Khi Dorothy t\u1ec9nh gi\u1ea5c, \u00e1nh m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ecdc qua nh\u1eefng t\u00e1n c\u00e2y, c\u00f2n Toto th\u00ec t\u1eeb l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ea1y ra ngo\u00e0i, r\u01b0\u1ee3t \u0111u\u1ed5i theo l\u0169 chim v\u00e0 s\u00f3c nh\u1ea3y nh\u00f3t xung quanh. C\u00f4 b\u00e9 ng\u1ed3i d\u1eady, \u0111\u01b0a m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn quanh. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m v\u1eabn ki\u00ean nh\u1eabn \u0111\u1ee9ng t\u1ef1a v\u00e0o g\u00f3c nh\u00e0, ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i c\u00f4.<\/p>\n
“N\u00e0y c\u1eadu, ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i \u0111i t\u00ecm n\u01b0\u1edbc th\u00f4i,”<\/i> Dorothy n\u00f3i v\u1edbi Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m.<\/p>\n
“T\u1ea1i sao c\u1eadu l\u1ea1i c\u1ea7n n\u01b0\u1edbc?”<\/i> Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n
“\u0110\u1ec3 r\u1eeda m\u1eb7t cho s\u1ea1ch b\u1ee5i \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 u\u1ed1ng n\u1eefa, k\u1ebbo b\u00e1nh m\u00ec kh\u00f4 s\u1ebd l\u00e0m ngh\u1eb9n c\u1ed5 h\u1ecdng.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Th\u1eadt phi\u1ec1n ph\u1ee9c khi c\u00f3 c\u01a1 th\u1ec3 b\u1eb1ng th\u1ecbt da,”<\/i> Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m tr\u1ea7m ng\u00e2m n\u00f3i, “v\u00ec c\u1eadu ph\u1ea3i ng\u1ee7, \u0103n v\u00e0 u\u1ed1ng. Tuy nhi\u00ean, v\u00ec c\u1eadu c\u00f3 b\u1ed9 \u00f3c, v\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 suy ngh\u0129 \u0111\u00fang \u0111\u1eafn th\u00ec \u0111\u00e1ng \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1ecbu nhi\u1ec1u r\u1eafc r\u1ed1i.”<\/i><\/p>\n
H\u1ecd r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi ng\u00f4i l\u1ec1u v\u00e0 \u0111i xuy\u00ean qua r\u1eebng c\u00e2y cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t su\u1ed1i n\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u1ecf trong v\u1eaft. Dorothy u\u1ed1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc, r\u1eeda m\u1eb7t v\u00e0 \u0103n s\u00e1ng \u1edf \u0111\u00f3. C\u00f4 b\u00e9 th\u1ea5y trong gi\u1ecf kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n nhi\u1ec1u b\u00e1nh m\u00ec, v\u00e0 th\u1ea7m bi\u1ebft \u01a1n Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n \u0103n, v\u00ec s\u1ed1 b\u00e1nh m\u00ec c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i ch\u1ec9 v\u1eeba \u0111\u1ee7 cho c\u00f4 b\u00e9 v\u00e0 Toto trong ng\u00e0y.<\/p>\n
V\u1eeba \u0103n xong v\u00e0 chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb quay tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng g\u1ea1ch v\u00e0ng, c\u00f4 b\u00e9 b\u1ed7ng gi\u1eadt m\u00ecnh khi nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng r\u00ean r\u1ec9 khe kh\u1ebd v\u1ecdng \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eeb \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u00f3 g\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea5y.<\/p>\n
“Ti\u1ebfng g\u00ec v\u1eady ta?”<\/i> c\u00f4 b\u00e9 h\u1ecfi v\u1edbi gi\u1ecdng e d\u00e8.<\/p>\n
“T\u00f4i c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng r\u00f5,”<\/i> Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m \u0111\u00e1p, “nh\u01b0ng m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ebfn xem th\u1eed.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Ngay l\u00fac \u1ea5y, m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng r\u00ean kh\u00e1c vang l\u00ean, d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 ph\u00e1t ra t\u1eeb ph\u00eda sau l\u01b0ng h\u1ecd. H\u1ecd quay \u0111\u1ea7u l\u1ea1i, b\u01b0\u1edbc th\u00eam v\u00e0i b\u01b0\u1edbc s\u00e2u v\u00e0o khu r\u1eebng th\u00ec Dorothy b\u1ed7ng nh\u1eadn th\u1ea5y c\u00f3 th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 l\u1ea5p l\u00e1nh d\u01b0\u1edbi \u00e1nh n\u1eafng xuy\u00ean qua t\u00e1n l\u00e1. C\u00f4 b\u00e9 v\u1ed9i ch\u1ea1y t\u1edbi ch\u1ed7 \u1ea5y r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ed9t nhi\u00ean d\u1eebng b\u1eadt l\u1ea1i, th\u1ed1t l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng k\u00eau ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean.<\/p>\n
