{"id":102,"date":"2025-08-13T03:40:24","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T03:40:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/chuyen-ke-ngay-xua\/?post_type=chapter&p=102"},"modified":"2025-08-13T13:34:33","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T06:34:33","slug":"cach-buc-thu-dau-tien-duoc-viet-ra","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/chuyen-ke-ngay-xua\/chapter\/cach-buc-thu-dau-tien-duoc-viet-ra\/","title":{"raw":"C\u00c1CH B\u1ee8C TH\u01af \u0110\u1ea6U TI\u00caN \u0110\u01af\u1ee2C VI\u1ebeT RA","rendered":"C\u00c1CH B\u1ee8C TH\u01af \u0110\u1ea6U TI\u00caN \u0110\u01af\u1ee2C VI\u1ebeT RA"},"content":{"raw":"\"\"\r\n\r\nNg\u00e0y x\u1eeda ng\u00e0y x\u01b0a, v\u00e0o thu\u1edf h\u1ed3ng hoang xa x\u0103m, c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ti\u1ec1n s\u1eed. \u00d4ng ta kh\u00f4ng thu\u1ed9c t\u1ed9c Jute hay Angle, c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng ph\u1ea3i ng\u01b0\u1eddi Dravidian \u2013 d\u1eabu bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00e2u \u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t trong s\u1ed1 h\u1ecd, c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n nh\u1ecf \u1ea1, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1eebng b\u0103n kho\u0103n l\u00e0m g\u00ec. \u00d4ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi nguy\u00ean th\u1ee7y, s\u1ed1ng trong hang \u0111\u00e1, m\u1eb7c v\u1ecfn v\u1eb9n v\u00e0i m\u1ea3nh da th\u00fa, ch\u1eb3ng bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecdc bi\u1ebft vi\u1ebft m\u00e0 c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng thi\u1ebft h\u1ecdc h\u00e0nh. Khi kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb c\u01a1n \u0111\u00f3i h\u00e0nh h\u1ea1, \u00f4ng s\u1ed1ng r\u1ea5t vui v\u1ebb. T\u00ean \u00f4ng l\u00e0 Tegumai Bopsulai, ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 'K\u1ebb-ch\u1eadm-ch\u1ea1p-kh\u00f4ng-bao-gi\u1edd-b\u01b0\u1edbc-tr\u01b0\u1edbc'; nh\u01b0ng ta c\u1ee9 g\u1ecdi ng\u1eafn g\u1ecdn l\u00e0 Tegumai th\u00f4i nh\u00e9. V\u1ee3 \u00f4ng t\u00ean Teshumai Tewindrow, ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 'Ng\u01b0\u1eddi-\u0111\u00e0n-b\u00e0-hay-h\u1ecfi-l\u1eafm-chuy\u1ec7n'; nh\u01b0ng ta c\u1ee9 g\u1ecdi b\u00e0 l\u00e0 Teshumai cho ti\u1ec7n. C\u00f2n c\u00f4 con g\u00e1i nh\u1ecf c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd t\u00ean Taffimai Metallumai, ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 '\u0110\u1ee9a-nh\u1ecf-h\u1ed7n-x\u01b0\u1ee3c-\u0111\u00e1ng-b\u1ecb-\u0111\u00e1nh-\u0111\u00f2n'; nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i s\u1ebd g\u1ecdi n\u00f3 l\u00e0 Taffy cho th\u00e2n m\u1eadt.\r\n\r\nTaffy l\u00e0 c\u1ee5c c\u01b0ng c\u1ee7a c\u1ea3 Tegumai Bopsulai l\u1eabn v\u1ee3 \u00f4ng, v\u00e0 n\u00f3 \u00edt khi b\u1ecb \u0111\u00f2n h\u01a1n m\u1ee9c \u0111\u00e1ng ph\u1ea3i nh\u1eadn; c\u1ea3 gia \u0111\u00ecnh s\u1ed1ng r\u1ea5t h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac. Ngay khi Taffy bi\u1ebft ch\u1ea1y, n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 lon ton theo cha kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i. \u0110\u00f4i khi hai cha con ch\u1eb3ng v\u1ec1 hang cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi b\u1ee5ng \u0111\u00f3i c\u1ed3n c\u00e0o, v\u00e0 l\u00fac \u1ea5y Teshumai Tewindrow s\u1ebd m\u1eafng y\u00eau: \"Hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi lang thang \u0111\u00e2u m\u00e0 l\u1ea5m lem th\u1ebf n\u00e0y? Tegumai \u00e0, anh ch\u1eb3ng kh\u00e1 h\u01a1n Taffy c\u1ee7a em l\u00e0 m\u1ea5y!\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nGi\u1edd th\u00ec h\u00e3y ch\u0103m ch\u00fa l\u1eafng nghe \u0111\u00e2y!\r\n\r\nV\u00e0o m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y n\u1ecd, Tegumai Bopsulai b\u0103ng qua \u0111\u1ea7m h\u1ea3i ly \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1edbi s\u00f4ng Wagai \u0111\u00e1nh c\u00e1 ch\u00e9p cho b\u1eefa t\u1ed1i, c\u00f3 Taffy \u0111i c\u00f9ng. C\u00e2y gi\u00e1o c\u1ee7a Tegumai l\u00e0m b\u1eb1ng g\u1ed7, \u0111\u1ea7u gi\u00e1o g\u1eafn r\u0103ng c\u00e1 m\u1eadp s\u1eafc nh\u1ecdn. Ch\u01b0a k\u1ecbp b\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c con c\u00e1 n\u00e0o, \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 v\u00f4 t\u00ecnh b\u1ebb g\u00e3y \u0111\u00f4i c\u00e2y gi\u00e1o v\u00ec \u0111\u00e2m qu\u00e1 m\u1ea1nh xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u00e1y s\u00f4ng. H\u1ecd \u0111ang \u1edf n\u01a1i xa t\u00edt t\u1eafp so v\u1edbi nh\u00e0 (d\u0129 nhi\u00ean h\u1ecd c\u00f3 mang theo b\u1eefa tr\u01b0a \u0111\u1ef1ng trong chi\u1ebfc t\u00fai nh\u1ecf)<\/i>, m\u00e0 Tegumai l\u1ea1i qu\u00ean kh\u00f4ng mang theo c\u00e2y gi\u00e1o d\u1ef1 ph\u00f2ng n\u00e0o.\r\n\r\n\"Th\u1eadt l\u00e0 phi\u1ec1n to\u00e1i qu\u00e1 \u0111i!\"<\/i> Tegumai th\u1ed1t l\u00ean. \"Ph\u1ea3i m\u1ea5t n\u1eeda ng\u00e0y tr\u1eddi m\u1edbi ch\u1eefa \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1i n\u00e0y xong.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"B\u1ed1 c\u00f3 c\u00e2y gi\u00e1o \u0111en to \u0111\u1ec3 \u1edf nh\u00e0 m\u00e0,\"<\/i> Taffy n\u00f3i. \"\u0110\u1ec3 con ch\u1ea1y v\u1ec1 hang xin m\u1eb9 \u0111\u01b0a cho con nh\u00e9.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Xa qu\u00e1 cho \u0111\u00f4i ch\u00e2n nh\u1ecf x\u00edu b\u1ee5 b\u1eabm c\u1ee7a con,\"<\/i> Tegumai n\u00f3i. \"V\u1ea3 l\u1ea1i, con c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u01b0\u1ee3t ch\u00e2n ng\u00e3 xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea7m h\u1ea3i ly v\u00e0 ch\u1ebft \u0111u\u1ed1i m\u1ea5t. Ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i t\u00ecm c\u00e1ch kh\u1eafc ph\u1ee5c th\u00f4i.\"<\/i> \u00d4ng ng\u1ed3i b\u1ec7t xu\u1ed1ng, r\u00fat ra chi\u1ebfc t\u00fai da nh\u1ecf \u0111\u1ef1ng \u0111\u1ed3 ngh\u1ec1 s\u1eeda ch\u1eefa, trong \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ee9a \u0111\u1ea7y g\u00e2n tu\u1ea7n l\u1ed9c, nh\u1eefng d\u1ea3i da th\u1eeba, c\u1ee5c s\u00e1p ong v\u00e0 nh\u1ef1a c\u00e2y, r\u1ed3i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e1 l\u1ea1i ng\u1ecdn gi\u00e1o.\r\n\r\nTaffy c\u0169ng ng\u1ed3i ph\u1ecbch xu\u1ed1ng, ng\u00e2m ng\u00f3n ch\u00e2n trong d\u00f2ng n\u01b0\u1edbc, c\u1eb1m ch\u1ed1ng l\u00ean tay, v\u00e0 suy ngh\u0129 r\u1ea5t ch\u0103m ch\u00fa. R\u1ed3i c\u00f4 b\u00e9 th\u1ed1t l\u00ean: \"B\u1ed1 \u01a1i, th\u1eadt l\u00e0 phi\u1ec1n to\u00e1i kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp khi b\u1ed1 con m\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft vi\u1ebft ch\u1eef, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng \u1ea1? Gi\u00e1 m\u00e0 bi\u1ebft vi\u1ebft, m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 g\u1eedi th\u01b0 \u0111i xin c\u00e2y gi\u00e1o m\u1edbi r\u1ed3i.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Taffy,\"<\/i> Tegumai n\u00f3i, \"b\u1ed1 \u0111\u00e3 d\u1eb7n con bao nhi\u00eau l\u1ea7n r\u1ed3i, \u0111\u1eebng d\u00f9ng ti\u1ebfng l\u00f3ng th\u1ebf ch\u1ee9? T\u1eeb 'kinh kh\u1ee7ng' ch\u1eb3ng hay ho g\u00ec, nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu con nh\u1eafc t\u1edbi chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y, th\u00ec ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng n\u1ebfu ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 vi\u1ebft th\u01b0 v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 th\u00ec ti\u1ec7n bi\u1ebft bao.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nNgay l\u00fac \u1ea5y, m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1 m\u1eb7t \u0111i d\u1ecdc theo b\u1edd s\u00f4ng. \u00d4ng ta thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 b\u1ed9 l\u1ea1c xa x\u00f4i Tewara, n\u00ean ch\u1eb3ng hi\u1ec3u th\u1ee9 ti\u1ebfng Tegumai \u0111ang n\u00f3i. \u00d4ng \u0111\u1ee9ng tr\u00ean b\u1edd m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1edbi Taffy, b\u1edfi \u1edf nh\u00e0 \u00f4ng c\u0169ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00f4 con g\u00e1i nh\u1ecf. Tegumai r\u00fat t\u1eeb t\u00fai \u0111\u1ed3 v\u00e1 m\u1ed9t b\u00f3 g\u00e2n h\u01b0\u01a1u ra v\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u s\u1eeda l\u1ea1i c\u00e2y gi\u00e1o.\r\n\r\n\"L\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y n\u00e0o,\"<\/i> Taffy n\u00f3i. \"\u00d4ng c\u00f3 bi\u1ebft nh\u00e0 m\u1eb9 ch\u00e1u \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u kh\u00f4ng?\"<\/i> Ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1 m\u1eb7t \u0111\u00e1p: \"\u01afm!\"<\/i> - b\u1edfi \u00f4ng l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Tewara m\u00e0, nh\u01b0 c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft.\r\n\r\n\"\u0110\u1ed3 ng\u1ed1c!\"<\/i> Taffy h\u00e9t l\u00ean, gi\u1eadm ch\u00e2n t\u1ee9c t\u1ed1i v\u00ec \u0111\u00e0n c\u00e1 ch\u00e9p kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 \u0111ang b\u01a1i ng\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u00f2ng \u0111\u00fang l\u00fac cha c\u00f4 b\u00e9 ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ec3 d\u00f9ng ng\u1ecdn gi\u00e1o.\r\n\r\n\"\u0110\u1eebng qu\u1ea5y r\u1ea7y ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1edbn,\"<\/i> Tegumai l\u1ea9m b\u1ea9m, m\u1ea3i m\u00ea ch\u1eefa c\u00e2y gi\u00e1o \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i ch\u1eb3ng th\u00e8m ngo\u1ea3nh l\u1ea1i.\r\n\r\n\"Con c\u00f3 qu\u1ea5y r\u1ea7y \u0111\u00e2u,\"<\/i> Taffy c\u00e3i. \"Con ch\u1ec9 mu\u1ed1n \u00f4ng \u1ea5y hi\u1ec3u \u00fd con th\u00f4i, m\u00e0 \u00f4ng \u1ea5y ch\u1eb3ng ch\u1ecbu hi\u1ec3u g\u00ec c\u1ea3.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Th\u1ebf th\u00ec \u0111\u1eebng l\u00e0m phi\u1ec1n b\u1ed1,\"<\/i> Tegumai nh\u1eafc l\u1ea1i, v\u1eeba n\u00f3i v\u1eeba c\u0103ng nh\u1eefng s\u1ee3i g\u00e2n h\u01b0\u01a1u, mi\u1ec7ng ng\u1eadm \u0111\u1ea7y d\u00e2y th\u1eebng. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1 m\u1eb7t \u2013 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi Tewara \u0111\u00edch th\u1ef1c \u2013 ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng b\u00e3i c\u1ecf, m\u1eaft d\u00f5i theo Taffy \u0111ang ch\u1ec9 tr\u1ecf cho \u00f4ng ta xem cha m\u00ecnh \u0111ang l\u00e0m g\u00ec. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1 th\u1ea7m ngh\u0129: \u0110\u1ee9a b\u00e9 n\u00e0y th\u1eadt k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1. N\u00f3 gi\u1eadm ch\u00e2n, nh\u0103n nh\u00f3 v\u1edbi ta. H\u1eb3n n\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 con g\u00e1i c\u1ee7a v\u1ecb T\u00f9 tr\u01b0\u1edfng cao qu\u00fd kia, ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c ch\u1eb3ng th\u00e8m \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ebfn s\u1ef1 hi\u1ec7n di\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a ta. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 \u00f4ng ta n\u1edf m\u1ed9t n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ecbch s\u1ef1 nh\u1ea5t t\u1eeb tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ebfn nay.\r\n\r\n\"B\u00e2y gi\u1edd,\"<\/i> Taffy n\u00f3i, \"ch\u00e1u mu\u1ed1n \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 m\u1eb9 ch\u00e1u, v\u00ec ch\u00e2n \u00f4ng d\u00e0i h\u01a1n ch\u00e2n ch\u00e1u, v\u00e0 \u00f4ng s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb ng\u00e3 xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea7m h\u1ea3i ly, r\u1ed3i h\u1ecfi xin c\u00e2y gi\u00e1o kh\u00e1c c\u1ee7a b\u1ed1 \u2013 c\u00e2y c\u00f3 c\u00e1n \u0111en treo tr\u00ean l\u00f2 s\u01b0\u1edfi nh\u00e0 ch\u00e1u \u1ea5y.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nNg\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1 m\u1eb7t (v\u00e0 \u00f4ng \u1ea5y l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Tewara)<\/i> ngh\u0129, \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb r\u1ea5t, r\u1ea5t tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi. Con b\u00e9 v\u1eaby tay v\u00e0 la h\u00e9t v\u1edbi m\u00ecnh, nh\u01b0ng m\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi n\u00e0o con b\u00e9 n\u00f3i. Nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu m\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m theo \u00fd con b\u00e9, m\u00ecnh r\u1ea5t s\u1ee3 v\u1ecb T\u00f9 tr\u01b0\u1edfng ki\u00eau ng\u1ea1o kia, Ng\u01b0\u1eddi-quay-l\u01b0ng-l\u1ea1i-v\u1edbi-kh\u00e1ch, s\u1ebd n\u1ed5i gi\u1eadn. \u00d4ng \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady, b\u00f3c m\u1ed9t mi\u1ebfng v\u1ecf c\u00e2y b\u1ea1ch d\u01b0\u01a1ng to v\u00e0 ph\u1eb3ng ra, r\u1ed3i \u0111\u01b0a cho Taffy. \u00d4ng \u1ea5y l\u00e0m th\u1ebf, c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n nh\u1ecf \u01a1i, \u0111\u1ec3 cho th\u1ea5y l\u00f2ng m\u00ecnh trong tr\u1eafng nh\u01b0 v\u1ecf c\u00e2y b\u1ea1ch d\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u00e0 \u00f4ng \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u00fd l\u00e0m h\u1ea1i ai; nh\u01b0ng Taffy kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u r\u00f5 l\u1eafm.\r\n\r\n\"\u1ed2!\"<\/i> Taffy reo l\u00ean. \"Gi\u1edd ch\u00e1u hi\u1ec3u r\u1ed3i! \u00d4ng mu\u1ed1n h\u1ecfi \u0111\u1ecba ch\u1ec9 nh\u00e0 m\u1eb9 ch\u00e1u ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng? Ch\u00e1u ch\u01b0a bi\u1ebft vi\u1ebft ch\u1eef, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 v\u1ebd h\u00ecnh n\u1ebfu c\u00f3 th\u1ee9 g\u00ec nh\u1ecdn \u0111\u1ec3 kh\u1eafc. \u00d4ng cho ch\u00e1u m\u01b0\u1ee3n chi\u1ebfc r\u0103ng c\u00e1 m\u1eadp tr\u00ean v\u00f2ng c\u1ed5 kia \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f4ng?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nNg\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1 (v\u00e0 \u00f4ng ta l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Tewara)<\/i> im l\u1eb7ng kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e1p, th\u1ebf l\u00e0 Taffy gi\u01a1 b\u00e0n tay nh\u1ecf nh\u1eafn l\u00ean k\u00e9o chi\u1ebfc v\u00f2ng c\u1ed5 \u0111\u1eb9p \u0111\u1ebd k\u1ebft b\u1eb1ng h\u1ea1t, chu\u1ed7i c\u01b0\u1eddm v\u00e0 r\u0103ng c\u00e1 m\u1eadp \u0111ang \u0111eo tr\u00ean c\u1ed5 \u00f4ng ta.\r\n\r\nNg\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1 (v\u00e0 \u00f4ng ta l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Tewara)<\/i> th\u1ea7m ngh\u0129: \u0110\u00e2y qu\u1ea3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb phi th\u01b0\u1eddng. Chi\u1ebfc r\u0103ng c\u00e1 m\u1eadp tr\u00ean v\u00f2ng c\u1ed5 ta l\u00e0 b\u00e1u v\u1eadt thi\u00eang li\u00eang, ta lu\u00f4n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u1ea1y r\u1eb1ng n\u1ebfu k\u1ebb n\u00e0o d\u00e1m \u0111\u1ee5ng v\u00e0o m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u00e9p s\u1ebd l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c ph\u00f9 n\u1ec1 ho\u1eb7c n\u1ed5 tung. Th\u1ebf m\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 n\u00e0y ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ec1 h\u1ea5n g\u00ec, ngay c\u1ea3 v\u1ecb T\u00f9 tr\u01b0\u1edfng uy nghi\u00eam kia - Ng\u01b0\u1eddi-ch\u1ec9-t\u1eadp-trung-vi\u1ec7c-m\u00ecnh - d\u00f9 ch\u1eb3ng th\u00e8m \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ebfn ta, c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng t\u1ecf v\u1ebb lo l\u1eafng g\u00ec cho \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd ta n\u00ean t\u1ecf ra l\u1ecbch s\u1ef1 h\u01a1n m\u1edbi ph\u1ea3i.\r\n\r\nV\u1eady l\u00e0 \u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0a cho Taffy chi\u1ebfc r\u0103ng c\u00e1 m\u1eadp, r\u1ed3i c\u00f4 b\u00e9 n\u1eb1m s\u1ea5p xu\u1ed1ng, b\u1ee5ng \u00e1p \u0111\u1ea5t, hai ch\u00e2n ngh\u1ecbch ng\u1ee3m gi\u01a1 l\u00ean tr\u1eddi, y h\u1ec7t nh\u01b0 m\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi hay n\u1eb1m d\u00e0i tr\u00ean s\u00e0n ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1ch khi h\u00ed ho\u00e1y v\u1ebd v\u1eddi. Taffy v\u1eeba b\u00f4i b\u00f4i ngu\u1ec7ch ngo\u1ea1c v\u1eeba r\u00edu r\u00edt: \"Gi\u1edd ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd v\u1ebd t\u1eb7ng \u00f4ng m\u1ea5y b\u1ee9c \u0111\u1eb9p tuy\u1ec7t nh\u00e9! \u00d4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ng\u00f3 qua vai ch\u00e1u, nh\u01b0ng nh\u1edb \u0111\u1eebng l\u00e0m ch\u00e1u run tay \u0111\u1ea5y. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc ti\u00ean ch\u00e1u v\u1ebd b\u1ed1 \u0111ang c\u00e2u c\u00e1. Tr\u00f4ng ch\u1ea3 gi\u1ed1ng b\u1ed1 t\u1eb9o n\u00e0o, nh\u01b0ng m\u1eb9 ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd nh\u1eadn ra ngay v\u00ec ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 v\u1ebd c\u00e2y gi\u00e1o g\u00e3y c\u1ee7a b\u1ed1 r\u1ed3i. \u00c0 n\u00e0y, gi\u1edd ch\u00e1u v\u1ebd ti\u1ebfp c\u00e2y gi\u00e1o m\u1edbi b\u1ed1 \u0111ang th\u00e8m thu\u1ed3ng, c\u00e1i c\u00e2y gi\u00e1o c\u00e1n \u0111en \u1ea5y. Tr\u00f4ng c\u1ee9 nh\u01b0 n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e2m xuy\u00ean l\u01b0ng b\u1ed1 \u1ea5y nh\u1ec9, nh\u01b0ng t\u1ea1i v\u00ec r\u0103ng c\u00e1 m\u1eadp c\u1ee9 tr\u01a1n tr\u01b0\u1ee3t, l\u1ea1i th\u00eam mi\u1ebfng v\u1ecf c\u00e2y ch\u1eadt ch\u1ed9i qu\u00e1. \u0110\u1ea5y ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 c\u00e2y gi\u00e1o ch\u00e1u mu\u1ed1n \u00f4ng \u0111i l\u1ea5y v\u1ec1; n\u00ean ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd v\u1ebd th\u00eam b\u1ee9c n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch r\u00f5 h\u01a1n cho \u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u. T\u00f3c ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e2u c\u00f3 d\u1ef1ng \u0111\u1ee9ng nh\u01b0 trong tranh \u0111\u00e2u, nh\u01b0ng v\u1ebd th\u1ebf cho nhanh \u1ea5y m\u00e0. Gi\u1edd \u0111\u1ebfn l\u01b0\u1ee3t ch\u00e1u v\u1ebd ch\u00e2n dung \u00f4ng. Ch\u00e1u bi\u1ebft \u00f4ng t\u1ed1t b\u1ee5ng l\u1eafm, nh\u01b0ng tay ch\u00e1u v\u1ee5ng v\u1ec1 n\u00ean ch\u1eb3ng t\u00e0i n\u00e0o v\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1i th\u1ea7n th\u00e1i c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng, \u00f4ng \u0111\u1eebng gi\u1eadn ch\u00e1u nh\u00e9. \u00d4ng c\u00f3 \u0111ang gi\u1eadn kh\u00f4ng h\u1ea3?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nNg\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1 (v\u00e0 \u00f4ng ta l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Tewara)<\/i> m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi. \u00d4ng ngh\u0129 th\u1ea7m: Ch\u1eafc h\u1eb3n \u0111ang c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t tr\u1eadn chi\u1ebfn l\u1edbn s\u1eafp x\u1ea3y ra \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u00f3, v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1 n\u00e0y - k\u1ebb \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c chi\u1ebfc r\u0103ng c\u00e1 m\u1eadp th\u1ea7n k\u1ef3 m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 s\u01b0ng ph\u00f9 hay n\u1ed5 tung - \u0111ang b\u1ea3o m\u00ecnh t\u1eadp h\u1ee3p c\u1ea3 b\u1ed9 l\u1ea1c c\u1ee7a v\u1ecb T\u00f9 tr\u01b0\u1edfng v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1. H\u1eb3n \u00f4ng ta ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t T\u00f9 tr\u01b0\u1edfng v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i l\u1eafm, b\u1eb1ng kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ebfn m\u00ecnh.\r\n\r\n\"\u00d4ng xem n\u00e0y,\"<\/i> Taffy n\u00f3i, v\u1eeba v\u1ebd nh\u1eefng n\u00e9t m\u1ea1nh b\u1ea1o v\u00e0 h\u01a1i ngu\u1ec7ch ngo\u1ea1c, \"ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 v\u1ebd h\u00ecnh \u00f4ng r\u1ed3i, v\u00e0 ch\u00e1u c\u00f2n v\u1ebd lu\u00f4n c\u00e2y gi\u00e1o b\u1ed1 mu\u1ed1n v\u00e0o tay \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u1eafc \u00f4ng nh\u1edb mang n\u00f3 v\u1ec1. Gi\u1edd ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd ch\u1ec9 \u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u00e0 m\u1eb9 ch\u00e1u nh\u00e9! \u00d4ng c\u1ee9 \u0111i th\u1eb3ng t\u1edbi khi g\u1eb7p hai c\u00e1i c\u00e2y (\u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 c\u00e2y n\u00e8)<\/i>, r\u1ed3i leo qua m\u1ed9t ng\u1ecdn \u0111\u1ed3i (\u0111\u1ed3i \u0111\u00e2y n\u00e8)<\/i>, sau \u0111\u00f3 s\u1ebd t\u1edbi m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ea7m h\u1ea3i ly. Ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng v\u1ebd h\u1ebft c\u1ea3 \u0111\u00e1m h\u1ea3i ly \u0111\u00e2u v\u00ec ch\u01b0a bi\u1ebft v\u1ebd ch\u00fang, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 v\u1ebd m\u1ea5y c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u r\u1ed3i - \u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 th\u1ea5y th\u1ebf th\u00f4i khi b\u0103ng qua \u0111\u1ea7m. Nh\u1edb \u0111\u1eebng tr\u01b0\u1ee3t ch\u00e2n ng\u00e3 nh\u00e9! Hang nh\u00e0 ch\u00e1u n\u1eb1m ngay sau \u0111\u1ea7m h\u1ea3i ly. N\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng cao b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1ed3i th\u1eadt \u0111\u00e2u, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00e1u v\u1ebd nh\u1ecf th\u1ebf n\u00e0y l\u00e0 h\u1ebft c\u1ee1 r\u1ed3i. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1eb9 ch\u00e1u \u0111\u1ee9ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1eeda. M\u1eb9 ch\u00e1u xinh l\u1eafm - l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1eb9 \u0111\u1eb9p nh\u1ea5t th\u1ebf gian! Nh\u01b0ng m\u1eb9 s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng gi\u1eadn \u0111\u00e2u n\u1ebfu th\u1ea5y ch\u00e1u v\u1ebd \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n th\u1ebf n\u00e0y, m\u1eb9 s\u1ebd vui v\u00ec ch\u00e1u bi\u1ebft v\u1ebd tranh. V\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 ph\u00f2ng khi \u00f4ng qu\u00ean, ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 v\u1ebd c\u00e2y gi\u00e1o b\u1ed1 c\u1ea7n \u1edf ngay c\u1eeda hang. Thi\u1ec7t ra n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 trong nh\u00e0, nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng c\u1ee9 \u0111\u01b0a tranh cho m\u1eb9 ch\u00e1u xem, m\u1eb9 s\u1ebd l\u1ea5y gi\u00fap \u00f4ng. Ch\u00e1u v\u1ebd m\u1eb9 gi\u01a1 tay l\u00ean v\u00ec bi\u1ebft m\u1eb9 s\u1ebd r\u1ea5t vui khi g\u1eb7p \u00f4ng. Tranh ch\u00e1u v\u1ebd \u0111\u1eb9p kh\u00f4ng n\u00e0o? \u00d4ng \u0111\u00e3 hi\u1ec3u h\u1ebft ch\u01b0a, hay c\u1ea7n ch\u00e1u gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch l\u1ea1i?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nNg\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1 (v\u00e0 \u00f4ng ta l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Tewara)<\/i> nh\u00ecn b\u1ee9c v\u1ebd r\u1ed3i g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u lia l\u1ecba. \u00d4ng t\u1ef1 ngh\u0129 th\u1ea7m: N\u1ebfu ta kh\u00f4ng \u0111i g\u1ecdi b\u1ed9 t\u1ed9c c\u1ee7a v\u1ecb T\u00f9 tr\u01b0\u1edfng v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i kia \u0111\u1ebfn c\u1ee9u gi\u00fap, \u1eaft \u00f4ng \u1ea5y s\u1ebd b\u1ecb l\u0169 gi\u1eb7c \u0111ang k\u00e9o \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1ee9 ph\u00eda, gi\u00e1o m\u00e1c tua t\u1ee7a, gi\u1ebft ch\u1ebft m\u1ea5t. Gi\u1edd th\u00ec ta hi\u1ec3u v\u00ec sao v\u1ecb T\u00f9 tr\u01b0\u1edfng v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i l\u1ea1i gi\u1ea3 v\u1edd kh\u00f4ng th\u00e8m \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ebfn ta r\u1ed3i! \u00d4ng \u1ea5y s\u1ee3 qu\u00e2n th\u00f9 \u0111ang r\u00ecnh r\u1eadp trong b\u1ee5i r\u1eadm s\u1ebd ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n ra. B\u1edfi th\u1ebf n\u00ean \u00f4ng m\u1edbi quay l\u01b0ng l\u1ea1i, \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 th\u00f4ng minh tuy\u1ec7t tr\u1ea7n n\u00e0y v\u1ebd l\u00ean b\u1ee9c tranh kinh d\u1ecb kia, cho ta th\u1ea5y n\u1ed7i nguy nan c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng. Ta ph\u1ea3i l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c \u0111i t\u00ecm vi\u1ec7n binh t\u1eeb b\u1ed9 l\u1ea1c c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng \u1ea5y m\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Ch\u1eb3ng th\u00e8m h\u1ecfi Taffy \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111i, \u00f4ng ta ph\u00f3ng v\u00fat v\u00e0o b\u1ee5i c\u00e2y, tay n\u1eafm ch\u1eb7t m\u1ea3nh v\u1ecf c\u00e2y b\u1ea1ch d\u01b0\u01a1ng, c\u00f2n Taffy th\u00ec ng\u1ed3i ph\u1ecbch xu\u1ed1ng, l\u00f2ng tr\u00e0n ng\u1eadp th\u1ecfa m\u00e3n.\r\n\r\n\u0110\u00e2y ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 b\u1ee9c tranh m\u00e0 Taffy \u0111\u00e3 v\u1ebd cho \u00f4ng \u1ea5y!\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\n\"Con \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec th\u1ebf, Taffy?\"<\/i> Tegumai h\u1ecfi. \u00d4ng v\u1eeba s\u1eeda xong c\u00e2y gi\u00e1o v\u00e0 \u0111ang nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng v\u1eaby n\u00f3 qua l\u1ea1i.\r\n\r\n\"\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd nho nh\u1ecf c\u1ee7a con th\u00f4i, b\u1ed1 y\u00eau \u1ea1,\"<\/i> Taffy \u0111\u00e1p. \"N\u1ebfu b\u1ed1 kh\u00f4ng h\u1ecfi nhi\u1ec1u, b\u1ed1 s\u1ebd bi\u1ebft h\u1ebft m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n ngay th\u00f4i, v\u00e0 b\u1ed1 s\u1ebd c\u1ef1c k\u1ef3 ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean \u0111\u1ea5y. B\u1ed1 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ed1 s\u1ebd ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c n\u00e0o \u0111\u00e2u! H\u1ee9a v\u1edbi con l\u00e0 b\u1ed1 s\u1ebd r\u1ea5t b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd nh\u00e9.