Ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ednh r\u00e2u xanh d\u1eabn c\u1ea3 nh\u00f3m \u0111i qua nh\u1eefng con ph\u1ed1 c\u1ee7a Th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 Ng\u1ecdc L\u1ee5c B\u1ea3o cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi h\u1ecd t\u1edbi c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng n\u01a1i Ng\u01b0\u1eddi G\u00e1c C\u1ed5ng \u0111ang \u1edf. V\u1ecb quan n\u00e0y th\u00e1o chi\u1ebfc k\u00ednh ra, c\u1ea5t l\u1ea1i v\u00e0o chi\u1ebfc h\u1ed9p l\u1edbn, r\u1ed3i l\u1ecbch s\u1ef1 m\u1edf c\u1ed5ng cho nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd.<\/p>\n
“\u0110\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00e0o d\u1eabn t\u1edbi b\u00e0 Ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y \u0110\u1ed9c \u00e1c ph\u01b0\u01a1ng T\u00e2y v\u1eady \u1ea1?”<\/i> Dorothy h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n
“Ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00e0o c\u1ea3,”<\/i> Ng\u01b0\u1eddi G\u00e1c C\u1ed5ng \u0111\u00e1p. “Kh\u00f4ng ai mu\u1ed1n \u0111i v\u1ec1 h\u01b0\u1edbng \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e2u.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“V\u1eady th\u00ec ch\u00fang ch\u00e1u ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m sao \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u00e0 ta?”<\/i> c\u00f4 b\u00e9 h\u1ecfi l\u1ea1i.<\/p>\n
“Chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 d\u1ec5 \u1ee3t,”<\/i> ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e1p, “v\u00ec h\u1ec5 b\u00e0 ta bi\u1ebft c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u \u0111ang \u1edf x\u1ee9 Winkies, b\u00e0 ta s\u1ebd t\u1ef1 t\u00ecm \u0111\u1ebfn v\u00e0 bi\u1ebfn t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 th\u00e0nh n\u00f4 l\u1ec7 cho b\u00e0 ta.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“E r\u1eb1ng kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e2u b\u00e1c \u1ea1,”<\/i> Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m n\u00f3i, “v\u00ec ch\u00fang ch\u00e1u t\u00ednh ti\u00eau di\u1ec7t b\u00e0 ta.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“\u1ed2, th\u1ebf th\u00ec kh\u00e1c,”<\/i> Ng\u01b0\u1eddi G\u00e1c C\u1ed5ng \u0111\u00e1p. “Ch\u01b0a ai di\u1ec7t n\u1ed5i b\u00e0 ta tr\u01b0\u1edbc gi\u1edd, n\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u01a1ng nhi\u00ean b\u00e1c c\u1ee9 ngh\u0129 b\u00e0 ta s\u1ebd b\u1eaft c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u l\u00e0m n\u00f4 l\u1ec7 nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng l\u00e0m v\u1edbi bao ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c. Nh\u01b0ng ph\u1ea3i c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn \u0111\u1ea5y; b\u00e0 ta v\u1eeba \u0111\u1ed9c \u00e1c v\u1eeba d\u1eef t\u1ee3n, c\u00f3 khi ch\u1eb3ng d\u1ec5 \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u h\u1ea1 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u00e0 ta \u0111\u00e2u. C\u1ee9 men theo h\u01b0\u1edbng T\u00e2y, n\u01a1i m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi l\u1eb7n, th\u1ebf n\u00e0o c\u0169ng g\u1eb7p b\u00e0 ta th\u00f4i.”<\/i><\/p>\n
H\u1ecd c\u1ea3m \u01a1n \u00f4ng v\u00e0 ch\u00e0o t\u1ea1m bi\u1ec7t, r\u1ed3i quay v\u1ec1 h\u01b0\u1edbng T\u00e2y, b\u01b0\u1edbc qua nh\u1eefng th\u1ea3m c\u1ecf m\u1ec1m m\u1ea1i \u0111i\u1ec3m xuy\u1ebft hoa c\u00fac v\u00e0 hoa mao l\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u00e0ng r\u1ef1c. Dorothy v\u1eabn kho\u00e1c tr\u00ean m\u00ecnh chi\u1ebfc v\u00e1y l\u1ee5a xinh \u0111\u1eb9p t\u1eebng m\u1eb7c trong cung \u0111i\u1ec7n, nh\u01b0ng k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1 thay, gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n m\u00e0u xanh n\u1eefa m\u00e0 chuy\u1ec3n th\u00e0nh tr\u1eafng tinh kh\u00f4i. Ngay c\u1ea3 chi\u1ebfc n\u01a1 quanh c\u1ed5 Toto c\u0169ng bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t s\u1eafc xanh, tr\u1edf n\u00ean tr\u1eafng mu\u1ed1t nh\u01b0 ch\u00ednh v\u00e1y c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 b\u00e9.<\/p>\n
Th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 Ng\u1ecdc L\u1ee5c B\u1ea3o d\u1ea7n khu\u1ea5t l\u1ea1i ph\u00eda sau l\u01b0ng h\u1ecd. C\u00e0ng ti\u1ebfn xa, m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t c\u00e0ng tr\u1edf n\u00ean g\u1eadp gh\u1ec1nh v\u1edbi nhi\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ed3i n\u00fai nh\u1ea5p nh\u00f4, b\u1edfi v\u00f9ng T\u00e2y n\u00e0y ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t n\u00f4ng tr\u1ea1i hay ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 n\u00e0o, \u0111\u1ea5t \u0111ai hoang s\u01a1 ch\u01b0a ai khai ph\u00e1.<\/p>\n
Khi chi\u1ec1u xu\u1ed1ng, \u00e1nh m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi thi\u00eau \u0111\u1ed1t r\u00e1t m\u1eb7t h\u1ecd, ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 b\u00f3ng c\u00e2y n\u00e0o che ch\u1edf. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi \u0111\u00eam \u0111\u1ebfn, Dorothy, Toto v\u00e0 S\u01b0 T\u1eed \u0111\u1ec1u ki\u1ec7t s\u1ee9c, n\u1eb1m v\u1eadt ra th\u1ea3m c\u1ecf ng\u1ee7 thi\u1ebfp \u0111i, trong khi Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc v\u00e0 Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m \u0111\u1ee9ng canh.<\/p>\n
Th\u00ec ra, m\u1ee5 Ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y \u0110\u1ed9c \u00e1c ph\u01b0\u01a1ng T\u00e2y ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t con m\u1eaft duy nh\u1ea5t, nh\u01b0ng con m\u1eaft \u1ea5y l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t \u1ed1ng nh\u00f2m thi\u00ean v\u0103n, c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5u kh\u1eafp m\u1ecdi n\u01a1i. Khi \u1ea5y, \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1eeda l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e0i, m\u1ee5 t\u00ecnh c\u1edd \u0111\u1ea3o m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn quanh v\u00e0 ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n Dorothy \u0111ang say gi\u1ea5c, b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n th\u00e2n thi\u1ebft. D\u00f9 h\u1ecd \u1edf t\u00edt t\u1eadn ch\u00e2n tr\u1eddi, nh\u01b0ng m\u1ee5 Ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y v\u1eabn n\u1ed5i c\u01a1n th\u1ecbnh n\u1ed9 khi th\u1ea5y b\u1ecdn h\u1ecd d\u00e1m x\u00e2m ph\u1ea1m l\u00e3nh \u0111\u1ecba c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. M\u1ee5 li\u1ec1n \u0111\u01b0a chi\u1ebfc c\u00f2i b\u1ea1c \u0111eo tr\u00ean c\u1ed5 l\u00ean mi\u1ec7ng, th\u1ed5i m\u1ed9t h\u1ed3i d\u00e0i \u0111\u1ea7y gi\u1eadn d\u1eef.<\/p>\n
T\u1ee9c th\u00ec, m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e0n s\u00f3i to l\u1edbn t\u1eeb kh\u1eafp h\u01b0\u1edbng x\u00f4ng t\u1edbi ch\u1ed7 m\u1ee5. Ch\u00fang c\u00f3 \u0111\u00f4i ch\u00e2n d\u00e0i, \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft hung \u00e1c v\u00e0 h\u00e0m r\u0103ng s\u1eafc nh\u1ecdn.<\/p>\n
