doSa ivadoSa kI laaok kqaaeoM — fla–1–saoba santra :
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–1
saoba AaOr santra
saMklanakta-
sauYamaa gauPta
Cover Title : Lok Kathaon Mein Phal-1-Seb Aur Santara (Fruit in Folktales-1-Apple and Oranges) Cover Page picture : Apples and Oranges
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Contents
saIrIja, kI BaUimaka ....................................................................................................... 4
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–1–saoba AaOr santra ............................................................................... 5
1 DaoraoqaI AaOr saoba ka baIja ........................................................................................... 7
2 santaoYa ka saoba .................................................................................................... 13
3 rajakumaar AaOr saoba ................................................................................................ 25
4 laao Ana- ko saunahrI saoba ............................................................................................ 33
5 ek CaoTa carvaaha ................................................................................................. 50
6 saoba vaalaI laD,kI .................................................................................................. 61
7 caIla maugao- @yaaoM KatI hO?........................................................................................... 68
8 AaQaa naaOjavaana..................................................................................................... 77
9 paoma AaOr pIla ..................................................................................................... 92
10 laaokI AaOr [DUnaa ............................................................................................... 106
11 ek rajaa AaOr saoba ............................................................................................. 131
12 tIna saunahro santro ............................................................................................... 138
13 Pyaar ko tIna santro ............................................................................................. 156
14 tIna santraoM sao Pyaar ............................................................................................ 166
15 ijaPsaI ranaI ..................................................................................................... 183
16 jaadu[- santro ka poD, ............................................................................................ 189
17 baokr ka AalasaI baoTa .......................................................................................... 196
18 ik`samasa ka santra ............................................................................................. 201
saIrIja, kI BaUimaka
laaok kqaaeoM iksaI BaI samaaja kI saMskRit ka ek ATUT ihssaa haotI hOM. yao saMsaar kao ]sa samaaja ko baaro maoM batatI hOM
ijasakI vao laaok kqaaeoM hOM. Aaja sao bahut saala phlao, krIba 100 saala phlao, yao laaok kqaaeoM kovala ja,baanaI hI khI
jaatIM qaIM AaOr kh sauna kr hI ek pIZ,I sao dUsarI pIZ,I kao dI jaatI qaIM [sailayao iksaI BaI laaok kqaa ka maUla $p
@yaa rha haogaa yah khnaa mauiSkla hO.
Aaja hma eosaI hI kuC AMga`ojaI AaOr kuC dUsarI BaaYaa baaolanao vaalao doSaaoM kI laaok kqaaeoM Apnao ihndI BaaYaa
baaolanao vaalao samaaja tk phu^caanao ka p`yaasa kr rho hOM. [namaoM sao bahut saarI laaok kqaaeoM hmanao AMga`ojaI kI iktabaaoM sao,
kuC ivaSvaivaValayaaoM maoM dI gayaI qaIsaoja, sao, AaOr kuC pi~kaAaoM sao laI hOM AaOr kuC laaogaaoM sao sauna kr BaI ilaKI hOM.
Aba tk 1500 sao AiQak laaok kqaaeoM ihndI maoM ilaKI jaa caukI hOM. [namaoM sao 400 sao BaI AiQak laaok kqaaeoM tao
kovala Af`Ika ko doSaaoM kI hI hOM.
[sa baat ka ivaSaoYa Qyaana rKa gayaa hO ik yao saba laaok kqaaeoM hr vah AadmaI pZ, sako jaao qaaoD,I saI BaI ihndI
pZ,naa jaanata hao AaOr ]sao samaJata hao. yao kqaaeoM yaha^ tao sarla BaaYaa maoM ilaKI gayaI hO pr [nakao ihndI maoM ilaKnao maoM
k[- samasyaaeoM AayaI hO ijanamaoM sao dao samasyaaeoM mau#ya hOM.
ek tao yah ik krIba krIba 95 p`itSat ivadoSaI naamaaoM kao ihndI maoM ilaKnaa bahut mauiSkla hO, caaho vao AadimayaaoM
ko haoM yaa ifr jagahaoM ko. dUsaro ]naka ]ccaarNa BaI bahut hI Alaga trIko ka haota hO. kao[- kuC baaolata hO tao kao[-
kuC. [sakao saaf krnao ko ilayao [sa saIrIja, kI saba iktabaaoM maoM fuTnaaoT\sa maoM ]nakao AMga`ojaI maoM ilaK idyaa gayaa hOM
taik kao[- BaI ]nakao AMga`ojaI ko SabdaoM kI sahayata sao khIM BaI Kaoja sako. [sako Alaavaa AaOr BaI bahut saaro Sabd jaao
hmaaro Baart ko laaogaaoM ko ilayao nayao hOM ]nakao BaI fuTnaaoT\sa AaOr ica~aoM Wara samaJaayaa gayaa hO.
yao saba kqaaeoM “doSa ivadoSa kI laaok kqaaeoM” naama kI saIrIja, ko Antga-t CapI jaa rhI hOM. yao laaok kqaaeoM
Aap sabaka manaaorMjana tao kroMgaI hI saaqa maoM dUsaro doSaaoM kI saMskRit ko baaro maoM BaI jaanakarI doMgaI. AaSaa hO ik ihndI
saaih%ya jagat maoM [naka Bavya svaagat haogaa.
sauYamaa gauPta
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laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–1–saoba AaOr santra
saMsaar maoM saba laaoga fla Kato hOM caaho vah ma^hgaa hao yaa sasta, CaoTa hao yaa baD,a, baajaar sao KrIda huAa hao yaa Gar maoM
]gaayaa gayaa. svaasqya kI dRiYT sao Da@TraoM ka khnaa hO ik raoja ek saoba Kanaa Gar sao Da@Tr kao dUr rKta hO.
bahut saaro laaoga [sa ilayao ek saoba raoja ja$r Kato hOM.
tuma laaogaaoM kao yaad haogaa [-saa[- Qama- maoM jaba Bagavaana nao duinayaa^ banaayaI tao ]sako baad ApnaI Sa@la ka ek
AadmaI banaayaa ijasaka naama qaa eoDma. ifr ]sako saaqa ko ilayao ek s~I banaayaI ijasaka naama qaa [-va AaOr ]na daonaaoM
kao Apnao [-Dna ko baagaIcao maoM rK idyaa AaOr ]nasao kh idyaa ik ]sa baagaIcao maoM lagao ek poD, ko fla vao na KayaoM. vao
daonaaoM bahut Aa&akarI qao saao bahut idnaaoM tk ]nhaoMnao vah fla nahIM Kayaa. pr ek idna SaOtana ]nako idmaaga pr caZ,
gayaa AaOr ]sako Asar sao ]nhaoMnao vah fla Ka ilayaa. ]sa fla kao Ka laonao ko baad ]nakao &ana hao gayaa ijasasao ]nakao
yah pta cala gayaa ik vao daonaaoM naMgao KD,o hOM AaOr ek dUsaro sao iCpnao kI kaoiSaSa kr rho hOM. Bagavaana nao jaba yah doKa
tao vah samaJa gayao ik [nhaoMnao ]sa vaija-t poD, ka fla Ka ilayaa hO saao ApnaI Aa&a ka ]llaMGana krnao kI vajah sao
]nakao [sa baagaIcao sao baahr inakala kr QartI pr Baoja idyaa. saao vah kaOna saa fla qaa ijasakao Ka kr ]nakao yah
&ana hao gayaa qaa – vah qaa saoba.
]sako baad tao k[- khavatoM BaI inaklaIM. sabasao j,yaada PyaarI caIja, kao AMga`ojaI maoM eoipla AaOf d Aa[- khto
hOM. Amaoirka ko maSahUr AaOr duinayaa^ ko dUsaro nambar ko Sahr nyaU yaaOk- kao laaoga ibaga eoipla kh kr pukarto hOM.
saoba saaQaarNatyaa zMDo doSaaoM ka fla hO pr Aba yaatayaat kI sauivaQaa ko karNa bahut jagah imalanao lagaa hO. saoba vaha^
k[- saa[ja, maoM, k[- Aakar maoM, k[- rMgaaoM maoM AaOr k[- svaadaoM maoM payaa jaata hO – CaoTa baD,a, gaaola lambaaotra, laala pIlaa,
hra saunahra, K+a maIza AaOr K+a–maIza Aaid Aaid.
pr @yaaoMik saoba zMDI jalavaayau ka fla hO [sailayao saoba sao sambainQat laaok kqaaeoM BaI jyaadatr ]nhIM zMDo doSaaoM
maoM payaI jaatI hO. AaOr @yaaoMik j,yaadatr zMDo doSa ivakisat doSa hO ]naka saaih%ya BaI laaogaaoM kao AasaanaI sao ]plabQa hO
caaho vah AMga`jaI BaaYaa maoM hI sahI.
saoba ko saaqa saaqa santra BaI ]na doSaaoM maoM bahut p`isaw hO tao ]sakI BaI vaha^ laaok kqaaeoM kafI imalatI hOM.
[sailayao hmanao ]na laaok kqaaAaoM kao BaI [sa pstk maoM jaaoD, idyaa hO.
]nakI yao laaok kqaaeoM Apnao Baart ko ihndI BaaYaI laaogaaoM ko ilayao [sa pustk maoM ihndI maoM dI jaa rhI hOM. [na
daonaaoM flaaoM sao sambainQat vaha^ bahut saarI laaok kqaaeoM payaI jaatI hOM. saba kqaaeoM tao yaha^ donaa samBava nahIM hO pr ifr
BaI kafI kqaaeoM donao kI yaha^ kaoiSaSa kI jaa rhI hO.
[na kqaaAaoM maoM kovala ek kqaa piScamaI Af`Ika kI hO jaao Af`Ika ko vaatavarNa kI haonao ko karNa pZ,nao maoM
kuC AjaIba saI lagatI hO pr , , , ,
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 7 ~
1 DaoraoqaI AaOr saoba ka baIja1
saoba kI yah phlaI laaok kqaa hmanao tumharo ilayao eiSayaa mahaWIp ko
caIna doSa kI laaok kqaaAaoM sao laI hO.
caIna doSa ko ek Sahr maoM ek laD,kI rhtI qaI. ]saka naama
qaa DaoraoqaI. vah AkolaI rhtI qaI AaOr laaogaaoM ko kpD,o Qaao kr
Apnaa gaujaara krtI qaI.
hFto ko AaKIr maoM jaba laaoga ]sao pOsaa doto tba vah Apnaa
Kanao ka saamaana KrIdnao jaayaa krtI qaI.
laoikna vah A@sar BaUKI rhtI qaI. @yaaoMik jaba BaI vah iksaI
dUkana sao saamaana KrId kr baahr inaklatI tBaI kao[- na kao[-
iBaKarI ]sako saamanao Aa jaata AaOr ]sasao Kanaa maa^gata —
“DaoraoqaI, maOMnao Aaja saubah sao kuC nahIM Kayaa, kla rat BaI Kanaa
nasaIba nahIM huAa. bahut BaUKa hU^, kuC Kanao kao do dao.”
AaOr DaoraoqaI javaaba dotI — “ha^ ha^, @yaaoM nahIM. tuma maoro Gar
calaao maOM tumhoM poT Bar Kanaa iKlaa}^gaI.” AaOr DaoraoqaI Apnaa Kanaa
]sa iBaKarI ko saaqa baa^T laotI.
1 Dorothy and the Seed of Apple – a folktale from China, Asia
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 8 ~
pr kBaI kBaI vah iBaKarI [tnaa j,yaada Ka jaata ik DaoraoqaI
ko ilayao ]saka banaayaa Kanaa bahut kma pD, jaata AaOr vah lagaBaga
BaUKI hI saao jaatI.
ek idna KUba QaUp inakla rhI qaI. DaoraoqaI QaUp maoM kpD,o sauKa
rhI qaI ik ]sanao caIM caIM kI Aavaaja saunaI. ]sanao [Qar ]Qar doKa
pr ]sao kao[- idKayaI nahIM idyaa. ifr iksaI jaanavar kI nanhIM
caIK saunaayaI pD,I.
ifr ]sanao saunaa kao[- kh rha qaa — “DaoraoqaI, [Qar doKao, maOM
hU^, jaldI AaAao maOM mar rhI hU^. maoro pMK igar rho hOM AaOr maora ek
pMK tao TUT BaI gayaa hO. Aba maOM ifr kBaI nahIM ]D, sakU^gaI, gaa BaI nahIM sakU^gaI.”
AaOr DaoraoqaI ko pOraoM ko pasa ek Gaayala icaiD,yaa Aa kr igar
gayaI. ]sanao ]sao ]zayaa AaOr Apnao Gar lao gayaI.
icaiD,yaa nao kha — “DaoraoqaI, tuma mauJao Apnao pasa rK laao.
mauJao zIk kr dao, maOM tumhoM [saka badlaa ja$r cauka dU^gaI. maoro pMK
igar rho hOM AaOr maora ek pMK BaI TUT gayaa hO. mauJao ]D,nao AaOr gaanao
ko laayak banaa dao DaoraoqaI.”
DaoraoqaI ja,aor sao baaolaI — “doKao, maOM tumhoM zIk tao kr dU^gaI pr
tuma mauJasao kBaI badlao kI baat nahIM krnaa. mauJao tao vahI KuSaI
kafI hO jaba maOM tumakao ]D,to AaOr gaato doKU^gaI.”
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 9 ~
]sanao ]sa icaiD,yaa kao panaI maoM iBagaao kr Dbala raoTI iKlaayaI, panaI iplaayaa. ]saka TUTa pMK zIk ikyaa. DaoraoqaI kI ]^gailayaa^
[tnaI narma qaIM ik icaiD,yaa kao ]sako CUnao sao ibalkula BaI tklaIf,
nahIM hu[-.
ek hFto tk DaoraoqaI ]sakI saovaa krtI rhI. ek idna
saubah ]z kr ]sanao doKa ik icaiD,yaa kI TaokrI KalaI pD,I qaI.
]sanao iKD,kI sao baahr Jaa^k kr doKa, saUrja caZ, Aayaa qaa, hvaa Saant qaI AaOr dUr khIM kao[- nanhIM Aavaaja gaa rhI qaI.
“DaoraoqaI, [Qar doKao, maOM AakaSa maoM ]D,tI hu[- tumharo ilayao gaIt
gaa rhI hU^. tumanao maoro pMK zIk ikyao hOM [sailayao maOM Aba ]D, saktI
hU^ AaOr gaa saktI hU. tumanao raoja mauJao danaa panaI idyaa maOM [saka
badlaa tumhoM ja$r cauka}^gaI.”
DaoraoqaI h^saI AaOr baaolaI — “ArI Aao icaiD,yaa, mauJao kuC BaI
donao kI ja$rt nahIM hO, maoro ilayao tao yahI bahut hO ik tuma ]D,ao AaOr
gaaAao. pr Agar tumhoM kBaI BaI maorI ja$rt pD,o tao mauJao ja$r yaad
rKnaa.”
DaoraoqaI ka ipClaa hFta icaiD,yaa kI doK Baala maoM inakla gayaa
qaa saao vah kpD,o hI nahIM Qaao payaI AaOr [sailayao pOsao BaI nahIM kmaa
payaI. AaOr jaba pOsaa nahIM qaa tao Kanaa BaI nahIM qaa. saao DaoraoqaI
baocaarI bahut BaUKI qaI.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 10 ~
]sanao saara idna kama ikyaa AaOr saustanao ko ilayao saIiZ,yaaoM pr
baOz gayaI.tBaI ]sanao ifr caIM caIM kI Aavaaja saunaI AaOr ek
icaiD,yaa ]sakI gaaod maoM saoba ka ek baIja Dala gayaI.
“DaoraoqaI, tumanao maoro pMK zIk ikyao qao na, [saI ilayao Aba maOM gaa
saktI hU^, ]D, saktI hU^. AaOr maOMnao kha qaa na ik maOM [saka badlaa
ja$r cauka}^gaI.
doKao tumharI gaaod maoM saoba ka ek baIja pD,a hO. [sao tuma ABaI
baao dao, [sakI doKBaala krao, panaI dao. Saayad yah tumhara Baagya
banaa do.”
DaoraoqaI yah saaoca kr h^saI ik yah saoba ka baIja maora @yaa
Baagya banaayaogaa. pr vah icaiD,yaa ko idla kao zosa nahIM phu^caanaa
caahtI qaI.
saao ]sanao ]sa saoba ko baIja kao vahIM ek gaD\Za Kaod kr gaaD,
idyaa, panaI idyaa AaOr phcaana ko ilayao ek DMDI BaI gaaD, dI. ifr
vah jaa kr saao gayaI.
AgalaI saubah icaiD,yaa ko gaIt sao ]sakI Aa^K KulaI —
“DaoraoqaI DaoraoqaI, ]zao, doKao maOMnao tumhara badlaa cauka idyaa hO.
AaAao AaOr Apnao saoba [k{o kr laao.”
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 11 ~
AbakI baar DaoraoqaI kao gaussaa Aa gayaa. vah ibastr sao hI
icallaayaI — “Aro tuma mauJasao majaak @yaaoM kr rhI hao? maOM saoba taoD,nao kha^ jaa}^? @yaa bagaIcao maoM?
ABaI kla rat kao hI tao maOMnao saoba
ka baIja baaoyaa qaa ABaI ]samaoM saoba kha^
sao Aa gayao? AcCa tuma khtI hao tao
jaatI hU^.” kh kr vah bagaIcao maoM daOD,
gayaI.
]sako AaScaya- ka izkanaa na rha jaba ]sanao doKa ik jaha^
]sanao ipClao idna Apnaa saoba ka baIja baaoyaa qaa vaha^ tao Bara pUra
saoba ka poD, KD,a qaa ijasa pr laala laala saoba lado hue qao.
icaiD,yaa ifr BaI gaatI rhI. DaoraoqaI KuSaI sao Bar gayaI. ]sanao
icaiD,yaa kao Qanyavaad idyaa AaOr ]sa poD, sao saubah ko naaSto ko ilayao
ek saoba ]cak kr taoD, ilayaa.
vah saoba kuC baD,a BaI qaa AaOr BaarI BaI saao vah ]sao sa^Baala kr
Gar ko Andr lao gayaI AaOr caakU sao ]sako dao ihssao kr idyao.
pr yah @yaa? jaha^ saoba ko baIja haonao caaihyao vaha^ tao hIro,
maaotI, laala AaOr saaonao ko TukD,o Baro hue qao. DaoraoqaI nao eosaa saoba
phlao kBaI nahIM doKa qaa. vah tao ]sa saoba kao doKtI hI rh
gayaI.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 12 ~
icaiD,yaa nao ifr gaayaa — “DaoraoqaI, jaaAao, [nhoM baoca dao AaOr
Apnaa Baagya banaaAao.” DaoraoqaI bahut KuSa hu[-. ]sako baad sao vah
kBaI BaUKI nahIM rhI. vah hmaoSaa garIbaaoM kI madd krtI qaI AaOr
BaUKaoM kao Kanaa iKlaatI qaI.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 13 ~
2 santaoYa ka saoba2
saoba kI yah dUsarI laaok kqaa yaUraop mahaWIp ko ek doSa kI hO.
ek s~I qaI, ]sako tIna laD,ikyaa^ qaIM. ]sakI phlaI laD,kI
kI daonaaoM Aa^KaoM maoM BaoMgaapna qaa ifr BaI ]sakI maa^ ]sao bahut Pyaar
krtI qaI @yaaoMik ]sakI ApnaI daonaaoM Aa^KoM BaI BaoMgaI qaIM.
]sakI dUsarI laD,kI ka ek knQaa }^caa AaOr ek knQaa
naIcaa qaa AaOr BaaOhaoM ko baala Qau^e kI kailaK jaOsao kalao qao ifr BaI
]sakI maa^ ]sakao ]tnaa hI Pyaar krtI qaI ijatnaa ik ApnaI phlaI
laD,kI kao @yaaoMik ]saka Apnaa BaI ek knQaa }^caa AaOr ek
knQaa naIcaa qaa AaOr BaaOhaoM ko baala Qau^e kI kailaK jaOsao kalao qao.
pr ]sakI sabasao CaoTI laD,kI pko saoba kI
trh saundr qaI. ]sako roSama sao maulaayama baala
saaonao ko rMga jaOsao qao prntu ]sakI maa^ ]sao ibalkula
BaI nahIM caahtI qaI @yaaoMik na tao vah svayaM hI
ibalkula saundr qaI AaOr na ]sako baala hI saunahro qao.
daonaaoM baD,I baihnaoM raoja saubah Saama bahut baiZ,yaa kpD,o phnatI
qaIM AaOr saara idna baahr QaUp maoM baOzI rhtI qaIM. jabaik vah ApnaI
2 Apple of Contentment – a folktale from some European country
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 14 ~
sabasao CaoTI vaalaI laD,kI ik`sTIna3 kao bahut hI GaiTyaa kpD,o phnaa
kr rKtI qaI.
ik`sTIna batKaoM kao raoja saubah phaD,I tk lao jaatI qaI taik
vah hrI hrI Gaasa Ka kr maaoTI hao jaayaoM AaOr ifr ]nakao Gar vaapsa
laatI qaI.
daonaaMo baD,I baihnaaoM kao safod raoTI AaOr ma@Kna Kanao kao imalata
qaa AaOr baiZ,yaa dUQa pInao kao imalata qaa magar ik`sTIna kao saUKI
Dbala raoTI ko TukD,o hI Kanao kao imalato qao.
ek baar ik`sTIna ApnaI batKoM lao kr phaD,I kI Aaor calaI
jaa rhI qaI. ]sako haqaaoM maoM ]sakI baunaa[- qaI. vah QaUla Baro rasto
pr calatI jaa rhI qaI ik ek pula ko pasa AayaI jaao ek naalao pr
banaa huAa qaa.
vaha^ ]sanao ek laala rMga kI TaopI doKI ijasako }pr caa^dI kI
GaMTI lagaI qaI AaOr jaao ek poD, kI Dala sao JaUla rhI qaI.
vah TaopI ik`sTIna kao bahut AcCI lagaI. vah saaocanao lagaI ik
@yaaoM na vah ]sa TaopI kao lao lao @yaaoMik eosaI TaopI ]sanao phlao kBaI
nahIM doKI qaI.
saao ]sanao vah TaopI ]tar kr ApnaI jaoba maoM rK laI AaOr
batKaoM ko saaqa Aagao baZ, calaI ik ]sanao ek Aavaaja saunaI —
“ik`sTIna, ik`sTIna.”
3 Christine – the name of the girl
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 15 ~
]sanao [Qar ]Qar doKa tao ]sao ek AjaIba saa kalaa AadmaI
idKayaI idyaa. ]saka isar tao band gaaoBaI ijatnaa baD,a qaa AaOr
Ta^gaoM nanhIM maUlaI jaOsaI qaIM.
ik`sTIna nao ]sasao pUCa “tumhoM @yaa caaihyao.” vah AadmaI Aba
tk ]sako pasa tk Aa gayaa qaa AaOr vah ApnaI TaopI vaapsa maa^ga
rha qaa @yaaoMik ]sa TaopI ko ibanaa vah phaD,I pr Apnao Gar vaapsa
nahIM jaa sakta qaa.
vah AadmaI vahIM rhta qaa magar ifr ]sakI yah TaopI yaha^ poD,
pr kOsao laTkI rh gayaI yah ]sakI samaJa maoM nahIM Aayaa. ik`sTIna
nao saaocaa ik TaopI ]sakao vaapsa donao sao phlao ]sa AadmaI ka naama tao
]sa AadmaI sao ]sao maalaUma krnaa hI caaihyao.
Asala maoM vah AadmaI vaha^ ]sa naalao maoM maCilayaa^ pkD, rha qaa
ik hvaa sao ]sakI TaopI naalao maoM igar gayaI qaI AaOr ]sanao ]sao poD,
pr saUKnao ko ilayao Dala idyaa qaa.
pr Aba @yaa ik`sTIna vah TaopI ]sao vaapsa do dogaI? ]sanao ]sao
saba kuC saca saca bata idyaa ik ]sakI TaopI vaha^ kOsao phu^caI. sauna
kr ik`sTIna saaocanao lagaI ik vah @yaa kro? TaopI ]sao do yaa na do?
vah bahut saundr TaopI qaI. vah ]sakao bahut AcCI laga rhI
qaI. Agar vah ]sakao TaopI do dotI hO tao vah ]sao TaopI ko badlao maoM
@yaa dogaa. vah AadmaI ]sa TaopI ko 5 k`a]na4 donao kao tOyaar qaa
4 Crown was the then currency in Europe.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 16 ~
pr 5 k`a]na tao [tnaI saundr TaopI ko ilayao bahut kma qao, AaOr ifr
]samaoM caa^dI kI GaMTI BaI tao lagaI qaI.
pr laao, vah AadmaI tao ]sa TaopI ko 100 k`a]na BaI donao kao
tOyaar hao gayaa. nahIM nahIM, ]sakao pOsaaoM kI @yaa prvaah, pr [tnaI
saundr TaopI AayaogaI kha^ sao [sailayao ]sakao tao vah TaopI hI caaihyao
pOsao nahIM.
AadmaI baaolaa — “doKao ik`sTIna, maOM [sa TaopI ko badlao maoM
tumakao yah donao k o ilayao tOyaar hU^.” kh kr ]sanao Apnaa Kulaa
huAa haqa ]sao idKayaa ijasamaoM baIna ka ek danaa jaOsaa kuC qaa.
vah kaoyalao jaOsaa kalaa qaa.
“yah tao zIk hO pr yah hO @yaa?”
vah kalaa AadmaI baaolaa — “yah “santaoYa ko saoba” ka baIja
hO. [sao tuma Apnao Gar ko pasa baao donaa. [samaoM sao ek poD, inaklaogaa
AaOr ]sa poD, maoM lagaogaa kovala ek saoba.
jaao BaI ]sa saoba kao doKogaa vah ]sakao doK kr lalacaayaogaa
laoikna tumharo isavaa kao[- AaOr ]sa saoba kao ]sa poD, sao taoD, nahIM
payaogaa.
jaba tumhoM BaUK Pyaasa lagaogaI tba yah maa^sa AaOr panaI bana
jaayaogaa AaOr jaba tumhoM zMD lagaogaI tao yah garma kpD,o bana jaayaogaa.
dUsarI AjaIba baat [sako baaro maoM yah hO ik jaOsao hI tuma yah saoba
taoD,aogaI ]saI samaya [sa saoba kI jagah dUsara saoba ]ga Aayaogaa AaOr
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 17 ~
[sa trh ]sa poD, pr ek saoba hmaoSaa hI banaa rhogaa. @yaa Aba tuma
maorI TaopI do daogaI?”
ik`sTIna ]sa jaadU vaalao baIja kao doK kr bahut hI KuSa hu[-.
]sanao ]sa AadmaI kao ]sakI TaopI vaapsa kr dI AaOr ]sasao saoba ka
baIja lao ilayaa.
]sa AadmaI nao ApnaI TaopI Apnao isar pr rKI AaOr gaayaba hao
gayaa. eosao ik jaOsao f^Uk maarnao sao maaomaba<aI bauJa jaayao.
ik`sTIna ]sa baIja kao lao kr Gar phu^caI AaOr Apnao kmaro kI
iKD,kI ko saamanao ]sa baIja kao baao idyaa.
saubah ]zI tao ]sanao iKD,kI sao Jaa^ka tao
vaha^ saoba ka ek baD,a poD, KD,a qaa AaOr ]sa
pr ek saoba laTk rha qaa. saoba ka rMga
ibalkula saunahra qaa.
vah baahr gayaI AaOr AasaanaI sao ]sao taoD,
ilayaa. jaOsao hI ]sanao ]sao taoD,a turnt hI ek AaOr saoba vaha^ pr
Aa gayaa. BaUKo haonao kI vajah sao vah saoba ]sanao Ka ilayaa.
Kanao pr ]sakao lagaa ik [tnaI AcCI caIja, tao ]sanao phlao
ApnaI ija,ndgaI maoM kBaI KayaI hI nahIM qaI @yaaoMik ]sa saoba ka svaad
tao Sahd AaOr dUQa sao banao kok jaOsaa qaa.
kuC dor baad ]sakI sabasao baD,I baihna baahr AayaI AaOr caaraoM
trf doKnao lagaI. ]sanao vaha^ ek saoba ka poD, doKa AaOr ]sa poD,
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 18 ~
pr laTkta huAa ek saunahra saoba doKa tao ]sao baD,a AaScaya-
huAa. @yaaoMik yah saoba ka poD, tao vaha^ kBaI qaa hI nahIM. rataoM
rat yah poD, yaha^ kha^ sao Aa gayaa.
]saI samaya ]sakI ]sakI BaI saoba Kanao kI [cCa hu[-. ]sao
lagaa maanaao yahI [cCa ]sako jaIvana kI phlaI AaOr AaiKrI [cCa
qaI. ]sanao saaocaa [sao tao maOM hI taoD, laotI hU^ [sakao taoD,nao maoM @yaa
hO.” pr [sao khnaa Aasaana qaa bajaaya krnao ko.
jaOsao hI ]sanao saoba taoD,nao ko ilayao poD, pr caZ,naa Sau$ ikyaa tao
]sao lagaa ik vah saoba taoD,nao nahIM bailk caa^d pkD,nao jaa rhI hO.
vah caZ,tI gayaI, AaOr caZ,tI gayaI.
caZ,to caZ,to ]sao lagaa ik vah caa^d BaI nahIM bailk saUrja kao
pkD,nao jaa rhI hO. daonaaoM hI kama Aasaana qao pr saoba ]sasao ABaI
BaI bahut dUr qaa. AaiKr ]sanao ihmmat CaoD, dI.
ifr ]sakI dUsarI baihna AayaI AaOr ]sakI BaI ]sa saunahro saoba
laonao kI [cCa haonao lagaI pr caahnao AaOr panao maoM bahut fk- hO saao
]sakao BaI vah saoba nahIM imala payaa.
Ant maoM ]sakI maa^ AayaI, AaScaya-, ]sanao BaI vah saoba laonaa
caaha pr vah BaI vah saoba nahIM lao payaI.
tInaaoM hI ]sa poD, ko naIcao KD,I ]sa saoba kI [cCa kr rhI qaIM
pr taoD, ]sao kao[- BaI nahIM pa rha qaa. magar ik`sTIna jaba BaI
caahtI vah saoba taoD, laotI.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 19 ~
jaba ]sao BaUK lagatI, poD, ka saoba ]sakI BaUK Saant kr dota, jaba kBaI ]sao Pyaasa lagatI tao BaI saoba haijar qaa. Aba vah duinayaa^
kI sabasao j,yaada KuSaiksmat laD,kI qaI.
ek idna ek rajaa ]Qar sao Apnao AadimayaaoM ko saaqa gaujar rha
qaa ik ]sanao BaI ]sa poD, sao laTka huAa vah saunahra saoba doKa. tao
]sakao doKto hI ]sako mana maoM BaI ]sa saoba kao Kanao kI [cCa jaaga
]zI.
]sanao Apnao ek naaOkr kao baulaayaa AaOr kha ik vah ]sa saoba
kao kuC saaonao ko isa@kaoM ko badlao maoM KrId laayao.
naaOkr ]sa Gar kI Aaor gayaa AaOr ]sa Gar ka drvaajaa
KTKTayaa. maa^ nao drvaajaa Kaolaa AaOr pUCa — “@yaa baat hO?
@yaa caaihyao tumhoM?”
naaOkr baaolaa — “kao[- Kasa caIja, tao nahIM, baahr ek rajaa
KD,o hOM vah yah jaananaa caahto hOM ik ]nakao yah saoba [tnao saaonao ko
badlao maoM imala sakta hO yaa nahIM.”
“ha^ ha^ @yaaoM nahIM.”
naaOkr nao vah saaonaa ]sakao do idyaa AaOr vah saoba taoD,nao cala
idyaa. vah caZ,a AaOr caZ, kr ]sanao Dala ihlaayaI magar kao[- fayada
nahIM huAa AaOr vah BaI saoba nahIM taoD, saka.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 20 ~
naaOkr rajaa ko pasa vaapsa gayaa AaOr baaolaa — “]sa s~I nao
vah saoba mauJao baoca tao idyaa hO magar vah tao taraoM sao BaI dUr lagata
hO. haqa maoM hI nahIM Aata.”
rajaa nao ek AaOr AadmaI Baojaa. vah AadmaI majabaUt AaOr
lambaa qaa magar kafI kaoiSaSaaoM ko baad vah BaI ]sa saoba kao nahIM
taoD, payaa. saao vah BaI rajaa ko pasa KalaI haqa vaapsa laaOT
Aayaa.
Aba rajaa Kud gayaa pr ]sakao BaI vah saoba nahIM imalaa AaOr vah
BaI ]sakI sauganQa mana maoM basaayao calaa gayaa.
Gar Aanao ko baad BaI rajaa ko mana sao ]sa saoba kao Kanao kI
[cCa nahIM inaklaI. vah ]saI kI baat krta AaOr ]saI ko sapnao
doKta.
ijatnaa BaI vah ]sa saoba sao dUr haonaa caahta ]tnaI hI ]sakI
]sakao panao kI [cCa baZ,tI jaatI. AaiKr vah ]dasa rhnao lagaa
AaOr ek idna baImaar pD, gayaa.
ifr ]sanao ek A@lamand AadmaI kao baulaayaa AaOr ]sasao vah
saoba laanao ko ilayao kha. ]sanao rajaa kao Aa kr batayaa ik ijasanao
Aapko naaOkr kao vah saoba baocaa qaa ]sakao kovala ]sa s~I kI ek
baoTI hI taoD, saktI qaI @yaaoMik vah ]sakI ]saI baoTI ka poD, qaa.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 21 ~
yah sauna kr rajaa Apnao AadimayaaoM ko saaqa vaha^ gayaa AaOr
ik`sTIna ko Gar phu^caa. vaha^ ]sao ]sakI maa^ AaOr daonaaoM baD,I baihnaoM
imalaIM @yaaoMik ik`sTIna tao batKoM lao kr phaD,I pr gayaI hu[- qaI.
rajaa nao Apnaa Taop ]tar kr Jauk kr ]nakI maa^ kao namaskar
ikyaa. ]sa A@lamand AadmaI nao ]nasao pUCa — “vah AapkI kaOna
saI baoTI hO ijasaka yah poD, hO?”
rajaa nao saaocaa ik Agar vah ]sakI sabasao baD,I vaalaI baoTI hu[-
tao saoba laonao ko baad vah ]sao Gar lao jaayaogaa AaOr ]sasao SaadI kr
laogaa AaOr ApnaI ranaI banaa laogaa. [sa kama maoM vah ibalkula BaI dor
nahIM krogaa.
s~I baaolaI — “laoikna @yaa vah laD,kI Aapko AaOr Aapko
saBaI AadimayaaoM ko saamanao ]sa poD, pr caZ,ogaI? nahIM nahIM, eosaa nahIM
hao sakta. Aap eosaa kIijayao ik ABaI tao Aap Apnao Gar jaa[yao
AaOr maorI baoTI vah saoba Aapkao baad maoM Aapko mahla maoM do
jaayaogaI.”
rajaa baaolaa — “zIk hO, magar ja,ra jaldI.”
jaOsao hI rajaa gayaa vaOsao hI ]sanao ik`sTIna kao baulaayaa AaOr kha
— “rajaa nao yah saoba ma^gavaayaa hO. tuma yah saoba taoD, kr ApnaI
baD,I baihna kao do dao. yaid tumanao eosaa nahIM ikyaa tao maOM tumakao ku^e
maoM foMk dU^gaI.”
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 22 ~
ik`sTIna nao vah fla taoD, kr ApnaI baD,I baihna kao do idyaa.
]sakI baihna nao ]sa saoba kao ek $maala maoM lapoTa AaOr rajaa ko
pasa cala dI. vah bahut KuSa qaI.
KT, KT, KT. vah mahla ko drvaajao pr saoba ilayao KD,I
qaI. ]sakao turnt hI Andr baulaa ilayaa gayaa. jaOsao hI vah rajaa ko
saamanao AayaI AaOr ]sanao Apnaa $maala Kaolaa tao – maanaao yaa na maanaao, ]samaoM tao saoba hI nahIM qaa bailk ]samaoM tao ek gaaola p%qar rKa huAa
qaa.
jaba rajaa nao doKa ik vah ]sako ilayao saoba nahIM p%qar lao kr
AayaI hO tao ]sakao bahut gaussaa Aayaa AaOr ]sanao ]sao Gar sao baahr
inakala idyaa.
rajaa nao ifr Apnaa ek AadmaI Baojaa. ]sanao jaa kr ]na
laD,ikyaaoM kI maa^ sao pUCa — “@yaa tumharI kao[- AaOr baoTI BaI hO?”
“ha^ hO, Aap Gar calaoM vah ABaI saoba taoD, kr laatI hO.”
naaOkr ko jaanao ko baad ]sanao ifr ik`sTIna kao baulaayaa AaOr ApnaI
dUsarI baihna ko ilayao saoba taoD,nao ko ilayao kha.
ik`sTIna nao ifr ek saoba taoD,a AaOr ApnaI dUsarI baihna kao do
idyaa. ]sanao BaI saoba kao ek $maala maoM lapoTa AaOr ]sakao lao kr
rajaa ko pasa cala dI.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 23 ~
jaba vah rajaa ko pasa phu^caI AaOr Apnaa $maala Kaolaa tao ]sa
$maala maoM bajaaya saoba ko ek mau{I kIcaD, inaklaI. yah doK kr
rajaa nao ]sakao BaI Apnao mahla sao Bagaa idyaa.
naaOkr ifr ]nako Gar Aayaa AaOr ]nakI maa^ sao pUCa — “@yaa
tumharo AaOr BaI kao[- baoTI hO?”
“ha^ hO tao, magar vah tao iksaI kama kI nahIM hO. ]sakao tao
kovala batKaoM kao palanao ka kama Aata hO.”
“kha^ hO vah?”
“vah tao batKaoM kao lao kr phaD,I pr gayaI hO.”
]sa laD,kI kao baulaayaa gayaa. kuC dor baad vah AayaI tao
naaOkr nao ]sasao pUCa — “@yaa tuma rajaa ko ilayao ek saoba taoD,
saktI hao?”
vah gayaI AaOr jaMgalaI baor kI trh vah saoba taoD, kr lao
AayaI. naaOkr nao Apnaa Taop ]tar kr ]sao Jauk kr namaskar
ikyaa @yaaoMik yahI vah laD,kI qaI ijasakao vao ZUZ rho qao.
]sa naaOkr nao ]sa laD,kI kao rajaa ko mahla kao calanao ko ilayao
kha. ik`sTIna nao vah saoba jaoba maoM rK ilayaa AaOr vah rajaa ko
naaOkr ko saaqa cala dI. AaOr vah naaOkr ]sakao lao kr rajaa ko
mahla kI trf cala idyaa.
rajaa ko Gar maoM ]sa fTo hala laD,kI kao doK kr saBaI ApnaI
ApnaI hqaoilayaa^ mau^h pr rK kr h^sanao lagao.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 24 ~
rajaa nao pUCa — “@yaa tuma saoba laayaI hao?”
“jaI ha^.” ik`sTIna nao saoba jaoba sao inakalaa AaOr rajaa kI Aaor
baZ,a idyaa.
rajaa nao ]sa saoba kao qaaoD,a saa Kayaa AaOr ]sakao lagaa ik ]sa
nao ik`sTIna jaOsaI saundr laD,kI tao phlao kBaI doKI hI nahIM. yah
[sailayao qaa @yaaoMik ]sanao vah santaoYa ka saoba Kayaa qaa.
rajaa AaOr ik`sTIna kI SaadI hao gayaI. ]sakI maa^ AaOr baihnaoM
BaI vaha^ AayaIM qaIM. ]nhaoMnao saaocaa ik ]nako pasa tao ]sa saoba ka
poD, hO pr ]naka yah saaocanaa galat qaa. @yaaoMik Agalao idna hI vah
saoba ka poD, ik`sTIna ko mahla kI iKD,kI ko saamanao KD,a qaa.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 25 ~
3 rajakumaar AaOr saoba5
saoba kI yah tIsarI laaok kqaa piScamaI yaUraop ko doSaaoM maoM khI saunaI
jaatI hO.
bahut puranaI baat hO ik yaUraop ka ek rajakumaar iksaI eosaI
laD,kI sao SaadI krnaa caahta qaa ijasako saoba jaOsao laala laala gaala
haoM. saoba ko baIja jaOsaI k%qa[- Aa^KoM haoM AaOr saoba ko rsa jaOsaa maIza
svaBaava hao.
laoikna eosaI laD,kI ]sakao Apnao rajya maoM kao[- imalaI hI nahIM
[sailayao vah eosaI hI ek laD,kI kI Kaoja maoM dUsaro doSa kao cala
idyaa.
vah GaaoD,o pr savaar qaa. tIna idna AaOr tIna rat kI lagaatar
savaarI ko baad vah ek eosaI jagah phu^caa jaha^ CaoTI CaoTI JaaiD,yaaoM
kI ek ktar lagaI qaI.
]sa ktar maoM ek JaaD,I ko naIcao ek baalaaoM vaalaI Ta^ga baahr
inaklaI hu[- qaI. vah vaha^ ruk gayaa. tBaI ]sanao ek Aavaaja saunaI
— “]f, maorI badiksmatI, maOM yaha^ icapk gayaa hU^.”
rajakumaar nao pUCa — “tuma kaOna hao?”
vahI Aavaaja ifr baaolaI — “maorI Ta ^ga KIMcaao tBaI tumakao pta
calaogaa ik maOM “maOM” hU^.” 5 A Prince and the Apple – a folktale from Western Europe
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 26 ~
“AcCa” kh kr rajakumaar nao ja ,aor lagaa kr ]sakI vah Ta^ga
KIMcaI tao ek CaoTa AadmaI ijasaka SarIr gaaola qaa AaOr vah laala
AaOr hro rMga ko kpD,o phnao qaa baahr inakla Aayaa. ]sanao
rajakumaar kao Apnao kao baahr inakalanao ko ilayao Qanyavaad idyaa.
rajakumaar nao pUCa — “mauJao tumharI sahayata krko baD,I KuSaI
hu[- pr tuma [na JaaiD,yaaoM maoM @yaaoM pD,o qao, yah tao bataAao.”
vah AadmaI baaolaa — “ek raxasa nao maorI baoTI kao caura ilayaa
hO. jaOsao hI ]sanao maorI baoTI kao yaha^ Aa kr pkD,a, tao maOM yaha^ Aa
kr iCp gayaa.”
rajakumaar nao pUCa — “tao @yaa vah tumharI baoTI kao yaha^ sao lao
gayaa hO?”
“ha^, ]sanao ]sakao ApnaI ek ]^galaI AaOr A^gaUzo ko baIca maoM
dbaayaa AaOr lao ]D,a. maOM tao ibalkula gaU^gaa saa hao gayaa AaOr Ka^sa BaI
na saka.”
“yah tao baD,a baura huAa. vah ]sao iksa trf lao gayaa hO?”
“vah ]sao BaUKo ku<ao, qakI hu[- jaadUgarnaI AaOr Ka[- ko par banao
drvaajao ko ]sa par lao gayaa hO.” eosaa ]sa CaoT o AadmaI nao
rajakumaar kao batayaa.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 27 ~
rajakumaar nao daohrayaa — “BaUKo ku<ao, qakI hu[- jaadUgarnaI AaOr
Ka[- ko par banao drvaajao ko ]sa par. maOM turnt hI jaata hU^ AaOr
tumharI baoTI kao lao kr Aata hU^. magar vah idKnao maoM hO kOsaI?”