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"\u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i,\"<\/i> Tegumai n\u00f3i, r\u1ed3i ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c c\u00e2u c\u00e1.\r\n\r\nNg\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1 m\u1eb7t \u2013 b\u1ea1n c\u00f2n nh\u1edb \u00f4ng ta l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Tewara kh\u00f4ng? \u2013 v\u1ed9i v\u00e3 c\u1ea7m b\u1ee9c tranh l\u00ean v\u00e0 ch\u1ea1y m\u1ed9t m\u1ea1ch v\u00e0i d\u1eb7m \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi t\u00ecnh c\u1edd g\u1eb7p Teshumai Tewindrow \u0111ang \u0111\u1ee9ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1eeda hang, tr\u00f2 chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi m\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef th\u1eddi ti\u1ec1n s\u1eed kh\u00e1c \u0111\u1ebfn d\u1ef1 b\u1eefa tr\u01b0a. Taffy tr\u00f4ng r\u1ea5t gi\u1ed1ng m\u1eb9, nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 v\u1ea7ng tr\u00e1n v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft, n\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1 m\u1eb7t \u2013 v\u1ed1n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi Tewara ch\u00ednh hi\u1ec7u \u2013 m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ecbch s\u1ef1 v\u00e0 trao m\u1ea3nh v\u1ecf c\u00e2y b\u1ea1ch d\u01b0\u01a1ng cho Teshumai. \u00d4ng ta ch\u1ea1y qu\u00e1 nhanh n\u00ean th\u1edf g\u1ea5p g\u00e1p, ch\u00e2n b\u1ecb gai \u0111\u00e2m x\u01b0\u1edbc h\u1ebft c\u1ea3, nh\u01b0ng v\u1eabn c\u1ed1 gi\u1eef ph\u00e9p l\u1ecbch s\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00f9ng.\r\n\r\nV\u1eeba nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y b\u1ee9c tranh, Teshumai li\u1ec1n th\u00e9t l\u00ean kinh h\u00e3i r\u1ed3i x\u00f4ng v\u00e0o ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng l\u1ea1 m\u1eb7t. Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef th\u1eddi ti\u1ec1n s\u1eed kh\u00e1c l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c x\u00f4 ng\u00e3 \u00f4ng ta, x\u1ebfp th\u00e0nh h\u00e0ng d\u00e0i s\u00e1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi ng\u1ed3i \u0111\u00e8 l\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u00f4ng, trong khi Teshumai t\u00fam t\u00f3c \u00f4ng ta gi\u1eadt m\u1ea1nh.\r\n\r\n\"R\u00e0nh r\u00e0nh nh\u01b0 ban ng\u00e0y v\u1eady m\u00e0,\"<\/i> b\u00e0 ta k\u00eau l\u00ean. \"H\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u00e2m Tegumai c\u1ee7a ta b\u1eb1ng gi\u00e1o, l\u00e0m Taffy t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p s\u1ee3 \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i t\u00f3c d\u1ef1ng \u0111\u1ee9ng c\u1ea3 l\u00ean; ch\u01b0a h\u1ebft, h\u1eafn c\u00f2n mang \u0111\u1ebfn cho ta b\u1ee9c tranh kinh kh\u1ee7ng m\u00f4 t\u1ea3 c\u00e1ch h\u1eafn h\u00e0nh hung. Nh\u00ecn \u0111\u00e2y n\u00e0y!\"<\/i> B\u00e0 ta \u0111\u01b0a b\u1ee9c tranh cho nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef ti\u1ec1n s\u1eed \u0111ang ki\u00ean nh\u1eabn ng\u1ed3i \u0111\u00e8 l\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1 m\u1eb7t xem. \"\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 Tegumai c\u1ee7a ta v\u1edbi c\u00e1nh tay g\u00e3y; \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u0169i gi\u00e1o \u0111\u00e2m v\u00e0o l\u01b0ng \u00f4ng \u1ea5y; \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 t\u00ean \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng \u0111ang gi\u01b0\u01a1ng gi\u00e1o chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb n\u00e9m; kia l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t t\u00ean kh\u00e1c \u0111ang ph\u00f3ng gi\u00e1o t\u1eeb trong hang \u0111\u1ed9ng, v\u00e0 \u0111\u1eb1ng sau l\u00e0 c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e1m ng\u01b0\u1eddi\"<\/i> (th\u1ef1c ra \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 b\u1ea7y h\u1ea3i ly c\u1ee7a Taffy, nh\u01b0ng tr\u00f4ng ch\u00fang gi\u1ed1ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1eafm)<\/i> \"\u0111ang x\u00f4ng t\u1edbi sau l\u01b0ng Tegumai. Th\u1eadt kinh kh\u1ee7ng ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng!\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Kinh kh\u1ee7ng qu\u00e1 \u0111i m\u1ea5t!\"<\/i> nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef th\u1eddi ti\u1ec1n s\u1eed k\u00eau l\u00ean, r\u1ed3i h\u1ecd nh\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ea7y b\u00f9n \u0111\u1ea5t l\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng l\u1ea1 m\u1eb7t (khi\u1ebfn \u00f4ng ta v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng b\u1ed1i r\u1ed1i)<\/i>. Sau \u0111\u00f3, h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e1nh l\u00ean nh\u1eefng h\u1ed3i tr\u1ed1ng B\u1ed9 L\u1ea1c Vang D\u1ed9i, tri\u1ec7u t\u1eadp t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c t\u00f9 tr\u01b0\u1edfng c\u1ee7a B\u1ed9 l\u1ea1c Tegumai c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi c\u00e1c Hetman, Dolman c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c Negus, Woon v\u00e0 Akhoond c\u1ee7a b\u1ed9 l\u1ea1c, th\u00eam c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c ph\u00e1p s\u01b0 Warlock, Angekok, th\u1ea7y ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y Juju-man, nh\u00e0 s\u01b0 Bonze v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c n\u1eefa. H\u1ecd nh\u1ea5t tr\u00ed quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh r\u1eb1ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi x\u1eed l\u00fd ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1 m\u1eb7t kia, \u00f4ng ta ph\u1ea3i l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c d\u1eabn h\u1ecd xu\u1ed1ng con s\u00f4ng v\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 cho h\u1ecd n\u01a1i gi\u1ea5u b\u00e9 Taffy t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p.\r\n\r\nL\u00fac n\u00e0y, ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1 m\u1eb7t (d\u00f9 thu\u1ed9c b\u1ed9 t\u1ed9c Tewara)<\/i> \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 b\u1ef1c b\u1ed9i v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng. H\u1ecd nh\u1ed3i nh\u00e9t b\u00f9n \u0111\u1ea5t l\u00ean m\u00e1i t\u00f3c \u00f4ng, l\u0103n \u00f4ng qua l\u1ea1i tr\u00ean nh\u1eefng vi\u00ean s\u1ecfi s\u1eafc nh\u1ecdn, x\u1ebfp h\u00e0ng d\u00e0i s\u00e1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi thi nhau \u0111\u00e8 l\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u00f4ng. H\u1ecd \u0111\u1ea5m \u0111\u00e1 t\u00fai b\u1ee5i khi\u1ebfn \u00f4ng su\u00fdt ng\u1ea1t th\u1edf. D\u00f9 ch\u1eb3ng hi\u1ec3u ng\u00f4n ng\u1eef c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd, nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn r\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi l\u1ebd m\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef th\u1eddi ti\u1ec1n s\u1eed n\u00e0y qu\u0103ng v\u00e0o \u00f4ng ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ec1 t\u1eed t\u1ebf ch\u00fat n\u00e0o. Th\u1ebf nh\u01b0ng, \u00f4ng v\u1eabn im l\u1eb7ng ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u1ef1ng cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 b\u1ed9 l\u1ea1c Tegumai t\u1ee5 h\u1ecdp \u0111\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee7. R\u1ed3i \u00f4ng d\u1eabn h\u1ecd tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i b\u1edd s\u00f4ng Wagai, n\u01a1i h\u1ecd b\u1eaft g\u1eb7p Taffy \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i k\u1ebft v\u00f2ng hoa c\u00fac d\u1ea1i, c\u00f2n Tegumai th\u00ec t\u1ec9 m\u1ea9n d\u00f9ng ng\u1ecdn gi\u00e1o \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1eeda ch\u1eefa \u0111\u1ec3 b\u1eaft nh\u1eefng ch\u00fa c\u00e1 ch\u00e9p con.\r\n\r\n\"\u00d4i, \u00f4ng ch\u1ea1y nhanh th\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea5y!\"<\/i> Taffy reo l\u00ean. \"Nh\u01b0ng sao \u00f4ng l\u1ea1i d\u1eabn theo c\u1ea3 \u0111\u00e1m \u0111\u00f4ng th\u1ebf n\u00e0y? B\u1ed1 y\u00eau \u01a1i, \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd con d\u00e0nh cho b\u1ed1 \u0111\u1ea5y. B\u1ed1 c\u00f3 ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean kh\u00f4ng h\u1ea3 b\u1ed1?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean l\u1eafm con \u1ea1,\"<\/i> Tegumai \u0111\u00e1p, \"nh\u01b0ng nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y th\u00ec h\u1ecfng h\u1ebft bu\u1ed5i c\u00e2u c\u00e1 c\u1ee7a b\u1ed1 h\u00f4m nay r\u1ed3i. \u00d4i, c\u1ea3 b\u1ed9 l\u1ea1c th\u00e2n y\u00eau, t\u1ed1t b\u1ee5ng, \u0111\u00e1ng k\u00ednh, s\u1ea1ch s\u1ebd v\u00e0 y\u00ean t\u0129nh c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u1ec1u t\u1ec1 t\u1ef1u \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y c\u1ea3 r\u1ed3i, Taffy \u1ea1.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nQu\u1ea3 \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. \u0110i \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00e0 Teshumai Tewindrow c\u00f9ng \u0111o\u00e0n ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef ti\u1ec1n s\u1eed, h\u1ecd t\u00fam ch\u1eb7t l\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng l\u1ea1 m\u1eb7t - m\u00e1i t\u00f3c \u00f4ng ta l\u1ea5m \u0111\u1ea7y b\u00f9n \u0111\u1ea5t (d\u00f9 \u00f4ng ta l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Tewara \u0111i ch\u0103ng n\u1eefa)<\/i>. Theo sau l\u00e0 T\u00f9 tr\u01b0\u1edfng, Ph\u00f3 T\u00f9 tr\u01b0\u1edfng, c\u00e1c T\u00f9 tr\u01b0\u1edfng Ph\u1ee5 t\u00e1 v\u00e0 Tr\u1ee3 l\u00fd (t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u trang b\u1ecb v\u0169 kh\u00ed t\u1eadn r\u0103ng)<\/i>, c\u00e1c Hetman v\u00e0 Tr\u01b0\u1edfng Tr\u0103m, c\u00e1c Platoff c\u00f9ng Trung \u0111\u1ed9i c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd, v\u00e0 c\u00e1c Dolman d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ea7u \u0110\u1ed9i qu\u00e2n; c\u00e1c Woon, Negus v\u00e0 Akhoond x\u1ebfp h\u00e0ng ph\u00eda sau (c\u0169ng v\u0169 trang t\u1edbi t\u1eadn r\u0103ng)<\/i>. Ti\u1ebfp theo l\u00e0 c\u1ea3 B\u1ed9 l\u1ea1c theo th\u1ee9 b\u1eadc, t\u1eeb nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1edf h\u1eefu b\u1ed1n hang \u0111\u1ed9ng (m\u1ed7i m\u00f9a m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i)<\/i>, m\u1ed9t khu ch\u0103n nu\u00f4i tu\u1ea7n l\u1ed9c ri\u00eang c\u00f9ng hai th\u00e1c c\u00e1 h\u1ed3i, cho t\u1edbi nh\u1eefng n\u00f4ng n\u00f4 phong ki\u1ebfn h\u00e0m h\u00f4 - nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u01b0\u1edfng n\u1eeda t\u1ea5m da g\u1ea5u trong \u0111\u00eam \u0111\u00f4ng, c\u00e1ch xa \u0111\u1ed1ng l\u1eeda t\u1edbi b\u1ea3y th\u01b0\u1edbc, c\u00f9ng \u0111\u00e1m n\u00f4ng n\u00f4 kh\u1ed1n kh\u1ed5 ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1eeba k\u1ebf m\u1ed7i kh\u00fac x\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ee7y \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ea1o s\u1ea1ch l\u00e0m v\u1eadt c\u1ed1ng n\u1ea1p (Nh\u1eefng t\u1eeb ng\u1eef \u0111\u00f3 k\u1ef3 di\u1ec7u l\u00e0m sao, c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n nh\u1ecf c\u00f3 th\u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng?)<\/i>. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 b\u1ecdn h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t, nh\u1ea3y m\u00faa v\u00e0 g\u00e0o th\u00e9t khi\u1ebfn l\u0169 c\u00e1 trong v\u00f2ng hai m\u01b0\u01a1i d\u1eb7m khi\u1ebfp s\u1ee3, c\u00f2n Tegumai th\u00ec \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ec5 b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t b\u00e0i di\u1ec5n v\u0103n tr\u00f4i ch\u1ea3y \u0111\u00fang ch\u1ea5t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ti\u1ec1n s\u1eed.\r\n\r\nTh\u1ebf r\u1ed3i Teshumai Tewindrow ch\u1ea1y v\u1ed9i xu\u1ed1ng, h\u00f4n Taffy thi\u1ec7t nhi\u1ec1u v\u00e0 \u00f4m ch\u1eb7t l\u1ea5y con b\u00e9; nh\u01b0ng v\u1ecb T\u00f9 tr\u01b0\u1edfng c\u1ee7a B\u1ed9 l\u1ea1c Tegumai l\u1ea1i t\u00fam ngay l\u1ea5y ch\u1ecfm t\u00f3c tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u Tegumai m\u00e0 l\u1eafc \u0111i l\u1eafc l\u1ea1i th\u1eadt m\u1ea1nh.\r\n\r\n\"Khai ra! Khai ra! Khai ra n\u00e0o!\"<\/i> c\u1ea3 B\u1ed9 l\u1ea1c Tegumai \u0111\u1ed3ng thanh h\u00f2 h\u00e9t.\r\n\r\n\"Tr\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea5t qu\u1ef7 th\u1ea7n \u01a1i!\"<\/i> Tegumai k\u00eau l\u00ean. \"Bu\u00f4ng c\u00e1i ch\u1ecfm t\u00f3c c\u1ee7a ta ra \u0111i! Ch\u1eb3ng l\u1ebd m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng g\u00e3y c\u00e2y gi\u00e1o b\u1eaft c\u00e1 ch\u00e9p c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh m\u00e0 c\u1ea3 b\u1ed9 l\u1ea1c ph\u1ea3i x\u00fam v\u00e0o nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y sao? C\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 l\u0169 hay x\u00eda v\u00e0o chuy\u1ec7n ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c!\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Con ch\u1eb3ng tin l\u00e0 \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 mang l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y c\u00e2y gi\u00e1o c\u00e1n \u0111en c\u1ee7a b\u1ed1 con \u0111\u00e2u,\"<\/i> Taffy n\u00f3i. \"V\u00e0 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111ang l\u00e0m g\u00ec ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1 m\u1eb7t t\u1ed1t b\u1ee5ng c\u1ee7a con th\u1ebf kia?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nH\u1ecd x\u00fam v\u00e0o \u0111\u00e1nh \u0111\u1eadp \u00f4ng ta, hai ba ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t l\u01b0\u1ee3t, r\u1ed3i m\u01b0\u1eddi ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f9ng l\u00fac, \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i m\u1eaft \u00f4ng ta \u0111\u1ea3o l\u1ed9n t\u1ee9 ph\u00eda. \u00d4ng ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n bi\u1ebft th\u1edf g\u1ea5p v\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 tay v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda Taffy.\r\n\r\n\"B\u1ecdn \u00e1c nh\u00e2n \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u00e2m con \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u, con y\u00eau c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9?\"<\/i> Teshumai Tewindrow h\u1ecfi.\r\n\r\n\"Ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 ai c\u1ea3,\"<\/i> Tegumai \u0111\u00e1p. \"Ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1ch duy nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ebfn th\u0103m con s\u00e1ng nay l\u00e0 k\u1ebb \u0111\u00e1ng th\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u00e0 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111ang b\u00f3p c\u1ed5 kia k\u00eca. M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ecb \u0111i\u00ean hay m\u1eafc b\u1ec7nh g\u00ec th\u1ebf, h\u1ee1i b\u1ed9 l\u1ea1c Tegumai?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"H\u1eafn ta mang theo m\u1ed9t b\u1ee9c tranh kinh kh\u1ee7ng,\"<\/i> T\u00f9 tr\u01b0\u1edfng n\u00f3i, \"m\u1ed9t b\u1ee9c tranh cho th\u1ea5y con b\u1ecb \u0111\u00e2m \u0111\u1ea7y gi\u00e1o.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"\u00c0\u2026 \u1eebm\u2026 C\u00f3 l\u1ebd ch\u00e1u n\u00ean gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch r\u1eb1ng ch\u00ednh ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0a b\u1ee9c tranh \u0111\u00f3 cho \u00f4ng \u1ea5y,\"<\/i> Taffy l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng, nh\u01b0ng c\u00f4 b\u00e9 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng m\u1ea5y tho\u1ea3i m\u00e1i.\r\n\r\n\"Con \u01a1i!\"<\/i> c\u1ea3 B\u1ed9 l\u1ea1c Tegumai \u0111\u1ed3ng thanh k\u00eau l\u00ean. \"\u0110\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb v\u00f4 l\u1ec5 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e1ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tha th\u1ee9 n\u00e0y! L\u00e0 con th\u1eadt sao?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Taffy y\u00eau qu\u00fd, b\u1ed1 e r\u1eb1ng ch\u00fang ta s\u1eafp g\u1eb7p ch\u00fat phi\u1ec1n ph\u1ee9c r\u1ed3i \u0111\u00e2y,\"<\/i> ng\u01b0\u1eddi cha \u00f4m con g\u00e1i v\u00e0o l\u00f2ng, khi\u1ebfn c\u00f4 b\u00e9 ch\u1eb3ng m\u00e0ng lo l\u1eafng.\r\n\r\n\"Gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch! Gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch! Gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch ngay!\"<\/i> T\u00f9 tr\u01b0\u1edfng B\u1ed9 l\u1ea1c Tegumai h\u00e9t l\u00ean, nh\u1ea3y l\u00f2 c\u00f2 tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t ch\u00e2n.\r\n\r\n\"Ch\u00e1u mu\u1ed1n ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1 kia \u0111i l\u1ea5y c\u00e2y gi\u00e1o c\u1ee7a b\u1ed1, n\u00ean ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 v\u1ebd n\u00f3 ra,\"<\/i> Taffy n\u00f3i. \"Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u gi\u00e1o \u0111\u00e2u. Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y th\u00f4i. Ch\u00e1u v\u1ebd ba l\u1ea7n cho ch\u1eafc \u0103n. Ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m n\u00f3 tr\u00f4ng kh\u00e1c \u0111i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c - v\u00ec v\u1ecf c\u00e2y b\u1ea1ch d\u01b0\u01a1ng ch\u1eadt qu\u00e1; c\u00f2n m\u1ea5y c\u00e1i m\u00e0 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 k\u1ebb x\u1ea5u kia th\u1ef1c ra l\u00e0 h\u00ecnh con h\u1ea3i ly c\u1ee7a ch\u00e1u. Ch\u00e1u v\u1ebd ch\u00fang \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng cho \u00f4ng \u1ea5y qua \u0111\u1ea7m l\u1ea7y; v\u00e0 ch\u00e1u v\u1ebd m\u1eb9 \u0111\u1ee9ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1eeda hang tr\u00f4ng r\u1ea5t vui v\u1ebb v\u00ec \u00f4ng \u1ea5y l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1ed1t, v\u00e0 ch\u00e1u ngh\u0129 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e0 l\u0169 ng\u1ed1c nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1eddi,\"<\/i> Taffy th\u1eb3ng th\u1eafn. \"\u00d4ng \u1ea5y r\u1ea5t t\u1eed t\u1ebf. Sao m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1i tr\u00e9t b\u00f9n l\u00ean t\u00f3c \u00f4ng \u1ea5y th\u1ebf? Mau r\u1eeda s\u1ea1ch cho \u00f4ng \u1ea5y \u0111i!\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nCh\u1eb3ng ai n\u00f3i n\u0103ng g\u00ec su\u1ed1t m\u1ed9t h\u1ed3i l\u00e2u, m\u00e3i \u0111\u1ebfn khi T\u00f9 tr\u01b0\u1edfng b\u1eadt c\u01b0\u1eddi; r\u1ed3i ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1 m\u1eb7t (\u00edt nh\u1ea5t h\u1eafn c\u0169ng l\u00e0 d\u00e2n Tewara)<\/i> c\u01b0\u1eddi theo; r\u1ed3i Tegumai c\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i ng\u00e3 l\u0103n ra b\u1edd s\u00f4ng; r\u1ed3i c\u1ea3 B\u1ed9 l\u1ea1c c\u01b0\u1eddi \u1ea7m l\u00ean, c\u00e0ng l\u00fac c\u00e0ng d\u1eef d\u1ed9i v\u00e0 \u1ed3n \u00e0o h\u01a1n. Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 Teshumai Tewindrow c\u00f9ng \u0111\u00e1m \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 th\u1eddi ti\u1ec1n s\u1eed l\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng bu\u1ed3n c\u01b0\u1eddi. H\u1ecd t\u1ecf ra r\u1ea5t m\u1ef1c l\u1ecbch s\u1ef1 v\u1edbi c\u00e1c \u00f4ng ch\u1ed3ng, th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng l\u1ea1i bu\u00f4ng l\u1eddi: \"\u0110\u1ed3 ng\u1ed1c!\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nB\u1ed7ng T\u00f9 tr\u01b0\u1edfng B\u1ed9 l\u1ea1c Tegumai c\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfng reo, v\u1eeba n\u00f3i v\u1eeba h\u00e1t: \"H\u1ee1i \u0110\u1ee9a-b\u00e9-h\u1ed7n-x\u01b0\u1ee3c-\u0111\u00e1ng-\u0103n-\u0111\u00f2n, ng\u01b0\u01a1i v\u1eeba kh\u00e1m ph\u00e1 ra m\u1ed9t ph\u00e1t minh v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i!\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng c\u1ed1 \u00fd \u0111\u00e2u; ch\u00e1u ch\u1ec9 mu\u1ed1n l\u1ea5y c\u00e2y gi\u00e1o c\u00e1n \u0111en c\u1ee7a b\u1ed1 th\u00f4i,\"<\/i> Taffy n\u00f3i.\r\n\r\n\"Kh\u00f4ng sao c\u1ea3. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ph\u00e1t minh v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, con ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1ebd g\u1ecdi n\u00f3 l\u00e0 ch\u1eef vi\u1ebft. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd n\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng b\u1ee9c tranh, v\u00e0 nh\u01b0 ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y h\u00f4m nay, tranh v\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00fac n\u00e0o c\u0169ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u00fang. Nh\u01b0ng s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y, h\u1ee1i B\u00e9 con c\u1ee7a Tegumai, khi ch\u00fang ta t\u1ea1o ra c\u00e1c ch\u1eef c\u00e1i \u2013 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 hai m\u01b0\u01a1i s\u00e1u ch\u1eef \u2013 v\u00e0 khi \u0111\u00f3, ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ecdc c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 vi\u1ebft, v\u00e0 r\u1ed3i ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd lu\u00f4n n\u00f3i ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c nh\u1eefng g\u00ec m\u00ecnh mu\u1ed1n m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng m\u1eafc l\u1ed7i n\u00e0o. H\u00e3y \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef th\u1eddi ti\u1ec1n s\u1eed r\u1eeda s\u1ea1ch b\u00f9n kh\u1ecfi t\u00f3c ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1 m\u1eb7t \u0111i.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd r\u1ea5t vui l\u00f2ng,\"<\/i> Taffy \u0111\u00e1p, \"b\u1edfi v\u00ec d\u00f9 sao \u0111i n\u1eefa, m\u1eb7c d\u00f9 c\u00e1c v\u1ecb \u0111\u00e3 mang theo t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng ng\u1ecdn gi\u00e1o kh\u00e1c c\u1ee7a b\u1ed9 l\u1ea1c Tegumai, c\u00e1c v\u1ecb l\u1ea1i qu\u00ean m\u1ea5t ng\u1ecdn gi\u00e1o c\u00e1n \u0111en c\u1ee7a b\u1ed1 ch\u00e1u r\u1ed3i.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nB\u1ea5y gi\u1edd, v\u1ecb T\u00f9 tr\u01b0\u1edfng c\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfng k\u00eau l\u00ean, v\u1eeba n\u00f3i v\u1eeba h\u00e1t: \"Taffy y\u00eau qu\u00fd, l\u1ea7n sau khi con vi\u1ebft th\u01b0 b\u1eb1ng h\u00ecnh v\u1ebd, t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t con n\u00ean g\u1eedi k\u00e8m m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi bi\u1ebft n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfng c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch \u00fd ngh\u0129a b\u1ee9c th\u01b0. Ta th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng phi\u1ec1n l\u1eafm, v\u00ec ta l\u00e0 T\u00f9 tr\u01b0\u1edfng, nh\u01b0ng \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y th\u1eadt b\u1ea5t ti\u1ec7n cho nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c trong b\u1ed9 l\u1ea1c Tegumai, v\u00e0 nh\u01b0 con th\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ea5y, n\u00f3 c\u00f2n khi\u1ebfn ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1 ph\u1ea3i ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean n\u1eefa.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nTh\u1ebf r\u1ed3i h\u1ecd nh\u1eadn ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1ch l\u1ea1 (m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi Tewara ch\u00ednh c\u1ed1ng t\u1eeb x\u1ee9 Tewar)<\/i> v\u00e0o B\u1ed9 l\u1ea1c Tegumai, b\u1edfi \u00f4ng ta l\u00e0 k\u1ebb l\u1ecbch l\u00e3m v\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ec1 l\u00e0m \u1ea7m \u0129 l\u00ean v\u00ec chuy\u1ec7n m\u1ea5y b\u00e0 ti\u1ec1n s\u1eed nh\u00e9t b\u00f9n \u0111\u1ea7y t\u00f3c. Nh\u01b0ng t\u1eeb d\u1ea1o \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u1edd (v\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ed5 l\u1ed7i c\u1ea3 cho Taffy)<\/i>, hi\u1ebfm c\u00f3 c\u00f4 b\u00e9 n\u00e0o ch\u1ecbu kh\u00f3 h\u1ecdc \u0111\u1ecdc h\u1ecdc vi\u1ebft. H\u1ea7u h\u1ebft c\u00e1c c\u00f4 n\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ec1u m\u00ea t\u00f4 v\u1ebd v\u00e0 rong ch\u01a1i v\u1edbi b\u1ed1 h\u01a1n - y chang Taffy ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_189\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"422\"]\"\" This is the story of Taffimai Metallumai carved on an old tusk a very long time ago by the Ancient Peoples. If you read my story, or have it read to you, you can see how it is all told out on the tusk. The tusk was part of an old tribal trumpet that belonged to the Tribe of Tegumai. The pictures were scratched on it with a nail or something, and then the scratches were filled up with black wax, but all the dividing lines and the five little rounds at the bottom were filled with red wax. When it was new there was a sort of network of beads and shells and precious stones at one end of it; but now that has been broken and lost\u2014all except the little bit that you see. The letters round the tusk are magic\u2014Runic magic,\u2014and if you can read them you will find out something rather new. The tusk is of ivory\u2014very yellow and scratched. It is two feet long and two feet round, and weighs eleven pounds nine ounces.[\/caption]\r\n

