[H\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh]<\/p>\n
V\u00e0o th\u1eddi Vua Arthur tr\u1ecb v\u00ec, t\u1ea1i v\u00f9ng Cornwall c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t l\u00e3o n\u00f4ng nh\u00e2n h\u1eadu h\u0129nh, ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 duy nh\u1ea5t m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a con trai t\u00ean g\u1ecdi Jack. C\u1eadu Jack n\u00e0y v\u1eeba kh\u1ecfe kho\u1eafn, v\u1eeba can tr\u01b0\u1eddng, l\u1ea1i h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c t\u00e1o b\u1ea1o, ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd ch\u1ecbu l\u00f9i b\u01b0\u1edbc tr\u01b0\u1edbc hi\u1ec3m nguy.<\/p>\n
L\u00fac b\u1ea5y gi\u1edd, tr\u00ean n\u00fai St. Michael’s Mount – ng\u1ecdn n\u00fai nh\u00f4 l\u00ean gi\u1eefa bi\u1ec3n kh\u01a1i g\u1ea7n b\u1edd bi\u1ec3n Cornwall – c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t g\u00e3 kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 l\u1ef1c l\u01b0\u1ee1ng tr\u00fa ng\u1ee5 trong hang \u0111\u1ed9ng t\u1ed1i om. D\u00e2n ch\u00fang Cornwall kh\u1ed5 s\u1edf v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng v\u00ec nh\u1eefng v\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1edbp ph\u00e1 v\u00e0 tr\u1ed9m c\u1eafp c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn; b\u1edfi h\u1eafn th\u01b0\u1eddng l\u1ed9i b\u1ed9 v\u01b0\u1ee3t bi\u1ec3n v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea5t li\u1ec1n, m\u1ed7i l\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf l\u1ea1i cu\u1ed7m \u0111i \u00edt nh\u1ea5t n\u1eeda t\u00e1 b\u00f2 c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd.<\/p>\n
Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, Jack quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh gi\u1ebft ch\u1ebft con qu\u00e1i v\u1eadt n\u00e0y. C\u1eadu mang theo m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc t\u00f9 v\u00e0, m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i x\u1ebbng, m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i cu\u1ed1c chim v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc \u0111\u00e8n l\u1ed3ng t\u1ed1i, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t bu\u1ed5i t\u1ed1i m\u00f9a \u0111\u00f4ng, c\u1eadu b\u01a1i qua bi\u1ec3n \u0111\u1ebfn ng\u1ecdn n\u00fai. Sau \u0111\u00f3, c\u1eadu b\u1eaft tay v\u00e0o vi\u1ec7c, v\u00e0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi tr\u1eddi s\u00e1ng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u00e0o xong m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i h\u1ed1 l\u1edbn. C\u1eadu c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn ph\u1ee7 l\u00ean tr\u00ean b\u1eb1ng c\u00e0nh c\u00e2y v\u00e0 r\u01a1m, r\u1ed3i r\u1eafc m\u1ed9t \u00edt \u0111\u1ea5t l\u00ean \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u00f4ng gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t c\u1ee9ng. R\u1ed3i c\u1eadu th\u1ed5i t\u00f9 v\u00e0 th\u1eadt to, khi\u1ebfn g\u00e3 kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 t\u1ec9nh gi\u1ea5c, v\u00e0 b\u01b0\u1edbc ra g\u1ea7m l\u00ean nh\u01b0 s\u1ea5m:<\/p>\n
“T\u00ean kh\u1ed1n x\u1ea5c x\u01b0\u1ee3c kia \u2013 ng\u01b0\u01a1i s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i tr\u1ea3 gi\u00e1 \u0111\u1eaft v\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 ph\u00e1 gi\u1ea5c ng\u1ee7 c\u1ee7a ta. Ta s\u1ebd n\u01b0\u1edbng ng\u01b0\u01a1i l\u00e0m b\u1eefa s\u00e1ng!”<\/i><\/p>\n
Nh\u01b0ng g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 ngay khi h\u1eafn v\u1eeba n\u00f3i, h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 ng\u00e3 nh\u00e0o xu\u1ed1ng h\u1ed1.<\/p>\n
“\u1ed2, \u1ed3, \u00f4ng Kh\u1ed5ng L\u1ed3!”<\/i> Jack n\u00f3i. “B\u00e2y gi\u1edd \u00f4ng c\u00f2n th\u00e8m \u0103n kh\u00f4ng! Ch\u1eb3ng l\u1ebd b\u1eefa s\u00e1ng c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 n\u01b0\u1edbng Jack t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p th\u00f4i sao?”<\/i> R\u1ed3i c\u1eadu d\u00f9ng cu\u1ed1c chim gi\u00e1ng m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00f2n m\u1ea1nh v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea7u g\u00e3 kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3, khi\u1ebfn h\u1eafn ch\u1ebft ngay.<\/p>\n
Khi c\u00e1c quan t\u00f2a \u1edf Cornwall nghe tin v\u1ec1 h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m n\u00e0y, h\u1ecd cho g\u1ecdi Jack \u0111\u1ebfn, v\u00e0 tuy\u00ean b\u1ed1 r\u1eb1ng c\u1eadu s\u1ebd lu\u00f4n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 Jack Di\u1ec7t Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Kh\u1ed5ng L\u1ed3; v\u00e0 h\u1ecd t\u1eb7ng c\u1eadu m\u1ed9t thanh ki\u1ebfm, c\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc th\u1eaft l\u01b0ng c\u00f3 kh\u1eafc ch\u1eef b\u1eb1ng v\u00e0ng:<\/p>\n
“\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng Cornwall d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m<\/i><\/p>\n
Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1ebft g\u00e3 kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 Cormoran.”<\/i><\/p>\n
\u1ede x\u1ee9 Anh c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t g\u00e3 kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 kh\u00e1c t\u00ean l\u00e0 Blunderbore, h\u1eafn th\u1ec1 s\u1ebd b\u00e1o th\u00f9 Jack v\u00ec vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m n\u00e0y c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu. M\u1ed9t h\u00f4m, khi Jack \u0111ang b\u0103ng qua khu r\u1eebng tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng t\u1edbi x\u1ee9 Wales, c\u1eadu thi\u1ebfp \u0111i b\u00ean b\u1edd m\u1ed9t d\u00f2ng su\u1ed1i. G\u00e3 kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 \u0111i ngang, ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n ra c\u1eadu n\u1eb1m \u0111\u00f3; nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y d\u00f2ng ch\u1eef tr\u00ean chi\u1ebfc th\u1eaft l\u01b0ng m\u00e0 nh\u1eadn ra Jack l\u00e0 ai, h\u1eafn li\u1ec1n v\u00e1c c\u1eadu l\u00ean vai v\u00e0 mang v\u1ec1 t\u00f2a l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e0i c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh.<\/p>\n
