D\u00f9 \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c che ch\u1eafn b\u1edfi c\u1eb7p k\u00ednh xanh, Dorothy v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng kh\u1ecfi cho\u00e1ng ng\u1ee3p tr\u01b0\u1edbc v\u1ebb l\u1ed9ng l\u1eaby c\u1ee7a Th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 Ng\u1ecdc L\u1ee5c B\u1ea3o. Hai b\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, nh\u1eefng ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 tuy\u1ec7t \u0111\u1eb9p m\u1ecdc l\u00ean, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c x\u00e2y t\u1eeb \u0111\u00e1 c\u1ea9m th\u1ea1ch xanh v\u00e0 kh\u1ea3m l\u1ea5p l\u00e1nh v\u00f4 s\u1ed1 vi\u00ean ng\u1ecdc l\u1ee5c b\u1ea3o. H\u1ecd b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i tr\u00ean v\u1ec9a h\u00e8 c\u0169ng b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e1 c\u1ea9m th\u1ea1ch xanh \u1ea5y, n\u01a1i nh\u1eefng phi\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e1 gh\u00e9p l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi nhau \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c vi\u1ec1n b\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng h\u00e0ng ng\u1ecdc l\u1ee5c b\u1ea3o kh\u00edt nhau, l\u1ea5p l\u00e1nh d\u01b0\u1edbi \u00e1nh m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi. C\u1eeda s\u1ed5 l\u00e0m b\u1eb1ng k\u00ednh m\u00e0u xanh; ngay c\u1ea3 b\u1ea7u tr\u1eddi ph\u1ee7 l\u00ean th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 c\u0169ng mang s\u1eafc xanh nh\u1ea1t, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng tia n\u1eafng chi\u1ebfu xu\u1ed1ng c\u0169ng nhu\u1ed1m m\u00e0u xanh bi\u1ebfc.<\/p>\n
C\u00f3 r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u2013 \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng, ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef v\u00e0 tr\u1ebb em \u2013 \u0111ang \u0111i l\u1ea1i, v\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ec1u m\u1eb7c qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o xanh v\u00e0 c\u00f3 l\u00e0n da h\u01a1i xanh. H\u1ecd nh\u00ecn Dorothy v\u00e0 \u0111o\u00e0n ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1 l\u1eabm c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 v\u1edbi \u00e1nh m\u1eaft t\u00f2 m\u00f2, v\u00e0 l\u0169 tr\u1ebb \u0111\u1ec1u b\u1ecf ch\u1ea1y v\u00e0 n\u1ea5p sau l\u01b0ng m\u1eb9 khi nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y S\u01b0 T\u1eed; nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng ai n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi h\u1ecd. Nhi\u1ec1u c\u1eeda h\u00e0ng n\u1eb1m d\u1ecdc con ph\u1ed1, v\u00e0 Dorothy th\u1ea5y m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 trong \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 m\u00e0u xanh. K\u1eb9o xanh v\u00e0 b\u1eafp rang b\u01a1 xanh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u00e0y b\u00e1n, c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi gi\u00e0y xanh, m\u0169 xanh v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee7 lo\u1ea1i qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o xanh. \u1ede m\u1ed9t ch\u1ed7, m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng \u0111ang b\u00e1n n\u01b0\u1edbc chanh xanh, v\u00e0 khi l\u0169 tr\u1ebb mua, Dorothy c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u1ea5y ch\u00fang tr\u1ea3 ti\u1ec1n b\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ed3ng xu xanh.<\/p>\n
D\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ng\u1ef1a hay b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 lo\u00e0i v\u1eadt n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c; h\u1ecd d\u00f9ng nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc xe \u0111\u1ea9y nh\u1ecf m\u00e0u xanh \u0111\u1ec3 chuy\u00ean ch\u1edf \u0111\u1ed3 \u0111\u1ea1c, v\u00e0 t\u1ef1 tay \u0111\u1ea9y ch\u00fang \u0111i tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t. M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u tr\u00f4ng h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac, m\u00e3n nguy\u1ec7n v\u00e0 sung t\u00fac.<\/p>\n
Ng\u01b0\u1eddi G\u00e1c C\u1ed5ng d\u1eabn h\u1ecd men theo nh\u1eefng con ph\u1ed1 cho t\u1edbi khi t\u1edbi m\u1ed9t l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e0i \u0111\u1ed3 s\u1ed9, t\u1ecda l\u1ea1c ngay trung t\u00e2m Th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 – \u0111\u00f3 ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 Cung \u0111i\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a Ng\u00e0i Oz, \u0110\u1ea5ng Ph\u00e1p thu\u1eadt Quy\u1ec1n n\u0103ng. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ed5ng cung \u0111i\u1ec7n c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ednh canh g\u00e1c, kho\u00e1c tr\u00ean m\u00ecnh b\u1ed9 \u0111\u1ed3ng ph\u1ee5c xanh l\u1ee5c v\u1edbi b\u1ed9 r\u00e2u d\u00e0i c\u0169ng xanh bi\u1ebfc.<\/p>\n
“\u1ede \u0111\u00e2y c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1 m\u1eb7t,”<\/i> Ng\u01b0\u1eddi G\u00e1c C\u1ed5ng n\u00f3i v\u1edbi anh ta, “v\u00e0 h\u1ecd y\u00eau c\u1ea7u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1eb7p Ng\u00e0i Oz V\u0129 \u0110\u1ea1i.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“M\u1eddi v\u00e0o trong,”<\/i> ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ednh tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi, “t\u00f4i s\u1ebd mang tin c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng t\u1edbi ng\u00e0i \u1ea5y.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 h\u1ecd \u0111i qua C\u1ed5ng Cung \u0111i\u1ec7n v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u1eabn v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng l\u1edbn v\u1edbi th\u1ea3m xanh v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed3 n\u1ed9i th\u1ea5t xanh \u0111\u00e1ng y\u00eau \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1ea1m ng\u1ecdc l\u1ee5c b\u1ea3o. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ednh b\u1ea3o t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 h\u1ecd lau ch\u00e2n v\u00e0o t\u1ea5m th\u1ea3m xanh tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi v\u00e0o c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng n\u00e0y, v\u00e0 khi h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng, anh ta n\u00f3i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch l\u1ecbch s\u1ef1:<\/p>\n
“Xin m\u1eddi qu\u00fd v\u1ecb c\u1ee9 t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean ngh\u1ec9 ng\u01a1i trong l\u00fac t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn Ph\u00f2ng Ngai V\u00e0ng b\u00e1o v\u1edbi Ng\u00e0i Oz r\u1eb1ng qu\u00fd v\u1ecb \u0111\u00e3 t\u1edbi.”<\/i><\/p>\n
H\u1ecd ph\u1ea3i ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i r\u1ea5t l\u00e2u tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ednh tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i. Khi anh ta cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng quay v\u1ec1, Dorothy h\u1ecfi:<\/p>\n
