“Elsie ndi “ana” ake
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“Elsie ndi “ana” ake

Galu wanga woyamba Elsie anabala ana agalu 10 m'moyo wake, onse anali odabwitsa. Komabe, chochititsa chidwi kwambiri chinali kuwona ubale wa galu wathu osati ndi ana ake omwe, koma ndi ana oleredwa, omwe analiponso ambiri. 

“Mwana” woyamba anali Dinka – kamwana kamphaka kakang’ono kamizere imvi, kanyamulidwa mumsewu kuti kam’patse “m’manja abwino.” Poyamba, ndinkachita mantha kuwafotokozera, chifukwa mumsewu wa Elsie, monga agalu ambiri, ndinali kuthamangitsa amphaka, ngakhale, osati chifukwa chokwiya, koma chifukwa cha masewera, koma komabe ... Nthawi yomweyo, ndinatsitsa mphaka pansi ndikuitana Elsie. Anakweza makutu ake, kuthamangira pafupi, kununkhiza mpweya, kuthamangira kutsogolo ... ndikuyamba kunyambita mwanayo. Inde, ndipo Dinka, ngakhale adakhalapo mumsewu m'mbuyomo, sanasonyeze mantha, koma anafuula mokweza, atatambasulidwa pa kapeti.

Ndipo kotero iwo anayamba kukhala ndi moyo. Anagona limodzi, kusewera limodzi, kupita kokayenda. Tsiku lina galu analikulira Dinka. Mwana wa mphaka anadzipinda kukhala mpira ndikukonzekera kuthawa, koma Elsie anadzapulumutsa. Anathamangira kwa Dinka, namunyambita, naima pafupi ndi iye, ndipo anayenda phewa ndi phewa kudutsa galu wothedwa nzeruyo. Atadutsa kale wolakwayo, Elsie anatembenuka, akutulutsa mano ake ndikubuma. Galuyo anabwerera m’mbuyo n’kubwerera, ndipo nyama zathuzo zinapitiriza kuyenda modekha.

Posakhalitsa iwo anakhala ngakhale anthu otchuka akumaloko, ndipo ndinakhala mboni ya kukambitsirana kwachidwi. Mwana wina, ataona banja lathu likuyenda, anakuwa mokondwera ndi kudabwa, akutembenukira kwa mnzake:

Taonani, mphaka ndi galu akuyenda limodzi!

Kumene bwenzi lake (mwinamwake wakumaloko, ngakhale kuti ndinamuwona kwanthaŵi yoyamba) anayankha modekha:

- Ndipo izi? Inde, uyu ndi Dinka ndi Elsie akuyenda.

Posakhalitsa Dinka anatenga eni ake atsopano n’kutisiya, koma panali mphekesera zoti ngakhale kumeneko ankacheza ndi agalu ndipo sankawaopa n’komwe.

Zaka zingapo pambuyo pake tinagula nyumba kumidzi monga dacha, ndipo agogo anga aakazi anayamba kukhala kumeneko chaka chonse. Ndipo popeza tinkavutika ndi mbewa ngakhalenso makoswe, panabuka funso lokhudza kupeza mphaka. Ndiye tapeza Max. Ndipo Elsie, yemwe anali ndi chidziwitso chochuluka cholankhulirana ndi Dinka, nthawi yomweyo anamutenga pansi pa mapiko ake. Zoonadi, ubale wawo sunali wofanana ndi wa Dinka, koma adayendanso limodzi, adamuteteza, ndipo ndiyenera kunena kuti mphaka adapeza zinthu zina za galu panthawi yolankhulana ndi Elsie, mwachitsanzo, chizolowezi choyenda nafe kulikonse. kusamala kumtunda (monga agalu onse odzilemekeza, sanakwerepo mitengo) komanso kusowa mantha a madzi (atangosambira ngakhale kudutsa kamtsinje kakang'ono).

Ndipo patapita zaka ziwiri tinaganiza zogula nkhuku zoikira ndi kugula anapiye a leghorn masiku khumi. Atamva phokoso la m’bokosi limene munali anapiyewo, Elsie mwamsanga anaganiza zokumana nawo, komabe, popeza kuti ali wamng’ono anali ndi “nkhuku” yopotola pa chikumbumtima chake, sitinamulole kuti afikire makandawo. Komabe, posapita nthaŵi tinapeza kuti chidwi chake pa mbalame sichinali chachibadwa, ndipo mwa kulola Elsie kusamalira nkhuku, tinathandizira kusandutsa galu wosaka nyama kukhala mbusa.

