\u0110\u00eam \u1ea5y, h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e0nh ph\u1ea3i d\u1eebng ch\u00e2n ngh\u1ec9 l\u1ea1i d\u01b0\u1edbi m\u1ed9t g\u1ed1c c\u00e2y c\u1ed5 th\u1ee5 trong r\u1eebng, b\u1edfi xung quanh ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 n\u00e0o c\u1ea3. Nh\u1eefng t\u00e1n l\u00e1 sum su\u00ea c\u1ee7a c\u00e2y che ch\u1edf h\u1ecd kh\u1ecfi l\u00e0n s\u01b0\u01a1ng l\u1ea1nh bu\u1ed1t, c\u00f2n Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc d\u00f9ng chi\u1ebfc r\u00ecu c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ed1n m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7i l\u1edbn. Dorothy nh\u00f3m l\u00ean ng\u1ecdn l\u1eeda r\u1ef1c h\u1ed3ng, h\u01a1i \u1ea5m xua tan c\u00e1i l\u1ea1nh v\u00e0 khi\u1ebfn c\u00f4 b\u00e9 b\u1edbt c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y l\u1ebb loi. C\u00f4 c\u00f9ng Toto \u0103n n\u1ed1t \u1ed5 b\u00e1nh m\u00ec cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y Dorothy lo l\u1eafng kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft ng\u00e0y mai s\u1ebd l\u1ea5y g\u00ec \u0111\u1ec3 \u0103n.<\/p>\n
“N\u1ebfu c\u00f4 mu\u1ed1n,”<\/i> S\u01b0 T\u1eed n\u00f3i, “t\u00f4i s\u1ebd v\u00e0o r\u1eebng b\u1eaft m\u1ed9t con h\u01b0\u01a1u cho c\u00f4. C\u00f4 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u01b0\u1edbng n\u00f3 b\u00ean l\u1eeda, v\u00ec kh\u1ea9u v\u1ecb c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 h\u01a1i \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t, th\u00edch \u0103n \u0111\u1ed3 ch\u00edn, r\u1ed3i c\u00f4 s\u1ebd c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t b\u1eefa s\u00e1ng th\u1eadt ngon.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“\u0110\u1eebng! L\u00e0m \u01a1n \u0111\u1eebng,”<\/i> Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc van xin. “T\u00f4i ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn s\u1ebd kh\u00f3c n\u1ebfu c\u1eadu gi\u1ebft m\u1ed9t con h\u01b0\u01a1u t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p, r\u1ed3i h\u00e0m c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i s\u1ebd l\u1ea1i b\u1ecb g\u1ec9 s\u00e9t m\u1ea5t.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Nh\u01b0ng S\u01b0 T\u1eed v\u1eabn \u0111i v\u00e0o r\u1eebng t\u00ecm b\u1eefa t\u1ed1i cho ri\u00eang m\u00ecnh, v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ai bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 g\u00ec, v\u00ec c\u1eadu \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 nh\u1eafc \u0111\u1ebfn. C\u00f2n Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m th\u00ec t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y \u0111\u1ea7y h\u1ea1t d\u1ebb v\u00e0 l\u1ea5p \u0111\u1ea7y gi\u1ecf c\u1ee7a Dorothy b\u1eb1ng h\u1ea1t d\u1ebb, \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f4 b\u00e9 kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb \u0111\u00f3i trong m\u1ed9t th\u1eddi gian d\u00e0i. C\u00f4 b\u00e9 th\u1ea5y Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m th\u1eadt t\u1ed1t b\u1ee5ng v\u00e0 chu \u0111\u00e1o, nh\u01b0ng c\u00f4 l\u1ea1i c\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u00e1 l\u00ean v\u00ec c\u00e1i c\u00e1ch v\u1ee5ng v\u1ec1 c\u1ee7a sinh v\u1eadt t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p khi nh\u1eb7t h\u1ea1t d\u1ebb. B\u00e0n tay \u0111\u1ed9n r\u01a1m c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu \u1ea5y qu\u00e1 v\u1ee5ng v\u1ec1 v\u00e0 h\u1ea1t d\u1ebb l\u1ea1i nh\u1ecf x\u00edu, n\u00ean c\u1eadu \u1ea5y l\u00e0m r\u01a1i nhi\u1ec1u g\u1ea7n b\u1eb1ng s\u1ed1 cho v\u00e0o gi\u1ecf. Nh\u01b0ng Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m ch\u1eb3ng b\u1eadn t\u00e2m m\u1ea5t bao l\u00e2u \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea5p \u0111\u1ea7y gi\u1ecf, v\u00ec c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3 gi\u00fap c\u1eadu tr\u00e1nh xa ng\u1ecdn l\u1eeda, b\u1edfi c\u1eadu s\u1ee3 m\u1ed9t tia l\u1eeda nh\u1ecf c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u00e9n v\u00e0o r\u01a1m v\u00e0 thi\u00eau r\u1ee5i m\u00ecnh. Th\u1ebf n\u00ean c\u1eadu gi\u1eef kho\u1ea3ng c\u00e1ch kh\u00e1 xa v\u1edbi ng\u1ecdn l\u1eeda, v\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1eafp l\u00e1 kh\u00f4 cho Dorothy khi c\u00f4 b\u00e9 n\u1eb1m xu\u1ed1ng ng\u1ee7. Nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc l\u00e1 \u0111\u00f3 gi\u1eef cho c\u00f4 b\u00e9 r\u1ea5t \u1ea5m \u00e1p v\u00e0 d\u1ec5 ch\u1ecbu, v\u00e0 c\u00f4 ng\u1ee7 say cho \u0111\u1ebfn s\u00e1ng.<\/p>\n
