{"id":30,"date":"2026-01-24T07:47:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T07:47:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/nhung-cuoc-phieu-luu-cua-tom-sawyer\/?post_type=chapter&p=30"},"modified":"2026-01-24T07:55:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T07:55:23","slug":"chuong-iv","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/nhung-cuoc-phieu-luu-cua-tom-sawyer\/chapter\/chuong-iv\/","title":{"raw":"CH\u01af\u01a0NG IV. Nh\u1eefng M\u00e0n Nh\u00e0o L\u1ed9n Tinh Th\u1ea7n-\u0110i Nh\u00e0 Th\u1edd Ch\u00faa Nh\u1eadt-V\u1ecb Gi\u00e1m S\u00e1t-\u201cT\u1ef1 Ph\u00f4 Tr\u01b0\u01a1ng\u201d-Tom \u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c T\u00f4n Vinh","rendered":"CH\u01af\u01a0NG IV. Nh\u1eefng M\u00e0n Nh\u00e0o L\u1ed9n Tinh Th\u1ea7n-\u0110i Nh\u00e0 Th\u1edd Ch\u00faa Nh\u1eadt-V\u1ecb Gi\u00e1m S\u00e1t-\u201cT\u1ef1 Ph\u00f4 Tr\u01b0\u01a1ng\u201d-Tom \u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c T\u00f4n Vinh"},"content":{"raw":"M\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi m\u1ecdc l\u00ean tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi y\u00ean t\u0129nh, chi\u1ebfu r\u1ecdi ng\u00f4i l\u00e0ng thanh b\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi ch\u00fac ph\u00fac. B\u1eefa s\u00e1ng k\u1ebft th\u00fac, d\u00ec Polly b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u bu\u1ed5i l\u1ec5 gia \u0111\u00ecnh: kh\u1edfi \u0111\u1ea7u b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi c\u1ea7u nguy\u1ec7n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng v\u1eefng ch\u1eafc t\u1eeb nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u tr\u00edch d\u1eabn Kinh Th\u00e1nh, g\u1eafn k\u1ebft b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t l\u1edbp v\u1eefa m\u1ecfng c\u1ee7a s\u1ef1 s\u00e1ng t\u1ea1o ri\u00eang; v\u00e0 t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ec9nh cao n\u00e0y, d\u00ec \u0111\u1ecdc m\u1ed9t ch\u01b0\u01a1ng lu\u1eadt M\u00f4-s\u00ea nghi\u00eam kh\u1eafc, nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 t\u1eeb n\u00fai Sinai.\r\n\r\nR\u1ed3i Tom, c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i l\u00e0, th\u1eaft l\u01b0ng bu\u1ed9c b\u1ee5ng, b\u1eaft tay v\u00e0o vi\u1ec7c \"h\u1ecdc thu\u1ed9c l\u00f2ng\"<\/i>. Sid \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ecdc thu\u1ed9c ph\u1ea7n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh t\u1eeb m\u1ea5y ng\u00e0y tr\u01b0\u1edbc. Tom d\u1ed3n h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c l\u1ef1c \u0111\u1ec3 ghi nh\u1edb n\u0103m c\u00e2u, v\u00e0 c\u1eadu ch\u1ecdn m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n c\u1ee7a B\u00e0i Gi\u1ea3ng Tr\u00ean N\u00fai, v\u00ec c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111o\u1ea1n n\u00e0o ng\u1eafn h\u01a1n. Sau n\u1eeda gi\u1edd, Tom c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u00fd ni\u1ec7m m\u01a1 h\u1ed3 v\u1ec1 b\u00e0i h\u1ecdc c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, nh\u01b0ng ch\u1ec9 v\u1eady th\u00f4i, v\u00ec t\u00e2m tr\u00ed c\u1eadu \u0111ang lang thang kh\u1eafp m\u1ecdi l\u0129nh v\u1ef1c suy ngh\u0129 c\u1ee7a con ng\u01b0\u1eddi, c\u00f2n tay th\u00ec b\u1eadn r\u1ed9n v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng tr\u00f2 ti\u00eau khi\u1ec3n g\u00e2y ph\u00e2n t\u00e2m. Mary c\u1ea7m l\u1ea5y quy\u1ec3n s\u00e1ch c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu \u0111\u1ec3 nghe c\u1eadu \u0111\u1ecdc thu\u1ed9c, v\u00e0 c\u1eadu c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111i xuy\u00ean qua m\u00e0n s\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u00f9:\r\n\r\n\"Ph\u00fac cho nh\u1eefng ai-a-a-\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Ngh\u00e8o kh\u00f3\"<\/i>-\r\n\r\n\"\u0110\u00fang-ngh\u00e8o kh\u00f3; ph\u00fac cho nh\u1eefng ai ngh\u00e8o kh\u00f3-a-a-\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Trong t\u00e2m h\u1ed3n\"<\/i>-\r\n\r\n\"Trong t\u00e2m h\u1ed3n; ph\u00fac cho nh\u1eefng ai ngh\u00e8o kh\u00f3 trong t\u00e2m h\u1ed3n, v\u00ec h\u1ecd-h\u1ecd-\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"L\u00e0 c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd\"<\/i>-\r\n\r\n\"V\u00ec l\u00e0 c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. Ph\u00fac cho nh\u1eefng ai ngh\u00e8o kh\u00f3 trong t\u00e2m h\u1ed3n, v\u00ec n\u01b0\u1edbc thi\u00ean \u0111\u00e0ng l\u00e0 c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. Ph\u00fac cho nh\u1eefng ai than kh\u00f3c, v\u00ec h\u1ecd-h\u1ecd-\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Su\u1ef5t\"<\/i>-\r\n\r\n\"V\u00ec h\u1ecd-a-\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"S, H, A-\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"V\u00ec h\u1ecd S, H-\u00d4i, em kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft l\u00e0 g\u00ec n\u1eefa!\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"S\u1ebd!\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"\u00d4i, s\u1ebd! v\u00ec h\u1ecd s\u1ebd-v\u00ec h\u1ecd s\u1ebd-a-a-s\u1ebd than kh\u00f3c-a-a-ph\u00fac cho nh\u1eefng ai s\u1ebd-nh\u1eefng ai s\u1ebd-a-nh\u1eefng ai s\u1ebd than kh\u00f3c, v\u00ec h\u1ecd s\u1ebd-a-s\u1ebd l\u00e0m g\u00ec? Sao ch\u1ecb Mary kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i cho em bi\u1ebft?-Sao ch\u1ecb Mary l\u1ea1i x\u1ea5u t\u00ednh th\u1ebf?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"\u00d4i Tom, c\u1eadu b\u00e9 ng\u1ed1c ngh\u1ebfch t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p, t\u1edb kh\u00f4ng tr\u00eau c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e2u. T\u1edb s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m v\u1eady. C\u1eadu ph\u1ea3i \u0111i h\u1ecdc l\u1ea1i \u0111i. \u0110\u1eebng n\u1ea3n l\u00f2ng nh\u00e9 Tom, c\u1eadu s\u1ebd l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00f4i-v\u00e0 n\u1ebfu c\u1eadu l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, t\u1edb s\u1ebd cho c\u1eadu m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 th\u1eadt hay. N\u00e0o, ngoan n\u00e0o.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"\u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i! L\u00e0 g\u00ec v\u1eady Mary, n\u00f3i cho t\u1edb bi\u1ebft \u0111i.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"\u0110\u1eebng b\u1eadn t\u00e2m, Tom. C\u1eadu bi\u1ebft n\u1ebfu t\u1edb n\u00f3i n\u00f3 hay th\u00ec n\u00f3 s\u1ebd hay.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"C\u1eadu n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang l\u1eafm, Mary. \u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i, t\u1edb s\u1ebd th\u1eed l\u1ea1i.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nV\u00e0 c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 \"th\u1eed l\u1ea1i\"<\/i>-d\u01b0\u1edbi \u00e1p l\u1ef1c k\u00e9p c\u1ee7a s\u1ef1 t\u00f2 m\u00f2 v\u00e0 ph\u1ea7n th\u01b0\u1edfng s\u1eafp c\u00f3, c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 v\u1edbi s\u1ef1 nhi\u1ec7t t\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ea1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng r\u1ef1c r\u1ee1. Mary t\u1eb7ng c\u1eadu m\u1ed9t con dao \"Barlow\"<\/i> ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n m\u1edbi, tr\u1ecb gi\u00e1 m\u01b0\u1eddi hai xu r\u01b0\u1ee1i; v\u00e0 c\u01a1n ch\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ed9ng vui s\u01b0\u1edbng lan t\u1ecfa kh\u1eafp c\u01a1 th\u1ec3 khi\u1ebfn c\u1eadu rung chuy\u1ec3n t\u1eadn t\u00e2m can. \u0110\u00fang l\u00e0 con dao kh\u00f4ng c\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u00ec, nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con dao Barlow \"x\u1ecbn\"<\/i>, v\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 th\u1eadt l\u00e0 tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c-m\u1eb7c d\u00f9 kh\u00f4ng ai bi\u1ebft c\u00e1c c\u1eadu b\u00e9 mi\u1ec1n T\u00e2y l\u1ea5y \u0111\u00e2u ra \u00fd t\u01b0\u1edfng r\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t v\u0169 kh\u00ed nh\u01b0 v\u1eady c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u1ecb l\u00e0m gi\u1ea3 m\u00e0 v\u1eabn gi\u1eef nguy\u00ean gi\u00e1 tr\u1ecb, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t b\u00ed \u1ea9n l\u1edbn v\u00e0 c\u00f3 l\u1ebd s\u1ebd m\u00e3i l\u00e0 nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. Tom \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00e9o l\u00e9o l\u00e0m x\u01b0\u1edbc t\u1ee7 b\u1eb1ng con dao \u0111\u00f3, v\u00e0 \u0111ang \u0111\u1ecbnh b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1edbi t\u1ee7 qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o, th\u00ec c\u1eadu b\u1ecb g\u1ecdi \u0111i thay \u0111\u1ed3 \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111i nh\u00e0 th\u1edd Ch\u00faa nh\u1eadt.\r\n\r\nMary \u0111\u01b0a cho c\u1eadu m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i ch\u1eadu thi\u1ebfc \u0111\u1ef1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u1ee5c x\u00e0 ph\u00f2ng, r\u1ed3i c\u1eadu \u0111i ra ngo\u00e0i c\u1eeda, \u0111\u1eb7t ch\u1eadu l\u00ean m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc gh\u1ebf nh\u1ecf; sau \u0111\u00f3 c\u1eadu nh\u00fang x\u00e0 ph\u00f2ng v\u00e0o n\u01b0\u1edbc r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1eb7t n\u00f3 xu\u1ed1ng, x\u1eafn tay \u00e1o l\u00ean, nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ed5 n\u01b0\u1edbc ra \u0111\u1ea5t, r\u1ed3i quay v\u00e0o b\u1ebfp v\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u lau m\u1eb7t c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn b\u1eb1ng chi\u1ebfc kh\u0103n treo sau c\u1eeda. Nh\u01b0ng Mary gi\u1eadt l\u1ea5y chi\u1ebfc kh\u0103n v\u00e0 n\u00f3i:\r\n\r\n\"Gi\u1edd th\u00ec Tom c\u00f3 th\u1ea5y x\u1ea5u h\u1ed5 kh\u00f4ng. C\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u01b0 h\u1ecfng nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. N\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2u c\u00f3 l\u00e0m h\u1ea1i c\u1eadu.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nTom h\u01a1i b\u1ed1i r\u1ed1i. C\u00e1i ch\u1eadu \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ed5 \u0111\u1ea7y n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa, v\u00e0 l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y c\u1eadu \u0111\u1ee9ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc n\u00f3 m\u1ed9t l\u00fac, l\u1ea5y h\u1ebft can \u0111\u1ea3m, h\u00edt m\u1ed9t h\u01a1i th\u1eadt s\u00e2u r\u1ed3i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u r\u1eeda m\u1eb7t. Khi c\u1eadu b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o b\u1ebfp ngay sau \u0111\u00f3, hai m\u1eaft nh\u1eafm nghi\u1ec1n, tay m\u00f2 m\u1eabm t\u00ecm chi\u1ebfc kh\u0103n, tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t c\u1eadu l\u1ea5m t\u1ea5m nh\u1eefng gi\u1ecdt n\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0 b\u1ecdt x\u00e0 ph\u00f2ng, b\u1eb1ng ch\u1ee9ng cho n\u1ed7 l\u1ef1c \u0111\u00e1ng khen c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu. Nh\u01b0ng khi c\u1eadu lau kh\u00f4 b\u1eb1ng kh\u0103n, c\u1eadu v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a s\u1ea1ch ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n, v\u00ec v\u00f9ng da s\u1ea1ch ch\u1ec9 k\u00e9o d\u00e0i t\u1eeb d\u01b0\u1edbi c\u1eb1m \u0111\u1ebfn hai b\u00ean m\u00e1, gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc m\u1eb7t n\u1ea1; b\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi v\u00e0 ph\u00eda sau \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng vi\u1ec1n n\u00e0y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t v\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ea5t t\u1ed1i m\u00e0u ch\u01b0a \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u01b0\u1edbc th\u1ea5m v\u00e0o, lan r\u1ed9ng xu\u1ed1ng ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0 qu\u1ea5n quanh c\u1ed5 c\u1eadu. Mary ph\u1ea3i ra tay x\u1eed l\u00fd c\u1eadu, v\u00e0 khi c\u00f4 l\u00e0m xong, c\u1eadu tr\u00f4ng gi\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi anh em, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n ph\u00e2n bi\u1ec7t m\u00e0u da, m\u00e1i t\u00f3c \u01b0\u1edbt s\u0169ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ea3i g\u1ecdn g\u00e0ng, nh\u1eefng l\u1ecdn t\u00f3c xo\u0103n ng\u1eafn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ea1o ki\u1ec3u tinh t\u1ebf v\u00e0 c\u00e2n \u0111\u1ed1i.\r\n\r\n[C\u1eadu b\u00ed m\u1eadt vu\u1ed1t ph\u1eb3ng nh\u1eefng l\u1ecdn t\u00f3c xo\u0103n, v\u1edbi nhi\u1ec1u c\u00f4ng s\u1ee9c v\u00e0 kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n, r\u1ed3i \u00e9p t\u00f3c s\u00e1t v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea7u; v\u00ec c\u1eadu cho r\u1eb1ng t\u00f3c xo\u0103n l\u00e0 bi\u1ec3u hi\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a s\u1ef1 y\u1ebfu \u0111u\u1ed1i, v\u00e0 m\u00e1i t\u00f3c \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 khi\u1ebfn cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu th\u00eam ph\u1ea7n cay \u0111\u1eafng.]\r\n\r\nSau \u0111\u00f3, Mary l\u1ea5y ra m\u1ed9t b\u1ed9 qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1eb7c v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y Ch\u1ee7 nh\u1eadt trong su\u1ed1t hai n\u0103m-ch\u00fang \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1ecdi \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n l\u00e0 \"b\u1ed9 qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o kh\u00e1c\"<\/i>-v\u00e0 qua \u0111\u00f3, ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c quy m\u00f4 t\u1ee7 qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu. C\u00f4 g\u00e1i \"ch\u1ec9nh \u0111\u1ed1n\"<\/i> c\u1eadu sau khi c\u1eadu t\u1ef1 m\u1eb7c qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o xong; c\u00f4 c\u00e0i chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o kho\u00e1c tr\u00f2n ch\u1ec9nh t\u1ec1 c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu l\u00ean \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eadn c\u1eb1m, g\u1eadp c\u1ed5 \u00e1o s\u01a1 mi r\u1ed9ng th\u00f9ng th\u00ecnh xu\u1ed1ng vai, ph\u1ee7i s\u1ea1ch b\u1ee5i b\u1ea9n cho c\u1eadu, r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ed9i l\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1eadu chi\u1ebfc m\u0169 r\u01a1m l\u1ed1m \u0111\u1ed1m. L\u00fac n\u00e0y, c\u1eadu tr\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ea3i thi\u1ec7n \u0111\u00e1ng k\u1ec3 v\u00e0 c\u0169ng r\u1ea5t kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu. C\u1eadu kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u00fang nh\u01b0 v\u1ebb ngo\u00e0i c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, v\u00ec s\u1ef1 g\u00f2 b\u00f3 c\u1ee7a b\u1ed9 qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o ch\u1ec9nh t\u1ec1 v\u00e0 s\u1ea1ch s\u1ebd khi\u1ebfn c\u1eadu c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y b\u1ee9c b\u1ed1i. C\u1eadu hy v\u1ecdng Mary s\u1ebd qu\u00ean \u0111\u00f4i gi\u00e0y c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, nh\u01b0ng hy v\u1ecdng \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 tan v\u1ee1; c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 b\u00f4i m\u1ee1 c\u1eebu l\u00ean ch\u00fang m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch k\u1ef9 l\u01b0\u1ee1ng, theo \u0111\u00fang th\u00f3i quen, r\u1ed3i mang ch\u00fang ra. C\u1eadu m\u1ea5t b\u00ecnh t\u0129nh v\u00e0 n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng c\u1eadu lu\u00f4n b\u1ecb b\u1eaft l\u00e0m nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n. Nh\u01b0ng Mary thuy\u1ebft ph\u1ee5c:\r\n\r\n\"L\u00e0m \u01a1n \u0111i, Tom-ngoan n\u00e0o.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nTh\u1ebf l\u00e0 c\u1eadu x\u1ecf gi\u00e0y v\u00e0o, mi\u1ec7ng l\u1ea9m b\u1ea9m c\u1eb1n nh\u1eb1n. Mary nhanh ch\u00f3ng s\u1eeda so\u1ea1n xong xu\u00f4i, v\u00e0 ba \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb c\u00f9ng nhau l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ebfn tr\u01b0\u1eddng Ch\u1ee7 nh\u1eadt-m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i m\u00e0 Tom v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng c\u0103m gh\u00e9t; nh\u01b0ng Sid v\u00e0 Mary l\u1ea1i r\u1ea5t th\u00edch n\u01a1i \u0111\u00f3.\r\n\r\nGi\u1edd h\u1ecdc tr\u01b0\u1eddng Ch\u1ee7 nh\u1eadt k\u00e9o d\u00e0i t\u1eeb ch\u00edn gi\u1edd \u0111\u1ebfn m\u01b0\u1eddi gi\u1edd r\u01b0\u1ee1i; sau \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 bu\u1ed5i l\u1ec5 nh\u00e0 th\u1edd. Hai trong s\u1ed1 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb lu\u00f4n t\u1ef1 nguy\u1ec7n \u1edf l\u1ea1i nghe b\u00e0i gi\u1ea3ng, v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9a c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i c\u0169ng lu\u00f4n \u1edf l\u1ea1i-v\u00ec nh\u1eefng l\u00fd do c\u00f2n m\u1ea1nh m\u1ebd h\u01a1n th\u1ebf. Nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc gh\u1ebf d\u00e0i cao, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec7m c\u1ee7a nh\u00e0 th\u1edd c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1ee9a \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kho\u1ea3ng ba tr\u0103m ng\u01b0\u1eddi; t\u00f2a nh\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00f4ng tr\u00ecnh nh\u1ecf b\u00e9, \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n, v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i h\u1ed9p b\u1eb1ng g\u1ed7 th\u00f4ng \u0111\u1eb7t tr\u00ean n\u00f3c l\u00e0m th\u00e1p chu\u00f4ng. \u1ede c\u1eeda, Tom l\u00f9i l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n c\u00f9ng trang l\u1ee9a \u0111ang \u0103n m\u1eb7c ch\u1ec9nh t\u1ec1 cho ng\u00e0y Ch\u1ee7 nh\u1eadt:\r\n\r\n\"N\u00e0y Billy, c\u1eadu c\u00f3 v\u00e9 m\u00e0u v\u00e0ng kh\u00f4ng?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"C\u00f3.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"\u0110\u1ed5i cho t\u1edb c\u00e1i \u0111\u00f3 v\u1edbi gi\u00e1 bao nhi\u00eau?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"C\u1eadu \u0111\u01b0a g\u00ec n\u00e0o?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"M\u1ed9t mi\u1ebfng k\u1eb9o cam th\u1ea3o v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i l\u01b0\u1ee1i c\u00e2u.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"\u0110\u01b0a xem n\u00e0o.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nTom \u0111\u01b0a \u0111\u1ed3 ra. Nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eadn, v\u00e0 m\u00f3n \u0111\u1ed3 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ed5i ch\u1ee7. Sau \u0111\u00f3, Tom \u0111\u1ed5i hai vi\u00ean bi tr\u1eafng l\u1ea5y ba v\u00e9 m\u00e0u \u0111\u1ecf, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i th\u1ee9 l\u1eb7t v\u1eb7t kh\u00e1c l\u1ea5y hai v\u00e9 m\u00e0u xanh. C\u1eadu ch\u1eb7n nh\u1eefng c\u1eadu b\u00e9 kh\u00e1c khi h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ebfn, v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c mua v\u00e9 \u0111\u1ee7 m\u00e0u trong m\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ebfn m\u01b0\u1eddi l\u0103m ph\u00fat n\u1eefa. Gi\u1edd th\u00ec c\u1eadu b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o nh\u00e0 th\u1edd c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e1m \u0111\u00f4ng nam n\u1eef s\u1ea1ch s\u1ebd v\u00e0 \u1ed3n \u00e0o, \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 ng\u1ed3i c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u c\u00e3i nhau v\u1edbi c\u1eadu b\u00e9 \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean c\u1eadu v\u1edbi t\u1edbi. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi gi\u00e1o vi\u00ean, m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng nghi\u00eam ngh\u1ecb, l\u1edbn tu\u1ed5i, \u0111\u00e3 can thi\u1ec7p; r\u1ed3i \u00f4ng quay l\u01b0ng \u0111i m\u1ed9t l\u00e1t, v\u00e0 Tom gi\u1eadt t\u00f3c m\u1ed9t c\u1eadu b\u00e9 \u1edf b\u0103ng gh\u1ebf b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh, khi c\u1eadu b\u00e9 \u1ea5y \u0111ang m\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ecdc s\u00e1ch th\u00ec c\u1eadu quay l\u1ea1i; sau \u0111\u00f3 c\u1eadu ch\u00e2m m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i kim v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t c\u1eadu b\u00e9 kh\u00e1c \u0111\u1ec3 nghe c\u1eadu ta k\u00eau \"Ui!\"<\/i>, v\u00e0 nh\u1eadn th\u00eam m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi qu\u1edf tr\u00e1ch t\u1eeb gi\u00e1o vi\u00ean.\r\n\r\nC\u1ea3 l\u1edbp c\u1ee7a Tom \u0111\u1ec1u gi\u1ed1ng nhau-b\u1ed3n ch\u1ed3n, \u1ed3n \u00e0o v\u00e0 hay g\u00e2y r\u1eafc r\u1ed1i. Khi \u0111\u1ebfn l\u01b0\u1ee3t \u0111\u1ecdc thu\u1ed9c b\u00e0i h\u1ecdc, kh\u00f4ng ai trong s\u1ed1 h\u1ecd thu\u1ed9c l\u00f2ng h\u1ebft c\u00e1c c\u00e2u, m\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eafc nh\u1edf li\u00ean t\u1ee5c. Tuy nhi\u00ean, h\u1ecd c\u0169ng c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng ho\u00e0n th\u00e0nh, v\u00e0 m\u1ed7i ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u1ea7n th\u01b0\u1edfng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh-nh\u1eefng t\u1ea5m v\u00e9 m\u00e0u xanh nh\u1ecf, m\u1ed7i t\u1ea5m c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u0111o\u1ea1n Kinh Th\u00e1nh tr\u00ean \u0111\u00f3; m\u1ed7i v\u00e9 m\u00e0u xanh l\u00e0 ph\u1ea7n th\u01b0\u1edfng cho hai c\u00e2u thu\u1ed9c l\u00f2ng. M\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e9 xanh t\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t v\u00e9 \u0111\u1ecf, v\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ed5i l\u1ea5y n\u00f3; m\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e9 \u0111\u1ecf t\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t v\u00e9 v\u00e0ng; v\u1edbi m\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e9 v\u00e0ng, ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u1ea3n l\u00fd s\u1ebd trao m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed1n Kinh Th\u00e1nh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00f3ng b\u00eca r\u1ea5t \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n (tr\u1ecb gi\u00e1 b\u1ed1n m\u01b0\u01a1i xu v\u00e0o th\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3)<\/i> cho h\u1ecdc sinh.\r\n\r\nC\u00f3 bao nhi\u00eau \u0111\u1ed9c gi\u1ea3 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee7 s\u1ef1 ch\u0103m ch\u1ec9 v\u00e0 ki\u00ean tr\u00ec \u0111\u1ec3 ghi nh\u1edb hai ngh\u00ecn c\u00e2u, ngay c\u1ea3 khi \u0111\u1ed5i l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed1n Kinh Th\u00e1nh Dor\u00e9? \u1ea4y v\u1eady m\u00e0 Mary \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c hai cu\u1ed1n Kinh Th\u00e1nh theo c\u00e1ch n\u00e0y-\u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u00f4ng s\u1ee9c ki\u00ean nh\u1eabn c\u1ee7a hai n\u0103m-v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u1eadu b\u00e9 g\u1ed1c \u0110\u1ee9c \u0111\u00e3 gi\u00e0nh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ed1n ho\u1eb7c n\u0103m cu\u1ed1n. C\u1eadu ta t\u1eebng \u0111\u1ecdc thu\u1ed9c ba ngh\u00ecn c\u00e2u m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i; nh\u01b0ng \u00e1p l\u1ef1c l\u00ean kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng tr\u00ed tu\u1ec7 c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu ta qu\u00e1 l\u1edbn, v\u00e0 t\u1eeb \u0111\u00f3 v\u1ec1 sau c\u1eadu ta g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 b\u1ecb thi\u1ec3u n\u0103ng-m\u1ed9t tai h\u1ecda kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp cho tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ecdc, v\u00ec trong nh\u1eefng d\u1ecbp quan tr\u1ecdng, tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t kh\u00e1ch, ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u1ea3n l\u00fd (nh\u01b0 Tom di\u1ec5n t\u1ea3)<\/i> lu\u00f4n b\u1eaft c\u1eadu b\u00e9 n\u00e0y ra v\u00e0 \"th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec7n b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n\"<\/i>.\r\n\r\nCh\u1ec9 nh\u1eefng h\u1ecdc sinh l\u1edbn tu\u1ed5i m\u1edbi xoay s\u1edf \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1eef v\u00e9 v\u00e0 ki\u00ean tr\u00ec v\u1edbi c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c t\u1ebb nh\u1ea1t n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ee7 l\u00e2u \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed1n Kinh Th\u00e1nh, v\u00e0 v\u00ec v\u1eady vi\u1ec7c trao m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng gi\u1ea3i th\u01b0\u1edfng n\u00e0y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 ki\u1ec7n hi\u1ebfm hoi v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1ng ch\u00fa \u00fd; h\u1ecdc sinh th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng tr\u1edf n\u00ean v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i v\u00e0 n\u1ed5i b\u1eadt trong ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c tr\u00e1i tim c\u1ee7a m\u1ecdi h\u1ecdc sinh \u0111\u1ec1u b\u00f9ng ch\u00e1y v\u1edbi tham v\u1ecdng m\u1edbi, th\u01b0\u1eddng k\u00e9o d\u00e0i v\u00e0i tu\u1ea7n. C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 d\u1ea1 d\u00e0y tr\u00ed tu\u1ec7 c\u1ee7a Tom ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 \u0111\u00f3i kh\u00e1t m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng gi\u1ea3i th\u01b0\u1edfng \u0111\u00f3, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ph\u1ee7 nh\u1eadn to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 con ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 khao kh\u00e1t trong nhi\u1ec1u ng\u00e0y v\u1ec1 vinh quang v\u00e0 s\u1ef1 n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng \u0111i k\u00e8m v\u1edbi n\u00f3.\r\n\r\n\u0110\u1ebfn l\u00fac, ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u1ea3n l\u00fd \u0111\u1ee9ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc b\u1ee5c gi\u1ea3ng, tay c\u1ea7m m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed1n th\u00e1nh ca \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u00f3ng v\u00e0 ng\u00f3n tr\u1ecf \u0111\u1eb7t gi\u1eefa c\u00e1c trang, ra hi\u1ec7u ch\u00fa \u00fd. Khi m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u1ea3n l\u00fd tr\u01b0\u1eddng Ch\u1ee7 nh\u1eadt \u0111\u1ecdc b\u00e0i ph\u00e1t bi\u1ec3u nh\u1ecf th\u01b0\u1eddng l\u1ec7 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, vi\u1ec7c c\u1ea7m m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed1n th\u00e1nh ca trong tay c\u0169ng c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft nh\u01b0 vi\u1ec7c c\u1ea7m m\u1ed9t b\u1ea3n nh\u1ea1c tr\u00ean tay c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t ca s\u0129 \u0111\u1ee9ng tr\u00ean s\u00e2n kh\u1ea5u v\u00e0 h\u00e1t solo trong bu\u1ed5i h\u00f2a nh\u1ea1c-m\u1eb7c d\u00f9 t\u1ea1i sao l\u1ea1i nh\u01b0 v\u1eady th\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t b\u00ed \u1ea9n: v\u00ec c\u1ea3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u1ea3n l\u00fd l\u1eabn ca s\u0129 \u0111\u1ec1u kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd tham kh\u1ea3o \u0111\u1ebfn cu\u1ed1n th\u00e1nh ca hay b\u1ea3n nh\u1ea1c \u0111\u00f3.\r\n\r\nNg\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u1ea3n l\u00fd n\u00e0y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ea3nh kh\u1ea3nh ba m\u01b0\u01a1i l\u0103m tu\u1ed5i, c\u00f3 b\u1ed9 r\u00e2u d\u00ea m\u00e0u c\u00e1t v\u00e0 m\u00e1i t\u00f3c ng\u1eafn m\u00e0u c\u00e1t; \u00f4ng ta \u0111\u1ed9i m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc c\u1ed5 \u00e1o c\u1ee9ng \u0111\u1ee9ng th\u1eb3ng, m\u00e9p tr\u00ean g\u1ea7n ch\u1ea1m \u0111\u1ebfn tai v\u00e0 hai \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u1ecdn cong v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc ngang v\u1edbi kh\u00f3e mi\u1ec7ng-m\u1ed9t h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o bu\u1ed9c \u00f4ng ta ph\u1ea3i nh\u00ecn th\u1eb3ng v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc, v\u00e0 quay to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 c\u01a1 th\u1ec3 khi c\u1ea7n nh\u00ecn t\u1eeb b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh; c\u1eb1m \u00f4ng ta \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ee1 b\u1edfi m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc c\u00e0 v\u1ea1t x\u00f2e r\u1ed9ng, d\u00e0i v\u00e0 r\u1ed9ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t t\u1edd ti\u1ec1n gi\u1ea5y, c\u00f3 tua \u1edf hai \u0111\u1ea7u; m\u0169i gi\u00e0y c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng ta cong v\u00fat l\u00ean, theo m\u1ed1t th\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3, gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc xe tr\u01b0\u1ee3t tuy\u1ebft-m\u1ed9t hi\u1ec7u \u1ee9ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng thanh ni\u00ean t\u1ea1o ra m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch ki\u00ean nh\u1eabn v\u00e0 c\u00f4ng phu b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch ng\u1ed3i \u00e9p m\u0169i gi\u00e0y v\u00e0o t\u01b0\u1eddng h\u00e0ng gi\u1edd li\u1ec1n.\r\n\r\n\u00d4ng Walters c\u00f3 v\u1ebb ngo\u00e0i r\u1ea5t nghi\u00eam t\u00fac, v\u00e0 ch\u00e2n th\u00e0nh, trung th\u1ef1c trong l\u00f2ng; \u00f4ng ta t\u00f4n k\u00ednh nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u v\u00e0 n\u01a1i ch\u1ed1n thi\u00eang li\u00eang, v\u00e0 t\u00e1ch bi\u1ec7t ch\u00fang kh\u1ecfi nh\u1eefng v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 tr\u1ea7n t\u1ee5c, \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng ta \u1edf tr\u01b0\u1eddng Ch\u1ee7 nh\u1eadt v\u00f4 th\u1ee9c mang m\u1ed9t \u00e2m \u0111i\u1ec7u \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t, ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n v\u1eafng m\u1eb7t v\u00e0o c\u00e1c ng\u00e0y trong tu\u1ea7n. \u00d4ng b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 sau:\r\n\r\n\"Gi\u1edd th\u00ec, c\u00e1c em, th\u1ea7y mu\u1ed1n t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c em ng\u1ed3i th\u1eadt ngay ng\u1eafn v\u00e0 ch\u1ec9nh t\u1ec1 nh\u1ea5t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3, v\u00e0 d\u00e0nh cho th\u1ea7y m\u1ecdi s\u1ef1 ch\u00fa \u00fd trong m\u1ed9t ho\u1eb7c hai ph\u00fat. \u0110\u1ea5y-\u0111\u00fang th\u1ebf. \u0110\u1ea5y m\u1edbi l\u00e0 c\u00e1ch nh\u1eefng c\u00f4 b\u00e9, c\u1eadu b\u00e9 ngoan ngo\u00e3n n\u00ean l\u00e0m. Th\u1ea7y th\u1ea5y c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t em g\u00e1i \u0111ang nh\u00ecn ra ngo\u00e0i c\u1eeda s\u1ed5-th\u1ea7y e r\u1eb1ng em \u1ea5y ngh\u0129 th\u1ea7y \u0111ang \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u00f3 b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i kia-c\u00f3 l\u1ebd l\u00e0 \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean c\u00e2y \u0111\u1ecdc di\u1ec5n v\u0103n cho nh\u1eefng ch\u00fa chim nh\u1ecf. [Ti\u1ebfng c\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00fac kh\u00edch v\u00e0 v\u1ed7 tay.] Th\u1ea7y mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i v\u1edbi c\u00e1c em r\u1eb1ng th\u1ea7y vui m\u1eebng bi\u1ebft bao khi th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t nh\u1ecf xinh, t\u01b0\u01a1i s\u00e1ng v\u00e0 s\u1ea1ch s\u1ebd t\u1ec1 t\u1ef1u \u1edf m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y, h\u1ecdc c\u00e1ch l\u00e0m \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00fang \u0111\u1eafn v\u00e0 tr\u1edf n\u00ean t\u1eed t\u1ebf.\"<\/i> V\u00e0 c\u1ee9 th\u1ebf b\u00e0i n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfp di\u1ec5n. Kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft ph\u1ea3i ch\u00e9p l\u1ea1i ph\u1ea7n c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a b\u00e0i di\u1ec5n v\u0103n. N\u00f3 tu\u00e2n theo m\u1ed9t khu\u00f4n m\u1eabu kh\u00f4ng thay \u0111\u1ed5i, v\u00e0 v\u00ec v\u1eady ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00e1 quen thu\u1ed9c v\u1edbi n\u00f3.\r\n\r\n\u0110o\u1ea1n cu\u1ed1i b\u00e0i di\u1ec5n thuy\u1ebft b\u1ecb ph\u00e1 r\u1ed1i b\u1edfi nh\u1eefng tr\u1eadn \u1ea9u \u0111\u1ea3 t\u00e1i di\u1ec5n c\u00f9ng c\u00e1c tr\u00f2 ngh\u1ecbch ng\u1ee3m kh\u00e1c c\u1ee7a m\u1ea5y c\u1eadu b\u00e9 c\u00e1 bi\u1ec7t, c\u1ed9ng th\u00eam ti\u1ebfng x\u00ec x\u00e0o b\u1ed3n ch\u1ed3n lan r\u1ed9ng kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i, len l\u1ecfi c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u00e1 c\u00f4 \u0111\u1ed9c v\u00e0 b\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ed9ng nh\u01b0 Sid v\u00e0 Mary. Nh\u01b0ng gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y, m\u1ecdi \u00e2m thanh \u0111\u1ed9t nhi\u00ean l\u1eb7ng \u0111i, theo sau l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 im b\u1eb7t c\u1ee7a gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i th\u1ea7y Walters, v\u00e0 l\u1eddi k\u1ebft th\u00fac b\u00e0i ph\u00e1t bi\u1ec3u \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t tr\u00e0ng v\u1ed7 tay im l\u1eb7ng \u0111\u1ea7y bi\u1ebft \u01a1n.\r\n\r\nNguy\u00ean nh\u00e2n ch\u00ednh c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng x\u00ec x\u00e0o \u1ea5y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 ki\u1ec7n hi\u1ebfm c\u00f3 - s\u1ef1 xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng v\u1ecb kh\u00e1ch: lu\u1eadt s\u01b0 Thatcher, \u0111i c\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng g\u1ea7y y\u1ebfu v\u00e0 cao tu\u1ed5i; m\u1ed9t qu\u00fd \u00f4ng trung ni\u00ean kh\u1ecfe m\u1ea1nh, \u0111\u1eb9p trai v\u1edbi m\u00e1i t\u00f3c \u0111i\u1ec3m b\u1ea1c; v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t qu\u00fd b\u00e0 trang nghi\u00eam, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd l\u00e0 phu nh\u00e2n c\u1ee7a v\u1ecb qu\u00fd \u00f4ng sau. V\u1ecb qu\u00fd b\u00e0 n\u00e0y \u0111ang d\u1eaft theo m\u1ed9t c\u00f4 b\u00e9. Tom v\u1ed1n \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i kh\u00f4ng y\u00ean, l\u00f2ng \u0111\u1ea7y o\u00e1n tr\u00e1ch v\u00e0 b\u1ea5t m\u00e3n; l\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u00e2m c\u1eafn r\u1ee9t khi\u1ebfn c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m ng\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u00ecn Amy Lawrence, kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ch\u1ecbu n\u1ed5i \u00e1nh m\u1eaft tr\u00ecu m\u1ebfn c\u1ee7a c\u00f4.\r\n\r\nNh\u01b0ng ngay khi tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y c\u00f4 b\u00e9 m\u1edbi \u0111\u1ebfn \u1ea5y, t\u00e2m h\u1ed3n c\u1eadu b\u1ed7ng b\u1eebng l\u00ean m\u1ed9t ni\u1ec1m h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac r\u1ef1c r\u1ee1. L\u1eadp t\u1ee9c, c\u1eadu b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u \"th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec7n\"<\/i> h\u1ebft m\u00ecnh - \u0111\u1ea5m \u0111\u00e1 c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n trai, gi\u1eadt t\u00f3c, l\u00e0m \u0111\u1ee7 b\u1ed9 m\u1eb7t k\u1ef3 qu\u1eb7c - t\u00f3m l\u1ea1i, v\u1eadn d\u1ee5ng m\u1ecdi ng\u00f3n ngh\u1ec1 c\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 quy\u1ebfn r\u0169 m\u1ed9t c\u00f4 g\u00e1i v\u00e0 gi\u00e0nh l\u1ea5y s\u1ef1 ng\u01b0\u1ee1ng m\u1ed9 c\u1ee7a n\u00e0ng. S\u1ef1 h\u00e0o h\u1ee9ng c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu ch\u1ec9 v\u01b0\u01a1ng ch\u00fat v\u1ea9n \u0111\u1ee5c - k\u00fd \u1ee9c v\u1ec1 n\u1ed7i nh\u1ee5c nh\u00e3 trong khu v\u01b0\u1eddn thi\u00ean th\u1ea7n \u1ea5y - nh\u01b0ng d\u1ea5u v\u1ebft \u1ea5y tr\u00ean c\u00e1t \u0111ang b\u1ecb x\u00f3a nhanh ch\u00f3ng, d\u01b0\u1edbi con s\u00f3ng h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac cu\u1ed3n cu\u1ed9n \u0111ang tr\u00e0n ng\u1eadp t\u00e2m h\u1ed3n c\u1eadu l\u00fac n\u00e0y.\r\n\r\nV\u1ecb kh\u00e1ch danh d\u1ef1 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1eddi ng\u1ed3i v\u00e0o ch\u1ed7 cao qu\u00fd nh\u1ea5t, v\u00e0 ngay khi th\u1ea7y Walters k\u1ebft th\u00fac b\u00e0i ph\u00e1t bi\u1ec3u, th\u1ea7y \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1edbi thi\u1ec7u v\u1ecb kh\u00e1ch v\u1edbi to\u00e0n tr\u01b0\u1eddng. V\u1ecb \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng trung ni\u00ean \u1ea5y h\u00f3a ra l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t nh\u00e2n v\u1eadt v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng l\u1ed7i l\u1ea1c-ch\u1eb3ng ai kh\u00e1c ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 v\u1ecb th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n c\u1ee7a qu\u1eadn-m\u1ed9t sinh v\u1eadt uy nghi\u00eam b\u1eadc nh\u1ea5t m\u00e0 l\u0169 tr\u1ebb t\u1eebng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ea5y-ch\u00fang th\u1ea7m ngh\u0129 kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft \u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ea1o n\u00ean t\u1eeb th\u1ee9 ch\u1ea5t li\u1ec7u g\u00ec-v\u1eeba mu\u1ed1n nghe \u00f4ng c\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m, l\u1ea1i v\u1eeba s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i n\u1ebfu \u00f4ng th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 l\u00e0m v\u1eady. \u00d4ng \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eeb Constantinople, c\u00e1ch n\u01a1i n\u00e0y m\u01b0\u1eddi hai d\u1eb7m-th\u1ebf n\u00ean \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng \u0111i \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u00f3, \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng th\u1ea5y th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi r\u1ed9ng l\u1edbn-ch\u00ednh \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y t\u00f2a \u00e1n qu\u1eadn-ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta \u0111\u1ed3n r\u1eb1ng t\u00f2a nh\u00e0 \u1ea5y c\u00f3 m\u00e1i b\u1eb1ng thi\u1ebfc.