“H\u00e3y t\u1edbi ch\u1ed7 nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb \u0111\u00f3,”<\/i> m\u1ee5 Ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y ra l\u1ec7nh, “v\u00e0 x\u00e9 x\u00e1c ch\u00fang ra t\u1eebng m\u1ea3nh.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“B\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ecbnh bi\u1ebfn ch\u00fang th\u00e0nh n\u00f4 l\u1ec7 cho b\u00e0 \u01b0?”<\/i> con s\u00f3i \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u00e0n h\u1ecfi l\u1ea1i.<\/p>\n
“Kh\u00f4ng,”<\/i> m\u1ee5 \u0111\u00e1p, “m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a b\u1eb1ng thi\u1ebfc, m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a b\u1eb1ng r\u01a1m; m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a l\u00e0 con g\u00e1i v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con l\u00e0 S\u01b0 T\u1eed. Ch\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ee9a n\u00e0o l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c vi\u1ec7c g\u00ec, v\u00ec v\u1eady c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i c\u1ee9 vi\u1ec7c x\u00e9 n\u00e1t ch\u00fang ra.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“V\u00e2ng \u1ea1,”<\/i> con s\u00f3i \u0111\u00e1p, r\u1ed3i ph\u00f3ng \u0111i h\u1ebft t\u1ed1c l\u1ef1c, \u0111\u00e0n s\u00f3i c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i c\u0169ng lao theo sau.<\/p>\n
May m\u1eafn thay, Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m v\u00e0 Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc v\u1eabn c\u00f2n t\u1ec9nh t\u00e1o v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u00e0n s\u00f3i \u0111ang \u1eadp t\u1edbi.<\/p>\n
“\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 tr\u1eadn chi\u1ebfn c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i,”<\/i> Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc tuy\u00ean b\u1ed1, “v\u1eady n\u00ean m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u00e3y \u0111\u1ee9ng sau l\u01b0ng t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1edbi ch\u00fang khi ch\u00fang t\u1edbi.”<\/i><\/p>\n
\u00d4ng n\u1eafm ch\u1eb7t chi\u1ebfc r\u00ecu \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u00e0i s\u1eafc b\u00e9n. Khi con s\u00f3i \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u00e0n x\u00f4ng t\u1edbi, Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc Thi\u1ebfc vung tay l\u00ean, ch\u00e9m \u0111\u1ee9t \u0111\u1ea7u con v\u1eadt khi\u1ebfn n\u00f3 ch\u1ebft ngay t\u1ee9c kh\u1eafc. V\u1eeba khi anh gi\u01a1 r\u00ecu l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa, m\u1ed9t con s\u00f3i kh\u00e1c \u0111\u00e3 lao v\u00e0o v\u00e0 c\u0169ng ng\u00e3 g\u1ee5c d\u01b0\u1edbi l\u01b0\u1ee1i r\u00ecu s\u1eafc b\u00e9n c\u1ee7a Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc Thi\u1ebfc. B\u1ed1n m\u01b0\u01a1i con s\u00f3i hung d\u1eef, b\u1ed1n m\u01b0\u01a1i nh\u00e1t ch\u00e9m ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c, cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u n\u1eb1m ch\u1ebft ch\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ed1ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t v\u1ecb chi\u1ebfn binh b\u1eb1ng thi\u1ebfc.<\/p>\n
Ngay sau \u0111\u00f3, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng \u0111\u1eb7t chi\u1ebfc r\u00ecu xu\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 ng\u1ed3i b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m, Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m n\u00f3i: “\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t tr\u1eadn chi\u1ebfn tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea5y, anh \u1ea1.”<\/i><\/p>\n
H\u1ecd ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi Dorothy t\u1ec9nh gi\u1ea5c v\u00e0o s\u00e1ng h\u00f4m sau. C\u00f4 b\u00e9 ho\u1ea3ng s\u1ee3 khi nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ed1ng s\u00f3i to l\u1edbn l\u00f4ng l\u00e1 n\u1eb1m ch\u1ebft, nh\u01b0ng Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc \u0111\u00e3 k\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n cho c\u00f4. Dorothy c\u1ea3m \u01a1n anh v\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ee9u m\u1ea1ng h\u1ecd, r\u1ed3i ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng d\u00f9ng b\u1eefa s\u00e1ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng.<\/p>\n
S\u00e1ng h\u00f4m \u0111\u00f3, m\u1ee5 Ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y \u0110\u1ed9c \u00e1c \u0111\u1ee9ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1eeda l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e0i c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0a con m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn xa duy nh\u1ea5t quan s\u00e1t. M\u1ee5 th\u1ea5y c\u1ea3 \u0111\u00e0n s\u00f3i c\u1ee7a m\u1ee5 \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft, trong khi nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb xa l\u1ea1 v\u1eabn \u0111ang ti\u1ebfn s\u00e2u v\u00e0o v\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a m\u1ee5. \u0110i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y khi\u1ebfn m\u1ee5 c\u00e0ng th\u00eam ph\u1eabn n\u1ed9, v\u00e0 m\u1ee5 li\u1ec1n th\u1ed5i hai h\u1ed3i v\u00e0o chi\u1ebfc c\u00f2i b\u1ea1c.<\/p>\n
Ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c, m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e0n qu\u1ea1 hoang l\u1edbn bay v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda m\u1ee5 ta, \u0111\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i che khu\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 b\u1ea7u tr\u1eddi.<\/p>\n
M\u1ee5 Ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y \u0111\u1ed9c \u00e1c qu\u00e1t l\u00ean v\u1edbi Vua Qu\u1ea1: “Bay ngay \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 b\u1ecdn ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1 m\u1eb7t! M\u00f3c m\u1eaft ch\u00fang ra v\u00e0 x\u00e9 x\u00e1c ch\u00fang th\u00e0nh tr\u0103m m\u1ea3nh!”<\/i><\/p>\n
\u0110\u00e0n qu\u1ea1 hung d\u1eef x\u00e0 xu\u1ed1ng, k\u00e9o th\u00e0nh \u0111\u00e0n \u0111en k\u1ecbt h\u01b0\u1edbng v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda Dorothy v\u00e0 c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n. C\u00f4 b\u00e9 run l\u1ea9y b\u1ea9y khi th\u1ea5y ch\u00fang lao t\u1edbi.<\/p>\n
Nh\u01b0ng Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m b\u00ecnh t\u0129nh b\u1ea3o: “\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 tr\u1eadn chi\u1ebfn c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. C\u00f4 c\u1ee9 n\u1eb1m xu\u1ed1ng b\u00ean t\u00f4i, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 c\u00f4 an to\u00e0n.”<\/i><\/p>\n
T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u n\u1eb1m xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t, ch\u1ec9 tr\u1eeb Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m \u0111\u1ee9ng th\u1eb3ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi gi\u01a1 tay l\u00ean. \u0110\u00e0n qu\u1ea1 tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y li\u1ec1n khi\u1ebfp s\u1ee3, v\u00ec lo\u00e0i chim n\u00e0y v\u1ed1n r\u1ea5t s\u1ee3 b\u00f9 nh\u00ecn, kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m l\u1ea1i g\u1ea7n. Nh\u01b0ng Vua Qu\u1ea1 b\u1ea3o:<\/p>\n
