From: daon@staff.tc.umn.edu ()
Subject: [truye^.n co^?] DDa?o to'c tie^n (10_he^'t)
Organization: University of Minnesota
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1992 04:07:44 GMT

			DDa?o to'c tie^n (10)
	No'i ve^` hoa`ng ha^.u sau mo^.t na(m tro+`i cho+` ddo+.i mo`n mo?i
ma` to'c va^~n kho^ng la`m sao mo.c la.i thi` tha^'t vo.ng na(`m luo^n o+?
trong pho`ng kho^ng cho ai tha^'y ma(.t tru+` ca'c na`ng ha^`u. Co' mo^.t va`i
ngu+o+`i ddi ti`m ca^y to'c tro+? ve^` co' ddem theo mo^.t va`i thu+' ca^y 
nhu+ng kho^ng ddu'ng ca^y to'c ne^n ke^'t qua? cha(?ng ra gi`. Sau cu`ng, 
hoa`ng ha^.u ga(.p ddu+'c vua va` no'i:

  -- Ta^u Be^. Ha. ! Cha('c thie^'p tu+. tu+? che^'t ma^'t chu+' thie^'p kho^ng
the^? so^'ng nhu+ the^' na`y. Hoa`ng thu+o+.ng co' muo^'n thie^'p bu+o+'c ra
kho?i pho`ng thi` ha~y ra le^.nh cho ta^'t ca? dda`n ba` con ga'i trong nu+o+'c
pha?i ca('t bo? ma'i to'c cu?a ho., dde^? ho. pha?i co' ca'i dda^`u nhu+ 
thie^'p thi` thie^'p mo+'i chi.u.

	DDu+'c vua kho^ng bie^'t la`m gi` kha'c ho+n va` vi` ye^u hoa`ng ha^.u
qua' ne^n dda`nh cho ban bo^' le^.nh qua'i go+~ tre^n. Le^.nh truye^`n ra 
khie^'n da^n chu'ng ra^'t ddau buo^`n. Ho. tro^ng cho+` ma~i ma` cha(?ng tha^'y
ai ddem ca^y to'c ve^` trong khi nga`y ca('t to'c dda~ ga^`n ke^`. Mo^.t 
mie^'ng dda^'t o+? ga^`n cung ddie^.n ddu+o+.c du`ng la`m no+i ca('t to'c dde^?
ddu+'c vua va` hoa`ng ha^.u ngu+. kha'n.

	DDu'ng nga`y dda~ ddi.nh dda^u dda^u ngu+o+`i ta cu~ng chi? tha^'y 
mo^.t ma`u tang to'c. Nha` nha` dde^`u treo co+` dden, mo.i ngu+o+`i ma(.c
qua^`n a'o dden va` ca? mie^'ng va?i phu? le^n chie^'c ghe^' ngo^`i ca('t to'c
cu~ng ma`u dden no^'t. Theo le^.nh nha` vua ta^'t ca? dda`n ba` con ga'i trong
nu+o+'c dde^`u bi. ddu+a dde^'n no+i ca('t to'c. Ha`ng nga`n gu+o+ng ma(.t 
buo^`n tha?m lo a^u tuye^.t vo.ng nhi`n nhau ho^`i ho^.p cho+` ddo+.i...Sau
ba ho^`i tro^'ng li.nh, mo^.t te^n li'nh bu+o+'c ra ca^`m to+` gia^'y bie^n
te^n nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i le^n ca('t to'c theo thu+' tu+. . Te^n dda^`u tie^n la`
te^n cu?a co^ng chu'a, tuy co`n nho? nhu+ng dda~ dde.p tuye^.t tra^`n, co^ng
chu'a ddu+'ng da^.y kho'c nu+'c no+? va` theo te^n li'nh tie^'n ve^` chie^'c
ghe^'. Na`ng ma(.c mo^.t chie^'c a'o ma`u dden ca`ng la`m ta(ng ve? die^~m le^.
cu?a ma'i to'c ma`u va`ng cha?y o'ng a? tre^n chie^'c lu+ng thon. Ai ai cu~ng
xo't xa cho ma'i to'c tuye^.t dde.p ddo'.

	Te^n li'nh ha^`u vu+`a ba('t dda^`u ca('t to'c co^ng chu'a thi` ddo^.t
nhie^n tu+` be^n ngoa`i bo^~ng co' tie^'ng ngu+o+`i the't lo+'n:

  -- Ngu+`ng la.i ? To^i dda~ ddem ve^` ha.t gio^'ng ca^y to'c tha^.t dda^y !