Khi b\u00ecnh minh l\u00f3 r\u1ea1ng, c\u00f4 b\u00e9 r\u1eeda m\u1eb7t b\u00ean d\u00f2ng su\u1ed1i nh\u1ecf trong tr\u1ebbo, r\u1ed3i c\u1ea3 nh\u00f3m l\u1ea1i ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh ti\u1ebfn v\u1ec1 Th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 Ng\u1ecdc L\u1ee5c B\u1ea3o.<\/p>\n
\u0110\u00f3 h\u1eb3n s\u1ebd l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y \u0111\u1ea7y bi\u1ebfn c\u1ed1 \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb l\u1eef h\u00e0nh. Ch\u1ec9 m\u1edbi \u0111i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kho\u1ea3ng m\u1ed9t gi\u1edd \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3, tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 hi\u1ec7n ra m\u1ed9t con h\u00e0o r\u1ed9ng l\u1edbn ch\u1eafn ngang l\u1ed1i \u0111i, chia c\u00e1nh r\u1eebng l\u00e0m \u0111\u00f4i – xa \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c h\u1ecd c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y n\u00f3 tr\u1ea3i d\u00e0i v\u00f4 t\u1eadn v\u1ec1 c\u1ea3 hai ph\u00eda. Con h\u00e0o \u1ea5y m\u00eanh m\u00f4ng kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp, khi h\u1ecd b\u00f2 s\u00e1t t\u1edbi m\u00e9p v\u00e0 li\u1ebfc nh\u00ecn xu\u1ed1ng, h\u1ecd nh\u1eadn ra n\u00f3 c\u00f2n s\u00e2u th\u0103m th\u1eb3m v\u1edbi v\u00f4 s\u1ed1 t\u1ea3ng \u0111\u00e1 l\u1edbn nh\u1ecdn ho\u1eaft ch\u1ed3ng ch\u1ea5t d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u00e1y. Hai b\u00ean b\u1edd d\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t ai c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u00e8o xu\u1ed1ng n\u1ed5i, v\u00e0 trong kho\u1ea3nh kh\u1eafc \u1ea5y, d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd bu\u1ed9c ph\u1ea3i d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i t\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y.<\/p>\n
“Ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd l\u00e0m g\u00ec b\u00e2y gi\u1edd?”<\/i> Dorothy tuy\u1ec7t v\u1ecdng h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n
“T\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng bi\u1ebft ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m sao c\u1ea3,”<\/i> Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc \u0111\u00e1p, trong khi S\u01b0 T\u1eed l\u1eafc nh\u1eb9 b\u1ed9 b\u1eddm r\u1eadm c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, v\u1ebb m\u1eb7t tr\u1ea7m ng\u00e2m suy ngh\u0129.<\/p>\n
Nh\u01b0ng Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng: “Bay qua th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3, \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 r\u00f5. Leo xu\u1ed1ng con h\u00e0o s\u00e2u n\u00e0y c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng xong. N\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 nh\u1ea3y qua \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, ch\u1eafc ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i d\u1eebng ch\u00e2n t\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y th\u00f4i.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u1ea3y qua \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c,”<\/i> S\u01b0 T\u1eed Nh\u00fat Nh\u00e1t n\u00f3i sau khi \u0111\u00e3 c\u00e2n nh\u1eafc k\u1ef9 kho\u1ea3ng c\u00e1ch.<\/p>\n