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C\u00f3 con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng x\u01b0a b\u0103ng qua Merrow Down \u2013\r\n\r\nGi\u1edd ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n l\u1ed1i m\u00f2n c\u1ecf xanh m\u01b0\u1edbt,\r\n\r\nC\u00e1ch Guildford \u0111\u1ed9 m\u1ed9t gi\u1edd d\u1ea1o b\u1ed9,\r\n\r\nB\u00ean d\u00f2ng Wey l\u1eefng l\u1edd tr\u00f4i.\r\n\r\nN\u01a1i \u0111\u00e2y, khi ti\u1ebfng chu\u00f4ng ng\u1ef1a vang l\u00ean,\r\n\r\nNh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi Anh c\u1ed5 kho\u00e1c \u00e1o l\u00ean ng\u1ef1a\r\n\r\n\u0110\u1ec3 ng\u1eafm nh\u00ecn d\u00e2n Phoenicia n\u00e2u \u0111\u1ed3ng\r\n\r\nCh\u1edf h\u00e0ng h\u00f3a d\u1ecdc Con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ph\u00eda T\u00e2y.\r\n\r\nV\u00e0 t\u1ea1i n\u01a1i n\u00e0y, ho\u1eb7c quanh \u0111\u00e2y, h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 g\u1eb7p g\u1ee1\r\n\r\n\u0110\u1ec3 b\u00e0n lu\u1eadn v\u1ec1 gi\u1ed1ng n\u00f2i c\u00f9ng nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1 \u2013\r\n\r\n\u0110em h\u1ea1t c\u01b0\u1eddm \u0111\u1ed5i l\u1ea5y \u0111\u00e1 jet x\u1ee9 Whitby,\r\n\r\n\u0110\u1ed5i thi\u1ebfc l\u1ea5y v\u00f2ng c\u1ed5 v\u1ecf s\u00f2 r\u1ef1c r\u1ee1 c\u00f9ng bao th\u1ee9 kh\u00e1c.\r\n\r\nNh\u01b0ng r\u1ea5t, r\u1ea5t l\u00e2u tr\u01b0\u1edbc th\u1eddi \u1ea5y\r\n\r\n(Khi b\u00f2 r\u1eebng bison c\u00f2n thong dong n\u01a1i n\u00e0y)<\/i>\r\n\r\nTaffy c\u00f9ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi cha \u0111\u00e3 tr\u00e8o l\u00ean\r\n\r\nNg\u1ecdn \u0111\u1ed3i kia, v\u00e0 d\u1ef1ng nh\u00e0 tr\u00ean \u0111\u00f3.\r\n\r\nR\u1ed3i h\u1ea3i ly x\u00e2y \u0111\u1eadp tr\u00ean su\u1ed1i Broadstone\r\n\r\nBi\u1ebfn n\u01a1i n\u00e0y th\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ea7m l\u1ea7y ch\u1ed7 Bramley \u0111\u1ee9ng nay:\r\n\r\nV\u00e0 g\u1ea5u t\u1eeb Shere s\u1ebd t\u00ecm \u0111\u1ebfn\r\n\r\nTaffimai n\u01a1i Shamley hi\u1ec7n h\u1eefu.\r\n\r\nD\u00f2ng Wey, m\u00e0 Taffy g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 Wagai,\r\n\r\nThu\u1edf \u1ea5y r\u1ed9ng g\u1ea5p s\u00e1u l\u1ea7n b\u00e2y gi\u1edd;\r\n\r\nV\u00e0 c\u1ea3 B\u1ed9 l\u1ea1c Tegumai\r\n\r\nNg\u00e0y x\u01b0a tr\u00f4ng th\u1eadt h\u00f9ng v\u0129 bi\u1ebft bao!<\/blockquote>","rendered":"