Khi Jack cho\u00e0ng t\u1ec9nh v\u00e0 nh\u1eadn ra m\u00ecnh \u0111ang trong tay Blunderbore, c\u1eadu khi\u1ebfp s\u1ee3 v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng. G\u00e3 kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 d\u1eabn c\u1eadu v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng r\u1ed3i kh\u00f3a ch\u1eb7t c\u1eeda l\u1ea1i, trong l\u00fac h\u1eafn \u0111i m\u1eddi m\u1ed9t g\u00e3 kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 kh\u00e1c s\u1ed1ng g\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00f9ng th\u1ebft \u0111\u00e3i b\u1eefa t\u1ed1i b\u1eb1ng th\u1ecbt Jack. Trong l\u00fac h\u1eafn v\u1eafng m\u1eb7t, Jack nghe th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng k\u00eau g\u00e0o v\u00e0 r\u00ean r\u1ec9 th\u1ea3m thi\u1ebft vang l\u00ean kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i trong l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e0i, v\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng bao l\u00e2u sau, m\u1ed9t gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i ai o\u00e1n c\u1ea5t l\u00ean:<\/p>\n
“Nhanh l\u00ean, ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1 d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m, h\u00e3y \u0111i mau,<\/i><\/p>\n
K\u1ebbo ng\u01b0\u01a1i s\u1ebd th\u00e0nh m\u1ed3i c\u1ee7a g\u00e3 kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3.<\/i><\/p>\n
Khi h\u1eafn quay v\u1ec1 s\u1ebd mang theo m\u1ed9t t\u00ean kh\u00e1c,<\/i><\/p>\n
C\u00f2n hung \u00e1c h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 anh em h\u1eafn;<\/i><\/p>\n
M\u1ed9t con qu\u00e1i v\u1eadt gh\u00ea t\u1edfm, \u0111\u1ed9c \u00e1c, k\u1ebb m\u00e0<\/i><\/p>\n
Tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi gi\u1ebft s\u1ebd tra t\u1ea5n ng\u01b0\u01a1i!”<\/i><\/p>\n
Jack t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p nh\u00ecn ra ngo\u00e0i c\u1eeda s\u1ed5, ngay ph\u00eda tr\u00ean c\u1ed5ng l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e0i, v\u00e0 th\u1ea5y hai g\u00e3 kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 \u0111ang kho\u00e1c tay nhau \u0111i t\u1edbi.<\/p>\n
[H\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh]<\/p>\n
“B\u00e2y gi\u1edd,”<\/i> c\u1eadu ngh\u0129, “ch\u1ebft ho\u1eb7c t\u1ef1 do \u0111\u00e3 c\u1eadn k\u1ec1.”<\/i> Trong ph\u00f2ng t\u00ecnh c\u1edd c\u00f3 hai s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y th\u1eebng ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn, v\u00e0 Jack th\u1eaft m\u1ed9t v\u00f2ng th\u00f2ng l\u1ecdng l\u1edbn v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t n\u00fat th\u1eaft tr\u01b0\u1ee3t \u1edf m\u1ed7i s\u1ee3i. R\u1ed3i, ngay khi hai g\u00e3 kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 \u0111ang \u0111i qua c\u1ed5ng, c\u1eadu n\u00e9m d\u00e2y qua \u0111\u1ea7u ch\u00fang, v\u00e0, bu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ea7u kia v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t x\u00e0 nh\u00e0 tr\u00ean tr\u1ea7n, c\u1eadu k\u00e9o d\u00e2y h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c m\u00ecnh cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 si\u1ebft c\u1ed5 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c hai g\u00e3 kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3. Sau \u0111\u00f3 c\u1eadu r\u00fat ki\u1ebfm v\u00e0 tr\u01b0\u1ee3t xu\u1ed1ng theo s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y, gi\u1ebft ch\u1ebft c\u1ea3 hai t\u00ean.<\/p>\n
Ti\u1ebfp theo, Jack l\u1ea5y ch\u00eca kh\u00f3a t\u1eeb tay g\u00e3 kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 Blunderbore v\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u l\u1ee5c so\u00e1t kh\u1eafp l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e0i. Trong m\u1ed9t c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng, c\u1eadu ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n ba ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef \u0111ang b\u1ecb giam gi\u1eef, h\u1ecd k\u1ec3 r\u1eb1ng ch\u1ed3ng m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb g\u00e3 kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 t\u00e0n s\u00e1t, c\u00f2n b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n h\u1ecd th\u00ec b\u1ecb k\u1ebft \u00e1n ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ebft \u0111\u00f3i.<\/p>\n
[H\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh]<\/p>\n
Jack trao l\u1ea1i cho h\u1ecd to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e0i c\u00f9ng m\u1ecdi c\u1ee7a c\u1ea3i b\u00ean trong nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 b\u00f9 \u0111\u1eafp ph\u1ea7n n\u00e0o cho nh\u1eefng n\u1ed7i \u0111au kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ea3i qua, r\u1ed3i ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c b\u01b0\u1edbc tr\u00ean h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh.<\/p>\n
Sau v\u00e0i ng\u00e0y l\u00eanh \u0111\u00eanh, c\u1eadu b\u1ecb l\u1ea1c v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t thung l\u0169ng hoang v\u1eafng; th\u1ebf nh\u01b0ng, sau h\u1ed3i lang thang m\u1ecfi m\u1ec7t, cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u1eadu c\u0169ng nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 l\u1edbn. C\u1eadu ti\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0 g\u00f5 m\u1ea1nh v\u00e0o c\u00e1nh c\u1ed5ng, th\u00ec, tr\u01b0\u1edbc n\u1ed7i kinh ho\u00e0ng t\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed9, m\u1ed9t g\u00e3 kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 g\u1edbm ghi\u1ebfc v\u1edbi hai c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u b\u01b0\u1edbc ra. D\u00f9 v\u1eady, h\u1eafn ta l\u1ea1i n\u00f3i n\u0103ng r\u1ea5t l\u1ecbch s\u1ef1, r\u1ed3i m\u1eddi Jack v\u00e0o nh\u00e0, d\u1eabn c\u1eadu t\u1edbi m\u1ed9t c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng c\u00f3 chi\u1ebfc gi\u01b0\u1eddng \u00eam \u00e1i \u0111\u1ec3 ngh\u1ec9 ng\u01a1i qua \u0111\u00eam.<\/p>\n
