From: doky@uda.dgcd.doc.ca (Hien Doky)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.vietnamese
Subject: [story] Ru+`ng Ma('m cu?a Bi`nh Nguye^n Lo^.c
Date: 16 Dec 92 17:55:45 GMT
Reply-To: doky@uda.dgcd.doc.ca
Organization: SCV Relay
Originator: daemon@media-lab.media.mit.edu

Dear netters,

I read this story along time ago but every time i think of it, i feel
so good, so i am sharing this with the net in hope that it will bring
you and your families the peace of mind that it did to me. Any mistakes
are mine and credits are Mr. Bi`nh Nguye^n Lo^.c's.

Have a happy holiday season,

Hie^?n

PS. This has been translated into many languages including English...

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Ru+`ng Ma('m


Cu Su'n (ca'i te^n na`y to^i dda(.c ra :) ) theo cha me. va` o^ng no^.i
va`o ru+`ng U Minh khai kha^~n. Ho. so^'ng mo^.t ma'i nha` xo+ xa'c,
giu+~a nu'i ru+`ng tha^m u, cha'y loang lo^~. Nhu+~ng ve^.t cha'y la` 
do chi'ng cha va` o^ng cu Su'n ddo^'t dde^? bie^'n ru+`ng tha`nh ruo^.ng.
Cu Su'n buo^`n la('m. No' nho+' cho+., co' che'n che` nu+o+'c du+`a
tho+m tho, co' co^ gi` nho? nho? em co^ ba'n che` cu+o+`i tu~m ti~m
khoe hai ma' lu'm ddo^`ng tie^`n xinh xinh. No' hay ho?i me. no' ta.i sao 
ma` la.i chui xuo^'ng U Minh ngo^`i nghe khi~ ho va` co` ga'y ? 
Trong dda^`u o'c nho nho? cu?a Su'n, vie^.c la`m na`y gio^'ng nhu+ ddi 
buo^n "kho^ng lo+`i"... Su'n cu~ng hay ho?i o^ng cu?a Su'n ta.i sao 
nhu+ng o^ng cu?a Su'n chi? cu+o+`i tu~m ti~m ma` kho^ng no'i gi` ca?...

Mo^.t ho^m o^ng no^.i cu Su'n nghi~ so+'m, da(.n cha cu Su'n la`m tie^'p
ro^`i o^ng ke^u Su'n cho^'ng xuo^`ng ddi vo+'i o^ng. O^ng chi? Su'n che`o
ra hu+o+'ng bie^?n. Nu+o+'c phu` sa ddo? nga^`u, ra ga^`n dde^'n bie^?n
thi` lo+` lo+. ro^`i trong da^`n. Su'n thi'ch la('m. No' nhi`n nhu+~ng
ra(.ng o^ ro^, ba^`n chung quanh ma` cu+o+`i ho+'n ho+?. La^u la('m
Su'n mo+'i ddu+o+.c ddi cho+i. Ro^`i sau nhu+~ng ra(.ng o^ ro^, Su'n 
tha^'y tra`m mo.c chi chi't, pho+'t lo+` pho+` tre^n ma(.t nu+o+'c. Ca`ng
ga^`n ra bie^?n, nu+o+'c ca`ng xao ddo^.ng la`m Su'n ho+i so+.. Nhu+ng
nhi`n o^ng cu?a Su'n ddu+'ng dda^`u mu~i thuye^`n, dden nga(m, vu+~ng
cha~i, Su'n bo+'t lo. Nhi`n quanh cu?a bie^?n Su'n tha^'y nhu+~ng va.t 
ma('m mo.c ga^`n nhu+ chi`m khua^'t trong nu+o+'c. La^u la^u co' va`i
ngo.n nho^ le^n tre^n ma(.t ro^`i chui nhanh xuo^'ng nhu+ nhu+~ng con
ro^`ng dden, khi a^~n khi hie^.n. Su'n nhi`n nhu+~ng tha^n ma('m ma`
tha^'y to^.i cho ca^y. Ca^y co^'i gi` ma` dden thui thu~i la.i kho^ng 
co' ddu+o+.c mo^.t ca'i la' na`o ca?. O^ng tro+`i sao ba^'t co^ng, Su'n
nghi~ mo^.t mi`nh.

O^ng cu?a Su'n ca('t ngang y' nghi~ cu?a Su'n khi o^ng go.i no' neo
thuye^`n la.i. O^ng chi? cho no' nhu+~ng va.t ma('m "thie^'u may ma('n"
ro^`i no'i: "Su'n, con co' bie^'t ta.i sao ma('m la.i mo.c dda^y kho^ng ?"
Su'n nga^~n ngo+ vi` no' chu+a he^` nghi~ dde^'n ddie^`u ddo'. O^ng cu?a
Su'n cho+` mo^.t lu'c ro^`i no'i tie^'p: " Ma('m mo.c o+? dda^y vi` no'
pha?i la`m bo^~n pha^.n cu?a no'. Ma('m giu+~ phu` sa la.i. Ma('m bo^`i
dda^'t cho cha(.c. Ma('m luo^`n sa^u ddu+o+'i nu+o+'c la` vi` va^.y, va`
no' xa^'u xi' kho^ng la' ca`nh la` vi` va^.y. Sau khi ma('m giu+~ dda^'t
la.i, tra`m mo+'i mo.c no^~i, ro^`i sau ddo' mo+'i to+'i o^ ro^, ba^`n...
Va` ro^`i la^u la('m sau ddo' mo+'i to+'i ru+`ng, ro^`i to+'i ngu+o+`i
ddo^'t ru+`ng nhu+ chu'ng ta. Sau ddo' nu+~a mo+'i co' la`ng xo'm, co'
cho+. bu'a, co' tru+o+`ng ho.c...O^ng, cha me. con va` con la` nhu+~ng
ca^y ma('m cu?a con ngu+o+`i. Co' chu'ng ta mo+'i co' la`ng ma.c o+? 
dda^y..."

Sau chuye^'n ddi ddo', Su'n he^'t tha('c ma('c va` no' cha^'p nha^.n
tha^n pha^.n dden ddu~i nhu+~ng tie^n phong cu?a nhu+~ng khu ru+`ng ma('m.
Va` tu+` ddo' Su'n cu~ng tha^'y ca'i ma`u da dden tha('m cu?a o^ng va` cha Su'n
tha^.t la` dde.p...
Newsgroups: soc.culture.vietnamese