Trong su\u1ed1t kho\u1ea3ng th\u1eddi gian \u0111\u00f3, Dorothy v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u1eabn ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c b\u0103ng qua khu r\u1eebng r\u1eadm r\u1ea1p. Con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng v\u1eabn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00e1t b\u1eb1ng g\u1ea1ch v\u00e0ng, nh\u01b0ng b\u1ecb ph\u1ee7 k\u00edn b\u1edfi nh\u1eefng c\u00e0nh c\u00e2y kh\u00f4 v\u00e0 l\u00e1 r\u1ee5ng t\u1eeb nh\u1eefng t\u00e1n c\u00e2y, khi\u1ebfn cho vi\u1ec7c di chuy\u1ec3n tr\u1edf n\u00ean v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n.<\/p>\n
Trong khu r\u1eebng n\u00e0y c\u00f3 r\u1ea5t \u00edt chim ch\u00f3c, b\u1edfi l\u0169 chim th\u00edch nh\u1eefng n\u01a1i quang \u0111\u00e3ng ng\u1eadp tr\u00e0n \u00e1nh n\u1eafng h\u01a1n. Th\u1ebf nh\u01b0ng, \u0111\u00f4i khi v\u1eabn vang l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb tr\u1ea7m \u0111\u1ee5c t\u1eeb nh\u1eefng sinh v\u1eadt hoang d\u00e3 \u1ea9n n\u1ea5p sau nh\u1eefng t\u00e1n c\u00e2y. Nh\u1eefng \u00e2m thanh \u1ea5y khi\u1ebfn tr\u00e1i tim c\u00f4 b\u00e9 \u0111\u1eadp th\u00ecnh th\u1ecbch, b\u1edfi c\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft ch\u00fang l\u00e0 g\u00ec; nh\u01b0ng Toto th\u00ec bi\u1ebft r\u00f5, n\u00f3 c\u1ee9 b\u00e1m s\u00e1t b\u00ean Dorothy v\u00e0 th\u1eadm ch\u00ed ch\u1eb3ng bu\u1ed3n s\u1ee7a \u0111\u00e1p tr\u1ea3 l\u1ea1i.<\/p>\n
“Bao gi\u1edd ch\u00fang ta m\u1edbi ra kh\u1ecfi khu r\u1eebng n\u00e0y?”<\/i> c\u00f4 b\u00e9 h\u1ecfi Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc.<\/p>\n
“T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 bi\u1ebft ch\u1eafc,”<\/i> anh ta \u0111\u00e1p, “b\u1edfi t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng \u0111\u1ebfn Th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 Ng\u1ecdc L\u1ee5c B\u1ea3o. Nh\u01b0ng cha t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng t\u1edbi \u0111\u00f3 m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n khi t\u00f4i c\u00f2n b\u00e9, v\u00e0 \u00f4ng b\u1ea3o r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh d\u00e0i ngang qua v\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ea7y hi\u1ec3m nguy, d\u00f9 c\u00e0ng ti\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ebfn th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 n\u01a1i Ng\u00e0i Oz ng\u1ef1 tr\u1ecb th\u00ec x\u1ee9 s\u1edf c\u00e0ng tr\u1edf n\u00ean t\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u1eb9p. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng s\u1ee3 g\u00ec khi \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 b\u00ecnh d\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, c\u00f2n Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m th\u00ec ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ee9 g\u00ec l\u00e0m h\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, v\u00e0 c\u00f4 – c\u00f4 mang tr\u00ean tr\u00e1n d\u1ea5u \u1ea5n n\u1ee5 h\u00f4n c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 Ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y T\u1ed1t b\u1ee5ng, n\u00f3 s\u1ebd che ch\u1edf c\u00f4 kh\u1ecfi m\u1ecdi hi\u1ec3m nguy.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“C\u00f2n Toto th\u00ec sao!”<\/i> c\u00f4 b\u00e9 lo l\u1eafng th\u1ed1t l\u00ean. “Ai s\u1ebd b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 ch\u00fa ch\u00f3 nh\u1ecf n\u00e0y ch\u1ee9?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Ch\u00ednh ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 n\u00f3 khi n\u00f3 g\u1eb7p nguy hi\u1ec3m,”<\/i> Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i.<\/p>\n