“Anh \u0111\u00e3 g\u1eb7p Ng\u00e0i Oz ch\u01b0a?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“\u1ed2, ch\u01b0a,”<\/i> ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ednh \u0111\u00e1p; “t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c di\u1ec7n ki\u1ebfn ng\u00e0i. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n qua t\u1ea5m m\u00e0n khi ng\u00e0i ng\u1ed3i ph\u00eda sau v\u00e0 chuy\u1ec3n l\u1eddi c\u1ee7a qu\u00fd v\u1ecb. Ng\u00e0i n\u00f3i s\u1ebd ti\u1ebfp ki\u1ebfn qu\u00fd v\u1ecb, n\u1ebfu qu\u00fd v\u1ecb mu\u1ed1n; nh\u01b0ng m\u1ed7i ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ea3i v\u00e0o ri\u00eang, v\u00e0 ng\u00e0i ch\u1ec9 ti\u1ebfp m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed7i ng\u00e0y. V\u00ec th\u1ebf qu\u00fd v\u1ecb s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i l\u01b0u l\u1ea1i Cung \u0111i\u1ec7n v\u00e0i ng\u00e0y, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u1eabn qu\u00fd v\u1ecb \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1c ph\u00f2ng ngh\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u01b0 gi\u00e3n tho\u1ea3i m\u00e1i sau h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“C\u1ea3m \u01a1n,”<\/i> c\u00f4 b\u00e9 \u0111\u00e1p; “Ng\u00e0i Oz th\u1eadt t\u1ed1t b\u1ee5ng.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ednh li\u1ec1n th\u1ed5i chi\u1ebfc c\u00f2i m\u00e0u xanh l\u00e1, v\u00e0 ngay t\u1ee9c th\u00ec m\u1ed9t thi\u1ebfu n\u1eef m\u1eb7c chi\u1ebfc v\u00e1y l\u1ee5a xanh duy\u00ean d\u00e1ng b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o. M\u00e1i t\u00f3c xanh bi\u1ebfc c\u00f9ng \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft xanh l\u01a1 c\u1ee7a n\u00e0ng c\u00fai th\u1ea5p tr\u01b0\u1edbc Dorothy khi n\u00f3i: “Xin m\u1eddi theo t\u00f4i, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd d\u1eabn c\u00f4 \u0111\u1ebfn ph\u00f2ng ngh\u1ec9.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Dorothy b\u00e8n ch\u00e0o t\u1eeb bi\u1ec7t h\u1ebft th\u1ea3y b\u1ea1n b\u00e8, ch\u1ec9 \u00f4m Toto trong l\u00f2ng m\u00e0 theo b\u00f3ng \u00e1o xanh \u0111i qua b\u1ea3y d\u00e3y h\u00e0nh lang, leo ba t\u1ea7ng thang \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1edbi c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng h\u01b0\u1edbng ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i\u1ec7n. \u1ea4y l\u00e0 c\u0103n bu\u1ed3ng xinh x\u1eafn nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1eddi, gi\u01b0\u1eddng \u00eam tr\u1ea3i ga l\u1ee5a xanh, ch\u0103n ph\u1ee7 nhung xanh. Gi\u1eefa ph\u00f2ng v\u00f2i phun t\u1ecfa l\u00e0n n\u01b0\u1edbc hoa xanh ng\u1eaft v\u1ecdt l\u00ean kh\u00f4ng trung r\u1ed3i r\u01a1i xu\u1ed1ng b\u1ed3n \u0111\u00e1 c\u1ea9m th\u1ea1ch xanh ch\u1ea1m tr\u1ed5 tinh x\u1ea3o. B\u1ec7 c\u1eeda \u0111i\u1ec3m hoa xanh, gi\u00e1 s\u00e1ch x\u1ebfp h\u00e0ng s\u00e1ch nh\u1ecf b\u00eca xanh. Khi Dorothy m\u1edf s\u00e1ch xem, th\u1ea5y to\u00e0n tranh v\u1ebd m\u00e0u xanh k\u1ef3 d\u1ecb khi\u1ebfn n\u00e0ng b\u1eadt c\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00ec ch\u00fang tr\u00f4ng th\u1eadt ng\u1ed9 ngh\u0129nh.<\/p>\n
Trong t\u1ee7 qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o c\u00f3 r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u v\u00e1y m\u00e0u xanh l\u00e0m b\u1eb1ng l\u1ee5a, sa tanh v\u00e0 nhung; t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u v\u1eeba v\u1eb7n v\u1edbi Dorothy.<\/p>\n
“C\u1ee9 t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean nh\u01b0 \u1edf nh\u00e0 nh\u00e9,”<\/i> c\u00f4 g\u00e1i xanh n\u00f3i d\u1ecbu d\u00e0ng, “n\u1ebfu c\u1ea7n g\u00ec, h\u00e3y rung chu\u00f4ng. S\u00e1ng mai Ng\u00e0i Oz s\u1ebd cho g\u1ecdi c\u00f4.”<\/i><\/p>\n
C\u00f4 g\u00e1i xanh r\u1eddi \u0111i, \u0111\u1ec3 Dorothy m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 quay l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c. C\u00f4 l\u1ea7n l\u01b0\u1ee3t d\u1eabn m\u1ed7i ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ebfn ph\u00f2ng ri\u00eang, n\u01a1i h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ed1 tr\u00ed ch\u1ed7 ngh\u1ec9 ng\u01a1i r\u1ea5t tho\u1ea3i m\u00e1i trong Cung \u0111i\u1ec7n. Tuy nhi\u00ean, s\u1ef1 chu \u0111\u00e1o n\u00e0y ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n v\u00f4 \u00edch v\u1edbi Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m – khi \u1edf m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh, anh ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ee9ng ch\u00f4n ch\u00e2n tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1eeda su\u1ed1t \u0111\u00eam, ch\u1edd tr\u1eddi s\u00e1ng. Anh kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u1eb1m ngh\u1ec9, c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng bi\u1ebft nh\u1eafm m\u1eaft, n\u00ean th\u1ee9c tr\u1eafng \u0111\u00eam d\u00e0i, m\u1eaft d\u00e1n v\u00e0o ch\u00fa nh\u1ec7n nh\u1ecf \u0111ang gi\u0103ng t\u01a1 trong g\u00f3c ph\u00f2ng, nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1eb3ng ph\u1ea3i c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi nh\u1ea5t th\u1ebf gian. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc th\u00ec n\u1eb1m l\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng theo th\u00f3i quen x\u01b0a khi c\u00f2n l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ecbt, nh\u01b0ng v\u1ed1n kh\u00f4ng ng\u1ee7 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, anh d\u00e0nh c\u1ea3 \u0111\u00eam ki\u1ec3m tra t\u1eebng kh\u1edbp n\u1ed1i l\u00ean xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ea3m b\u1ea3o ch\u00fang v\u1eabn v\u1eadn h\u00e0nh tr\u01a1n tru. S\u01b0 T\u1eed v\u1ed1n \u01b0a n\u1eb1m tr\u00ean \u1ed5 l\u00e1 kh\u00f4 trong r\u1eebng h\u01a1n, ch\u1eb3ng th\u00edch b\u1ecb giam trong b\u1ed1n b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1eddng, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ee7 kh\u00f4n ngoan \u0111\u1ec3 kh\u00f4ng b\u1eadn t\u00e2m. C\u1eadu nh\u1ea3y ph\u1ed1c l\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng, cu\u1ed9n tr\u00f2n nh\u01b0 m\u00e8o v\u00e0 ng\u00e1y kh\u00f2 kh\u00f2 ngay trong ch\u1edbp m\u1eaft.<\/p>\n
S\u00e1ng h\u00f4m sau, sau b\u1eefa s\u00e1ng, c\u00f4 g\u00e1i xanh \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3n Dorothy, v\u00e0 c\u00f4 \u1ea5y m\u1eb7c cho c\u00f4 b\u00e9 m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc v\u00e1y \u0111\u1eb9p nh\u1ea5t, l\u00e0m b\u1eb1ng sa tanh v\u00e0 v\u1ea3i d\u1ec7t g\u1ea5m xanh. Dorothy \u0111eo m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc t\u1ea1p d\u1ec1 l\u1ee5a xanh v\u00e0 bu\u1ed9c m\u1ed9t d\u1ea3i ruy b\u0103ng xanh quanh c\u1ed5 Toto, r\u1ed3i h\u1ecd b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn Ph\u00f2ng Ngai V\u00e0ng c\u1ee7a Ng\u00e0i Oz V\u0129 \u0110\u1ea1i.<\/p>\n