M\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng c\u00e2y c\u1ed5 th\u1ee5 \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb ch\u1eb7t g\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ee9t l\u00e0m \u0111\u00f4i, v\u00e0 b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh \u0111\u00f3, tay gi\u01a1 cao chi\u1ebfc r\u00ecu l\u1ea5p l\u00e1nh, l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng b\u1eb1ng thi\u1ebfc t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u00e2n. \u0110\u1ea7u, tay ch\u00e2n anh ta \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1eafn li\u1ec1n v\u1edbi th\u00e2n h\u00ecnh, nh\u01b0ng anh \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00f3 b\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ed9ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1ee3ng, d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ec3 c\u1eed \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u00fat n\u00e0o.<\/p>\n
Dorothy nh\u00ecn ch\u1eb1m ch\u1eb1m v\u00e0o anh ta v\u1edbi v\u1ebb m\u1eb7t kinh ng\u1ea1c, Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m c\u0169ng tr\u00f2n m\u1eaft kh\u00f4ng k\u00e9m, c\u00f2n Toto th\u00ec s\u1ee7a vang r\u1ed3i c\u1eafn th\u1eed v\u00e0o ch\u00e2n thi\u1ebfc, khi\u1ebfn h\u00e0m r\u0103ng n\u00f3 \u0111au nh\u00f3i.<\/p>\n
“C\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i ti\u1ebfng r\u00ean l\u00e0 c\u1ee7a anh kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i> Dorothy h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n
“Ph\u1ea3i,”<\/i> Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi, “t\u00f4i c\u00f3 r\u00ean. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 r\u00ean r\u1ec9 h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t n\u0103m nay r\u1ed3i, v\u00e0 ch\u01b0a ai nghe th\u1ea5y t\u00f4i ho\u1eb7c \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u00fap t\u00f4i c\u1ea3.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“T\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec cho anh kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i> c\u00f4 b\u00e9 nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng h\u1ecfi, v\u00ec c\u00f4 b\u00e9 c\u1ea3m \u0111\u1ed9ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i bu\u1ed3n b\u00e3 c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng.<\/p>\n
“Ki\u1ebfm m\u1ed9t l\u1ecd d\u1ea7u tra v\u00e0o c\u00e1c kh\u1edbp c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i,”<\/i> anh ta \u0111\u00e1p. “Ch\u00fang b\u1ecb g\u1ec9 s\u00e9t r\u1ea5t n\u1eb7ng n\u00ean t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 c\u1eed \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u00fat n\u00e0o; n\u1ebfu \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tra d\u1ea7u k\u1ef9, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd nhanh ch\u00f3ng kh\u1ecfe l\u1ea1i th\u00f4i. C\u00f4 s\u1ebd t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y l\u1ecd d\u1ea7u tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i k\u1ec7 trong ng\u00f4i l\u1ec1u c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Dorothy v\u1ed9i v\u00e0ng ch\u1ea1y v\u1ec1 t\u00fap l\u1ec1u t\u00ecm l\u1ecd d\u1ea7u, r\u1ed3i h\u1ed1i h\u1ea3 quay l\u1ea1i h\u1ecfi v\u1edbi v\u1ebb lo l\u1eafng: “Anh c\u1ea7n tra d\u1ea7u v\u00e0o ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0o \u1ea1?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“\u0110\u1ea7u ti\u00ean l\u00e0 c\u1ed5 t\u00f4i nh\u00e9,”<\/i> Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc \u0111\u00e1p. C\u00f4 b\u00e9 li\u1ec1n nh\u1ecf d\u1ea7u v\u00e0o c\u1ed5 anh ta – b\u1ed9 ph\u1eadn n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb g\u1ec9 s\u00e9t kh\u00e1 n\u1eb7ng. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m b\u00e8n d\u00f9ng tay n\u1eafm l\u1ea5y c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u b\u1eb1ng thi\u1ebfc, nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng l\u1eafc qua l\u1eafc l\u1ea1i cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi n\u00f3 c\u1eed \u0111\u1ed9ng tr\u01a1n tru tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i. Ch\u1eb3ng m\u1ea5y ch\u1ed1c, Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u1ef1 m\u00ecnh xoay \u0111\u1ea7u d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng.<\/p>\n