Jack c\u1edfi qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o; nh\u01b0ng d\u1eabu \u0111\u00e3 ki\u1ec7t s\u1ee9c, c\u1eadu v\u1eabn ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ec3 ch\u1ee3p m\u1eaft. Ch\u1eb3ng bao l\u00e2u sau, c\u1eadu nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng g\u00e3 kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 \u0111i qua \u0111i l\u1ea1i trong ph\u00f2ng ng\u1ee7 – c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng s\u00e1t b\u00ean – l\u1ea7m b\u1ea7m nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi \u0111\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ecba:<\/p>\n
“D\u1eabu cho \u0111\u00eam nay ng\u01b0\u01a1i tr\u1ecd l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y,<\/i><\/p>\n
\u00c1nh b\u00ecnh minh ng\u01b0\u01a1i ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ea5y \u0111\u00e2u;<\/i><\/p>\n
C\u00e2y ch\u00f9y ta \u0111\u1eadp n\u00e1t \u00f3c ng\u01b0\u01a1i tanh b\u00e0nh.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Nghe \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi \u1ea5y, Jack v\u1ed9i tr\u1ed7i d\u1eady, nh\u1eb7t l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t kh\u00fac g\u1ed7 to d\u00e0y, \u0111\u1eb7t v\u00e0o ch\u1ed7 n\u1eb1m c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh tr\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng, r\u1ed3i l\u1ea9n v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t x\u00f3 t\u1ed1i trong c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng.<\/p>\n
Gi\u1eefa \u0111\u00eam khuya, g\u00e3 kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 x\u1ed3ng x\u1ed9c b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o, tay l\u0103m l\u0103m c\u00e2y ch\u00f9y l\u1edbn, gi\u00e1ng xu\u1ed1ng gi\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u1eefng c\u00fa \u0111\u1eadp d\u1eef d\u1ed9i. Xong xu\u00f4i, h\u1eafn b\u1ecf \u0111i, m\u1eb7c ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m tan n\u00e1t h\u1ebft th\u1ea3y x\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ed1t c\u1ee7a Jack r\u1ed3i.<\/p>\n
S\u00e1ng s\u1edbm h\u00f4m sau, Jack b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o ph\u00f2ng g\u00e3 kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 v\u00e0 c\u1ea3m \u01a1n h\u1eafn v\u00ec ch\u1ed7 ng\u1ee7 qua \u0111\u00eam. G\u00e3 kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 kinh h\u00e3i t\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed9 khi th\u1ea5y c\u1eadu, v\u00e0 l\u1eafp b\u1eafp n\u00f3i:<\/p>\n
“\u00d4i, tr\u1eddi \u01a1i! L\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u01a1i sao? N\u00e0y, \u0111\u00eam qua ng\u01b0\u01a1i ng\u1ee7 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o? Ng\u01b0\u01a1i c\u00f3 nghe hay th\u1ea5y g\u00ec l\u00e0m phi\u1ec1n kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec \u0111\u00e1ng n\u00f3i, c\u1ea3m \u01a1n \u00f4ng,”<\/i> Jack \u0111\u00e1p, v\u1ebb th\u1edd \u01a1. “T\u00f4i tin l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con chu\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e3 v\u1ea3 t\u00f4i ba b\u1ed1n c\u00e1i b\u1eb1ng \u0111u\u00f4i c\u1ee7a n\u00f3; nh\u01b0ng ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 th\u1ebf th\u00f4i.”<\/i><\/p>\n
G\u00e3 kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i g\u00ec; m\u00e0 \u0111i l\u1ea5y hai b\u00e1t ch\u00e1o \u0111\u1eb7c cho b\u1eefa s\u00e1ng c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd.<\/p>\n
Jack kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n g\u00e3 kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0103n nhi\u1ec1u b\u1eb1ng h\u1eafn, n\u00ean c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 ngh\u0129 c\u00e1ch bu\u1ed9c m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc t\u00fai da v\u00e0o b\u00ean trong \u00e1o kho\u00e1c c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Sau \u0111\u00f3, c\u1eadu kh\u00e9o l\u00e9o \u0111\u1ed5 ch\u00e1o v\u00e0o chi\u1ebfc t\u00fai n\u00e0y, trong khi gi\u1ea3 v\u1edd \u0103n. Khi b\u1eefa s\u00e1ng xong, c\u1eadu n\u00f3i v\u1edbi g\u00e3 kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3:<\/p>\n
“B\u00e2y gi\u1edd t\u00f4i s\u1ebd cho \u00f4ng xem m\u1ed9t tr\u00f2 hay. T\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1eefa l\u00e0nh m\u1ecdi v\u1ebft th\u01b0\u01a1ng ch\u1ec9 b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i ch\u1ea1m. \u00d4ng s\u1ebd th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t v\u00ed d\u1ee5.”<\/i> R\u1ed3i c\u1eadu l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t con dao, r\u1ea1ch chi\u1ebfc t\u00fai da, v\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ch\u00e1o \u0111\u1eb7c \u0111\u1ed5 tr\u00e0n ra s\u00e0n nh\u00e0.<\/p>\n
“Tr\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea5t qu\u1ef7 th\u1ea7n \u01a1i!”<\/i> g\u00e3 kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 k\u00eau l\u00ean, h\u1eafn x\u1ea5u h\u1ed5 v\u00ec b\u1ecb m\u1ed9t g\u00e3 t\u00ed hon nh\u01b0 v\u1eady qua m\u1eb7t. “Ta c\u0169ng l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3!”<\/i> v\u00e0, gi\u1eadt l\u1ea5y con dao, h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e2m v\u00e0o b\u1ee5ng m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 ng\u00e3 l\u0103n ra ch\u1ebft.<\/p>\n
[H\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh]<\/p>\n
