai th\u00ec qu\u00e1 h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac n\u00ean ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ed1t n\u00ean l\u1eddi. Petersen Sahib \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1eaft \u0111\u1ebfn c\u1eadu b\u00e9, th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u00f2n ban cho c\u1eadu \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u1ea1c, n\u00ean c\u1eadu c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ednh th\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tri\u1ec7u ra kh\u1ecfi h\u00e0ng ng\u0169 v\u00e0 nh\u1eadn l\u1eddi khen ng\u1ee3i t\u1eeb v\u1ecb ch\u1ec9 huy c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh.\r\n\r\n\"Petersen Sahib mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i g\u00ec khi \u0111\u1ec1 c\u1eadp \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111i\u1ec7u nh\u1ea3y c\u1ee7a voi v\u1eady \u1ea1?\"<\/i> cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u1eadu b\u00e9 c\u0169ng kh\u1ebd h\u1ecfi m\u1eb9.\r\n\r\nBig Toomai nghe th\u1ea5y v\u00e0 c\u00e0u nh\u00e0u. \"\u00dd \u00f4ng ta l\u00e0 ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb s\u0103n d\u1ea5u ch\u00e2n tr\u00e2u r\u1eebng \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e2u. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u00f4ng ta mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i. N\u00e0y, m\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc kia, c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111ang ch\u1eafn \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng th\u1ebf?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nM\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u1ea3n t\u01b0\u1ee3ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi Assam, c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0i con voi, quay l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch t\u1ee9c gi\u1eadn, k\u00eau l\u00ean: \"H\u00e3y mang Kala Nag \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y, v\u00e0 d\u1ea1y cho th\u1eb1ng nh\u00f3c c\u1ee7a ta bi\u1ebft c\u00e1ch c\u01b0 x\u1eed. T\u1ea1i sao Petersen Sahib l\u1ea1i ch\u1ecdn ta \u0111i c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i, l\u0169 l\u1eeba c\u1ee7a c\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ed3ng l\u00faa? H\u00e3y \u0111\u01b0a con th\u00fa c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u01a1i l\u1ea1i g\u1ea7n, Toomai, v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3 d\u00f9ng ng\u00e0 ch\u1ecdc. Nh\u00e2n danh t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c v\u1ecb th\u1ea7n tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ed3i, nh\u1eefng con voi m\u1edbi n\u00e0y b\u1ecb \u00e1m hay ch\u00fang ng\u1eedi th\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ed3ng lo\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh trong r\u1eebng.\"<\/i> Kala Nag \u0111\u1eadp v\u00e0o s\u01b0\u1eddn con voi m\u1edbi v\u00e0 l\u00e0m n\u00f3 m\u1ea5t h\u01a1i, nh\u01b0 Big Toomai n\u00f3i, \"Ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00e9t s\u1ea1ch nh\u1eefng con voi r\u1eebng tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ed3i trong l\u1ea7n b\u1eaft cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng. \u0110\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 b\u1ea5t c\u1ea9n c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u01a1i trong vi\u1ec7c \u0111i\u1ec1u khi\u1ec3n. Ch\u1eb3ng l\u1ebd ta ph\u1ea3i gi\u1eef tr\u1eadt t\u1ef1 d\u1ecdc theo c\u1ea3 \u0111o\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Nghe h\u1eafn n\u00f3i k\u00eca!\"<\/i> ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u1ea3n t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u1ea5y n\u00f3i. \"Ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00e9t s\u1ea1ch c\u1ea3 v\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ed3i! Ha ha! C\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i th\u1eadt kh\u00f4n ngoan, nh\u1eefng con ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u1eb1ng. B\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 ai kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i k\u1ebb ngu ng\u1ed1c, ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng th\u1ea5y r\u1eebng, c\u0169ng bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng ch\u00fang \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft cu\u1ed9c s\u0103n \u0111u\u1ed5i m\u00f9a n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ea5m d\u1ee9t. Th\u1ebf n\u00ean, \u0111\u00eam nay t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 voi s\u1ebd\u2014nh\u01b0ng t\u1ea1i sao ta ph\u1ea3i l\u00e3ng ph\u00ed tr\u00ed kh\u00f4n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh cho m\u1ed9t con r\u00f9a s\u00f4ng?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Ch\u00fang s\u1ebd l\u00e0m g\u00ec \u1ea1?\"<\/i> Ti\u1ec3u Toomai h\u1ecfi l\u1edbn.\r\n\r\n\"\u1ed2 h\u00e8, nh\u00f3c con. Ch\u00e1u \u0111\u1ea5y \u00e0? \u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i, ta s\u1ebd n\u00f3i cho ch\u00e1u bi\u1ebft, v\u00ec ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u l\u1ea1nh l\u00f9ng. Ch\u00fang s\u1ebd nh\u1ea3y m\u00faa, v\u00e0 cha ch\u00e1u, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00e9t s\u1ea1ch m\u1ecdi ng\u1ecdn \u0111\u1ed3i kh\u1ecfi m\u1ecdi con voi, \u0111\u00e1ng l\u1ebd n\u00ean bu\u1ed9c ch\u1eb7t c\u1ea3 hai s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y th\u1eebng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00eam nay.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"B\u00e0n lu\u1eadn \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec v\u1eady?\"<\/i> Big Toomai h\u1ecfi. \"Su\u1ed1t b\u1ed1n m\u01b0\u01a1i n\u0103m qua, cha v\u00e0 ta, ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 ch\u0103m lo cho voi, v\u00e0 ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd nghe th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n v\u00f4 l\u00fd v\u1ec1 \u0111i\u1ec7u nh\u1ea3y c\u1ea3.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"\u0110\u00fang th\u1ebf; nh\u01b0ng m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng \u1edf \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u1eb1ng, quanh qu\u1ea9n trong t\u00fap l\u1ec1u ch\u1ec9 bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ebfn b\u1ed1n b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Th\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, t\u1ed1i nay c\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ec3 con voi c\u1ee7a anh kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb x\u00edch v\u00e0 xem \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec s\u1ebd x\u1ea3y ra. C\u00f2n v\u1ec1 \u0111i\u1ec7u nh\u1ea3y c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang, ta \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y t\u1eadn m\u1eaft n\u01a1i ch\u00fang nh\u1ea3y--Bapree-bap! S\u00f4ng Dihang c\u00f3 bao nhi\u00eau kh\u00fac quanh co? L\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t ch\u1ed7 b\u0103ng qua n\u1eefa, v\u00e0 ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u1eefng con voi con b\u01a1i qua. \u0110\u1ee9ng y\u00ean, m\u1ea5y c\u1eadu ph\u00eda sau kia!\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nV\u00e0 c\u1ee9 th\u1ebf, v\u1eeba tr\u00f2 chuy\u1ec7n, v\u1eeba c\u00e3i v\u00e3, v\u1eeba l\u1ed9i qua s\u00f4ng, h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 ho\u00e0n th\u00e0nh cu\u1ed9c h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean t\u1edbi m\u1ed9t lo\u1ea1i tr\u1ea1i ti\u1ebfp nh\u1eadn d\u00e0nh cho nh\u1eefng con voi m\u1edbi b\u1eaft v\u1ec1. Nh\u01b0ng t\u1eeb l\u00e2u tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi \u0111\u1eb7t ch\u00e2n t\u1edbi n\u01a1i, h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 ki\u1ec7t s\u1ee9c ki\u00ean nh\u1eabn.\r\n\r\nSau \u0111\u00f3, nh\u1eefng con voi b\u1ecb x\u00edch ch\u00e2n sau v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng g\u1ed1c c\u00e2y l\u1edbn, th\u00eam d\u00e2y th\u1eebng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bu\u1ed9c cho nh\u1eefng con voi m\u1edbi, v\u00e0 th\u1ee9c \u0103n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ed1ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t ch\u00fang. Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u1ea3n t\u01b0\u1ee3ng t\u1eeb tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ed3i quay v\u1ec1 b\u00e1o v\u1edbi Petersen Sahib d\u01b0\u1edbi \u00e1nh chi\u1ec1u t\u00e0, d\u1eb7n d\u00f2 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u1ea3n t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u1edf \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u1eb1ng ph\u1ea3i h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn trong \u0111\u00eam nay, r\u1ed3i c\u01b0\u1eddi khi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u1ea3n t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u1eb1ng h\u1ecfi nguy\u00ean do.\r\n\r\nLittle Toomai ch\u0103m s\u00f3c b\u1eefa t\u1ed1i cho Kala Nag, v\u00e0 khi chi\u1ec1u t\u00e0 bu\u00f4ng xu\u1ed1ng, c\u1eadu lang thang kh\u1eafp tr\u1ea1i, h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac kh\u00f4n t\u1ea3, t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc tr\u1ed1ng tom-tom. Khi tr\u00e1i tim m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb \u1ea4n \u0110\u1ed9 tr\u00e0n ng\u1eadp c\u1ea3m x\u00fac, n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ea1y nh\u1ea3y lung tung hay l\u00e0m \u1ed3n m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch b\u1ea5t th\u01b0\u1eddng. N\u00f3 ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c m\u1ed9t b\u1eefa ti\u1ec7c ri\u00eang cho ch\u00ednh m\u00ecnh. V\u00e0 Little Toomai \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c Petersen Sahib n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n! N\u1ebfu c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y th\u1ee9 m\u00ecnh mu\u1ed1n, t\u00f4i tin r\u1eb1ng c\u1eadu s\u1ebd b\u1ecb \u1ed1m m\u1ea5t. Nh\u01b0ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u00e1n k\u1eb9o trong tr\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e3 cho c\u1eadu m\u01b0\u1ee3n m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc tr\u1ed1ng tom-tom nh\u1ecf\u2014m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc tr\u1ed1ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00e1nh b\u1eb1ng l\u00f2ng b\u00e0n tay\u2014v\u00e0 c\u1eadu ng\u1ed3i khoanh ch\u00e2n tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t Kala Nag khi nh\u1eefng v\u00ec sao b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00f3 d\u1ea1ng, \u0111\u1eb7t chi\u1ebfc tr\u1ed1ng trong l\u00f2ng, r\u1ed3i c\u1eadu \u0111\u1eadp, \u0111\u1eadp, \u0111\u1eadp, v\u00e0 c\u00e0ng ngh\u0129 v\u1ec1 vinh d\u1ef1 l\u1edbn lao \u0111\u00e3 d\u00e0nh cho m\u00ecnh, c\u1eadu c\u00e0ng \u0111\u1eadp m\u1ea1nh h\u01a1n, m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh gi\u1eefa \u0111\u1ed1ng th\u1ee9c \u0103n cho voi. Ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 giai \u0111i\u1ec7u hay l\u1eddi b\u00e0i h\u00e1t n\u00e0o c\u1ea3, nh\u01b0ng ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1eadp tr\u1ed1ng \u1ea5y khi\u1ebfn c\u1eadu h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac.\r\n\r\nNh\u1eefng con voi m\u1edbi c\u00f2n \u0111ang gi\u1eb1ng co s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y th\u1eebng, th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng r\u00ean l\u00ean v\u00e0 g\u1ea7m th\u00e9t, v\u00e0 c\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nghe th\u1ea5y m\u1eb9 m\u00ecnh trong t\u00fap l\u1ec1u \u0111ang ru \u0111\u1ee9a em trai b\u00e9 b\u1ecfng ng\u1ee7 b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t b\u00e0i h\u00e1t c\u0169 v\u1ec1 v\u1ecb th\u1ea7n v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i Shiv, ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1eebng n\u00f3i v\u1edbi t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c lo\u00e0i \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u1eadt ch\u00fang n\u00ean \u0103n g\u00ec. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t b\u00e0i h\u00e1t ru r\u1ea5t \u00eam d\u1ecbu, v\u00e0 c\u00e2u \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y:\r\n\r\nShiv, \u0110\u1ea5ng ban ph\u00e1t m\u00f9a m\u00e0ng v\u00e0 th\u1ed5i nh\u1eefng c\u01a1n gi\u00f3,\r\n\r\nNg\u1ed3i n\u01a1i ng\u01b0\u1ee1ng c\u1eeda c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y xa x\u01b0a,\r\n\r\nBan cho m\u1ed7i ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ea7n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, th\u1ee9c \u0103n, c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c v\u00e0 s\u1ed1 ph\u1eadn,\r\n\r\nT\u1eeb Vua tr\u00ean ngai v\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ebfn K\u1ebb \u0103n xin n\u01a1i c\u1ed5ng.\r\n\r\nT\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 Ng\u00e0i \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ea1o ra\u2014Shiva \u0110\u1ea5ng B\u1ea3o V\u1ec7.\r\n\r\nMahadeo! Mahadeo! Ng\u00e0i \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ea1o ra t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3\u2014\r\n\r\nGai cho l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0, th\u1ee9c \u0103n cho gia s\u00fac,\r\n\r\nV\u00e0 tr\u00e1i tim ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1eb9 cho c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u bu\u1ed3n ng\u1ee7, \u00f4i con trai b\u00e9 b\u1ecfng c\u1ee7a ta!\r\n\r\nTi\u1ebfng \"tunk-a-tunk\"<\/i> vui m\u1eebng c\u1ee7a Little Toomai vang l\u00ean \u1edf cu\u1ed1i m\u1ed7i kh\u1ed5 th\u01a1, cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi c\u1eadu c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y bu\u1ed3n ng\u1ee7 v\u00e0 du\u1ed7i m\u00ecnh tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ed1ng c\u1ecf b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh Kala Nag. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, nh\u1eefng con voi b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u n\u1eb1m xu\u1ed1ng t\u1eebng con m\u1ed9t theo th\u00f3i quen c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang, cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n Kala Nag \u1edf b\u00ean ph\u1ea3i h\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ee9ng th\u1eb3ng, v\u00e0 n\u00f3 l\u1eafc l\u01b0 ch\u1eadm r\u00e3i t\u1eeb b\u00ean n\u00e0y sang b\u00ean kia, \u0111\u00f4i tai v\u1ec3nh l\u00ean l\u1eafng nghe l\u00e0n gi\u00f3 \u0111\u00eam th\u1ed5i r\u1ea5t nh\u1eb9 qua nh\u1eefng ng\u1ecdn \u0111\u1ed3i. Kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed tr\u00e0n ng\u1eadp t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng \u00e2m thanh c\u1ee7a \u0111\u00eam, khi k\u1ebft h\u1ee3p l\u1ea1i, t\u1ea1o th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 im l\u1eb7ng l\u1edbn\u2014ti\u1ebfng l\u00e1ch c\u00e1ch c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t th\u00e2n tre va v\u00e0o th\u00e2n tre kh\u00e1c, ti\u1ebfng s\u1ed9t so\u1ea1t c\u1ee7a th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 \u0111ang s\u1ed1ng trong b\u1ee5i r\u1eadm, ti\u1ebfng c\u00e0o v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng k\u00eau c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t con chim v\u1eeba t\u1ec9nh gi\u1ea5c (chim ch\u00f3c th\u1ee9c v\u00e0o ban \u0111\u00eam nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n ch\u00fang ta t\u01b0\u1edfng)<\/i>, v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng n\u01b0\u1edbc r\u01a1i t\u1eeb r\u1ea5t xa. Little Toomai ng\u1ee7 thi\u1ebfp \u0111i m\u1ed9t l\u00fac, v\u00e0 khi c\u1eadu t\u1ec9nh d\u1eady, tr\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 s\u00e1ng tr\u0103ng, v\u00e0 Kala Nag v\u1eabn \u0111\u1ee9ng th\u1eb3ng v\u1edbi \u0111\u00f4i tai v\u1ec3nh l\u00ean. Little Toomai quay m\u00ecnh, ti\u1ebfng s\u1ed9t so\u1ea1t trong \u0111\u1ed1ng c\u1ecf, v\u00e0 nh\u00ecn \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng cong chi\u1ebfc l\u01b0ng to l\u1edbn c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 tr\u00ean n\u1ec1n m\u1ed9t n\u1eeda b\u1ea7u tr\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea7y sao, v\u00e0 khi c\u1eadu nh\u00ecn, c\u1eadu nghe th\u1ea5y, t\u1eeb r\u1ea5t xa, nghe nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t l\u1ed7 kim ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed9ng xuy\u00ean qua s\u1ef1 t\u0129nh l\u1eb7ng, ti\u1ebfng \"hoot-toot\"<\/i> c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t con voi r\u1eebng.\r\n\r\nT\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 voi trong h\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ec1u b\u1eadt d\u1ef1ng nh\u01b0 b\u1ecb tr\u00fang \u0111\u1ea1n, ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u00e1nh th\u1ee9c nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u1ea3n t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0111ang say gi\u1ea5c. H\u1ecd b\u01b0\u1edbc ra, d\u00f9ng b\u00faa l\u1edbn \u0111\u00f3ng ch\u1eb7t c\u1ecdc, si\u1ebft ch\u1eb7t d\u00e2y n\u00e0y, bu\u1ed9c n\u00fat d\u00e2y kia cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i y\u00ean t\u0129nh. M\u1ed9t con voi m\u1edbi su\u00fdt n\u1eefa \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1eadt b\u1eadt c\u1ecdc c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, n\u00ean Big Toomai th\u00e1o d\u00e2y ch\u00e2n c\u1ee7a Kala Nag ra, bu\u1ed9c ch\u00e2n tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ee7a con voi \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0o ch\u00e2n sau c\u1ee7a n\u00f3, r\u1ed3i qu\u1ea5n m\u1ed9t v\u00f2ng d\u00e2y c\u1ecf quanh ch\u00e2n Kala Nag, b\u1ea3o n\u00f3 nh\u1edb r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb tr\u00f3i ch\u1eb7t. \u00d4ng bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng \u00f4ng, cha \u00f4ng v\u00e0 \u00f4ng n\u1ed9i \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m \u0111i\u1ec1u t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1 h\u00e0ng tr\u0103m l\u1ea7n tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y. Kala Nag kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i m\u1ec7nh l\u1ec7nh b\u1eb1ng ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m nh\u01b0 th\u01b0\u1eddng l\u1ec7. N\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee9ng im, ng\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u00ecn \u00e1nh tr\u0103ng, \u0111\u1ea7u h\u01a1i ng\u1ea9ng l\u00ean, \u0111\u00f4i tai x\u00f2e r\u1ed9ng nh\u01b0 chi\u1ebfc qu\u1ea1t, h\u01b0\u1edbng v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda nh\u1eefng n\u1ebfp g\u1ea5p tr\u00f9ng \u0111i\u1ec7p c\u1ee7a d\u00e3y \u0111\u1ed3i Garo.\r\n\r\n\"H\u00e3y tr\u00f4ng nom n\u00f3 n\u1ebfu n\u00f3 b\u1ed3n ch\u1ed3n trong \u0111\u00eam,\"<\/i> Big Toomai n\u00f3i v\u1edbi Little Toomai, r\u1ed3i \u00f4ng b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o l\u1ec1u v\u00e0 \u0111i ng\u1ee7. Little Toomai c\u0169ng s\u1eafp ch\u00ecm v\u00e0o gi\u1ea5c ng\u1ee7 th\u00ec b\u1ed7ng nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng d\u00e2y bu\u1ed9c co gi\u00e3n k\u00eau \"t\u01b0ng\"<\/i> m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng nh\u1eb9, v\u00e0 Kala Nag t\u1eeb t\u1eeb, l\u1eb7ng l\u1ebd l\u0103n ra kh\u1ecfi ch\u1ed7 c\u1ed9t c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e1m m\u00e2y l\u0103n kh\u1ecfi mi\u1ec7ng thung l\u0169ng. Little Toomai l\u1ea1ch b\u1ea1ch \u0111i theo n\u00f3, ch\u00e2n tr\u1ea7n, xu\u1ed1ng con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng d\u01b0\u1edbi \u00e1nh tr\u0103ng, kh\u1ebd g\u1ecdi: \"Kala Nag! Kala Nag! H\u00e3y \u0111\u01b0a con \u0111i c\u00f9ng, \u00f4i Kala Nag!\"<\/i> Con voi quay l\u1ea1i, kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed9ng, l\u00f9i ba b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda c\u1eadu b\u00e9 d\u01b0\u1edbi \u00e1nh tr\u0103ng, h\u1ea1 chi\u1ebfc v\u00f2i xu\u1ed1ng, nh\u1ea5c c\u1eadu b\u00e9 l\u00ean c\u1ed5 m\u00ecnh, v\u00e0 g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi Little Toomai k\u1ecbp \u1ed5n \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111\u1ea7u g\u1ed1i, n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 l\u1eb7ng l\u1ebd l\u1ebbn v\u00e0o r\u1eebng.\r\n\r\nM\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m th\u1ecbnh n\u1ed9 vang l\u00ean t\u1eeb c\u1ea3 h\u00e0ng, r\u1ed3i im b\u1eb7t, v\u00e0 Kala Nag b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u di chuy\u1ec3n. \u0110\u00f4i khi, m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e1m c\u1ecf cao l\u01b0\u1edbt qua hai b\u00ean h\u00f4ng n\u00f3 nh\u01b0 s\u00f3ng bi\u1ec3n v\u1ed7 v\u00e0o m\u1ea1n thuy\u1ec1n; \u0111\u00f4i khi, m\u1ed9t ch\u00f9m d\u00e2y ti\u00eau r\u1eebng c\u00e0o v\u00e0o l\u01b0ng n\u00f3, hay m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y tre k\u00eau r\u0103ng r\u1eafc khi vai n\u00f3 ch\u1ea1m ph\u1ea3i. Nh\u01b0ng gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng l\u00fac \u1ea5y, n\u00f3 di chuy\u1ec3n ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed9ng, l\u01b0\u1edbt qua khu r\u1eebng Garo r\u1eadm r\u1ea1p nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 kh\u00f3i. N\u00f3 \u0111ang \u0111i l\u00ean d\u1ed1c, nh\u01b0ng d\u00f9 Little Toomai c\u00f3 nh\u00ecn l\u00ean nh\u1eefng v\u00ec sao l\u1ea5p l\u00f3 qua k\u1ebd l\u00e1, c\u1eadu c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ec3 bi\u1ebft m\u00ecnh \u0111ang \u0111i v\u1ec1 h\u01b0\u1edbng n\u00e0o.