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Ng\u00e0y x\u1eeda ng\u00e0y x\u01b0a, v\u00e0o thu\u1edf h\u1ed3ng hoang xa x\u0103m, c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ti\u1ec1n s\u1eed. \u00d4ng ta kh\u00f4ng thu\u1ed9c t\u1ed9c Jute hay Angle, c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng ph\u1ea3i ng\u01b0\u1eddi Dravidian \u2013 d\u1eabu bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00e2u \u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t trong s\u1ed1 h\u1ecd, c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n nh\u1ecf \u1ea1, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1eebng b\u0103n kho\u0103n l\u00e0m g\u00ec. \u00d4ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi nguy\u00ean th\u1ee7y, s\u1ed1ng trong hang \u0111\u00e1, m\u1eb7c v\u1ecfn v\u1eb9n v\u00e0i m\u1ea3nh da th\u00fa, ch\u1eb3ng bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecdc bi\u1ebft vi\u1ebft m\u00e0 c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng thi\u1ebft h\u1ecdc h\u00e0nh. Khi kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb c\u01a1n \u0111\u00f3i h\u00e0nh h\u1ea1, \u00f4ng s\u1ed1ng r\u1ea5t vui v\u1ebb. T\u00ean \u00f4ng l\u00e0 Tegumai Bopsulai, ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 ‘K\u1ebb-ch\u1eadm-ch\u1ea1p-kh\u00f4ng-bao-gi\u1edd-b\u01b0\u1edbc-tr\u01b0\u1edbc’; nh\u01b0ng ta c\u1ee9 g\u1ecdi ng\u1eafn g\u1ecdn l\u00e0 Tegumai th\u00f4i nh\u00e9. V\u1ee3 \u00f4ng t\u00ean Teshumai Tewindrow, ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 ‘Ng\u01b0\u1eddi-\u0111\u00e0n-b\u00e0-hay-h\u1ecfi-l\u1eafm-chuy\u1ec7n’; nh\u01b0ng ta c\u1ee9 g\u1ecdi b\u00e0 l\u00e0 Teshumai cho ti\u1ec7n. C\u00f2n c\u00f4 con g\u00e1i nh\u1ecf c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd t\u00ean Taffimai Metallumai, ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 ‘\u0110\u1ee9a-nh\u1ecf-h\u1ed7n-x\u01b0\u1ee3c-\u0111\u00e1ng-b\u1ecb-\u0111\u00e1nh-\u0111\u00f2n’; nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i s\u1ebd g\u1ecdi n\u00f3 l\u00e0 Taffy cho th\u00e2n m\u1eadt.<\/p>\n