“Ch\u1eb3ng qua ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 con b\u00f9 nh\u00ecn r\u01a1m r\u1ea1! Ta s\u1ebd m\u00f3c m\u1eaft n\u00f3 ra!”<\/i><\/p>\n
Vua Qu\u1ea1 lao th\u1eb3ng v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m nhanh tay t\u00fam l\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ea7u n\u00f3, v\u1eb7n c\u1ed5 cho \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ebft. M\u1ed9t con qu\u1ea1 kh\u00e1c l\u1ea1i s\u00e0 t\u1edbi, Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m c\u0169ng v\u1eb7n c\u1ed5 n\u1ed1t. B\u1ed1n m\u01b0\u01a1i con qu\u1ea1, b\u1ed1n m\u01b0\u01a1i l\u1ea7n Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m ra tay, cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 n\u1eb1m la li\u1ec7t ch\u1ebft b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh \u00f4ng. Xong xu\u00f4i, c\u1eadu g\u1ecdi c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n m\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady, v\u00e0 \u0111o\u00e0n ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1i ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng.<\/p>\n
Khi m\u1ee5 Ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y \u0110\u1ed9c \u00e1c nh\u00ecn ra ngo\u00e0i v\u00e0 th\u1ea5y \u0111\u00e0n qu\u1ea1 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh n\u1eb1m ch\u1ebft ch\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ed1ng, m\u1ee5 gi\u1eadn d\u1eef \u0111i\u00ean l\u00ean, li\u1ec1n \u0111\u01b0a chi\u1ebfc c\u00f2i b\u1ea1c l\u00ean mi\u1ec7ng th\u1ed5i ba h\u1ed3i d\u00e0i.<\/p>\n
Ngay t\u1ee9c kh\u1eafc, ti\u1ebfng v\u00f9 v\u00f9 \u1ea7m \u0129 vang l\u00ean gi\u1eefa kh\u00f4ng trung, m\u1ed9t b\u1ea7y ong \u0111en k\u1ecbt x\u00f4ng t\u1edbi ch\u1ed7 m\u1ee5.<\/p>\n
“H\u00e3y bay \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb xa l\u1ea1 kia v\u00e0 ch\u00edch ch\u00fang \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ebft!”<\/i> m\u1ee5 ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y h\u00e9t l\u00ean. \u0110\u00e0n ong l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c quay \u0111\u1ea7u, v\u00f9 v\u00f9 lao th\u1eb3ng v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda Dorothy v\u00e0 c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n \u0111ang b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i. Th\u1ebf nh\u01b0ng Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc \u0111\u00e3 k\u1ecbp tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y ch\u00fang t\u1eeb xa, c\u00f2n Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m th\u00ec bi\u1ebft ngay ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m g\u00ec.<\/p>\n
“H\u00e3y l\u1ea5y r\u01a1m trong ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00f4i ra v\u00e0 r\u1ea3i l\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f4 b\u00e9, con ch\u00f3 v\u00e0 S\u01b0 T\u1eed,”<\/i> \u00f4ng n\u00f3i v\u1edbi Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc, “nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf b\u1ea7y ong s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ch\u00edch h\u1ecd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.”<\/i> Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc l\u00e0m theo l\u1eddi, v\u00e0 khi Dorothy n\u1eb1m s\u00e1t b\u00ean S\u01b0 T\u1eed, \u00f4m Toto trong v\u00f2ng tay, r\u01a1m \u0111\u00e3 che ph\u1ee7 h\u1ecd ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n.<\/p>\n
B\u1ea7y ong bay t\u1edbi, ch\u1eb3ng t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y ai \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u00edch ngo\u00e0i Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc, n\u00ean ch\u00fang \u0111\u1ed5 x\u00f4 \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 anh, \u0111\u00e2m ng\u00f2i ch\u00edch v\u00e0o l\u1edbp thi\u1ebfc c\u1ee9ng r\u1eafn. Nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc ng\u00f2i g\u00e3y tan t\u00e1c, nh\u01b0ng ch\u1eb3ng l\u00e0m h\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc ch\u00fat n\u00e0o. V\u00e0 b\u1edfi ong kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 s\u1ed1ng khi m\u1ea5t \u0111i ng\u00f2i ch\u00edch, c\u1ea3 \u0111\u00e0n ong \u0111en \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ec1u ch\u1ebft, n\u1eb1m r\u1ea3i r\u00e1c d\u00e0y \u0111\u1eb7c quanh Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc, tr\u00f4ng t\u1ef1a nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ed1ng than nh\u1ecf l\u1ea5m t\u1ea5m.<\/p>\n
Dorothy v\u00e0 S\u01b0 T\u1eed \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady, c\u00f4 b\u00e9 gi\u00fap Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc nh\u00e9t r\u01a1m tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i cho Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi c\u1eadu tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 h\u1ecd l\u1ea1i ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c cu\u1ed9c h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh.<\/p>\n
M\u1ee5 Ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y \u0110\u1ed9c \u00e1c gi\u1eadn d\u1eef \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c gi\u1eadm ch\u00e2n, gi\u1eadt t\u00f3c v\u00e0 nghi\u1ebfn r\u0103ng khi nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y \u0111\u00e0n ong \u0111en c\u1ee7a m\u1ee5 n\u1eb1m ch\u1ebft th\u00e0nh t\u1eebng \u0111\u1ed1ng nh\u1ecf nh\u01b0 than m\u1ecbn. M\u1ee5 li\u1ec1n g\u1ecdi m\u01b0\u1eddi hai t\u00ean n\u00f4 l\u1ec7 Winkies, trao cho ch\u00fang nh\u1eefng ng\u1ecdn gi\u00e1o s\u1eafc nh\u1ecdn v\u00e0 ra l\u1ec7nh ch\u00fang ph\u1ea3i \u0111i gi\u1ebft nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb l\u1ea1 m\u1eb7t kia.<\/p>\n
Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi Winkies v\u1ed1n ch\u1eb3ng ph\u1ea3i d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m g\u00ec, nh\u01b0ng h\u1ecd bu\u1ed9c ph\u1ea3i tu\u00e2n l\u1ec7nh. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 h\u1ecd ti\u1ebfn qu\u00e2n \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n ch\u1ed7 Dorothy. B\u1ed7ng S\u01b0 T\u1eed g\u1ea7m vang m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng th\u1eadt l\u1edbn r\u1ed3i x\u00f4ng th\u1eb3ng v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda h\u1ecd, khi\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi Winkies t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p ho\u1ea3ng s\u1ee3 b\u1ecf ch\u1ea1y th\u1ee5c m\u1ea1ng.<\/p>\n
Khi ch\u00fang quay v\u1ec1 t\u00f2a l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e0i, m\u1ee5 Ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y \u0111\u1ed9c \u00e1c d\u00f9ng d\u00e2y da qu\u1ea5t ch\u00fang t\u00fai b\u1ee5i r\u1ed3i sai ch\u00fang tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c. Xong xu\u00f4i, m\u1ee5 ta ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng suy t\u00ednh k\u1ebf ti\u1ebfp theo. M\u1ee5 ta kh\u00f4ng sao hi\u1ec3u n\u1ed5i v\u00ec sao m\u1ecdi m\u01b0u k\u1ebf ti\u00eau di\u1ec7t nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb xa l\u1ea1 n\u00e0y c\u1ee7a m\u1ee5 \u0111\u1ec1u th\u1ea5t b\u1ea1i; nh\u01b0ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t Ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y quy\u1ec1n n\u0103ng v\u00e0 t\u00e0n \u00e1c, m\u1ee5 ta nhanh ch\u00f3ng ngh\u0129 ra c\u00e1ch h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng ti\u1ebfp theo.<\/p>\n
