hojoborolo

bejay gorom. gachtolay dibYi chayar modhYe cupcap Suye Aachi, tobu gheme Asthir.

ghaser Upor rumalTa chilo, gham muchbar jonYo JeI seTa tulte giyechi Amoni rumalTa bollo, ``mYaO!'' ki Aapod! rumalTa mYaO kore keno?

ceye dekhi rumalTa to Aar rumal neI, dibYi moTa-soTa lal Tok:Toke EkTa berhal gNNoph phuliye pYaTpYaT kore Aamar dike takiye Aache!

Amni berhalTa bole UThlo, ``muSkil Aabar ki? chilo EkTa Dim, Hoye gelo dibYi EkTa pNNYakpNNeke HNNas. E to HameSaI Hocche.''

Aami khanik bhebe bollam, ``ta Hole tomay Ekhon ki bole Dakbo? tumi to sotYikarer berhal nO, Aasole tumi Hoccho rumal.''

berhal bollo, ``berhalO bolte paro, rumalO bolte paro, condRobinduO bolte paro.'' Aami bollam, ``condRobindu keno?''

Sune berhalTa ``taO jano na?'' bole Ek cokh buje phYac:phYac: kore biSRiirokom Haste laglo. Aami bhari ApRostut Hoye gelam. mone Holo, OI condRobindur kothaTa niScoy Aamar bojha Ucit chilo. taI thotomoto kheye tarhatarhi bole phellam, ``O HNNYa-HNNYa, bujhte perechi.''

berhalTa khuSi Hoye bollo, ``HNNYa, E to bojhaI Jacche - cndRobindur c, berhaler talobYo S, rumaler ma - Holo coSoma. kemon, Holo to?''

Aami kichuI bujhte parlam na, kintu pache berhalTa Aabar seIrokom biSRii kore Hese OThe, taI soNGge soNGge HNNu-HNNu kore gelam. tar por berhalTa khanikkKoN AakaSer dike takiye HoThat bole UTholo, ``gorom lage to tibbot geleI paro.''

berhal Ek gal Hese bollo, ``ta Aar jani ne? kolketa, DaymoNDHarbar, ranaghaT, tibbot, bYas:. sidhe rasta, sOya ghoNTar poth, geleI Holo.''

Sune berhalTa HoThat kemon gombhiir Hoye gelo. tarpor matha nerhe bollo, ``UNNHu, se Aamar kormo noy. Aamar gechodada Jodi thakto, ta Hole se Thik-Thik bolte parto.''

berhal bollo, ``se kirokom jano? mone koro, tumi Jokhon Jabe Uluberhe tNNar soNGge dekha korte, tokhon tini thakben motiHari. Jodi motiHari JaO, ta Hole Sunbe tini Aachen ramkiShTopur. Aabar sekhane gele dekhbe tini gechen kaSimbajar. kichuteI dekha Hobar jo neI.''

berhal bollo, ``se Anek HaNGgama. Aage Hiseb kore dekhte Hobe, dada kothay kothay neI; tar por Hiseb kore dekhte Hobe, dada kothay kothay thakte pare; tar por dekhte Hobe dada Ekhon kothay Aache. tar por dekhte Hobe, seI Hiseb moto Jokhon sekhane giye pNNouchabe, tokhon dada kothay thakbe. tar por dekhte Hobe -''

berhal bollo, ``se bhari Sokto. dekhbe kirokom?'' EI bole se EkTa kaThi diye ghaser Upor lomba ANNacorh keTe bollo, ``EI mone koro gechodada.'' boleI khanikkKoN gombhiir Hoye cup kore bose roIlo.

tarpor Aabar Thik temni EkTa ANNacorh keTe bollo, ``EI mone koro tumi,'' bole Aabar gharh bNNakiye cup kore roIlo.

tarpor HoThat Aabar EkTa ANNacorh keTe bollo, ``EI mone koro condRobindu.'' EMni kore khanikkKoN ki bhabe Aar EkTa kore lomba ANNacor kaTe, Aar bole, ``EI mone koro tibbot-'', ``EI mone koro gechoboudi ranna korche-'' ``EI mone koro gacher gaye EkTa phuTo-''

EIrokom Sunte Sunte SeShTay Aamar kemon rag dhore gelo. Aami bollam, ``duur chaI. ki sob Aabol tabol bokche, EkTuO bhalo lage na.''

berhal bollo, ``Aaccha taHole Aar EkTu soHoj kore bolchi. cokh bojo, Aami Ja bolbo, mone mone tar Hiseb koro.'' Aami cokh bujlam.

cokh bujeI Aachi, bujeI Aachi, berhaler Aar kono sarha-Sobdo neI. HoThat kemon sondeHo Holo, cokh ceye dekhi berhalTa lYaj kharha kore baganer berha Topkiye palacche Aar kRomagoto phYac:phYac: kore Hasche.

ki Aar kori, gachtolay EkTa pathorer Upor bose porhlam. bosteI ke Jeno bhaNGa-bhaNGa moTa golay bole UTholo, ``sat duguNe koto Hoy?''

Aami bhablam, E Aabar ke re? Edik-Odik takacchi, Emon somoy Aabar seI AaOyaj Holo, ``koI jobab diccho na Je? sat duguNe koto Hoy?'' tokhon Upor dike takiye dekhi, EkTa dNNarhkak sLeT pensil diye ki Jeno likhche, Aar Ek-Ekbar gharh bNNakiye Aamar dike takacche.

