{"id":61,"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=61"},"modified":"2026-01-28T07:58:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T07:58:25","slug":"13-nhung-nguoi-hau-cua-nu-hoang","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/cau-be-rung-xanh\/chapter\/13-nhung-nguoi-hau-cua-nu-hoang\/","title":{"raw":"13. Nh\u1eefng Ng\u01b0\u1eddi H\u1ea7u C\u1ee7a N\u1eef Ho\u00e0ng","rendered":"13. Nh\u1eefng Ng\u01b0\u1eddi H\u1ea7u C\u1ee7a N\u1eef Ho\u00e0ng"},"content":{"raw":"B\u1ea1n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u00ednh b\u1eb1ng ph\u00e2n s\u1ed1, ho\u1eb7c b\u1eb1ng quy t\u1eafc tam su\u1ea5t \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n,\r\n\r\nNh\u01b0ng c\u00e1ch c\u1ee7a Tweedle-dum \u0111\u00e2u ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 c\u00e1ch c\u1ee7a Tweedle-dee.\r\n\r\nB\u1ea1n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 xo\u1eafn n\u00f3, b\u1ea1n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u1eadt n\u00f3, b\u1ea1n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u1ec7n n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn khi r\u00e3 r\u1eddi,\r\n\r\nNh\u01b0ng c\u00e1ch c\u1ee7a Pilly Winky \u0111\u00e2u ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 c\u00e1ch c\u1ee7a Winkie Pop!\r\n\r\nTr\u1eddi m\u01b0a t\u1ea7m t\u00e3 su\u1ed1t m\u1ed9t th\u00e1ng tr\u1eddi - m\u01b0a xu\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t tr\u1ea1i l\u00ednh\r\n\r\nv\u1edbi ba m\u01b0\u01a1i ng\u00e0n ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0 h\u00e0ng ng\u00e0n l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0, voi, ng\u1ef1a, b\u00f2 v\u00e0 la, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 t\u1eadp trung\r\n\r\nt\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 Rawal Pindi,\r\n\r\n\u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c T\u1ed5ng \u0111\u1ed1c \u1ea4n \u0110\u1ed9 duy\u1ec7t binh. Ng\u00e0i \u0111ang \u0111\u00f3n ti\u1ebfp Ho\u00e0ng th\u00e2n Afghanistan -\r\n\r\nm\u1ed9t v\u1ecb vua hoang d\u00e3 c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc r\u1ea5t hoang d\u00e3. V\u1ecb Ho\u00e0ng th\u00e2n mang theo\r\n\r\nt\u00e1m tr\u0103m ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0 ng\u1ef1a l\u00e0m c\u1eadn v\u1ec7, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0 ng\u1ef1a n\u00e0y ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng th\u1ea5y tr\u1ea1i l\u00ednh hay \u0111\u1ea7u m\u00e1y xe l\u1eeda n\u00e0o tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y trong \u0111\u1eddi -\r\n\r\nnh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi man r\u1ee3 v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng con ng\u1ef1a man r\u1ee3 t\u1eeb \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u00f3 \u1edf v\u00f9ng s\u00e2u v\u00f9ng xa c\u1ee7a Trung \u00c1. M\u1ed7i \u0111\u00eam, m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e1m ng\u1ef1a n\u00e0y ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn s\u1ebd ph\u00e1 d\u00e2y bu\u1ed9c g\u00f3t ch\u00e2n v\u00e0 ch\u1ea1y t\u00e1n lo\u1ea1n\r\n\r\ntrong tr\u1ea1i l\u00ednh t\u1ed1i \u0111en nh\u01b0 m\u1ef1c, ho\u1eb7c nh\u1eefng con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 s\u1ebd tu\u1ed9t d\u00e2y ch\u1ea1y lung tung v\u00e0 ng\u00e3 v\u00e0o d\u00e2y l\u1ec1u,\r\n\r\nv\u00e0 b\u1ea1n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 d\u1ec5 ch\u1ecbu th\u1ebf n\u00e0o v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111ang c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng \u0111i ng\u1ee7.\r\n\r\nL\u1ec1u c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i n\u1eb1m xa khu v\u1ef1c l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 m\u00ecnh an to\u00e0n.\r\n\r\nNh\u01b0ng m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00eam n\u1ecd, m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00f2 \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0o v\u00e0 h\u00e9t l\u00ean: \"Ra ngay, mau l\u00ean!<\/i>\r\n\r\nCh\u00fang \u0111ang t\u1edbi! L\u1ec1u c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i \u0111i r\u1ed3i!\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nT\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft \"ch\u00fang\"<\/i> l\u00e0 ai, n\u00ean t\u00f4i x\u1ecf \u1ee7ng, kho\u00e1c \u00e1o m\u01b0a v\u00e0 v\u1ed9i v\u00e3 lao ra ngo\u00e0i v\u0169ng b\u00f9n.\r\n\r\nLittle Vixen, con ch\u00f3 s\u1ee5c c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, chui ra t\u1eeb ph\u00eda b\u00ean kia; r\u1ed3i c\u00f3 ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb, ti\u1ebfng r\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng s\u1ee7i b\u1ecdt,\r\n\r\nv\u00e0 t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y chi\u1ebfc l\u1ec1u s\u1ee5p xu\u1ed1ng khi c\u1ed9t l\u1ec1u g\u00e3y, r\u1ed3i n\u00f3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u1ea3y m\u00faa\r\n\r\nnh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t b\u00f3ng ma \u0111i\u00ean cu\u1ed3ng. M\u1ed9t con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 lao v\u00e0o n\u00f3, v\u00e0 d\u00f9 \u01b0\u1edbt s\u0169ng v\u00e0 b\u1ef1c b\u1ed9i,\r\n\r\nt\u00f4i v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng nh\u1ecbn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u01b0\u1eddi. Sau \u0111\u00f3 t\u00f4i ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c ch\u1ea1y, v\u00ec t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft c\u00f3 bao nhi\u00eau con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 tu\u1ed9t d\u00e2y,\r\n\r\nv\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng m\u1ea5y ch\u1ed1c t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ra kh\u1ecfi t\u1ea7m m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a doanh tr\u1ea1i, l\u1ed9i b\u00ec b\u00f5m qua l\u1edbp b\u00f9n.\r\n\r\nCu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, t\u00f4i v\u1ea5p ph\u1ea3i \u0111u\u00f4i m\u1ed9t kh\u1ea9u ph\u00e1o, v\u00e0 nh\u1edd \u0111\u00f3 t\u00f4i nh\u1eadn ra m\u00ecnh\r\n\r\n\u0111ang \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u00f3 g\u1ea7n khu v\u1ef1c ph\u00e1o binh, n\u01a1i nh\u1eefng kh\u1ea9u \u0111\u1ea1i b\u00e1c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c x\u1ebfp ch\u1ed3ng l\u00ean nhau v\u00e0o ban \u0111\u00eam.\r\n\r\nV\u00ec kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n l\u1ed9i th\u00eam n\u1eefa trong m\u00e0n m\u01b0a ph\u00f9n v\u00e0 b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i,\r\n\r\nt\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ea3i chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o m\u01b0a c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh l\u00ean n\u00f2ng m\u1ed9t kh\u1ea9u ph\u00e1o, v\u00e0 d\u1ef1ng l\u00ean m\u1ed9t ch\u1ed7 tr\u00fa t\u1ea1m\r\n\r\nv\u1edbi hai ba c\u00e2y que \u0111\u1ea9y m\u00e0 t\u00f4i t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y, r\u1ed3i n\u1eb1m d\u1ecdc theo \u0111u\u00f4i m\u1ed9t kh\u1ea9u ph\u00e1o kh\u00e1c,\r\n\r\nv\u1eeba n\u1eb1m v\u1eeba th\u1eafc m\u1eafc kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft Vixen \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u, v\u00e0 b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n m\u00ecnh \u0111ang \u1edf n\u01a1i n\u00e0o.\r\n\r\nV\u1eeba l\u00fac t\u00f4i s\u1eafp ch\u00ecm v\u00e0o gi\u1ea5c ng\u1ee7, th\u00ec nghe v\u0103ng v\u1eb3ng ti\u1ebfng leng keng c\u1ee7a d\u00e2y c\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng h\u00ed vang,\r\n\r\nr\u1ed3i m\u1ed9t con la l\u1eefng th\u1eefng \u0111i qua tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t t\u00f4i, \u0111\u00f4i tai \u01b0\u1edbt nh\u1eb9p c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 kh\u1ebd rung rung.\r\n\r\nN\u00f3 h\u1eb3n l\u00e0 thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t kh\u1ea9u ph\u00e1o nh\u1ecf, b\u1edfi t\u00f4i c\u00f2n nghe r\u00f5 c\u1ea3 ti\u1ebfng va \u0111\u1eadp l\u00e1ch c\u00e1ch c\u1ee7a \u0111ai da, v\u00f2ng s\u1eaft v\u00e0 x\u00edch\r\n\r\ntr\u00ean t\u1ea5m \u0111\u1ec7m y\u00ean. Nh\u1eefng kh\u1ea9u ph\u00e1o nh\u1ecf \u1ea5y th\u1ef1c ra l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng kh\u1ea9u \u0111\u1ea1i b\u00e1c t\u00ed hon\r\n\r\n\u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ebf t\u1ea1o th\u00e0nh hai m\u1ea3nh r\u1eddi, ch\u1ec9 gh\u00e9p n\u1ed1i v\u00e0o nhau khi \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac khai h\u1ecfa.\r\n\r\nCh\u00fang th\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u1eadn chuy\u1ec3n l\u00ean c\u00e1c s\u01b0\u1eddn n\u00fai, b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 n\u01a1i n\u00e0o m\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con la c\u00f2n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u1ea7n b\u01b0\u1edbc,\r\n\r\nv\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u1ecf ra v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng h\u1eefu d\u1ee5ng trong nh\u1eefng tr\u1eadn chi\u1ebfn n\u01a1i v\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ea5t \u0111\u00e1 g\u1eadp gh\u1ec1nh.\r\n\r\nTheo sau con la l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0, v\u1edbi \u0111\u00f4i ch\u00e2n to b\u00e8, m\u1ec1m m\u1eadp c\u1ee7a n\u00f3\r\n\r\nb\u00ec b\u00f5m d\u1eabm l\u00ean l\u1edbp b\u00f9n l\u1ea7y, tr\u01b0\u1ee3t tr\u01b0\u1ee3t ch\u1ef1c ng\u00e3, c\u00f2n c\u00e1i c\u1ed5 th\u00ec l\u1eafc l\u01b0 qua l\u1ea1i\r\n\r\nch\u1eb3ng kh\u00e1c n\u00e0o c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t con g\u00e0 m\u00e1i l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0n. May m\u1eafn l\u00e0m sao, t\u00f4i c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee7 v\u1ed1n ti\u1ebfng c\u1ee7a lo\u00e0i v\u1eadt -\r\n\r\nkh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ti\u1ebfng c\u1ee7a th\u00fa hoang d\u00e3, m\u00e0 l\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng con v\u1eadt trong doanh tr\u1ea1i, d\u0129 nhi\u00ean -\r\n\r\nnh\u1edd h\u1ecdc h\u1ecfi t\u1eeb nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea3n x\u1ee9, n\u00ean t\u00f4i hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00f3 \u0111ang th\u1ed1t l\u00ean \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec.\r\n\r\nCh\u1eafc h\u1eb3n n\u00f3 l\u00e0 con \u0111\u00e3 lao v\u00e0o l\u1ec1u c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, v\u00ec n\u00f3 g\u1ecdi con la:\r\n\r\n\"T\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m g\u00ec? T\u00f4i \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u? T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u00e1nh nhau v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 m\u00e0u tr\u1eafng \u0111ang v\u1eaby,<\/i>\r\n\r\nv\u00e0 n\u00f3 c\u1ea7m m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y g\u1eady \u0111\u00e1nh v\u00e0o c\u1ed5 t\u00f4i.\"<\/i> (\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u00e1i c\u1ed9t l\u1ec1u g\u00e3y c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i,<\/i>\r\n\r\nv\u00e0 t\u00f4i r\u1ea5t m\u1eebng khi bi\u1ebft \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3.)<\/i> \"Ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 n\u00ean ch\u1ea1y ti\u1ebfp kh\u00f4ng?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"\u1ed2, l\u00e0 m\u00e0y \u00e0,\"<\/i> con la n\u00f3i, \"m\u00e0y v\u00e0 b\u1ea1n b\u00e8 c\u1ee7a m\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m n\u00e1o lo\u1ea1n tr\u1ea1i l\u00ednh \u00e0?<\/i>\r\n\r\n\u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i. S\u00e1ng mai m\u00e0y s\u1ebd b\u1ecb \u0111\u00e1nh \u0111\u00f2n v\u00ec chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y.<\/i>\r\n\r\nNh\u01b0ng ta c\u00f3 l\u1ebd n\u00ean cho m\u00e0y nh\u1eadn m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat h\u00ecnh ph\u1ea1t ngay b\u00e2y gi\u1edd.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nT\u00f4i nghe ti\u1ebfng d\u00e2y c\u01b0\u01a1ng leng keng khi con la l\u00f9i l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1 hai c\u00e1i v\u00e0o s\u01b0\u1eddn con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0\r\n\r\nvang l\u00ean nh\u01b0 ti\u1ebfng tr\u1ed1ng. \"L\u1ea7n sau,\"<\/i> n\u00f3 n\u00f3i, \"m\u00e0y s\u1ebd bi\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean ch\u1ea1y v\u00e0o khu ph\u00e1o binh<\/i>\r\n\r\nv\u00e0o ban \u0111\u00eam, la h\u00e9t \u2018Tr\u1ed9m v\u00e0 ch\u00e1y!\u2019 Ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng \u0111i, v\u00e0 gi\u1eef y\u00ean c\u00e1i c\u1ed5 ng\u1edb ng\u1ea9n c\u1ee7a m\u00e0y.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nCon l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 co r\u00fam l\u1ea1i theo ki\u1ec3u l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0, nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i th\u01b0\u1edbc hai t\u1ea5c, v\u00e0 ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng\r\n\r\nthan v\u00e3n. C\u00f3 ti\u1ebfng v\u00f3 ng\u1ef1a \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u1eb7n trong b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con ng\u1ef1a chi\u1ebfn l\u1edbn\r\n\r\nphi n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ea1i l\u00ean m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch v\u1eefng v\u00e0ng nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3 \u0111ang tr\u00ean thao tr\u01b0\u1eddng,\r\n\r\nnh\u1ea3y qua \u0111u\u00f4i m\u1ed9t kh\u1ea9u s\u00fang, v\u00e0 h\u1ea1 c\u00e1nh g\u1ea7n con la.\r\n\r\n\"Th\u1eadt \u0111\u00e1ng x\u1ea5u h\u1ed5,\"<\/i> n\u00f3 n\u00f3i, ph\u00ec ph\u00f2 l\u1ed7 m\u0169i. \"L\u0169 l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3 l\u1ea1i ch\u1ea1y t\u00e1n lo\u1ea1n qua h\u00e0ng ng\u0169 c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta -<\/i>\r\n\r\nl\u1ea7n th\u1ee9 ba trong tu\u1ea7n n\u00e0y. L\u00e0m sao m\u1ed9t con ng\u1ef1a c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u1eef \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c phong \u0111\u1ed9<\/i>\r\n\r\nn\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u00e9p ng\u1ee7. Ai \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y v\u1eady?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"T\u00f4i l\u00e0 con la thu\u1ed9c b\u1ed9 ph\u1eadn kh\u00f3a n\u00f2ng c\u1ee7a kh\u1ea9u s\u00fang s\u1ed1 hai c\u1ee7a \u0110\u01a1n v\u1ecb Ph\u00e1o nh\u1ecf s\u1ed1 M\u1ed9t,\"<\/i>\r\n\r\ncon la n\u00f3i, \"v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi kia l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a ng\u00e0i. N\u00f3 c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e1nh th\u1ee9c t\u00f4i d\u1eady.<\/i>\r\n\r\nNg\u00e0i l\u00e0 ai?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"S\u1ed1 M\u01b0\u1eddi L\u0103m, \u0110\u1ed9i E, Trung \u0111o\u00e0n K\u1ef5 binh s\u1ed1 Ch\u00edn - chi\u1ebfn m\u00e3 c\u1ee7a Dick Cunliffe.<\/i>\r\n\r\nXin h\u00e3y d\u1ecbch sang m\u1ed9t b\u00ean.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"\u1ed2, t\u00f4i xin l\u1ed7i,\"<\/i> con la \u0111\u00e1p. \"Tr\u1eddi t\u1ed1i qu\u00e1 n\u00ean t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eadn ra ng\u00e0i.<\/i>\r\n\r\nB\u1ecdn l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 n\u00e0y th\u1eadt kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu. T\u00f4i v\u1eeba r\u1eddi h\u00e0ng ng\u0169 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00ecm ch\u00fat y\u00ean t\u0129nh \u0111\u00e2y.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Th\u01b0a c\u00e1c ng\u00e0i,\"<\/i> con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi gi\u1ecdng nh\u00fan nh\u01b0\u1eddng, \"ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng gi\u1ea5c m\u01a1 kinh kh\u1ee7ng \u0111\u00eam qua,<\/i>\r\n\r\nv\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i. T\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 ch\u1edf h\u00e0nh l\u00fd thu\u1ed9c B\u1ed9 Binh B\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ecba s\u1ed1 39,<\/i>\r\n\r\nv\u00e0 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u01b0 c\u00e1c ng\u00e0i, th\u01b0a c\u00e1c ng\u00e0i.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"V\u1eady t\u1ea1i sao ng\u00e0i kh\u00f4ng \u1edf l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ee5 ch\u1edf h\u00e0nh l\u00fd cho B\u1ed9 Binh B\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ecba s\u1ed1 39,<\/i>\r\n\r\nthay v\u00ec ch\u1ea1y lung tung kh\u1eafp doanh tr\u1ea1i th\u1ebf n\u00e0y?\"<\/i> con la n\u00f3i.\r\n\r\n\"Nh\u1eefng gi\u1ea5c m\u01a1 \u0111\u00f3 th\u1eadt t\u1ed3i t\u1ec7,\"<\/i> con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 n\u00f3i. \"T\u00f4i th\u1eadt l\u1ea5y l\u00e0m ti\u1ebfc. Nh\u01b0ng khoan \u0111\u00e3!<\/i>\r\n\r\nTi\u1ebfng g\u00ec v\u1eady? Ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 n\u00ean ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c ch\u1ea1y kh\u00f4ng?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"H\u00e3y ng\u1ed3i y\u00ean \u0111\u00f3,\"<\/i> con la \u0111\u00e1p, \"n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng c\u1eb7p ch\u00e2n d\u00e0i ngo\u1eb5ng nh\u01b0 que c\u1ee7i c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u01a1i s\u1ebd g\u00e3y r\u1ee5ng gi\u1eefa l\u00e0n \u0111\u1ea1n.\"<\/i> N\u00f3 v\u1ec3nh m\u1ed9t tai l\u00ean l\u1eafng nghe. \"L\u00e0 b\u00f2 k\u00e9o ph\u00e1o!\"<\/i> n\u00f3 n\u00f3i. \"Qu\u1ea3 th\u1eadt,<\/i>\r\n\r\nng\u01b0\u01a1i v\u00e0 b\u00e8 b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u00e3 khi\u1ebfn c\u1ea3 doanh tr\u1ea1i binh l\u00ednh t\u1ec9nh gi\u1ea5c m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch th\u1eadt k\u1ef9 l\u01b0\u1ee1ng.<\/i>\r\n\r\nPh\u1ea3i c\u1ea7n m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 th\u00fac \u0111\u1ea9y h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh m\u1ebd m\u1edbi c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e1nh th\u1ee9c n\u1ed5i m\u1ed9t con b\u00f2 k\u00e9o ph\u00e1o d\u1eady \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nT\u00f4i nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng x\u00edch l\u1ebft xo\u1ea3ng xo\u1ea3ng tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t, r\u1ed3i m\u1ed9t c\u1eb7p b\u00f2 tr\u1eafng to l\u1edbn,\r\n\r\nu\u1ec3 o\u1ea3i k\u00e9o theo nh\u1eefng kh\u1ea9u \u0111\u1ea1i b\u00e1c h\u1ea1ng n\u1eb7ng - th\u1ee9 v\u1ed1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u00f9ng khi \u0111\u00e0n voi kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu ti\u1ebfn s\u00e2u h\u01a1n\r\n\r\nv\u00e0o v\u00f9ng chi\u1ebfn s\u1ef1 - \u0111ang l\u1ea7n b\u01b0\u1edbc t\u1edbi g\u1ea7n. V\u00e0 su\u00fdt ch\u00fat n\u1eefa gi\u1eabm ph\u1ea3i s\u1ee3i x\u00edch kia\r\n\r\nl\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con la kh\u00e1c thu\u1ed9c \u0111\u01a1n v\u1ecb ph\u00e1o binh, \u0111ang c\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfng g\u1ecdi l\u1edbn \"Billy.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng l\u00ednh m\u1edbi c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta,\"<\/i> con la gi\u00e0 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi con ng\u1ef1a chi\u1ebfn. \"N\u00f3 \u0111ang g\u1ecdi t\u00f4i. N\u00e0y nh\u00f3c, \u0111\u1eebng c\u00f3 m\u00e0 r\u1ed1ng l\u00ean n\u1eefa. B\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd l\u00e0m h\u1ea1i ai c\u1ea3.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nNh\u1eefng con b\u00f2 k\u00e9o ph\u00e1o c\u00f9ng n\u1eb1m xu\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u nhai l\u1ea1i, nh\u01b0ng con la non n\u00e9p s\u00e1t v\u00e0o Billy.\r\n\r\n\"Nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 \u0111\u00f3!\"<\/i> n\u00f3 n\u00f3i. \"Th\u1eadt \u0111\u00e1ng s\u1ee3 v\u00e0 kinh h\u00e3i, Billy! Ch\u00fang l\u00e9n l\u00fat chui v\u00e0o h\u00e0ng ng\u0169 ch\u00fang ta khi ch\u00fang ta \u0111ang ng\u1ee7. C\u1eadu c\u00f3 ngh\u0129 ch\u00fang s\u1ebd gi\u1ebft ch\u1ebft ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"T\u00f4i r\u1ea5t mu\u1ed1n cho c\u1eadu m\u1ed9t c\u00fa \u0111\u00e1 th\u1eadt m\u1ea1nh,\"<\/i> Billy n\u00f3i. \"\u00dd ngh\u0129 m\u1ed9t con la cao b\u1ed1n gang tay m\u00e0 l\u1ea1i l\u00e0m x\u1ea5u m\u1eb7t \u0111\u01a1n v\u1ecb ph\u00e1o tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t qu\u00fd \u00f4ng n\u00e0y!\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng th\u00f4i, nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng th\u00f4i!\"<\/i> con ng\u1ef1a chi\u1ebfn n\u00f3i. \"H\u00e3y nh\u1edb r\u1eb1ng b\u1ecdn ch\u00fang l\u00fac n\u00e0o c\u0169ng th\u1ebf khi m\u1edbi b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u. L\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean ta tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t con ng\u01b0\u1eddi (h\u1ed3i \u1ea5y \u1edf x\u1ee9 \u00dac, ta m\u1edbi l\u00ean ba)<\/i> ta \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ea1y tr\u1ed1n su\u1ed1t n\u1eeda ng\u00e0y, v\u00e0 gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y n\u1ebfu c\u00f3 th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0, ta v\u1eabn c\u00f2n ch\u1ea1y.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nH\u1ea7u h\u1ebft nh\u1eefng con ng\u1ef1a c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta d\u00f9ng cho k\u1ef5 binh Anh \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u01b0a t\u1eeb \u00dac sang \u1ea4n \u0110\u1ed9, v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u00ednh nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ednh hu\u1ea5n luy\u1ec7n.\r\n\r\n\"Ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ea5y,\"<\/i> Billy \u0111\u00e1p. \"\u0110\u1eebng run n\u1eefa, nh\u00f3c \u1ea1. L\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean h\u1ecd qu\u00e0ng l\u00ean l\u01b0ng ta b\u1ed9 d\u00e2y c\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u1edbi c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ed1ng d\u00e2y x\u00edch, ta \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ee9ng th\u1eb3ng b\u1eb1ng hai ch\u00e2n tr\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1 tung t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 l\u00ean. L\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 ta ch\u01b0a h\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1i khoa h\u1ecdc \u0111\u00e1 th\u1ef1c th\u1ee5, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u01a1n v\u1ecb ph\u00e1o binh n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng h\u1ecd ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng th\u1ea5y th\u1ee9 g\u00ec nh\u01b0 v\u1eady.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00e2y ch\u1eb3ng ph\u1ea3i d\u00e2y c\u01b0\u01a1ng hay th\u1ee9 g\u00ec k\u00eau leng keng c\u1ea3,\"<\/i> con la tr\u1ebb n\u00f3i.\r\n\r\n\"Anh bi\u1ebft em ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f2n s\u1ee3 nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 \u1ea5y n\u1eefa, Billy \u1ea1. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 nh\u01b0 c\u00e2y c\u1ed1i,<\/i>\r\n\r\nch\u00fang \u0111\u1ed5 \u1eadp xu\u1ed1ng d\u1ecdc h\u00e0ng ng\u0169 v\u00e0 cu\u1ed9n tr\u00e0o s\u1ee7i b\u1ecdt; d\u00e2y bu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ea7u em b\u1ecb \u0111\u1ee9t tung,<\/i>\r\n\r\nem ch\u1eb3ng t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec1u khi\u1ec3n m\u00ecnh, c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ea5y anh \u0111\u00e2u, Billy,<\/i>\r\n\r\nth\u1ebf n\u00ean em \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ea1y tr\u1ed1n c\u00f9ng - c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng v\u1ecb qu\u00fd \u00f4ng n\u00e0y.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"H\u1eebm!\"<\/i> Billy \u0111\u00e1p. \"Ngay khi nghe tin b\u1ecdn l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 tu\u1ed9t d\u00e2y, ta \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ef1 m\u00ecnh l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng.<\/i>\r\n\r\nKhi m\u1ed9t con la ph\u00e1o b\u00e9 nh\u1ecf g\u1ecdi \u0111\u00e1m b\u00f2 k\u00e9o ph\u00e1o l\u00e0 qu\u00fd \u00f4ng, h\u1eb3n n\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i khi\u1ebfp s\u1ee3 l\u1eafm.<\/i>\r\n\r\nN\u00e0y c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n d\u01b0\u1edbi m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t kia?