192 PHAN THUNfi TANO .

Chir cai gitro-ng, 6i chao ! con gi than mat , amciing, sii an ban?NgmVi la nam k'n gimVng, ngmVita Ian yao giiro-ng nhir efiu xin inol sir oiu a'p cho"che, nhir roi diu vao mot coi long cho; don...Phai, khi nuo buon ngu hay mil mm,, hay yendau, ngiro-i ta mo-i di nam, cho nf:n cai gimVngthanh ra xir so1 ciia noi me man, ciia .sir cluipcbcrn, cua niein te l i^ t , nglua la eai gimVng gomthan bao nhieu huyen hi ciia than the, cua linhlion... Co phai khong, ngmVi la dr'n mn ban, hayla di ma tii mot each rat kho khan bi'ri vi quathirc te — chir khi dp lu-ng xiiong gimVng, ngm>ita co cam giac mo1 ho nhir dinrng chim diin Irongmot bien den nio-, xanh nha t ; diln diin ngiri'ri talim dirdi mot 16-p song ngu Ir iot i inii-n. Oi ! namtren gimVng hay la Iroi ln:n ninVc, hay la brr igifraiiguy^t, bay tnhi may ? McV nxV, nlu,; nlie, linhlion ngirtri bang li'uig mu sinnig, ngao du coimong. Trong khi ay, ohan lay vAn -s<V soang no'iminh go cua cai giuxVng, va nginVi In nhiim chanchieu vai da tint cun inut nnng lien.. .

Chi cai gimVng la bif-'l dirnrc bao nhieu thamkin ciia con ngmVi, clu'riig cho I I I I K ' U I ndi long vuvcr, ban ngay b j do urn , Inn sil vi <'6ng an vidclam, ban dem njo-i din/c nginVi la mo- ra nangn iungam nghia. Cai gimVng inyo kich sir you duoicua kiep ngmVi, bao nhii ' i i l inh llic-u, ngan niiotinh e, ngan nao In lire I h i i i i i , bao nhir i i la tinrung, tat ca niein Uion lluir inn t rui t im die ditu

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dSu chcr dem thanh canh vSng, tuon tn'u) bangnirac mat Iren giu-o-ng. Chan chieu nlur ru, goiman nhir do ngu-o-i ta, £p u b|n long, va chi co& tren giiro-qg, ngtrcfi ta m6:i dam kh6c...

. Hay toi nghi^p cho ithung- than the m§l nhockia, nho- gia'c ngu ma dtrgc song do*i cay co, anvao gia'c ngu de nguoi cuoc do-i ch^it vat, detim quun lang, nghi ngo'i.

Cai giuo-ng phai chang la mot ba in? hien tu, 8mbbng la'y con ngiro-i, vu6t ve, xoa dju?Ctii giircrngcr \frl con nguoi^ga'n het.mra do-i, n)ng Itvo-ngnhat va nang niu. nhat. Tu- khi rd-i cai noi v;\boi tife'ng khoc, ngu-6-i ta da nghi lu-ng.trong longmot cai gurcrng. Roi tu ay, d^m dem, cai gimmgnh$u lay ta, ban cho bao nhieu an ai su-o-ng vui.

Nao nhirng dem thao thurc cua tuoi d^y thi, niionhfrng mong c.uong bao ciia then thanh nien, naonhCrng bong trang vao ben minh, nao nhu'ng hodgio thoi qua ma... Nao nhirng dC-m vui, nao nhirngd&m cirai, nao hanh phuc cua than the, sum vaycua lira doi. Nao nhu-ng phen nho- ai, ngirtvi lanam ngo trang, nhirng Ian doi nhau, ngucri la xiiyhoi cai lirng ma chlng noi... Nao nhfrng luechi6m xoang ma ngirai ta cung scr diet, nam Irongiu-tmg va rii-l tu'ng cuong chieu cho co viijc lam ;nao nhirng wn dau bat tinh, ba me ra'l l(ui tain