“Gi\u1edd c\u00f4 h\u00e3y tra d\u1ea7u v\u00e0o c\u00e1c kh\u1edbp tay c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i nh\u00e9,”<\/i> Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc n\u00f3i. Dorothy c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn nh\u1ecf d\u1ea7u v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng kh\u1edbp tay, r\u1ed3i Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng u\u1ed1n cong ch\u00fang cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi h\u1ebft k\u1eb9t c\u1ee9ng v\u00e0 c\u1eed \u0111\u1ed9ng m\u01b0\u1ee3t m\u00e0 nh\u01b0 m\u1edbi.<\/p>\n
Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc th\u1edf ra khoan kho\u00e1i, h\u1ea1 chi\u1ebfc r\u00ecu xu\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 d\u1ef1a v\u00e0o th\u00e2n c\u00e2y ngh\u1ec9 ng\u01a1i.<\/p>\n
“Th\u1eadt d\u1ec5 ch\u1ecbu l\u00e0m sao,”<\/i> anh ta th\u1ed1t l\u00ean. “T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ph\u1ea3i gi\u01a1 cao chi\u1ebfc r\u00ecu \u1ea5y su\u1ed1t t\u1eeb khi b\u1ecb r\u1ec9 s\u00e9t, v\u00e0 th\u1eadt vui bi\u1ebft bao khi cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u0169ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u1ea1 n\u00f3 xu\u1ed1ng. Gi\u1edd n\u1ebfu c\u00f4 tra d\u1ea7u th\u00eam v\u00e0o c\u00e1c kh\u1edbp ch\u00e2n n\u1eefa, l\u00e0 t\u00f4i s\u1ebd kh\u1ecfe kho\u1eafn l\u1ea1i ngay th\u00f4i.”<\/i><\/p>\n
H\u1ecd b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u b\u00f4i d\u1ea7u l\u00ean ch\u00e2n Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi anh ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u1eed \u0111\u1ed9ng d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc li\u00ean t\u1ee5c c\u1ea3m \u01a1n h\u1ecd v\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1ea3i tho\u00e1t m\u00ecnh, b\u1edfi anh ta t\u1ecf ra l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t sinh v\u1eadt r\u1ea5t l\u1ecbch s\u1ef1 v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea7y l\u00f2ng bi\u1ebft \u01a1n.<\/p>\n
“Ch\u1eafc h\u1eb3n t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ee9ng m\u00e3i \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 c\u00e1c c\u00f4 c\u1eadu \u0111\u1ebfn,”<\/i> anh ta n\u00f3i; “nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf l\u00e0 c\u00e1c c\u00f4 c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ee9u m\u1ea1ng t\u00f4i r\u1ed3i. Nh\u01b0ng t\u1ea1i sao c\u00e1c c\u00f4 c\u1eadu l\u1ea1i \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y th\u1ebf?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111ang tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng t\u1edbi Th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 Ng\u1ecdc L\u1ee5c B\u1ea3o \u0111\u1ec3 g\u1eb7p \u0110\u1ea1i Ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y Oz,”<\/i> c\u00f4 b\u00e9 \u0111\u00e1p, “v\u00e0 t\u00ecnh c\u1edd gh\u00e9 v\u00e0o l\u1ec1u c\u1ee7a anh \u0111\u1ec3 ngh\u1ec9 qua \u0111\u00eam.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“T\u1ea1i sao c\u00f4 l\u1ea1i mu\u1ed1n g\u1eb7p Ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y Oz?”<\/i> anh ta h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n
“T\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n Ng\u00e0i \u0111\u01b0a t\u00f4i tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 Kansas, c\u00f2n Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m th\u00ec mu\u1ed1n Ng\u00e0i cho c\u1eadu \u1ea5y m\u1ed9t b\u1ed9 \u00f3c,”<\/i> c\u00f4 b\u00e9 \u0111\u00e1p.<\/p>\n
Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 tr\u1ea7m ng\u00e2m suy ngh\u0129 m\u1ed9t l\u00fac l\u00e2u. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng anh ta n\u00f3i:<\/p>\n