Sau \u0111\u00f3, Jack ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c cu\u1ed9c h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. V\u00e0i ng\u00e0y sau, c\u1eadu g\u1eb7p con trai duy nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a Vua Arthur, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111ang \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn Wales \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1ea3i c\u1ee9u m\u1ed9t c\u00f4 g\u00e1i xinh \u0111\u1eb9p kh\u1ecfi quy\u1ec1n n\u0103ng c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t t\u00ean ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y \u0111\u1ed9c \u00e1c. Jack \u0111i theo Ho\u00e0ng t\u1eed, v\u00e0 h\u1ecd c\u00f9ng nhau l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng.<\/p>\n
Ho\u00e0ng t\u1eed v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng r\u1ed9ng l\u01b0\u1ee3ng, ch\u1eb3ng bao l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e3 ph\u00e2n ph\u00e1t h\u1ebft to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 s\u1ed1 ti\u1ec1n m\u00ecnh s\u1edf h\u1eefu.<\/p>\n
[H\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh]<\/p>\n
Sau khi trao \u0111\u1ed3ng xu cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng cho m\u1ed9t c\u1ee5 gi\u00e0 h\u00e0nh kh\u1ea5t, Ho\u00e0ng t\u1eed v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng b\u0103n kho\u0103n kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft h\u1ecd s\u1ebd tr\u00fa ng\u1ee5 \u1edf n\u01a1i n\u00e0o khi \u0111\u00eam xu\u1ed1ng.<\/p>\n
“Th\u01b0a ng\u00e0i,”<\/i> Jack l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng, “c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e2y hai d\u1eb7m c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t g\u00e3 kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 ba \u0111\u1ea7u, h\u1eafn c\u00f3 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng \u0111\u00e1nh b\u1ea1i n\u0103m tr\u0103m ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f9ng l\u00fac v\u00e0 bu\u1ed9c h\u1ecd ph\u1ea3i th\u00e1o ch\u1ea1y. Con s\u1ebd \u0111i tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ec3 th\u0103m d\u00f2 h\u1eafn \u2013 xin ng\u00e0i h\u00e3y l\u01b0u l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y ch\u1edd con tr\u1edf v\u1ec1.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Jack c\u01b0\u1ee1i ng\u1ef1a phi th\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ebfn c\u1ed5ng l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e0i, r\u1ed3i gi\u00f3ng l\u00ean nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng g\u00f5 m\u1ea1nh m\u1ebd. G\u00e3 kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3, v\u1edbi ch\u1ea5t gi\u1ecdng vang nh\u01b0 s\u1ea5m r\u1ec1n, g\u1ea7m th\u00e9t:<\/p>\n
“Ai v\u1eady?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Ch\u1eb3ng ai kh\u00e1c ngo\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi anh em h\u1ecd Jack kh\u1ed1n kh\u00f3 c\u1ee7a ng\u00e0i \u0111\u00e2y.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“\u00c0, c\u00f3 tin g\u00ec kh\u00f4ng, anh em h\u1ecd Jack?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“B\u00e1c th\u00e2n m\u1ebfn, ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 tin x\u1ea5u cho b\u00e1c \u0111\u00e2y. Con trai c\u1ee7a Nh\u00e0 Vua \u0111ang \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1edbi hai ngh\u00ecn ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1ebft b\u00e1c!”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Anh em h\u1ecd Jack, \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 tin x\u1ea5u th\u1eadt! Nh\u01b0ng ta c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t h\u1ea7m r\u01b0\u1ee3u l\u1edbn d\u01b0\u1edbi l\u00f2ng \u0111\u1ea5t, ta s\u1ebd tr\u1ed1n \u1edf \u0111\u00f3, v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u01a1i h\u00e3y kh\u00f3a, ch\u1ed1t v\u00e0 c\u00e0i then ta l\u1ea1i cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi con trai Nh\u00e0 Vua \u0111i kh\u1ecfi.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 Jack kh\u00f3a, ch\u1ed1t v\u00e0 c\u00e0i then g\u00e3 kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 trong h\u1ea7m r\u01b0\u1ee3u, r\u1ed3i quay l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00f3n Ho\u00e0ng t\u1eed, v\u00e0 h\u1ecd m\u1edf ti\u1ec7c \u0103n u\u1ed1ng vui v\u1ebb, qua \u0111\u00eam r\u1ea5t tho\u1ea3i m\u00e1i trong l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e0i.<\/p>\n
[H\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh]<\/p>\n
S\u00e1ng h\u00f4m sau, Jack \u0111\u01b0a cho Ho\u00e0ng t\u1eed v\u00e0ng v\u00e0 b\u1ea1c t\u1eeb kho b\u00e1u c\u1ee7a g\u00e3 kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3. R\u1ed3i Ho\u00e0ng t\u1eed l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, trong khi Jack th\u1ea3 g\u00e3 kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 ra kh\u1ecfi h\u1ea7m r\u01b0\u1ee3u.<\/p>\n
G\u00e3 kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng bi\u1ebft \u01a1n Jack v\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ee9u m\u1ea1ng m\u00ecnh, li\u1ec1n h\u1ecfi c\u1eadu mu\u1ed1n nh\u1eadn m\u00f3n qu\u00e0 g\u00ec \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ec1n \u0111\u00e1p.<\/p>\n