Aami bollam, ``sat duguNe coddo.''

kakTa Amoni dule-dule matha nerhe bollo, ``Hoy ni, Hoy ni, phel:.''

Aamar bhoyanok rag Holo. bollam, ``niScoy Hoyeche. sat Ekke sat, sat duguNe coddo, tin sate EkuS.''

kakTa kichu jobab dilo na, khali pensil mukhe diye khanikkKoN ki Jeno bhablo. tar por bollo, ``sat duguNe coddor name car, Hate roIlo pensil.''

kak bollo, ``tumi Jokhon bolechile, tokhono puro coddo Hoy ni. tokhon chilo tero Taka coddo Aana tin paI. Aami Jodi Thik somoy bujhe dhNNa kore 14 likhe na pheltam, ta Hole EtkKoNe Hoye Jeto coddo Taka Ek Aana noy paI.''

Aami bollam, ``Emon Aanarhi kotha to kokhono Suni ni. sat duguNe Jodi coddo Hoy, ta se sob somoyeI coddo. EkghoNTa Aage HoleO Ja, doSdin pore HoleO taI.''

kak bollo, ``Ekhane kodin thakte, ta Hole bujhte. Aamader bajare somoy Ekhon bhoyanok magYi, EtoTuku baje khoroc korbar jo neI. EI to kodin kheTekhuTe curicamari kore khanikTe somoy jomiyechilam, taO tomar soNGge torko korte Ardhek khoroc Hoye gelo.'' bole se Aabar Hiseb korte laglo. Aami ApRostut Hoye bose roIlam.

Emon somoy HoThat gacher EkTa phokor theke ki Jeno EkTa surhut kore pichliye maTite namlo. ceye dekhi, derh Hat lomba Ek burho, tar pa porJonto sobuj roNGer darhi, Hate EkTa HNNuko tate kolke Tolke kicchu neI, Aar matha bhora Tak. Taker Upor khorhi diye ke Jeno ki-sob likheche.

burho EseI khub bYsto Hoye HNNukote du-Ek Tan diyeI jigYasa korlo, ``koI HisebTa Holo?''

kak khanik Edik Odik takiye bollo, ``EI Holo bole.''

burho bollo, ``ki AaScorJ! UniS din par Hoye gelo, Ekhono HisebTa Hoye UThlo na?''

kak du-car miniT khub gombhiir Hoye pensil cuShlo tarpor jigYasa korlo, ``kotodin bolle?''

burho bollo, ``EkuS.'' kak bollo, ``baIS.'' burho bollo, ``teIS.'' Thik Jeno nilem Dakche.

burho EtokKoN Aamay dekhe ni, HoThat Aamar AaOyaj SuneI se bon:bon: kore AaTdoS pak ghure Aamar dike phire dNNarhalo.

tar por HNNukoTake duurbiiner moto kore cokher samne dhore AnekkKoN Aamar dike takiye roIlo. tar por pokeT theke koyekkhana roNGin kNNac ber kore taI diye Aamay bar bar dekhte laglo.

tar por kottheke EkTa purano dorjir phite Ene se Aamar map nite Suru korlo, Aar HNNakte laglo, ``kharhaI chabbiS INJci, Hata chabbiS INJci, Aastin chabbiS INJci, chati chabbiS INJci, gola chabbiS INJci.''

Aami bhoyanok Aapotti kore bollam, ``E HoteI pare na. buker mapO chabbiS INJci, golaO chabbiS INJci? Aami ki SuOr?''

dekhlam phiter lekha-Tekha sob UThe giyeche, khali 26 lekhaTa EkTu porha Jacche, taI burho Ja kichu mape sobI chabbiS INJci Hoye Jay.

Aami bollam, ``seki, poT:lar OjonI to EkuS ser, se Aamar caIte derh bochorer choTo.''

Aami bollam, ``dut ! Aamar boyos Holo AaT bochor tin mas, bole kina sNNaItRiS.''

burho bollo, ``ta noy to kebolI berhe colbe naki? ta HoleI to gechi. kondin dekhbo boyes barhte barhte Ekebare ShaT sottor AaSi bochor par Hoye geche. SeShTay burho Hoye mori Aar ki!''

burho bollo, ``tomar Jemon buddhi! AaSi bochor boyes Hobe keno? colLiS bochor HoleI Aamra boyes ghuriye diI. tokhon Aar EkcolLiS beyalLiS Hoy na- UUnocolLiS, AaTtRiS, sNNaItRiS kore boyes namte thake. Emni kore Jokhon doS porJonto name tokhon Aabar boyes barhte deOya Hoy. Aamar boyes to koto UThlo namlo Aabar UThlo, Ekhon Aamar boyes Hoyeche tero.'' Sune Aamar bhoyanok Hasi peye gelo.

kak bololo, ``tomra EkTu Aaste Aaste kotha kO, Aamar HisebTa coT:poT: sere ni.''

burho Amni coT: kore Aamar paSe Ese ThYaNNG jhuliye bose phis:phis: kore bolte laglo, ``EkTi comtkar golpo bolbo. dNNarhaO EkTu bhebe ni.'' EI bole tar HNNuko diye Teko matha culkate culkate cokh buje bhabte laglo. tarpor HoThat bole UTholo, ``HNNYa, mone Hoyeche, Sono---