Ngay khi l\u1eddi n\u00f3i v\u1eeba d\u1ee9t, m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m d\u1eef d\u1ed9i vang l\u00ean t\u1eeb s\u00e2u trong r\u1eebng th\u1eb3m, v\u00e0 trong ch\u1edbp m\u1eaft, m\u1ed9t con S\u01b0 T\u1eed \u0111\u1ed3 s\u1ed9 ph\u00f3ng v\u00fat ra gi\u1eefa \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. Ch\u1ec9 b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t c\u00fa v\u1ea3 m\u1ea1nh m\u1ebd, n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ea5t Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m bay v\u00f2ng v\u00f2ng \u0111\u1ebfn s\u00e1t b\u00eca \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, r\u1ed3i quay sang d\u00f9ng b\u1ed9 m\u00f3ng s\u1eafc nh\u01b0 dao c\u00e0o x\u00e9 v\u00e0o Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc. Nh\u01b0ng th\u1eadt kinh ng\u1ea1c, d\u00f9 Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc b\u1ecb \u0111\u00e1nh ng\u00e3 d\u00fai d\u1ee5i xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00e0 n\u1eb1m b\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ed9ng, nh\u1eefng m\u00f3ng vu\u1ed1t s\u1eafc nh\u1ecdn kia ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i d\u1ea5u v\u1ebft n\u00e0o tr\u00ean th\u00e2n th\u1ec3 b\u1eb1ng thi\u1ebfc c\u1ee7a anh ta.<\/p>\n
Ch\u00fa ch\u00f3 nh\u1ecf Toto, gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ed1i th\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ed1i \u0111\u1ea7u, s\u1ee7a vang v\u00e0 x\u00f4ng th\u1eb3ng v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda S\u01b0 T\u1eed. Con th\u00fa kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 h\u00e1 to mi\u1ec7ng \u0111\u1ecbnh v\u1ed3 l\u1ea5y ch\u00fa ch\u00f3 b\u00e9 nh\u1ecf. Dorothy, s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i ngh\u0129 Toto s\u1ebd b\u1ecb gi\u1ebft, b\u1ea5t ch\u1ea5p nguy hi\u1ec3m, li\u1ec1n lao t\u1edbi v\u00e0 t\u00e1t m\u1ea1nh v\u00e0o m\u0169i S\u01b0 T\u1eed h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c m\u00ecnh, v\u1eeba \u0111\u00e1nh v\u1eeba h\u00e9t l\u1edbn:<\/p>\n
“Ng\u01b0\u01a1i kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1eafn Toto! M\u1ed9t con th\u00fa to x\u00e1c m\u00e0 \u0111i b\u1eaft n\u1ea1t m\u1ed9t con ch\u00f3 nh\u1ecf b\u00e9 \u0111\u00e1ng th\u01b0\u01a1ng, th\u1eadt \u0111\u00e1ng x\u1ea5u h\u1ed5!”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Tao kh\u00f4ng c\u1eafn n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e2u,”<\/i> S\u01b0 T\u1eed n\u00f3i, v\u1eeba d\u1ee5i m\u0169i v\u00e0o ch\u1ed7 ch\u00e2n n\u01a1i Dorothy v\u1eeba \u0111\u00e1nh.<\/p>\n
“Kh\u00f4ng, nh\u01b0ng ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ecbnh c\u1eafn,”<\/i> c\u00f4 b\u00e9 ph\u1ea3n b\u00e1c. “Ng\u01b0\u01a1i ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed3 nh\u00e1t c\u00e1y b\u1ef1 x\u00e1c.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Ta bi\u1ebft,”<\/i> S\u01b0 T\u1eed c\u00fai \u0111\u1ea7u, gi\u1ecdng \u0111\u1ea7y x\u1ea5u h\u1ed5. “Ta lu\u00f4n bi\u1ebft th\u1ebf. Nh\u01b0ng l\u00e0m sao ta thay \u0111\u1ed5i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“T\u00f4i ch\u1eafc l\u00e0 t\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng bi\u1ebft. Ngh\u0129 m\u00e0 xem, ng\u01b0\u01a1i l\u1ea1i \u0111i \u0111\u00e1nh m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u1ed3i r\u01a1m, nh\u01b0 Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p kia!”<\/i><\/p>\n
“C\u1eadu ta \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1ed3i b\u1eb1ng r\u01a1m sao?”<\/i> Con S\u01b0 T\u1eed h\u1ecfi v\u1edbi v\u1ebb ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean, trong khi quan s\u00e1t Dorothy nh\u1ea5c Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m l\u00ean, d\u1ef1ng anh ta \u0111\u1ee9ng th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0 d\u00f9ng tay vu\u1ed1t ve \u0111\u1ec3 anh ta tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i h\u00ecnh d\u00e1ng ban \u0111\u1ea7u.<\/p>\n
“\u0110\u01b0\u01a1ng nhi\u00ean c\u1eadu \u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1ed3i b\u1eb1ng r\u01a1m r\u1ed3i,”<\/i> Dorothy \u0111\u00e1p, gi\u1ecdng v\u1eabn c\u00f2n ph\u1eabn n\u1ed9.<\/p>\n