]sa AadmaI nao javaaba idyaa — “gaala ]sako saoba jaOsao laala hOM, Aa^KoM ]sakI saoba ko baIja jaOsaI k%qa[- hOM AaOr svaBaava ]saka saoba
ko rsa jaOsaa maIza hO. Agar tuma , , , ,.”
yah saunato hI rajakumaar kao [ntjaar kha^? [saI laD,kI kI tao
tlaaSa qaI ]sakao. saao vah tao yah jaa AaOr vah jaa. vah turnt hI
Apnao GaaoD,o pr savaar hao gayaa AaOr daOD, calaa.
vah hvaa kI gait sao Baagaa jaa rha qaa ik ek ku<ao ka Gar
Aayaa. ku<aa Apnao Gar sao inakla kr BaaOMknao lagaa — “rajakumaar,
rajakumaar, tuma kha^ jaa rho hao?”
rajakumaar baaolaa — “maOM raxasa ko iklao kao jaa rha hU^ jaha^
saoba jaOsao sauK- gaala vaalaI, saoba ko baIja jaOsaI k%qa[- rMga kI Aa^K
vaalaI AaOr saoba ko rsa jaOsao maIzo svaBaava vaalaI laD,kI kOd hO.”
ku<aa baaolaa — “maOM bahut BaUKa hU^. phlao mauJao hD\DI dao tBaI
maOM tumakao jaanao dU^gaa.”
rajakumaar baaolaa — “tuma BaUKo hao tao maoro pasa hD\DI tao nahIM hO
pr maora Kanaa tuma lao sakto hao. yah laao kuC raoiTyaa^.” kh kr
rajakumaar nao ]sao ApnaI raoiTyaa^ do dIM.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 28 ~
ku<ao nao KuSaI sao vah raoiTyaa^ Ka[-M AaOr rajakumaar sao baaolaa —
“jaaAao rajakumaar, Bagavaana kro ik tuma ]sa laD,kI kao CuD,anao maoM
kamayaaba hao magar yaad rKnaa Agar tumhoM vah laD,kI khIM idKayaI
na do tao vaha^ ek saoba rKa haogaa vah saoba ]za laonaa.”
rajakumaar ifr Apnao GaaoD,o pr caZ,a AaOr ku<ao ko }pr sao
Claa^ga lagaa dI. hvaa kI gait sao Apnao GaaoD,o kao daOD,ata huAa vah
jaadUgarnaI ko Gar ko pasa Aayaa.
jaadUgarnaI nao pUCa — “rajakumaar, tuma kha^ jaa rho hao?”
rajakumaar nao javaaba idyaa — “maOM raxasa ko iklao kao jaa rha hU^
jaha^ saoba jaOsao sauK- gaala vaalaI, saoba ko baIja jaOsaI k%qa[- rMga kI
Aa^K vaalaI AaOr saoba ko rsa jaOsao maIzo svaBaava vaalaI laD,kI kOd
hO.”
jaadUgarnaI nao kha — “mauJao saaonao ko ilayao
ek kmbala caaihyao. jaba tuma mauJao ek kmbala
daogao tBaI maOM tumhoM jaanao dU^gaI.”
rajakumaar baaolaa — “tuma qakI hu[ - hao.
maoro pasa kmbala tao nahIM hO pr maoro pasa yah
maKmalaI kaoT hO yah tuma lao saktI hao, yah laao.” yah kh kr rajakumaar nao ]sao Apnaa
lambaa maKmalaI kaoT do idyaa.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 29 ~
jaadUgarnaI nao vah lambaa kaoT Apnao SarIr ko caaraoM trf lapoT
ilayaa AaOr baaolaI — “Aba tuma jaa sakto hao rajakumaar. Bagavaana
kro ik tuma ]sa laD,kI kao CuD,anao maoM kamayaaba hao. pr ha^ yaad
rKnaa, Agar tumhoM vah laD,kI na imalao tao vaha^ ek saoba rKa haogaa
]sakao ja$r ]za laonaa.”
rajakumaar jaadUgarnaI ko makana ko }pr sao Claa^ga lagaata hvaa
kI saI toja,I ko saaqa ifr ]sa laD,kI kI Kaoja maoM cala idyaa. AaOr
Aba Aayaa vah Ka[- ko par ek baD,o drvaajao ko pasa.
“caIM caIM, rajakumaar tuma kha^ jaa rho hao?” drvaajao nao pUCa.
“maOM? maOM raxasa ko iklao kao jaa rha hU^ jaha^ saoba jaOsao sauK- gaala
vaalaI, saoba ko baIja jaOsaI k%qa[- rMga kI Aa^K vaalaI AaOr saoba ko
rsa jaOsao maIzo svaBaava vaalaI laD,kI kOd hO.” rajakumaar nao kha.
“caIM caIM, phlao maoro jaaoD,aoM6 maoM tola lagaaAao tBaI
maOM tumhoM yaha^ sao jaanao dU^gaa.” drvaajao nao kha.
rajakumaar baaolaa — “Aaoh, tumharo jaaoD,aoM maoM tao
bahut jaMga lagaI hO. maoro pasa kao[- tola tao nahIM hO, ha^ qaaoD,a saabauna
hO, vahI lao laao.” yah kh kr ]sanao drvaajao ko jaaoD,aoM maoM qaaoD,a saa
saabauna lagaa idyaa.
6 Translated for the word “Hinges” – see its picture above.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 30 ~
drvaajaa KuSa hao kr baaolaa — “jaaAao rajakumaar jaaAao,
Bagavaana kro ik tuma ]sa laD,kI kao CuD,anao maoM kamayaaba hao pr ek
baat yaad rKnaa, Agar tumhoM vah laD,kI na idKayaI do tao vaha^ ek
saoba rKa haogaa ]sakao ja$r ]za laonaa.”
rajakumaar nao drvaajao ko }pr sao Claa^ga lagaayaI AaOr ifr
GaaoD,a nacaata calaa gayaa. AaiKr vah raxasa ko iklao pr phu^caa.
vah saIQaa GaaoD,o kao saIiZ,yaa^ caZ,ata saamanao vaalao drvaajao pr phu^caa.
vah iklao ko pICo phu^caa pr ]sao na tao vaha^ kao[- raxasa
idKayaI idyaa AaOr na hI vah laD,kI. vah Aagao vaalao kmaro maoM gayaa
pr vaha^ BaI ]sakao kao[- idKayaI nahIM idyaa.
vah rsaao[- maoM gayaa vaha^ BaI ]sao na raxasa idKayaI idyaa na vah
laD,kI. Aba vah ]sa raxasa ko saaonao ko kmaro maoM phu^caa.
vaha^ ]sanao Kra-TaoM kI Aavaaja saunaI. ]sanao
Andr Jaa^k kr doKa tao raxasa gahrI naIMd saao
rha qaa AaOr pasa hI ek tStrI maoM ek saoba
rKa qaa.
tBaI rajakumaar nao saaocaa saBaI nao mauJasao @yaa
kha qaa. “ha ^, ha^ Agar tumhoM vah laD,kI vaha^ idKayaI na do tao
vaha^ ek saoba rKa haogaa ]sakao ja$r ]za laonaa.”
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 31 ~
saao ]sanao haqa baZ,a kr vah saoba ]za laonaa caaha pr ]sako CUnao
sao phlao hI vah saoba ek laD,kI maoM badla gayaa ijasako gaala saoba kI
trh sauK- qao AaOr Aa^KoM saoba ko baIjaaoM kI trh k%qa[- rMga kI qaI.
laD,kI nao rao kr kha — “rajakumaar, mauJao bacaa laao.”
rajakumaar baaolaa — “AaAao calaoM, maora GaaoD,a naIcao KD,a hO.”
AaOr vao daonaaoM vaha^ sao Baaga ilayao. rajakumaar nao laD,kI kao GaaoD,o pr
ibazayaa AaOr daOD, calaa.
tBaI raxasa kI Aa^K Kula gayaI. vah vahIM sao icallaayaa —
“drvaajao, drvaajao, raokao ]sao.”
drvaajaa baaolaa — “maOM nahIM raokU^gaa ]sakao, ]sanao maoro jaaoD,aoM maoM
saabauna lagaayaa hO. rajakumaar, tuma jaaAao.” AaOr rajakumaar ]sa
laD,kI kao lao kr drvaajao ko }pr sao inakla gayaa.
Aba raxasa ]nako pICo Baagaa AaOr icallaayaa — “jaadUgarnaI,
]sao raokao, doKao vah jaanao na payao.”
jaadUgarnaI baaolaI — “maOM nahIM raokU^gaI ]sao, ]sanao mauJao saaonao ko
ilayao maKmalaI kaoT idyaa hO. rajakumaar, tuma jaaAao. Baaga jaaAao
yaha^ sao.”
AaOr rajakumaar Apnaa GaaoD,a daOD,ata huAa vaha^ sao calaa gayaa.
raxasa ApnaI pUrI gait sao Baaga rha qaa. vah ifr icallaa kr
baaolaa — “Aao ku<ao, raok lao ]sakao, jaanao nahIM donaa.”
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 32 ~
ku<aa baaolaa — “maOM nahIM raokU^gaa ]sakao. ]sanao mauJao Kanaa idyaa
hO. jaaAao rajakumaar jaaAao.” AaOr rajakumaar Aagao baZ, gayaa.
jaba raxasa pICo sao Aayaa tao ku<ao nao ]sako pOr maoM kaT ilayaa
AaOr ifr pkD, ilayaa.
rajakumaar Baagata hI gayaa AaOr Baagata hI gayaa jaba tk ik
vah JaaiD,yaaoM kI ktar na Aa gayaI jaha^ ]sa laD,kI ka ipta iCpa
huAa qaa.
vah AadmaI vaha^ ifr sao iCp gayaa qaa. rajakumaar nao ifr ]sa
kI Ta^ga pkD, kr ]sakao baahr inakalaa. Asala maoM vah AadmaI
GaaoD,aoM kI Tap kI Aavaaja sauna kr Dr gayaa qaa AaOr ifr sao
JaaiD,yaaoM maoM iCp gayaa qaa.
]sao ApnaI baoTI pa kr baD,I KuSaI hu[- AaOr rajakumaar ko
khnao pr ]sanao ApnaI baoTI kI SaadI rajakumaar sao kr dI.
rajakumaar kao ApnaI mana psand p%naI imala gayaI qaI. vah
]sakao lao kr KuSaI KuSaI Gar vaapsa Aa gayaa AaOr ]sasao SaadI kr
ko Aarama sao rhnao lagaa.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 33 ~
4 laao Ana- ko saunahrI saoba7
yah khanaI yaUraop mahaWIp ko AayarlaOMD doSa ko saunahrI saobaaoM kI hO
jaao jaadu[- qao.
yah ]sa samaya kI baat hO jaba AayarlaOMD ko piScamaI p`antaoM ka
kao[- naama nahIM qaa. basa jaao kao[- BaI vaha^ phlao basa jaata qaa ]saI
ko naama sao vah jagah jaanaI jaatI qaI jaba tk ik vah mar nahIM jaata
qaa. ifr vahI jagah dUsaro AadmaI ko naama sao jaanaI jaatI qaI jaao
kao[- vaha^ rhnao Aa jaata qaa.
vaha^ ek rajaa raja krta qaa ijasaka naama qaa kaOna8. ]sakI
p%naI ibaTona kI qaI ijasaka naama qaa eoDa9. kaOna ko rajya maoM iksaI
BaI baat kI kao[- kmaI nahIM qaI [sailayao ]sakI saarI janata Aanand
sao Apnao idna ibata rhI qaI.
]na daonaaoM ko ek baoTa qaa ijasaka naama ]nhaoM nao kaOna–eoDa rK
idyaa @yaaoMik iksaI jyaaoitYaI nao ]nakao batayaa qaa ik ]sa laD,ko ko
Andr ]sako maata AaOr ipta daonaaoM ko gauNa AayaoMgao.
jaOsao jaOsao kaOna–eoDa baD,a haota gayaa ]sako Andr sacamauca maoM hI
]sako maata AaOr ipta daonaaoM ko gauNa idKayaI donao lagao.
7 Story of Conn Edda, or Lough Earne’s Gold Apples - a folktale of Ireland, Europe 8 Conn 9 Edda
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 34 ~
pr ]saI samaya badiksmatI sao eoDa bahut baImaar pD,I AaOr ]saI
baImaarI maoM vah cala basaI. rajaa AaOr ]sakI janata nao ranaI kI maaOt
ka ek saala tk bahut duK manaayaa AaOr ifr jyaaoitiYayaaoM ko
samaJaanao pr rajaa nao dUsarI SaadI kr laI.
nayaI ranaI bahut AcCI qaI. barsaaoM tk vah puranaI ranaI kI
trh hI rhI AaOr saBaI ]sasao bahut KuSa qao.
[sa baIca ]sako k[- baccao hue pr kuC saala baad hI ]sakao
laganao lagaa ik rajaa kaOna–eoDa kao bahut caahta hO AaOr baad maoM BaI
vah ]saI kao rajaga_I dogaa AaOr ]sako Apnao baccaaoM kI prvaah nahIM
krogaa.
yah saaoca kr ranaI bahut proSaana hu[-. ranaI kI yah proSaanaI
[tnaI baZ,I ik ]sanao kaOna–eoDa kao maarnao ka fOsalaa kr ilayaa.
vah ek jaadUgarnaI ko pasa phu^caI AaOr ]sakao Apnao Aanao kI vajah
batayaI.
jaadUgarnaI vah saba sauna kr baaolaI — “Agar maOM tumhara yah
kama kr dU^ tao tuma mauJao @yaa [naama daogaI?”
ranaI baaolaI — “jaao tuma caahao.”
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 35 ~
jaadUgarnaI baaolaI — “tumakao maorI
baa^h sao banaI KalaI jagah ru[- sao BarnaI
pD,ogaI AaOr jaha^ maOM Apnao tkue10 sao Cod
k$^gaI vaha^ laala gaohU^ Barnaa pD,ogaa.”
ranaI baaolaI — “maOM tOyaar hU^.”
jaadUgarnaI nao Apnao Gar ko pasa ApnaI baa^h kao naIcao jamaIna pr
rK kr ek Cod saa banaa ilayaa AaOr Apnaa Gar ru[- sao Barvaa
ilayaa.
ifr vah Apnao Baa[- ko Gar pr caZ, gayaI. vaha^ ]sanao tkue sao
Cod ikyaa AaOr ]sako Gar kao ]sanao laala gaohU^ sao Barvaa ilayaa. [sa
sabakao krnao ko baad ranaI baaolaI — “Aba tumakao Apnaa [naama imala
gayaa Aba tuma maora kama krao.”
jaadUgarnaI baaolaI — “tuma yah
SatrMja11 lao jaaAao AaOr rajakumaar ko
saaqa SatrMja Kolaao. phlao hI Kola maoM
tuma jaIt jaaAaogaI pr Kolanao sao phlao
tuma ek Sat- rKnaa, vah yah ik jaao
kao[- BaI baajaI jaItogaa vah harnao vaalao sao kao[- BaI kama kra sakta
hO.
10 Takuaa is an iron needle which is a part of Charakhaa which spins the cotton to make its thread. In the picture it is on the right hand side where the white cotton can be seen wrapped around it. 11 Chess – an indoor game – see the picture above
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 36 ~
jaba tuma baajaI jaIt jaaAao tba tuma ]sakao khnaa ik yaa tao
vah tumakao ek saala AaOr ek idna ko Andr Andr if,rbaaolga12 ko
baaga maoM lagao tIna saunahro saoba, ]saka kalaa GaaoD,a AaOr ]saka
AnaaoKI takt vaalaa ku<aa laa kr do AaOr vah Agar yah kama nahIM
kr sakta tao ifr kBaI tumakao ApnaI Sa@la na idKayao.
if,rbaaolga laao Ana-13 maoM rhta hO AaOr [na sabakI [tnaI j,yaada
doKBaala krta hO ik ]sako mahla maoM sao [nakao laanaa mauiSkla hI
nahIM bailk naamaumaikna hO.
vah Kud ApnaI takt sao [nakao nahIM laa sakta AaOr Agar
laanao kI kaoiSaSa kI tao ]sakao jaana sao haqa Qaaonaa pD,ogaa. [sa
trh sao tumhara kama hao jaayaogaa.” ranaI yah sauna kr bahut KuSa hu[ -
AaOr vah jaadUgarnaI sao SatrMja lao kr Gar calaI gayaI.
Gar phu^cato hI ]sanao rajakumaar kao SatrMja Kolanao ko ilayao
baulaayaa AaOr daonaaoM SatrMja Kolanao baOzo. jaOsaa ik jaadUgarnaI nao kha
qaa ranaI SatrMja kI phlaI hI baajaI jaIt gayaI.
prntu vah rajakumaar kao pUrI trh sao Apnao kbjao maoM krnaa
caahtI qaI [sailayao ]sanao dUsarI baajaI ibaCa dI. prntu AaScaya-, dUsarI baajaI rajakumaar ibanaa iksaI kaoiSaSa ko hI jaIt gayaa.
12 Firbolg 13 Lough Erne – a place in Ireland
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 37 ~
rajakumaar baaolaa — “@yaaoMik phlaI baajaI Aap jaItI qaIM
[sailayao phlao Aap ApnaI SatoM- bata[yao.”
ranaI baaolaI — “maorI Sat- yah hO ik tuma
mauJakao ek saala AaOr ek idna ko Andr
Andr if,rbaaolga ko baaga maoM lagao tIna saunahro
saoba, ]saka kalaa GaaoD,a AaOr ]saka AnaaoKI
takt vaalaa ku<aa laa kr dao AaOr Agar tuma yah kama na kr sakao
tao doSa CaoD, kr calao jaaAao, AaOr yaa ifr marnao ko ilayao tOyaar hao
jaaAao.”
rajakumaar baaolaa — “zIk hO. tao Aba Aap maorI Sat- BaI sauna
laoM. jaba tk maOM laaOT kr Aa}^ Aap pasa vaalaI maInaar kI caaoTI
pr baOzoM AaOr ]tnaa hI laala gaohU^ KayaoM ijatnaa ik Aapka tkuAa
]za sakta hO AaOr kuC BaI nahIM.
AaOr Agar maOM ek saala AaOr ek idna tk na laaOTU^ tao samaya
pUra haonao pr Aap Aajaad hOM.”
kaOna–eoDa kao lambaa safr krnaa qaa saao vah ranaI kao maInaar
kI KulaI Ct pr ek saala AaOr ek idna ko ilayao ibaza kr cala
idyaa.
]sakao maalaUma qaa ik vah Kud ApnaI takt sao tao [na caIja,aoM
kao nahIM pa sakta [sailayao vah Apnao ek jaadUgar daost if,yaaona
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 38 ~
DaZnaa14 ko pasa salaah krnao jaa phu^caa. if,yaaona DaZnaa nao ]saka
p`oma sao svaagat ikyaa, garma panaI sao ]sako pOr Qaaoyao, kuC iKlaayaa
iplaayaa AaOr ifr ]sasao ]sako vaha^ Aanao kI vajah pUCI.
kaOna–eoDa nao ]sakao ApnaI saarI khanaI bata kr pUCa —
“Aba yah bataAao ik tuma maorI [samaoM @yaa sahayata kr sakto hao?”
if,yaaona DaZnaa baaolaa — “maOM ABaI tao tumharI kao[ - sahayata
nahIM kr sakta pr kla saubah maOM Apnao hro kmaro maoM jaa}^gaa AaOr
jaadU sao pta k$^gaa ik maOM tumharI @yaa sahayata kr sakta hU^.”
Agalao idna jaba saubah hu[-, saUrja ]gaa tao if,yaaona DaZnaa nao
Apnao jaadU sao ApnaI pUjaa maoM Apnao dovata sao baat kI.
baad maoM ]sanao kaOna–eoDa kao baulaa kr kha — “daost, tuma
ek BaarI proSaanaI maoM pD, gayao hao. yah jaala tumakao maarnao ko ilayao
ibaCayaa gayaa hO.
@yaaoMik QartI pr laaO kaOirba kI sabasao baD,I jaadUgarnaI
kOllaIca15 jaao laao Ana- ko rajaa kI baihna hO AaOr Aajakla yahIM
AayarlaOMD maoM hO, vahI ranaI kao eosaI salaah do saktI hO.
vah jaadUgarnaI maorI AaOr maOM ijasa dovata kI pUjaa krta hU^
]sakI, hma daonaaoM kI takt sao baahr hO. pr tuma ]mmaId na CaoD,ao.
14 Fionn Dadhna 15 Cailleach of Lough Corrib
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 39 ~
eosaa krao ik tuma AadmaI ko isar vaalaI icaiD,yaa islayaaBa imasa16
ko pasa calao jaaAao. ]sako basa maoM Agar kuC haogaa tao vah tumharo
ilayao ja$r kr dogaI. @yaaoMik [sa piScamaI duinayaa^ maoM ]sako jaOsaI
icaiD,yaa AaOr kao[- nahIM hO.
vah BaUt, vat-maana AaOr BaivaYya sabako baaro maoM saba kuC jaanatI
hO. vah kha^ rhtI hO yah jaananaa qaaoD,a mauiSkla kama hO pr sabasao
j,yaada mauiSkla kama hO ]sasao javaaba panaa. pr maOM kaoiSaSa krta
hU^.
tuma [sa lambao baalaaoM vaalao CaoTo GaaoD,o pr baOz kr calao jaaAao
@yaaoMik vah icaiD,yaa tumakao Aaja sao tIna idna baad idKayaI dogaI.
yah GaaoD,a tumakao ]sako rhnao kI jagah tk lao jaayaogaa.
hao sakta hO ik vah icaiD,yaa tumharo savaalaaoM ko javaaba donao sao
[nakar kr do. eosaI halat maoM tuma yah r%na rKao. yah tuma ]sakao
BaoMT maoM do donaa. [sa BaoMT kao pa kr vah tumhoM tumharo savaalaaoM ko
javaaba ja$r do dogaI.”
rajakumaar nao Apnao jaadUgar daost kao bahut bahut Qanyavaad idyaa
AaOr ]sasao vah r%na lao kr ]sa CaoTo sao lambao baalaaoM vaalao GaaoD,o pr
baOz kr cala idyaa.
16 Sliyabh Mis
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 40 ~
jaOsaa ik ]sako daost nao batayaa qaa vah tIna idna maoM hI icaiD,yaa
ko pasa phu^ca gayaa. jaa kr ]sanao icaiD,yaa kao Apnao daost ka
idyaa huAa r%na BaoMT ikyaa AaOr Apnaa savaala pUCa.
icaiD,yaa nao p%qar pr rKa huAa r%na ApnaI caaoMca maoM ]zayaa AaOr
ek }^caI ca+ana pr jaa baOzI AaOr AadmaI kI Aavaaja maoM baaolaI —
“e kaOna–eoDa, k`uAacaona17 ko rajaa ko baoTo, Apnao daihnao pa^va ko
naIcao ka p%qar hTaAao. ]sako naIcao ek gaoMd AaOr ek Pyaalaa rKa
hO. ]sao ]za laao.
ifr GaaoD,o pr caZ, kr ]sa gaoMd kao Apnao GaaoD,o ko saamanao
foMkao. ]sako baad tumhara GaaoD,a hI tumakao bata dogaa ik tumakao @yaa
krnaa hO.” [tnaa kh kr icaiD,yaa turnt ]D, kr vaha^ sao calaI
gayaI.
rajakumaar nao baD,I sa^Baala kr icaiD,yaa ko batayao Anausaar saba
kuC ikyaa. gaoMd ek trf kao lauZ,ktI calaI gayaI AaOr ]saka
GaaoD,a ]sa gaoMd ko pICo pICo cala idyaa.
vah GaaoD,a ]sakao laao Ana- ko rajya kI hd tk lao Aayaa. vaha^
Aa kr vah gaoMd JaIla ko panaI maoM calaI gayaI AaOr gaayaba hao gayaI.
Aba GaaoD,a baaolaa — “doKao, Aba tuma maoro kana maoM haqa Dala kr
vaha^ sao ek CaoTI baaotla AaOr ek TaokrI inakala laao AaOr mauJao
17 Cruachen
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 41 ~
toja,I sao Bagaa lao calaao @yaaoMik Aba tumharo saamanao bahut saarI mauiSklaoM
Aanao vaalaI hOM.”
kaOna–eoDa nao GaaoD,o kao bahut bahut Qanyavaad idyaa AaOr ]sanao
GaaoD,o ko kana maoM haqa Dala kr ek CaoTI baaotla AaOr ek TaokrI
inakala laI.
jaba vah GaaoD,o pr baOza jaa rha qaa tao JaIla ka panaI ]sako
isar ko }pr Ct kI trh idKayaI dorha qaa. lagata qaa GaaoD,a
JaIla ko Andr Gausa gayaa qaa. JaIla maoM Gausanao ko baad ]sakao vah gaoMd
ifr idKayaI do gayaI qaI.
calato calato Aba vao ek eosaI jagah Aa gayao qao jaha^ sao ek
rasta eosaa jaata qaa ijasa pr tIna Dravanao saa^p phra do rho qao.
GaaoD,a baaolaa — “doKao, TaokrI Kaolaao AaOr ]samaoM sao tIna maa^sa
ko TukD,o [na tInaaoM saa^paoM ko mau^h maoM Dala dao AaOr ifr maoro }pr zIk
sao baOz jaaAao taik hma [na saa^paoM ko baIca sao gaujar sakoM.
Agar tuma [na tInaaoM saa^paoM ko mau^h maoM maa^sa ko TkD,o zIk sao Dala
sako tao hma laaoga [nako baIca sao zIk sao gaujar jaayaoMgao nahIM tao basa
samaJaao gayao.”
kaOna–eoDa ka inaSaanaa AcCa qaa saao ]sanao tInaaoM maa^sa ko TukD,o
]na tInaaoM saa^paoM ko mau^h maoM zIk sao Dala idyao. yah doK kr GaaoD,a
baaolaa — “tumharI ivajaya hao rajakumaar.”
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 42 ~
AaOr yah khto hue ]sanao Claa^ga lagaa dI. ]sa Claa^ga maoM ]sanao
nadI AaOr saa^paoM Wara rixat daonaaoM hI jagahoM par kr dIM.
GaaoD,o nao pUCa — “kaOna–eoDa, tuma maoro }pr baOzo hao na?”
rajakumaar baaolaa — “yah kama tao maorI AaQaI takt sao hI hao
gayaa.”
GaaoD,a baaolaa — “tuma bahut bahadur rajakumaar lagato hao. ek
Ktra tao hmanao jaIt ilayaa pr ABaI dao Ktro AaOr baakI hOM.
Bagavaana nao caaha tao tuma ]nakao BaI jaIt laaogao.”
vao gaoMd ko pICo pICo Aagao baZ,to jaa rho qao. calato calato vao
ek eosao phaD, ko pasa Aa gayao jaao Aaga ]gala rha qaa. GaaoD,a
baaolaa — “rajakumaar, Aba tuma [sa Ktrnaak kUd ko ilayao tOyaar
hao jaaAao.”
rajakumaar Dr ko maaro ka^p gayaa. ]sasao kao[- javaaba nahIM bana
pa rha qaa. vah ijatnaI AcCI trh sao hao sakta qaa GaaoD,o kI pIz
kao ksa kr pkD, kr baOz gayaa.
GaaoD,o nao dUsarI kUd lagaayaI AaOr Aaga ]galato hue phaD, ko
dUsarI Aaor kUd gayaa. GaaoD,a ifr baaolaa — “kaOnamaaOr ko baoTo kaOna–
eoDa, tuma zIk tao hao na?”
rajakumaar baaolaa — “basa ija,nda hU^ @yaaoMik maOM Aaga sao bahut
Jaulasa gayaa hU^.”
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 43 ~
GaaoD,a baaolaa — “@yaaoMik tuma ija,nda hao [saI ilayao maOM khta hU^
ik tuma Apnao kama maoM ja$r hI safla haogao. hmaaro Bayaanak Ktro
Tla gayao hOM AaOr AaSaa hO ik Aba hma tIsara AaOr AaiKrI Ktra
BaI zIk sao par kr laoMgao.”
kuC dUr AaOr calanao ko baad GaaoD,a baaolaa — “doKao, baaotla maoM
marhma hO saao ]samaoM sao marhma inakala kr Apnao GaavaaoM pr lagaa laao.”
rajakumaar nao GaaoD,o kI baat maana kr eosaa hI ikyaa. marhma
lagaato hI ]sako saaro Gaava Bar gayao AaOr vah phlao kI trh sao zIk
hao gayaa.
vao gaoMd ko pICo pICo calato ek Sahr ko pasa Aa gayao qao. ]sa
Sahr ko caaraoM trf }^caI }^caI dIvaar KD,I qaI.
]sa Sahr maoM Gausanao ka kovala ek hI drvaajaa idKayaI do rha
qaa AaOr vah drvaajaa BaI hiqayaarband laaogaaoM sao rixat nahIM qaa bailk
dao }^caI }^caI maInaaraoM sao saurixat qaa ijanamaoM sao Aaga inakla rhI
qaI.
GaaoD,a yaha^ Aa kr ruk gayaa AaOr rajakumaar sao baaolaa — “maoro
dUsaro kana maoM sao ek caakU inakala laao. mauJao maar Dalaao AaOr maora
poT caIr kr ]samaoM baOz jaaAao. [sa trh tuma ibanaa iksaI tklaIf
ko [na maInaaraoM ko baIca maoM sao inakla jaaAaogao.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 44 ~
Andr jaa kr jaba tumharI [cCa hao tba baahr inakla Aanaa.
ek baar Andr jaanao ko baad tuma jaba caahao baahr Aa sakto hao
AaOr jaba caahao Andr jaa sakto hao.
[sako badlao maoM maOM tumasao dao p`aqa-naa krnaa caahU^gaa. phlaI tao
yah ik jaOsao hI tuma drvaajao maoM sao Sahr ko Andr Gausaaogao tao tuma ]na
saba iSakarI icaiD,yaaoM kao Bagaa daogao jaao maoro SarIr kao Kanao AayaoMgaIM.
AaOr dUsarI yah ik Agar tumharI baaotla maoM ja,ra saa BaI marhma
bacaa hao tao ]sao maoro SarIr pr Dala donaa taik maora SarIr saD,o nahIM.
AaOr Agar hao sako tao ek gaD\Za Kaod kr maoro SarIr kao ]samaoM
gaaD, donaa.”
kaOna–eoDa baaolaa — “Aao vafadar GaaoD,o, tumanao maorI [tnaI
j,yaada sahayata kI hO ik eosaa kh kr tuma maora Apmaana kr rho
hao.
maOM rajakumaar kI hOisayat sao tumhara bahut hI AaBaarI hU^ AaOr
yah khta hU^ ik maoro }pr iktnaI BaI baD,I mausaIbat @yaaoM na Aa
jaayao maOM kBaI ApnaI daostI kao ApnaI jaana bacaanao ko ilayao kubaa-na
nahIM k$^gaa. maOM eosaa nahIM kr sakta jaao tuma mauJasao kh rho hao.”
GaaoD,a baaolaa — “tuma maorI ifk ` na krao, jaOsaa maOM khta hU^ vaOsaa
hI krao. Bagavaana tumakao tumharo kama maoM saflata do.”
rajakumaar baaolaa — “nahIM nahIM, kBaI nahIM, maOM eosaa kr hI nahIM
sakta.”
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 45 ~
GaaoD,a duKI Aavaaja maoM baaolaa — “rajakumaar, Agar tuma eosaa
nahIM kraogao tao hma daonaaoM hI barbaad hao jaayaoMgao AaOr ifr hma kBaI
nahI imala payaoMgao.
pr Agar tuma jaOsaa maOM khta hU^ vaOsaa hI kraogao tao saba kuC
[tnaa Aasaana hao jaayaogaa ik tuma ABaI ]sao saaoca BaI nahIM sakto.
maOMnao tumhoM ABaI tk kBaI QaaoKa nahIM idyaa [sailayao tumhoM maorI
[sa salaah pr BaI Sak nahIM krnaa caaihyao [sailayao jaOsaa maOM khta hU^
vaOsaa hI tuma krao varnaa maorI maaOt sao BaI badtr halat haogaI. AaOr
Agar Aba BaI tumanao maora kha na maanaa tao samaJa laonaa ik hmaarI
tumharI daostI K%ma.”
rajakumaar kao GaaoD,o kI baat samaJa maoM Aa gayaI. AaOr dUsara
kao[- ]paya idKayaI na donao pr rajakumaar nao GaaoD,o ko dUsaro kana maoM sao
caakU inakalaa AaOr ka^pto haqaaoM sao ]sakI gardna pr calaa idyaa.
rajakumaar kI Aa^KaoM sao TpaTp Aa^saU bah inaklao.
pr jaOsao hI vah caakU ]sanao ]sakI gardna maoM Gausaayaa vah jaOsao
iksaI jaadu[- takt sao vahIM ATk kr rh gayaa. GaaoD,a mar gayaa
AaOr igar pD,a.
rajakumaar duK sao bahut ja,aor ja,aor sao raoyaa AaOr [tnaa raoyaa ik
raoto raoto baohaoSa hao gayaa. kuC dor baad jaba ]sao haoSa Aayaa tao
]sanao GaaoD,o ko kho Anausaar kama krnaa Sau$ ikyaa.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 46 ~
]sanao GaaoD,o ka poT caIra. ]sakI Kala kao ]sanao ]sako SarIr
sao Alaga kr ilayaa AaOr ]samaoM iCp kr vah ]sa Saanadar Sahr maoM
calaa.
vah ibanaa iksaI raok Taok ko ]sa Sahr maoM GaUma rha qaa. vah
Sahr baD,a AaOr Saanadar qaa pr rajakumaar Apnao daost GaaoD,o ko mar
jaanao sao bahut duKI qaa.
vah kovala 50 kdma hI calaa haogaa ik ]sakao GaaoD,o kI
AaiKrI baat yaad AayaI. vah laaOTa tao @yaa doKta hO ik bahut
saarI maa^sa Kanao vaalaI icaiD,yaoM GaaoD,o ka maa^sa Kanao pr lagaI hu[- hOM.
]sanao kuC hI pla maoM vao saarI icaiD,yaoM Bagaa dIM AaOr baaotla maoM sao
inakala kr marhma kI kuC baU^doM ]sa GaaoD,o ko SarIr pr Dala dIM.
marhma kI vao baUdoM GaaoD,o ko SarIr pr pD,to hI ]samaoM kuC
badlaava Aayao AaOr doKto hI doKto vah ek saundr naaOjavaana maoM badla
gayaa. daonaaoM ek dUsaro sao ilapT gayao.
jaba ek kI KuSaI kma hu[- AaOr dUsaro ka AaScaya-, tao vah
naaOjavaana rajakumaar sao baaolaa — “Aao kulaIna rajakumaar, Aaja tuma
kao doK kr maOM Qanya hao gayaa. maOM laao Ana- Sahr ko rajaa if,rbaaolga
ka Baa[- hU^. ]sa badmaaSa if,yaaona DaZnaa nao mauJao GaaoD,a banaa kr rKa
huAa qaa.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 47 ~
]sakao mauJao tumhoM donaa hI pD,a @yaaoMik maOM ApnaI Sat- taoD, cauka
qaa. ifr BaI jaOsaa maOMnao tumasao kha qaa Agar tumanao vaOsaa nahIM ikyaa
haota tao maOM kBaI BaI Apnao [sa $p kao vaapsa nahIM pa sakta qaa.
vah maorI hI baihna qaI ijasanao tumharI saaOtolaI maa^ kao vah saba
laanao ko ilayao kha jaao maoro Baa[- ko pasa hO. pr tuma maora ivaSvaasa
krao ik maorI baihna tumakao iksaI trh ka nauksaana nahIM phu^caanaa
caahtI qaI bailk tumhara kuC Balaa hI krnaa caahtI qaI, yah tuma
baad maoM jaanaaogao.
@yaaoMik Agar vah tumhara ja,ra saa BaI baura caahtI tao ibanaa
iksaI kiznaa[- ko kuC BaI kr saktI qaI. pr vah tumakao Aagao
Aanao vaalao KtraoM sao BaI bacaanaa caahtI qaI AaOr saaqa maoM mauJao BaI maora
puranaa $p vaapsa idlavaanaa caahtI qaI.
AaAao, tuma maoro saaqa AaAao. GaaoD,a, vah AnaaoKI takt vaalaa
ku<aa AaOr saunahrI saoba saba kuC tumhara hO. maoro Baa[- ko Gar maoM
tumhara baD,a Saanadar svaagat ikyaa jaayaogaa @yaaoMik tuma kovala [nhIM
ko nahIM bailk AaOr bahut kuC caIja,aoM ko BaI AiQakarI hao.”
samaya ga^vaanao kI bajaaya vao daonaaoM laao Ana- ko rajaa ko mahla kI
trf cala idyao. rajaa AaOr ]sako drbaairyaaoM nao sacamauca hI ]na
daonaaoM ka baD,a Saanadar svaagat ikyaa.
jaba rajaa nao kaOna–eoDa ko Aanao kI vajah saunaI tao ]sanao kaOna–
eoDa kao kalaa GaaoD,a, AnaaoKI takt vaalaa ku<aa AaOr ijandgaI donao
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 48 ~
vaalao tIna saunahro saoba jaao ]sako bagaIcao maoM lagao qao
ek Sat- pr ]sakao do idyao ik jaba tk ]saka
ek saala AaOr ek idna pUra haota hO vah ]saka
maohmaana bana kr rhogaa.
kaOna–eoDa rajaI hao gayaa AaOr Aanand sao vaha^ rha.
jaba ]sako jaanao ka samaya Aayaa tao rajaa nao Apnao Aanand
Bavana ko bagaIcao ko ik`sTla ko poD, sao tIna saunahrI saoba taoD, kr ]sao
do idyao. ku<ao ko galao maoM caa^dI kI ek jaMjaIr baa^Qa kr kaOna–eoDa
ko haqa maoM pkD,a dI gayaI AaOr GaaoD,o ko }pr ]saka saaja sajaa kr
kaOna–eoDa kI savaarI ko ilayao tOyaar kr idyaa gayaa.
rajaa nao Kud kaOna–eoDa kao ]sa GaaoD,o pr caZa,yaa AaOr ]sako
haqaaoM maoM ku<ao kI caa^dI kI jaMjaIr dI.
rajaa nao kaOna–eODa kao yah BaI yakIna idlaayaa ik rasto maoM
]sakao Aba Aaga ]galanao vaalaa phaD,, maInaar AaOr daonaaoM saa^paoM sao
Drnao kao[- ja$rt nahIM hO @yaaoMik vah GaaoD,a ]na sabasao bacaa kr
]sakao ]sako doSa phu^caa dogaa.
]nhaoMnao kaOna–eODa sao BaI ek vaayada ilayaa ik vah hr saala
kma sao kma ek baar ]na laaogaaoM sao imalanao ja$r Aata rhogaa.
kaOna–eoDa nao daonaaoM sao ivada laI. ]saka daost bahut duKI qaa.
kaOna–eoDa ibanaa iksaI raok Taok ko Aarama sao Apnao Gar phu^ca
gayaa.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 49 ~
]Qar ranaI yah saaocao baOzI qaI ik kaOna–eODa tao Aba vaapsa
Aayaogaa nahIM [sailayao rajaga_I Aba ]saI ko baoTaoM kao imalaogaI. pr
jaba ]sanao kaOna–eoDa kao kalao GaaoD,o pr savaar AaOr ku<ao kao ]sako
pICo Aato doKa tao ]sakI saarI AaSaaAaoM pr panaI ifr gayaa AaOr
vah duKI hao kr maInaar sao kUd gayaI. naIcao igarto hI vah mar gayaI.
rajaa Apnao baoTo kao doK kr bahut KuSa huAa. vah tao ek
saala sao [saI ilayao duKI qaa ik pta nahIM ]saka baoTa ija,nda hO BaI
yaa nahIM. jaba ]sakao ranaI ko bauro [radaoM ka pta calaa tao gaussao ko
maaro ]sanao ranaI ka SarIr jalaa idyaa.
kaOna–eODa nao vao tInaaoM saoba Apnao bagaIcao maoM lagaa idyao AaOr ]na
kao baaoto hI vaha^ ek hra poD, inakla Aayaa ijasako }pr vaOsao hI
tIna fla lagao qao.
[sa poD, kI maohrbaanaI sao ]nako rajya maoM KUba pOdavaar haonao
lagaI. GaaoD,a AaOr ku<aa BaI rajya ko bahut kama Aayao. [saI kaOna–
eoDa ko naama pr ]sa jagah ka naama kaOnaaOT18 pD, gayaa.
18 Cannaught – there is a Cannaught Place in Delhi, India too. Maybe this name has come from there only.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 50 ~
5 ek CaoTa carvaaha19
saoba kI yah laaok kqaa yaUraop mahaWIp ko [TlaI doSa kI laaok
kqaaAaoM sao lao gayaI hO.
ek baar ek laD,ka qaa jaao BaoD, carayaa krta qaa. vah
laD,ka saa[ja, maoM ek CaoTo sao kID,o sao j,yaada baD,a nahIM qaa.
ek idna jaba vah ApnaI BaoD,aoM kao caranao ko ilayao Gaasa ko
maOdanaaoM kI trf jaa rha qaa tao vah ek AMDo baocanao vaalaI ko pasa
sao gaujara. vah AMDo baocanao vaalaI ek TaokrI maoM AMDo Bar kr ]nakao
baocanao ko ilayao baajaar lao kr jaa rhI qaI.
]sakao doK kr ]sao Sarart saUJaI. ]sanao ]sa AMDo baocanao vaalaI
kI TaokrI kI trf ek p%qar foMka AaOr ]sa ek hI p%qar sao
]sa s~I kI TaokrI maoM rKo saaro AMDo TUT gayao.
[sasao ]sa s~I kao gaussaa Aa gayaa tao ]sanao ]sa laD,ko kao Saap
do idyaa — “tuma [sasao baD,o kBaI nahIM haogao jaba tk tuma tIna gaanao
vaalao saobaaoM kI saundr bargaOgalaInaa20 kao nahIM ZUZ laaogao.”
]sa idna ko baad sao vah laD,ka ifr AaOr baD,a nahIM huAa bailk
AaOr ptlaa dubalaa haota calaa gayaa. ]sakI maa^ ]sakI ijatnaI
19 The Little Shepherd (Story No 8) – a folktale from Genoa, Italy, Europe. Adapted from the book “Italian Folktales” by Italo Calvino. Translated by George Martin in 1980. 20 Bargaglina – name of the girl of three singing apples
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 51 ~
j,yaada doKBaala krtI vah ]tnaa hI AaOr ptlaa dubalaa haota
jaata.
ek idna ]sakI maa^ nao ]sasao pUCa — “baoTa, tuJao @yaa hao gayaa
hO? @yaa tUnao iksaI ka kuC baura ikyaa hO jaao ]sanao tuJao Saap do
idyaa hO? tU baD,a hI nahIM haota.”
tba ]sanao ApnaI naIcata kI khanaI ApnaI maa^ kao saunaayaI ik
kOsao ]sanao p%qar maar kr ek AMDo baocanao vaalaI kI TaokrI maoM rKo
saaro AMDo taoD, idyao qao.
AaOr ifr ]sanao ]sa s~I ko Sabd BaI daohra idyao — “tuma [sasao
baD,o kBaI nahIM haogao jaba tk tuma tIna gaanao vaalao saobaaoM kI saundr
bargaOgalaInaa kao nahIM ZU^Z laaogao.”
