From: daon@staff.tc.umn.edu ()
Subject: [truye^.n co^?] DDA?O TO'C TIE^N (pha^`n 3)
Organization: University of Minnesota
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 1992 03:55:41 GMT


			DDa?o to'c tie^n (3)
	Khi hoa`ng ha^.u thu+'c da^.y lu'c na`o na`ng cu~ng nho+' dde^'n gia^'c
mo^.ng tha^'y ca^y to'c dde^m qua. DDe^m ho^m sau, na`ng la.i tha^'y mo^.t
gia^'c mo^.ng y he^.t nhu+ dde^m tru+o+'c va` ro^`i dde^m sau nu+~a na`ng la.i
mo^.ng tha^'y ca^y to'c.

	Sa'ng ho^m sau, hoa`ng ha^.u ga(.p ddu+'c vua ke^? cho nga`i nghe 
nhu+~ng gi` na`ng dda~ tha^'y trong gia^'c mo+ ro^`i tie^'p:

  -- Ta^u be^. ha., thie^'p cha('c la` co' mo^.t thu+' ha.t na`o tu+` ca^y to'c
co' the^? la`m cho to'c thie^'p mo.c la.i. Be^. ha. o+i! Thie^'p van Be^. ha.!
Be^. ha. co' thu+o+ng thie^'p thi` ha~y la`m ca'ch na`o dde^? ti`m ra thu+' 
ha.t ddo' cho thie^'p. Be^. ha. ha~y treo gia?i thu+o+?ng tha^.t lo+'n cho 
nhu+~ng ai bie^'t tin gi` ve^` ca^y to'c dde^? ho. ha(ng ha'i ddi ti`m. Ne^'u
kho^ng ti`m ra ca^y to'c ddo' cha('c thie^'p pha?i che^'t ma^'t, thie^'p kho^ng
the^? so^'ng vo+'i chie^'c dda^`u tro.c lo'c ghe^ so+. nhu+ the^' na`y. Thie^'p
cha('c cha('n la` co' ca^y to'c ddo' ne^n mo+'i co' vi. tha^`n tie^n hie^.n ra
ba'o mo^.ng dde^? ma'ch ba?o.

	No'i xong, na`ng me^.t mo?i na(`m xuo^'ng giu+o+`ng va` nha('m ma('t 
la.i.

	DDu+'c vua no'i:

  -- DDu+o+.c, tra^~m se~ la`m mo.i ca'ch dde^? la`m vu+`a y' a'i khanh, chu+'
dde^? a'i khanh cu+' ra^`u ri~ ddau ye^'u nhu+ the^' na`y hoa`i, tra^~m cha(?ng
an lo`ng chu't na`o.

	Ngay sau ddo', ddu+'c vua ho.p ta^'t ca? ca'c vi. quan trong trie^`u
la.i, ke^? gia^'c mo^.ng cu?a hoa`ng ha^.u cho mo.i ngu+o+`i nghe. DDoa.n nga`i
pha'i ngu+o+`i ddi kha('p no+i rao truye^`n cho da^n gian bie^'t la` ddu+'c vua
se~ tro.ng thu+o+?ng mo^.t va.n lu+o+.ng va`ng cho ba^'t cu+' ai ddem ddu+o+.c
nhu+~ng ha.t ha'i tu+` ca^y to'c ve^` hoa(.c bie^'t ddu+o+.c no+i ca^y to'c
mo.c.

	Tin a^'y vu+`a tung ra thi` trong nu+o+'c no+i na`o cu~ng ba`n ta'n 
ve^` gia?i thu+o+?ng cu?a ddu+'c vua va` ta^'t ca? dde^`u nghi~ ra(`ng kho^ng
mo^.t ai co' the^? la~nh ddu+o+.c gia?i thu+o+?ng ddo' vi` ho. chu+a tu+`ng
nghe ai no'i mo^.t thu+' ca^y la. ky` nhu+ va^.y.