“\u00c0, th\u1ebf n\u00ean c\u1eadu ta m\u1edbi d\u1ec5 ng\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ebf,”<\/i> Con S\u01b0 T\u1eed nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t. “Ta r\u1ea5t ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean khi th\u1ea5y c\u1eadu ta xoay tr\u00f2n nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. Th\u1ebf c\u00f2n ng\u01b0\u1eddi kia, anh ta c\u0169ng nh\u1ed3i r\u01a1m \u00e0?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Kh\u00f4ng,”<\/i> Dorothy tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi, “anh \u1ea5y l\u00e0m ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n b\u1eb1ng thi\u1ebfc.”<\/i> R\u1ed3i c\u00f4 b\u00e9 gi\u00fap Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa.<\/p>\n
“\u00c0, th\u1ebf n\u00ean h\u1eafn su\u00fdt l\u00e0m m\u00f2n m\u00f3ng vu\u1ed1t c\u1ee7a ta,”<\/i> S\u01b0 T\u1eed n\u00f3i. “Khi m\u00f3ng vu\u1ed1t c\u00e0o v\u00e0o thi\u1ebfc, ta th\u1ea5y l\u1ea1nh bu\u1ed1t x\u01b0\u01a1ng s\u1ed1ng. C\u00e1i sinh v\u1eadt b\u00e9 nh\u1ecf m\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u01a1i che ch\u1edf k\u1ef9 l\u01b0\u1ee1ng th\u1ebf kia l\u00e0 g\u00ec v\u1eady?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“N\u00f3 l\u00e0 ch\u00f3 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, Toto,”<\/i> Dorothy \u0111\u00e1p.<\/p>\n
“N\u00f3 l\u00e0m b\u1eb1ng thi\u1ebfc hay nh\u1ed3i r\u01a1m?”<\/i> S\u01b0 T\u1eed h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n
“Ch\u1eb3ng ph\u1ea3i th\u1ee9 n\u00e0o c\u1ea3. N\u00f3 l\u00e0 – l\u00e0 – m\u1ed9t con ch\u00f3 b\u1eb1ng x\u01b0\u01a1ng b\u1eb1ng th\u1ecbt,”<\/i> c\u00f4 b\u00e9 n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n
“\u1ed2! Qu\u1ea3 l\u00e0 sinh v\u1eadt k\u1ef3 d\u1ecb v\u00e0 th\u1eadt nh\u1ecf b\u00e9, gi\u1edd ta m\u1edbi nh\u00ecn r\u00f5. Ch\u1eb3ng ai n\u1ee1 l\u00f2ng c\u1eafn m\u1ed9t v\u1eadt t\u00ed hon nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf, tr\u1eeb k\u1ebb h\u00e8n nh\u00e1t nh\u01b0 ta,”<\/i> S\u01b0 T\u1eed n\u00f3i trong n\u1ed7i bu\u1ed3n th\u0103m th\u1eb3m.<\/p>\n
“T\u1ea1i sao c\u1eadu l\u1ea1i nh\u00e1t gan nh\u01b0 v\u1eady?”<\/i> Dorothy h\u1ecfi, ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean nh\u00ecn con v\u1eadt kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 c\u00f3 k\u00edch th\u01b0\u1edbc t\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1ed9t ch\u00fa ng\u1ef1a con.<\/p>\n
“\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u b\u00ed \u1ea9n,”<\/i> S\u01b0 T\u1eed \u0111\u00e1p. “T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 m\u00ecnh sinh ra \u0111\u00e3 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 mu\u00f4ng th\u00fa trong r\u1eebng \u0111\u1ec1u m\u1eb7c nhi\u00ean cho r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m, b\u1edfi S\u01b0 T\u1eed v\u1ed1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c x\u01b0ng t\u1ee5ng l\u00e0 Ch\u00faa t\u1ec3 mu\u00f4n lo\u00e0i. T\u00f4i bi\u1ebft n\u1ebfu g\u1ea7m l\u00ean th\u1eadt l\u1edbn, m\u1ecdi sinh v\u1eadt \u0111\u1ec1u khi\u1ebfp s\u1ee3 v\u00e0 nh\u01b0\u1eddng l\u1ed1i. Nh\u01b0ng h\u1ec5 g\u1eb7p con ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 run s\u1ee3; ch\u1ec9 bi\u1ebft c\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m, th\u1ebf l\u00e0 h\u1ecd l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c b\u1ecf ch\u1ea1y. Gi\u00e1 m\u00e0 voi, h\u1ed5 hay g\u1ea5u d\u00e1m t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 chu\u1ed3n m\u1ea5t t\u1eeb l\u00e2u r\u1ed3i – t\u00f4i h\u00e8n nh\u00e1t l\u1eafm; nh\u01b0ng ch\u1ec9 nghe ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, ch\u00fang \u0111\u1ec1u v\u1ed9i l\u00e1nh xa, v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u01a1ng nhi\u00ean t\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng \u0111u\u1ed5i theo l\u00e0m g\u00ec.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Nh\u01b0ng \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00fang ch\u00fat n\u00e0o. M\u1ed9t v\u1ecb vua c\u1ee7a mu\u00f4n th\u00fa kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 h\u00e8n nh\u00e1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c,”<\/i> Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng.<\/p>\n