Trong t\u1ee7 qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o c\u1ee7a m\u1ee5 ta c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t Chi\u1ebfc M\u0169 V\u00e0ng, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec3m xuy\u1ebft b\u1edfi m\u1ed9t v\u00f2ng kim c\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u00e0 h\u1ed3ng ng\u1ecdc l\u1ea5p l\u00e1nh. Chi\u1ebfc m\u0169 qu\u00fd gi\u00e1 n\u00e0y \u1ea9n ch\u1ee9a m\u1ed9t ph\u00e9p thu\u1eadt \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t: b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 ai s\u1edf h\u1eefu n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tri\u1ec7u h\u1ed3i \u0111\u00e0n Kh\u1ec9 C\u00f3 C\u00e1nh ba l\u1ea7n, v\u00e0 ch\u00fang bu\u1ed9c ph\u1ea3i tu\u00e2n theo m\u1ecdi m\u1ec7nh l\u1ec7nh. Nh\u01b0ng ph\u00e9p m\u00e0u n\u00e0y ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng \u0111\u00fang ba l\u1ea7n m\u00e0 th\u00f4i. M\u1ee5 Ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y \u0110\u1ed9c \u00e1c \u0111\u00e3 d\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ebfn hai l\u1ea7n r\u1ed3i. L\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean, m\u1ee5 d\u00f9ng b\u1ea7y kh\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ec3 b\u1eaft nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi Winkies l\u00e0m n\u00f4 l\u1ec7, th\u1ed1ng tr\u1ecb v\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. L\u1ea7n th\u1ee9 hai, ch\u00fang gi\u00fap m\u1ee5 \u0111\u00e1nh b\u1ea1i \u0110\u1ea1i Ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y Oz, \u0111u\u1ed5i \u00f4ng ta kh\u1ecfi x\u1ee9 s\u1edf mi\u1ec1n T\u00e2y. Gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y, m\u1ee5 ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n \u0111\u00fang m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng chi\u1ebfc M\u0169 v\u00e0ng, n\u00ean m\u1ee5 kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n l\u00e3ng ph\u00ed n\u00f3 khi ch\u01b0a d\u00f9ng h\u1ebft c\u00e1c th\u1ebf l\u1ef1c kh\u00e1c. Nh\u01b0ng gi\u1edd th\u00ec b\u1ea7y s\u00f3i d\u1eef, \u0111\u00e0n qu\u1ea1 \u0111en v\u00e0 ong ch\u00edch c\u1ee7a m\u1ee5 \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb ti\u00eau di\u1ec7t s\u1ea1ch, l\u0169 n\u00f4 l\u1ec7 c\u0169ng b\u1ecb S\u01b0 T\u1eed Nh\u00fat Nh\u00e1t d\u1ecda ch\u1ea1y tan t\u00e1c. M\u1ee5 hi\u1ec3u r\u1eb1ng ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n c\u00e1ch tr\u00f4ng c\u1eady v\u00e0o ph\u00e9p thu\u1eadt cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u1ee7a Chi\u1ebfc M\u0169 V\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ec3 ti\u00eau di\u1ec7t Dorothy v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n th\u00e2n thi\u1ebft c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 b\u00e9.<\/p>\n
M\u1ee5 ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y \u0111\u1ed9c \u00e1c li\u1ec1n l\u1ea5y Chi\u1ebfc M\u0169 V\u00e0ng t\u1eeb t\u1ee7 qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed9i l\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u. M\u1ee5 \u0111\u1ee9ng tr\u00ean ch\u00e2n tr\u00e1i r\u1ed3i ch\u1eadm r\u00e3i \u0111\u1ecdc th\u1ea7n ch\u00fa:<\/p>\n
“Ep-pe, pep-pe, kak-ke!”<\/i><\/p>\n
R\u1ed3i chuy\u1ec3n sang \u0111\u1ee9ng ch\u00e2n ph\u1ea3i v\u00e0 n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfp:<\/p>\n
“Hil-lo, hol-lo, hel-lo!”<\/i><\/p>\n
Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng m\u1ee5 \u0111\u1ee9ng v\u1eefng tr\u00ean c\u1ea3 hai ch\u00e2n v\u00e0 h\u00e9t vang:<\/p>\n
“Ziz-zy, zuz-zy, zik!”<\/i><\/p>\n
Ph\u00e9p thu\u1eadt l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c hi\u1ec7u nghi\u1ec7m. B\u1ea7u tr\u1eddi \u0111\u1ed9t nhi\u00ean t\u1ed1i s\u1ea7m, kh\u00f4ng gian vang l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng \u1ea7m \u00ec tr\u1ea7m th\u1ea5p. Nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng v\u1ed7 c\u00e1nh r\u1eadp r\u1eddn, ti\u1ebfng l\u00e1ch c\u00e1ch k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1 c\u00f9ng tr\u00e0ng c\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1edbn vang l\u00ean. Khi \u00e1nh m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi xuy\u00ean qua m\u00e0n \u0111\u00eam, ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta th\u1ea5y m\u1ee5 Ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y \u0110\u1ed9c \u00e1c \u0111ang b\u1ecb v\u00e2y quanh b\u1edfi c\u1ea3 \u0111\u00e0n kh\u1ec9 – m\u1ed7i con \u0111\u1ec1u mang tr\u00ean vai \u0111\u00f4i c\u00e1nh to l\u1edbn v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea7y s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh.<\/p>\n
M\u1ed9t con, to l\u1edbn h\u01a1n nh\u1eefng con kh\u00e1c nhi\u1ec1u, d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 l\u00e0 th\u1ee7 l\u0129nh c\u1ee7a b\u1ea7y \u0111\u00e0n. N\u00f3 v\u1ed7 c\u00e1nh bay s\u00e1t l\u1ea1i g\u1ea7n m\u1ee5 ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y v\u00e0 c\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfng h\u1ecfi: “B\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 tri\u1ec7u t\u1eadp ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u1ea7n th\u1ee9 ba, v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e2y c\u0169ng l\u00e0 l\u1ea7n cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng. B\u00e0 mu\u1ed1n ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u00e0m g\u00ec?”<\/i><\/p>\n
M\u1ee5 Ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y \u0110\u1ed9c \u00e1c tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi v\u1edbi gi\u1ecdng \u0111\u1ea7y h\u1eb1n h\u1ecdc: “H\u00e3y t\u00ecm \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb xa l\u1ea1 \u0111ang x\u00e2m ph\u1ea1m l\u00e3nh \u0111\u1ecba c\u1ee7a ta v\u00e0 ti\u00eau di\u1ec7t h\u1ebft t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3, ch\u1ec9 tr\u1eeb con S\u01b0 T\u1eed. Mang n\u00f3 v\u1ec1 \u0111\u00e2y cho ta, v\u00ec ta mu\u1ed1n x\u1ecf d\u00e2y th\u1eebng v\u00e0o c\u1ed5 n\u00f3 nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t con ng\u1ef1a, v\u00e0 b\u1eaft n\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i qu\u1ef3 g\u1ed1i ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 ta!”<\/i><\/p>\n
“L\u1ec7nh c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n,”<\/i> con \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u00e0n \u0111\u00e1p. R\u1ed3i, v\u1edbi v\u00f4 s\u1ed1 ti\u1ebfng l\u00e1ch c\u00e1ch v\u00e0 \u1ed3n \u00e0o, \u0111\u00e0n Kh\u1ec9 C\u00f3 C\u00e1nh \u1ea5y v\u1ee5t bay \u0111i t\u00ecm Dorothy v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n \u0111ang tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng.<\/p>\n
