“Kuv vam tias Leej Txiv yuav rov los tsev sai sai no.” Tus tub lub suab quaj txhawj.

"Koj txiv yeej yuav npau taws," said Phauj Phoebe, uas zaum hauv chav nyob nrog phau ntawv.

Richard tau sawv ntawm lub rooj zaum uas nws tau zaum rau ib nrab teev dhau los thiab hais tias, nrog kev npau taws ntawm nws lub suab, 'Nws yuav tu siab tab sis tsis npau taws. Txiv yeej tsis npau taws…Ntawm no los!” Lub tswb nrov nrov thiab nws mus rau ntawm lub qhov rooj. Nws rov los maj mam thiab poob siab: "Nws tsis yog nws," nws hais. 'Nws nyob qhov twg? Ah, yog tias nws tsuas tuaj thaum kawg!'

"Koj tsis tuaj yeem tos kom muaj teeb meem ntxiv," hais tias nws tus phauj, uas tsuas yog nyob hauv tsev ib lub lim tiam thiab tsis nyiam cov menyuam yaus.

"Kuv xav tias, phauj Phoebe, koj xav kom kuv txiv muab kuv ntaus," tus tub hais tias me ntsis indignantly, "tab sis koj yuav tsis pom qhov ntawd, rau leej txiv zoo thiab nws hlub kuv."

'Kuv yuav tsum lees,' tus phauj teb tias, 'kev ntaus me ntsis yuav tsis ua rau koj. Yog tias koj yog kuv tus menyuam, kuv paub tseeb tias koj yuav tsis tuaj yeem zam nws. "

Lub tswb nrov dua thiab tus tub hluas dhia mus rau ntawm lub qhov rooj. "Nws yog Txiv!"nws quaj.

"Ah, Richard! 'Tab sis yog dab tsi? Koj zoo li tu siab heev. "

'Cia li nrog kuv mus.' Richard rub nws txiv mus rau hauv chav kawm ntawv. Yawg Gordon zaum. Nws tseem tuav Richard tes.

"Koj puas txhawj xeeb, tus tub? Ua li cas thaum ntawd?"

Cov kua muag zoo nyob hauv Richard lub qhov muag thaum nws ntsia nws txiv lub ntsej muag. Nws sim teb, tab sis nws daim di ncauj tshee. Tom qab ntawd nws qhib lub qhov rooj ntawm lub rooj sib tham thiab rub tawm cov seem ntawm ib tug pej thuam uas nyuam qhuav tuaj txog nag hmo ua khoom plig. Mr. Gordon frowned li Richard muab cov shards rau ntawm lub rooj.

"Qhov ntawd tshwm sim li cas?" nws nug hauv lub suab tsis hloov.

"Kuv muab pob pov rau hauv chav, ib zaug vim kuv tsis xav txog nws." Tus tub pluag lub suab yog tuab thiab tshee.

Yawg Gordon zaum ib pliag, tawm tsam nws tus kheej thiab sim sau nws cov kev xav ntxhov siab. Ces nws hais tias, 'Ua li cas tshwm sim, Richard. Tshem cov shards. Koj tau dhau los txaus kuv pom. Kuv yuav tsis rau txim rau koj, thiab."

"Auj papa!" Tus tub puag nws txiv. "Koj qab zib heev." Tsib feeb tom qab, Richard tuaj rau hauv chav nyob nrog nws txiv. Phauj Phoebe ntsia ntsoov, cia siab tias yuav pom ob tug scowls. Tab sis qhov nws pom ua rau nws xav tsis thoob.

"Nws tsis muaj hmoo heev," nws hais tom qab ib ntus. “Nws yog ib qho haujlwm zoo heev ntawm kev kos duab. Tam sim no nws tawg ib zaug thiab rau tag nrho. Kuv xav tias nws tsis zoo rau Richard. "

Yawg Gordon tau hais tias 'Peb tau daws qhov teeb meem no, phauj Phoebe,' said Mr Gordon maj mam tab sis khov kho. "Ib txoj cai hauv peb lub tsev yog: tawm hauv lub hnub kom sai li sai tau." Hauv lub hnub, sai li sai tau? Yog, qhov tseeb yog qhov zoo tshaj plaws.

Cov cim classics los ntawm: Xaiv Zaj Dab Neeg rau Me Nyuam, ed.: Ernest Lloyd, Wheeler, Michigan: undated, pp. 47-48.

Thawj zaug luam tawm hauv German hauv Peb lub hauv paus ruaj khov, 4-2004.