Taffy l\u00e0 c\u1ee5c c\u01b0ng c\u1ee7a c\u1ea3 Tegumai Bopsulai l\u1eabn v\u1ee3 \u00f4ng, v\u00e0 n\u00f3 \u00edt khi b\u1ecb \u0111\u00f2n h\u01a1n m\u1ee9c \u0111\u00e1ng ph\u1ea3i nh\u1eadn; c\u1ea3 gia \u0111\u00ecnh s\u1ed1ng r\u1ea5t h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac. Ngay khi Taffy bi\u1ebft ch\u1ea1y, n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 lon ton theo cha kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i. \u0110\u00f4i khi hai cha con ch\u1eb3ng v\u1ec1 hang cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi b\u1ee5ng \u0111\u00f3i c\u1ed3n c\u00e0o, v\u00e0 l\u00fac \u1ea5y Teshumai Tewindrow s\u1ebd m\u1eafng y\u00eau: “Hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi lang thang \u0111\u00e2u m\u00e0 l\u1ea5m lem th\u1ebf n\u00e0y? Tegumai \u00e0, anh ch\u1eb3ng kh\u00e1 h\u01a1n Taffy c\u1ee7a em l\u00e0 m\u1ea5y!”<\/i><\/p>\n

Gi\u1edd th\u00ec h\u00e3y ch\u0103m ch\u00fa l\u1eafng nghe \u0111\u00e2y!<\/p>\n

V\u00e0o m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y n\u1ecd, Tegumai Bopsulai b\u0103ng qua \u0111\u1ea7m h\u1ea3i ly \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1edbi s\u00f4ng Wagai \u0111\u00e1nh c\u00e1 ch\u00e9p cho b\u1eefa t\u1ed1i, c\u00f3 Taffy \u0111i c\u00f9ng. C\u00e2y gi\u00e1o c\u1ee7a Tegumai l\u00e0m b\u1eb1ng g\u1ed7, \u0111\u1ea7u gi\u00e1o g\u1eafn r\u0103ng c\u00e1 m\u1eadp s\u1eafc nh\u1ecdn. Ch\u01b0a k\u1ecbp b\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c con c\u00e1 n\u00e0o, \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 v\u00f4 t\u00ecnh b\u1ebb g\u00e3y \u0111\u00f4i c\u00e2y gi\u00e1o v\u00ec \u0111\u00e2m qu\u00e1 m\u1ea1nh xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u00e1y s\u00f4ng. H\u1ecd \u0111ang \u1edf n\u01a1i xa t\u00edt t\u1eafp so v\u1edbi nh\u00e0 (d\u0129 nhi\u00ean h\u1ecd c\u00f3 mang theo b\u1eefa tr\u01b0a \u0111\u1ef1ng trong chi\u1ebfc t\u00fai nh\u1ecf)<\/i>, m\u00e0 Tegumai l\u1ea1i qu\u00ean kh\u00f4ng mang theo c\u00e2y gi\u00e1o d\u1ef1 ph\u00f2ng n\u00e0o.<\/p>\n

“Th\u1eadt l\u00e0 phi\u1ec1n to\u00e1i qu\u00e1 \u0111i!”<\/i> Tegumai th\u1ed1t l\u00ean. “Ph\u1ea3i m\u1ea5t n\u1eeda ng\u00e0y tr\u1eddi m\u1edbi ch\u1eefa \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1i n\u00e0y xong.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“B\u1ed1 c\u00f3 c\u00e2y gi\u00e1o \u0111en to \u0111\u1ec3 \u1edf nh\u00e0 m\u00e0,”<\/i> Taffy n\u00f3i. “\u0110\u1ec3 con ch\u1ea1y v\u1ec1 hang xin m\u1eb9 \u0111\u01b0a cho con nh\u00e9.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Xa qu\u00e1 cho \u0111\u00f4i ch\u00e2n nh\u1ecf x\u00edu b\u1ee5 b\u1eabm c\u1ee7a con,”<\/i> Tegumai n\u00f3i. “V\u1ea3 l\u1ea1i, con c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u01b0\u1ee3t ch\u00e2n ng\u00e3 xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea7m h\u1ea3i ly v\u00e0 ch\u1ebft \u0111u\u1ed1i m\u1ea5t. Ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i t\u00ecm c\u00e1ch kh\u1eafc ph\u1ee5c th\u00f4i.”<\/i> \u00d4ng ng\u1ed3i b\u1ec7t xu\u1ed1ng, r\u00fat ra chi\u1ebfc t\u00fai da nh\u1ecf \u0111\u1ef1ng \u0111\u1ed3 ngh\u1ec1 s\u1eeda ch\u1eefa, trong \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ee9a \u0111\u1ea7y g\u00e2n tu\u1ea7n l\u1ed9c, nh\u1eefng d\u1ea3i da th\u1eeba, c\u1ee5c s\u00e1p ong v\u00e0 nh\u1ef1a c\u00e2y, r\u1ed3i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e1 l\u1ea1i ng\u1ecdn gi\u00e1o.<\/p>\n

Taffy c\u0169ng ng\u1ed3i ph\u1ecbch xu\u1ed1ng, ng\u00e2m ng\u00f3n ch\u00e2n trong d\u00f2ng n\u01b0\u1edbc, c\u1eb1m ch\u1ed1ng l\u00ean tay, v\u00e0 suy ngh\u0129 r\u1ea5t ch\u0103m ch\u00fa. R\u1ed3i c\u00f4 b\u00e9 th\u1ed1t l\u00ean: “B\u1ed1 \u01a1i, th\u1eadt l\u00e0 phi\u1ec1n to\u00e1i kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp khi b\u1ed1 con m\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft vi\u1ebft ch\u1eef, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng \u1ea1? Gi\u00e1 m\u00e0 bi\u1ebft vi\u1ebft, m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 g\u1eedi th\u01b0 \u0111i xin c\u00e2y gi\u00e1o m\u1edbi r\u1ed3i.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Taffy,”<\/i> Tegumai n\u00f3i, “b\u1ed1 \u0111\u00e3 d\u1eb7n con bao nhi\u00eau l\u1ea7n r\u1ed3i, \u0111\u1eebng d\u00f9ng ti\u1ebfng l\u00f3ng th\u1ebf ch\u1ee9? T\u1eeb ‘kinh kh\u1ee7ng’ ch\u1eb3ng hay ho g\u00ec, nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu con nh\u1eafc t\u1edbi chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y, th\u00ec ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng n\u1ebfu ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 vi\u1ebft th\u01b0 v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 th\u00ec ti\u1ec7n bi\u1ebft bao.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Ngay l\u00fac \u1ea5y, m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1 m\u1eb7t \u0111i d\u1ecdc theo b\u1edd s\u00f4ng. \u00d4ng ta thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 b\u1ed9 l\u1ea1c xa x\u00f4i Tewara, n\u00ean ch\u1eb3ng hi\u1ec3u th\u1ee9 ti\u1ebfng Tegumai \u0111ang n\u00f3i. \u00d4ng \u0111\u1ee9ng tr\u00ean b\u1edd m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1edbi Taffy, b\u1edfi \u1edf nh\u00e0 \u00f4ng c\u0169ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00f4 con g\u00e1i nh\u1ecf. Tegumai r\u00fat t\u1eeb t\u00fai \u0111\u1ed3 v\u00e1 m\u1ed9t b\u00f3 g\u00e2n h\u01b0\u01a1u ra v\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u s\u1eeda l\u1ea1i c\u00e2y gi\u00e1o.<\/p>\n

“L\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y n\u00e0o,”<\/i> Taffy n\u00f3i. “\u00d4ng c\u00f3 bi\u1ebft nh\u00e0 m\u1eb9 ch\u00e1u \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i> Ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1 m\u1eb7t \u0111\u00e1p: “\u01afm!”<\/i> – b\u1edfi \u00f4ng l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Tewara m\u00e0, nh\u01b0 c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft.<\/p>\n

“\u0110\u1ed3 ng\u1ed1c!”<\/i> Taffy h\u00e9t l\u00ean, gi\u1eadm ch\u00e2n t\u1ee9c t\u1ed1i v\u00ec \u0111\u00e0n c\u00e1 ch\u00e9p kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 \u0111ang b\u01a1i ng\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u00f2ng \u0111\u00fang l\u00fac cha c\u00f4 b\u00e9 ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ec3 d\u00f9ng ng\u1ecdn gi\u00e1o.<\/p>\n

“\u0110\u1eebng qu\u1ea5y r\u1ea7y ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1edbn,”<\/i> Tegumai l\u1ea9m b\u1ea9m, m\u1ea3i m\u00ea ch\u1eefa c\u00e2y gi\u00e1o \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i ch\u1eb3ng th\u00e8m ngo\u1ea3nh l\u1ea1i.<\/p>\n

“Con c\u00f3 qu\u1ea5y r\u1ea7y \u0111\u00e2u,”<\/i> Taffy c\u00e3i. “Con ch\u1ec9 mu\u1ed1n \u00f4ng \u1ea5y hi\u1ec3u \u00fd con th\u00f4i, m\u00e0 \u00f4ng \u1ea5y ch\u1eb3ng ch\u1ecbu hi\u1ec3u g\u00ec c\u1ea3.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Th\u1ebf th\u00ec \u0111\u1eebng l\u00e0m phi\u1ec1n b\u1ed1,”<\/i> Tegumai nh\u1eafc l\u1ea1i, v\u1eeba n\u00f3i v\u1eeba c\u0103ng nh\u1eefng s\u1ee3i g\u00e2n h\u01b0\u01a1u, mi\u1ec7ng ng\u1eadm \u0111\u1ea7y d\u00e2y th\u1eebng. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1 m\u1eb7t \u2013 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi Tewara \u0111\u00edch th\u1ef1c \u2013 ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng b\u00e3i c\u1ecf, m\u1eaft d\u00f5i theo Taffy \u0111ang ch\u1ec9 tr\u1ecf cho \u00f4ng ta xem cha m\u00ecnh \u0111ang l\u00e0m g\u00ec. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1 th\u1ea7m ngh\u0129: \u0110\u1ee9a b\u00e9 n\u00e0y th\u1eadt k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1. N\u00f3 gi\u1eadm ch\u00e2n, nh\u0103n nh\u00f3 v\u1edbi ta. H\u1eb3n n\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 con g\u00e1i c\u1ee7a v\u1ecb T\u00f9 tr\u01b0\u1edfng cao qu\u00fd kia, ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c ch\u1eb3ng th\u00e8m \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ebfn s\u1ef1 hi\u1ec7n di\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a ta. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 \u00f4ng ta n\u1edf m\u1ed9t n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ecbch s\u1ef1 nh\u1ea5t t\u1eeb tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ebfn nay.<\/p>\n

“B\u00e2y gi\u1edd,”<\/i> Taffy n\u00f3i, “ch\u00e1u mu\u1ed1n \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 m\u1eb9 ch\u00e1u, v\u00ec ch\u00e2n \u00f4ng d\u00e0i h\u01a1n ch\u00e2n ch\u00e1u, v\u00e0 \u00f4ng s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb ng\u00e3 xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea7m h\u1ea3i ly, r\u1ed3i h\u1ecfi xin c\u00e2y gi\u00e1o kh\u00e1c c\u1ee7a b\u1ed1 \u2013 c\u00e2y c\u00f3 c\u00e1n \u0111en treo tr\u00ean l\u00f2 s\u01b0\u1edfi nh\u00e0 ch\u00e1u \u1ea5y.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1 m\u1eb7t (v\u00e0 \u00f4ng \u1ea5y l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Tewara)<\/i> ngh\u0129, \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb r\u1ea5t, r\u1ea5t tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi. Con b\u00e9 v\u1eaby tay v\u00e0 la h\u00e9t v\u1edbi m\u00ecnh, nh\u01b0ng m\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi n\u00e0o con b\u00e9 n\u00f3i. Nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu m\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m theo \u00fd con b\u00e9, m\u00ecnh r\u1ea5t s\u1ee3 v\u1ecb T\u00f9 tr\u01b0\u1edfng ki\u00eau ng\u1ea1o kia, Ng\u01b0\u1eddi-quay-l\u01b0ng-l\u1ea1i-v\u1edbi-kh\u00e1ch, s\u1ebd n\u1ed5i gi\u1eadn. \u00d4ng \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady, b\u00f3c m\u1ed9t mi\u1ebfng v\u1ecf c\u00e2y b\u1ea1ch d\u01b0\u01a1ng to v\u00e0 ph\u1eb3ng ra, r\u1ed3i \u0111\u01b0a cho Taffy. \u00d4ng \u1ea5y l\u00e0m th\u1ebf, c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n nh\u1ecf \u01a1i, \u0111\u1ec3 cho th\u1ea5y l\u00f2ng m\u00ecnh trong tr\u1eafng nh\u01b0 v\u1ecf c\u00e2y b\u1ea1ch d\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u00e0 \u00f4ng \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u00fd l\u00e0m h\u1ea1i ai; nh\u01b0ng Taffy kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u r\u00f5 l\u1eafm.<\/p>\n