“T\u00f4i bi\u1ebft ch\u1ee9,”<\/i> S\u01b0 T\u1eed \u0111\u00e1p, d\u00f9ng ch\u00ednh ch\u00f3p \u0111u\u00f4i m\u00ecnh qu\u1ec7t \u0111i gi\u1ecdt n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft \u0111ang l\u0103n d\u00e0i. “\u0110\u00f3 ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 n\u1ed7i kh\u1ed5 t\u00e2m l\u1edbn nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, khi\u1ebfn cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi ta tr\u1edf n\u00ean v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng \u1ea3m \u0111\u1ea1m. C\u1ee9 m\u1ed7i khi g\u1eb7p nguy hi\u1ec3m, tr\u00e1i tim t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1eadp th\u00ecnh th\u1ecbch kh\u00f4ng ng\u1eebng.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“C\u00f3 l\u1ebd c\u1eadu b\u1ecb b\u1ec7nh tim ch\u0103ng,”<\/i> Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc g\u00f3p \u00fd.<\/p>\n
“C\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u1eafm,”<\/i> S\u01b0 T\u1eed tr\u1ea7m ng\u00e2m \u0111\u00e1p.<\/p>\n
“N\u1ebfu c\u1eadu b\u1ecb \u0111au tim,”<\/i> Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfp, “th\u00ec c\u1eadu n\u00ean vui m\u1edbi \u0111\u00fang, v\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ee9ng t\u1ecf c\u1eadu c\u00f3 tr\u00e1i tim. C\u00f2n t\u00f4i, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 tr\u00e1i tim; n\u00ean t\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd b\u1ecb \u0111au tim c\u1ea3.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“C\u00f3 l\u1ebd,”<\/i> S\u01b0 T\u1eed tr\u1ea7m ng\u00e2m n\u00f3i, “n\u1ebfu t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 tr\u00e1i tim, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed3 nh\u00e1t gan.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Th\u1ebf c\u1eadu c\u00f3 b\u1ed9 n\u00e3o kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i> Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n
“T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 l\u00e0 c\u00f3. Ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd t\u00f4i ki\u1ec3m tra xem,”<\/i> S\u01b0 T\u1eed \u0111\u00e1p.<\/p>\n
“T\u00f4i s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1eb7p \u0110\u1ea1i Ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y Oz \u0111\u1ec3 xin \u00f4ng \u1ea5y cho t\u00f4i m\u1ed9t \u00edt tr\u00ed kh\u00f4n,”<\/i> Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m b\u00ecnh lu\u1eadn, “v\u00ec \u0111\u1ea7u t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 nh\u1ed3i to\u00e0n r\u01a1m th\u00f4i.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“V\u00e0 t\u00f4i s\u1ebd xin \u00f4ng \u1ea5y cho t\u00f4i m\u1ed9t tr\u00e1i tim,”<\/i> Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n
“V\u00e0 t\u00f4i s\u1ebd xin \u00f4ng \u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0a Toto v\u00e0 t\u00f4i tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 Kansas,”<\/i> Dorothy n\u00f3i th\u00eam.<\/p>\n
“C\u00e1c b\u1ea1n ngh\u0129 Oz c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 cho t\u00f4i s\u1ef1 can \u0111\u1ea3m kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i> Con S\u01b0 T\u1eed Nh\u00fat Nh\u00e1t h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n
“D\u1ec5 nh\u01b0 \u00f4ng \u1ea5y cho t\u00f4i b\u1ed9 n\u00e3o,”<\/i> Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n
“Ho\u1eb7c cho t\u00f4i m\u1ed9t tr\u00e1i tim,”<\/i> Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n