\u0110\u1ea7u ti\u00ean h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ea1i s\u1ea3nh l\u1edbn, n\u01a1i c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u qu\u00fd b\u00e0 v\u00e0 qu\u00fd \u00f4ng trong tri\u1ec1u \u0111\u00ecnh, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u m\u1eb7c nh\u1eefng b\u1ed9 trang ph\u1ee5c l\u1ed9ng l\u1eaby. Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 vi\u1ec7c g\u00ec l\u00e0m ngo\u00e0i vi\u1ec7c tr\u00f2 chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi nhau, nh\u01b0ng h\u1ecd lu\u00f4n \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i Ph\u00f2ng Ngai V\u00e0ng v\u00e0o m\u1ed7i s\u00e1ng, m\u1eb7c d\u00f9 h\u1ecd ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u00e9p g\u1eb7p Ng\u00e0i Oz. Khi Dorothy b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o, h\u1ecd nh\u00ecn c\u00f4 b\u00e9 v\u1edbi v\u1ebb t\u00f2 m\u00f2, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong s\u1ed1 h\u1ecd th\u00ec th\u1ea7m:<\/p>\n
“C\u00f4 b\u00e9 th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 d\u00e1m nh\u00ecn th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o m\u1eb7t \u0110\u1ea1i Ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y Oz \u0111\u00e1ng s\u1ee3 sao?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“T\u1ea5t nhi\u00ean r\u1ed3i,”<\/i> c\u00f4 b\u00e9 \u0111\u00e1p, “n\u1ebfu ng\u00e0i \u1ea5y mu\u1ed1n g\u1eb7p ch\u00e1u.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“\u1ed2, ng\u00e0i \u1ea5y s\u1ebd ti\u1ebfp c\u00f4,”<\/i> ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ednh \u0111\u00e3 b\u00e1o tin cho Ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y n\u00f3i, “d\u00f9 ng\u00e0i ch\u1eb3ng \u01b0a g\u00ec chuy\u1ec7n c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ebfn xin y\u1ebft ki\u1ebfn. Th\u1ef1c ra, ban \u0111\u1ea7u ng\u00e0i \u0111\u00e3 n\u1ed5i gi\u1eadn v\u00e0 b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i \u0111u\u1ed5i c\u00f4 v\u1ec1 n\u01a1i c\u00f4 \u0111\u1ebfn. R\u1ed3i ng\u00e0i h\u1ecfi t\u00f4i v\u1ec1 d\u00e1ng v\u1ebb c\u1ee7a c\u00f4, v\u00e0 khi t\u00f4i nh\u1eafc \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f4i gi\u00e0y b\u1ea1c, ng\u00e0i t\u1ecf ra v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng ch\u00fa \u00fd. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, khi t\u00f4i k\u1ec3 v\u1ec1 v\u1ebft b\u1edbt tr\u00ean tr\u00e1n c\u00f4, ng\u00e0i li\u1ec1n quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh cho ph\u00e9p c\u00f4 v\u00e0o g\u1eb7p.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Ngay l\u00fac \u1ea5y, m\u1ed9t h\u1ed3i chu\u00f4ng vang l\u00ean, v\u00e0 c\u00f4 g\u00e1i xanh n\u00f3i v\u1edbi Dorothy: “\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 hi\u1ec7u l\u1ec7nh. C\u00f4 ph\u1ea3i v\u00e0o Ph\u00f2ng Ngai V\u00e0ng m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh.”<\/i><\/p>\n
C\u00f4 g\u00e1i xanh m\u1edf c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda nh\u1ecf v\u00e0 Dorothy d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m b\u01b0\u1edbc qua, b\u1ed7ng th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh l\u1ea1c v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i k\u1ef3 di\u1ec7u. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng r\u1ed9ng l\u1edbn h\u00ecnh tr\u00f2n v\u1edbi m\u00e1i v\u00f2m cao v\u00fat, t\u01b0\u1eddng, tr\u1ea7n v\u00e0 s\u00e0n nh\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u1ed1p k\u00edn b\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng vi\u00ean ng\u1ecdc l\u1ee5c b\u1ea3o kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 x\u1ebfp kh\u00edt v\u00e0o nhau. Ch\u00ednh gi\u1eefa tr\u1ea7n nh\u00e0 t\u1ecfa ra m\u1ed9t lu\u1ed3ng \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng r\u1ef1c r\u1ee1 nh\u01b0 m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi, khi\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng vi\u00ean ng\u1ecdc l\u1ee5c b\u1ea3o l\u1ea5p l\u00e1nh mu\u00f4n m\u00e0u huy\u1ec1n \u1ea3o.<\/p>\n
Nh\u01b0ng th\u1ee9 khi\u1ebfn Dorothy ch\u00fa \u00fd nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 chi\u1ebfc ngai v\u00e0ng kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e1 c\u1ea9m th\u1ea1ch xanh \u0111\u1eb7t ch\u00ednh gi\u1eefa c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng. N\u00f3 mang h\u00ecnh d\u00e1ng m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc gh\u1ebf v\u00e0 l\u1ea5p l\u00e1nh nh\u1eefng vi\u00ean \u0111\u00e1 qu\u00fd, y h\u1ec7t m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 xung quanh. Ngay gi\u1eefa ngai v\u00e0ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t C\u00e1i \u0110\u1ea7u kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3, kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 c\u00f3 th\u00e2n th\u1ec3 n\u00e2ng \u0111\u1ee1 hay b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 c\u00e1nh tay, ch\u00e2n n\u00e0o. C\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u tr\u1ecdc l\u00f3c n\u00e0y s\u1edf h\u1eefu \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft, chi\u1ebfc m\u0169i v\u00e0 c\u00e1i mi\u1ec7ng, nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 l\u1edbn h\u01a1n g\u1ea5p nhi\u1ec1u l\u1ea7n so v\u1edbi c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 to l\u1edbn nh\u1ea5t.<\/p>\n
Dorothy \u0111\u1ee9ng nh\u00ecn ch\u1eb1m ch\u1eb1m v\u00e0o C\u00e1i \u0110\u1ea7u v\u1edbi v\u1ebb v\u1eeba kinh ng\u1ea1c v\u1eeba khi\u1ebfp s\u1ee3, th\u00ec b\u1ed7ng \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 t\u1eeb t\u1eeb xoay l\u1ea1i, \u00e1nh l\u00ean c\u00e1i nh\u00ecn s\u1eafc b\u00e9n d\u00e1n ch\u1eb7t v\u00e0o c\u00f4 b\u00e9. R\u1ed3i c\u00e1i mi\u1ec7ng kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1eed \u0111\u1ed9ng, v\u00e0 Dorothy nghe th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i vang l\u00ean:<\/p>\n
“Ta ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 Oz, \u0110\u1ea5ng V\u0129 \u0110\u1ea1i v\u00e0 Kh\u1ee7ng Khi\u1ebfp. Ng\u01b0\u01a1i l\u00e0 ai, v\u00e0 v\u00ec c\u1edb g\u00ec m\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u01a1i t\u00ecm \u0111\u1ebfn ta?”<\/i><\/p>\n
Gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e1ng s\u1ee3 nh\u01b0 c\u00f4 b\u00e9 t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng s\u1ebd ph\u00e1t ra t\u1eeb C\u00e1i \u0110\u1ea7u kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 n\u00e0y; nh\u1edd v\u1eady, Dorothy l\u1ea5y h\u1ebft d\u0169ng kh\u00ed \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e1p l\u1eddi.<\/p>\n
“Ch\u00e1u l\u00e0 Dorothy, nh\u1ecf b\u00e9 v\u00e0 hi\u1ec1n l\u00e0nh. Ch\u00e1u \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1eb7p ng\u00e0i \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1ea7u xin gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1.”<\/i><\/p>\n
\u0110\u00f4i m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn c\u00f4 b\u00e9 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch tr\u1ea7m t\u01b0 trong su\u1ed1t m\u1ed9t ph\u00fat. R\u1ed3i gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i l\u1ea1i vang l\u00ean:<\/p>\n
