S\u00e1ng h\u00f4m sau, nh\u00f3m b\u1ea1n nh\u1ecf t\u1ec9nh gi\u1ea5c, c\u01a1 th\u1ec3 kh\u1ecfe kho\u1eafn v\u00e0 l\u00f2ng tr\u00e0n ng\u1eadp hy v\u1ecdng. Dorothy d\u00f9ng b\u1eefa s\u00e1ng th\u1ecbnh so\u1ea1n nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t n\u00e0ng c\u00f4ng ch\u00faa v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng tr\u00e1i \u0111\u00e0o v\u00e0 m\u1eadn h\u00e1i t\u1eeb nh\u1eefng c\u00e2y ven b\u1edd s\u00f4ng. Ph\u00eda sau l\u01b0ng h\u1ecd l\u00e0 khu r\u1eebng \u00e2m u m\u00e0 h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua an to\u00e0n, d\u1eabu g\u1eb7p kh\u00f4ng \u00edt gian nan; c\u00f2n tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t v\u00f9ng qu\u00ea t\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u1eb9p, ng\u1eadp tr\u00e0n \u00e1nh n\u1eafng, nh\u01b0 \u0111ang gi\u1ee5c gi\u00e3 h\u1ecd ti\u1ebfn v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda Th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 Ng\u1ecdc L\u1ee5c B\u1ea3o.<\/p>\n
Con s\u00f4ng r\u1ed9ng l\u1edbn gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh r\u00e0o c\u1ea3n ng\u0103n c\u00e1ch h\u1ecd v\u1edbi v\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ea5t t\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u1eb9p kia. Nh\u01b0ng chi\u1ebfc b\u00e8 g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00e3 ho\u00e0n th\u00e0nh. Sau khi Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc ch\u1eb7t th\u00eam v\u00e0i kh\u00fac g\u1ed7 v\u00e0 d\u00f9ng ch\u1ed1t g\u1ed7 gh\u00e9p ch\u00fang l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi nhau, h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng kh\u1edfi h\u00e0nh. Dorothy ng\u1ed3i gi\u1eefa b\u00e8, \u00f4m ch\u1eb7t Toto trong l\u00f2ng. Khi S\u01b0 T\u1eed Nh\u00fat Nh\u00e1t b\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00ean, chi\u1ebfc b\u00e8 chao nghi\u00eang m\u1ea1nh b\u1edfi th\u00e2n h\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ed3 s\u1ed9 v\u00e0 n\u1eb7ng n\u1ec1 c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu. \u0110\u1ec3 gi\u1eef th\u0103ng b\u1eb1ng, Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m v\u00e0 Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc \u0111\u1ee9ng \u1edf \u0111\u1ea7u b\u00ean kia, tay c\u1ea7m nh\u1eefng c\u00e2y s\u00e0o d\u00e0i chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb \u0111\u1ea9y b\u00e8 v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua d\u00f2ng s\u00f4ng.<\/p>\n
Ban \u0111\u1ea7u, h\u1ecd \u0111i kh\u00e1 su\u00f4n s\u1ebb, nh\u01b0ng khi t\u1edbi gi\u1eefa d\u00f2ng, n\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u1ea3y m\u1ea1nh \u0111\u00e3 cu\u1ed1n chi\u1ebfc b\u00e8 tr\u00f4i xu\u00f4i theo d\u00f2ng, ng\u00e0y c\u00e0ng xa r\u1eddi con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng g\u1ea1ch v\u00e0ng. N\u01b0\u1edbc s\u00e2u \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c c\u00e2y s\u00e0o d\u00e0i c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ch\u1ea1m t\u1edbi \u0111\u00e1y.<\/p>\n
“Th\u1ebf n\u00e0y nguy hi\u1ec3m th\u1eadt,”<\/i> Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc n\u00f3i, “v\u00ec n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng v\u00e0o \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1edd, ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd b\u1ecb cu\u1ed1n \u0111\u1ebfn x\u1ee9 s\u1edf c\u1ee7a Ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y \u0110\u1ed9c \u00e1c ph\u01b0\u01a1ng T\u00e2y, v\u00e0 b\u00e0 ta s\u1ebd tr\u00f9 y\u1ec3m, bi\u1ebfn ch\u00fang ta th\u00e0nh n\u00f4 l\u1ec7 c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 \u1ea5y.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“V\u00e0 r\u1ed3i t\u00f4i s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 tr\u00ed kh\u00f4n g\u00ec c\u1ea3,”<\/i> Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n