``tar por Edike borhomontRii to rajkonYar gulisuto kheye pheleche. keU kicchu jane na. Odike rakKosTa koreche ki, ghumute-ghumute HNNaU-mNNaU-kNNaU, manuSher gondho pNNaU bole Hurh:murh: kore khaT theke porhe giyeche. Amni Dhak Dhol sanaI kNNaSi lok loskor sepaI polTon Hoi-Hoi roi-roi mar:-mar: kaT:-kaT: - Er modhYe HoThat raja bole UThlen, `pokKiiraj Jodi Hobe, ta Hole nYaj neI keno?' Sune patRo mitRo Daktar moktar Aakkel mokkel sobaI bolle, `bhalo kotha. nYaj ki Holo?' keU tar jobab dite pare na, surh:surh: kore palate laglo.''

Emon somy kakTa Aamar dike takiye jigYasa korlo, ``bigYapon peyecho? HYaNDbil?''

Aami bollam, ``koI na, kiser bigYapon?'' bolteI kakTa EkTa kagojer baNDil theke Ekkhana chapano kagoj ber kore Aamar Hate dilo, Aami porhe dekhlam tate lekha royeche-

SRiiSRiibhuuSoNDikagay nomoh

SRiikakkeSWoro kuc:kuce

41nNNG gechobajar, kageyapoTi

Aamra Hisabii O beHisabii khucra O paIkarii sokolpRokar goNonar karJo boigYanik pRokRiyay somponno koriya thaki. muulYo Ek INJci Ek Taka Ek Aana. CHILDREN HALFPRICE Arthat SiSuder ArdhomuulYo. Aapnar jutar map, gayer roNG, kan koT:koT: kore ki na, jiibito ki mrRto, ItYadi AaboSYkiiyo biboroN paThaIleI pherot Dake kYaTalog paThaIya thaki.

sabdhan! sabdhan!! sabdhan!!!

Aamra sonaton bayosbNNGSiiy dNNarhikuliin, Arthat dNNarhkak. Aajkal nanaSReNiir patikak, HNNerhekak, ramkak pRobhrRti niicSReNiir kakeraO Artholobhe nanaruup bYabsa calaIteche. sabdhan! taHader bigYaponer coTok dekhiya pRtarito HoIben na.

kak gombhiir Hoye bollo, ``HNNYa, bhari Sokto, sokole bujhte pare na. Ekbar Ek khodder Eyechilo tar chilo Teko matha-''

EI kotha bolateI burho mat-mat kore terhe UThe bollo, ``dekh: pher Jodi Teko matha bolbi to HNNuko diye Ek barhi mere tor SLeT phaTiye debo.''

kak EkTu thotomoto kheye ki Jeno bhablo, tar por bollo, ``Teko noy, Tepo matha, Je matha Tipe Tipe Tol kheye giyeche.''

burho tateO ThaNDa Holo na, bose-bose goj:-goj: korte laglo. taI dekhe kak bollo, ``HisebTa dekhbe naki?''

kak Amni ``EI dekho'' bole tar SLeTkhana Thokas: kore burhor Taker Upor phele dilo. burho totkKoNat mathay Hat diye bose porholo Aar choTo cheleder moto ThNNoT phuliye ``O ma, O pisi, O Sibuda'' bole Hat pa chNNurhe kNNadte laglo.

Aami dekhlam Aabar bujhi DakaDaki Suru Hoy, taI tarhatarhi bole UThlam, ``koI HisebTa to dekhle na?''

``Iyadi kirdo AtRo kakalotnama likhitNNG SRiikakkeSWor kuckuce karJaNJcage. Imarot khesarot dolil dostabej. tosYo OyariSangoN malik dokholikar sottW AtR nayeb serestay dosto bodosto kayem mokrorii pottoniipaTTa Athoba kaOla kobuliyt. sotYtay ki bina sotYtay munsephii Aadalote kimba dayray sopordo Aasamii phoriyadii sakKii sabud goyoroH mokordoma dayer kimba Aapos mokmol DikRiijarii nilam IstaHar ItYadi sorbopRokar kortobYo bidhay-''

kak bollo, ``O sob likhte Hoy. ta na Hole Aadalote Hiseb Tikbe keno? Thik coukos-moto kaj korte Hole gorhay E-sob bole nite Hoy.''

kak bollo, ``dekheI bojha Jacche ANGkoTa El-si-Em:O noy, ji-si-Em:O noy. sutoraNNG Hoy ETa tRoiraSiker ANGko, naHoy bhognaNNGS. poriikKa kore dekhlam AarhaI serTa Hocche bhognaNNGS. ta Hole baki tinTe Holo tRoiraSik. Ekhon Aamar jana dorkar, tomra tRoiraSik caO, na bhognaNNGS caO?''

burho bollo, ``Aaccha dNNarhaO, ta Hole Ekbar jigYasa kore ni.'' EI bole se nicu Hoye gacher gorhay mukh Thekiye Dakte laglo, ``Ore budho! budho re!''

khanik pore mone Holo ke Jeno gacher bhitor theke rege bole UThlo, ``keno Dakchis?''