\r\n\r\nSau \u0111\u00f3, Kala Nag l\u00ean t\u1edbi \u0111\u1ec9nh \u0111\u1ed3i v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9ng y\u00ean m\u1ed9t l\u00e1t, Little Toomai c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng ng\u1ecdn c\u00e2y k\u00e9o d\u00e0i nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t l\u1edbp l\u00f4ng t\u01a1 l\u1ea5m t\u1ea5m d\u01b0\u1edbi \u00e1nh tr\u0103ng, tr\u1ea3i d\u00e0i h\u00e0ng d\u1eb7m, c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi m\u00e0n s\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1edd xanh tr\u1eafng bao ph\u1ee7 con s\u00f4ng trong thung l\u0169ng ph\u00eda d\u01b0\u1edbi. Toomai nghi\u00eang ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc quan s\u00e1t, v\u00e0 c\u1eadu c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c khu r\u1eebng \u0111ang th\u1ee9c gi\u1ea5c b\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi m\u00ecnh\u2014th\u1ee9c gi\u1ea5c, s\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u00e0 nh\u1ed9n nh\u1ecbp. M\u1ed9t con d\u01a1i \u0103n qu\u1ea3 m\u00e0u n\u00e2u l\u1edbn v\u1ee5t bay s\u00e1t qua tai c\u1eadu; ti\u1ebfng gai nh\u00edm l\u00e1ch t\u00e1ch trong b\u1ee5i r\u1eadm; v\u00e0 gi\u1eefa b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng th\u00e2n c\u00e2y, c\u1eadu nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng m\u1ed9t con l\u1ee3n r\u1eebng \u0111ang ch\u0103m ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u00e0o b\u1edbi l\u1edbp \u0111\u1ea5t \u1ea9m \u1ea5m, c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi ti\u1ebfng n\u00f3 kh\u1ecbt m\u0169i trong l\u00fac l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c.\r\n\r\nSau \u0111\u00f3, nh\u1eefng t\u00e1n c\u00e2y l\u1ea1i kh\u00e9p k\u00edn ph\u00eda tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1eadu b\u00e9, v\u00e0 Kala Nag b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u lao xu\u1ed1ng thung l\u0169ng - l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng n\u1eefa, m\u00e0 x\u00f4ng xu\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t kh\u1ea9u \u0111\u1ea1i b\u00e1c tu\u1ed9t kh\u1ecfi d\u00e2y neo tr\u00ean s\u01b0\u1eddn d\u1ed1c d\u1ef1ng \u0111\u1ee9ng. Nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc ch\u00e2n \u0111\u1ed3 s\u1ed9 b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i v\u1eefng ch\u00e3i nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng p\u00edt-t\u00f4ng, m\u1ed7i s\u1ea3i ch\u00e2n d\u00e0i t\u1edbi hai m\u00e9t r\u01b0\u1ee1i. L\u1edbp da nh\u0103n nheo \u1edf khu\u1ef7u ch\u00e2n voi ph\u00e1t ra ti\u1ebfng s\u1ed9t so\u1ea1t. B\u1ee5i r\u1eadm hai b\u00ean l\u1ed1i \u0111i b\u1ecb x\u00e9 toang v\u1edbi \u00e2m thanh t\u1ef1a nh\u01b0 v\u1ea3i v\u00f3c b\u1ecb x\u00e9 r\u00e1ch, c\u00f2n nh\u1eefng c\u00e2y non b\u1ecb voi h\u1ea5t sang hai b\u00ean b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00f4i vai \u0111\u1ed3 s\u1ed9 l\u1ea1i b\u1eadt tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i, \u0111\u1eadp m\u1ea1nh v\u00e0o s\u01b0\u1eddn n\u00f3. Nh\u1eefng d\u00e2y leo ch\u1eb1ng ch\u1ecbt qu\u1ea5n v\u00e0o ng\u00e0 voi khi n\u00f3 l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u qua l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1edf \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. L\u00fac n\u00e0y, Little Toomai n\u00e9p ch\u1eb7t v\u00e0o chi\u1ebfc c\u1ed5 kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 c\u1ee7a Kala Nag, lo s\u1ee3 r\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e0nh c\u00e2y \u0111ung \u0111\u01b0a n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 s\u1ebd h\u1ea5t c\u1eadu xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t. C\u1eadu \u01b0\u1edbc g\u00ec m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 quay tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 tr\u1ea1i.\r\n\r\nM\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t d\u1ea7n tr\u1edf n\u00ean nh\u00e3o nho\u00e9t. Ch\u00e2n Kala Nag m\u1ed7i l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1eb7t xu\u1ed1ng l\u1ea1i l\u00fan s\u00e2u, ph\u00e1t ra \u00e2m thanh \"s\u1ed9t so\u1ea1t\"<\/i>. L\u00e0n s\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u00eam d\u00e0y \u0111\u1eb7c d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u00e1y thung l\u0169ng th\u1ea5m v\u00e0o ng\u01b0\u1eddi Little Toomai m\u1ed9t c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c l\u1ea1nh bu\u1ed1t. C\u00f3 nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng \"t\u00f5m\"<\/i>, ti\u1ebfng gi\u1eabm \u0111\u1ea1p \u1ea7m \u1ea7m, v\u00e0 c\u1ea3 ti\u1ebfng n\u01b0\u1edbc cu\u1ed3n cu\u1ed9n ch\u1ea3y. Kala Nag b\u01b0\u1edbc qua d\u00f2ng s\u00f4ng, th\u1eadn tr\u1ecdng d\u00f2 t\u1eebng b\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1ed9t. V\u01b0\u1ee3t l\u00ean tr\u00ean ti\u1ebfng n\u01b0\u1edbc r\u00e9o \u1ea7m \u0129 quanh ch\u00e2n voi, Little Toomai v\u1eabn nghe r\u00f5 ti\u1ebfng n\u01b0\u1edbc b\u1eafn tung to\u00e9 c\u00f9ng nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng r\u1ed1ng g\u1ea7m c\u1ee7a \u0111\u00e0n voi t\u1eeb c\u1ea3 th\u01b0\u1ee3ng ngu\u1ed3n l\u1eabn h\u1ea1 ngu\u1ed3n - nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m l\u1edbn v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng kh\u1ecbt m\u0169i \u0111\u1ea7y gi\u1eadn d\u1eef. To\u00e0n b\u1ed9 m\u00e0n s\u01b0\u01a1ng bao quanh c\u1eadu d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 \u0111ang tr\u00e0n ng\u1eadp nh\u1eefng b\u00f3ng h\u00ecnh l\u0103n tr\u00f2n, u\u1ed1n l\u01b0\u1ee3n.\r\n\r\n\"\u00d4i!\"<\/i> c\u1eadu th\u1ed1t l\u00ean, gi\u1ecdng n\u1eeda nh\u01b0 ngh\u1eb9n l\u1ea1i, h\u00e0m r\u0103ng \u0111\u1eadp v\u00e0o nhau l\u1eadp c\u1eadp. \"H\u1ecd nh\u00e0 voi ra ngo\u00e0i \u0111\u00eam nay r\u1ed3i. Ch\u1eafc h\u1eb3n h\u1ecd \u0111ang nh\u1ea3y m\u00faa \u0111\u1ea5y!\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nKala Nag l\u1ed9i ra kh\u1ecfi m\u1eb7t n\u01b0\u1edbc, th\u1ed5i ph\u00f9 ph\u00f9 qua v\u00f2i cho s\u1ea1ch, r\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u leo l\u00ean. Nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y, voi kh\u00f4ng \u0111i m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh, v\u00e0 n\u00f3 c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i t\u1ef1 m\u1edf l\u1ed1i. M\u1ed9t con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u00e3 s\u1eb5n \u0111\u00f3, r\u1ed9ng ch\u1eebng hai m\u00e9t, ngay tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t n\u00f3, n\u01a1i nh\u1eefng \u0111\u00e1m c\u1ecf r\u1eebng b\u1ecb \u0111\u00e8 cong \u0111ang c\u1ed1 v\u01b0\u01a1n m\u00ecnh tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i. H\u1eb3n l\u00e0 r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u voi \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i qua \u0111\u00e2y ch\u1ec9 v\u00e0i ph\u00fat tr\u01b0\u1edbc. Little Toomai ngo\u1ea3nh \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u00ecn l\u1ea1i, v\u00e0 ph\u00eda sau c\u1eadu, m\u1ed9t con voi \u0111\u1ef1c to l\u1edbn v\u1edbi \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft nh\u1ecf ti h\u00ed, s\u00e1ng r\u1ef1c nh\u01b0 h\u00f2n than h\u1ed3ng, \u0111ang nh\u1ea5c m\u00ecnh l\u00ean kh\u1ecfi d\u00f2ng s\u00f4ng m\u1edd s\u01b0\u01a1ng. R\u1ed3i nh\u1eefng t\u00e1n c\u00e2y l\u1ea1i kh\u00e9p k\u00edn l\u1ea1i, v\u00e0 h\u1ecd ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c ti\u1ebfn l\u00ean, gi\u1eefa ti\u1ebfng r\u1ed1ng g\u1ea7m c\u00f9ng ti\u1ebfng va \u0111\u1eadp, v\u00e0 \u00e2m thanh c\u00e0nh c\u00e2y g\u00e3y r\u0103ng r\u1eafc vang l\u00ean kh\u1eafp m\u1ecdi ph\u00eda.\r\n\r\nCu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, Kala Nag d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i gi\u1eefa hai th\u00e2n c\u00e2y tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ec9nh \u0111\u1ed3i. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 hai c\u00e2y thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t v\u00f2ng c\u00e2y bao quanh m\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3ng \u0111\u1ea5t kh\u00f4ng b\u1eb1ng ph\u1eb3ng, r\u1ed9ng ch\u1eebng m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ebfn hai hecta. Trong kho\u1ea3ng \u0111\u1ea5t \u1ea5y, nh\u01b0 Little Toomai c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u1ea5y r\u00f5, m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb gi\u1eabm n\u00e1t \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i c\u1ee9ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t n\u1ec1n g\u1ea1ch. M\u1ed9t v\u00e0i c\u00e2y m\u1ecdc l\u00ean gi\u1eefa kho\u1ea3ng tr\u1ed1ng, nh\u01b0ng l\u1edbp v\u1ecf c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb c\u1ecd x\u00e1t s\u1ea1ch s\u1ebd, \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ed9 ra th\u00e2n g\u1ed7 tr\u1eafng b\u00f3ng lo\u00e1ng d\u01b0\u1edbi \u00e1nh tr\u0103ng. Nh\u1eefng d\u00e2y leo bu\u00f4ng r\u1ee7 t\u1eeb c\u00e1c c\u00e0nh c\u00e2y tr\u00ean cao, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng b\u00f4ng hoa h\u00ecnh chu\u00f4ng c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang, to l\u1edbn, tr\u1eafng mu\u1ed1t nh\u01b0 s\u00e1p, tr\u00f4ng t\u1ef1a nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u00f3a hoa b\u00ecm b\u00ecm \u0111ang ch\u00ecm trong gi\u1ea5c ng\u1ee7. Th\u1ebf nh\u01b0ng, trong to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 khu v\u1ef1c kho\u1ea3ng \u0111\u1ea5t tr\u1ed1ng \u0111\u00f3, ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f2n m\u1ed9t ng\u1ecdn c\u1ecf xanh n\u00e0o s\u00f3t l\u1ea1i - ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t b\u1ecb gi\u1eabm n\u00e1t k\u1ef9 c\u00e0ng.\r\n\r\n\u00c1nh tr\u0103ng tr\u1ea3i l\u00ean m\u1ecdi v\u1eadt m\u1ed9t m\u00e0u x\u00e1m nh\u01b0 s\u1eaft, ch\u1ec9 tr\u1eeb n\u01a1i nh\u1eefng ch\u00fa voi \u0111\u1ee9ng, n\u01a1i b\u00f3ng c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang \u0111en \u0111\u1eb7c t\u1ef1a m\u1ef1c. Little Toomai ch\u0103m ch\u00fa nh\u00ecn, n\u00edn th\u1edf, \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft m\u1edf to h\u1ebft c\u1ee1. Khi c\u1eadu quan s\u00e1t, ng\u00e0y c\u00e0ng nhi\u1ec1u voi l\u1eb7ng l\u1ebd l\u01b0\u1edbt v\u00e0o kho\u1ea3ng \u0111\u1ea5t tr\u1ed1ng t\u1eeb gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng th\u00e2n c\u00e2y. Little Toomai ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ebfm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ebfn m\u01b0\u1eddi, r\u1ed3i c\u1eadu l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ebfm \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfm l\u1ea1i tr\u00ean c\u00e1c ng\u00f3n tay cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi m\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ch\u1ee5c, \u0111\u1ea7u \u00f3c c\u1eadu quay cu\u1ed3ng. B\u00ean ngo\u00e0i kho\u1ea3ng tr\u1ed1ng \u1ea5y, c\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng ch\u00fang l\u00e1ch c\u00e1ch trong b\u1ee5i r\u1eadm khi ch\u00fang men theo s\u01b0\u1eddn \u0111\u1ed3i, nh\u01b0ng ngay khi b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o v\u00f2ng tr\u00f2n c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i c\u00e2y, ch\u00fang di chuy\u1ec3n t\u1ef1a nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng b\u00f3ng ma.\r\n\r\nC\u00f3 nh\u1eefng ch\u00fa voi \u0111\u1ef1c hoang d\u00e3 v\u1edbi ng\u00e0 tr\u1eafng mu\u1ed1t, l\u00e1 r\u1ee5ng, h\u1ea1t v\u00e0 c\u00e0nh c\u00e2y v\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u1ea5n tr\u00ean nh\u1eefng n\u1ebfp nh\u0103n c\u1ed5 v\u00e0 n\u1ebfp g\u1ea5p \u1edf tai; nh\u1eefng voi m\u1eb9 to l\u1edbn, b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i ch\u1eadm r\u00e3i, v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng ch\u00fa voi con nh\u1ecf b\u00e9, hi\u1ebfu \u0111\u1ed9ng, ch\u1ec9 cao h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat so v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t m\u00e9t, ch\u1ea1y tung t\u0103ng d\u01b0\u1edbi b\u1ee5ng m\u1eb9; nh\u1eefng con voi tr\u1ebb v\u1edbi chi\u1ebfc ng\u00e0 m\u1edbi nh\u00fa, tr\u00e0n \u0111\u1ea7y v\u1ebb ki\u00eau h\u00e3nh; nh\u1eefng voi gi\u00e0 c\u00f4 \u0111\u1ed9c, g\u1ea7y gu\u1ed9c, v\u1edbi khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea7y lo \u00e2u, kh\u1eafc kh\u1ed5 v\u00e0 chi\u1ebfc v\u00f2i s\u1ea7n s\u00f9i nh\u01b0 v\u1ecf c\u00e2y; nh\u1eefng voi \u0111\u1ef1c gi\u00e0 d\u1eef t\u1ee3n, mang nh\u1eefng v\u1ebft s\u1eb9o l\u1edbn ch\u1ea1y d\u00e0i t\u1eeb vai \u0111\u1ebfn s\u01b0\u1eddn, l\u00e0 ch\u1ee9ng t\u00edch c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng tr\u1eadn chi\u1ebfn ng\u00e0y x\u01b0a, v\u00e0 l\u1edbp b\u00f9n kh\u00f4 bong tr\u00f3c t\u1eeb nh\u1eefng l\u1ea7n t\u1eafm b\u00f9n \u0111\u01a1n \u0111\u1ed9c r\u01a1i r\u1edbt xu\u1ed1ng vai ch\u00fang; v\u00e0 c\u00f2n c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t con voi v\u1edbi chi\u1ebfc ng\u00e0 g\u00e3y, mang tr\u00ean m\u00ecnh nh\u1eefng v\u1ebft c\u00e0o s\u00e2u ho\u1eafm, kinh ho\u00e0ng t\u1eeb m\u00f3ng vu\u1ed1t h\u1ed5 in h\u1eb1n tr\u00ean s\u01b0\u1eddn.\r\n\r\nCh\u00fang \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u1ed1i m\u1eb7t nhau, ho\u1eb7c \u0111i \u0111i l\u1ea1i l\u1ea1i tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t theo t\u1eebng \u0111\u00f4i, ho\u1eb7c l\u1eafc l\u01b0, \u0111ung \u0111\u01b0a m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh - h\u00e0ng tr\u0103m, h\u00e0ng tr\u0103m con voi.\r\n\r\nToomai bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng ch\u1eebng n\u00e0o c\u1eadu c\u00f2n n\u1eb1m y\u00ean tr\u00ean c\u1ed5 Kala Nag th\u00ec s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec x\u1ea3y ra v\u1edbi c\u1eadu. B\u1edfi v\u00ec ngay c\u1ea3 trong cu\u1ed9c lao xao, x\u00f4 \u0111\u1ea9y c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c s\u0103n Keddah, m\u1ed9t con voi hoang d\u00e3 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng v\u01b0\u01a1n v\u00f2i l\u00ean k\u00e9o ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng kh\u1ecfi c\u1ed5 m\u1ed9t con voi nh\u00e0. V\u00e0 nh\u1eefng con voi n\u00e0y \u0111\u00eam nay kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn con ng\u01b0\u1eddi. C\u00f3 l\u1ea7n, ch\u00fang gi\u1eadt m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 v\u1ec3nh tai l\u00ean khi nghe ti\u1ebfng kim lo\u1ea1i va v\u00e0o nhau trong r\u1eebng, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 Pudmini, con voi c\u01b0ng c\u1ee7a Petersen Sahib, s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y x\u00edch c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb \u0111\u1ee9t, \u0111ang g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb, kh\u1ecbt kh\u1ecbt m\u0169i leo l\u00ean s\u01b0\u1eddn \u0111\u1ed3i. Ch\u1eafc h\u1eb3n n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 ph\u00e1 x\u00edch v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1eb3ng t\u1eeb tr\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a Petersen Sahib; v\u00e0 Little Toomai nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t con voi kh\u00e1c, m\u1ed9t con m\u00e0 c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng quen, v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng v\u1ebft s\u1eb9o d\u00e2y s\u00e2u tr\u00ean l\u01b0ng v\u00e0 ng\u1ef1c. Con voi n\u00e0y c\u0169ng ch\u1eafc h\u1eb3n \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ed1n kh\u1ecfi m\u1ed9t tr\u1ea1i n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ed3i.\r\n\r\nCu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n ti\u1ebfng b\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00e2n voi n\u00e0o vang l\u00ean trong r\u1eebng n\u1eefa, v\u00e0 Kala Nag b\u01b0\u1edbc ra kh\u1ecfi ch\u1ed7 \u0111\u1ee9ng gi\u1eefa hai th\u00e2n c\u00e2y, ti\u1ebfn v\u00e0o gi\u1eefa \u0111\u00e1m \u0111\u00f4ng, c\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfng k\u00eau \"c\u00fac\"<\/i> v\u00e0 \"g\u1eeb g\u1eeb\"<\/i>. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng con voi b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u tr\u00f2 chuy\u1ec7n b\u1eb1ng th\u1ee9 ng\u00f4n ng\u1eef c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang v\u00e0 ch\u1ea7m ch\u1eadm di chuy\u1ec3n quanh qu\u1ea9n.\r\n\r\nV\u1eabn n\u1eb1m im, Little Toomai nh\u00ecn xu\u1ed1ng h\u00e0ng tr\u0103m, h\u00e0ng tr\u0103m t\u1ea5m l\u01b0ng r\u1ed9ng l\u1edbn, nh\u1eefng \u0111\u00f4i tai phe ph\u1ea9y, nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc v\u00f2i \u0111ung \u0111\u01b0a v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft tr\u00f2n xoe l\u0103n tr\u00f2n. C\u1eadu nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng ng\u00e0 va v\u00e0o nhau l\u1ed9c c\u1ed9c, ti\u1ebfng v\u00f2i qu\u1ea5n l\u1ea5y nhau s\u1ed9t so\u1ea1t, ti\u1ebfng c\u1ecd x\u00e1t c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng b\u00ean s\u01b0\u1eddn v\u00e0 b\u1edd vai \u0111\u1ed3 s\u1ed9 ch\u1ea1m v\u00e0o nhau trong \u0111\u00e1m \u0111\u00f4ng, c\u00f9ng ti\u1ebfng v\u1eaby \u0111u\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ng\u1eebng ngh\u1ec9. R\u1ed3i m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e1m m\u00e2y k\u00e9o qua che l\u1ea5p m\u1eb7t tr\u0103ng, v\u00e0 c\u1eadu ch\u00ecm v\u00e0o trong b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i d\u00e0y \u0111\u1eb7c. Nh\u01b0ng nh\u1eefng \u00e2m thanh x\u00f4 \u0111\u1ea9y, chen l\u1ea5n v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb tr\u1ea7m \u0111\u1ee5c, \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ec1u v\u1eabn c\u1ee9 ti\u1ebfp di\u1ec5n. C\u1eadu bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng Kala Nag \u0111ang b\u1ecb nh\u1eefng con voi kh\u00e1c v\u00e2y quanh, v\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0a n\u00f3 ra kh\u1ecfi cu\u1ed9c t\u1ee5 h\u1ecdp n\u00e0y; th\u1ebf n\u00ean c\u1eadu nghi\u1ebfn ch\u1eb7t r\u0103ng v\u00e0 run l\u00ean. D\u00f9 sao trong m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c s\u0103n Keddah, c\u00f2n c\u00f3 \u00e1nh \u0111u\u1ed1c v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng reo h\u00f2, nh\u01b0ng \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y c\u1eadu ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n \u0111\u01a1n \u0111\u1ed9c trong b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i, v\u00e0 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc v\u00f2i v\u01b0\u01a1n \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ea1m v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea7u g\u1ed1i c\u1eadu.\r\n\r\nR\u1ed3i m\u1ed9t con voi r\u1ed1ng l\u00ean, v\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ch\u00fang c\u00f9ng h\u01b0\u1edfng \u1ee9ng trong n\u0103m ho\u1eb7c m\u01b0\u1eddi gi\u00e2y kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp. Gi\u1ecdt s\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1eeb nh\u1eefng c\u00e0nh c\u00e2y ph\u00eda tr\u00ean r\u01a1i xu\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 m\u01b0a tr\u00ean nh\u1eefng t\u1ea5m l\u01b0ng khu\u1ea5t b\u00f3ng, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng \u1ea7m \u1ea7m tr\u1ea7m th\u1ea5p b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u vang l\u00ean, ban \u0111\u1ea7u kh\u00f4ng qu\u00e1 l\u1edbn, v\u00e0 Little Toomai kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 nh\u1eadn ra \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 g\u00ec. Nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 ng\u00e0y c\u00e0ng l\u1edbn h\u01a1n, v\u00e0 Kala Nag nh\u1ea5c m\u1ed9t ch\u00e2n tr\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00ean, r\u1ed3i ch\u00e2n kia, v\u00e0 \u0111\u1eb7t ch\u00fang xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t - m\u1ed9t-hai, m\u1ed9t-hai - v\u1eefng v\u00e0ng nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc b\u00faa m\u00e1y. Nh\u1eefng con voi \u0111ang gi\u1eabm ch\u00e2n c\u00f9ng l\u00fac, v\u00e0 \u00e2m thanh nghe nh\u01b0 ti\u1ebfng tr\u1ed1ng tr\u1eadn d\u1ed9i v\u00e0o mi\u1ec7ng hang. S\u01b0\u01a1ng r\u01a1i t\u1eeb c\u00e2y cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n gi\u1ecdt n\u00e0o, ti\u1ebfng \u1ea7m \u1ea7m v\u1eabn ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c, m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t rung chuy\u1ec3n v\u00e0 l\u1eafc l\u01b0, v\u00e0 Little Toomai \u0111\u01b0a tay l\u00ean b\u1ecbt tai \u0111\u1ec3 \u00e1t \u0111i \u00e2m thanh. Nh\u01b0ng t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng rung \u0111\u1ed9ng kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 ch\u1ea1y xuy\u00ean qua c\u1eadu - ti\u1ebfng gi\u1eabm ch\u00e2n c\u1ee7a h\u00e0ng tr\u0103m \u0111\u00f4i ch\u00e2n n\u1eb7ng tr\u1ecbch tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t tr\u1ea7n tr\u1ee5i. M\u1ed9t ho\u1eb7c hai l\u1ea7n, c\u1eadu c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y Kala Nag v\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng con kh\u00e1c c\u00f9ng nhau ti\u1ebfn l\u00ean v\u00e0i b\u01b0\u1edbc, v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng \u1ea7m \u1ea7m chuy\u1ec3n th\u00e0nh ti\u1ebfng nghi\u1ec1n n\u00e1t c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 xanh t\u01b0\u01a1i m\u1ecdng n\u01b0\u1edbc b\u1ecb v\u1ee1 v\u1ee5n, nh\u01b0ng ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t ho\u1eb7c hai ph\u00fat sau, ti\u1ebfng \u1ea7m \u1ea7m c\u1ee7a ch\u00e2n tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t c\u1ee9ng l\u1ea1i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u vang l\u00ean. M\u1ed9t c\u00e1i c\u00e2y \u0111ang k\u00eau c\u1ecdt k\u1eb9t v\u00e0 r\u00ean r\u1ec9 \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u00f3 g\u1ea7n c\u1eadu. C\u1eadu \u0111\u01b0a tay ra v\u00e0 ch\u1ea1m v\u00e0o v\u1ecf c\u00e2y, nh\u01b0ng Kala Nag v\u1eabn ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c di chuy\u1ec3n, v\u1eabn gi\u1eabm ch\u00e2n, v\u00e0 c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 bi\u1ebft m\u00ecnh \u0111ang \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u trong kho\u1ea3ng \u0111\u1ea5t tr\u1ed1ng. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u00e2m thanh n\u00e0o t\u1eeb nh\u1eefng con voi, ngo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n, khi hai ho\u1eb7c ba ch\u00fa voi con k\u00eau l\u00ean c\u00f9ng l\u00fac. R\u1ed3i c\u1eadu nghe ti\u1ebfng \"th\u1ecbch\"<\/i> v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng s\u1ed9t so\u1ea1t, v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng \u1ea7m \u1ea7m v\u1eabn ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c. Ch\u1eafc h\u1eb3n n\u00f3 k\u00e9o d\u00e0i g\u1ea7n hai gi\u1edd, v\u00e0 Little Toomai \u0111au nh\u1ee9c t\u1eebng d\u00e2y th\u1ea7n kinh, nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu bi\u1ebft qua m\u00f9i kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed ban \u0111\u00eam r\u1eb1ng b\u00ecnh minh \u0111ang \u0111\u1ebfn.\r\n\r\n\u00c1nh b\u00ecnh minh h\u00e9 l\u1ed9 ph\u00eda sau nh\u1eefng ng\u1ecdn \u0111\u1ed3i xanh nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t d\u1ea3i l\u1ee5a v\u00e0ng nh\u1ea1t, v\u00e0 ngay kho\u1ea3nh kh\u1eafc tia s\u00e1ng \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean l\u00f3 r\u1ea1ng, ti\u1ebfng \u1ea7m \u1ea7m ch\u1ee3t im b\u1eb7t, t\u1ef1a h\u1ed3 \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng \u1ea5y ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t m\u1ec7nh l\u1ec7nh nghi\u00eam kh\u1eafc. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi Little Toomai k\u1ecbp h\u1ebft c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c \u00f9 tai, th\u1eadm ch\u00ed tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi c\u1eadu k\u1ecbp thay \u0111\u1ed5i t\u01b0 th\u1ebf ng\u1ed3i, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng con voi \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t, ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i Kala Nag, Pudmini v\u00e0 con voi mang v\u1ebft s\u1eb9o h\u00ecnh d\u00e2y th\u1eebng. Kh\u1eafp s\u01b0\u1eddn \u0111\u1ed3i ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f2n m\u1ed9t d\u1ea5u v\u1ebft, m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng x\u00e0o x\u1ea1c hay th\u00ec th\u1ea7m n\u00e0o g\u1ee3i \u00fd v\u1ec1 n\u01a1i nh\u1eefng con voi kia \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i.\r\n\r\nLittle Toomai \u0111\u1ea3o m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn quanh. Kho\u1ea3ng \u0111\u1ea5t tr\u1ed1ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t, nh\u01b0 c\u1eadu nh\u1edb l\u1ea1i, d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 r\u1ed9ng l\u1edbn h\u01a1n nhi\u1ec1u so v\u1edbi l\u00fac ban \u0111\u00eam. Gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y, nhi\u1ec1u c\u00e2y c\u1ed1i h\u01a1n m\u1ecdc l\u00ean gi\u1eefa khu \u0111\u1ea5t, nh\u01b0ng nh\u1eefng b\u1ee5i r\u1eadm v\u00e0 c\u1ecf d\u1ea1i hai b\u00ean m\u00e9p r\u1eebng \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb san ph\u1eb3ng. Little Toomai l\u1ea1i ch\u0103m ch\u00fa quan s\u00e1t th\u00eam m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa. Gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y, c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 hi\u1ec3u ra s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng b\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00e2n \u1ea5y. \u0110\u00e0n voi \u0111\u00e3 m\u1edf r\u1ed9ng kh\u00f4ng gian b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch gi\u1eabm n\u00e1t m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 - ch\u00fang nghi\u1ec1n n\u00e1t nh\u1eefng th\u1ea3m c\u1ecf d\u00e0y c\u00f9ng nh\u1eefng kh\u00f3m m\u00eda m\u1ecdng n\u01b0\u1edbc th\u00e0nh t\u1eebng m\u1ea3nh v\u1ee5n, r\u1ed3i t\u1eeb m\u1ea3nh v\u1ee5n bi\u1ebfn th\u00e0nh x\u01a1, t\u1eeb x\u01a1 tan th\u00e0nh nh\u1eefng s\u1ee3i li ti, v\u00e0 cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, nh\u1eefng s\u1ee3i li ti \u1ea5y h\u00f2a v\u00e0o n\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ea5t c\u1ee9ng ch\u1eafc.\r\n\r\n\"Ch\u00e0!\"<\/i> Little Toomai th\u1ed1t l\u00ean, \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft c\u1eadu m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 m\u1edf n\u1ed5i. \"Kala Nag, th\u01b0a ng\u00e0i, ch\u00fang ta h\u00e3y \u0111i theo Pudmini v\u1ec1 tr\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a Petersen Sahib, n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng con s\u1ebd ng\u00e3 kh\u1ecfi c\u1ed5 ng\u00e0i m\u1ea5t.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nCon voi th\u1ee9 ba \u0111\u1ee9ng nh\u00ecn hai con kia d\u1ea7n khu\u1ea5t b\u00f3ng, r\u1ed3i kh\u1ecbt m\u0169i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i, quay v\u00f2ng, v\u00e0 b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i theo con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ri\u00eang c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd n\u00f3 thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t v\u1ecb vua b\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ecba n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00f3 n\u0103m m\u01b0\u01a1i, s\u00e1u m\u01b0\u01a1i ho\u1eb7c th\u1eadm ch\u00ed m\u1ed9t tr\u0103m d\u1eb7m.\r\n\r\nHai gi\u1edd sau, khi Petersen Sahib \u0111ang d\u00f9ng b\u1eefa s\u00e1ng s\u1edbm, \u0111\u00e0n voi c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng, v\u1ed1n b\u1ecb x\u00edch \u0111\u00f4i su\u1ed1t \u0111\u00eam \u0111\u00f3, b\u1ed7ng nhi\u00ean r\u1ed1ng l\u00ean \u1ea7m \u0129. Pudmini, l\u00fan s\u00e2u \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eadn vai, c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi Kala Nag, \u0111\u00f4i ch\u00e2n \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c kh\u1eadp khi\u1ec5ng, t\u1eeb t\u1eeb l\u00ea b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o tr\u1ea1i. Khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t Little Toomai x\u00e1m x\u1ecbt, nh\u1ee3t nh\u1ea1t, m\u00e1i t\u00f3c d\u00ednh \u0111\u1ea7y l\u00e1 c\u00e2y v\u00e0 \u01b0\u1edbt s\u0169ng s\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u00eam. C\u1eadu c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng ch\u00e0o Petersen Sahib, r\u1ed3i th\u1ec1u th\u00e0o y\u1ebfu \u1edbt: \"\u0110i\u1ec7u nh\u1ea3y - \u0111i\u1ec7u nh\u1ea3y c\u1ee7a voi! Con \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y n\u00f3, v\u00e0 - con s\u1eafp ch\u1ebft m\u1ea5t!\"<\/i> Ngay khi Kala Nag ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng, c\u1eadu tr\u01b0\u1ee3t kh\u1ecfi c\u1ed5 voi v\u00e0 ng\u1ea5t l\u1ecbm \u0111i.\r\n\r\nTh\u1ebf nh\u01b0ng, v\u00ec b\u1ecdn tr\u1ebb b\u1ea3n x\u1ee9 ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 h\u1ec7 th\u1ea7n kinh n\u00e0o \u0111\u00e1ng k\u1ec3, n\u00ean ch\u1ec9 sau hai gi\u1edd, c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 n\u1eb1m r\u1ea5t th\u1ecfa m\u00e3n trong chi\u1ebfc v\u00f5ng c\u1ee7a Petersen Sahib, v\u1edbi chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o kho\u00e1c s\u0103n c\u1ee7a Petersen Sahib k\u00ea d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u1ea7u, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ly s\u1eefa \u1ea5m, m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat r\u01b0\u1ee3u m\u1ea1nh, pha th\u00eam m\u1ed9t \u00edt quinine, trong ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Trong khi nh\u1eefng th\u1ee3 s\u0103n gi\u00e0 g\u00e2n gu\u1ed1c, \u0111\u1ea7y nh\u1eefng v\u1ebft s\u1eb9o t\u1eeb r\u1eebng r\u1eadm ng\u1ed3i th\u00e0nh ba h\u00e0ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t c\u1eadu, nh\u00ecn c\u1eadu nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 c\u1eadu l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t linh h\u1ed3n, c\u1eadu k\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh b\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi ng\u1eafn g\u1ecdn, nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb v\u1eabn l\u00e0m, v\u00e0 k\u1ebft th\u00fac b\u1eb1ng:\r\n\r\n\"B\u00e2y gi\u1edd, n\u1ebfu con n\u00f3i d\u1ed1i m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi, h\u00e3y sai ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i xem, v\u00e0 h\u1ecd s\u1ebd th\u1ea5y r\u1eb1ng h\u1ecd nh\u00e0 voi \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1eabm n\u00e1t th\u00eam kh\u00f4ng gian trong ph\u00f2ng nh\u1ea3y c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd, v\u00e0 h\u1ecd s\u1ebd t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y m\u01b0\u1eddi, v\u00e0 m\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea7n m\u01b0\u1eddi, d\u1ea5u ch\u00e2n d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ebfn ph\u00f2ng nh\u1ea3y \u0111\u00f3. H\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ea1o th\u00eam kh\u00f4ng gian b\u1eb1ng ch\u00e2n c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. Con \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y. Kala Nag \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0a con \u0111i, v\u00e0 con \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y. Kala Nag c\u0169ng r\u1ea5t m\u1ecfi ch\u00e2n!\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nLittle Toomai n\u1eb1m ng\u1ea3 l\u01b0ng v\u00e0 ng\u1ee7 su\u1ed1t c\u1ea3 bu\u1ed5i chi\u1ec1u d\u00e0i, m\u00e3i cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi tr\u1eddi ch\u1ea1ng v\u1ea1ng. Trong l\u00fac c\u1eadu say gi\u1ea5c, Petersen Sahib c\u00f9ng Machua Appa l\u1ea7n theo d\u1ea5u v\u1ebft c\u1ee7a hai con voi, \u0111i su\u1ed1t m\u01b0\u1eddi l\u0103m d\u1eb7m \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng xuy\u00ean qua nh\u1eefng ng\u1ecdn \u0111\u1ed3i. Petersen Sahib \u0111\u00e3 d\u00e0nh tr\u1ecdn m\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00e1m n\u0103m s\u0103n b\u1eaft voi, v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e2y m\u1edbi ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 l\u1ea7n th\u1ee9 hai \u00f4ng t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i nh\u1ea3y m\u00faa nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y. Machua Appa ch\u1eb3ng c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i nh\u00ecn k\u1ef9 kho\u1ea3ng \u0111\u1ea5t tr\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111o\u00e1n ra \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 di\u1ec5n ra \u1edf \u0111\u00f3, c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng c\u1ea7n d\u00f9ng ch\u00e2n c\u00e0o l\u00ean l\u1edbp \u0111\u1ea5t \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb n\u1ec7n ch\u1eb7t kia.\r\n\r\n\"\u0110\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt,\"<\/i> \u00f4ng l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng. \"T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra \u0111\u00eam qua, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ea3y m\u01b0\u01a1i d\u1ea5u ch\u00e2n b\u0103ng qua d\u00f2ng s\u00f4ng. H\u00e3y nh\u00ecn xem, Sahib, v\u1ebft s\u1eaft \u1edf ch\u00e2n Pudmini \u0111\u00e3 c\u1eaft s\u00e2u v\u00e0o l\u1edbp v\u1ecf c\u00e2y kia k\u00eca! \u0110\u00fang v\u1eady, n\u00f3 c\u0169ng \u1edf ngay ch\u1ed7 \u0111\u00f3.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nH\u1ecd \u0111\u01b0a m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn nhau, nh\u00ecn l\u00ean r\u1ed3i nh\u00ecn xu\u1ed1ng, l\u00f2ng tr\u00e0n ng\u1eadp s\u1ef1 ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean. B\u1edfi v\u00ec nh\u1eefng h\u00e0nh vi c\u1ee7a lo\u00e0i voi v\u01b0\u1ee3t xa kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng th\u1ea5u hi\u1ec3u c\u1ee7a b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng n\u00e0o, d\u00f9 l\u00e0 da \u0111en hay da tr\u1eafng.\r\n\r\n\"B\u1ed1n m\u01b0\u01a1i l\u0103m n\u0103m r\u1ed3i,\"<\/i> Machua Appa l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng, \"t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 theo d\u1ea5u ch\u00e2n c\u1ee7a ch\u00faa t\u1ec3 m\u00ecnh, con voi, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng nghe n\u00f3i b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb n\u00e0o c\u1ee7a lo\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1i nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y. H\u1ee1i th\u1ea7n linh c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng ng\u1ecdn \u0111\u1ed3i, \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 \u2014 ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i g\u00ec \u0111\u00e2y?\"<\/i> v\u00e0 \u00f4ng l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u.\r\n\r\nKhi h\u1ecd tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 tr\u1ea1i, \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u1edd \u0103n t\u1ed1i. Petersen Sahib d\u00f9ng b\u1eefa m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh trong l\u1ec1u, nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng ra l\u1ec7nh cho tr\u1ea1i chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb hai con c\u1eebu v\u00e0 v\u00e0i con g\u00e0, c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi ph\u1ea7n g\u1ea5p \u0111\u00f4i b\u1ed9t m\u00ec, g\u1ea1o v\u00e0 mu\u1ed1i, b\u1edfi \u00f4ng bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t b\u1eefa ti\u1ec7c s\u1eafp di\u1ec5n ra.\r\n\r\nBig Toomai \u0111\u00e3 v\u1ed9i v\u00e3 t\u1eeb tr\u1ea1i tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u1eb1ng l\u00ean \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00ecm con trai v\u00e0 con voi c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y khi \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y h\u1ecd, \u00f4ng nh\u00ecn h\u1ecd nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 \u00f4ng s\u1ee3 c\u1ea3 hai. V\u00e0 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t b\u1eefa ti\u1ec7c b\u00ean nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ed1ng l\u1eeda tr\u1ea1i r\u1ef1c s\u00e1ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc h\u00e0ng voi b\u1ecb c\u1ed9t. Little Toomai l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u00f9ng c\u1ee7a t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3. V\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1eaft voi to l\u1edbn, \u0111en \u0111\u00faa, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi theo d\u1ea5u, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec1u khi\u1ec3n v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi bu\u1ed9c d\u00e2y, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi bi\u1ebft m\u1ecdi b\u00ed m\u1eadt \u0111\u1ec3 thu\u1ea7n h\u00f3a nh\u1eefng con voi hoang d\u00e3 nh\u1ea5t, \u0111\u00e3 chuy\u1ec1n c\u1eadu t\u1eeb ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0y sang ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c, v\u00e0 h\u1ecd b\u00f4i m\u00e1u t\u1eeb ng\u1ef1c m\u1ed9t con g\u00e0 r\u1eebng m\u1edbi gi\u1ebft l\u00ean tr\u00e1n c\u1eadu, \u0111\u1ec3 bi\u1ec3u th\u1ecb r\u1eb1ng c\u1eadu l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi r\u1eebng, \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c khai t\u00e2m v\u00e0 t\u1ef1 do trong m\u1ecdi khu r\u1eebng.\r\n\r\nV\u00e0 cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, khi ng\u1ecdn l\u1eeda l\u1ee5i t\u00e0n, v\u00e0 \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng \u0111\u1ecf r\u1ef1c c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng kh\u00fac g\u1ed7 l\u00e0m cho nh\u1eefng con voi tr\u00f4ng nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 ch\u00fang \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u00fang v\u00e0o m\u00e1u, Machua Appa, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u1ea7u t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec1u khi\u1ec3n t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c cu\u1ed9c s\u0103n Keddah - Machua Appa, b\u1ea3n sao c\u1ee7a Petersen Sahib, ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ea1o ra trong b\u1ed1n m\u01b0\u01a1i n\u0103m: Machua Appa, ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 t\u00ean g\u1ecdi n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c ngo\u00e0i Machua Appa - nh\u1ea3y d\u1ef1ng l\u00ean, v\u1edbi Little Toomai \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00e2ng cao trong kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u \u00f4ng, v\u00e0 h\u00e9t l\u00ean: \"Nghe \u0111\u00e2y, anh em c\u1ee7a ta. H\u00e3y l\u1eafng nghe, h\u1ee1i c\u00e1c ch\u00faa t\u1ec3 c\u1ee7a ta trong h\u00e0ng voi, v\u00ec ta, Machua Appa, \u0111ang n\u00f3i! \u0110\u1ee9a b\u00e9 n\u00e0y s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 Little Toomai n\u1eefa, m\u00e0 l\u00e0 Toomai c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng ch\u00fa Voi, nh\u01b0 \u00f4ng n\u1ed9i c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1ecdi tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y. Nh\u1eefng g\u00ec ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng n\u00e0o th\u1ea5y, n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y qua \u0111\u00eam d\u00e0i, v\u00e0 s\u1ef1 \u01b0u \u00e1i c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd nh\u00e0 voi v\u00e0 c\u00e1c v\u1ecb th\u1ea7n c\u1ee7a r\u1eebng \u0111ang \u1edf b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh n\u00f3. N\u00f3 s\u1ebd tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi theo d\u1ea5u v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i. N\u00f3 s\u1ebd tr\u1edf n\u00ean v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 ta, ngay c\u1ea3 ta, Machua Appa! N\u00f3 s\u1ebd theo d\u1ea5u m\u1edbi, d\u1ea5u c\u0169, v\u00e0 d\u1ea5u l\u1eabn l\u1ed9n, v\u1edbi \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft s\u00e1ng r\u00f5! N\u00f3 s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng g\u1eb7p nguy hi\u1ec3m trong cu\u1ed9c s\u0103n Keddah khi ch\u1ea1y d\u01b0\u1edbi b\u1ee5ng ch\u00fang \u0111\u1ec3 bu\u1ed9c nh\u1eefng con voi \u0111\u1ef1c hoang d\u00e3; v\u00e0 n\u1ebfu n\u00f3 tr\u01b0\u1ee3t ng\u00e3 tr\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00e2n con voi \u0111\u1ef1c \u0111ang lao t\u1edbi, con voi \u0111\u1ef1c s\u1ebd bi\u1ebft n\u00f3 l\u00e0 ai v\u00e0 s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng nghi\u1ec1n n\u00e1t n\u00f3. Aihai! c\u00e1c ch\u00faa t\u1ec3 c\u1ee7a ta trong xi\u1ec1ng x\u00edch,\"<\/i> - \u00f4ng quay v\u00f2ng quanh h\u00e0ng voi b\u1ecb c\u1ed9t - \"\u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 \u0111\u00e3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y \u0111i\u1ec7u nh\u1ea3y c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u1edf nh\u1eefng n\u01a1i b\u00ed m\u1eadt c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i, - c\u1ea3nh t\u01b0\u1ee3ng m\u00e0 ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng n\u00e0o th\u1ea5y! H\u00e3y t\u00f4n vinh n\u00f3, c\u00e1c ch\u00faa t\u1ec3 c\u1ee7a ta! Salaam karo, c\u00e1c con c\u1ee7a ta. H\u00e3y c\u00fai ch\u00e0o Toomai c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng ch\u00fa Voi! Gunga Pershad, ahaa! Hira Guj, Birchi Guj, Kuttar Guj, ahaa! Pudmini, - ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y n\u00f3 trong \u0111i\u1ec7u nh\u1ea3y, v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u01a1i n\u1eefa, Kala Nag, vi\u00ean ng\u1ecdc c\u1ee7a ta trong s\u1ed1 nh\u1eefng con voi! - ahaa! C\u00f9ng nhau! G\u1eedi Toomai c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng ch\u00fa Voi. Barrao!\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nV\u00e0 v\u1edbi ti\u1ebfng h\u00e9t cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, hoang d\u00e3 \u1ea5y, c\u1ea3 h\u00e0ng voi \u0111\u1ed3ng lo\u1ea1t gi\u01a1 v\u00f2i l\u00ean ch\u1ea1m v\u00e0o tr\u00e1n, r\u1ed3i b\u00f9ng n\u1ed5 th\u00e0nh l\u1eddi ch\u00e0o tr\u1ecdng th\u1ec3 - ti\u1ebfng r\u1ed1ng vang \u0111\u1ed9ng m\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 Ph\u00f3 v\u01b0\u01a1ng \u1ea4n \u0110\u1ed9 m\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nghe, ti\u1ebfng Salaamut c\u1ee7a cu\u1ed9c s\u0103n Keddah.\r\n\r\nNh\u01b0ng t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u1ea5y l\u00e0 d\u00e0nh cho Little Toomai, c\u1eadu b\u00e9 \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ee9ng ki\u1ebfn \u0111i\u1ec1u ch\u01b0a ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng n\u00e0o t\u1eebng th\u1ea5y tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3 - v\u0169 \u0111i\u1ec7u c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng ch\u00fa voi trong \u0111\u00eam, m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh gi\u1eefa l\u00f2ng \u0111\u1ed3i Garo!","rendered":"