“V\u00e0 t\u00f4i s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 ch\u00fat d\u0169ng kh\u00ed n\u00e0o,”<\/i> S\u01b0 T\u1eed Nh\u00fat Nh\u00e1t n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n
“V\u00e0 t\u00f4i s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 tr\u00e1i tim n\u00e0o,”<\/i> Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n
“V\u00e0 t\u00f4i s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd v\u1ec1 l\u1ea1i Kansas \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c,”<\/i> Dorothy n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n
“Nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i t\u1edbi Th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 Ng\u1ecdc L\u1ee5c B\u1ea3o n\u1ebfu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3,”<\/i> Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c n\u00f3i, v\u00e0 c\u1eadu \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ea9y m\u1ea1nh c\u00e2y s\u00e0o d\u00e0i \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i n\u00f3 m\u1eafc v\u00e0o b\u00f9n d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u00e1y s\u00f4ng. R\u1ed3i, tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi k\u1ecbp r\u00fat ra\u2014ho\u1eb7c bu\u00f4ng ra\u2014chi\u1ebfc b\u00e8 \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb cu\u1ed1n \u0111i, v\u00e0 Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m \u0111\u00e1ng th\u01b0\u01a1ng b\u1ecb b\u1ecf l\u1ea1i, b\u00e1m v\u00e0o c\u00e2y s\u00e0o \u1edf gi\u1eefa s\u00f4ng.<\/p>\n
“Ch\u00e0o nh\u00e9!”<\/i> c\u1eadu g\u1ecdi theo h\u1ecd, v\u00e0 h\u1ecd th\u1ea5y r\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfc khi b\u1ecf c\u1eadu l\u1ea1i. Th\u1eadt s\u1ef1, Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u kh\u00f3c, nh\u01b0ng th\u1eadt may l\u00e0 anh \u1ea5y nh\u1edb ra m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u1ecb g\u1ec9, n\u00ean lau kh\u00f4 n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft v\u00e0o t\u1ea1p d\u1ec1 c\u1ee7a Dorothy.<\/p>\n
T\u1ea5t nhi\u00ean, chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y th\u1eadt t\u1ec7 cho Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m.<\/p>\n
“B\u00e2y gi\u1edd m\u00ecnh c\u00f2n b\u1ebf t\u1eafc h\u01a1n h\u1ed3i m\u1edbi g\u1eb7p Dorothy,”<\/i> Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m ngh\u0129. “H\u1ed3i \u0111\u00f3, m\u00ecnh b\u1ecb c\u1eafm tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i s\u00e0o \u1edf c\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ed3ng ng\u00f4, \u00edt ra m\u00ecnh c\u00f2n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u1ea3 v\u1edd d\u1ecda qu\u1ea1. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn kh\u00f4ng \u00edch g\u00ec khi m\u1ed9t con Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m b\u1ecb m\u1eafc k\u1eb9t tr\u00ean c\u00e2y s\u00e0o gi\u1eefa s\u00f4ng. M\u00ecnh e r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd c\u00f3 tr\u00ed kh\u00f4n g\u00ec c\u1ea3!”<\/i><\/p>\n
Chi\u1ebfc b\u00e8 ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c tr\u00f4i theo d\u00f2ng n\u01b0\u1edbc, b\u1ecf l\u1ea1i ph\u00eda sau Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p. S\u01b0 T\u1eed li\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb:<\/p>\n
“Ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i t\u00ecm c\u00e1ch t\u1ef1 c\u1ee9u m\u00ecnh th\u00f4i. T\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u01a1i v\u00e0o b\u1edd v\u00e0 k\u00e9o chi\u1ebfc b\u00e8 theo, nh\u01b0ng c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n ph\u1ea3i b\u00e1m th\u1eadt ch\u1eb7t v\u00e0o \u0111u\u00f4i t\u00f4i.”<\/i><\/p>\n