burho gombhiirbhabe khanikkKoN darhi Hatrhalo, tarpor matha nerhe bollo, ``budhoTar Jemon buddhi! tRoiraSik dite bolbo keno? bhognaNNGSTa kharap Holo kise? na He kakkeSWor, tumi bhognaNNGSoI daO.''

kak bollo, ``ta Hole AarhaI serer goTa ser duTo bad gele roIlo bhognaNNGS Aadh ser, tomar Hiseb Holo Aadh ser. Aadh ser Hiseber dam porhe--- khNNaTi Hole duTaka coddoAana, Aar jol meSano thakle choy poysa,''

burho bollo, ``Aami Jokhon kNNadchilam, tokhon tin phNNoTa jol Hiseber modhYe porhechilo. EI naO tomar SLeT, Aar EI naO poysa choTa.''

poysa peye kaker moHaphurti..! se ``Tak:-DumaDum Tak:-DumaDum'' bole SLeT bajiye nacte laglo.

burho Amoni Aabar terhe UTholo, ``pher Tak-Tak bolchis? dNNarha. Ore budho budho re! Sig:gir Aay. Aabar Tak bolche.'' bolte-na-bolteI gacher phokor theke mosto EkTa pNNoTla moton ki Jeno Hurh:murh: kore maTite gorhiye porhlo. ceye dekhlam, EkTa burho EkTa pRokaNDo bNNockar niice capa porhe bYsto Hoye Hat-pa chNNurhche. burhoTa dekhte Abikol EI HNNukoOyala burhor moto. HNNukoOyala kothay take Tene tulbe na se nijeI pNNoTlar Upor corhe bose, ``OTh: bolchi, Sig:gir OTh:'' bole dhNNaI-dhNNaI kore take HNNuko diye marte laglo.

kak Aamar dike cokh moT:kiye bollo, ``bYaparTa bujhte parch na? Udhor bojha budhor gharhe. Er bojha Or gharhe capiye diyeche, Ekhon O Aar bojha charhte caIbe keno? EI niye roj maramari Hoy.''

EI kotha bolte-bolteI ceye dekhi, budho tar pNNoTlasuddho UThe dNNarhiyeche. dNNarhiyeI se pNNoTla UNNciye dNNat korh:morh: kore bollo, ``tobe re Is:TupiD: Udho!'' UdhoO Aastin guTiye HNNuko bagiye HuNNGkar diye UThlo, ``tobe re lokKMiicharha budho!''

Amni jhoTapoT:, khoTakhoT:, domadom:, dhopadhop:! muHurter modhYe ceye dekhi Udho citpat Suye HNNapacche, Aar budho choT:phoT: kore Take Hat bulacche.

tar por dujone UThe khub khanik gola jorhiye kNNede, Aar khub khanik kolakuli kore dibYi khoSmejaje gacher modhYe Dhuke porholo. taI dekhe kakTaO tar dokanpaT bondho kore kothay Jeno cole gelo.

Aami bhabchi EIbela poth khNNuje barhi phera Jak, Emon somoy Suni paSeI EkTa jhoper modhYe kirokom Sobdo Hocche, Jeno keU Haste Haste Aar kichuteI Hasi samlate parche na. UNNki mere dekhi, EkTa jontu- manuSh na bNNador, pNNYaca na bhuut, Thik bojha Jacche na--- khali Hat-pa chNNurhe Hasche, Aar bolche, ``EI gelo gelo--- narhi-bhNNurhi sob pheTe gelo.''

HoThat Aamay dekhe se EkTu dom peye UThe bollo, ``bhagYis tumi Ese porhle, ta na Hole Aar EkTu HoleI Haste Haste peT pheTe Jacchilo.''

jontuTa bollo, ``keno Haschi Sunbe? mone koro, prRthibiiTa Jodi cYapTa Hoto, Aar sob jol gorhiye DaNGay Ese porhto, Aar DaNGar maTi sob ghuliye pYac:pYace kada Hoye Jeto, Aar lokgulo sob tar modhYe dhopadhop: Aacharh kheye porhto, ta Hole- Hoh Hoh Hoh Hoh -'' EI bole se Aabar Haste-Haste luTiye porhlo.

se Aabar Hasi thamiye bollo, ``na, na, Sudhu ErjonYo noy. mone koro, Ekjon lok Aasche, tar Ek Hate kulpiboroph Aar-Ek Hate sajimaTi, Aar lokTa kulpi khete giye bhule sajimaTi kheye pheleche- Hoh Hoh, Hoh Ho, Hoh Hoh Hoh Ha -'' Aabar Hasir pala.

Aami bollam, ``keno tumi EI-sob Asombhob kotha bhebe khamoka Hese-Hese koShTo paccho?''

se bollo, ``na, na sob ki Aar Asombhob? mone koro, Ekjon lok TikTiki poShe, roj tader naIye khaIye Sukote dey, Ekdin EkTa ramchagol Ese sob TikTiki kheye pheleche--- Hoh Hoh Hoh Ho -''

jontuTar rokom-sokom dekhe Aamar bhari Adbhut laglo. Aami jigYasa korlam ``tumi ke? tomar nam ki?''

se khanikkKoN bhebe bollo, ``Aamar nam Hiji bij: bij:. Aamar nam Hiji bij: bij:, Aamar bhayer nam Hiji bij: bij:, Aamar babar nam Hiji bij: bij:, Aamar piser nam Hiji bij: bij: ---''

Aami bollam, ``tar ceye soja bolleI Hoy tomar guShTisuddho sobaI Hiji bij: bij:.''

se Aabar khanik bhebe bollo, ``ta to noy, Aamar nam tokaI. Aamar mamar nam tokaI, Aamar khurhor nam tokaI, Aamar mesor nam tokaI, Aamar SWSurer nam tokaI ---''

Amni kotha neI barta neI, jhoper Aarhal theke EkTa mosto darhiOyala chagol HoThat UNNki mere jigYasa korlo, ``Aamar kotha Hocche bujhi?''