M\u1ea5y con Kh\u1ec9 li\u1ec1n t\u00fam l\u1ea5y Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc, mang anh bay v\u00fat l\u00ean kh\u00f4ng trung cho t\u1edbi khi v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua m\u1ed9t v\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ea5t g\u1ed3 gh\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ea7y \u0111\u00e1 nh\u1ecdn. Ch\u00fang bu\u00f4ng Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p xu\u1ed1ng, anh r\u01a1i t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ed9 cao l\u1edbn \u0111\u1eadp v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng t\u1ea3ng \u0111\u00e1, n\u1eb1m \u0111\u00f3 m\u00e9o m\u00f3 bi\u1ebfn d\u1ea1ng \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ec3 nh\u00fac nh\u00edch hay r\u00ean la \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1eefa.<\/p>\n
Nh\u1eefng con Kh\u1ec9 kh\u00e1c t\u00fam l\u1ea5y Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m, d\u00f9ng nh\u1eefng ng\u00f3n tay d\u00e0i nh\u1ecdn r\u00fat h\u1ebft r\u01a1m ra kh\u1ecfi b\u1ed9 qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o v\u00e0 c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu. Ch\u00fang vo tr\u00f2n m\u0169, \u1ee7ng v\u00e0 qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t g\u00f3i nh\u1ecf r\u1ed3i qu\u1eb3ng l\u00ean ng\u1ecdn c\u00e2y c\u1ed5 th\u1ee5 cao v\u00fat.<\/p>\n
\u0110\u00e1m Kh\u1ec9 c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i qu\u1ea5n nh\u1eefng s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y th\u1eebng ch\u1eafc n\u1ecbch quanh m\u00ecnh S\u01b0 T\u1eed, xi\u1ebft ch\u1eb7t t\u1eeb th\u00e2n, \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u00e2n, khi\u1ebfn n\u00f3 ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o c\u1eafn, c\u00e0o hay v\u00f9ng v\u1eaby \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1eefa. Xong xu\u00f4i, ch\u00fang nh\u1ea5c b\u1ed5ng n\u00f3 l\u00ean, mang bay th\u1eb3ng v\u1ec1 l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e0i c\u1ee7a m\u1ee5 Ph\u00f9 Th\u1ee7y, nh\u1ed1t v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t s\u00e2n nh\u1ecf c\u00f3 h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o s\u1eaft cao ng\u1ea5t, khi\u1ebfn n\u00f3 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n b\u1ea5t l\u1ef1c kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 tr\u1ed1n tho\u00e1t.<\/p>\n
Dorothy ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb ch\u00fang l\u00e0m h\u1ea1i ch\u00fat n\u00e0o. C\u00f4 b\u00e9 \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00f3, \u00f4m ch\u1eb7t Toto trong v\u00f2ng tay, ch\u1ee9ng ki\u1ebfn s\u1ed1 ph\u1eadn th\u1ea3m th\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u00e0nh v\u00e0 ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng ch\u1eb3ng m\u1ea5y ch\u1ed1c s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ebfn l\u01b0\u1ee3t m\u00ecnh. Con Kh\u1ec9 C\u00f3 C\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u00e0n bay v\u00fat t\u1edbi ch\u1ed7 c\u00f4, gi\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u00f4i c\u00e1nh tay d\u00e0i \u0111\u1ea7y l\u00f4ng l\u00e1, khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t nh\u0103n nh\u00f3 n\u1edf n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi gh\u00ea r\u1ee3n. Nh\u01b0ng khi nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y d\u1ea5u h\u00f4n c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 Ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y T\u1ed1t B\u1ee5ng in tr\u00ean tr\u00e1n c\u00f4 b\u00e9, n\u00f3 l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i, ra hi\u1ec7u cho \u0111\u00e1m kh\u1ec9 kh\u00e1c kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ee5ng v\u00e0o ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f4.<\/p>\n
“Ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m l\u00e0m h\u1ea1i c\u00f4 b\u00e9 nh\u1ecf n\u00e0y,”<\/i> n\u00f3 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi ch\u00fang, “v\u00ec c\u00f4 b\u00e9 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c che ch\u1edf b\u1edfi Quy\u1ec1n n\u0103ng c\u1ee7a \u0110i\u1ec1u Thi\u1ec7n, v\u00e0 s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh \u1ea5y c\u00f2n v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 Quy\u1ec1n n\u0103ng c\u1ee7a C\u00e1i \u00c1c. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m l\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0a c\u00f4 b\u00e9 v\u1ec1 t\u00f2a l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e0i c\u1ee7a m\u1ee5 Ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y \u0110\u1ed9c \u00e1c v\u00e0 b\u1ecf m\u1eb7c c\u00f4 b\u00e9 \u1edf \u0111\u00f3.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Th\u1ebf l\u00e0, th\u1eadt nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng v\u00e0 c\u1ea9n tr\u1ecdng, ch\u00fang \u0111\u1ee1 Dorothy l\u00ean tay r\u1ed3i bay v\u00fat qua kh\u00f4ng trung, mang c\u00f4 b\u00e9 th\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e0i, n\u01a1i ch\u00fang \u0111\u1eb7t c\u00f4 xu\u1ed1ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc th\u1ec1m c\u1eeda. Sau \u0111\u00f3, con \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u00e0n l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng v\u1edbi m\u1ee5 Ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y:<\/p>\n
“Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 tu\u00e2n theo l\u1ec7nh c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c c\u00f3 th\u1ec3. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc v\u00e0 Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb ti\u00eau di\u1ec7t, c\u00f2n S\u01b0 T\u1eed b\u1ecb tr\u00f3i ch\u1eb7t trong s\u00e2n nh\u00e0 b\u00e0. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m l\u00e0m h\u1ea1i c\u00f4 b\u00e9 nh\u1ecf n\u00e0y, hay c\u1ea3 con ch\u00f3 m\u00e0 c\u00f4 b\u00e9 \u0111ang \u00f4m trong tay. Quy\u1ec1n l\u1ef1c c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi b\u1ecdn ch\u00fang t\u00f4i gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ea5m d\u1ee9t, v\u00e0 b\u00e0 s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i ch\u00fang t\u00f4i n\u1eefa.”<\/i><\/p>\n
T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 b\u1ea7y Kh\u1ec9 C\u00e1nh li\u1ec1n c\u1ea5t l\u00ean nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng c\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00f9a \u1ed3n \u00e3, v\u1ed7 c\u00e1nh bay v\u00fat l\u00ean kh\u00f4ng trung v\u00e0 nhanh ch\u00f3ng khu\u1ea5t d\u1ea1ng.<\/p>\n