N\u00f3i r\u1ed3i, S\u01b0 T\u1eed nh\u1ea3y xu\u1ed1ng d\u00f2ng n\u01b0\u1edbc, Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc n\u1eafm ch\u1eb7t l\u1ea5y \u0111u\u00f4i c\u1eadu. S\u01b0 T\u1eed d\u00f9ng h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c b\u01a1i v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda b\u1edd. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ee5 v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n, d\u00f9 S\u01b0 T\u1eed c\u00f3 th\u00e2n h\u00ecnh to l\u1edbn; nh\u01b0ng d\u1ea7n d\u1ea7n h\u1ecd c\u0169ng tho\u00e1t kh\u1ecfi d\u00f2ng ch\u1ea3y xi\u1ebft. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, Dorothy d\u00f9ng c\u00e2y s\u00e0o d\u00e0i c\u1ee7a Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc \u0111\u1ea9y chi\u1ebfc b\u00e8 v\u00e0o b\u1edd an to\u00e0n.<\/p>\n
Khi cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u0169ng l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1edd v\u00e0 \u0111\u1eb7t ch\u00e2n l\u00ean th\u1ea3m c\u1ecf xanh m\u01b0\u1edbt, c\u1ea3 b\u1ecdn \u0111\u1ec1u ki\u1ec7t s\u1ee9c. H\u1ecd nh\u1eadn ra d\u00f2ng n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ea9y h\u1ecd tr\u00f4i xa kh\u1ecfi con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng g\u1ea1ch v\u00e0ng d\u1eabn t\u1edbi Th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 Ng\u1ecdc L\u1ee5c B\u1ea3o.<\/p>\n
“Gi\u1edd ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m sao \u0111\u00e2y?”<\/i> Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng h\u1ecfi, trong khi S\u01b0 T\u1eed n\u1eb1m d\u00e0i tr\u00ean c\u1ecf ph\u01a1i m\u00ecnh cho r\u00e1o n\u01b0\u1edbc.<\/p>\n
“Ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i t\u00ecm c\u00e1ch quay l\u1ea1i con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng b\u1eb1ng m\u1ecdi gi\u00e1,”<\/i> Dorothy \u0111\u00e1p.<\/p>\n
“K\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 \u0111i d\u1ecdc b\u1edd s\u00f4ng cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi ch\u00fang ta g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng,”<\/i> S\u01b0 T\u1eed nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t.<\/p>\n
Th\u1ebf l\u00e0, khi \u0111\u00e3 ngh\u1ec9 ng\u01a1i, Dorothy nh\u1eb7t gi\u1ecf l\u00ean v\u00e0 h\u1ecd b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111i d\u1ecdc theo b\u1edd c\u1ecf, h\u01b0\u1edbng v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng m\u00e0 d\u00f2ng s\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 cu\u1ed1n h\u1ecd \u0111i. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t v\u00f9ng qu\u00ea \u0111\u00e1ng y\u00eau, v\u1edbi r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u hoa, c\u00e2y \u0103n qu\u1ea3 v\u00e0 \u00e1nh n\u1eafng m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m h\u1ecd vui v\u1ebb, v\u00e0 n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng qu\u00e1 lo l\u1eafng cho Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m \u0111\u00e1ng th\u01b0\u01a1ng, h\u1eb3n h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 r\u1ea5t h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac r\u1ed3i.<\/p>\n
H\u1ecd \u0111i nhanh nh\u1ea5t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3, Dorothy ch\u1ec9 d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ec3 h\u00e1i m\u1ed9t b\u00f4ng hoa \u0111\u1eb9p; v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t l\u00fac sau, Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc th\u1ed1t l\u00ean: “Nh\u00ecn k\u00eca!”<\/i><\/p>\n
R\u1ed3i h\u1ecd c\u00f9ng nh\u00ecn ra s\u00f4ng v\u00e0 th\u1ea5y Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m \u0111\u1eadu tr\u00ean c\u00e2y s\u00e0o gi\u1eefa d\u00f2ng n\u01b0\u1edbc, tr\u00f4ng r\u1ea5t c\u00f4 \u0111\u01a1n v\u00e0 bu\u1ed3n b\u00e3.<\/p>\n
“Ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1ee9u \u1eadu \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e2y?”<\/i> Dorothy h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n