]sakI maa^ baaolaI — “Agar eosaI baat hO tao tumharo pasa [sako
isavaa AaOr kao[- caara nahIM hO baoTa ik tuma ]sa tIna gaanao vaalao saobaaoM
kI saundr bargaOgalaInaa kao ZU^Zao.”
yah sauna kr vah laD,ka ]sa tIna gaanao vaalao saobaaoM kI saundr
bargaOgalaInaa kao ZUZnao cala idyaa.
calato calato vah ek pula ko pasa Aayaa. vaha^ ek s~I ek
AKraoT ko Kaola maoM baOzI JaUla rhI qaI. ]sanao ]sa laD,ko kao doKa
tao pUCa — “]Qar kaOna jaa rha hO?”
carvaaha baaolaa — “ek daost.”
“ja,ra maorI plak tao ]za dao taik maOM tumakao doK sakU^.”
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 52 ~
carvaaho nao ]sakI plak ]za dI tao ]sanao ]saI trf doK kr
pUCa — “tuma kha^ jaa rho hao?”
“maOM tIna gaanao vaalao saobaaoM kI saundr bargaOgalaInaa kao ZU^Znao jaa
rha hU^. @yaa tumakao ]saka kuC Ata pta maalaUma hO?”
“nahIM vah tao mauJao nahIM maalaUma hO pr tuma yah p%qar laoto jaaAao
Saayad yah tumharo kama Aayao.” kh kr ]sanao carvaaho kao ek
p%qar pkD,a idyaa. carvaaho nao ]sasao vah p%qar lao ilayaa AaOr Aagao
cala idyaa.
Aagao jaa kr ]sakao ek AaOr pula imalaa jaha^ ek AaOr CaoTI
s~I ek AMDo ko Kaola maoM baOzI naha rhI qaI. ]sanao BaI pUCa —
“[Qar kaOna jaa rha hO?”
carvaaho nao javaaba idyaa — “ek daost.”
vah s~I baaolaI — “ja ,ra maorI plak tao ]za dao taik maOM tumhoM
doK sakU^.”
carvaaho nao ]sakI BaI plak ]za dI tao ]sanao ]sakao doK kr
pUCa — “tuma kha^ jaa rho hao?”
“maOM tIna gaanao vaalao saobaaoM kI saundr bargaOgalaInaa kao ZU^Znao jaa
rha hU^. @yaa tumakao ]saka kuC Ata pta maalaUma hO?”
“nahIM vah tao mauJao nahIM maalaUma hO pr tuma yah haqaI da^t kI
kMGaI laoto jaaAao tumharo kama AayaogaI.” kh kr ]sanao carvaaho kao
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 53 ~
ek kMGaI do dI. carvaaho nao vah kMGaI ApnaI jaoba maoM rKI, ]sakao
Qanyavaad idyaa AaOr Aagao cala idyaa.
calato calato vah ek naalao ko pasa Aayaa jaha^ ek AadmaI ]sa
naalao ko pasa KD,a KD,a Apnao qaOlao maoM kaohra Bar rha qaa. ]sa
carvaaho nao ]sa AadmaI sao BaI pUCa ik @yaa vah tIna gaanao vaalao saobaaoM
kI saundr bargaOgalaInaa kao jaanata qaa. pr ]sanao BaI vahI javaaba
idyaa ik vah ]sakao nahIM jaanata qaa.
pr ]sa AadmaI nao ]sa carvaaho kao ek jaoba Bar kr kaohra do
idyaa AaOr kha ik vah ]sakao Apnao saaqa lao jaayao ]sako kama
Aayaogaa. carvaaho nao ]sa AadmaI sao kaohra ilayaa AaOr ]sakao
Qanyavaad do kr Aagao baZ, gayaa.
calato calato vah ek ca@kI ko pasa
Aayaa jaao ek laaomaD,o kI qaI. carvaaho nao
laaomaD,o sao BaI pUCa ik @yaa vah tIna gaanao vaalao
saobaaoM kI saundr bargaOgalaInaa kao jaanata qaa.
laaomaD,a baaolaa — “ha^ maOM jaanata hU^ ik vah saundr bargaOgalaInaa
kaOna hO pr tumakao ]sao ZU^Znao maoM bahut proSaanaI haogaI. tuma yaha^ sao
saIQao calao jaaAao tao vaha^ tumakao ek Gar imalaogaa. ]sa Gar ka
drvaajaa Kulaa haogaa.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 54 ~
tuma ]sa drvaajao sao Andr calao jaanaa tao vaha^ tumakao ik`sTla
ka ek ipMjara idKayaI dogaa. ]sa ipMjaro maoM bahut saarI CaoTI CaoTI
GaMiTyaa^ lagaI hOM. ]saI ipMjaro maoM vao gaanao vaalao saoba rKo hOM.
tuma vah ipMjara ]za laonaa pr vaha^ ek bauiZ,yaa ka Qyaana rKnaa
@yaaoMik vaha^ ek bauiZ,yaa BaI haogaI. Agar ]sakI Aa^KoM KulaI haoM tao
samaJanaa ik vah saao rhI hO AaOr Agar ]sakI Aa^KoM band haoM tao
samaJanaa ik vah saba kuC doK rhI hO.”
]sa laaomaD,o kI [sa salaah ko saaqa vah carvaaha AaOr Aagao baZ,a
AaOr ]sa Gar tk Aa gayaa jaao ]sakao laaomaD,o nao batayaa qaa. ]sa
Gar ka drvaajaa vaak[- Kulaa huAa qaa saao vah ]sa Gar ko Andr
calaa gayaa.
Gar ko Andr jaa kr ]sanao doKa ik vaha^ ek ik`sTla ka ek
ipMjara rKa hO ijasamaoM GaMiTyaa^ lagaI hu[-M hOM AaOr ]saI ko pasa ek
bauiZ,yaa baOzI hO ijasakI Aa^KoM band hOM.
@yaaoMik ]sakI Aa^KoM band qaIM [sailayao laaomaD,o ko
kho Anausaar vah saba kuC doK rhI qaI. ]sa bauiZ,yaa nao
carvaaho sao kha — “ja ,ra doKnaa tao maoro baalaaoM maoM khIM
kao[- jaU^21 tao nahIM hOM?”
]sanao ]sa bauiZ,yaa ko baalaaoM maoM Jaa^ka tao vaha^ ]sakao ]sako
baalaaoM maoM kuC jaU^ idKayaI dIM. vah ]sako isar kI jaU inakalanao
21 Translated for the word “Lice” – see its picture above.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 55 ~
lagaa. jaba vah ]sako isar maoM sao jaU^ inakala rha qaa tao ]sa bauiZ,yaa
kI Aa^KoM Kula gayaIM. Aba ]sakao pta cala gayaa ik vah Aba saao
gayaI qaI.
]sakao saaota doK kr carvaaho nao turnt hI ik`sTla ka vah
ipMjara vaha^ sao ]zayaa AaOr Baaga ilayaa. pr ]sa ipMjaro kao lao jaato
samaya ]sakI CaoTI CaoTI GaMiTyaa^ baja ]zIM AaOr vah bauiZ,yaa jaaga
gayaI. ]sanao ]sa carvaaho ko pICo saaO GauD,savaar Baojao.
jaba carvaaho nao doKa ik vao GauD,savaar ]sako kafI pasa Aa gayao
hOM tao ]sanao ApnaI jaoba maoM rKa p%qar ka TukD,a inakala kr Apnao
pICo foMk idyaa.
jamaIna pr pD,to hI ]sa p%qar ka ek bahut baD,a phaD, bana
gayaa. ]sa bauiZ,yaa ko kuC GaaoD,o ]sasao Tkra kr mar gayao AaOr kuC
kI Ta^gaoM TUT gayaIM. GaaoD,o baokar haonao kI vajah sao vao AaOr Aagao nahIM
jaa sako AaOr vao saba GauD,savaar vaapsa laaOT gayao.
]na GauD,savaaraoM kao vaapsa Aayaa doK kr ]sa bauiZ,yaa nao Aba kI
baar 200 GauD,savaar ]sako pICo Baojao. carvaaho nao ek nayaa Ktra
doKa tao ApnaI jaoba sao haqaI da^t kI kMGaI inakala kr Apnao pICo
foMk dI.
vah kMGaI jaha^ igarI qaI vaha^ ek SaISao jaOsaa icaknaa phaD,
KD,a hao gayaa ijasa pr caZ,to hI saaro GaaoD,o ifsala ifsala kr igar
pD,o AaOr mar gayao. saao vao 200 GauD,savaar BaI vaapsa calao gayao.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 56 ~
]nakao vaapsa Aayaa doK kr ]sa bauiZ,yaa nao AbakI baar 300
GauD,savaar Boajao. [tnao saaro GauD,savaaraoM ko doK kr ]sa carvaaho nao
ApnaI jaoba sao kaohra inakala kr foMk idyaa. vah kaohra saaro maoM
fOla gayaa AaOr vao saaro GauD,savaar ]sa kaohro maoM Kao kr rh gayao.
[sa baIca vah carvaaha vaha^ sao baca kr Baaga tao ilayaa pr rasto
maoM ]sakao Pyaasa laga AayaI. rasto maoM ]sako pasa pInao ko ilayao kuC
BaI nahIM qaa saao ]sanao saaocaa ik vah ipMjaro maoM sao gaanao vaalaa ek saoba
inakala kr Ka laota hO.
]sanao ipMjaro maoM sao ek saoba inakalaa AaOr ]sakao kaTa tao ]samaoM
sao ek CaoTI saI Aavaaja AayaI — “saoba ja,ra QaIro sao kaTao varnaa
mauJao bahut tklaIf haogaI.”
yah sauna kr ]sanao vah saoba baD,I QaIro kaTa. ]samaoM sao ]sanao
AaQaa saoba Kayaa AaOr dUsara AaQaa saoba ApnaI jaoba maoM rK ilayaa.
ifr vah Apnao rasto cala pD,a.
calato calato vah Apnao Gar ko pasa
vaalao ku^e pr Aa gayaa. vaha^ ]sanao
ApnaI jaoba maoM sao dUsara AaQaa saoba
inakalanao ko ilayao haqa Dalaa tao vaha^
]sakao ]saka bacaa huAa saoba tao nahIM
imalaa, ha^ ek CaoTI saI laD,kI vaha^ ja$r KD,I qaI.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 57 ~
carvaaha tao yah doK kr AaScaya-caikt rh gayaa. vah laD,kI
baaolaI — “maOM saundr bargaOgalaInaa hU^ AaOr mauJao kok bahut psand hO.
mauJao kok Kanaa hO mauJao bahut BaUK lagaI hO.”
]sa ku^e ko caaraoM trf ek dIvaar qaI AaOr baIca maoM ek Cod
qaa saao carvaaho nao ]sa saundr bargaOgalaInaa kao ]sa ku^e kI dIvaar pr
ibaza idyaa AaOr ]sasao kha ik jaba tk vah ]sako ilayao kok lao
kr Aata hO vah ]saka vahIM [ntjaar kro.
[saI baIca badsaUrt naama kI ek dasaI vaha^ AayaI. vah vaha^
]sa ku^e sao panaI KIMcanao AayaI qaI.
]sakao vaha^ vah saundr saI CaoTI saI laD,kI idKayaI dI tao
]sanao Apnao mana maoM saaocaa — “yah kOsao huAa ik yah tao [tnaI CaoTI
saI hO AaOr [tnaI saundr hO AaOr maOM [tnaI baD,I hU^ AaOr [tnaI badsaUrt
hU^.”
yah saaoca kr hI vah dasaI [tnaI gaussaa hu[- ik ]sanao ]sa CaoTI
saI laD,kI kao ku^e maoM foMk idyaa. jaba carvaaha ]sa CaoTI saundr
bargaOgalaInaa ko ilayao kok lao kr vaha^ Aayaa tao ]sanao doKa ik
]sakI saundr bargaOgalaInaa tao vaha^ qaI hI nahIM.
]saka idla TUT gayaa. iktnaI mauiSkla sao tao vah ]sakao lao
kr Aayaa qaa AaOr Aba jaba vah imala gayaI qaI tao vah gaayaba BaI hao
gayaI.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 58 ~
]sa carvaaho kI maa^ BaI ]saI ku^e pr panaI Barnao AatI qaI.
ek idna panaI Barto samaya ]sakI baalaTI maoM ek CaoTI saI maClaI
Aa gayaI.
vah ]sa maClaI kao Gar lao gayaI AaOr ]sakao Kanao ko ilayao tla
ilayaa. maa^ nao vah tlaI hu[- maClaI Kud BaI KayaI AaOr Apnao baoTo
kao BaI iKlaayaI. AaOr ]sakI hiD\Dyaa^ baahr foMk dIM.
]sa maClaI kI hiD\Dyaa^ jaha^ jaa kr igarIM vaha^ ek poD, ]ga
Aayaa AaOr samaya ko saaqa saaqa vah poD, [tnaa baD,a hao gayaa ik
]sanao carvaaho ko Gar kI raoSanaI raok dI.
yah doK kr ]sa carvaaho nao ]sa poD, kao kaT Dalaa AaOr
]sakI lakD,I kao Aaga jalaanao ko kama maoM laanao ko ilayao Gar ko
Andr rK ilayaa.
yah saba krto krto carvaaho kI maa^ mar gayaI AaOr Aba vah Gar
maoM Akolaa rh gayaa. vah AaOr BaI dubalaa haota jaa rha qaa. vah
Apnao baD,a haonao ko ilayao kuC BaI krta pr vah baD,a hI nahIM hao pa
rha qaa.
raoja saubah hI vah Gaasa ko maOdanaaoM maoM calaa jaata AaOr rat haonao
pr hI Gar laaOTta. Gar Aa kr ]sakao bahut AaScaya- haota jaba
vah doKta ik saubah jaao bartna vah gando CaoD, gayaa qaa vao saba saaf
rKo hOM AaOr ]saka Gar BaI saaf hO.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 59 ~
]sanao saaocaa ik yah jaananao ko ilayao ik ]sako Gar maoM ]sako pICo
yah saba kaOna kr rha hO ]sakao ek idna Gar maoM ruknaa hI pD,ogaa.
saao Agalao idna vah Gar sao baahr jaanao ko ilayao inaklaa tao pr
baahr nahIM gayaa. vah vahIM drvaajao ko pICo iCp gayaa AaOr doKta
rha ik ]sako Gar maoM ]sako pICo kaOna Aata hO.
kuC samaya baad hI ]sanao doKa ik lakD,I ko Zor maoM sao ek
bhut hI saundr saI laD,kI inaklaI. ]sanao ]sako saaro bartna saaf
ikyao, Gar kao JaaD,a bauhara, ]saka ibastr zIk ikyaa. ifr ]sanao
AalamaarI KaolaI AaOr kok Kayaa.
basa [saI samaya vah carvaaha ]Cla kr drvaajao ko pICo sao baahr
inakla Aayaa AaOr ]sasao pUCa — “tuma kaOna hao AaOr tuma Andr
kOsao AayaIM?”
laD,kI baaolaI — “maOM saundr bargaOgalaInaa hU^. vah laD,kI ijasakao
tumanao ApnaI jaoba maoM rKo AaQao saoba maoM payaa qaa. jaba tuma mauJakao
vaha^ ku^e pr ibaza kr calao gayao tba vaha^ ek badsaUrt dasaI AayaI
AaOr ]sanao mauJao ku^e maoM Qakola idyaa. ku^e maoM igar kr maOM maClaI bana
gayaI.
]sako baad tuma laaogaaoM nao mauJao tla kr Ka ilayaa AaOr maorI
hiD\Dyaa^ baahr foMk dIM. vaha^ igar kr maOM ek poD, bana gayaI. tumanao
vah poD, kaT kr ]sakI lakD,I Apnao Gar maoM rK laI. Aba jaba
tuma Gar maoM nahIM haoto tao maOM saundr bargaOgalaInaa bana jaatI hU^.”
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 60 ~
carvaaha yah sauna kr bahut KuSa hao gayaa ik ]sakao saundr
bargaOgalaInaa ifr sao imala gayaI qaI. Aba vah carvaaha idna dUnaa rat
caaOgaunaa baZ,nao lagaa qaa AaOr ]sako saaqa saaqa vah saundr bargaOganaInaa
BaI baZ,nao lagaI.
jaldI hI vah carvaaha baZ, kr ek saundr naaOjavaana hao gayaa
AaOr saundr bargaOgalaInaa BaI baD,I hao kr AaOr saundr hao gayaI. daonaaoM
nao Aapsa maoM SaadI kr laI AaOr daonaaoM KuSaI KuSaI rhnao lagao.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 61 ~
6 saoba vaalaI laD,kI22
saoba kI yah khanaI yaUraop mahaWIp ko [TlaI doSa kI ek eosaI
khanaI hO ijasamaoM ek laD,kI saoba ko Andr hI rhtI hO.
ek baar ek rajaa AaOr ek ranaI qao jaao
[sailayao bahut duKI rhto qao @yaaoMik ]nako kao[-
baccaa nahIM qaa. ranaI barabar pUCtI rhtI — “maoro
BaI ]saI trIko sao baccao @yaaoM nahIM haoto jaOsao [sa saoba
ko poD, ko }pr saoba lagato hO?”
saao huAa yah ik ek idna bajaaya ek laD,ko kao janma donao ko
]sa ranaI nao ek saoba kao janma idyaa. pr yah saoba duinayaa^ ko saba
saobaaoM sao j,yaada laala AaOr j,yaada saundr qaa. rajaa nao ]sa saoba kao
ek saaonao kI tStrI maoM rK kr ApnaI baalaknaI maoM rK idyaa.
rajaa ko mahla kI saD,k ko dUsarI trf BaI ek rajaa rhta
qaa.
ek idna vah dUsara rajaa ApnaI iKD,kI maoM KD,a baahr doK
rha qaa tao ]sanao doKa ik ]sako saamanao vaalao rajaa kI baalaknaI maoM
ek bahut hI saundr nahayaI QaaoyaI laD,kI KD,I Apnao baalaaoM maoM kMGaI
kr rhI qaI. vah laD,kI saoba jaOsaI gaaorI AaOr gaulaabaI qaI.
22 Apple Girl – a folktale from Italy from its Florence area. Adapted from the book : “Italian Folktales: selected and retold by Italo Calvino”. Translated by Philip Martin in 1980.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 62 ~
]sakao doK kr tao ]saka mau^h Kulaa Kulaa rh gayaa AaOr vah
]sakI trf doKta ka doKta rh gayaa.
pr jaOsao hI ]sa laD,kI kao yah lagaa ik
kao[- ]sakao doK rha hO tao vah vaha^ sao BaagaI
AaOr tStrI maoM rKo saoba ko Andr jaa kr gaayaba
hao gayaI.
rajaa kao tao ]sasao pagalapna kI hd tk Pyaar hao gayaa qaa.
saao ]sako idmaaga nao kuC kama ikyaa AaOr vah saD,k par krko ]sa
dUsaro rajaa ko mahla kI trf cala idyaa. vaha^ jaa kr ]sanao mahla
ka drvaajaa KTKTayaa tao ranaI nao drvaajaa Kaolaa.
rajaa baaolaa — “ranaI jaI Aap maoro }pr ek kRpa kroM.”
ranaI baaolaI — “kihyao. pD,aosaI hI pD,aosaI ko kama Aato hOM.”
rajaa baaolaa — “AapkI baalaknaI maoM jaao saoba rKa hO vah AaPa
mauJao do doM.”
ranaI baaolaI — “rajaa saahba @yaa Aap jaanato hOM ik Aap @yaa
kh rho hOM? maOM ]sa saoba kI maa^ hU^ AaOr Aapkao pta haonaa caaihyao
ik mauJao ]sako ilayao iktnaa [ntjaar krnaa pD,a.”
pr rajaa kao tao naa nahIM saunanaa qaa [sailayao saoba ko maata ipta
kao ]sa saoba kao ]sa dUsaro rajaa kao donaa hI pD, gayaa taik
pD,aoisayaaoM maoM Aapsa maoM sambanQa AcCo rh sakoM.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 63 ~
[sa trh vah rajaa ]sa saoba kao lao kr Apnao Gar Aa gayaa AaOr
]sakao lao jaa kr saIQaa Apnao kmaro maoM calaa gayaa. vaha^ ]sanao ]sa
tStrI kao Apnao kmaro kI ek maoja pr rK idyaa. ]sako nahanao
Qaaonao ko ilayao saba kuC baahr rK idyaa.
Aba vah laD,kI raoja saubah ]sa saoba maoM sao nahanao AaOr Apnao
baala zIk krnao ko ilayao ]sa saoba maoM sao inaklatI AaOr vah rajaa
]sakao doKta rhta.
basa yahI qaa jaao vah saoba maoM sao baahr inakla kr krtI qaI. na
tao vah kuC KatI qaI AaOr na kao[- baat krtI qaI. basa kovala
nahatI qaI AaOr Apnao baala banaatI qaI AaOr ifr saoba ko Andr calaI
jaatI qaI.
yah rajaa ApnaI saaOtolaI maa^ ko saaqa rhta qaa. ]sakI maa^ kao
kuC Sak huAa jaba ]sanao doKa ik ]saka baoTa lagaatar Apnao kmaro
maoM Akolao hI rh rha qaa. khIM baahr inaklata hI nahIM qaa.
]sanao saaocaa “caaho mauJao kuC BaI krnaa pD,o pr mauJao yah ja$r
maalaUma krnaa hO ik maora baoTa Apnao kmaro maoM baOza baOza @yaa krta
rhta hO.”
]saI samaya iksaI AaOr rajaa nao ]nako rajya pr hmalaa kr idyaa
saao ]sa rajaa kao laD,a[- ko ilayao jaanaa pD, gayaa.
jaba ]sakao Apnaa saoba CaoD,naa pD,a tao ]saka idla TUT gayaa.
]sanao Apnao ek bahut hI Baraosao ko naaOkr kao baulaayaa AaOr ]sasao
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 64 ~
kha — “maOM Apnao kmaro kI caaBaI tumharo pasa CaoD,o jaa rha hU^.
ja,ra Qyaana rKnaa ik kao[- maoro kmaro maoM na jaanao payao.
raoja ]sa saoba vaalaI laD,kI ko ilayao panaI AaOr kMGaa baahr rK
donaa AaOr [sa baat ka BaI Qyaana rKnaa ik ]sakao AaOr BaI jaao
caaihyao vah ]sakao imala jaayao. AaOr ha^ BaUlanaa nahIM ik vah mauJao saba
batatI rho.”
halaa^ik yah galat qaa @yaaoMik vah tao kBaI baaolaI hI nahIM qaI
pr rajaa nao saaocaa ik naaOkr kao yah JaUz batanaa ja$rI qaa.
“Agar maoro pICo ]saka baala BaI baa^ka huAa tao maOM tumakao jaana
sao maar dU^gaa.”
naaOkr baaolaa — “Aap ibalkula baoifkr rihyaoo, rajaa saahba.
maOM ApnaI trf sao ]nakI bahut AcCI trh sao doKBaala k$^gaa.”
jaOsao hI rajaa calaa gayaa ]sakI saaOtolaI maa^ nao ApnaI hr
kaoiSaSa kI ik vah rajaa ko kmaro maoM Gausa jaayao pr ]sakao maaOka hI
nahIM imalaa.
ek baar ]sanao naaOkr kI Saraba maoM AfIma imalaa dI AaOr jaba
vah ]sakao pI kr saao gayaa tao ]sanao ]sako pasa sao rajaa ko kmaro
kI caaBaI caura laI.
ifr ]sanao rajaa ko kmaro ka drvaajaa Kaolaa AaOr Apnao baoTo
ko [sa AjaIba sao bartava kao jaananao ko ilayao ]saka saara kmara
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 65 ~
]laT pulaT kr idyaa taik ]sakao yah pta cala jaayao ik vah eosaa
@yaaoM kr rha qaa.
pr ijatnaa vah ZU^ZtI qaI ]tnaa hI ]sakao kuC nahIM imala pa
rha qaa. bahut saarI saaQaarNa caIja,aoM maoM ]sakao kovala ek hI Alaga
saI caIja, idKayaI dI, AaOr vah qaa ek Saanadar saoba jaao ek saaonao
ko kTaoro maoM rKa qaa.
]sakao lagaa ik Saayad yahI saoba haogaa ijasako baaro maoM vah hmaoSaa
saaocata rhta haogaa.
rainayaa^ hmaoSaa hI ek CaoTa saa caakU Apnao kpD,aoM maoM iCpa kr
rKtI hMO saao ]sanao Apnaa vah caakU inakalaa AaOr ]sa saoba kao caaraoM
trf sao gaaodnaa Sau$ ikyaa.
]sako saoba ko hr gaaodnao sao KUna kI ek Qaara saI bah inaklaI.
yah doK kr saaOtolaI maa^ Dr gayaI AaOr ]sa saoba kao vahIM CaoD, kr
vaha^ sao Baaga laI. caaBaI ]sanao naaOkr kI ]saI jaoba maoM rK dI jaha^
sao ]sanao inakalaI qaI.
jaba naaOkr kI Aa^K KulaI tao ]sakao tao pta nahIM qaa ik @yaa
huAa. vah rajaa ko kmaro maoM gayaa tao doKa ik vaha^ tao saarI jagah
KUna ibaKra pD,a qaa.
]sa baocaaro ko mau^h sao inaklaa — “]f, Aba maOM @yaa k$^?”
AaOr vah BaI vaha^ sao Baaga ilayaa. vaha^ sao Baaga kr vah ApnaI ek
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 66 ~
caacaI ko pasa gayaa jaao ek prI qaI AaOr ]sako pasa bahut trIko ko
jaadu[- pa]Dr qao.
]sanao jaba jaa kr ApnaI ]sa caacaI kao Apnaa saara ikssaa
saunaayaa tao ]sanao dao jaadu[- pa]Dr imalaayao – ek tao ]na saobaaoM ko
ilayao ijana pr jaadU ikyaa gayaa haota hO AaOr dUsara ]na laD,ikyaaoM ko
ilayao ijana pr jaadU ikyaa gayaa haota hO.
]sanao ]na daonaaoM pa]DraoM kao imalaayaa AaOr ]sa pa]Dr kao
naaOkr kao do kr kha ik vah jaa kr ]sakao saoba ko }pr iCD,k
do.
naaOkr Baagaa Baagaa Aayaa AaOr vah pa]Dr ]sanao ]sa saoba pr
iCD,k idyaa. saoba TUT kr Kula gayaa AaOr saoba maoM sao vah laD,kI
baahr inakla AayaI. pr ]sako saaro SarIr pr pi+yaa^ ba^QaI qaIM AaOr
k[- jagah PlaasTr ba^Qaa qaa.
rajaa Gar Aayaa tao vah laD,kI phlaI baar ]sasao baaolaI —
“@yaa tuma ivaSvaasa kraogao ik tumharI saaOtolaI maa^ nao maoro saaro SarIr
pr caakU maaro?
pr tumharo naaOkr nao maorI baD,I saovaa kI ijasasao maOM zIk hao
sakI. maOM 18 saala kI hU^ AaOr ek jaadU maoM qaI. Agar tuma caahao tao
maOM tumharI p%naI bana saktI hU^.”
“Aro yah tuma @yaa khtI hao ik maOM psand k$^ tao? maOM tao kba
sao tumasao SaadI krnaa caahta hU^.”
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 67 ~
basa ifr @yaa qaa daonaaoM trf sao SaadI kI tOyaairyaa^ Sau$ hao
gayaIM AaOr daonaaoM kI SaadI hao gayaI.
daonaaoM mahlaaoM maoM KUba Aanand manaayaa. [sa Aanand manaanao ko samaya
maoM kovala ek hI AadmaI nahIM qaa – AaOr vah qaI rajaa kI saaOtolaI
maa^.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 68 ~
7 caIla maugao- @yaaoM KatI hO?23
AaScaya-janak $p sao saoba kI yah laaok kqaa Af`Ika mahaWIp ko
naa[jaIiryaa doSa kI laaok kqaaAaoM sao laI gayaI hO.
bahut idnaaoM phlao kI baat hO ik ek gaa^va maoM ek pit p%naI
rhto qao ijanako kao[- baccaa nahIM qaa. samaya gaujarta gayaa AaOr ]sa
p%naI kao ]sako pD,aoisayaaoM nao icaZ,anaa Sau$ kr idyaa ik ]sako kao[-
baccaa nahIM qaa.
ek idna ]sako ek pD,aosaI ijasako saaqa ]sakI bahut laD,a[-
rhtI qaI nao ]sao [tnaa icaZ,ayaa ik ]saka idla TUT gayaa. ]sa rat
jaba vah saaonao gayaI tao vah rao pD,I. ]sanao Apnao caI24 sao p`aqa-naa kI
vah ]sakao ]saka Apnaa ek baccaa do do.
[sa baar ]sakI p`aqa-naa sauna laI gayaI AaOr ]sanao ek bahut hI
saundr saI baoTI kao janma idyaa. ]sanao ]saka naama rKa ADnmaa25.
ADnmaa, yaanaI saundr laD,kI, kao laaoga maa26, yaanaI saundrta BaI khto
qao.
23 Why the Hawk Preys on Chicks? – an Igbo folktale from Nigeria, West Africa Adapted from - The Orphan Girl and the Other Stories. 24 Chi – one’s personal God. 25 Adanma 26 Nma
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 69 ~
]saka naama ibalkula ]sako laayak qaa @yaaoMik vah vaak[- bahut
saundr qaI. jaba vah baD,I hao gayaI tao ]sa gaa^va ka hr AadmaI ]sasao
SaadI krnao kI [cCa rKnao lagaa.
pr ADnmaa maoM ek gaD,baD, qaI ijasakI vajah sao ]sako maata
ipta ]sakI SaadI ko ilayao proSaana qao. ]sakI ]Dalaa27 yaanaI saoba
Kanao kI [cCa bahut j,yaada qaI.
PyaarI baoTI haonao kI vajah sao ]sakao saoba kI kBaI kao[- kmaI
BaI nahIM haonao dI jaatI qaI bailk ]sako ilayao Gar maoM bahut saaro saoba
rKo rhto. pr bahut jaldI hI saoba ko ilayao ]saka yah laalaca
]sako maata ipta ko ilayao ek bahut baD,I proSaanaI bana gayaa.
ek idna jaba maa ko maata ipta khIM baahr jaanao vaalao qao tao
]nhaoMnao Gar maoM saba trh ka Kanao pInao ka saamaana AaOr k[- TaokrI
Bar kr bahut svaaddar rsaIlao saoba laa kr rK idyao.
maa kI maa^ nao ]sakao baulaayaa AaOr kha — “maa, doKao tumharo
ipta AaOr maOM ja,ra baahr jaa rho hOM. Gar maoM vah saba kuC hO jaao
tumakao caaihyao. mauJasao vaayada krao ik jaba tk hma baahr sao laaOT
kr nahIM Aato tuma Gar CaoD, kr baahr khIM nahIM jaaAaogaI.
AaOr tuma baahr saoba taoD,nao tao ibalkula hI nahIM jaaAaogaI, Kasa
krko pUro caa^d kI rat kao @yaaoMik ]sa idna vaha^ BaUt saoba taoD,nao ko
ilayao Aato hOM.”
27 Udala – means apple
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 70 ~
maa nao vaayada ikyaa ik vah vaOsaa hI krogaI jaOsaa ik ]sakI maa^
nao kha hO.
jaba maa ko maata ipta calao gayao tao maa nao Apnao daostaoM kao
Apnao Gar baulaayaa AaOr Gar maoM saoba AaOr dUsaro Kanao kI davat kI.
dUsaro idna rat gayao tk maa ka pUra Kanaa K%ma hao gayaa.
Aba vah [tnaI j,yaada BaUKI hao gayaI ik vah yah BaI BaUla gayaI
ik ]sakI maa^ nao ]sasao @yaa kha qaa. vah saoba ko baD,o vaalao poD, ko
pasa saoba taoD,nao ko ilayao BaagaI gayaI.
]sa idna pUro caa^d kI rat qaI AaOr ]sakao [sa baat kI BaI
yaad nahIM qaI ik ]sa idna BaUt vaha^ phlao sao hI saoba taoD,nao ko ilayao
Aayao hue qao.
ek BaUt nao kuC rsaIlao saoba taoD,o AaOr maa ko pOraoM ko pasa Dala
idyao. maa kao lagaa ik yah tao ]sakI AcCI iksmat qaI ik ]sako
pasa saoba Apnao Aap hI Aa gayao saao ]sanao ]nakao turnt hI ]za
ilayaa.
vah ]nakao Kanao hI vaalaI qaI ik ]sa BaUt nao ]sasao SaadI krnao
ko ilayao kha — “maa, mauJasao SaadI kr laao AaOr yao saoba maoro Pyaar
kI inaSaanaI samaJa kr lao jaaAao.”
yah sauna kr maa Dr gayaI AaOr [Qar ]Qar doKnao lagaI. ]sakao
AaScaya- huAa ik yah Aavaaja kha^ sao AayaI. pr ]sakao khIM kao[-
idKayaI nahIM idyaa saao vah vao saoba lao kr Gar Baaga gayaI.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 71 ~
Agalao idna jaba ]sako maata ipta laaOTo tao vao ApnaI baoTI kao
Gar maoM doK kr bahut KuSa hue. ]nhaoMnao ]sakao galao sao lagaayaa AaOr
bahut saara AcCa saamaana idyaa jaao vao ]sako ilayao lao kr Aayao qao.
]sa rat AaQaI rat kao ]nako Gar ko drvaajao pr rat ko
sannaaTo kao taoD,tI hu[- ek KTKTahT hu[- — qap qap, qap qap, AaOr vaha^ sao baD,I toja, caa^dnaI kI ek ikrna AayaI. kao[- drvaajaa
KTKTa rha qaa.
maa ka ipta QaIro sao drvaajao ko pasa gayaa AaOr ]sao Kaolaa tao
baahr ]sakao ek AjaIba saI Sa@la ka baUZ,a KD,a idKayaI idyaa.
maa ko ipta kao ]sa baUZ,o ka caohra ibalkula BaI nahIM idKayaI do
rha qaa @yaaoMik caa^d kI vajah sao ]sakI ApnaI prCa^[- ]sako caohro
pr pD, rhI qaI.
maa ko ipta nao pUCa — “Aapkao @yaa kama hO?”
baUZ,a baaolaa — “maOM ApnaI p%naI kao laonao Aayaa hU^.”
[sa baIca maa kI maa^ BaI tBaI jaaga gayaI qaI jaba ]saka pit
Apnao ibastr sao ]z kr Aayaa qaa. vah Apnao pit ko pasa AayaI
AaOr Aa kr ]sako pICo KD,I hao gayaI.
jaOsao hI ]sakao yah mahsaUsa huAa ik ]sakI baoTI nao @yaa kr
ilayaa hO ]sako idla kI QaD,kna tao bahut toja, hao gayaI jaOsao Af`Ika
ko bahut saaro haqaI ek saaqa Baagao jaa rho haoM.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 72 ~
vah ]sa baUZ,o sao BaIK saI maa^gatI hu[- baaolaI — “Aao AjanabaI, maohrbaanaI krko maorI eklaaOtI baoTI kao mauJasao dUr mat lao jaaAao. maOM
tumakao duinayaa^ ka saara saaonaa do dU^gaI. [sako Alaavaa jaao BaI tuma
caahao vah maOM tumakao dU^gaI. maOM ApnaI ek naaOkranaI BaI tumakao do
dU^gaI.”
AjanabaI nao naa maoM isar ihlaayaa AaOr maa kI maa^ ]saka [rada na
badla sakI. saao [sasao phlao ik vah AjanabaI ]sakI baoTI kao Apnao
saaqa lao jaayao maa kI maa^ ApnaI baoTI sao AaiKrI baar baat krnao ko
ilayao ]sako kmaro maoM gayaI.
]sanao ]sasao kha — “Agar tuma mauJao AaOr Apnao ipta kao ifr
sao doKnaa caahtI hao tao maorI baat Qyaana sao saunaao. jaba vah baUZ,a
gahrI naIMd saao jaayao tao tumakao vaha^ sao Baaga Aanaa caaihyao. vah
gahrI naIMd maoM kba hO yah tuma ]sako Kra-TaoM sao jaana jaaAaogaI. jaba
vah Kra-To maaro —
gar- fI fI fI fI – BaUt saaoto hOM jaagato nahIM
tba samaJaao ik vah saao gayaa hO AaOr vahI samaya vaha^ sao Baaganao
ka haogaa. jaaAao AaOr samaya mat barbaad krao AaOr vaha^ sao Baaga kr
tuma saIQaI Gar Aanaa @yaaoMik vah gahrI naIMd maoM saao gayaa hO. @yaa tuma
sauna rhI hao jaao maOMnao tumasao khaÆ”
maa saubaktI hu[- baaolaI — “ha^ maa^.”
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 73 ~
tba maa kI maa^ nao maa kao fTo hue kpD,o phnaayao AaOr ek
naaOkranaI kao bahut saundr kpD,o AaOr gahnao phnaayao jaao ]sanao maa ko
ilayao KrIdo qao.
ifr vah [sa ]mmaId mao ]sa naaOkranaI kao ]sa AjanabaI ko pasa
lao gayaI ik Saayad vah ]sakao maa samaJa laogaa AaOr ]sakao lao jaayaogaa
pr eosaa nahIM huAa.
AjanabaI nao ]sakao phcaana ilayaa AaOr ]sakao laonao sao [nakar
kr idyaa tao maa kI maa^ kao lagaa ik ]sakI yah caala tao baokar hI
gayaI.
saao ]sanao maa kao ]sa baUZ,o kao do idyaa AaOr vah ]sakao ApnaI
kBaI na vaapsa Aanao vaalaI jagah lao gayaa. vao laaoga saat jaMgala AaOr
saat samaud` par krnao ko baad BaI ApnaI jagah nahIM Aa payao qao.
vao laaoga AgalaI rat kao ApnaI jagah pr phu^ca payao. ]nakao
saaonao ko ilayao laoTnao ko ilayao BaI krIba krIba saubah hao caukI qaI. vao
jaba saaonao ko ilayao laoTo tao maa kao bahut Dr laga rha qaa.
halaa^ik vah bahut qakI hu[- qaI pr vah saao nahIM sakI. iksaI
trh sao ]sakI Aa^K lagaI hI qaI ik ja,aor ja,aor ko Kra-TaoM sao ]sakI
Aa^K Kula gayaI —
gar- fI fI fI fI, BaUt saaoto hOM BaUt jaagato nahIM
gar- fI fI fI fI, BaUt saaoto hOM BaUt jaagato nahIM
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 74 ~
maa turnt hI ibastr sao kUd pD,I AaOr vaha^ sao Baaga laI. vah
caa^d kI QaImaI raoSanaI maoM jaMgala maoM [Qar sao ]Qar BaTktI rhI.
BaTkto BaTkto vah qak gayaI AaOr ek baD,o sao Aaok ko poD,28
ko saharo Aarama krnao ko ilayao baOz gayaI. baOzto hI ]sakao naIMd Aa
gayaI AaOr vah vahIM saao gayaI.
ifr ]sanao ApnaI trf AatI hu[- kuC pOraoM kI AahT saunaI.
ek Aavaaja baaolaI — “MmaOM ]sakao bahut jaldI hI pkD, laU^gaa AaOr
ifr ]sakao Apnaa banaa laU^gaa.”
dUsara baaolaa — “pr yaad rKnaa ik vah maorI p%naI hO.
maa nao jabardstI ApnaI Aa^KoM KaolaIM tao doKa ik savaora hao
cauka hO. vah jaldI sao ]zI AaOr ]sanao ifr sao Baaganaa Sau$ kr
idyaa.
]sanao }pr doKa tao Aasamaana maoM ]D,tI hu[- ]sao ek caIla
idKayaI dI jaao Apnao ilayao Kanaa ZU^Z rhI qaI.
vah ]sasao p`aqa-naa krtI hu[- icallaayaI — “Aao caIla, maohrbaanaI krko maorI sahayata kr AaOr mauJao [sa kBaI na vaapsa Aanao vaalaI
jagah sao inakala.”
jaOsao hI BaUt ]sakao pkD,nao vaalao qao ik ]sa caIla nao naIcao kI
trf ek kUd lagaayaI AaOr maa kao ek baD,o sao Aaok ko poD, ko
}pr lao gayaI.
28 Oak tree is a kind of a large shady tree
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 75 ~
[sasao tao vao BaUt gaussao sao pagala sao hao gayao. ]nhaoMnao lambao vaalao
caakU AaOr kulhaiD,yaa^ laIM AaOr ]sa poD, kao kaTnaa Sau$ kr idyaa.
jaba vah poD, igarnao hI vaalaa qaa ik caIla nao maa kao ifr sao
]za ilayaa AaOr maa ko gaa^va kI trf ]D, calaI.
jaba ]sanao BaUtaoM kI duinayaa^ kI saImaa par kr laI tao BaUtaoM kao
lagaa ik Aba vao ]sakao nahIM pkD, sakto qao saao ]nhaoMnao ApnaI
kaoiSaSa CaoD, dI AaOr vao Apnao Gar calao gayao.
jaba vah caIla maa ko gaa^va maoM Aa gayaI tao ]sanao gaanaa Sau$ ikyaa
—
maa tao BaUtaoM ko doSa maoM qaI maa kI SaadI tao ek BaUt sao hu[- qaI
maa Aba ijanda laaogaaoM ko doSa maoM Aa gayaI hO [sa PyaarI saI baoTI kI maa^ kaOna hO?
maa ko maata ipta kao tao Apnao kanaaoM pr ivaSvaasa hI nahIM huAa
ik ]nakI baoTI Gar Aa gaayaI hO. jaOsao jaOsao vah ]sa gaIt kao saunato
rho vah AaOr toja, haota gayaa.
saao vao Apnao Gar ko baahr inaklao AaOr ApnaI baoTI kao sahI
salaamat doK kr bahut KuSa hue. ]nhaoMnao caOna kI saa^sa laoto hue
kha — “calaao AaiKr hmaarI baoTI Gar vaapsa Aa gayaI.”
maa ko maata ipta ApnaI baoTI kao vaapsa doK kr bahut KuSa qao
]nhaoMnao ]sakao galao lagaayaa AaOr caIla kao Qanyavaad idyaa. ]nhaoMnao
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 76 ~
]sakao Kanao AaOr saaonao kI BaoMToM dIM pr ]sanao ]nakI kao[- BaI BaoMT
nahIM laI.
]sakI Aa^KoM tao basa ek maugaI- AaOr ]sako baccao pr lagaI hu[-
qaIM jaao ]nako Gar ko Aa^gana maoM kID,o ko ilayao Apnao pMjaaoM sao jamaIna
Kurca rha qaa.
maa kI maa^ nao kha — “Agar tumakao yah maugaI - AaOr ]saka yah
baccaa psand hO tao yao daonaaoM tumharo hOM.” caIla yah sauna kr bahut
KuSa hu[-.
maa kI maa^ nao ek TaokrI Bar kr mauiga-yaa^ ]sakao do dIM. caIla
nao ]sakao Qanyavaad idyaa AaOr ApnaI mauiga-yaaoM kI TaokrI lao kr
Apnao Gar kI trf ]D, calaI.
pr jaba vah Apnao Gar jaa rhI qaI tao ]namaoM sao ek maugaI- naIcao
igar pD,I. baakI kI mauiga-yaa^ BaI khIM naIcao na igar jaayaoM [sailayao
]sanao ]sakao jaanao idyaa.
vah vahIM sao icallaayaI — “Aao iksaanaaoM yah maugaI- tuma laaoga rK
laao. [sakao tuma maora Apnao }pr ]Qaar samaJanaa pr maOM [saka byaaja
vasaUla krnao AatI rhU^gaI.”