Ta s\u1ebd nh\u1edb ta l\u00e0 ai, ta ch\u00e1n ng\u00e1n d\u00e2y th\u1eebng v\u00e0 xi\u1ec1ng x\u00edch r\u1ed3i–<\/p>\n

Ta s\u1ebd nh\u1edb s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh x\u01b0a c\u0169 v\u00e0 m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n n\u01a1i r\u1eebng gi\u00e0.<\/p>\n

Ta s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng b\u00e1n t\u1ea5m l\u01b0ng n\u00e0y cho con ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t b\u00f3 m\u00eda \u0111\u00e2u:<\/p>\n

Ta s\u1ebd ra \u0111i t\u00ecm v\u1ec1 v\u1edbi \u0111\u1ed3ng lo\u1ea1i, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng sinh v\u1eadt r\u1eebng trong hang \u1ed5 c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang.<\/p>\n

Ta s\u1ebd ra \u0111i cho \u0111\u1ebfn ng\u00e0y t\u00e0n, cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi b\u00ecnh minh h\u00e9 r\u1ea1ng–<\/p>\n

Ra \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1edbi c\u00e1i h\u00f4n trong l\u00e0nh c\u1ee7a gi\u00f3, c\u00e1i vu\u1ed1t ve s\u1ea1ch s\u1ebd c\u1ee7a n\u01b0\u1edbc;<\/p>\n

Ta s\u1ebd qu\u00ean \u0111i chi\u1ebfc v\u00f2ng ch\u00e2n v\u00e0 b\u1ebb g\u00e3y c\u1ecdc bu\u1ed9c c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh.<\/p>\n

Ta s\u1ebd t\u00ecm l\u1ea1i nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi y\u00eau \u0111\u00e3 m\u1ea5t, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng b\u1ea1n b\u00e8 kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ee7 nh\u00e2n!<\/p>\n

Kala Nag, ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 R\u1eafn \u0110en, \u0111\u00e3 ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 Ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7 \u1ea4n \u0110\u1ed9 theo m\u1ecdi c\u00e1ch m\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con voi c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m trong b\u1ed1n m\u01b0\u01a1i b\u1ea3y n\u0103m. V\u00e0 v\u00ec n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 tr\u00f2n hai m\u01b0\u01a1i tu\u1ed5i khi b\u1ecb b\u1eaft, n\u00ean gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 g\u1ea7n b\u1ea3y m\u01b0\u01a1i\u2014m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i tu\u1ed5i ch\u00edn ch\u1eafn \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t con voi. N\u00f3 nh\u1edb l\u1ea1i c\u1ea3nh m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 d\u00f9ng t\u1ea5m \u0111\u1ec7m da l\u1edbn tr\u00ean tr\u00e1n \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ea9y m\u1ed9t kh\u1ea9u s\u00fang b\u1ecb l\u00fan s\u00e2u trong b\u00f9n. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc cu\u1ed9c chi\u1ebfn tranh Afghanistan n\u0103m 1842, v\u00e0 l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 n\u00f3 c\u00f2n ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ebfn s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh t\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ec9nh.<\/p>\n

M\u1eb9 n\u00f3, Radha Pyari – Radha y\u00eau d\u1ea5u – ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ecb b\u1eaft c\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ee3t v\u1edbi Kala Nag, \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng n\u00f3i v\u1edbi n\u00f3, tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc ng\u00e0 s\u1eefa nh\u1ecf c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 r\u1ee5ng \u0111i, r\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng con voi s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i lu\u00f4n g\u1eb7p nguy hi\u1ec3m. Kala Nag bi\u1ebft l\u1eddi khuy\u00ean \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u0111\u00fang, b\u1edfi l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean n\u00f3 nghe ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ea1n n\u1ed5, n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 ho\u1ea3ng lo\u1ea1n l\u00f9i l\u1ea1i, la h\u00e9t, lao v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed1ng s\u00fang tr\u01b0\u1eddng x\u1ebfp ch\u1ed3ng l\u00ean nhau, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng l\u01b0\u1ee1i l\u00ea \u0111\u00e2m v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng ch\u1ed7 m\u1ec1m nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. V\u00ec v\u1eady, tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi hai m\u01b0\u01a1i l\u0103m tu\u1ed5i, n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eeb b\u1ecf n\u1ed7i s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i, v\u00e0 nh\u1edd v\u1eady, n\u00f3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh con voi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c y\u00eau qu\u00fd nh\u1ea5t v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u0103m s\u00f3c t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t trong ng\u00e0nh d\u1ecbch v\u1ee5 c\u1ee7a Ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7 \u1ea4n \u0110\u1ed9. N\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1edf l\u1ec1u, n\u1eb7ng t\u1edbi s\u00e1u tr\u0103m c\u00e2n l\u1ec1u, trong nh\u1eefng cu\u1ed9c h\u00e0nh qu\u00e2n \u1edf Th\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u1ea4n. N\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00e2ng l\u00ean t\u00e0u b\u1eb1ng c\u1ea7n c\u1ea9u h\u01a1i n\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0 \u0111i nhi\u1ec1u ng\u00e0y tr\u00ean bi\u1ec3n, r\u1ed3i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ec7nh ch\u1edf m\u1ed9t kh\u1ea9u ph\u00e1o tr\u00ean l\u01b0ng \u1edf m\u1ed9t v\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ea5t l\u1ea1 \u0111\u1ea7y \u0111\u00e1, c\u00e1ch xa \u1ea4n \u0110\u1ed9. N\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y Ho\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ebf Theodore n\u1eb1m ch\u1ebft \u1edf Magdala, v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 quay tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 tr\u00ean con t\u00e0u h\u01a1i n\u01b0\u1edbc, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ednh cho l\u00e0 x\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00e1ng nh\u1eadn huy ch\u01b0\u01a1ng Chi\u1ebfn tranh Abyssinia. M\u01b0\u1eddi n\u0103m sau, n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ee9ng ki\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng con voi \u0111\u1ed3ng lo\u1ea1i ch\u1ebft v\u00ec l\u1ea1nh, b\u1ec7nh \u0111\u1ed9ng kinh, \u0111\u00f3i kh\u00e1t v\u00e0 say n\u1eafng \u1edf m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 Ali Musjid. Sau \u0111\u00f3, n\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u01b0a \u0111i h\u00e0ng ng\u00e0n d\u1eb7m v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda nam \u0111\u1ec3 k\u00e9o v\u00e0 x\u1ebfp nh\u1eefng kh\u00fac g\u1ed7 teak l\u1edbn trong c\u00e1c x\u01b0\u1edfng g\u1ed7 \u1edf Moulmein. \u1ede \u0111\u00f3, n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 su\u00fdt gi\u1ebft ch\u1ebft m\u1ed9t con voi tr\u1ebb b\u01b0\u1edbng b\u1ec9nh v\u00ec l\u01b0\u1eddi bi\u1ebfng l\u00e0m ph\u1ea7n vi\u1ec7c c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh.<\/p>\n

Sau \u0111\u00f3, Kala Nag \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c chuy\u1ec3n kh\u1ecfi c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c k\u00e9o g\u1ed7, v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c giao nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ee5, c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi v\u00e0i ch\u1ee5c con voi kh\u00e1c \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c hu\u1ea5n luy\u1ec7n cho c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c n\u00e0y, gi\u00fap b\u1eaft voi r\u1eebng \u1edf v\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ed3i Garo. Voi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c Ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7 \u1ea4n \u0110\u1ed9 b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 r\u1ea5t nghi\u00eam ng\u1eb7t. C\u00f3 c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t b\u1ed9 ph\u1eadn ch\u1ec9 chuy\u00ean \u0111i s\u0103n, b\u1eaft v\u00e0 thu\u1ea7n h\u00f3a ch\u00fang, r\u1ed3i \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ed9ng ch\u00fang \u0111i kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i theo nhu c\u1ea7u c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c.<\/p>\n

Kala Nag cao m\u01b0\u1eddi th\u01b0\u1edbc t\u00ednh \u0111\u1ebfn vai, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc ng\u00e0 c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb c\u1eaft ng\u1eafn c\u00f2n n\u0103m th\u01b0\u1edbc, \u0111\u1ea7u ng\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ecdc \u0111\u1ed3ng \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u00e1nh n\u1ee9t; nh\u01b0ng v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng m\u1ea9u ng\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3, n\u00f3 l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nhi\u1ec1u vi\u1ec7c h\u01a1n b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 con voi ch\u01b0a \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c hu\u1ea5n luy\u1ec7n n\u00e0o c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc ng\u00e0 th\u1eadt s\u1eafc nh\u1ecdn. Khi, sau nhi\u1ec1u tu\u1ea7n l\u1ec5 c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn l\u00f9a nh\u1eefng con voi t\u1ea3n m\u00e1c tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ed3i, b\u1ed1n m\u01b0\u01a1i ho\u1eb7c n\u0103m m\u01b0\u01a1i con th\u00fa hoang d\u00e3 b\u1ecb d\u1ed3n v\u00e0o h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, v\u00e0 c\u00e1nh c\u1ed5ng l\u1edbn, l\u00e0m t\u1eeb th\u00e2n c\u00e2y bu\u1ed9c ch\u1eb7t v\u00e0o nhau, s\u1eadp xu\u1ed1ng ph\u00eda sau ch\u00fang, Kala Nag, theo l\u1ec7nh, s\u1ebd lao v\u00e0o c\u00e1i c\u1ea3nh t\u01b0\u1ee3ng h\u1ed7n lo\u1ea1n, g\u1ea7m th\u00e9t \u0111\u00f3 (th\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00e0 v\u00e0o ban \u0111\u00eam, khi \u00e1nh \u0111u\u1ed1c l\u1eadp l\u00f2e khi\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7c \u01b0\u1edbc l\u01b0\u1ee3ng kho\u1ea3ng c\u00e1ch tr\u1edf n\u00ean kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n)<\/i>, v\u00e0, ch\u1ecdn ra con voi \u0111\u1ef1c to l\u1edbn v\u00e0 hoang d\u00e3 nh\u1ea5t trong \u0111\u00e0n, n\u00f3 s\u1ebd \u0111\u00e1nh \u0111\u1eadp v\u00e0 d\u1ed3n \u00e9p n\u00f3 v\u00e0o tr\u1ea1ng th\u00e1i im l\u1eb7ng trong khi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u00ean l\u01b0ng nh\u1eefng con voi kh\u00e1c d\u00f9ng d\u00e2y th\u1eebng tr\u00f3i nh\u1eefng con nh\u1ecf h\u01a1n.<\/p>\n

Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec li\u00ean quan \u0111\u1ebfn chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u m\u00e0 Kala Nag, con R\u1eafn \u0110en gi\u00e0 th\u00f4ng th\u00e1i, kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft. N\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng \u0111\u1ed1i m\u1eb7t v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t con h\u1ed5 b\u1ecb th\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng, v\u00e0, cu\u1ed9n chi\u1ebfc v\u00f2i m\u1ec1m m\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u00e1nh nguy hi\u1ec3m, n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 d\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t c\u00fa qu\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u nhanh nh\u01b0 l\u01b0\u1ee1i li\u1ec1m, t\u1ef1 m\u00ecnh ngh\u0129 ra, \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1ea5t tung con th\u00fa \u0111ang lao t\u1edbi sang m\u1ed9t b\u00ean gi\u1eefa kh\u00f4ng trung; n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ea5t tung n\u00f3, r\u1ed3i d\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ea7u g\u1ed1i to l\u1edbn c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh qu\u1ef3 l\u00ean n\u00f3 cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi sinh m\u1ea1ng c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 t\u1eaft l\u1ecbm trong ti\u1ebfng th\u1edf h\u1ed5n h\u1ec3n v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng h\u00fa, ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed1ng l\u00f4ng s\u1ecdc m\u1ec1m m\u1ea1i tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ec3 Kala Nag k\u00e9o \u0111u\u00f4i.<\/p>\n

“\u0110\u00fang v\u1eady,”<\/i> Big Toomai, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec1u khi\u1ec3n n\u00f3, con trai c\u1ee7a Black Toomai, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0a n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn Abyssinia, v\u00e0 ch\u00e1u n\u1ed9i c\u1ee7a Toomai of the Elephants, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ee9ng ki\u1ebfn n\u00f3 b\u1ecb b\u1eaft, n\u00f3i. “Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec m\u00e0 R\u1eafn \u0110en s\u1ee3, ngo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb ta. N\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y ba th\u1ebf h\u1ec7 c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta cho \u0103n v\u00e0 ch\u1ea3i l\u00f4ng cho n\u00f3, v\u00e0 n\u00f3 s\u1ebd s\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y th\u1ebf h\u1ec7 th\u1ee9 t\u01b0.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“N\u00f3 c\u0169ng s\u1ee3 ta n\u1eefa,”<\/i> Little Toomai n\u00f3i, \u0111\u1ee9ng th\u1eb3ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1edbi chi\u1ec1u cao b\u1ed1n th\u01b0\u1edbc, ch\u1ec9 m\u1eb7c m\u1ed9t m\u1ea3nh v\u1ea3i duy nh\u1ea5t. C\u1eadu b\u00e9 m\u01b0\u1eddi tu\u1ed5i, con trai c\u1ea3 c\u1ee7a Big Toomai, v\u00e0 theo t\u1ee5c l\u1ec7, c\u1eadu s\u1ebd thay cha m\u00ecnh ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean c\u1ed5 Kala Nag khi l\u1edbn l\u00ean, v\u00e0 s\u1ebd c\u1ea7m chi\u1ebfc ankus s\u1eaft n\u1eb7ng, chi\u1ebfc roi voi, \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb cha v\u00e0 \u00f4ng n\u1ed9i, v\u00e0 \u00f4ng c\u1ed1 c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu l\u00e0m cho m\u00f2n nh\u1eb5n.<\/p>\n

C\u1eadu b\u00e9 bi\u1ebft m\u00ecnh \u0111ang n\u00f3i g\u00ec; v\u00ec c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 sinh ra d\u01b0\u1edbi b\u00f3ng c\u1ee7a Kala Nag, \u0111\u00e3 ch\u01a1i v\u1edbi \u0111\u1ea7u chi\u1ebfc v\u00f2i c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi bi\u1ebft \u0111i, \u0111\u00e3 d\u1eaft n\u00f3 xu\u1ed1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc ngay khi bi\u1ebft \u0111i, v\u00e0 Kala Nag s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd d\u00e1m l\u00e0m tr\u00e1i l\u1ec7nh nh\u1ecf b\u00e9, the th\u00e9 c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu h\u01a1n l\u00e0 d\u00e1m gi\u1ebft c\u1eadu v\u00e0o c\u00e1i ng\u00e0y m\u00e0 Big Toomai b\u1ebf \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 da ng\u0103m \u0111en nh\u1ecf x\u00edu d\u01b0\u1edbi nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc ng\u00e0 c\u1ee7a Kala Nag, v\u00e0 b\u1ea3o n\u00f3 ch\u00e0o ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ee7 t\u01b0\u01a1ng lai c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh.<\/p>\n

“\u0110\u00fang v\u1eady,”<\/i> Ti-t\u00f4-mi nh\u1ecf n\u00f3i, “n\u00f3 s\u1ee3 ta,”<\/i> v\u00e0 c\u1eadu b\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u1eefng b\u01b0\u1edbc d\u00e0i v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda Ca-la Nag, g\u1ecdi n\u00f3 l\u00e0 con l\u1ee3n gi\u00e0 b\u00e9o \u00fa, v\u00e0 b\u1eaft n\u00f3 nh\u1ea5c t\u1eebng ch\u00e2n l\u00ean.<\/p>\n

“\u1ed2!”<\/i> Ti-t\u00f4-mi nh\u1ecf n\u00f3i, “ng\u01b0\u01a1i l\u00e0 con voi to l\u1edbn,”<\/i> v\u00e0 c\u1eadu l\u1eafc c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u b\u00f4ng x\u00f9 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, l\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i l\u1eddi cha. “Ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u1ea3 ti\u1ec1n cho voi, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 ch\u00fang ta, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec1u khi\u1ec3n voi. Khi ng\u01b0\u01a1i gi\u00e0 r\u1ed3i, Ca-la Nag, s\u1ebd c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t v\u1ecb vua gi\u00e0u c\u00f3 n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn, v\u00e0 \u00f4ng ta s\u1ebd mua ng\u01b0\u01a1i t\u1eeb Ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7, v\u00ec k\u00edch th\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0 c\u00e1ch c\u01b0 x\u1eed c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u01a1i, v\u00e0 khi \u0111\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u01a1i s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n g\u00ec \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m ngo\u00e0i vi\u1ec7c \u0111eo khuy\u00ean tai v\u00e0ng, m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc ki\u1ec7u v\u00e0ng tr\u00ean l\u01b0ng, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t t\u1ea5m v\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ecf ph\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ea7y v\u00e0ng \u1edf hai b\u00ean, v\u00e0 \u0111i \u0111\u1ea7u c\u00e1c \u0111o\u00e0n r\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ee7a Nh\u00e0 Vua. Khi \u0111\u00f3 ta s\u1ebd ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean c\u1ed5 ng\u01b0\u01a1i, \u00f4i Ca-la Nag, v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc m\u00f3c b\u1ea1c, v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta s\u1ebd ch\u1ea1y tr\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00fang ta v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng c\u00e2y g\u1eady v\u00e0ng, la l\u00ean, ‘Tr\u00e1nh \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng cho voi c\u1ee7a Nh\u00e0 Vua!’ \u0110i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 s\u1ebd t\u1ed1t, Ca-la Nag, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng t\u1ed1t b\u1eb1ng vi\u1ec7c s\u0103n b\u1eafn trong r\u1eebng n\u00e0y.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“\u1eeam!”<\/i> Toomai L\u1edbn n\u00f3i. “M\u00e0y ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1eb1ng nh\u00f3c, v\u00e0 hoang d\u00e3 nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t con ngh\u00e9 r\u1eebng. Vi\u1ec7c ch\u1ea1y l\u00ean ch\u1ea1y xu\u1ed1ng gi\u1eefa m\u1ea5y c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed3i n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e2u ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a Ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7. Tao \u0111\u00e3 gi\u00e0 r\u1ed3i, v\u00e0 tao kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch m\u1ea5y con voi hoang d\u00e3. H\u00e3y cho tao nh\u1eefng d\u00e3y chu\u1ed3ng voi b\u1eb1ng g\u1ea1ch, m\u1ed7i con m\u1ed9t chu\u1ed3ng ri\u00eang, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng c\u00e2y c\u1ed9t ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn \u0111\u1ec3 bu\u1ed9c ch\u00fang, c\u00f9ng nh\u1eefng con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng r\u1ed9ng r\u00e3i, b\u1eb1ng ph\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1eadp th\u1ec3 d\u1ee5c, thay v\u00ec ph\u1ea3i c\u1eafm tr\u1ea1i nay \u0111\u00e2y mai \u0111\u00f3. A, doanh tr\u1ea1i \u1edf Cawnpore m\u1edbi t\u1ed1t l\u00e0m sao. G\u1ea7n \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t khu ch\u1ee3, v\u00e0 m\u1ed7i ng\u00e0y ch\u1ec9 ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c ba ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Toomai Nh\u1edb l\u1ea1i nh\u1eefng d\u00e3y chu\u1ed3ng voi \u1edf Cawnpore v\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng n\u00f3i g\u00ec. C\u1eadu b\u00e9 r\u1ea5t th\u00edch cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng c\u1eafm tr\u1ea1i, v\u00e0 gh\u00e9t nh\u1eefng con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng r\u1ed9ng, b\u1eb1ng ph\u1eb3ng kia, c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi vi\u1ec7c ph\u1ea3i nh\u1ed5 c\u1ecf h\u00e0ng ng\u00e0y trong kho th\u1ee9c \u0103n gia s\u00fac, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng kho\u1ea3ng th\u1eddi gian d\u00e0i ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 vi\u1ec7c g\u00ec l\u00e0m ngo\u00e0i ng\u1ed3i nh\u00ecn Kala Nag b\u1ed3n ch\u1ed3n trong chu\u1ed3ng.<\/p>\n

\u0110i\u1ec1u Little Toomai y\u00eau th\u00edch nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u00e8o l\u00ean nh\u1eefng con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng m\u00f2n ch\u1ec9 voi m\u1edbi \u0111i qua; nh\u00ecn xu\u1ed1ng thung l\u0169ng s\u00e2u th\u1eb3m b\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi; b\u1eaft g\u1eb7p nh\u1eefng ch\u00fa voi r\u1eebng \u0111ang g\u1eb7m c\u1ecf t\u1eeb xa h\u00e0ng d\u1eb7m; nghe ti\u1ebfng l\u1ee3n r\u1eebng v\u00e0 chim c\u00f4ng ho\u1ea3ng lo\u1ea1n ch\u1ea1y d\u01b0\u1edbi ch\u00e2n Kala Nag; nh\u1eefng c\u01a1n m\u01b0a \u1ea5m \u00e1p ph\u1ee7 m\u1edd t\u1ea7m m\u1eaft, khi\u1ebfn kh\u1eafp c\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed3i n\u00fai v\u00e0 thung l\u0169ng \u0111\u1ec1u b\u1ed1c h\u01a1i nghi ng\u00fat; nh\u1eefng bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng s\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u00f9 huy\u1ec1n \u1ea3o, ch\u1eb3ng ai bi\u1ebft t\u1ed1i nay s\u1ebd d\u1eebng ch\u00e2n c\u1eafm tr\u1ea1i n\u01a1i \u0111\u00e2u; nh\u1eefng cu\u1ed9c l\u00f9a voi r\u1eebng ch\u1eadm r\u00e3i, th\u1eadn tr\u1ecdng, v\u00e0 r\u1ed3i cu\u1ed9c s\u0103n \u0111u\u1ed5i cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng v\u00e0o \u0111\u00eam – \u0111i\u00ean cu\u1ed3ng, r\u1ef1c l\u1ee1 v\u00e0 \u1ed3n \u00e0o – khi \u0111\u00e0n voi \u00f9a v\u00e0o h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00e1 l\u1edf t\u1eeb tri\u1ec1n n\u00fai, nh\u1eadn ra m\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 tho\u00e1t ra, r\u1ed3i lao v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng c\u00e2y c\u1ed9t ki\u00ean c\u1ed1, ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ec3 b\u1ecb \u0111\u1ea9y l\u00f9i b\u1edfi ti\u1ebfng la h\u00e9t, \u00e1nh \u0111u\u1ed1c b\u00f9ng ch\u00e1y v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng lo\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ea1n tr\u1ed1ng vang r\u1ec1n.<\/p>\n

