Moskoreo Zhoddar Poddtat Tednam Kaim monis dusreancheo moskoreo vo fokandam korunk bhouch huxar astat. Dusreancheo moskoreo korunk tankam sond mellot tor moskoreo korpak koxech fattim soronant. Gorjebhair osokt mon’xancher fokandam korun tankam sobemazar lojen ghalop hi tanchi ek paddi sonvoim zavn asa. Punn dusreani, tancheo moskoreo kelear tea vellar mat, tanchea dopram thavn tankam tidhok choddta. Unch totvancho monis (a man of high principles) dusreank lojez ghalpachim fokandam ken’nanch korinam. Bullbullit nisrun zomnir apttololeak to hat divn vhoir kaddta ani adar korta. Punn thodde zann, ghosrott zomnir poddtoleank pollevn, bhouch mottean hanstat. Tankam fokot dusreancheo chuki distat. Bori doyea tanchea totvamni xenleli asta. Tuka naka dusreani tujeo moskoreo keloleo zalear, tunvem dusreanchim fokaddam korchi nhi astat. Amchea bhurgeaponnar ugtea moidanar ami jinsavar khell khelltale. Hea khellant xezarchea ghorantlea cheddvanchoi aspav astalo. Cheddvam paryani-lobiani, langdi kivam apa-lipanim khelltalim zalear ami chedde goinda-bal, logorio, futboll ani godd’ddeani khelltale. Amcha modim thodde moste bhurge asle. Tanche khell vegllech toreche astale. Tankam moskoreo odik korun cheddvancheo bhouch umedin korpak, movza distali. Tannim jive xirle haddun cheddvachea vistidar soddun tancheo bobo uyeli ghalcheo nam tor, toll (grasshoppers) cheddvanchea polkean (blouse) bhitor soddun ani babddim nachunk noko aslelelim cheddvam tollachea bhirantin yevtin-tevtin udki ghetana dekhnni dans nachtat kai distalim. Heo tancheo mansugebhaileo moskoreo mhaka avodd nasleo. Tea khatir khub pavtti toxem vo tosleo azneri korinaka zavnk borea utramni, mostea bhurgeank xiddkaytalom. Tanchea vangnnucher sodanch hanv virodh dakoitalom mhunn, tannim mhaka ‘pativ’ (hi khobor mhaka poili nasli) nanv dovorlolem. Hanv khella moidanar lagim pavta-pavtam mhojeach idadir pavlele te moste bhurge, adim rostear ganvcho vigar dislear ami besanv ghetale te toren, mhojem besanv ghevnk boslele ube zatale, ani herankui mhoje besanv ghevnk fors kortale. To dis Aitar aslo. Chodd-so lok tandull korchea khatir Aitarachem bhatt ukodtalo. Tea disa, tin familichem ukoddlolem bhatt, panch atorancher suktalem. Amkam khellunk zago unno poddtalo. Her lok bakinacher bosun bhatt raktalo zalear, xezarchea Sakru timaichi novi kazari sun kodelir bosun bhatt polletali. Amchea modim khelltolea eka cheddvak thoddea vella khatir kodelir bosun upkar maglo ani laginch aslolea tichea ghoran bhitor gheli. Ti koddsorun gheleli astona kaim bhurgim tea kodelik sorvbhonvtolo ghatlo ani ek-ek zaun utop-bosop korun onek torecho khell khellunk laglim. Konn kodelir bosunk ghelear fattlean kodel oddun bostoleak dornir poddta sarke kortale. Sumar panch minutani Sakru timainchi sun ghorantli bhair sorun aplea zagear aili ani kodelir boschea vellaruch konn eka mostean kodel fattlean oddun kaddli ani ti ekdom nibran kulle dhadlun zomnir poddli. Lagim aslolea cheddvamni ubi zavnk tika adar kortana, konn eka bhurgean akantachea avazan mhontlem. “Agge mhoje maim!!! Tichea payancher rogot poddta mugo yea.” Veg-vegim Sakru timaim aili ani kitem zalem tem vichartoch tichea sunen, sot lipoun mhontlem. “Kodelir bosunk hanv chuklim ani dotorer aptolim” Sogott bhurgim tothakun eka-mekachea tonddank pollevnk urlim. Thoddeanchea dolleanim dukham ubzolim. Sasumaink fott sangun xezarchea bhurgeanchi kallzam tinnem jikhun ghetlim. Tea vellar vo te disa amkam kollunk nam bhitorlean rogot koxem vhanvunk laglem tem. Uprant vhoddilam uloitalim tem ami aikolelem. Sakru timaichi sun gorbest asli ani tika tisro mhoynno choltalo. Poddlele dukhecher tika gorbpat (miscarriage) zalo mhunn ten’nache Kansavleche voiz Barbosan sangun dilelem. Ti ghoddnnuk zalelea disa savn bhurgim moidanar khellunk disona zalim. Apleak lagun bhurgim bhirantin vo lojen moidanar yenant mhunn tika kollun yetoch, porxim bhugeanchea ghora vochun tankam portean adle toren ekdam moidannar khellpachi umed dili. Ani mhaka ‘pativ’ mhunn nanv dilole te moste bhurge, zaitech sudorle. Hanv khellam moidonar bhitor sortana adle toren mhojem besanv ghevunk lagim yenasle. Ani sompoitana: Sakru timaim boreak bori asli. Zori tea disa teach vogtar tika ghomlelem konn eklean kodel oddun sunek zomnir udoiloli mhunn, ti sunek tras zatat te visrun kodel oddtoleak poili sodta asli. Ani donui vattamni kitlem vaitt zait aslem tem sangunk kothin aslem. Punn tika zaitea tempan khori ghoxtt kollun aili ten’na, ragachea vellar marekar vaitt zatelem aslem tem, suneche fottin nirvarlem mhunn, ticho guneanv korinastana tiche doyal kornni ani bore gunn vakandle. Lino B. Dourado .