“Ho\u1eb7c \u0111\u01b0a t\u00f4i tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 Kansas,”<\/i> Dorothy n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n
“V\u1eady th\u00ec, n\u1ebfu c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n kh\u00f4ng phi\u1ec1n, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd \u0111i c\u00f9ng c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n,”<\/i> Con S\u01b0 T\u1eed n\u00f3i, “v\u00ec cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ch\u1ecbu n\u1ed5i n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat can \u0111\u1ea3m.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“C\u1eadu s\u1ebd r\u1ea5t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c hoan ngh\u00eanh,”<\/i> Dorothy \u0111\u00e1p, “v\u00ec c\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u00fap ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111u\u1ed5i nh\u1eefng con th\u00fa hoang kh\u00e1c. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd ch\u00fang nh\u00e1t gan h\u01a1n c\u1eadu n\u1ebfu ch\u00fang d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng b\u1ecb c\u1eadu d\u1ecda s\u1ee3 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“\u0110\u00fang l\u00e0 ch\u00fang nh\u01b0 v\u1eady,”<\/i> S\u01b0 T\u1eed n\u00f3i, “nh\u01b0ng \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1eb3ng l\u00e0m t\u00f4i can \u0111\u1ea3m h\u01a1n ch\u00fat n\u00e0o, v\u00e0 ch\u1eebng n\u00e0o t\u00f4i c\u00f2n bi\u1ebft m\u00ecnh nh\u00fat nh\u00e1t, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o vui \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 \u0111o\u00e0n b\u1ea1n nh\u1ecf l\u1ea1i ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, S\u01b0 T\u1eed b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i oai v\u1ec7 b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh Dorothy. Ban \u0111\u1ea7u Toto kh\u00f4ng \u01b0a ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n m\u1edbi n\u00e0y, v\u00ec ch\u00fa ch\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 qu\u00ean m\u00ecnh su\u00fdt b\u1ecb nghi\u1ec1n n\u00e1t gi\u1eefa h\u00e0m r\u0103ng kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 c\u1ee7a S\u01b0 T\u1eed. Nh\u01b0ng d\u1ea7n d\u1ea7n, Toto c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y tho\u1ea3i m\u00e1i h\u01a1n, v\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng bao l\u00e2u sau, Toto c\u00f9ng S\u01b0 T\u1eed Nh\u00fat Nh\u00e1t \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh \u0111\u00f4i b\u1ea1n th\u00e2n thi\u1ebft.<\/p>\n
Su\u1ed1t ph\u1ea7n c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m \u1ea5y, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 cu\u1ed9c phi\u00eau l\u01b0u n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c l\u00e0m gi\u00e1n \u0111o\u1ea1n h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh y\u00ean \u1ea3 c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n, Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc v\u00f4 t\u00ecnh gi\u1eabm ph\u1ea3i con b\u1ecd \u0111ang b\u00f2 ngang \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, khi\u1ebfn n\u00f3 ch\u1ebft t\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1edfi. S\u1ef1 vi\u1ec7c \u1ea5y khi\u1ebfn Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc \u0111au l\u00f2ng kh\u00f4n xi\u1ebft, b\u1edfi anh lu\u00f4n c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng tr\u00e1nh l\u00e0m t\u1ed5n th\u01b0\u01a1ng b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 sinh linh b\u00e9 nh\u1ecf n\u00e0o. Anh b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i trong n\u1ed7i ni\u1ec1m x\u00f3t xa, nh\u1eefng gi\u1ecdt l\u1ec7 n\u00f3ng h\u1ed5i l\u0103n d\u00e0i tr\u00ean g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t r\u1ed3i len l\u1ecfi qua k\u1ebd h\u00e0m, \u0111\u1ecdng l\u1ea1i th\u00e0nh l\u1edbp g\u1ec9 s\u1eaft. Khi Dorothy h\u1ecfi chuy\u1ec7n, Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ec3 h\u00e9 m\u00f4i \u0111\u00e1p