]sa idna sao caIla mauiga-yaa^ Ka Ka kr Apna byaaja vasaUla krtI
rhtI hO. ]nakao lagata hO ik saarI mauiga-yaa^ ]nakI dadI kI dadI
kI dadI kI maugaI- ko baccao hOM. ]nakao tao yah BaI nahIM
pta ik ]sa ek maugaI- ka byaaja iktnaa haota qaa.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 77 ~
8 AaQaa naaOjavaana29
yah laaok kqaa eiSayaa mahaWIp ko caIna doSa kI laaok kqaaAaoM sao
laI gayaI hO. [samaoM ek jaadUgarnaI ek baccao kao dao TukD,aoM maoM ba^T
kr ]saka ek ihssaa Kud rK laotI hO AaOr dUsara ihssaa ]sakI maa^
kao do dotI hO.
ek baar ek laD,kI kao baccao kI AaSaa
hu[- tao ]sakI pasa-lao30 Kanao kI [cCa hu[-.
]sako Gar ko barabar maoM ek jaadUgarnaI rhtI
qaI. [sa jaadUgarnaI ka pasa-lao ka ek bahut
baD,a baagaIcaa qaa AaOr ]sa baagaIcao ka drvaajaa
hmaoSaa Kulaa rhta qaa.
@yaaoMik pasa-lao vaha^ bahut pOda haota qaa saao ]sa baagaIcao maoM kao[-
BaI Andr Aa sakta qaa AaOr Apnao Aap pasa-lao taoD, kr lao jaa
sakta qaa.
saao vah laD,kI BaI ]sa jaadUgarnaI ko baagaIcao maoM pasa-lao taoD,nao ko
ilayao calaI gayaI. ]sakI pasa-lao Kanao kI [cCa [tnaI j,yaada qaI ik
29 Cloven Youth (Story No 34) – a folktale from Venice, Italy, Europe. Adapted from the book: “Italian Folktales” by Italo Calvino. 1956. Translated by George Martin in 1980. 30 Parsley is a kind of herb, looks like green coriander leaves (cilanthro). It is most used in Italian dishes both as fresh and dried herbs. See its picture above.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 78 ~
vah ]sa jaadUgarnaI ko baagaIcao ka krIba krIba AaQaa pasa-lao Ka
gayaI.
jaba vah jaadUgarnaI vaapsa AayaI tao ]sanao doKa ik ]sako
baagaIcao sao tao AaQaa pasa-lao gaayaba hao cauka qaa. ]sanao saaocaa ik vah
Agalao idna ]sa pr najar rKogaI ik ]saka [tnaa saara pasa-lao kaOna
lao gayaa.
vah laD,kI vaha^ bacaa huAa pasa-lao Kanao ko ilayao Agalao idna BaI
gayaI. ]sanao mauiSkla sao ]sa baagaIcao ko pasa-lao ka AaiKrI paOQaa
Kayaa haogaa ik vah jaadUgarnaI vaha^ Aa gayaI AaOr baaolaI — “Aaha, tao vah tuma hao jaao maoro baagaIcao ka saara pasa-lao Ka gayaIM.”
vah laD,kI baocaarI Dr gayaI AaOr igaD,igaD,atI hu[- baaolaI —
“maohrbaanaI krko mauJao jaanao dao. maOM ek baccao kI maa^ bananao vaalaI
hU^. maorI pasa-lao Kanao kI [cCa hu[- tao maOM yaha^ Aa gayaI.”
jaadUgarnaI baaolaI — “zIk hO maOM tumakao jaanao dotI hU^ pr jaao BaI
baccaa tumakao haogaa, caaho vah laD,ka hao yaa laD,kI, jaba vah saat
saala ka hao jaayaogaa tba vah AaQaa maora haogaa AaOr AaQaa tumhara.”
yah sauna kr vah laD,kI bahut Dr gayaI saao vah jaldI sao ]sakao
ha^ krko vaha^ sao calaI AayaI. samaya Aanao pr ]sako ek baoTa
huAa. baoTa Apnao samaya sao baD,a haonao lagaa.
jaba ]saka baoTa Ch saala ka hao gayaa tao ek idna saD,k pr
]sakao vah jaadUgarnaI imalaI. ]sa baccao kao doK kr vah baaolaI —
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 79 ~
“ApnaI maa^ kao yaad idlaanaa ik basa Aba ek saala hI AaOr baakI
hO.”
baccaa Gar Aayaa AaOr ApnaI maa^ sao baaolaa — “maa^ Aaja mauJao
ApnaI pD,aosana imalaI qaI. vah kh rhI qaI ik ApnaI maa^ kao yaad
idlaanaa ik basa Aba ek saala hI AaOr baakI hO.”
maa^ baaolaI — “Agar AbakI baar vah tumakao ifr imalao AaOr
ifr yah kho ik “basa Aba ek saala hI AaOr baakI hO.” tao tuma
khnaa ik “tuma pagala hao”.”
jaba ]sa baccao ko saat saala pUroo haonao maoM tIna mahInao baakI rh
gayao tao ek idna ]sa pD,aosana nao ifr ]sa baccao sao kha — “ApnaI
maa^ sao khnaa ik basa Aba kovala tIna mahInao hI AaOr baakI rh gayao
hOM.”
baccao nao Gar Aa kr ApnaI maa^ kao ApnaI pD,aosana ko Sabd jaOsao
ko tOsao daohra idyao. ]sakI maa^ nao ifr kha ik “Agar Aba kI
baar vah tumasao eosaa vaOsaa kuC kho tao tuma ]sasao khnaa ik “maOma
tumhara idmaaga Kraba hao gayaa hO @yaa”.”
baccao nao maa^ ko Sabd ]sa pD,aosana kao baaola idyao tao pD,aosana
baaolaI — “doKto hOM iksaka idmaaga Kraba haota hO.”
tIna mahInao baad bauiZ,yaa jaadUgarnaI ]sa baccao kao saD,k pr sao
]za kr lao gayaI AaOr Apnao Gar lao jaa kr ]sao ek maoja pr pIz
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 80 ~
ko bala ilaTa idyaa. ifr ek baD,a saa caakU ]zayaa AaOr isar sao lao
kr pOr tk ]sakao dao barabar ihssaaoM maoM baa^T idyaa.
ek ihssao sao ]sanao kha — “tuma Gar jaaAao.” AaOr dUsaro
ihssao sao kha — “tuma maoro pasa rhao.” saao ek ihssaa ApnaI maa^ ko
pasa Apnao Gar calaa gayaa AaOr dUsara ihssaa ]sako Apnao pasa rh
gayaa.
ek ihssaa jaao Gar calaa gayaa qaa ApnaI maa^ sao jaa kr baaolaa
— “doKa maa^? ]sa bauiZ,yaa nao maoro saaqa @yaa ikyaa AaOr tuma khtI
qaI ik ]saka idmaaga Kraba hao gayaa hO, vah pagala hao gayaI hO.”
]sakI maa^ nao gaussao maoM Aa kr Apnao haqa pOr foMko pr Aba vah
kr hI @yaa saktI qaI ]saka baoTa tao AaQaa hao hI cauka qaa. Aba
yah AaQaa laD,ka AaOr baD,a haonao lagaa pr ]sakao yahI pta nahIM qaa
ik vah Aagao cala kr ApnaI ija,ndgaI maoM @yaa krogaa.
AaiKr ]sanao maiCyaara bananao ka
inaScaya ikyaa. ek idna jaba vah [-la
maClaI31 pkD, rha qaa tao ]sanao ek [tnaI
lambaI [-la maClaI pkD,I ijatnaa lambaa vah
Kud qaa.
jaba ]sanao ]sao baahr KIMcaa tao vah [-la baaolaI — “tuma mauJao
jaanao dao AaOr ifr tuma mauJao daobaara pkD,naa.”
31 Eel fish – a kind of fish like a snake. See its picture above
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 81 ~
yah sauna kr ]sa laD,ko nao ]sa maClaI kao ifr sao panaI maoM foMk
idyaa. ]sa maClaI ko kho Anausaar ]sanao Apnaa maClaI pkD,nao
vaalaa jaala ifr sao panaI maoM Dalaa AaOr jaba ifr sao ]sao KIMcaa tao
AbakI baar ]sa jaala maoM bahut saarI [-la maCilayaa^ qaIM.
vah ApnaI [-la maCilayaaoM sao BarI naava lao kr iknaaro Aa gayaa
AaOr ]sa idna ]sanao ]nakao baoca kr bahut saara pOsaa kmaayaa.
Agalao idna jaba vah maClaI pkD,nao gayaa tao ]sako jaala maoM vahI
baD,I [-la maClaI ifr sao Aa gayaI. AbakI baar ]sanao laD,ko sao kha
— “mauJao jaanao dao AaOr CaoTI [-la kI ksama Ka kr jaao kuC BaI tuma
maa^gaaogao tumharI vah [cCa pUrI haogaI.” saao ]sanao ]sa baD,I [ -la kao
ifr panaI maoM CaoD, idyaa.
ek idna jaba vah maClaI pkD,nao jaa rha qaa tao vah rajaa ko
mahla ko pasa sao gaujara. mahla kI iKD,kI pr rajaa kI baoTI
ApnaI daisayaaoM ko saaqa baOzI hu[- qaI.
]sanao rasto pr jaata ek eosaa AadmaI doKa jaao isar sao pOr
tk AaQaa qaa – AaQaa SarIr, AaQaa isar, ek baa^h, ek Ta^ga.
vah eosao AjaIba AadmaI kao doK kr h^sa pD,I.
]sakI h^saI kI Aavaaja sauna kr laD,ko nao }pr doKa AaOr
baaolaa — “tuma maoro }pr h^sa rhI hao? CaoTI [-la ko ilayao, rajaa kI
baoTI ko mauJasao ek baccaa haogaa.” yah kh kr vah Aagao baZ,
gayaa.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 82 ~
kuC samaya baad hI rajaa kI baoTI kao baccao kI AaSaa hu[- tao
rajakumaarI GabarayaI.
]sako maata ipta kao BaI [sa baat ka pta cala gayaa tao ]nhaoMnao
ApnaI baoTI sao pUCa — “[saka @yaa matlaba hO?”
baoTI baaolaI — “ipta jaI, maOM BaI Aap hI kI trh sao [sa baat
sao ibalkula Anajaana hU^. mauJao kuC nahIM maalaUma.”
maata ipta baaolao — “hmaarI yah samaJa maoM nahIM Aayaa ik hmaarI
trh tuma [sa baat sao Anajaana kOsao hao? [saka ipta kaOna hO?”
rajaa kI baoTI ruAa^saI hao kr baaolaI — “ipta jaI, mauJao sacamauca hI kuC pta nahIM hO. maOM [sako baaro maoM vaak[- kuC BaI nahIM
jaanatI.”
]sako maata ipta ]sasao k[- baar pUCto rho AaOr yah BaI khto
rho ik vah ]nakao saca saca bata do. ]sakI Agar kao[- BaI galatI
haogaI tao vao ]sakao maaf kr doMgao pr vah ApnaI [saI baat pr AD,I
rhI ik ]sakao [sa baaro maoM kuC pta nahIM hO AaOr vah baokusaUr hO.
jaba ]sa laD,kI nao kuC bata kr nahIM idyaa tao ]nhaoMnao ]sakao
baura Balaa khnaa Sau$ ikyaa AaOr ]sako saaqa baura bartava krnaa
Sau$ kr idyaa.
samaya Aanao pr ]sako ek baoTa huAa. bajaaya KuSa haonao ko ]sa
laD,kI ko maata ipta KUba raoyao @yaaoMik ]nako Gar maoM ek ibanaa baap
ka baoTa pOda huAa qaa.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 83 ~
[sa baat kI pholaI saulaJaanao ko ilayao ]nhaoMnao ek jaadUgar kao
baulavaayaa. jaadUgar baaolaa — “ek saala tk [ntjaar krao jaba
tk yah ek saala ka haota hO tba Saayad kuC pta calao.”
ek saala ko baad jaadUgar nao kha — “tumakao [sa baccao ko
janma pr ek Saanadar davat donaI caaihyao AaOr ]samaoM saaro kulaIna
laaogaaoM kao baulaanaa caaihyao.
jaba vao saba yaha^ Aa jaayaoM tao ek saaonao
ka AaOr ek caa^dI ka saoba [sa baccao ko haqa
maoM donaa caaihyao.
ifr yah baccaa ]na saobaaoM kao lao kr sabako saamanao jaayao. yah
baccaa saaonao ka saoba Apnao ipta kao do dogaa AaOr caa^dI ka saoba Apnao
naanaa kao do dogaa.”
saao rajaa nao Apnao Qaovato32 ko ilayao dao saoba banavaayao ek saaonao
ka AaOr ek caa^dI ka. AaOr ifr ]sako janma kI KuSaI maoM ek
bahut baD,I Saanadar davat ka [ntjaama ikyaa.
[sa davat maoM bahut saaro jaanao maanao laaogaaoM kao baulaayaa gayaa. ek
baD,o band kmaro maoM dIvaar ko saharo kurisayaa^ lagavaayaI gayaIM. jaba
laaoga vaha^ Aanaa Sau$ hue tao ]nakao ]na kurisayaaoM pr ibazayaa gayaa.
32 Grandson – daughter’s son is called Dhevataa or Navaasaa
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 84 ~
jaba saba laaoga vaha^ Aa gayao tao baccao kao ]sakI Aayaa ko saaqa
vaha^ laayaa gayaa AaOr ]sako haqa maoM dao saoba, ek saaonao ka AaOr ek
caa^dI ka, do idyao gayao.
baccao kI Aayaa baccao AaOr saobaaoM kao lao kr ]sa kmaro maoM caaraoM
trf GaUmanao lagaI. caaraoM trf GaUma kr vah baccaa rajaa ko idyao hue
saobaaoM ko saaqa vaapsa Aa gayaa AaOr ]sanao caa^dI ka saoba laa kr rajaa
kao do idyaa.
rajaa baaolaa — “maOM [tnaa tao AcCI trh jaanata hU^ ik maOM
tumhara naanaa hU^ pr maOM jaananaa caahta hU^ ik tumhara ipta kaOna hO.”
baccao kao ]sa kmaro maoM k[- baar ca@kr lagavaayaa pr vah ibanaa iksaI
kao saoba idyao hue hI rajaa ko pasa vaapsa Aa gayaa.
vah jaadUgar ifr sao baulavaayaa gayaa tao ]sanao kha ik AbakI
baar Aap Apnao Sahr ko saba garIba AadimayaaoM kao baulavaa[yao. saao
rajaa nao AbakI baar Apnao rajya ko saaro garIba laaogaaoM ko ilayao ek
davat ka [ntjaama ikyaa AaOr ]samaoM ]na sabakao baulavaayaa.
jaba ]sa AaQao naaOjavaana nao yah saunaa ik rajaa ko mahla maoM saba
garIbaaoM ko ilayao ek davat hao rhI hO tao vah ApnaI maa^ sao baaolaa —
“maa^ maorI sabasao AcCI vaalaI AaQaI kmaIja, AaQaI pOnT, ek jaUta, AaOr maorI AaQaI TaopI inakala dao @yaaoMik Aaja maOM rajaa ko mahla maoM
jaa rha hU^. Aaja ]nhaoMnao mauJao vaha^ Kanao ka nyaaOta idyaa hO.”
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 85 ~
maa^ nao vaOsaa hI ikyaa AaOr vah Apnao sabasao AcCo kpD,o phna
kr rajaa ko mahla kI trf cala idyaa. kmara KcaaKca Bara qaa –
maiCyaaro, iBaKarI saba trh ko garIba vaha^ jamaa qao. vao saba baOncaaoM
pr baOzo qao. rajaa nao ]nako ilayao BaI baOncaoM dIvaar ko saharo saharo hI
lagavaa rKI qaIM.
jaba saba laaoga Aa gayao tao baccao kI Aayaa baccao
kao lao kr vaha^ AayaI. rajaa nao baccao ko haqa maoM saaonao
ka saoba do kr Aayaa kao ]sakao kmaro maoM caaraoM trf
Gaumaanao ko ilayao kha.
Aayaa baccao kao lao kr cala dI. Gaumaato Gaumaato vah ]sa baccao sao
khtI jaatI qaI — “baoTo, yah saoba Apnao ipta kao do dao.”
jaOsao hI vah baccaa ]sa AaQao AadmaI ko pasa phu^caa tao vah
icallaayaa — “ipta jaI yah saoba laIijayao.”
saaro garIba AadmaI yah sauna kr ja,aor sao h^sa pD,o — “ha ha ha
ha. ja,ra doKao tao rajaa kI baoTI pD,I BaI tao iksako p`oma maoM pD,I.”
kovala ek rajaa hI qaa jaao ]sa samaya pUro trIko sao Saant qaa.
vah baaolaa — “Agar eosaa hO tao yahI maorI baoTI ka pit haogaa.”
AaOr ]sanao ApnaI baoTI kI SaadI ]sa AaQao naaOjavaana ko saaqa kr
dI.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 86 ~
nayao SaadISauda pit p%naI caca- sao inaklao
tao ]nhaoMnao saaocaa ik ]nakao vaha^ sao lao jaanao
ko ilayao kao[- bagGaI ]naka [ntjaar kr rhI
haogaI pr vaha^ kao[- bagGaI tao nahIM, ha^ ek
baD,a saa KalaI baOrla33 rKa qaa.
rajaa nao ]sa baOrla maoM ]sa AaQao naaOjavaana, ]sakI p%naI AaOr
]nako baccao kao rK kr ]sa baOrla kao band kr idyaa AaOr ]sao
samaud` maoM foMk idyaa.
samaud` maoM ]sa samaya tUfana Aayaa huAa qaa saao vah baOrla lahraoM
ko }pr KUba }pr naIcao ]Cla rha qaa. kuC hI plaaoM maoM vah
Aa^KaoM sao AaoJala hao gayaa. rajaa ko mahla ko hr AadmaI nao saaocaa
ik vah baOrla tao Aba hmaoSaa ko ilayao samaud` maoM calaa gayaa.
pr vah baOrla DUbaa nahIM qaa. vah baahr kI trf tOrnao lagaa.
AaQao naaOjavaana nao mahsaUsa ikyaa ik rajaa kI baoTI bahut DrI hu[- qaI
saao ]sanao ]sasao kha — “ip`yao, @yaa tuma caahtI hao ik maOM yah baOrla
samaud` ko iknaaro lao calaU^?”
33 A barrel is a hollow cylindrical container traditionally made of wooden staves bound by wooden or metal hoops. It has a standard size – in UK it is 36 Imperial gallons (160 L, 43 US Gallons). Modern barrels are made of US Oak wood and measure 59, 60 and 79 US Gallons. A US Gallon is 3.8 Liter and an Imperial Gallon is 4.5 Liter – see its picture above.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 87 ~
rajaa kI baoTI Dr sao sahmaI saI baaolaI — “ha^, Agar tuma [sa
kao vaha^ lao jaa sakto hao tao.” pr ]sako khnao sao phlao hI yah hao
gayaa.
“CaoTI [ -la ko ilayao, Aao baOrla, samaud` ko iknaaro calaao.” AaOr
vah baOrla samaud` ko iknaaro Aa kr laga gayaa. ]sa AaQao naaOjavaana nao
]sa baOrla ka tlaa taoD,a AaOr vao tInaaoM ]samaoM sao baahr inakla Aayao.
yah Kanaa Kanao ka samaya qaa saao vah AaQaa naaOjavaana baaolaa —
“CaoTI [-la ko ilayao, hmakao Kanaa caaihyao.” basa turnt hI ek maoja
laga gayaI ijasa pr bahut saara Kanaa lagaa qaa.
jaba vao poT Bar kr Kanaa Ka cauko tao ]sa AaQao naaOjavaana nao
ApnaI p%naI sao pUCa — “@yaa tuma mauJasao KuSa hao?”
rajaa kI baoTI baaolaI — “tuma mauJao tba AaOr j,yaada AcCo lagato
jaba tuma pUro haoto.”
[sa pr ]sanao Apnao Aapsao kha — “CaoTI [ -la ko ilayao, @yaa
maOM pUra AaOr ek saundr naaOjavaana bana sakta hU^?” turnt hI vah
AaQaa naaOjavaana ek saundr AaOr pUra naaOjavaana bana gayaa AaOr ek
kulaIna AadmaI kI trh idKayaI donao lagaa.
]sanao rajaa kI baoTI sao ifr pUCa — “Aba tao tuma KuSa hao
na?”
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 88 ~
“maOM tba j,yaada KuSa haotI jaba tuma ek baiZ,yaa mahla maoM rh rho
haoto. bajaaya [sako ik hma samaud` ko [sa ]jaaD, iknaaro pr KD,o hue
hOM.”
]sa naaOjavaana nao ifr kha — “CaoTI [ -la ko ilayao, @yaa hma ek baiZ,yaa mahla maoM rh sakto hOM ijasamaoM dao saoba ko poD, lagao haoM.
ek saoba ko poD, pr saaonao ko saoba lagao haoM AaOr dUsaro poD, pr caa^dI ko
saoba lagao haoM. hmaaro pasa bahut saaro dasa daisayaa^ haoM, rsaao[yao haoM AaOr vah saba kuC hao jaao ek mahla maoM haonaa caaihyao.”
turnt hI vaha^ saba kuC Aa gayaa – mahla, saoba ko poD,, rsaao[yao,
dasa, daisayaa^, Aaid Aaid.
kuC idna baad ]sa AaQao naaOjavaana nao jaao Aba AaQaa nahIM rh
gayaa qaa bailk ek saundr AaOr pUra naaOjavaana bana gayaa qaa saba
rajaaAaoM AaOr kulaIna laaogaaoM kao ek davat ka nyaaOta Baojaa. [samaoM
]sakI p%naI ko ipta BaI Saaimala qao.
jaba saba laaoga ]sako Gar Aayao tao ]sa naaOjavaana nao ]na sabaka
Apnao drvaajao pr svaagat ikyaa AaOr kha — “maOM Aap sabakao
caotavanaI dota hU^ ik kao[- BaI [na saaonao AaOr caa^dI ko saobaaoM kao na
Cue. Agar Aap laaoga [nakao CueoMgao BaI tao ifr Bagavaana hI AapkI
rxaa kro.”
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 89 ~
vao saba baOz gayao AaOr Kanao pInao lagao. AaQao naaOjavaana nao caupko
sao kha — “CaoTI [ -la ko ilayao, ek saaonao ka AaOr ek caa^dI ka
saoba maoro sasaur jaI kI jaoba maoM calaa jaayao.”
eosaa hI huAa. ek saaonao ka AaOr ek caa^dI ka saoba ]sa
naaOjavaana ko sasaur kI jaoba maoM calaa gayaa.
jaba sabanao Kanaa Ka ilayaa tao vah Apnao saba maohmaanaaoM kao
Apnao baagaIcao maoM Gaumaanao ko ilayao lao gayaa tao vaha^ payaa ik ]sako dao
saoba gaayaba hOM. ]sa naaOjavaana nao pUCa — “Aro maoro dao saoba gaayaba hOM
ek saaonao ka AaOr ek caa^dI ka. iksanao ilayao hOM maoro saoba?”
saba baaolao “maOMnao nahIM ilayao”, “maOMnao nahIM ilayao”.
sabakI tlaaSaI laI gayaI pr iksaI ko pasa BaI vao saoba nahIM
inaklao. AaQaa naaOjavaana baaolaa — “maOMnao Aap sabakao phlao hI kha
qaa ik [na saobaaoM kao CUnaa nahIM pr Aba maOM saba rajaaAaoM kI tlaaSaI
laonao ko ilayao majabaUr hU^.”
saao vah BaID, maoM KD,o hr rajaa ranaI kI tlaaSaI laota cala
idyaa. AaKIr maoM vah ApnaI p%naI ko ipta ko pasa Aayaa AaOr
]nakI daonaaoM jaobaaoM maoM ]sanao dao saoba payao.
vah baaolaa — “iksaI AaOr kI tao saobaaoM kao CUnao kI ihmmat BaI
nahIM hu[- AaOr Aapnao dao saoba caura ilayao? Aapkao mauJao [na daonaaoM saobaaoM
ka ihsaaba donaa pD,ogaa.”
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 90 ~
rajaa nao ]sakao samaJaanao kI kaoiSaSa krto hue kha — “pr maOM
[na saobaaoM ko baaro maoM kuC BaI nahIM jaanata. maOMnao [nakao nahIM caurayaa.
maOMnao tao [nakao CuAa BaI nahIM. maOM ksama Kata hU^.”
AaQaa naaOjavaana baaolaa — “pr saaro sabaUt tao Aapkoo iKlaaf hOM
ifr BaI Aap kh rho hOM ik Aap baokusaUr hOM?”
“ha^ maOM yah [sailayao kh rha hU^ @yaaoMik maOM baokusaUr hU^.”
“zIk. jaOsao Aap baokusaUr hOM vaOsao hI AapkI baoTI BaI tao
baokusaUr hao saktI qaI. pr jaao bartava Aapnao ]sako saaqa ikyaa
Agar vaOsaa hI bartava maOM Aapko saaqa k$^ tao Saayad [samaoM kao[-
Anyaaya nahIM haogaa.”
]saI samaya ]sakI p%naI BaI Aa gayaI AaOr baaolaI — “Aba eosaa
kuC mat khnaa yaa krnaa ik maoro ipta kao maorI vajah sao kuC sahnaa
pD,o. vah Agar maoro ilayao baorhma qao BaI ifr BaI vah maoro ipta hOM
AaOr maOM tumasao ]nako }pr dyaa krnao kI BaIK maa^gatI hU^.”
AaQao naaOjavaana nao dyaa krko rajaa kao maaf kr idyaa.
rajaa ApnaI baoTI kao ija,nda doK kr bahut KuSa qaa ijasakao
]sanao mara samaJa ilayaa qaa AaOr saaqa maoM yah jaana kr BaI bahut KuSa
qaa ik vah baokusaUr qaI.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 91 ~
rajaa ]na tInaaoM kao ifr Apnao Gar lao gayaa. vaha^ vao saba KuSaI
KuSaI rhnao lagao. jaba tk vao ijayao tba tk saba Aapsa maoM ihla
imala kr rho.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 92 ~
9 paoma AaOr pIla34
yah laaok kqaa yaUraop ko [TlaI doSa kI hO ijasamaoM ek saoba sao dao
laD,ko pOda haoto hOM – ek ]sako iClako sao dUsara ]sako gaUdo sao. tao
laao pZ,ao yah laaok kqaa saoba sao pOda hue dao laD,kaoM kI.
ek baar kI baat hO ik iksaI samaya maoM ek bahut hI Balao pit
p%naI rhto qao. ]nako kao[- baccaa nahIM qaa saao ]nakao ek baoTo kI
bahut [cCa qaI.
ek idna pit khIM baahr gayaa huAa qaa ik rasto maoM ]sakao
ek jaadUgar imalaa. ]sanao ]sa jaadUgar sao kha — “jaadUgar saahba,
mauJao ek baoTa caaihyao. maOM ek baoTa panao ko ilayao @yaa k$^?”
jaadUgar nao ]sakao ek saoba idyaa AaOr kha
— “laao yah saoba laao AaOr [sakao ApnaI p%naI kao
iKlaa donaa AaOr naaO mahInao baad ]sakao ek bahut
hI AcCa baoTa hao jaayaogaa.”
pit ]sa saoba kao lao kr Gar vaapsa Aa gayaa. vah saoba ]sanao
ApnaI p%naI kao do kr kha — “laao yah saoba Ka laao. yah sa oba
mauJao ek jaadUgar nao idyaa hO AaOr kha hO ik [sakao Ka kr tumharo
ek baoTa hao jaayaogaa.”
34 Pom and Peel (Story No 33) – a folktale from Venice, Italy, Europe. Adapted from the book: “Italian Folktales” by Italo Calvino. 1956. Translated by George Martin in 1980.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 93 ~
]sakI p%naI tao yah sauna kr bahut hI KuSa hao gayaI. ]sanao
turnt ApnaI dasaI kao baulaayaa AaOr ]sa saoba kao CIla kr laanao ko
ilayao kha.
dasaI vah saoba CIla kr lao AayaI. iClaa huAa saoba tao ]sanao
ApnaI maalaikna kao do idyaa pr ]sako iClako ]sanao Apnao pasa rK
ilayao AaOr ]nakao ]sanao Kud Ka ilayaa.
p%naI kao naaO mahInao baad ek baoTa huAa AaOr ]saI idna ]sa
dasaI kao BaI ek baoTa huAa. p%naI ka baoTa safod rMga ka qaa jaOsaa
ik saoba ko gaUdo ka rMga haota hO AaOr dasaI ka baoTa laala rMga ka qaa
jaOsaa ik saoba ko iClako ka rMga haota hO.
p%naI ko baoTo ka naama qaa paoma AaOr dasaI ko baoTo ka naama qaa
pIla. daonaaoM baccao baD,o haoto gayao. daonaaoM baccao ek dUsaro kao bahut
Pyaar krto qao AaOr Baa[yaaoM kI trh sao rhto qao.
ek baar vao daonaaoM baahr GaUma rho qao tao ]nhaoMnao saunaa ik ek
jaadUgar kI baoTI hO jaao saUrja kI trh camakIlaI hO pr iksaI nao
]sakao doKa nahIM qaa @yaaoMik vah Apnao Gar sao kBaI
baahr hI nahIM inaklatI qaI. yaha^ tk ik vah kBaI
iKD,kI maoM sao BaI nahIM Jaa^ktI qaI.
paoma AaOr pIla ko pasa ek ta^bao ka GaaoD,a qaa jaao
Andr sao KaoKlaa qaa. ek idna vao daonaaoM ]samaoM vaayailana
AaOr ibagaula lao kr baOz gayao AaOr @yaaoMik vao ]sa GaaoD,o kao
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 94 ~
]sako pihyaaoM kao Andr sao Gaumaa kr calaa sakto qao saao vao ]sa GaaoD,o
maoM baOz kr ApnaI vaayailana AaOr ibagaula bajaato hue ]sa GaaoD,o kao
]sako pihyaaoM kao Andr sao Gaumaato hue calaa kr jaadUgar ko mahla kI
trf cala idyao.
jaba vao jaadUgar ko mahla ko pasa phu^cao tao jaadUgar nao baahr
doKa tao ]sakao ek bahut hI baiZ,yaa ta^bao ka GaaoD,a idKayaI idyaa
ijasamaoM sao saMgaIt inakla rha qaa.
vah ]sa GaaoD,o kao Andr lao Aayaa AaOr ]sa AaScaya-janak caIja,
idKanao ko ilayao ApnaI baoTI kao Andr sao baahr baulaayaa. ]sa saMgaIt
vaalao GaaoDo, kao doK kr ]sakI baoTI BaI bahut KuSa hu[-.
pr jaOsao hI vah ]sa GaaoD,o ko saaqa AkolaI rh gayaI paoma AaOr
pIla daonaaoM ]sa GaaoD,o maoM sao baahr inakla Aayao. ]nakao doK kr vah
laD,kI Dr gayaI.
]nhaoMnao ]sasao kha — “tuma Drao nahIM. hmanao saunaa qaa ik tuma
bahut saundr hao tao basa hma tao tumakao kovala doKnaa caahto qao saao
yaha^ [sa trIko sao hmanao tumhoM doK ilayaa.
Aba Agar tuma yah caahtI hao ik hma laaoga yaha^ sao calao jaayaoM
tao hma calao jaayaoMgao pr Agar tumakao hmaara saMgaIt psand hao AaOr tuma
caahtI hao ik hma tumharo ilayao vah saMgaIt bajaato rhoM tao hma vah
saMgaIt bajaato rhoMgao. ifr iksaI ko ibanaa jaanao ik hma yaha^ kBaI
Aayao BaI qao hma calao jaayaoMgao.”
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 95 ~
laD,kI kao ]naka saMgaIt AcCa lagaa tao vao vaha^ ruk gayao AaOr
Apnaa saMgaIt ]sakao saunaato rho AaOr ifr kuC dor baad tao vah
]nakao Kud hI jaanao nahIM donaa caahtI qaI.
tao paoma baaolaa — “Agar tuma hmakao yaha^ sao nahIM jaanao donaa
caahtIM tao ifr calaao hmaaro saaqa. maOM tumasao SaadI krnaa caahta
hU^.”
vah laD,kI tOyaar hao gayaI. vao tInaaoM ]sa GaaoD,o ko poT maoM iCp
gayao AaOr vah GaaoD,a ifr Apnao pihyaaoM pr calanao lagaa. vao tInaaoM
vaha^ sao cala kr rat kaTnao ko ilayao Saama kao Aa kr ek saraya maoM
zhr gayao.
jaOsao hI vao laaoga vaha^ sao gayao vah jaadUgar Gar laaOTa AaOr ApnaI
baoTI kao Aavaaja lagaayaI pr kao[- nahIM baaolaa. ]sakao ]sanao [Qar
]Qar BaI ZU^Za pr jaba ]sakao ]sako mahla maoM nahIM payaa tao Apnao
caaOkIdaraoM sao pUCa tao ]nhaoMnao batayaa ik ]nhaoMnao tao ]sakao mahla sao
baahr jaato nahIM doKa.
tba ]sa jaadUgar kao lagaa ik ]sako saaqa caala KolaI gayaI hO.
yah saaoca kr vah bahut gaussaa hao gayaa. vah Apnao mahla ko Cjjao
pr gayaa AaOr ApnaI baoTI kao tIna Saap idyao.
“]sakao tIna GaaoD,o imalaoMgao, ek safod, ek laala AaOr ek
kalaa. vao saba GaaoD,o Pyaaro haoMgao jaOsao ik ]sanao ABaI ek GaaoD,o sao
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 96 ~
Pyaar ikyaa. vah safod GaaoD,o pr caZ,ogaI AaOr yah safod GaaoD,a
]saka ikyaa huAa saba kuC baokar kr dogaa.
ifr ]sakao tIna saundr CaoTo CaoTo ku<ao imalaoMgao, ek safod, ek
laala AaOr ek kalaa. vah kalao ku<ao kao psand krogaI jaOsao ik
vah krtI hO AaOr vah kalaa ku<aa BaI ]saka ikyaa huAa saba kuC
baokar kr dogaa.
ifr jaba vah rat kao saaonao ko ilayao Apnao ibastr pr jaayaogaI
tao ]sako kmaro maoM ek bahut baD,a saa^p Aayaogaa. vah iKD,kI ko
rasto sao Aayaogaa AaOr ]sakao kaT kr maar dogaa.”
jaba vah jaadUgar yao tIna Saap Apnao Cjjao pr sao icallaa rha
qaa tao tIna baUZ,I piryaa^ naIcao saD,k pr sao gaujar rhIM qaI. ]nhaoMnao yao
Saap saunao AaOr vao yao Saap saunatI hu[- calatI gayaIM AaOr calatI gayaIM.
ApnaI lambaI yaa~a ko baad Saama kao qak kr vao piryaa^ BaI
[<afak sao ]saI saraya maoM rukIM ijasamaoM paoma, pIla AaOr jaadUgar kI
vah baoTI ruko hue qao.
jaOsao hI vao Andr GausaIM tao ek prI baaolaI — “ja ,ra ]sa
jaadUgar kI baoTI kao doKnaa. Agar ]sakao Apnao ipta ko tInaaoM
SaapaoM ka pta cala jaayao tao vah tao baocaarI tao zIk sao saao BaI nahIM
sakogaI.”
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 97 ~
]saI saraya maoM ek baOnca pr paoma, pIla AaOr jaadUgar kI baoTI
BaI saao rho qao. paoma AaOr jaadUgar kI baoTI tao saao gayao qao pr pIla
kao ABaI naIMd nahIM AayaI qaI.
pIla [tnaa A@lamand qaa ik vah ek Aa^K Kaola kr saaota
qaa [saI ilayao ]sakao pta rhta qaa ik ]sako caaraoM trf @yaa hao
rha hO AaOr [saI ilayao yah prI BaI @yaa kh rhI qaI yah saba BaI
]sanao sauna ilayaa qaa.
prI Aagao baaolaI — “Agar ]sa jaadUgar kI yah [cCa hO ik
]sakI baoTI kao tIna GaaoD,o imalaoM – safod, laala AaOr kalaa AaOr vah
safod GaaoD,o pr baOzo jaao ]sako saaro ikyao krayao kao baokar kr dogaa
tao eosaa hI haogaa.”
tao dUsarI prI baaolaI — “pr Agar kao[ - dUr ka doKnao vaalaa
AadmaI yaha^ maaOjaUd hao AaOr vah ]sa safod GaaoD,o ka isar turnt hI
kaT do tao ]sa laD,kI kao kuC nahIM haogaa.”
[sa pr tIsarI prI baaolaI — “AaOr jaao BaI [sa baat kao Apnao
mau^h sao inakalaogaa vah p%qar bana jaayaogaa.”
[sako baad phlaI prI ifr baaolaI — “[sako baad jaadUgar kI
[cCa hO ik ]sakI baoTI kao tIna CaoTo CaoTo saundr ku<ao imalaoM AaOr
vah ]na ku<aaoM maoM sao ]saI ku<ao kao caunao ijasakao vah jaadUgar ]sasao
caunavaayaogaa yaanaI kalao ku<ao kao caunao AaOr vah ]sako ikyao krayao kao
baokar kr dogaa tao eosaa hI haogaa.”
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 98 ~
tao dUsarI prI baaolaI — “pr Agar kao[ - dUr doKnao vaalaa
AadmaI yaha^ maaOjaUd hao tao vah ]sa kalao ku<ao ka isar kaT dogaa
AaOr ifr ]sakao kuC nahIM haogaa.”
tIsarI prI baalaI — “AaOr Agar [sako baaro maoM vah iksaI sao
kuC BaI baaolaa tao vah p%qar ka bana jaayaogaa.”
phlaI prI ifr baaolaI — “]sakI tIsarI AaOr AaiKrI [cCa
yah hO ik jaba vah rat kao Apnao ibastr pr saaonao jaayao tao ]sakI
iKD,kI sao ek bahut baD,a saa^p Aayaogaa AaOr ]sakao maar Dalaogaa.
tao yah BaI hao kr hI rhogaa.”
tao dUsarI prI ifr baaolaI — “pr Agar kao[ - dUr doKnao vaalaa
AadmaI yaha^ maaOjaUd hao tao vah ]sa saa^p ka isar kaT dogaa AaOr ifr
]sao kuC nahIM haogaa.”
tIsarI prI baalaI — “AaOr Agar [sako baaro maoM vah ek Sabd
BaI iksaI kao batayaogaa tao vah p%qar ka bana jaayaogaa.”
[sa trh pIla kao tInaaoM Bayaanak BaodaoM ka pta cala gayaa
ijanakao Agar vah zIk sao bartta tao jaadUgar kI baoTI kI jaana
bacaa sakta qaa AaOr Agar iksaI AaOr kao batata tao vah Kud p%qar
ka bana jaata.
Agalao idna paoma, pIla AaOr vah jaadUgar kI baoTI tInaaoM vah
saraya CaoD, kr Aagao calao jaha^ paoma ka ipta ]na laaogaaoM ko ilayao
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 99 ~
tIna GaaoD,o ilayao [ntjaar kr rha qaa – ek safod, ek kalaa AaOr
ek laala.
jaadUgar kI baoTI turnt hI kUd kr safod GaaoD,o pr baOz gayaI
pr pIla BaI toja qaa. ]sanao BaI turnt hI ]sa GaaoD,o ka isar kaT
idyaa.
paoma baaolaa — “yah tumanao @yaa ikyaa pIla? @yaa tumhara idmaaga
Kraba hao gayaa hO jaao tumanao ]sao maar Dalaa? vah GaaoD,a tao mauJakao
bahut hI Pyaara qaa.”
pIla baaolaa —“mauJao Afsaaosa hO ik maOMnao tumhara vah Pyaara GaaoD,a
maar idya pr yah saba maOM tumakao ABaI nahIM bata sakta.”
jaadUgar kI baoTI baaolaI — “Paaoma, [sa pIla ka idla tao bahut
hI Kraba hO. maOM Aba [sako saaqa nahIM jaa}^gaI.”
pr pIla nao yah maana ilayaa ik ]sanao pagalapna maoM ]sa GaaoD,o kao
maar Dalaa qaa AaOr ]sanao [sa baat ko ilayao jaadUgar kI baoTI sao maafI
BaI maa^ga laI. jaadUgar kI baoTI nao ]sakao maaf kr idyaa.
paoma ko ipta ]na sabakao lao kr Apnao Gar phu^cao tao vaha^ tIna
CaoTo CaoTo saundr ku<ao ]naka svaagat krnao Aayao – ek safod, ek
kalaa AaOr ek laala.
jaadUgar kI baoTI turnt hI kalao CaoTo ku<ao kao ]zanao ko ilayao
JaukI ik pIla nao ApnaI tlavaar sao turnt hI ]sa kalao ku<ao ka isar
kaT idyaa.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 100 ~
jaadUgar kI baoTI baD,I ja,aor sao icallaayaI — “tuma tao bahut hI
pagala AaOr baorhma AadmaI hao pIla. dUr hao jaaAao maorI najaraoM sao.
tumanao phlao maora GaaoD,a maar idyaa AaOr Aba yah Pyaara saa CaoTa saa
ku<aa BaI maar idyaa.”
]saI samaya paoma ko maata ipta BaI baahr inakla Aayao. ]nhaoMnao
KuSaI KuSaI Apnao baoTo AaOr bahU ka svaagat ikyaa AaOr bahU kao
samaJaayaa ik vah ek baar pIla kao ifr sao maaf kr do.
pr Saama kao Kanao ko samaya jabaik saba laaoga bahut KuSa qao pIla
kuC ]dasa AaOr Akolaa saa baOza qaa. kao[- ]sakao ]ksaa kr
Apnao saaqa baatoM krnao pr majabaUr BaI nahIM kr pa rha qaa.
laaogaaoM nao ]sasao pUCnao kI kaoiSaSa BaI kI ik vah ]dasa saa @yaaoM
qaa pr ]sanao sabakao yah kh kr Tala idyaa qaa ik kao[- Kasa baat
nahIM qaI basa vah ja,ra qaka huAa qaa.
vah davat sao phlao hI yah kh kr ]z kr vaha^ sao calaa gayaa
ik ApnaI qakana kI vajah sao ]sakao naIMd Aa rhI qaI AaOr vah
saaonao jaa rha qaa. pr vah Apnao kmaro kI bajaaya paoma ko saaonao ko
kmaro maoM jaa kr ]sako plaMga ko naIcao iCp gayaa.
jaba paoma AaOr jaadUgar kI baoTI saaonao ko ilayao Apnao kmaro maoM
Aayao AaOr Apnao plaMga pr laoTo tao pIla plaMga ko naIcao sao ]nako
kmaro kI iKD,kI pr inagaah jamaayao hue qaa.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 101 ~
jaba paoma AaOr jaadUgar kI baoTI gahrI naIMd saao gayao tao pIla nao
]sa kmaro kI iKD,kI ka SaISaa TUTnao kI Aavaaja saunaI. ]sakI
Aa^KoM tao iKD,kI kI trf hI lagaI qaIM.
]sanao doKa ik bahut baD,a saa^p ]sa
iKD,kI sao hao kr kmaro ko Andr Aanao
kI kaoiSaSa rha qaa. pIla turnt hI plaMga
ko naIcao sao baahr inaklaa AaOr ApnaI
tlavaar sao ]saka isar kaT idyaa.
[sa Saaor sao jaadUgar kI baoTI kI Aa^K Kula gayaI. ]sa samaya
]sakao vah baD,a saa^p tao idKayaI nahIM idyaa @yaaoMik vah tao gaayaba
hao gayaa qaa basa kovala pIla hI Apnao haqa maoM naMgaI tlavaar ilayao vaha^
KD,a idKayaI idyaa.