S\u01b0 T\u1eed v\u00e0 Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc \u0111\u1ec1u l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u, v\u00ec h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m th\u1ebf n\u00e0o. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 h\u1ecd ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng b\u1edd v\u00e0 nh\u00ecn ch\u0103m ch\u00fa, \u0111\u1ea7y ti\u1ebfc nu\u1ed1i v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m, cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi m\u1ed9t con C\u00f2 bay ngang qua, khi nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y h\u1ecd, \u0111\u00e3 d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i ngh\u1ec9 ch\u00e2n \u1edf m\u00e9p n\u01b0\u1edbc.<\/p>\n
“C\u00e1c b\u1ea1n l\u00e0 ai v\u00e0 \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u v\u1eady?”<\/i> ch\u00fa C\u00f2 h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n
“T\u00f4i l\u00e0 Dorothy,”<\/i> c\u00f4 b\u00e9 tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi, “v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc v\u00e0 S\u01b0 T\u1eed Nh\u00fat Nh\u00e1t; v\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111ang \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn Th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 Ng\u1ecdc L\u1ee5c B\u1ea3o.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“\u0110\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3,”<\/i> ch\u00fa C\u00f2 n\u00f3i, v\u1eeba xoay c\u00e1i c\u1ed5 d\u00e0i c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u1eeba nh\u00ecn ch\u1eb1m ch\u1eb1m v\u00e0o \u0111\u00e1m ng\u01b0\u1eddi k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1.<\/p>\n
“T\u00f4i bi\u1ebft,”<\/i> Dorothy tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi, “nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu b\u1ea1n Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m \u0111ang g\u1eb7p nguy hi\u1ec3m, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111ang loay hoay kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft l\u00e0m sao \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1ee9u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1eadu \u1ea5y.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“C\u1eadu \u1ea5y \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u?”<\/i> ch\u00fa C\u00f2 h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n
“\u0110\u1eb1ng kia, \u1edf tr\u00ean s\u00f4ng,”<\/i> c\u00f4 b\u00e9 tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi.<\/p>\n
“N\u1ebfu c\u1eadu \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng qu\u00e1 to v\u00e0 n\u1eb7ng th\u00ec t\u00f4i s\u1ebd gi\u00fap mang anh \u1ea5y v\u1ec1 cho c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n,”<\/i> ch\u00fa C\u00f2 nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t.<\/p>\n
“C\u1eadu \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng n\u1eb7ng ch\u00fat n\u00e0o c\u1ea3,”<\/i> Dorothy n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ea7y ph\u1ea5n kh\u00edch, “v\u00ec c\u1eadu \u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1ed3i r\u01a1m; v\u00e0 n\u1ebfu ch\u00fa ch\u1ecbu mang anh \u1ea5y v\u1ec1 cho ch\u00fang t\u00f4i, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i s\u1ebd c\u1ea3m \u01a1n r\u1ea5t r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“\u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd th\u1eed,”<\/i> C\u00f2 n\u00f3i, “nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y c\u1eadu \u1ea5y qu\u00e1 n\u1eb7ng kh\u00f4ng mang n\u1ed5i, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i th\u1ea3 c\u1eadu \u1ea5y xu\u1ed1ng s\u00f4ng l\u1ea1i th\u00f4i.