Tsiku lonse, kuyambira m’bandakucha mpaka madzulo, Elsie anali pa ntchito, akumalondera ana ake osakhazikika. Anazisonkhanitsa kukhala zoweta ndipo anaonetsetsa kuti pasapezeke aliyense wosokoneza zinthu zake zabwino. Masiku amdima afika kwa Max. Powona mwa iye chiwopsezo ku miyoyo ya ziweto zake zokondedwa kwambiri, Elsie anaiwalatu za maubwenzi apamtima omwe adawagwirizanitsa mpaka nthawiyo. Mphaka wosauka, yemwe sanayang'ane ngakhale nkhuku zatsokazi, anachita mantha kuyendayenda pabwalo kachiwiri. Zinali zosangalatsa kuwona momwe, atamuwona, Elsie adathamangira kwa wophunzira wake wakale. Mphakayo inakanikizira pansi, ndipo inamukankhira ndi mphuno kutali ndi nkhuku. Chotsatira chake, Maximilian wosauka anayendayenda pabwalo, akukankhira mbali yake pakhoma la nyumba ndikuyang'ana uku ndi uku mwamantha.

Komabe, sizinali zophweka kwa Elsienso. Nkhukuzo zitakula, zinayamba kugawikana m’magulu awiri ofanana a zidutswa 5 aliyense ndipo nthawi zonse zinkayesetsa kuti zibalalike mbali zosiyanasiyana. Ndipo Elsie, akuvutika ndi kutentha, anayesa kuwalinganiza kukhala gulu limodzi, chimene, modabwitsa, iye anapambana.

Akamanena kuti nkhuku zimawerengedwa mu kugwa, amatanthauza kuti ndizovuta kwambiri, pafupifupi zosatheka kusunga ana onse otetezeka. Elsie anachita izo. M’nyengo yophukira tinali ndi nkhuku zoyera khumi zodabwitsa. Komabe, podzakula, Elsie anali wotsimikiza kuti ziweto zake zinali zodziimira payekha komanso zogwira ntchito ndipo pang'onopang'ono anasiya kuzikonda, kotero kuti m'zaka zotsatira ubale pakati pawo unali wabwino komanso wosalowerera ndale. Koma Max, pomalizira pake, adatha kupuma mopumira.

Mwana womaliza wa Elsin womulera anali Alice, kalulu wamng'ono, yemwe mlongo wanga, chifukwa cha kupusa, adampeza kwa mayi wina wachikulire m'ndimeyo, ndipo, osadziwa choti achite naye, anabweretsa ku dacha yathu ndikuchoka kumeneko. Nafenso, sitinadziwe chilichonse chochita ndi cholengedwa ichi, ndipo tinaganiza zopeza eni ake, omwe sangalole nyama yokongola iyi kuti ikhale ndi nyama, koma ayisiye kuti asudzulane. Izi zinakhala ntchito yovuta, chifukwa aliyense amene ankafuna ankawoneka kuti sanali odalirika kwambiri, ndipo panthawiyi kalulu wamng'ono ankakhala nafe. Popeza kuti kunalibe khola, Alice anagona usiku wonse m’bokosi lamatabwa lokhala ndi udzu, ndipo masana ankathamanga m’dimba momasuka. Elsie anamupeza kumeneko.

Poyamba, anaganiza kuti kalulu ndi kagalu kena kodabwitsa ndipo mosangalala anayamba kumusamalira, koma apa galuyo anakhumudwa. Choyamba, Alice anakana kwathunthu kumvetsetsa zabwino zonse za zolinga zake ndipo, pamene galuyo adayandikira, adayesa kuthawa nthawi yomweyo. Ndipo kachiwiri, iye, ndithudi, nthawi zonse ankasankha kudumpha ngati njira yake yaikulu yoyendera. Ndipo izi zinali zosokoneza kwambiri kwa Elsie, popeza palibe chamoyo chodziwika kwa iye chomwe chimachita zinthu zachilendo ngati izi.

Mwina Elsie ankaganiza kuti kalulu, mofanana ndi mbalame, ankafuna kuuluka motere, choncho, Alice atangouluka m’mwamba, galuyo nthawi yomweyo anam’kankhira pansi ndi mphuno yake. Panthaŵi imodzimodziyo, kulira kochititsa mantha koteroko kunathaŵa kwa kalulu watsokayo moti Elsie, powopa kuti mwina akanavulaza mwangozi kamwanako, anathawa. Ndipo zonse mobwerezabwereza: kulumpha - kuponya galu - kufuula - mantha a Elsie. Nthawi zina Alice adathabe kumuchotsa, ndiye Elsie adathamanga ndi mantha, kufunafuna kalulu, ndiyeno kukuwa koboola kunamvekanso.

Pamapeto pake, Elsie minyewa yake sinathe kupirira mayesero oterowo, ndipo anasiya kuyesera kupanga ubwenzi ndi cholengedwa chodabwitsa chotere, anangoyang’ana kaluluyo chapatali. M’malingaliro anga, anali okhutitsidwa ndi mfundo yakuti Alice anasamukira ku nyumba yatsopano. Koma kuyambira nthawi imeneyo, Elsie anatisiya kuti tizisamalira nyama zonse zimene zinkabwera kwa ife, n’kudzisiyira yekha ntchito za mtetezi.

Siyani Mumakonda