Ngay c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t c\u1eadu b\u00e9 c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 h\u1eefu \u00edch \u1edf \u0111\u00f3, v\u00e0 Toomai h\u1eefu \u00edch nh\u01b0 ba c\u1eadu b\u00e9. C\u1eadu s\u1ebd c\u1ea7m \u0111u\u1ed1c v\u00e0 v\u1eaby, v\u00e0 la h\u00e9t h\u1ebft m\u00ecnh. Nh\u01b0ng kho\u1ea3ng th\u1eddi gian th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi \u0111\u1ebfn khi cu\u1ed9c l\u00f9a b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u, v\u00e0 Keddah – t\u1ee9c l\u00e0 h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o – tr\u00f4ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t b\u1ee9c tranh v\u1ec1 ng\u00e0y t\u1eadn th\u1ebf, v\u00e0 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ea3i ra hi\u1ec7u cho nhau, v\u00ec h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng m\u00ecnh n\u00f3i. Khi \u0111\u00f3 Little Toomai s\u1ebd leo l\u00ean \u0111\u1ec9nh m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng c\u00e2y c\u1ed9t h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o rung chuy\u1ec3n, m\u00e1i t\u00f3c n\u00e2u \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ea1c m\u00e0u v\u00ec n\u1eafng bay l\u00f2a x\u00f2a tr\u00ean vai, v\u00e0 c\u1eadu tr\u00f4ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t con y\u00eau tinh trong \u00e1nh \u0111u\u1ed1c. V\u00e0 ngay khi c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3ng l\u1eb7ng, b\u1ea1n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng la h\u00e9t cao v\u00fat c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu \u0111\u1ec3 kh\u00edch l\u1ec7 Kala Nag, v\u01b0\u1ee3t l\u00ean tr\u00ean ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m th\u00e9t, ti\u1ebfng va ch\u1ea1m, ti\u1ebfng d\u00e2y th\u1eebng \u0111\u1ee9t, v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng r\u00ean r\u1ec9 c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng con voi b\u1ecb tr\u00f3i. “Mael, mael, Kala Nag! (Ti\u1ebfn l\u00ean, ti\u1ebfn l\u00ean, R\u1eafn \u0110en!)<\/i> Dant do! (D\u00f9ng ng\u00e0!)<\/i> Somalo! Somalo! (C\u1ea9n th\u1eadn, c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn!)<\/i> Maro! Mar! (\u0110\u00e1nh n\u00f3, \u0111\u00e1nh n\u00f3!)<\/i> Coi ch\u1eebng c\u1ed9t! Arre! Arre! Hai! Yai! Kya-a-ah!”<\/i> c\u1eadu s\u1ebd h\u00e9t l\u00ean, v\u00e0 cu\u1ed9c chi\u1ebfn l\u1edbn gi\u1eefa Kala Nag v\u00e0 con voi r\u1eebng s\u1ebd l\u1eafc l\u01b0 qua l\u1ea1i tr\u00ean Keddah, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1eaft voi gi\u00e0 s\u1ebd lau m\u1ed3 h\u00f4i tr\u00ean m\u1eaft, v\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1eddi gian \u0111\u1ec3 g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1edbi Little Toomai \u0111ang v\u1eb7n v\u1eb9o v\u00ec sung s\u01b0\u1edbng tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ec9nh c\u1ed9t.<\/p>\n

C\u1eadu b\u00e9 kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u01a1n thu\u1ea7n v\u1eb7n v\u1eb9o. M\u1ed9t \u0111\u00eam, c\u1eadu tu\u1ed9t xu\u1ed1ng kh\u1ecfi c\u1ecdc tr\u00f3i v\u00e0 len l\u1ecfi v\u00e0o gi\u1eefa b\u1ea7y voi, nh\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea7u d\u00e2y th\u1eebng r\u01a1i xu\u1ed1ng, \u0111\u01b0a cho m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u1ea3n t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0111ang c\u1ed1 m\u00f3c n\u00f3 v\u00e0o ch\u00e2n m\u1ed9t ch\u00fa voi con \u0111ang h\u1ea5t l\u00ean (voi con lu\u00f4n g\u00e2y r\u1eafc r\u1ed1i h\u01a1n nh\u1eefng con tr\u01b0\u1edfng th\u00e0nh)<\/i>. Kala Nag tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y c\u1eadu, d\u00f9ng v\u00f2i t\u00fam l\u1ea5y c\u1eadu, v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0a c\u1eadu l\u00ean cho Big Toomai, ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c \u0111\u00e1nh \u0111\u00f2n c\u1eadu ngay t\u1ea1i ch\u1ed7, r\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i tr\u00f3i c\u1eadu v\u00e0o c\u1ecdc.<\/p>\n

S\u00e1ng h\u00f4m sau, \u00f4ng m\u1eafng c\u1eadu v\u00e0 n\u00f3i: “Ch\u1eb3ng l\u1ebd nh\u1eefng d\u00e3y chu\u1ed3ng voi b\u1eb1ng g\u1ea1ch ki\u00ean c\u1ed1 v\u00e0 c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c ch\u1edf l\u1ec1u nh\u1eb9 v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ee7 cho con sao, m\u00e0 con ph\u1ea3i t\u1ef1 m\u00ecnh \u0111i b\u1eaft voi, \u0111\u1ed3 v\u00f4 d\u1ee5ng? Gi\u1edd th\u00ec m\u1ea5y tay th\u1ee3 s\u0103n ng\u1ed1c ngh\u1ebfch kia, l\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd c\u00f2n th\u1ea5p h\u01a1n l\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ee7a ta, \u0111\u00e3 m\u00e1ch chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y v\u1edbi Petersen Sahib.”<\/i> Little Toomai s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i. C\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft nhi\u1ec1u v\u1ec1 ng\u01b0\u1eddi da tr\u1eafng, nh\u01b0ng Petersen Sahib l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi da tr\u1eafng v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i nh\u1ea5t th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi trong m\u1eaft c\u1eadu. \u00d4ng l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u1ea7u m\u1ecdi ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng Keddah\u2014ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1eaft t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 voi cho Ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7 \u1ea4n \u0110\u1ed9, v\u00e0 c\u0169ng l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi am hi\u1ec3u t\u1eadp t\u00ednh c\u1ee7a voi h\u01a1n b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 ai c\u00f2n s\u1ed1ng.<\/p>\n

“Chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec\u2014chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec s\u1ebd x\u1ea3y ra?”<\/i> Little Toomai h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n

“X\u1ea3y ra! \u0110i\u1ec1u t\u1ed3i t\u1ec7 nh\u1ea5t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 x\u1ea3y ra. Petersen Sahib l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb \u0111i\u00ean. N\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng, t\u1ea1i sao \u00f4ng ta l\u1ea1i \u0111i s\u0103n nh\u1eefng con qu\u1ef7 hoang d\u00e3 n\u00e0y? \u00d4ng ta th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 y\u00eau c\u1ea7u con tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh k\u1ebb b\u1eaft voi, ng\u1ee7 b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 \u0111\u00e2u trong nh\u1eefng khu r\u1eebng \u0111\u1ea7y b\u1ec7nh s\u1ed1t r\u00e9t n\u00e0y, v\u00e0 cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng l\u00e0 b\u1ecb gi\u1eabm ch\u1ebft trong Keddah. Th\u1eadt t\u1ed1t l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 \u0111i\u00ean r\u1ed3 n\u00e0y k\u1ebft th\u00fac an to\u00e0n. Tu\u1ea7n t\u1edbi, vi\u1ec7c b\u1eaft voi s\u1ebd k\u1ebft th\u00fac, v\u00e0 ch\u00fang ta, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1edf \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u1eb1ng, s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u01b0a tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 c\u00e1c tr\u1ea1m c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Khi \u0111\u00f3 ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd h\u00e0nh qu\u00e2n tr\u00ean nh\u1eefng con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng b\u1eb1ng ph\u1eb3ng, v\u00e0 qu\u00ean h\u1ebft vi\u1ec7c s\u0103n b\u1eafn n\u00e0y. Nh\u01b0ng con trai, ta t\u1ee9c gi\u1eadn v\u00ec con l\u1ea1i xen v\u00e0o c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi Assamese s\u1ed1ng trong r\u1eebng b\u1ea9n th\u1ec9u \u0111\u00f3. Kala Nag ch\u1ec9 nghe l\u1eddi ta, n\u00ean ta ph\u1ea3i \u0111i c\u00f9ng n\u00f3 v\u00e0o Keddah, nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con voi chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u, v\u00e0 n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng gi\u00fap tr\u00f3i ch\u00fang. V\u00ec v\u1eady, ta ng\u1ed3i an nh\u00e0n, nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec1u khi\u1ec3n voi x\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00e1ng,\u2014kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb s\u0103n b\u1eafn t\u1ea7m th\u01b0\u1eddng,\u2014m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec1u khi\u1ec3n voi, ta n\u00f3i, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u1eadn l\u01b0\u01a1ng h\u01b0u khi k\u1ebft th\u00fac nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ee5. Gia \u0111\u00ecnh c\u1ee7a Toomai of the Elephants c\u00f3 b\u1ecb gi\u1eabm \u0111\u1ea1p d\u01b0\u1edbi ch\u00e2n trong b\u00f9n l\u1ea7y c\u1ee7a Keddah kh\u00f4ng? \u0110\u1ed3 h\u01b0 \u0111\u1ed1n! \u0110\u1ed3 \u0111\u1ed9c \u00e1c! \u0110\u1ed3 con trai v\u00f4 d\u1ee5ng! \u0110i r\u1eeda cho Kala Nag v\u00e0 lau tai n\u00f3, v\u00e0 xem c\u00f3 gai n\u00e0o trong ch\u00e2n n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng. N\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng th\u00ec Petersen Sahib ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn s\u1ebd b\u1eaft con v\u00e0 bi\u1ebfn con th\u00e0nh k\u1ebb s\u0103n voi\u2014m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb theo d\u1ea5u ch\u00e2n voi, m\u1ed9t con g\u1ea5u r\u1eebng. Bah! X\u1ea5u h\u1ed5! \u0110i \u0111i!”<\/i><\/p>\n

Little Toomai b\u1ecf \u0111i m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi, nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 k\u1ec3 cho Kala Nag nghe h\u1ebft nh\u1eefng \u1ea5m \u1ee9c c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh trong khi ki\u1ec3m tra ch\u00e2n n\u00f3. “Kh\u00f4ng sao \u0111\u00e2u,”<\/i> Little Toomai n\u00f3i, l\u1eadt m\u00e9p chi\u1ebfc tai ph\u1ea3i kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 c\u1ee7a Kala Nag. “H\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i t\u00ean ta v\u1edbi Petersen Sahib, v\u00e0 c\u00f3 l\u1ebd–v\u00e0 c\u00f3 l\u1ebd–v\u00e0 c\u00f3 l\u1ebd–ai m\u00e0 bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c? Hai! \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i gai l\u1edbn m\u00e0 ta \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1ed5 ra!”<\/i><\/p>\n

V\u00e0i ng\u00e0y ti\u1ebfp theo tr\u00f4i qua v\u1edbi vi\u1ec7c t\u1eadp h\u1ee3p voi, d\u1eaft nh\u1eefng con voi r\u1eebng m\u1edbi b\u1eaft \u0111i \u0111i l\u1ea1i l\u1ea1i gi\u1eefa m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i con voi \u0111\u00e3 thu\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ec3 ng\u0103n ch\u00fang g\u00e2y qu\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u r\u1eafc r\u1ed1i tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng h\u00e0nh qu\u00e2n xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u1eb1ng, v\u00e0 ki\u1ec3m k\u00ea ch\u0103n m\u00e0n, d\u00e2y th\u1eebng v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb m\u00f2n ho\u1eb7c m\u1ea5t trong r\u1eebng.<\/p>\n

Petersen Sahib c\u01b0\u1ee1i tr\u00ean l\u01b0ng con voi c\u00e1i th\u00f4ng minh Pudmini c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh m\u00e0 t\u1edbi; \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 thanh to\u00e1n ti\u1ec1n cho c\u00e1c tr\u1ea1i kh\u00e1c tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ed3i, b\u1edfi m\u00f9a s\u0103n s\u1eafp k\u1ebft th\u00fac, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t nh\u00e2n vi\u00ean v\u0103n ph\u00f2ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ecba ng\u1ed3i d\u01b0\u1edbi g\u1ed1c c\u00e2y, ph\u00e1t l\u01b0\u01a1ng cho nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u1ea3n t\u01b0\u1ee3ng. M\u1ed7i ng\u01b0\u1eddi sau khi nh\u1eadn ti\u1ec1n li\u1ec1n tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 v\u1edbi con voi c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, r\u1ed3i gia nh\u1eadp v\u00e0o h\u00e0ng ng\u0169 \u0111\u00e3 s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. Nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb b\u1eaft voi, nh\u1eefng th\u1ee3 s\u0103n v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e1nh tr\u1ed1ng, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi thu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ed9i Keddah ch\u00ednh quy, nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb s\u1ed1ng trong r\u1eebng su\u1ed1t c\u1ea3 n\u0103m, ho\u1eb7c ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean l\u01b0ng nh\u1eefng con voi thu\u1ed9c l\u1ef1c l\u01b0\u1ee3ng th\u01b0\u1eddng tr\u1ef1c c\u1ee7a Petersen Sahib, ho\u1eb7c d\u1ef1a v\u00e0o th\u00e2n c\u00e2y v\u1edbi kh\u1ea9u s\u00fang kho\u00e1c ngang, v\u1eeba tr\u00eau ch\u1ecdc nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u1ea3n t\u01b0\u1ee3ng s\u1eafp r\u1eddi \u0111i, v\u1eeba c\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00f9a khi nh\u1eefng con voi m\u1edbi b\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u00e1 v\u1ee1 h\u00e0ng ng\u0169 v\u00e0 ch\u1ea1y t\u00e1n lo\u1ea1n.<\/p>\n

Big Toomai b\u01b0\u1edbc t\u1edbi ch\u1ed7 vi\u00ean th\u01b0 k\u00fd, v\u1edbi Little Toomai l\u1ebdo \u0111\u1ebdo theo sau, v\u00e0 Machua Appa, ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u1ea3n t\u01b0\u1ee3ng tr\u01b0\u1edfng, th\u00ec th\u1ea7m v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n: “D\u00f9 sao c\u0169ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t m\u1ea7m gi\u1ed1ng voi t\u1ed1t. Th\u1eadt \u0111\u00e1ng ti\u1ebfc n\u1ebfu \u0111\u1ec3 con g\u00e0 r\u1eebng non n\u00e0y v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u1eb1ng r\u1ed3i h\u00e9o \u00faa \u0111i.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Petersen Sahib l\u00fac n\u00e0o c\u0169ng c\u00f3 tai \u1edf kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i, nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ea3i th\u1ebf khi s\u1ed1ng gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng sinh v\u1eadt l\u1eb7ng l\u1ebd nh\u1ea5t – \u0111\u00e0n voi r\u1eebng. \u00d4ng quay ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1i t\u1eeb ch\u1ed7 \u0111ang n\u1eb1m d\u00e0i tr\u00ean l\u01b0ng Pudmini, h\u1ecfi: “C\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec v\u1eady? Ta ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng nghe n\u00f3i c\u00f3 tay qu\u1ea3n t\u01b0\u1ee3ng n\u00e0o ngo\u00e0i \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1ee7 kh\u00f4n ngoan \u0111\u1ec3 bu\u1ed9c c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t x\u00e1c voi ch\u1ebft.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“\u0110\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng, m\u00e0 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb. N\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ecdt v\u00e0o Keddah trong \u0111\u1ee3t l\u00f9a voi cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 n\u00e9m s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y th\u1eebng cho Barmao \u1edf \u0111\u00f3, khi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng t\u00e1ch con voi con c\u00f3 v\u1ebft b\u1edbt tr\u00ean vai ra kh\u1ecfi m\u1eb9 n\u00f3.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Machua Appa ch\u1ec9 v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda Little Toomai, v\u00e0 Petersen Sahib nh\u00ecn theo, c\u00f2n Little Toomai th\u00ec c\u00fai g\u1eb1m m\u1eb7t xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t.<\/p>\n

“N\u00f3 n\u00e9m d\u00e2y \u01b0? N\u00f3 c\u00f2n nh\u1ecf h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i c\u1ecdc bu\u1ed9c voi. Nh\u00f3c con, t\u00ean ch\u00e1u l\u00e0 g\u00ec?”<\/i> Petersen Sahib h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n

Little Toomai s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c kh\u00f4ng th\u1ed1t n\u00ean l\u1eddi, nh\u01b0ng Kala Nag \u0111\u1ee9ng ngay sau c\u1eadu, v\u00e0 Toomai ra hi\u1ec7u b\u1eb1ng tay, th\u1ebf l\u00e0 con voi d\u00f9ng v\u00f2i nh\u1ea5c b\u1ed5ng c\u1eadu l\u00ean v\u00e0 \u0111\u1eb7t c\u1eadu ngang t\u1ea7m tr\u00e1n c\u1ee7a Pudmini, tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t v\u1ecb Petersen Sahib \u0111\u00e1ng k\u00ednh. R\u1ed3i Little Toomai l\u1ea5y hai tay che m\u1eb7t, b\u1edfi c\u1eadu ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb, v\u00e0 ngo\u00e0i nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n li\u00ean quan \u0111\u1ebfn voi, c\u1eadu nh\u00fat nh\u00e1t nh\u01b0 b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c.<\/p>\n

“\u1ed2 h\u00f4!”<\/i> \u00d4ng Petersen Sahib l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng, n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi tho\u00e1ng \u1ea9n d\u01b0\u1edbi ch\u00f2m r\u00e2u, “v\u00e0 t\u1ea1i sao ch\u00e1u l\u1ea1i d\u1ea1y con voi c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh tr\u00f2 \u1ea5y? C\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3 gi\u00fap ch\u00e1u h\u00e1i tr\u1ed9m ng\u00f4 non tr\u00ean m\u00e1i nh\u00e0 khi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta \u0111em ng\u00f4 ra ph\u01a1i kh\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ng\u00f4 non \u0111\u00e2u, Ng\u01b0\u1eddi B\u1ea3o V\u1ec7 K\u1ebb Kh\u00f3 – m\u00e0 l\u00e0 d\u01b0a l\u01b0\u1edbi \u1ea1,”<\/i> Little Toomai \u0111\u00e1p, v\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng ng\u1ed3i \u0111\u00f3 b\u1eadt c\u01b0\u1eddi. H\u1ea7u h\u1ebft h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ec1u t\u1eebng d\u1ea1y voi c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh tr\u00f2 n\u00e0y khi c\u00f2n l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng c\u1eadu b\u00e9. Little Toomai l\u00fac n\u00e0y \u0111ang l\u01a1 l\u1eedng tr\u00ean cao t\u1eadn t\u00e1m th\u01b0\u1edbc, v\u00e0 c\u1eadu ch\u1ec9 \u01b0\u1edbc m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 chui s\u00e2u xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t t\u00e1m th\u01b0\u1edbc.<\/p>\n

“\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 Toomai, con trai c\u1ee7a con, th\u01b0a Sahib,”<\/i> Big Toomai n\u00f3i, nh\u00edu m\u00e0y. “N\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 r\u1ea5t h\u01b0, v\u00e0 r\u1ed3i n\u00f3 s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i v\u00e0o t\u00f9, th\u01b0a Sahib.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“V\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3, ta c\u0169ng c\u00f3 ch\u00fat nghi ng\u1edd,”<\/i> Petersen Sahib n\u00f3i. “M\u1ed9t c\u1eadu b\u00e9 \u1edf tu\u1ed5i ch\u00e1u m\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 d\u00e1m \u0111\u1ed1i m\u1eb7t v\u1edbi c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t Keddah \u0111\u1ea7y \u1eafp voi th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1eddi n\u00e0o l\u1ea1i k\u1ebft th\u00fac trong ng\u1ee5c t\u00f9. N\u00e0y nh\u00f3c, \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 b\u1ed1n anna cho ch\u00e1u mua k\u1eb9o, v\u00ec ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u kh\u00f4n ngoan d\u01b0\u1edbi m\u00e1i t\u00f3c r\u1eadm r\u1ea1p kia. R\u1ed3i sau n\u00e0y ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t th\u1ee3 s\u0103n voi.”<\/i> Big Toomai l\u1ea1i c\u00e0ng nh\u00edu m\u00e0y th\u00eam. “Nh\u01b0ng h\u00e3y nh\u1edb cho, Keddah kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i n\u01a1i \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u1ebb con vui ch\u01a1i,”<\/i> Petersen Sahib ti\u1ebfp l\u1eddi.<\/p>\n

“Th\u1ebf ng\u00e0i \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3 ch\u01b0a \u1ea1, Sahib?”<\/i> Little Toomai h\u1ecfi, gi\u1ecdng ngh\u1eb9n ng\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea7y h\u00e1o h\u1ee9c.<\/p>\n

“R\u1ed3i.”<\/i> Petersen Sahib l\u1ea1i m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi. “Khi n\u00e0o ch\u00e1u th\u1ea5y voi nh\u1ea3y m\u00faa th\u00ec h\u00e3y \u0111\u1ebfn. \u0110\u00f3 ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 l\u00fac. C\u1ee9 t\u00ecm g\u1eb7p ta khi ch\u00e1u nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y voi nh\u1ea3y m\u00faa, l\u00fac \u1ea5y ta s\u1ebd cho ph\u00e9p ch\u00e1u v\u00e0o b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 Keddah n\u00e0o.”<\/i><\/p>\n

M\u1ed9t tr\u00e0ng c\u01b0\u1eddi vang d\u1ed9i n\u1eefa l\u1ea1i vang l\u00ean, b\u1edfi \u0111\u00f3 v\u1ed1n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi n\u00f3i \u0111\u00f9a quen thu\u1ed9c trong gi\u1edbi th\u1ee3 s\u0103n voi, v\u00e0 n\u00f3 mang \u00fd ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd. Nh\u1eefng kho\u1ea3ng \u0111\u1ea5t tr\u1ed1ng r\u1ed9ng l\u1edbn, b\u1eb1ng ph\u1eb3ng \u1ea9n m\u00ecnh trong r\u1eebng th\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 “ph\u00f2ng khi\u00eau v\u0169 c\u1ee7a voi”<\/i>, nh\u01b0ng ngay c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng n\u01a1i nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf c\u0169ng ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch t\u00ecnh c\u1edd, v\u00e0 ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng c\u00f3 ai th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y voi nh\u1ea3y m\u00faa. Khi m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u1ea3n t\u01b0\u1ee3ng khoe khoang v\u1ec1 k\u1ef9 n\u0103ng v\u00e0 l\u00f2ng d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u1ea3n t\u01b0\u1ee3ng kh\u00e1c th\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00f3i, “V\u1eady ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y voi nh\u1ea3y m\u00faa khi n\u00e0o ch\u01b0a?”<\/i><\/p>\n

Kala Nag \u0111\u1eb7t Little Toomai xu\u1ed1ng, c\u1eadu b\u00e9 c\u00fai \u0111\u1ea7u xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa r\u1ed3i \u0111i c\u00f9ng cha, \u0111\u01b0a \u0111\u1ed3ng xu b\u1ea1c b\u1ed1n anna cho m\u1eb9 – l\u00fac \u1ea5y b\u00e0 \u0111ang cho \u0111\u1ee9a em trai b\u00e9 b\u1ecfng c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu b\u00fa – v\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1eb7t l\u00ean l\u01b0ng Kala Nag. \u0110o\u00e0n voi r\u00ean r\u1ec9, k\u00eau la l\u0103n b\u00e1nh xu\u1ed1ng con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ed3i v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u1eb1ng. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c h\u00e0nh qu\u00e2n r\u1ea5t s\u00f4i \u0111\u1ed9ng b\u1edfi c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng con voi m\u1edbi, ch\u00fang li\u00ean t\u1ee5c g\u00e2y r\u1eafc r\u1ed1i t\u1ea1i m\u1ed7i ch\u1ed7 b\u0103ng s\u00f4ng, v\u00e0 c\u1ea7n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u1ed7 d\u00e0nh ho\u1eb7c \u0111\u00e1nh \u0111\u1eadp t\u1eebng ph\u00fat m\u1ed9t.<\/p>\n