\r\n\r\nS\u1ef1 t\u00f4n k\u00ednh v\u00e0 s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i m\u00e0 nh\u1eefng suy ngh\u0129 \u1ea5y g\u1ee3i l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec7n qua kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed im l\u1eb7ng trang nghi\u00eam v\u00e0 h\u00e0ng ng\u00e0n \u00e1nh m\u1eaft \u0111\u1ed5 d\u1ed3n ch\u0103m ch\u00fa. \u0110\u00e2y ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 Th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n Thatcher v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i, anh trai c\u1ee7a v\u1ecb lu\u1eadt s\u01b0 kia. Jeff Thatcher l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c b\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00ean ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc, \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00e0m quen v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i \u1ea5y v\u00e0 khi\u1ebfn c\u1ea3 tr\u01b0\u1eddng ph\u1ea3i ghen t\u1ecb. C\u1eadu s\u1ebd c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y l\u00f2ng m\u00ecnh ng\u1eadp tr\u00e0n h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac nh\u01b0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nghe kh\u00fac nh\u1ea1c du d\u01b0\u01a1ng n\u1ebfu ch\u1ee9ng ki\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng th\u00ec th\u1ea7m:\r\n\r\n\"Nh\u00ecn k\u00eca, Jim! C\u1eadu \u1ea5y \u0111ang \u0111i l\u00ean \u0111\u00f3. N\u00e0y-nh\u00ecn k\u00eca! C\u1eadu \u1ea5y s\u1eafp b\u1eaft tay \u00f4ng ta-\u00f4ng \u1ea5y \u0111ang<\/strong> b\u1eaft tay \u00f4ng ta! Tr\u1eddi \u1ea1, kh\u00f4ng \u01b0\u1edbc m\u00ecnh l\u00e0 Jeff sao?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\u00d4ng Walters b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u \"ph\u00f4 di\u1ec5n\"<\/i>, v\u1edbi \u0111\u1ee7 lo\u1ea1i h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u00e0 c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c ch\u00ednh th\u1ee9c, ra l\u1ec7nh, tuy\u00ean \u00e1n, ban b\u1ed1 ch\u1ec9 th\u1ecb kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i, b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0o \u00f4ng ta t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ed1i t\u01b0\u1ee3ng. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ee7 th\u01b0 \"ph\u00f4 di\u1ec5n\"<\/i>-ch\u1ea1y t\u1edbi ch\u1ea1y lui v\u1edbi \u0111\u1ea7y s\u00e1ch tr\u00ean tay v\u00e0 t\u1ea1o ra nhi\u1ec1u ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed9ng \u1ed3n \u00e0o m\u00e0 quy\u1ec1n l\u1ef1c c\u00f4n tr\u00f9ng y\u00eau th\u00edch. C\u00e1c c\u00f4 gi\u00e1o tr\u1ebb \"ph\u00f4 di\u1ec5n\"<\/i>-c\u00fai xu\u1ed1ng d\u1ecbu d\u00e0ng v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng h\u1ecdc sinh v\u1eeba b\u1ecb \u0111\u00e1nh, gi\u01a1 nh\u1eefng ng\u00f3n tay c\u1ea3nh b\u00e1o xinh x\u1eafn v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng c\u1eadu b\u00e9 h\u01b0 v\u00e0 v\u1ed7 v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng c\u1eadu b\u00e9 ngoan.\r\n\r\nC\u00e1c th\u1ea7y gi\u00e1o tr\u1ebb \"ph\u00f4 di\u1ec5n\"<\/i> b\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi m\u1eafng m\u1ecf nh\u1eb9 v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng m\u00e0n th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec7n quy\u1ec1n uy kh\u00e1c c\u00f9ng s\u1ef1 ch\u00fa \u00fd tinh t\u1ebf \u0111\u1ebfn k\u1ef7 lu\u1eadt-v\u00e0 h\u1ea7u h\u1ebft c\u00e1c gi\u00e1o vi\u00ean, c\u1ea3 nam l\u1eabn n\u1eef, \u0111\u1ec1u t\u00ecm vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m \u1edf th\u01b0 vi\u1ec7n, g\u1ea7n b\u1ee5c gi\u1ea3ng; v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 vi\u1ec7c th\u01b0\u1eddng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m l\u1ea1i hai ho\u1eb7c ba l\u1ea7n (v\u1edbi v\u1ebb m\u1eb7t r\u1ea5t b\u1ef1c b\u1ed9i)<\/i>.\r\n\r\nC\u00e1c b\u00e9 g\u00e1i \"ph\u00f4 di\u1ec5n\"<\/i> theo nhi\u1ec1u c\u00e1ch kh\u00e1c nhau, v\u00e0 c\u00e1c b\u00e9 trai \"ph\u00f4 di\u1ec5n\"<\/i> v\u1edbi s\u1ef1 ch\u0103m ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed \u0111\u1eb7c qu\u00e1nh b\u1edfi nh\u1eefng c\u1ee5c gi\u1ea5y v\u1ee5n v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng x\u00f4n xao c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng cu\u1ed9c c\u00e3i v\u00e3. V\u00e0 tr\u00ean t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i ng\u1ed3i \u0111\u00f3, m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi uy nghi\u00eam ph\u00e1n x\u00e9t to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng, v\u00e0 s\u01b0\u1edfi \u1ea5m m\u00ecnh trong \u00e1nh h\u00e0o quang huy ho\u00e0ng c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh m\u00ecnh-v\u00ec \u00f4ng ta c\u0169ng \u0111ang \"ph\u00f4 di\u1ec5n\"<\/i>.\r\n\r\nCh\u1ec9 c\u00f2n m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u duy nh\u1ea5t n\u1eefa th\u00f4i l\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m tr\u1ecdn ni\u1ec1m h\u00e2n hoan c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Walters: \u1ea5y l\u00e0 c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i trao t\u1eb7ng m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed1n Kinh Th\u00e1nh l\u00e0m ph\u1ea7n th\u01b0\u1edfng v\u00e0 gi\u1edbi thi\u1ec7u m\u1ed9t th\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ed3ng. M\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ee9a h\u1ecdc tr\u00f2 c\u00f3 d\u0103m ba t\u1ea5m v\u00e9 v\u00e0ng, nh\u01b0ng ch\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ee9a n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ee7 s\u1ed1 l\u01b0\u1ee3ng - \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i h\u1ecfi kh\u1eafp l\u01b0\u1ee3t c\u00e1c h\u1ecdc sinh xu\u1ea5t s\u1eafc. L\u00fac n\u00e0y, \u00f4ng s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng \u0111\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ed5i c\u1ea3 th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f3 l\u1ea1i c\u1eadu b\u00e9 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0110\u1ee9c kia v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ea7u \u00f3c l\u00e0nh l\u1eb7n.\r\n\r\nV\u00e0 ngay trong kho\u1ea3nh kh\u1eafc tuy\u1ec7t v\u1ecdng \u1ea5y, Tom Sawyer b\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00ean, mang theo ch\u00edn t\u1ea5m v\u00e9 v\u00e0ng, ch\u00edn t\u1ea5m v\u00e9 \u0111\u1ecf v\u00e0 m\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1ea5m v\u00e9 xanh, \u0111\u00f2i nh\u1eadn m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed1n Kinh Th\u00e1nh. \u0110i\u1ec1u \u1ea5y nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t tia s\u00e9t gi\u1eefa tr\u1eddi quang. Walters ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ec1 mong \u0111\u1ee3i m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi \u0111\u00f2i h\u1ecfi t\u1eeb ph\u00eda n\u00e0y trong v\u00f2ng m\u01b0\u1eddi n\u0103m t\u1edbi. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o tho\u00e1i th\u00e1c - \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u1ec1u l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng t\u1ea5m v\u00e9 h\u1ee3p l\u1ec7, \u0111\u00fang theo quy \u0111\u1ecbnh gi\u00e1 tr\u1ecb.\r\n\r\nTh\u1ebf l\u00e0 Tom \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u01b0a l\u00ean \u0111\u1ecba v\u1ecb ngang h\u00e0ng v\u1edbi v\u1ecb Th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n c\u00f9ng c\u00e1c nh\u00e2n v\u1eadt \u01b0u t\u00fa kh\u00e1c, v\u00e0 tin t\u1ee9c tr\u1ecdng \u0111\u1ea1i \u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00f4ng b\u1ed1 t\u1eeb v\u1ecb tr\u00ed trang tr\u1ecdng nh\u1ea5t. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 kinh ng\u1ea1c ch\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ed9ng nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a th\u1eadp k\u1ef7, v\u00e0 c\u1ea3m x\u00fac d\u00e2ng l\u00ean m\u00e3nh li\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i \u0111\u01b0a v\u1ecb anh h\u00f9ng m\u1edbi l\u00ean ngang t\u1ea7m v\u1edbi v\u1ecb th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n, khi\u1ebfn ng\u00f4i tr\u01b0\u1eddng c\u00f3 t\u1edbi hai k\u1ef3 t\u00edch \u0111\u1ec3 chi\u00eam ng\u01b0\u1ee1ng thay v\u00ec ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t.\r\n\r\nL\u0169 tr\u1ebb con b\u1ecb s\u1ef1 ghen t\u1ecb d\u00e0y v\u00f2 - nh\u01b0ng nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u1ef1ng n\u1ed7i cay \u0111\u1eafng t\u1ed9t c\u00f9ng nh\u1ea5t l\u1ea1i ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a v\u1eeba nh\u1eadn ra, qu\u00e1 mu\u1ed9n m\u00e0ng, r\u1eb1ng ch\u00ednh ch\u00fang \u0111\u00e3 g\u00f3p ph\u1ea7n t\u1ea1o n\u00ean vinh quang \u0111\u00e1ng gh\u00e9t kia b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ed5i v\u00e9 l\u1ea5y Tom \u0111\u1ec3 thu v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng kho\u1ea3n t\u00e0i s\u1ea3n m\u00e0 c\u1eadu ta ki\u1ebfm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1eeb vi\u1ec7c b\u00e1n \u0111\u1eb7c quy\u1ec1n qu\u00e9t v\u00f4i. Nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb khinh mi\u1ec7t \u1ea5y t\u1ef1 coi m\u00ecnh l\u00e0 n\u1ea1n nh\u00e2n c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t m\u01b0u \u0111\u1ed3 x\u1ea3o quy\u1ec7t, m\u1ed9t con r\u1eafn \u0111\u1ed9c \u1ea9n m\u00ecnh trong c\u1ecf.\r\n\r\nPh\u1ea7n th\u01b0\u1edfng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c trao cho Tom v\u1edbi t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 s\u1ef1 nhi\u1ec7t th\u00e0nh m\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ee7 t\u1ecda c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 huy \u0111\u1ed9ng trong ho\u00e0n c\u1ea3nh \u1ea5y; nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 v\u1eabn thi\u1ebfu \u0111i m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat ch\u00e2n t\u00e2m, b\u1edfi b\u1ea3n n\u0103ng c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p m\u00e1ch b\u1ea3o \u00f4ng r\u1eb1ng \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t b\u00ed m\u1eadt n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean ph\u01a1i b\u00e0y ra \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng; th\u1eadt l\u00e0 phi l\u00fd khi \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb n\u00e0y l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1ea5t ch\u1ee9a \u0111\u1ebfn hai ngh\u00ecn c\u00e2u Kinh Th\u00e1nh trong kho t\u00e0ng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh-ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t t\u00e1 th\u00f4i c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ee7 l\u00e0m qu\u00e1 t\u1ea3i kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng c\u1ee7a n\u00f3, ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f2n nghi ng\u1edd g\u00ec n\u1eefa.\r\n\r\nAmy Lawrence \u0111\u1ea7y t\u1ef1 h\u00e0o v\u00e0 h\u00e2n hoan, v\u00e0 c\u00f4 c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng \u0111\u1ec3 Tom nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 hi\u1ec7n r\u00f5 tr\u00ean g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t m\u00ecnh-nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu ch\u1eb3ng th\u00e8m nh\u00ecn. C\u00f4 ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean; r\u1ed3i c\u00f4 h\u01a1i b\u1ed1i r\u1ed1i; ti\u1ebfp \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t n\u1ed7i nghi ng\u1edd m\u01a1 h\u1ed3 tho\u00e1ng qua r\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t-r\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i \u00f9a v\u1ec1; c\u00f4 d\u00f5i theo; m\u1ed9t \u00e1nh nh\u00ecn l\u00e9n l\u00fat \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i cho c\u00f4 bi\u1ebft t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3-v\u00e0 r\u1ed3i tr\u00e1i tim c\u00f4 tan v\u1ee1, c\u00f4 ghen t\u1ecb, c\u00f4 t\u1ee9c gi\u1eadn, n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft tu\u00f4n r\u01a1i, v\u00e0 c\u00f4 gh\u00e9t t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Gh\u00e9t Tom nh\u1ea5t (c\u00f4 ngh\u0129 th\u1ebf)<\/i>.\r\n\r\nTom \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ebfn tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t v\u1ecb Th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n; nh\u01b0ng l\u01b0\u1ee1i c\u1eadu nh\u01b0 t\u00ea c\u1ee9ng, h\u01a1i th\u1edf g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 ngh\u1eb9n l\u1ea1i, tim \u0111\u1eadp th\u00ecnh th\u1ecbch-m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n v\u00ec s\u1ef1 uy nghi \u0111\u00e1ng s\u1ee3 c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng n\u00e0y, nh\u01b0ng ch\u1ee7 y\u1ebfu l\u00e0 b\u1edfi \u00f4ng ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 cha c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 \u1ea5y. C\u1eadu \u01b0\u1edbc g\u00ec m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 qu\u1ef3 xu\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 t\u00f4n th\u1edd \u00f4ng, n\u1ebfu ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh trong b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i. V\u1ecb Th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n \u0111\u1eb7t tay l\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u Tom, g\u1ecdi c\u1eadu l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u1eadu b\u00e9 nh\u1ecf tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi, r\u1ed3i h\u1ecfi t\u00ean c\u1eadu l\u00e0 g\u00ec. C\u1eadu b\u00e9 \u1ea5p \u00fang, th\u1edf g\u1ea5p, v\u00e0 th\u1ed1t l\u00ean:\r\n\r\n\"Tom.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"\u1ed2, kh\u00f4ng, kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i Tom-m\u00e0 l\u00e0-\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Thomas.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"\u00c0, \u0111\u00fang r\u1ed3i. Ta c\u1ee9 t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u00ean d\u00e0i h\u01a1n c\u01a1, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd v\u1eady. R\u1ea5t t\u1ed1t. Nh\u01b0ng ta tin ch\u1eafc c\u1eadu c\u00f2n m\u1ed9t t\u00ean \u0111\u1ec7m n\u1eefa, v\u00e0 c\u1eadu s\u1ebd n\u00f3i cho ta bi\u1ebft, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"H\u00e3y n\u00f3i cho qu\u00fd \u00f4ng bi\u1ebft t\u00ean c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a con, Thomas,\"<\/i> \u00f4ng Walters n\u00f3i, \"v\u00e0 h\u00e3y n\u00f3i \u2018th\u01b0a ng\u00e0i\u2019. Con kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c qu\u00ean ph\u00e9p l\u1ecbch s\u1ef1 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Thomas Sawyer-th\u01b0a ng\u00e0i.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"\u0110\u00fang r\u1ed3i! C\u1eadu b\u00e9 ngoan. C\u1eadu b\u00e9 tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi. M\u1ed9t c\u1eadu b\u00e9 nh\u1ecf b\u00e9, nam t\u00ednh. Hai ngh\u00ecn c\u00e2u l\u00e0 r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u-r\u1ea5t, r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u. V\u00e0 con s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd h\u1ed1i ti\u1ebfc v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n con \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecf ra \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1ecdc ch\u00fang; v\u00ec ki\u1ebfn th\u1ee9c qu\u00fd gi\u00e1 h\u01a1n b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 th\u1ee9 g\u00ec tr\u00ean \u0111\u1eddi; n\u00f3 l\u00e0m n\u00ean nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1ed1t; con s\u1ebd tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1ed1t v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, Thomas, v\u00e0 r\u1ed3i con s\u1ebd nh\u00ecn l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 n\u00f3i, T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 l\u00e0 nh\u1edd nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1eb7c \u00e2n qu\u00fd gi\u00e1 c\u1ee7a tr\u01b0\u1eddng Ch\u1ee7 nh\u1eadt th\u1eddi th\u01a1 \u1ea5u c\u1ee7a con-t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 l\u00e0 nh\u1edd nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ea7y y\u00eau qu\u00fd \u0111\u00e3 d\u1ea1y con h\u1ecdc-t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 l\u00e0 nh\u1edd ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u1ea3n l\u00fd t\u1ed1t b\u1ee5ng, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 khuy\u1ebfn kh\u00edch con, \u0111\u00e3 quan t\u00e2m \u0111\u1ebfn con, v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eb7ng con m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed1n Kinh Th\u00e1nh \u0111\u1eb9p \u0111\u1ebd-m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed1n Kinh Th\u00e1nh l\u1ed9ng l\u1eaby, trang nh\u00e3-\u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1eef v\u00e0 s\u1edf h\u1eefu ri\u00eang m\u00e3i m\u00e3i-t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 l\u00e0 nh\u1edd s\u1ef1 gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c \u0111\u00fang \u0111\u1eafn! \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u con s\u1ebd n\u00f3i, Thomas-v\u00e0 con s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ed5i hai ngh\u00ecn c\u00e2u \u0111\u00f3 l\u1ea5y b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 ti\u1ec1n b\u1ea1c n\u00e0o-kh\u00f4ng, tuy\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ed1i kh\u00f4ng. V\u00e0 b\u00e2y gi\u1edd con s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng ng\u1ea1i n\u00f3i cho t\u00f4i v\u00e0 qu\u00fd b\u00e0 n\u00e0y bi\u1ebft m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i \u0111i\u1ec1u con \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ecdc-kh\u00f4ng, t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft con s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng ng\u1ea1i-v\u00ec ch\u00fang t\u00f4i t\u1ef1 h\u00e0o v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng c\u1eadu b\u00e9 h\u1ecdc gi\u1ecfi. N\u00e0o, ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn con bi\u1ebft t\u00ean c\u1ee7a t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u01b0\u1eddi hai m\u00f4n \u0111\u1ed3. Con c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 cho ch\u00fang t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft t\u00ean c\u1ee7a hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ecdn kh\u00f4ng?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nTom \u0111ang ngh\u1ecbch ng\u1ee3m m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc c\u00fac \u00e1o, v\u1ebb m\u1eb7t e th\u1eb9n, b\u1ebdn l\u1ebdn. C\u1eadu \u1eedng \u0111\u1ecf c\u1ea3 m\u00e1, \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft c\u1ee9 c\u00fai g\u1eb1m xu\u1ed1ng. Tr\u00e1i tim \u00f4ng Walters ch\u1ee3t th\u1eaft l\u1ea1i. \u00d4ng th\u1ea7m ngh\u0129, c\u1eadu b\u00e9 n\u00e0y l\u00e0m sao c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi n\u1ed5i m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n nh\u1ea5t ch\u1ee9-sao \u00f4ng Th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n l\u1ea1i c\u1ee9 h\u1ecfi c\u1eadu ta l\u00e0m g\u00ec? D\u00f9 v\u1eady, \u00f4ng v\u1eabn c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng, n\u00f3i:\r\n\r\n\"Thomas, h\u00e3y tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi ng\u00e0i \u0111i-\u0111\u1eebng s\u1ee3.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nTom v\u1eabn c\u00f2n do d\u1ef1, ng\u1eadp ng\u1eebng.\r\n\r\n\"Gi\u1edd th\u00ec ta bi\u1ebft ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd n\u00f3i cho ta nghe r\u1ed3i,\"<\/i> b\u00e0 qu\u00fd t\u1ed9c d\u1ecbu d\u00e0ng n\u00f3i. \"Hai m\u00f4n \u0111\u1ed3 \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean t\u00ean l\u00e0-\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"David v\u00e0 Goliath!\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nXin h\u00e3y l\u1ea5y t\u1ea5m m\u00e0n nh\u00e2n \u00e1i m\u00e0 che ph\u1ee7 ph\u1ea7n c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a c\u1ea3nh t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u1ea5y.","rendered":"