“Th\u01b0a b\u00e1c, b\u00e1c th\u1eadt t\u1ed1t b\u1ee5ng,”<\/i> Jack \u0111\u00e1p, “ch\u00e1u ch\u1ec9 mong \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eadn chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o kho\u00e1c, chi\u1ebfc m\u0169, thanh ki\u1ebfm c\u0169 k\u1ef9 g\u1ec9 s\u00e9t v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f4i d\u00e9p \u0111ang treo b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh gi\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ee7a b\u00e1c th\u00f4i \u1ea1.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“C\u1ee9 t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean l\u1ea5y t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111i,”<\/i> g\u00e3 kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 n\u00f3i, “v\u00e0 h\u00e3y gi\u1eef g\u00ecn ch\u00fang c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn. Nh\u1eefng m\u00f3n \u0111\u1ed3 \u1ea5y s\u1ebd gi\u00fap \u00edch cho ch\u00e1u r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u. Chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o kho\u00e1c c\u00f3 ph\u00e9p t\u00e0ng h\u00ecnh; chi\u1ebfc m\u0169 ban cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi mang tri th\u1ee9c; thanh ki\u1ebfm c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u00e9m \u0111\u1ee9t b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 th\u1ee9 g\u00ec, d\u00f9 c\u1ee9ng r\u1eafn \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2u; c\u00f2n \u0111\u00f4i d\u00e9p th\u00ec mang l\u1ea1i t\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ed9 phi th\u01b0\u1eddng.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Jack vui m\u1eebng nh\u1eadn nh\u1eefng m\u00f3n qu\u00e0 k\u1ef3 di\u1ec7u, ch\u00e2n th\u00e0nh c\u1ea3m t\u1ea1 g\u00e3 kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3, r\u1ed3i nhanh ch\u00f3ng l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111u\u1ed5i k\u1ecbp Ho\u00e0ng t\u1eed.<\/p>\n
Sau v\u00e0i ng\u00e0y h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh, h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 t\u1edbi n\u01a1i \u1edf c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi thi\u1ebfu n\u1eef xinh \u0111\u1eb9p m\u00e0 Ho\u00e0ng t\u1eed t\u00ecm \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1ea3i c\u1ee9u.<\/p>\n
N\u00e0ng ti\u1ebfp \u0111\u00f3n Ho\u00e0ng t\u1eed h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c n\u1ed3ng h\u1eadu v\u00e0 m\u1edf m\u1ed9t b\u1eefa ti\u1ec7c long tr\u1ecdng \u0111\u1ec3 thi\u1ebft \u0111\u00e3i ng\u00e0i. Khi y\u1ebfn ti\u1ec7c k\u1ebft th\u00fac, n\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady, tay c\u1ea7m chi\u1ebfc kh\u0103n tay c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, n\u00f3i:<\/p>\n
“Th\u01b0a ng\u00e0i; s\u00e1ng mai t\u00f4i s\u1ebd ra l\u1ec7nh cho ng\u00e0i ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i cho t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eb7ng chi\u1ebfc kh\u0103n tay n\u00e0y cho ai \u2013 n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng ng\u00e0i s\u1ebd m\u1ea5t m\u1ea1ng.”<\/i><\/p>\n
[H\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh]<\/p>\n
Ho\u00e0ng t\u1eed \u0111i ng\u1ee7 v\u1edbi t\u00e2m tr\u1ea1ng v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng \u01b0u phi\u1ec1n; nh\u01b0ng Jack \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ed9i chi\u1ebfc m\u0169 tri th\u1ee9c, chi\u1ebfc m\u0169 \u0111\u00e3 ti\u1ebft l\u1ed9 cho c\u1eadu bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi thi\u1ebfu n\u1eef b\u1ecb bu\u1ed9c ph\u1ea3i tu\u00e2n theo ma thu\u1eadt, m\u1ed7i \u0111\u00eam ph\u1ea3i v\u00e0o r\u1eebng g\u1eb7p g\u1ee1 t\u00ean ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y \u0111\u1ed9c \u00e1c.<\/p>\n
V\u00ec th\u1ebf, ch\u00e0ng m\u1eb7c v\u00e0o chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o kho\u00e1c t\u00e0ng h\u00ecnh, x\u1ecf \u0111\u00f4i gi\u00e0y th\u1ea7n t\u1ed1c, v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t t\u1ea1i n\u01a1i h\u1eb9n tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ea3 c\u00f4 g\u00e1i. Khi n\u00e0ng t\u1edbi, v\u1eeba \u0111\u01b0a chi\u1ebfc kh\u0103n tay cho l\u00e3o ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y, Jack r\u00fat thanh ki\u1ebfm s\u1eafc b\u00e9n ch\u00e9m m\u1ed9t nh\u00e1t d\u1ee9t kho\u00e1t \u2013 \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00e3o l\u0103n xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t, ph\u00e9p thu\u1eadt ngay t\u1ee9c kh\u1eafc b\u1ecb ph\u00e1 gi\u1ea3i.<\/p>\n
H\u00f4m sau, c\u00f4 g\u00e1i k\u1ebft h\u00f4n v\u1edbi Ho\u00e0ng t\u1eed, ch\u1eb3ng bao l\u00e2u sau hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f9ng v\u1ec1 tri\u1ec1u \u0111\u00ecnh Vua Arthur. T\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y, Jack \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c phong l\u00e0m Hi\u1ec7p s\u0129 B\u00e0n Tr\u00f2n \u0111\u1ec3 vinh danh l\u00f2ng d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m phi th\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ee7a ch\u00e0ng.<\/p>\n
[H\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh]<\/p>\n
Ch\u01b0a bao l\u00e2u, Jack l\u1ea1i l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm nh\u1eefng cu\u1ed9c phi\u00eau l\u01b0u m\u1edbi. \u0110\u1ebfn ng\u00e0y th\u1ee9 ba h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh, ch\u00e0ng b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t khu r\u1eebng r\u1eadm m\u00eanh m\u00f4ng. V\u1eeba m\u1edbi \u0111\u1eb7t ch\u00e2n t\u1edbi, nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng th\u00e9t g\u00e0o ai o\u00e1n vang l\u00ean kinh ho\u00e0ng. Ch\u1eb3ng m\u1ea5y ch\u1ed1c, ch\u00e0ng ch\u1ee9ng ki\u1ebfn c\u1ea3nh m\u1ed9t g\u00e3 kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 hung \u00e1c \u0111ang l\u00f4i k\u00e9o m\u1ed9t hi\u1ec7p s\u0129 tu\u1ea5n t\u00fa v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t thi\u1ebfu n\u1eef xinh \u0111\u1eb9p b\u1eb1ng ch\u00ednh m\u00e1i t\u00f3c c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. Ti\u1ebfng kh\u00f3c than v\u00e0 v\u1ebb m\u1eb7t tuy\u1ec7t v\u1ecdng c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd khi\u1ebfn tr\u00e1i tim Jack th\u1ed5n th\u1ee9c. Ch\u00e0ng l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c xu\u1ed1ng ng\u1ef1a, kho\u00e1c l\u00ean \u00e1o t\u00e0ng h\u00ecnh, r\u1ed3i b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng g\u00e3 kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3. Do kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ch\u1ea1m t\u1edbi th\u00e2n h\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ed3 s\u1ed9 c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn, Jack vung ki\u1ebfm ch\u00e9m m\u1ed9t nh\u00e1t ch\u1edbp nho\u00e1ng \u2013 hai ch\u00e2n qu\u00e1i v\u1eadt \u0111\u1ee9t l\u00eca d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u1ea7u g\u1ed1i, khi\u1ebfn h\u1eafn \u0111\u1ed5 g\u1ee5c xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t. Jack li\u1ec1n \u0111\u1eb7t ch\u00e2n l\u00ean c\u1ed5 h\u1eafn, \u0111\u00e2m m\u0169i ki\u1ebfm xuy\u00ean qua th\u00e2n th\u1ec3 g\u00e3 kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3.<\/p>\n
