LagtaTannemHelmettGhalchem Gõychea Yeradari Montrian, motor-saikolicher fattlean bospiak-ui helmett gorjechem mhonn jahir kelam. Tednanchean, zaitea zannanchea mathear ‘helmett’-achem vozon poddlolea porim zalam. Odik korun, mottor-saikolichem bhaddem marpi ‘pilot’ ghuspagondollachea pagerant xirkoleat. Helmett soktichem (compulsory) korunk tharaylam dekun, mhoje bhaxen khubxe zann he gozalik lagon khuxal zaleant astolim. Inosent cheddvancher sokoilea dorjeache 'comments' marpianchi mhaka sodanch tiddok martali. Konn-ui tornnatem mottor-saikolicher fattlean bosun aslear, vattevele Romeo sadea vicharancher mottim mangasanvam kori. “Tachem konn tem?” Kaituche mottor-saikolir fattlean bosun aslolea sundor cheddvak polleun Forsu vichari. “Tem? Tem tachem helmett”, Lorsu soroll zap di-i. Atam, cheddvanche toklek ‘helmet’ astolem ani him mangasanvam unnim zatolim. Helmettacho kaido khub zonnank faideacho zatolo. Poile suvater, vatter'lift' magpachem unnem zatolem; ani gorjek sampoddloleak 'lift' ditanam helmett nam dekun pulisancho talanv poddlear, to farik korunk 'lift' magpian toyar zaunchem poddtolem. Oxem korun altur-faltur 'lift' magpi thodde-thodde zait vetole. Dusre vatten, vaddeantlea mostea tornnateanche bhognnar mat choddtole. Te koxe? Vaddeantlem kivam ganvantlem cheddum kolejik, nokrek vo dispottim bazarak vochunk bosichi vatt pollet bos-sttopar ubem asta, tednam vaddeantle tornne ani bekar 'hero' apleo mottor-saikoli bhair kaddtat. “Pavoychem go?” Fukott 'lift' mellta ti konnak naka? Voilean bosichi tikett sutt’tta. Atam fuddarak dha pavtti chintun vicharchem poddtolem - “Yeta go?” “Helmett asa mum tuje kodde?” Somoz, Nuvem igorjexim ravpi ek monis, Moddganvchea Kadamba prasak lagim aslolea nustea bazarant vochunk bhair sorta. Vatter taka, tacho vollkhicho ixtt mottor-saikolichi 'lift' magta. Kadamba prasar pavta-pavta, anink matxe fuddem, sumar oddech kilomittor mukhar aslolea voilea bazarant kamraxim pavounk nomrutayen vinoti korta. Ixttak vaitt disot mhonn taka khuxe bhair pavounk poddta. Mhonntoch, vochunk-yeunk fukott panch kilometranchi mharog petrol sompta mum? Helmettacho kaido chalik lagtoch mhaka dista ho 'lift' magcho mellgor kabar zatolo ani odhikrut ritin (officially) bhaddem marpiank helmettacho kaido boroch faideak poddtolo. Oxem tumkam disonam? Zalear, tancho boball kiteak? Ani dusrea helmettak vo fattlean bostoleank-ui helmett lagu kelam taka 'pilot'-ancho virodh kiteak? Tanche nodrentlean, fattlean bospiancho jiv titlo moladik nhoi kai? Obseogan zatolim mornnam, helmettacho vapor kortoch fuddarak unnim zatolim mhonn amkam puro visvas asa. Mottor-saikol cholovpian ani fattlean bostolean-ui helmett ghalchea sorkari kaidea vixim zaite zonn khos porgott’tat. Ani choddan chodd, amchea ixtta Lapittachi potin khoxen bhorlea. Helmett toklek ghalchea kaidea vixim ti itli khoxal kiteak? Tanche dhaktte dhuvechi madrin Sakru, apnnak aplea kumpar Lapittan hanga-thoim vhorche khatir taka khoinchea-i vellar fon korta. Atam hea don helmettanchea kaideak lagon fukea tripio bond poddtoleo dekun, Lapittache potinichea jivak vorti dhadoskay bhoglea. Mottor-saikolicho vapor ghorchea kama poros dhuveche madrinik chodduch zatalo. Fuddarak petrol vanchovop ani vilean ghorkarak-ui suseg melltolo. Oxe umedir astanam ghorantlo fon vazlo. “Konn uloyta?” “Hanv uloytam, Sakru… (devcharacho ugddas kelo ani devchar fonar) Kumpar nam ghorant?” “Tujea filiadak iskolantlean haddunk gela.” “Helmettachi khobor aikolea yea?” “Hoi, hoi. Amcheak sanglam hanvem, mhaka lagon mharog helmett gheunchi goroz nam. Hanga-thoim vochunk poddlear bosin vetolim… Amchim ailim dista. Mottor-saikolicho avaz aila. Toxich rav…. Fon bond korum naka… Dar ugtem kortam tankam, ham? (Dhuvechea tokler novem helmett polleun Lapittache potinichi tokli sonnsonnli. Mottor-saikolicho vapor dusream khatir zata ani atam helmettacho faido dhuveche madrinik boreak poddtolo. Hachem tika mottem pikasanv zalem.) “Tuka hanvem anink helmett naka mhonn sanglolem. Goroz poddlear hanv bosin vetolim aslim. Ho despez kiteak korunk zai aslo?” “Thoddeach duddvank lagon amche dhuvecho kivam tuzo jiv sonkoxttant ghalunk naka mhaka. Mottor-saikol cholovpiacho jiv surokxit ascho tech toren, fattlean bospiachea-i jivachem luksonn zaunchem nhoi mhonn sorkarak dista. Khub kall chintalom. Mhojea jiva poros tumchea jivacho husko asa mhaka. Dekun, novem helmett ghetlam.” (Fon chalu asa mhonn Lapittache potinik ugddas zalo. Porot fon hatant gheun uloyli –) “Tum azun-ui fonar asa yea?” “Hoi ge kumar. Khorem mhollear, helmett viktem gheunchem kai mhonn kumparik vicharunk hanvem fon kelolo. Tumi uloyleant tem hanvem sogllem aikolam. Atam mhaka helmettacho husko nam…..” Lino B. Dourado Vhoilo Lekh, Dalgado Konknni Akademichem Nemallem 'GõychoPormoll' 28.08.2012, hacher uzvaddak aila..