“C\u00f4 c\u00f3 ngh\u0129 Ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y Oz c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 cho t\u00f4i m\u1ed9t tr\u00e1i tim kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“\u1ed2, t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 l\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c,”<\/i> Dorothy \u0111\u00e1p. “\u0110i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 c\u0169ng d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng nh\u01b0 vi\u1ec7c cho Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m b\u1ed9 \u00f3c v\u1eady.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“\u0110\u00fang v\u1eady,”<\/i> Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi. “Th\u1ebf th\u00ec, n\u1ebfu c\u00f4 cho ph\u00e9p t\u00f4i \u0111i c\u00f9ng, t\u00f4i c\u0169ng s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ebfn Th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 Ng\u1ecdc L\u1ee5c B\u1ea3o v\u00e0 nh\u1edd Ng\u00e0i Oz gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“C\u1ee9 \u0111i th\u00f4i,”<\/i> Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m h\u00e0o h\u1ee9ng n\u00f3i, c\u00f2n Dorothy th\u00ec b\u00e0y t\u1ecf ni\u1ec1m vui khi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00f3 anh \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u00e0nh. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc li\u1ec1n v\u00e1c chi\u1ebfc r\u00ecu l\u00ean vai, v\u00e0 c\u1ea3 nh\u00f3m ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh xuy\u00ean qua khu r\u1eebng cho t\u1edbi khi h\u1ecd t\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00e1t \u0111\u00e1 v\u00e0ng r\u1ef1c r\u1ee1.<\/p>\n
Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc nh\u1edd Dorothy c\u1ea5t l\u1ecd d\u1ea7u v\u00e0o trong gi\u1ecf. “B\u1edfi v\u00ec,”<\/i> anh gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch, “n\u1ebfu ch\u1eb3ng may t\u00f4i b\u1ecb m\u01b0a l\u00e0m g\u1ec9 s\u00e9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa, th\u00ec l\u1ecd d\u1ea7u n\u00e0y s\u1ebd v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Th\u1eadt may m\u1eafn khi c\u00f3 th\u00eam ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n m\u1edbi n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u00e0nh, b\u1edfi ch\u1eb3ng bao l\u00e2u sau khi h\u1ecd kh\u1edfi h\u00e0nh tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i, h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 g\u1eb7p ph\u1ea3i m\u1ed9t khu v\u1ef1c c\u00e2y c\u1ed1i r\u1eadm r\u1ea1p v\u1edbi c\u00e0nh l\u00e1 ch\u1eb1ng ch\u1ecbt \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c che k\u00edn c\u1ea3 l\u1ed1i \u0111i, khi\u1ebfn \u0111o\u00e0n ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ti\u1ebfn qua. Nh\u01b0ng Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc \u0111\u00e3 nhanh ch\u00f3ng b\u1eaft tay v\u00e0o vi\u1ec7c, d\u00f9ng chi\u1ebfc r\u00ecu c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh ch\u1eb7t ph\u00e1 r\u1ea5t \u0111i\u00eau luy\u1ec7n, v\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 trong ch\u1ed1c l\u00e1t, anh \u0111\u00e3 d\u1ecdn s\u1ea1ch m\u1ed9t con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng th\u00f4ng tho\u00e1ng cho c\u1ea3 nh\u00f3m b\u01b0\u1edbc ti\u1ebfp.<\/p>\n
Dorothy \u0111ang m\u1ea3i m\u00ea suy ngh\u0129 \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 r\u1ea5t nghi\u00eam t\u00fac trong l\u00fac \u0111i n\u00ean \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd khi Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m v\u1ea5p ph\u1ea3i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i h\u1ed1 tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00e0 ng\u00e3 l\u0103n ra b\u00ean l\u1ec1. Th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf l\u00e0 c\u1eadu ph\u1ea3i k\u00eau g\u1ecdi s\u1ef1 gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1 c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 b\u00e9 \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.<\/p>\n
“T\u1ea1i sao c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng \u0111i v\u00f2ng qua c\u00e1i h\u1ed1?”<\/i> Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n
“T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee7 th\u00f4ng minh,”<\/i> Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m vui v\u1ebb \u0111\u00e1p. “\u0110\u1ea7u t\u00f4i nh\u1ed3i to\u00e0n r\u01a1m, anh bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ea5y, n\u00ean t\u00f4i m\u1edbi ph\u1ea3i \u0111i t\u00ecm Ng\u00e0i Ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y \u0111\u1ec3 xin m\u1ed9t b\u1ed9 \u00f3c.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“\u00c0, t\u00f4i hi\u1ec3u r\u1ed3i,”<\/i> Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc n\u00f3i. “Nh\u01b0ng m\u00e0, b\u1ed9 \u00f3c \u0111\u00e2u ph\u1ea3i th\u1ee9 qu\u00fd gi\u00e1 nh\u1ea5t tr\u00ean \u0111\u1eddi.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Th\u1ebf anh c\u00f3 b\u1ed9 \u00f3c kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i> Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m h\u1ecfi l\u1ea1i.<\/p>\n