M\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi m\u1ecdc l\u00ean tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi y\u00ean t\u0129nh, chi\u1ebfu r\u1ecdi ng\u00f4i l\u00e0ng thanh b\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi ch\u00fac ph\u00fac. B\u1eefa s\u00e1ng k\u1ebft th\u00fac, d\u00ec Polly b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u bu\u1ed5i l\u1ec5 gia \u0111\u00ecnh: kh\u1edfi \u0111\u1ea7u b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi c\u1ea7u nguy\u1ec7n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng v\u1eefng ch\u1eafc t\u1eeb nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u tr\u00edch d\u1eabn Kinh Th\u00e1nh, g\u1eafn k\u1ebft b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t l\u1edbp v\u1eefa m\u1ecfng c\u1ee7a s\u1ef1 s\u00e1ng t\u1ea1o ri\u00eang; v\u00e0 t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ec9nh cao n\u00e0y, d\u00ec \u0111\u1ecdc m\u1ed9t ch\u01b0\u01a1ng lu\u1eadt M\u00f4-s\u00ea nghi\u00eam kh\u1eafc, nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 t\u1eeb n\u00fai Sinai.<\/p>\n

R\u1ed3i Tom, c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i l\u00e0, th\u1eaft l\u01b0ng bu\u1ed9c b\u1ee5ng, b\u1eaft tay v\u00e0o vi\u1ec7c “h\u1ecdc thu\u1ed9c l\u00f2ng”<\/i>. Sid \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ecdc thu\u1ed9c ph\u1ea7n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh t\u1eeb m\u1ea5y ng\u00e0y tr\u01b0\u1edbc. Tom d\u1ed3n h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c l\u1ef1c \u0111\u1ec3 ghi nh\u1edb n\u0103m c\u00e2u, v\u00e0 c\u1eadu ch\u1ecdn m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n c\u1ee7a B\u00e0i Gi\u1ea3ng Tr\u00ean N\u00fai, v\u00ec c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111o\u1ea1n n\u00e0o ng\u1eafn h\u01a1n. Sau n\u1eeda gi\u1edd, Tom c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u00fd ni\u1ec7m m\u01a1 h\u1ed3 v\u1ec1 b\u00e0i h\u1ecdc c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, nh\u01b0ng ch\u1ec9 v\u1eady th\u00f4i, v\u00ec t\u00e2m tr\u00ed c\u1eadu \u0111ang lang thang kh\u1eafp m\u1ecdi l\u0129nh v\u1ef1c suy ngh\u0129 c\u1ee7a con ng\u01b0\u1eddi, c\u00f2n tay th\u00ec b\u1eadn r\u1ed9n v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng tr\u00f2 ti\u00eau khi\u1ec3n g\u00e2y ph\u00e2n t\u00e2m. Mary c\u1ea7m l\u1ea5y quy\u1ec3n s\u00e1ch c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu \u0111\u1ec3 nghe c\u1eadu \u0111\u1ecdc thu\u1ed9c, v\u00e0 c\u1eadu c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111i xuy\u00ean qua m\u00e0n s\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u00f9:<\/p>\n