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nNh\u1eefng con b\u00f2 k\u00e9o ph\u00e1o nhai l\u1ea1i c\u1ee5c th\u1ee9c \u0103n, v\u00e0 c\u00f9ng nhau tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi:\r\n\r\n\"C\u1eb7p th\u1ee9 b\u1ea3y c\u1ee7a kh\u1ea9u s\u00fang \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean c\u1ee7a \u0110\u01a1n v\u1ecb \u0110\u1ea1i ph\u00e1o. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111ang ng\u1ee7<\/i>\r\n\r\nkhi l\u0169 l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 \u0111\u1ebfn, nh\u01b0ng khi b\u1ecb gi\u1eabm \u0111\u1ea1p, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 d\u1eady v\u00e0 b\u1ecf \u0111i.<\/i>\r\n\r\nTh\u00e0 n\u1eb1m y\u00ean trong b\u00f9n c\u00f2n h\u01a1n b\u1ecb l\u00e0m phi\u1ec1n tr\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng \u00eam.<\/i>\r\n\r\nCh\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y r\u1eb1ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec ph\u1ea3i s\u1ee3,<\/i>\r\n\r\nnh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu ta bi\u1ebft qu\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u n\u00ean \u0111\u00e3 ngh\u0129 kh\u00e1c. Wah!\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nCh\u00fang ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c nhai.\r\n\r\n\"\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 h\u1eadu qu\u1ea3 c\u1ee7a vi\u1ec7c s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i,\"<\/i> Billy n\u00f3i. \"C\u1eadu b\u1ecb b\u00f2 k\u00e9o ph\u00e1o c\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u1ea1o.<\/i>\r\n\r\nT\u00f4i hy v\u1ecdng c\u1eadu th\u00edch \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3, nh\u00f3c.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nR\u0103ng con la tr\u1ebb \u0111\u00e1nh v\u00e0o nhau, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i nghe n\u00f3 n\u00f3i \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c kh\u00f4ng s\u1ee3 b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 con b\u00f2 gi\u00e0 n\u00e0o tr\u00ean th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi.\r\n\r\nNh\u01b0ng l\u0169 b\u00f2 ch\u1ec9 khua s\u1eebng v\u00e0o nhau v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c nhai.\r\n\r\n\"N\u00e0y, \u0111\u1eebng t\u1ee9c gi\u1eadn sau khi \u0111\u00e3 s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 lo\u1ea1i h\u00e8n nh\u00e1t t\u1ed3i t\u1ec7 nh\u1ea5t,\"<\/i> con ng\u1ef1a chi\u1ebfn n\u00f3i.\r\n\r\n\"B\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ai c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tha th\u1ee9 v\u00ec s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i trong \u0111\u00eam, t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 v\u1eady,<\/i>\r\n\r\nn\u1ebfu h\u1ecd nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u. Ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 nhi\u1ec1u l\u1ea7n ph\u00e1 chu\u1ed3ng,<\/i>\r\n\r\nb\u1ed1n tr\u0103m n\u0103m m\u01b0\u01a1i con, ch\u1ec9 v\u00ec m\u1ed9t t\u00e2n binh k\u1ec3 chuy\u1ec7n v\u1ec1 r\u1eafn roi \u1edf qu\u00ea nh\u00e0 \u00dac<\/i>\r\n\r\ncho \u0111\u1ebfn khi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i s\u1ee3 ch\u1ebft khi\u1ebfp v\u00ec nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ea7u d\u00e2y bu\u1ed9c l\u1ecfng l\u1ebbo.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"\u0110i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 th\u00ec \u1ed5n trong tr\u1ea1i,\"<\/i> Billy n\u00f3i. \"T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ng\u1ea1i ch\u1ea1y t\u00e1n lo\u1ea1n,<\/i>\r\n\r\nv\u00ec vui th\u00f4i, khi t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng ra ngo\u00e0i trong m\u1ed9t ho\u1eb7c hai ng\u00e0y.<\/i>\r\n\r\nNh\u01b0ng c\u00f2n khi ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u th\u00ec sao?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"\u1ed2, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ec7n ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00e1c,\"<\/i> con ng\u1ef1a chi\u1ebfn n\u00f3i. \"L\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 Dick Cunliffe s\u1ebd c\u01b0\u1ee1i tr\u00ean l\u01b0ng t\u00f4i, v\u00e0 th\u00fac g\u1ed1i v\u00e0o t\u00f4i, v\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m l\u00e0 nh\u00ecn xem t\u00f4i \u0111\u1eb7t ch\u00e2n \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u, v\u00e0 gi\u1eef cho ch\u00e2n sau c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i \u1edf d\u01b0\u1edbi, v\u00e0 bi\u1ebft c\u00e1ch \u0111i\u1ec1u khi\u1ec3n b\u1eb1ng d\u00e2y c\u01b0\u01a1ng.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Bi\u1ebft c\u00e1ch \u0111i\u1ec1u khi\u1ec3n b\u1eb1ng d\u00e2y c\u01b0\u01a1ng l\u00e0 g\u00ec?\"<\/i> con la tr\u1ebb h\u1ecfi.\r\n\r\n\"Th\u1ec1 c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng c\u00e2y B\u1ea1ch \u0111\u00e0n Xanh \u1edf v\u00f9ng xa x\u00f4i!\"<\/i> con ng\u1ef1a chi\u1ebfn kh\u1ecbt m\u0169i. \"\u00dd c\u1eadu l\u00e0 c\u1eadu ch\u01b0a \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u1ea1y c\u00e1ch \u0111i\u1ec1u khi\u1ec3n b\u1eb1ng d\u00e2y c\u01b0\u01a1ng trong c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh sao? L\u00e0m sao c\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec, tr\u1eeb khi c\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 quay v\u00f2ng ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c khi d\u00e2y c\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u1ea5n v\u00e0o c\u1ed5 c\u1eadu? \u0110i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 s\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 ch\u1ebft \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu, v\u00e0 t\u1ea5t nhi\u00ean l\u00e0 s\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 ch\u1ebft \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi c\u1eadu. Quay v\u00f2ng v\u1edbi ch\u00e2n sau \u1edf d\u01b0\u1edbi ngay khi c\u1eadu c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y d\u00e2y c\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ean c\u1ed5. N\u1ebfu c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ch\u1ed7 \u0111\u1ec3 quay v\u00f2ng, h\u00e3y nh\u1ea5c ch\u00e2n tr\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00ean m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat v\u00e0 quay v\u00f2ng b\u1eb1ng ch\u00e2n sau. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 bi\u1ebft c\u00e1ch \u0111i\u1ec1u khi\u1ec3n b\u1eb1ng d\u00e2y c\u01b0\u01a1ng.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u1ea1y theo c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00f3,\"<\/i> Billy con la n\u00f3i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch c\u1ee9ng nh\u1eafc.\r\n\r\n\"Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u1ea1y ph\u1ea3i tu\u00e2n l\u1ec7nh ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u1ea7u ch\u00fang t\u00f4i: b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i khi anh ta n\u00f3i v\u1eady,<\/i>\r\n\r\nv\u00e0 b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o khi anh ta n\u00f3i v\u1eady. T\u00f4i \u0111o\u00e1n n\u00f3 c\u0169ng gi\u1ed1ng nhau th\u00f4i.<\/i>\r\n\r\nB\u00e2y gi\u1edd, v\u1edbi t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng tr\u00f2 kh\u00e9o l\u00e9o v\u00e0 nh\u1ea5c ch\u00e2n n\u00e0y, ch\u1eafc h\u1eb3n r\u1ea5t t\u1ec7 cho kh\u1edbp g\u00f3t ch\u00e2n c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu,<\/i>\r\n\r\nc\u1eadu l\u00e0m g\u00ec?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"T\u00f9y thu\u1ed9c,\"<\/i> con ng\u1ef1a chi\u1ebfn n\u00f3i. \"Th\u01b0\u1eddng th\u00ec t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i lao v\u00e0o gi\u1eefa \u0111\u00e1m<\/i>\r\n\r\nng\u01b0\u1eddi la h\u00e9t, r\u00e2u ria x\u1ed3m xo\u00e0m v\u1edbi dao g\u0103m - dao g\u0103m s\u00e1ng b\u00f3ng d\u00e0i -<\/i>\r\n\r\nt\u1ec7 h\u01a1n dao c\u1ee7a th\u1ee3 r\u00e8n - v\u00e0 t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn \u0111\u1ec3 \u1ee7ng c\u1ee7a Dick ch\u1ec9 ch\u1ea1m<\/i>\r\n\r\nv\u00e0o \u1ee7ng c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m n\u00e1t n\u00f3. T\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y ng\u1ecdn gi\u00e1o c\u1ee7a Dick<\/i>\r\n\r\n\u1edf b\u00ean ph\u1ea3i m\u1eaft ph\u1ea3i c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft m\u00ecnh an to\u00e0n.<\/i>\r\n\r\nT\u00f4i s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng hay con ng\u1ef1a n\u00e0o d\u00e1m \u0111\u1ed1i \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1edbi Dick v\u00e0 t\u00f4i<\/i>\r\n\r\nkhi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111ang v\u1ed9i.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Dao c\u1eaft c\u00f3 \u0111au kh\u00f4ng?\"<\/i> con la non h\u1ecfi.\r\n\r\n\"\u1ed2, ta t\u1eebng b\u1ecb m\u1ed9t nh\u00e1t ch\u00e9m ngang ng\u1ef1c, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u1ed7i c\u1ee7a Dick\u2014\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Ta c\u00f3 c\u1ea7n bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u1ed7i c\u1ee7a ai \u0111\u00e2u, n\u1ebfu n\u00f3 l\u00e0m \u0111au!\"<\/i> con la non n\u00f3i.\r\n\r\n\"C\u1eadu ph\u1ea3i bi\u1ebft ch\u1ee9,\"<\/i> con ng\u1ef1a chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e1p. \"N\u1ebfu c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng tin t\u01b0\u1edfng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ee7 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n h\u00e3y b\u1ecf ch\u1ea1y ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c. M\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 con ng\u1ef1a c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m th\u1ebf, v\u00e0 ta kh\u00f4ng tr\u00e1ch ch\u00fang. Nh\u01b0 ta \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i, \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u1ed7i c\u1ee7a Dick. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng kia \u0111ang n\u1eb1m d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u1ea5t, ta c\u1ed1 tr\u00e1nh kh\u00f4ng gi\u1eabm l\u00ean anh ta, th\u1ebf m\u00e0 anh ta l\u1ea1i ch\u00e9m ta. L\u1ea7n sau n\u1ebfu g\u1eb7p ph\u1ea3i m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng n\u1eb1m ngang \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, ta s\u1ebd gi\u1eabm l\u00ean anh ta\u2014gi\u1eabm th\u1eadt m\u1ea1nh.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"H\u1eebm!\"<\/i> Billy n\u00f3i. \"Nghe th\u1eadt ng\u1edb ng\u1ea9n. Dao l\u00fac n\u00e0o c\u0169ng l\u00e0 th\u1ee9 b\u1ea9n th\u1ec9u.<\/i>\r\n\r\nVi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00fang \u0111\u1eafn c\u1ea7n l\u00e0m l\u00e0 leo l\u00ean n\u00fai v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc y\u00ean c\u00e2n b\u1eb1ng,<\/i>\r\n\r\nb\u00e1m ch\u1eb7t b\u1eb1ng c\u1ea3 b\u1ed1n ch\u00e2n v\u00e0 c\u1ea3 tai n\u1eefa, r\u1ed3i b\u00f2, tr\u01b0\u1eddn, lu\u1ed3n l\u00e1ch,<\/i>\r\n\r\ncho \u0111\u1ebfn khi b\u1ea1n xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n \u1edf v\u1ecb tr\u00ed cao h\u01a1n b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 ai kh\u00e1c h\u00e0ng tr\u0103m m\u00e9t, tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t m\u1ecfm \u0111\u00e1<\/i>\r\n\r\nch\u1ec9 v\u1eeba \u0111\u1ee7 ch\u1ed7 cho m\u00f3ng gu\u1ed1c c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n. Sau \u0111\u00f3, b\u1ea1n \u0111\u1ee9ng y\u00ean v\u00e0 gi\u1eef im l\u1eb7ng -<\/i>\r\n\r\n\u0111\u1eebng bao gi\u1edd b\u1ea3o ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng gi\u1eef \u0111\u1ea7u b\u1ea1n, nh\u00f3c - c\u1ee9 gi\u1eef im l\u1eb7ng<\/i>\r\n\r\ntrong khi nh\u1eefng kh\u1ea9u s\u00fang \u0111ang \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1eafp r\u00e1p, v\u00e0 r\u1ed3i b\u1ea1n s\u1ebd nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y<\/i>\r\n\r\nnh\u1eefng vi\u00ean \u0111\u1ea1n nh\u1ecf r\u01a1i xu\u1ed1ng t\u00e1n c\u00e2y t\u1eeb t\u1eadn xa t\u00edt ph\u00eda d\u01b0\u1edbi.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"C\u1eadu c\u00f3 bao gi\u1edd v\u1ea5p ng\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng?\"<\/i> con ng\u1ef1a chi\u1ebfn h\u1ecfi.\r\n\r\n\"Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng khi m\u1ed9t con la v\u1ea5p ng\u00e3, b\u1ea1n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 x\u1ebb tai g\u00e0 m\u00e1i,\"<\/i> Billy \u0111\u00e1p.\r\n\r\n\"Th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng c\u00f3 l\u1ebd m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc y\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00f3ng g\u00f3i k\u00e9m s\u1ebd l\u00e0m m\u1ed9t con la m\u1ea5t th\u0103ng b\u1eb1ng,<\/i>\r\n\r\nnh\u01b0ng r\u1ea5t hi\u1ebfm khi. T\u00f4i \u01b0\u1edbc g\u00ec m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 cho c\u1eadu xem c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i.<\/i>\r\n\r\nN\u00f3 th\u1eadt \u0111\u1eb9p. T\u1ea1i sao, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 m\u1ea5t ba n\u0103m \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00ecm hi\u1ec3u xem nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng \u0111ang l\u00e0m g\u00ec.<\/i>\r\n\r\nKhoa h\u1ecdc c\u1ee7a v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ed9 m\u00ecnh tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ch\u00e2n tr\u1eddi,<\/i>\r\n\r\nb\u1edfi v\u00ec, n\u1ebfu b\u1ea1n l\u00e0m v\u1eady, b\u1ea1n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u1ecb b\u1eafn. H\u00e3y nh\u1edb \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3, nh\u00f3c.<\/i>\r\n\r\nLu\u00f4n \u1ea9n m\u00ecnh c\u00e0ng nhi\u1ec1u c\u00e0ng t\u1ed1t, ngay c\u1ea3 khi b\u1ea1n ph\u1ea3i \u0111i xa h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t d\u1eb7m.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"B\u1ecb b\u1eafn m\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c x\u00f4ng l\u00ean ph\u00eda nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb \u0111ang b\u1eafn m\u00ecnh!\"<\/i> ch\u00fa ng\u1ef1a chi\u1ebfn tr\u1ea7m ng\u00e2m suy ngh\u0129 r\u1ed3i l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng, \"T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu n\u1ed5i \u0111i\u1ec1u \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e2u. T\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n x\u00f4ng th\u1eb3ng t\u1edbi - c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi Dick.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"\u1ed2, kh\u00f4ng, c\u1eadu s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng l\u00e0m th\u1ebf \u0111\u00e2u. C\u1eadu bi\u1ebft r\u00f5 m\u00e0, h\u1ec5 s\u00fang \u0111\u00e3 v\u00e0o v\u1ecb tr\u00ed th\u00ec ch\u00fang s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn h\u1ebft m\u1ecdi \u0111\u1ee3t t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 khoa h\u1ecdc v\u00e0 g\u1ecdn g\u00e0ng. C\u00f2n dao k\u1ec1m - ph\u00ec!\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nCh\u00fa l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 ch\u1edf h\u00e0ng \u0111\u00e3 l\u1eafc l\u01b0 c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u qua l\u1ea1i h\u1ed3i l\u00e2u, n\u00f3ng l\u00f2ng mu\u1ed1n chen v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi. R\u1ed3i t\u00f4i nghe th\u1ea5y n\u00f3 l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng, v\u1eeba h\u1eafng gi\u1ecdng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch b\u1ed3n ch\u1ed3n:\r\n\r\n\"T\u00f4i - t\u00f4i - t\u00f4i c\u0169ng t\u1eebng \u0111\u00e1nh nhau \u0111\u00f4i ch\u00fat, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i theo ki\u1ec3u leo tr\u00e8o v\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e1 \u1ea5y hay ki\u1ec3u phi n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ea1i \u1ea5y.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Kh\u00f4ng. Gi\u1edd c\u1eadu nh\u1eafc t\u1edbi,\"<\/i> Billy n\u00f3i, \"tr\u00f4ng c\u1eadu ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 v\u1ebb g\u00ec sinh ra \u0111\u1ec3 leo tr\u00e8o hay ch\u1ea1y nh\u1ea3y - nhi\u1ec1u l\u1eafm c\u0169ng ch\u1ec9 th\u1ebf. \u1ed2, th\u1ebf r\u1ed3i sao, anh b\u1ea1n b\u00e1n c\u1ecf kh\u00f4 c\u0169 k\u1ef9?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"\u0110\u00fang c\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ea5y,\"<\/i> con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1p. \"T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec1u ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng -\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"\u00d4i, c\u00e1i y\u00ean \u0111\u1ec7m v\u00e0 d\u00e2y \u0111ai ng\u1ef1c c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i \u01a1i!\"<\/i> con ng\u1ef1a chi\u1ebfn l\u1ea9m b\u1ea9m. \"Ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng!\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng - c\u1ea3 tr\u0103m ch\u00fang t\u00f4i,\"<\/i> con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c, \"th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t kh\u1ed1i vu\u00f4ng l\u1edbn, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng ch\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ed1ng h\u00e0nh l\u00fd v\u00e0 y\u00ean c\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i kh\u1ed1i vu\u00f4ng, r\u1ed3i h\u1ecd b\u1eafn qua l\u01b0ng ch\u00fang t\u00f4i, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng \u1ea5y, t\u1eeb kh\u1eafp c\u00e1c ph\u00eda c\u1ee7a kh\u1ed1i vu\u00f4ng.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Lo\u1ea1i ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o? B\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o \u0111i ngang qua \u1ea5y h\u1ea3?\"<\/i> con ng\u1ef1a chi\u1ebfn l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng.\r\n\r\n\"\u1ede tr\u01b0\u1eddng d\u1ea1y c\u01b0\u1ee1i ng\u1ef1a, h\u1ecd d\u1ea1y ch\u00fang t\u00f4i n\u1eb1m r\u1ea1p xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1ee7 nh\u00e2n b\u1eafn v\u1ecdt qua ng\u01b0\u1eddi,<\/i>\r\n\r\nnh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 tin t\u01b0\u1edfng m\u1ed7i Dick Cunliffe l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3 th\u00f4i.<\/i>\r\n\r\nC\u00e1i t\u01b0 th\u1ebf \u1ea5y l\u00e0m b\u1ee5ng t\u00f4i ng\u1ee9a ng\u00e1y kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu, v\u1edbi l\u1ea1i, \u0111\u1ea7u ch\u1ea1m \u0111\u1ea5t th\u00ec t\u00f4i c\u00f2n nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y g\u00ec n\u1eefa.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Ai b\u1eafn qua ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00ec c\u00f3 quan tr\u1ecdng g\u00ec \u0111\u00e2u?\"<\/i> con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 c\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfng. \"Xung quanh l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00f4ng \u0111\u00fac l\u1eafm,<\/i>\r\n\r\nn\u00e0o l\u00e0 \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng, n\u00e0o l\u00e0 l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0, l\u1ea1i c\u00f2n kh\u00f3i m\u00f9 m\u1ecbt n\u1eefa.<\/i>\r\n\r\nT\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i g\u00ec c\u1ea3. C\u1ee9 ng\u1ed3i y\u00ean m\u1ed9t ch\u1ed7 v\u00e0 ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Th\u1ebf m\u00e0,\"<\/i> Billy n\u00f3i, \"c\u1eadu l\u1ea1i m\u01a1 th\u1ea5y \u00e1c m\u1ed9ng v\u00e0 l\u00e0m c\u1ea3 doanh tr\u1ea1i n\u00e1o lo\u1ea1n ban \u0111\u00eam.<\/i>\r\n\r\n\u00d4i tr\u1eddi \u01a1i! Tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi t\u00f4i ch\u1ecbu n\u1eb1m r\u1ea1p xu\u1ed1ng, \u0111\u1eebng n\u00f3i chi \u0111\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7c ng\u1ed3i y\u00ean,<\/i>\r\n\r\n\u0111\u1ec3 cho m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng b\u1eafn qua ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00f4i, th\u00ec g\u00f3t ch\u00e2n t\u00f4i v\u00e0 c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u anh ta s\u1ebd c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi nhau \u0111\u1ea5y.<\/i>\r\n\r\nC\u00e1c b\u1ea1n \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng nghe th\u1ea5y \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec k\u1ef3 qu\u1eb7c \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ebf ch\u01b0a?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nC\u00f3 m\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3ng l\u1eb7ng d\u00e0i, r\u1ed3i m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng con b\u00f2 k\u00e9o ph\u00e1o ng\u1ea9ng \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00ean v\u00e0 n\u00f3i: \"\u0110i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y th\u1eadt ng\u1edb ng\u1ea9n. Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"\u1ed2, c\u1ee9 n\u00f3i \u0111i,\"<\/i> Billy n\u00f3i. \"Xin \u0111\u1eebng b\u1eadn t\u00e2m \u0111\u1ebfn t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i \u0111o\u00e1n c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ee9ng b\u1eb1ng \u0111u\u00f4i?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch,\"<\/i> c\u1ea3 hai c\u00f9ng n\u00f3i. (Ch\u1eafc h\u1eb3n h\u1ecd l\u00e0 anh em sinh \u0111\u00f4i.)<\/i> \"\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00f3. \u0110\u1ec3 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 hai m\u01b0\u01a1i c\u1eb7p ch\u00fang t\u00f4i k\u00e9o \u0111\u1ea1i ph\u00e1o ngay khi Two Tails th\u1ed5i t\u00f9 v\u00e0.\"<\/i> (\"Two Tails\"<\/i> l\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng l\u00f3ng trong tr\u1ea1i ch\u1ec9 con voi.)<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Two Tails th\u1ed5i t\u00f9 v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec?\"<\/i> con la tr\u1ebb h\u1ecfi.\r\n\r\n\"\u0110\u1ec3 cho bi\u1ebft n\u00f3 s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n kh\u00f3i \u1edf ph\u00eda b\u00ean kia n\u1eefa. Two Tails l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb h\u00e8n nh\u00e1t l\u1edbn. Sau \u0111\u00f3, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i k\u00e9o \u0111\u1ea1i ph\u00e1o c\u00f9ng nhau - Heya - Hullah! Heeyah! Hullah! Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng leo nh\u01b0 m\u00e8o hay ch\u1ea1y nh\u01b0 b\u00ea con. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111i tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u1eb1ng b\u1eb1ng ph\u1eb3ng, hai m\u01b0\u01a1i c\u1eb7p ch\u00fang t\u00f4i, cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00e1o d\u00e2y v\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i g\u1eb7m c\u1ecf trong khi \u0111\u1ea1i ph\u00e1o n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n qua \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u1eb1ng v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n c\u00f3 t\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ea5t, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng m\u1ea3nh t\u01b0\u1eddng r\u01a1i ra, v\u00e0 b\u1ee5i bay l\u00ean nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u gia s\u00fac \u0111ang v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"\u00d4i! V\u00e0 c\u1eadu l\u1ea1i ch\u1ecdn \u0111\u00fang l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 g\u1eb7m c\u1ecf sao?\"<\/i> con la nh\u1ecf h\u1ecfi.\r\n\r\n\"L\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 hay b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 l\u00fac n\u00e0o c\u0169ng v\u1eady th\u00f4i. \u0102n th\u00ec lu\u00f4n t\u1ed1t c\u1ea3.<\/i>\r\n\r\nCh\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u1ee9 \u0103n cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi b\u1ecb bu\u1ed9c d\u00e2y v\u00e0o v\u00e0 k\u00e9o kh\u1ea9u \u0111\u1ea1i ph\u00e1o tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i<\/i>\r\n\r\nch\u1ed7 Two Tails \u0111ang \u0111\u1ee3i. \u0110\u00f4i khi trong th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1, nh\u1eefng kh\u1ea9u \u0111\u1ea1i ph\u00e1o c\u0169ng b\u1eafn tr\u1ea3,<\/i>\r\n\r\nv\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong ch\u00fang t\u00f4i b\u1ecb gi\u1ebft, v\u00e0 th\u1ebf l\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u00eam c\u1ecf<\/i>\r\n\r\ncho nh\u1eefng ai c\u00f2n s\u1ed1ng. \u0110\u1ea5y l\u00e0 S\u1ed1 Ph\u1eadn. D\u00f9 v\u1eady, Two Tails v\u1eabn l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb h\u00e8n nh\u00e1t to l\u1edbn.<\/i>\r\n\r\n\u0110\u00e2y m\u1edbi l\u00e0 c\u00e1ch chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u \u0111\u00fang \u0111\u1eafn. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u00e0 anh em t\u1eeb Hapur.<\/i>\r\n\r\nCha ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con b\u00f2 thi\u00eang c\u1ee7a Th\u1ea7n Shiva. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i h\u1ebft r\u1ed3i.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Ch\u00e0, t\u1ed1i nay ta ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3,\"<\/i> con ng\u1ef1a chi\u1ebfn n\u00f3i.\r\n\r\n\"C\u00e1c qu\u00fd \u00f4ng c\u1ee7a \u0111\u01a1n v\u1ecb ph\u00e1o nh\u1ecf c\u00f3 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y th\u00e8m \u0103n khi b\u1ecb b\u1eafn<\/i>\r\n\r\nb\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1ea1i ph\u00e1o, v\u00e0 khi Two Tails \u1edf ph\u00eda sau c\u00e1c ng\u00e0i kh\u00f4ng?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"G\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y mu\u1ed1n ng\u1ed3i b\u1ec7t xu\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta n\u1eb1m la li\u1ec7t tr\u00ean m\u00ecnh,<\/i>\r\n\r\nho\u1eb7c lao v\u00e0o ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta b\u1eb1ng dao g\u0103m. Ta ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd nghe nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n v\u00f4 l\u00fd \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1eady.<\/i>\r\n\r\nM\u1ed9t m\u1ecfm \u0111\u00e1 tr\u00ean n\u00fai, m\u1ed9t t\u1ea3i tr\u1ecdng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e2n b\u1eb1ng, m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec1u khi\u1ec3n m\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u01a1i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tin t\u01b0\u1edfng<\/i>\r\n\r\n\u0111\u1ec3 m\u1eb7c ng\u01b0\u01a1i t\u1ef1 ch\u1ecdn \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111i, v\u00e0 ta l\u00e0 con la c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u01a1i. Nh\u01b0ng - nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 kh\u00e1c - kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1!\"<\/i> Billy n\u00f3i,\r\n\r\nk\u00e8m theo m\u1ed9t c\u00fa gi\u1eadm ch\u00e2n.\r\n\r\n\"\u0110\u01b0\u01a1ng nhi\u00ean,\"<\/i> con ng\u1ef1a chi\u1ebfn n\u00f3i, \"kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ai sinh ra c\u0169ng gi\u1ed1ng nhau,<\/i>\r\n\r\nv\u00e0 t\u00f4i ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n hi\u1ec3u r\u1eb1ng gia \u0111\u00ecnh c\u1eadu, v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda cha c\u1eadu,<\/i>\r\n\r\ns\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng th\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u nhi\u1ec1u \u0111i\u1ec1u.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Xin \u0111\u1eebng nh\u1eafc \u0111\u1ebfn gia \u0111\u00ecnh cha t\u00f4i,\"<\/i> Billy n\u1ed5i gi\u1eadn \u0111\u00e1p,\r\n\r\nb\u1edfi m\u1ecdi con la \u0111\u1ec1u gh\u00e9t cay gh\u00e9t \u0111\u1eafng khi b\u1ecb nh\u1eafc nh\u1edf r\u1eb1ng cha ch\u00fang l\u00e0 l\u1eeba.\r\n\r\n\"Cha t\u00f4i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t qu\u00fd \u00f4ng mi\u1ec1n Nam, v\u00e0 ng\u00e0i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 x\u00e9, c\u1eafn, \u0111\u00e1<\/i>\r\n\r\ntan t\u00e0nh b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 con ng\u1ef1a n\u00e0o d\u00e1m \u0111\u1ed1i \u0111\u1ea7u. H\u00e3y ghi nh\u1edb \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3,<\/i>\r\n\r\nh\u1ee1i g\u00e3 Brumby n\u00e2u to x\u00e1c kia!\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nBrumby ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 ng\u1ef1a hoang kh\u00f4ng thu\u1ea7n ch\u1ee7ng. H\u00e3y th\u1eed t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c c\u1ee7a Sunol\r\n\r\nn\u1ebfu m\u1ed9t con ng\u1ef1a k\u00e9o xe g\u1ecdi c\u00f4 \u1ea5y l\u00e0 \"con ng\u1ef1a ph\u00e0m\"<\/i>, th\u00ec b\u1ea1n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 h\u00ecnh dung\r\n\r\ncon ng\u1ef1a chi\u1ebfn \u00dac c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y th\u1ebf n\u00e0o. T\u00f4i th\u1ea5y l\u00f2ng tr\u1eafng m\u1eaft n\u00f3 l\u00f3e l\u00ean trong b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i.\r\n\r\n\"Nghe \u0111\u00e2y, h\u1ee1i con trai c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t con l\u1eeba Malaga nh\u1eadp kh\u1ea9u,\"<\/i> n\u00f3 n\u00f3i nghi\u1ebfn r\u0103ng ken k\u00e9t,\r\n\r\n\"c\u1eadu n\u00ean bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i c\u00f3 h\u1ecd h\u00e0ng b\u00ean ngo\u1ea1i v\u1edbi Carbine, k\u1ebb \u0111\u00e3 chi\u1ebfn th\u1eafng<\/i>\r\n\r\nCu\u1ed9c \u0111ua Melbourne Cup, v\u00e0 n\u01a1i t\u00f4i xu\u1ea5t th\u00e2n, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng quen b\u1ecb<\/i>\r\n\r\nb\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 con la m\u1ed3m v\u1eb9t, \u0111\u1ea7u heo n\u00e0o trong m\u1ed9t \u0111\u01a1n v\u1ecb ph\u00e1o \u0111\u1ed3 ch\u01a1i nh\u1ecf<\/i>\r\n\r\nc\u01b0\u1ee1i l\u00ean m\u00ecnh m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch th\u00f4 b\u1ea1o. C\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng ch\u01b0a?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Nh\u1ea5c ch\u00e2n tr\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00ean!\"<\/i> Billy h\u00e9t l\u00ean. C\u1ea3 hai con v\u1eadt \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u1ed1i m\u1eb7t nhau,\r\n\r\nv\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111ang tr\u00f4ng ch\u1edd m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c chi\u1ebfn d\u1eef d\u1ed9i, th\u00ec m\u1ed9t gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i \u1ed3m \u1ed3m, r\u1ec1n r\u0129,\r\n\r\nvang l\u00ean t\u1eeb b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i b\u00ean ph\u1ea3i - \"C\u00e1c con, c\u00e1c con \u0111ang \u0111\u00e1nh nhau v\u00ec chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec v\u1eady?<\/i>\r\n\r\nIm l\u1eb7ng \u0111i.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nC\u1ea3 hai con v\u1eadt \u0111\u1ec1u h\u1ea1 m\u00ecnh xu\u1ed1ng v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng kh\u1ecbt m\u0169i kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu, b\u1edfi v\u00ec c\u1ea3 ng\u1ef1a l\u1eabn la \u0111\u1ec1u kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u1ef1ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ti\u1ebfng n\u00f3i c\u1ee7a voi.\r\n\r\n\"L\u00e0 Two Tails!\"<\/i> con ng\u1ef1a chi\u1ebfn n\u00f3i. \"T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u1eafn. M\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u0111u\u00f4i \u1edf m\u1ed7i \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f4ng b\u1eb1ng!\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"T\u00f4i c\u0169ng c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y nh\u01b0 v\u1eady,\"<\/i> Billy n\u00f3i, n\u00e9p s\u00e1t v\u00e0o con ng\u1ef1a chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ec3 b\u1edbt c\u00f4 \u0111\u01a1n. \"Ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u \u0111i\u1ec3m gi\u1ed1ng nhau \u0111\u1ea5y.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"T\u00f4i \u0111o\u00e1n ch\u00fang ta th\u1eeba h\u01b0\u1edfng \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 t\u1eeb m\u1eb9 m\u00ecnh,\"<\/i> con ng\u1ef1a chi\u1ebfn n\u00f3i. \"Kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e1ng \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00e3i nhau. N\u00e0y! Two Tails, anh c\u00f3 b\u1ecb tr\u00f3i kh\u00f4ng?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Ph\u1ea3i,\"<\/i> Two Tails n\u00f3i, c\u01b0\u1eddi vang c\u1ea3 v\u00f2i. \"T\u00f4i b\u1ecb bu\u1ed9c ch\u1eb7t cho \u0111\u00eam nay. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 nghe th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng g\u00ec c\u00e1c anh n\u00f3i. Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1eebng s\u1ee3. T\u00f4i s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2u.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\u0110\u00e0n b\u00f2 v\u00e0 con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 n\u00f3i, n\u1eeda l\u1edbn n\u1eeda nh\u1ecf: \"S\u1ee3 Two Tails - th\u1eadt v\u00f4 l\u00fd!\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nV\u00e0 \u0111\u00e0n b\u00f2 ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c: \"Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i xin l\u1ed7i v\u00ec ng\u00e0i \u0111\u00e3 nghe, nh\u01b0ng \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 th\u1eadt.<\/i>\r\n\r\nTwo Tails, t\u1ea1i sao ng\u00e0i l\u1ea1i s\u1ee3 \u0111\u1ea1i ph\u00e1o khi ch\u00fang b\u1eafn?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Ch\u00e0,\"<\/i> Two Tails n\u00f3i, ch\u00e0 ch\u00e2n sau n\u00e0y v\u00e0o ch\u00e2n kia, gi\u1ed1ng h\u1ec7t nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t c\u1eadu b\u00e9\r\n\r\n\u0111ang \u0111\u1ecdc th\u01a1, \"t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n bi\u1ebft li\u1ec7u c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n c\u00f3 hi\u1ec3u kh\u00f4ng.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i k\u00e9o \u0111\u1ea1i ph\u00e1o,\"<\/i> \u0111\u00e0n b\u00f2 n\u00f3i.\r\n\r\n\"T\u00f4i bi\u1ebft, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m h\u01a1n nhi\u1ec1u so v\u1edbi c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n ngh\u0129.<\/i>\r\n\r\nNh\u01b0ng v\u1edbi t\u00f4i th\u00ec kh\u00e1c. \u0110\u1ed9i tr\u01b0\u1edfng c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i g\u1ecdi t\u00f4i l\u00e0<\/i>\r\n\r\n\u2018M\u1ed9t Di T\u00edch L\u1ea1c Lo\u00e0i L\u1edbn\u2019 ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m n\u1ecd.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e1nh nhau kh\u00e1c h\u1eb3n, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng?\"<\/i> Billy n\u00f3i, v\u1eeba l\u1ea5y l\u1ea1i b\u00ecnh t\u0129nh.\r\n\r\n\"D\u0129 nhi\u00ean c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u \u00fd ngh\u0129a c\u1ee7a t\u1eeb \u0111\u00f3, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i th\u00ec hi\u1ec3u. N\u00f3 c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 \u1edf gi\u1eefa, v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3 ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c l\u00e0 v\u1ecb tr\u00ed c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 h\u00ecnh dung trong \u0111\u1ea7u m\u00ecnh chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec s\u1ebd x\u1ea3y ra khi m\u1ed9t qu\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ea1n ph\u00e1o n\u1ed5 tung, c\u00f2n m\u1ea5y anh b\u1ea1n b\u00f2 kia th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"T\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 h\u00ecnh dung \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u00e0,\"<\/i> con ng\u1ef1a chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e1p. \"\u00cdt nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3. T\u00f4i c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng \u0111\u1eebng ngh\u0129 t\u1edbi chuy\u1ec7n \u1ea5y.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"T\u00f4i th\u1ea5y r\u00f5 h\u01a1n c\u1eadu nhi\u1ec1u, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ng\u1eebng suy ngh\u0129 v\u1ec1 n\u00f3. T\u00f4i bi\u1ebft th\u00e2n th\u1ec3 t\u00f4i c\u00f3 v\u00f4 s\u1ed1 th\u1ee9 c\u1ea7n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u0103m s\u00f3c, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft ch\u1eb3ng ai bi\u1ebft c\u00e1ch ch\u1eefa tr\u1ecb cho t\u00f4i khi t\u00f4i ng\u00e3 b\u1ec7nh. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec h\u1ecd c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m l\u00e0 kh\u1ea5u tr\u1eeb l\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec1u khi\u1ec3n t\u00f4i cho \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac t\u00f4i b\u00ecnh ph\u1ee5c, m\u00e0 t\u00f4i th\u00ec ch\u1eb3ng tin t\u01b0\u1edfng g\u00ec ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec1u khi\u1ec3n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh c\u1ea3.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"A!\"<\/i> con chi\u1ebfn m\u00e3 l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng. \"Th\u1ebf th\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 r\u00f5. T\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tin t\u01b0\u1edfng Dick.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"D\u00f9 c\u00f3 ch\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t trung \u0111o\u00e0n Dick l\u00ean l\u01b0ng t\u00f4i c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng khi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y d\u1ec5 ch\u1ecbu h\u01a1n.<\/i>\r\n\r\nT\u00f4i bi\u1ebft v\u1eeba \u0111\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y b\u1ee9t r\u1ee9t, m\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1ee9 th\u1ebf m\u1eb7c k\u1ec7.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng hi\u1ec3u g\u00ec c\u1ea3,\"<\/i> \u0111\u00e0n b\u00f2 n\u00f3i.\r\n\r\n\"T\u00f4i bi\u1ebft c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u m\u00e0. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e2u c\u00f3 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi.<\/i>\r\n\r\nC\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e2u c\u00f3 bi\u1ebft m\u00e1u l\u00e0 g\u00ec.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft ch\u1ee9,\"<\/i> \u0111\u00e0n b\u00f2 \u0111\u00e1p. \"\u1ea4y l\u00e0 th\u1ee9 m\u00e0u \u0111\u1ecf th\u1ea5m xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t v\u00e0 c\u00f3 m\u00f9i.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nCon chi\u1ebfn m\u00e3 \u0111\u00e1 ch\u00e2n, nh\u1ea3y l\u00ean, r\u1ed3i ph\u00ec ph\u00ec th\u1edf.\r\n\r\n\"\u0110\u1eebng nh\u1eafc \u0111\u1ebfn n\u00f3,\"<\/i> n\u00f3 n\u00f3i. \"Ch\u1ec9 ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn th\u00f4i, gi\u1edd t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ng\u1eedi th\u1ea5y m\u00f9i \u1ea5y r\u1ed3i.<\/i>\r\n\r\nN\u00f3 khi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n phi n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ea1i - khi kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 Dick tr\u00ean l\u01b0ng t\u00f4i.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y,\"<\/i> con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e0n b\u00f2 n\u00f3i. \"Sao c\u1eadu l\u1ea1i ng\u1ed1c ngh\u1ebfch th\u1ebf?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 th\u1ee9 kinh t\u1edfm,\"<\/i> Billy n\u00f3i. \"T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n ch\u1ea1y tr\u1ed1n, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng mu\u1ed1n b\u00e0n v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"\u0110\u00fang th\u1ebf \u0111\u1ea5y!\"<\/i> Two Tails n\u00f3i, vung v\u1ea9y c\u00e1i \u0111u\u00f4i l\u00ean nh\u01b0 \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u00e3i b\u00e0y.\r\n\r\n\"Ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn l\u00e0 v\u1eady. Ph\u1ea3i, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ee9c tr\u1eafng \u0111\u00eam \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y,\"<\/i> \u0111\u00e0n b\u00f2 n\u00f3i.\r\n\r\nHai V\u00f2i gi\u1eadm ch\u00e2n m\u1ea1nh \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i chi\u1ebfc v\u00f2ng s\u1eaft tr\u00ean \u0111\u00f3 k\u00eau leng keng. \"\u1ed2, ta kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u00e2u. Ng\u01b0\u01a1i kh\u00f4ng nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5u b\u00ean trong \u0111\u1ea7u m\u00ecnh.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Kh\u00f4ng. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i nh\u00ecn b\u1eb1ng b\u1ed1n m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh,\"<\/i> m\u1ea5y con b\u00f2 k\u00e9o ph\u00e1o n\u00f3i. \"Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 nh\u00ecn th\u1eb3ng ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc th\u00f4i.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"N\u1ebfu ta ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ebf th\u00f4i th\u00ec ch\u1eb3ng c\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ebfn ta \u0111\u1ec3 k\u00e9o m\u1ea5y kh\u1ea9u ph\u00e1o l\u1edbn \u0111\u00e2u. N\u1ebfu ta gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 \u0111\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ed9i tr\u01b0\u1edfng c\u1ee7a ta - ng\u00e0i \u1ea5y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 trong \u0111\u1ea7u tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi khai h\u1ecfa, v\u00e0 ng\u00e0i \u1ea5y run l\u00ean b\u1ea7n b\u1eadt, nh\u01b0ng ng\u00e0i \u1ea5y bi\u1ebft qu\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ec3 b\u1ecf ch\u1ea1y - n\u1ebfu ta gi\u1ed1ng ng\u00e0i \u1ea5y, ta \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 k\u00e9o ph\u00e1o r\u1ed3i. Nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu ta kh\u00f4n ngoan \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ebf, ta \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1eb3ng \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y. Ta \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0 vua trong r\u1eebng, nh\u01b0 ta t\u1eebng l\u00e0, ng\u1ee7 c\u1ea3 ng\u00e0y v\u00e0 t\u1eafm r\u1eeda khi ta th\u00edch. Ta \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ea3 th\u00e1ng kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1eafm r\u1eeda t\u1eed t\u1ebf.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Nghe c\u0169ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ea5y,\"<\/i> Billy n\u00f3i. \"Nh\u01b0ng vi\u1ec7c g\u1ecdi m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1i t\u00ean d\u00e0i d\u00f2ng ch\u1eb3ng khi\u1ebfn n\u00f3 tr\u1edf n\u00ean t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n \u0111\u00e2u.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Su\u1ef5t!\"<\/i> con ng\u1ef1a k\u00e9o ph\u00e1o l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng. \"Tao ngh\u0129 tao hi\u1ec3u \u00fd c\u1ee7a Two Tails.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"M\u00e0y s\u1ebd hi\u1ec3u r\u00f5 h\u01a1n trong ch\u1ed1c l\u00e1t n\u1eefa th\u00f4i,\"<\/i> Two Tails gi\u1eadn d\u1eef n\u00f3i. \"Gi\u1edd th\u00ec m\u00e0y h\u00e3y gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch cho tao nghe t\u1ea1i sao m\u00e0y l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y \u0111i!\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nN\u00f3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u r\u1ed1ng l\u00ean m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch \u0111i\u00ean cu\u1ed3ng b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1i v\u00f2i c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh.\r\n\r\n\"D\u1eebng l\u1ea1i!\"<\/i> Billy v\u00e0 con ng\u1ef1a k\u00e9o ph\u00e1o c\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng thanh n\u00f3i, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i nghe th\u1ea5y ch\u00fang gi\u1eadm ch\u00e2n v\u00e0 run r\u1ea9y. Ti\u1ebfng r\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a voi l\u00fac n\u00e0o c\u0169ng kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu, nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00eam t\u1ed1i.\r\n\r\n\"Ta s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u1ee9ng y\u00ean \u0111\u00e2u,\"<\/i> Two Tails n\u00f3i. \"Ng\u01b0\u01a1i kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ecbnh n\u00f3i cho ta bi\u1ebft sao? Hhrrmph! Rrrt! Rrrmph! Rrrhha!\"<\/i> R\u1ed3i n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t im b\u1eb7t, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng s\u1ee7a kh\u1ebd trong b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i, bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng Vixen cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y t\u00f4i. N\u00f3 bi\u1ebft r\u00f5 nh\u01b0 t\u00f4i r\u1eb1ng n\u1ebfu c\u00f3 th\u1ee9 g\u00ec tr\u00ean \u0111\u1eddi m\u00e0 voi s\u1ee3 h\u01a1n t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3, th\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con ch\u00f3 nh\u1ecf hay s\u1ee7a. V\u00ec v\u1eady, n\u00f3 d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec3 qu\u1ea5y r\u1ed1i Two Tails trong chu\u1ed3ng, s\u1ee7a quanh \u0111\u00f4i ch\u00e2n \u0111\u1ed3 s\u1ed9 c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. Two Tails l\u00fang t\u00fang v\u00e0 r\u00ean r\u1ec9. \"C\u00fat \u0111i, \u0111\u1ed3 ch\u00f3 nh\u1ecf!\"<\/i> n\u00f3 n\u00f3i. \"\u0110\u1eebng c\u00f3 h\u00edt h\u00e0 m\u1eaft c\u00e1 ch\u00e2n ta, kh\u00f4ng ta s\u1ebd \u0111\u00e1 ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u1ea5y. Ch\u00f3 ngoan - c\u00fan con d\u1ec5 th\u01b0\u01a1ng, v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 \u0111i, \u0111\u1ed3 qu\u00e1i v\u1eadt t\u00ed hon hay s\u1ee7a kia! \u00d4i, sao kh\u00f4ng ai \u0111em n\u00f3 \u0111i cho khu\u1ea5t m\u1eaft nh\u1ec9? N\u00f3 s\u1eafp c\u1eafn ta r\u1ed3i.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Theo t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y,\"<\/i> Billy n\u00f3i v\u1edbi con ng\u1ef1a \u0111\u1ed3ng \u0111\u1ed9i c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, \"b\u1ea1n Two Tails c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta s\u1ee3 h\u1ea7u h\u1ebft m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9. Gi\u1edd th\u00ec, n\u1ebfu t\u00f4i c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t b\u1eefa \u0103n \u0111\u1ea7y \u0111\u1ee7 cho m\u1ed7i con ch\u00f3 m\u00e0 t\u00f4i t\u1eebng \u0111\u00e1 v\u0103ng kh\u1ecfi s\u00e2n t\u1eadp, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 b\u00e9o b\u1eb1ng Two Tails r\u1ed3i.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nT\u00f4i hu\u00fdt s\u00e1o, v\u00e0 Vixen ch\u1ea1y \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 t\u00f4i, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea7y b\u00f9n \u0111\u1ea5t, li\u1ebfm m\u0169i t\u00f4i, v\u00e0 k\u1ec3 cho t\u00f4i nghe m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n d\u00e0i v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm t\u00f4i kh\u1eafp tr\u1ea1i. T\u00f4i ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3 bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i hi\u1ec3u ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u1eadt, n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3 s\u1ebd l\u00e0m \u0111\u1ee7 m\u1ecdi tr\u00f2 qu\u00e1 \u0111\u00e1ng. V\u00ec v\u1eady, t\u00f4i c\u00e0i n\u00f3 v\u00e0o ng\u1ef1c \u00e1o kho\u00e1c ngo\u00e0i c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, c\u00f2n Two Tails th\u00ec l\u00fang t\u00fang, gi\u1eadm ch\u00e2n v\u00e0 l\u1ea7m b\u1ea7m m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh.\r\n\r\n\"L\u1ea1 th\u1eadt! L\u1ea1 th\u1eadt!\"<\/i> - n\u00f3 th\u1ed1t l\u00ean. \"C\u00e1i t\u00ednh \u1ea5y c\u1ee9 di truy\u1ec1n trong gia \u0111\u00ecnh nh\u00e0 ta. Th\u1ebf gi\u1edd con qu\u00e1i v\u1eadt b\u00e9 nh\u1ecf \u0111\u00e1ng gh\u00e9t \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebfn \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u r\u1ed3i?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nT\u00f4i nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng v\u00f2i n\u00f3 qu\u1edd qu\u1ea1ng kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i.\r\n\r\n\"Xem ra m\u1ed7i ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u1ec1u b\u1ecb \u1ea3nh h\u01b0\u1edfng theo nh\u1eefng c\u00e1ch kh\u00e1c nhau,\"<\/i> - n\u00f3 ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c, v\u1eeba n\u00f3i v\u1eeba kh\u1ecbt m\u0169i. \"N\u00e0y c\u00e1c qu\u00fd \u00f4ng, t\u00f4i tin l\u00e0 c\u00e1c v\u1ecb c\u0169ng h\u01a1i gi\u1eadt m\u00ecnh khi t\u00f4i r\u1ed1ng l\u00ean \u0111\u1ea5y.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Kh\u00f4ng h\u1eb3n l\u00e0 gi\u1eadt m\u00ecnh,\"<\/i> - con ng\u1ef1a \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u00e0n l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng, \"nh\u01b0ng ti\u1ebfng r\u1ed1ng \u1ea5y khi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i c\u00f3 c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c nh\u01b0 c\u00f3 ong b\u1eafp c\u00e0y \u0111ang bay quanh y\u00ean ng\u1ef1a. Xin \u0111\u1eebng r\u1ed1ng th\u00eam l\u1ea7n n\u00e0o n\u1eefa.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"T\u00f4i th\u00ec s\u1ee3 m\u1ed9t con ch\u00f3 nh\u1ecf, c\u00f2n con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 kia l\u1ea1i s\u1ee3 nh\u1eefng c\u01a1n \u00e1c m\u1ed9ng trong \u0111\u00eam.