“Ng\u01b0\u01a1i l\u1ea5y \u0111\u00f4i gi\u00e0y b\u1ea1c \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Ch\u00e1u l\u1ea5y ch\u00fang t\u1eeb Ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y \u0110\u1ed9c \u00e1c ph\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0110\u00f4ng, khi nh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a ch\u00e1u r\u01a1i xu\u1ed1ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u00e0 v\u00e0 gi\u1ebft ch\u1ebft b\u00e0,”<\/i> c\u00f4 b\u00e9 tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi.<\/p>\n
“Ng\u01b0\u01a1i l\u1ea5y v\u1ebft b\u1edbt tr\u00ean tr\u00e1n \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u?”<\/i> gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c.<\/p>\n
“\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 n\u01a1i b\u00e0 Ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y T\u1ed1t ph\u01b0\u01a1ng B\u1eafc h\u00f4n ch\u00e1u khi b\u00e0 \u1ea5y t\u1ea1m bi\u1ec7t v\u00e0 g\u1eedi ch\u00e1u \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1eb7p ng\u00e0i,”<\/i> c\u00f4 b\u00e9 n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n
M\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa, \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn c\u00f4 b\u00e9 s\u1eafc b\u00e9n, v\u00e0 ch\u00fang th\u1ea5y c\u00f4 b\u00e9 \u0111ang n\u00f3i th\u1eadt. R\u1ed3i Oz h\u1ecfi, “Ng\u01b0\u01a1i mu\u1ed1n ta l\u00e0m g\u00ec?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Xin g\u1eedi ch\u00e1u tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 Kansas, n\u01a1i c\u00f3 d\u00ec Em v\u00e0 d\u01b0\u1ee3ng Henry,”<\/i> c\u00f4 b\u00e9 tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch ch\u00e2n th\u00e0nh. “Ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ee7a ng\u00e0i, m\u1eb7c d\u00f9 n\u00f3 r\u1ea5t \u0111\u1eb9p. V\u00e0 ch\u00e1u ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn d\u00ec Em c\u1ee7a s\u1ebd v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng lo l\u1eafng khi ch\u00e1u \u0111i xa l\u00e2u \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1eady.”<\/i><\/p>\n
\u0110\u00f4i m\u1eaft ch\u1edbp ba l\u1ea7n, r\u1ed3i ch\u00fang ng\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00ean tr\u1ea7n nh\u00e0, c\u00fai xu\u1ed1ng s\u00e0n nh\u00e0 v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea3o kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1, nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y m\u1ecdi ng\u00f3c ng\u00e1ch trong c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, ch\u00fang l\u1ea1i d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 nh\u00ecn ch\u1eb1m ch\u1eb1m v\u00e0o Dorothy.<\/p>\n
“T\u1ea1i sao ta ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y cho ng\u01b0\u01a1i?”<\/i> Ng\u00e0i Oz h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n
“B\u1edfi v\u00ec ng\u00e0i h\u00f9ng m\u1ea1nh c\u00f2n ch\u00e1u y\u1ebfu \u0111u\u1ed1i; b\u1edfi v\u00ec ng\u00e0i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0110\u1ea1i Ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y, c\u00f2n ch\u00e1u ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 nh\u1ecf.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Nh\u01b0ng ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ee7 m\u1ea1nh \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1ebft b\u00e0 Ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y \u0110\u1ed9c \u00e1c ph\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0110\u00f4ng,”<\/i> Ng\u00e0i Oz \u0111\u00e1p.<\/p>\n
“Chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean m\u00e0 th\u00f4i,”<\/i> Dorothy \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch gi\u1ea3n d\u1ecb; “ch\u00e1u ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m kh\u00e1c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“\u1eea,”<\/i> C\u00e1i \u0110\u1ea7u \u0111\u00e1p, “ta s\u1ebd cho ng\u01b0\u01a1i bi\u1ebft \u00fd ki\u1ebfn c\u1ee7a ta. Ng\u01b0\u01a1i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 quy\u1ec1n \u0111\u00f2i ta \u0111\u01b0a ng\u01b0\u01a1i v\u1ec1 Kansas n\u1ebfu ng\u01b0\u01a1i ch\u1eb3ng l\u00e0m g\u00ec cho ta \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ec1n \u0111\u00e1p. \u1ede x\u1ee9 s\u1edf n\u00e0y, ai n\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ec1u ph\u1ea3i tr\u1ea3 gi\u00e1 cho nh\u1eefng g\u00ec m\u00ecnh nh\u1eadn l\u1ea5y. N\u1ebfu ng\u01b0\u01a1i mu\u1ed1n ta d\u00f9ng ph\u00e9p thu\u1eadt \u0111\u01b0a ng\u01b0\u01a1i v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0, tr\u01b0\u1edbc h\u1ebft ng\u01b0\u01a1i ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 cho ta. Gi\u00fap ta th\u00ec ta s\u1ebd gi\u00fap l\u1ea1i ng\u01b0\u01a1i.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Ch\u00e1u ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m g\u00ec \u0111\u00e2y?”<\/i> c\u00f4 b\u00e9 h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n
“H\u00e3y gi\u1ebft Ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y \u0110\u1ed9c \u00e1c ph\u01b0\u01a1ng T\u00e2y,”<\/i> Oz \u0111\u00e1p.<\/p>\n
“Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m th\u1ebf \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c!”<\/i> Dorothy k\u00eau l\u00ean, v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng kinh ng\u1ea1c.<\/p>\n
“Ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1ebft b\u00e0 Ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y ph\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0110\u00f4ng, v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111ang mang \u0111\u00f4i gi\u00e0y b\u1ea1c v\u1edbi ph\u00e9p thu\u1eadt h\u00f9ng m\u1ea1nh. Gi\u1edd trong to\u00e0n x\u1ee9 s\u1edf n\u00e0y ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n m\u1ed9t b\u00e0 Ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y \u0110\u1ed9c \u00e1c duy nh\u1ea5t, v\u00e0 khi n\u00e0o ng\u01b0\u01a1i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u00e1o cho ta bi\u1ebft m\u1ee5 ta \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft, ta s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0a ng\u01b0\u01a1i tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 Kansas \u2013 nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i tr\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3.”<\/i><\/p>\n
C\u00f4 b\u00e9 b\u1eadt kh\u00f3c, l\u00f2ng tr\u00e0n ng\u1eadp n\u1ed7i th\u1ea5t v\u1ecdng; \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a Ng\u00e0i Oz l\u1ea1i ch\u1edbp ch\u1edbp nh\u00ecn c\u00f4 \u0111\u1ea7y lo \u00e2u, nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 \u0110\u1ea1i Ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y Oz tin r\u1eb1ng c\u00f4 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u00fap ng\u00e0i n\u1ebfu c\u00f4 th\u1ef1c l\u00f2ng mu\u1ed1n.<\/p>\n