	Hoa`ng ha^.u mu+`ng ro+~ cuo^'ng qui't, ddu+'c vua nha?y le^n reo ho`
cu`ng vo+'i da^n chu'ng, va` rie^ng co^ng chu'a ngu+o+`i suy't bi. ca('t ma'i
to'c dde.p thi` vo^.i cha.y dde^'n ho^n le^n ma(.t Hoa`ng Ngo.c to+'i ta^'p.
Hoa`ng Ngo.c gio+ ma^'y ha.t gio^'ng le^n va` do~ng da.c no'i to:

  -- Chi'nh tay to^i dda~ la^'y ddu+o+.c ma^'y ha.t gio^'ng na`y tu+` ca^y To'c
ve^` dda^y.

	Hoa`ng ha^.u kho^ng cho+` ddo+.i ddu+o+.c nu+~a, vo^.i cha.y dde^'n
dda^?y co^ng chu'a ra, ngo^`i le^n ghe^' cu?a na`ng ro^`i giu.c Hoa`ng Ngo.c:

  -- DDa(.t nhu+~ng ha.t gio^'ng le^n dda^`u ta ddi, mau le^n !

	Trong su+. im la(.ng cu?a toa`n the^? mo.i ngu+o+`i du+. kha'n. Hoa`ng
Ngo.c ro'n re'n ca^`m ma^'y ha.t gio^'ng dda(.t le^n dda^`u hoa`ng ha^.u. Tu+'c
thi` mo^.t suo^'i to'c mo.c ra tha^.t mau le., ca`ng lu'c ca`ng nhie^`u. Nhu+
chu+a tin va` su+. kie^.n ky` la. a^'y, hoa`ng ha^.u ho^`i ho^.p ho?i:

  -- The^' na`o ? Tro+`i o+i ! DDa^`u ta tha^'y a^m a^'m ! Co' pha?i to'c mo.c
ra kho^ng ?

	Kho^ng ddo+.i hoa`ng ha^.u ho?i tie^'p, suo^'i to'c dda~ cha?y da`i
xuo^'ng vai, xuo^'ng lu+ng ro^`i xuo^'ng dde^'n ta^.n cha^n hoa`ng ha^.u. 
Bie^'t cha('c dda^y kho^ng pha?i la` mo^.t gia^'c mo+, ba` o^m la^'y ma'i to'c
ma` o`a le^n kho'c sung su+o+'ng; trong khi mo.i ngu+o+`i reo ho` mu+`ng ro+~
nhu+ mo^.t dda'm ngu+o+`i ddie^n da.i.

	DDe^m ho^m a^'y dden dduo^'c ddu+o+.c tha('p kha('p no+i trong nu+o+'c.
Ta^'t ca? vui ve? mo+? ho^.i a(n mu+`ng va` trong cung ddie^.n di~ nhie^n la`
co' to^? chu+'c mo^.t bu+~a da. ye^'n linh ddi`nh.

	Nga`y ho^m sau, ddu+'c vua hoa`ng ha^.u cu`ng ta^'t ca? ca'c vi. quan
trong trie^`u dde^`u du+. le^~ cu+o+'i cu?a Hoa`ng Ngo.c Chi Lan sau khi 
cha`ng la~nh ddu+o+.c so^' va`ng thu+o+?ng kho^?ng lo^`. Sau ddo', Hoa`ng Ngo.c
bie^'u ddu+'c vua mo^.t ha.t dda^.u Di Ban, co`n la.i mo^.t ha.t cha`ng dde^?
o+? du+o+'i ngha.ch cu+?a ha^`u tra'nh cho vo+. cho^`ng mi`nh nhu+~ng tai ho.a.
Tu+` ddo' vo+. cho^`ng Hoa`ng Ngo.c Chi Lan so^'ng ha.nh phu'c be^n nhau 
ma~i ma~i.

			    --*-- He^'t --*--

TB: Truye^.n na`y T. tri'ch trong "Tuye^?n truye^.n co^? vie^~n xu+'" do
    Chie^u Du+o+ng a^'n ha`nh va`o na(m 1971 ta.i Sa`i Go`n.

Hy vo.ng ca'c ba.n thi'ch :)) 
me^'n,
Ht