V\u1ecb hi\u1ec7p s\u0129 v\u00e0 c\u00f4 g\u00e1i, l\u00f2ng tr\u00e0n ng\u1eadp ni\u1ec1m vui s\u01b0\u1edbng, tha thi\u1ebft m\u1eddi Jack v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 ngh\u1ec9 ng\u01a1i sau tr\u1eadn chi\u1ebfn cam go; nh\u01b0ng Jack, khi nghe n\u00f3i g\u00e3 kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 kia c\u00f2n c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi anh trai hung \u00e1c v\u00e0 t\u00e0n b\u1ea1o g\u1ea5p b\u1ed9i, \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1ea5t quy\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu d\u1eebng ch\u00e2n cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi ti\u00eau di\u1ec7t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1ea3 t\u00ean n\u00e0y.<\/p>\n
Ch\u1eb3ng bao l\u00e2u sau, c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm ra hang \u1ed5 n\u01a1i nh\u1eefng g\u00e3 kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 tr\u00fa ng\u1ee5. M\u1ed9t g\u00e3 kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 kh\u00e1c \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t kh\u00fac g\u1ed7 l\u1edbn, b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh \u0111\u1eb7t s\u1eb5n m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y ch\u00f9y s\u1eaft to l\u1edbn v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng n\u00fat th\u1eaft ki\u00ean c\u1ed1. Nh\u1edd t\u1ea5m \u00e1o cho\u00e0ng t\u00e0ng h\u00ecnh, Jack ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n v\u00f4 h\u00ecnh trong m\u1eaft h\u1eafn. C\u1eadu l\u1eb7ng l\u1ebd ti\u1ebfp c\u1eadn, vung thanh ki\u1ebfm s\u1eafc b\u00e9n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh ch\u00e9m th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ecbch th\u1ee7; nh\u01b0ng nh\u00e1t ch\u00e9m l\u1ec7ch m\u1ee5c ti\u00eau, ch\u1ec9 ch\u00e9m \u0111\u1ee9t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c chi\u1ebfc m\u0169i c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn. G\u00e3 kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 g\u00e0o th\u00e9t \u0111i\u00ean cu\u1ed3ng v\u00ec \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn, ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn vang d\u1ed9i t\u1ef1a s\u1ea5m r\u1ec1n. H\u1eafn v\u01a1 l\u1ea5y c\u00e2y ch\u00f9y s\u1eaft v\u00e0 \u0111i\u00ean cu\u1ed3ng qu\u1eadt t\u1ee9 ph\u00eda, nh\u01b0ng v\u00ec kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y Jack, m\u1ecdi \u0111\u00f2n t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec1u tr\u01b0\u1ee3t kh\u1ecfi m\u1ee5c ti\u00eau; Jack nhanh nh\u1eb9n n\u00e9 ra ph\u00eda sau, nh\u1ea3y v\u1ecdt l\u00ean kh\u00fac g\u1ed7, \u0111\u00e2m m\u0169i ki\u1ebfm xuy\u00ean qua l\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ed1i th\u1ee7; sau v\u00e0i ti\u1ebfng r\u00ean r\u1ec9 th\u1ea3m thi\u1ebft, con qu\u00e1i v\u1eadt \u0111\u1ed5 g\u1ee5c xu\u1ed1ng, t\u1eaft th\u1edf.<\/p>\n
Sau khi h\u1ea1 g\u1ee5c hai con qu\u00e1i v\u1eadt, Jack b\u01b0\u1edbc s\u00e2u v\u00e0o hang \u0111\u1ed9ng t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm kho b\u00e1u. C\u1eadu th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng v\u1edbi chi\u1ebfc v\u1ea1c l\u1edbn \u0111ang s\u00f4i s\u00f9ng s\u1ee5c c\u00f9ng b\u00e0n ti\u1ec7c n\u01a1i l\u0169 kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 th\u01b0\u1eddng \u0103n u\u1ed1ng. \u1ede g\u00f3c hang kh\u00e1c, h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o s\u1eaft ch\u1eafn k\u00edn ch\u1ee9a \u0111\u1ea7y nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng v\u00e0 ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p b\u1ecb giam c\u1ea7m. Jack m\u1edf kh\u00f3a gi\u1ea3i tho\u00e1t t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3, r\u1ed3i chia \u0111\u1ec1u kho b\u00e1u cho h\u1ecd.<\/p>\n
Jack ch\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea7u g\u00e3 kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3, g\u1eedi n\u00f3 c\u00f9ng th\u1ee7 c\u1ea5p c\u1ee7a t\u00ean em h\u1eafn \u0111\u1ebfn Tri\u1ec1u \u0111\u00ecnh Vua Arthur; sau \u0111\u00f3 c\u1eadu tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 dinh th\u1ef1 c\u1ee7a v\u1ecb hi\u1ec7p s\u0129 v\u00e0 c\u00f4 g\u00e1i.<\/p>\n
C\u1eadu \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3n trong ni\u1ec1m h\u00e2n hoan t\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed9; v\u1ecb hi\u1ec7p s\u0129 m\u1edf \u0111\u1ea1i ti\u1ec7c \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00f4n vinh chi\u1ebfn c\u00f4ng c\u1ee7a Jack. Khi c\u00e1c th\u1ef1c kh\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00e2y qu\u1ea7n \u0111\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee7, v\u1ecb hi\u1ec7p s\u0129 trao cho Jack m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc nh\u1eabn, tr\u00ean \u0111\u00f3 kh\u1eafc h\u00ecnh g\u00e3 kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 \u0111ang l\u00f4i v\u1ecb hi\u1ec7p s\u0129 v\u00e0 c\u00f4 g\u00e1i b\u1eb1ng m\u00e1i t\u00f3c, xung quanh kh\u1eafc d\u00f2ng ch\u1eef\u2014<\/p>\n
“H\u00e3y nh\u00ecn xem, ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 r\u01a1i v\u00e0o c\u1ea3nh kh\u1ed1n c\u00f9ng,<\/i><\/p>\n