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Th\u1eadt may cho ch\u00fang ta l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ai c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e1nh nhau theo m\u1ed9t ki\u1ec3u,\"<\/i> con ng\u1ef1a c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ed9i l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng.\r\n\r\n\"\u0110i\u1ec1u t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n bi\u1ebft,\"<\/i> con la tr\u1ebb tu\u1ed5i, v\u1ed1n \u0111\u00e3 im l\u1eb7ng su\u1ed1t b\u1ea5y l\u00e2u, c\u1ea5t l\u1eddi - \"\u0111i\u1ec1u t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n bi\u1ebft l\u00e0, t\u1ea1i sao ch\u00fang ta l\u1ea1i ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u00e1nh nhau?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"B\u1edfi v\u00ec ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ec7nh ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m v\u1eady,\"<\/i> con ng\u1ef1a c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ed9i \u0111\u00e1p, kh\u1ecbt m\u0169i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch khinh b\u1ec9.\r\n\r\n\"M\u1ec7nh l\u1ec7nh,\"<\/i> Billy, con la, n\u00f3i, v\u00e0 h\u00e0m r\u0103ng n\u00f3 va v\u00e0o nhau.\r\n\r\n\"Hukm hai!\"<\/i> (M\u1ec7nh l\u1ec7nh \u0111\u1ea5y!)<\/i>, con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 n\u00f3i, gi\u1ecdng \u1ef1c \u1ef1c, v\u00e0 Two Tails c\u00f9ng \u0111\u00e1m b\u00f2 k\u00e9o \u0111\u1ed3ng thanh nh\u1eafc l\u1ea1i, \"Hukm hai!\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Ph\u1ea3i, nh\u01b0ng ai ra l\u1ec7nh?\"<\/i> con la m\u1edbi h\u1ecfi.\r\n\r\n\"Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ee9ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t ng\u01b0\u01a1i - Ho\u1eb7c ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean l\u01b0ng ng\u01b0\u01a1i - Ho\u1eb7c n\u1eafm d\u00e2y c\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u0169i ng\u01b0\u01a1i - Ho\u1eb7c v\u1eb7n xo\u1eafn \u0111u\u00f4i ng\u01b0\u01a1i,\"<\/i> Billy, con ng\u1ef1a c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ed9i, con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1m b\u00f2 l\u1ea7n l\u01b0\u1ee3t \u0111\u00e1p.\r\n\r\n\"Nh\u01b0ng ai l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi sai b\u1ea3o h\u1ecd?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Gi\u1edd c\u1eadu h\u1ecfi nhi\u1ec1u qu\u00e1 r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ea5y, c\u1eadu b\u00e9,\"<\/i> Billy \u0111\u00e1p, \"v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ec3 b\u1ecb \u0111\u00e1 \u0111\u1ea5y. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec c\u1eadu c\u1ea7n l\u00e0m l\u00e0 v\u00e2ng l\u1eddi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1eadu v\u00e0 \u0111\u1eebng h\u1ecfi th\u00eam g\u00ec n\u1eefa.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"C\u1eadu \u1ea5y n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang,\"<\/i> Hai \u0110u\u00f4i l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng. \"T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00fac n\u00e0o c\u0169ng tu\u00e2n l\u1ec7nh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, b\u1edfi t\u00f4i \u1edf v\u00e0o v\u1ecb tr\u00ed trung gian. Nh\u01b0ng Billy n\u00f3i ph\u1ea3i. H\u00e3y nghe theo l\u1eddi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ee9ng b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh ra l\u1ec7nh cho c\u1eadu, n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng c\u1eadu s\u1ebd l\u00e0m tr\u00ec tr\u1ec7 c\u1ea3 kh\u1ea9u \u0111\u1ed9i, ch\u01b0a k\u1ec3 c\u00f2n b\u1ecb \u0103n \u0111\u00f2n.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nNh\u1eefng con b\u00f2 k\u00e9o ph\u00e1o \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. \"Tr\u1eddi s\u00e1ng r\u1ed3i,\"<\/i> ch\u00fang n\u00f3i. \"Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i s\u1ebd tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 doanh tr\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. \u0110\u00fang l\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 bi\u1ebft nh\u00ecn b\u1eb1ng m\u1eaft, v\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00f4ng minh cho l\u1eafm. Nh\u01b0ng d\u00f9 sao, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u0169ng l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb duy nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u00eam nay kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 bi\u1ebft s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i. Ch\u00fac ng\u1ee7 ngon, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nCh\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u00e1p n\u00e0o vang l\u00ean, v\u00e0 con ng\u1ef1a d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ea3 \u0111o\u00e0n l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng, c\u1ed1t \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ed5i sang chuy\u1ec7n kh\u00e1c: \"Th\u1ebf ch\u00fa ch\u00f3 con \u0111\u00e2u r\u1ed3i? H\u1ec5 th\u1ea5y ch\u00f3 l\u00e0 bi\u1ebft c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi quanh qu\u1ea9n \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u00e2y.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e2y,\"<\/i> Vixen s\u1ee7a l\u00ean, \"\u1edf d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111u\u00f4i kh\u1ea9u ph\u00e1o c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi ch\u1ee7 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. N\u00e0y, anh l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 to x\u00e1c v\u1ee5ng v\u1ec1 kia, anh v\u1eeba l\u00e0m \u0111\u1ed5 l\u1ec1u c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. Ch\u1ee7 t\u00f4i \u0111ang r\u1ea5t t\u1ee9c gi\u1eadn.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Ph\u00f9!\"<\/i> m\u1ea5y con b\u00f2 th\u1edf d\u00e0i. \"V\u1eady h\u1eb3n \u00f4ng ch\u1ee7 \u1ea5y l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi da tr\u1eafng!\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"\u0110\u01b0\u01a1ng nhi\u00ean r\u1ed3i,\"<\/i> Vixen \u0111\u00e1p. \"C\u00e1c anh t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t g\u00e3 l\u00e1i b\u00f2 da \u0111en ch\u0103m s\u00f3c sao?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Huah! Ouach! Ugh!\"<\/i> m\u1ea5y con b\u00f2 r\u00ean l\u00ean. \"Ch\u00fang ta h\u00e3y \u0111i nhanh l\u00ean th\u00f4i.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nCh\u00fang h\u1ed1i h\u1ea3 x\u00f4ng t\u1edbi trong v\u0169ng b\u00f9n l\u1ea7y, v\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng hi\u1ec3u sao c\u00e1i \u00e1ch c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang l\u1ea1i m\u1eafc v\u00e0o thanh \u0111\u1ee1 c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t toa \u0111\u1ea1n, r\u1ed3i c\u1ee9 th\u1ebf b\u1ecb k\u1eb9t ch\u1eb7t \u1edf \u0111\u00f3.\r\n\r\n\"Gi\u1edd th\u00ec c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i l\u00e0m h\u1ecfng h\u1ebft c\u1ea3 r\u1ed3i,\"<\/i> Billy n\u00f3i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch \u0111i\u1ec1m t\u0129nh. \"\u0110\u1eebng c\u00f3 gi\u00e3y gi\u1ee5a n\u1eefa. C\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i s\u1ebd m\u1eafc k\u1eb9t \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y cho \u0111\u1ebfn s\u00e1ng. C\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec th\u1ebf?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nNh\u1eefng con b\u00f2 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u r\u1ed1ng l\u00ean nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng r\u00edt d\u00e0i \u0111\u1eb7c tr\u01b0ng c\u1ee7a lo\u00e0i b\u00f2 \u1ea4n \u0110\u1ed9, ch\u00fang \u0111\u1ea9y, chen l\u1ea5n, l\u1ea3o \u0111\u1ea3o, gi\u1eadm ch\u00e2n, tr\u01b0\u1ee3t ch\u00e2n, su\u00fdt ng\u00e3 trong v\u0169ng b\u00f9n, v\u00e0 g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch hung d\u1eef.\r\n\r\n\"C\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i s\u1ebd t\u1ef1 l\u00e0m g\u00e3y c\u1ed5 m\u00ecnh m\u1ea5t,\"<\/i> con ng\u1ef1a d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ea7u n\u00f3i. \"T\u1ea1i sao ng\u01b0\u1eddi da tr\u1eafng l\u1ea1i h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng nh\u01b0 v\u1eady? T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 s\u1ed1ng v\u1edbi h\u1ecd m\u00e0.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"H\u1ecd - \u0103n - th\u1ecbt - ch\u00fang t\u00f4i! K\u00e9o \u0111i!\"<\/i> con b\u00f2 \u0111\u1ee9ng g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00f3 n\u00f3i. C\u00e1i \u00e1ch b\u1eadt ra v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng \"t\u00e1ch\"<\/i> kh\u00f4 kh\u1ed1c, v\u00e0 ch\u00fang c\u00f9ng nhau l\u1eefng th\u1eefng b\u1ecf \u0111i.\r\n\r\nT\u00f4i ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd bi\u1ebft tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y t\u1ea1i sao b\u00f2 \u1ea4n \u0110\u1ed9 l\u1ea1i s\u1ee3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Anh \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1eady. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0103n th\u1ecbt b\u00f2 - m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u0103n b\u00f2 n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ee5ng \u0111\u1ebfn - v\u00e0 t\u1ea5t nhi\u00ean l\u00e0 b\u00f2 kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3.\r\n\r\n\"\u01af\u1edbc g\u00ec t\u00f4i b\u1ecb qu\u1ea5t b\u1eb1ng ch\u00ednh s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y bu\u1ed9c y\u00ean c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh! Ai m\u00e0 ng\u1edd hai c\u1ee5c to l\u1edbn nh\u01b0 v\u1eady l\u1ea1i m\u1ea5t b\u00ecnh t\u0129nh ch\u1ee9?\"<\/i> Billy n\u00f3i.\r\n\r\n\"Kh\u00f4ng sao \u0111\u00e2u. T\u00f4i s\u1ebd \u0111i xem ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0y. H\u1ea7u h\u1ebft nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi da tr\u1eafng m\u00e0 t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft, h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ed3 trong t\u00fai,\"<\/i> con ng\u1ef1a c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ed9i n\u00f3i.\r\n\r\n\"V\u1eady t\u00f4i xin ph\u00e9p \u0111i tr\u01b0\u1edbc. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch h\u1ecd l\u1eafm. H\u01a1n n\u1eefa, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi da tr\u1eafng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ch\u1ed7 ng\u1ee7 r\u1ea5t d\u1ec5 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh k\u1ebb tr\u1ed9m, c\u00f2n t\u00f4i th\u00ec mang tr\u00ean l\u01b0ng kh\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u t\u00e0i s\u1ea3n c\u1ee7a Ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7. \u0110i n\u00e0o, nh\u00f3c, ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd quay v\u1ec1 doanh tr\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Ch\u00fac ng\u1ee7 ngon, Australia! H\u1eb9n g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n tr\u00ean s\u00e2n t\u1eadp ng\u00e0y mai, t\u00f4i \u0111o\u00e1n v\u1eady. Ch\u00fac ng\u1ee7 ngon, \u00f4ng b\u1ea1n gi\u00e0! C\u1ed1 g\u1eafng ki\u1ec1m ch\u1ebf c\u1ea3m x\u00fac c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh nh\u00e9! Ch\u00fac ng\u1ee7 ngon, Two Tails! N\u1ebfu ng\u00e0y mai anh \u0111i ngang qua ch\u00fang t\u00f4i tr\u00ean s\u00e2n t\u1eadp, \u0111\u1eebng r\u1ed1ng l\u00ean n\u1eefa. N\u00f3 l\u00e0m h\u1ecfng \u0111\u1ed9i h\u00ecnh c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nBilly con la l\u1eefng th\u1eefng b\u1ecf \u0111i v\u1edbi d\u00e1ng \u0111i kh\u1eadp khi\u1ec5ng oai v\u1ec7 c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t c\u1ef1u chi\u1ebfn binh, trong khi con ng\u1ef1a c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ed9i r\u00fac \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0o ng\u1ef1c t\u00f4i, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0a cho n\u00f3 b\u00e1nh quy, c\u00f2n Vixen, m\u1ed9t ch\u00fa ch\u00f3 r\u1ea5t t\u1ef1 m\u00e3n, k\u1ec3 cho n\u00f3 nghe nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi n\u00f3i d\u1ed1i v\u1ec1 h\u00e0ng t\u00e1 con ng\u1ef1a m\u00e0 n\u00f3 v\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 nu\u00f4i.\r\n\r\n\"Ng\u00e0y mai t\u00f4i s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ebfn s\u00e2n t\u1eadp b\u1eb1ng xe ng\u1ef1a c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh,\"<\/i> n\u00f3 n\u00f3i. \"Ng\u00e0i s\u1ebd \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"\u1ede b\u00ean tr\u00e1i c\u1ee7a trung \u0111\u1ed9i th\u1ee9 hai. T\u00f4i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1eb7t nh\u1ecbp cho c\u1ea3 trung \u0111\u1ed9i c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, c\u00f4 b\u00e9 \u1ea1,\"<\/i> n\u00f3 n\u00f3i l\u1ecbch s\u1ef1. \"Gi\u1edd t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i quay v\u1ec1 v\u1edbi Dick. \u0110u\u00f4i t\u00f4i d\u00ednh \u0111\u1ea7y b\u00f9n, v\u00e0 c\u1eadu \u1ea5y s\u1ebd m\u1ea5t hai gi\u1edd l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c v\u1ea5t v\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1ea3i chu\u1ed1t cho t\u00f4i cho bu\u1ed5i t\u1eadp.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nBu\u1ed5i di\u1ec5u binh l\u1edbn c\u1ee7a to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 ba m\u01b0\u01a1i ngh\u00ecn qu\u00e2n di\u1ec5n ra v\u00e0o chi\u1ec1u h\u00f4m \u0111\u00f3, v\u00e0 Vixen c\u00f9ng t\u00f4i c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ch\u1ed7 \u0111\u1ee9ng r\u1ea5t t\u1ed1t, ngay g\u1ea7n \u0110\u1ee9c Ph\u00f3 v\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u00e0 Ti\u1ec3u v\u01b0\u01a1ng Afghanistan, v\u1edbi chi\u1ebfc m\u0169 l\u00f4ng astrakhan \u0111en cao ng\u1ea5t v\u00e0 ng\u00f4i sao kim c\u01b0\u01a1ng l\u1edbn l\u1ea5p l\u00e1nh \u1edf gi\u1eefa. Ph\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a cu\u1ed9c duy\u1ec7t binh di\u1ec5n ra d\u01b0\u1edbi \u00e1nh n\u1eafng ch\u00f3i chang, t\u1eebng trung \u0111o\u00e0n l\u1ea7n l\u01b0\u1ee3t \u0111i qua nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng l\u1edbp s\u00f3ng ch\u00e2n n\u1ed1i ti\u1ebfp nhau, nh\u1eefng kh\u1ea9u \u0111\u1ea1i b\u00e1c x\u1ebfp th\u00e0nh h\u00e0ng d\u00e0i, khi\u1ebfn m\u1eaft ch\u00fang t\u00f4i hoa l\u00ean v\u00ec cho\u00e1ng ng\u1ee3p. R\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ebfn l\u01b0\u1ee3t k\u1ef5 binh phi n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ea1i, nh\u1ecbp nh\u00e0ng theo \u0111i\u1ec7u \"Bonnie Dundee\"<\/i>, v\u00e0 Vixen d\u1ef1ng tai l\u00ean khi ng\u1ed3i trong xe ng\u1ef1a. \u0110\u1ed9i k\u1ef5 binh th\u1ee9 hai c\u1ee7a Trung \u0111o\u00e0n Long K\u00edch lao v\u00fat qua, v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 con ng\u1ef1a \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u00e0n, v\u1edbi chi\u1ebfc \u0111u\u00f4i nh\u01b0 t\u01a1 l\u1ee5a du\u1ed7i th\u1eb3ng, \u0111\u1ea7u c\u00fai th\u1ea5p v\u00e0o ng\u1ef1c, m\u1ed9t tai v\u1ec3nh v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc, m\u1ed9t tai ng\u1ea3 v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda sau, gi\u1eef nh\u1ecbp cho c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ed9i h\u00ecnh, \u0111\u00f4i ch\u00e2n di chuy\u1ec3n uy\u1ec3n chuy\u1ec3n nh\u01b0 \u0111ang m\u00faa \u0111i\u1ec7u van-x\u01a1. Ti\u1ebfp theo l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng kh\u1ea9u \u0111\u1ea1i b\u00e1c c\u1ee1 l\u1edbn, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y Two Tails c\u00f9ng hai con voi kh\u00e1c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c x\u1ebfp th\u00e0nh h\u00e0ng k\u00e9o theo m\u1ed9t kh\u1ea9u ph\u00e1o v\u00e2y h\u00e3m n\u1eb7ng b\u1ed1n m\u01b0\u01a1i pao, trong khi hai m\u01b0\u01a1i c\u1eb7p b\u00f2 \u0111i ph\u00eda sau. C\u1eb7p b\u00f2 th\u1ee9 b\u1ea3y mang chi\u1ebfc \u00e1ch m\u1edbi, tr\u00f4ng ch\u00fang c\u00f3 v\u1ebb h\u01a1i c\u1ee9ng nh\u1eafc v\u00e0 m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng kh\u1ea9u ph\u00e1o v\u00edt, v\u00e0 Billy con la b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i oai v\u1ec7 nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3 \u0111ang ch\u1ec9 huy to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 qu\u00e2n \u0111\u1ed9i, b\u1ed9 d\u00e2y c\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u00f4i d\u1ea7u v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1nh b\u00f3ng \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c l\u1ea5p l\u00e1nh. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 h\u00f2 reo m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh cho Billy con la, nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 ch\u1eb3ng th\u00e8m ngo\u1ea3nh \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u00ecn sang tr\u00e1i hay sang ph\u1ea3i.\r\n\r\nM\u01b0a l\u1ea1i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u r\u01a1i, v\u00e0 trong m\u1ed9t l\u00fac, tr\u1eddi qu\u00e1 m\u00f9 m\u1ecbt \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y c\u00e1c binh \u0111o\u00e0n \u0111ang l\u00e0m g\u00ec. H\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ea1o th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t n\u1eeda v\u00f2ng tr\u00f2n l\u1edbn tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u1eb1ng, r\u1ed3i d\u00e0n ra th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t h\u00e0ng th\u1eb3ng. H\u00e0ng \u0111\u00f3 c\u1ee9 k\u00e9o d\u00e0i m\u00e3i, k\u00e9o d\u00e0i m\u00e3i, cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi n\u00f3 tr\u1ea3i d\u00e0i ba ph\u1ea7n t\u01b0 d\u1eb7m t\u1eeb c\u00e1nh n\u00e0y sang c\u00e1nh kia - m\u1ed9t b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1eddng v\u1eefng ch\u1eafc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ea1o n\u00ean t\u1eeb ng\u01b0\u1eddi, ng\u1ef1a v\u00e0 ph\u00e1o. Sau \u0111\u00f3, h\u00e0ng qu\u00e2n ti\u1ebfn th\u1eb3ng v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda Ph\u00f3 v\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u00e0 Ti\u1ec3u v\u01b0\u01a1ng, v\u00e0 khi \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n h\u01a1n, m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u rung chuy\u1ec3n, gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 s\u00e0n t\u00e0u h\u01a1i n\u01b0\u1edbc khi \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u01a1 ch\u1ea1y h\u1ebft t\u1ed1c l\u1ef1c.\r\n\r\nTr\u1eeb khi b\u1ea1n \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng \u1edf \u0111\u00f3, b\u1ea1n kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c hi\u1ec7u \u1ee9ng \u0111\u00e1ng s\u1ee3 c\u1ee7a s\u1ef1 ti\u1ebfn qu\u00e2n \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u1eb7n n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi xem, ngay c\u1ea3 khi h\u1ecd bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c duy\u1ec7t binh. T\u00f4i nh\u00ecn Ti\u1ec3u v\u01b0\u01a1ng. Cho \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3, \u00f4ng ta kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 bi\u1ec3u l\u1ed9 m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean hay b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 c\u1ea3m x\u00fac n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c. Nh\u01b0ng gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y, \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft \u00f4ng ta b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u m\u1edf to h\u01a1n, v\u00e0 \u00f4ng ta n\u1eafm ch\u1eb7t d\u00e2y c\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ean c\u1ed5 ng\u1ef1a, nh\u00ecn ra ph\u00eda sau. Trong m\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3nh kh\u1eafc, c\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 \u00f4ng ta s\u1eafp r\u00fat ki\u1ebfm v\u00e0 ch\u00e9m \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng tho\u00e1t ra kh\u1ecfi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi Anh c\u00f9ng c\u00e1c ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef trong nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc xe ng\u1ef1a ph\u00eda sau. R\u1ed3i cu\u1ed9c ti\u1ebfn qu\u00e2n \u0111\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i, m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t tr\u1edf n\u00ean y\u00ean t\u0129nh, to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 h\u00e0ng qu\u00e2n \u0111\u1ed3ng lo\u1ea1t ch\u00e0o, v\u00e0 ba m\u01b0\u01a1i ban nh\u1ea1c c\u00f9ng l\u00fac c\u1ea5t l\u00ean \u00e2m thanh. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 k\u1ebft th\u00fac c\u1ee7a cu\u1ed9c duy\u1ec7t binh, c\u00e1c trung \u0111o\u00e0n tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 tr\u1ea1i trong c\u01a1n m\u01b0a, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ban nh\u1ea1c b\u1ed9 binh b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u ch\u01a1i b\u00e0i -\r\n\r\nNh\u1eefng con v\u1eadt \u0111i theo c\u1eb7p,\r\n\r\nHoan h\u00f4!\r\n\r\nNh\u1eefng con v\u1eadt \u0111i theo c\u1eb7p,\r\n\r\nCon voi v\u00e0 con la k\u00e9o ph\u00e1o,\r\n\r\nV\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ch\u00fang \u0111\u1ec1u l\u00ean T\u00e0u No-\u00ea\r\n\r\n\u0110\u1ec3 tr\u00e1nh m\u01b0a!\r\n\r\nR\u1ed3i t\u00f4i nghe m\u1ed9t v\u1ecb t\u00f9 tr\u01b0\u1edfng Trung \u00c1 gi\u00e0 nua, r\u00e2u b\u1ea1c ph\u01a1, t\u00f3c d\u00e0i, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i c\u00f9ng Ti\u1ec3u v\u01b0\u01a1ng, h\u1ecfi m\u1ed9t s\u0129 quan b\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ecba.\r\n\r\n\"Gi\u1edd th\u00ec,\"<\/i> \u00f4ng ta n\u00f3i, \"\u0111i\u1ec1u k\u1ef3 di\u1ec7u n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nV\u00e0 vi\u00ean s\u0129 quan tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi, \"M\u1ed9t m\u1ec7nh l\u1ec7nh \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u01b0a ra, v\u00e0 h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 tu\u00e2n l\u1ec7nh.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Nh\u01b0ng li\u1ec7u th\u00fa v\u1eadt c\u00f3 kh\u00f4n ngoan nh\u01b0 con ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng?\"<\/i> v\u1ecb t\u00f9 tr\u01b0\u1edfng n\u00f3i.\r\n\r\n\"Ch\u00fang tu\u00e2n l\u1ec7nh, nh\u01b0 con ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1eady. La, ng\u1ef1a, voi, hay b\u00f2, ch\u00fang \u0111\u1ec1u nghe l\u1eddi ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e1i, v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e1i nghe l\u1eddi trung s\u0129, v\u00e0 trung s\u0129 nghe l\u1eddi thi\u1ebfu \u00fay, v\u00e0 thi\u1ebfu \u00fay nghe l\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea1i \u00fay, v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea1i \u00fay nghe l\u1eddi thi\u1ebfu t\u00e1, v\u00e0 thi\u1ebfu t\u00e1 nghe l\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea1i t\u00e1, v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea1i t\u00e1 nghe l\u1eddi l\u1eef \u0111o\u00e0n tr\u01b0\u1edfng ch\u1ec9 huy ba trung \u0111o\u00e0n, v\u00e0 l\u1eef \u0111o\u00e0n tr\u01b0\u1edfng nghe l\u1eddi t\u01b0\u1edbng qu\u00e2n, ng\u01b0\u1eddi nghe l\u1eddi Ph\u00f3 v\u01b0\u01a1ng, ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea7y t\u1edb c\u1ee7a N\u1eef ho\u00e0ng. M\u1ecdi vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0 nh\u01b0 v\u1eady.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Gi\u00e1 nh\u01b0 \u1edf Afghanistan c\u0169ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y!\"<\/i> v\u1ecb t\u00f9 tr\u01b0\u1edfng n\u00f3i, \"v\u00ec \u1edf \u0111\u00f3, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 nghe theo \u00fd ch\u00ed c\u1ee7a ri\u00eang m\u00ecnh.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"V\u00e0 c\u0169ng ch\u00ednh v\u00ec l\u00fd do \u0111\u00f3,\"<\/i> vi\u00ean s\u0129 quan b\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ecba \u0111\u00e1p, v\u1eeba xo\u1eafn ch\u00f2m ria m\u00e9p, \"v\u1ecb ti\u1ec3u v\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c \u00f4ng - ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00e0 c\u00e1c \u00f4ng ch\u1eb3ng ch\u1ecbu nghe l\u1eddi - ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u1eadn m\u1ec7nh l\u1ec7nh t\u1eeb Ph\u00f3 v\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i.\"<\/i>","rendered":"