“Ph\u00fac cho nh\u1eefng ai-a-a-“<\/i><\/p>\n

“Ngh\u00e8o kh\u00f3”<\/i>–<\/p>\n

“\u0110\u00fang-ngh\u00e8o kh\u00f3; ph\u00fac cho nh\u1eefng ai ngh\u00e8o kh\u00f3-a-a-“<\/i><\/p>\n

“Trong t\u00e2m h\u1ed3n”<\/i>–<\/p>\n

“Trong t\u00e2m h\u1ed3n; ph\u00fac cho nh\u1eefng ai ngh\u00e8o kh\u00f3 trong t\u00e2m h\u1ed3n, v\u00ec h\u1ecd-h\u1ecd-“<\/i><\/p>\n

“L\u00e0 c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd”<\/i>–<\/p>\n

“V\u00ec l\u00e0 c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. Ph\u00fac cho nh\u1eefng ai ngh\u00e8o kh\u00f3 trong t\u00e2m h\u1ed3n, v\u00ec n\u01b0\u1edbc thi\u00ean \u0111\u00e0ng l\u00e0 c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. Ph\u00fac cho nh\u1eefng ai than kh\u00f3c, v\u00ec h\u1ecd-h\u1ecd-“<\/i><\/p>\n

“Su\u1ef5t”<\/i>–<\/p>\n

“V\u00ec h\u1ecd-a-“<\/i><\/p>\n

“S, H, A-“<\/i><\/p>\n

“V\u00ec h\u1ecd S, H-\u00d4i, em kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft l\u00e0 g\u00ec n\u1eefa!”<\/i><\/p>\n

“S\u1ebd!”<\/i><\/p>\n

“\u00d4i, s\u1ebd! v\u00ec h\u1ecd s\u1ebd-v\u00ec h\u1ecd s\u1ebd-a-a-s\u1ebd than kh\u00f3c-a-a-ph\u00fac cho nh\u1eefng ai s\u1ebd-nh\u1eefng ai s\u1ebd-a-nh\u1eefng ai s\u1ebd than kh\u00f3c, v\u00ec h\u1ecd s\u1ebd-a-s\u1ebd l\u00e0m g\u00ec? Sao ch\u1ecb Mary kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i cho em bi\u1ebft?-Sao ch\u1ecb Mary l\u1ea1i x\u1ea5u t\u00ednh th\u1ebf?”<\/i><\/p>\n

“\u00d4i Tom, c\u1eadu b\u00e9 ng\u1ed1c ngh\u1ebfch t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p, t\u1edb kh\u00f4ng tr\u00eau c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e2u. T\u1edb s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m v\u1eady. C\u1eadu ph\u1ea3i \u0111i h\u1ecdc l\u1ea1i \u0111i. \u0110\u1eebng n\u1ea3n l\u00f2ng nh\u00e9 Tom, c\u1eadu s\u1ebd l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00f4i-v\u00e0 n\u1ebfu c\u1eadu l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, t\u1edb s\u1ebd cho c\u1eadu m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 th\u1eadt hay. N\u00e0o, ngoan n\u00e0o.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“\u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i! L\u00e0 g\u00ec v\u1eady Mary, n\u00f3i cho t\u1edb bi\u1ebft \u0111i.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“\u0110\u1eebng b\u1eadn t\u00e2m, Tom. C\u1eadu bi\u1ebft n\u1ebfu t\u1edb n\u00f3i n\u00f3 hay th\u00ec n\u00f3 s\u1ebd hay.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“C\u1eadu n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang l\u1eafm, Mary. \u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i, t\u1edb s\u1ebd th\u1eed l\u1ea1i.”<\/i><\/p>\n

V\u00e0 c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 “th\u1eed l\u1ea1i”<\/i>-d\u01b0\u1edbi \u00e1p l\u1ef1c k\u00e9p c\u1ee7a s\u1ef1 t\u00f2 m\u00f2 v\u00e0 ph\u1ea7n th\u01b0\u1edfng s\u1eafp c\u00f3, c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 v\u1edbi s\u1ef1 nhi\u1ec7t t\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ea1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng r\u1ef1c r\u1ee1. Mary t\u1eb7ng c\u1eadu m\u1ed9t con dao “Barlow”<\/i> ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n m\u1edbi, tr\u1ecb gi\u00e1 m\u01b0\u1eddi hai xu r\u01b0\u1ee1i; v\u00e0 c\u01a1n ch\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ed9ng vui s\u01b0\u1edbng lan t\u1ecfa kh\u1eafp c\u01a1 th\u1ec3 khi\u1ebfn c\u1eadu rung chuy\u1ec3n t\u1eadn t\u00e2m can. \u0110\u00fang l\u00e0 con dao kh\u00f4ng c\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u00ec, nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con dao Barlow “x\u1ecbn”<\/i>, v\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 th\u1eadt l\u00e0 tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c-m\u1eb7c d\u00f9 kh\u00f4ng ai bi\u1ebft c\u00e1c c\u1eadu b\u00e9 mi\u1ec1n T\u00e2y l\u1ea5y \u0111\u00e2u ra \u00fd t\u01b0\u1edfng r\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t v\u0169 kh\u00ed nh\u01b0 v\u1eady c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u1ecb l\u00e0m gi\u1ea3 m\u00e0 v\u1eabn gi\u1eef nguy\u00ean gi\u00e1 tr\u1ecb, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t b\u00ed \u1ea9n l\u1edbn v\u00e0 c\u00f3 l\u1ebd s\u1ebd m\u00e3i l\u00e0 nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. Tom \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00e9o l\u00e9o l\u00e0m x\u01b0\u1edbc t\u1ee7 b\u1eb1ng con dao \u0111\u00f3, v\u00e0 \u0111ang \u0111\u1ecbnh b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1edbi t\u1ee7 qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o, th\u00ec c\u1eadu b\u1ecb g\u1ecdi \u0111i thay \u0111\u1ed3 \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111i nh\u00e0 th\u1edd Ch\u00faa nh\u1eadt.<\/p>\n

Mary \u0111\u01b0a cho c\u1eadu m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i ch\u1eadu thi\u1ebfc \u0111\u1ef1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u1ee5c x\u00e0 ph\u00f2ng, r\u1ed3i c\u1eadu \u0111i ra ngo\u00e0i c\u1eeda, \u0111\u1eb7t ch\u1eadu l\u00ean m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc gh\u1ebf nh\u1ecf; sau \u0111\u00f3 c\u1eadu nh\u00fang x\u00e0 ph\u00f2ng v\u00e0o n\u01b0\u1edbc r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1eb7t n\u00f3 xu\u1ed1ng, x\u1eafn tay \u00e1o l\u00ean, nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ed5 n\u01b0\u1edbc ra \u0111\u1ea5t, r\u1ed3i quay v\u00e0o b\u1ebfp v\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u lau m\u1eb7t c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn b\u1eb1ng chi\u1ebfc kh\u0103n treo sau c\u1eeda. Nh\u01b0ng Mary gi\u1eadt l\u1ea5y chi\u1ebfc kh\u0103n v\u00e0 n\u00f3i:<\/p>\n

“Gi\u1edd th\u00ec Tom c\u00f3 th\u1ea5y x\u1ea5u h\u1ed5 kh\u00f4ng. C\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u01b0 h\u1ecfng nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. N\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2u c\u00f3 l\u00e0m h\u1ea1i c\u1eadu.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Tom h\u01a1i b\u1ed1i r\u1ed1i. C\u00e1i ch\u1eadu \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ed5 \u0111\u1ea7y n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa, v\u00e0 l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y c\u1eadu \u0111\u1ee9ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc n\u00f3 m\u1ed9t l\u00fac, l\u1ea5y h\u1ebft can \u0111\u1ea3m, h\u00edt m\u1ed9t h\u01a1i th\u1eadt s\u00e2u r\u1ed3i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u r\u1eeda m\u1eb7t. Khi c\u1eadu b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o b\u1ebfp ngay sau \u0111\u00f3, hai m\u1eaft nh\u1eafm nghi\u1ec1n, tay m\u00f2 m\u1eabm t\u00ecm chi\u1ebfc kh\u0103n, tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t c\u1eadu l\u1ea5m t\u1ea5m nh\u1eefng gi\u1ecdt n\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0 b\u1ecdt x\u00e0 ph\u00f2ng, b\u1eb1ng ch\u1ee9ng cho n\u1ed7 l\u1ef1c \u0111\u00e1ng khen c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu. Nh\u01b0ng khi c\u1eadu lau kh\u00f4 b\u1eb1ng kh\u0103n, c\u1eadu v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a s\u1ea1ch ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n, v\u00ec v\u00f9ng da s\u1ea1ch ch\u1ec9 k\u00e9o d\u00e0i t\u1eeb d\u01b0\u1edbi c\u1eb1m \u0111\u1ebfn hai b\u00ean m\u00e1, gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc m\u1eb7t n\u1ea1; b\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi v\u00e0 ph\u00eda sau \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng vi\u1ec1n n\u00e0y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t v\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ea5t t\u1ed1i m\u00e0u ch\u01b0a \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u01b0\u1edbc th\u1ea5m v\u00e0o, lan r\u1ed9ng xu\u1ed1ng ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0 qu\u1ea5n quanh c\u1ed5 c\u1eadu. Mary ph\u1ea3i ra tay x\u1eed l\u00fd c\u1eadu, v\u00e0 khi c\u00f4 l\u00e0m xong, c\u1eadu tr\u00f4ng gi\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi anh em, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n ph\u00e2n bi\u1ec7t m\u00e0u da, m\u00e1i t\u00f3c \u01b0\u1edbt s\u0169ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ea3i g\u1ecdn g\u00e0ng, nh\u1eefng l\u1ecdn t\u00f3c xo\u0103n ng\u1eafn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ea1o ki\u1ec3u tinh t\u1ebf v\u00e0 c\u00e2n \u0111\u1ed1i.<\/p>\n

[C\u1eadu b\u00ed m\u1eadt vu\u1ed1t ph\u1eb3ng nh\u1eefng l\u1ecdn t\u00f3c xo\u0103n, v\u1edbi nhi\u1ec1u c\u00f4ng s\u1ee9c v\u00e0 kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n, r\u1ed3i \u00e9p t\u00f3c s\u00e1t v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea7u; v\u00ec c\u1eadu cho r\u1eb1ng t\u00f3c xo\u0103n l\u00e0 bi\u1ec3u hi\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a s\u1ef1 y\u1ebfu \u0111u\u1ed1i, v\u00e0 m\u00e1i t\u00f3c \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 khi\u1ebfn cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu th\u00eam ph\u1ea7n cay \u0111\u1eafng.]<\/p>\n