]sakao [sa trIko sao KD,a doK kr vah ja,aor sao icallaayaI —
“bacaaAao bacaaAao. h%yaa h%yaa. yah pIla hmakao maarnaa caahta hO.
maOMnao ]sakao dao baar tao maaf kr idyaa pr AbakI baar maOM ]sakao
maaf nahIM kr saktI. [sa baar tao [sa jauma- ko ilayao ]sakao marnaa
hI pD,ogaa.”
yah sauna kr saba jaaga gayao AaOr paoma ko saaonao ko kmaro kI
trf Baagao. pIla kao pkD, kr jaola Baoja idyaa gayaa AaOr tIna idna
baad ]sakao fa^saI lagaanao ka idna inaiScat kr idyaa gayaa.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 102 ~
yah saaoca kr ik Aba caaho vah yah Baod iksaI kao batayao yaa na
batayao ]sao tao marnaa hI hO saao ]sanao marnao sao phlao paoma kI p%naI kao
tIna baatoM batanao kI [jaaja,t maa^gaI. ]sakao [jaaja,t do dI gayaI.
paoma kI p%naI ]sasao imalanao ko ilayao jaola maoM AayaI.
pIla nao ]sasao kha — “tumhoM yaad hO jaba hma tumharo ipta ko
Gar sao Baaga kr phlaI baar ek saraya maoM ruko qao?”
“ha^ ha^ ibalkula yaad hO.”
“]sa samaya tuma AaOr tumhara pit tao saao rho qao pr mauJao naIMd
nahIM Aa rhI qaI. maOM ]sa samaya jaagaa huAa qaa. ]sa samaya vaha^
tIna piryaa^ AayaIM AaOr ]nhaoMnao Aapsa maoM baat kI ik tumharo jaadUgar
ipta nao tumakao tIna Saap idyao.
phlaa Saap tao yah ik tumakao tIna GaaoD,o imalaoMgao – safod, laala AaOr kalaa. pr tuma safod GaaoD,o pr caZ,aogaI jaao tumhara saba kuC
K%ma kr dogaa. pr Agar kao[- safod GaaoD,o ka galaa kaT dogaa tao
tuma baca jaaAaogaI. AaOr jaao BaI yah baat iksaI AaOr sao khogaa tao
vah p%qar ka hao jaayaogaa.”
jaOsao hI pIla nao ApnaI yah baat K%ma kI ]sa baocaaro ko pOr
AaOr Ta^gaoM saMgamarmar kI hao gayaIM. jaadUgar kI baoTI samaJa gayaI. vah
ruAa^saI hao kr baaolaI — “pIla, basa [tnaa kafI hO AaOr Aagao kuC
mat baaolanaa.”
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 103 ~
pr vah Aagao baaolata hI gayaa — “mauJao tao marnaa hI hO caaho maOM
baaolaU^ yaa na baaolaU^ [sailayao maOM baaolanao ko baad marnaa j,yaada psand
k$^gaa.
]na tInaaoM piryaaoM nao yah BaI kha ik jaadUgar ka ApnaI baoTI
kao dUsara Saap yah qaa ik ifr ]sakao tIna CaoTo CaoTo saundr ku<ao
imalaoMgao – safod, laala AaOr kalaa.
pr vah kalao ku<ao kao ApnaI gaaod maoM ]zayaogaI jaao ]saka saba
kuC K%ma kr dogaa. pr Agar kao[- ]sa kalao ku<ao kao maar dogaa tao
vah baca jaayaogaI. AaOr jaao BaI yah baat iksaI AaOr sao khogaa vah
p%qar ka hao jaayaogaa.”
jaba pIla nao ku<ao vaalaa Saap paoma kI p%naI kao batayaa tao
]saka SarIr ]sakI gardna tk saMgamarmar ka hao gayaa. jaadUgar kI
baoTI yah saba sauna kr rao pD,I.
vah raoto raoto baaolaI — “pIla, maohrbaanaI krko mauJao maaf kr
dao. maOM samaJa gayaI. Aba kuC AaOr mat khao.”
pr @yaaoMik Aba pIla ka galaa p%qar ka hao cauka qaa
AaOr ]saka jabaD,a BaI p%qar ka hao rha qaa ]sakI
Aavaaja Bara- rhI qaI.
]saI Bara-yaI hu[- Aavaaja maoM ]sanao kha — “AaOr jaao
kao[- [sa baat kao Apnao mau^h sao khogaa vah p%qar ka hao jaayaogaa.”
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 104 ~
AaOr yah khnao ko baad tao vah isar sao pOr tk saMgamarmar kI maUit-
hI bana gayaa.
pIla kI p%naI bahut ja,aor sao rao pD,I AaOr rao rao kr khnao lagaI
— “Aah yah maOMnao @yaa ikyaa. maOMnao ek eosao vafadar AadmaI kao
maar idyaa ijasanao maorI jaana bacaayaI.”
ifr kuC saaoca kr ]sanao Apnao Aa^saU paoMCo AaOr baaolaI Agar
[sa AadmaI kao kao[- ifr sao ija,nda kr sakta hO tao vah hOM maoro
ipta jaI Kud.
saao ]sanao Apnao ipta kao ek ica{I ilaKI — “ip`ya ipta jaI, Aap mauJao maaf kr doM AaOr maohrbaanaI krko turnt hI yaha^ Aa
jaayaoM.”
vah jaadUgar ApnaI baoTI kao bahut Pyaar krta qaa saao ]sakI
ica{I imalato hI vah ApnaI baoTI ko pasa daOD,a calaa Aayaa.
]sakI baoTI nao ]sao caUmaa AaOr baaolaI — “ipta jaI, mauJao Aapsao
ek sahayata caaihyao. ja,ra [sa baocaaro naaOjavaana kao doiKyao. Aapko
tIna SaapaoM sao maorI rxaa krko maorI jaana bacaanao ko badlao maoM yah
baocaara saara ka saara p%qar ka hao gayaa hO. maohrbaanaI krko Aap
[sakao ija,nda kr dIijayao.”
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 105 ~
jaadUgar baaolaa — “baoTI tumharo Pyaar
kI Kaitr maOM yah BaI k$^gaa.” ]sanao
ApnaI jaoba sao baalasama35 ko marhma kI ek
SaISaI inakalaI AaOr pIla ko saaro SarIr pr
caupD, dI. ]sa marhma ko lagaato hI pIla turnt hI ija,nda hao gayaa.
[sa trh ifr ]sao fa^saI ko fndo kI trf lao jaanao kI bajaaya
vao laaoga ]sakao ek gaaD,I maoM ibaza kr gaato bajaato AaOr “pIla
ijandabaad” ko naaro lagaato hue Gar lao gayao.
[sa trh pIla nao jaadUgar kI baoTI kI jaana bacaayaI AaOr
jaadUgar kI baoTI nao pIla kI jaana bacaayaI.
35 Balsam (also called Turpentine) is a kind of sweet smelling sap of certain trees and shrubs used for medicinal purposes. It has flowers also – see the picture of its flower above.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 106 ~
10 laaokI AaOr [DUnaa36
saoba kI yah dMt kqaa yaUraop mahaWIp ko naaOsa- doSaaoM kI dMt kqaaAaoM
sao laI gayaI hO. laaokI AaOr [DUnaa naaOsa- doSaaoM ko dovata AaOr dovaI hOM.
naaOsa- doSa yaUraop mahaWIp ko saudUr ]<ar maoM isqat pa^ca doSa hOM –
Donamaak- ifnalaOMD Aa[salaOMD naaOvao- AaOr svaIDna. yao pa^ca doSa imala
kr naaOsa- yaa skoinDnaoivayana yaa ifr naaOiD-k doSa khlaato hOM.
laaokI [DUnaa37 AaOr ]sako saobaaoM daonaaoM kI caaorI ko ilayao
ijammaodar hO. laaokI qaaor ko saaqa k[- baar baahr GaUmanao ko ilayao
jaaoTunahImar jaayaa krta qaa. vah qaaor kI bahut saarI Sama-naak baataoM
maoM BaI ]saka saaqa dota qaa jaOsao ik jaba qaaor f`oyaa ka $p rKta hO
]sa samaya laaokI ]sakI Aayaa bana jaata hO.
yah bahut puranaI baat hO jaba naaOvao-38 ko dovata laaoga AasagaaD-
39
kI jamaIna pr rhto qao. hvaa ]nako Saanadar mahlaaoM ko kmaraoM sao
haokr bahtI qaI AaOr ]nakI khanaI saunaa krtI qaI.
36 Iduna and the Magic Apples – a mythological tale from Norway, Europe. Adapted from the book : “Iduna and the Magic Apples”. by Marianna Meyer. 1-story picture book. 37 One of the goddesses is Iduna in Nordic mythology. Iduna is an apple-bearing goddess who owns a garden of apples which keep a person always young and immortal. It is believed that Odin became immortal only by eating her apples. Her husband is the Skaldic god Bragi or Braggi. 38 Norway – a far northern country of Europe continent and one Nordic country among the five Nordic countries – Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. 39 Asgard – pronounced as Aasgaard, a place of gods’ palaces connected to the earth with a rainbow bridge named Bifrost
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 107 ~
hvaa ]sa samaya garmaI kI zMDI hvaa kI trh javaana qaI AaOr
vah jaMgalaI baagaIcaaoM sao haokr ]na hrI hrI GaaiTyaaoM maoM bahtI qaI jaha^
kovala dovata GaUmaa krto qao.
halaa^ik eosao samaya kao baIto bahut idna baIt gayao pr hvaa kao
]na dovataAaoM kI khainayaa^ ABaI BaI yaad hOM. Agar tuma kBaI Qyaana
sao saunaao tao tuma BaI [DUnaa40 AaOr ]sako jaadU ko saobaaoM kI khanaI ]sa
hvaa sao fusafusaato hue sauna sakto hao.
vah hvaa tumakao batayaogaI ik iksa trh [DUnaa ko jaadU ko saobaaoM
ko Kjaanao nao AaoiDna dovata41 kao AaOr ]sako Baa[- laaokI
42 kao AaOr
dUsaro dovataAaoM kao BaI baUZ,a haonao sao raoko rKa.
pr naIca raxasa iqayaasaI43 [na dovataAaoM sao bahut jalata qaa saao
]sanao ek baar [na dovataAaoM kao maarnao kI saaocaI. ek baar , , ,,
AasagaaD- ko saaro baagaIcaaoM maoM sao kao[- BaI baagaIcaa [DUnaa ko
baagaIcao sao jyaada saundr nahIM qaa. baD,a dovata AaoiDna AaOr dUsaro
dovata ]sakao “sadabahar baagaIcao”44 ko naama sao pukarto qao.
@yaaoMik ijasa samaya sao [DUnaa ]sa baagaIcao maoM GausaI qaI ]sakI kao[-
BaI caIja, maurJaa[- nahIM qaI AaOr ]sakI kao[- BaI caIja, marI nahIM qaI.
40 Iduna – a goddess 41 Odin god 42 Gods – Odin and his half-brother Loki – otherwise Loki is the trickster of Scandinavian folktales 43 Thiassi is the Demon 44 Evergreen
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 108 ~
naIlao, jaamaunaI, gaulaabaI, pIlao, pIlao gaulaabaI, AaOr bahut safod
saBaI rMgaaoM ko fUla vaha^ bahutayat sao haoto qao AaOr camak maoM ek dUsaro
sao haoD, krto rhto qao.
poD,aoM kI ek hI SaaK pr saaro saala camakIlao fUla AaOr maIzo
rsaIlao fla ek saaqa hI lagato qao. vaha^ kI Gaasa BaI bahut
camakIlaI, kaomala AaOr hrI qaI.
hvaa ]sa baagaIcao maoM bahut hI QaImaI bahtI qaI AaOr tajaa nayao
nayao fUlaaoM sao fusafusaatI saI calatI qaI –
jaba maOM bahtI hU^ tao naacaao Apnaa isar [Qar ]Qar krao
tuma kBaI nahIM qakaogao @yaaoMik [DUnaa tumharI doKBaala krtI hO
hvaa ka yah gaanaa sauna kr icaiD,yaoM BaI ]sa gaanao kao gaanao lagatIM
AaOr ]sao gaato hue saaro baagaIcao maoM GaUmatI rhtIM.
[sa Saanadar baagaIcao ko ilayao [DUnaa ek bahut AcCI ranaI qaI.
]sako maIzo svaBaava AaOr saundrta kI vajah sao jaMgalaI hMsa ]sakI
gaaod maoM Apnaa isar rKnao pr majabaUr hao jaatoo. icaiD,yaoM BaI ]sako
ilayao hmaoSaa Apnaa sabasao maIza gaanaa gaatIM. Asala maoM saaro jaMgalaI
jaanavar ]sakao bahut Pyaar krto.
yaha^ tk ik jaba vah JaIla ko iknaaro GaUmatI tao ]sako panaI maoM
pD,I hu[- maCilayaa^ BaI ]saI kI hao jaatIM. vao iknaaro pr Aa jaatIM
AaOr ]sako caohro kao Pyaar sao doKtI rhtIM.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 109 ~
[DUnaa saara samaya baagaIcao maoM hI rhtI qaI. vah kBaI BaI baagaIcao
sao baahr nahIM jaatI qaI. vahI ]saka Gar qaa. jaba tk vah ]sa
baagaIcao kI dIvaaraoM ko Andr rhtI tao ]sakao Kud kao yaa ijasakao
BaI vah Pyaar krtI qaI ]sakao BaI kao[- nauksaana nahIM phu^ca sakta
qaa.
pr Agar ]sakao vah baagaIcaa CaoD,naa pD,ta tao @yaa haota?
Saayad bahut saarI caIja,oM badla jaatIM.
yah CaoTa saa svaga- bahut hI KuSaI kI jagah qaI. AaoiDna AaOr
dUsaro dovata yaha^ A@sar Aato rhto qao. vao [DUnaa kI dyaa AaOr
]sako h^sa ko baat krnao ko trIko sao bahut KuSa qao.
laoikna ]nako vaha^ Aanao kI ek AaOr
vajah BaI qaI. [DUnaa ko pasa ek eosaa Kasa
Kjaanaa qaa jaao ]nakao vaha^ baar baar lao
Aata qaa – AaOr vah Kjaanaa qaa jaadU ko
saobaaoM sao BarI ]sakI ek saaonao kI sandUkcaI.
]sa sandUkcaI ko saoba kao Agar kao[- Ka laota qaa tao vah
hmaoSaa ko ilayao javaana rhta qaa.
vah sacamauca maoM hI bahut hI kImatI fla qaa jaao dovataAaoM kao
Amar rKta qaa. AaoiDna [na saobaaoM kI kImat kao jaanata qaa [sa
ilayao vah jaba BaI iksaI safr pr jaata qaa tao vah vaha^ sao ibanaa
kuC saoba Apnao saaqa ilayao Aagao nahIM baZ,ta qaa.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 110 ~
Aaja BaI vah Apnao saaOtolao Baa[- laaokI ko saaqa [DUnaa sao imalanaoo
Aayaa qaa. Aaja vao laaoga ek saaQaarNa iksaana ka $p rK kr
pOdla hI duinayaa^ kao doKnao ko ilayao jaa rho qao taik ]nakao kao[-
phcaana na sako.
[DUnaa nao ijatnao BaI jaadU ko saoba ]sako pasa qao vao saaro ]nakao do
idyao qao. pr jaOsao hI ]sanao ApnaI vah sandUkcaI KalaI kI vah
Apnao Aap hI ifr sao Amar rKnao vaalao saobaaoM sao Bar gayaI qaI.
Saama kao [DUnaa nao Apnao daostaoM kao ivada kha AaOr nadI iknaaro
kI trf calaI gayaI. vaha^ jaa kr vah baOz gayaI AaOr nadI ko panaI
maoM pD,tI Aasamaana kI prCa^[- doKtI rhI. DUbato saUrja ko samaya maoM
panaI maoM baadlaaMo kI prCa^[- gaulaabaI sao laala haotI jaa rhI qaI.
tBaI Acaanak ek saayaa panaI ko }pr
pD,a. vah saayaa bahut baD,a AaOr kalaa qaa
ijasako pMK caaraoM trf kao fOlao hue qao.
[DUnaa nao }pr doKa tao Dr gayaI. ek
bahut baD,a icaD,a ijasaka baD,a naIca saa AadmaI
ka caohra qaa ]sako }pr ma^Dra rha qaa.
]sanao ]sakI trf sao ApnaI najar hTanaI caahI AaOr vaha^ sao
Baaganao kI kaoiSaSa kI pr ]sa icaD,o kI cauBatI hu[- najaroM bahut toja,
qaIM. [DUnaa tao ihla BaI na sakI.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 111 ~
pr tBaI Acaanak vah icaD,a }pr kao ]D,a AaOr Apnao toja,
pMjaaoM kao isakaoD,ta huAa }pr kI trf ]D, gayaa. [DUnaa ko
baagaIcao nao [DUnaa kao bacaa ilayaa qaa.
vah baD,a icaD,a ]sakao pkD,naa caahta qaa pr vah vaha^ ]sakao
pkD, nahIM payaa qaa saao Aba ]sakao [DUnaa kao pkD,nao ka kao[-
dUsara rasta inakalanaa qaa. jaldI hI vah baD,a icaD,a laala baadlaaoM maoM
ek ibandu ko barabar idKayaI donao lagaa.
jaOsao hI vah icaD,a vaha^ sao gaayaba huAa ]sako kuC kalao pMK
naIcao panaI maoM igar gayao AaOr tOrnao lagao AaOr ifr vao pMK kalao kID,aoM
maoM badla gayao. ]na kID,aoM ko pMK naukIlao qao AaOr ]nako Aagao ko
baala jahrIlao qao.
Acaanak ]na kID,aoM nao [DUnaa kao caaraoM trf sao Gaor ilayaa. ]sa
nao ]nakao hTanao kI kaoiSaSa BaI kI pr ]namaoM sao ek ]sakI paoSaak
kI th maoM Gausa gayaa AaOr ]sanao ]sakao kaT ilayaa.
]na kID,aoM ko JauMD kao pta cala gayaa ik ek kID,a Apnaa
kama krnao maoM kamayaaba hao gayaa hO saao vao santuYT hao kr vaha^ sao calao
gayao.
]sa kID,o ko kaTnao sao jaao jahr [DUnaa ko SarIr maoM fOlaa tao
]sa jahr sao vah bahut kmajaaorI mahsaUsa krnao lagaI. AaOr basa ]saI
samaya sao saba kuC ibagaD,nao lagaa.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 112 ~
[DUnaa ko Ktro sao baoKbar AaoiDna AaOr laaokI Apnao safr pr
inakla cauko qao. [na daonaaoM yaai~yaaoM ka yah jaaoD,a BaI ek AjaIba
jaaoD,a qaa. halaa^ik vao saaOtolao Baa[- qao pr vao ek dUsaro sao bahut
Alaga qao.
AaoiDna ek bahut hI taktvar rajaa qaa AaOr ApnaI takt
kao zIk sao AaOr dyaa sao [stomaala krta qaa jabaik laaokI bahut hI
matlabaI AaOr SarartI qaa.
vah ApnaI Sa@la [tnaI AasaanaI sao badla sakta qaa ijatnaI
AasaanaI sao kao[- ApnaI vafadarI badlata hO. jaba BaI AaoiDna nahIM
haota tao vah hmaoSaa hI kao[- na kao[- Sarart krnao maoM kamayaaba hao
jaata.
[sa baar ]sako pICo laaokI kao[- proSaanaI na KD,I kr do [saI
ilayao AaoiDna laaokI kao Apnao saaqa hI lao Aayaa qaa.
pr yah baD,I badiksmatI kI baat hO ik kao[- iktnaI BaI
haoiSayaarI sao kao[- Plaana banaayao pr jaao haonaa haota hO ]sakao tao haonao
sao kao[- nahIM raok sakta.
]sa Saama kao bahut dUr ka safr krnao ko baad AaoiDna AaOr
laaokI daonaaMo saaiqayaaoM kao jaMgala maoM ek eosaI jagah imala gayaI jaha^ vao
rat kao Aarama kr sakto qao.
vao BaUKo qao saao Saama kao Kanao ko ilayao ]nhaoMnao kuC maa^sa BaUnanao ko
ilayao Aaga jalaayaI. jaba Aaga kafI toja jalanao lagaI tao AaoiDna nao
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 113 ~
maa^sa kao jaldI sao BaUnanao ko ilayao jalato hue kaoyalaaoM sao ]sao Zk
idyaa.
]saI samaya ek vaOsaa hI icaD,a jaOsaa ik [DUnaa ko pasa Aayaa qaa
AaOr ijasanao ]sako SarIr maoM jahr fOlaayaa qaa vaha^ Aayaa AaOr ek
}^cao sao poD, ko }pr Aa kr baOz gayaa.
vaha^ vah ]sa poD, kI pi<ayaaoM maoM iCp kr saba kuC doKta rha
AaOr kao[- baurI caala saaoca saaoca kr Apnao haoz eoMzta rha.
AaiKr laaokI baaolaa — “mauJao tao bahut BaUK lagaI hO AaoiDna.
GaMTaoM hao gayao hOM [sa maa^sa kao Aaga maoM rKo. Aba tk tao yah pk
kr tOyaar hao hI gayaa haogaa.”
AaoiDna baaolaa — “ha^ kafI dor hao gayaI hO [sakao rKo hue.
Aba tk tao [sakao pk jaanaa caaihyao. doKao tao ja,ra ik yah Kanao
laayak hao gayaa ik nahIM.”
pr jaba ]nhaoMnao ]sakao doKa tao maa^sa tao tBaI BaI kccaa hI
pD,a qaa. laaokI proSaana saa pICo kao baOz kr ifr ]sako pknao ka
[ntjaar krnao lagaa.
AaOr samaya baIt gayaa. ]nhaoMnao ]sakao ifr sao doKa pr vah tao
ABaI BaI phlao jaOsaa hI qaa. AaOr yah maa^sa [tnaa kccaa qaa ik
Kayaa nahIM jaa sakta qaa.
AaoiDna nao Aa^K ]za kr laaokI kI trf doKa AaOr gaussao maoM
baaolaa — “mauJao lagata hO ik hma iktnaI BaI dor @yaaoM na [ntjaar kr
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 114 ~
laoM pr yah maa^sa nahIM pknao vaalaa. eosaa lagata hO ik Aaja kI rat
ja$r hI kao[- kalaa jaadU kama kr rha hO.”
jaOsao hI vah yah baaolaa tao poD, ko saayaaoM maoM sao baD,o ja,aor kI h^saI
kI Aavaaja, saunaayaI dI. vah h^saI ]sa baD,o icaD,o kI qaI.
vah baD,a icaD,a vahIM sao baaolaa — “jaba tk tuma Apnaa yah maa^sa
mauJao BaI nahIM daogao tba tk maOM yakIna ko saaqa kh sakta hU^ ik tuma
BaI BaUKo hI rhaogao.”
AaoiDna turnt hI phcaana gayaa ik yah kao[- AsalaI icaD,a nahIM
qaI. ]sakao Sak huAa ik vah iqayaasaI45 qaa. @yaaoMik vahI naIca
raxasa A@sar iSakarI icaD,o ka $p rK laota qaa.
pr AaoiDna kao ApnaI [sa baat pr pUra yakIna nahIM qaa. [sa
ilayao [sa mausaIbat kao Talanao ko ilayao vah ]sa icaD,o kI maa^ga maananao ko
ilayao rajaI hao gayaa.
jaOsao hI vah rajaI huAa vaOsao hI vah maa^sa BaI Bauna gayaa. AaoiDna
nao ]sa baD,o icaD,o kao [Saara ikyaa ik vah Aa kr Apnaa ihssaa lao
lao.
vah icaD,a ]D, kr naIcao Aayaa AaOr ]sanao ]sa maa^sa ka sabasao
AcCa ihssaa lao ilayaa. Aba AaoiDna AaOr laaokI ko Kanao ko ilayao
kuC BaI nahIM bacaa qaa.
45 Thiassi – a demon
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 115 ~
gaussao maoM Bar kr laaokI nao ek DMDI ]zayaI AaOr ]sa icaD,o kao
]sa DMDI sao maara. pr vah icaD,a ]sa DMDI kao Apnao pMjaaoM maoM lao kr
turnt hI }pr ]D, gayaa.
laaokI doKta hI rh gayaa pr ]sako haqaaoM nao ]sa DMDI ko dUsaro
isaro kao ksa kr pkD, rKa qaa. ]sanao iktnaI BaI kaoiSaSa kI ik
vah DMDI CaoD, do pr vah DMDI ]sako haqa sao CUTI hI nahIM rhI qaI.
Asala maoM vah icaD,a vaak[- maoM iqayaasaI hI qaa. ]sanao Apnao bauro
jaadU sao laaokI kao ]sa DMDI sao baa^Qao rKa. iqayaasaI naIcao naIcao ]D,ta
rha AaOr laaokI DMDI pkD,o pkD,o jamaIna pr jaMgalaaoM maoM haota huAa
iGasaTta rha. poD,aoM AaOr JaaiD,yaaoM ko baIca sao gaujarnao kI vajah sao
]sako SarIr pr Gaava hao gayao AaOr KUna BaI bah inaklaa.
laaokI nao ]sasao dyaa kI BaIK maa^gaI ik vah ]sakao CaoD, do pr
iqayaasaI tao AasagaaD- maoM rhnao vaalao saba dovataAaoM ka duSmana qaa.
vah [DUnaa kao nahIM pkD, payaa qaa [sailayao vah laaokI kao pkD,nao sao
bahut KuSa qaa. @yaaoMik [sakao pkD,nao maoM ]saka Apnaa ek Plaana
qaa.
vah baD,a icaD,a jaba ek bahut hI Ktrnaak phaiD,yaaoM maoM sao
haokr gaujarnao vaalaa qaa tao vah laaokI sao baaolaa — “maOM tumakao ek
Sat- pr CaoD, sakta hU^.”
laaokI Aanao vaalao Ktro kao doK kr icallaayaa — “kuC BaI,
kuC BaI, jaao tuma caahao.”
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 116 ~
vah icaD,a bahut ja,aor sao h^saa AaOr baaolaa — “tuma baD,o hI
Drpaok hao laaokI. Agar tuma yah vaayada krao ik tuma mauJao [DUnaa
AaOr ]sako jaadU vaalao saobaaoM ka Kjaanaa mauJao do daogao tao maOM tumakao
Aajaad kr dU^gaa.”
laaokI baocaara @yaa krta. ]sakao tao [sa samaya ApnaI jaana
kI pD,I qaI. vah ibanaa saaocao samaJao ik [saka [DUnaa pr yaa
dovataAaoM pr @yaa Asar pD,ogaa turnt hI [sa baat pr rajaI hao gayaa
ik vah [DUnaa AaOr ]saka saobaaoM vaalaa Kjaanaa ]sakao do dogaa.
icaD,o nao BaI ]sakao turnt hI CaoD, idyaa Aaor [sa trh laaoookI
kI jaana baca gayaI.
laaokI phlaa maaOka pato hI [DUnaa ko ]sa sadabahar baagaIcao maoM
jaa phu^caa. vaha^ ]sakao [DUnaa Apnao saobaaoM ko poD,aoM ko pasa AkolaI
baOzI imala gayaI.
vaha^ baOzI vah kuC saaoca rhI qaI. vah saaocanao maoM [tnaI magna qaI
ik ]sanao laaokI kao doKa hI nahIM jaba tk ik vah ]sako ibalkula
hI pasa Aa kr nahIM baOz gayaa.
]sanao [DUnaa kao krIba sao doKto hue kha — “[DUnaa, ja,ra saaocaao tao maOM kha^ gayaa qaa. pr phlao mauJao Apnaa yah baiZ,yaa vaalaa
saoba tao dao.”
[DUnaa nao ApnaI saaonao kI sandUkcaI inakalaI AaOr ]samaoM sao ek
camakta huAa saoba inakala kr ]sakao do idyaa. pr laaokI nao ]samaoM
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 117 ~
sao ek kaOr BaI nahIM Kayaa bailk ]sakao ek haqa sao dUsaro haqa maoM
]Calata rha.
itrCI najaraoM sao [DUnaa kao doKto hue vah kuC gaussao sao maoM baaolaa
— “Asala maoM maOM yahI saaoca rha qaa ik tumharo saoba ]na saobaaoM ko
saamanao kuC BaI nahIM hOM jaao maOMnao ABaI ABaI doKo hOM.”
[DUnaa yah sauna kr caaOMk ]zI pr mauskurato hue baaolaI — “mauJao
yakIna hO ik tumasao ja$r hI khIM kao[- galatI hu[- hO laaokI.
AaoiDna ijasanao duinayaa^ Bar kI yaa~a kI hO vah tao yahI khta hO ik
[na saobaaoM ko jaOsaa dUsara kao[- saoba nahIM hO.”
laaokI caalaakI sao h^saa tao ]sakI h^saI kI Aavaaja sao [DUnaa
Gabara gayaI.
laaokI baaolaa — “lagata hO ik AaoiDna kao khIM galatI laga
gayaI hO. maOM tumakao yakIna idlaata hU^ ik Agar vah BaI vah vaalao saoba
doK laogaa jaao maOM ABaI ABaI doK kr Aayaa hU^ tao vah BaI jaldI hI
Apnao raya badla laogaa.”
laaokI ko [na kzaor SabdaoM nao [DUnaa kao bahut tklaIf
phu^caayaI. vah turnt hI ]z kr KD,I hao gayaI. pr jaOsao hI vah
KD,I hu[- ]sako idla maoM bahut ja,aor ka dd- ]za.
]sanao Apnao idla kao Apnao haqa sao dbaayaa AaOr laaokI sao baaolaI
— “AcCa hao Agar hma [sa baaro maoM baat na kroM.” AaOr vaha^ sao
jaanao lagaI.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 118 ~
laaokI kao Apnao SabdaoM kI takt maalaUma qaI. vah baaolata huAa
jaldI jaldI ]sako pICo pICo calaa — “zIk hO zIk hO, tuma mat
saunaao maorI. pr tuma pCtaAaogaI jaba laaoga tumharo [sa baagaIcao kao BaUla
jaayaoMgao AaOr saoba laonao ko ilayao dUsaro nayao baagaIcao maoM jaanao lagaoMgao. mauJao
Afsaaosa hO ik tba tk tumakao bahut dor hao jaayaogaI.”
[DUnaa nao ek gahrI saa^sa laI. Saayad ]sa kID,o ko jahr nao
Apnaa kama krnaa Sau$ kr idyaa qaa. vah [na vyaMgya Baro SabdaoM ko
baaoJa kao BaI Apnao }pr sao hTanao maoM bahut kmajaaorI mahsaUsa kr rhI
qaI.
jaOsao jaOsao ]sakI kmajaaorI baZ,tI jaa rhI qaI ]saka idmaaga BaI
zIk sao kama nahIM kr pa rha qaa.
laaokI saa^p kI saI toja,I sao baaolaa — “mauJao ek baar tao tumakao
[sa nayao baagaIcao maoM lao kr jaanaa hI caaihyao [DUnaa. yah baagaIcaa pasa
maoM hI hO AaOr vaha^ jaa kr tuma Apnao Aap hI doK laaogaI ik maOM jaao
kh rha hU^ vah saca hO yaa nahIM.
yah ja$rI nahIM hO ik tuma mauJa pr ABaI yakIna krao hI krao.
hma ek saaqa vaha^ jaayaoMgao AaOr vaha^ ko saaro saoba [k{a kr laoMgao.
tba tuma batanaa ik vao saoba tumharo saobaaoM sao j,yaada AcCo hOM ik nahIM.
AaOr Agar tumakao vao saoba AcCo lagaoM tao ifr maOM ]na saobaaoM ko baIja
tumharo baagaIcao maoM baaonao maoM tumharI sahayata k$^gaa.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 119 ~
yah baat hma daonaaoM ko baIca maoM hI rhogaI AaOr maOM ksama Kata hU^
ik kma sao kma maOM tao yah baat iksaI sao BaI nahIM khU^gaa.”
AaOr yah khto khto laaokI ]sako AaOr krIba Aa gayaa AaOr
yah khto hue ]saka haqa Apnao haqa maoM lao ilayaa — “Aaoh [DUnaa, [sasao phlao ik hmakao dor hao jaayao tumakao vao saoba laonao ko ilayao maoro
saaqa ABaI vaha^ calanaa caaihyao.”
[DUnaa nao laaokI kI Aa^KaoM maoM doKto hue pUCa — “@yaa vah
baagaIcaa pasa hI hO laaokI? Asala maoM maOM Apnaa baagaIcaa nahIM CaoD,naa
caahtI pr Agar tuma vaayada krao ik tuma jaldI hI laaOT AaAaogao , , ,,
tao Saayad maOM t umharo saaqa jaa sakU^.”
laaokI h^sa kr baaolaa — “bahut jaldI [DUnaa bahut jaldI. hma
laaoga bahut jaldI hI vaapsa Aa jaayaoMgao. Aba tuma yah mat khnaa ik
tuma [sa baagaIcao kao kuC plaaoM ko ilayao BaI nahIM CaoD, saktIM.
maOM tao tumharI Balaa[- ko ilayao hI kh rha hU^ AaOr mauJao yakIna hO
ik tuma mauJao manaa nahIM kraogaI.”
harto hue [DUnaa nao ApnaI saaonao kI sandUkcaI ]zayaI AaOr baaolaI
— “zIk hO pr hmakao jaldI krnaI caaihyao.”
[DUnaa ka haqa ksa kr pkD,o hue laaokI nao baagaIcao kI saD,k
pr drvaajao kI trf Baaganaa Sau$ ikyaa. ]sakao [sa baat kI BaI
icanta nahIM qaI ik ]sako pICo [DUnaa zIk sao cala BaI pa rhI qaI yaa
nahIM. [DUnaa kI saa^sa baar baar fUla rhI qaI.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 120 ~
]sa baocaarI ko pasa tao yah saaocanao ka samaya hI nahIM qaa ik vah
@yaa kr rhI qaI. vah tao basa laaokI ko pICo pICo calatI jaa rhI
qaI. ]Qar laaokI BaI khIM nahIM ruka jaba tk ik vah [DUnaa ko
baagaIcao ko drvaajao ko pasa tk nahIM phu^ca gayaa.
[DUnaa ko baagaIcao ka drvaajaa saarI duinayaa^ ko ilayao band rhta
qaa. drvaajao sao baahr inaklanao sao phlao [DUnaa qaaoD,a ihcaikcaayaI
AaOr ]sanao ek baar pICo hTnao kI kaoiSaSa BaI kI pr laaokI ]sakao
baurI trh sao KIMcata huAa ]sa drvaajao ko AaOr ]sa baagaIcao ko baahr
Aaor lao gayaa.
jaOsao hI vah baagaIcao sao baahr inaklaI tao ]sanao saunaa ik ]sako
baagaIcao ko saba poD, paOQao rao rao kr ]sasao kh rho qao — “[DUnaa, tuma
kha^ jaa rhI hao. hmakao CaoD, kr mat jaaAao. vaapsa Aa jaaAao
[DUnaa, vaapsa Aa jaaAao.”
pr Aba tao bahut dor hao caukI qaI. ]sako baahr inaklato hI
drvaajaa ek ja,aor kI Aavaaja, ko saaqa band hao gayaa AaOr ijana
sabakao vah Pyaar krtI qaI ]na sabasao Alaga vah kovala laaokI ko
saaqa AkolaI KD,I rh gayaI.
saUrja DUbanao vaalaa qaa. Aagao ko rasto pr bahut Gaasa ]gaI hu[-
qaI AaOr ]sako }pr saayao ma^Dra rho qao. rat kI barfIlaI hvaa
[DUnaa ko baalaaoM maoM sao hao kr bah rhI qaI, ]sako gaalaaoM pr cauBa rhI
qaI AaOr ]sasao ]sakao k^pk^pI Aa rhI qaI.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 121 ~
[DUnaa fusafusaayaI — “laaokI hmakao jaldI calanaa caaihyao
@yaaoMik mauJao vaapsa BaI Aanaa hO pr laaokI nao [sa baat ka kao[-
javaaba nahIM idyaa. [sa pr ]sanao laaokI kI trf doKa tao laaokI nao
Apnaa caohra kalao Aasamaana kI trf kr ilayaa.
[DUnaa kI inagaah BaI laaokI kI inagaah ko pICo pICo }pr kI
trf gayaI tao vaha^ ]sanao jaao kuC doKa tao ]sakao doK kr tao vah
Dr ko maaro caIK hI pD,I.
]sako }pr tao naIca iqayaasaI ka caohra GaUma rha qaa. ]sako
pMK caaraoM trf kao Kulao hue qao. jaOsao jaOsao vah naIcao Aata jaa rha
qaa ]saka saayaa [DUnaa ko }pr BaI fOlata jaa rha qaa.
[sasao phlao ik vah icallaanao ko ilayao saa^sa BaI lao patI ik
iqayaasaI ko kalao pMjaaoM nao ]sao ]za ilayaa AaOr ]sakao Aasamaana maoM
}^caa AaOr AaOr }^caa lao gayaa.
laaokI ]nakao tba tk jaato hue caupcaap doKta rha jaba tk
vao daonaaoM ]sakI Aa^KaoM sao AaoJala nahIM hao gayao.
ifr ]sanao Apnao knQao ]cakayao AaOr baaolaa — “mauJao [sasao @yaa
fk- pD,ta hO Agar iqayaasaI [DUnaa kao bandI banaa kr rK lao. maoro
}pr tao iksaI kao Sak BaI nahIM haogaa.” pr ifr BaI Andr ]sakao
khIM kuC KTkta rha.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 122 ~
jaba vah vaha^ sao calaa tao vah jamaIna pr doKta jaa rha qaa.
]sanao [DUnaa kao Apnao idmaaga sao inakalanao kI bahut kaoiSaSa kI pr
vah ]sakao inakala nahIM saka.
AaiKr maoM vah ruk gayaa AaOr Apnao Aapsao pUCnao lagaa —
“@yaa hao Agar AaoiDna zIk hI khta hao ik vao [DUnaa ko saoba hI
haoM ijanakI vajah sao hma saba [tnao taktvar AaOr javaana haoM?
ibanaa [DUnaa ko saobaaoM ko hmakao duK sahnao pD,oM AaOr hma laaoga
baUZ,o hao jaayaoM. halaa^ik yah maumaikna tao nahIM lagata pr , , , ,.” yah
saaoca kr vah Dr ko maaro ka^p gayaa.
tBaI laaokI nao ek Aavaaja saunaI tao ]sanao }pr ApnaI baoTI
AaOr maaOt kI dovaI hIlaa46 kao doKa.
pr ifr vah vaha^ sao calaa gayaa. hIlaa BaI ek pla ko ilayao
rukI AaOr ifr laaokI kI trf doKa. ]sakI najar ]sako ipta ko
idla maoM Dr pOda krnao ko ilayao kBaI fola nahIM hu[- qaI.
]saka ek trf ka caohra tao bahut saundr qaa pr ]sa pr
maaOt ka pIlaapna Cayaa huAa qaa jabaik ]saka dUsarI trf ka
caohra kovala hD\DI ka qaa jaao ibalkula maaOt jaOsaa hI lagata qaa.
laaokI ]sakao doK kr Dr gayaa qaa.
dovataAaoM kao bahut jaldI hI pta cala gayaa ik [DUnaa gaayaba hao
gayaI hO @yaaoMik vah sadabahar baagaIcaa turnt hI maurJaanao lagaa, ]sako
46 Hela – pronounced as Heelaa. The daughter of Loki and she is the goddess of Death
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 123 ~
fUlaaoM kI pi<ayaa^ naIcao igarnao lagaIM, ]sako poD,aoM kI pi<ayaa^ pIlaI
pDnao lagaIM AaOr baagaIcao maoM ]<arI zMDI hvaa bah bah kr ]nakao
SaaKaoM sao taoD, taoD, kr naIcao igara rhI qaI.
}pr kalao kalao baadla Canao lagao AaOr ]nasao saUrja BaI iCp
gayaa. yah toja hvaa baairSa BaI lao AayaI jaao bahut jaldI barf maoM
badla gayaI. hr caIja barf kI safod prt maoM Zk gayaI.
laaokI ijaQar BaI jaata saba trf icanta BarI najaroM ]sao doKtIM
AaOr ]sasao pUCtIM — “[DUnaa kha^ jaa saktI hO laaokI? AaOr yah
kOsao hao sakta hO ik [DUnaa hmamaoM sao iksaI sao kuC BaI kho ibanaa
Apnaa yah baagaIcaa CaoD, kr calaI gayaI? @yaa hmamaoM sao kao[- eosaa
nahIM hO jaao hmasao j,yaada jaanata hao?”
QaIro QaIro idna ba idna [DUnaa kI kmaI ka saaro laaogaaoM pr Asar
pD,nao lagaa. icanta kI lakIroM Jauir-yaaoM maoM badlanao lagaI qaIM.
]na laaogaaoM ko baalaaoM kI camak calaI gayaI qaI AaOr jaldI hI vao
safod BaI haonao lagao qao. vao dovata jaao hmaoSaa javaana idKayaI doto qao
Aba baUZ,o haonao lagao qao.
eosao samaya maoM laaokI kI baoTI hIlaa AaoiDna ko mahla valhlaa47 maoM
p`gaT hu[- tao AaoiDna nao ]sakao vaha^ sao jaanao kao kha.
47 Valhalla – the name of the palace of Odin
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 124 ~
pr hIlaa h^saI AaOr baaolaI — “maOM jaldI hI tuma sabakao Ka jaanao
vaalaI hU^. ibanaa [DUnaa ko saobaaoM ko tuma laaoga javaana nahIM rh sakto
AaOr [saI ilayao tuma laaoga Aba maaOt sao BaI saurixat nahIM hao.
tumhara samaya Aba K%ma hao rha hO. maOM calaI tao jaa}^gaI pr maOM
tuma laaogaaoM ko marnao ko baad ApnaI jamaIna pr tumharo ilayao jagah
banaanao ko ilayao hI jaa}^gaI.” yah kh kr vah vaha^ sao calaI gayaI.
]sako jaanao ko baad AaoiDna ka baoTa baOgaI48 baaolaa — “Agar
hma [DUnaa ka pta nahIM lagaa sako tao [sako ilayao tao hmakao Apnao
Aapkao hI ijammaodar zhranaa caaihyao.
Aba tao k[- mahInao baIt gayao hO AaOr hmamaoM sao kao[- BaI ]sakao
ZUZnao ko ilayao nahIM gayaa hO. bata[yao @yaa hma laaoga [tnao kmajaaor hOM
ik hma ]sakao ZU^Znao ko ilayao ApnaI ija,ndgaI da^va pr nahIM lagaa
sakto? kma sao kma maOM tao [tnaa kmajaaor nahIM hU^.”
AaoiDna turnt baaolaa — “ba`OgaI zIk kh rha hO. vah AaOr maOM
daonaaoM ABaI “iksmat kI tIna baihnaaoM”49 ko pasa jaato hOM. vao hmakao
batayaoMgaI ik hma [DUnaa kao kha^ ZUZoM.”
yao “iksmat kI tIna baihnaoM” BaUt vat-maana AaOr BaivaYya sabako
baaro maoM saba kuC bata saktI qaIM pr vao phoilayaaoM maoM javaaba dotI qaIM
ijanakao kovala AaoiDna hI saulaJaa sakta qaa.
48 Bragi – the son of Odin 49 Three Sisters of Fortune – there were three sisters of Fortune who knew everything ablout past, present and future.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 125 ~
saao vao daonaaoM ]na baihnaaoM ko pasa gayao. vaha^ jaa kr ]nakao pta
calaa ik laaokI nao [DUnaa kao cauranao maoM iqayaasaI kI sahayata kI qaI
AaOr Aba laaokI hI ]sakao bacaa kr laa sakta qaa.
yah AcCa kama krko ApnaI ]sa baura[- kao vah AcCa[- maoM
badla sakta qaa @yaaoMik ]sanao hI vah baura[- kI qaI.