Aami bolte Jacchilam, ``na'' kintu kichu na bolteI torh:torh: kore se bole Jete laglo, ``ta tomra JotoI torko koro, Emon Anek jinis Aache Ja chagole khay na. taI Aami EkTa boktrRta dite caI, tar biShoy Hocche --- chagole ki na khay.'' EI bole se HoThat Egiye Ese boktrRta Aarombho korlo ---

``He balokbrRndo EboNNG sneHer Hijibij: bij:, Aamar golay jholano sarTiphikeT dekheI tomra bujhte parcho Je Aamar nam SRiibYakoroN SiNNG bi. E. khadYobiSarod. Aami khub comotkar bYa korte pari taI Aamar nam bYakoroN, Aar SiNNG to dekhteI paccho. INNGrajite likhbar somoy likhi B. A. Arthat bYa.

kon-kon jinis khaOya Jay Aar konTa-konTa khaOya Jay na, ta Aami sob poriikKa kore dekhechi, taI Aamar Upadhi Hocche khadYobiSarod. tomra Je bolo --- pagole ki na bole, chagole ki na khay - ETa AnYay. EI to EkTu Aage OI Hotobhaga bolchilo Je ramchagol TikTiki khay. ETa Ekebare sompuurNo mithYa kotha.

Aami Anekrokom TikTiki ceTe dekhechi, Ote khabar moto kicchu neI. AboSYi Aamra majhe-majhe Emon Anek jinis khaI, Ja tomra khaO na, Jemon--- khabarer ThoNGa, kimba narkoler chobrha, kimba khoborer kagoj, kimba sondeSer moto bhalo bhalo masik potRika. kintu ta bole mojbut bNNadhano kono boI Aamra kokKono khaI na. Aamra kocit kokhono lep kombol kimba toShok baliS E-sob EkTu-AadhTu khaI boTe, kintu Jara bole Aamra khaT paloNNG kimba Tebil ceyar khaI, tara bhoyanok mithYabadii.

Jokhon Aamader mone khub tej Aase, tokhon Sokh kore Anekrokom jinis Aamra cibiye kimba cekhe dekhi, Jemon, pensil, robar kimba botoler chipi kimba Sukno juto kimba kYambiser bYag. Sunechi Aamar Thakurdada Ekbar phurtir coTe Ek saHeber Aadhkhana tNNabu pRay kheye SeSh korechilen. kintu ta bole churi kNNaci kimba SiSi botol, Esob Aamra konodin khaI na.

keU-keU saban khete bhalobase, kintu se-sob neHat choTokhaTo baje saban. Aamar choTo bhaI Ekbar EkTa Aasto bar:-sop kheye phelechilo---'' boleI bYakoroN SiNNG AakaSer dike cokh tule bYa-bYa kore bhyanok kNNadte laglo. tate bujhte parlam Je saban kheye bhaITir AkalmrRtuY Hoyeche.

Hiji bij: bij:Ta EtokKoN porhe-porhe ghumocchilo, HoThat chagolTar bikoT kanna Sune se HNNaU-mNNaU kore dhorh:morhiye UThe biShom-TiShom kheye Ekebare Asthir. Aami bhablam bokaTa more bujhi Ebar! kintu EkTu pore dekhi, se Aabar temni Hat-pa chNNurhe phYak:phYak: kore Haste lageche.

se bollo, ``seI Ekjon lok chilo, se majhe-majhe Emon bhoyNNGkor nak Dakato Je sobaI tar Upor coTa chilo. Ekdin tader barhi baj porheche, Aar Amni sobaI dourhe take domadom marte legeche--- Hoh Hoh Hoh Ha-'' Aami bollam, ``Joto-sob baje kotha.'' EI bole JeI phirte gechi, Amni ceye dekhi EkTa nerhamatha ke-Jeno JatRar jurhir moto capkan Aar payjama pore Hasi-Hasi mukh kore Aamar dike takiye Aache. dekhe Aamar ga jWole gelo. Aamay phirte dekheI se Aabdar kore AaHLadiir moto gharh bNNakiye duHat nerhe bolte laglo, ``na bhaI, na bhaI, Ekhon Aamay gaIte bolo na. sotYi bolchi, Aajke Aamar gola temon khulbe na.''

lokTa Emon beHaya, se tobuO Aamar kaner kache ghYan:ghYan: korte laglo, ``rag korle? HNNYa bhaI, rag korle? Aaccha, naHoy koyekTa gan Suniye dicchi, rag korbar dorkar ki bhaI?''