Big Toomai th\u00fac Kala Nag m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch gi\u1eadn d\u1eef, v\u00ec \u00f4ng ta \u0111ang r\u1ea5t t\u1ee9c gi\u1eadn, c\u00f2n Little Toomai th\u00ec qu\u00e1 h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac n\u00ean ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ed1t n\u00ean l\u1eddi. Petersen Sahib \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1eaft \u0111\u1ebfn c\u1eadu b\u00e9, th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u00f2n ban cho c\u1eadu \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u1ea1c, n\u00ean c\u1eadu c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ednh th\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tri\u1ec7u ra kh\u1ecfi h\u00e0ng ng\u0169 v\u00e0 nh\u1eadn l\u1eddi khen ng\u1ee3i t\u1eeb v\u1ecb ch\u1ec9 huy c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh.<\/p>\n

“Petersen Sahib mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i g\u00ec khi \u0111\u1ec1 c\u1eadp \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111i\u1ec7u nh\u1ea3y c\u1ee7a voi v\u1eady \u1ea1?”<\/i> cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u1eadu b\u00e9 c\u0169ng kh\u1ebd h\u1ecfi m\u1eb9.<\/p>\n

Big Toomai nghe th\u1ea5y v\u00e0 c\u00e0u nh\u00e0u. “\u00dd \u00f4ng ta l\u00e0 ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb s\u0103n d\u1ea5u ch\u00e2n tr\u00e2u r\u1eebng \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e2u. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u00f4ng ta mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i. N\u00e0y, m\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc kia, c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111ang ch\u1eafn \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng th\u1ebf?”<\/i><\/p>\n

M\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u1ea3n t\u01b0\u1ee3ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi Assam, c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0i con voi, quay l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch t\u1ee9c gi\u1eadn, k\u00eau l\u00ean: “H\u00e3y mang Kala Nag \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y, v\u00e0 d\u1ea1y cho th\u1eb1ng nh\u00f3c c\u1ee7a ta bi\u1ebft c\u00e1ch c\u01b0 x\u1eed. T\u1ea1i sao Petersen Sahib l\u1ea1i ch\u1ecdn ta \u0111i c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i, l\u0169 l\u1eeba c\u1ee7a c\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ed3ng l\u00faa? H\u00e3y \u0111\u01b0a con th\u00fa c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u01a1i l\u1ea1i g\u1ea7n, Toomai, v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3 d\u00f9ng ng\u00e0 ch\u1ecdc. Nh\u00e2n danh t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c v\u1ecb th\u1ea7n tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ed3i, nh\u1eefng con voi m\u1edbi n\u00e0y b\u1ecb \u00e1m hay ch\u00fang ng\u1eedi th\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ed3ng lo\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh trong r\u1eebng.”<\/i> Kala Nag \u0111\u1eadp v\u00e0o s\u01b0\u1eddn con voi m\u1edbi v\u00e0 l\u00e0m n\u00f3 m\u1ea5t h\u01a1i, nh\u01b0 Big Toomai n\u00f3i, “Ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00e9t s\u1ea1ch nh\u1eefng con voi r\u1eebng tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ed3i trong l\u1ea7n b\u1eaft cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng. \u0110\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 b\u1ea5t c\u1ea9n c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u01a1i trong vi\u1ec7c \u0111i\u1ec1u khi\u1ec3n. Ch\u1eb3ng l\u1ebd ta ph\u1ea3i gi\u1eef tr\u1eadt t\u1ef1 d\u1ecdc theo c\u1ea3 \u0111o\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Nghe h\u1eafn n\u00f3i k\u00eca!”<\/i> ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u1ea3n t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u1ea5y n\u00f3i. “Ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00e9t s\u1ea1ch c\u1ea3 v\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ed3i! Ha ha! C\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i th\u1eadt kh\u00f4n ngoan, nh\u1eefng con ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u1eb1ng. B\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 ai kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i k\u1ebb ngu ng\u1ed1c, ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng th\u1ea5y r\u1eebng, c\u0169ng bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng ch\u00fang \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft cu\u1ed9c s\u0103n \u0111u\u1ed5i m\u00f9a n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ea5m d\u1ee9t. Th\u1ebf n\u00ean, \u0111\u00eam nay t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 voi s\u1ebd\u2014nh\u01b0ng t\u1ea1i sao ta ph\u1ea3i l\u00e3ng ph\u00ed tr\u00ed kh\u00f4n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh cho m\u1ed9t con r\u00f9a s\u00f4ng?”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Ch\u00fang s\u1ebd l\u00e0m g\u00ec \u1ea1?”<\/i> Ti\u1ec3u Toomai h\u1ecfi l\u1edbn.<\/p>\n

“\u1ed2 h\u00e8, nh\u00f3c con. Ch\u00e1u \u0111\u1ea5y \u00e0? \u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i, ta s\u1ebd n\u00f3i cho ch\u00e1u bi\u1ebft, v\u00ec ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u l\u1ea1nh l\u00f9ng. Ch\u00fang s\u1ebd nh\u1ea3y m\u00faa, v\u00e0 cha ch\u00e1u, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00e9t s\u1ea1ch m\u1ecdi ng\u1ecdn \u0111\u1ed3i kh\u1ecfi m\u1ecdi con voi, \u0111\u00e1ng l\u1ebd n\u00ean bu\u1ed9c ch\u1eb7t c\u1ea3 hai s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y th\u1eebng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00eam nay.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“B\u00e0n lu\u1eadn \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec v\u1eady?”<\/i> Big Toomai h\u1ecfi. “Su\u1ed1t b\u1ed1n m\u01b0\u01a1i n\u0103m qua, cha v\u00e0 ta, ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 ch\u0103m lo cho voi, v\u00e0 ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd nghe th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n v\u00f4 l\u00fd v\u1ec1 \u0111i\u1ec7u nh\u1ea3y c\u1ea3.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“\u0110\u00fang th\u1ebf; nh\u01b0ng m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng \u1edf \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u1eb1ng, quanh qu\u1ea9n trong t\u00fap l\u1ec1u ch\u1ec9 bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ebfn b\u1ed1n b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Th\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, t\u1ed1i nay c\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ec3 con voi c\u1ee7a anh kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb x\u00edch v\u00e0 xem \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec s\u1ebd x\u1ea3y ra. C\u00f2n v\u1ec1 \u0111i\u1ec7u nh\u1ea3y c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang, ta \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y t\u1eadn m\u1eaft n\u01a1i ch\u00fang nh\u1ea3y–Bapree-bap! S\u00f4ng Dihang c\u00f3 bao nhi\u00eau kh\u00fac quanh co? L\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t ch\u1ed7 b\u0103ng qua n\u1eefa, v\u00e0 ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u1eefng con voi con b\u01a1i qua. \u0110\u1ee9ng y\u00ean, m\u1ea5y c\u1eadu ph\u00eda sau kia!”<\/i><\/p>\n

V\u00e0 c\u1ee9 th\u1ebf, v\u1eeba tr\u00f2 chuy\u1ec7n, v\u1eeba c\u00e3i v\u00e3, v\u1eeba l\u1ed9i qua s\u00f4ng, h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 ho\u00e0n th\u00e0nh cu\u1ed9c h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean t\u1edbi m\u1ed9t lo\u1ea1i tr\u1ea1i ti\u1ebfp nh\u1eadn d\u00e0nh cho nh\u1eefng con voi m\u1edbi b\u1eaft v\u1ec1. Nh\u01b0ng t\u1eeb l\u00e2u tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi \u0111\u1eb7t ch\u00e2n t\u1edbi n\u01a1i, h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 ki\u1ec7t s\u1ee9c ki\u00ean nh\u1eabn.<\/p>\n

Sau \u0111\u00f3, nh\u1eefng con voi b\u1ecb x\u00edch ch\u00e2n sau v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng g\u1ed1c c\u00e2y l\u1edbn, th\u00eam d\u00e2y th\u1eebng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bu\u1ed9c cho nh\u1eefng con voi m\u1edbi, v\u00e0 th\u1ee9c \u0103n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ed1ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t ch\u00fang. Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u1ea3n t\u01b0\u1ee3ng t\u1eeb tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ed3i quay v\u1ec1 b\u00e1o v\u1edbi Petersen Sahib d\u01b0\u1edbi \u00e1nh chi\u1ec1u t\u00e0, d\u1eb7n d\u00f2 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u1ea3n t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u1edf \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u1eb1ng ph\u1ea3i h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn trong \u0111\u00eam nay, r\u1ed3i c\u01b0\u1eddi khi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u1ea3n t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u1eb1ng h\u1ecfi nguy\u00ean do.<\/p>\n

Little Toomai ch\u0103m s\u00f3c b\u1eefa t\u1ed1i cho Kala Nag, v\u00e0 khi chi\u1ec1u t\u00e0 bu\u00f4ng xu\u1ed1ng, c\u1eadu lang thang kh\u1eafp tr\u1ea1i, h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac kh\u00f4n t\u1ea3, t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc tr\u1ed1ng tom-tom. Khi tr\u00e1i tim m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb \u1ea4n \u0110\u1ed9 tr\u00e0n ng\u1eadp c\u1ea3m x\u00fac, n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ea1y nh\u1ea3y lung tung hay l\u00e0m \u1ed3n m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch b\u1ea5t th\u01b0\u1eddng. N\u00f3 ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c m\u1ed9t b\u1eefa ti\u1ec7c ri\u00eang cho ch\u00ednh m\u00ecnh. V\u00e0 Little Toomai \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c Petersen Sahib n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n! N\u1ebfu c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y th\u1ee9 m\u00ecnh mu\u1ed1n, t\u00f4i tin r\u1eb1ng c\u1eadu s\u1ebd b\u1ecb \u1ed1m m\u1ea5t. Nh\u01b0ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u00e1n k\u1eb9o trong tr\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e3 cho c\u1eadu m\u01b0\u1ee3n m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc tr\u1ed1ng tom-tom nh\u1ecf\u2014m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc tr\u1ed1ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00e1nh b\u1eb1ng l\u00f2ng b\u00e0n tay\u2014v\u00e0 c\u1eadu ng\u1ed3i khoanh ch\u00e2n tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t Kala Nag khi nh\u1eefng v\u00ec sao b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00f3 d\u1ea1ng, \u0111\u1eb7t chi\u1ebfc tr\u1ed1ng trong l\u00f2ng, r\u1ed3i c\u1eadu \u0111\u1eadp, \u0111\u1eadp, \u0111\u1eadp, v\u00e0 c\u00e0ng ngh\u0129 v\u1ec1 vinh d\u1ef1 l\u1edbn lao \u0111\u00e3 d\u00e0nh cho m\u00ecnh, c\u1eadu c\u00e0ng \u0111\u1eadp m\u1ea1nh h\u01a1n, m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh gi\u1eefa \u0111\u1ed1ng th\u1ee9c \u0103n cho voi. Ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 giai \u0111i\u1ec7u hay l\u1eddi b\u00e0i h\u00e1t n\u00e0o c\u1ea3, nh\u01b0ng ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1eadp tr\u1ed1ng \u1ea5y khi\u1ebfn c\u1eadu h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac.<\/p>\n

Nh\u1eefng con voi m\u1edbi c\u00f2n \u0111ang gi\u1eb1ng co s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y th\u1eebng, th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng r\u00ean l\u00ean v\u00e0 g\u1ea7m th\u00e9t, v\u00e0 c\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nghe th\u1ea5y m\u1eb9 m\u00ecnh trong t\u00fap l\u1ec1u \u0111ang ru \u0111\u1ee9a em trai b\u00e9 b\u1ecfng ng\u1ee7 b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t b\u00e0i h\u00e1t c\u0169 v\u1ec1 v\u1ecb th\u1ea7n v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i Shiv, ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1eebng n\u00f3i v\u1edbi t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c lo\u00e0i \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u1eadt ch\u00fang n\u00ean \u0103n g\u00ec. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t b\u00e0i h\u00e1t ru r\u1ea5t \u00eam d\u1ecbu, v\u00e0 c\u00e2u \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y:<\/p>\n

Shiv, \u0110\u1ea5ng ban ph\u00e1t m\u00f9a m\u00e0ng v\u00e0 th\u1ed5i nh\u1eefng c\u01a1n gi\u00f3,<\/p>\n

Ng\u1ed3i n\u01a1i ng\u01b0\u1ee1ng c\u1eeda c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y xa x\u01b0a,<\/p>\n

Ban cho m\u1ed7i ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ea7n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, th\u1ee9c \u0103n, c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c v\u00e0 s\u1ed1 ph\u1eadn,<\/p>\n

T\u1eeb Vua tr\u00ean ngai v\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ebfn K\u1ebb \u0103n xin n\u01a1i c\u1ed5ng.<\/p>\n

T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 Ng\u00e0i \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ea1o ra\u2014Shiva \u0110\u1ea5ng B\u1ea3o V\u1ec7.<\/p>\n

Mahadeo! Mahadeo! Ng\u00e0i \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ea1o ra t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3\u2014<\/p>\n

Gai cho l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0, th\u1ee9c \u0103n cho gia s\u00fac,<\/p>\n

V\u00e0 tr\u00e1i tim ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1eb9 cho c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u bu\u1ed3n ng\u1ee7, \u00f4i con trai b\u00e9 b\u1ecfng c\u1ee7a ta!<\/p>\n

Ti\u1ebfng “tunk-a-tunk”<\/i> vui m\u1eebng c\u1ee7a Little Toomai vang l\u00ean \u1edf cu\u1ed1i m\u1ed7i kh\u1ed5 th\u01a1, cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi c\u1eadu c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y bu\u1ed3n ng\u1ee7 v\u00e0 du\u1ed7i m\u00ecnh tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ed1ng c\u1ecf b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh Kala Nag. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, nh\u1eefng con voi b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u n\u1eb1m xu\u1ed1ng t\u1eebng con m\u1ed9t theo th\u00f3i quen c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang, cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n Kala Nag \u1edf b\u00ean ph\u1ea3i h\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ee9ng th\u1eb3ng, v\u00e0 n\u00f3 l\u1eafc l\u01b0 ch\u1eadm r\u00e3i t\u1eeb b\u00ean n\u00e0y sang b\u00ean kia, \u0111\u00f4i tai v\u1ec3nh l\u00ean l\u1eafng nghe l\u00e0n gi\u00f3 \u0111\u00eam th\u1ed5i r\u1ea5t nh\u1eb9 qua nh\u1eefng ng\u1ecdn \u0111\u1ed3i. Kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed tr\u00e0n ng\u1eadp t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng \u00e2m thanh c\u1ee7a \u0111\u00eam, khi k\u1ebft h\u1ee3p l\u1ea1i, t\u1ea1o th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 im l\u1eb7ng l\u1edbn\u2014ti\u1ebfng l\u00e1ch c\u00e1ch c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t th\u00e2n tre va v\u00e0o th\u00e2n tre kh\u00e1c, ti\u1ebfng s\u1ed9t so\u1ea1t c\u1ee7a th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 \u0111ang s\u1ed1ng trong b\u1ee5i r\u1eadm, ti\u1ebfng c\u00e0o v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng k\u00eau c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t con chim v\u1eeba t\u1ec9nh gi\u1ea5c (chim ch\u00f3c th\u1ee9c v\u00e0o ban \u0111\u00eam nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n ch\u00fang ta t\u01b0\u1edfng)<\/i>, v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng n\u01b0\u1edbc r\u01a1i t\u1eeb r\u1ea5t xa. Little Toomai ng\u1ee7 thi\u1ebfp \u0111i m\u1ed9t l\u00fac, v\u00e0 khi c\u1eadu t\u1ec9nh d\u1eady, tr\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 s\u00e1ng tr\u0103ng, v\u00e0 Kala Nag v\u1eabn \u0111\u1ee9ng th\u1eb3ng v\u1edbi \u0111\u00f4i tai v\u1ec3nh l\u00ean. Little Toomai quay m\u00ecnh, ti\u1ebfng s\u1ed9t so\u1ea1t trong \u0111\u1ed1ng c\u1ecf, v\u00e0 nh\u00ecn \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng cong chi\u1ebfc l\u01b0ng to l\u1edbn c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 tr\u00ean n\u1ec1n m\u1ed9t n\u1eeda b\u1ea7u tr\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea7y sao, v\u00e0 khi c\u1eadu nh\u00ecn, c\u1eadu nghe th\u1ea5y, t\u1eeb r\u1ea5t xa, nghe nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t l\u1ed7 kim ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed9ng xuy\u00ean qua s\u1ef1 t\u0129nh l\u1eb7ng, ti\u1ebfng “hoot-toot”<\/i> c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t con voi r\u1eebng.<\/p>\n

T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 voi trong h\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ec1u b\u1eadt d\u1ef1ng nh\u01b0 b\u1ecb tr\u00fang \u0111\u1ea1n, ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u00e1nh th\u1ee9c nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u1ea3n t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0111ang say gi\u1ea5c. H\u1ecd b\u01b0\u1edbc ra, d\u00f9ng b\u00faa l\u1edbn \u0111\u00f3ng ch\u1eb7t c\u1ecdc, si\u1ebft ch\u1eb7t d\u00e2y n\u00e0y, bu\u1ed9c n\u00fat d\u00e2y kia cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i y\u00ean t\u0129nh. M\u1ed9t con voi m\u1edbi su\u00fdt n\u1eefa \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1eadt b\u1eadt c\u1ecdc c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, n\u00ean Big Toomai th\u00e1o d\u00e2y ch\u00e2n c\u1ee7a Kala Nag ra, bu\u1ed9c ch\u00e2n tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ee7a con voi \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0o ch\u00e2n sau c\u1ee7a n\u00f3, r\u1ed3i qu\u1ea5n m\u1ed9t v\u00f2ng d\u00e2y c\u1ecf quanh ch\u00e2n Kala Nag, b\u1ea3o n\u00f3 nh\u1edb r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb tr\u00f3i ch\u1eb7t. \u00d4ng bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng \u00f4ng, cha \u00f4ng v\u00e0 \u00f4ng n\u1ed9i \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m \u0111i\u1ec1u t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1 h\u00e0ng tr\u0103m l\u1ea7n tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y. Kala Nag kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i m\u1ec7nh l\u1ec7nh b\u1eb1ng ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m nh\u01b0 th\u01b0\u1eddng l\u1ec7. N\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee9ng im, ng\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u00ecn \u00e1nh tr\u0103ng, \u0111\u1ea7u h\u01a1i ng\u1ea9ng l\u00ean, \u0111\u00f4i tai x\u00f2e r\u1ed9ng nh\u01b0 chi\u1ebfc qu\u1ea1t, h\u01b0\u1edbng v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda nh\u1eefng n\u1ebfp g\u1ea5p tr\u00f9ng \u0111i\u1ec7p c\u1ee7a d\u00e3y \u0111\u1ed3i Garo.<\/p>\n

“H\u00e3y tr\u00f4ng nom n\u00f3 n\u1ebfu n\u00f3 b\u1ed3n ch\u1ed3n trong \u0111\u00eam,”<\/i> Big Toomai n\u00f3i v\u1edbi Little Toomai, r\u1ed3i \u00f4ng b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o l\u1ec1u v\u00e0 \u0111i ng\u1ee7. Little Toomai c\u0169ng s\u1eafp ch\u00ecm v\u00e0o gi\u1ea5c ng\u1ee7 th\u00ec b\u1ed7ng nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng d\u00e2y bu\u1ed9c co gi\u00e3n k\u00eau “t\u01b0ng”<\/i> m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng nh\u1eb9, v\u00e0 Kala Nag t\u1eeb t\u1eeb, l\u1eb7ng l\u1ebd l\u0103n ra kh\u1ecfi ch\u1ed7 c\u1ed9t c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e1m m\u00e2y l\u0103n kh\u1ecfi mi\u1ec7ng thung l\u0169ng. Little Toomai l\u1ea1ch b\u1ea1ch \u0111i theo n\u00f3, ch\u00e2n tr\u1ea7n, xu\u1ed1ng con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng d\u01b0\u1edbi \u00e1nh tr\u0103ng, kh\u1ebd g\u1ecdi: “Kala Nag! Kala Nag! H\u00e3y \u0111\u01b0a con \u0111i c\u00f9ng, \u00f4i Kala Nag!”<\/i> Con voi quay l\u1ea1i, kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed9ng, l\u00f9i ba b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda c\u1eadu b\u00e9 d\u01b0\u1edbi \u00e1nh tr\u0103ng, h\u1ea1 chi\u1ebfc v\u00f2i xu\u1ed1ng, nh\u1ea5c c\u1eadu b\u00e9 l\u00ean c\u1ed5 m\u00ecnh, v\u00e0 g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi Little Toomai k\u1ecbp \u1ed5n \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111\u1ea7u g\u1ed1i, n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 l\u1eb7ng l\u1ebd l\u1ebbn v\u00e0o r\u1eebng.<\/p>\n

M\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m th\u1ecbnh n\u1ed9 vang l\u00ean t\u1eeb c\u1ea3 h\u00e0ng, r\u1ed3i im b\u1eb7t, v\u00e0 Kala Nag b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u di chuy\u1ec3n. \u0110\u00f4i khi, m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e1m c\u1ecf cao l\u01b0\u1edbt qua hai b\u00ean h\u00f4ng n\u00f3 nh\u01b0 s\u00f3ng bi\u1ec3n v\u1ed7 v\u00e0o m\u1ea1n thuy\u1ec1n; \u0111\u00f4i khi, m\u1ed9t ch\u00f9m d\u00e2y ti\u00eau r\u1eebng c\u00e0o v\u00e0o l\u01b0ng n\u00f3, hay m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y tre k\u00eau r\u0103ng r\u1eafc khi vai n\u00f3 ch\u1ea1m ph\u1ea3i. Nh\u01b0ng gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng l\u00fac \u1ea5y, n\u00f3 di chuy\u1ec3n ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed9ng, l\u01b0\u1edbt qua khu r\u1eebng Garo r\u1eadm r\u1ea1p nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 kh\u00f3i. N\u00f3 \u0111ang \u0111i l\u00ean d\u1ed1c, nh\u01b0ng d\u00f9 Little Toomai c\u00f3 nh\u00ecn l\u00ean nh\u1eefng v\u00ec sao l\u1ea5p l\u00f3 qua k\u1ebd l\u00e1, c\u1eadu c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ec3 bi\u1ebft m\u00ecnh \u0111ang \u0111i v\u1ec1 h\u01b0\u1edbng n\u00e0o.<\/p>\n