“Th\u1ebf th\u00ec ch\u00fang ta y\u00ean t\u00e2m r\u1ed3i,”<\/i> Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m \u0111\u00e1p, “v\u00ec c\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u00f5ng t\u1eebng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i qua b\u00ean kia tr\u00ean l\u01b0ng.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“\u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd th\u1eed xem,”<\/i> S\u01b0 T\u1eed n\u00f3i. “Ai mu\u1ed1n \u0111i tr\u01b0\u1edbc n\u00e0o?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“\u0110\u1ec3 t\u00f4i \u0111i tr\u01b0\u1edbc,”<\/i> Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb, “b\u1edfi n\u1ebfu c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua v\u1ef1c, Dorothy s\u1ebd thi\u1ec7t m\u1ea1ng, c\u00f2n Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc s\u1ebd b\u1ecb d\u1eadp n\u00e1t tr\u00ean nh\u1eefng t\u1ea3ng \u0111\u00e1 ph\u00eda d\u01b0\u1edbi. Nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu t\u00f4i \u1edf tr\u00ean l\u01b0ng c\u1eadu th\u00ec ch\u1eb3ng sao c\u1ea3, v\u00ec d\u00f9 c\u00f3 r\u01a1i xu\u1ed1ng c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng l\u00e0m t\u00f4i \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn g\u00ec.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Ch\u00ednh t\u00f4i c\u0169ng s\u1ee3 ng\u00e3 l\u1eafm,”<\/i> S\u01b0 T\u1eed Nh\u00e1t Gan n\u00f3i, “nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f2n c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c ngo\u00e0i vi\u1ec7c th\u1eed xem sao. N\u00e0o, h\u00e3y leo l\u00ean l\u01b0ng t\u00f4i \u0111i, ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd c\u00f9ng th\u1eed.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m ng\u1ed3i l\u00ean l\u01b0ng S\u01b0 T\u1eed, con th\u00fa to l\u1edbn ti\u1ebfn s\u00e1t t\u1edbi b\u1edd v\u1ef1c r\u1ed3i khom ng\u01b0\u1eddi xu\u1ed1ng.<\/p>\n
“Sao c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ea1y l\u1ea5y \u0111\u00e0 r\u1ed3i m\u1edbi nh\u1ea3y?”<\/i> Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m th\u1eafc m\u1eafc.<\/p>\n
“B\u1edfi \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i c\u00e1ch b\u1ecdn S\u01b0 T\u1eed ch\u00fang t\u00f4i v\u1eabn l\u00e0m,”<\/i> ch\u00e0ng \u0111\u00e1p. R\u1ed3i ch\u00e0ng b\u1eadt m\u00ecnh ph\u00f3ng v\u00fat qua kh\u00f4ng trung, \u0111\u00e1p xu\u1ed1ng an to\u00e0n b\u00ean kia v\u1ef1c. Ai n\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ec1u v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng th\u00edch th\u00fa khi th\u1ea5y ch\u00e0ng th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ebf. Sau khi Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m tr\u00e8o xu\u1ed1ng, S\u01b0 T\u1eed l\u1ea1i nh\u1ea3y ng\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u1edf qua con h\u00e0o m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa.<\/p>\n
Dorothy ngh\u0129 m\u00ecnh s\u1ebd l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ti\u1ebfp theo; th\u1ebf l\u00e0 c\u00f4 b\u1ebf Toto l\u00ean tay r\u1ed3i tr\u00e8o l\u00ean l\u01b0ng S\u01b0 T\u1eed, m\u1ed9t tay n\u1eafm ch\u1eb7t b\u1eddm c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu. Ngay kho\u1ea3nh kh\u1eafc sau \u0111\u00f3, c\u00f4 c\u00f3 c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c nh\u01b0 \u0111ang bay l\u01b0\u1ee3n gi\u1eefa kh\u00f4ng trung; v\u00e0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi k\u1ecbp \u0111\u1ecbnh th\u1ea7n, c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ee9ng v\u1eefng \u1edf b\u1edd b\u00ean kia an to\u00e0n. S\u01b0 T\u1eed quay l\u1ea1i l\u1ea7n th\u1ee9 ba \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0a Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc qua, r\u1ed3i c\u1ea3 ba c\u00f9ng ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng ngh\u1ec9 ng\u01a1i \u0111\u00f4i ch\u00fat \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1eadu th\u00fa d\u1eef kia l\u1ea5y l\u1ea1i s\u1ee9c – nh\u1eefng b\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u1ea3y v\u1ecdt kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 \u0111\u00e3 khi\u1ebfn c\u1eadu th\u1edf g\u1ea5p g\u00e1p, ph\u00ec ph\u00f2 nh\u01b0 ch\u00fa ch\u00f3 to sau c\u01a1n ch\u1ea1y \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng d\u00e0i.<\/p>\n