Aami kichu bolbar AageI chagolTa Aar Hiji Bij: bij:Ta EksoNGge cNNeciye UTholo, ``HNNYa-HNNYa-HNNYa, gan Hok, gan Hok.'' Amni nerhaTa tar pokeT theke mosto duI tarha ganer kagoj bar kore, segulo cokher kache niye gungun korte korte HoThat soru golay ciitkar kore gan dhorlo--- ``lal gane niil sur, Hasi Hasi gondho.''

nerha bollo, ``HNNYa Aache, kintu seTa AnYo gan. seTa Hocche - Aligoli coli ram, phuTpathe dhumdham, kali diye cunkam. se gan Aajkal Aami gaI na. AarekTa gan Aache - naInitaler notun Aalu - seTa khub norom sure gaIte Hoy. seTaO Aajkal gaIte pari na. Aajkal JeTa gaI, seTa Hocche Sikhipakhar gan.'' EI boleI se gan dhorlo---

chagol bollo, ``Sokto Aabar kothay? OI SiSi botoler jaygaTa EkTu Sokto Theklo, ta charha to Sokto kichu pelam na.''

nerhaTa khub Abhiman kore bollo, ``ta, tomra soHoj gan Sunte caO to se kotha bolleI Hoy. Ato kotha Sonabar dorkar ki? Aami ki Aar soHoj gan gaIte pari na?'' EI bole se gan dhorlo---

nerha bollo, ``keno Hobe na--- Aalbot Hoy. sojaru kaNGgaru debdaru Hote pare, mojaru keno Hobe na?''

chagol bollo, ``totokKoN ganTa coluk na, Hoy ki na Hoy pore dekha Jabe.'' Amni Aabar Suru Holo,

sojaru koy jhoper majhe Ekhoni

ginnii Aamar ghum diyechen dekho ni?

jene rakhun pNNYaca EboNNG pNNYacani,

bhaNGle se ghum Sune tader cNNYacani,

khYaNNGra-khNNoca korbo tader khNNuciye---

EI kothaTa bolbe tumi bujhiye.

badur bole, pNNecar kuTum kuTumii

manbe na keU tomar E-sob ghNNutumi.

ghumoy ki keU Emon bhuso ANNadhare?

ginni tomar HNNotla EbNNG HNNadarhe.

tumiO dada Hoccho kRome khYapaTe

cimni-caTa bhNNopsa-mukho bhNNYapaTe.

ganTa Aaro colto kina jani na, kintu EIporJonto HoteI EkTa golmal Sona gelo. takiye dekhi Aamar AaSepaSe cardike bhirh jome giyeche. EkTa sojaru Egiye bose phNNotphNNot kore kNNadche Aar EkTa Sam:lapora kumir mosto EkTa boI diye Aaste Aaste tar piTh thabrhacche Aar phis:phis: kore bolche, ``kNNedo na, kNNodo na, sob Thik kore dicchi.'' HoThat EkTa tok:ma-ANNaTa pagrhi-bNNadha kolabYaNG rul UNNciye ciitkar kore bole UTholo - ``manHanir mokoddoma.''

Amni kottheke EkTa kalo jholLa-pora HutompNNYaca Ese sokoler samne EkTa UNNcu pathorer Upor boseI cokh buje Dhulte laglo, Aar EkTa mosto chNNuco EkTa biSRii noNNGra Hatpakha diye take batas korte laglo.

pNNYaca Ekbar ghola ghola cokh kore cardik takiyeI tokKuni Aabar cokh buje bollo, ``naliS batlaO.''

bolteI kumirTa Anek koShTe kNNado-kNNado mukh kore cokher modhYe nokh diye khimciye pNNac-choy phNNoTa jol ber kore phello. tar por sordibosa moTa golay bolte laglo, ``dhormabotar Hojur! ETa manHanir mokoddoma. sotoraNNG pRothemeI bujhte Hobe man kake bole. man mane kocu. kocu Ati Upadey jinis. kocu AnekpRokar, Jotha- mankocu, Olkocu, kanda kocu, mukhikocu, panikocu, SNGkhokocu, ItYadi. kocugacher muulke kocu bole, sutoraNNG biShoyTar Ekebare muul porJonto JaOya dorkar.''

EITuku bolteI EkTa Seyal Sam:la mathay torhak: kore laphiye UThe bollo, ``Hujur, kocu Ati Asar jinis. kocu khele gola kuT:kuT: kore, kocuporha khaO bolle manuSh coTe Jay. kocu khay kara? kocu khay SuOr Aar sojaru. Oyak: thuh.'' sojaruTa Aabar phNNYatphNNYat: kore kNNadte Jacchilo, kintu kumir seI pRokaNDo boI diye tar mathay Ek thabrha mere jigYasa korlo, ``dolilpotRo sakKii-sabud kichu Aache?'' sojaru nerhar dike takiye bollo, ``OI to Or Hate sob dolil royeche.'' bolteI kumirTa nerhar kach theke Ektarha ganer kagoj kerhe niye HoThat Ek jayga theke porhte laglo---

Eker piThe duI	golap cNNapa jNNuI	san: bNNadhano bhNNuI
couki cepe SuI	IliS magur ruI	gobor jole dhuI
pNNoTla bNNedhe thuI	Hince: palNNG pNNuI	kNNadis keno tuI.