“Kh\u00f4ng, \u0111\u1ea7u t\u00f4i tr\u1ed1ng r\u1ed7ng,”<\/i> Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc \u0111\u00e1p. “Nh\u01b0ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc kia, t\u00f4i t\u1eebng c\u00f3 c\u1ea3 \u00f3c l\u1eabn tim. Tr\u1ea3i qua c\u1ea3 hai r\u1ed3i, t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t tr\u00e1i tim c\u00f2n qu\u00fd gi\u00e1 h\u01a1n nhi\u1ec1u.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“V\u00e0 t\u1ea1i sao v\u1eady?”<\/i> Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n
“T\u00f4i s\u1ebd k\u1ec3 cho c\u1eadu nghe c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, v\u00e0 r\u1ed3i c\u1eadu s\u1ebd bi\u1ebft.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Th\u1ebf l\u00e0, trong khi \u0111ang \u0111i xuy\u00ean qua r\u1eebng, Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc k\u1ec3 c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n sau:<\/p>\n
“T\u00f4i sinh ra l\u00e0 con c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ed1n g\u1ed7 trong r\u1eebng v\u00e0 b\u00e1n g\u1ed7 \u0111\u1ec3 ki\u1ebfm s\u1ed1ng. Khi l\u1edbn l\u00ean, t\u00f4i c\u0169ng tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ed1n g\u1ed7, v\u00e0 sau khi cha t\u00f4i m\u1ea5t, t\u00f4i ch\u0103m s\u00f3c m\u1eb9 gi\u00e0 cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi b\u00e0 qua \u0111\u1eddi. R\u1ed3i t\u00f4i quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh thay v\u00ec s\u1ed1ng c\u00f4 \u0111\u1ed9c, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd k\u1ebft h\u00f4n \u0111\u1ec3 kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y c\u00f4 \u0111\u01a1n.<\/i><\/p>\n
M\u1ed9t c\u00f4 g\u00e1i Munchkin xinh \u0111\u1eb9p \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i t\u00f4i \u0111em l\u00f2ng y\u00eau c\u00f4 \u1ea5y ngay t\u1eeb c\u00e1i nh\u00ecn \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean. V\u1ec1 ph\u1ea7n n\u00e0ng, n\u00e0ng h\u1ee9a s\u1ebd tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh v\u1ee3 t\u00f4i khi t\u00f4i ki\u1ebfm \u0111\u1ee7 ti\u1ec1n x\u00e2y m\u1ed9t ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 khang trang h\u01a1n; th\u1ebf l\u00e0 t\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c c\u1eadt l\u1ef1c h\u01a1n bao gi\u1edd h\u1ebft. Nh\u01b0ng n\u00e0ng l\u1ea1i s\u1ed1ng c\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t b\u00e0 l\u00e3o kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n n\u00e0ng l\u1ea5y ch\u1ed3ng, b\u1edfi b\u00e0 l\u01b0\u1eddi bi\u1ebfng v\u00e0 mu\u1ed1n gi\u1eef n\u00e0ng l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec3 n\u1ea5u n\u01b0\u1edbng, d\u1ecdn d\u1eb9p. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 b\u00e0 l\u00e3o t\u00ecm \u0111\u1ebfn Ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y \u0110\u1ed9c \u00e1c ph\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0110\u00f4ng, h\u1ee9a t\u1eb7ng b\u00e0 ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y hai con c\u1eebu v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con b\u00f2 n\u1ebfu ng\u0103n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00e1m c\u01b0\u1edbi. Ch\u1eb3ng bao l\u00e2u sau, Ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y \u0110\u1ed9c \u00e1c y\u1ec3m b\u00f9a v\u00e0o chi\u1ebfc r\u00ecu c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. V\u00e0o m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y n\u1ecd, khi t\u00f4i \u0111ang h\u0103ng h\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed1n c\u00e2y – b\u1edfi l\u00f2ng n\u00f4n nao mu\u1ed1n s\u1edbm c\u00f3 nh\u00e0 m\u1edbi v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3n n\u00e0ng v\u1ec1 – l\u01b0\u1ee1i r\u00ecu b\u1ed7ng tr\u01b0\u1ee3t \u0111i, ch\u00e9m \u0111\u1ee9t lu\u00f4n ch\u00e2n tr\u00e1i c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i.<\/i><\/p>\n