H\u1ecd nh\u1eadn th\u1ea5y khu r\u1eebng ph\u00eda n\u00e0y c\u00e0ng l\u00fac c\u00e0ng r\u1eadm r\u1ea1p, c\u00e0nh l\u00e1 ch\u1eb1ng ch\u1ecbt, t\u1ea1o n\u00ean m\u1ed9t kh\u00f4ng gian t\u1ed1i t\u0103m v\u00e0 \u1ea3m \u0111\u1ea1m. Sau khi S\u01b0 T\u1eed \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ea5y l\u1ea1i s\u1ee9c, \u0111o\u00e0n b\u1ea1n l\u1ea1i ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i tr\u00ean con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00e1t g\u1ea1ch v\u00e0ng, trong l\u00f2ng m\u1ed7i ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u ch\u1ea5t ch\u1ee9a n\u1ed7i b\u0103n kho\u0103n kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft bao gi\u1edd m\u1edbi tho\u00e1t kh\u1ecfi khu r\u1eebng \u00e2m u n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y \u00e1nh m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi r\u1ef1c r\u1ee1 tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i. \u0110i\u1ec1u khi\u1ebfn h\u1ecd c\u00e0ng th\u00eam lo l\u1eafng l\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng m\u1ea5y ch\u1ed1c, t\u1eeb s\u00e2u trong r\u1eebng th\u1eb3m v\u1ecdng ra nh\u1eefng \u00e2m thanh k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1, v\u00e0 S\u01b0 T\u1eed \u0111\u00e3 kh\u1ebd th\u00ec th\u1ea7m c\u1ea3nh b\u00e1o r\u1eb1ng v\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ea5t n\u00e0y ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 n\u01a1i sinh s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng con qu\u00e1i v\u1eadt Kalidah \u0111\u00e1ng s\u1ee3.<\/p>\n
“Kalidah l\u00e0 g\u00ec v\u1eady?”<\/i> c\u00f4 b\u00e9 h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n
“Ch\u00fang l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng qu\u00e1i v\u1eadt kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 c\u00f3 th\u00e2n h\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 g\u1ea5u v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 h\u1ed5,”<\/i> S\u01b0 T\u1eed tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi, “v\u00e0 c\u00f3 b\u1ed9 vu\u1ed1t d\u00e0i, s\u1eafc nh\u1ecdn \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 x\u00e9 tan t\u00f4i th\u00e0nh hai m\u1ea3nh d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng nh\u01b0 t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u1ebft Toto v\u1eady. T\u00f4i r\u1ea5t s\u1ee3 Kalidah.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean khi c\u1eadu s\u1ee3,”<\/i> Dorothy \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i. “Ch\u00fang ch\u1eafc h\u1eb3n l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng con qu\u00e1i v\u1eadt kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp.”<\/i><\/p>\n
S\u01b0 T\u1eed s\u1eafp s\u1eeda tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi th\u00ec \u0111\u1ed9t nhi\u00ean h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t v\u1ef1c th\u1eb3m kh\u00e1c ch\u1eafn ngang \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. Nh\u01b0ng v\u1ef1c n\u00e0y qu\u00e1 r\u1ed9ng v\u00e0 s\u00e2u \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i S\u01b0 T\u1eed bi\u1ebft ngay r\u1eb1ng anh ta kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 nh\u1ea3y qua \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.<\/p>\n
H\u1ecd ng\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i b\u00e0n b\u1ea1c xem n\u00ean l\u00e0m th\u1ebf n\u00e0o, v\u00e0 sau m\u1ed9t h\u1ed3i suy ngh\u0129 c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn, Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng:<\/p>\n