l\u1eddi v\u00ec kh\u1edbp h\u00e0m \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb g\u1ec9 c\u1ee9ng kh\u00f3a ch\u1eb7t. Anh ho\u1ea3ng h\u1ed1t ra hi\u1ec7u c\u1ea7u c\u1ee9u, nh\u01b0ng c\u00f4 b\u00e9 ch\u1eb3ng sao hi\u1ec3u n\u1ed5i. Ngay c\u1ea3 S\u01b0 T\u1eed c\u0169ng ng\u01a1 ng\u00e1c kh\u00f4ng r\u00f5 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec x\u1ea3y ra. May thay, Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m nhanh tr\u00ed ch\u1ed9p l\u1ea5y b\u00ecnh d\u1ea7u trong gi\u1ecf c\u1ee7a Dorothy, nh\u1ecf t\u1eebng gi\u1ecdt l\u00ean h\u00e0m Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc. Ch\u1ec9 l\u00e1t sau, anh \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i n\u0103ng b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec x\u1ea3y ra.<\/p>\n
“\u0110i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y s\u1ebd l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t b\u00e0i h\u1ecdc cho t\u00f4i,”<\/i> anh ta n\u00f3i, “\u0111\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn n\u01a1i t\u00f4i b\u01b0\u1edbc. V\u00ec n\u1ebfu t\u00f4i gi\u1ebft th\u00eam m\u1ed9t con b\u1ecd ho\u1eb7c c\u00f4n tr\u00f9ng n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c, t\u00f4i ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn s\u1ebd kh\u00f3c l\u1ea1i, v\u00e0 vi\u1ec7c kh\u00f3c l\u00e0m g\u1ec9 h\u00e0m c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Sau \u0111\u00f3, anh ta \u0111i l\u1ea1i r\u1ea5t c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn, m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, v\u00e0 khi th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t con ki\u1ebfn nh\u1ecf \u0111ang v\u1ea5t v\u1ea3, anh ta s\u1ebd b\u01b0\u1edbc qua n\u00f3, \u0111\u1ec3 kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m h\u1ea1i n\u00f3. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc bi\u1ebft r\u1ea5t r\u00f5 r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 tr\u00e1i tim, v\u00e0 v\u00ec v\u1eady anh ta h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd \u0111\u1ed1i x\u1eed t\u00e0n nh\u1eabn ho\u1eb7c kh\u00f4ng t\u1ed1t v\u1edbi b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 th\u1ee9 g\u00ec.<\/p>\n
“C\u00e1c b\u1ea1n c\u00f3 tr\u00e1i tim,”<\/i> anh n\u00f3i, “t\u1ee9c l\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 d\u1eabn d\u1eaft b\u1ea1n, n\u00ean kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m \u0111i\u1ec1u sai tr\u00e1i; nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 tr\u00e1i tim n\u00e0o c\u1ea3, v\u00ec th\u1ebf t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i th\u1eadt c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn. Khi Ng\u00e0i Oz ban cho t\u00f4i m\u1ed9t tr\u00e1i tim, d\u0129 nhi\u00ean t\u00f4i s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f2n ph\u1ea3i lo ngh\u0129 nhi\u1ec1u n\u1eefa.”<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"menu_order":6,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[49],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-39","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\/39","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\/39\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":123,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/phu-thuy-xu-oz\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/39\/revisions\/123"}],"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\/39\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/phu-thuy-xu-oz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/phu-thuy-xu-oz\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=39"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/phu-thuy-xu-oz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=39"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/phu-thuy-xu-oz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=39"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}