L\u00fac \u0111\u1ea7u, t\u00f4i t\u01b0\u1edfng \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t tai h\u1ecda kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp, v\u00ec t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee5t ch\u00e2n kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ed1n g\u1ed7 gi\u1ecfi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 t\u00f4i t\u00ecm \u0111\u1ebfn ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ee3 thi\u1ebfc nh\u1edd l\u00e0m cho m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i ch\u00e2n m\u1edbi b\u1eb1ng thi\u1ebfc. Chi\u1ebfc ch\u00e2n m\u1edbi ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng r\u1ea5t t\u1ed1t sau khi t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 quen d\u1ea7n. Nh\u01b0ng vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i khi\u1ebfn Ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y \u0110\u1ed9c \u00e1c ph\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0110\u00f4ng n\u1ed5i gi\u1eadn, v\u00ec m\u1ee5 \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ee9a v\u1edbi b\u00e0 l\u00e3o r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 c\u01b0\u1edbi c\u00f4 b\u00e9 Munchkin xinh \u0111\u1eb9p. Khi t\u00f4i ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c \u0111\u1ed1n c\u00e2y, l\u01b0\u1ee1i r\u00ecu tr\u01b0\u1ee3t \u0111i v\u00e0 ch\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ee9t lu\u00f4n ch\u00e2n ph\u1ea3i c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i l\u1ea1i t\u00ecm \u0111\u1ebfn ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ee3 thi\u1ebfc, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa \u00f4ng l\u00e0m cho t\u00f4i chi\u1ebfc ch\u00e2n thi\u1ebfc. Sau \u0111\u00f3, c\u00e2y r\u00ecu b\u1ecb y\u1ec3m b\u00f9a l\u1ea1i ch\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ee9t c\u00e1nh tay t\u00f4i, l\u1ea7n l\u01b0\u1ee3t t\u1eebng chi\u1ebfc m\u1ed9t; nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 nao n\u00fang, t\u00f4i thay th\u1ebf ch\u00fang b\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng c\u00e1nh tay thi\u1ebfc. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, Ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y \u0110\u1ed9c \u00e1c khi\u1ebfn l\u01b0\u1ee1i r\u00ecu tr\u01b0\u1ee3t ch\u00e9m \u0111\u1ee9t lu\u00f4n \u0111\u1ea7u t\u00f4i, v\u00e0 ban \u0111\u1ea7u t\u00f4i t\u01b0\u1edfng th\u1ebf l\u00e0 m\u00ecnh ch\u1ebft ch\u1eafc r\u1ed3i. May thay, ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ee3 thi\u1ebfc t\u00ecnh c\u1edd \u0111i ngang qua, v\u00e0 \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m cho t\u00f4i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u m\u1edbi b\u1eb1ng thi\u1ebfc.<\/i><\/p>\n
T\u00f4i t\u01b0\u1edfng m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u00e1nh b\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u00e0 Ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y \u0110\u1ed9c \u00e1c r\u1ed3i, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u00e0ng l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c ch\u0103m ch\u1ec9 h\u01a1n bao gi\u1edd h\u1ebft; nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i n\u00e0o ng\u1edd k\u1ebb th\u00f9 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u00e0n nh\u1eabn \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ebf. B\u00e0 ta ngh\u0129 ra m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch m\u1edbi \u0111\u1ec3 ti\u00eau di\u1ec7t t\u00ecnh y\u00eau c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i d\u00e0nh cho c\u00f4 g\u00e1i Munchkin xinh \u0111\u1eb9p, khi\u1ebfn chi\u1ebfc r\u00ecu c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i tr\u01b0\u1ee3t \u0111i m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa, ch\u00e9m th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00f4i, x\u1ebb t\u00f4i l\u00e0m \u0111\u00f4i. L\u1ea7n n\u1eefa, ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ee3 thi\u1ebfc t\u1ed1t b\u1ee5ng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn c\u1ee9u gi\u00fap t\u00f4i, l\u00e0m cho t\u00f4i m\u1ed9t th\u00e2n h\u00ecnh b\u1eb1ng thi\u1ebfc, g\u1eafn nh\u1eefng c\u00e1nh tay, \u0111\u00f4i ch\u00e2n v\u00e0 c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u