B\u1ea1n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u00ednh b\u1eb1ng ph\u00e2n s\u1ed1, ho\u1eb7c b\u1eb1ng quy t\u1eafc tam su\u1ea5t \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n,<\/p>\n

Nh\u01b0ng c\u00e1ch c\u1ee7a Tweedle-dum \u0111\u00e2u ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 c\u00e1ch c\u1ee7a Tweedle-dee.<\/p>\n

B\u1ea1n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 xo\u1eafn n\u00f3, b\u1ea1n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u1eadt n\u00f3, b\u1ea1n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u1ec7n n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn khi r\u00e3 r\u1eddi,<\/p>\n

Nh\u01b0ng c\u00e1ch c\u1ee7a Pilly Winky \u0111\u00e2u ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 c\u00e1ch c\u1ee7a Winkie Pop!<\/p>\n

Tr\u1eddi m\u01b0a t\u1ea7m t\u00e3 su\u1ed1t m\u1ed9t th\u00e1ng tr\u1eddi – m\u01b0a xu\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t tr\u1ea1i l\u00ednh<\/p>\n

v\u1edbi ba m\u01b0\u01a1i ng\u00e0n ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0 h\u00e0ng ng\u00e0n l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0, voi, ng\u1ef1a, b\u00f2 v\u00e0 la, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 t\u1eadp trung<\/p>\n

t\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 Rawal Pindi,<\/p>\n

\u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c T\u1ed5ng \u0111\u1ed1c \u1ea4n \u0110\u1ed9 duy\u1ec7t binh. Ng\u00e0i \u0111ang \u0111\u00f3n ti\u1ebfp Ho\u00e0ng th\u00e2n Afghanistan –<\/p>\n

m\u1ed9t v\u1ecb vua hoang d\u00e3 c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc r\u1ea5t hoang d\u00e3. V\u1ecb Ho\u00e0ng th\u00e2n mang theo<\/p>\n

t\u00e1m tr\u0103m ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0 ng\u1ef1a l\u00e0m c\u1eadn v\u1ec7, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0 ng\u1ef1a n\u00e0y ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng th\u1ea5y tr\u1ea1i l\u00ednh hay \u0111\u1ea7u m\u00e1y xe l\u1eeda n\u00e0o tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y trong \u0111\u1eddi –<\/p>\n

nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi man r\u1ee3 v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng con ng\u1ef1a man r\u1ee3 t\u1eeb \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u00f3 \u1edf v\u00f9ng s\u00e2u v\u00f9ng xa c\u1ee7a Trung \u00c1. M\u1ed7i \u0111\u00eam, m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e1m ng\u1ef1a n\u00e0y ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn s\u1ebd ph\u00e1 d\u00e2y bu\u1ed9c g\u00f3t ch\u00e2n v\u00e0 ch\u1ea1y t\u00e1n lo\u1ea1n<\/p>\n

trong tr\u1ea1i l\u00ednh t\u1ed1i \u0111en nh\u01b0 m\u1ef1c, ho\u1eb7c nh\u1eefng con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 s\u1ebd tu\u1ed9t d\u00e2y ch\u1ea1y lung tung v\u00e0 ng\u00e3 v\u00e0o d\u00e2y l\u1ec1u,<\/p>\n

v\u00e0 b\u1ea1n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 d\u1ec5 ch\u1ecbu th\u1ebf n\u00e0o v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111ang c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng \u0111i ng\u1ee7.<\/p>\n

L\u1ec1u c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i n\u1eb1m xa khu v\u1ef1c l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 m\u00ecnh an to\u00e0n.<\/p>\n

Nh\u01b0ng m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00eam n\u1ecd, m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00f2 \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0o v\u00e0 h\u00e9t l\u00ean: “Ra ngay, mau l\u00ean!<\/i><\/p>\n

Ch\u00fang \u0111ang t\u1edbi! L\u1ec1u c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i \u0111i r\u1ed3i!”<\/i><\/p>\n

T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft “ch\u00fang”<\/i> l\u00e0 ai, n\u00ean t\u00f4i x\u1ecf \u1ee7ng, kho\u00e1c \u00e1o m\u01b0a v\u00e0 v\u1ed9i v\u00e3 lao ra ngo\u00e0i v\u0169ng b\u00f9n.<\/p>\n

Little Vixen, con ch\u00f3 s\u1ee5c c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, chui ra t\u1eeb ph\u00eda b\u00ean kia; r\u1ed3i c\u00f3 ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb, ti\u1ebfng r\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng s\u1ee7i b\u1ecdt,<\/p>\n

v\u00e0 t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y chi\u1ebfc l\u1ec1u s\u1ee5p xu\u1ed1ng khi c\u1ed9t l\u1ec1u g\u00e3y, r\u1ed3i n\u00f3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u1ea3y m\u00faa<\/p>\n

nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t b\u00f3ng ma \u0111i\u00ean cu\u1ed3ng. M\u1ed9t con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 lao v\u00e0o n\u00f3, v\u00e0 d\u00f9 \u01b0\u1edbt s\u0169ng v\u00e0 b\u1ef1c b\u1ed9i,<\/p>\n

t\u00f4i v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng nh\u1ecbn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u01b0\u1eddi. Sau \u0111\u00f3 t\u00f4i ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c ch\u1ea1y, v\u00ec t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft c\u00f3 bao nhi\u00eau con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 tu\u1ed9t d\u00e2y,<\/p>\n

v\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng m\u1ea5y ch\u1ed1c t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ra kh\u1ecfi t\u1ea7m m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a doanh tr\u1ea1i, l\u1ed9i b\u00ec b\u00f5m qua l\u1edbp b\u00f9n.<\/p>\n

Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, t\u00f4i v\u1ea5p ph\u1ea3i \u0111u\u00f4i m\u1ed9t kh\u1ea9u ph\u00e1o, v\u00e0 nh\u1edd \u0111\u00f3 t\u00f4i nh\u1eadn ra m\u00ecnh<\/p>\n

\u0111ang \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u00f3 g\u1ea7n khu v\u1ef1c ph\u00e1o binh, n\u01a1i nh\u1eefng kh\u1ea9u \u0111\u1ea1i b\u00e1c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c x\u1ebfp ch\u1ed3ng l\u00ean nhau v\u00e0o ban \u0111\u00eam.<\/p>\n

V\u00ec kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n l\u1ed9i th\u00eam n\u1eefa trong m\u00e0n m\u01b0a ph\u00f9n v\u00e0 b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i,<\/p>\n

t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ea3i chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o m\u01b0a c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh l\u00ean n\u00f2ng m\u1ed9t kh\u1ea9u ph\u00e1o, v\u00e0 d\u1ef1ng l\u00ean m\u1ed9t ch\u1ed7 tr\u00fa t\u1ea1m<\/p>\n

v\u1edbi hai ba c\u00e2y que \u0111\u1ea9y m\u00e0 t\u00f4i t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y, r\u1ed3i n\u1eb1m d\u1ecdc theo \u0111u\u00f4i m\u1ed9t kh\u1ea9u ph\u00e1o kh\u00e1c,<\/p>\n

v\u1eeba n\u1eb1m v\u1eeba th\u1eafc m\u1eafc kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft Vixen \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u, v\u00e0 b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n m\u00ecnh \u0111ang \u1edf n\u01a1i n\u00e0o.<\/p>\n

V\u1eeba l\u00fac t\u00f4i s\u1eafp ch\u00ecm v\u00e0o gi\u1ea5c ng\u1ee7, th\u00ec nghe v\u0103ng v\u1eb3ng ti\u1ebfng leng keng c\u1ee7a d\u00e2y c\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng h\u00ed vang,<\/p>\n

r\u1ed3i m\u1ed9t con la l\u1eefng th\u1eefng \u0111i qua tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t t\u00f4i, \u0111\u00f4i tai \u01b0\u1edbt nh\u1eb9p c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 kh\u1ebd rung rung.<\/p>\n

N\u00f3 h\u1eb3n l\u00e0 thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t kh\u1ea9u ph\u00e1o nh\u1ecf, b\u1edfi t\u00f4i c\u00f2n nghe r\u00f5 c\u1ea3 ti\u1ebfng va \u0111\u1eadp l\u00e1ch c\u00e1ch c\u1ee7a \u0111ai da, v\u00f2ng s\u1eaft v\u00e0 x\u00edch<\/p>\n

tr\u00ean t\u1ea5m \u0111\u1ec7m y\u00ean. Nh\u1eefng kh\u1ea9u ph\u00e1o nh\u1ecf \u1ea5y th\u1ef1c ra l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng kh\u1ea9u \u0111\u1ea1i b\u00e1c t\u00ed hon<\/p>\n

\u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ebf t\u1ea1o th\u00e0nh hai m\u1ea3nh r\u1eddi, ch\u1ec9 gh\u00e9p n\u1ed1i v\u00e0o nhau khi \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac khai h\u1ecfa.<\/p>\n

Ch\u00fang th\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u1eadn chuy\u1ec3n l\u00ean c\u00e1c s\u01b0\u1eddn n\u00fai, b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 n\u01a1i n\u00e0o m\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con la c\u00f2n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u1ea7n b\u01b0\u1edbc,<\/p>\n

v\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u1ecf ra v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng h\u1eefu d\u1ee5ng trong nh\u1eefng tr\u1eadn chi\u1ebfn n\u01a1i v\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ea5t \u0111\u00e1 g\u1eadp gh\u1ec1nh.<\/p>\n

Theo sau con la l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0, v\u1edbi \u0111\u00f4i ch\u00e2n to b\u00e8, m\u1ec1m m\u1eadp c\u1ee7a n\u00f3<\/p>\n

b\u00ec b\u00f5m d\u1eabm l\u00ean l\u1edbp b\u00f9n l\u1ea7y, tr\u01b0\u1ee3t tr\u01b0\u1ee3t ch\u1ef1c ng\u00e3, c\u00f2n c\u00e1i c\u1ed5 th\u00ec l\u1eafc l\u01b0 qua l\u1ea1i<\/p>\n

ch\u1eb3ng kh\u00e1c n\u00e0o c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t con g\u00e0 m\u00e1i l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0n. May m\u1eafn l\u00e0m sao, t\u00f4i c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee7 v\u1ed1n ti\u1ebfng c\u1ee7a lo\u00e0i v\u1eadt –<\/p>\n

kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ti\u1ebfng c\u1ee7a th\u00fa hoang d\u00e3, m\u00e0 l\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng con v\u1eadt trong doanh tr\u1ea1i, d\u0129 nhi\u00ean –<\/p>\n

nh\u1edd h\u1ecdc h\u1ecfi t\u1eeb nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea3n x\u1ee9, n\u00ean t\u00f4i hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00f3 \u0111ang th\u1ed1t l\u00ean \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec.<\/p>\n

Ch\u1eafc h\u1eb3n n\u00f3 l\u00e0 con \u0111\u00e3 lao v\u00e0o l\u1ec1u c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, v\u00ec n\u00f3 g\u1ecdi con la:<\/p>\n

“T\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m g\u00ec? T\u00f4i \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u? T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u00e1nh nhau v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 m\u00e0u tr\u1eafng \u0111ang v\u1eaby,<\/i><\/p>\n

v\u00e0 n\u00f3 c\u1ea7m m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y g\u1eady \u0111\u00e1nh v\u00e0o c\u1ed5 t\u00f4i.”<\/i> (\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u00e1i c\u1ed9t l\u1ec1u g\u00e3y c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i,<\/i><\/p>\n

v\u00e0 t\u00f4i r\u1ea5t m\u1eebng khi bi\u1ebft \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3.)<\/i> “Ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 n\u00ean ch\u1ea1y ti\u1ebfp kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i><\/p>\n

“\u1ed2, l\u00e0 m\u00e0y \u00e0,”<\/i> con la n\u00f3i, “m\u00e0y v\u00e0 b\u1ea1n b\u00e8 c\u1ee7a m\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m n\u00e1o lo\u1ea1n tr\u1ea1i l\u00ednh \u00e0?<\/i><\/p>\n

\u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i. S\u00e1ng mai m\u00e0y s\u1ebd b\u1ecb \u0111\u00e1nh \u0111\u00f2n v\u00ec chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y.<\/i><\/p>\n

Nh\u01b0ng ta c\u00f3 l\u1ebd n\u00ean cho m\u00e0y nh\u1eadn m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat h\u00ecnh ph\u1ea1t ngay b\u00e2y gi\u1edd.”<\/i><\/p>\n

T\u00f4i nghe ti\u1ebfng d\u00e2y c\u01b0\u01a1ng leng keng khi con la l\u00f9i l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1 hai c\u00e1i v\u00e0o s\u01b0\u1eddn con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0<\/p>\n

vang l\u00ean nh\u01b0 ti\u1ebfng tr\u1ed1ng. “L\u1ea7n sau,”<\/i> n\u00f3 n\u00f3i, “m\u00e0y s\u1ebd bi\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean ch\u1ea1y v\u00e0o khu ph\u00e1o binh<\/i><\/p>\n

v\u00e0o ban \u0111\u00eam, la h\u00e9t \u2018Tr\u1ed9m v\u00e0 ch\u00e1y!\u2019 Ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng \u0111i, v\u00e0 gi\u1eef y\u00ean c\u00e1i c\u1ed5 ng\u1edb ng\u1ea9n c\u1ee7a m\u00e0y.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 co r\u00fam l\u1ea1i theo ki\u1ec3u l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0, nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i th\u01b0\u1edbc hai t\u1ea5c, v\u00e0 ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng<\/p>\n

than v\u00e3n. C\u00f3 ti\u1ebfng v\u00f3 ng\u1ef1a \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u1eb7n trong b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con ng\u1ef1a chi\u1ebfn l\u1edbn<\/p>\n

phi n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ea1i l\u00ean m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch v\u1eefng v\u00e0ng nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3 \u0111ang tr\u00ean thao tr\u01b0\u1eddng,<\/p>\n

nh\u1ea3y qua \u0111u\u00f4i m\u1ed9t kh\u1ea9u s\u00fang, v\u00e0 h\u1ea1 c\u00e1nh g\u1ea7n con la.<\/p>\n

“Th\u1eadt \u0111\u00e1ng x\u1ea5u h\u1ed5,”<\/i> n\u00f3 n\u00f3i, ph\u00ec ph\u00f2 l\u1ed7 m\u0169i. “L\u0169 l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3 l\u1ea1i ch\u1ea1y t\u00e1n lo\u1ea1n qua h\u00e0ng ng\u0169 c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta –<\/i><\/p>\n

l\u1ea7n th\u1ee9 ba trong tu\u1ea7n n\u00e0y. L\u00e0m sao m\u1ed9t con ng\u1ef1a c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u1eef \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c phong \u0111\u1ed9<\/i><\/p>\n

n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u00e9p ng\u1ee7. Ai \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y v\u1eady?”<\/i><\/p>\n

“T\u00f4i l\u00e0 con la thu\u1ed9c b\u1ed9 ph\u1eadn kh\u00f3a n\u00f2ng c\u1ee7a kh\u1ea9u s\u00fang s\u1ed1 hai c\u1ee7a \u0110\u01a1n v\u1ecb Ph\u00e1o nh\u1ecf s\u1ed1 M\u1ed9t,”<\/i><\/p>\n

con la n\u00f3i, “v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi kia l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a ng\u00e0i. N\u00f3 c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e1nh th\u1ee9c t\u00f4i d\u1eady.<\/i><\/p>\n

Ng\u00e0i l\u00e0 ai?”<\/i><\/p>\n

“S\u1ed1 M\u01b0\u1eddi L\u0103m, \u0110\u1ed9i E, Trung \u0111o\u00e0n K\u1ef5 binh s\u1ed1 Ch\u00edn – chi\u1ebfn m\u00e3 c\u1ee7a Dick Cunliffe.<\/i><\/p>\n

Xin h\u00e3y d\u1ecbch sang m\u1ed9t b\u00ean.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“\u1ed2, t\u00f4i xin l\u1ed7i,”<\/i> con la \u0111\u00e1p. “Tr\u1eddi t\u1ed1i qu\u00e1 n\u00ean t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eadn ra ng\u00e0i.<\/i><\/p>\n

B\u1ecdn l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 n\u00e0y th\u1eadt kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu. T\u00f4i v\u1eeba r\u1eddi h\u00e0ng ng\u0169 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00ecm ch\u00fat y\u00ean t\u0129nh \u0111\u00e2y.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Th\u01b0a c\u00e1c ng\u00e0i,”<\/i> con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi gi\u1ecdng nh\u00fan nh\u01b0\u1eddng, “ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng gi\u1ea5c m\u01a1 kinh kh\u1ee7ng \u0111\u00eam qua,<\/i><\/p>\n

v\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i. T\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 ch\u1edf h\u00e0nh l\u00fd thu\u1ed9c B\u1ed9 Binh B\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ecba s\u1ed1 39,<\/i><\/p>\n

v\u00e0 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u01b0 c\u00e1c ng\u00e0i, th\u01b0a c\u00e1c ng\u00e0i.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“V\u1eady t\u1ea1i sao ng\u00e0i kh\u00f4ng \u1edf l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ee5 ch\u1edf h\u00e0nh l\u00fd cho B\u1ed9 Binh B\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ecba s\u1ed1 39,<\/i><\/p>\n

thay v\u00ec ch\u1ea1y lung tung kh\u1eafp doanh tr\u1ea1i th\u1ebf n\u00e0y?”<\/i> con la n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n

“Nh\u1eefng gi\u1ea5c m\u01a1 \u0111\u00f3 th\u1eadt t\u1ed3i t\u1ec7,”<\/i> con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 n\u00f3i. “T\u00f4i th\u1eadt l\u1ea5y l\u00e0m ti\u1ebfc. Nh\u01b0ng khoan \u0111\u00e3!<\/i><\/p>\n

Ti\u1ebfng g\u00ec v\u1eady? Ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 n\u00ean ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c ch\u1ea1y kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i><\/p>\n

“H\u00e3y ng\u1ed3i y\u00ean \u0111\u00f3,”<\/i> con la \u0111\u00e1p, “n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng c\u1eb7p ch\u00e2n d\u00e0i ngo\u1eb5ng nh\u01b0 que c\u1ee7i c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u01a1i s\u1ebd g\u00e3y r\u1ee5ng gi\u1eefa l\u00e0n \u0111\u1ea1n.”<\/i> N\u00f3 v\u1ec3nh m\u1ed9t tai l\u00ean l\u1eafng nghe. “L\u00e0 b\u00f2 k\u00e9o ph\u00e1o!”<\/i> n\u00f3 n\u00f3i. “Qu\u1ea3 th\u1eadt,<\/i><\/p>\n

ng\u01b0\u01a1i v\u00e0 b\u00e8 b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u00e3 khi\u1ebfn c\u1ea3 doanh tr\u1ea1i binh l\u00ednh t\u1ec9nh gi\u1ea5c m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch th\u1eadt k\u1ef9 l\u01b0\u1ee1ng.<\/i><\/p>\n

Ph\u1ea3i c\u1ea7n m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 th\u00fac \u0111\u1ea9y h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh m\u1ebd m\u1edbi c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e1nh th\u1ee9c n\u1ed5i m\u1ed9t con b\u00f2 k\u00e9o ph\u00e1o d\u1eady \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.”<\/i><\/p>\n

T\u00f4i nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng x\u00edch l\u1ebft xo\u1ea3ng xo\u1ea3ng tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t, r\u1ed3i m\u1ed9t c\u1eb7p b\u00f2 tr\u1eafng to l\u1edbn,<\/p>\n

u\u1ec3 o\u1ea3i k\u00e9o theo nh\u1eefng kh\u1ea9u \u0111\u1ea1i b\u00e1c h\u1ea1ng n\u1eb7ng – th\u1ee9 v\u1ed1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u00f9ng khi \u0111\u00e0n voi kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu ti\u1ebfn s\u00e2u h\u01a1n<\/p>\n

v\u00e0o v\u00f9ng chi\u1ebfn s\u1ef1 – \u0111ang l\u1ea7n b\u01b0\u1edbc t\u1edbi g\u1ea7n. V\u00e0 su\u00fdt ch\u00fat n\u1eefa gi\u1eabm ph\u1ea3i s\u1ee3i x\u00edch kia<\/p>\n

l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con la kh\u00e1c thu\u1ed9c \u0111\u01a1n v\u1ecb ph\u00e1o binh, \u0111ang c\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfng g\u1ecdi l\u1edbn “Billy.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng l\u00ednh m\u1edbi c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta,”<\/i> con la gi\u00e0 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi con ng\u1ef1a chi\u1ebfn. “N\u00f3 \u0111ang g\u1ecdi t\u00f4i. N\u00e0y nh\u00f3c, \u0111\u1eebng c\u00f3 m\u00e0 r\u1ed1ng l\u00ean n\u1eefa. B\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd l\u00e0m h\u1ea1i ai c\u1ea3.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Nh\u1eefng con b\u00f2 k\u00e9o ph\u00e1o c\u00f9ng n\u1eb1m xu\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u nhai l\u1ea1i, nh\u01b0ng con la non n\u00e9p s\u00e1t v\u00e0o Billy.<\/p>\n

“Nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 \u0111\u00f3!”<\/i> n\u00f3 n\u00f3i. “Th\u1eadt \u0111\u00e1ng s\u1ee3 v\u00e0 kinh h\u00e3i, Billy! Ch\u00fang l\u00e9n l\u00fat chui v\u00e0o h\u00e0ng ng\u0169 ch\u00fang ta khi ch\u00fang ta \u0111ang ng\u1ee7. C\u1eadu c\u00f3 ngh\u0129 ch\u00fang s\u1ebd gi\u1ebft ch\u1ebft ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i><\/p>\n

“T\u00f4i r\u1ea5t mu\u1ed1n cho c\u1eadu m\u1ed9t c\u00fa \u0111\u00e1 th\u1eadt m\u1ea1nh,”<\/i> Billy n\u00f3i. “\u00dd ngh\u0129 m\u1ed9t con la cao b\u1ed1n gang tay m\u00e0 l\u1ea1i l\u00e0m x\u1ea5u m\u1eb7t \u0111\u01a1n v\u1ecb ph\u00e1o tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t qu\u00fd \u00f4ng n\u00e0y!”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng th\u00f4i, nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng th\u00f4i!”<\/i> con ng\u1ef1a chi\u1ebfn n\u00f3i. “H\u00e3y nh\u1edb r\u1eb1ng b\u1ecdn ch\u00fang l\u00fac n\u00e0o c\u0169ng th\u1ebf khi m\u1edbi b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u. L\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean ta tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t con ng\u01b0\u1eddi (h\u1ed3i \u1ea5y \u1edf x\u1ee9 \u00dac, ta m\u1edbi l\u00ean ba)<\/i> ta \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ea1y tr\u1ed1n su\u1ed1t n\u1eeda ng\u00e0y, v\u00e0 gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y n\u1ebfu c\u00f3 th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0, ta v\u1eabn c\u00f2n ch\u1ea1y.”<\/i><\/p>\n

H\u1ea7u h\u1ebft nh\u1eefng con ng\u1ef1a c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta d\u00f9ng cho k\u1ef5 binh Anh \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u01b0a t\u1eeb \u00dac sang \u1ea4n \u0110\u1ed9, v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u00ednh nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ednh hu\u1ea5n luy\u1ec7n.<\/p>\n

“Ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ea5y,”<\/i> Billy \u0111\u00e1p. “\u0110\u1eebng run n\u1eefa, nh\u00f3c \u1ea1. L\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean h\u1ecd qu\u00e0ng l\u00ean l\u01b0ng ta b\u1ed9 d\u00e2y c\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u1edbi c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ed1ng d\u00e2y x\u00edch, ta \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ee9ng th\u1eb3ng b\u1eb1ng hai ch\u00e2n tr\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1 tung t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 l\u00ean. L\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 ta ch\u01b0a h\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1i khoa h\u1ecdc \u0111\u00e1 th\u1ef1c th\u1ee5, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u01a1n v\u1ecb ph\u00e1o binh n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng h\u1ecd ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng th\u1ea5y th\u1ee9 g\u00ec nh\u01b0 v\u1eady.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00e2y ch\u1eb3ng ph\u1ea3i d\u00e2y c\u01b0\u01a1ng hay th\u1ee9 g\u00ec k\u00eau leng keng c\u1ea3,”<\/i> con la tr\u1ebb n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n