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Con chim l\u1edbn c\u1ea5t c\u00e1nh bay v\u00fat l\u00ean kh\u00f4ng trung, \u0111\u1eadp c\u00e1nh v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua m\u1eb7t n\u01b0\u1edbc x\u00e1m x\u1ecbt \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1edbi ch\u1ed7 Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m \u0111ang b\u00e1m v\u00edu v\u00e0o chi\u1ebfc s\u00e0o gi\u1eefa d\u00f2ng. Chi\u1ebfc m\u00f3ng vu\u1ed1t to l\u1edbn c\u1ee7a ch\u00fa C\u00f2 qu\u1eb7p ch\u1eb7t l\u1ea5y c\u00e1nh tay r\u01a1m r\u1ea1 c\u1ee7a anh ch\u00e0ng, nh\u1ea5c b\u1ed5ng c\u1ea3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ean kh\u00f4ng r\u1ed3i nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng \u0111\u1eb7t xu\u1ed1ng b\u1edd s\u00f4ng, n\u01a1i Dorothy, S\u01b0 T\u1eed, Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc v\u00e0 ch\u00fa ch\u00f3 nh\u1ecf Toto \u0111ang n\u00f3ng l\u00f2ng ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i.<\/p>\n
Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m t\u01b0\u1edfng ch\u1eebng kh\u00f4ng tin v\u00e0o m\u1eaft m\u00ecnh khi th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111o\u00e0n t\u1ee5 v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n th\u00e2n thi\u1ebft. C\u1eadu vui m\u1eebng \u00f4m ch\u1ea7m l\u1ea5y t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3, k\u1ec3 c\u1ea3 S\u01b0 T\u1eed to l\u1edbn v\u00e0 ch\u00fa ch\u00f3 Toto b\u00e9 nh\u1ecf. Tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c cu\u1ed9c h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh, t\u1eebng b\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00e2n c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng h\u01a1n bao gi\u1edd h\u1ebft, v\u00e0 c\u1ee9 th\u1ebf, v\u1eeba \u0111i v\u1eeba ng\u00e2n nga giai \u0111i\u1ec7u vui t\u01b0\u01a1i: “Tol-de-ri-de-oh!”<\/i>, l\u00f2ng tr\u00e0n ng\u1eadp ni\u1ec1m h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac.<\/p>\n
“T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 s\u1ee3 m\u00ecnh s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i m\u1eafc k\u1eb9t tr\u00ean s\u00f4ng m\u00e3i m\u00e3i,”<\/i> c\u1eadu \u1ea5y n\u00f3i, “nh\u01b0ng may m\u1eafn thay, ch\u00fa C\u00f2 t\u1ed1t b\u1ee5ng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn c\u1ee9u t\u00f4i. N\u1ebfu t\u00f4i c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u00ed kh\u00f4n, t\u00f4i nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh s\u1ebd t\u00ecm l\u1ea1i ch\u00fa C\u00f2 v\u00e0 l\u00e0m \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 t\u1ed1t \u0111\u1eb9p \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ec1n \u0111\u00e1p \u01a1n c\u1ee9u m\u1ea1ng.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i b\u1eadn t\u00e2m \u0111\u00e2u,”<\/i> ch\u00fa C\u00f2 \u0111\u00e1p, v\u1eabn \u0111ang bay b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh h\u1ecd. “T\u00f4i lu\u00f4n vui l\u00f2ng gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1 nh\u1eefng ai g\u1eb7p ho\u1ea1n n\u1ea1n. Nh\u01b0ng gi\u1edd t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i \u0111i r\u1ed3i, v\u00ec \u0111\u00e0n con c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i \u0111ang ch\u1edd \u1edf t\u1ed5. T\u00f4i mong r\u1eb1ng c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n s\u1ebd t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y Th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 Ng\u1ecdc L\u1ee5c B\u1ea3o v\u00e0 Ng\u00e0i Oz s\u1ebd gi\u00fap c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n to\u1ea1i nguy\u1ec7n.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Ch\u00fang ch\u00e1u c\u1ea3m \u01a1n ch\u00fa,”<\/i> Dorothy \u0111\u00e1p, r\u1ed3i ch\u00fa C\u00f2 hi\u1ec1n l\u00e0nh v\u00fat l\u00ean kh\u00f4ng trung v\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng m\u1ea5y ch\u1ed1c bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t kh\u1ecfi t\u1ea7m m\u1eaft.<\/p>\n