thi\u1ebfc c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 b\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng kh\u1edbp n\u1ed1i, \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u1eed \u0111\u1ed9ng nh\u01b0 x\u01b0a. Nh\u01b0ng tr\u1eddi \u01a1i! Gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y t\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f2n tr\u00e1i tim n\u1eefa, n\u00ean t\u00ecnh y\u00eau d\u00e0nh cho c\u00f4 g\u00e1i Munchkin c\u0169ng ti\u00eau tan, t\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng b\u1eadn t\u00e2m \u0111\u1ebfn chuy\u1ec7n c\u01b0\u1edbi n\u00e0ng l\u00e0m v\u1ee3 n\u1eefa. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd gi\u1edd n\u00e0y n\u00e0ng v\u1eabn s\u1ed1ng v\u1edbi b\u00e0 l\u00e3o, ng\u00f3ng ch\u1edd t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3n.<\/i><\/p>\n
Th\u00e2n h\u00ecnh t\u00f4i l\u1ea5p l\u00e1nh d\u01b0\u1edbi \u00e1nh m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi khi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng h\u00e3nh di\u1ec7n, gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y ngay c\u1ea3 l\u01b0\u1ee1i r\u00ecu l\u1ee1 tr\u01b0\u1ee3t c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ec1 h\u1ea5n g\u00ec, b\u1edfi n\u00f3 ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ec3 ch\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ee9t t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n m\u1ed9t hi\u1ec3m nguy duy nh\u1ea5t – \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng kh\u1edbp n\u1ed1i c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u1ecb han g\u1ec9; nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i lu\u00f4n \u0111\u1ec3 s\u1eb5n m\u1ed9t l\u1ecd d\u1ea7u trong t\u00fap l\u1ec1u v\u00e0 c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn b\u00f4i d\u1ea7u m\u1ed7i khi c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft. Th\u1ebf r\u1ed3i c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y kia, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00ean m\u1ea5t vi\u1ec7c \u1ea5y, l\u1ea1i g\u1eb7p ph\u1ea3i tr\u1eadn m\u01b0a b\u00e3o d\u1eef d\u1ed9i, tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi k\u1ecbp nh\u1eadn ra m\u1ed1i nguy th\u00ec c\u00e1c kh\u1edbp x\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u00e3 r\u1ec9 s\u00e9t h\u1ebft c\u1ea3, th\u1ebf l\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e0nh b\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ed9ng gi\u1eefa r\u1eebng cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi c\u00e1c c\u1eadu t\u1edbi gi\u1ea3i c\u1ee9u. \u0110\u00f3 qu\u1ea3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t tr\u1ea3i nghi\u1ec7m kinh kh\u1ee7ng, nh\u01b0ng su\u1ed1t m\u1ed9t n\u0103m tr\u1eddi \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00f3, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 th\u1eddi gian ng\u1eabm ngh\u0129 v\u00e0 nh\u1eadn ra m\u1ea5t m\u00e1t l\u1edbn nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1eddi m\u00ecnh ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 tr\u00e1i tim. Khi c\u00f2n tr\u00e1i tim bi\u1ebft y\u00eau th\u01b0\u01a1ng, t\u00f4i t\u1eebng l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac nh\u1ea5t th\u1ebf gian; nh\u01b0ng l\u00e0m sao y\u00eau \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c khi kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 tr\u00e1i tim? V\u00ec th\u1ebf t\u00f4i quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh t\u00ecm g\u1eb7p Ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y Oz \u0111\u1ec3 xin m\u1ed9t tr\u00e1i tim. N\u1ebfu ng\u00e0i \u1ea5y ban cho t\u00f4i, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 v\u1edbi c\u00f4 g\u00e1i x\u1ee9 Munchkin v\u00e0 c\u01b0\u1edbi n\u00e0ng l\u00e0m v\u1ee3.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Dorothy v\u00e0 Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m \u0111\u1ec1u v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng h\u1ee9ng th\u00fa v\u1edbi c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc, gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 hi\u1ec3u v\u00ec sao anh ta l\u1ea1i khao kh\u00e1t c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t tr\u00e1i tim m\u1edbi \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ebf.<\/p>\n