M\u1ee5 Ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y \u0110\u1ed9c \u00e1c v\u1eeba ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean v\u1eeba lo l\u1eafng khi nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y d\u1ea5u v\u1ebft tr\u00ean tr\u00e1n Dorothy, b\u1edfi m\u1ee5 bi\u1ebft r\u00f5 r\u1eb1ng c\u1ea3 \u0111\u00e0n Kh\u1ec9 C\u00f3 C\u00e1nh l\u1eabn ch\u00ednh m\u1ee5 \u0111\u1ec1u kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m l\u00e0m h\u1ea1i c\u00f4 b\u00e9 d\u00f9 ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat. M\u1ee5 li\u1ebfc nh\u00ecn \u0111\u00f4i \u0110\u00f4i Gi\u00e0y B\u1ea1c c\u1ee7a Dorothy v\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u run r\u1ea9y v\u00ec s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i, b\u1edfi m\u1ee5 hi\u1ec3u s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh ph\u00e9p thu\u1eadt kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp \u1ea9n ch\u1ee9a trong ch\u00fang. Ban \u0111\u1ea7u, m\u1ee5 \u0111\u1ecbnh b\u1ecf ch\u1ea1y th\u1eadt xa kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb n\u00e0y, nh\u01b0ng khi v\u00f4 t\u00ecnh nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5u \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft ng\u00e2y th\u01a1 c\u1ee7a Dorothy, m\u1ee5 ch\u1ee3t nh\u1eadn ra t\u00e2m h\u1ed3n c\u00f4 b\u00e9 th\u1eadt thu\u1ea7n khi\u1ebft v\u00e0 ng\u1edd ngh\u1ec7ch – ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng hay bi\u1ebft v\u1ec1 quy\u1ec1n n\u0103ng v\u00f4 h\u1ea1n m\u00e0 \u0111\u00f4i gi\u00e0y ph\u00e9p mang l\u1ea1i. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 m\u1ee5 ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y n\u1edf n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi gian x\u1ea3o trong b\u1ee5ng, th\u1ea7m ngh\u0129: “V\u1eabn c\u00f2n c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i bi\u1ebfn n\u00f3 th\u00e0nh n\u00f4 l\u1ec7 cho ta, v\u00ec n\u00f3 ch\u1eb3ng hi\u1ec3u g\u00ec v\u1ec1 s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh c\u1ea3.”<\/i> R\u1ed3i m\u1ee5 c\u1ea5t gi\u1ecdng kh\u00e0n kh\u00e0n, nghi\u00eam ngh\u1ecb qu\u00e1t l\u00ean v\u1edbi Dorothy:<\/p>\n
“\u0110i theo ta; v\u00e0 nh\u1edb k\u1ef9 m\u1ecdi \u0111i\u1ec1u ta d\u1eb7n, b\u1eb1ng kh\u00f4ng ta s\u1ebd k\u1ebft li\u1ec5u ng\u01b0\u01a1i nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m v\u1edbi Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Thi\u1ebfc v\u00e0 Ng\u01b0\u1eddi R\u01a1m.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Dorothy r\u0103m r\u1eafp theo b\u00e0 ta \u0111i qua h\u00e0ng lo\u1ea1t c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng l\u1ed9ng l\u1eaby trong t\u00f2a l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e0i, cho t\u1edbi khi h\u1ecd t\u1edbi c\u0103n b\u1ebfp n\u01a1i m\u1ee5 ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y ra l\u1ec7nh cho c\u00f4 b\u00e9 ph\u1ea3i r\u1eeda ch\u1ea3o n\u1ed3i, qu\u00e9t nh\u00e0 v\u00e0 \u0111un l\u1eeda cho ch\u00e1y \u0111\u1ec1u.<\/p>\n
Dorothy c\u1ea7n m\u1eabn tu\u00e2n theo, h\u1ebft l\u00f2ng l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c ch\u0103m ch\u1ec9 nh\u1ea5t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3; b\u1edfi c\u00f4 b\u00e9 v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng nh\u1eb9 nh\u00f5m khi m\u1ee5 Ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y \u0110\u1ed9c \u00e1c \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ed5i \u00fd kh\u00f4ng gi\u1ebft m\u00ecnh n\u1eefa.<\/p>\n
Th\u1ea5y Dorothy ch\u0103m ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c, m\u1ee5 Ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y ph\u01b0\u01a1ng T\u00e2y b\u00e8n ngh\u0129 s\u1ebd v\u00e0o s\u00e2n bu\u1ed9c d\u00e2y th\u1eebng cho S\u01b0 T\u1eed Nh\u00fat Nh\u00e1t nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t con ng\u1ef1a; m\u1ee5 ta tin ch\u1eafc r\u1eb1ng s\u1ebd r\u1ea5t th\u00fa v\u1ecb khi b\u1eaft n\u00f3 k\u00e9o xe m\u1ed7i khi m\u1ee5 mu\u1ed1n \u0111i d\u1ea1o. Nh\u01b0ng v\u1eeba m\u1edf c\u1ed5ng, S\u01b0 T\u1eed \u0111\u00e3 g\u1ea7m vang m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng r\u1ed3i x\u00f4ng t\u1edbi v\u1edbi v\u1ebb d\u1eef t\u1ee3n khi\u1ebfn m\u1ee5 ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y ho\u1ea3ng s\u1ee3, v\u1ed9i ch\u1ea1y ra ngo\u00e0i v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3ng s\u1eadp c\u00e1nh c\u1ed5ng l\u1ea1i.<\/p>\n
“N\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 tr\u00f2ng d\u00e2y v\u00e0o c\u1ed5 ng\u01b0\u01a1i,”<\/i> m\u1ee5 ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y qu\u00e1t v\u1edbi S\u01b0 T\u1eed qua khe c\u1ed5ng, “th\u00ec ta s\u1ebd b\u1ecf \u0111\u00f3i ng\u01b0\u01a1i. Ng\u01b0\u01a1i s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0103n g\u00ec cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi ch\u1ecbu nghe l\u1eddi ta!”<\/i><\/p>\n
T\u1eeb \u0111\u00f3 tr\u1edf \u0111i, m\u1ee5 ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n mang th\u1ee9c \u0103n cho ch\u00fa S\u01b0 T\u1eed b\u1ecb nh\u1ed1t n\u1eefa. Nh\u01b0ng c\u1ee9 \u0111\u00fang gi\u1eefa tr\u01b0a m\u1ed7i ng\u00e0y, m\u1ee5 l\u1ea1i l\u1ea3ng v\u1ea3ng t\u1edbi c\u1ed5ng chu\u1ed3ng v\u00e0 h\u1ecfi: “Gi\u1edd ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u1ec3 ta x\u1ecf d\u00e2y th\u1eafng nh\u01b0 ng\u1ef1a ch\u01b0a?”<\/i><\/p>\n
V\u00e0 S\u01b0 T\u1eed lu\u00f4n \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i: “Ch\u01b0a! N\u1ebfu m\u1ee5 d\u00e1m b\u00e9n m\u1ea3ng v\u00e0o s\u00e2n n\u00e0y, ta s\u1ebd x\u00e9 x\u00e1c m\u1ee5 ra!”<\/i><\/p>\n
S\u1edf d\u0129 S\u01b0 T\u1eed kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i khu\u1ea5t ph\u1ee5c m\u1ee5 ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y l\u00e0 v\u00ec m\u1ed7i \u0111\u00eam, khi m\u1ee5 ta \u0111ang ng\u1ee7 say, Dorothy l\u1ea1i l\u00e9n mang th\u1ee9c \u0103n t\u1eeb trong t\u1ee7 ra cho n\u00f3. \u0102n xong, S\u01b0 T\u1eed th\u01b0\u1eddng n\u1eb1m d\u00e0i tr\u00ean \u1ed5 r\u01a1m, c\u00f2n Dorothy th\u00ec t\u1ef1a \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0o b\u1eddm m\u01b0\u1ee3t x\u00f9 c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. H\u1ecd th\u1ee7 th\u1ec9 t\u00e2m s\u1ef1 v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng n\u1ed7i kh\u1ed1n kh\u00f3 hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i v\u00e0 c\u00f9ng nhau ngh\u0129 c\u00e1ch tr\u1ed1n tho\u00e1t. Nh\u01b0ng h\u1ecd ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ec3 ngh\u0129 ra k\u1ebf g\u00ec kh\u1ea3 thi, b\u1edfi l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e0i lu\u00f4n c\u00f3 b\u1ecdn Winkies \u00e1o v\u00e0ng canh g\u00e1c nghi\u00eam ng\u1eb7t. Ch\u00fang l\u00e0 n\u00f4 l\u1ec7 c\u1ee7a m\u1ee5 Ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y \u0110\u1ed9c \u00e1c, run s\u1ee3 tr\u01b0\u1edbc uy quy\u1ec1n c\u1ee7a m\u1ee5 n\u00ean ch\u1eb3ng d\u00e1m tr\u00e1i l\u1ec7nh.<\/p>\n