“Ch\u00e1u ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng gi\u1ebft ai c\u1ea3, d\u00f9 ch\u1ec9 trong \u00fd ngh\u0129,”<\/i> c\u00f4 b\u00e9 ngh\u1eb9n ng\u00e0o n\u00f3i. “Ngay c\u1ea3 khi ch\u00e1u mu\u1ed1n, l\u00e0m sao ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 h\u1ea1 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u00e0 Ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y \u0110\u1ed9c \u00e1c? N\u1ebfu ng\u00e0i – \u0110\u1ea5ng V\u0129 \u0110\u1ea1i v\u00e0 Quy\u1ec1n N\u0103ng – c\u00f2n kh\u00f4ng t\u1ef1 m\u00ecnh di\u1ec7t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u00e0, sao ng\u00e0i l\u1ea1i tr\u00f4ng ch\u1edd \u1edf ch\u00e1u?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Ta kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft,”<\/i> c\u00e1i \u0110\u1ea7u \u0111\u00e1p; “nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u00e2u tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi c\u1ee7a ta, v\u00e0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi b\u00e0 Ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y \u0110\u1ed9c \u00e1c b\u1ecb ti\u00eau di\u1ec7t, ng\u01b0\u01a1i s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i d\u00ec d\u01b0\u1ee3ng. H\u00e3y nh\u1edb k\u1ef9 r\u1eb1ng b\u00e0 Ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y \u1ea5y c\u1ef1c k\u1ef3 \u0110\u1ed9c \u00c1c – \u0111\u1ed9c \u00e1c \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eadn x\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ee7y – v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1ng ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ebft. Gi\u1edd h\u00e3y c\u00fat \u0111i, \u0111\u1eebng quay l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y n\u1eefa cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi ng\u01b0\u01a1i ho\u00e0n th\u00e0nh nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ee5.”<\/i><\/p>\n
L\u00f2ng n\u1eb7ng tr\u0129u, Dorothy b\u01b0\u1edbc ra kh\u1ecfi Ph\u00f2ng Ngai V\u00e0ng, tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 ch\u1ed7 S\u01b0 T\u1eed, Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m v\u00e0 Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc \u0111ang n\u00f3ng l\u00f2ng ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i tin t\u1ee9c t\u1eeb Ng\u00e0i Oz. “Ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f2n hy v\u1ecdng n\u00e0o cho t\u00f4i r\u1ed3i,”<\/i> c\u00f4 th\u1edf d\u00e0i n\u00e3o n\u1ec1, “v\u00ec Ng\u00e0i Oz nh\u1ea5t quy\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng cho t\u00f4i v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 tr\u1eeb khi t\u00f4i gi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c Ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y \u0110\u1ed9c \u00e1c ph\u01b0\u01a1ng T\u00e2y; m\u00e0 vi\u1ec7c \u1ea5y th\u00ec t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng t\u00e0i n\u00e0o l\u00e0m n\u1ed5i.”<\/i><\/p>\n
B\u1ea1n b\u00e8 c\u00f4 b\u00e9 r\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfc, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 gi\u00fap g\u00ec \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c; v\u00ec v\u1eady Dorothy v\u1ec1 ph\u00f2ng ri\u00eang c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, n\u1eb1m xu\u1ed1ng gi\u01b0\u1eddng kh\u00f3c cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi ng\u1ee7 thi\u1ebfp \u0111i.<\/p>\n
S\u00e1ng h\u00f4m sau, ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ednh r\u00e2u xanh \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1eb7p Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m v\u00e0 n\u00f3i:<\/p>\n
“\u0110i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i, Ng\u00e0i Oz cho g\u1ecdi c\u1eadu.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m \u0111i theo anh ta v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u1eabn v\u00e0o Ph\u00f2ng Ngai V\u00e0ng l\u1edbn, n\u01a1i anh ta th\u1ea5y, ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean chi\u1ebfc ngai ng\u1ecdc l\u1ee5c b\u1ea3o, l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t N\u00e0ng Ti\u00ean v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng \u0111\u00e1ng y\u00eau. N\u00e0ng m\u1eb7c \u00e1o l\u1ee5a xanh m\u1ecfng manh v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed9i m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc v\u01b0\u01a1ng mi\u1ec7n \u0111\u00e1 qu\u00fd tr\u00ean m\u00e1i t\u00f3c xanh \u00f3ng \u1ea3. T\u1eeb vai n\u00e0ng m\u1ecdc ra \u0111\u00f4i c\u00e1nh, m\u00e0u s\u1eafc r\u1ef1c r\u1ee1 v\u00e0 nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n m\u1ed9t l\u00e0n gi\u00f3 nh\u1eb9 c\u0169ng khi\u1ebfn ch\u00fang lay \u0111\u1ed9ng.<\/p>\n
Khi Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m c\u00fai ch\u00e0o m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean nh\u1ea5t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 v\u1edbi th\u00e2n h\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ea7y r\u01a1m c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh tr\u01b0\u1edbc sinh v\u1eadt xinh \u0111\u1eb9p n\u00e0y, N\u00e0ng Ti\u00ean nh\u00ecn anh ta b\u1eb1ng \u00e1nh m\u1eaft d\u1ecbu d\u00e0ng v\u00e0 n\u00f3i:<\/p>\n
“Ta ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 Oz, \u0110\u1ea5ng V\u0129 \u0110\u1ea1i v\u00e0 Kh\u1ee7ng Khi\u1ebfp. Ng\u01b0\u01a1i l\u00e0 ai, v\u00e0 v\u00ec sao ng\u01b0\u01a1i t\u00ecm \u0111\u1ebfn ta?”<\/i><\/p>\n
Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m, v\u1ed1n mong \u0111\u1ee3i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y c\u00e1i \u0110\u1ea7u kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 nh\u01b0 Dorothy \u0111\u00e3 k\u1ec3, v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng kinh ng\u1ea1c; nh\u01b0ng anh v\u1eabn can \u0111\u1ea3m \u0111\u00e1p l\u1eddi N\u00e0ng.<\/p>\n
“Con ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t b\u00f9 nh\u00ecn b\u1eb1ng r\u01a1m. V\u00ec th\u1ebf con ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 b\u1ed9 n\u00e3o n\u00e0o c\u1ea3, n\u00ean con \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1ea7u xin ng\u00e0i \u0111\u1eb7t b\u1ed9 n\u00e3o v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea7u thay cho r\u01a1m, \u0111\u1ec3 con c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 bao ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c trong v\u01b0\u01a1ng qu\u1ed1c c\u1ee7a ng\u00e0i.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“T\u1ea1i sao ta ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y cho ng\u01b0\u01a1i?”<\/i> N\u00e0ng Ti\u00ean h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n
“B\u1edfi v\u00ec ng\u00e0i kh\u00f4n ngoan v\u00e0 quy\u1ec1n n\u0103ng, v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ai kh\u00e1c c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u00fap con,”<\/i> Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi.<\/p>\n