Sau \u0111\u00f3, Kala Nag l\u00ean t\u1edbi \u0111\u1ec9nh \u0111\u1ed3i v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9ng y\u00ean m\u1ed9t l\u00e1t, Little Toomai c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng ng\u1ecdn c\u00e2y k\u00e9o d\u00e0i nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t l\u1edbp l\u00f4ng t\u01a1 l\u1ea5m t\u1ea5m d\u01b0\u1edbi \u00e1nh tr\u0103ng, tr\u1ea3i d\u00e0i h\u00e0ng d\u1eb7m, c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi m\u00e0n s\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1edd xanh tr\u1eafng bao ph\u1ee7 con s\u00f4ng trong thung l\u0169ng ph\u00eda d\u01b0\u1edbi. Toomai nghi\u00eang ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc quan s\u00e1t, v\u00e0 c\u1eadu c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c khu r\u1eebng \u0111ang th\u1ee9c gi\u1ea5c b\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi m\u00ecnh\u2014th\u1ee9c gi\u1ea5c, s\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u00e0 nh\u1ed9n nh\u1ecbp. M\u1ed9t con d\u01a1i \u0103n qu\u1ea3 m\u00e0u n\u00e2u l\u1edbn v\u1ee5t bay s\u00e1t qua tai c\u1eadu; ti\u1ebfng gai nh\u00edm l\u00e1ch t\u00e1ch trong b\u1ee5i r\u1eadm; v\u00e0 gi\u1eefa b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng th\u00e2n c\u00e2y, c\u1eadu nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng m\u1ed9t con l\u1ee3n r\u1eebng \u0111ang ch\u0103m ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u00e0o b\u1edbi l\u1edbp \u0111\u1ea5t \u1ea9m \u1ea5m, c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi ti\u1ebfng n\u00f3 kh\u1ecbt m\u0169i trong l\u00fac l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c.<\/p>\n

Sau \u0111\u00f3, nh\u1eefng t\u00e1n c\u00e2y l\u1ea1i kh\u00e9p k\u00edn ph\u00eda tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1eadu b\u00e9, v\u00e0 Kala Nag b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u lao xu\u1ed1ng thung l\u0169ng – l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng n\u1eefa, m\u00e0 x\u00f4ng xu\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t kh\u1ea9u \u0111\u1ea1i b\u00e1c tu\u1ed9t kh\u1ecfi d\u00e2y neo tr\u00ean s\u01b0\u1eddn d\u1ed1c d\u1ef1ng \u0111\u1ee9ng. Nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc ch\u00e2n \u0111\u1ed3 s\u1ed9 b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i v\u1eefng ch\u00e3i nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng p\u00edt-t\u00f4ng, m\u1ed7i s\u1ea3i ch\u00e2n d\u00e0i t\u1edbi hai m\u00e9t r\u01b0\u1ee1i. L\u1edbp da nh\u0103n nheo \u1edf khu\u1ef7u ch\u00e2n voi ph\u00e1t ra ti\u1ebfng s\u1ed9t so\u1ea1t. B\u1ee5i r\u1eadm hai b\u00ean l\u1ed1i \u0111i b\u1ecb x\u00e9 toang v\u1edbi \u00e2m thanh t\u1ef1a nh\u01b0 v\u1ea3i v\u00f3c b\u1ecb x\u00e9 r\u00e1ch, c\u00f2n nh\u1eefng c\u00e2y non b\u1ecb voi h\u1ea5t sang hai b\u00ean b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00f4i vai \u0111\u1ed3 s\u1ed9 l\u1ea1i b\u1eadt tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i, \u0111\u1eadp m\u1ea1nh v\u00e0o s\u01b0\u1eddn n\u00f3. Nh\u1eefng d\u00e2y leo ch\u1eb1ng ch\u1ecbt qu\u1ea5n v\u00e0o ng\u00e0 voi khi n\u00f3 l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u qua l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1edf \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. L\u00fac n\u00e0y, Little Toomai n\u00e9p ch\u1eb7t v\u00e0o chi\u1ebfc c\u1ed5 kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 c\u1ee7a Kala Nag, lo s\u1ee3 r\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e0nh c\u00e2y \u0111ung \u0111\u01b0a n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 s\u1ebd h\u1ea5t c\u1eadu xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t. C\u1eadu \u01b0\u1edbc g\u00ec m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 quay tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 tr\u1ea1i.<\/p>\n

M\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t d\u1ea7n tr\u1edf n\u00ean nh\u00e3o nho\u00e9t. Ch\u00e2n Kala Nag m\u1ed7i l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1eb7t xu\u1ed1ng l\u1ea1i l\u00fan s\u00e2u, ph\u00e1t ra \u00e2m thanh “s\u1ed9t so\u1ea1t”<\/i>. L\u00e0n s\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u00eam d\u00e0y \u0111\u1eb7c d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u00e1y thung l\u0169ng th\u1ea5m v\u00e0o ng\u01b0\u1eddi Little Toomai m\u1ed9t c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c l\u1ea1nh bu\u1ed1t. C\u00f3 nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng “t\u00f5m”<\/i>, ti\u1ebfng gi\u1eabm \u0111\u1ea1p \u1ea7m \u1ea7m, v\u00e0 c\u1ea3 ti\u1ebfng n\u01b0\u1edbc cu\u1ed3n cu\u1ed9n ch\u1ea3y. Kala Nag b\u01b0\u1edbc qua d\u00f2ng s\u00f4ng, th\u1eadn tr\u1ecdng d\u00f2 t\u1eebng b\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1ed9t. V\u01b0\u1ee3t l\u00ean tr\u00ean ti\u1ebfng n\u01b0\u1edbc r\u00e9o \u1ea7m \u0129 quanh ch\u00e2n voi, Little Toomai v\u1eabn nghe r\u00f5 ti\u1ebfng n\u01b0\u1edbc b\u1eafn tung to\u00e9 c\u00f9ng nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng r\u1ed1ng g\u1ea7m c\u1ee7a \u0111\u00e0n voi t\u1eeb c\u1ea3 th\u01b0\u1ee3ng ngu\u1ed3n l\u1eabn h\u1ea1 ngu\u1ed3n – nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m l\u1edbn v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng kh\u1ecbt m\u0169i \u0111\u1ea7y gi\u1eadn d\u1eef. To\u00e0n b\u1ed9 m\u00e0n s\u01b0\u01a1ng bao quanh c\u1eadu d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 \u0111ang tr\u00e0n ng\u1eadp nh\u1eefng b\u00f3ng h\u00ecnh l\u0103n tr\u00f2n, u\u1ed1n l\u01b0\u1ee3n.<\/p>\n

“\u00d4i!”<\/i> c\u1eadu th\u1ed1t l\u00ean, gi\u1ecdng n\u1eeda nh\u01b0 ngh\u1eb9n l\u1ea1i, h\u00e0m r\u0103ng \u0111\u1eadp v\u00e0o nhau l\u1eadp c\u1eadp. “H\u1ecd nh\u00e0 voi ra ngo\u00e0i \u0111\u00eam nay r\u1ed3i. Ch\u1eafc h\u1eb3n h\u1ecd \u0111ang nh\u1ea3y m\u00faa \u0111\u1ea5y!”<\/i><\/p>\n

Kala Nag l\u1ed9i ra kh\u1ecfi m\u1eb7t n\u01b0\u1edbc, th\u1ed5i ph\u00f9 ph\u00f9 qua v\u00f2i cho s\u1ea1ch, r\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u leo l\u00ean. Nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y, voi kh\u00f4ng \u0111i m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh, v\u00e0 n\u00f3 c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i t\u1ef1 m\u1edf l\u1ed1i. M\u1ed9t con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u00e3 s\u1eb5n \u0111\u00f3, r\u1ed9ng ch\u1eebng hai m\u00e9t, ngay tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t n\u00f3, n\u01a1i nh\u1eefng \u0111\u00e1m c\u1ecf r\u1eebng b\u1ecb \u0111\u00e8 cong \u0111ang c\u1ed1 v\u01b0\u01a1n m\u00ecnh tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i. H\u1eb3n l\u00e0 r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u voi \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i qua \u0111\u00e2y ch\u1ec9 v\u00e0i ph\u00fat tr\u01b0\u1edbc. Little Toomai ngo\u1ea3nh \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u00ecn l\u1ea1i, v\u00e0 ph\u00eda sau c\u1eadu, m\u1ed9t con voi \u0111\u1ef1c to l\u1edbn v\u1edbi \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft nh\u1ecf ti h\u00ed, s\u00e1ng r\u1ef1c nh\u01b0 h\u00f2n than h\u1ed3ng, \u0111ang nh\u1ea5c m\u00ecnh l\u00ean kh\u1ecfi d\u00f2ng s\u00f4ng m\u1edd s\u01b0\u01a1ng. R\u1ed3i nh\u1eefng t\u00e1n c\u00e2y l\u1ea1i kh\u00e9p k\u00edn l\u1ea1i, v\u00e0 h\u1ecd ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c ti\u1ebfn l\u00ean, gi\u1eefa ti\u1ebfng r\u1ed1ng g\u1ea7m c\u00f9ng ti\u1ebfng va \u0111\u1eadp, v\u00e0 \u00e2m thanh c\u00e0nh c\u00e2y g\u00e3y r\u0103ng r\u1eafc vang l\u00ean kh\u1eafp m\u1ecdi ph\u00eda.<\/p>\n

Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, Kala Nag d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i gi\u1eefa hai th\u00e2n c\u00e2y tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ec9nh \u0111\u1ed3i. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 hai c\u00e2y thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t v\u00f2ng c\u00e2y bao quanh m\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3ng \u0111\u1ea5t kh\u00f4ng b\u1eb1ng ph\u1eb3ng, r\u1ed9ng ch\u1eebng m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ebfn hai hecta. Trong kho\u1ea3ng \u0111\u1ea5t \u1ea5y, nh\u01b0 Little Toomai c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u1ea5y r\u00f5, m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb gi\u1eabm n\u00e1t \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i c\u1ee9ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t n\u1ec1n g\u1ea1ch. M\u1ed9t v\u00e0i c\u00e2y m\u1ecdc l\u00ean gi\u1eefa kho\u1ea3ng tr\u1ed1ng, nh\u01b0ng l\u1edbp v\u1ecf c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb c\u1ecd x\u00e1t s\u1ea1ch s\u1ebd, \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ed9 ra th\u00e2n g\u1ed7 tr\u1eafng b\u00f3ng lo\u00e1ng d\u01b0\u1edbi \u00e1nh tr\u0103ng. Nh\u1eefng d\u00e2y leo bu\u00f4ng r\u1ee7 t\u1eeb c\u00e1c c\u00e0nh c\u00e2y tr\u00ean cao, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng b\u00f4ng hoa h\u00ecnh chu\u00f4ng c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang, to l\u1edbn, tr\u1eafng mu\u1ed1t nh\u01b0 s\u00e1p, tr\u00f4ng t\u1ef1a nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u00f3a hoa b\u00ecm b\u00ecm \u0111ang ch\u00ecm trong gi\u1ea5c ng\u1ee7. Th\u1ebf nh\u01b0ng, trong to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 khu v\u1ef1c kho\u1ea3ng \u0111\u1ea5t tr\u1ed1ng \u0111\u00f3, ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f2n m\u1ed9t ng\u1ecdn c\u1ecf xanh n\u00e0o s\u00f3t l\u1ea1i – ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t b\u1ecb gi\u1eabm n\u00e1t k\u1ef9 c\u00e0ng.<\/p>\n

\u00c1nh tr\u0103ng tr\u1ea3i l\u00ean m\u1ecdi v\u1eadt m\u1ed9t m\u00e0u x\u00e1m nh\u01b0 s\u1eaft, ch\u1ec9 tr\u1eeb n\u01a1i nh\u1eefng ch\u00fa voi \u0111\u1ee9ng, n\u01a1i b\u00f3ng c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang \u0111en \u0111\u1eb7c t\u1ef1a m\u1ef1c. Little Toomai ch\u0103m ch\u00fa nh\u00ecn, n\u00edn th\u1edf, \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft m\u1edf to h\u1ebft c\u1ee1. Khi c\u1eadu quan s\u00e1t, ng\u00e0y c\u00e0ng nhi\u1ec1u voi l\u1eb7ng l\u1ebd l\u01b0\u1edbt v\u00e0o kho\u1ea3ng \u0111\u1ea5t tr\u1ed1ng t\u1eeb gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng th\u00e2n c\u00e2y. Little Toomai ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ebfm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ebfn m\u01b0\u1eddi, r\u1ed3i c\u1eadu l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ebfm \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfm l\u1ea1i tr\u00ean c\u00e1c ng\u00f3n tay cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi m\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ch\u1ee5c, \u0111\u1ea7u \u00f3c c\u1eadu quay cu\u1ed3ng. B\u00ean ngo\u00e0i kho\u1ea3ng tr\u1ed1ng \u1ea5y, c\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng ch\u00fang l\u00e1ch c\u00e1ch trong b\u1ee5i r\u1eadm khi ch\u00fang men theo s\u01b0\u1eddn \u0111\u1ed3i, nh\u01b0ng ngay khi b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o v\u00f2ng tr\u00f2n c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i c\u00e2y, ch\u00fang di chuy\u1ec3n t\u1ef1a nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng b\u00f3ng ma.<\/p>\n

C\u00f3 nh\u1eefng ch\u00fa voi \u0111\u1ef1c hoang d\u00e3 v\u1edbi ng\u00e0 tr\u1eafng mu\u1ed1t, l\u00e1 r\u1ee5ng, h\u1ea1t v\u00e0 c\u00e0nh c\u00e2y v\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u1ea5n tr\u00ean nh\u1eefng n\u1ebfp nh\u0103n c\u1ed5 v\u00e0 n\u1ebfp g\u1ea5p \u1edf tai; nh\u1eefng voi m\u1eb9 to l\u1edbn, b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i ch\u1eadm r\u00e3i, v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng ch\u00fa voi con nh\u1ecf b\u00e9, hi\u1ebfu \u0111\u1ed9ng, ch\u1ec9 cao h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat so v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t m\u00e9t, ch\u1ea1y tung t\u0103ng d\u01b0\u1edbi b\u1ee5ng m\u1eb9; nh\u1eefng con voi tr\u1ebb v\u1edbi chi\u1ebfc ng\u00e0 m\u1edbi nh\u00fa, tr\u00e0n \u0111\u1ea7y v\u1ebb ki\u00eau h\u00e3nh; nh\u1eefng voi gi\u00e0 c\u00f4 \u0111\u1ed9c, g\u1ea7y gu\u1ed9c, v\u1edbi khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea7y lo \u00e2u, kh\u1eafc kh\u1ed5 v\u00e0 chi\u1ebfc v\u00f2i s\u1ea7n s\u00f9i nh\u01b0 v\u1ecf c\u00e2y; nh\u1eefng voi \u0111\u1ef1c gi\u00e0 d\u1eef t\u1ee3n, mang nh\u1eefng v\u1ebft s\u1eb9o l\u1edbn ch\u1ea1y d\u00e0i t\u1eeb vai \u0111\u1ebfn s\u01b0\u1eddn, l\u00e0 ch\u1ee9ng t\u00edch c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng tr\u1eadn chi\u1ebfn ng\u00e0y x\u01b0a, v\u00e0 l\u1edbp b\u00f9n kh\u00f4 bong tr\u00f3c t\u1eeb nh\u1eefng l\u1ea7n t\u1eafm b\u00f9n \u0111\u01a1n \u0111\u1ed9c r\u01a1i r\u1edbt xu\u1ed1ng vai ch\u00fang; v\u00e0 c\u00f2n c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t con voi v\u1edbi chi\u1ebfc ng\u00e0 g\u00e3y, mang tr\u00ean m\u00ecnh nh\u1eefng v\u1ebft c\u00e0o s\u00e2u ho\u1eafm, kinh ho\u00e0ng t\u1eeb m\u00f3ng vu\u1ed1t h\u1ed5 in h\u1eb1n tr\u00ean s\u01b0\u1eddn.<\/p>\n

Ch\u00fang \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u1ed1i m\u1eb7t nhau, ho\u1eb7c \u0111i \u0111i l\u1ea1i l\u1ea1i tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t theo t\u1eebng \u0111\u00f4i, ho\u1eb7c l\u1eafc l\u01b0, \u0111ung \u0111\u01b0a m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh – h\u00e0ng tr\u0103m, h\u00e0ng tr\u0103m con voi.<\/p>\n

Toomai bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng ch\u1eebng n\u00e0o c\u1eadu c\u00f2n n\u1eb1m y\u00ean tr\u00ean c\u1ed5 Kala Nag th\u00ec s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec x\u1ea3y ra v\u1edbi c\u1eadu. B\u1edfi v\u00ec ngay c\u1ea3 trong cu\u1ed9c lao xao, x\u00f4 \u0111\u1ea9y c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c s\u0103n Keddah, m\u1ed9t con voi hoang d\u00e3 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng v\u01b0\u01a1n v\u00f2i l\u00ean k\u00e9o ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng kh\u1ecfi c\u1ed5 m\u1ed9t con voi nh\u00e0. V\u00e0 nh\u1eefng con voi n\u00e0y \u0111\u00eam nay kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn con ng\u01b0\u1eddi. C\u00f3 l\u1ea7n, ch\u00fang gi\u1eadt m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 v\u1ec3nh tai l\u00ean khi nghe ti\u1ebfng kim lo\u1ea1i va v\u00e0o nhau trong r\u1eebng, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 Pudmini, con voi c\u01b0ng c\u1ee7a Petersen Sahib, s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y x\u00edch c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb \u0111\u1ee9t, \u0111ang g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb, kh\u1ecbt kh\u1ecbt m\u0169i leo l\u00ean s\u01b0\u1eddn \u0111\u1ed3i. Ch\u1eafc h\u1eb3n n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 ph\u00e1 x\u00edch v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1eb3ng t\u1eeb tr\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a Petersen Sahib; v\u00e0 Little Toomai nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t con voi kh\u00e1c, m\u1ed9t con m\u00e0 c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng quen, v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng v\u1ebft s\u1eb9o d\u00e2y s\u00e2u tr\u00ean l\u01b0ng v\u00e0 ng\u1ef1c. Con voi n\u00e0y c\u0169ng ch\u1eafc h\u1eb3n \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ed1n kh\u1ecfi m\u1ed9t tr\u1ea1i n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ed3i.<\/p>\n

Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n ti\u1ebfng b\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00e2n voi n\u00e0o vang l\u00ean trong r\u1eebng n\u1eefa, v\u00e0 Kala Nag b\u01b0\u1edbc ra kh\u1ecfi ch\u1ed7 \u0111\u1ee9ng gi\u1eefa hai th\u00e2n c\u00e2y, ti\u1ebfn v\u00e0o gi\u1eefa \u0111\u00e1m \u0111\u00f4ng, c\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfng k\u00eau “c\u00fac”<\/i> v\u00e0 “g\u1eeb g\u1eeb”<\/i>. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng con voi b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u tr\u00f2 chuy\u1ec7n b\u1eb1ng th\u1ee9 ng\u00f4n ng\u1eef c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang v\u00e0 ch\u1ea7m ch\u1eadm di chuy\u1ec3n quanh qu\u1ea9n.<\/p>\n

V\u1eabn n\u1eb1m im, Little Toomai nh\u00ecn xu\u1ed1ng h\u00e0ng tr\u0103m, h\u00e0ng tr\u0103m t\u1ea5m l\u01b0ng r\u1ed9ng l\u1edbn, nh\u1eefng \u0111\u00f4i tai phe ph\u1ea9y, nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc v\u00f2i \u0111ung \u0111\u01b0a v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft tr\u00f2n xoe l\u0103n tr\u00f2n. C\u1eadu nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng ng\u00e0 va v\u00e0o nhau l\u1ed9c c\u1ed9c, ti\u1ebfng v\u00f2i qu\u1ea5n l\u1ea5y nhau s\u1ed9t so\u1ea1t, ti\u1ebfng c\u1ecd x\u00e1t c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng b\u00ean s\u01b0\u1eddn v\u00e0 b\u1edd vai \u0111\u1ed3 s\u1ed9 ch\u1ea1m v\u00e0o nhau trong \u0111\u00e1m \u0111\u00f4ng, c\u00f9ng ti\u1ebfng v\u1eaby \u0111u\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ng\u1eebng ngh\u1ec9. R\u1ed3i m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e1m m\u00e2y k\u00e9o qua che l\u1ea5p m\u1eb7t tr\u0103ng, v\u00e0 c\u1eadu ch\u00ecm v\u00e0o trong b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i d\u00e0y \u0111\u1eb7c. Nh\u01b0ng nh\u1eefng \u00e2m thanh x\u00f4 \u0111\u1ea9y, chen l\u1ea5n v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb tr\u1ea7m \u0111\u1ee5c, \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ec1u v\u1eabn c\u1ee9 ti\u1ebfp di\u1ec5n. C\u1eadu bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng Kala Nag \u0111ang b\u1ecb nh\u1eefng con voi kh\u00e1c v\u00e2y quanh, v\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0a n\u00f3 ra kh\u1ecfi cu\u1ed9c t\u1ee5 h\u1ecdp n\u00e0y; th\u1ebf n\u00ean c\u1eadu nghi\u1ebfn ch\u1eb7t r\u0103ng v\u00e0 run l\u00ean. D\u00f9 sao trong m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c s\u0103n Keddah, c\u00f2n c\u00f3 \u00e1nh \u0111u\u1ed1c v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng reo h\u00f2, nh\u01b0ng \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y c\u1eadu ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n \u0111\u01a1n \u0111\u1ed9c trong b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i, v\u00e0 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc v\u00f2i v\u01b0\u01a1n \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ea1m v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea7u g\u1ed1i c\u1eadu.<\/p>\n