“B\u00ean n\u00e0y h\u00e0o c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y c\u1ed5 th\u1ee5 m\u1ecdc s\u00e1t m\u00e9p. N\u1ebfu anh Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc ch\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ed5 n\u00f3 sao cho ng\u1ea3 sang b\u1edd b\u00ean kia, ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd c\u00f3 c\u00e2y c\u1ea7u t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean \u0111\u1ec3 b\u01b0\u1edbc qua.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“\u00dd hay \u0111\u1ea5y!”<\/i> S\u01b0 T\u1eed g\u1eadt g\u00f9. “Nghe c\u00e2u \u1ea5y, ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta t\u01b0\u1edfng trong \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1eadu to\u00e0n l\u00e0 ch\u1ea5t x\u00e1m ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i r\u01a1m r\u1ea1 \u0111\u00e2u!”<\/i><\/p>\n
Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c ra tay. L\u01b0\u1ee1i r\u00ecu c\u1ee7a anh s\u1eafc l\u1eb9m, ch\u1eb3ng m\u1ea5y ch\u1ed1c th\u00e2n c\u00e2y \u0111\u00e3 g\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ee9t l\u00eca. S\u01b0 T\u1eed li\u1ec1n d\u1ed3n h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f4i ch\u00e2n tr\u01b0\u1edbc, \u01b0\u1ee1n ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea9y m\u1ea1nh. C\u00e2y l\u1edbn rung rinh r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ed5 \u1ea7m xu\u1ed1ng, th\u00e2n v\u1eaft ngang h\u00e0o, ng\u1ecdn c\u00e2y \u0111\u1eadp xu\u1ed1ng b\u1edd \u0111\u1ed1i di\u1ec7n.<\/p>\n
H\u1ecd v\u1eeba m\u1edbi b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u b\u0103ng qua c\u00e2y c\u1ea7u k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1 n\u00e0y th\u00ec m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m s\u1eafc nh\u1ecdn khi\u1ebfn t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ph\u1ea3i ng\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00ean nh\u00ecn, v\u00e0 h\u1ecd ho\u1ea3ng s\u1ee3 khi th\u1ea5y hai con qu\u00e1i th\u00fa kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 v\u1edbi th\u00e2n h\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 g\u1ea5u v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 h\u1ed5 \u0111ang ch\u1ea1y v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda h\u1ecd.<\/p>\n
“Ch\u00fang l\u00e0 Kalidah!”<\/i> S\u01b0 T\u1eed Nh\u00e1t Gan n\u00f3i, b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u run r\u1ea9y.<\/p>\n
“Nhanh l\u00ean!”<\/i> Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m k\u00eau l\u00ean. “Ch\u00fang ta v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua th\u00f4i.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 Dorothy \u0111i tr\u01b0\u1edbc, b\u1ebf Toto trong v\u00f2ng tay, Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc theo sau, v\u00e0 Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m \u0111i cu\u1ed1i. S\u01b0 T\u1eed, m\u1eb7c d\u00f9 r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng l\u00e0 s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i, v\u1eabn quay l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ed1i m\u1eb7t v\u1edbi hai con Kalidah, r\u1ed3i c\u1eadu r\u1ed1ng l\u00ean m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng th\u1eadt to v\u00e0 kinh kh\u1ee7ng \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i Dorothy h\u00e9t l\u00ean v\u00e0 Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m ng\u00e3 ng\u1eeda ra sau, trong khi ngay c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng con th\u00fa hung d\u1eef c\u0169ng d\u1eebng ph\u1eaft l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 nh\u00ecn c\u1eadu ta \u0111\u1ea7y ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean.<\/p>\n
Nh\u01b0ng, th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh to l\u1edbn h\u01a1n S\u01b0 T\u1eed, v\u00e0 ch\u00fang nh\u1edb r\u1eb1ng c\u00f3 hai con trong khi ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh S\u01b0 T\u1eed, l\u0169 Kalidah l\u1ea1i lao t\u1edbi, v\u00e0 S\u01b0 T\u1eed v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua c\u00e2y c\u1ea7u r\u1ed3i quay l\u1ea1i xem ch\u00fang s\u1ebd l\u00e0m g\u00ec ti\u1ebfp theo. Kh\u00f4ng d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t gi\u00e2y, hai con qu\u00e1i th\u00fa hung d\u1eef c\u0169ng b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u b\u0103ng qua th\u00e2n c\u00e2y. V\u00e0 S\u01b0 T\u1eed n\u00f3i v\u1edbi Dorothy:<\/p>\n