“\u1ed2!”<\/i> Taffy reo l\u00ean. “Gi\u1edd ch\u00e1u hi\u1ec3u r\u1ed3i! \u00d4ng mu\u1ed1n h\u1ecfi \u0111\u1ecba ch\u1ec9 nh\u00e0 m\u1eb9 ch\u00e1u ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng? Ch\u00e1u ch\u01b0a bi\u1ebft vi\u1ebft ch\u1eef, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 v\u1ebd h\u00ecnh n\u1ebfu c\u00f3 th\u1ee9 g\u00ec nh\u1ecdn \u0111\u1ec3 kh\u1eafc. \u00d4ng cho ch\u00e1u m\u01b0\u1ee3n chi\u1ebfc r\u0103ng c\u00e1 m\u1eadp tr\u00ean v\u00f2ng c\u1ed5 kia \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i><\/p>\n

Ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1 (v\u00e0 \u00f4ng ta l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Tewara)<\/i> im l\u1eb7ng kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e1p, th\u1ebf l\u00e0 Taffy gi\u01a1 b\u00e0n tay nh\u1ecf nh\u1eafn l\u00ean k\u00e9o chi\u1ebfc v\u00f2ng c\u1ed5 \u0111\u1eb9p \u0111\u1ebd k\u1ebft b\u1eb1ng h\u1ea1t, chu\u1ed7i c\u01b0\u1eddm v\u00e0 r\u0103ng c\u00e1 m\u1eadp \u0111ang \u0111eo tr\u00ean c\u1ed5 \u00f4ng ta.<\/p>\n

Ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1 (v\u00e0 \u00f4ng ta l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Tewara)<\/i> th\u1ea7m ngh\u0129: \u0110\u00e2y qu\u1ea3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb phi th\u01b0\u1eddng. Chi\u1ebfc r\u0103ng c\u00e1 m\u1eadp tr\u00ean v\u00f2ng c\u1ed5 ta l\u00e0 b\u00e1u v\u1eadt thi\u00eang li\u00eang, ta lu\u00f4n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u1ea1y r\u1eb1ng n\u1ebfu k\u1ebb n\u00e0o d\u00e1m \u0111\u1ee5ng v\u00e0o m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u00e9p s\u1ebd l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c ph\u00f9 n\u1ec1 ho\u1eb7c n\u1ed5 tung. Th\u1ebf m\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 n\u00e0y ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ec1 h\u1ea5n g\u00ec, ngay c\u1ea3 v\u1ecb T\u00f9 tr\u01b0\u1edfng uy nghi\u00eam kia – Ng\u01b0\u1eddi-ch\u1ec9-t\u1eadp-trung-vi\u1ec7c-m\u00ecnh – d\u00f9 ch\u1eb3ng th\u00e8m \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ebfn ta, c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng t\u1ecf v\u1ebb lo l\u1eafng g\u00ec cho \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd ta n\u00ean t\u1ecf ra l\u1ecbch s\u1ef1 h\u01a1n m\u1edbi ph\u1ea3i.<\/p>\n

V\u1eady l\u00e0 \u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0a cho Taffy chi\u1ebfc r\u0103ng c\u00e1 m\u1eadp, r\u1ed3i c\u00f4 b\u00e9 n\u1eb1m s\u1ea5p xu\u1ed1ng, b\u1ee5ng \u00e1p \u0111\u1ea5t, hai ch\u00e2n ngh\u1ecbch ng\u1ee3m gi\u01a1 l\u00ean tr\u1eddi, y h\u1ec7t nh\u01b0 m\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi hay n\u1eb1m d\u00e0i tr\u00ean s\u00e0n ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1ch khi h\u00ed ho\u00e1y v\u1ebd v\u1eddi. Taffy v\u1eeba b\u00f4i b\u00f4i ngu\u1ec7ch ngo\u1ea1c v\u1eeba r\u00edu r\u00edt: “Gi\u1edd ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd v\u1ebd t\u1eb7ng \u00f4ng m\u1ea5y b\u1ee9c \u0111\u1eb9p tuy\u1ec7t nh\u00e9! \u00d4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ng\u00f3 qua vai ch\u00e1u, nh\u01b0ng nh\u1edb \u0111\u1eebng l\u00e0m ch\u00e1u run tay \u0111\u1ea5y. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc ti\u00ean ch\u00e1u v\u1ebd b\u1ed1 \u0111ang c\u00e2u c\u00e1. Tr\u00f4ng ch\u1ea3 gi\u1ed1ng b\u1ed1 t\u1eb9o n\u00e0o, nh\u01b0ng m\u1eb9 ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd nh\u1eadn ra ngay v\u00ec ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 v\u1ebd c\u00e2y gi\u00e1o g\u00e3y c\u1ee7a b\u1ed1 r\u1ed3i. \u00c0 n\u00e0y, gi\u1edd ch\u00e1u v\u1ebd ti\u1ebfp c\u00e2y gi\u00e1o m\u1edbi b\u1ed1 \u0111ang th\u00e8m thu\u1ed3ng, c\u00e1i c\u00e2y gi\u00e1o c\u00e1n \u0111en \u1ea5y. Tr\u00f4ng c\u1ee9 nh\u01b0 n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e2m xuy\u00ean l\u01b0ng b\u1ed1 \u1ea5y nh\u1ec9, nh\u01b0ng t\u1ea1i v\u00ec r\u0103ng c\u00e1 m\u1eadp c\u1ee9 tr\u01a1n tr\u01b0\u1ee3t, l\u1ea1i th\u00eam mi\u1ebfng v\u1ecf c\u00e2y ch\u1eadt ch\u1ed9i qu\u00e1. \u0110\u1ea5y ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 c\u00e2y gi\u00e1o ch\u00e1u mu\u1ed1n \u00f4ng \u0111i l\u1ea5y v\u1ec1; n\u00ean ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd v\u1ebd th\u00eam b\u1ee9c n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch r\u00f5 h\u01a1n cho \u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u. T\u00f3c ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e2u c\u00f3 d\u1ef1ng \u0111\u1ee9ng nh\u01b0 trong tranh \u0111\u00e2u, nh\u01b0ng v\u1ebd th\u1ebf cho nhanh \u1ea5y m\u00e0. Gi\u1edd \u0111\u1ebfn l\u01b0\u1ee3t ch\u00e1u v\u1ebd ch\u00e2n dung \u00f4ng. Ch\u00e1u bi\u1ebft \u00f4ng t\u1ed1t b\u1ee5ng l\u1eafm, nh\u01b0ng tay ch\u00e1u v\u1ee5ng v\u1ec1 n\u00ean ch\u1eb3ng t\u00e0i n\u00e0o v\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1i th\u1ea7n th\u00e1i c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng, \u00f4ng \u0111\u1eebng gi\u1eadn ch\u00e1u nh\u00e9. \u00d4ng c\u00f3 \u0111ang gi\u1eadn kh\u00f4ng h\u1ea3?”<\/i><\/p>\n

Ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1 (v\u00e0 \u00f4ng ta l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Tewara)<\/i> m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi. \u00d4ng ngh\u0129 th\u1ea7m: Ch\u1eafc h\u1eb3n \u0111ang c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t tr\u1eadn chi\u1ebfn l\u1edbn s\u1eafp x\u1ea3y ra \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u00f3, v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1 n\u00e0y – k\u1ebb \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c chi\u1ebfc r\u0103ng c\u00e1 m\u1eadp th\u1ea7n k\u1ef3 m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 s\u01b0ng ph\u00f9 hay n\u1ed5 tung – \u0111ang b\u1ea3o m\u00ecnh t\u1eadp h\u1ee3p c\u1ea3 b\u1ed9 l\u1ea1c c\u1ee7a v\u1ecb T\u00f9 tr\u01b0\u1edfng v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1. H\u1eb3n \u00f4ng ta ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t T\u00f9 tr\u01b0\u1edfng v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i l\u1eafm, b\u1eb1ng kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ebfn m\u00ecnh.<\/p>\n

“\u00d4ng xem n\u00e0y,”<\/i> Taffy n\u00f3i, v\u1eeba v\u1ebd nh\u1eefng n\u00e9t m\u1ea1nh b\u1ea1o v\u00e0 h\u01a1i ngu\u1ec7ch ngo\u1ea1c, “ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 v\u1ebd h\u00ecnh \u00f4ng r\u1ed3i, v\u00e0 ch\u00e1u c\u00f2n v\u1ebd lu\u00f4n c\u00e2y gi\u00e1o b\u1ed1 mu\u1ed1n v\u00e0o tay \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u1eafc \u00f4ng nh\u1edb mang n\u00f3 v\u1ec1. Gi\u1edd ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd ch\u1ec9 \u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u00e0 m\u1eb9 ch\u00e1u nh\u00e9! \u00d4ng c\u1ee9 \u0111i th\u1eb3ng t\u1edbi khi g\u1eb7p hai c\u00e1i c\u00e2y (\u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 c\u00e2y n\u00e8)<\/i>, r\u1ed3i leo qua m\u1ed9t ng\u1ecdn \u0111\u1ed3i (\u0111\u1ed3i \u0111\u00e2y n\u00e8)<\/i>, sau \u0111\u00f3 s\u1ebd t\u1edbi m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ea7m h\u1ea3i ly. Ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng v\u1ebd h\u1ebft c\u1ea3 \u0111\u00e1m h\u1ea3i ly \u0111\u00e2u v\u00ec ch\u01b0a bi\u1ebft v\u1ebd ch\u00fang, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 v\u1ebd m\u1ea5y c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u r\u1ed3i – \u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 th\u1ea5y th\u1ebf th\u00f4i khi b\u0103ng qua \u0111\u1ea7m. Nh\u1edb \u0111\u1eebng tr\u01b0\u1ee3t ch\u00e2n ng\u00e3 nh\u00e9! Hang nh\u00e0 ch\u00e1u n\u1eb1m ngay sau \u0111\u1ea7m h\u1ea3i ly. N\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng cao b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1ed3i th\u1eadt \u0111\u00e2u, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00e1u v\u1ebd nh\u1ecf th\u1ebf n\u00e0y l\u00e0 h\u1ebft c\u1ee1 r\u1ed3i. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1eb9 ch\u00e1u \u0111\u1ee9ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1eeda. M\u1eb9 ch\u00e1u xinh l\u1eafm – l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1eb9 \u0111\u1eb9p nh\u1ea5t th\u1ebf gian! Nh\u01b0ng m\u1eb9 s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng gi\u1eadn \u0111\u00e2u n\u1ebfu th\u1ea5y ch\u00e1u v\u1ebd \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n th\u1ebf n\u00e0y, m\u1eb9 s\u1ebd vui v\u00ec ch\u00e1u bi\u1ebft v\u1ebd tranh. V\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 ph\u00f2ng khi \u00f4ng qu\u00ean, ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 v\u1ebd c\u00e2y gi\u00e1o b\u1ed1 c\u1ea7n \u1edf ngay c\u1eeda hang. Thi\u1ec7t ra n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 trong nh\u00e0, nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng c\u1ee9 \u0111\u01b0a tranh cho m\u1eb9 ch\u00e1u xem, m\u1eb9 s\u1ebd l\u1ea5y gi\u00fap \u00f4ng. Ch\u00e1u v\u1ebd m\u1eb9 gi\u01a1 tay l\u00ean v\u00ec bi\u1ebft m\u1eb9 s\u1ebd r\u1ea5t vui khi g\u1eb7p \u00f4ng. Tranh ch\u00e1u v\u1ebd \u0111\u1eb9p kh\u00f4ng n\u00e0o? \u00d4ng \u0111\u00e3 hi\u1ec3u h\u1ebft ch\u01b0a, hay c\u1ea7n ch\u00e1u gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch l\u1ea1i?”<\/i><\/p>\n

Ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1 (v\u00e0 \u00f4ng ta l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Tewara)<\/i> nh\u00ecn b\u1ee9c v\u1ebd r\u1ed3i g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u lia l\u1ecba. \u00d4ng t\u1ef1 ngh\u0129 th\u1ea7m: N\u1ebfu ta kh\u00f4ng \u0111i g\u1ecdi b\u1ed9 t\u1ed9c c\u1ee7a v\u1ecb T\u00f9 tr\u01b0\u1edfng v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i kia \u0111\u1ebfn c\u1ee9u gi\u00fap, \u1eaft \u00f4ng \u1ea5y s\u1ebd b\u1ecb l\u0169 gi\u1eb7c \u0111ang k\u00e9o \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1ee9 ph\u00eda, gi\u00e1o m\u00e1c tua t\u1ee7a, gi\u1ebft ch\u1ebft m\u1ea5t. Gi\u1edd th\u00ec ta hi\u1ec3u v\u00ec sao v\u1ecb T\u00f9 tr\u01b0\u1edfng v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i l\u1ea1i gi\u1ea3 v\u1edd kh\u00f4ng th\u00e8m \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ebfn ta r\u1ed3i! \u00d4ng \u1ea5y s\u1ee3 qu\u00e2n th\u00f9 \u0111ang r\u00ecnh r\u1eadp trong b\u1ee5i r\u1eadm s\u1ebd ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n ra. B\u1edfi th\u1ebf n\u00ean \u00f4ng m\u1edbi quay l\u01b0ng l\u1ea1i, \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 th\u00f4ng minh tuy\u1ec7t tr\u1ea7n n\u00e0y v\u1ebd l\u00ean b\u1ee9c tranh kinh d\u1ecb kia, cho ta th\u1ea5y n\u1ed7i nguy nan c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng. Ta ph\u1ea3i l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c \u0111i t\u00ecm vi\u1ec7n binh t\u1eeb b\u1ed9 l\u1ea1c c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng \u1ea5y m\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Ch\u1eb3ng th\u00e8m h\u1ecfi Taffy \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111i, \u00f4ng ta ph\u00f3ng v\u00fat v\u00e0o b\u1ee5i c\u00e2y, tay n\u1eafm ch\u1eb7t m\u1ea3nh v\u1ecf c\u00e2y b\u1ea1ch d\u01b0\u01a1ng, c\u00f2n Taffy th\u00ec ng\u1ed3i ph\u1ecbch xu\u1ed1ng, l\u00f2ng tr\u00e0n ng\u1eadp th\u1ecfa m\u00e3n.<\/p>\n

\u0110\u00e2y ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 b\u1ee9c tranh m\u00e0 Taffy \u0111\u00e3 v\u1ebd cho \u00f4ng \u1ea5y!<\/p>\n

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“Con \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec th\u1ebf, Taffy?”<\/i> Tegumai h\u1ecfi. \u00d4ng v\u1eeba s\u1eeda xong c\u00e2y gi\u00e1o v\u00e0 \u0111ang nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng v\u1eaby n\u00f3 qua l\u1ea1i.<\/p>\n

“\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd nho nh\u1ecf c\u1ee7a con th\u00f4i, b\u1ed1 y\u00eau \u1ea1,”<\/i> Taffy \u0111\u00e1p. “N\u1ebfu b\u1ed1 kh\u00f4ng h\u1ecfi nhi\u1ec1u, b\u1ed1 s\u1ebd bi\u1ebft h\u1ebft m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n ngay th\u00f4i, v\u00e0 b\u1ed1 s\u1ebd c\u1ef1c k\u1ef3 ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean \u0111\u1ea5y. B\u1ed1 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ed1 s\u1ebd ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c n\u00e0o \u0111\u00e2u! H\u1ee9a v\u1edbi con l\u00e0 b\u1ed1 s\u1ebd r\u1ea5t b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd nh\u00e9.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“\u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i,”<\/i> Tegumai n\u00f3i, r\u1ed3i ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c c\u00e2u c\u00e1.<\/p>\n

Ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1 m\u1eb7t \u2013 b\u1ea1n c\u00f2n nh\u1edb \u00f4ng ta l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Tewara kh\u00f4ng? \u2013 v\u1ed9i v\u00e3 c\u1ea7m b\u1ee9c tranh l\u00ean v\u00e0 ch\u1ea1y m\u1ed9t m\u1ea1ch v\u00e0i d\u1eb7m \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi t\u00ecnh c\u1edd g\u1eb7p Teshumai Tewindrow \u0111ang \u0111\u1ee9ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1eeda hang, tr\u00f2 chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi m\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef th\u1eddi ti\u1ec1n s\u1eed kh\u00e1c \u0111\u1ebfn d\u1ef1 b\u1eefa tr\u01b0a. Taffy tr\u00f4ng r\u1ea5t gi\u1ed1ng m\u1eb9, nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 v\u1ea7ng tr\u00e1n v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft, n\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1 m\u1eb7t \u2013 v\u1ed1n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi Tewara ch\u00ednh hi\u1ec7u \u2013 m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ecbch s\u1ef1 v\u00e0 trao m\u1ea3nh v\u1ecf c\u00e2y b\u1ea1ch d\u01b0\u01a1ng cho Teshumai. \u00d4ng ta ch\u1ea1y qu\u00e1 nhanh n\u00ean th\u1edf g\u1ea5p g\u00e1p, ch\u00e2n b\u1ecb gai \u0111\u00e2m x\u01b0\u1edbc h\u1ebft c\u1ea3, nh\u01b0ng v\u1eabn c\u1ed1 gi\u1eef ph\u00e9p l\u1ecbch s\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00f9ng.<\/p>\n

V\u1eeba nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y b\u1ee9c tranh, Teshumai li\u1ec1n th\u00e9t l\u00ean kinh h\u00e3i r\u1ed3i x\u00f4ng v\u00e0o ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng l\u1ea1 m\u1eb7t. Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef th\u1eddi ti\u1ec1n s\u1eed kh\u00e1c l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c x\u00f4 ng\u00e3 \u00f4ng ta, x\u1ebfp th\u00e0nh h\u00e0ng d\u00e0i s\u00e1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi ng\u1ed3i \u0111\u00e8 l\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u00f4ng, trong khi Teshumai t\u00fam t\u00f3c \u00f4ng ta gi\u1eadt m\u1ea1nh.<\/p>\n

“R\u00e0nh r\u00e0nh nh\u01b0 ban ng\u00e0y v\u1eady m\u00e0,”<\/i> b\u00e0 ta k\u00eau l\u00ean. “H\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u00e2m Tegumai c\u1ee7a ta b\u1eb1ng gi\u00e1o, l\u00e0m Taffy t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p s\u1ee3 \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i t\u00f3c d\u1ef1ng \u0111\u1ee9ng c\u1ea3 l\u00ean; ch\u01b0a h\u1ebft, h\u1eafn c\u00f2n mang \u0111\u1ebfn cho ta b\u1ee9c tranh kinh kh\u1ee7ng m\u00f4 t\u1ea3 c\u00e1ch h\u1eafn h\u00e0nh hung. Nh\u00ecn \u0111\u00e2y n\u00e0y!”<\/i> B\u00e0 ta \u0111\u01b0a b\u1ee9c tranh cho nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef ti\u1ec1n s\u1eed \u0111ang ki\u00ean nh\u1eabn ng\u1ed3i \u0111\u00e8 l\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1 m\u1eb7t xem. “\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 Tegumai c\u1ee7a ta v\u1edbi c\u00e1nh tay g\u00e3y; \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u0169i gi\u00e1o \u0111\u00e2m v\u00e0o l\u01b0ng \u00f4ng \u1ea5y; \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 t\u00ean \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng \u0111ang gi\u01b0\u01a1ng gi\u00e1o chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb n\u00e9m; kia l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t t\u00ean kh\u00e1c \u0111ang ph\u00f3ng gi\u00e1o t\u1eeb trong hang \u0111\u1ed9ng, v\u00e0 \u0111\u1eb1ng sau l\u00e0 c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e1m ng\u01b0\u1eddi”<\/i> (th\u1ef1c ra \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 b\u1ea7y h\u1ea3i ly c\u1ee7a Taffy, nh\u01b0ng tr\u00f4ng ch\u00fang gi\u1ed1ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1eafm)<\/i> “\u0111ang x\u00f4ng t\u1edbi sau l\u01b0ng Tegumai. Th\u1eadt kinh kh\u1ee7ng ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng!”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Kinh kh\u1ee7ng qu\u00e1 \u0111i m\u1ea5t!”<\/i> nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef th\u1eddi ti\u1ec1n s\u1eed k\u00eau l\u00ean, r\u1ed3i h\u1ecd nh\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ea7y b\u00f9n \u0111\u1ea5t l\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng l\u1ea1 m\u1eb7t (khi\u1ebfn \u00f4ng ta v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng b\u1ed1i r\u1ed1i)<\/i>. Sau \u0111\u00f3, h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e1nh l\u00ean nh\u1eefng h\u1ed3i tr\u1ed1ng B\u1ed9 L\u1ea1c Vang D\u1ed9i, tri\u1ec7u t\u1eadp t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c t\u00f9 tr\u01b0\u1edfng c\u1ee7a B\u1ed9 l\u1ea1c Tegumai c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi c\u00e1c Hetman, Dolman c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c Negus, Woon v\u00e0 Akhoond c\u1ee7a b\u1ed9 l\u1ea1c, th\u00eam c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c ph\u00e1p s\u01b0 Warlock, Angekok, th\u1ea7y ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y Juju-man, nh\u00e0 s\u01b0 Bonze v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c n\u1eefa. H\u1ecd nh\u1ea5t tr\u00ed quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh r\u1eb1ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi x\u1eed l\u00fd ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1 m\u1eb7t kia, \u00f4ng ta ph\u1ea3i l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c d\u1eabn h\u1ecd xu\u1ed1ng con s\u00f4ng v\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 cho h\u1ecd n\u01a1i gi\u1ea5u b\u00e9 Taffy t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p.<\/p>\n

L\u00fac n\u00e0y, ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1 m\u1eb7t (d\u00f9 thu\u1ed9c b\u1ed9 t\u1ed9c Tewara)<\/i> \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 b\u1ef1c b\u1ed9i v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng. H\u1ecd nh\u1ed3i nh\u00e9t b\u00f9n \u0111\u1ea5t l\u00ean m\u00e1i t\u00f3c \u00f4ng, l\u0103n \u00f4ng qua l\u1ea1i tr\u00ean nh\u1eefng vi\u00ean s\u1ecfi s\u1eafc nh\u1ecdn, x\u1ebfp h\u00e0ng d\u00e0i s\u00e1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi thi nhau \u0111\u00e8 l\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u00f4ng. H\u1ecd \u0111\u1ea5m \u0111\u00e1 t\u00fai b\u1ee5i khi\u1ebfn \u00f4ng su\u00fdt ng\u1ea1t th\u1edf. D\u00f9 ch\u1eb3ng hi\u1ec3u ng\u00f4n ng\u1eef c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd, nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn r\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi l\u1ebd m\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef th\u1eddi ti\u1ec1n s\u1eed n\u00e0y qu\u0103ng v\u00e0o \u00f4ng ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ec1 t\u1eed t\u1ebf ch\u00fat n\u00e0o. Th\u1ebf nh\u01b0ng, \u00f4ng v\u1eabn im l\u1eb7ng ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u1ef1ng cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 b\u1ed9 l\u1ea1c Tegumai t\u1ee5 h\u1ecdp \u0111\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee7. R\u1ed3i \u00f4ng d\u1eabn h\u1ecd tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i b\u1edd s\u00f4ng Wagai, n\u01a1i h\u1ecd b\u1eaft g\u1eb7p Taffy \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i k\u1ebft v\u00f2ng hoa c\u00fac d\u1ea1i, c\u00f2n Tegumai th\u00ec t\u1ec9 m\u1ea9n d\u00f9ng ng\u1ecdn gi\u00e1o \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1eeda ch\u1eefa \u0111\u1ec3 b\u1eaft nh\u1eefng ch\u00fa c\u00e1 ch\u00e9p con.<\/p>\n

“\u00d4i, \u00f4ng ch\u1ea1y nhanh th\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea5y!”<\/i> Taffy reo l\u00ean. “Nh\u01b0ng sao \u00f4ng l\u1ea1i d\u1eabn theo c\u1ea3 \u0111\u00e1m \u0111\u00f4ng th\u1ebf n\u00e0y? B\u1ed1 y\u00eau \u01a1i, \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd con d\u00e0nh cho b\u1ed1 \u0111\u1ea5y. B\u1ed1 c\u00f3 ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean kh\u00f4ng h\u1ea3 b\u1ed1?”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean l\u1eafm con \u1ea1,”<\/i> Tegumai \u0111\u00e1p, “nh\u01b0ng nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y th\u00ec h\u1ecfng h\u1ebft bu\u1ed5i c\u00e2u c\u00e1 c\u1ee7a b\u1ed1 h\u00f4m nay r\u1ed3i. \u00d4i, c\u1ea3 b\u1ed9 l\u1ea1c th\u00e2n y\u00eau, t\u1ed1t b\u1ee5ng, \u0111\u00e1ng k\u00ednh, s\u1ea1ch s\u1ebd v\u00e0 y\u00ean t\u0129nh c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u1ec1u t\u1ec1 t\u1ef1u \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y c\u1ea3 r\u1ed3i, Taffy \u1ea1.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Qu\u1ea3 \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. \u0110i \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00e0 Teshumai Tewindrow c\u00f9ng \u0111o\u00e0n ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef ti\u1ec1n s\u1eed, h\u1ecd t\u00fam ch\u1eb7t l\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng l\u1ea1 m\u1eb7t – m\u00e1i t\u00f3c \u00f4ng ta l\u1ea5m \u0111\u1ea7y b\u00f9n \u0111\u1ea5t (d\u00f9 \u00f4ng ta l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Tewara \u0111i ch\u0103ng n\u1eefa)<\/i>. Theo sau l\u00e0 T\u00f9 tr\u01b0\u1edfng, Ph\u00f3 T\u00f9 tr\u01b0\u1edfng, c\u00e1c T\u00f9 tr\u01b0\u1edfng Ph\u1ee5 t\u00e1 v\u00e0 Tr\u1ee3 l\u00fd (t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u trang b\u1ecb v\u0169 kh\u00ed t\u1eadn r\u0103ng)<\/i>, c\u00e1c Hetman v\u00e0 Tr\u01b0\u1edfng Tr\u0103m, c\u00e1c Platoff c\u00f9ng Trung \u0111\u1ed9i c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd, v\u00e0 c\u00e1c Dolman d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ea7u \u0110\u1ed9i qu\u00e2n; c\u00e1c Woon, Negus v\u00e0 Akhoond x\u1ebfp h\u00e0ng ph\u00eda sau (c\u0169ng v\u0169 trang t\u1edbi t\u1eadn r\u0103ng)<\/i>. Ti\u1ebfp theo l\u00e0 c\u1ea3 B\u1ed9 l\u1ea1c theo th\u1ee9 b\u1eadc, t\u1eeb nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1edf h\u1eefu b\u1ed1n hang \u0111\u1ed9ng (m\u1ed7i m\u00f9a m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i)<\/i>, m\u1ed9t khu ch\u0103n nu\u00f4i tu\u1ea7n l\u1ed9c ri\u00eang c\u00f9ng hai th\u00e1c c\u00e1 h\u1ed3i, cho t\u1edbi nh\u1eefng n\u00f4ng n\u00f4 phong ki\u1ebfn h\u00e0m h\u00f4 – nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u01b0\u1edfng n\u1eeda t\u1ea5m da g\u1ea5u trong \u0111\u00eam \u0111\u00f4ng, c\u00e1ch xa \u0111\u1ed1ng l\u1eeda t\u1edbi b\u1ea3y th\u01b0\u1edbc, c\u00f9ng \u0111\u00e1m n\u00f4ng n\u00f4 kh\u1ed1n kh\u1ed5 ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1eeba k\u1ebf m\u1ed7i kh\u00fac x\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ee7y \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ea1o s\u1ea1ch l\u00e0m v\u1eadt c\u1ed1ng n\u1ea1p (Nh\u1eefng t\u1eeb ng\u1eef \u0111\u00f3 k\u1ef3 di\u1ec7u l\u00e0m sao, c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n nh\u1ecf c\u00f3 th\u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng?)<\/i>. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 b\u1ecdn h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t, nh\u1ea3y m\u00faa v\u00e0 g\u00e0o th\u00e9t khi\u1ebfn l\u0169 c\u00e1 trong v\u00f2ng hai m\u01b0\u01a1i d\u1eb7m khi\u1ebfp s\u1ee3, c\u00f2n Tegumai th\u00ec \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ec5 b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t b\u00e0i di\u1ec5n v\u0103n tr\u00f4i ch\u1ea3y \u0111\u00fang ch\u1ea5t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ti\u1ec1n s\u1eed.<\/p>\n

Th\u1ebf r\u1ed3i Teshumai Tewindrow ch\u1ea1y v\u1ed9i xu\u1ed1ng, h\u00f4n Taffy thi\u1ec7t nhi\u1ec1u v\u00e0 \u00f4m ch\u1eb7t l\u1ea5y con b\u00e9; nh\u01b0ng v\u1ecb T\u00f9 tr\u01b0\u1edfng c\u1ee7a B\u1ed9 l\u1ea1c Tegumai l\u1ea1i t\u00fam ngay l\u1ea5y ch\u1ecfm t\u00f3c tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u Tegumai m\u00e0 l\u1eafc \u0111i l\u1eafc l\u1ea1i th\u1eadt m\u1ea1nh.<\/p>\n

“Khai ra! Khai ra! Khai ra n\u00e0o!”<\/i> c\u1ea3 B\u1ed9 l\u1ea1c Tegumai \u0111\u1ed3ng thanh h\u00f2 h\u00e9t.<\/p>\n

“Tr\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea5t qu\u1ef7 th\u1ea7n \u01a1i!”<\/i> Tegumai k\u00eau l\u00ean. “Bu\u00f4ng c\u00e1i ch\u1ecfm t\u00f3c c\u1ee7a ta ra \u0111i! Ch\u1eb3ng l\u1ebd m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng g\u00e3y c\u00e2y gi\u00e1o b\u1eaft c\u00e1 ch\u00e9p c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh m\u00e0 c\u1ea3 b\u1ed9 l\u1ea1c ph\u1ea3i x\u00fam v\u00e0o nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y sao? C\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 l\u0169 hay x\u00eda v\u00e0o chuy\u1ec7n ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c!”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Con ch\u1eb3ng tin l\u00e0 \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 mang l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y c\u00e2y gi\u00e1o c\u00e1n \u0111en c\u1ee7a b\u1ed1 con \u0111\u00e2u,”<\/i> Taffy n\u00f3i. “V\u00e0 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111ang l\u00e0m g\u00ec ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1 m\u1eb7t t\u1ed1t b\u1ee5ng c\u1ee7a con th\u1ebf kia?”<\/i><\/p>\n

H\u1ecd x\u00fam v\u00e0o \u0111\u00e1nh \u0111\u1eadp \u00f4ng ta, hai ba ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t l\u01b0\u1ee3t, r\u1ed3i m\u01b0\u1eddi ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f9ng l\u00fac, \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i m\u1eaft \u00f4ng ta \u0111\u1ea3o l\u1ed9n t\u1ee9 ph\u00eda. \u00d4ng ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n bi\u1ebft th\u1edf g\u1ea5p v\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 tay v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda Taffy.<\/p>\n