“Ta kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd ban \u01a1n m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 s\u1ef1 \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i,”<\/i> Oz n\u00f3i; “nh\u01b0ng ta s\u1ebd h\u1ee9a nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y. N\u1ebfu ng\u01b0\u01a1i gi\u1ebft b\u00e0 Ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y \u0110\u1ed9c \u00e1c Ph\u00eda T\u00e2y cho ta, ta s\u1ebd ban cho ng\u01b0\u01a1i r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u b\u1ed9 n\u00e3o, v\u00e0 b\u1ed9 n\u00e3o t\u1ed1t \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i ng\u01b0\u01a1i s\u1ebd l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng th\u00f4ng th\u00e1i nh\u1ea5t trong c\u1ea3 X\u1ee9 S\u1edf Oz.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Con t\u01b0\u1edfng ng\u00e0i \u0111\u00e3 y\u00eau c\u1ea7u Dorothy gi\u1ebft b\u00e0 Ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y,”<\/i> Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n
“Th\u00ec \u0111\u00fang v\u1eady. Ta kh\u00f4ng quan t\u00e2m ai gi\u1ebft m\u1ee5 ta. Nh\u01b0ng cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi m\u1ee5 ta ch\u1ebft, ta s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng ban \u0111i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u01a1i. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd \u0111i \u0111i, v\u00e0 \u0111\u1eebng xin g\u1eb7p ta n\u1eefa cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi ng\u01b0\u01a1i ki\u1ebfm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ed9 n\u00e3o m\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u01a1i r\u1ea5t mong mu\u1ed1n.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m \u0111au kh\u1ed5 quay tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi b\u1ea1n b\u00e8 v\u00e0 k\u1ec3 cho h\u1ecd nghe Oz \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i g\u00ec; v\u00e0 Dorothy ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean khi th\u1ea5y Oz V\u0129 \u0110\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t C\u00e1i \u0110\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 c\u00f4 b\u00e9 \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y, m\u00e0 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t N\u00e0ng Ti\u00ean \u0111\u00e1ng y\u00eau.<\/p>\n
“D\u00f9 sao \u0111i n\u1eefa,”<\/i> Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m n\u00f3i, “b\u00e0 \u1ea5y c\u0169ng c\u1ea7n m\u1ed9t tr\u00e1i tim y nh\u01b0 anh Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc v\u1eady.”<\/i><\/p>\n
S\u00e1ng h\u00f4m sau, ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ednh r\u00e2u xanh \u0111\u1ebfn t\u00ecm Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc v\u00e0 b\u1ea3o:<\/p>\n
“Ng\u00e0i Oz cho g\u1ecdi \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ea5y. \u0110i theo t\u00f4i.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc li\u1ec1n \u0111i theo anh ta v\u00e0o Ph\u00f2ng Ngai V\u00e0ng. Anh ch\u1eb3ng bi\u1ebft m\u00ecnh s\u1eafp g\u1eb7p Oz d\u01b0\u1edbi h\u00ecnh d\u00e1ng m\u1ed9t n\u00e0ng ti\u00ean xinh \u0111\u1eb9p hay m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3, nh\u01b0ng trong th\u00e2m t\u00e2m v\u1eabn mong \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 N\u00e0ng Ti\u00ean. “B\u1edfi v\u00ec,”<\/i> anh t\u1ef1 nh\u1ee7, “n\u1ebfu l\u00e0 C\u00e1i \u0110\u1ea7u, ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn ta s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ban cho tr\u00e1i tim n\u00e0o – m\u1ed9t C\u00e1i \u0110\u1ea7u l\u00e0m sao c\u00f3 tr\u00e1i tim ri\u00eang m\u00e0 th\u1ea5u hi\u1ec3u n\u1ed7i kh\u00e1t khao c\u1ee7a ta? Nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu l\u00e0 N\u00e0ng Ti\u00ean d\u1ecbu hi\u1ec1n, ta s\u1ebd kh\u1ea9n kho\u1ea3n n\u00e0i xin, b\u1edfi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 con g\u00e1i v\u1ed1n n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng l\u00e0 c\u00f3 tr\u00e1i tim nh\u00e2n h\u1eadu m\u00e0.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Nh\u01b0ng khi Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng Ngai V\u00e0ng r\u1ed9ng l\u1edbn, anh ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ea5y b\u00f3ng d\u00e1ng C\u00e1i \u0110\u1ea7u hay N\u00e0ng Ti\u00ean n\u00e0o c\u1ea3, b\u1edfi Ng\u00e0i Oz \u0111\u00e3 h\u00f3a th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t Qu\u00e1i V\u1eadt kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng th\u1ea5y. N\u00f3 to g\u1ea7n b\u1eb1ng voi, chi\u1ebfc ngai v\u00e0ng m\u00e0u xanh c\u00f3 v\u1ebb kh\u00f3 l\u00f2ng ch\u1ecbu n\u1ed5i s\u1ee9c n\u1eb7ng c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. C\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u qu\u00e1i v\u1eadt gi\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea7u t\u00ea gi\u00e1c, nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 t\u1edbi n\u0103m con m\u1eaft tr\u00ean khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t. N\u0103m c\u00e1nh tay d\u00e0i lo\u1eb1ng ngo\u1eb1ng m\u1ecdc ra t\u1eeb th\u00e2n h\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ed3 s\u1ed9, c\u00f9ng n\u0103m c\u00e1i ch\u00e2n d\u00e0i l\u00eau ngh\u00eau. Kh\u1eafp c\u01a1 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3 ph\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ea7y l\u1edbp l\u00f4ng d\u00e0y x\u00f9 x\u00ec, v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00e1ng s\u1ee3 h\u01a1n h\u00ecnh d\u1ea1ng \u1ea5y. May thay, Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 tr\u00e1i tim, b\u1eb1ng kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3 h\u1eb3n \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1eadp th\u00ecnh th\u1ecbch v\u00ec kinh h\u00e3i. Nh\u01b0ng v\u00ec ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0m b\u1eb1ng thi\u1ebfc, d\u00f9 anh ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ec1 run s\u1ee3, l\u00f2ng anh tr\u00e0n ng\u1eadp n\u1ed7i th\u1ea5t v\u1ecdng.<\/p>\n
“Ta l\u00e0 Oz, \u0110\u1ea5ng V\u0129 \u0110\u1ea1i v\u00e0 Kh\u1ee7ng Khi\u1ebfp,”<\/i> con Qu\u00e1i V\u1eadt c\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfng, gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i vang l\u00ean nh\u01b0 ti\u1ebfng s\u1ea5m r\u1ec1n. “Ng\u01b0\u01a1i l\u00e0 ai, v\u00e0 v\u00ec c\u1edb g\u00ec ng\u01b0\u01a1i t\u00ecm \u0111\u1ebfn ta?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“T\u00f4i l\u00e0 Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00fac t\u1eeb kim lo\u1ea1i l\u1ea1nh l\u00f9ng. B\u1edfi th\u1ebf, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 tr\u00e1i tim v\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o bi\u1ebft y\u00eau th\u01b0\u01a1ng. T\u00f4i kh\u1ea9n c\u1ea7u ng\u00e0i ban cho t\u00f4i m\u1ed9t tr\u00e1i tim \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 bao ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng kh\u00e1c.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“C\u1edb sao ta ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y?”<\/i> con Qu\u00e1i V\u1eadt g\u1ea7m l\u00ean.<\/p>\n