H\u1ecd ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh, tai l\u1eafng nghe ti\u1ebfng h\u00f3t v\u00e9o von c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng ch\u00fa chim l\u1ed9ng l\u1eaby s\u1eafc m\u00e0u, m\u1eaft ng\u1eafm nh\u00ecn mu\u00f4n hoa t\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u1eb9p gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e3 m\u1ecdc d\u00e0y \u0111\u1eb7c \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t nh\u01b0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u1ee7 m\u1ed9t t\u1ea5m th\u1ea3m hoa r\u1ef1c r\u1ee1. Nh\u1eefng \u0111\u00f3a hoa v\u00e0ng, tr\u1eafng, xanh bi\u1ebfc, t\u00edm ng\u1eaft \u0111ua nhau khoe s\u1eafc, xen l\u1eabn nh\u1eefng ch\u00f9m anh t\u00fac \u0111\u1ecf th\u1eafm r\u1ef1c r\u1ee1 \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng t\u1eeb ch\u00fang g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 l\u00e0m ch\u00f3i c\u1ea3 \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft Dorothy.<\/p>\n
“Ch\u00fang \u0111\u1eb9p qu\u00e1 ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i> c\u00f4 b\u00e9 h\u1ecfi, khi h\u00edt h\u00e0 m\u00f9i h\u01b0\u01a1ng thoang tho\u1ea3ng c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng b\u00f4ng hoa r\u1ef1c r\u1ee1.<\/p>\n
“Ch\u1eafc v\u1eady,”<\/i> Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi. “Khi t\u00f4i c\u00f3 tr\u00ed kh\u00f4n, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd t\u00f4i s\u1ebd th\u00edch ch\u00fang h\u01a1n.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“\u01af\u1edbc g\u00ec t\u00f4i c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t tr\u00e1i tim, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd r\u1ea5t y\u00eau ch\u00fang,”<\/i> Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc th\u00eam v\u00e0o.<\/p>\n
“T\u00f4i lu\u00f4n th\u00edch hoa,”<\/i> S\u01b0 T\u1eed n\u00f3i. “Ch\u00fang tr\u00f4ng th\u1eadt y\u1ebfu \u1edbt v\u00e0 mong manh. Nh\u01b0ng trong r\u1eebng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 b\u00f4ng n\u00e0o r\u1ef1c r\u1ee1 nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng b\u00f4ng n\u00e0y.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y, h\u1ecd b\u1eaft g\u1eb7p ng\u00e0y c\u00e0ng nhi\u1ec1u nh\u1eefng b\u00f4ng hoa anh t\u00fac \u0111\u1ecf r\u1ef1c r\u1ee1, trong khi c\u00e1c lo\u00e0i hoa kh\u00e1c th\u01b0a d\u1ea7n; ch\u1eb3ng m\u1ea5y ch\u1ed1c, c\u1ea3 \u0111o\u00e0n \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ecdt v\u00e0o gi\u1eefa m\u1ed9t c\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ed3ng anh t\u00fac b\u1ea1t ng\u00e0n. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta th\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng khi nh\u1eefng b\u00f4ng hoa n\u00e0y m\u1ecdc d\u00e0y \u0111\u1eb7c, h\u01b0\u01a1ng th\u01a1m c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang tr\u1edf n\u00ean c\u1ef1c m\u1ea1nh, \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 ai h\u00edt ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ec1u s\u1ebd ch\u00ecm v\u00e0o gi\u1ea5c ng\u1ee7 s\u00e2u – v\u00e0 n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u01b0a ra kh\u1ecfi v\u00f9ng \u1ea3nh h\u01b0\u1edfng c\u1ee7a hoa, k\u1ebb ng\u1ee7 m\u00ea \u1ea5y s\u1ebd ng\u1ee7 thi\u1ebfp \u0111i v\u0129nh vi\u1ec5n. Nh\u01b0ng Dorothy ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ec1 hay bi\u1ebft \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y, c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o tho\u00e1t kh\u1ecfi bi\u1ec3n hoa \u0111\u1ecf th\u1eafm bao quanh; th\u1ebf l\u00e0 \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft c\u00f4 b\u00e9 d\u1ea7n tr\u0129u n\u1eb7ng, c\u1ea3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ec1m nh\u0169n, bu\u1ed9c ph\u1ea3i ng\u1ed3i b\u1ec7t xu\u1ed1ng ngh\u1ec9 ng\u01a1i r\u1ed3i thi\u1ebfp \u0111i l\u00fac n\u00e0o kh\u00f4ng hay.<\/p>\n