C\u00f4 b\u00e9 ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c v\u1ea5t v\u1ea3 su\u1ed1t c\u1ea3 ng\u00e0y, v\u00e0 th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng m\u1ee5 ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y l\u1ea1i d\u1ecda \u0111\u00e1nh c\u00f4 b\u00e9 b\u1eb1ng chi\u1ebfc \u00f4 c\u0169 k\u1ef9 m\u00e0 m\u1ee5 ta lu\u00f4n c\u1ea7m tr\u00ean tay. Nh\u01b0ng th\u1ef1c ra, m\u1ee5 ta kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m \u0111\u00e1nh Dorothy, v\u00ec d\u1ea5u v\u1ebft tr\u00ean tr\u00e1n c\u00f4 b\u00e9. \u0110\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y, v\u00e0 r\u1ea5t s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i cho b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n v\u00e0 Toto. C\u00f3 l\u1ea7n m\u1ee5 ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y d\u00f9ng \u00f4 \u0111\u00e1nh Toto m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i, v\u00e0 ch\u00fa ch\u00f3 nh\u1ecf d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ea1y \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 m\u1ee5 v\u00e0 c\u1eafn v\u00e0o ch\u00e2n m\u1ee5 \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u1ea3 \u0111\u0169a. M\u1ee5 ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ea3y m\u00e1u \u1edf ch\u1ed7 b\u1ecb c\u1eafn, v\u00ec m\u1ee5 ta qu\u00e1 \u0111\u1ed9c \u00e1c \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i m\u00e1u trong ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ee5 ta \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4 c\u1ea1n t\u1eeb nhi\u1ec1u n\u0103m tr\u01b0\u1edbc.<\/p>\n
Dorothy c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng bu\u1ed3n b\u00e3 khi nh\u1eadn ra r\u1eb1ng vi\u1ec7c tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 Kansas v\u00e0 g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i d\u00ec Em kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n h\u01a1n bao gi\u1edd h\u1ebft. \u0110\u00f4i l\u00fac c\u00f4 b\u00e9 kh\u00f3c n\u1ee9c n\u1edf su\u1ed1t nhi\u1ec1u gi\u1edd li\u1ec1n, trong khi Toto ng\u1ed3i b\u00ean ch\u00e2n, \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft ng\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u00ecn ch\u1ee7 nh\u00e2n v\u00e0 r\u00ean r\u1ec9 th\u1ea3m thi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ec3 b\u00e0y t\u1ecf n\u1ed7i \u0111\u1ed3ng c\u1ea3m v\u1edbi c\u00f4 b\u00e9. Th\u1ef1c ra Toto ch\u1eb3ng b\u1eadn t\u00e2m m\u00ecnh \u0111ang \u1edf Kansas hay X\u1ee9 Oz, mi\u1ec5n l\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u1edf b\u00ean Dorothy; nh\u01b0ng khi th\u1ea5y c\u00f4 b\u00e9 \u0111au kh\u1ed5, tr\u00e1i tim nh\u1ecf b\u00e9 c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 c\u0169ng qu\u1eb7n th\u1eaft theo.<\/p>\n
M\u1ee5 Ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y \u0110\u1ed9c \u00e1c khao kh\u00e1t chi\u1ebfm \u0111o\u1ea1t \u0111\u00f4i \u0110\u00f4i Gi\u00e0y B\u1ea1c m\u00e0 c\u00f4 b\u00e9 Dorothy lu\u00f4n mang tr\u00ean ch\u00e2n. \u0110\u00e0n ong, b\u1ea7y qu\u1ea1 v\u00e0 l\u0169 s\u00f3i c\u1ee7a m\u1ee5 \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft kh\u00f4 th\u00e0nh t\u1eebng \u0111\u1ed1ng, v\u00e0 m\u1ee5 c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 d\u00f9ng h\u1ebft quy\u1ec1n n\u0103ng c\u1ee7a Chi\u1ebfc M\u0169 V\u00e0ng; nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00f4i \u0110\u00f4i Gi\u00e0y B\u1ea1c, ch\u00fang s\u1ebd ban cho m\u1ee5 quy\u1ec1n l\u1ef1c c\u00f2n l\u1edbn h\u01a1n t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 m\u1ee5 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u00e1nh m\u1ea5t. M\u1ee5 theo d\u00f5i Dorothy s\u00e1t sao, hy v\u1ecdng th\u1ea5y c\u00f4 b\u00e9 c\u1edfi gi\u00e0y ra \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1ee5 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u1ea5y tr\u1ed9m. Th\u1ebf nh\u01b0ng, \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb y\u00eau qu\u00fd \u0111\u00f4i gi\u00e0y \u0111\u1eb9p \u0111\u1ebd c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd th\u00e1o ch\u00fang ra, tr\u1eeb khi \u0111i ng\u1ee7 hay l\u00fac t\u1eafm r\u1eeda. M\u1ee5 ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y s\u1ee3 b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m v\u00e0o ph\u00f2ng Dorothy ban \u0111\u00eam \u0111\u1ec3 c\u01b0\u1edbp gi\u00e0y, c\u00f2n n\u1ed7i s\u1ee3 n\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ee7a m\u1ee5 c\u00f2n gh\u00ea g\u1edbm h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 n\u1ed7i s\u1ee3 b\u00f3ng \u0111\u00eam, n\u00ean m\u1ee5 ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd d\u00e1m \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n khi c\u00f4 b\u00e9 \u0111ang t\u1eafm. Th\u1ef1c ra, m\u1ee5 ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y gi\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd \u0111\u1ee5ng \u0111\u1ebfn n\u01b0\u1edbc, c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 n\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u1ea1m v\u00e0o ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ee5 d\u00f9 ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t gi\u1ecdt.<\/p>\n
Nh\u01b0ng m\u1ee5 ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y \u0111\u1ed9c \u00e1c kia v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng x\u1ea3o quy\u1ec7t, cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng \u0111\u00e3 ngh\u0129 ra m\u1ed9t k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch \u0111\u1ec3 chi\u1ebfm \u0111o\u1ea1t th\u1ee9 m\u00ecnh mu\u1ed1n. M\u1ee5 \u0111\u1eb7t m\u1ed9t thanh s\u1eaft gi\u1eefa s\u00e0n nh\u00e0 b\u1ebfp, r\u1ed3i d\u00f9ng ph\u00e9p thu\u1eadt khi\u1ebfn thanh s\u1eaft tr\u1edf n\u00ean v\u00f4 h\u00ecnh tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u01b0\u1eddng. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 khi Dorothy b\u01b0\u1edbc qua s\u00e0n nh\u00e0, c\u00f4 b\u00e9 kh\u00f4ng nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y thanh s\u1eaft n\u00ean v\u1ea5p ph\u1ea3i v\u00e0 ng\u00e3 s\u1ea5p xu\u1ed1ng. May thay, c\u00f4 b\u00e9 kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb th\u01b0\u01a1ng n\u1eb7ng, nh\u01b0ng khi ng\u00e3, m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc Gi\u00e0y b\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e3 tu\u1ed9t kh\u1ecfi ch\u00e2n. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi Dorothy k\u1ecbp nh\u1eb7t l\u1ea1i, m\u1ee5 ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y \u0111\u00e3 nhanh tay ch\u1ed9p l\u1ea5y v\u00e0 x\u1ecf v\u00e0o b\u00e0n ch\u00e2n kh\u1eb3ng khiu c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh.<\/p>\n
Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef \u0111\u1ed9c \u00e1c v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng h\u00e0i l\u00f2ng v\u1edbi m\u01b0u k\u1ebf th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, b\u1edfi ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n n\u1eafm gi\u1eef m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc gi\u00e0y, m\u1ee5 \u0111\u00e3 chi\u1ebfm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t n\u1eeda quy\u1ec1n n\u0103ng ph\u00e9p thu\u1eadt c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang. Dorothy d\u00f9 c\u00f3 bi\u1ebft c\u00e1ch c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 d\u00f9ng chi\u1ebfc gi\u00e0y c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1ed1ng c\u1ef1 l\u1ea1i m\u1ee5 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1eefa.<\/p>\n