“Anh bi\u1ebft em ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f2n s\u1ee3 nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 \u1ea5y n\u1eefa, Billy \u1ea1. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 nh\u01b0 c\u00e2y c\u1ed1i,<\/i><\/p>\n

ch\u00fang \u0111\u1ed5 \u1eadp xu\u1ed1ng d\u1ecdc h\u00e0ng ng\u0169 v\u00e0 cu\u1ed9n tr\u00e0o s\u1ee7i b\u1ecdt; d\u00e2y bu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ea7u em b\u1ecb \u0111\u1ee9t tung,<\/i><\/p>\n

em ch\u1eb3ng t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec1u khi\u1ec3n m\u00ecnh, c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ea5y anh \u0111\u00e2u, Billy,<\/i><\/p>\n

th\u1ebf n\u00ean em \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ea1y tr\u1ed1n c\u00f9ng – c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng v\u1ecb qu\u00fd \u00f4ng n\u00e0y.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“H\u1eebm!”<\/i> Billy \u0111\u00e1p. “Ngay khi nghe tin b\u1ecdn l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 tu\u1ed9t d\u00e2y, ta \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ef1 m\u00ecnh l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng.<\/i><\/p>\n

Khi m\u1ed9t con la ph\u00e1o b\u00e9 nh\u1ecf g\u1ecdi \u0111\u00e1m b\u00f2 k\u00e9o ph\u00e1o l\u00e0 qu\u00fd \u00f4ng, h\u1eb3n n\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i khi\u1ebfp s\u1ee3 l\u1eafm.<\/i><\/p>\n

N\u00e0y c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n d\u01b0\u1edbi m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t kia?”<\/i><\/p>\n

Nh\u1eefng con b\u00f2 k\u00e9o ph\u00e1o nhai l\u1ea1i c\u1ee5c th\u1ee9c \u0103n, v\u00e0 c\u00f9ng nhau tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi:<\/p>\n

“C\u1eb7p th\u1ee9 b\u1ea3y c\u1ee7a kh\u1ea9u s\u00fang \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean c\u1ee7a \u0110\u01a1n v\u1ecb \u0110\u1ea1i ph\u00e1o. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111ang ng\u1ee7<\/i><\/p>\n

khi l\u0169 l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 \u0111\u1ebfn, nh\u01b0ng khi b\u1ecb gi\u1eabm \u0111\u1ea1p, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 d\u1eady v\u00e0 b\u1ecf \u0111i.<\/i><\/p>\n

Th\u00e0 n\u1eb1m y\u00ean trong b\u00f9n c\u00f2n h\u01a1n b\u1ecb l\u00e0m phi\u1ec1n tr\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng \u00eam.<\/i><\/p>\n

Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y r\u1eb1ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec ph\u1ea3i s\u1ee3,<\/i><\/p>\n

nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu ta bi\u1ebft qu\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u n\u00ean \u0111\u00e3 ngh\u0129 kh\u00e1c. Wah!”<\/i><\/p>\n

Ch\u00fang ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c nhai.<\/p>\n

“\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 h\u1eadu qu\u1ea3 c\u1ee7a vi\u1ec7c s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i,”<\/i> Billy n\u00f3i. “C\u1eadu b\u1ecb b\u00f2 k\u00e9o ph\u00e1o c\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u1ea1o.<\/i><\/p>\n

T\u00f4i hy v\u1ecdng c\u1eadu th\u00edch \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3, nh\u00f3c.”<\/i><\/p>\n

R\u0103ng con la tr\u1ebb \u0111\u00e1nh v\u00e0o nhau, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i nghe n\u00f3 n\u00f3i \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c kh\u00f4ng s\u1ee3 b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 con b\u00f2 gi\u00e0 n\u00e0o tr\u00ean th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi.<\/p>\n

Nh\u01b0ng l\u0169 b\u00f2 ch\u1ec9 khua s\u1eebng v\u00e0o nhau v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c nhai.<\/p>\n

“N\u00e0y, \u0111\u1eebng t\u1ee9c gi\u1eadn sau khi \u0111\u00e3 s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 lo\u1ea1i h\u00e8n nh\u00e1t t\u1ed3i t\u1ec7 nh\u1ea5t,”<\/i> con ng\u1ef1a chi\u1ebfn n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n

“B\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ai c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tha th\u1ee9 v\u00ec s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i trong \u0111\u00eam, t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 v\u1eady,<\/i><\/p>\n

n\u1ebfu h\u1ecd nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u. Ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 nhi\u1ec1u l\u1ea7n ph\u00e1 chu\u1ed3ng,<\/i><\/p>\n

b\u1ed1n tr\u0103m n\u0103m m\u01b0\u01a1i con, ch\u1ec9 v\u00ec m\u1ed9t t\u00e2n binh k\u1ec3 chuy\u1ec7n v\u1ec1 r\u1eafn roi \u1edf qu\u00ea nh\u00e0 \u00dac<\/i><\/p>\n

cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i s\u1ee3 ch\u1ebft khi\u1ebfp v\u00ec nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ea7u d\u00e2y bu\u1ed9c l\u1ecfng l\u1ebbo.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“\u0110i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 th\u00ec \u1ed5n trong tr\u1ea1i,”<\/i> Billy n\u00f3i. “T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ng\u1ea1i ch\u1ea1y t\u00e1n lo\u1ea1n,<\/i><\/p>\n

v\u00ec vui th\u00f4i, khi t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng ra ngo\u00e0i trong m\u1ed9t ho\u1eb7c hai ng\u00e0y.<\/i><\/p>\n

Nh\u01b0ng c\u00f2n khi ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u th\u00ec sao?”<\/i><\/p>\n

“\u1ed2, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ec7n ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00e1c,”<\/i> con ng\u1ef1a chi\u1ebfn n\u00f3i. “L\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 Dick Cunliffe s\u1ebd c\u01b0\u1ee1i tr\u00ean l\u01b0ng t\u00f4i, v\u00e0 th\u00fac g\u1ed1i v\u00e0o t\u00f4i, v\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m l\u00e0 nh\u00ecn xem t\u00f4i \u0111\u1eb7t ch\u00e2n \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u, v\u00e0 gi\u1eef cho ch\u00e2n sau c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i \u1edf d\u01b0\u1edbi, v\u00e0 bi\u1ebft c\u00e1ch \u0111i\u1ec1u khi\u1ec3n b\u1eb1ng d\u00e2y c\u01b0\u01a1ng.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Bi\u1ebft c\u00e1ch \u0111i\u1ec1u khi\u1ec3n b\u1eb1ng d\u00e2y c\u01b0\u01a1ng l\u00e0 g\u00ec?”<\/i> con la tr\u1ebb h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n

“Th\u1ec1 c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng c\u00e2y B\u1ea1ch \u0111\u00e0n Xanh \u1edf v\u00f9ng xa x\u00f4i!”<\/i> con ng\u1ef1a chi\u1ebfn kh\u1ecbt m\u0169i. “\u00dd c\u1eadu l\u00e0 c\u1eadu ch\u01b0a \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u1ea1y c\u00e1ch \u0111i\u1ec1u khi\u1ec3n b\u1eb1ng d\u00e2y c\u01b0\u01a1ng trong c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh sao? L\u00e0m sao c\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec, tr\u1eeb khi c\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 quay v\u00f2ng ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c khi d\u00e2y c\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u1ea5n v\u00e0o c\u1ed5 c\u1eadu? \u0110i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 s\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 ch\u1ebft \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu, v\u00e0 t\u1ea5t nhi\u00ean l\u00e0 s\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 ch\u1ebft \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi c\u1eadu. Quay v\u00f2ng v\u1edbi ch\u00e2n sau \u1edf d\u01b0\u1edbi ngay khi c\u1eadu c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y d\u00e2y c\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ean c\u1ed5. N\u1ebfu c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ch\u1ed7 \u0111\u1ec3 quay v\u00f2ng, h\u00e3y nh\u1ea5c ch\u00e2n tr\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00ean m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat v\u00e0 quay v\u00f2ng b\u1eb1ng ch\u00e2n sau. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 bi\u1ebft c\u00e1ch \u0111i\u1ec1u khi\u1ec3n b\u1eb1ng d\u00e2y c\u01b0\u01a1ng.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u1ea1y theo c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00f3,”<\/i> Billy con la n\u00f3i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch c\u1ee9ng nh\u1eafc.<\/p>\n

“Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u1ea1y ph\u1ea3i tu\u00e2n l\u1ec7nh ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u1ea7u ch\u00fang t\u00f4i: b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i khi anh ta n\u00f3i v\u1eady,<\/i><\/p>\n

v\u00e0 b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o khi anh ta n\u00f3i v\u1eady. T\u00f4i \u0111o\u00e1n n\u00f3 c\u0169ng gi\u1ed1ng nhau th\u00f4i.<\/i><\/p>\n

B\u00e2y gi\u1edd, v\u1edbi t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng tr\u00f2 kh\u00e9o l\u00e9o v\u00e0 nh\u1ea5c ch\u00e2n n\u00e0y, ch\u1eafc h\u1eb3n r\u1ea5t t\u1ec7 cho kh\u1edbp g\u00f3t ch\u00e2n c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu,<\/i><\/p>\n

c\u1eadu l\u00e0m g\u00ec?”<\/i><\/p>\n

“T\u00f9y thu\u1ed9c,”<\/i> con ng\u1ef1a chi\u1ebfn n\u00f3i. “Th\u01b0\u1eddng th\u00ec t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i lao v\u00e0o gi\u1eefa \u0111\u00e1m<\/i><\/p>\n

ng\u01b0\u1eddi la h\u00e9t, r\u00e2u ria x\u1ed3m xo\u00e0m v\u1edbi dao g\u0103m – dao g\u0103m s\u00e1ng b\u00f3ng d\u00e0i –<\/i><\/p>\n

t\u1ec7 h\u01a1n dao c\u1ee7a th\u1ee3 r\u00e8n – v\u00e0 t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn \u0111\u1ec3 \u1ee7ng c\u1ee7a Dick ch\u1ec9 ch\u1ea1m<\/i><\/p>\n

v\u00e0o \u1ee7ng c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m n\u00e1t n\u00f3. T\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y ng\u1ecdn gi\u00e1o c\u1ee7a Dick<\/i><\/p>\n

\u1edf b\u00ean ph\u1ea3i m\u1eaft ph\u1ea3i c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft m\u00ecnh an to\u00e0n.<\/i><\/p>\n

T\u00f4i s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng hay con ng\u1ef1a n\u00e0o d\u00e1m \u0111\u1ed1i \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1edbi Dick v\u00e0 t\u00f4i<\/i><\/p>\n

khi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111ang v\u1ed9i.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Dao c\u1eaft c\u00f3 \u0111au kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i> con la non h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n

“\u1ed2, ta t\u1eebng b\u1ecb m\u1ed9t nh\u00e1t ch\u00e9m ngang ng\u1ef1c, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u1ed7i c\u1ee7a Dick\u2014”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Ta c\u00f3 c\u1ea7n bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u1ed7i c\u1ee7a ai \u0111\u00e2u, n\u1ebfu n\u00f3 l\u00e0m \u0111au!”<\/i> con la non n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n

“C\u1eadu ph\u1ea3i bi\u1ebft ch\u1ee9,”<\/i> con ng\u1ef1a chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e1p. “N\u1ebfu c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng tin t\u01b0\u1edfng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ee7 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n h\u00e3y b\u1ecf ch\u1ea1y ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c. M\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 con ng\u1ef1a c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m th\u1ebf, v\u00e0 ta kh\u00f4ng tr\u00e1ch ch\u00fang. Nh\u01b0 ta \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i, \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u1ed7i c\u1ee7a Dick. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng kia \u0111ang n\u1eb1m d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u1ea5t, ta c\u1ed1 tr\u00e1nh kh\u00f4ng gi\u1eabm l\u00ean anh ta, th\u1ebf m\u00e0 anh ta l\u1ea1i ch\u00e9m ta. L\u1ea7n sau n\u1ebfu g\u1eb7p ph\u1ea3i m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng n\u1eb1m ngang \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, ta s\u1ebd gi\u1eabm l\u00ean anh ta\u2014gi\u1eabm th\u1eadt m\u1ea1nh.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“H\u1eebm!”<\/i> Billy n\u00f3i. “Nghe th\u1eadt ng\u1edb ng\u1ea9n. Dao l\u00fac n\u00e0o c\u0169ng l\u00e0 th\u1ee9 b\u1ea9n th\u1ec9u.<\/i><\/p>\n

Vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00fang \u0111\u1eafn c\u1ea7n l\u00e0m l\u00e0 leo l\u00ean n\u00fai v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc y\u00ean c\u00e2n b\u1eb1ng,<\/i><\/p>\n

b\u00e1m ch\u1eb7t b\u1eb1ng c\u1ea3 b\u1ed1n ch\u00e2n v\u00e0 c\u1ea3 tai n\u1eefa, r\u1ed3i b\u00f2, tr\u01b0\u1eddn, lu\u1ed3n l\u00e1ch,<\/i><\/p>\n

cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi b\u1ea1n xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n \u1edf v\u1ecb tr\u00ed cao h\u01a1n b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 ai kh\u00e1c h\u00e0ng tr\u0103m m\u00e9t, tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t m\u1ecfm \u0111\u00e1<\/i><\/p>\n

ch\u1ec9 v\u1eeba \u0111\u1ee7 ch\u1ed7 cho m\u00f3ng gu\u1ed1c c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n. Sau \u0111\u00f3, b\u1ea1n \u0111\u1ee9ng y\u00ean v\u00e0 gi\u1eef im l\u1eb7ng –<\/i><\/p>\n

\u0111\u1eebng bao gi\u1edd b\u1ea3o ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng gi\u1eef \u0111\u1ea7u b\u1ea1n, nh\u00f3c – c\u1ee9 gi\u1eef im l\u1eb7ng<\/i><\/p>\n

trong khi nh\u1eefng kh\u1ea9u s\u00fang \u0111ang \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1eafp r\u00e1p, v\u00e0 r\u1ed3i b\u1ea1n s\u1ebd nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y<\/i><\/p>\n

nh\u1eefng vi\u00ean \u0111\u1ea1n nh\u1ecf r\u01a1i xu\u1ed1ng t\u00e1n c\u00e2y t\u1eeb t\u1eadn xa t\u00edt ph\u00eda d\u01b0\u1edbi.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“C\u1eadu c\u00f3 bao gi\u1edd v\u1ea5p ng\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i> con ng\u1ef1a chi\u1ebfn h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n

“Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng khi m\u1ed9t con la v\u1ea5p ng\u00e3, b\u1ea1n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 x\u1ebb tai g\u00e0 m\u00e1i,”<\/i> Billy \u0111\u00e1p.<\/p>\n

“Th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng c\u00f3 l\u1ebd m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc y\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00f3ng g\u00f3i k\u00e9m s\u1ebd l\u00e0m m\u1ed9t con la m\u1ea5t th\u0103ng b\u1eb1ng,<\/i><\/p>\n

nh\u01b0ng r\u1ea5t hi\u1ebfm khi. T\u00f4i \u01b0\u1edbc g\u00ec m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 cho c\u1eadu xem c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i.<\/i><\/p>\n

N\u00f3 th\u1eadt \u0111\u1eb9p. T\u1ea1i sao, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 m\u1ea5t ba n\u0103m \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00ecm hi\u1ec3u xem nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng \u0111ang l\u00e0m g\u00ec.<\/i><\/p>\n

Khoa h\u1ecdc c\u1ee7a v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ed9 m\u00ecnh tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ch\u00e2n tr\u1eddi,<\/i><\/p>\n

b\u1edfi v\u00ec, n\u1ebfu b\u1ea1n l\u00e0m v\u1eady, b\u1ea1n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u1ecb b\u1eafn. H\u00e3y nh\u1edb \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3, nh\u00f3c.<\/i><\/p>\n

Lu\u00f4n \u1ea9n m\u00ecnh c\u00e0ng nhi\u1ec1u c\u00e0ng t\u1ed1t, ngay c\u1ea3 khi b\u1ea1n ph\u1ea3i \u0111i xa h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t d\u1eb7m.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“B\u1ecb b\u1eafn m\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c x\u00f4ng l\u00ean ph\u00eda nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb \u0111ang b\u1eafn m\u00ecnh!”<\/i> ch\u00fa ng\u1ef1a chi\u1ebfn tr\u1ea7m ng\u00e2m suy ngh\u0129 r\u1ed3i l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng, “T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu n\u1ed5i \u0111i\u1ec1u \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e2u. T\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n x\u00f4ng th\u1eb3ng t\u1edbi – c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi Dick.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“\u1ed2, kh\u00f4ng, c\u1eadu s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng l\u00e0m th\u1ebf \u0111\u00e2u. C\u1eadu bi\u1ebft r\u00f5 m\u00e0, h\u1ec5 s\u00fang \u0111\u00e3 v\u00e0o v\u1ecb tr\u00ed th\u00ec ch\u00fang s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn h\u1ebft m\u1ecdi \u0111\u1ee3t t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 khoa h\u1ecdc v\u00e0 g\u1ecdn g\u00e0ng. C\u00f2n dao k\u1ec1m – ph\u00ec!”<\/i><\/p>\n

Ch\u00fa l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 ch\u1edf h\u00e0ng \u0111\u00e3 l\u1eafc l\u01b0 c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u qua l\u1ea1i h\u1ed3i l\u00e2u, n\u00f3ng l\u00f2ng mu\u1ed1n chen v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi. R\u1ed3i t\u00f4i nghe th\u1ea5y n\u00f3 l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng, v\u1eeba h\u1eafng gi\u1ecdng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch b\u1ed3n ch\u1ed3n:<\/p>\n

“T\u00f4i – t\u00f4i – t\u00f4i c\u0169ng t\u1eebng \u0111\u00e1nh nhau \u0111\u00f4i ch\u00fat, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i theo ki\u1ec3u leo tr\u00e8o v\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e1 \u1ea5y hay ki\u1ec3u phi n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ea1i \u1ea5y.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Kh\u00f4ng. Gi\u1edd c\u1eadu nh\u1eafc t\u1edbi,”<\/i> Billy n\u00f3i, “tr\u00f4ng c\u1eadu ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 v\u1ebb g\u00ec sinh ra \u0111\u1ec3 leo tr\u00e8o hay ch\u1ea1y nh\u1ea3y – nhi\u1ec1u l\u1eafm c\u0169ng ch\u1ec9 th\u1ebf. \u1ed2, th\u1ebf r\u1ed3i sao, anh b\u1ea1n b\u00e1n c\u1ecf kh\u00f4 c\u0169 k\u1ef9?”<\/i><\/p>\n

“\u0110\u00fang c\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ea5y,”<\/i> con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1p. “T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec1u ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng -“<\/i><\/p>\n

“\u00d4i, c\u00e1i y\u00ean \u0111\u1ec7m v\u00e0 d\u00e2y \u0111ai ng\u1ef1c c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i \u01a1i!”<\/i> con ng\u1ef1a chi\u1ebfn l\u1ea9m b\u1ea9m. “Ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng!”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng – c\u1ea3 tr\u0103m ch\u00fang t\u00f4i,”<\/i> con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c, “th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t kh\u1ed1i vu\u00f4ng l\u1edbn, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng ch\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ed1ng h\u00e0nh l\u00fd v\u00e0 y\u00ean c\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i kh\u1ed1i vu\u00f4ng, r\u1ed3i h\u1ecd b\u1eafn qua l\u01b0ng ch\u00fang t\u00f4i, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng \u1ea5y, t\u1eeb kh\u1eafp c\u00e1c ph\u00eda c\u1ee7a kh\u1ed1i vu\u00f4ng.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Lo\u1ea1i ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o? B\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o \u0111i ngang qua \u1ea5y h\u1ea3?”<\/i> con ng\u1ef1a chi\u1ebfn l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng.<\/p>\n

“\u1ede tr\u01b0\u1eddng d\u1ea1y c\u01b0\u1ee1i ng\u1ef1a, h\u1ecd d\u1ea1y ch\u00fang t\u00f4i n\u1eb1m r\u1ea1p xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1ee7 nh\u00e2n b\u1eafn v\u1ecdt qua ng\u01b0\u1eddi,<\/i><\/p>\n

nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 tin t\u01b0\u1edfng m\u1ed7i Dick Cunliffe l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3 th\u00f4i.<\/i><\/p>\n

C\u00e1i t\u01b0 th\u1ebf \u1ea5y l\u00e0m b\u1ee5ng t\u00f4i ng\u1ee9a ng\u00e1y kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu, v\u1edbi l\u1ea1i, \u0111\u1ea7u ch\u1ea1m \u0111\u1ea5t th\u00ec t\u00f4i c\u00f2n nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y g\u00ec n\u1eefa.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Ai b\u1eafn qua ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00ec c\u00f3 quan tr\u1ecdng g\u00ec \u0111\u00e2u?”<\/i> con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 c\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfng. “Xung quanh l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00f4ng \u0111\u00fac l\u1eafm,<\/i><\/p>\n

n\u00e0o l\u00e0 \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng, n\u00e0o l\u00e0 l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0, l\u1ea1i c\u00f2n kh\u00f3i m\u00f9 m\u1ecbt n\u1eefa.<\/i><\/p>\n

T\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i g\u00ec c\u1ea3. C\u1ee9 ng\u1ed3i y\u00ean m\u1ed9t ch\u1ed7 v\u00e0 ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Th\u1ebf m\u00e0,”<\/i> Billy n\u00f3i, “c\u1eadu l\u1ea1i m\u01a1 th\u1ea5y \u00e1c m\u1ed9ng v\u00e0 l\u00e0m c\u1ea3 doanh tr\u1ea1i n\u00e1o lo\u1ea1n ban \u0111\u00eam.<\/i><\/p>\n

\u00d4i tr\u1eddi \u01a1i! Tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi t\u00f4i ch\u1ecbu n\u1eb1m r\u1ea1p xu\u1ed1ng, \u0111\u1eebng n\u00f3i chi \u0111\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7c ng\u1ed3i y\u00ean,<\/i><\/p>\n

\u0111\u1ec3 cho m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng b\u1eafn qua ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00f4i, th\u00ec g\u00f3t ch\u00e2n t\u00f4i v\u00e0 c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u anh ta s\u1ebd c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi nhau \u0111\u1ea5y.<\/i><\/p>\n

C\u00e1c b\u1ea1n \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng nghe th\u1ea5y \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec k\u1ef3 qu\u1eb7c \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ebf ch\u01b0a?”<\/i><\/p>\n

C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3ng l\u1eb7ng d\u00e0i, r\u1ed3i m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng con b\u00f2 k\u00e9o ph\u00e1o ng\u1ea9ng \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00ean v\u00e0 n\u00f3i: “\u0110i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y th\u1eadt ng\u1edb ng\u1ea9n. Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“\u1ed2, c\u1ee9 n\u00f3i \u0111i,”<\/i> Billy n\u00f3i. “Xin \u0111\u1eebng b\u1eadn t\u00e2m \u0111\u1ebfn t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i \u0111o\u00e1n c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ee9ng b\u1eb1ng \u0111u\u00f4i?”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch,”<\/i> c\u1ea3 hai c\u00f9ng n\u00f3i. (Ch\u1eafc h\u1eb3n h\u1ecd l\u00e0 anh em sinh \u0111\u00f4i.)<\/i> “\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00f3. \u0110\u1ec3 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 hai m\u01b0\u01a1i c\u1eb7p ch\u00fang t\u00f4i k\u00e9o \u0111\u1ea1i ph\u00e1o ngay khi Two Tails th\u1ed5i t\u00f9 v\u00e0.”<\/i> (“Two Tails”<\/i> l\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng l\u00f3ng trong tr\u1ea1i ch\u1ec9 con voi.)<\/i><\/p>\n

“Two Tails th\u1ed5i t\u00f9 v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec?”<\/i> con la tr\u1ebb h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n

“\u0110\u1ec3 cho bi\u1ebft n\u00f3 s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n kh\u00f3i \u1edf ph\u00eda b\u00ean kia n\u1eefa. Two Tails l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb h\u00e8n nh\u00e1t l\u1edbn. Sau \u0111\u00f3, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i k\u00e9o \u0111\u1ea1i ph\u00e1o c\u00f9ng nhau – Heya – Hullah! Heeyah! Hullah! Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng leo nh\u01b0 m\u00e8o hay ch\u1ea1y nh\u01b0 b\u00ea con. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111i tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u1eb1ng b\u1eb1ng ph\u1eb3ng, hai m\u01b0\u01a1i c\u1eb7p ch\u00fang t\u00f4i, cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00e1o d\u00e2y v\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i g\u1eb7m c\u1ecf trong khi \u0111\u1ea1i ph\u00e1o n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n qua \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u1eb1ng v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n c\u00f3 t\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ea5t, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng m\u1ea3nh t\u01b0\u1eddng r\u01a1i ra, v\u00e0 b\u1ee5i bay l\u00ean nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u gia s\u00fac \u0111ang v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“\u00d4i! V\u00e0 c\u1eadu l\u1ea1i ch\u1ecdn \u0111\u00fang l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 g\u1eb7m c\u1ecf sao?”<\/i> con la nh\u1ecf h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n

“L\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 hay b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 l\u00fac n\u00e0o c\u0169ng v\u1eady th\u00f4i. \u0102n th\u00ec lu\u00f4n t\u1ed1t c\u1ea3.<\/i><\/p>\n

Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u1ee9 \u0103n cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi b\u1ecb bu\u1ed9c d\u00e2y v\u00e0o v\u00e0 k\u00e9o kh\u1ea9u \u0111\u1ea1i ph\u00e1o tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i<\/i><\/p>\n

ch\u1ed7 Two Tails \u0111ang \u0111\u1ee3i. \u0110\u00f4i khi trong th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1, nh\u1eefng kh\u1ea9u \u0111\u1ea1i ph\u00e1o c\u0169ng b\u1eafn tr\u1ea3,<\/i><\/p>\n

v\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong ch\u00fang t\u00f4i b\u1ecb gi\u1ebft, v\u00e0 th\u1ebf l\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u00eam c\u1ecf<\/i><\/p>\n

cho nh\u1eefng ai c\u00f2n s\u1ed1ng. \u0110\u1ea5y l\u00e0 S\u1ed1 Ph\u1eadn. D\u00f9 v\u1eady, Two Tails v\u1eabn l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb h\u00e8n nh\u00e1t to l\u1edbn.<\/i><\/p>\n

\u0110\u00e2y m\u1edbi l\u00e0 c\u00e1ch chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u \u0111\u00fang \u0111\u1eafn. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u00e0 anh em t\u1eeb Hapur.<\/i><\/p>\n

Cha ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con b\u00f2 thi\u00eang c\u1ee7a Th\u1ea7n Shiva. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i h\u1ebft r\u1ed3i.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Ch\u00e0, t\u1ed1i nay ta ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3,”<\/i> con ng\u1ef1a chi\u1ebfn n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n

“C\u00e1c qu\u00fd \u00f4ng c\u1ee7a \u0111\u01a1n v\u1ecb ph\u00e1o nh\u1ecf c\u00f3 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y th\u00e8m \u0103n khi b\u1ecb b\u1eafn<\/i><\/p>\n

b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1ea1i ph\u00e1o, v\u00e0 khi Two Tails \u1edf ph\u00eda sau c\u00e1c ng\u00e0i kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i><\/p>\n

“G\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y mu\u1ed1n ng\u1ed3i b\u1ec7t xu\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta n\u1eb1m la li\u1ec7t tr\u00ean m\u00ecnh,<\/i><\/p>\n

ho\u1eb7c lao v\u00e0o ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta b\u1eb1ng dao g\u0103m. Ta ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd nghe nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n v\u00f4 l\u00fd \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1eady.<\/i><\/p>\n

M\u1ed9t m\u1ecfm \u0111\u00e1 tr\u00ean n\u00fai, m\u1ed9t t\u1ea3i tr\u1ecdng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e2n b\u1eb1ng, m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec1u khi\u1ec3n m\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u01a1i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tin t\u01b0\u1edfng<\/i><\/p>\n

\u0111\u1ec3 m\u1eb7c ng\u01b0\u01a1i t\u1ef1 ch\u1ecdn \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111i, v\u00e0 ta l\u00e0 con la c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u01a1i. Nh\u01b0ng – nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 kh\u00e1c – kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1!”<\/i> Billy n\u00f3i,<\/p>\n

k\u00e8m theo m\u1ed9t c\u00fa gi\u1eadm ch\u00e2n.<\/p>\n

“\u0110\u01b0\u01a1ng nhi\u00ean,”<\/i> con ng\u1ef1a chi\u1ebfn n\u00f3i, “kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ai sinh ra c\u0169ng gi\u1ed1ng nhau,<\/i><\/p>\n

v\u00e0 t\u00f4i ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n hi\u1ec3u r\u1eb1ng gia \u0111\u00ecnh c\u1eadu, v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda cha c\u1eadu,<\/i><\/p>\n

s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng th\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u nhi\u1ec1u \u0111i\u1ec1u.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Xin \u0111\u1eebng nh\u1eafc \u0111\u1ebfn gia \u0111\u00ecnh cha t\u00f4i,”<\/i> Billy n\u1ed5i gi\u1eadn \u0111\u00e1p,<\/p>\n

b\u1edfi m\u1ecdi con la \u0111\u1ec1u gh\u00e9t cay gh\u00e9t \u0111\u1eafng khi b\u1ecb nh\u1eafc nh\u1edf r\u1eb1ng cha ch\u00fang l\u00e0 l\u1eeba.<\/p>\n

“Cha t\u00f4i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t qu\u00fd \u00f4ng mi\u1ec1n Nam, v\u00e0 ng\u00e0i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 x\u00e9, c\u1eafn, \u0111\u00e1<\/i><\/p>\n

tan t\u00e0nh b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 con ng\u1ef1a n\u00e0o d\u00e1m \u0111\u1ed1i \u0111\u1ea7u. H\u00e3y ghi nh\u1edb \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3,<\/i><\/p>\n

h\u1ee1i g\u00e3 Brumby n\u00e2u to x\u00e1c kia!”<\/i><\/p>\n

Brumby ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 ng\u1ef1a hoang kh\u00f4ng thu\u1ea7n ch\u1ee7ng. H\u00e3y th\u1eed t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c c\u1ee7a Sunol<\/p>\n

n\u1ebfu m\u1ed9t con ng\u1ef1a k\u00e9o xe g\u1ecdi c\u00f4 \u1ea5y l\u00e0 “con ng\u1ef1a ph\u00e0m”<\/i>, th\u00ec b\u1ea1n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 h\u00ecnh dung<\/p>\n

con ng\u1ef1a chi\u1ebfn \u00dac c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y th\u1ebf n\u00e0o. T\u00f4i th\u1ea5y l\u00f2ng tr\u1eafng m\u1eaft n\u00f3 l\u00f3e l\u00ean trong b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i.<\/p>\n

“Nghe \u0111\u00e2y, h\u1ee1i con trai c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t con l\u1eeba Malaga nh\u1eadp kh\u1ea9u,”<\/i> n\u00f3 n\u00f3i nghi\u1ebfn r\u0103ng ken k\u00e9t,<\/p>\n

“c\u1eadu n\u00ean bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i c\u00f3 h\u1ecd h\u00e0ng b\u00ean ngo\u1ea1i v\u1edbi Carbine, k\u1ebb \u0111\u00e3 chi\u1ebfn th\u1eafng<\/i><\/p>\n

Cu\u1ed9c \u0111ua Melbourne Cup, v\u00e0 n\u01a1i t\u00f4i xu\u1ea5t th\u00e2n, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng quen b\u1ecb<\/i><\/p>\n

b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 con la m\u1ed3m v\u1eb9t, \u0111\u1ea7u heo n\u00e0o trong m\u1ed9t \u0111\u01a1n v\u1ecb ph\u00e1o \u0111\u1ed3 ch\u01a1i nh\u1ecf<\/i><\/p>\n

c\u01b0\u1ee1i l\u00ean m\u00ecnh m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch th\u00f4 b\u1ea1o. C\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng ch\u01b0a?”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Nh\u1ea5c ch\u00e2n tr\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00ean!”<\/i> Billy h\u00e9t l\u00ean. C\u1ea3 hai con v\u1eadt \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u1ed1i m\u1eb7t nhau,<\/p>\n

v\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111ang tr\u00f4ng ch\u1edd m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c chi\u1ebfn d\u1eef d\u1ed9i, th\u00ec m\u1ed9t gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i \u1ed3m \u1ed3m, r\u1ec1n r\u0129,<\/p>\n

vang l\u00ean t\u1eeb b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i b\u00ean ph\u1ea3i – “C\u00e1c con, c\u00e1c con \u0111ang \u0111\u00e1nh nhau v\u00ec chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec v\u1eady?<\/i><\/p>\n

Im l\u1eb7ng \u0111i.”<\/i><\/p>\n

C\u1ea3 hai con v\u1eadt \u0111\u1ec1u h\u1ea1 m\u00ecnh xu\u1ed1ng v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng kh\u1ecbt m\u0169i kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu, b\u1edfi v\u00ec c\u1ea3 ng\u1ef1a l\u1eabn la \u0111\u1ec1u kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u1ef1ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ti\u1ebfng n\u00f3i c\u1ee7a voi.<\/p>\n

“L\u00e0 Two Tails!”<\/i> con ng\u1ef1a chi\u1ebfn n\u00f3i. “T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u1eafn. M\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u0111u\u00f4i \u1edf m\u1ed7i \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f4ng b\u1eb1ng!”<\/i><\/p>\n

“T\u00f4i c\u0169ng c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y nh\u01b0 v\u1eady,”<\/i> Billy n\u00f3i, n\u00e9p s\u00e1t v\u00e0o con ng\u1ef1a chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ec3 b\u1edbt c\u00f4 \u0111\u01a1n. “Ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u \u0111i\u1ec3m gi\u1ed1ng nhau \u0111\u1ea5y.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“T\u00f4i \u0111o\u00e1n ch\u00fang ta th\u1eeba h\u01b0\u1edfng \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 t\u1eeb m\u1eb9 m\u00ecnh,”<\/i> con ng\u1ef1a chi\u1ebfn n\u00f3i. “Kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e1ng \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00e3i nhau. N\u00e0y! Two Tails, anh c\u00f3 b\u1ecb tr\u00f3i kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Ph\u1ea3i,”<\/i> Two Tails n\u00f3i, c\u01b0\u1eddi vang c\u1ea3 v\u00f2i. “T\u00f4i b\u1ecb bu\u1ed9c ch\u1eb7t cho \u0111\u00eam nay. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 nghe th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng g\u00ec c\u00e1c anh n\u00f3i. Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1eebng s\u1ee3. T\u00f4i s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2u.”<\/i><\/p>\n

\u0110\u00e0n b\u00f2 v\u00e0 con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 n\u00f3i, n\u1eeda l\u1edbn n\u1eeda nh\u1ecf: “S\u1ee3 Two Tails – th\u1eadt v\u00f4 l\u00fd!”<\/i><\/p>\n

V\u00e0 \u0111\u00e0n b\u00f2 ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c: “Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i xin l\u1ed7i v\u00ec ng\u00e0i \u0111\u00e3 nghe, nh\u01b0ng \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 th\u1eadt.<\/i><\/p>\n

Two Tails, t\u1ea1i sao ng\u00e0i l\u1ea1i s\u1ee3 \u0111\u1ea1i ph\u00e1o khi ch\u00fang b\u1eafn?”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Ch\u00e0,”<\/i> Two Tails n\u00f3i, ch\u00e0 ch\u00e2n sau n\u00e0y v\u00e0o ch\u00e2n kia, gi\u1ed1ng h\u1ec7t nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t c\u1eadu b\u00e9<\/p>\n

\u0111ang \u0111\u1ecdc th\u01a1, “t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n bi\u1ebft li\u1ec7u c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n c\u00f3 hi\u1ec3u kh\u00f4ng.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i k\u00e9o \u0111\u1ea1i ph\u00e1o,”<\/i> \u0111\u00e0n b\u00f2 n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n

“T\u00f4i bi\u1ebft, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m h\u01a1n nhi\u1ec1u so v\u1edbi c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n ngh\u0129.<\/i><\/p>\n

Nh\u01b0ng v\u1edbi t\u00f4i th\u00ec kh\u00e1c. \u0110\u1ed9i tr\u01b0\u1edfng c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i g\u1ecdi t\u00f4i l\u00e0<\/i><\/p>\n

\u2018M\u1ed9t Di T\u00edch L\u1ea1c Lo\u00e0i L\u1edbn\u2019 ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m n\u1ecd.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e1nh nhau kh\u00e1c h\u1eb3n, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i> Billy n\u00f3i, v\u1eeba l\u1ea5y l\u1ea1i b\u00ecnh t\u0129nh.<\/p>\n

“D\u0129 nhi\u00ean c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u \u00fd ngh\u0129a c\u1ee7a t\u1eeb \u0111\u00f3, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i th\u00ec hi\u1ec3u. N\u00f3 c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 \u1edf gi\u1eefa, v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3 ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c l\u00e0 v\u1ecb tr\u00ed c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 h\u00ecnh dung trong \u0111\u1ea7u m\u00ecnh chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec s\u1ebd x\u1ea3y ra khi m\u1ed9t qu\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ea1n ph\u00e1o n\u1ed5 tung, c\u00f2n m\u1ea5y anh b\u1ea1n b\u00f2 kia th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“T\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 h\u00ecnh dung \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u00e0,”<\/i> con ng\u1ef1a chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e1p. “\u00cdt nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3. T\u00f4i c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng \u0111\u1eebng ngh\u0129 t\u1edbi chuy\u1ec7n \u1ea5y.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“T\u00f4i th\u1ea5y r\u00f5 h\u01a1n c\u1eadu nhi\u1ec1u, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ng\u1eebng suy ngh\u0129 v\u1ec1 n\u00f3. T\u00f4i bi\u1ebft th\u00e2n th\u1ec3 t\u00f4i c\u00f3 v\u00f4 s\u1ed1 th\u1ee9 c\u1ea7n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u0103m s\u00f3c, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft ch\u1eb3ng ai bi\u1ebft c\u00e1ch ch\u1eefa tr\u1ecb cho t\u00f4i khi t\u00f4i ng\u00e3 b\u1ec7nh. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec h\u1ecd c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m l\u00e0 kh\u1ea5u tr\u1eeb l\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec1u khi\u1ec3n t\u00f4i cho \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac t\u00f4i b\u00ecnh ph\u1ee5c, m\u00e0 t\u00f4i th\u00ec ch\u1eb3ng tin t\u01b0\u1edfng g\u00ec ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec1u khi\u1ec3n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh c\u1ea3.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“A!”<\/i> con chi\u1ebfn m\u00e3 l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng. “Th\u1ebf th\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 r\u00f5. T\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tin t\u01b0\u1edfng Dick.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“D\u00f9 c\u00f3 ch\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t trung \u0111o\u00e0n Dick l\u00ean l\u01b0ng t\u00f4i c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng khi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y d\u1ec5 ch\u1ecbu h\u01a1n.<\/i><\/p>\n

T\u00f4i bi\u1ebft v\u1eeba \u0111\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y b\u1ee9t r\u1ee9t, m\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1ee9 th\u1ebf m\u1eb7c k\u1ec7.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng hi\u1ec3u g\u00ec c\u1ea3,”<\/i> \u0111\u00e0n b\u00f2 n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n

“T\u00f4i bi\u1ebft c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u m\u00e0. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e2u c\u00f3 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi.<\/i><\/p>\n

C\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e2u c\u00f3 bi\u1ebft m\u00e1u l\u00e0 g\u00ec.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft ch\u1ee9,”<\/i> \u0111\u00e0n b\u00f2 \u0111\u00e1p. “\u1ea4y l\u00e0 th\u1ee9 m\u00e0u \u0111\u1ecf th\u1ea5m xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t v\u00e0 c\u00f3 m\u00f9i.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Con chi\u1ebfn m\u00e3 \u0111\u00e1 ch\u00e2n, nh\u1ea3y l\u00ean, r\u1ed3i ph\u00ec ph\u00ec th\u1edf.<\/p>\n

“\u0110\u1eebng nh\u1eafc \u0111\u1ebfn n\u00f3,”<\/i> n\u00f3 n\u00f3i. “Ch\u1ec9 ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn th\u00f4i, gi\u1edd t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ng\u1eedi th\u1ea5y m\u00f9i \u1ea5y r\u1ed3i.<\/i><\/p>\n

N\u00f3 khi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n phi n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ea1i – khi kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 Dick tr\u00ean l\u01b0ng t\u00f4i.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y,”<\/i> con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e0n b\u00f2 n\u00f3i. “Sao c\u1eadu l\u1ea1i ng\u1ed1c ngh\u1ebfch th\u1ebf?”<\/i><\/p>\n

“\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 th\u1ee9 kinh t\u1edfm,”<\/i> Billy n\u00f3i. “T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n ch\u1ea1y tr\u1ed1n, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng mu\u1ed1n b\u00e0n v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“\u0110\u00fang th\u1ebf \u0111\u1ea5y!”<\/i> Two Tails n\u00f3i, vung v\u1ea9y c\u00e1i \u0111u\u00f4i l\u00ean nh\u01b0 \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u00e3i b\u00e0y.<\/p>\n

“Ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn l\u00e0 v\u1eady. Ph\u1ea3i, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ee9c tr\u1eafng \u0111\u00eam \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y,”<\/i> \u0111\u00e0n b\u00f2 n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n

Hai V\u00f2i gi\u1eadm ch\u00e2n m\u1ea1nh \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i chi\u1ebfc v\u00f2ng s\u1eaft tr\u00ean \u0111\u00f3 k\u00eau leng keng. “\u1ed2, ta kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u00e2u. Ng\u01b0\u01a1i kh\u00f4ng nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5u b\u00ean trong \u0111\u1ea7u m\u00ecnh.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Kh\u00f4ng. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i nh\u00ecn b\u1eb1ng b\u1ed1n m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh,”<\/i> m\u1ea5y con b\u00f2 k\u00e9o ph\u00e1o n\u00f3i. “Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 nh\u00ecn th\u1eb3ng ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc th\u00f4i.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“N\u1ebfu ta ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ebf th\u00f4i th\u00ec ch\u1eb3ng c\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ebfn ta \u0111\u1ec3 k\u00e9o m\u1ea5y kh\u1ea9u ph\u00e1o l\u1edbn \u0111\u00e2u. N\u1ebfu ta gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 \u0111\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ed9i tr\u01b0\u1edfng c\u1ee7a ta – ng\u00e0i \u1ea5y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 trong \u0111\u1ea7u tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi khai h\u1ecfa, v\u00e0 ng\u00e0i \u1ea5y run l\u00ean b\u1ea7n b\u1eadt, nh\u01b0ng ng\u00e0i \u1ea5y bi\u1ebft qu\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ec3 b\u1ecf ch\u1ea1y – n\u1ebfu ta gi\u1ed1ng ng\u00e0i \u1ea5y, ta \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 k\u00e9o ph\u00e1o r\u1ed3i. Nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu ta kh\u00f4n ngoan \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ebf, ta \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1eb3ng \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y. Ta \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0 vua trong r\u1eebng, nh\u01b0 ta t\u1eebng l\u00e0, ng\u1ee7 c\u1ea3 ng\u00e0y v\u00e0 t\u1eafm r\u1eeda khi ta th\u00edch. Ta \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ea3 th\u00e1ng kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1eafm r\u1eeda t\u1eed t\u1ebf.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Nghe c\u0169ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ea5y,”<\/i> Billy n\u00f3i. “Nh\u01b0ng vi\u1ec7c g\u1ecdi m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1i t\u00ean d\u00e0i d\u00f2ng ch\u1eb3ng khi\u1ebfn n\u00f3 tr\u1edf n\u00ean t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n \u0111\u00e2u.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Su\u1ef5t!”<\/i> con ng\u1ef1a k\u00e9o ph\u00e1o l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng. “Tao ngh\u0129 tao hi\u1ec3u \u00fd c\u1ee7a Two Tails.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“M\u00e0y s\u1ebd hi\u1ec3u r\u00f5 h\u01a1n trong ch\u1ed1c l\u00e1t n\u1eefa th\u00f4i,”<\/i> Two Tails gi\u1eadn d\u1eef n\u00f3i. “Gi\u1edd th\u00ec m\u00e0y h\u00e3y gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch cho tao nghe t\u1ea1i sao m\u00e0y l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y \u0111i!”<\/i><\/p>\n

N\u00f3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u r\u1ed1ng l\u00ean m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch \u0111i\u00ean cu\u1ed3ng b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1i v\u00f2i c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh.<\/p>\n

“D\u1eebng l\u1ea1i!”<\/i> Billy v\u00e0 con ng\u1ef1a k\u00e9o ph\u00e1o c\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng thanh n\u00f3i, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i nghe th\u1ea5y ch\u00fang gi\u1eadm ch\u00e2n v\u00e0 run r\u1ea9y. Ti\u1ebfng r\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a voi l\u00fac n\u00e0o c\u0169ng kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu, nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00eam t\u1ed1i.<\/p>\n

“Ta s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u1ee9ng y\u00ean \u0111\u00e2u,”<\/i> Two Tails n\u00f3i. “Ng\u01b0\u01a1i kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ecbnh n\u00f3i cho ta bi\u1ebft sao? Hhrrmph! Rrrt! Rrrmph! Rrrhha!”<\/i> R\u1ed3i n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t im b\u1eb7t, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng s\u1ee7a kh\u1ebd trong b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i, bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng Vixen cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y t\u00f4i. N\u00f3 bi\u1ebft r\u00f5 nh\u01b0 t\u00f4i r\u1eb1ng n\u1ebfu c\u00f3 th\u1ee9 g\u00ec tr\u00ean \u0111\u1eddi m\u00e0 voi s\u1ee3 h\u01a1n t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3, th\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con ch\u00f3 nh\u1ecf hay s\u1ee7a. V\u00ec v\u1eady, n\u00f3 d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec3 qu\u1ea5y r\u1ed1i Two Tails trong chu\u1ed3ng, s\u1ee7a quanh \u0111\u00f4i ch\u00e2n \u0111\u1ed3 s\u1ed9 c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. Two Tails l\u00fang t\u00fang v\u00e0 r\u00ean r\u1ec9. “C\u00fat \u0111i, \u0111\u1ed3 ch\u00f3 nh\u1ecf!”<\/i> n\u00f3 n\u00f3i. “\u0110\u1eebng c\u00f3 h\u00edt h\u00e0 m\u1eaft c\u00e1 ch\u00e2n ta, kh\u00f4ng ta s\u1ebd \u0111\u00e1 ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u1ea5y. Ch\u00f3 ngoan – c\u00fan con d\u1ec5 th\u01b0\u01a1ng, v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 \u0111i, \u0111\u1ed3 qu\u00e1i v\u1eadt t\u00ed hon hay s\u1ee7a kia! \u00d4i, sao kh\u00f4ng ai \u0111em n\u00f3 \u0111i cho khu\u1ea5t m\u1eaft nh\u1ec9? N\u00f3 s\u1eafp c\u1eafn ta r\u1ed3i.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Theo t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y,”<\/i> Billy n\u00f3i v\u1edbi con ng\u1ef1a \u0111\u1ed3ng \u0111\u1ed9i c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, “b\u1ea1n Two Tails c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta s\u1ee3 h\u1ea7u h\u1ebft m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9. Gi\u1edd th\u00ec, n\u1ebfu t\u00f4i c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t b\u1eefa \u0103n \u0111\u1ea7y \u0111\u1ee7 cho m\u1ed7i con ch\u00f3 m\u00e0 t\u00f4i t\u1eebng \u0111\u00e1 v\u0103ng kh\u1ecfi s\u00e2n t\u1eadp, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 b\u00e9o b\u1eb1ng Two Tails r\u1ed3i.”<\/i><\/p>\n

T\u00f4i hu\u00fdt s\u00e1o, v\u00e0 Vixen ch\u1ea1y \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 t\u00f4i, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea7y b\u00f9n \u0111\u1ea5t, li\u1ebfm m\u0169i t\u00f4i, v\u00e0 k\u1ec3 cho t\u00f4i nghe m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n d\u00e0i v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm t\u00f4i kh\u1eafp tr\u1ea1i. T\u00f4i ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3 bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i hi\u1ec3u ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u1eadt, n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3 s\u1ebd l\u00e0m \u0111\u1ee7 m\u1ecdi tr\u00f2 qu\u00e1 \u0111\u00e1ng. V\u00ec v\u1eady, t\u00f4i c\u00e0i n\u00f3 v\u00e0o ng\u1ef1c \u00e1o kho\u00e1c ngo\u00e0i c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, c\u00f2n Two Tails th\u00ec l\u00fang t\u00fang, gi\u1eadm ch\u00e2n v\u00e0 l\u1ea7m b\u1ea7m m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh.<\/p>\n

“L\u1ea1 th\u1eadt! L\u1ea1 th\u1eadt!”<\/i> – n\u00f3 th\u1ed1t l\u00ean. “C\u00e1i t\u00ednh \u1ea5y c\u1ee9 di truy\u1ec1n trong gia \u0111\u00ecnh nh\u00e0 ta. Th\u1ebf gi\u1edd con qu\u00e1i v\u1eadt b\u00e9 nh\u1ecf \u0111\u00e1ng gh\u00e9t \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebfn \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u r\u1ed3i?”<\/i><\/p>\n

T\u00f4i nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng v\u00f2i n\u00f3 qu\u1edd qu\u1ea1ng kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i.<\/p>\n

“Xem ra m\u1ed7i ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u1ec1u b\u1ecb \u1ea3nh h\u01b0\u1edfng theo nh\u1eefng c\u00e1ch kh\u00e1c nhau,”<\/i> – n\u00f3 ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c, v\u1eeba n\u00f3i v\u1eeba kh\u1ecbt m\u0169i. “N\u00e0y c\u00e1c qu\u00fd \u00f4ng, t\u00f4i tin l\u00e0 c\u00e1c v\u1ecb c\u0169ng h\u01a1i gi\u1eadt m\u00ecnh khi t\u00f4i r\u1ed1ng l\u00ean \u0111\u1ea5y.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Kh\u00f4ng h\u1eb3n l\u00e0 gi\u1eadt m\u00ecnh,”<\/i> – con ng\u1ef1a \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u00e0n l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng, “nh\u01b0ng ti\u1ebfng r\u1ed1ng \u1ea5y khi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i c\u00f3 c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c nh\u01b0 c\u00f3 ong b\u1eafp c\u00e0y \u0111ang bay quanh y\u00ean ng\u1ef1a. Xin \u0111\u1eebng r\u1ed1ng th\u00eam l\u1ea7n n\u00e0o n\u1eefa.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“T\u00f4i th\u00ec s\u1ee3 m\u1ed9t con ch\u00f3 nh\u1ecf, c\u00f2n con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 kia l\u1ea1i s\u1ee3 nh\u1eefng c\u01a1n \u00e1c m\u1ed9ng trong \u0111\u00eam.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Th\u1eadt may cho ch\u00fang ta l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ai c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e1nh nhau theo m\u1ed9t ki\u1ec3u,”<\/i> con ng\u1ef1a c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ed9i l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng.<\/p>\n