[sako Alaavaa ]na baihnaaoM nao ]nakao yah
BaI batayaa ik ]sa raxasa ko barf ko mahla
tk phu^canao ko ilayao laaokI kao fa#ta ko pMK
lagaa kr ]D,naa pD,ogaa.
vaha^ sao laaOT kr vao laaoga laaokI ko pasa
gayao AaOr ]sasao [DUnaa kao vaapsa laanao ko ilayao
kha pr laaokI nao ]sa raxasa ka ifr sao saamanaa krnao sao manaa kr
idyaa @yaaoMik vah ]sasao bahut Drta qaa.
[sa pr dovataAaoM nao ]sakao jaana sao maarnao kI QamakI dI tba
khIM jaa kr vah maanaa.
baD,o baomana sao ]sanao ]na laaogaaoM kao Apnao knQao pr fa#ta ko
pMK50 baa^Qanao idyao. pMK baa^Qato hI vah ek fa#ta bana gayaa AaOr
Aasamaana maoM ]D, kr iqayaasaI ko mahla kI trf cala idyaa.
50 These dove feathers belonged to Freya. With these feathers on one could transform oneself in dove bird.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 126 ~
jaOsao jaOsao laaokI ]sa mahla ko pasa phu^ca rha qaa Aasamaana
kalaa AaOr AaOr kalaa haota jaa rha qaa AaOr hvaa BaI bahut zMDI
haotI jaa rhI qaI.
AaiKr ]sakao barfIlao phaD, idKayaI donao lagao jaao iqayaasaI ko
rajya kao caaraoM trf sao Gaoro KD,o qao. iqayaasaI ka rajya vaak[-
kovala barf ka qaa. ]samaoM kao[- camak nahIM qaI @yaaoMik vaha^ saUrja
hI nahIM camakta qaa.
laaokI nao eosaI jagah phlao kBaI nahIM doKI qaI. iqayaasaI ka
saara mahla barf ko phaD, maoM sao kTa huAa qaa. yahIM ]sanao [DUnaa
kao BaI kOd kr rKa qaa.
[sa Dr sao ik ek idna dovata laaoga [DUnaa kao ZU^Z hI laoMgao
iqayaasaI nao ]sakao ek eosao kmaro maoM band kr rKa qaa ijasamaoM na tao
raoSanaI AatI qaI AaOr na hI tajaa hvaa. vah vaha^ AkolaI rhtI qaI
AaOr iqayaasaI ko Alaavaa AaOr iksaI sao BaI nahIM imalatI jaulatI qaI.
iqayaasaI raoja ]sasao ek baar basa yahI savaala pUCta — “tuma
mauJao vah kba daogaI [DUnaa jaao maOM tumasao maa^gaU^gaa. mauJao vao jaadU ko saoba
caaihyao AaOr tuma mauJao maorI dulaihna ko $p maoM caaihyao. maoro Sabd yaad
rKnaa. jaldI yaa dor sao tumakao maorI baat maananaI tao pD,ogaI hI.”
[DUnaa yah sauna kr ka^p jaatI pr ]sakI QamaikyaaoM ko baavajaUd
ihmmat sao ]sakao “nahIM” maoM hI javaaba dotI.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 127 ~
[DUnaa jaanatI qaI ik iqayaasaI kao jaadU ko saoba donaa bahut
Ktrnaak hO @yaaoMik ]na saobaaoM kI AcCI takt iqayaasaI ko haqaaoM maoM
phu^cato hI baurI takt maoM badla jaayaogaI.
vah ]na saobaaoM kao jabardstI BaI lao sakta qaa pr jaba BaI vah
]sakI vah saaonao kI sandUkcaI maoM sao ]nakao inakalanao kI kaoiSaSa
krta tao ]sako haqa maoM phu^cato hI vao saoba CaoTo CaoTo baIjaaoM maMo isakuD,
jaato AaOr ifr vao baIja ]sako haqa sao ]saI sandUkcaI maoM hI ifsala
kr igar jaato.
]sa sandUkcaI maoM igar kr vao ]sako kaonaaoM maoM iCp jaato AaOr
vaha^ tba tk iCpo rhto jaba tk ik [DUnaa Kud ]nakao Apnaa haqa
Dala kr nahIM inakalatI. ]sako inakalanao pr vao ifr sao pko hue
saoba bana jaato.
ek idna vah raxasa samaud` ko ]sa par gayaa tao [DUnaa ]sako
phro sao qaaoD,I dor ko ilayao Aajaad hu[-. vah ek CaoTI saI KulaI
drar ko pasa gayaI jaha^ Agar vah kana lagaa kr saunatI tao vah dUr
ko samaud` kI Aavaaja BaI sauna saktI qaI.
]sanao saaocaa ik kaSa vah Apnao baagaIcao maoM vaapsa jaa saktI.
tBaI ]sanao iksaI kao Apnaa naama pukarto saunaa. ]sanao ]sa drar sao
Jaa^k kr doKa tao vaha^ tao laaokI qaa. vah ek fa#ta ko $p maoM
qaa AaOr toja, hvaa sao bacanao ko ilayao ]sanao Apnao pMK fOlaa rKo qao.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 128 ~
vah icallaayaa — “jaldI sao ApnaI saaonao kI sandUkcaI ]za laao
[DUnaa.”
[DUnaa baaolaI — “vah tao maoro pasa hI hO.”
ifr laaokI nao jaadU ko kuC Sabd baaolao tao [DUnaa tao ek CaoTI
saI BaUrI icaiD,yaa maoM badla gayaI AaOr ]sakI sandUkcaI ek CaoTo sao
laaOkoT maoM badla gayaI jaao ]sa icaiD,yaa ko pMKaoM ko naIcao iCp gayaa.
[DUnaa ]sa drar maoM sao tIr kI trh sao baahr AayaI. toja, hvaa
]sako naajauk pMKaoM kao taoD,o Dala rhI qaI pr vah ]sa toja, hvaa sao
barabar bacanao kI kaoiSaSa kr rhI qaI.
laaokI baaolaa — “AaAao maoro pICo pICo Aa jaaAao varnaa hma
daonaaoM hmaoSaa ko ilayao Kao jaayaoMgao. AasagaaD- doSa kao yah vaalaa rasta
jaata hO. calaao [Qar sao calaoMgao.”
Apnao Gar AaOr Apnao Pyaaro baagaIcao ko baaro maoM saaoca kr [DUnaa maoM
ek nayaI takt Aa gayaI. vah fusafusaayaI — “Aba iqayaasaI nahIM
jaIt payaogaa.” AaOr ]sanao toja,I sao ]D,naa Sau$ kr idyaa.
pr vao ABaI bahut dUr nahIM jaa payao qao ik ]nhaoMnao gaussao maoM BarI
icallaahToMM saunaI. yao icallaahToM iqayaasaI raxasa kI qaIM jaao vaapsa Aa
gayaa qaa AaOr ]sakao pta laga gayaa qaa ik [DUnaa baca kr Baaga
inaklaI hO.
iqayaasaI ek bahut baD,I icaiD,yaa bana gayaa AaOr ]nako pICo pICo
]D,nao lagaa. tIna lambao idna AaOr tIna lambaI rat tk vah ]na daonaaoM
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 129 ~
ka pICa krta rha. halaa^ik ]sanao ]nasao baad maoM ]D,naa Su$ ikyaa
qaa ifr BaI vah ]nako kafI pasa tk Aa gayaa qaa.
jabasao laaokI gayaa qaa tbasao dovata valhalaa51 kI }^caI maInaar
pr najar rKo hue qao ik kba vaha^ sao kao[- [Saara Aata hO.
caaOqaI rat kao AaoiDna kI toja, Aa^KaoM nao ek fa#ta kao AaOr
]sako pICo ek AaOr CaoTI saI icaiD,yaa kao ]D,to doKa AaOr ifr
]nako pICo ek baD,I saI icaiD,yaa kao Aato doKa.
]nako ]D,nao kI gait kao doK kr ]sanao duKI hao kr dUsaraoM sao
kha — “vao laaoga ]sasao nahIM baca sakto. hmaaro pasa Aanao sao phlao
hI iqayaasaI [DUnaa kao pkD, laogaa.”
saao AaoiDna nao sabakao Aaga jalaanao ko ilayao kha. jaba tk
Aaga AcCI trh sao jalaI vao icaiD,yaoM pasa Aa caukI qaIM. Aba saba
laaogaaoM kao basa yahI laga rha qaa ik [DUnaa ko vaha^ phu^canao sao phlao
hI vah baD,I icaiD,yaa [DUnaa kao pkD, laogaI.
pr Acaanak vah fa#ta Aaga sao bacanao ko ilayao }pr ]D,I.
vah CaoTI icaiD,yaa BaI ]sako pICo pICo ]D, laI.
vao daonaaoM icaiD,yaoM tao CaoTI AaOr hlkI qaIM saao vao kafI }pr ]D,
gayaIM pr vah baD,I icaiD,yaa }pr ]D,nao ko ilayao kafI BaarI qaI.
vah nahIM ]D, sakI saao Aaga nao ]sako pMK jalaa idyao AaOr vah Aaga
maoM igar pD,I.
51 Valhalla is the palace of the dead and Odin
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 130 ~
[DUnaa nao ApnaI AaiKrI kaoiSaSa kI AaOr vah Aaga sao }pr
]z kr ]D,tI hu[- AaoiDna ko pOraoM pr igar pD,I. AaoiDna nao ]saI
samaya ]sao Apnao haqaaoM maoM ]za ilayaa.
AaoiDna ko haqaaoM maoM Aato hI [DUnaa Apnao AsalaI $p maoM Aa
gayaI.
]sa idna [DUnaa ko Aanao ka bahut baD,a ]%sava manaayaa gayaa.
[DUnaa kI jaIt kI KuSaI maoM gaIt ilaKo gayao. valhlaa ko kmaraoM maoM
saMgaIt gaU^ja ]za.
ek baD,I saI camakIlaI maoja pr bahut baD,I davat ka [ntjaama
ikyaa gayaa. [DUnaa nao ApnaI saaonao kI sandUkcaI KaolaI AaOr hr
dovata kao Apnaa jaadU ka saoba idyaa.
jaOsao hI ]nhaoMnao vah saoba Kayaa ]nako SarIraoM maoM ek nayaI takt
daOD, gayaI AaOr vao ifr sao taktvar AaOr javaana hao gayao.
jaba davat K%ma hu[- tao [DUnaa Apnao sadabahar baagaIcao maoM laaOT
gayaI. jaOsao hI vah ]sako Andr GausaI saUrja AaOr j,yaada ja,aor sao
camaknao lagaa AaOr garma hao gayaa.
saba jagah vasant Aa gayaa AaOr [DUnaa kI gaOrhaijarI maoM jaao kuC
mar saa gayaa qaa vah saba ifr sao ija,nda hao gayaa. poD, AaOr lambao
AaOr hro hao gayao. fUlaaoM ko Jauko hue isar ]z gayao. hvaa QaIro QaIro
bahnao lagaI AaOr icaiD,yaoM [DUnaa ko laaOTnao kI KuSaI maoM
cahcahanao lagaIM.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 131 ~
11 ek rajaa AaOr saoba52
saoba kI yah laaok kqaa yaUraop mahaWIp ko ijayaaoija-yaa doSa kI laaok
kqaaAaoM sao lao gayaI hO.
ek baar kI baat hO ik yaa tao qaa AaOr yaa ifr ibalkula hI
nahIM qaa ek rajaa rha krta qaa. vah bahut baUZ,a hao gayaa qaa AaOr
]sakI maaOt ka samaya pasa Aa gayaa qaa.
saao ]sanao Apnao baoTo kao baulaayaa AaOr ]sasao kha — “laao baoTa
yah sandUkcaI tuma Apnao pasa rKao. ijasa idna tuma iSakar ko ilayao
pUva- kI trf jaaAao AaOr bahut proSaanaI maoM hao tba [sao Kaolanaa.”
yah kh kr rajaa mar gayaa. ]sakao ijasa trh vah caahta qaa
]saI trh sao df,naa idyaa gayaa. ipta kI maaOt ko baad rajakumaar
bahut duKI hao gayaa AaOr [tnaa duKI hao gayaa ik ]sanao Gar sao baahr
hI inaklanaa band kr idyaa.
AaiKr rajya ko man~I laaoga Apnao nayao rajaa ko pasa Aayao AaOr
]sakao salaah dI ik ]sakao iSakar ko ilayao jaanaa caaihyao eosao Gar
maoM baOzo rhnao sao kOsao kama calaogaa.
52 The King and the Apple (Tale No 16) – a folktale from Georgia, Europe. Adapted from the Web Site : http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924029936006#page/n19/mode/2up
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 132 ~
rajaa kao yah ivacaar AcCa lagaa AaOr vah iSakar ko ilayao cala
idyaa. vao laaoga pUva- kI trf gayao AaOr ]nhaoMnao bahut saaro iSakar
maaro.
jaba vao laaoga laaOT rho qao tao naaOjavaana rajaa nao saD,k ko pasa
ek maInaar doKI. ]sakao doK kr ]sanao yah [cCa p`gaT kI ik
vah ]samaoM jaa kr doKo ik ]samaoM @yaa hO.
]sanao Apnao ek man~I sao kha ik vah ]sako Andr jaayao AaOr
jaa kr doKo ik ]sako Andr @yaa hO. ]sanao rajaa ka hukuma maanaa
pr kha — “mauJao lagata hO ik maOM [samaoM sao tIna idnaaoM maoM vaapsa Aa
jaa}^gaa AaOr Agar maOM na Aa}^ tao samaiJayaogaa ik maOM mar gayaa.”
tIna idna baIt gayao. man~I nahIM laaOTa. rajaa nao dUsara man~I
Baojaa ifr tIsara man~I Baojaa ifr caaOqaa man~I Baojaa pr caaraoM maoM sao
kao[- BaI man~I vaapsa laaOT kr nahIM Aayaa. tba vah Kud ]za AaOr
]samaoM Andr jaanao ko ilayao tOyaar huAa.
jaba vah drvaajao ko pasa phu^caa tao ]sanao doKa ik drvaajao ko
}pr ilaKa qaa “tuma Gausaaogao tao tuma pCtaAaogao. AaOr nahIM Gausaaogao
tao tuma pCtaAaogao.”
rajaa nao saaocaa “tao mauJao kuC na kuC tao krnaa hI hO. maOM GausaU^
yaa ifr na GausaU^. maOM Gausa kr BaI pCta}^gaa AaOr ibanaa Gausao BaI. tao
ifr maOM Gausa kr hI @yaaoM na pCta}^.” ]sanao drvaajaa Kaolaa AaOr
]sako Andr Gausa gayaa.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 133 ~
laao vaha^ tao baarh AadmaI naMgaI tlavaaroM haqa maoM ilayao KD,o qao.
]nhaoMnao ]saka haqa pkD,a AaOr ]sakao baarh kmaraoM maoM sao inakala
kr lao gayao.
jaba vah baarhvaoM kmaro maoM Aayaa tao ]sanao vaha^ ek saaonao ka
ka]ca doKa ijasa pr ek Aaz naaO saala kI ]ma` ka laD,ka laoTa
huAa qaa. ]sakI Aa^KoM band qaIM AaOr vah ek Sabd BaI nahIM
baaolaa.
rajaa kao batayaa gayaa ik vah laD,ka ]sasao tIna savaala pUCogaa
AaOr Agar vah ]na savaalaaoM kao nahIM samaJata AaOr saba savaalaaoM ko
javaaba nahIM dota tao tumhara isar kTvaa idyaa jaayaogaa.
yah sauna kr tao rajaa bahut duKI hao gayaa ik vah Aba @yaa
kro. pr ifr ]sakao Apnao ipta kI dI hu[- sandUkcaI ka Qyaana
Aayaa. ]sanao saaocaa “[sasao j,yaada maorI badiksmatI @yaa haogaI ik
mauJao marnaa pD, rha hO.”
saao ]sanao sandUkcaI inakalaI AaOr ]sao Kaolaa. Kaolato hI ]samaoM
sao ek saoba inakla kr naIcao igar pD,a. igar kr vah ka]ca kI
trf lauZ,k gayaa. rajaa nao saaocaa “yah maorI @yaa sahayata krogaa.”
vah yah saaoca hI rha qaa ik saoba baaolanao lagaa. ]sanao laD,ko kao
naIcao ilaKI hu[- khanaI saunaayaI —
“ek AadmaI ApnaI p%naI AaOr Baa[- ko saaqa yaa~a kr rha
qaa. calato calato ]nakao rat hao gayaI. ]nako pasa Kanaa BaI nahIM
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 134 ~
qaa. saao Baa[- pasa ko gaa^va maoM Dbala raoTI KrIdnao gayaa. rasto maoM
]sakao DakU imala gayao ijanhaoMnao ]sao laUT ilayaa AaOr ]saka isar kaT
idyaa.
jaba AadmaI nao doKa ik ]saka Baa[- laaOT kr nahIM Aayaa tao
vah ]sakao doKnao gayaa. ]saka BaI vahI hala huAa jaao ]sako Baa[-
ka huAa qaa. Agalao idna vah duKI s~I ]nakao doKnao gayaI. baIca
rasto maoM ]sanao Apnao pit AaOr ]sako Baa[- kI laaSaoM pD,I doKIM
ijanaka isar nahIM qaa.
pasa maoM hI ]nako isar pD,o qao. ]nako caaraoM trf KUna ibaKra
pD,a qaa. vah s~I baocaarI vahIM baOz gayaI. vah Apnao baala naaocanao
lagaI AaOr ]sanao bahut ja,aor ja,aor sao raonaa Sau$ kr idyaa.
tBaI vaha^ ek CaoTa saa caUha Aayaa AaOr ]sanao KUna caaTnaa
Sau$ kr idyaa. [sa pr s~I nao ek p%qar ]zayaa ]sakao caUho pr do
maara ijasasao caUha mar gayaa.
Aba caUho kI maa^ baahr AayaI AaOr baaolaI — “maorI trf doK.
maOM tao Apnao baccao kao ija,nda kr saktI hU^ pr tU Apnao pit AaOr
]sako Baa[- ko ilayao @yaa kr saktI hO.” kh kr ]sanao ek jaD,I
baUTI ]KaD,I AaOr ]sao caUho ko SarIr pr mala idyaa AaOr laao vah caUha
tao ija,nda hao gayaa. basa ifr vao daonaaoM Apnao ibala maoM Gausa gayao.
yah doK kr vah s~I tao bahut KuSa hao gayaI. ]sanao BaI vahI
jaD,I baUTI taoD,I Apnao pit AaOr ]sako Baa[- ko isar ]nako QaD, sao
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 135 ~
jaaoD,o AaOr vah jaD,I baUTI ]nako }pr lagaa dI. ]saka pit AaOr
]sako pit ka Baa[- daonaaoM ija,nda hao gayao. pr ]sasao ek galatI hao
gayaI. ]sanao vao isar galat SarIraoM pr lagaa idyao.
Aba maoro naaOjavaana baoTo tuma yah bataAao ik ]sa s~I ka pit
kaOna saa qaa.” kh kr saoba nao ApnaI khanaI K%ma kI.
laD,ko nao ApnaI Aa^KoM KaolaIM AaOr kha — “inaiScat $p sao
vahI ijasako SarIr pr zIk isar qaa.”
rajaa yah sauna kr bahut KuSa huAa.
saoba ifr baaolaa — “ek baar ek imalaanao vaalaa53 ek drjaI
AaOr ek padrI ek saaqa khIM jaa rho qao. calato calato ]nakao
jaMgala maoM rat hao gayaI saao ]nhaoMnao ek bahut baD,I Aaga jalaayaI Kanaa
Kayaa ifr baaolao — “hmakao naaOkrI idlavaa dIijayao. hmamaoM sao hr
ek baarI baarI sao phra dogaa AaOr Apnao Apnao kama maoM kuC na kuC
krogaa.”
imalaanao vaalao kI baarI phlaI qaI saao ]sanao ek poD, kaTa AaOr
]sakI lakD,I sao ek AadmaI banaayaa. ifr vah laoT gayaa AaOr saao
gayaa. Aba drjaI kI phra donao kI baarI AayaI. tao ]sanao ek
AadmaI kI maUit- doKI tao ]sanao Apnao kpD,o ]taro AaOr ]sakao
phnaa idyao.
53 Translated for the word “Joiner”
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 136 ~
drjaI ko baad Aba padrI kI phra donao kI baarI qaI. jaba
]sanao ek AadmaI kpD,o phnao hue doKa tao ]sanao Bagavaana sao p`aqa-naa
kI vah ]samaoM Aa%maa Dala do. ]sanao p`aqa-naa kI AaOr Bagavaana nao
]sakI [cCa pUrI kI.
Aba yah bataAao maoro baccao ik ]sa AadmaI kao iksanao banaayaa?”
“ijasanao ]samaoM Aa%maa DalaI.” laD,ko nao javaaba idyaa.
rajaa yah sauna kr bahut KuSa huAa. ]sanao Apnao mana maoM saaocaa
“yao dao savaala hao gayao.”
saoba ifr baaolaa — “ek baar ek jyaaoitYaI qaa ek Da@Tr qaa
AaOr ek toja, Baaganao vaalaa qaa. jyaaoitYaI baaolaa — “ek jagah
ek rajakumaar hO jaao flaa^ flaa^ baImaarI sao baImaar hO.”
Da@Tr baaolaa — “maOM jaanata hU^ ik ]saka [laaja @yaa hO.”
tao toja, Baaganao vaalaa baaolaa — “maOM ]sa dvaa kao vaha^ jaldI sao
jaldI lao jaa sakta hU^,.”
saao Da@Tr nao ]sako ilayao dvaa tOyaar kI AaOr vah toja, Baaganao
vaalaa ]sa dvaa kao lao kr vaha^ Baaga gayaa. AaOr rajakumaar zIk hao
gayaa.
Aba yah bataAao ik rajakumaar kao iksanao zIk ikyaa –
jyaaoitYaI nao ijasanao rajakumaar ko baaro maoM batayaa yaa ifr Da@Tr nao
ijasanao dvaa tOyaar kI yaa ifr ]sa AadmaI nao jaao dvaa lao kr Baaga
kr gayaa.”
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 137 ~
laD,ka baaolaa — “ijasanao dvaa tOyaar kI.”
jaba laD,ko nao tInaaoM ko javaaba do idyao tao saoba ifr sao ApnaI
sandUkcaI maoM jaa kr baOz gayaa. AaOr rajaa nao vah sandUkcaI ApnaI
jaoba maoM rK laI.
laD,ka ]za ]sanao rajaa kao galao lagaayaa AaOr baaolaa — “yaha^
bahut laaoga Aayao pr [sasao phlao maOM baaola nahIM saka. Aba tuma mauJao
ApnaI [cCa bataAao ik tumharI @yaa [cCa hO maOM vahI pUrI
k$^gaa.”
rajaa nao kha ik ]sako man~I jaao mar cauko qao ]nakao ija,nda kr
idyaa jaayao.
laD,ko nao vaOsaa hI ikyaa. saba laaoga bahut saarI BaoMToM lao kr
Apnao Gar vaapsa gayao.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 138 ~
12 tIna saunahro santro54
santraoM kI yah phlaI laaok kqaa yaUraop mahaWIp ko spona doSa maoM khI
saunaI jaatI hO.
DUbata huAa saUrja Apnaa saunahra saayaa ek saado sao kla[- ikyao
gayao makana pr pD, rha qaa ik ]sa samaya tIna Baa[- saOnaiTyaagaao, Taomasa AaOr maOiTyaasa
55 KotaoM sao Apnao Gar kI trf laaOT rho qao.
daonaaoM baD,o Baa[- Aagao Aagao jaldI jaldI cala rho qao @yaaoMik
]nako pasa lao jaanao ko ilayao kao[- baaoJaa nahIM qaa AaOr ]naka CaoTa
Baa[- ]nako pICo pICo QaIro QaIro cala rha qaa @yaaoMik ]sako knQao pr
gaoMhU kI baailayaa^ rKI hu[- qaIM.
jaba vao tInaaoM Gar phu^cao tao ]nakI maa^ saOra56 nao kha — “baOz
jaaAao baoTo AaOr qaaoD,a Aarama kr laao. maOM tuma tInaaoM sao kuC baat
krnaa caahtI hU^.”
jaba vao qaaoD,I dor Aarama kr cauko tao vah baaolaI — “maOMnao saaoca
ilayaa hO ik maOM Aba dadI bananaa caahtI hU^. [sailayao maOMnao yah BaI tya
kr ilayaa hO ik Aba samaya Aa gayaa hO jabaik tumharo ilayao laD,ikyaa^
54 The Three Golden Oranges – a folktale from Spain, Europe. Adapted from the book : “The Three Golden Oranges”, by Almaflor Ada. NY, Atheneum Books for Young Readers. 1999. unnumbered 30 pages. A 1-story picture book. [This story is similar to the story “Gypsy Queen” – a folktale from Mexico, Central America given later in this book] 55 Santiago, Tomas and Matias 56 Sara – name of the mother of the three boys – Santiago, Tomas, Matias
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 139 ~
ZUZ laI jaayaoM taik tuma laaoga Apnaa pirvaar Sau$ kr sakao. [sa
ilayao tuma laaoga Apnao ilayao turnt hI laD,ikyaa^ ZUZnaa Sau$ kr dao.”
tInaaoM Baa[yaaoM nao kuC saaocato hue ek dUsaro kI trf doKa. vao
jaanato qao ik saarI GaaTI maoM jaao phaD,aoM sao lao kr samaud` tk fOlaI hu[-
qaI ek BaI laD,kI eosaI nahIM qaI ijasakI SaadI na hu[- hao.
jaba vao Agalao idna KotaoM pr gayao tba BaI yah maamalaa ]nako
idmaaga maoM GaUma rha qaa. maOiTyaasa baaolaa — “@yaaoM na hma ]sa baUZ,I
Ammaa sao pUCoM jaao samaud` ko iknaaro vaalaI phaD,I pr rhtI hO.”
maOiTyaasa ko AaScaya- ka izkanaa na rha jaba ]sako Baa[- ]sakI
khI baat pr rajaI hao gayao @yaaoMik vao tao kBaI ]sakI baat saunato
BaI nahIM qao.
tInaaoM Baa[- ]sa phaD,I pr jaanao vaalao tMga rasto pr caZ,to calao
gayao jaha^ sao samaud` idKayaI dota qaa. vao tInaaoM ]sa gaufa ko saamanao
phu^ca gayao jaha^ vah bauiZ,yaa rhtI qaI. jaba vao vaha^ phu^cao tao vaha^
vah baUZ,I Ammaa }na kat rhI qaI.
]sanao Apnaa kama jaarI rKto hue ]na Baa[yaaoM sao pUCa — “kOsao
Aayao hao?”
maOiTyaasa nao saado AaOr nama` trIko sao ]sakao batayaa — “hma
SaadI krnaa caahto hOM AaOr [sa baaro maoM hma Aapsao salaah laonao Aayao
hOM.”
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 140 ~
baUZ,I Ammaa nao pUCa — “AaOr tuma sabakao kOsaI pi%nayaa^
caaihyao?”
saOnaiTyaagaao turnt baaolaa — “mauJakao tao bahut saundr laD,kI
caaihyao.”
Taomasa BaI turnt baaolaa — “mauJao eosaI ek laD,kI caaihyao jaao
AmaIr BaI hao AaOr saundr BaI o.”
baUZ,I Ammaa nao doKa ik maOiTyaasa kuC nahIM baaolaa tao ]sanao
]sakI trf mau^h krko pUCa — “AaOr tumhoM?”
maOiTyaasa baaolaa — “mauJao tao ek eosaI javaana laD,kI caaihyao jaao
dyaalau hao, KuSaimajaaja hao AaOr eosaI hao ijasakao maOM bahut Pyaar kr
sakU^.”
baUZ,I Ammaa javaaba maoM baaolaI — “tumamaoM sao hr ek kao tumharI
psand kI laD,kI imala jaayaogaI pr [sako ilayao tuma laaogaaoM kao ek
saaqa imala kr kama krnaa pD,ogaa.”
ifr vah ek naMgaI ZalaU jamaIna ijasakI caaoTI baadlaaoM maoM iCpI
hu[- qaI kI trf [Saara krto hue baaolaI — “tIna idna tk tuma
laaoga ]sa phaDI, kI trf jaaAaogao. ]sa phaD,I ko dUsarI trf ek
iklaa hO jaao santro ko baaga sao iGara huAa hO.
]samaoM bahut saaro santro ko poD, lagao hue hOM ]na pr lagao hue saaro
santro ABaI BaI hro haoMgao. pr ]namaoM sao ek poD, kI kovala ek
SaaK pr tumakao tIna saunahro santro laTko idKayaI doMgao.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 141 ~
vao tInaaoM santro tuma SaaK kao ibanaa kao[- nauksaana phu^caayao taoD,
laonaa AaOr taoD, kr ]nakao tuma maoro pasa lao Aanaa tao tumakao ApnaI
ApnaI psand kI pi%nayaa^ imala jaayaoMgaI. pr yaad rKnaa Agar tumanao
maorI baat nahIM maanaI tao pCtaAaogao.”
tInaaoM Baa[- Agalao idna ko safr kI tOyaarI
krnao ko ilayao jaldI hI Gar laaOT Aayao. Agalao
idna ]na sabanao ApnaI ApnaI jaobaoM igairyaaoM, KjaUraoM AaOr Dbala raoiTyaaoM
57 sao BarIM AaOr Apnao safr pr cala
idyao.
vao saaro idna calao. jaba rat hu[- tao vao ek Anaaja rKnao vaalaI
jagah maoM rat kaTnao ko ilayao ruk gayao. vaha^ vao ek BaUsao ka ibastr
banaa kr saao gayao.
pr qaaoD,I hI dor maoM saOnaiTyaagaao caa^d kI ek ikrna ko Andr
Aanao sao jaaga gayaa. vah ikrna ]sa AnaajaGar ko drvaajao sao hao kr
AnaajaGar maoM Aa rhI qaI.
]sanao Apnao Aapsao pUCa — “maOM yaha^ Apnao Baa[yaaoM ko saaqa
Apnaa samaya @yaaoM barbaad kr rha hU? jaba hmakao santro imalaoMgao tao
Saayad hma laaoga ]namaoM sao sabasao AcCa santra laonao ko ilayao laD,oM.
57 Nuts (see their picture above), dates and bread
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 142 ~
Agar maOM vaha^ sabasao phlao phu^ca jaata hU^ tao maOM ]namaoM sao jaao BaI
mauJao sabasao AcCa santra lagaogaa maOM vah santra lao laU^gaa. ifr maoro
Baa[- laaoga ]na dao santraoM ko }pr laD,to rhoM.”
yah saaoca kr saOnaiTyaagaao ]za AaOr saarI rat calata rha.
tIsaro idna saubah savaoro hI vah iklao pr Aa gayaa. tba tk saUrja
kI ikrnaoM BaI ]sa santro kao baaga pr nahIM pD,I qaIM.
santro ko safod fUla saubah kI raoSanaI maoM camak rho qao. AaOr
jaOsaa ]sa baUZI Ammaa nao kha qaa saaro santro ABaI BaI hro hI qao.
saOnaiTyaagaao ]na saunahro santraoM kI Kaoja maoM laga gayaa. tBaI ek
poD, kI saunahrI camak nao ]saka Qyaana KIMcaa jaao iklao ko drvaajao ko
pasa hI lagaa qaa.
vao tInaaoM santro ]sa poD, kI sabasao }^caI SaaK pr AsalaI saaonao
ko santraoM kI trh camak rho qao. yah SaaK bahut }^caI qaI vah ]sa
SaaK tk nahIM phu^ca sakta qaa pr vah ]nakao CaoD,nao vaalaa BaI nahIM
qaa.
]sanao poD, kao pkD,a AaOr yah doKnao kI kaoiSaSa kI ik vah
]sakao ihlaa kr vao santro taoD, sakta qaa ik nahIM. pr ]sako
AaScaya- ka izkanaa na rha jaba ]sanao doKa ik ]saka tao haqa hI
]sa poD, ko tnao sao hI icapk gayaa. vah tao vaha^ f^sa gayaa qaa.
]saI samaya iklao maoM sao inakla kr ek baUZ,a AadmaI bahut saaro
caaOkIdaraoM ko saaqa vaha^ Aayaa. ]sanao ApnaI jaadU kI CD,I ]sa poD,
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 143 ~
pr QaIro sao CuAa[- AaOr saOnaiTyaagaao kao poD, sao CuD,a idyaa. pr ifr
]sakao turnt hI ]na caaOkIdaraoM nao pkD, ilayaa AaOr ek thKanao maoM
Dala idyaa.
]sa thKanao sao saOnaiTyaagaao nao saunaa ik vah baUZ,a AadmaI Apnao
Aap sao rao raokr kh rha qaa — “Aao maorI PyaarI p%naI, Aao maorI
kImatI baoiTyaaoM. tuma kba tk [sa trh sao kOd rhaogaI?”
]Qar Agalao idna Taomasa AaOr maOiTyaasa saao kr ]zo tao ]nhaoMnao
doKa ik saOnaiTyaagaao tao QaaoKa do kr Baaga gayaa qaa.
vao ]z kr Apnao safr pr cala idyao. ]sa idna Saama kao rat
kao zhrnao ko ilayao ]nakao phaD,I ko ek trf ek gaufa imalaI saao
vao laaoga vahIM zhr gayao.
jaba maOiTyaasa saao gayaa tao Taomasa dbao pa^va ]za AaOr yah saaoca
kr vaha^ sao cala idyaa — “saOnaiTyaagaao tao phlao hI calaa gayaa hO pr
maOM ]sakao pkD, laUgaa. maOM [sa baovakUf maOiTyaasa kao yahIM CaoD,
jaa}^gaa ifr yah jaOsaa caaho vaOsaa kro.”
tIsaro idna daophr kao Taomasa iklao pr phu^ca gayaa pr ]sakao
saOnaiTyaagaao vaha^ khIM idKayaI nahIM idyaa. Taomasa kao vaha^ kI
santraoM kI KuSabaU bahut hI AcCI lagaI.
]sanao BaI doKa ik jaOsaa ik ]sa baUZ,I Ammaa nao kha qaa vaha^
ABaI saaro santro kccao hI qao. tBaI ]sakI inagaah iklao ko drvaajao
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 144 ~
ko pasa lagao ek poD, pr pD,I ijasasao raoSanaI inakla kr Aa rhI
qaI. vah ]Qar iKMcaa calaa gayaa.
vaha^ jaa kr ]sanao doKa ik vah raoSanaI tao ]sa poD, pr lagao
tIna saunahrI santraoM maoM sao Aa rhI qaI. ]na saunahro santraoM kao doK
kr tao vah pagala saa hao gayaa AaOr poD, kI trf lapka.
laoikna jaOsao hI vah poD, sao ilapT kr ]sa pr caZ,nao lagaa
]saka tao saara SarIr hI poD, sao icapk gayaa AaOr vah ihla BaI nahIM
saka.
kuC pla baad hI vah phlao vaalaa baUZ,a AadmaI ifr vaha^ Apnao
caaOkIdaraoM ko saaqa Aayaa AaOr ApnaI jaadU kI CD,I Taomasa ko SarIr
sao CuAa kr ]sakao poD, sao CuD,a ilayaa.
]sako caaOkIdaraoM nao ]sakao BaI ]saI thKanao maoM Dala idyaa jaha^
]saka baD,a Baa[- saOnaiTyaagaao pD,a huAa qaa.
[sa baar daonaaoM nao ]sa baUZ,o kao raoto hue saunaa — “Aao maorI p%naI, Aao maorI kImatI baoiTyaaoM. ek Bayaanak jaadUgar nao tumakao [sa trh
kOd kr rKa hO. tuma kba vaapsa AaAaogaI?”
]Qar Agalao idna jaba maOiTyaasa saao kr ]za tao ]sanao doKa ik
Taomasa BaI ]sakao CaoD, kr Baaga gayaa hO. ]sanao saaocaa ik Aba ]sa
kao jaldI krnaI caaihyao @yaaoMik ]sa samaud` ko iknaaro vaalaI baUZ,I
Ammaa nao kha qaa ik saba saaqa saaqa rhnaa.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 145 ~
ifr BaI iklao pr phu^cato phu^cato ]sakao tIsaro idna ka tIsara
phr haogayaa. ]sakao BaI santraoM ko fUlaaoM kI KuSabaU AayaI tao
]naka pICa krto krto vah BaI ]na saunahro santraoM ko poD, ko saamanao
Aa phu^caa.
]sanao saaocaa ik ]sao vao santro jaldI sao taoD, laonao caaihyao AaOr
ifr ]sao Apnao Baa[yaaoM kao ZU^Znaa caaihyao. vah santro taoD,nao ko
ilayao ]Claa AaOr ]Cla kr vah SaaK pkD, laI ijasa pr santro lagao
hue qao.
]sako saavaQaanaI sao pkD,nao ko baavajaUd vah SaaK TUT gayaI AaOr
poD, icallaa ]za. ]sa poD, ko icallaato hI vah baUZ,a AadmaI Apnao
k[- caaOkIdaraoM ko saaqa ek baar ifr sao baahr Aagayaa.
vah baUZ,a AadmaI baaolaa — “tumanao tao santro phlao hI taoD, ilayao
[sailayao Aba maOM tumakao igarFtar nahIM kr sakta.”
maOiTyaasa nao pUCa — “maoro Baa[- kha^ hOMÆ”
baUZ,a AadmaI baaolaa — “yao santro tumharo ilayao saaro drvaajao
Kaola doMgao. kovala Dbala raoTI AaOr panaI lao laao AaOr kuC nahIM.
AaOr ha^ doKao [na santraoM kao kao[- nauksaana nahIM phu^caanaa nahIM tao vao
saaro drvaajao band hao jaayaoMgao.”
maOiTyaasa iklao kI trf daOD,a tao ]sa baUZ,o AadmaI ko kho
Anausaar iklao ko laaoho ko saba BaarI BaarI drvaajao ]sako Aagao Aagao
Kulato calato gayao.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 146 ~
iklao ko Andr iklao kI }^caI }^caI dIvaaroM baiZ,yaa prdaoM sao
ZkI hu[- qaIM. maOiTyaasa ka Qyaana ek Kasa prdo kI trf gayaa
ijasa maoM ek javaana laD,kI ek GaaTI maoM ek santro ko baagaIcao maoM
KD,I qaI.
halaa^ik ]saka mana vaha^ sao hTnao ko ilayao nahIM kr rha qaa pr
ifr BaI vah Apnao Baa[yaaoM kI Kaoja jaarI rKnao ko ilayao vaha^ sao
Aagao baZ,a.
AaiKr ]sanao ]nakao pa hI ilayaa. ]sa thKanao ka drvaajaa
Apnao Aap hI Kula gayaa qaa ijasamaoM ]sako Baa[- kOd qao.
saOnaiTyaagaao AaOr Taomasa daonaaoM ]sako saamanao igaD,igaD,ayao — “hma
tumakao Akolaa CaoD, Aayao qao ]sako ilayao tuma hmakao maaf kr dao.”
maOiTyaasa baaolaa — “Aba [na saba baataoM ka kao[- matlaba nahIM
hO. hmaoM [na santraoM kao lao kr ]sa baUZ,I Ammaa ko pasa jaldI hI
phu^canaa caaihyao.”
saao saOnaiTyaagaao AaOr Taomasa ]sa iklao kI Saana sao p`Baaivat haoto
hue baomana sao maOiTyaasa ko pICo pICo hao ilayao.
maOiTyaasa baaolaa — “hmakao iksaI caIja, kao CUnaa nahIM hO. safr
ko ilayao kovala Dbala raoTI AaOr panaI la o laao.”
pr jaOsao hI vao maOiTyaasa ko pICo pICo iklao ko baahr jaarho qao
]nhaoMnao jaao BaI saaonao AaOr caa^dI kI caIja,oM ]nako haqa lagaIM ]nasao
ApnaI jaobaoM Bar laIM.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 147 ~
maOiTyaasa jaldI jaldI ibanaa Kanao AaOr pInao ko ilayao ruko calaa
jaarha qaa. halaa^ik saUrja bahut garma qaa pr santro tajaa hI rho.
pr [sasao phlao ik vao iklao sao bahut dUr phu^caoM maOiTyaasa ko daonaaoM
Baa[yaaoM nao ApnaI Dbala raoTI phlao hI Ka laI qaI AaOr Apnaa saara
panaI BaI K%ma kr ilayaa qaa. ]nhaoMnao yah BaI nahIM saaocaa ik safr
ko ABaI dao idna AaOr bacao hOM.
vah rat tInaaoM Baa[yaaoM nao ek carvaaho kI JaaoMpD,I maoM ibatanao ka
inaScaya ikyaa pr saOnaiTyaagaao kao rat Bar naIMd nahIM AayaI.
vah [sa baat sao bahut duKI qaa ik ]saka sabasao CaoTa Baa[- vao
santro lao kr jaa rha qaa jabaik vah sabasao baD,a qaa AaOr vah Kud
[sa kama kao nahIM kr saka.
saao AaQaI rat kao vah ]za AaOr Apnao CaoTo Baa[- ko haqa maoM
lagaI santraoM kI SaaK sao sabasao baD,a santra ilayaa AaOr Apnao safr
pr cala idyaa.
saOnaiTyaagaao saarI rat calaa AaOr ifr AgalaI saarI saubah calaa.
jaldI hI saUrja ja,aor sao camaknao lagaa AaOr saOnaiTyaagaao kao Pyaasa laga
AayaI. ]sakao lagaa ik vah tao Pyaasa ko maaro mar hI jaayaogaa.
jaba vah Pyaasa AaOr nahIM sah saka tao ]sanao vah rsaIlaa santra
Kanao ka inaScaya ikyaa. pr jaba ]sanao santro kao baIca maoM sao faD,a
tao ]samaoM sao ek bahut hI saundr javaana laD,kI inakla pD,I.
santro maoM sao inaklato hI ]sanao ]sasao Dbala raoTI maa^gaI.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 148 ~
saOnaiTyaagaao kovala yahI kh saka — “Dbala raoTI tao maoro pasa
nahIM hO vah tao maOMnao saarI Ka laI.”
ifr ]sa laDkI nao ]sasao qaaoD,a saa panaI maa^gaa.
vah ifr baaolaa — “maOMnao tao panaI BaI saara pI ilayaa.”
“tao ifr maOM Apnao santro maoM vaapsa jaatI hU^ AaOr ifr Apnao poD,
maoM.” yah kh kr vah laD,kI gaayaba hao gayaI.
]sako jaanao ko baad vah QaUla ko ek toja, tUfana maoM f^sa gayaa.
Acaanak ]sako caaraoM trf iklao kI dIvaaroM KD,I hao gayaIM.
]sakI kuC samaJa maoM nahIM Aa rha qaa ik yah saba @yaa hao rha
qaa. [tnao maoM hI vao caaOkIdar ifr sao Aa gayao AaOr ]nhaoMnao ]sakao
ifr sao pkD, kr ]saI thKanao maoM Dala idyaa.
[sa baIca Taomasa saubah ]za. jaba ]sanao doKa ik saOnaiTyaagaao
ek santra lao kr vaha^ sao gaayaba hO tao ]sanao BaI Apnao baD,o Baa[- kI
doKa doKI vahI krnao kI saaocaI.
]sanao BaI bacao hue dao santraoM maoM sao baD,a vaalaa santra SaaK pr
sao taoD,a AaOr vaha^ sao cala idyaa. maOiTyaasa Aarama sao saaota rha.