D\u01b0\u1edbi s\u1ef1 th\u1ed1ng tr\u1ecb t\u00e0n b\u1ea1o c\u1ee7a g\u00e3 kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3,<\/i><\/p>\n
Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00e3 gi\u00e0nh l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ea1ng s\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 t\u1ef1 do<\/i><\/p>\n
T\u1eeb b\u00e0n tay chi\u1ebfn th\u1eafng c\u1ee7a Jack d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Nh\u01b0ng khi h\u1ed9i vui \u0111ang l\u00ean t\u1edbi cao tr\u00e0o, m\u1ed9t s\u1ee9 gi\u1ea3 h\u1ed1t ho\u1ea3ng x\u00f4ng v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea1i s\u1ea3nh, b\u00e1o cho m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi r\u1eb1ng Thundel – m\u1ed9t g\u00e3 kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 hung d\u1eef v\u1edbi hai c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u – \u0111\u00e3 nghe tin v\u1ec1 c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft c\u1ee7a hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u00e0 con h\u1eafn, v\u00e0 \u0111ang ti\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u1ea3 th\u00f9 Jack. C\u00e1c th\u1ef1c kh\u00e1ch run l\u00ean v\u00ec khi\u1ebfp s\u1ee3; ri\u00eang Jack ch\u1ec9 r\u00fat ki\u1ebfm ra v\u00e0 tuy\u00ean b\u1ed1: “C\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1eafn t\u1edbi!”<\/i><\/p>\n
[H\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh]<\/p>\n
Dinh th\u1ef1 c\u1ee7a hi\u1ec7p s\u0129 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bao quanh b\u1edfi con h\u00e0o v\u1edbi c\u00e2y c\u1ea7u k\u00e9o \u0111\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ea1o. Jack ra l\u1ec7nh c\u1eaft \u0111\u1ee9t c\u1ea7u t\u1eeb hai ph\u00eda, ch\u1ec9 ch\u1eeba l\u1ea1i \u0111o\u1ea1n gi\u1eefa, r\u1ed3i kho\u00e1c l\u00ean m\u00ecnh chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o cho\u00e0ng t\u00e0ng h\u00ecnh, anh ti\u1ebfn ra ngh\u00eanh \u0111\u00f3n g\u00e3 kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3. Khi h\u1eafn ti\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ebfn, d\u00f9 ch\u1eb3ng nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y Jack \u0111\u00e2u, nh\u01b0ng b\u1ea3n n\u0103ng m\u00e1ch b\u1ea3o v\u1ec1 s\u1ef1 hi\u1ec7n di\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a ai \u0111\u00f3 khi h\u1eafn th\u00e9t l\u00ean:<\/p>\n
“Fa, fe, fi, fo, fum,<\/i><\/p>\n
Ta ng\u1eedi th\u1ea5y m\u00f9i m\u00e1u c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi Anh<\/i><\/p>\n
D\u00f9 h\u1eafn c\u00f2n s\u1ed1ng, hay \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft,<\/i><\/p>\n
Ta s\u1ebd nghi\u1ec1n x\u01b0\u01a1ng h\u1eafn \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m b\u00e1nh m\u00ec.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“\u00d4ng n\u00f3i v\u1eady sao, b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i,”<\/i> Jack k\u00eau l\u00ean. “\u00d4ng \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t t\u00ean xay b\u1ed9t gh\u00ea g\u1edbm!”<\/i><\/p>\n
“A!”<\/i> g\u00e3 kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 k\u00eau l\u00ean; “ng\u01b0\u01a1i ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 t\u00ean kh\u1ed1n \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1ebft ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u00e0 con c\u1ee7a ta! Ta s\u1ebd x\u00e9 x\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i b\u1eb1ng r\u0103ng, v\u00e0 nghi\u1ec1n x\u01b0\u01a1ng ng\u01b0\u01a1i th\u00e0nh b\u1ed9t!”<\/i><\/p>\n
[H\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh]<\/p>\n
“\u00d4ng ph\u1ea3i b\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u00f4i tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e3!”<\/i> Jack n\u00f3i. R\u1ed3i c\u1eadu c\u1edfi \u00e1o kho\u00e1c v\u00e0 \u0111i \u0111\u00f4i gi\u00e0y nhanh nh\u1eb9n, v\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u ch\u1ea1y, g\u00e3 kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 \u0111u\u1ed5i theo c\u1eadu nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e0i bi\u1ebft \u0111i. Jack d\u1eabn h\u1eafn ch\u1ea1y v\u00f2ng quanh ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0, r\u1ed3i c\u1eadu ch\u1ea1y qua c\u1ea7u k\u00e9o, trong khi g\u00e3 kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 lao theo c\u1eadu v\u1edbi c\u00e2y ch\u00f9y c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn. Nh\u01b0ng khi h\u1eafn \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u1eefa c\u1ea7u, n\u01a1i \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb c\u1eaft \u1edf c\u1ea3 hai b\u00ean, s\u1ee9c n\u1eb7ng kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m g\u00e3y c\u1ea7u, v\u00e0 h\u1eafn ng\u00e3 nh\u00e0o xu\u1ed1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc.<\/p>\n
Jack li\u1ec1n l\u1ea5y d\u00e2y th\u1eebng xe b\u00f2 qu\u00e0ng qua hai c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn, r\u1ed3i nh\u1edd s\u1ee9c k\u00e9o c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t b\u1ea7y ng\u1ef1a, l\u00f4i h\u1eafn ra m\u00e9p h\u00e0o n\u01b0\u1edbc, n\u01a1i c\u1eadu ch\u00e9m \u0111\u1ee9t \u0111\u1ea7u h\u1eafn.<\/p>\n
M\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa, Jack l\u1ea1i l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm nh\u1eefng cu\u1ed9c phi\u00eau l\u01b0u m\u1edbi. C\u1eadu \u0111i qua bao c\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ed3ng v\u00e0 thung l\u0169ng m\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng g\u1eb7p chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec, cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi c\u1eadu t\u1edbi ch\u00e2n m\u1ed9t ng\u1ecdn n\u00fai cao. \u1ede \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u0103n nh\u00e0 nh\u1ecf \u0111\u01a1n \u0111\u1ed9c; khi c\u1eadu g\u00f5 c\u1eeda, m\u1ed9t c\u1ee5 gi\u00e0 v\u1edbi ch\u00f2m r\u00e2u tr\u1eafng nh\u01b0 tuy\u1ebft b\u01b0\u1edbc ra. \u00d4ng l\u00e3o l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u1ea9n s\u0129 nh\u00e2n h\u1eadu, sau khi cho Jack \u0103n u\u1ed1ng th\u1ecfa thu\u00ea, \u00f4ng b\u00e8n n\u00f3i:<\/p>\n