sojaru bollo, ``AaHa OTa keno? OTa to noy.'' kumir bollo, ``taI naki? Aaccha dNNarhaO.'' EI bole se Aabar Ekkhana kagoj niye porhte laglo---

kumir bollo, ``ta Hole konTa, EITa? - doI dombol, Toko Ambol, kNNatha kombol kore sombol boka bhombol - ETaO noy? Aaccha ta Hole dNNarhaO dekhchi - nijhum niSut rate, Eka Suye tetolate, khali khali khide pay keno re? - ki bolle? - O-sob noy? tomar ginnir name kobita?- ta, se kotha Aage bolleI Hoto. EI to--- rambhojoner ginniiTa, bapre Jeno siNNGHiiTa! bason narhe jhonar:jhon, kaporh kace domaddom:. --- ETaO milche na?--- ta Hole niScoy ETa---

sojaruTa bhoyanok kNNadte laglo, ``Hay, Hay. Aamar poysagulo sob jole gelo! kothakar Ek AaHamMok Ukil, dolil dile khNNuje pay na.''

nerhaTa EtokKoN AarhoShTo Hoye chilo, se HoThat bole UThlo, ``konTa Sunte caO? seI Je --- badur bole Ore O bhaI sojaru --- seITe?''

Amni Seyal Aabar terhe UThlo, ``badur ki bole? Hujur, ta Hole badurgopalke sakKii mante AagYa Hok.''

sobaI Edik-Odik takiye dekhlo, kotthaO badur neI. tokhon Seyal bollo, ``ta Hole Hujur, Oder sokkoler phNNasir Hukum Hok.''

kumir Edik-Odik takiye Hiji bij: bij:ke jigYasa korlo, ``sakKii dibi? car Aana poysa pabi.'' poysar name Hiji bij: bij: torhak: kore sakKii dite UTheI phYak:phYak: kore Hese phello.

Hiji bij: bij: bollo, ``Ekjonke Sikhiye diyechilo, tuI sakKii dibi Je, boITar sobuj roNGer molaT, kaner kache niil camrha Aar mathar Upor lalkalir chap. Ukil JeI take jigYasa koreche, tumi Aasamiike ceno? Amni se bole UTheche, AagYe HNNYa, sobuj roNGer molaT, kaner kache niil camrha, mathar Upor lal kalir chap - Hoh Hoh Hoh Ho---''

Hiji bij: bij: bollo, ``HNNYa, sojaruke cini, kumir cini, sob cini. sojaru gorte thake, tar gaye lomba-lomba kNNaTa, Aar kumirer gaye caka-caka Dhipir moto, tara chagol-Tagol dhore khay.'' bolteI byakoroN SiNNG bYa-bYa kore bhoyanok kNNede UThlo.

chagol bollo, ``Aamar sejomamar Aadhkhana kumire kheyechilo, taI baki Aadhkhana more gelo.''

Hiji bij: bij: bollo, ``ta Aar jani na? Ekjon naliS kore tar Ekjon Ukil thake, Aar Ekjonke Aasam theke niye Aase, take Aasamii bole. tarO Ekjon Ukil thake. Ek-Ekdike doSjon kore sakKii thake. Aar Ekjon joj thake, se bose-bose ghumoy.''

pNNYaca bollo, ``kokKono Aami ghumocchi na, Aamar cokhe bYaram Aache taI cokh buje Aachi.''

Hiji bij: bij: bollo, ``Aaro Anek joj dekhechi, tader sokkolerI cokhe bYaram.'' boleI se phYak:phYak: kore bhoyanok Haste laglo.

Hiji bij: bij: bollo, ``Ekjoner mathar bYaram chilo, se sob jiniser namkoroN korto. tar jutor nam chilo AbimrRShYkarita, tar chatar nam chilo pRotuYtponnomotitWo, tar garhur nam chilo poromklYaNboreShu--- kintu JeI tar barhir nam diyeche kiNNGkortobYbimuurhh Amni bhuumikompo Hoye barhiTarhi sob porhe giyeche. Hoh Hoh Hoh Ho---''

Hiji bij: bij: bollo, ``taO jano na? sokale Aamar nam thake Aalunarkol Aabar Aar EkTu bikel HoleI Aamar nam Hoye Jabe ramtarhu.''

Hiji bij: bij: bollo, ``kar kotha bolcho? SRiinibas? SRiinibas deSe cole giyeche.'' Amni bhirher modhYe theke Udho Aar budho EksoNGge cNNeciye UThlo, ``ta Hole SRiinibas niScoyI more giyeche.''

Sune Udho budhoke bollo, ``pher sobaI mile kotha bolbi to toke marte marte sabarh kore phelbo.'' budho bollo, ``Aabar Jodi golmal koris ta Hole toke dhore Ekkebare pNNoTla-peTa kore debo.''

Seyal bollo, ``Hujur, Era sob pagol Aar AaHamMok, Eder sakKiir kono muulYo neI.''

Sune kumir rege lYaj Aachrhiye bollo, ``ke bollo muulYo neI? dostur moto car Aana poysa khoroc kore sakKii deOyano Hocche.'' boleI se tokKuni Thok:Thok: kore SholoTa poysa guNe Hiji bij: bijer Hate diye dilo.

Amni ke Jeno Opor theke bole UThlo, ``1nNNG sakKii, nogod Hisab, muulYo car Aana.'' ceye dekhlam kakkeSWor bose-bose Hiseb likhche.

Hiji bij: bij: khanik bhebe bollo, ``Seyaler biShoye EkTa gan Aache, seITa jani.''

