From: tcn1@cec1.wustl.edu (tcn)
Subject: [misc] Mo^.t mu`a Xua^n xu+a
Originator: tcn1@cec1
Organization: Washington University, St. Louis MO
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 21:20:50 GMT

       
  **** Mo.i chi tie^'t hi`nh a?nh nha^n va^.t dda^y dde^`u la`****
  **** gia? tu+o+?ng.  Tru`ng ho+.p chi? xem la` su+. nga^~u  ****
  **** nhie^n .  --tcn--                                      ****
                          (Tri'ch: Cuo^.c so^'ng cu?a Ta^n)

Ta^n bu+o+'c xuo^'ng xe ddo`, ngoa?nh ngu+o+`i nhi`n quanh con
ddu+o+`ng dda^'t ddo? phi'a tru+o+'c va` sau mi`nh. Que^ no^.i
dda^y ro^`i!  La`ng An My~ ma` cha va^~n thu+o+`ng nha('c dde^'n.
Ta^n mong sao cho so+'m ve^` la.i ngo^i bie^.t thu+. co^? ki'nh,
re^u xanh dda~ ddo'ng quanh tu+o+`ng nhu+ ta^'m hi`nh no^.i ma` cha
va^~n thu+`o+`ng cho xem.  Que^ no^.i dda^y, tuy chu+a la^`n ve^`
dde^'n, Ta^n va^~n ca?m tha^'y na'o nu+'c trong da. la. thu+o+`ng.

Do.c theo con ddu+o+`ng ve^` nha`, nhu+~ng ra(.ng ca^y be^n ddu+o+`ng
la' va^~n co`n non ma`u la('m.  Cha no'i ddo' la` ca^y tra^m ba^`u
dde^? la`m ma't ddu+o+`ng ddi.  Ta^n va^~n tha('c ma('c hoa`i:

- "Chi? la`m ma't ddu+o+`ng tho^i ha? cha!  Thie^.t la` phi' qua'
  vi` ma^'y ca^y na`y xa^'u ghe^."

Nga^~m nghi~ ho^`i la^u, cha Ta^n le^n tie^'ng:

- "Co`n nu+~a chu+', cha va` ma^'y ba'c va^~n thu+o+`ng ba('t ma^'y  
  con cam va` dduo^n dduo^n lu'c be' ... tsk tsk ... ma^'y mu+o+i
  ca'i te^'t ro^`i con a` ... nhu+ng va^~n nhu+ xu+a tho^i.  Va^~n
  ra(.ng tra^m ba^`u ... "

- "Cam la` chi cha ha? ." Ta^n ca('t ngang lo+`i cha, ra chi`u thi'ch
  thu' la('m.

- "Ma^'y con ddo' dde.p la('m, ddu? ma`u ca? va` dde.p la('m ... lu'c
  cha va` ma^'y ba'c co`n nho? ddo' ma`."

Ta^n ddi.nh ho?i tie^'p, nhu+ng cha dda~ chi? tay phi'a tru+o+'c va`
ba?o:
 
- "DDe^'n ro^`i! Nha` cu?a no^.i ddo'."

Ngo^i nha` tha^.t xa^'u la`m Ta^n ho+i tha^'t vo.ng.  Ma'i ngo'i dda~  
chuye^~n dden, be^n ngoa`i tu+o+`ng phu? nhu+~ng ddo'm re^u da`y, nhu+ng
Ta^n va^~n co`n tha^'y chu't ma`u va`ng cu?a tu+o+`ng nhu+ nhu+~ng
ngo^i nha` no+i tha`nh pho^'.  Phi'a tru+o+'c la` mo^.t co^?ng to lo+'n,
da`ng bo^ng gia^'y ti'm va` ho^`ng phu? tha`nh hi`nh vo`ng cung.  Mo^.t
anh thanh nie^n cha.y ra khi tha^'y cha con ta^n, cu'i cha`o va` mo+?
ro^.ng ca'nh cu+?a sa('c.  Mo^.t thie^'m tuo^?i ddo^. 30 ngoa`i cha.y
ra cuo^'i cha`o cha Ta^n, la('p ba('p chi Ta^n cha(?ng nghe ro?, ro^`i
na('m la^'y tay Ta^n ke'o nhanh va`o nha`. Ke'o Ta^n va`o mo^.t pho`ng
nho? co' hai mo^.t chie^'c giu+o+`ng con con va` ba?o:

- "Ca^.u Ta^n, to^'i ca^.u ngu~ dda^y, giu+o+`ng na`y."  Tay thie^'m
  chi? va`o chie^'c giu+`o+`ng nho?, phi'a tre^n dda~ gia(ng sa(?n
  chie^'c mu`ng lu+o+'i ma`u xanh nha.t . Ta^n chu+a ki.p le^n tie^'ng
  la.i bi. na('m tay ke'o ddi:
 
- "Theo to^i", thie^'m no'i, "ddi ru+?a ma(.t cho khoe? ro^`i ddi
   a(n co+m, chie^`u ddi cho+i vo+'i tha(`ng Hua^'n, con Thu'y.  
   Tu.i no' se~ da^~n ca^.u ddi cho+i quanh xo'm"

                         o
                        o o

Co+m nu+o+'c xong thi` tro+`i dda~ to^'i.  Ta^n ddu+o+.c cha
cho bie^'t gia ddi`nh thie^'m Tha`nh la` ngu+o+`i ba` con xa
o+? giu+~ nha` ho^. va` cha(m so'c mo^` ma~ o^ng ba`.  Chu'
Tha`nh cha ho^ng nha('c dde^'n va` Ta^n tu+. hie^?u cha(?ng
ne^n ho?i the^m nhie^`u.  Anh tha('ng, ngu+o+`i con trai lo+'n
nha^'t, Ta^n dda~ ga(.p lu'c chie^`u.  Hua^'n va` Thu'y ddo^.
tuo^?i Ta^n, tu.i no' cu+' la^'p lo' nhi`n Ta^n qua re`m ma`ng
nha`, thi?nh thoa?ng ddu+a ca? ma(.t ra, Ta^n vo^.i tro+.n ma('t
ba^.m mo^i la.i vo+'i chu'ng.  Hua^'n va` Thuy' u` te' cha.y dde^?
la.i sau mo^.t tra`ng cu+o+`i khu'c khi'ch ro`n tan.  DDo^.
Chu+`ng hai phu't sau, chu'ng la.i ta'i die^~n ca?nh cu? va` la.i
cu+o+`i tha^.t ro^.n ra~.  Cha(?ng bao la^u thi` Ta^n dda~ la`m quen
ddu+o+.c vo+'i Hua^'n va` Thuy'.  To^'i ddo', Ta^n cu`ng hai ddu+'a ba.n 
mo+'i dduo^?i ba('t ddom ddo'm dde`n, cho va`o lo., chu'ng cho+'m ta('t
tha^.t la` a(n nhi.p vo+'i nhau tao tha`nh a'nh dde`n tha^.t thu' vi.
Ta^n chu+a bao gio+` tha^'y ca?nh dde^m dde.p nhu+ the^' na`y tre^n 
tha`nh pho^' bao gio+`.  Ma`ng tro+`i to^'i tha^?m, va^`n tra(ng khe?
nha^'p nho^ sao ke~ la' khi co+n gio' nhe. ddu+a qua.  DDe.p qua'!
Ta^n tu+. nhu? ... nga~ ngu+o+`i tre^n tha?m co? sao mo^.t tra^.n dduo^?i
ba('t, Ta^n dde^'m nhu+~ng vi` sao, la.i dde^'m nhi.p cho+'p ta('t cu?a
a'nh dde`n ddom ddo'm ... mo^.t, hai, ba, bo^'n ... Ta^n thie^'p ddi
lu'c na`o kho^ng bie^'t.

                    (co`n tie^'p)

 

 
    
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