Taomasa kao BaI pqarIlaa rasta AaOr KUba garma saUrja imalaa. jaba
]sasao BaI vah garmaI nahIM sahI gayaI tao ]sanao BaI marnao kI bajaaya
santra Kanaa jyaada AcCa samaJaa.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 149 ~
jaba ]sanao santra CIlanaa Sau$ ikyaa vah BaI AaScaya-caikt rh
gayaa jaba Acaanak hI ]sako saamanao ek bahut hI saundr laD,kI ]samaoM
sao inakla kr KD,I hao gayaI.
[tnaI saundr laD,kI tao ]sanao phlao kBaI nahIM doKI qaI. ]sako
kImatI javaahrataoM AaOr kpD,aoM sao laga rha qaa ik vah bahut AmaIr
qaI.
inaklato hI ]sanao kha — “maohrbaanaI krko mauJao qaaoD,I Dbala
raoTI dao.”
Taomasa BaI basa [tnaa hI baaola saka — “maoro pasa tao kao[- Dbala
raoTI nahIM hO. maOMnao tao vah saarI Ka laI.”
vah laD,kI ifr baaolaI — “tao ifr qaaoD,a saa panaI hI do dao.”
vah duKI hao kr baaolaa — “maoro pasa tao vah BaI nahIM hO. maOMnao
vah BaI saara pI ilayaa.”
vah laD,kI baaolaI — “tba maOM Apnao santro maoM AaOr ifr Apnao
poD, maoM vaapsa jaatI hU^.” yah kh kr vah BaI gaayaba hao gayaI.
]sako gaayaba hao jaanao ko baad Taomasa nao BaI Apnao Aapkao QaUla
ko tUfana maoM iGara payaa. ]sako caaraoM trf BaI iklao kI dIvaar
KD,I hao gayaIM AaOr vao caaOkIdar ]sakao BaI pkD, kr ]saI thKanao
maoM Dala Aayao jaha^ saOnaiTyaagaao pD,a huAa qaa.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 150 ~
jaba maOiTyaasa saubah jaagaa tao ]sanao doKa ik ]sakI SaaK pr
tao Aba kovala ek hI santra rh gayaa hO. vah Apnao Baa[yaaoM ko
ilayao bahut duKI huAa. ]sanao saaocaa iktnao jaldbaaja hOM vao laaoga.
Dbala raoTI AaOr panaI jaao ]sanao bacaa kr rKa qaa ]sako saharo
maOiTyaasa vah garma saUKI GaaTI par kr gayaa. Saama tk vah samaud`
ko pasa AaOr ifr ]sa baUZ,I Ammaa kI gaufa tk phu^ca gayaa.
vah baUZ,I Ammaa baaolaI — “maOM doK rhI hU^ ik tuma tao pUrI SaaK
kI SaaK hI taoD, laayao hao AaOr tumanao tInaaoM santraoM kao BaI Alaga
Alaga kr idyaa hO.
@yaaoMik tumanao maora kha nahIM maanaa [sailayao [sasao tuma laaogaaoM ko
}pr jaao Aaft Aanao vaalaI hO ]sasao maOM tumamaoM sao iksaI kao nahIM
bacaa pa}^gaI.”
maOiTyaasa nao pUCa — “pr maorI p%naI ka @yaa haogaaÆ AaOr maoro
Baa[-Æ”
vah baUZ,I Ammaa baaolaI — “ABaI saba kuC K%ma nahIM huAa hO.
tuma Apnao Gar vaapsa jaaAao AaOr Apnao KotaoM pr jaaAao. [ntjaar
krao AaOr hmaoSaa Apnao idla kI saunaao.” [tnaa kh kr vah ApnaI
gaufa maoM calaI gayaI.
maOiTyaasa duKI hao kr Apnao Gar laaOT Aayaa AaOr ApnaI maa^ kao
Aa kr ]sanao Apnao safr ka hala AaOr ApnaI mausaIbataoM ko baaro maoM
batayaa.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 151 ~
halaa^ik saOra Apnao baD,o baoTaoM ko gaayaba hao
jaanao ko baaro maoM sauna kr bahut duKI hu[- pr
vah maOiTyaasa kao vaapsa Aayaa doK kr KuSa
BaI bahut qaI.
hr saubah jaba maOiTyaasa KotaoM pr calaa
jaata tao ek safod fa#ta Aa kr saOra ko
knQao pr baOz jaatI jaOsao vah ]sakao tsallaI do rhI hao.
jaba saOra Apnao Gar ka kama krtI rhtI tao vah fa#ta ]sako
saaqa saara idna rhtI. [sasao saOra kao eosaa lagata ik saba kuC zIk
hao jaayaogaa.
ek saubah jaba garimayaa^ K%ma hao rhI qaIM tao maOiTyaasa Kot CaoD,
kr jaldI hI Gar Aa gayaa AaOr maa^ sao baaolaa — “maa^ maOM ek baar
ifr sao ]sa iklao pr jaanaa caahta hU^. maOM jaa kr doKta hU^ ik maOM
Apnao baD,o Baa[yaaoM kao ifr sao pa sakta hU^ yaa nahIM.”
ifr ]sakI inagaah ]sa fa#ta pr jaa kr zhr gayaI jaao
]sakI maa^ ko knQao pr baOzI hu[- qaI.
]sanao maa^ sao pUCa — “maa^ yah fa#ta kha^ sao AayaI?”
maa^ baaolaI — “yah tao maoro pasa raoja AatI hO AaOr jaba tuma
KotaoM pr haoto hao tao yah saara idna maoro saaqa hI rhtI hO. maOM [sa
kao blaOnai@vaTa58 kh kr pukartI hU.”
58 Blanquita
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 152 ~
maOiTyaasa nao Apnaa haqa baZ,ayaa tao vah fa#ta ]sako haqa pr
Aa kr baOz gayaI. vah ]sako }pr Pyaar sao haqa fornao lagaa tao
]sanao ]sakI gardna maoM ek ka^Ta saa cauBaa huAa mahsaUsa ikyaa.
]sanao vah ka^Ta baD,I saavaQaanaI sao KIMca kr inakala idyaa tao
vah fa#ta tao ek laD,kI maoM badla gayaI.
vah laD,kI baaolaI — “maora naama blaOnkaFlaaor59 hO. hma laaogaaoM
kao yaha^ sao turnt hI calanaa caaihyao. hmaaro pasa samaya nahIM hOo. maOM
Kud tumharo saaqa ]sa iklao tk calaU^gaI.”
[sa baar ]sa iklao tk ka safr maOiTyaasa kao bahut CaoTa
lagaa.
jaba vao daonaaoM iklao kI trf jaa rho qao tao blaOnkaFlaaor nao
maOiTyaasa kao batayaa ik kOsao ]sakI dao baihnaoM AaOr maa^ AaOr vah Kud
BaI ek naIca jaadUgar ko Saap maoM jakD,I hu[- qaIM @yaaoMik ]sako ipta
nao ApnaI iksaI BaI laD,kI kI SaadI ]sasao krnao sao manaa kr idyaa
qaa.
vah laD,kI Aagao baaolaI — “yah tao s~I ka AiQakar hO na?
ik vah iksaI sao BaI SaadI kro ijasasao ]saka mana kro. @yaa tuma
eosaa nahIM saaocato?”
59 Blancaflor
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 153 ~
maOiTyaasa kI samaJa maoM nahIM Aayaa ik vah ]sakao ]sakI [sa
baat ka @yaa javaaba do jaao vah ]sakao cauna lao. saao vah caup hI
rha.
jaba vao ]sa santro ko baaga maoM phu^ca gayao tao ]nhaoMnao doKa ik
saaro santro pk gayao hOM pr blaOnkaFlaaor maOiTyaasa kao saIQao ]saI poD,
ko pasa lao gayaI ijasasao vah phlao SaaK taoD, kr laayaa qaa. vaha^
Aba dao santro laTko hue qao.
maOiTyaasa nao blaOnkaFlaaor kao }pr ]zayaa taik vah ]sa SaaK
tk phu^ca sako. blaOnkaFlaaor nao saavaQaanaI sao vao daonaaoM santro taoD,
ilayao AaOr ]nakao Gaasa pr rK idyaa.
jaOsao hI ]sanao ]na kao Gaasa pr rKa vao daonaaoM dao laD,ikyaaoM maoM
badla gayao. yao daonaaoM laD,ikyaa^ blaOnkaFlaaor kI baihnaoM qaIM. ]saI
samaya vah baUZ,a AadmaI BaI iklao maoM sao baahr Aa gayaa AaOr ApnaI
tInaaoM baoiTyaaoM kao doK kr bahut KuSa huAa.
[tnao maoM vah poD, BaI ihlaa AaOr sabakI Aa^KaoM ko saamanao doKto
doKto vah ek s~I bana gayaa. tInaaoM baihnaoM icallaayaIM “maa^”.
]sa baUZ,o AadmaI nao BaI ApnaI p%naI kao galao sao lagaayaa AaOr
ApnaI baoiTyaaoM kao ]nako daonaaoM gaalaaoM pr caUmaa.
blaOnkaFlaaor baaolaI — “maoro maata ipta sao imalaao AaOr maorI
baihnaaoM sao BaI – ja,Onaa[Da AaOr ja,aora[Da60.”
60 Zenaida and Zoraida
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 154 ~
maOiTyaasa baaolaa — “Aba mauJao Apnao Baa[yaaoM kao ZUZnaa hO.”
baUZ,o AadmaI nao iklao ko drvaajao kI trf [Saara krto hue kha
— “Aba tumharao ilayao iklao ko saaro drvaajao Kulao hOM.”
maOiTyaasa nao doKa ik ]sako Baa[- saOnaiTyaagaao AaOr Taomasa daonaaoM
]sa iklao ko drvaajao maoM sao calao Aa rho hOM.
maOiTyaasa AaOr blaOnkaFlaaor daonaaoM nao daonaaoM Baa[yaaoM kao namasto kI
pr jaba saOnaiTyaagaao nao ja,Onaa[Da sao pUCa ik @yaa vah ]sasao SaadI
krogaI tao ]sanao javaaba idyaa — “ek baovakUf baokar ko AadmaI sao
SaadI krnao kI bajaaya tao maOM Akolaa rhnaa j,yaada psand k$^gaI.”
AaOr jaba Taomasa nao ja,aora[Da sao pUCa ik @yaa vah ]sasao SaadI
krogaI tao ]sanao BaI yahI kha — “maOM iksaI baovakUf laalacaI AadmaI
sao SaadI krnao kI bajaaya Akolaa rhnaa j,yaada psand k$^gaI.” [sa
ilayao mahla maoM kovala ek hI SaadI hu[-.
SaadI ko baad maOiTyaasa AaOr blaOnkaFlaaor
daonaaoM Apnao ]sa safod kla[- vaalao Gar kao laaOT
Aayao jaao samaud` ko pasa qaa jaha^ kI iKD,ikyaaoM
ko p%qaraoM pr ]nhaoMnao ijaroinayama ko fUlaaoM sao Baro
gamalao rKo AaOr saOra ka idla KuiSayaaoM sao Bar idyaa.
iksaI kao nahIM pta ik saOnaiTyaagaao AaOr Taomasa ka @yaa huAa
pr Agar hmaoM ]nako baaro maoM kuC BaI pta calaa tao hma tuma laaogaaoM kao
ja$r batayaoMgao.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 155 ~
pr tumakao BaI Agar khIM sao ]na daonaaoM ka pta cala jaayao tao
tuma hmaoMo [-–maola kr donaa @yaaoMik ]nakI maa^ saOra ABaI BaI ]naka
[ntjaar doK rhI hO.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 156 ~
13 Pyaar ko tIna santro61
santraoM kI yah dUsarI laaok kqaa yaUraop ko put-gaala doSa kI laaok
kqaaAaoM sao laI gayaI hO.
ek baar kI baat hO ik ek rajaa qaa ijasakao iSakar ka
bahut SaaOk qaa. ek idna vah iSakar Kolanao jaMgala maoM gayaa. vaha^
]sakao ek bahut duKI bauiZ,yaa imalaI. vah BaUK sao marI jaa rhI
qaI.
]sa rajakumaar ko pasa ]sakao donao ko ilayao ]sa samaya pOsao tao
nahIM qao pr ]sako pasa kafI saara Kanaa qaa jaao vah Apnao mahla sao
rasto maoM Kanao ko ilayao laayaa qaa.
]sanao Apnao naaOkraoM kao baulaayaa AaOr ]nakao ]sa bauiZ,yaa kao jaao
kuC BaI vah Apnao saaqa Kanaa lao kr Aayaa qaa vah saba ]sakao donao
ko ilayao kha.
bauiZ,yaa nao KUba poT Bar kr Kayaa ipyaa AaOr Kanao pInao ko baad
rajakumaar kao bahut Qanyavaad idyaa. vah baaolaI ik vah ]sakao ]sa
ko badlao maoM kuC AaOr nahIM do saktI qaI @yaaoM ik ]sako pasa kuC
AaOr qaa hI nahIM.
61 The Three Citrons of Love – a folktale from Portugal, Europe. Adapted from the Web Site : http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/books/portugual/pedroso/threecitrons.html
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 157 ~
pr ifr BaI ]sako pasa tIna santro qao jaao ]sanao
rajakumaar kao idyao AaOr ]sasao kha ik vah iksaI BaI
halat maoM ]nakao na Kaolao AaOr jaba Kaolao tao iksaI
panaI kI jagah ko pasa hI Kaolao AaOr lambaa lambaa Kaolao, na ik
caaOD,a[- maoM.
rajakumaar nao ]sasao vao santro lao ilayao, ]sakao Qanyavaad idyaa
AaOr ifr Apnao rasto cala idyaa.
kuC dUr jaanao pr rajakumaar kao lagaa ik ]sakao ek santra
Kaola kr doKnaa caaihyao ik ]samaoM @yaa qaa. pr vah yah BaUla gayaa
ik ]sa bauiZ,yaa nao ]sakao vah santra panaI ko pasa Kaolanao ko ilayao
kha qaa.
jaOsao hI ]sanao phlaa santra Kaolaa tao ]samaoM sao ek bahut saundr
laD,kI inaklaI. santro maoM sao inaklato hI ]sanao pInao ko ilayao panaI
maa^gaa. ]sanao kha ik Agar ]sakao pInao ko ilayao panaI nahIM imalaa
tao vah mar jaayaogaI.
Aba rajakumaar ko pasa panaI tao qaa nahIM saao vah ]sakao panaI
nahIM do saka saao vah baocaarI laD,kI mar gayaI. rajakumaar kao ]sako
marnao ka bahut duK huAa. pr @yaaoMik ]sako pasa ABaI dao santro
AaOr qao [sailayao vah [sa laD,kI kI maaOt kao Jaola gayaa.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 158 ~
vah ApnaI yaa~a pr AaOr Aagao baZ,a. Aagao cala kr ]sanao
ek santra AaOr Kaolaa pr [sa baar BaI vah yah BaUla gayaa ik ]sa
kao vah panaI ko pasa Kaolanaa qaa.
]sanao jaOsao hI dUsara santra Kaolaa ]samaoM sao BaI ek phlao sao BaI
j,yaada saundr laD,kI inaklaI. baahr inaklato hI ]sanao BaI rajakumaar
sao panaI maa^gaa pr rajakumaar ko pasa phlao kI trh sao Aba BaI panaI
nahIM qaa AaOr [sa trh ibanaa panaI ko phlao kI trh sao yah laD,kI
BaI mar gayaI. AbakI baar rajakumaar kao bahut duK huAa.
pr vah ifr ApnaI yaa~a pr Aagao cala idyaa. pr AbakI baar
]sakao tIsara santra ibanaa panaI kI jagah ko Kaolanao kI ihmmat
nahIM hu[- ik khIM eosaa na hao ik [samaoM sao BaI kao[- laD,kI inaklao
AaOr vah BaI ibanaa panaI ko mar jaayao.
pr ]sakao yah jaananao kI [cCa bahut j,yaada qaI ik [sa tIsaro
santro maoM @yaa hao sakta qaa saao ]sanao panaI ZU^Znaa Sau$ ikyaa taik
]sako pasa vah yah tIsara santra Kaola sako.
panaI imalanao pr ]sanao vah tIsara santra Kaola idyaa. ]samaoM sao
BaI ek laD,kI inaklaI jaao phlao vaalaI laD,ikyaaoM sao khIM j,yaada
saundr qaI. ]sanao BaI inaklato hI panaI maa^gaa. [sa baar rajakumaar
ko pasa panaI qaa saao ]sanao turnt hI ]sakao panaI iplaa idyaa.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 159 ~
pr @yaaoMik vah laD,kI bahut hI ptlaI AaOr naajauk saI qaI
rajakumaar ]sakao Apnao saaqa ApnaI yaa~a pr Aagao nahIM lao jaa
sakta qaa saao ]sanao mahla laaOTnao ka ivacaar ikyaa.
]sanao ]sasao pasa ko ek poD, pr caZ, jaanao ko ilayao kha AaOr
Kud ]sako ilayao ek gaaD,I laanao calaa gayaa. saao vah laD,kI tao poD,
pr caZ, gayaI AaOr rajakumaar vaha^ sao Apnao mahla calaa gayaa.
kuC dor baad ek naIga`ao62 s~I jaao bahut hI
badsaUrt qaI Apnao maailak ko ilayao vaha^ panaI
Barnao AayaI. ]sanao panaI maoM Jaa^ka. panaI bahut
saaf AaOr Saant qaa. pr ]sa panaI maoM ]sakao
]sa saundr laD,kI kI prCa[-M idKayaI dI jaao
poD, pr baOzI qaI.
]sakao lagaa ik vah ]saka Kud ka caohra qaa saao vah kh ]zI
— “Aro tuma tao [tnaI saundr hao ifr tuma iksaI ka panaI @yaaoM
BartI hao? taoD, dao [sa GaD,o kao.” AaOr ]sanao ]sa GaD,o kao jamaIna
pr maar maar kr taoD, idyaa.
]Qar poD, pr baOzI laD,kI yah saba doK kr mauskura rhI qaI.
kovala mauskuranaa hI nahIM bailk vah tao ja,aor sao h^sanaa caah rhI qaI
pr khIM vah naIga`ao s~I ]sakao sauna na lao AaOr doK na lao [sa vajah
62 Negro – African origin people are called Negro. It is a race. They can be recognized easily.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 160 ~
sao vah Dr rhI qaI. pr ifr ]sasao rha nahIM gayaa AaOr vah ja,aor sao
h^sa pD,I.
]sakI h^saI kI Aavaaja sauna kr ]sa naIga`ao s~I nao caaraMo trf
doKa ik kaOna h^saa pr ]sakao kao[- idKayaI nahIM idyaa. kafI dor
ko baad ]sakao poD, pr baOzI vah laD,kI idKayaI dI.
]sakao doK kr ]sanao k[- trh ko [SaaraoM sao ]sakao poD, sao
naIcao Aanao ko ilayao kha pr ]sa laD,kI nao yah khto hue ]sakao
naIcao Aanao sao manaa kr idyaa ik vah vaha^ rajakumaar ka [ntjaar kr
rhI qaI.
pr ]sa naIga`ao s~I nao jaao ek jaadUgarnaI BaI qaI ]sakao ifr sao
naIcao Aanao kI ijad kI — “AaAao tuma naIcao Aa jaaAao taik maOM
kma sao kma tumhara mau^h tao saaf kr dU^.”
]sanao ]sa poD, vaalaI laD,kI sao [tnaI ijad kI ik ]sa laD,kI
kao poD, sao naIcao ]trnaa hI pD,a. ]sako naIcao ]trto hI ]sa s~I nao
]sakao pkD, ilayaa AaOr ]saka mauh AaOr isar Qaaonao ka bahanaa krnao
lagaI.
]sanao ]sasao bahut saaro savaala BaI pUCo. ]sa laD,kI nao ]sako
saba savaalaaoM ko sahI sahI javaaba do idyao.
jaba ]sa jaadUgarnaI kao saba kuC maalaUma cala gayaa jaao vah
jaananaa caahtI qaI tao ]sanao Apnao pasa sao ek ipna inakalaI AaOr
]sa laD,kI ko isar maoM Gausaa dI. jaOsao hI ]sanao vah ipna ]sako isar
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 161 ~
maoM GausaayaI ]saI samaya vah laD,kI ek fa#ta
bana gayaI AaOr ]D, gayaI.
]sako baad vah naIga`ao s~I ]sa laDkI kI
jagah ]sa poD, pr jaa kr baOz gayaI AaOr
rajakumaar ka [ntjaar krnao lagaI. [sa sabako
jaldI hI baad rajakumaar BaI vaapsa Aa gayaa.
]sanao poD, ko }pr doKa tao ]sakao baD,a AaScaya- huAa ik vah
tao vaha^ ek bahut saundr laD,kI CaoD, kr gayaa qaa AaOr vaha^ tao yah
naIga`ao s~I baOzI hu[- hO.
vah ]sa pr bahut gaussaa huAa tao vah naIga`ao s~I raonao lagaI AaOr
baaolaI ik iksaI nao ]sako }pr ek eosaa jaadU kr idyaa hO ijasasao
vah kBaI tao saundr hao jaatI hO AaOr kBaI eosaI naIga`ao jaOsaI hao jaatI
hO.
rajakumaar nao ]sako }pr ivaSvaasa kr ilayaa AaOr ]sakao poD,
sao naIcao ]trnao ko ilayao kha. ifr ]sako }pr dyaa krko vah
]sakao Gar lao Aayaa.
Agalao idna vah saubah savaoro bahut jaldI ]za AaOr Apnao baagaIcao
maoM Thlanao ko ilayao calaa gayaa. kuC dor baad hI ]sanao ek safod
fa#ta doKI jaao ]sakao baagaIcao ko maalaI sao baat kr rhI qaI —
“rajakumaar ]sa kalaI, badsaUrt AaOr baurI naIga`ao s~I ko saaqa kOsao
Apnao idna gaujaar rho hOM?” AaOr yah kh kr vah ]D, gayaI.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 162 ~
maalaI nao ]sakao tao kao[- javaaba nahIM idyaa pr vah rajakumaar ko
pasa phu^caa AaOr ]sasao yah saba kh kr ]sako hala caala pUCo —
“Aap mauJasao ]sao @yaa javaaba idlavaanaa caahto hOM?”
rajakumaar baaolaa — “]sakao khnaa ik maOM zIk hU^ AaOr KuSaI
KuSaI rh rha hU^.”
Agalao idna vah fa#ta ifr vaapsa AayaI AaOr maalaI sao baaolaI
— “Aao maoro baagaIcao ko maalaI, rajakumaar ]sa kalaI badsaUrt naIga`ao
ko saaqa kOsao rh rho hOM?”
maalaI nao kh idyaa ik vah KuSaI sao rh rho hOM AaOr AcCI
ija,ndgaI ibata rho hOM.
[sa pr vah fa#ta baaolaI — “AaOr maOM baocaarI duinayaa^ maoM ibanaa
iksaI kama ko [Qar ]Qar ]D,tI ifr rhI hU^.” [sa pr maalaI ifr
sao rajakumaar ko pasa gayaa AaOr rajakumaar sao jaa kr vah kha jaao
]sa fa#ta nao ]sasao kha qaa.
tba rajakumaar nao maalaI kao ek irbana ka jaala ibaCanao ko ilayao
kha taik vah ]sa fa#ta kao ]sa jaala maoM fa^sa kr pkD, sako.
@yaaoMik vah ]sakao bahut AcCI laga gayaI qaI. maalaI nao ]sakao
pkD,nao ko ilayao irbana ka jaala ibaCayaa.
Agalao idna vah fa#ta ifr vaha^ AayaI AaOr ]sanao maalaI sao
ifr vahI pUCa tao maalaI nao ifr vahI javaaba idyaa.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 163 ~
ifr ]sanao [Qar ]Qar doKa tao Kud kao fa^sanao ko ilayao irbana
ka jaala doK kr ja,aor sao h^saI AaOr baaolaI — “yah irbana ka jaala
maorI Ta^gaaoM kao f^saanao ko ilayao nahIM hao sakta.” AaOr yah kh kr
vah ]D, gayaI.
maalaI ifr rajakumaar ko pasa gayaa AaOr fa#ta nao jaao kha qaa
vah ]sasao jaa kr kh idyaa. AbakI baar rajakumaar nao ]sakao
pkD,nao ko ilayao caa^dI ko taraoM ka jaala ibaCvaayaa. maalaI nao ]sakao
pkD,nao ko ilayao [sa baar caa^dI ko taraoM ka jaala ibaCayaa.
Agalao idna vah fa#ta ifr AayaI AaOr ]sanao maalaI sao vahI
kha jaao vah phlao sao khtI calaI Aa rhI qaI AaOr maalaI nao BaI
]sakao vahI javaaba idyaa jaao rajakumaar ]sasao khta calaa Aa rha
qaa.
ifr vah caa^dI ko taraoM ka jaala doK kr baaolaI — “ha ha ha
ha, yah caa^dI ko taraoM ka jaala mauJao pkD,nao ko ilayao nahIM hao
sakta.” AaOr yah kh kr vah ifr ]D, gayaI.
maalaI ifr rajakumaar ko pasa gayaa AaOr ]sakao vah saba kuC
batayaa jaao fa#ta nao ]sasao kha qaa. [sa baar rajakumaar nao ]sakao
saaonao ko taraoM ka jaala ibaCanao ko ilayao kha. maalaI nao [sa baar saaonao
ko taraoM ka jaala ibaCayaa.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 164 ~
Agalao idna vah fa#ta ifr AayaI AaOr ]sanao maalaI sao vahI
kha jaao vah phlao sao khtI calaI Aa rhI qaI AaOr maalaI nao BaI ]sa
kao vahI javaaba idyaa jaao rajakumaar ]sasao khta calaa Aa rha qaa.
ifr vah saaonao ko taraoM ka jaala doK kr baaolaI — “ha ha ha
ha, yah saaonao ko taraoM ka jaala mauJao pkD,nao ko ilayao nahIM hao
sakta.” AaOr yah kh kr vah ifr ]D, gayaI.
maalaI ifr rajakumaar ko pasa gayaa AaOr ]sakao vah saba kuC
batayaa jaao fa#ta nao ]sasao kha qaa. [sa baar rajakumaar nao ]sakao
hIraoM ka jaala ibaCanao ko ilayao kha. maalaI nao [sa baar hIraoM ka
jaala ibaCayaa.
Agalao idna vah fa#ta ifr AayaI. pr AbakI baar ]sanao
[Qar ]Qar nahIM doKa AaOr ]sa jaala maoM Aa kr f^sa gayaI AaOr baaolaI
— “ha^, yah jaala mauJao pkD,nao ko ilayao zIk hO.” AaOr [sa trh
]sa fa#ta nao Apnao Aapkao ]sa jaala maoM f^sa kr pkD,vaa ilayaa.
maalaI ]sa fa#ta kao pkD, kr rajakumaar ko pasa lao gayaa.
jaOsao hI ]sa naIga`ao s~I nao doKa ik ]sakI vah fa#ta tao pkD,I
gayaI tao vah rajakumaar sao baaolaI ik vah Apnao Aapkao bahut baImaar
mahsaUsa kr rhI qaI AaOr ]sa baImaarI kao zIk krnao ko ilayao ]sakao
fa#ta ka saUp caaihyao.
yah sauna kr rajakumaar nao kha ik yah fa#ta maaro jaanao ko
ilayao nahIM qaI AaOr vah ]sa fa#ta kao Pyaar sao sahlaanao lagaa.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 165 ~
]sanao ]sako isar pr haqa fora tao ]sakao lagaa ik ]samaoM tao ek
ipna GausaI hu[- qaI. ]sanao ]sa ipna kao turnt hI KIMca kr baahr
inakala idyaa.
ipna ko baahr inaklato hI vah
fa#ta ifr sao ek saundr laD,kI maoM
badla gayaI AaOr ]saI Sa@la maoM Aa gayaI
ijasa Sa@la maoM rajakumaar ]sakao poD, pr
caZ,a kr gayaa qaa. ]sakao Acaanak
Apnao saamanao doK kr rajakumaar kao bahut AaScaya- huAa.
tba ]sanao rajakumaar kao saba batayaa jaao kuC BaI ]sa naIga`ao s~I
nao ]sako saaqa ikyaa qaa. yah saunato hI rajakumaar nao ]sa naIga`ao s~I
kao marvaanao ka hukuma do idyaa.
marnao ko baad ]sa naIga`ao s~I kI Kala ka ek Zaola banavaa idyaa
gayaa AaOr ]sakI hiD\DyaaoM kI saIiZ,yaa^ banavaa dI gayaIM ijanasao hao kr
]sakI ranaI Apnao plaMga pr caZ,tI qaI.
]sanao ]sa laD,kI sao SaadI kr laI AaOr vao daonaaoM KuSaI KuSaI
rhnao lagao.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 166 ~
14 tIna santraoM sao Pyaar63
santraoM kI yah laaok kqaa yaUraop mahaWIp ko [TlaI doSa kI laaok
kqaaAaoM sao laI gayaI hO.
pOnTolaUna64 jaaokr ApnaI }^caI Aavaaja maoM baaolaa — “AaAao
AaAao saba laaoga yaha^ Aa kr [k{o hao jaaAao. ABaI hma ek bahut
hI AcCa naaTk Kolanao jaa rho hOM.”
ek nao pUCa — “iksa trh ka naaTk? @yaa yah h^saI vaalaa
naaTk hO? yah naaTk ijatnaa h^saanao vaalaa haogaa ]tnaa hI j,yaada
AcCa haogaa.” yah sauna kr k[- laaogaaoM nao ha^ maoM Apnao isar ihlaayao.
pr iksaI nao kha — “Agar kao[ - duK Bara naaTk BaI hO tao
vah BaI @yaa baura hO? hma ]naka raonaa hI saunaoMgao.”
pOnTolaUna nao sabakao caup kranao kI kaoiSaSa kI — “caup hao
jaaAao caup hao jaaAao. maOM tuma laaogaaoM sao vaayada krta hU^ ik yah
naaTk Apnao maoM ek Akolaa AaOr bahut hI baiZ,yaa naaTk haogaa.
eosaa naaTk tuma laaogaaoM nao phlao kBaI khIM nahIM doKa haogaa. saao Aba
hma poSa krto hOM Aaja ka naaTk tIna santraoM sao Pyaar.”
63 The Love for Three Oranges – a story adapted from the book “The Love for Three Oranges”, by Sergei Prokofiev. Grimm Press. 2006. unnumbered 30 pages. A 1-story picture book. This is a very famous opera. This book is based on a play that is why some dramatic effect may be seen. [It is a famous Italian fairy tale written by Giamattista Basile in the Pentamerone. It has a variant too – “The Love of Three Pomegranates”.] 64 Pentaloon is the clown
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 167 ~
ek baUZ,a baaolaa — “tIna santraoM sao Pyaar? [saka @yaa matlaba
huAa?” pr vaha^ baOzo baccaaoM kao yah naama AcCa lagaa AaOr ]nhaoMnao
ja,aor sao talaI bajaayaI.
vao icallaayao — “hmakao tIna santraoM sao Pyaar caaihyao. hmakao
tIna santraoM sao Pyaar caaihyao.”
jaaokr kao yah sauna kr baD,a AcCa lagaa ik baccao ]saka
naaTk doKnao ko ilayao ]%sauk hOM.
]sanao ]nako saamanao isar Jaukayaa AaOr baaolaa — “baccaao, tuma
laaoga tao hmaoSaa sao hI maoro bahut AcCo naaTk doKnao vaalaaoM maoM sao rho
hao. AcCa Aba doKao naaTk Sau$ haota hO AaOr rajaa Aanao vaalaa
hO.”
AaOr sacamauca maoM hI ek rajaa vaha^ Aa gayaa bahut hI baiZ,yaa
kpD,o phnao. pr vah tao bahut hI icaintt idKayaI do rha qaa. yah
icanta tao ]sakI caTkIlaI rMgaIna paoSaak sao ibalkula BaI maola nahIM
Ka rhI qaI.
eosaa [sailayao qaa @yaaoMik vah Apnao baoTo rajakumaar ko baaro maoM
bahut icaintt qaa. ]sanao pUCa — “maoro rajakumaar kao @yaa huAa hO?
rajakumaar ko poT maoM dd- hO? yaa ifr ]sako isar maoM dd- hO? yaa ifr
]sakI kmar maoM dd- hO? yaa ]sako haqa yaa pOr maoM dd- hO?
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 168 ~
]sakI Aa^KoM KalaI KalaI idKayaI dotI hOM AaOr vah ek Sabd
BaI nahIM baaolata. duinayaa Bar ko saOMkD,aoM Da@TraoM nao ]sakao doK
ilayaa AaOr saba ek hI inaScaya pr phu^cao hOM ik ]sakao h^sanaa
caihyao. pr Bagavaana jaanata hO ik maora baocaara baoTa tao kBaI h^saa
hI nahIM.”
rajaa baocaara ek gahrI saa^sa lao kr rh gayaa. ifr vah ]sa
jaaokr kI trf GaUma kr baaolaa — “pOnTolaUna, tuma hI [saka kuC
hla inakalaao.”
pOnTolaUna nao salaah dI ik rajaa kao Apnao drbaar ko h^saaoiD,yao
T/uf,alaDInaao65 kao baulaanaa caaihyao ijasaka kama hI sabakao h^saanaa
AaOr idla bahlaanaa qaa.
]sako cauTkulao AaOr ]sakI baovakUfI kI baatoM Saayad rajakumaar
kao h^saa sakoM. yah salaah sauna kr rajaa nao Apnao drbaairyaaoM kao
hukuma idyaa ik vao T/uf,alaDInaao kao ZU^Z kr laayaoM.
jaba T/uf,alaDInaao imala gayaa tao saaro doSa ko laaoga ]sako Saao ka
[ntjaar krnao lagao. [sa baIca caOilayaao jaadUgar AaOr f,OTa maaOrgaOnaa
jaadUgarnaI66 nao BaI ]sakI tOyaarI krnao maoM kafI sahayata kI.
65 Truffaldino jester 66 Chelio wizard and Fata Morgana witch – Fata Morgana witch seems to be a famous witch of Italy. She is mentioned in several other stories also.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 169 ~
caOilayaao kao Sak qaa ik f,OTa maaorgaOnaa jaadUgarnaI ja$r hI kuC
gaD,baD, caala calaogaI [sailayao vah gahrI A^QaorI GaaTI kI trf cala
pD,a jaha^ vah baUZ,I jaadUgarnaI rhtI qaI.
vah yah saaoca rha qaa ik vah ]sakao [sa baat ko ilayao ivaSvaasa
idlaa sakta qaa ik vah ApnaI caala na Kolao. jaba vah f,OTa ko
pasa phu^caa tao f,OTa nao caOilayaao ka ek BaodBarI mauskana ko saaqa
svaagat ikyaa.
]sanao pUCa — “tuma mauJao yah batanao ko ilayao ik maOM @yaa k$^
AaOr @yaa na k$^ yaha^ iksa AiQakar sao yaha^ Aayao haoÆ”
baat krto krto ]sanao Apnaa taSa kI gaD\DI ]za laI AaOr
baaolaI — “@yaa tuma f,OTa maaOrgaOnaa ko taSa ka p<aa KIMcanao kI
ihmmat kr sakto haoÆ Agar kr sakto hao tao krao. pr doKnaa ik
Agar maOM har gayaI tao ifr jaao tuma khaogao maOM vahI k$^gaI.”
yah kh kr ]sanao taSa ka ek p<aa jaadUgar kao idyaa AaOr
ek Kud ilayaa. ek pla baad hI vah pagalaaoM kI trh Apnaa p<aa
ihlaato hue KuSaI sao baaolaI — “ha ha ha. hukuma kI ranaI. Aba
tuma Agar Apnaa p<aa idKa sakto hao tao idKaAao.”
caOilayaao har gayaa qaa. f,OTa KuSaI sao baaolaI — “maOM jaIt gayaI, maOM jaIt gayaI.” AaOr eosaa khto hue vah mahla kI trf Baaga
gayaI.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 170 ~
T/uf,alaDInaao nao jaao drbaar ka h^saaoiD,yaa qaa ]sanao rajya ko saaro
jaaokraoM kao [k{a kr rKa qaa. AaOr vah tao basa @yaa hI baiZ,yaa
Saao qaa.
majaaikyaa caohro AaOr kpD,o phna kr saba laaoga maMca pr GaUma rho
qao ijasasao ik saaro doKnao vaalao h^saI sao daohro hue jaa rho qao. h^sato
h^sato ]nakI Aa^KaoM sao ]nako gaalaaoM pr Aa^saU baho jaa rho qao.
pr Afsaaosa rajakumaar eosao hI baOza qaa. [tnaI saba h^saI kI
caIja,oM haoto hue BaI rajakumaar ka caohra vaOsaa hI pIlaa AaOr ]dasa
rha.
hr AadmaI rajakumaar kao h^saanao kI [tnaI kaoiSaSa kr rha qaa
ik ]namaoM sao iksaI nao doKa hI nahIM ik f,OTa maaOrgaOnaa kba mahla maoM
iKsak AayaI.
bahut }^caI eD,I ko jaUto phnao vah rajakumaar kI trf calaI
jaa rhI qaI jaOsao vah ]sao bahut krIba sao doKnaa caahtI qaI.
[tnao maoM ]saka Qyaana ba^Ta AaOr vah Apnao skT- kI Jaalar maoM
ATk kr rajakumaar ko saamanao igar gayaI. ]sako haqa pOr saba trf
fOla gayao AaOr ]saka QaarI vaalaa inakr BaI sabakao idKayaI donao
lagaa.
kmaro maoM baOzo saaro laaoga [sa sabakao doK kr AaScaya- maoM pD, gayao
AaOr ifr jaldI hI ja,aor ja,aor sao h^sanao lagao. pr pta hO @yaa huAaÆ
vah AadmaI jaao sabasao jyaada ja,aor sao h^saa vah qaa rajakumaar.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 171 ~
pr @yaa vah sacamauca rajakumaar hI qaa jaao h^saa qaa? ]sakI tao
h^saI [tnaI j,yaada qaI ik ]sakao tao saa^sa BaI laonao ka maaOka nahIM
imala rha qaa. vah tao basa ]sa AjaIba saI halat maoM pD,I jaadUgarnaI
kao doKo jaa rha qaa jaao ]sako saamanao pD,I qaI.
“yah tao sabasao AjaIba inakr haogaa jaao duinayaa^ maoM phlao kBaI
iksaI nao doKa haogaa.”
jaba vah laala pD,o caohro vaalaI jaadUgarnaI ]znao kI kaoiSaSa kr
rhI qaI tao ]sanao gaussao sao rajakumaar kI trf [Saara krko kha —
“f,OTa maaOrgaOnaa pr h^sanao kI tumharI ihmmat kOsao hu[ -Æ maOM ABaI
tumakao sabak isaKatI hU^ tba tumakao ApnaI [sa hrkt pr Afsaaosa
haogaa.
yah kh kr ]sa baUZ,I jaadUgarnaI nao Saap ko kuC Sabd
bauD,bauD,anao Sau$ ikyao tao mahla ko ]sa kmaro maoM baOzo saba Dr gayao AaOr
Dr ko maaro ekdma caup hao gayao.
jaba f,OTa maaOrgaOnaa nao Apnaa jaadU rajakumaar pr Dalaa tao
sabakI Aa^KoM rajakumaar pr zhr gayaI — “MmaOM tumhoM hukuma dotI hU^ ik
tuma tIna santraoM ko p`oma maoM pD, jaaAao.”
jaOsao hI ]sanao yao Sabd kho rajakumaar
baaola pD,a — “maOM tIna santraoM kao Pyaar
krta hU^, maOM tIna santraoM kao Pyaar krta
hU^.”
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 172 ~
Apnao Saap kao kama krto doK kr
santuYT haoto hue ]sanao rajakumaar kI
trf doKa AaOr ifr Apnaa haqa
ihlaayaa ijasasao ]saka palatU raxasa ek
bahut baD,I QaaOMknaI67 iKsakata huAa vaha^ lao Aayaa.
]sa QaaOMknaI sao ]sanao ek baD,a saa hvaa ka JaaoMka foMka AaOr
]sa JaaoMko sao vah rajakumaar AaOr vah h^saaoiD,yaa daonaaoM hI ]sa kmaro sao
baahr jaa pD,o – dUr khIM bahut dUr iksaI dUsaro doSa maoM.
rajakumaar AaOr h^saaoiD,yaa daonaaoM hI Apnao haoSa Kao cauko qao AaOr
]nakao yah BaI nahIM pta qaa ik vao hOM kha^. vao ek jalato hue
roigastana maoM pD,o qao.
jaba vao daonaaoM yah pta lagaanao kI kaoiSaSa kr rho qao ik ]<ar
ikQar hO AaOr dixaNa ikQar hO, pUva- ikQar hO AaOr piScama ikQar hO
tBaI vah caOilayaao jaadUgar vaha^ p`gaT hao gayaa.
vah rajakumaar AaOr T/uf,alaDInaao kao yah batanao Aayaa qaa ik vao
[sa Saap sao kOsao Aajaad hao sakto qao. caOilayaao nao batayaa ik ijana
tIna santraoM ko p`oma maoM rajakumaar pD, gayaa hO vao tInaaoM santro ek
iklao maoM rKo hOM jaao ek roigastana ko baIca maoM hO.
67 Translated for the words “A pair of bellows” – a pair of bellows is a device constructed to furnish a strong blast of air. The simplest type consists of a flexible bag comprising a pair of rigid boards ...
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 173 ~
ek Dravanaa raxasa ]nakI rat idna rKvaalaI krta hO. yah
raxasa duinayaa^ ko sabasao j,yaada lambao poD, sao BaI j,yaada lambaa hO AaOr
Af`Ika ko tIna haiqayaaoM sao BaI j,yaada taktvar hO.
yah raxasa Kanaa banaanao ko pICo pagala hO. Agar kao[- Anajaanao
maoM BaI ]sako pasa calaa jaayao tao vah rsaao[- ko caakU sao ]sa Aanao
vaalao kao ibanaa iksaI vajah ko Kca Kca krko turnt hI bahut CaoTo
CaoTo TukD,aoM mao kaT dota hO.
jaba rajakumaar AaOr T/uf,alaDInaao nao ]na santraoM kI Kaoja maoM
jaanao ka yah Bayaanak hala saunaa tao vao bahut Dr gayao.
pr caOilayaao nao Apnao kpD,aoM kI AastIna ko Andr sao jaadU kI
ek CD,I inakalaI ijasako ek isaro pr pa^ca Alaga Alaga rMgaaoM ko
irbana lagao hue qao. vao saaro irbana hvaa maoM ek GaMTI ko bajanao pr naaca
]zto qao jaao ]sa jaadU kI CD,I maoM lagaI hu[- qaI.
jaadUgar caOilayaao nao ]nakao tsallaI dI AaOr kha — “jaba tk
tuma [sa jaadU kI CD,I sao ]sa raxasa ka Qyaana ba^Ta sakto hao tba
tk tuma laaogaaoM kao ]na santraoM kao laonao kI icanta krnao kI kao[-
ja$rt nahIM hO.
[sa jaadU kI CD,I sao tuma ]tnaI dor tk ]sa raxasa ka Qyaana
]na santraoM pr sao hTa sakto hao ijatnaI dor maoM tuma ]nakao vaha^ sao lao
sakto hao.”