“V\u1ec1 ph\u1ea7n t\u00f4i,”<\/i> Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m b\u00e0y t\u1ecf, “t\u00f4i s\u1ebd ch\u1ecdn b\u1ed9 \u00f3c thay v\u00ec tr\u00e1i tim; b\u1edfi m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb ng\u1ed1c ngh\u1ebfch s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng bi\u1ebft ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m g\u00ec v\u1edbi tr\u00e1i tim n\u1ebfu c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00f3.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“C\u00f2n t\u00f4i,”<\/i> Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc \u0111\u00e1p l\u1eddi, “t\u00f4i s\u1ebd ch\u1ecdn tr\u00e1i tim; v\u00ec b\u1ed9 \u00f3c kh\u00f4ng \u0111em l\u1ea1i h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac cho con ng\u01b0\u1eddi, m\u00e0 h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac m\u1edbi l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u qu\u00fd gi\u00e1 nh\u1ea5t tr\u00ean \u0111\u1eddi.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Dorothy kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i g\u00ec, v\u00ec c\u00f4 b\u00e9 ph\u00e2n v\u00e2n kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft ai trong hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00fang, v\u00e0 c\u00f4 b\u00e9 quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh n\u1ebfu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 Kansas g\u1eb7p d\u00ec Em, th\u00ec vi\u1ec7c Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 b\u1ed9 \u00f3c v\u00e0 Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 tr\u00e1i tim, hay m\u1ed7i ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ee9 m\u00ecnh mu\u1ed1n c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng quan tr\u1ecdng l\u1eafm.<\/p>\n
\u0110i\u1ec1u l\u00e0m c\u00f4 b\u00e9 lo l\u1eafng nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 b\u00e1nh m\u00ec g\u1ea7n h\u1ebft r\u1ed3i, v\u00e0 th\u00eam m\u1ed9t b\u1eefa \u0103n n\u1eefa cho c\u00f4 b\u00e9 v\u00e0 Toto s\u1ebd l\u00e0m h\u1ebft s\u1ea1ch gi\u1ecf. Ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn r\u1eb1ng c\u1ea3 Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc l\u1eabn Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m \u0111\u1ec1u kh\u00f4ng \u0103n g\u00ec c\u1ea3, nh\u01b0ng c\u00f4 b\u00e9 kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m b\u1eb1ng thi\u1ebfc hay r\u01a1m, v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 s\u1ed1ng n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0103n.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"menu_order":5,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[49],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-35","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry","chapter-type-numberless"],"part":3,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/phu-thuy-xu-oz\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/35","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/phu-thuy-xu-oz\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/phu-thuy-xu-oz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/phu-thuy-xu-oz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/phu-thuy-xu-oz\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/35\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":121,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/phu-thuy-xu-oz\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/35\/revisions\/121"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/phu-thuy-xu-oz\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/3"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/phu-thuy-xu-oz\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/35\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/phu-thuy-xu-oz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/phu-thuy-xu-oz\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=35"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/phu-thuy-xu-oz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=35"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/phu-thuy-xu-oz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=35"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}