	Trong so^' nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i tin ra(`ng ca^y to'c kia co' tha^.t, co'
mo^.t anh cha`ng te^n la` Hoa`ng Ngo.c. Ngo.c ra^'t nghe`o, gia ta`i vo?n ve.n
chi? co' mo^.t chie^'c thuye^`n nho?, nhu+ng bu` la.i tro+`i cho cha`ng mo^.t
tha^n the^? cu+o+`ng tra'ng, ma.nh kho?e. Cha`ng kho^ng co' gia ddi`nh quye^'n
thuo^.c gi` ca?, cu+' so^'ng thui thu?i mo^.t mi`nh o+? bo+` bie^?n. Khi ddo.c
tha^'y nhu+~ng bo^' ca'o da'n tre^n tu+o+`ng no'i ve^` nhu+~ng gia?i thu+o+?ng
cu?a nha` vua va` tha^'y so^' tie^`n thu+o+?ng qua' to lo+'n --tha^.t vi~ dda.i
ddo^'i vo+'i mo^.t ngu+o+`i nghe`o kho^? nhu+ Hoa`ng Ngo.c, cha`ng be`n na^?y
ra y' ddi ti`m ca^y To'c du` ra(`ng chuye^'n ddi cha('c cha('n se~ dda^`y nguy
hie^?m. Hoa`ng Ngo.c tu+. nghi~, cha`ng dda^u co`n ai la` ruo^.t thi.t tre^n
ddo+`i na`y ma` luye^'n tie^'c. La.i nu+~a ne^'u, kho^ng nho+` di.p na`y thi`
cha('c cha('n la` cha(?ng bao gio+` cha`ng co' the^? co' ddu+o+.c mo^.t pha^`n
nga`n cu?a so^' tie^`n to ta't ddo'. Ho+n nu+~a, ne^'u cu+' so^'ng cuo^.c
so^'ng cu`ng cu+.c na`y thi` tha^.t la` vo^ vi., chi ba(`ng thu+? lie^`u mo^.t
chuye^'n xem sao.

	Nghi~ the^', Hoa`ng Ngo.c be`n sa('p dda(.t chuye^'n ddi vo+'i dda^`y
lo`ng tu+. tin. Cha`ng dde^? ta^'t ca? nhu+~ng va^.t so+? hu+~u cu`ng thu+'c
a(n nu+o+'c uo^'ng va`o chie^'c thuye^`n va` che`o ve^` phu+o+ng Ba('c vi`
cha`ng ddu+o+.c bie^'t phu+o+ng na`y co' mo^.t vu`ng dda^'t hoang vu --no+i
ma` thu' va^.t bie^'t no'i nhu+ ngu+o+`i, ca^y co^'i co' tay va` co' ca? ma('t
nu+~a --Hoa`ng Ngo.c cho ra(`ng chi? co`n co' no+i ddo' mo+'i co' the^? co'
ddu+o+.c ca^y To'c la. lu`ng ddo'.

	Trong suo^'t tho+`i gian ddo', mo^.t so^' lo+'n dda`n o^ng trong 
nu+o+'c cu~ng tha^'y quye^'n ru~ bo+?i so^' va`ng thu+o+?ng cu?a nha` vua ne^n
ru? nhau ddi ti`m ca^y To'c. Ngu+o+`i no. ddi phu+o+ng Ba('c, ngu+o+`i na`y
nha('m hu+o+'ng DDo^ng, ke? kia nha('m hu+o+'ng Ta^y va` ba^'t cu+' no+i na`o
trong nu+o+'c cu~ng ddu+o+.c ngu+o+`i ta ti`m dde^'n. DDa~ co' mo^.t so^' 
ngu+o+`i na?n chi' bo? cuo^.c lie^`n va` cu~ng co' mo^.t so^' ngu+o+`i va^~n
ha(ng ha'i tie^'p tu.c, ho. ddi ho?i tu+`ng ngu+o+`i, xu.c xa.o tu+`ng vu`ng
nu'i hie^?m tro+? cho dde^'n ru+`ng gia` tha^m u nha^'t nhu+ng cuo^'i cu`ng
kho^ng mo^.t ai ddu+o+.c bie^'t ti' gi` ve^` ca'i ca^y ky` la. kia ca?.

	The^' ro^`i tho+`i gian cu+' tu+` tu+` tro^i qua va` dda^`u hoa`ng 
ha^.u va^~n nha(~n thi'n.

	Tha^'y hoa`ng ha^.u cu+' nhi`n to'c tre^n dda^`u ke? kha'c ro^`i nghi~
dde^'n mi`nh la.i kho'c ra^'m ru+'c, nha` vua be`n ra le^.nh cho ta^'t ca?
dda`n ba` con ga'i trong nu+o+'c dde^`u pha?i ddo^.i mo^.t ca'i mu~ ma^`u dden
le^n dda^`u dde^? cho ki'n to'c ddi. Chie^'c mu~ na`y la`m cho ai na^'y dde^`u
tro+? ne^n xa^'u xi' va` vi` the^' da^n chu'ng cu~ng ca^`u mong ti`m ra ca^y
to'c cha(?ng ke'm gi` hoa`ng ha^.u

(co`n tie^'p)