“Ch\u00fang ta ti\u00eau r\u1ed3i, v\u00ec ch\u00fang ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn s\u1ebd x\u00e9 x\u00e1c ch\u00fang ta b\u1eb1ng m\u00f3ng vu\u1ed1t s\u1eafc nh\u1ecdn c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang. Nh\u01b0ng h\u00e3y \u0111\u1ee9ng s\u00e1t sau l\u01b0ng t\u00f4i, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i s\u1ebd chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u v\u1edbi ch\u00fang ch\u1eebng n\u00e0o c\u00f2n s\u1ed1ng.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Khoan \u0111\u00e3!”<\/i> Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m k\u00eau l\u00ean. H\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 c\u00e2n nh\u1eafc k\u1ef9 \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec n\u00ean l\u00e0m nh\u1ea5t, v\u00e0 gi\u1edd h\u1eafn nh\u1edd Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc ch\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ee9t \u0111o\u1ea1n cu\u1ed1i th\u00e2n c\u00e2y \u0111ang ch\u1ed1ng v\u00e0o b\u1edd h\u00e0o ph\u00eda h\u1ecd. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c vung r\u00ecu l\u00ean, v\u00e0 \u0111\u00fang v\u00e0o l\u00fac hai con Kalidah s\u1eafp sang t\u1edbi b\u1edd b\u00ean n\u00e0y, th\u00e2n c\u00e2y \u0111\u1ed5 \u1ea7m xu\u1ed1ng v\u1ef1c s\u00e2u, k\u00e9o theo hai con qu\u00e1i v\u1eadt g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb x\u1ea5u x\u00ed kia, khi\u1ebfn ch\u00fang tan x\u00e1c tr\u00ean nh\u1eefng t\u1ea3ng \u0111\u00e1 nh\u1ecdn ho\u1eaft d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u00e1y v\u1ef1c.<\/p>\n
“\u00c0,”<\/i> S\u01b0 T\u1eed H\u00e8n nh\u00e1t th\u1edf d\u00e0i nh\u1eb9 nh\u00f5m, “th\u1ebf l\u00e0 ch\u00fang ta l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ed1ng th\u00eam \u00edt n\u1eefa, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i th\u1eadt m\u1eebng v\u00ec \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3, b\u1edfi ch\u1ebft ch\u1eafc h\u1eb3n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t tr\u1ea3i nghi\u1ec7m r\u1ea5t kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu. Nh\u1eefng sinh v\u1eadt kia khi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i s\u1ee3 \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i tim t\u00f4i gi\u1edd v\u1eabn c\u00f2n \u0111\u1eadp th\u00ecnh th\u1ecbch.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“\u00d4i,”<\/i> Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc n\u00f3i v\u1edbi gi\u1ecdng bu\u1ed3n b\u00e3, “\u01b0\u1edbc g\u00ec t\u00f4i c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t tr\u00e1i tim \u0111\u1ec3 c\u0169ng bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1eadp nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Cu\u1ed9c g\u1eb7p g\u1ee1 n\u00e0y c\u00e0ng th\u00f4i th\u00fac c\u00e1c l\u1eef kh\u00e1ch mong tho\u00e1t kh\u1ecfi khu r\u1eebng h\u01a1n bao gi\u1edd h\u1ebft. H\u1ecd b\u01b0\u1edbc nhanh \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c Dorothy ki\u1ec7t s\u1ee9c v\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i leo l\u00ean l\u01b0ng S\u01b0 T\u1eed. Ni\u1ec1m vui d\u00e2ng tr\u00e0o khi h\u1ecd th\u1ea5y c\u00e2y c\u1ed1i th\u01b0a th\u1edbt d\u1ea7n, v\u00e0 khi chi\u1ec1u xu\u1ed1ng, h\u1ecd b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd \u0111\u1ee9ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1ed9t d\u00f2ng s\u00f4ng r\u1ed9ng, n\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u1ea3y cu\u1ed3n cu\u1ed9n. B\u00ean kia b\u1edd, con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng g\u1ea1ch v\u00e0ng u\u1ed1n l\u01b0\u1ee3n qua v\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ea5t xinh \u0111\u1eb9p v\u1edbi th\u1ea3m c\u1ecf xanh m\u01b0\u1edbt \u0111i\u1ec3m nh\u1eefng \u0111\u00f3a hoa r\u1ef1c r\u1ee1, c\u00f9ng nh\u1eefng h\u00e0ng c\u00e2y tr\u0129u qu\u1ea3 ng\u1ecdt l\u00e0nh hai b\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. Khung c\u1ea3nh t\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u1eb9p \u1ea5y khi\u1ebfn l\u00f2ng h\u1ecd tr\u00e0n ng\u1eadp ni\u1ec1m h\u00e2n hoan.<\/p>\n