Sau \u0111\u00f3, Mary l\u1ea5y ra m\u1ed9t b\u1ed9 qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1eb7c v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y Ch\u1ee7 nh\u1eadt trong su\u1ed1t hai n\u0103m-ch\u00fang \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1ecdi \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n l\u00e0 “b\u1ed9 qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o kh\u00e1c”<\/i>-v\u00e0 qua \u0111\u00f3, ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c quy m\u00f4 t\u1ee7 qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu. C\u00f4 g\u00e1i “ch\u1ec9nh \u0111\u1ed1n”<\/i> c\u1eadu sau khi c\u1eadu t\u1ef1 m\u1eb7c qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o xong; c\u00f4 c\u00e0i chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o kho\u00e1c tr\u00f2n ch\u1ec9nh t\u1ec1 c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu l\u00ean \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eadn c\u1eb1m, g\u1eadp c\u1ed5 \u00e1o s\u01a1 mi r\u1ed9ng th\u00f9ng th\u00ecnh xu\u1ed1ng vai, ph\u1ee7i s\u1ea1ch b\u1ee5i b\u1ea9n cho c\u1eadu, r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ed9i l\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1eadu chi\u1ebfc m\u0169 r\u01a1m l\u1ed1m \u0111\u1ed1m. L\u00fac n\u00e0y, c\u1eadu tr\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ea3i thi\u1ec7n \u0111\u00e1ng k\u1ec3 v\u00e0 c\u0169ng r\u1ea5t kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu. C\u1eadu kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u00fang nh\u01b0 v\u1ebb ngo\u00e0i c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, v\u00ec s\u1ef1 g\u00f2 b\u00f3 c\u1ee7a b\u1ed9 qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o ch\u1ec9nh t\u1ec1 v\u00e0 s\u1ea1ch s\u1ebd khi\u1ebfn c\u1eadu c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y b\u1ee9c b\u1ed1i. C\u1eadu hy v\u1ecdng Mary s\u1ebd qu\u00ean \u0111\u00f4i gi\u00e0y c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, nh\u01b0ng hy v\u1ecdng \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 tan v\u1ee1; c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 b\u00f4i m\u1ee1 c\u1eebu l\u00ean ch\u00fang m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch k\u1ef9 l\u01b0\u1ee1ng, theo \u0111\u00fang th\u00f3i quen, r\u1ed3i mang ch\u00fang ra. C\u1eadu m\u1ea5t b\u00ecnh t\u0129nh v\u00e0 n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng c\u1eadu lu\u00f4n b\u1ecb b\u1eaft l\u00e0m nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n. Nh\u01b0ng Mary thuy\u1ebft ph\u1ee5c:<\/p>\n

“L\u00e0m \u01a1n \u0111i, Tom-ngoan n\u00e0o.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 c\u1eadu x\u1ecf gi\u00e0y v\u00e0o, mi\u1ec7ng l\u1ea9m b\u1ea9m c\u1eb1n nh\u1eb1n. Mary nhanh ch\u00f3ng s\u1eeda so\u1ea1n xong xu\u00f4i, v\u00e0 ba \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb c\u00f9ng nhau l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ebfn tr\u01b0\u1eddng Ch\u1ee7 nh\u1eadt-m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i m\u00e0 Tom v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng c\u0103m gh\u00e9t; nh\u01b0ng Sid v\u00e0 Mary l\u1ea1i r\u1ea5t th\u00edch n\u01a1i \u0111\u00f3.<\/p>\n

Gi\u1edd h\u1ecdc tr\u01b0\u1eddng Ch\u1ee7 nh\u1eadt k\u00e9o d\u00e0i t\u1eeb ch\u00edn gi\u1edd \u0111\u1ebfn m\u01b0\u1eddi gi\u1edd r\u01b0\u1ee1i; sau \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 bu\u1ed5i l\u1ec5 nh\u00e0 th\u1edd. Hai trong s\u1ed1 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb lu\u00f4n t\u1ef1 nguy\u1ec7n \u1edf l\u1ea1i nghe b\u00e0i gi\u1ea3ng, v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9a c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i c\u0169ng lu\u00f4n \u1edf l\u1ea1i-v\u00ec nh\u1eefng l\u00fd do c\u00f2n m\u1ea1nh m\u1ebd h\u01a1n th\u1ebf. Nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc gh\u1ebf d\u00e0i cao, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec7m c\u1ee7a nh\u00e0 th\u1edd c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1ee9a \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kho\u1ea3ng ba tr\u0103m ng\u01b0\u1eddi; t\u00f2a nh\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00f4ng tr\u00ecnh nh\u1ecf b\u00e9, \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n, v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i h\u1ed9p b\u1eb1ng g\u1ed7 th\u00f4ng \u0111\u1eb7t tr\u00ean n\u00f3c l\u00e0m th\u00e1p chu\u00f4ng. \u1ede c\u1eeda, Tom l\u00f9i l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n c\u00f9ng trang l\u1ee9a \u0111ang \u0103n m\u1eb7c ch\u1ec9nh t\u1ec1 cho ng\u00e0y Ch\u1ee7 nh\u1eadt:<\/p>\n

“N\u00e0y Billy, c\u1eadu c\u00f3 v\u00e9 m\u00e0u v\u00e0ng kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i><\/p>\n

“C\u00f3.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“\u0110\u1ed5i cho t\u1edb c\u00e1i \u0111\u00f3 v\u1edbi gi\u00e1 bao nhi\u00eau?”<\/i><\/p>\n

“C\u1eadu \u0111\u01b0a g\u00ec n\u00e0o?”<\/i><\/p>\n

“M\u1ed9t mi\u1ebfng k\u1eb9o cam th\u1ea3o v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i l\u01b0\u1ee1i c\u00e2u.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“\u0110\u01b0a xem n\u00e0o.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Tom \u0111\u01b0a \u0111\u1ed3 ra. Nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eadn, v\u00e0 m\u00f3n \u0111\u1ed3 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ed5i ch\u1ee7. Sau \u0111\u00f3, Tom \u0111\u1ed5i hai vi\u00ean bi tr\u1eafng l\u1ea5y ba v\u00e9 m\u00e0u \u0111\u1ecf, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i th\u1ee9 l\u1eb7t v\u1eb7t kh\u00e1c l\u1ea5y hai v\u00e9 m\u00e0u xanh. C\u1eadu ch\u1eb7n nh\u1eefng c\u1eadu b\u00e9 kh\u00e1c khi h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ebfn, v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c mua v\u00e9 \u0111\u1ee7 m\u00e0u trong m\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ebfn m\u01b0\u1eddi l\u0103m ph\u00fat n\u1eefa. Gi\u1edd th\u00ec c\u1eadu b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o nh\u00e0 th\u1edd c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e1m \u0111\u00f4ng nam n\u1eef s\u1ea1ch s\u1ebd v\u00e0 \u1ed3n \u00e0o, \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 ng\u1ed3i c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u c\u00e3i nhau v\u1edbi c\u1eadu b\u00e9 \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean c\u1eadu v\u1edbi t\u1edbi. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi gi\u00e1o vi\u00ean, m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng nghi\u00eam ngh\u1ecb, l\u1edbn tu\u1ed5i, \u0111\u00e3 can thi\u1ec7p; r\u1ed3i \u00f4ng quay l\u01b0ng \u0111i m\u1ed9t l\u00e1t, v\u00e0 Tom gi\u1eadt t\u00f3c m\u1ed9t c\u1eadu b\u00e9 \u1edf b\u0103ng gh\u1ebf b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh, khi c\u1eadu b\u00e9 \u1ea5y \u0111ang m\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ecdc s\u00e1ch th\u00ec c\u1eadu quay l\u1ea1i; sau \u0111\u00f3 c\u1eadu ch\u00e2m m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i kim v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t c\u1eadu b\u00e9 kh\u00e1c \u0111\u1ec3 nghe c\u1eadu ta k\u00eau “Ui!”<\/i>, v\u00e0 nh\u1eadn th\u00eam m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi qu\u1edf tr\u00e1ch t\u1eeb gi\u00e1o vi\u00ean.<\/p>\n

C\u1ea3 l\u1edbp c\u1ee7a Tom \u0111\u1ec1u gi\u1ed1ng nhau-b\u1ed3n ch\u1ed3n, \u1ed3n \u00e0o v\u00e0 hay g\u00e2y r\u1eafc r\u1ed1i. Khi \u0111\u1ebfn l\u01b0\u1ee3t \u0111\u1ecdc thu\u1ed9c b\u00e0i h\u1ecdc, kh\u00f4ng ai trong s\u1ed1 h\u1ecd thu\u1ed9c l\u00f2ng h\u1ebft c\u00e1c c\u00e2u, m\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eafc nh\u1edf li\u00ean t\u1ee5c. Tuy nhi\u00ean, h\u1ecd c\u0169ng c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng ho\u00e0n th\u00e0nh, v\u00e0 m\u1ed7i ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u1ea7n th\u01b0\u1edfng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh-nh\u1eefng t\u1ea5m v\u00e9 m\u00e0u xanh nh\u1ecf, m\u1ed7i t\u1ea5m c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u0111o\u1ea1n Kinh Th\u00e1nh tr\u00ean \u0111\u00f3; m\u1ed7i v\u00e9 m\u00e0u xanh l\u00e0 ph\u1ea7n th\u01b0\u1edfng cho hai c\u00e2u thu\u1ed9c l\u00f2ng. M\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e9 xanh t\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t v\u00e9 \u0111\u1ecf, v\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ed5i l\u1ea5y n\u00f3; m\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e9 \u0111\u1ecf t\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t v\u00e9 v\u00e0ng; v\u1edbi m\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e9 v\u00e0ng, ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u1ea3n l\u00fd s\u1ebd trao m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed1n Kinh Th\u00e1nh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00f3ng b\u00eca r\u1ea5t \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n (tr\u1ecb gi\u00e1 b\u1ed1n m\u01b0\u01a1i xu v\u00e0o th\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3)<\/i> cho h\u1ecdc sinh.<\/p>\n

C\u00f3 bao nhi\u00eau \u0111\u1ed9c gi\u1ea3 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee7 s\u1ef1 ch\u0103m ch\u1ec9 v\u00e0 ki\u00ean tr\u00ec \u0111\u1ec3 ghi nh\u1edb hai ngh\u00ecn c\u00e2u, ngay c\u1ea3 khi \u0111\u1ed5i l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed1n Kinh Th\u00e1nh Dor\u00e9? \u1ea4y v\u1eady m\u00e0 Mary \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c hai cu\u1ed1n Kinh Th\u00e1nh theo c\u00e1ch n\u00e0y-\u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u00f4ng s\u1ee9c ki\u00ean nh\u1eabn c\u1ee7a hai n\u0103m-v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u1eadu b\u00e9 g\u1ed1c \u0110\u1ee9c \u0111\u00e3 gi\u00e0nh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ed1n ho\u1eb7c n\u0103m cu\u1ed1n. C\u1eadu ta t\u1eebng \u0111\u1ecdc thu\u1ed9c ba ngh\u00ecn c\u00e2u m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i; nh\u01b0ng \u00e1p l\u1ef1c l\u00ean kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng tr\u00ed tu\u1ec7 c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu ta qu\u00e1 l\u1edbn, v\u00e0 t\u1eeb \u0111\u00f3 v\u1ec1 sau c\u1eadu ta g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 b\u1ecb thi\u1ec3u n\u0103ng-m\u1ed9t tai h\u1ecda kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp cho tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ecdc, v\u00ec trong nh\u1eefng d\u1ecbp quan tr\u1ecdng, tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t kh\u00e1ch, ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u1ea3n l\u00fd (nh\u01b0 Tom di\u1ec5n t\u1ea3)<\/i> lu\u00f4n b\u1eaft c\u1eadu b\u00e9 n\u00e0y ra v\u00e0 “th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec7n b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n”<\/i>.<\/p>\n

Ch\u1ec9 nh\u1eefng h\u1ecdc sinh l\u1edbn tu\u1ed5i m\u1edbi xoay s\u1edf \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1eef v\u00e9 v\u00e0 ki\u00ean tr\u00ec v\u1edbi c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c t\u1ebb nh\u1ea1t n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ee7 l\u00e2u \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed1n Kinh Th\u00e1nh, v\u00e0 v\u00ec v\u1eady vi\u1ec7c trao m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng gi\u1ea3i th\u01b0\u1edfng n\u00e0y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 ki\u1ec7n hi\u1ebfm hoi v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1ng ch\u00fa \u00fd; h\u1ecdc sinh th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng tr\u1edf n\u00ean v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i v\u00e0 n\u1ed5i b\u1eadt trong ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c tr\u00e1i tim c\u1ee7a m\u1ecdi h\u1ecdc sinh \u0111\u1ec1u b\u00f9ng ch\u00e1y v\u1edbi tham v\u1ecdng m\u1edbi, th\u01b0\u1eddng k\u00e9o d\u00e0i v\u00e0i tu\u1ea7n. C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 d\u1ea1 d\u00e0y tr\u00ed tu\u1ec7 c\u1ee7a Tom ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 \u0111\u00f3i kh\u00e1t m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng gi\u1ea3i th\u01b0\u1edfng \u0111\u00f3, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ph\u1ee7 nh\u1eadn to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 con ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 khao kh\u00e1t trong nhi\u1ec1u ng\u00e0y v\u1ec1 vinh quang v\u00e0 s\u1ef1 n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng \u0111i k\u00e8m v\u1edbi n\u00f3.<\/p>\n

\u0110\u1ebfn l\u00fac, ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u1ea3n l\u00fd \u0111\u1ee9ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc b\u1ee5c gi\u1ea3ng, tay c\u1ea7m m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed1n th\u00e1nh ca \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u00f3ng v\u00e0 ng\u00f3n tr\u1ecf \u0111\u1eb7t gi\u1eefa c\u00e1c trang, ra hi\u1ec7u ch\u00fa \u00fd. Khi m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u1ea3n l\u00fd tr\u01b0\u1eddng Ch\u1ee7 nh\u1eadt \u0111\u1ecdc b\u00e0i ph\u00e1t bi\u1ec3u nh\u1ecf th\u01b0\u1eddng l\u1ec7 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, vi\u1ec7c c\u1ea7m m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed1n th\u00e1nh ca trong tay c\u0169ng c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft nh\u01b0 vi\u1ec7c c\u1ea7m m\u1ed9t b\u1ea3n nh\u1ea1c tr\u00ean tay c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t ca s\u0129 \u0111\u1ee9ng tr\u00ean s\u00e2n kh\u1ea5u v\u00e0 h\u00e1t solo trong bu\u1ed5i h\u00f2a nh\u1ea1c-m\u1eb7c d\u00f9 t\u1ea1i sao l\u1ea1i nh\u01b0 v\u1eady th\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t b\u00ed \u1ea9n: v\u00ec c\u1ea3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u1ea3n l\u00fd l\u1eabn ca s\u0129 \u0111\u1ec1u kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd tham kh\u1ea3o \u0111\u1ebfn cu\u1ed1n th\u00e1nh ca hay b\u1ea3n nh\u1ea1c \u0111\u00f3.<\/p>\n

Ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u1ea3n l\u00fd n\u00e0y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ea3nh kh\u1ea3nh ba m\u01b0\u01a1i l\u0103m tu\u1ed5i, c\u00f3 b\u1ed9 r\u00e2u d\u00ea m\u00e0u c\u00e1t v\u00e0 m\u00e1i t\u00f3c ng\u1eafn m\u00e0u c\u00e1t; \u00f4ng ta \u0111\u1ed9i m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc c\u1ed5 \u00e1o c\u1ee9ng \u0111\u1ee9ng th\u1eb3ng, m\u00e9p tr\u00ean g\u1ea7n ch\u1ea1m \u0111\u1ebfn tai v\u00e0 hai \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u1ecdn cong v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc ngang v\u1edbi kh\u00f3e mi\u1ec7ng-m\u1ed9t h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o bu\u1ed9c \u00f4ng ta ph\u1ea3i nh\u00ecn th\u1eb3ng v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc, v\u00e0 quay to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 c\u01a1 th\u1ec3 khi c\u1ea7n nh\u00ecn t\u1eeb b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh; c\u1eb1m \u00f4ng ta \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ee1 b\u1edfi m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc c\u00e0 v\u1ea1t x\u00f2e r\u1ed9ng, d\u00e0i v\u00e0 r\u1ed9ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t t\u1edd ti\u1ec1n gi\u1ea5y, c\u00f3 tua \u1edf hai \u0111\u1ea7u; m\u0169i gi\u00e0y c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng ta cong v\u00fat l\u00ean, theo m\u1ed1t th\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3, gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc xe tr\u01b0\u1ee3t tuy\u1ebft-m\u1ed9t hi\u1ec7u \u1ee9ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng thanh ni\u00ean t\u1ea1o ra m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch ki\u00ean nh\u1eabn v\u00e0 c\u00f4ng phu b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch ng\u1ed3i \u00e9p m\u0169i gi\u00e0y v\u00e0o t\u01b0\u1eddng h\u00e0ng gi\u1edd li\u1ec1n.<\/p>\n

