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Son'varachim Sungttam:
 
Cheddvam-ostoreanchea  monant kitem xizta konn sangot?
                                                 -Jose Salvador Fernandes
Khubxe pavtti mhonnlolem aikolam – Devak khuim tin gozali khobor nant. Poili, 
Don Bosko Sonvsthe kodde itlo duddu khuincho, dusri gozal Jezvit Sonvstheche 
padri sumara bhair huxar koxe, ani tisri, cheddvam-ostoreanchea monant kitem 
xizta.
Oi! Cheddvam-ostoreanchea monant kednam, kitem xizot ani xizta tem sangunk 
bhouch, bhouch moskil. 
Pondra-solla vorsam fattli gozal. Moddganvchea Gandhi markittant gel’lom. 
Sanjechea chear vorancho vell zal’lo. Markittant modinch lokacho ek vhodd zomo. 
Konnak kitem zalem kai mhonnit hanvuim tea zomeant bhorti zalom. Polle zalear 
kitem? 
Att-tis-cheallis vorsanche pirayechi ostori roddtali. Ani zomo zavn ubo aslolo 
lok tiche churchure kortalo. Hanvem ekleak vicharlem, “kitem zalem tika? Kiteak 
roddta ti?” 
“Bazarak ailole kodden tichem khuim pakitt marlem.” Magic show-acho kitem item 
chuktolea vori tannem mhojea tondda kodde pollenastana, te ostorecheruch nodor 
thiravn sanglem.
“Atam mhaka ghov tapoitolo…… bazarak mhunn tannem mhaka satxim rupia dilole…. 
bagantuch dovorlole…. konnem tori bag chorun vhelem…. Atam  ghora vochunk mhoje 
kodde poixe nant… hanv kitem kortelim?,” oxem ulovn ti ostori 
hunddkea-hunddkeamni roddtali. Tichem roddop pollevn mhojem kalliz matxe 
hal’lem. Matso movall’lom. Monant mhonnlem hanv mhunn kitem korunk xoktam? 
Bolsant bazra itlech duddu ghalun ailolom…. Tantuntle tika dile zalear, bazrak 
unnem zaunche nasle? Mhoji konnuch naslole te ostorecho itlo husko kortana, tea 
zomeantlo eklo-i monis tika koslich – duddvanchi vo suchovnnechi – mozot korunk 
fuddem soronaslo. Ti ravun-ravun tich-tich gozal sangtali ani porot-ui roddtali 
ani thoim hajir aslolo zomo tiatr pollelolea vori tichem ‘acting’ polletalo. 
Monant mhonnlem, avoi zait ti mhoji. Mhoji-i avoi oxich oddchonnek sampoddloli 
zalear tika-i konnem adar diuncho oxem mhaka dischem naslem? Zaum, konnachi 
tori avoi astoli
 ti. Punn xevttim mhojech avoi sarki avoi nhoi ti? Dekun, ek doyall kornni 
korum-ia mhonnit hanv fuddem sorlom ani tichexim vochun sanglem, “tuje kodde 
ghora vochunk poixe nant nhoi? Chol, mhoje kodde iskuttor asa, hanv tuka vhorun 
pavoitam.” Aplea dolleantlean vhanvtolim dukham hatantlea lensak puxit tinnem 
“dev borem korum baba” oxem hanvem mhonnlem.
“Tum khuinchi?” Hanvem tika proxn kelo.
“Kunkolle, Kombantli.” Tinnem babddeponnan zap dili.
“Chol tor, hanv tuka pavoitam.” Hanvem tika ghora pavoupachem aiteponn 
dakoilolem pollevn tichea mukhamollar matso uzvadd ful’lo. Ti mhojea fattafatt 
cholun yeunk lagli toxi, nigtoch tiatr sompun ghorche vattek laglolea porim 
thoim zomlolo lok aple vattek laglo. 
Tika pavounche khatir Moddganvchean Kunkolleche vatter astana ti ostori mhaka, 
“atam mhaka ghov tapoitolo…… bazarak mhunn tannem mhaka satxim rupia dilole…. 
bagantuch dovorlole…. konnem tori bag chorun vhelem….. hanv ghora kitem 
sangtelim? Bhirant dista…..”
“Bhiyeum naka…. Oxem khubxea zannank ghoddta. Thoddeo gozali amchea hatant 
nastana ghoddtat. Atam te satxim rupia chorun vhele mhunn ami kitlo-i vell-kall 
mathear hat dovrun boslear te duddu amkam kitem porot melltole? Atam asum-di, 
te gozali vixim chodd chintum naka.” Hanvem tika moral support divpachem anik 
ek borem kam’ kelem. 
Fuddlim tin-chear minttam amche modem ubem zalolem moneponn moddche khatir, 
hanvem tika vicharlem, “ghora bhurgim asat dista nhoi?”
“Oi re baba, tankam yetana khavnk haddtelim mhunn sangun hanv ghorantlean bhair 
sorlelim. Punn….” Tinnem aplem ulovp purem korunk na khorem, punn tichea tea 
ulovpan mhojea kallzak anik-ui churchurailem. Monant mhonnlem, bazar faleam 
korcho; hi ghora pavche poilim tichea bhurgeam khatir vatter kitem-i ghevn 
ditolom. Ani uprant, oxeoch gozali korit ami Kunkolle bazarant pavlim tednam 
tinnem mhaka apunn zavn, kaklut dispa sarkea tallean sanglem, “baba, bhurgeam 
khatir chear ‘ice-cream’ ghevn dita? Lhan-lhan bhurgim mhojim,  maim khavnk 
haddteli mhunn axevn ani dolleant tel ghalun vatt pollet ravtolim.” Adinch 
tichea ani tichea bhurgeam khatir movall’lelem kalliz mhojem atam anik-ui 
movall’lem. Hanvem iskuttor sttendar kaddli. Moneamnich, att-dha panvlanchea 
ontrar aslolea dukonar gelom ani chear ‘ice-cream’-iechim kopam eke potient 
ghalun ghevn ailom. Ti poti tichea hatant dili. Skuttor chalu keli ani Kombant 
vochpachi vatt dhorli.
 Kunkolle thavn Komba veche vatter astana ti ek-ui utor ulovnk na. Mhaka-i tem 
kainch vegllem disonk na. “Tujea ghora vochpacho rosto khuinchean to mhaka 
sang, sarki ghora vhorun pavoitam.” Zalear titlean tinnem mhaka kitem mhonnchem?
“Tum mhaka hangach denvoi. Ghora kodde yeum naka. Ghorant konn na. Lokan tor 
pollet zalear, lok mhojeo khobro pordesant aslolea ghovak pavoitolo. Tum porot 
voch.” Oxem ulovn ti fottfottit, choriam koxi cholot geli ani ek-dusrea 
ghorachea addosak nanch zali. 
Hanv tika gorjechea vellar pavlom dekun, aplea ghora pavtoch upkari kallzan 
mhaka dhin’vastoli oxem dislolem. Punn……
Monant mhonnlem, “roddtole bailek patiyeunchem nhoi” mhonntat ti gozal sarki. 
Moddganvam tinnem zo dhamal kelo tednachean thavn ti Kunkolle-Komba vatter 
astana tichea monant kitem-kitem xiztalem tem mhaka koll’lench na, punn mhaka 
topi ghalpachem tichea monant jem kitem xizlem tem mhaka xevottakuch 
gomlem.          
 

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