“B\u1edfi v\u00ec t\u00f4i mong mu\u1ed1n \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3, v\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 ng\u00e0i m\u1edbi c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e1p \u1ee9ng l\u1eddi th\u1ec9nh c\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i,”<\/i> Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc \u0111\u00e1p.<\/p>\n
Ng\u00e0i Oz g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu, nh\u01b0ng sau \u0111\u00f3 tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch g\u1eaft g\u1ecfng: “N\u1ebfu ng\u01b0\u01a1i th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 mu\u1ed1n c\u00f3 tr\u00e1i tim, ng\u01b0\u01a1i ph\u1ea3i t\u1ef1 m\u00ecnh gi\u00e0nh l\u1ea5y.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“B\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o?”<\/i> Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n
“H\u00e3y gi\u00fap Dorothy ti\u00eau di\u1ec7t Ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y \u0110\u1ed9c \u00e1c ph\u01b0\u01a1ng T\u00e2y,”<\/i> con qu\u00e1i v\u1eadt \u0111\u00e1p. “Khi m\u1ee5 Ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y ch\u1ebft, h\u00e3y quay l\u1ea1i g\u1eb7p ta, v\u00e0 ta s\u1ebd ban cho ng\u01b0\u01a1i tr\u00e1i tim to l\u1edbn nh\u1ea5t, nh\u00e2n h\u1eadu nh\u1ea5t v\u00e0 tr\u00e0n \u0111\u1ea7y y\u00eau th\u01b0\u01a1ng trong to\u00e0n c\u00f5i Oz.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc \u0111\u00e0nh bu\u1ed3n r\u1ea7u quay v\u1ec1 v\u1edbi c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n v\u00e0 thu\u1eadt l\u1ea1i con qu\u00e1i v\u1eadt kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp m\u00e0 anh \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ee9ng ki\u1ebfn. M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng kinh ng\u1ea1c tr\u01b0\u1edbc kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng bi\u1ebfn h\u00f3a mu\u00f4n h\u00ecnh v\u1ea1n tr\u1ea1ng c\u1ee7a Ng\u00e0i Oz V\u0129 \u0110\u1ea1i. S\u01b0 T\u1eed li\u1ec1n n\u00f3i:<\/p>\n
“N\u1ebfu khi ta \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1eb7p, ng\u00e0i h\u00f3a th\u00e0nh Qu\u00e1i V\u1eadt, ta s\u1ebd g\u1ea7m th\u1eadt to h\u1ebft c\u1ee1 \u0111\u1ec3 d\u1ecda cho ng\u00e0i khi\u1ebfp s\u1ee3 m\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ea5p thu\u1eadn m\u1ecdi y\u00eau c\u1ea7u. N\u1ebfu ng\u00e0i hi\u1ec7n th\u00e0nh N\u00e0ng Ti\u00ean xinh \u0111\u1eb9p, ta s\u1ebd gi\u1ea3 v\u1edd nh\u1ea3y ch\u1ed3m t\u1edbi v\u00e0 b\u1eaft n\u00e0ng ph\u1ea3i nghe theo l\u1eddi ta. C\u00f2n n\u1ebfu ng\u00e0i l\u00e0 C\u00e1i \u0110\u1ea7u kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3, th\u00ec ng\u00e0i s\u1ebd n\u1eb1m trong t\u1ea7m ki\u1ec3m so\u00e1t c\u1ee7a ta; v\u00ec ta s\u1ebd l\u0103n c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u \u1ea5y kh\u1eafp c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi ng\u00e0i \u0111\u00e0nh h\u1ee9a ban cho ch\u00fang ta \u0111i\u1ec1u mong \u01b0\u1edbc. V\u1eady n\u00ean c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n h\u00e3y vui l\u00ean, m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n r\u1ed3i s\u1ebd \u1ed5n th\u00f4i.”<\/i><\/p>\n
S\u00e1ng h\u00f4m sau, ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ednh r\u00e2u xanh d\u1eabn S\u01b0 T\u1eed \u0111\u1ebfn Ph\u00f2ng Ngai V\u00e0ng l\u1edbn v\u00e0 b\u1ea3o anh ta v\u00e0o g\u1eb7p Ng\u00e0i Oz.<\/p>\n
S\u01b0 T\u1eed l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c \u0111i qua c\u1eeda, v\u00e0 nh\u00ecn quanh, anh ta ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean khi th\u1ea5y tr\u01b0\u1edbc ngai v\u00e0ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t Qu\u1ea3 C\u1ea7u L\u1eeda, d\u1eef d\u1ed9i v\u00e0 r\u1ef1c r\u1ee1 \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c anh ta kh\u00f3 l\u00f2ng nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o n\u00f3. Suy ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean c\u1ee7a anh ta l\u00e0 Ng\u00e0i Oz v\u00f4 t\u00ecnh b\u1ecb ch\u00e1y v\u00e0 \u0111ang b\u1ed1c ch\u00e1y h\u1ebft; nh\u01b0ng khi anh ta c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng ti\u1ebfn l\u1ea1i g\u1ea7n h\u01a1n, s\u1ee9c n\u00f3ng qu\u00e1 m\u1ea1nh \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i l\u00e0m ch\u00e1y r\u00e2u c\u1ee7a anh ta, v\u00e0 anh ta l\u00f9i l\u1ea1i run r\u1ea9y \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t ch\u1ed7 g\u1ea7n c\u1eeda h\u01a1n.<\/p>\n
M\u1ed9t gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i tr\u1ea7m \u1ea5m, d\u1ecbu d\u00e0ng vang l\u00ean t\u1eeb Qu\u1ea3 C\u1ea7u L\u1eeda, v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi ph\u00e1n ra:<\/p>\n
“Ta l\u00e0 Oz, \u0110\u1ea5ng V\u0129 \u0110\u1ea1i v\u00e0 \u0110\u00e1ng K\u00ednh. Ng\u01b0\u01a1i l\u00e0 ai, v\u00e0 v\u00ec l\u1ebd g\u00ec ng\u01b0\u01a1i t\u00ecm \u0111\u1ebfn ta?”<\/i><\/p>\n
S\u01b0 T\u1eed li\u1ec1n th\u01b0a: “T\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con S\u01b0 T\u1eed Nh\u00fat Nh\u00e1t, run s\u1ee3 tr\u01b0\u1edbc v\u1ea1n v\u1eadt. T\u00f4i t\u00ecm \u0111\u1ebfn ng\u00e0i \u0111\u1ec3 kh\u1ea9n c\u1ea7u ng\u00e0i ban cho t\u00f4i l\u00f2ng d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m, h\u1ea7u cho t\u00f4i x\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00e1ng l\u00e0m Ch\u00faa T\u1ec3 Mu\u00f4n Lo\u00e0i nh\u01b0 thi\u00ean h\u1ea1 v\u1eabn t\u00f4n x\u01b0ng.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“V\u00ec c\u1edb n\u00e0o ta ph\u1ea3i ban cho ng\u01b0\u01a1i d\u0169ng kh\u00ed?”<\/i> Oz ch\u1ea5t v\u1ea5n.<\/p>\n
“B\u1edfi trong t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c Ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y, ng\u00e0i l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea5ng v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i nh\u1ea5t, v\u00e0 duy ch\u1ec9 ng\u00e0i m\u1edbi c\u00f3 quy\u1ec1n ban \u00e2n cho l\u1eddi th\u1ec9nh c\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a h\u1ea1 th\u1ea7n,”<\/i> S\u01b0 T\u1eed cung k\u00ednh \u0111\u00e1p.<\/p>\n
Qu\u1ea3 C\u1ea7u L\u1eeda b\u00f9ng ch\u00e1y d\u1eef d\u1ed9i m\u1ed9t h\u1ed3i, r\u1ed3i ti\u1ebfng n\u00f3i vang l\u00ean: “H\u00e3y \u0111em \u0111\u1ebfn cho ta b\u1eb1ng ch\u1ee9ng b\u00e0 Ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y \u0110\u1ed9c \u00e1c \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb ti\u00eau di\u1ec7t, v\u00e0 ngay t\u1ee9c kh\u1eafc, ta s\u1ebd ban cho ng\u01b0\u01a1i l\u00f2ng d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m. Nh\u01b0ng h\u1ec5 m\u1ee5 Ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y c\u00f2n s\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y, ng\u01b0\u01a1i v\u1eabn m\u00e3i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb nh\u00e1t gan.”<\/i><\/p>\n