Nh\u01b0ng Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f4 thi\u1ebfp \u0111i, “Ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i nhanh l\u00ean v\u00e0 quay l\u1ea1i con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng g\u1ea1ch v\u00e0ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi tr\u1eddi t\u1ed1i,”<\/i> anh n\u00f3i; v\u00e0 Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 h\u1ecd ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c \u0111i cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi Dorothy kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111i ti\u1ebfp \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1eefa. M\u1eaft c\u00f4 b\u00e9 nh\u1eafm l\u1ea1i d\u00f9 kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n v\u00e0 c\u00f4 b\u00e9 qu\u00ean m\u1ea5t m\u00ecnh \u0111ang \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u v\u00e0 ng\u00e3 xu\u1ed1ng gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng b\u00f4ng hoa anh t\u00fac, ng\u1ee7 say.<\/p>\n
“Ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m g\u00ec \u0111\u00e2y?”<\/i> Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n
“N\u1ebfu ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f4 \u1ea5y \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y, c\u00f4 \u1ea5y s\u1ebd ch\u1ebft,”<\/i> S\u01b0 T\u1eed n\u00f3i. “M\u00f9i h\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ee7a hoa \u0111ang gi\u1ebft ch\u1ebft t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ch\u00fang ta. T\u00f4i c\u0169ng kh\u00f3 gi\u1eef m\u1eaft m\u1edf \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, v\u00e0 con ch\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 ng\u1ee7 r\u1ed3i.”<\/i><\/p>\n
\u0110\u00fang v\u1eady; Toto \u0111\u00e3 ng\u00e3 xu\u1ed1ng b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh c\u00f4 ch\u1ee7 nh\u1ecf c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Nh\u01b0ng Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m v\u00e0 Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc, v\u00ec kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00e0m b\u1eb1ng th\u1ecbt, n\u00ean kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb m\u00f9i h\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ee7a hoa l\u00e0m phi\u1ec1n.<\/p>\n
“Ch\u1ea1y nhanh l\u00ean,”<\/i> Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m n\u00f3i v\u1edbi S\u01b0 T\u1eed, “v\u00e0 ra kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u00e1m hoa ch\u1ebft ch\u00f3c n\u00e0y c\u00e0ng s\u1edbm c\u00e0ng t\u1ed1t. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i s\u1ebd mang c\u00f4 b\u00e9 theo ch\u00fang t\u00f4i, nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu c\u1eadu ng\u1ee7 thi\u1ebfp \u0111i th\u00ec ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e0nh ch\u1ecbu v\u00ec c\u1eadu qu\u00e1 to.”<\/i><\/p>\n
S\u01b0 T\u1eed t\u1ec9nh gi\u1ea5c v\u00e0 ph\u00f3ng \u0111i h\u1ebft t\u1ed1c l\u1ef1c. Ch\u1ec9 trong nh\u00e1y m\u1eaft, b\u00f3ng d\u00e1ng c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 khu\u1ea5t xa.<\/p>\n
“Ch\u00fang ta h\u00e3y \u0111an tay l\u00e0m ki\u1ec7u v\u00e0 khi\u00eang c\u00f4 \u1ea5y \u0111i,”<\/i> Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb. H\u1ecd nh\u1ea5c b\u1ed5ng Toto l\u00ean, \u0111\u1eb7t ch\u00fa ch\u00f3 nh\u1ecf v\u00e0o l\u00f2ng Dorothy, r\u1ed3i d\u00f9ng b\u00e0n tay m\u00ecnh l\u00e0m m\u1eb7t gh\u1ebf, c\u00e1nh tay l\u00e0m th\u00e0nh t\u1ef1a, nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng b\u1ed3ng c\u00f4 b\u00e9 \u0111ang say ng\u1ee7 b\u0103ng qua bi\u1ec3n hoa m\u00eanh m\u00f4ng.<\/p>\n