R\u1ed3i m\u1ed9t con voi r\u1ed1ng l\u00ean, v\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ch\u00fang c\u00f9ng h\u01b0\u1edfng \u1ee9ng trong n\u0103m ho\u1eb7c m\u01b0\u1eddi gi\u00e2y kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp. Gi\u1ecdt s\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1eeb nh\u1eefng c\u00e0nh c\u00e2y ph\u00eda tr\u00ean r\u01a1i xu\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 m\u01b0a tr\u00ean nh\u1eefng t\u1ea5m l\u01b0ng khu\u1ea5t b\u00f3ng, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng \u1ea7m \u1ea7m tr\u1ea7m th\u1ea5p b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u vang l\u00ean, ban \u0111\u1ea7u kh\u00f4ng qu\u00e1 l\u1edbn, v\u00e0 Little Toomai kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 nh\u1eadn ra \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 g\u00ec. Nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 ng\u00e0y c\u00e0ng l\u1edbn h\u01a1n, v\u00e0 Kala Nag nh\u1ea5c m\u1ed9t ch\u00e2n tr\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00ean, r\u1ed3i ch\u00e2n kia, v\u00e0 \u0111\u1eb7t ch\u00fang xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t – m\u1ed9t-hai, m\u1ed9t-hai – v\u1eefng v\u00e0ng nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc b\u00faa m\u00e1y. Nh\u1eefng con voi \u0111ang gi\u1eabm ch\u00e2n c\u00f9ng l\u00fac, v\u00e0 \u00e2m thanh nghe nh\u01b0 ti\u1ebfng tr\u1ed1ng tr\u1eadn d\u1ed9i v\u00e0o mi\u1ec7ng hang. S\u01b0\u01a1ng r\u01a1i t\u1eeb c\u00e2y cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n gi\u1ecdt n\u00e0o, ti\u1ebfng \u1ea7m \u1ea7m v\u1eabn ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c, m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t rung chuy\u1ec3n v\u00e0 l\u1eafc l\u01b0, v\u00e0 Little Toomai \u0111\u01b0a tay l\u00ean b\u1ecbt tai \u0111\u1ec3 \u00e1t \u0111i \u00e2m thanh. Nh\u01b0ng t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng rung \u0111\u1ed9ng kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 ch\u1ea1y xuy\u00ean qua c\u1eadu – ti\u1ebfng gi\u1eabm ch\u00e2n c\u1ee7a h\u00e0ng tr\u0103m \u0111\u00f4i ch\u00e2n n\u1eb7ng tr\u1ecbch tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t tr\u1ea7n tr\u1ee5i. M\u1ed9t ho\u1eb7c hai l\u1ea7n, c\u1eadu c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y Kala Nag v\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng con kh\u00e1c c\u00f9ng nhau ti\u1ebfn l\u00ean v\u00e0i b\u01b0\u1edbc, v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng \u1ea7m \u1ea7m chuy\u1ec3n th\u00e0nh ti\u1ebfng nghi\u1ec1n n\u00e1t c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 xanh t\u01b0\u01a1i m\u1ecdng n\u01b0\u1edbc b\u1ecb v\u1ee1 v\u1ee5n, nh\u01b0ng ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t ho\u1eb7c hai ph\u00fat sau, ti\u1ebfng \u1ea7m \u1ea7m c\u1ee7a ch\u00e2n tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t c\u1ee9ng l\u1ea1i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u vang l\u00ean. M\u1ed9t c\u00e1i c\u00e2y \u0111ang k\u00eau c\u1ecdt k\u1eb9t v\u00e0 r\u00ean r\u1ec9 \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u00f3 g\u1ea7n c\u1eadu. C\u1eadu \u0111\u01b0a tay ra v\u00e0 ch\u1ea1m v\u00e0o v\u1ecf c\u00e2y, nh\u01b0ng Kala Nag v\u1eabn ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c di chuy\u1ec3n, v\u1eabn gi\u1eabm ch\u00e2n, v\u00e0 c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 bi\u1ebft m\u00ecnh \u0111ang \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u trong kho\u1ea3ng \u0111\u1ea5t tr\u1ed1ng. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u00e2m thanh n\u00e0o t\u1eeb nh\u1eefng con voi, ngo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n, khi hai ho\u1eb7c ba ch\u00fa voi con k\u00eau l\u00ean c\u00f9ng l\u00fac. R\u1ed3i c\u1eadu nghe ti\u1ebfng “th\u1ecbch”<\/i> v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng s\u1ed9t so\u1ea1t, v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng \u1ea7m \u1ea7m v\u1eabn ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c. Ch\u1eafc h\u1eb3n n\u00f3 k\u00e9o d\u00e0i g\u1ea7n hai gi\u1edd, v\u00e0 Little Toomai \u0111au nh\u1ee9c t\u1eebng d\u00e2y th\u1ea7n kinh, nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu bi\u1ebft qua m\u00f9i kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed ban \u0111\u00eam r\u1eb1ng b\u00ecnh minh \u0111ang \u0111\u1ebfn.<\/p>\n

\u00c1nh b\u00ecnh minh h\u00e9 l\u1ed9 ph\u00eda sau nh\u1eefng ng\u1ecdn \u0111\u1ed3i xanh nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t d\u1ea3i l\u1ee5a v\u00e0ng nh\u1ea1t, v\u00e0 ngay kho\u1ea3nh kh\u1eafc tia s\u00e1ng \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean l\u00f3 r\u1ea1ng, ti\u1ebfng \u1ea7m \u1ea7m ch\u1ee3t im b\u1eb7t, t\u1ef1a h\u1ed3 \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng \u1ea5y ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t m\u1ec7nh l\u1ec7nh nghi\u00eam kh\u1eafc. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi Little Toomai k\u1ecbp h\u1ebft c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c \u00f9 tai, th\u1eadm ch\u00ed tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi c\u1eadu k\u1ecbp thay \u0111\u1ed5i t\u01b0 th\u1ebf ng\u1ed3i, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng con voi \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t, ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i Kala Nag, Pudmini v\u00e0 con voi mang v\u1ebft s\u1eb9o h\u00ecnh d\u00e2y th\u1eebng. Kh\u1eafp s\u01b0\u1eddn \u0111\u1ed3i ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f2n m\u1ed9t d\u1ea5u v\u1ebft, m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng x\u00e0o x\u1ea1c hay th\u00ec th\u1ea7m n\u00e0o g\u1ee3i \u00fd v\u1ec1 n\u01a1i nh\u1eefng con voi kia \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i.<\/p>\n

Little Toomai \u0111\u1ea3o m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn quanh. Kho\u1ea3ng \u0111\u1ea5t tr\u1ed1ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t, nh\u01b0 c\u1eadu nh\u1edb l\u1ea1i, d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 r\u1ed9ng l\u1edbn h\u01a1n nhi\u1ec1u so v\u1edbi l\u00fac ban \u0111\u00eam. Gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y, nhi\u1ec1u c\u00e2y c\u1ed1i h\u01a1n m\u1ecdc l\u00ean gi\u1eefa khu \u0111\u1ea5t, nh\u01b0ng nh\u1eefng b\u1ee5i r\u1eadm v\u00e0 c\u1ecf d\u1ea1i hai b\u00ean m\u00e9p r\u1eebng \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb san ph\u1eb3ng. Little Toomai l\u1ea1i ch\u0103m ch\u00fa quan s\u00e1t th\u00eam m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa. Gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y, c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 hi\u1ec3u ra s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng b\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00e2n \u1ea5y. \u0110\u00e0n voi \u0111\u00e3 m\u1edf r\u1ed9ng kh\u00f4ng gian b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch gi\u1eabm n\u00e1t m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 – ch\u00fang nghi\u1ec1n n\u00e1t nh\u1eefng th\u1ea3m c\u1ecf d\u00e0y c\u00f9ng nh\u1eefng kh\u00f3m m\u00eda m\u1ecdng n\u01b0\u1edbc th\u00e0nh t\u1eebng m\u1ea3nh v\u1ee5n, r\u1ed3i t\u1eeb m\u1ea3nh v\u1ee5n bi\u1ebfn th\u00e0nh x\u01a1, t\u1eeb x\u01a1 tan th\u00e0nh nh\u1eefng s\u1ee3i li ti, v\u00e0 cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, nh\u1eefng s\u1ee3i li ti \u1ea5y h\u00f2a v\u00e0o n\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ea5t c\u1ee9ng ch\u1eafc.<\/p>\n

“Ch\u00e0!”<\/i> Little Toomai th\u1ed1t l\u00ean, \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft c\u1eadu m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 m\u1edf n\u1ed5i. “Kala Nag, th\u01b0a ng\u00e0i, ch\u00fang ta h\u00e3y \u0111i theo Pudmini v\u1ec1 tr\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a Petersen Sahib, n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng con s\u1ebd ng\u00e3 kh\u1ecfi c\u1ed5 ng\u00e0i m\u1ea5t.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Con voi th\u1ee9 ba \u0111\u1ee9ng nh\u00ecn hai con kia d\u1ea7n khu\u1ea5t b\u00f3ng, r\u1ed3i kh\u1ecbt m\u0169i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i, quay v\u00f2ng, v\u00e0 b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i theo con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ri\u00eang c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd n\u00f3 thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t v\u1ecb vua b\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ecba n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00f3 n\u0103m m\u01b0\u01a1i, s\u00e1u m\u01b0\u01a1i ho\u1eb7c th\u1eadm ch\u00ed m\u1ed9t tr\u0103m d\u1eb7m.<\/p>\n

Hai gi\u1edd sau, khi Petersen Sahib \u0111ang d\u00f9ng b\u1eefa s\u00e1ng s\u1edbm, \u0111\u00e0n voi c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng, v\u1ed1n b\u1ecb x\u00edch \u0111\u00f4i su\u1ed1t \u0111\u00eam \u0111\u00f3, b\u1ed7ng nhi\u00ean r\u1ed1ng l\u00ean \u1ea7m \u0129. Pudmini, l\u00fan s\u00e2u \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eadn vai, c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi Kala Nag, \u0111\u00f4i ch\u00e2n \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c kh\u1eadp khi\u1ec5ng, t\u1eeb t\u1eeb l\u00ea b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o tr\u1ea1i. Khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t Little Toomai x\u00e1m x\u1ecbt, nh\u1ee3t nh\u1ea1t, m\u00e1i t\u00f3c d\u00ednh \u0111\u1ea7y l\u00e1 c\u00e2y v\u00e0 \u01b0\u1edbt s\u0169ng s\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u00eam. C\u1eadu c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng ch\u00e0o Petersen Sahib, r\u1ed3i th\u1ec1u th\u00e0o y\u1ebfu \u1edbt: “\u0110i\u1ec7u nh\u1ea3y – \u0111i\u1ec7u nh\u1ea3y c\u1ee7a voi! Con \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y n\u00f3, v\u00e0 – con s\u1eafp ch\u1ebft m\u1ea5t!”<\/i> Ngay khi Kala Nag ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng, c\u1eadu tr\u01b0\u1ee3t kh\u1ecfi c\u1ed5 voi v\u00e0 ng\u1ea5t l\u1ecbm \u0111i.<\/p>\n

Th\u1ebf nh\u01b0ng, v\u00ec b\u1ecdn tr\u1ebb b\u1ea3n x\u1ee9 ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 h\u1ec7 th\u1ea7n kinh n\u00e0o \u0111\u00e1ng k\u1ec3, n\u00ean ch\u1ec9 sau hai gi\u1edd, c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 n\u1eb1m r\u1ea5t th\u1ecfa m\u00e3n trong chi\u1ebfc v\u00f5ng c\u1ee7a Petersen Sahib, v\u1edbi chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o kho\u00e1c s\u0103n c\u1ee7a Petersen Sahib k\u00ea d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u1ea7u, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ly s\u1eefa \u1ea5m, m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat r\u01b0\u1ee3u m\u1ea1nh, pha th\u00eam m\u1ed9t \u00edt quinine, trong ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Trong khi nh\u1eefng th\u1ee3 s\u0103n gi\u00e0 g\u00e2n gu\u1ed1c, \u0111\u1ea7y nh\u1eefng v\u1ebft s\u1eb9o t\u1eeb r\u1eebng r\u1eadm ng\u1ed3i th\u00e0nh ba h\u00e0ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t c\u1eadu, nh\u00ecn c\u1eadu nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 c\u1eadu l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t linh h\u1ed3n, c\u1eadu k\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh b\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi ng\u1eafn g\u1ecdn, nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb v\u1eabn l\u00e0m, v\u00e0 k\u1ebft th\u00fac b\u1eb1ng:<\/p>\n

“B\u00e2y gi\u1edd, n\u1ebfu con n\u00f3i d\u1ed1i m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi, h\u00e3y sai ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i xem, v\u00e0 h\u1ecd s\u1ebd th\u1ea5y r\u1eb1ng h\u1ecd nh\u00e0 voi \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1eabm n\u00e1t th\u00eam kh\u00f4ng gian trong ph\u00f2ng nh\u1ea3y c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd, v\u00e0 h\u1ecd s\u1ebd t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y m\u01b0\u1eddi, v\u00e0 m\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea7n m\u01b0\u1eddi, d\u1ea5u ch\u00e2n d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ebfn ph\u00f2ng nh\u1ea3y \u0111\u00f3. H\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ea1o th\u00eam kh\u00f4ng gian b\u1eb1ng ch\u00e2n c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. Con \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y. Kala Nag \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0a con \u0111i, v\u00e0 con \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y. Kala Nag c\u0169ng r\u1ea5t m\u1ecfi ch\u00e2n!”<\/i><\/p>\n

Little Toomai n\u1eb1m ng\u1ea3 l\u01b0ng v\u00e0 ng\u1ee7 su\u1ed1t c\u1ea3 bu\u1ed5i chi\u1ec1u d\u00e0i, m\u00e3i cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi tr\u1eddi ch\u1ea1ng v\u1ea1ng. Trong l\u00fac c\u1eadu say gi\u1ea5c, Petersen Sahib c\u00f9ng Machua Appa l\u1ea7n theo d\u1ea5u v\u1ebft c\u1ee7a hai con voi, \u0111i su\u1ed1t m\u01b0\u1eddi l\u0103m d\u1eb7m \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng xuy\u00ean qua nh\u1eefng ng\u1ecdn \u0111\u1ed3i. Petersen Sahib \u0111\u00e3 d\u00e0nh tr\u1ecdn m\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00e1m n\u0103m s\u0103n b\u1eaft voi, v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e2y m\u1edbi ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 l\u1ea7n th\u1ee9 hai \u00f4ng t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i nh\u1ea3y m\u00faa nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y. Machua Appa ch\u1eb3ng c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i nh\u00ecn k\u1ef9 kho\u1ea3ng \u0111\u1ea5t tr\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111o\u00e1n ra \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 di\u1ec5n ra \u1edf \u0111\u00f3, c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng c\u1ea7n d\u00f9ng ch\u00e2n c\u00e0o l\u00ean l\u1edbp \u0111\u1ea5t \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb n\u1ec7n ch\u1eb7t kia.<\/p>\n

“\u0110\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt,”<\/i> \u00f4ng l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng. “T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra \u0111\u00eam qua, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ea3y m\u01b0\u01a1i d\u1ea5u ch\u00e2n b\u0103ng qua d\u00f2ng s\u00f4ng. H\u00e3y nh\u00ecn xem, Sahib, v\u1ebft s\u1eaft \u1edf ch\u00e2n Pudmini \u0111\u00e3 c\u1eaft s\u00e2u v\u00e0o l\u1edbp v\u1ecf c\u00e2y kia k\u00eca! \u0110\u00fang v\u1eady, n\u00f3 c\u0169ng \u1edf ngay ch\u1ed7 \u0111\u00f3.”<\/i><\/p>\n

H\u1ecd \u0111\u01b0a m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn nhau, nh\u00ecn l\u00ean r\u1ed3i nh\u00ecn xu\u1ed1ng, l\u00f2ng tr\u00e0n ng\u1eadp s\u1ef1 ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean. B\u1edfi v\u00ec nh\u1eefng h\u00e0nh vi c\u1ee7a lo\u00e0i voi v\u01b0\u1ee3t xa kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng th\u1ea5u hi\u1ec3u c\u1ee7a b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng n\u00e0o, d\u00f9 l\u00e0 da \u0111en hay da tr\u1eafng.<\/p>\n

“B\u1ed1n m\u01b0\u01a1i l\u0103m n\u0103m r\u1ed3i,”<\/i> Machua Appa l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng, “t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 theo d\u1ea5u ch\u00e2n c\u1ee7a ch\u00faa t\u1ec3 m\u00ecnh, con voi, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng nghe n\u00f3i b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb n\u00e0o c\u1ee7a lo\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1i nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y. H\u1ee1i th\u1ea7n linh c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng ng\u1ecdn \u0111\u1ed3i, \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 \u2014 ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i g\u00ec \u0111\u00e2y?”<\/i> v\u00e0 \u00f4ng l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u.<\/p>\n

Khi h\u1ecd tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 tr\u1ea1i, \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u1edd \u0103n t\u1ed1i. Petersen Sahib d\u00f9ng b\u1eefa m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh trong l\u1ec1u, nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng ra l\u1ec7nh cho tr\u1ea1i chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb hai con c\u1eebu v\u00e0 v\u00e0i con g\u00e0, c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi ph\u1ea7n g\u1ea5p \u0111\u00f4i b\u1ed9t m\u00ec, g\u1ea1o v\u00e0 mu\u1ed1i, b\u1edfi \u00f4ng bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t b\u1eefa ti\u1ec7c s\u1eafp di\u1ec5n ra.<\/p>\n

Big Toomai \u0111\u00e3 v\u1ed9i v\u00e3 t\u1eeb tr\u1ea1i tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u1eb1ng l\u00ean \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00ecm con trai v\u00e0 con voi c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y khi \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y h\u1ecd, \u00f4ng nh\u00ecn h\u1ecd nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 \u00f4ng s\u1ee3 c\u1ea3 hai. V\u00e0 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t b\u1eefa ti\u1ec7c b\u00ean nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ed1ng l\u1eeda tr\u1ea1i r\u1ef1c s\u00e1ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc h\u00e0ng voi b\u1ecb c\u1ed9t. Little Toomai l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u00f9ng c\u1ee7a t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3. V\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1eaft voi to l\u1edbn, \u0111en \u0111\u00faa, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi theo d\u1ea5u, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec1u khi\u1ec3n v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi bu\u1ed9c d\u00e2y, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi bi\u1ebft m\u1ecdi b\u00ed m\u1eadt \u0111\u1ec3 thu\u1ea7n h\u00f3a nh\u1eefng con voi hoang d\u00e3 nh\u1ea5t, \u0111\u00e3 chuy\u1ec1n c\u1eadu t\u1eeb ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0y sang ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c, v\u00e0 h\u1ecd b\u00f4i m\u00e1u t\u1eeb ng\u1ef1c m\u1ed9t con g\u00e0 r\u1eebng m\u1edbi gi\u1ebft l\u00ean tr\u00e1n c\u1eadu, \u0111\u1ec3 bi\u1ec3u th\u1ecb r\u1eb1ng c\u1eadu l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi r\u1eebng, \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c khai t\u00e2m v\u00e0 t\u1ef1 do trong m\u1ecdi khu r\u1eebng.<\/p>\n

V\u00e0 cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, khi ng\u1ecdn l\u1eeda l\u1ee5i t\u00e0n, v\u00e0 \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng \u0111\u1ecf r\u1ef1c c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng kh\u00fac g\u1ed7 l\u00e0m cho nh\u1eefng con voi tr\u00f4ng nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 ch\u00fang \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u00fang v\u00e0o m\u00e1u, Machua Appa, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u1ea7u t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec1u khi\u1ec3n t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c cu\u1ed9c s\u0103n Keddah – Machua Appa, b\u1ea3n sao c\u1ee7a Petersen Sahib, ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ea1o ra trong b\u1ed1n m\u01b0\u01a1i n\u0103m: Machua Appa, ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 t\u00ean g\u1ecdi n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c ngo\u00e0i Machua Appa – nh\u1ea3y d\u1ef1ng l\u00ean, v\u1edbi Little Toomai \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00e2ng cao trong kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u \u00f4ng, v\u00e0 h\u00e9t l\u00ean: “Nghe \u0111\u00e2y, anh em c\u1ee7a ta. H\u00e3y l\u1eafng nghe, h\u1ee1i c\u00e1c ch\u00faa t\u1ec3 c\u1ee7a ta trong h\u00e0ng voi, v\u00ec ta, Machua Appa, \u0111ang n\u00f3i! \u0110\u1ee9a b\u00e9 n\u00e0y s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 Little Toomai n\u1eefa, m\u00e0 l\u00e0 Toomai c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng ch\u00fa Voi, nh\u01b0 \u00f4ng n\u1ed9i c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1ecdi tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y. Nh\u1eefng g\u00ec ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng n\u00e0o th\u1ea5y, n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y qua \u0111\u00eam d\u00e0i, v\u00e0 s\u1ef1 \u01b0u \u00e1i c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd nh\u00e0 voi v\u00e0 c\u00e1c v\u1ecb th\u1ea7n c\u1ee7a r\u1eebng \u0111ang \u1edf b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh n\u00f3. N\u00f3 s\u1ebd tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi theo d\u1ea5u v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i. N\u00f3 s\u1ebd tr\u1edf n\u00ean v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 ta, ngay c\u1ea3 ta, Machua Appa! N\u00f3 s\u1ebd theo d\u1ea5u m\u1edbi, d\u1ea5u c\u0169, v\u00e0 d\u1ea5u l\u1eabn l\u1ed9n, v\u1edbi \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft s\u00e1ng r\u00f5! N\u00f3 s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng g\u1eb7p nguy hi\u1ec3m trong cu\u1ed9c s\u0103n Keddah khi ch\u1ea1y d\u01b0\u1edbi b\u1ee5ng ch\u00fang \u0111\u1ec3 bu\u1ed9c nh\u1eefng con voi \u0111\u1ef1c hoang d\u00e3; v\u00e0 n\u1ebfu n\u00f3 tr\u01b0\u1ee3t ng\u00e3 tr\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00e2n con voi \u0111\u1ef1c \u0111ang lao t\u1edbi, con voi \u0111\u1ef1c s\u1ebd bi\u1ebft n\u00f3 l\u00e0 ai v\u00e0 s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng nghi\u1ec1n n\u00e1t n\u00f3. Aihai! c\u00e1c ch\u00faa t\u1ec3 c\u1ee7a ta trong xi\u1ec1ng x\u00edch,”<\/i> – \u00f4ng quay v\u00f2ng quanh h\u00e0ng voi b\u1ecb c\u1ed9t – “\u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 \u0111\u00e3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y \u0111i\u1ec7u nh\u1ea3y c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u1edf nh\u1eefng n\u01a1i b\u00ed m\u1eadt c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i, – c\u1ea3nh t\u01b0\u1ee3ng m\u00e0 ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng n\u00e0o th\u1ea5y! H\u00e3y t\u00f4n vinh n\u00f3, c\u00e1c ch\u00faa t\u1ec3 c\u1ee7a ta! Salaam karo, c\u00e1c con c\u1ee7a ta. H\u00e3y c\u00fai ch\u00e0o Toomai c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng ch\u00fa Voi! Gunga Pershad, ahaa! Hira Guj, Birchi Guj, Kuttar Guj, ahaa! Pudmini, – ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y n\u00f3 trong \u0111i\u1ec7u nh\u1ea3y, v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u01a1i n\u1eefa, Kala Nag, vi\u00ean ng\u1ecdc c\u1ee7a ta trong s\u1ed1 nh\u1eefng con voi! – ahaa! C\u00f9ng nhau! G\u1eedi Toomai c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng ch\u00fa Voi. Barrao!”<\/i><\/p>\n

V\u00e0 v\u1edbi ti\u1ebfng h\u00e9t cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, hoang d\u00e3 \u1ea5y, c\u1ea3 h\u00e0ng voi \u0111\u1ed3ng lo\u1ea1t gi\u01a1 v\u00f2i l\u00ean ch\u1ea1m v\u00e0o tr\u00e1n, r\u1ed3i b\u00f9ng n\u1ed5 th\u00e0nh l\u1eddi ch\u00e0o tr\u1ecdng th\u1ec3 – ti\u1ebfng r\u1ed1ng vang \u0111\u1ed9ng m\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 Ph\u00f3 v\u01b0\u01a1ng \u1ea4n \u0110\u1ed9 m\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nghe, ti\u1ebfng Salaamut c\u1ee7a cu\u1ed9c s\u0103n Keddah.<\/p>\n

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