“\u0110i\u1ec1u t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n bi\u1ebft,”<\/i> con la tr\u1ebb tu\u1ed5i, v\u1ed1n \u0111\u00e3 im l\u1eb7ng su\u1ed1t b\u1ea5y l\u00e2u, c\u1ea5t l\u1eddi – “\u0111i\u1ec1u t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n bi\u1ebft l\u00e0, t\u1ea1i sao ch\u00fang ta l\u1ea1i ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u00e1nh nhau?”<\/i><\/p>\n

“B\u1edfi v\u00ec ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ec7nh ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m v\u1eady,”<\/i> con ng\u1ef1a c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ed9i \u0111\u00e1p, kh\u1ecbt m\u0169i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch khinh b\u1ec9.<\/p>\n

“M\u1ec7nh l\u1ec7nh,”<\/i> Billy, con la, n\u00f3i, v\u00e0 h\u00e0m r\u0103ng n\u00f3 va v\u00e0o nhau.<\/p>\n

“Hukm hai!”<\/i> (M\u1ec7nh l\u1ec7nh \u0111\u1ea5y!)<\/i>, con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 n\u00f3i, gi\u1ecdng \u1ef1c \u1ef1c, v\u00e0 Two Tails c\u00f9ng \u0111\u00e1m b\u00f2 k\u00e9o \u0111\u1ed3ng thanh nh\u1eafc l\u1ea1i, “Hukm hai!”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Ph\u1ea3i, nh\u01b0ng ai ra l\u1ec7nh?”<\/i> con la m\u1edbi h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n

“Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ee9ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t ng\u01b0\u01a1i – Ho\u1eb7c ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean l\u01b0ng ng\u01b0\u01a1i – Ho\u1eb7c n\u1eafm d\u00e2y c\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u0169i ng\u01b0\u01a1i – Ho\u1eb7c v\u1eb7n xo\u1eafn \u0111u\u00f4i ng\u01b0\u01a1i,”<\/i> Billy, con ng\u1ef1a c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ed9i, con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1m b\u00f2 l\u1ea7n l\u01b0\u1ee3t \u0111\u00e1p.<\/p>\n

“Nh\u01b0ng ai l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi sai b\u1ea3o h\u1ecd?”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Gi\u1edd c\u1eadu h\u1ecfi nhi\u1ec1u qu\u00e1 r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ea5y, c\u1eadu b\u00e9,”<\/i> Billy \u0111\u00e1p, “v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ec3 b\u1ecb \u0111\u00e1 \u0111\u1ea5y. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec c\u1eadu c\u1ea7n l\u00e0m l\u00e0 v\u00e2ng l\u1eddi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1eadu v\u00e0 \u0111\u1eebng h\u1ecfi th\u00eam g\u00ec n\u1eefa.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“C\u1eadu \u1ea5y n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang,”<\/i> Hai \u0110u\u00f4i l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng. “T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00fac n\u00e0o c\u0169ng tu\u00e2n l\u1ec7nh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, b\u1edfi t\u00f4i \u1edf v\u00e0o v\u1ecb tr\u00ed trung gian. Nh\u01b0ng Billy n\u00f3i ph\u1ea3i. H\u00e3y nghe theo l\u1eddi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ee9ng b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh ra l\u1ec7nh cho c\u1eadu, n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng c\u1eadu s\u1ebd l\u00e0m tr\u00ec tr\u1ec7 c\u1ea3 kh\u1ea9u \u0111\u1ed9i, ch\u01b0a k\u1ec3 c\u00f2n b\u1ecb \u0103n \u0111\u00f2n.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Nh\u1eefng con b\u00f2 k\u00e9o ph\u00e1o \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. “Tr\u1eddi s\u00e1ng r\u1ed3i,”<\/i> ch\u00fang n\u00f3i. “Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i s\u1ebd tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 doanh tr\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. \u0110\u00fang l\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 bi\u1ebft nh\u00ecn b\u1eb1ng m\u1eaft, v\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00f4ng minh cho l\u1eafm. Nh\u01b0ng d\u00f9 sao, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u0169ng l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb duy nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u00eam nay kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 bi\u1ebft s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i. Ch\u00fac ng\u1ee7 ngon, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u00e1p n\u00e0o vang l\u00ean, v\u00e0 con ng\u1ef1a d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ea3 \u0111o\u00e0n l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng, c\u1ed1t \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ed5i sang chuy\u1ec7n kh\u00e1c: “Th\u1ebf ch\u00fa ch\u00f3 con \u0111\u00e2u r\u1ed3i? H\u1ec5 th\u1ea5y ch\u00f3 l\u00e0 bi\u1ebft c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi quanh qu\u1ea9n \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u00e2y.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e2y,”<\/i> Vixen s\u1ee7a l\u00ean, “\u1edf d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111u\u00f4i kh\u1ea9u ph\u00e1o c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi ch\u1ee7 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. N\u00e0y, anh l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 to x\u00e1c v\u1ee5ng v\u1ec1 kia, anh v\u1eeba l\u00e0m \u0111\u1ed5 l\u1ec1u c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. Ch\u1ee7 t\u00f4i \u0111ang r\u1ea5t t\u1ee9c gi\u1eadn.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Ph\u00f9!”<\/i> m\u1ea5y con b\u00f2 th\u1edf d\u00e0i. “V\u1eady h\u1eb3n \u00f4ng ch\u1ee7 \u1ea5y l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi da tr\u1eafng!”<\/i><\/p>\n

“\u0110\u01b0\u01a1ng nhi\u00ean r\u1ed3i,”<\/i> Vixen \u0111\u00e1p. “C\u00e1c anh t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t g\u00e3 l\u00e1i b\u00f2 da \u0111en ch\u0103m s\u00f3c sao?”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Huah! Ouach! Ugh!”<\/i> m\u1ea5y con b\u00f2 r\u00ean l\u00ean. “Ch\u00fang ta h\u00e3y \u0111i nhanh l\u00ean th\u00f4i.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Ch\u00fang h\u1ed1i h\u1ea3 x\u00f4ng t\u1edbi trong v\u0169ng b\u00f9n l\u1ea7y, v\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng hi\u1ec3u sao c\u00e1i \u00e1ch c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang l\u1ea1i m\u1eafc v\u00e0o thanh \u0111\u1ee1 c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t toa \u0111\u1ea1n, r\u1ed3i c\u1ee9 th\u1ebf b\u1ecb k\u1eb9t ch\u1eb7t \u1edf \u0111\u00f3.<\/p>\n

“Gi\u1edd th\u00ec c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i l\u00e0m h\u1ecfng h\u1ebft c\u1ea3 r\u1ed3i,”<\/i> Billy n\u00f3i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch \u0111i\u1ec1m t\u0129nh. “\u0110\u1eebng c\u00f3 gi\u00e3y gi\u1ee5a n\u1eefa. C\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i s\u1ebd m\u1eafc k\u1eb9t \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y cho \u0111\u1ebfn s\u00e1ng. C\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec th\u1ebf?”<\/i><\/p>\n

Nh\u1eefng con b\u00f2 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u r\u1ed1ng l\u00ean nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng r\u00edt d\u00e0i \u0111\u1eb7c tr\u01b0ng c\u1ee7a lo\u00e0i b\u00f2 \u1ea4n \u0110\u1ed9, ch\u00fang \u0111\u1ea9y, chen l\u1ea5n, l\u1ea3o \u0111\u1ea3o, gi\u1eadm ch\u00e2n, tr\u01b0\u1ee3t ch\u00e2n, su\u00fdt ng\u00e3 trong v\u0169ng b\u00f9n, v\u00e0 g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch hung d\u1eef.<\/p>\n

“C\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i s\u1ebd t\u1ef1 l\u00e0m g\u00e3y c\u1ed5 m\u00ecnh m\u1ea5t,”<\/i> con ng\u1ef1a d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ea7u n\u00f3i. “T\u1ea1i sao ng\u01b0\u1eddi da tr\u1eafng l\u1ea1i h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng nh\u01b0 v\u1eady? T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 s\u1ed1ng v\u1edbi h\u1ecd m\u00e0.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“H\u1ecd – \u0103n – th\u1ecbt – ch\u00fang t\u00f4i! K\u00e9o \u0111i!”<\/i> con b\u00f2 \u0111\u1ee9ng g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00f3 n\u00f3i. C\u00e1i \u00e1ch b\u1eadt ra v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng “t\u00e1ch”<\/i> kh\u00f4 kh\u1ed1c, v\u00e0 ch\u00fang c\u00f9ng nhau l\u1eefng th\u1eefng b\u1ecf \u0111i.<\/p>\n

T\u00f4i ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd bi\u1ebft tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y t\u1ea1i sao b\u00f2 \u1ea4n \u0110\u1ed9 l\u1ea1i s\u1ee3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Anh \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1eady. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0103n th\u1ecbt b\u00f2 – m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u0103n b\u00f2 n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ee5ng \u0111\u1ebfn – v\u00e0 t\u1ea5t nhi\u00ean l\u00e0 b\u00f2 kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3.<\/p>\n

“\u01af\u1edbc g\u00ec t\u00f4i b\u1ecb qu\u1ea5t b\u1eb1ng ch\u00ednh s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y bu\u1ed9c y\u00ean c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh! Ai m\u00e0 ng\u1edd hai c\u1ee5c to l\u1edbn nh\u01b0 v\u1eady l\u1ea1i m\u1ea5t b\u00ecnh t\u0129nh ch\u1ee9?”<\/i> Billy n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n

“Kh\u00f4ng sao \u0111\u00e2u. T\u00f4i s\u1ebd \u0111i xem ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0y. H\u1ea7u h\u1ebft nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi da tr\u1eafng m\u00e0 t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft, h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ed3 trong t\u00fai,”<\/i> con ng\u1ef1a c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ed9i n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n

“V\u1eady t\u00f4i xin ph\u00e9p \u0111i tr\u01b0\u1edbc. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch h\u1ecd l\u1eafm. H\u01a1n n\u1eefa, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi da tr\u1eafng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ch\u1ed7 ng\u1ee7 r\u1ea5t d\u1ec5 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh k\u1ebb tr\u1ed9m, c\u00f2n t\u00f4i th\u00ec mang tr\u00ean l\u01b0ng kh\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u t\u00e0i s\u1ea3n c\u1ee7a Ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7. \u0110i n\u00e0o, nh\u00f3c, ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd quay v\u1ec1 doanh tr\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Ch\u00fac ng\u1ee7 ngon, Australia! H\u1eb9n g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n tr\u00ean s\u00e2n t\u1eadp ng\u00e0y mai, t\u00f4i \u0111o\u00e1n v\u1eady. Ch\u00fac ng\u1ee7 ngon, \u00f4ng b\u1ea1n gi\u00e0! C\u1ed1 g\u1eafng ki\u1ec1m ch\u1ebf c\u1ea3m x\u00fac c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh nh\u00e9! Ch\u00fac ng\u1ee7 ngon, Two Tails! N\u1ebfu ng\u00e0y mai anh \u0111i ngang qua ch\u00fang t\u00f4i tr\u00ean s\u00e2n t\u1eadp, \u0111\u1eebng r\u1ed1ng l\u00ean n\u1eefa. N\u00f3 l\u00e0m h\u1ecfng \u0111\u1ed9i h\u00ecnh c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Billy con la l\u1eefng th\u1eefng b\u1ecf \u0111i v\u1edbi d\u00e1ng \u0111i kh\u1eadp khi\u1ec5ng oai v\u1ec7 c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t c\u1ef1u chi\u1ebfn binh, trong khi con ng\u1ef1a c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ed9i r\u00fac \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0o ng\u1ef1c t\u00f4i, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0a cho n\u00f3 b\u00e1nh quy, c\u00f2n Vixen, m\u1ed9t ch\u00fa ch\u00f3 r\u1ea5t t\u1ef1 m\u00e3n, k\u1ec3 cho n\u00f3 nghe nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi n\u00f3i d\u1ed1i v\u1ec1 h\u00e0ng t\u00e1 con ng\u1ef1a m\u00e0 n\u00f3 v\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 nu\u00f4i.<\/p>\n

“Ng\u00e0y mai t\u00f4i s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ebfn s\u00e2n t\u1eadp b\u1eb1ng xe ng\u1ef1a c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh,”<\/i> n\u00f3 n\u00f3i. “Ng\u00e0i s\u1ebd \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u?”<\/i><\/p>\n

“\u1ede b\u00ean tr\u00e1i c\u1ee7a trung \u0111\u1ed9i th\u1ee9 hai. T\u00f4i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1eb7t nh\u1ecbp cho c\u1ea3 trung \u0111\u1ed9i c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, c\u00f4 b\u00e9 \u1ea1,”<\/i> n\u00f3 n\u00f3i l\u1ecbch s\u1ef1. “Gi\u1edd t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i quay v\u1ec1 v\u1edbi Dick. \u0110u\u00f4i t\u00f4i d\u00ednh \u0111\u1ea7y b\u00f9n, v\u00e0 c\u1eadu \u1ea5y s\u1ebd m\u1ea5t hai gi\u1edd l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c v\u1ea5t v\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1ea3i chu\u1ed1t cho t\u00f4i cho bu\u1ed5i t\u1eadp.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Bu\u1ed5i di\u1ec5u binh l\u1edbn c\u1ee7a to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 ba m\u01b0\u01a1i ngh\u00ecn qu\u00e2n di\u1ec5n ra v\u00e0o chi\u1ec1u h\u00f4m \u0111\u00f3, v\u00e0 Vixen c\u00f9ng t\u00f4i c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ch\u1ed7 \u0111\u1ee9ng r\u1ea5t t\u1ed1t, ngay g\u1ea7n \u0110\u1ee9c Ph\u00f3 v\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u00e0 Ti\u1ec3u v\u01b0\u01a1ng Afghanistan, v\u1edbi chi\u1ebfc m\u0169 l\u00f4ng astrakhan \u0111en cao ng\u1ea5t v\u00e0 ng\u00f4i sao kim c\u01b0\u01a1ng l\u1edbn l\u1ea5p l\u00e1nh \u1edf gi\u1eefa. Ph\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a cu\u1ed9c duy\u1ec7t binh di\u1ec5n ra d\u01b0\u1edbi \u00e1nh n\u1eafng ch\u00f3i chang, t\u1eebng trung \u0111o\u00e0n l\u1ea7n l\u01b0\u1ee3t \u0111i qua nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng l\u1edbp s\u00f3ng ch\u00e2n n\u1ed1i ti\u1ebfp nhau, nh\u1eefng kh\u1ea9u \u0111\u1ea1i b\u00e1c x\u1ebfp th\u00e0nh h\u00e0ng d\u00e0i, khi\u1ebfn m\u1eaft ch\u00fang t\u00f4i hoa l\u00ean v\u00ec cho\u00e1ng ng\u1ee3p. R\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ebfn l\u01b0\u1ee3t k\u1ef5 binh phi n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ea1i, nh\u1ecbp nh\u00e0ng theo \u0111i\u1ec7u “Bonnie Dundee”<\/i>, v\u00e0 Vixen d\u1ef1ng tai l\u00ean khi ng\u1ed3i trong xe ng\u1ef1a. \u0110\u1ed9i k\u1ef5 binh th\u1ee9 hai c\u1ee7a Trung \u0111o\u00e0n Long K\u00edch lao v\u00fat qua, v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 con ng\u1ef1a \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u00e0n, v\u1edbi chi\u1ebfc \u0111u\u00f4i nh\u01b0 t\u01a1 l\u1ee5a du\u1ed7i th\u1eb3ng, \u0111\u1ea7u c\u00fai th\u1ea5p v\u00e0o ng\u1ef1c, m\u1ed9t tai v\u1ec3nh v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc, m\u1ed9t tai ng\u1ea3 v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda sau, gi\u1eef nh\u1ecbp cho c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ed9i h\u00ecnh, \u0111\u00f4i ch\u00e2n di chuy\u1ec3n uy\u1ec3n chuy\u1ec3n nh\u01b0 \u0111ang m\u00faa \u0111i\u1ec7u van-x\u01a1. Ti\u1ebfp theo l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng kh\u1ea9u \u0111\u1ea1i b\u00e1c c\u1ee1 l\u1edbn, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y Two Tails c\u00f9ng hai con voi kh\u00e1c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c x\u1ebfp th\u00e0nh h\u00e0ng k\u00e9o theo m\u1ed9t kh\u1ea9u ph\u00e1o v\u00e2y h\u00e3m n\u1eb7ng b\u1ed1n m\u01b0\u01a1i pao, trong khi hai m\u01b0\u01a1i c\u1eb7p b\u00f2 \u0111i ph\u00eda sau. C\u1eb7p b\u00f2 th\u1ee9 b\u1ea3y mang chi\u1ebfc \u00e1ch m\u1edbi, tr\u00f4ng ch\u00fang c\u00f3 v\u1ebb h\u01a1i c\u1ee9ng nh\u1eafc v\u00e0 m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng kh\u1ea9u ph\u00e1o v\u00edt, v\u00e0 Billy con la b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i oai v\u1ec7 nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3 \u0111ang ch\u1ec9 huy to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 qu\u00e2n \u0111\u1ed9i, b\u1ed9 d\u00e2y c\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u00f4i d\u1ea7u v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1nh b\u00f3ng \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c l\u1ea5p l\u00e1nh. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 h\u00f2 reo m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh cho Billy con la, nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 ch\u1eb3ng th\u00e8m ngo\u1ea3nh \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u00ecn sang tr\u00e1i hay sang ph\u1ea3i.<\/p>\n

M\u01b0a l\u1ea1i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u r\u01a1i, v\u00e0 trong m\u1ed9t l\u00fac, tr\u1eddi qu\u00e1 m\u00f9 m\u1ecbt \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y c\u00e1c binh \u0111o\u00e0n \u0111ang l\u00e0m g\u00ec. H\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ea1o th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t n\u1eeda v\u00f2ng tr\u00f2n l\u1edbn tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u1eb1ng, r\u1ed3i d\u00e0n ra th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t h\u00e0ng th\u1eb3ng. H\u00e0ng \u0111\u00f3 c\u1ee9 k\u00e9o d\u00e0i m\u00e3i, k\u00e9o d\u00e0i m\u00e3i, cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi n\u00f3 tr\u1ea3i d\u00e0i ba ph\u1ea7n t\u01b0 d\u1eb7m t\u1eeb c\u00e1nh n\u00e0y sang c\u00e1nh kia – m\u1ed9t b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1eddng v\u1eefng ch\u1eafc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ea1o n\u00ean t\u1eeb ng\u01b0\u1eddi, ng\u1ef1a v\u00e0 ph\u00e1o. Sau \u0111\u00f3, h\u00e0ng qu\u00e2n ti\u1ebfn th\u1eb3ng v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda Ph\u00f3 v\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u00e0 Ti\u1ec3u v\u01b0\u01a1ng, v\u00e0 khi \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n h\u01a1n, m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u rung chuy\u1ec3n, gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 s\u00e0n t\u00e0u h\u01a1i n\u01b0\u1edbc khi \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u01a1 ch\u1ea1y h\u1ebft t\u1ed1c l\u1ef1c.<\/p>\n

Tr\u1eeb khi b\u1ea1n \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng \u1edf \u0111\u00f3, b\u1ea1n kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c hi\u1ec7u \u1ee9ng \u0111\u00e1ng s\u1ee3 c\u1ee7a s\u1ef1 ti\u1ebfn qu\u00e2n \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u1eb7n n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi xem, ngay c\u1ea3 khi h\u1ecd bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c duy\u1ec7t binh. T\u00f4i nh\u00ecn Ti\u1ec3u v\u01b0\u01a1ng. Cho \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3, \u00f4ng ta kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 bi\u1ec3u l\u1ed9 m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean hay b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 c\u1ea3m x\u00fac n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c. Nh\u01b0ng gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y, \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft \u00f4ng ta b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u m\u1edf to h\u01a1n, v\u00e0 \u00f4ng ta n\u1eafm ch\u1eb7t d\u00e2y c\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ean c\u1ed5 ng\u1ef1a, nh\u00ecn ra ph\u00eda sau. Trong m\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3nh kh\u1eafc, c\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 \u00f4ng ta s\u1eafp r\u00fat ki\u1ebfm v\u00e0 ch\u00e9m \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng tho\u00e1t ra kh\u1ecfi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi Anh c\u00f9ng c\u00e1c ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef trong nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc xe ng\u1ef1a ph\u00eda sau. R\u1ed3i cu\u1ed9c ti\u1ebfn qu\u00e2n \u0111\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i, m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t tr\u1edf n\u00ean y\u00ean t\u0129nh, to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 h\u00e0ng qu\u00e2n \u0111\u1ed3ng lo\u1ea1t ch\u00e0o, v\u00e0 ba m\u01b0\u01a1i ban nh\u1ea1c c\u00f9ng l\u00fac c\u1ea5t l\u00ean \u00e2m thanh. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 k\u1ebft th\u00fac c\u1ee7a cu\u1ed9c duy\u1ec7t binh, c\u00e1c trung \u0111o\u00e0n tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 tr\u1ea1i trong c\u01a1n m\u01b0a, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ban nh\u1ea1c b\u1ed9 binh b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u ch\u01a1i b\u00e0i –<\/p>\n

Nh\u1eefng con v\u1eadt \u0111i theo c\u1eb7p,<\/p>\n

Hoan h\u00f4!<\/p>\n

Nh\u1eefng con v\u1eadt \u0111i theo c\u1eb7p,<\/p>\n

Con voi v\u00e0 con la k\u00e9o ph\u00e1o,<\/p>\n

V\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ch\u00fang \u0111\u1ec1u l\u00ean T\u00e0u No-\u00ea<\/p>\n

\u0110\u1ec3 tr\u00e1nh m\u01b0a!<\/p>\n

R\u1ed3i t\u00f4i nghe m\u1ed9t v\u1ecb t\u00f9 tr\u01b0\u1edfng Trung \u00c1 gi\u00e0 nua, r\u00e2u b\u1ea1c ph\u01a1, t\u00f3c d\u00e0i, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i c\u00f9ng Ti\u1ec3u v\u01b0\u01a1ng, h\u1ecfi m\u1ed9t s\u0129 quan b\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ecba.<\/p>\n

“Gi\u1edd th\u00ec,”<\/i> \u00f4ng ta n\u00f3i, “\u0111i\u1ec1u k\u1ef3 di\u1ec7u n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o?”<\/i><\/p>\n

V\u00e0 vi\u00ean s\u0129 quan tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi, “M\u1ed9t m\u1ec7nh l\u1ec7nh \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u01b0a ra, v\u00e0 h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 tu\u00e2n l\u1ec7nh.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Nh\u01b0ng li\u1ec7u th\u00fa v\u1eadt c\u00f3 kh\u00f4n ngoan nh\u01b0 con ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i> v\u1ecb t\u00f9 tr\u01b0\u1edfng n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n

“Ch\u00fang tu\u00e2n l\u1ec7nh, nh\u01b0 con ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1eady. La, ng\u1ef1a, voi, hay b\u00f2, ch\u00fang \u0111\u1ec1u nghe l\u1eddi ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e1i, v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e1i nghe l\u1eddi trung s\u0129, v\u00e0 trung s\u0129 nghe l\u1eddi thi\u1ebfu \u00fay, v\u00e0 thi\u1ebfu \u00fay nghe l\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea1i \u00fay, v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea1i \u00fay nghe l\u1eddi thi\u1ebfu t\u00e1, v\u00e0 thi\u1ebfu t\u00e1 nghe l\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea1i t\u00e1, v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea1i t\u00e1 nghe l\u1eddi l\u1eef \u0111o\u00e0n tr\u01b0\u1edfng ch\u1ec9 huy ba trung \u0111o\u00e0n, v\u00e0 l\u1eef \u0111o\u00e0n tr\u01b0\u1edfng nghe l\u1eddi t\u01b0\u1edbng qu\u00e2n, ng\u01b0\u1eddi nghe l\u1eddi Ph\u00f3 v\u01b0\u01a1ng, ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea7y t\u1edb c\u1ee7a N\u1eef ho\u00e0ng. M\u1ecdi vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0 nh\u01b0 v\u1eady.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Gi\u00e1 nh\u01b0 \u1edf Afghanistan c\u0169ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y!”<\/i> v\u1ecb t\u00f9 tr\u01b0\u1edfng n\u00f3i, “v\u00ec \u1edf \u0111\u00f3, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 nghe theo \u00fd ch\u00ed c\u1ee7a ri\u00eang m\u00ecnh.”<\/i><\/p>\n

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