H\u1ecd b\u01b0\u1edbc m\u00e3i, b\u01b0\u1edbc m\u00e3i, t\u01b0\u1edfng ch\u1eebng t\u1ea5m th\u1ea3m hoa t\u1eed th\u1ea7n b\u1ee7a v\u00e2y ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd d\u1ee9t. Men theo kh\u00fac quanh c\u1ee7a d\u00f2ng s\u00f4ng, cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng h\u1ecd c\u0169ng b\u1eaft g\u1eb7p S\u01b0 T\u1eed – ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh – \u0111ang n\u1eb1m b\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ed9ng gi\u1eefa r\u1eebng hoa anh t\u00fac. S\u1ee9c m\u00ea c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng \u0111\u00f3a hoa qu\u00e1 m\u00e3nh li\u1ec7t, khi\u1ebfn sinh v\u1eadt h\u00f9ng m\u1ea1nh \u1ea5y c\u0169ng ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ea7u h\u00e0ng, g\u1ee5c xu\u1ed1ng ch\u1ec9 c\u00e1ch m\u00e9p cu\u1ed1i c\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ed3ng hoa m\u1ed9t qu\u00e3ng ng\u1eafn, n\u01a1i th\u1ea3m c\u1ecf xanh m\u01b0\u1edbt tr\u1ea3i d\u00e0i th\u00e0nh nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ed3ng c\u1ecf t\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u1eb9p ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc.<\/p>\n
“Ch\u00fang ta ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c cho c\u1eadu \u1ea5y c\u1ea3,”<\/i> Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc n\u00f3i, gi\u1ecdng bu\u1ed3n r\u01b0\u1eddi r\u01b0\u1ee3i; “b\u1edfi c\u1eadu \u1ea5y qu\u00e1 n\u1eb7ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e2ng l\u00ean. Ch\u00fang ta bu\u1ed9c ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1eadu \u1ea5y l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y, ng\u1ee7 m\u1ed9t gi\u1ea5c v\u0129nh h\u1eb1ng, v\u00e0 bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00e2u trong gi\u1ea5c m\u01a1, c\u1eadu \u1ea5y s\u1ebd th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u0169ng t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c can \u0111\u1ea3m.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“T\u00f4i th\u1ea5y th\u1eadt \u0111au l\u00f2ng,”<\/i> Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m th\u1ed1t l\u00ean. “S\u01b0 T\u1eed v\u1ed1n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi, d\u00f9 c\u1eadu ta nh\u00fat nh\u00e1t \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ebf. Nh\u01b0ng th\u00f4i, ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh th\u00f4i.”<\/i><\/p>\n
H\u1ecd c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn b\u1ebf c\u00f4 b\u00e9 \u0111ang say gi\u1ea5c \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3ng \u0111\u1ea5t \u0111\u1eb9p \u0111\u1ebd ven s\u00f4ng, \u0111\u1ee7 xa kh\u1ecfi c\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ed3ng anh t\u00fac \u0111\u1ec3 h\u01a1i \u0111\u1ed9c c\u1ee7a hoa kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n \u1ea3nh h\u01b0\u1edfng \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00f4 n\u1eefa. T\u1ea1i n\u01a1i \u1ea5y, h\u1ecd \u0111\u1eb7t c\u00f4 b\u00e9 n\u1eb1m nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng l\u00ean th\u1ea3m c\u1ecf m\u01b0\u1ee3t m\u00e0, r\u1ed3i ki\u00ean nh\u1eabn ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i l\u00e0n gi\u00f3 m\u00e1t l\u00e0nh l\u00e0m c\u00f4 t\u1ec9nh t\u00e1o tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"menu_order":8,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[49],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-43","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\/43","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\/43\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":127,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/phu-thuy-xu-oz\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/43\/revisions\/127"}],"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\/43\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/phu-thuy-xu-oz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/phu-thuy-xu-oz\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=43"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/phu-thuy-xu-oz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=43"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/phu-thuy-xu-oz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=43"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}