X-Ðnã C-\n I-hn-X-bn-sæ-Ðv ]-d-bm-\p-è BáP-hw _m-e-N-{ÎvË Np-èn-|m-Sn-\p am{Xw A-h-Im-i-sÔ-ºXv. a-âp-fvn-f-há F-hp-Ãv h-ân-bnºpw A-Xv ]pd-Ãv Im-Wn-|m-sX H-cp X-cw B-Ç-c-Xn-bp-sS au-\-Ãnã-ap-gp-IpÐp. F-gp-Ãp-Im-cp-sS au-\w A-Sna-Ãw X-sÐ-bmWv. A-sæ-©nã ]m-Z-tk-h. B-tKm-fo-I-c-W-Ime-Ãv Aª-s\ Nn-e-\-Ñ-Iç ]n-gp-sX-dn-bmË A-Xv  C-S-bm-|pw. tImá-]-td-âp-Iç hn-cm-Pn-|p-Ð, A-sæ-©nã  A-h-cp-sS [-\w sIm-¾v \n-e-\n-ev-|pÐ , am-[y-a-ªç-|v F-gp-Ãp-Imc-sÒ au-\w B-h-iy-amWv. Aª-s\ I-cp-Xm-hp-Ð G-Xm\pw kw-a-`-h-ª-fn-eq-sS-bm-Wv C-Ìy I-SÐp-t]m-hp-ÐXv. C-S-Xp-]-¢-Ã-sn-Xnsc, hn-in-jym, kn. ]n. F-Ûn-s\-Xn-se \-S-|p-Ð Icn Hm-bnã {]-tbm-Kw t\m|q. A-Xn-sÒ Aw-_m-k-Uá ]-Z-hn-bn-em-Wv _qá-jzm am-[y-aªç. C-Xv \-sÛ C-cp-Ãn Nn-Ìn-Ôn-t|-¾Xtæ?
            Cu aqey-timj-Ww \-sÛ F-hn-tS-|m-Wv sIm¾p-t]m-hp-ÐXv? F-gp-Ãp-Imc-sÒ au-\w \-ap-|v \-ev-Ip-I, `vm-c-Ìam-b \n-jv-In-b-Xz-amWv. Np-èn-|m-Sn-sÒ Po-hn-Xw ap-Ðnã sh-bv-|p-tÚmã Xo-]m-dp-Ð hm-|p-Iç Fª-s\ Nn-X-dp-Ðp-sh-Ðv t_m-[y-am-hpw. I-bv-]p-è Po-hn-X-amhmw I-hn-sb Zmá-i-\n-I-\m-|p-ÐXv. A°-s\ t]m-se B-hp-I. A-°-\nã H-cp a-lm-]-p-cpj-s\ s\bv-X A-Û. H-cpn-|ã A-°Ë-a-Zy-]n-s®-Ãn-b-tÔmç A-©-emv-]-t]m-sS AÛ-sb k-ao-]n-®-a-IË. ap-J-Ã-Sn-®-t]m-se A-Û-bp-sS a-dp-]Sn:
' A-bmç F-Ðm-Wv Ip-Sn-|m-sX h-Ðn-ºpè-Xv?"
        C-hn-sS H-cp _nw_w X-I-cp-Ðp¾v. A-Xph-gn Fæm hn-izm-khpw X-I-cp-Ðp¾v. A-hn-sS-bm-Wv \n-tj-[n ]n-d-|p-ÐXv. B a-I-\m-Wv ]n-ev-|me-Ãv tem-Iw I-¾ a-lm\m-b _á-Wm-Uv jm. A-Xv Im-e-ÃnË-sc \n-tbmKw. Aª-s\ H-cmç D-¾m-h-Ww F-Ð B-h-iyw. Z-Ì-tKm-]p-c-Ãnã I-b-dn-bn-cn-|p-Ð-hË \æ I-hn-sb-Ð-dn-b-sÔ-Smw. \æ I-hn-X-sb-gp-Xm-\m-hnæ. bp-ss\â-Uv \m-jË--knã I-b-dn-bn-cn-|p-Ðh-\v ]p-kv-X-I-ªç F-gp-Xmw. CÌy-t]m-ep-è \memw tem-I-ª-fp-sS B-Çm-hv sXm-º-dn-bm-\m-hnæ. A-há A-[n-Im-c-Ãn-se-Ãn-bmã kw-km-cn|p-I h-tc-Wy há-£-Ãn-\p th-¾n-bm-hpw, -\-ap-|-\p-I-cn-|m-\m-hm-sX.
        F-Ðmã `m-hn-bnã N-cn{Xw A-h-cn-eq-sS Ip-sd \p-W-Iç Na-®v \-sÛ h-³n-|pw. A-tÔmgpw A-h-cp-sS `m-j-bnã\mw I-Ðp-Im-enI-sf t]m-se A-b-hn-d-|pw. ]má-iz-h-Xv-IrX-sÒ thm-ºp-hm-ªn A-[n-Im-c-Ãnã I-b-dn-bmã, A-h-s\m-s| Xq-dmË, D-d-ªmË ]-³-\-¢-{X-ap-dn-Iç-thWw. A-hs\-sbm-s| Np-a-|p-Ð \mw I-gp-XIç! Aæm-sX a-sâ-Ìv?
        {]-Xn-c-W-ti-jn-bnæm-Ã kmw-kv-Im-cn-I-\m-b-I-Ñmsc, I-em-km-ln-Xy-Im-c-Ñm-sc RmË ap-|m-en-bnã-sI-ºn-bn-ºv A-Sn-|pÐp.