“B\u1ecdn \u00e1c nh\u00e2n \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u00e2m con \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u, con y\u00eau c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9?”<\/i> Teshumai Tewindrow h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n

“Ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 ai c\u1ea3,”<\/i> Tegumai \u0111\u00e1p. “Ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1ch duy nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ebfn th\u0103m con s\u00e1ng nay l\u00e0 k\u1ebb \u0111\u00e1ng th\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u00e0 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111ang b\u00f3p c\u1ed5 kia k\u00eca. M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ecb \u0111i\u00ean hay m\u1eafc b\u1ec7nh g\u00ec th\u1ebf, h\u1ee1i b\u1ed9 l\u1ea1c Tegumai?”<\/i><\/p>\n

“H\u1eafn ta mang theo m\u1ed9t b\u1ee9c tranh kinh kh\u1ee7ng,”<\/i> T\u00f9 tr\u01b0\u1edfng n\u00f3i, “m\u1ed9t b\u1ee9c tranh cho th\u1ea5y con b\u1ecb \u0111\u00e2m \u0111\u1ea7y gi\u00e1o.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“\u00c0\u2026 \u1eebm\u2026 C\u00f3 l\u1ebd ch\u00e1u n\u00ean gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch r\u1eb1ng ch\u00ednh ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0a b\u1ee9c tranh \u0111\u00f3 cho \u00f4ng \u1ea5y,”<\/i> Taffy l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng, nh\u01b0ng c\u00f4 b\u00e9 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng m\u1ea5y tho\u1ea3i m\u00e1i.<\/p>\n

“Con \u01a1i!”<\/i> c\u1ea3 B\u1ed9 l\u1ea1c Tegumai \u0111\u1ed3ng thanh k\u00eau l\u00ean. “\u0110\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb v\u00f4 l\u1ec5 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e1ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tha th\u1ee9 n\u00e0y! L\u00e0 con th\u1eadt sao?”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Taffy y\u00eau qu\u00fd, b\u1ed1 e r\u1eb1ng ch\u00fang ta s\u1eafp g\u1eb7p ch\u00fat phi\u1ec1n ph\u1ee9c r\u1ed3i \u0111\u00e2y,”<\/i> ng\u01b0\u1eddi cha \u00f4m con g\u00e1i v\u00e0o l\u00f2ng, khi\u1ebfn c\u00f4 b\u00e9 ch\u1eb3ng m\u00e0ng lo l\u1eafng.<\/p>\n

“Gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch! Gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch! Gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch ngay!”<\/i> T\u00f9 tr\u01b0\u1edfng B\u1ed9 l\u1ea1c Tegumai h\u00e9t l\u00ean, nh\u1ea3y l\u00f2 c\u00f2 tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t ch\u00e2n.<\/p>\n

“Ch\u00e1u mu\u1ed1n ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1 kia \u0111i l\u1ea5y c\u00e2y gi\u00e1o c\u1ee7a b\u1ed1, n\u00ean ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 v\u1ebd n\u00f3 ra,”<\/i> Taffy n\u00f3i. “Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u gi\u00e1o \u0111\u00e2u. Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y th\u00f4i. Ch\u00e1u v\u1ebd ba l\u1ea7n cho ch\u1eafc \u0103n. Ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m n\u00f3 tr\u00f4ng kh\u00e1c \u0111i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c – v\u00ec v\u1ecf c\u00e2y b\u1ea1ch d\u01b0\u01a1ng ch\u1eadt qu\u00e1; c\u00f2n m\u1ea5y c\u00e1i m\u00e0 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 k\u1ebb x\u1ea5u kia th\u1ef1c ra l\u00e0 h\u00ecnh con h\u1ea3i ly c\u1ee7a ch\u00e1u. Ch\u00e1u v\u1ebd ch\u00fang \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng cho \u00f4ng \u1ea5y qua \u0111\u1ea7m l\u1ea7y; v\u00e0 ch\u00e1u v\u1ebd m\u1eb9 \u0111\u1ee9ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1eeda hang tr\u00f4ng r\u1ea5t vui v\u1ebb v\u00ec \u00f4ng \u1ea5y l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1ed1t, v\u00e0 ch\u00e1u ngh\u0129 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e0 l\u0169 ng\u1ed1c nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1eddi,”<\/i> Taffy th\u1eb3ng th\u1eafn. “\u00d4ng \u1ea5y r\u1ea5t t\u1eed t\u1ebf. Sao m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1i tr\u00e9t b\u00f9n l\u00ean t\u00f3c \u00f4ng \u1ea5y th\u1ebf? Mau r\u1eeda s\u1ea1ch cho \u00f4ng \u1ea5y \u0111i!”<\/i><\/p>\n

Ch\u1eb3ng ai n\u00f3i n\u0103ng g\u00ec su\u1ed1t m\u1ed9t h\u1ed3i l\u00e2u, m\u00e3i \u0111\u1ebfn khi T\u00f9 tr\u01b0\u1edfng b\u1eadt c\u01b0\u1eddi; r\u1ed3i ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1 m\u1eb7t (\u00edt nh\u1ea5t h\u1eafn c\u0169ng l\u00e0 d\u00e2n Tewara)<\/i> c\u01b0\u1eddi theo; r\u1ed3i Tegumai c\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i ng\u00e3 l\u0103n ra b\u1edd s\u00f4ng; r\u1ed3i c\u1ea3 B\u1ed9 l\u1ea1c c\u01b0\u1eddi \u1ea7m l\u00ean, c\u00e0ng l\u00fac c\u00e0ng d\u1eef d\u1ed9i v\u00e0 \u1ed3n \u00e0o h\u01a1n. Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 Teshumai Tewindrow c\u00f9ng \u0111\u00e1m \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 th\u1eddi ti\u1ec1n s\u1eed l\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng bu\u1ed3n c\u01b0\u1eddi. H\u1ecd t\u1ecf ra r\u1ea5t m\u1ef1c l\u1ecbch s\u1ef1 v\u1edbi c\u00e1c \u00f4ng ch\u1ed3ng, th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng l\u1ea1i bu\u00f4ng l\u1eddi: “\u0110\u1ed3 ng\u1ed1c!”<\/i><\/p>\n

B\u1ed7ng T\u00f9 tr\u01b0\u1edfng B\u1ed9 l\u1ea1c Tegumai c\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfng reo, v\u1eeba n\u00f3i v\u1eeba h\u00e1t: “H\u1ee1i \u0110\u1ee9a-b\u00e9-h\u1ed7n-x\u01b0\u1ee3c-\u0111\u00e1ng-\u0103n-\u0111\u00f2n, ng\u01b0\u01a1i v\u1eeba kh\u00e1m ph\u00e1 ra m\u1ed9t ph\u00e1t minh v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i!”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng c\u1ed1 \u00fd \u0111\u00e2u; ch\u00e1u ch\u1ec9 mu\u1ed1n l\u1ea5y c\u00e2y gi\u00e1o c\u00e1n \u0111en c\u1ee7a b\u1ed1 th\u00f4i,”<\/i> Taffy n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n

“Kh\u00f4ng sao c\u1ea3. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ph\u00e1t minh v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, con ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1ebd g\u1ecdi n\u00f3 l\u00e0 ch\u1eef vi\u1ebft. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd n\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng b\u1ee9c tranh, v\u00e0 nh\u01b0 ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y h\u00f4m nay, tranh v\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00fac n\u00e0o c\u0169ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u00fang. Nh\u01b0ng s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y, h\u1ee1i B\u00e9 con c\u1ee7a Tegumai, khi ch\u00fang ta t\u1ea1o ra c\u00e1c ch\u1eef c\u00e1i \u2013 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 hai m\u01b0\u01a1i s\u00e1u ch\u1eef \u2013 v\u00e0 khi \u0111\u00f3, ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ecdc c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 vi\u1ebft, v\u00e0 r\u1ed3i ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd lu\u00f4n n\u00f3i ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c nh\u1eefng g\u00ec m\u00ecnh mu\u1ed1n m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng m\u1eafc l\u1ed7i n\u00e0o. H\u00e3y \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef th\u1eddi ti\u1ec1n s\u1eed r\u1eeda s\u1ea1ch b\u00f9n kh\u1ecfi t\u00f3c ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1 m\u1eb7t \u0111i.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd r\u1ea5t vui l\u00f2ng,”<\/i> Taffy \u0111\u00e1p, “b\u1edfi v\u00ec d\u00f9 sao \u0111i n\u1eefa, m\u1eb7c d\u00f9 c\u00e1c v\u1ecb \u0111\u00e3 mang theo t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng ng\u1ecdn gi\u00e1o kh\u00e1c c\u1ee7a b\u1ed9 l\u1ea1c Tegumai, c\u00e1c v\u1ecb l\u1ea1i qu\u00ean m\u1ea5t ng\u1ecdn gi\u00e1o c\u00e1n \u0111en c\u1ee7a b\u1ed1 ch\u00e1u r\u1ed3i.”<\/i><\/p>\n

B\u1ea5y gi\u1edd, v\u1ecb T\u00f9 tr\u01b0\u1edfng c\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfng k\u00eau l\u00ean, v\u1eeba n\u00f3i v\u1eeba h\u00e1t: “Taffy y\u00eau qu\u00fd, l\u1ea7n sau khi con vi\u1ebft th\u01b0 b\u1eb1ng h\u00ecnh v\u1ebd, t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t con n\u00ean g\u1eedi k\u00e8m m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi bi\u1ebft n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfng c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch \u00fd ngh\u0129a b\u1ee9c th\u01b0. Ta th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng phi\u1ec1n l\u1eafm, v\u00ec ta l\u00e0 T\u00f9 tr\u01b0\u1edfng, nh\u01b0ng \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y th\u1eadt b\u1ea5t ti\u1ec7n cho nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c trong b\u1ed9 l\u1ea1c Tegumai, v\u00e0 nh\u01b0 con th\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ea5y, n\u00f3 c\u00f2n khi\u1ebfn ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1 ph\u1ea3i ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean n\u1eefa.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Th\u1ebf r\u1ed3i h\u1ecd nh\u1eadn ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1ch l\u1ea1 (m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi Tewara ch\u00ednh c\u1ed1ng t\u1eeb x\u1ee9 Tewar)<\/i> v\u00e0o B\u1ed9 l\u1ea1c Tegumai, b\u1edfi \u00f4ng ta l\u00e0 k\u1ebb l\u1ecbch l\u00e3m v\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ec1 l\u00e0m \u1ea7m \u0129 l\u00ean v\u00ec chuy\u1ec7n m\u1ea5y b\u00e0 ti\u1ec1n s\u1eed nh\u00e9t b\u00f9n \u0111\u1ea7y t\u00f3c. Nh\u01b0ng t\u1eeb d\u1ea1o \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u1edd (v\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ed5 l\u1ed7i c\u1ea3 cho Taffy)<\/i>, hi\u1ebfm c\u00f3 c\u00f4 b\u00e9 n\u00e0o ch\u1ecbu kh\u00f3 h\u1ecdc \u0111\u1ecdc h\u1ecdc vi\u1ebft. H\u1ea7u h\u1ebft c\u00e1c c\u00f4 n\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ec1u m\u00ea t\u00f4 v\u1ebd v\u00e0 rong ch\u01a1i v\u1edbi b\u1ed1 h\u01a1n – y chang Taffy ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o.<\/p>\n

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This is the story of Taffimai Metallumai carved on an old tusk a very long time ago by the Ancient Peoples. If you read my story, or have it read to you, you can see how it is all told out on the tusk. The tusk was part of an old tribal trumpet that belonged to the Tribe of Tegumai. The pictures were scratched on it with a nail or something, and then the scratches were filled up with black wax, but all the dividing lines and the five little rounds at the bottom were filled with red wax. When it was new there was a sort of network of beads and shells and precious stones at one end of it; but now that has been broken and lost\u2014all except the little bit that you see. The letters round the tusk are magic\u2014Runic magic,\u2014and if you can read them you will find out something rather new. The tusk is of ivory\u2014very yellow and scratched. It is two feet long and two feet round, and weighs eleven pounds nine ounces.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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C\u00f3 con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng x\u01b0a b\u0103ng qua Merrow Down \u2013<\/p>\n

Gi\u1edd ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n l\u1ed1i m\u00f2n c\u1ecf xanh m\u01b0\u1edbt,<\/p>\n

C\u00e1ch Guildford \u0111\u1ed9 m\u1ed9t gi\u1edd d\u1ea1o b\u1ed9,<\/p>\n

B\u00ean d\u00f2ng Wey l\u1eefng l\u1edd tr\u00f4i.<\/p>\n

N\u01a1i \u0111\u00e2y, khi ti\u1ebfng chu\u00f4ng ng\u1ef1a vang l\u00ean,<\/p>\n

Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi Anh c\u1ed5 kho\u00e1c \u00e1o l\u00ean ng\u1ef1a<\/p>\n

\u0110\u1ec3 ng\u1eafm nh\u00ecn d\u00e2n Phoenicia n\u00e2u \u0111\u1ed3ng<\/p>\n

Ch\u1edf h\u00e0ng h\u00f3a d\u1ecdc Con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ph\u00eda T\u00e2y.<\/p>\n

V\u00e0 t\u1ea1i n\u01a1i n\u00e0y, ho\u1eb7c quanh \u0111\u00e2y, h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 g\u1eb7p g\u1ee1<\/p>\n

\u0110\u1ec3 b\u00e0n lu\u1eadn v\u1ec1 gi\u1ed1ng n\u00f2i c\u00f9ng nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1 \u2013<\/p>\n

\u0110em h\u1ea1t c\u01b0\u1eddm \u0111\u1ed5i l\u1ea5y \u0111\u00e1 jet x\u1ee9 Whitby,<\/p>\n

\u0110\u1ed5i thi\u1ebfc l\u1ea5y v\u00f2ng c\u1ed5 v\u1ecf s\u00f2 r\u1ef1c r\u1ee1 c\u00f9ng bao th\u1ee9 kh\u00e1c.<\/p>\n

Nh\u01b0ng r\u1ea5t, r\u1ea5t l\u00e2u tr\u01b0\u1edbc th\u1eddi \u1ea5y<\/p>\n

(Khi b\u00f2 r\u1eebng bison c\u00f2n thong dong n\u01a1i n\u00e0y)<\/i><\/p>\n

Taffy c\u00f9ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi cha \u0111\u00e3 tr\u00e8o l\u00ean<\/p>\n

Ng\u1ecdn \u0111\u1ed3i kia, v\u00e0 d\u1ef1ng nh\u00e0 tr\u00ean \u0111\u00f3.<\/p>\n

R\u1ed3i h\u1ea3i ly x\u00e2y \u0111\u1eadp tr\u00ean su\u1ed1i Broadstone<\/p>\n

Bi\u1ebfn n\u01a1i n\u00e0y th\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ea7m l\u1ea7y ch\u1ed7 Bramley \u0111\u1ee9ng nay:<\/p>\n

V\u00e0 g\u1ea5u t\u1eeb Shere s\u1ebd t\u00ecm \u0111\u1ebfn<\/p>\n

Taffimai n\u01a1i Shamley hi\u1ec7n h\u1eefu.<\/p>\n

D\u00f2ng Wey, m\u00e0 Taffy g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 Wagai,<\/p>\n

Thu\u1edf \u1ea5y r\u1ed9ng g\u1ea5p s\u00e1u l\u1ea7n b\u00e2y gi\u1edd;<\/p>\n

V\u00e0 c\u1ea3 B\u1ed9 l\u1ea1c Tegumai<\/p>\n

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