S\u01b0 T\u1eed b\u1eebng b\u1eebng t\u1ee9c gi\u1eadn tr\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 th\u1ed1t n\u00ean l\u1eddi \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i. Khi ch\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ee9ng im l\u1eb7ng nh\u00ecn ch\u00f2ng ch\u1ecdc v\u00e0o Qu\u1ea3 C\u1ea7u L\u1eeda, n\u00f3 b\u1ed7ng tr\u1edf n\u00ean n\u00f3ng r\u1ef1c \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c khi\u1ebfn ch\u00e0ng ph\u1ea3i quay \u0111u\u00f4i ch\u1ea1y v\u1ed9i ra kh\u1ecfi c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng. Th\u1eadt nh\u1eb9 nh\u00f5m khi th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n v\u1eabn \u0111ang ch\u1edd m\u00ecnh, S\u01b0 T\u1eed v\u1ed9i k\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i cu\u1ed9c g\u1eb7p g\u1ee1 kinh ho\u00e0ng v\u1edbi v\u1ecb Ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y.<\/p>\n
“Gi\u1edd ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m g\u00ec \u0111\u00e2y?”<\/i> Dorothy h\u1ecfi v\u1edbi gi\u1ecdng bu\u1ed3n r\u1ea7u.<\/p>\n
“Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u duy nh\u1ea5t ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m,”<\/i> S\u01b0 T\u1eed \u0111\u00e1p, “\u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 t\u00ecm \u0111\u1ebfn x\u1ee9 s\u1edf c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi Winkies, truy l\u00f9ng b\u00e0 Ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y \u0110\u1ed9c \u00e1c v\u00e0 ti\u00eau di\u1ec7t m\u1ee5 ta.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 th\u00ec sao?”<\/i> c\u00f4 b\u00e9 h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n
“Th\u1ebf th\u00ec t\u00f4i s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c can \u0111\u1ea3m,”<\/i> S\u01b0 T\u1eed \u0111\u00e1p.<\/p>\n
“V\u00e0 t\u00f4i s\u1ebd m\u00e3i m\u00e3i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 b\u1ed9 n\u00e3o,”<\/i> Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m n\u00f3i th\u00eam.<\/p>\n
“V\u00e0 t\u00f4i s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u00e1i tim,”<\/i> Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc th\u1edf d\u00e0i.<\/p>\n
“V\u00e0 t\u00f4i s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i d\u00ec Em v\u00e0 d\u01b0\u1ee3ng Henry n\u1eefa,”<\/i> Dorothy n\u00f3i, n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft l\u01b0ng tr\u00f2ng.<\/p>\n
“Coi ch\u1eebng \u0111\u1ea5y!”<\/i> c\u00f4 g\u00e1i xanh v\u1ed9i c\u1ea3nh b\u00e1o. “N\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft s\u1ebd l\u00e0m \u01b0\u1edbt chi\u1ebfc v\u00e1y l\u1ee5a xanh c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 v\u00e0 khi\u1ebfn n\u00f3 b\u1ecb b\u1ea9n m\u1ea5t.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Dorothy lau kh\u00f4 n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft v\u00e0 n\u00f3i: “Ch\u1eafc l\u00e0 ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i c\u1ed1 th\u00f4i; nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n gi\u1ebft ai c\u1ea3, d\u00f9 l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i d\u00ec Em.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“T\u00f4i s\u1ebd \u0111i c\u00f9ng c\u00f4,”<\/i> S\u01b0 T\u1eed \u0111\u00e1p; “nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i qu\u00e1 nh\u00e1t gan, kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m gi\u1ebft b\u00e0 Ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y \u0111\u00e2u.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“T\u00f4i c\u0169ng s\u1ebd \u0111i,”<\/i> Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m tuy\u00ean b\u1ed1; “nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng gi\u00fap \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u00ec nhi\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e2u, v\u00ec t\u00f4i qu\u00e1 \u0111\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ed9n.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 tr\u00e1i tim n\u00ean ch\u1eb3ng n\u1ee1 l\u00e0m h\u1ea1i c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t b\u00e0 Ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y,”<\/i> Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc th\u1edf d\u00e0i; “nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu c\u00f4 \u0111i, t\u00f4i nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh s\u1ebd \u0111i c\u00f9ng.”<\/i><\/p>\n
H\u1ecd quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh kh\u1edfi h\u00e0nh v\u00e0o s\u00e1ng h\u00f4m sau. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc m\u00e0i s\u1eafc chi\u1ebfc r\u00ecu c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh tr\u00ean h\u00f2n \u0111\u00e1 m\u00e0i m\u00e0u xanh v\u00e0 tra d\u1ea7u c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn v\u00e0o t\u1eebng kh\u1edbp n\u1ed1i. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1ed3i th\u00eam r\u01a1m m\u1edbi tinh v\u00e0o b\u00ean trong, c\u00f2n Dorothy t\u1ec9 m\u1ec9 v\u1ebd l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft cho anh \u0111\u1ec3 anh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn r\u00f5 h\u01a1n m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9. C\u00f4 g\u00e1i nh\u1ecf m\u00e0u xanh – ng\u01b0\u1eddi lu\u00f4n t\u1eed t\u1ebf v\u1edbi h\u1ecd – chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb s\u1eb5n m\u1ed9t gi\u1ecf \u0111\u1ea7y \u1eafp th\u1ee9c \u0103n ngon l\u00e0nh cho Dorothy, r\u1ed3i c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn bu\u1ed9c chi\u1ebfc chu\u00f4ng nh\u1ecf xinh quanh c\u1ed5 Toto b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t d\u1ea3i ruy b\u0103ng xanh m\u01b0\u1ee3t m\u00e0.<\/p>\n
H\u1ecd \u0111i ng\u1ee7 kh\u00e1 s\u1edbm v\u00e0 ng\u1ee7 ngon cho \u0111\u1ebfn b\u00ecnh minh, khi h\u1ecd b\u1ecb \u0111\u00e1nh th\u1ee9c b\u1edfi ti\u1ebfng g\u00e0 tr\u1ed1ng xanh g\u00e1y \u1edf s\u00e2n sau Cung \u0111i\u1ec7n, v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng g\u00e0 m\u00e1i c\u1ee5c t\u00e1c b\u00e1o \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebb m\u1ed9t qu\u1ea3 tr\u1ee9ng xanh.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"menu_order":11,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[49],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-49","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\/49","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":8,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/phu-thuy-xu-oz\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/49\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":138,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/phu-thuy-xu-oz\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/49\/revisions\/138"}],"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\/49\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/phu-thuy-xu-oz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/phu-thuy-xu-oz\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=49"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/phu-thuy-xu-oz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=49"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/phu-thuy-xu-oz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=49"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}