“Ch\u00fang ta l\u00e0m sao qua s\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00e2y?”<\/i> Dorothy h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n
“Vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3 d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng th\u00f4i,”<\/i> Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi. “Nh\u1edd anh Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc \u0111\u00f3ng cho ch\u00fang ta m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc b\u00e8, \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u00f4i sang b\u00ean kia.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc c\u1ea7m r\u00ecu c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh l\u00ean v\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u ch\u1eb7t nh\u1eefng c\u00e2y nh\u1ecf \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m b\u00e8, v\u00e0 khi anh \u0111ang b\u1eadn r\u1ed9n v\u1edbi vi\u1ec7c n\u00e0y th\u00ec Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y b\u00ean b\u1edd s\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y \u0111\u1ea7y qu\u1ea3 ngon. \u0110i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y l\u00e0m Dorothy vui m\u1eebng, v\u00ec c\u1ea3 ng\u00e0y c\u00f4 b\u00e9 ch\u1ec9 \u0103n h\u1ea1t d\u1ebb, v\u00e0 c\u00f4 b\u00e9 \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t b\u1eefa no n\u00ea v\u1edbi qu\u1ea3 ch\u00edn.<\/p>\n
Nh\u01b0ng vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3ng b\u00e8 t\u1ed1n nhi\u1ec1u th\u1eddi gian, ngay c\u1ea3 khi c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi si\u00eang n\u0103ng v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi nh\u01b0 Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc, n\u00ean khi m\u00e0n \u0111\u00eam bu\u00f4ng xu\u1ed1ng, h\u1ecd v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a ho\u00e0n th\u00e0nh xong. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 h\u1ecd t\u00ecm \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t g\u00f3c \u1ea5m \u00e1p d\u01b0\u1edbi nh\u1eefng t\u00e1n c\u00e2y \u0111\u1ec3 ngh\u1ec9 ng\u01a1i cho t\u1edbi s\u00e1ng; c\u00f2n Dorothy th\u00ec m\u01a1 v\u1ec1 Th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 Ng\u1ecdc L\u1ee5c B\u1ea3o, v\u00e0 v\u1ec1 Ng\u00e0i Ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y Oz nh\u00e2n h\u1eadu, ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1ebd s\u1edbm \u0111\u01b0a c\u00f4 b\u00e9 tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"menu_order":7,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[49],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-41","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\/41","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\/41\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":125,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/phu-thuy-xu-oz\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/41\/revisions\/125"}],"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\/41\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/phu-thuy-xu-oz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/phu-thuy-xu-oz\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=41"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/phu-thuy-xu-oz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=41"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/phu-thuy-xu-oz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=41"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}