Hiji bij: bij: sur kore bolte laglo, ``Aay, Aay, Aay, Seyal begun khay, tara tel Aar nun kothay pay ---''

bolteI Seyal bhoyanok bYsto Hoye UThlo, ``thak:-thak:, se AnYo Seyaler kotha, tomar sakKii deOya SeSh Hoye giyeche.''

Edike Hoyeche ki, sakKiira poysa pacche dekhe sakKii debar jonYo bhoyanok HurhoHurhi lege giyeche. sobaI mile ThelaTheli korche, Emon somoy HoThat dekhi kakkeSWor jhup: kore gach theke neme Ese sakKiir jaygay bose sakKii dite Aarombho koreche. keU kichu jigYasa korbar AageI se bolte Aarombho korlo, ``SRiiSRiibhuuSoNDikagay nomoh. SRiikakkeSWor kuc:kuce, 41nNNG gechobajar, kageyapoTi. Aamra Hisabii O beHisabii khucra paIkarii sokolpRokar goNonar karJo---''

Seyal bollo, ``baje kotha bolo na, Ja jigYasa korchi tar jobab daO. ki nam tomar?''

kak bollo, ``ta bola bhari Sokto. ghoNTa Hisebe car Aana, maIl Hisabe doS poysa, nogod dile duI poysa kom. Jog korle doS Aana, biyog korle tin Aana, bhag korle sat poysa, guN korle EkuS Taka.''

Seyal bollo, ``Aar bidYe jaHir korte Hobe na. jigYasa kori, tomar barhi Jabar pothTa ceno to?''

kak bollo, ``poth Aabar Jabe kothay? Jekhankar poth sekhaneI Aache. poth ki Aabar Edik-Odik corhe berhay? na, darjiliNGe HaOya khete Jay?''

Seyal bollo, ``tumi bhari beyadob He! boli, sakKii dite Je Eyecho, mokoddomar kotha ki jano?''

kak bollo, ``khub Ja Hok! EtokKoN bose-bose Hiseb korlo ke? Ja kichu jante caO Aamar kache pabe. EI to, pRothomeI, man kake bole? man mane kocuri. kocuri carpRokar--- HiNGer kocuri, khasta kocuri, nimki Aar jibegoja. khele ki Hoy? khele Seyalder gola kuT:kuT: kore, kintu kageder kore na. tar por Ekjon sakKii chilo, nogod muulYo car Aana, se Aasame thakto, tar kaner camrha niil Hoye gelo--- take bole kalajWor. tarpor Ekjon lok chilo se sokoler namkoroN korto --- Seyalke bolto telcor, kumirke bolto AShTabokRo, pNNYacake bolto bibhiiShoN---'' bolteI bicar sobhay EkTa bhoyanok golmal bedhe gelo. kumir HoThat khepe giye Top: kore kolabYaNGke kheye phello, taI dekhe chNNucoTa kic:kic: kic: kic: kore bhoyanok cNNYacate laglo, Seyal EkTa chata diye Hus: Hus: kore kakkeSWorke tarhate laglo.

pNNYaca gombhiir Hoye bollo, ``sobaI cup koro, Aami mokoddomar ray debo.'' EI boleI kane-kolom-deOya khorgoSke Hukum korlo, ``Ja bolchi likhe naO: manHanir mokoddoma, cobbiS nombor. phoriyadii--- sojaru. Asamii--- dNNarhaO. Aasamii koI?'' tokhon sobaI bollo, ``OI Ja! Aasamii to keU neI.'' tarhatarhi bhuliye-bhaliye nerhake Aasamii dNNarh korano Holo. nerhaTa boka, se bhablo AasamiiraO bujhi poysa pabe, taI se Aapotti korlo na.

Hukum Holo--- nerhar tinmas jel Aar satdiner phNNasi. Aami sobe bhabchi Erokom AnYay bicarer biruddhe Aapotti kora Ucit, Emon somoy chagolTa HoThat ``bYa-koroN SiNNG'' bole pichon theke terhe Ese Aamay Ek DhNNu marlo, tar poreI Aamar kan kamrhe dilo. Amni cardike kirokom sob ghuliye Jete laglo, chagolTar mukhTa kRome bodliye SeShTay Thik mejomamar moto Hoye gelo. tokhon ThaOr kore dekhlam, mejomama Aamar kan dhore bolchen, ``bYakoroN Sikhbar nam kore bujhi porhe porhe ghumono Hocche?''

Aami to Abak! pRothome bhablam bujhi EtokKoN sWopno dekhchilam. kintu, tomra bolle biSWas korbe na, Aamar rumalTa khNNujte giye dekhi kothaO rumal neI, Aar EkTa berhal berhar Upor bose bose gNNophe ta dicchilo, HoThat Aamay dekhte peyeI khoc:moc: kore neme paliye gelo. Aar Thik seI somoy baganer pichon theke EkTa chagol bYa kore Deke UThlo.

Aami borhomamar kache E-sob kotha bolechilam, kintu borhomama bollen, ``Ja, Ja, kotogulo baje sWopno dekhe taI niye golpo korte Eseche.'' manuSher boyos Hole Emon HNNotka Hoye Jay, kichuteI kono kotha biSWas korte cay na. tomader kina Ekhono beSi boyos Hoy ni, taI tomader kache bhorsa kore E-sob kotha bollam.

Ho Jo bo ro lo

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