\u00d4ng Walters c\u00f3 v\u1ebb ngo\u00e0i r\u1ea5t nghi\u00eam t\u00fac, v\u00e0 ch\u00e2n th\u00e0nh, trung th\u1ef1c trong l\u00f2ng; \u00f4ng ta t\u00f4n k\u00ednh nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u v\u00e0 n\u01a1i ch\u1ed1n thi\u00eang li\u00eang, v\u00e0 t\u00e1ch bi\u1ec7t ch\u00fang kh\u1ecfi nh\u1eefng v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 tr\u1ea7n t\u1ee5c, \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng ta \u1edf tr\u01b0\u1eddng Ch\u1ee7 nh\u1eadt v\u00f4 th\u1ee9c mang m\u1ed9t \u00e2m \u0111i\u1ec7u \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t, ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n v\u1eafng m\u1eb7t v\u00e0o c\u00e1c ng\u00e0y trong tu\u1ea7n. \u00d4ng b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 sau:<\/p>\n

“Gi\u1edd th\u00ec, c\u00e1c em, th\u1ea7y mu\u1ed1n t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c em ng\u1ed3i th\u1eadt ngay ng\u1eafn v\u00e0 ch\u1ec9nh t\u1ec1 nh\u1ea5t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3, v\u00e0 d\u00e0nh cho th\u1ea7y m\u1ecdi s\u1ef1 ch\u00fa \u00fd trong m\u1ed9t ho\u1eb7c hai ph\u00fat. \u0110\u1ea5y-\u0111\u00fang th\u1ebf. \u0110\u1ea5y m\u1edbi l\u00e0 c\u00e1ch nh\u1eefng c\u00f4 b\u00e9, c\u1eadu b\u00e9 ngoan ngo\u00e3n n\u00ean l\u00e0m. Th\u1ea7y th\u1ea5y c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t em g\u00e1i \u0111ang nh\u00ecn ra ngo\u00e0i c\u1eeda s\u1ed5-th\u1ea7y e r\u1eb1ng em \u1ea5y ngh\u0129 th\u1ea7y \u0111ang \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u00f3 b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i kia-c\u00f3 l\u1ebd l\u00e0 \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean c\u00e2y \u0111\u1ecdc di\u1ec5n v\u0103n cho nh\u1eefng ch\u00fa chim nh\u1ecf. [Ti\u1ebfng c\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00fac kh\u00edch v\u00e0 v\u1ed7 tay.] Th\u1ea7y mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i v\u1edbi c\u00e1c em r\u1eb1ng th\u1ea7y vui m\u1eebng bi\u1ebft bao khi th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t nh\u1ecf xinh, t\u01b0\u01a1i s\u00e1ng v\u00e0 s\u1ea1ch s\u1ebd t\u1ec1 t\u1ef1u \u1edf m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y, h\u1ecdc c\u00e1ch l\u00e0m \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00fang \u0111\u1eafn v\u00e0 tr\u1edf n\u00ean t\u1eed t\u1ebf.”<\/i> V\u00e0 c\u1ee9 th\u1ebf b\u00e0i n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfp di\u1ec5n. Kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft ph\u1ea3i ch\u00e9p l\u1ea1i ph\u1ea7n c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a b\u00e0i di\u1ec5n v\u0103n. N\u00f3 tu\u00e2n theo m\u1ed9t khu\u00f4n m\u1eabu kh\u00f4ng thay \u0111\u1ed5i, v\u00e0 v\u00ec v\u1eady ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00e1 quen thu\u1ed9c v\u1edbi n\u00f3.<\/p>\n

\u0110o\u1ea1n cu\u1ed1i b\u00e0i di\u1ec5n thuy\u1ebft b\u1ecb ph\u00e1 r\u1ed1i b\u1edfi nh\u1eefng tr\u1eadn \u1ea9u \u0111\u1ea3 t\u00e1i di\u1ec5n c\u00f9ng c\u00e1c tr\u00f2 ngh\u1ecbch ng\u1ee3m kh\u00e1c c\u1ee7a m\u1ea5y c\u1eadu b\u00e9 c\u00e1 bi\u1ec7t, c\u1ed9ng th\u00eam ti\u1ebfng x\u00ec x\u00e0o b\u1ed3n ch\u1ed3n lan r\u1ed9ng kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i, len l\u1ecfi c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u00e1 c\u00f4 \u0111\u1ed9c v\u00e0 b\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ed9ng nh\u01b0 Sid v\u00e0 Mary. Nh\u01b0ng gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y, m\u1ecdi \u00e2m thanh \u0111\u1ed9t nhi\u00ean l\u1eb7ng \u0111i, theo sau l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 im b\u1eb7t c\u1ee7a gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i th\u1ea7y Walters, v\u00e0 l\u1eddi k\u1ebft th\u00fac b\u00e0i ph\u00e1t bi\u1ec3u \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t tr\u00e0ng v\u1ed7 tay im l\u1eb7ng \u0111\u1ea7y bi\u1ebft \u01a1n.<\/p>\n

Nguy\u00ean nh\u00e2n ch\u00ednh c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng x\u00ec x\u00e0o \u1ea5y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 ki\u1ec7n hi\u1ebfm c\u00f3 – s\u1ef1 xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng v\u1ecb kh\u00e1ch: lu\u1eadt s\u01b0 Thatcher, \u0111i c\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng g\u1ea7y y\u1ebfu v\u00e0 cao tu\u1ed5i; m\u1ed9t qu\u00fd \u00f4ng trung ni\u00ean kh\u1ecfe m\u1ea1nh, \u0111\u1eb9p trai v\u1edbi m\u00e1i t\u00f3c \u0111i\u1ec3m b\u1ea1c; v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t qu\u00fd b\u00e0 trang nghi\u00eam, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd l\u00e0 phu nh\u00e2n c\u1ee7a v\u1ecb qu\u00fd \u00f4ng sau. V\u1ecb qu\u00fd b\u00e0 n\u00e0y \u0111ang d\u1eaft theo m\u1ed9t c\u00f4 b\u00e9. Tom v\u1ed1n \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i kh\u00f4ng y\u00ean, l\u00f2ng \u0111\u1ea7y o\u00e1n tr\u00e1ch v\u00e0 b\u1ea5t m\u00e3n; l\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u00e2m c\u1eafn r\u1ee9t khi\u1ebfn c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m ng\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u00ecn Amy Lawrence, kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ch\u1ecbu n\u1ed5i \u00e1nh m\u1eaft tr\u00ecu m\u1ebfn c\u1ee7a c\u00f4.<\/p>\n

Nh\u01b0ng ngay khi tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y c\u00f4 b\u00e9 m\u1edbi \u0111\u1ebfn \u1ea5y, t\u00e2m h\u1ed3n c\u1eadu b\u1ed7ng b\u1eebng l\u00ean m\u1ed9t ni\u1ec1m h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac r\u1ef1c r\u1ee1. L\u1eadp t\u1ee9c, c\u1eadu b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u “th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec7n”<\/i> h\u1ebft m\u00ecnh – \u0111\u1ea5m \u0111\u00e1 c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n trai, gi\u1eadt t\u00f3c, l\u00e0m \u0111\u1ee7 b\u1ed9 m\u1eb7t k\u1ef3 qu\u1eb7c – t\u00f3m l\u1ea1i, v\u1eadn d\u1ee5ng m\u1ecdi ng\u00f3n ngh\u1ec1 c\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 quy\u1ebfn r\u0169 m\u1ed9t c\u00f4 g\u00e1i v\u00e0 gi\u00e0nh l\u1ea5y s\u1ef1 ng\u01b0\u1ee1ng m\u1ed9 c\u1ee7a n\u00e0ng. S\u1ef1 h\u00e0o h\u1ee9ng c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu ch\u1ec9 v\u01b0\u01a1ng ch\u00fat v\u1ea9n \u0111\u1ee5c – k\u00fd \u1ee9c v\u1ec1 n\u1ed7i nh\u1ee5c nh\u00e3 trong khu v\u01b0\u1eddn thi\u00ean th\u1ea7n \u1ea5y – nh\u01b0ng d\u1ea5u v\u1ebft \u1ea5y tr\u00ean c\u00e1t \u0111ang b\u1ecb x\u00f3a nhanh ch\u00f3ng, d\u01b0\u1edbi con s\u00f3ng h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac cu\u1ed3n cu\u1ed9n \u0111ang tr\u00e0n ng\u1eadp t\u00e2m h\u1ed3n c\u1eadu l\u00fac n\u00e0y.<\/p>\n

V\u1ecb kh\u00e1ch danh d\u1ef1 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1eddi ng\u1ed3i v\u00e0o ch\u1ed7 cao qu\u00fd nh\u1ea5t, v\u00e0 ngay khi th\u1ea7y Walters k\u1ebft th\u00fac b\u00e0i ph\u00e1t bi\u1ec3u, th\u1ea7y \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1edbi thi\u1ec7u v\u1ecb kh\u00e1ch v\u1edbi to\u00e0n tr\u01b0\u1eddng. V\u1ecb \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng trung ni\u00ean \u1ea5y h\u00f3a ra l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t nh\u00e2n v\u1eadt v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng l\u1ed7i l\u1ea1c-ch\u1eb3ng ai kh\u00e1c ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 v\u1ecb th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n c\u1ee7a qu\u1eadn-m\u1ed9t sinh v\u1eadt uy nghi\u00eam b\u1eadc nh\u1ea5t m\u00e0 l\u0169 tr\u1ebb t\u1eebng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ea5y-ch\u00fang th\u1ea7m ngh\u0129 kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft \u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ea1o n\u00ean t\u1eeb th\u1ee9 ch\u1ea5t li\u1ec7u g\u00ec-v\u1eeba mu\u1ed1n nghe \u00f4ng c\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m, l\u1ea1i v\u1eeba s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i n\u1ebfu \u00f4ng th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 l\u00e0m v\u1eady. \u00d4ng \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eeb Constantinople, c\u00e1ch n\u01a1i n\u00e0y m\u01b0\u1eddi hai d\u1eb7m-th\u1ebf n\u00ean \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng \u0111i \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u00f3, \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng th\u1ea5y th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi r\u1ed9ng l\u1edbn-ch\u00ednh \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y t\u00f2a \u00e1n qu\u1eadn-ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta \u0111\u1ed3n r\u1eb1ng t\u00f2a nh\u00e0 \u1ea5y c\u00f3 m\u00e1i b\u1eb1ng thi\u1ebfc.<\/p>\n

S\u1ef1 t\u00f4n k\u00ednh v\u00e0 s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i m\u00e0 nh\u1eefng suy ngh\u0129 \u1ea5y g\u1ee3i l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec7n qua kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed im l\u1eb7ng trang nghi\u00eam v\u00e0 h\u00e0ng ng\u00e0n \u00e1nh m\u1eaft \u0111\u1ed5 d\u1ed3n ch\u0103m ch\u00fa. \u0110\u00e2y ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 Th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n Thatcher v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i, anh trai c\u1ee7a v\u1ecb lu\u1eadt s\u01b0 kia. Jeff Thatcher l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c b\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00ean ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc, \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00e0m quen v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i \u1ea5y v\u00e0 khi\u1ebfn c\u1ea3 tr\u01b0\u1eddng ph\u1ea3i ghen t\u1ecb. C\u1eadu s\u1ebd c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y l\u00f2ng m\u00ecnh ng\u1eadp tr\u00e0n h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac nh\u01b0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nghe kh\u00fac nh\u1ea1c du d\u01b0\u01a1ng n\u1ebfu ch\u1ee9ng ki\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng th\u00ec th\u1ea7m:<\/p>\n

“Nh\u00ecn k\u00eca, Jim! C\u1eadu \u1ea5y \u0111ang \u0111i l\u00ean \u0111\u00f3. N\u00e0y-nh\u00ecn k\u00eca! C\u1eadu \u1ea5y s\u1eafp b\u1eaft tay \u00f4ng ta-\u00f4ng \u1ea5y \u0111ang<\/strong> b\u1eaft tay \u00f4ng ta! Tr\u1eddi \u1ea1, kh\u00f4ng \u01b0\u1edbc m\u00ecnh l\u00e0 Jeff sao?”<\/i><\/p>\n

\u00d4ng Walters b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u “ph\u00f4 di\u1ec5n”<\/i>, v\u1edbi \u0111\u1ee7 lo\u1ea1i h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u00e0 c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c ch\u00ednh th\u1ee9c, ra l\u1ec7nh, tuy\u00ean \u00e1n, ban b\u1ed1 ch\u1ec9 th\u1ecb kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i, b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0o \u00f4ng ta t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ed1i t\u01b0\u1ee3ng. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ee7 th\u01b0 “ph\u00f4 di\u1ec5n”<\/i>-ch\u1ea1y t\u1edbi ch\u1ea1y lui v\u1edbi \u0111\u1ea7y s\u00e1ch tr\u00ean tay v\u00e0 t\u1ea1o ra nhi\u1ec1u ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed9ng \u1ed3n \u00e0o m\u00e0 quy\u1ec1n l\u1ef1c c\u00f4n tr\u00f9ng y\u00eau th\u00edch. C\u00e1c c\u00f4 gi\u00e1o tr\u1ebb “ph\u00f4 di\u1ec5n”<\/i>-c\u00fai xu\u1ed1ng d\u1ecbu d\u00e0ng v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng h\u1ecdc sinh v\u1eeba b\u1ecb \u0111\u00e1nh, gi\u01a1 nh\u1eefng ng\u00f3n tay c\u1ea3nh b\u00e1o xinh x\u1eafn v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng c\u1eadu b\u00e9 h\u01b0 v\u00e0 v\u1ed7 v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng c\u1eadu b\u00e9 ngoan.<\/p>\n

C\u00e1c th\u1ea7y gi\u00e1o tr\u1ebb “ph\u00f4 di\u1ec5n”<\/i> b\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi m\u1eafng m\u1ecf nh\u1eb9 v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng m\u00e0n th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec7n quy\u1ec1n uy kh\u00e1c c\u00f9ng s\u1ef1 ch\u00fa \u00fd tinh t\u1ebf \u0111\u1ebfn k\u1ef7 lu\u1eadt-v\u00e0 h\u1ea7u h\u1ebft c\u00e1c gi\u00e1o vi\u00ean, c\u1ea3 nam l\u1eabn n\u1eef, \u0111\u1ec1u t\u00ecm vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m \u1edf th\u01b0 vi\u1ec7n, g\u1ea7n b\u1ee5c gi\u1ea3ng; v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 vi\u1ec7c th\u01b0\u1eddng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m l\u1ea1i hai ho\u1eb7c ba l\u1ea7n (v\u1edbi v\u1ebb m\u1eb7t r\u1ea5t b\u1ef1c b\u1ed9i)<\/i>.<\/p>\n