[H\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh]<\/p>\n
“Con trai, ta bi\u1ebft ch\u00ednh con l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ea1 g\u1ee5c nh\u1eefng g\u00e3 kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 l\u1eebng danh. Tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ec9nh n\u00fai n\u00e0y c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t t\u00f2a l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e0i b\u1ecb ph\u00f9 ph\u00e9p, do g\u00e3 kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 Galligantes tr\u1ea5n gi\u1eef – h\u1eafn nh\u1edd s\u1ef1 tr\u1ee3 gi\u00fap c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t t\u00ean ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eaft gi\u1eef v\u00f4 s\u1ed1 hi\u1ec7p s\u0129 v\u00e0 bi\u1ebfn h\u1ecd th\u00e0nh mu\u00f4ng th\u00fa. Ta \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t \u0111au l\u00f2ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc s\u1ed1 ph\u1eadn c\u1ee7a c\u00f4ng ch\u00faa nh\u00e0 c\u00f4ng t\u01b0\u1edbc, n\u00e0ng \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb h\u00f3a th\u00e0nh con h\u01b0\u01a1u tr\u1eafng. Bao hi\u1ec7p s\u0129 \u0111\u00e3 g\u1eafng s\u1ee9c gi\u1ea3i l\u1eddi nguy\u1ec1n nh\u01b0ng ch\u01b0a ai th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng, b\u1edfi hai con griffin l\u1eeda canh gi\u1eef c\u1ed5ng th\u00e0nh. Nh\u01b0ng v\u1edbi chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o t\u00e0ng h\u00ecnh c\u1ee7a con, con c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua ch\u00fang m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n. Ngay tr\u00ean c\u1ed5ng l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e0i, con s\u1ebd t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y ph\u01b0\u01a1ng th\u1ee9c gi\u1ea3i tr\u1eeb b\u00f9a ch\u00fa \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u1eafc s\u1eb5n \u1edf \u0111\u00f3.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Jack h\u1ee9a r\u1eb1ng s\u00e1ng h\u00f4m sau c\u1eadu s\u1ebd li\u1ec1u m\u1ea1ng \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng ph\u00e1 b\u1ecf b\u00f9a ch\u00fa; v\u00e0, sau m\u1ed9t gi\u1ea5c ng\u1ee7 ngon, c\u1eadu d\u1eady s\u1edbm v\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u n\u1ed7 l\u1ef1c c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh.<\/p>\n
C\u1eadu \u0111i qua nh\u1eefng con chim griffin l\u1eeda m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i nguy hi\u1ec3m; v\u00ec ch\u00fang kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y c\u1eadu, nh\u1edd chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o kho\u00e1c t\u00e0ng h\u00ecnh c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu.<\/p>\n
Tr\u00ean c\u1ed5ng l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e0i, c\u1eadu t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc k\u00e8n v\u00e0ng \u0111ang treo, b\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi c\u00f3 kh\u1eafc nh\u1eefng d\u00f2ng ch\u1eef n\u00e0y–<\/p>\n
“Ai c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u1ed5i chi\u1ebfc k\u00e8n n\u00e0y,<\/i><\/p>\n
S\u1ebd khi\u1ebfn g\u00e3 kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 b\u1ecb \u0111\u00e1nh b\u1ea1i.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Jack n\u1eafm l\u1ea5y chi\u1ebfc k\u00e8n v\u00e0ng v\u00e0 th\u1ed5i m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng th\u1eadt l\u1edbn, khi\u1ebfn c\u00e1nh c\u1ed5ng b\u1eadt m\u1edf v\u00e0 l\u00e0m rung chuy\u1ec3n l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e0i \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eadn n\u1ec1n m\u00f3ng. G\u00e3 kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 v\u00e0 t\u00ean ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y, bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng k\u1ebft c\u1ee5c c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 g\u1ea7n k\u1ec1, \u0111\u1ee9ng c\u1eafn ng\u00f3n tay c\u00e1i v\u00e0 run r\u1ea9y v\u00ec s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i. Jack, v\u1edbi thanh ki\u1ebfm ph\u00e9p thu\u1eadt c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, nhanh ch\u00f3ng gi\u1ebft ch\u1ebft g\u00e3 kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3, v\u00e0 t\u00ean ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y b\u1ecb m\u1ed9t c\u01a1n l\u1ed1c cu\u1ed1n \u0111i. L\u00e2u \u0111\u00e0i tan bi\u1ebfn nh\u01b0 kh\u00f3i, v\u00e0 con g\u00e1i c\u00f4ng t\u01b0\u1edbc c\u00f9ng t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c hi\u1ec7p s\u0129 v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng c\u00f4 g\u00e1i xinh \u0111\u1eb9p \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb bi\u1ebfn th\u00e0nh chim v\u00e0 th\u00fa v\u1eadt \u0111\u1ec1u tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i h\u00ecnh d\u1ea1ng ban \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd.<\/p>\n
Ti\u1ebfng t\u0103m c\u1ee7a Jack vang kh\u1eafp c\u1ea3 n\u01b0\u1edbc, v\u00e0 Nh\u00e0 Vua \u0111\u00e3 ban cho c\u1eadu m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1n trang l\u1edbn \u0111\u1ec3 th\u01b0\u1edfng cho t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m v\u00e0 hi\u1ec7p ngh\u0129a c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu. V\u00e0 Jack k\u1ebft h\u00f4n v\u1edbi con g\u00e1i c\u00f4ng t\u01b0\u1edbc, s\u1ed1ng trong ni\u1ec1m vui v\u00e0 h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac su\u1ed1t qu\u00e3ng \u0111\u1eddi c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i.<\/p>\n
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