C\u00f4 b\u00e9 nh\u1ecf nh\u1eafn, th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh b\u1ecb m\u1ea5t \u0111i chi\u1ebfc gi\u00e0y xinh \u0111\u1eb9p, \u0111\u00f9ng \u0111\u00f9ng n\u1ed5i gi\u1eadn qu\u00e1t l\u00ean v\u1edbi m\u1ee5 ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y: “Tr\u1ea3 gi\u00e0y cho ch\u00e1u ngay!”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Ta kh\u00f4ng tr\u1ea3,”<\/i> m\u1ee5 ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y l\u1ea1nh l\u00f9ng \u0111\u00e1p, “b\u1edfi \u0111\u00f4i gi\u00e0y n\u00e0y gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e3 thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 ta, ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f2n l\u00e0 c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u01a1i n\u1eefa.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“B\u00e0 th\u1eadt \u0111\u1ed9c \u00e1c!”<\/i> Dorothy gi\u1eadn d\u1eef th\u00e9t l\u00ean. “B\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 quy\u1ec1n c\u01b0\u1edbp gi\u00e0y c\u1ee7a ch\u00e1u!”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Ta v\u1eabn c\u1ee9 gi\u1eef ch\u00fang,”<\/i> m\u1ee5 Ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y kh\u1ea9y kh\u1ec9a, nhe h\u00e0m r\u0103ng v\u00e0ng c\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u1ea1o, “r\u1ed3i s\u1ebd c\u00f3 ng\u00e0y ta l\u1ea5y n\u1ed1t chi\u1ebfc th\u1ee9 hai c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u01a1i.”<\/i><\/p>\n
L\u1eddi \u0111e d\u1ecda \u1ea5y khi\u1ebfn Dorothy ph\u1eabn n\u1ed9 t\u1ed9t c\u00f9ng. Kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ea7n ch\u1eeb, c\u00f4 b\u00e9 ch\u1ed9p l\u1ea5y chi\u1ebfc x\u00f4 n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1eb7t g\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea5y, h\u1ea5t th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ee5 ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y khi\u1ebfn m\u1ee5 \u01b0\u1edbt nh\u01b0 chu\u1ed9t l\u1ed9t t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ea7u xu\u1ed1ng ch\u00e2n.<\/p>\n
Ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c, m\u1ee5 ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y \u0111\u1ed9c \u00e1c kia g\u00e0o l\u00ean m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ea7y khi\u1ebfp s\u1ee3, v\u00e0 khi Dorothy \u0111ang nh\u00ecn m\u1ee5 v\u1edbi v\u1ebb kinh ng\u1ea1c th\u00ec m\u1ee5 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u co r\u00fam l\u1ea1i r\u1ed3i tan ch\u1ea3y ra nh\u01b0 n\u01b0\u1edbc.<\/p>\n
“Xem ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec ta n\u00e0y!”<\/i> m\u1ee5 g\u00e0o th\u00e9t. “Ch\u1ec9 trong ch\u1ed1c l\u00e1t n\u1eefa th\u00f4i ta s\u1ebd tan th\u00e0nh n\u01b0\u1edbc h\u1ebft.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Ch\u00e1u th\u1eadt l\u00f2ng xin l\u1ed7i,”<\/i> Dorothy n\u00f3i, c\u00f4 b\u00e9 th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 ho\u1ea3ng s\u1ee3 khi ch\u1ee9ng ki\u1ebfn m\u1ee5 ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y \u0111ang tan ch\u1ea3y d\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00e2u ngay tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft m\u00ecnh.<\/p>\n
“Ng\u01b0\u01a1i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft n\u01b0\u1edbc s\u1ebd l\u00e0 k\u1ebft th\u00fac c\u1ee7a ta sao?”<\/i> m\u1ee5 ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y h\u1ecfi, gi\u1ecdng r\u00ean r\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ea7y tuy\u1ec7t v\u1ecdng.<\/p>\n
“T\u1ea5t nhi\u00ean l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng,”<\/i> Dorothy \u0111\u00e1p. “L\u00e0m sao ch\u00e1u bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u1ea1?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“\u00c0, ch\u1ec9 v\u00e0i ph\u00fat n\u1eefa th\u00f4i ta s\u1ebd tan ch\u1ea3y h\u1ebft, v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u01a1i s\u1ebd c\u00f3 l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e0i n\u00e0y l\u00e0m c\u1ee7a ri\u00eang. Ta \u0111\u00e3 s\u1ed1ng \u00e1c \u0111\u1ed9c t\u1eeb l\u00e2u l\u1eafm r\u1ed3i, nh\u01b0ng ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd ngh\u0129 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 nh\u1ecf nh\u01b0 ng\u01b0\u01a1i l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 khi\u1ebfn ta tan ch\u1ea3y v\u00e0 ch\u1ea5m d\u1ee9t nh\u1eefng h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng x\u1ea5u xa c\u1ee7a ta. Nh\u00ecn n\u00e0y – ta \u0111i \u0111\u00e2y!”<\/i><\/p>\n
Sau khi th\u1ed1t ra nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3, m\u1ee5 ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y ng\u00e3 nh\u00e0o xu\u1ed1ng, bi\u1ebfn th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t kh\u1ed1i m\u00e0u n\u00e2u nh\u00e3o nho\u00e9t, tan ch\u1ea3y v\u00e0 loang l\u1ed5 tr\u00ean n\u1ec1n b\u1ebfp s\u1ea1ch s\u1ebd. Nh\u1eadn th\u1ea5y m\u1ee5 \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 tan bi\u1ebfn ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n, Dorothy li\u1ec1n m\u00fac th\u00eam m\u1ed9t x\u00f4 n\u01b0\u1edbc n\u1eefa \u0111\u1ed5 l\u00ean \u0111\u1ed1ng h\u1ed7n \u0111\u1ed9n \u1ea5y. C\u00f4 b\u00e9 d\u00f9ng ch\u1ed5i qu\u00e9t s\u1ea1ch s\u1ebd m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 ra ngo\u00e0i c\u1eeda. Nh\u1eb7t l\u1ea5y chi\u1ebfc gi\u00e0y b\u1ea1c – th\u1ee9 duy nh\u1ea5t c\u00f2n s\u00f3t l\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 gi\u00e0 – Dorothy c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn lau ch\u00f9i, ph\u01a1i kh\u00f4 n\u00f3 b\u1eb1ng mi\u1ebfng gi\u1ebb r\u1ed3i x\u1ecf v\u00e0o ch\u00e2n m\u00ecnh. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u0169ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ef1 do h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng theo \u00fd mu\u1ed1n, c\u00f4 b\u00e9 v\u1ed9i ch\u1ea1y ra s\u00e2n b\u00e1o tin cho S\u01b0 T\u1eed r\u1eb1ng m\u1ee5 Ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y \u0110\u1ed9c \u00e1c ph\u01b0\u01a1ng T\u00e2y \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb ti\u00eau di\u1ec7t, v\u00e0 t\u1eeb nay h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n b\u1ecb giam c\u1ea7m \u1edf v\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ea5t xa l\u1ea1 n\u00e0y n\u1eefa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"menu_order":12,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[49],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-51","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\/51","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\/51\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":168,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/phu-thuy-xu-oz\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/51\/revisions\/168"}],"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\/51\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/phu-thuy-xu-oz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/phu-thuy-xu-oz\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=51"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/phu-thuy-xu-oz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=51"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/phu-thuy-xu-oz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=51"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}