C\u00e1c b\u00e9 g\u00e1i “ph\u00f4 di\u1ec5n”<\/i> theo nhi\u1ec1u c\u00e1ch kh\u00e1c nhau, v\u00e0 c\u00e1c b\u00e9 trai “ph\u00f4 di\u1ec5n”<\/i> v\u1edbi s\u1ef1 ch\u0103m ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed \u0111\u1eb7c qu\u00e1nh b\u1edfi nh\u1eefng c\u1ee5c gi\u1ea5y v\u1ee5n v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng x\u00f4n xao c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng cu\u1ed9c c\u00e3i v\u00e3. V\u00e0 tr\u00ean t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i ng\u1ed3i \u0111\u00f3, m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi uy nghi\u00eam ph\u00e1n x\u00e9t to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng, v\u00e0 s\u01b0\u1edfi \u1ea5m m\u00ecnh trong \u00e1nh h\u00e0o quang huy ho\u00e0ng c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh m\u00ecnh-v\u00ec \u00f4ng ta c\u0169ng \u0111ang “ph\u00f4 di\u1ec5n”<\/i>.<\/p>\n

Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u duy nh\u1ea5t n\u1eefa th\u00f4i l\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m tr\u1ecdn ni\u1ec1m h\u00e2n hoan c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Walters: \u1ea5y l\u00e0 c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i trao t\u1eb7ng m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed1n Kinh Th\u00e1nh l\u00e0m ph\u1ea7n th\u01b0\u1edfng v\u00e0 gi\u1edbi thi\u1ec7u m\u1ed9t th\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ed3ng. M\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ee9a h\u1ecdc tr\u00f2 c\u00f3 d\u0103m ba t\u1ea5m v\u00e9 v\u00e0ng, nh\u01b0ng ch\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ee9a n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ee7 s\u1ed1 l\u01b0\u1ee3ng – \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i h\u1ecfi kh\u1eafp l\u01b0\u1ee3t c\u00e1c h\u1ecdc sinh xu\u1ea5t s\u1eafc. L\u00fac n\u00e0y, \u00f4ng s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng \u0111\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ed5i c\u1ea3 th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f3 l\u1ea1i c\u1eadu b\u00e9 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0110\u1ee9c kia v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ea7u \u00f3c l\u00e0nh l\u1eb7n.<\/p>\n

V\u00e0 ngay trong kho\u1ea3nh kh\u1eafc tuy\u1ec7t v\u1ecdng \u1ea5y, Tom Sawyer b\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00ean, mang theo ch\u00edn t\u1ea5m v\u00e9 v\u00e0ng, ch\u00edn t\u1ea5m v\u00e9 \u0111\u1ecf v\u00e0 m\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1ea5m v\u00e9 xanh, \u0111\u00f2i nh\u1eadn m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed1n Kinh Th\u00e1nh. \u0110i\u1ec1u \u1ea5y nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t tia s\u00e9t gi\u1eefa tr\u1eddi quang. Walters ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ec1 mong \u0111\u1ee3i m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi \u0111\u00f2i h\u1ecfi t\u1eeb ph\u00eda n\u00e0y trong v\u00f2ng m\u01b0\u1eddi n\u0103m t\u1edbi. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o tho\u00e1i th\u00e1c – \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u1ec1u l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng t\u1ea5m v\u00e9 h\u1ee3p l\u1ec7, \u0111\u00fang theo quy \u0111\u1ecbnh gi\u00e1 tr\u1ecb.<\/p>\n

Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 Tom \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u01b0a l\u00ean \u0111\u1ecba v\u1ecb ngang h\u00e0ng v\u1edbi v\u1ecb Th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n c\u00f9ng c\u00e1c nh\u00e2n v\u1eadt \u01b0u t\u00fa kh\u00e1c, v\u00e0 tin t\u1ee9c tr\u1ecdng \u0111\u1ea1i \u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00f4ng b\u1ed1 t\u1eeb v\u1ecb tr\u00ed trang tr\u1ecdng nh\u1ea5t. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 kinh ng\u1ea1c ch\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ed9ng nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a th\u1eadp k\u1ef7, v\u00e0 c\u1ea3m x\u00fac d\u00e2ng l\u00ean m\u00e3nh li\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i \u0111\u01b0a v\u1ecb anh h\u00f9ng m\u1edbi l\u00ean ngang t\u1ea7m v\u1edbi v\u1ecb th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n, khi\u1ebfn ng\u00f4i tr\u01b0\u1eddng c\u00f3 t\u1edbi hai k\u1ef3 t\u00edch \u0111\u1ec3 chi\u00eam ng\u01b0\u1ee1ng thay v\u00ec ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t.<\/p>\n

L\u0169 tr\u1ebb con b\u1ecb s\u1ef1 ghen t\u1ecb d\u00e0y v\u00f2 – nh\u01b0ng nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u1ef1ng n\u1ed7i cay \u0111\u1eafng t\u1ed9t c\u00f9ng nh\u1ea5t l\u1ea1i ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a v\u1eeba nh\u1eadn ra, qu\u00e1 mu\u1ed9n m\u00e0ng, r\u1eb1ng ch\u00ednh ch\u00fang \u0111\u00e3 g\u00f3p ph\u1ea7n t\u1ea1o n\u00ean vinh quang \u0111\u00e1ng gh\u00e9t kia b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ed5i v\u00e9 l\u1ea5y Tom \u0111\u1ec3 thu v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng kho\u1ea3n t\u00e0i s\u1ea3n m\u00e0 c\u1eadu ta ki\u1ebfm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1eeb vi\u1ec7c b\u00e1n \u0111\u1eb7c quy\u1ec1n qu\u00e9t v\u00f4i. Nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb khinh mi\u1ec7t \u1ea5y t\u1ef1 coi m\u00ecnh l\u00e0 n\u1ea1n nh\u00e2n c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t m\u01b0u \u0111\u1ed3 x\u1ea3o quy\u1ec7t, m\u1ed9t con r\u1eafn \u0111\u1ed9c \u1ea9n m\u00ecnh trong c\u1ecf.<\/p>\n

Ph\u1ea7n th\u01b0\u1edfng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c trao cho Tom v\u1edbi t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 s\u1ef1 nhi\u1ec7t th\u00e0nh m\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ee7 t\u1ecda c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 huy \u0111\u1ed9ng trong ho\u00e0n c\u1ea3nh \u1ea5y; nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 v\u1eabn thi\u1ebfu \u0111i m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat ch\u00e2n t\u00e2m, b\u1edfi b\u1ea3n n\u0103ng c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p m\u00e1ch b\u1ea3o \u00f4ng r\u1eb1ng \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t b\u00ed m\u1eadt n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean ph\u01a1i b\u00e0y ra \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng; th\u1eadt l\u00e0 phi l\u00fd khi \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb n\u00e0y l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1ea5t ch\u1ee9a \u0111\u1ebfn hai ngh\u00ecn c\u00e2u Kinh Th\u00e1nh trong kho t\u00e0ng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh-ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t t\u00e1 th\u00f4i c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ee7 l\u00e0m qu\u00e1 t\u1ea3i kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng c\u1ee7a n\u00f3, ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f2n nghi ng\u1edd g\u00ec n\u1eefa.<\/p>\n

Amy Lawrence \u0111\u1ea7y t\u1ef1 h\u00e0o v\u00e0 h\u00e2n hoan, v\u00e0 c\u00f4 c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng \u0111\u1ec3 Tom nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 hi\u1ec7n r\u00f5 tr\u00ean g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t m\u00ecnh-nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu ch\u1eb3ng th\u00e8m nh\u00ecn. C\u00f4 ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean; r\u1ed3i c\u00f4 h\u01a1i b\u1ed1i r\u1ed1i; ti\u1ebfp \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t n\u1ed7i nghi ng\u1edd m\u01a1 h\u1ed3 tho\u00e1ng qua r\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t-r\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i \u00f9a v\u1ec1; c\u00f4 d\u00f5i theo; m\u1ed9t \u00e1nh nh\u00ecn l\u00e9n l\u00fat \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i cho c\u00f4 bi\u1ebft t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3-v\u00e0 r\u1ed3i tr\u00e1i tim c\u00f4 tan v\u1ee1, c\u00f4 ghen t\u1ecb, c\u00f4 t\u1ee9c gi\u1eadn, n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft tu\u00f4n r\u01a1i, v\u00e0 c\u00f4 gh\u00e9t t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Gh\u00e9t Tom nh\u1ea5t (c\u00f4 ngh\u0129 th\u1ebf)<\/i>.<\/p>\n

Tom \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ebfn tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t v\u1ecb Th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n; nh\u01b0ng l\u01b0\u1ee1i c\u1eadu nh\u01b0 t\u00ea c\u1ee9ng, h\u01a1i th\u1edf g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 ngh\u1eb9n l\u1ea1i, tim \u0111\u1eadp th\u00ecnh th\u1ecbch-m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n v\u00ec s\u1ef1 uy nghi \u0111\u00e1ng s\u1ee3 c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng n\u00e0y, nh\u01b0ng ch\u1ee7 y\u1ebfu l\u00e0 b\u1edfi \u00f4ng ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 cha c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 \u1ea5y. C\u1eadu \u01b0\u1edbc g\u00ec m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 qu\u1ef3 xu\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 t\u00f4n th\u1edd \u00f4ng, n\u1ebfu ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh trong b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i. V\u1ecb Th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n \u0111\u1eb7t tay l\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u Tom, g\u1ecdi c\u1eadu l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u1eadu b\u00e9 nh\u1ecf tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi, r\u1ed3i h\u1ecfi t\u00ean c\u1eadu l\u00e0 g\u00ec. C\u1eadu b\u00e9 \u1ea5p \u00fang, th\u1edf g\u1ea5p, v\u00e0 th\u1ed1t l\u00ean:<\/p>\n

“Tom.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“\u1ed2, kh\u00f4ng, kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i Tom-m\u00e0 l\u00e0-“<\/i><\/p>\n

“Thomas.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“\u00c0, \u0111\u00fang r\u1ed3i. Ta c\u1ee9 t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u00ean d\u00e0i h\u01a1n c\u01a1, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd v\u1eady. R\u1ea5t t\u1ed1t. Nh\u01b0ng ta tin ch\u1eafc c\u1eadu c\u00f2n m\u1ed9t t\u00ean \u0111\u1ec7m n\u1eefa, v\u00e0 c\u1eadu s\u1ebd n\u00f3i cho ta bi\u1ebft, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i><\/p>\n

“H\u00e3y n\u00f3i cho qu\u00fd \u00f4ng bi\u1ebft t\u00ean c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a con, Thomas,”<\/i> \u00f4ng Walters n\u00f3i, “v\u00e0 h\u00e3y n\u00f3i \u2018th\u01b0a ng\u00e0i\u2019. Con kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c qu\u00ean ph\u00e9p l\u1ecbch s\u1ef1 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Thomas Sawyer-th\u01b0a ng\u00e0i.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“\u0110\u00fang r\u1ed3i! C\u1eadu b\u00e9 ngoan. C\u1eadu b\u00e9 tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi. M\u1ed9t c\u1eadu b\u00e9 nh\u1ecf b\u00e9, nam t\u00ednh. Hai ngh\u00ecn c\u00e2u l\u00e0 r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u-r\u1ea5t, r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u. V\u00e0 con s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd h\u1ed1i ti\u1ebfc v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n con \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecf ra \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1ecdc ch\u00fang; v\u00ec ki\u1ebfn th\u1ee9c qu\u00fd gi\u00e1 h\u01a1n b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 th\u1ee9 g\u00ec tr\u00ean \u0111\u1eddi; n\u00f3 l\u00e0m n\u00ean nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1ed1t; con s\u1ebd tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1ed1t v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, Thomas, v\u00e0 r\u1ed3i con s\u1ebd nh\u00ecn l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 n\u00f3i, T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 l\u00e0 nh\u1edd nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1eb7c \u00e2n qu\u00fd gi\u00e1 c\u1ee7a tr\u01b0\u1eddng Ch\u1ee7 nh\u1eadt th\u1eddi th\u01a1 \u1ea5u c\u1ee7a con-t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 l\u00e0 nh\u1edd nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ea7y y\u00eau qu\u00fd \u0111\u00e3 d\u1ea1y con h\u1ecdc-t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 l\u00e0 nh\u1edd ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u1ea3n l\u00fd t\u1ed1t b\u1ee5ng, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 khuy\u1ebfn kh\u00edch con, \u0111\u00e3 quan t\u00e2m \u0111\u1ebfn con, v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eb7ng con m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed1n Kinh Th\u00e1nh \u0111\u1eb9p \u0111\u1ebd-m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed1n Kinh Th\u00e1nh l\u1ed9ng l\u1eaby, trang nh\u00e3-\u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1eef v\u00e0 s\u1edf h\u1eefu ri\u00eang m\u00e3i m\u00e3i-t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 l\u00e0 nh\u1edd s\u1ef1 gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c \u0111\u00fang \u0111\u1eafn! \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u con s\u1ebd n\u00f3i, Thomas-v\u00e0 con s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ed5i hai ngh\u00ecn c\u00e2u \u0111\u00f3 l\u1ea5y b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 ti\u1ec1n b\u1ea1c n\u00e0o-kh\u00f4ng, tuy\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ed1i kh\u00f4ng. V\u00e0 b\u00e2y gi\u1edd con s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng ng\u1ea1i n\u00f3i cho t\u00f4i v\u00e0 qu\u00fd b\u00e0 n\u00e0y bi\u1ebft m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i \u0111i\u1ec1u con \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ecdc-kh\u00f4ng, t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft con s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng ng\u1ea1i-v\u00ec ch\u00fang t\u00f4i t\u1ef1 h\u00e0o v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng c\u1eadu b\u00e9 h\u1ecdc gi\u1ecfi. N\u00e0o, ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn con bi\u1ebft t\u00ean c\u1ee7a t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u01b0\u1eddi hai m\u00f4n \u0111\u1ed3. Con c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 cho ch\u00fang t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft t\u00ean c\u1ee7a hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ecdn kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i><\/p>\n

Tom \u0111ang ngh\u1ecbch ng\u1ee3m m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc c\u00fac \u00e1o, v\u1ebb m\u1eb7t e th\u1eb9n, b\u1ebdn l\u1ebdn. C\u1eadu \u1eedng \u0111\u1ecf c\u1ea3 m\u00e1, \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft c\u1ee9 c\u00fai g\u1eb1m xu\u1ed1ng. Tr\u00e1i tim \u00f4ng Walters ch\u1ee3t th\u1eaft l\u1ea1i. \u00d4ng th\u1ea7m ngh\u0129, c\u1eadu b\u00e9 n\u00e0y l\u00e0m sao c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi n\u1ed5i m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n nh\u1ea5t ch\u1ee9-sao \u00f4ng Th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n l\u1ea1i c\u1ee9 h\u1ecfi c\u1eadu ta l\u00e0m g\u00ec? D\u00f9 v\u1eady, \u00f4ng v\u1eabn c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng, n\u00f3i:<\/p>\n

“Thomas, h\u00e3y tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi ng\u00e0i \u0111i-\u0111\u1eebng s\u1ee3.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Tom v\u1eabn c\u00f2n do d\u1ef1, ng\u1eadp ng\u1eebng.<\/p>\n

“Gi\u1edd th\u00ec ta bi\u1ebft ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd n\u00f3i cho ta nghe r\u1ed3i,”<\/i> b\u00e0 qu\u00fd t\u1ed9c d\u1ecbu d\u00e0ng n\u00f3i. “Hai m\u00f4n \u0111\u1ed3 \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean t\u00ean l\u00e0-“<\/i><\/p>\n

“David v\u00e0 Goliath!”<\/i><\/p>\n

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