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 174 ~
ifr ]sanao ]nakao caotavanaI dI ik [sa baat ka Qyaana rKnaa ik
Agar tuma ]na santraMo kao laonao maoM kamayaaba hao jaaAao tao ]nakao panaI
ko pasa hI taoD,naa.
caOilayaao sao vah jaadU kI CD,I lao kr vao daonaaoM ]sa iklao kao
ZUZnao calao. jaldI hI ]nakao vah iklaa imala gayaa. ihmmat baTaorto
hue vao daonaaoM ]sa iklao maoM dbao pa^va daiKla hue.
pa^ca saat imanaT maoM hI ]nhaoMnao ]sa raxasa rsaao[yao kao ZU^Z
ilayaa. ]nakao doKto hI vah ]na pr garjaa — “Aaha, @yaa hI bahadur laaoga Aaja maorI rsaao[- maoM Aayao hOM. tuma laaoga zIk samaya pr
Aayao hao. mauJao Apnaa saUp banaanao ko ilayao bahut AcCa maa^sa caaihyao
qaa.”
rajakumaar nao jaldI maMo turnt hI jaadU kI vah CD,I ihlaa dI.
turnt hI vah raxasa ]sa CD,I ko ihlato hue irbanaaoM AaOr bajatI hu[-
GaMTI sao Apnao haoSa Kao baOza AaOr ]sa jaadU kI CD,I kI trf
doKta hI rh gayaa.
T/uf,alaDInaao turnt hI ]sa raxasa ko pasa sao gaujara AaOr ibajalaI
kI saI toja,I sao vaha^ rKo ]sako tInaaoM santro ]za ilayao AaOr ]nakao
ApnaI jaoba maoM Dala ilayaa.
santro ApnaI jaoba maoM Dalanao ko baad ]sanao rajakumaar kI baa^h
KIMcaI AaOr baaolaa — “calaao calaao, jaldI calaao.” AaOr ifr ibajalaI
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 175 ~
kI saI toja,I sao vao daonaaoM ]sa iklao ko baahr inakla kr ApnaI jaana
bacaa kr Baaga ilayao.
jaba vao Apnao Gar jaanao vaalao rasto pr Aayao tao Acaanak hI ]na
santraoM maoM kuC badlaava Aanao lagaa. vao saa[ja maoM baD,o haoto jaa rho
qao. eosaa laga rha qaa jaOsao ik vao ija,nda haoM.
kuC hI dor maoM vao [tnao baD,o hao gayao ik vao T/uf,alaDInaao kI jaoba
sao inakla kr saD,k pr naIcao lauZ,knao lagao. AaOr Aba vao [tnao baDo,
hao gayao qao ik rajakumaar AaOr T/uf,alaDInaao daonaaoM kao ]na lauZ,kto hue
santraoM kao pkD, kr rKnao maoM baD,I takt lagaanaI pD, rhI qaI.
saUrja kI kD,I QaUp sao naIcao roigastana kI rot baurI trh sao jala
rhI qaI. T/uf,alaDInaao qakana AaOr Pyaasa kI vajah sao ]na santraoM kao
vahIM CaoD,nao kao tOyaar qaa.
vah baaolaa — “calaao, [na santraoM kao BaUla jaaAao. hma [nakao
yahIM CaoD,o doto hOM.” halaa^ik rajakumaar BaI ]tnaa hI qaka AaOr
Pyaasaa qaa pr ifr BaI vah ]na santraoM kao CaoD,nao ko ilayao tOyaar nahIM
qaa. ]sako vao Pyaaro santro CaoD, jaanao ko laayak qao hI nahIMo.
vah tao f,OTa maaOrgaOnaa ko Saap ko Asar maoM qaa [sailayao vah ]na
santraoM kao bahut Pyaar krta qaa.
vah qaaoD,a ruk kr baaolaa — “hma [nakao yaha^ Akolao nahIM CaoD,
sakto.” ifr ]sanao ek pla ko ilayao kuC saaocaa AaOr baaolaa eosaa
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 176 ~
krto hOM ik hma qaaoD,I dor ko ilayao Aarama kr laoM ifr calaoMgao. eosaa
kh kr vah santraoM ko saayao maoM laoT gayaa AaOr saao gayaa.
pr T/uf,alaDInaao tao saara psaInao sao BaIgaa huAa qaa. vah gaussao sao
maoM bauD,bauD,ayaa — “[sa Ba+I maoM kao[- kOsao saao sakta hO? mauJao tao eosaa
laga rha hO jaOsao maOM [sa garmaI maoM ija,nda hI Bauna rha hU. maOM tao garmaI
maOM Bauna Bauna kr camaD,a hao gayaa hU^, panaI kha^ sao laa}^?”
yah kh kr ]sanao ]na proSaana krnao vaalao santraoM kI trf
doKa tao ek AjaIba saa ivacaar ]sako mana maoM Aayaa. AaOr ]sa
ivacaar ko saaqa hI vah h^sa pD,a jaOsao ]sanao kao[- baD,a [naama jaIt
ilayaa hao.
Apnao ivacaar pr KuSa hao kr ]sanao Apnao Aapsao kha — “maOM
basa ek santra Ka laU^. vahI mauJao [sa garmaI AaOr Pyaasa sao bacaanao
ko ilayao kafI rhogaa.”
]sa samaya drbaar ko ]sa h^saaoiD,yao kI inagaahaoM maoM vao tIna baD,o
AaOr pko santro iksaI SaahI pkvaana sao kma nahIM qao.
vah QaIro sao ek sabasao pasa vaalao santro ko pasa gayaa ijasako
pICo rajakumaar laoTa huAa saao rha qaa AaOr ]sa santro kao CIlanaa
Sau$ kr idyaa.
paOp. ]saka iClaka tao haqa lagaato hI Apnao Aap fT gayaa
AaOr ]samaoM sao rsaIlaa gaUda nahIM bailk ek saundr saI rajakumaarI
baahr inakla kr Aa gayaI AaOr ]sa santro ka iClaka jamaIna pr
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 177 ~
caaraoM trf ibaKr gayaa. vah rajakumaarI T/uf,alaDInaao kI trf doK
rhI qaI.
baahr inaklato hI vah rajakumaarI baaolaI — “Aao Balao AadmaI, maohrbaanaI krko mauJao panaI dao varnaa maOM Pyaasa sao mar jaa}^gaI.”
T/uf,alaDInaao jaao kuC ABaI ]sakI Aa^KaoM ko saamanao huAa qaa
]sakao doKto hue AaScaya-caikt haota huAa baaolaa — “magar maoro
pasa tao panaI nahIM hO.”
saao ]sa rajakumaarI kI Pyaasa bauJaanao ko ilayao panaI panao ko ilayao
jaldI maoM ]sanao dUsara santra CIla idyaa.
paOp. phlao santro kI trh sao [sa santro ka iClaka BaI Apnao
Aap hI fT gayaa AaOr [samaoM sao BaI ek rajakumaarI inakla AayaI
AaOr [sa santro ka iClaka BaI jamaIna pr caaraoM trf ibaKr gayaa.
[sa rajakumaarI nao BaI baahr inakla kr kha — “Aao Balao
AadmaI, maohrbaanaI krko mauJao panaI dao varnaa maOM Pyaasa sao mar
jaa}^gaI.”
Aba tao T/uf,alaDInaao kao [sa baat ka ibalkula BaI Andajaa nahIM
qaa ik vah [sa sabasao mausaIbat sao kOsao CuTkara payao. vah yah saaoca
hI rha qaa ik vah @yaa kro ik [tnao maoM vao daonaaoM rajakumaairyaa^ mar
kr jamaIna pr igar pD,IM.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 178 ~
vah h^saaoiD,yaa T/uf,alaDInaao rao pD,a AaOr icallaayaa — “Aaoh maoro
Bagavaana, maorI sahayata krao. yah saba kOsao hao gayaa? mauJao yah saba
@yaaoM doKnaa pD,a?
maOM tao ek saada saa SaahI h^saaoiD,yaa hU^ ijasaka kama laaogaaoM kao
h^saanaa hO. maOM tao eosaI maaOt doKnao ko ilayao pOda nahIM huAa qaa. AaOr
kao[- AaOr BaI eosaI caIja, ka saamanaa kOsao kr sakta qaa. mauJao yaha^
sao calao jaanaa caaihyao AaOr Aaja jaao kuC BaI yaha^ huAa hO ]sao BaUla
jaanaa caaihyao.”
AaOr yah kh kr vah vaha^ sao Kaoyao hue baccao kI trh raota
huAa Baaga ilayaa.
T/uf,alaDInaao ko raonao kI Aavaaja sauna kr AaOr jaao kuC BaI
]sako Aasa pasa hao rha qaa ]sakao mahsaUsa krko rajakumaar kI
Aa^K Kula gayaI. ]sanao pUCa — “yah saba yaha^ @yaa hao rha hOÆ”
AaOr jaOsao hI ]sanao dao marI hu[- rajakumaairyaaoM kao Apnao sao kuC
gajaaoM kI dUrI pr jamaIna pr pD,o doKa tao vah tao bahut hI Dr
gayaa.
vah Apnao Aapsao hI baaolaa — “ho Bagavaana. dao marI hu[ -
rajakumaairyaa^? iksaI nao mauJao kBaI isaKayaa hI nahIM ik [sa dSaa maoM
mauJao @yaa krnaa caaihyao. Aba yah rajakumaar @yaa kro?”
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 179 ~
Dro hue AaOr Pyaasao rajakumaar nao tIsaro AaOr AaiKrI santro kI
trf doKa tao ]saka rsa pInao ko ilayao ]sako mau^h sao laar Tpknao
lagaI.
AaiKr jaba ]sasao nahIM saha gayaa tao vah Apnao Pyaaro santro kao
CIlanao pr majabaUr hao gayaa. paOp. ]sa santro ka iClaka BaI Apnao
Aap fT kr Kula gayaa AaOr ]samaoM sao ek tIsarI rajakumaarI baahr
inakla AayaI.
baahr inakla kr vah rajakumaarI baaolaI — “maora naama inanaOTa68
hO. mauJao qaaoD,a panaI caaihyao.”
rajakumaarI kao doK kr rajakumaar ka duKI caohra KuSaI sao
iKla ]za. vah baaolaa — “tuma [tnaI saundr hao ik maOM tao tumakao
doKto hI Pyaar krnao lagaa hU^. @yaa tuma mauJasao SaadI kraogaI?”
rajakumaarI baaolaI — “ha^, maOM tumasao SaadI k$^gaI pr maOM tumasao
[sa paoSaak maoM SaadI nahI kr saktI. tuma phlao mahla jaaAao AaOr
maoro ilayao maoro phnanao laayak kpD,o lao kr AaAao.”
rajakumaar KuSa hao kr baaolaa — “AcCa tuma yahIM maora [ntjaar
krao maOM tumharo ilayao SaahI kpD,o lao kr ABaI Aata hU^.” AaOr yah
kh kr Apnao mahla kI trf Baaga gayaa.
rajakumaar kao jaayao hue ABaI bahut dor nahIM hu[- qaI ik
roigastana kI icalaicalaatI hu[- QaUp AaOr ]sakI garmaI sao vah saUKI
68 Ninetta
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 180 ~
hu[- rajakumaarI QaIro QaIro saukD,nao lagaI jaOsao iksaI santro ka rsa
inakla jaanao ko baad santra inacauD,a huAa saa idKayaI dota hO.
tBaI Acaanak ek jaadU saa huAa AaOr ]sa jaadU sao h^saaoiD,yaaoM
ka ek samaUh panaI sao Baro hue bartna AaOr baalaiTyaa^ ilayao hue
]sakao bacaanao ko ilayao vaha^ p`gaT hao gayaa.
laoikna jaOsao hI vao h^saaoiD,yao vaha^ sao gayao ik f,OTa maaOrgaOnaa nao
daobaara vaha^ Aanao ka ivacaar ikyaa AaOr hvaa ko ek JaaoMko ko saaqa
vah vaha^ Aa gayaI.
vah baaolaI — “hu^h, mauJao KuSaI ka Ant69 AcCa nahIM lagata.
rajakumaar kao tao kpD,o imala hI cauko hOM. vah AaOr rajaa AaOr ]na
ka SaahI jaulaUsa basa iksaI samaya BaI Aata hI haogaa. tao mauJao kao[-
AaOr trIka saaocanaa pD,ogaa ijasasao ik maOM ]nakI KuiSayaa^ raok
sakU^.”
AaOr ]sanao Apnaa kao[- baura jaadU Dalanao ko ilayao kuC
bauD,bauD,anaa Sau$ kr idyaa. doKto doKto vah rajakumaarI ek caUho maoM
badla gayaI. ifr ]sanao Apnao palatU raxasa kao rajakumaarI ko kpD,o
phnaa idyao AaOr ]sakao vaha^ KD,a kr idyaa.
jaba mahla sao vah SaahI jaulaUsa Aayaa tao rajaa ijasanao AsalaI
rajakumaarI kao phlao kBaI doKa nahIM qaa ]sa jaadUgarnaI ko jaadU ko
69 Translated for the words “Happy ending”
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 181 ~
QaaoKo maoM Aa gayaa AaOr f,OTa ko palatU raxasa kao hI vah rajakumaarI
samaJa baOza ijasako ilayao rajakumaar SaahI kpD,o lao kr Aayaa qaa.
pr rajakumaar jaanata qaa ik vaha^ kuC qaa jaao gaD,baD, qaa. vah
icallaayaa — “nahIM nahIM, yah maorI rajakumaarI inanaOTa nahIM hO. yah
[tnaI badsaUrt kOsao hao gayaI?”
yah sauna kr rajaa baaolaa — “hU^, eosaa hI sahI ik yah vah nahIM
hO ijasakao maOM saundr khU^gaa pr Aba tao tumakao [saI sao SaadI krnaI
pD,ogaI @yaaoMik ek rajakumaar kao tao Apnaa vaayada inaBaanaa hI
caaihyao.”
AaOr ifr vah ]sa jaadUgarnaI ko ]sa palatU raxasa kI trf
GaUmaa AaOr baaolaa — “ip`ya rajakumaarI, Agar tumharI [cCa hao tao
tuma hmaaro saaqa AaAao.”
baocaaro rajakumaar ko pasa kao[- AaOr caara nahIM qaa isavaaya [sako
ik vah Apnao ipta AaOr ApnaI haonao vaalaI p%naI ko pICo pICo mahla
vaapsa jaata. vah bahut duKI qaa AaOr Apnao ilayao bahut pCta rha
qaa.
saba laaogaaoM ko phu^cato hI mahla maoM rajakumaar kI SaadI kI
tOyaairyaa^ haonao lagaIM. pr jaOsao hI rajaa Apnao isaMhasana pr baOznao kao
qaa ik ja,ra saaocaao ik vaha^ ]sako baOznao phlao ]sa isaMhasana pr @yaa
qaa? ek caUha.
rajaa icallaayaa — “caUha.”
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 182 ~
caOilayaao jaadUgar nao ]na saba laaogaaoM kao pICo ikyaa ijanakI caIKaoM
kI Aavaaja sao saara kmara gaU^ja rha qaa. vah jaldI sao ]sa caUho kao
doKnao ko ilayao ]sa caUho ko saamanao Aayaa.
]sanao BaI kuC jaadU ko Sabd baD,baD,ayao AaOr ]sako jaadU ko
Asar sao AsalaI rajakumaarI inanaOTa ApnaI pUrI saundrta ko saaqa vaha^
p`gaT haogayaI.
rajakumaar KuSaI sao icallaa pD,a — “AaiKr mauJao ApnaI PyaarI
rajakumaarI imala hI gayaI.”
AaiKr maoM f,OTa maaOrgaOnaa kI caala ka saara kccaa ica{a Kula
gayaa. vah AaOr ]saka palatU raxasa mahla sao hI nahIM bailk rajya
sao BaI baahr inakala idyao gayao.
rajaa nao rajakumaar kI rajakumaarI sao SaadI krto hue KuSa hao
kr santuYT haoto hue kha — “bahut AcCo, mauJao tao KuSaI ka Ant
hI AcCa lagata hO.”
KuSaI ko ]sa hllao gaullao maoM naaTk doKnao vaalaaoM ko saamanao
pOnTOlaUna ifr p`gaT huAa AaOr baaolaa — “caaho Aa^saU KuSaI ko haoM yaa
gama ko, hma saba Aagao baZ,to rhto hOM. ek AcCo naaTk ka eosaa
Ant haonaa caaihyao jaao ek dUsaro naaTk kI Sau$Aat kao janma do.
saao ivada. hma ifr imalaoMgao.”
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 183 ~
15 ijaPsaI ranaI70
baccaao yah laaok kqaa maQya Amaoirka ko maOi@sakao doSa71 maoM khI saunaI
jaatI hO. BaUmaQya roKIya doSa haonao kI vajah sao yaha^ santro bahut
baiZ,yaa, rsaIlao, maIzo AaOr bahut saaro haoto hOM.
bahut idna phlao kI baat hO ik maoi@sakao maoM ek rajaa rhta
qaa. ]sako ek baoTa qaa.
jaba rajakumaar SaadI ko laayak huAa tao ]sanao Apnao maata
ipta sao kha ik vah duinayaa^ kI sabasao saundr laD,kI sao SaadI krnaa
caahta hO [sailayao ]sakao ZUZnao kao ilayao vah duinayaa^ GaUmanao jaarha
hO.
saao vah rajakumaar mahla CaoD, kr cala idyaa AaOr calato calato
ek fvvaaro ko pasa Aa phu^caa. vaha^ vah panaI pInao ko ilayao ruka.
jaOsao hI vah panaI pInao ko ilayao Jauka tao ]sa
kao ]sa panaI maoM tIna santraoM kI prCa[-M idKayaI dI
saao ]sanao }pr kI trf doKa tao ek poD, kI
DalaI pr tIna santro lagao hue qao.
70 The Gypsy Queen (La Reina Mora) – a folktale from Mexico, Central America. Adapted from the Website : http://www.g-world.org/magictales/reina.html Adopted, retold and written by Srita. Angela Ruiz 71 Mexico – a country just South of USA.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 184 ~
rajakumaar nao saaocaa yao santro iktnao maIzo AaOr rsaIlao idKayaI
doto hOM. bajaaya panaI pInao ko [nhIM santraoM ka rsa ipyaa jaayao. saao
vah ]sa poD, pr caZ, gayaa AaOr ]sanao vao tInaaoM santro taoD, ilayao.
]sanao ek santra CIlaa AaOr taoD,a tao ]samaoM sao ek bahut
saundr laD,kI inaklaI. inaklato hI vah rajakumaar sao baaolaI mauJao
raoTI caaihyao.
rajakumaar baaolaa — “maOM tumakao raoTI nahIM do sakta @yaaoMik maoro
pasa tao raoTI hO hI nahIM.”
vah laD,kI baaolaI — “tao maOM Apnao santro maoM vaapsa jaatI hU^.”
kh kr vah laD,kI ]sa santro maoM vaapsa calaI gayaI AaOr vah santra
ifr sao saabaut hao gayaa.
rajakumaar nao dUsara santra CIla kr taoD,a tao ]samaoM sao BaI ek
laD,kI inaklaI jaao phlaI laD,kI sao BaI j,yaada saundr qaI. ]sanao BaI
santro maoM sao inakla kr raoTI maa^gaI tao rajakumaar baaolaa — “maOM tumakao
raoTI nahIM do sakta @yaaoMik maoro pasa tao raoTI hO hI nahIM.”
vah laD,kI baaolaI — “tao maOM Apnao santro maoM vaapsa jaatI hU^.”
kh kr vah laD,kI BaI Apnao santro maoM vaapsa calaI gayaI AaOr vah
santra BaI ifr sao saabaut hao gayaa.
Aba ]sa rajakumaar kI samaJa maoM kuC kuC Aayaa tao ]sanao
saaocaa ik tIsara santra taoD,nao sao phlao ]sakao khIM sao raoTI lao laonaI
caaihyao taik eosaa na hao ik tIsaro santro maoM sao inakla kr vah
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 185 ~
laD,kI BaI raoTI maa^gao AaOr raoTI na imalanao kI vajah sao vah BaI santro
maoM gaayaba hao jaayao.
vah rajakumaar ABaI yah saba saaoca hI rha qaa ik vaha^ sao ek
ijaPsaI ApnaI gaaD,I maoM baOza gaujar rha qaa. ]sakao doK kr vah
rajakumaar icallaayaa — “namasto. mauJao ek raoTI do dao maOM tumakao ]sa
ko ilayao ek saaonao ka isa@ka dU^gaa.”
]sa ijaPsaI nao jaldI sao ApnaI gaaD,I sao ]tr kr rajakumaar kao
ek raoTI do dI AaOr rajakumaar nao ]sakao ek saaonao ka isa@ka do
idyaa. Aba rajakumaar nao KuSaI sao santuYT haoto hue tIsara santra
CIlaa AaOr taoD,a.
]samaoM sao BaI phlao kI trh ek laD,kI inaklaI. yah laD,kI
phlaI dao laD,ikyaaoM sao BaI jyaada saundr qaI. [sanao BaI inaklato hI
rajakumaar sao raoTI maa^gaI.
Aba tao rajakumaar ko pasa raoTI qaI saao rajakumaar nao KuSaI
KuSaI ]sakao raoTI do dI. raoTI Ka kr vah baaolaI — “Aba maOM
tumharI hU^ AaOr tuma maoro saaqa kuC BaI kr sakto hao.”
rajakumaar baaolaa — “maOM tao tumasao SaadI krnaa caahta hU^.”
]sa laD,kI nao kao[- kpD,a nahIM phnaa huAa qaa AaOr @yaaoMik
rajakumaar ]sakao Apnao mahla lao jaanaa caahta qaa AaOr vah ]sakao
[sa halat maoM Apnao Gar lao jaa nahIM sakta qaa.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 186 ~
rajakumaar nao ijaPsaI ko kpD,o doKo tao vao tao bahut hI gando qao.
saao rajakumaar nao ]sa laD,kI sao kha — “tuma yahIM [sa ijaPsaI ko
pasa zhrao tba tk maOM tumharo ilayao kuC kpD,o lao kr Aata hU^.
ijaPsaI ko BaI ek baoTI qaI jaao gaaD,I maoM saao rhI qaI [sailayao vah
yah saba nahIM doK payaI qaI jaao vaha^ hao rha qaa.
jaba rajakumaar vaha^ sao jaa rha qaa tba vah laD,kI jaaga gayaI
AaOr ]sanao ]sakao jaato hue doK ilayaa. rajakumaar kao doKto hI
vah ]sakao Pyaar krnao lagaI.
vah turnt hI gaaD,I maoM sao kUd pD,I AaOr Apnao ipta sao pUCa ik
vaha^ @yaa huAa qaa. ijaPsaI nao ]sakao saba kuC bata idyaa.
]sa ijaPsaI laD,kI nao jaba ]sa santro vaalaI laD,kI kao doKa tao
vah ]sasao baaolaI — “laaAao maOM tumharo baala sa^vaar dU^. [sasao jaba
rajakumaar Aayaogaa tba tuma bahut saundr idKa[- daogaI.”
vah laD,kI tOyaar haogayaI. jaOsao hI ]sa
ijaPsaI laD,kI nao ]sa ko baalaaoM maoM kMGaI krnaI Sau$
kI Acaanak hI ]sanao ek ipna ]sako isar maoM cauBaao
dI AaOr turnt hI vah laD,kI ek fa#ta ko $p
maoM badla gayaI.
ifr ]sa ijaPsaI laD,kI nao Apnao kpD,o ]tar idyao AaOr ]sa
santro vaalaI laD,kI kI jagah baOz gayaI.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 187 ~
jaldI hI rajakumaar kpD,o lao kr laaOT Aayaa tao ]sanao ]sa
laD,kI kao doK kr ]sasao pUCa — “Aro tuma [tnaI saa^valaI kOsao
haogayaIM?”
]sa jaadUgarnaI ijaPsaI nao javaaba idyaa — “[sa toja, QaUp sao maora
rMga saa^valaa pD, gayaa hO.”
rajakumaar nao ]sa ijaPsaI laD,kI ka ivaSvaasa kr ilayaa ik vah
vahI santro vaalaI laD,kI qaI AaOr Aba ]saka rMga saa^valaa pD, gayaa
hO. vah ]sakao Apnao mahla lao gayaa AaOr vaha^ jaa kr ]sanao ]sasao
SaadI kr laI.
ek idna ek fa#ta rajaa ko baagaIcao maoM AayaI AaOr vaha^ ko
maalaI sao pUCa — “Aao rajaa ko maalaI, rajakumaar AaOr ]sakI p%naI
kOsao hOM?”
maalaI baaolaa — “kBaI kBaI tao rajakumaar gaato hOM pr A@sar
tao vah raoyaa hI krto hOM.” ]sako baad vah fa#ta vaha^ barabar
AatI rhI AaOr rajakumaar ko baaro maoM pUCtI rhI.
ek idna ]sa maalaI nao rajakumaar kao ]sa fa#ta ko baaro maoM
batayaa tao rajakumaar nao maalaI kao kha ik AgalaI baar jaba BaI vah
fa#ta baagaIcao maoM Aayao tao vah ]sakao pkD, lao AaOr ]sakao ]sako
pasa lao Aayao.
maalaI nao ]sa poD, pr jaha^ vah fa#ta Aa kr baOztI qaI ek
jaala ibaCa idyaa saao AgalaI baar jaba vah fa#ta vaha^ AayaI AaOr
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 188 ~
ifr vaha^ sao ]sanao ]D,nao kI kaoiSaSa kI tao ]D, hI nahIM payaI. vah
tao jaala maoM f^sa gayaI qaI. maalaI ]sakao pkD, kr rajakumaar ko
pasa lao gayaa.
rajakumaar kao vah CaoTI saI fa#ta bahut AcCI lagaI saao ]sanao
]sakao Apnao haqaaoM maoM lao ilayaa AaOr ]sako isar pr haqa fornao
lagaa.
jaba vah ]sa fa#ta ko isar pr haqa for rha qaa tao ]sakao
]sako isar maoM ek ipna mahsaUsa hu[-. ]sanao ]sa ipna kao KIMca kr
baahr inakala idyaa. jaOsao hI ]sako isar sao vah ipna baahr inaklaI
vah fa#ta ifr sao vahI santro vaalaI laD,kI bana gayaI.
]sanao rajakumaar kao ApnaI saarI khanaI batayaI AaOr rajakumaar
nao vah saarI khanaI Apnao ipta rajaa kao saunaayaI.
rajaa yah sauna kr bahut gaussaa huAa AaOr ]sa ijaPsaI kao jalaa
kr maarnao kI sajaa saunaa dI. rajakumaar AaOr santro vaalaI laD,kI
kI SaadI hao gayaI AaOr vao daonaaoM KuSaI KuSaI rhnao lagao.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 189 ~
16 jaadu[- santro ka poD,72
santro kI yah laaok kqaa hmanao tumharo ilayao ]<arI Amaoirka ko
hoTI73 doSa ko maUla inavaaisayaaoM kI laaok kqaaAaoM sao laI hO.
ek baar ek laD,kI qaI ijasako janmato hI ]sakI maa^ mar gayaI
qaI. kuC samaya tk tao ]sako ipta nao [ntjaar ikyaa pr ifr
]sanao dUsarI SaadI kr laI. jaba ]sanao dUsarI SaadI kI tao ]sakao
ApnaI nayaI p%naI baD,I naIca AaOr bahut hI baorhma iksma kI imalaI.
kBaI kBaI tao vah ]sa laDkI ko saaqa [tnaI naIcata ka
bartava krtI ik vah ]sa laD,kI kao saara saara idna Kanaa BaI nahIM
dotI qaI. vah laD,kI baocaarI A@sar hI BaUKI rhtI.
ek idna vah laD,kI jaba skUla sao Gar
laaOTI tao ]sanao doKa ik ek maoja pr tIna pko
hue santro rKo hOM AaOr ]nakI KuSabaU sao saara
kmara mahk rha hO.
]nakao doK kr ]sa laD,kI ko mau^h maoM panaI Bar Aayaa. ]sanao
[Qar doKa ]Qar doKa AaOr jaba doK ilayaa ik kao[- Aasa pasa maoM
nahIM qaa tao ]sanao ]namaoM sao ek santra ]zayaa, CIlaa AaOr Ka
ilayaa.
72 The Magic Orange Tree – a folktale from Haiti, North America. Adapted from the Web Site : http://spiritoftrees.org/the-magic-orange-tree Retold by Diane Wolkstein 73 Haiti – is a country in Caribbean Sea but still in the continent of North America
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 190 ~
pr vah santra [tnaa maIza AaOr rsaIlaa qaa ik ek santro sao
]saka mana nahIM Bara. ]sanao ifr caaraoM trf doKa AaOr dUsara
santra BaI ]za kr Ka ilayaa, AaOr ifr tIsara BaI.
pr jaOsao hI ]sanao tIsara santra Ka kr K%ma ikyaa ik ]sakI
saaOtolaI maa^ vaha^ Aa gayaI. Aa kr ]sanao doKa ik ]sanao maoja pr jaao
santro rKo qao vao vaha^ nahIM hOM.
vah icallaayaI — “iksanao ilayao maoro santro jaao maOMnao ABaI ABaI
maoja pr rKo qao. ijasanao BaI maoroo santro caurayao hOM vah ApnaI AaiKrI
p`aqa-naa kr lao @yaaoMik baad maoM ]sakao ]saka BaI maaOka nahIM
imalaogaa.”
laD,kI yah sauna kr Dr gayaI AaOr Gar sao Baaga gayaI. Baagato
Baagato jaMgala sao haotI hu[- vah ApnaI maa^ kI kba` pr Aa phu^caI AaOr
vaha^ baOz kr raonao lagaI.
vah saarI rat vaha^ baOzI baOzI raotI rhI AaOr ApnaI maa^ sao
sahayata kI p`aqa-naa krtI rhI. raoto raoto pta nahIM kba ]sakI
Aa^K laga gayaI AaOr vah vahIM saao gayaI.
saubah kao saUrja inaklanao ko saaqa saaqa hI vah BaI jaaga gayaI.
pr jaba vah ]zI tao ]sakI skT- maoM sao kuC naIcao igara. vah @yaa
qaa yah doKnao ko ilayao vah naIcao JaukI tao ]sanao doKa ik vah tao
santro ka ek baIja qaa.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 191 ~
jaOsao hI vah baIja jamaIna pr igara vah jamaIna maoM Andr tk Qa^sa
gayaa AaOr ]samaoM sao dao CaoTo CaoTo hro p<ao inakla Aayao. laD,kI kao
yah doK kr baD,a AaScaya- huAa AaOr AaScaya- sao ]sanao gaayaa —
Aao santro ko poD, tU baD,a hao jaa, tU baD,a hao jaa
vah saaOtolaI maa^ hO vah AsalaI maa^ nahIM hO
tU baD,a hao jaa Aao santro ko poD,, tU baD,a hao jaa
laD,kI ko gaanao ko saaqa saaqa santro ka poD, baD,a haonao lagaa
AaOr vah laD,kI ko barabar hI }^caa hao gayaa. ]sa laD,kI nao ifr
gaayaa —
Aao santro ko poD,, SaaKoM inakalaao, SaaKoM inakalaao
saaOtolaI maa^ AsalaI maa^ nahIM hO, Aao santro ko poD,
basa ]samaoM sao SaaKoM inaklanao lagaIM ToZ,I maoZ,I, lambaI caaOD,I, maaoTI ptlaI. ]sanao ifr gaayaa
Aao santro ko poD,, fUlaao fUlaao
saaOtolaI maa^ AsalaI maa^ nahIM hO, Aao santro ko poD,
ifr ]samaoM sao fUla inaklanao lagao. bahut saaro fUla inaklao.
kuC hI dor maoM vao fUla maurJaa gayao AaOr ]nakI jagah santro ko CaoTo
CaoTo fla inakla Aayao. vao CaoTo CaoTo santro doK kr laD,kI bahut
KuSa hu[- tao ]sanao ifr gaayaa —
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 192 ~
pk jaaAao Aao santro ko poD, ko fla pk jaaAao
saaOtolaI maa^ AsalaI maa^ nahIM hO, Aao santro ko poD,
kuC hI pla maoM vah poD, maIzo pko saunahrI santraoM sao Bar gayaa.
yah doK kr tao vah KuSaI sao naaca ]zI. pr jaba ]saka naacanaa
kuC kma huAa tao ]sanao }pr kI trf doKa tao doKa ik vah poD,
tao Aasamaana tk phu^ca gayaa hO AaOr vah tao iksaI trh BaI vaha^
tk nahIM phu^ca saktI. Aba vah @yaa kro?
pr vah ek bahut hI samaJadar laD,kI qaI saao ]sanao ifr gaayaa
—
naIcao AaAao Aao santro ko poD, naIcao AaAao, AaOr naIcao AaAao
saaOtolaI maa^ AsalaI maa^ nahIM hO, Aao santro ko poD,
]saka gaanaa sauna kr vah santro ka poD, naIcao Aa gayaa. jaba
vah ]sa laD,kI kI }^caa[- tk Aa gayaa tao ]sanao ]sa poD, pr sao
bahut saaro santro taoD,o AaOr ]nakao lao kr Gar calaI gayaI.
jaOsao hI ]sakI saaOtolaI maa^ nao ]sa laD,kI ko haqa maoM saunahrI
santro doKo ]sanao vao santro ]sako haqa sao CIna ilayao AaOr ]nakao Kud
Kanao lagaI.
]sanao bahut jaldI hI vao saaro santro K%ma kr ilayao. ifr vah
baaolaI — “maorI PyaarI ibaiTyaa, yah tao bata tuJao [tnao maIzo AaOr
rsaIlao santro kha^ sao imalao?”
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 193 ~
laD,kI qaaoD,a ihcaikcaayaI. Asala maoM vah ]sakao yah batanaa
nahIM caahtI qaI ik ]sakao vao santro kha^ sao imalao saao vah caup KD,I
rh gayaI.
pr laD,kI kao kuC na baaolato doK kr ]sakI saaOotolaI maa^ nao
]sakI klaa[- pkD, kr eoMznaI Sau$ kr dI AaOr baaolaI — “bata,
kha^ sao Aayao yao santro?”
tba laD,kI ]sakao jaMgala maoM ]sa santro ko poD, ko pasa lao
gayaI. pr jaOsaa ik tumakao maalaUma hO ik laD,kI bahut samaJadar qaI.
jaOsao hI vah ]sa santro ko poD, ko pasa AayaI ]sanao gaayaa —
Aao santro ko poD, tU baD,a hao jaa, tU baD,a hao jaa
vah saaOtolaI maa^ hO vah AsalaI maa^ nahIM hO
tU baD,a hao jaa, Aao santro ko poD,, tU baD,a hao jaa
AaOr santro ko poD, nao baZ,naa Sau$ kr idyaa. vah ifr Aasamaana
tk phu^ca gayaa qaa. Aba ]sakI saaOtolaI maa^ @yaa kro?
]sanao ifr sao ]sasao khnaa Sau$ ikyaa — “tU hI tao maorI PyaarI
baoTI hO. tU Aaja sao ijatnaa caaho ]tnaa Ka ilayaa krnaa. poD, sao
kh ik vah naIcao Aa jaayao ifr tU ]sa pr sao maoro ilayao santro taoD,
donaa.”
yah sauna kr laD,kI nao bahut hI naIcaI Aavaaja maoM gaayaa —
naIcao AaAao Aao santro ko poD, naIcao AaAao, AaOr naIcao AaAao
saaOtolaI maa^ AsalaI maa^ nahIM hO, Aao santro ko poD,
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 194 ~
Aba vah poD, naIcaa haonaa Sau$ hao gayaa. jaba vah poD, ]sakI maa^
kI }^caa[- tk Aa gayaa tao ]sakI maa^ ]sako }pr kUd pD,I AaOr
[tnaI jaldI jaldI caZ,nao lagaI jaOsao kao[- bandr caZ,ta hO. jaOsao jaOsao
vah hr SaaK pr caZ,tI gayaI vah ]sa poD, ko saaro santro KatI
gayaI.
laD,kI nao doKa ik ijasa trh sao ]sakI saaOtolaI maa^ ]sa poD, sao
santro taoD, taoD, kr Ka rhI qaI ]sa trh sao tao ]sako ilayao kao[-
BaI santra nahIM bacaogaa. tao ifr vah @yaa krogaI. saao ]sanao ifr sao
naIcaI Aavaaja maoM gaayaa —
Aao santro ko poD,, tU baD,a hao jaa, tU baD,a hao jaa
vah saaOtolaI maa^ hO vah AsalaI maa^ nahIM hO
tU baD,a hao jaa, Aao santro ko poD,, tU baD,a hao jaa
AaOr vah poD, ifr baZ,nao lagaa. AaOr ]sako saaqa saaqa }^caI
haonao lagaI ]sakI maa^ BaI. yah doK kr vah icallaayaI — “Aro kao[-
hO? mauJao bacaaAao, mauJao kao[- bacaaAao.”
laD,kI icallaayaI — “Aao santro ko poD, TUT jaa, Aao santro ko
poD, TUT jaa.” basa yah saunato hI vah santro ka poD, tao hjaaraoM
TukD,aoM maoM TUT kr naIcao igar gayaa AaOr saaqa maoM ]sakI maa^ BaI.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 195 ~
ifr ]sanao ]sa poD, kI TUTI SaaKaAaoooM maoM ]sa poD, ko baIja kao
ZUZa tao baD,I mauiSkla sao ]sakao ek CaoTa saa santro ka baIja
imalaa. ]sanao ]sakao ifr sao baao idyaa AaOr gaayaa —
Aao santro ko poD, tU baD,a hao jaa, tU baD,a hao jaa
vah saaOtolaI maa^ hO vah AsalaI maa^ nahIM hO
tU baD,a hao jaa, Aao santro ko poD,, tU baD,a hao jaa
jaba vah poD, ]sakI ApnaI }^caa[- tk ka hao gayaa tao ]sanao
]samaoM bahut saaro santro taoD, ilayao AaOr jaa kr ]nakao baajaar maoM baoca
AayaI. vao santro [tnao maIzo qao ik laaogaaoM nao ]sako saaro santro bahut
AcCo damaaoM pr KrId ilayao.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 196 ~
17 baokr ka AalasaI baoTa74
santraoM kI yah laaok kqaa yaUraop mahaWIp ko put-gaala doSa kI laaok
kqaaAaoM sao laI gayaI hO.
ek baar kI baat hO ik ek s~I baokr75
qaI. ]sako ek bahut hI AalasaI baoTa qaa.
jaba saaro baccao Aaga jalaanao ko ilayao lakD,I
[k{a krnao ko ilayao jaato qao tao ]sakao BaI
lakD,I laanao ko ilayao kha jaata qaa pr vah
kBaI nahIM jaata qaa.
Apnao eosao AalasaI baoTo kao doK kr ]sa s~I kao bahut duK
haota qaa pr ]sakI samaJa maoM nahIM Aata ik vah ]sako baaro maoM kro
@yaa.
saao ek idna ]sanao ]sa baoTo kao jabardstI ]na baccaaoM ko saaqa
lakiD,yaa^ laanao ko ilayao Baoja idyaa saao vah dUsaro baccaaoM ko saaqa calaa
gayaa.
pr jaOsao hI vah jaMgala phu^caa tao dUsaro baccao tao lakiD,yaa^ AaOr
poD,aMo kI CaoTI CaoTI SaaKoM [k{a krnao maoM laga gayao pr vah ek nadI
74 Baker’s Idle Son – a folktale from Portugal, Europe. Adapted from the book : “Portugese Folk-Tales” 75 Baker is the man who bakes bread, biscuits, cookies cakes etc… Baking is a process of cooking food.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 197 ~
ko iknaaro Apnaa Kanaa Kanao baOz gayaa jaao vah Apnao Gar sao laayaa
qaa.
jaba vah Kanaa Ka rha qaa tao ek maClaI vaha^ AayaI AaOr
]saka igara huAa Kanaa Kanao lagaI. AaiKr ]sanao ]sakao pkD,
ilayaa. maClaI nao ]sasao p`aqa-naa kI ik vah ]sakao maaro nahIM bailk
vah ]sakI hr [cCa pUrI krogaI.
pr ]sa AalasaI laD,ko kao ]sa maClaI pr ivaSvaasa nahIM huAa
tao vah ]sasao baaolaa — “maoro Bagavaana AaOr maorI maClaI ko naama pr maOM
yah [cCa krta hU^ ik lakD,I ka ek bahut baD,a Zor jaao maoro saaqa
vaalao saba baccaaoM ko lakD,I ko ZoraoM sao BaI baD,a hao maoro saamanao Aa
jaayao. AaOr vah maoro ibanaa doKo hI yaha^ sao calata jaayao.”
turnt hI lakD,I ka ba^Qaa huAa ek bahut baD,a Zor ]sako
saamanao Aagayaa AaOr tBaI ]sanao ]sa maClaI kao samaud` maoM jaanao idyaa.
Aba vah Gar vaapsa calaa. Gar jaato samaya vah baIca maoM mahla ko
saamanao sao gaujar rha qaa. mahla kI iKD,kI pr rajakumaarI ko saaqa
rajaa BaI baOza qaa.
]sakao ]sa lakD,I ko Zor kao Apnao Aap calato doK kr bahut
Aanand Aayaa. rajakumaarI kao BaI vah doKnao maoM [tnaa AcCa lagaa
ik vah h^sa pD,I.
]sa AalasaI laD,ko nao rajakumaarI ko doK kr kha — “maoro
Bagavaana AaOr maorI maClaI ko naama pr maOM yah [cCa krta hU^ ik
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 198 ~
rajakumaarI ko ek baoTa hao AaOr ]sakao yah pta na calao ik ]saka
ipta kaOna hO.”
rajakumaarI kao ]saI samaya sao laganao lagaa ik ]sakao baccaa haonao
vaalaa hO. yah jaana kr rajaa ]sasao bahut KuSa huAa. ]sanao ]sakao
]sakI ip`ya daisayaaoM ko saaqa ek mahla maoM band krvaa idyaa. samaya
Aanao pr rajakumaarI nao ek baoTo kao janma idyaa.
vah AalasaI laD,ka ifr jaMgala laaOTa tao vah maClaI ifr AayaI
AaOr ]sanao laD,ko kao batayaa ik ]sa rajakumaarI ko baoTa huAa hO.
maClaI ko kho Anausaar ]sanao
rajaa ko mahla ko saamanao ek
mahla banavaayaa jaao rajaa ko mahla
sao BaI j,yaada Saanadar qaa. [sako
mahla ko baagaIcao maoM hr rMga ko
fUla qao AaOr ]samaoM ek flaaoM ko
poD,aoM ka baagaIcaa BaI qaa. [sa fla ko baagaIcao maoM ek santro ka poD,
qaa ijasa pr 12 saunhrI santro lagao qao.
yah saba ]sao ]sa maClaI AaOr piryaaoM ka idyaa huAa qaa. vah
AalasaI laD,ka ]sa mahla maoM gayaa AaOr ek rajakumaar bana kr rhnao
lagaa. dUsaro laaoga ]sakao kovala rajakumaar kI trh sao hI jaanato qao
iksaI AaOr trh jaanato hI nahIM qao.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 199 ~
ek idna rajaa nao ]sa laD,ko ko pasa yah sandoSa Baojaa ik vah
]saka mahla doKnaa caahta hO. ]sa AalasaI laD,ko nao kha ik vah
KuSaI sao Apnaa mahla ]sakao idKayaogaa. ]sanao rajaa AaOr ]sako
saaro drbaairyaaoM kao saubah ko naaSto ko ilayao baulaa ilayaa.
rajaa AaOr ]sako drbaarI ]saka mahla doK kr bahut KuSa hue
ik ]samaoM iktnao Aarama ko saaQana qao. mahla doKnao ko baad vao
]saka baagaIcaa doKnao gayao.
baagaIcao maoM [tnao saaro fUla doK kr vao tao AaScaya-caikt rh
gayao pr sabasao jyaada AaScaya- tao ]nakao ]sako santro ka poD, doK
kr huAa jaao ]sako flaaoM ko baagaIcao maoM lagaa huAa qaa AaOr ijasa pr
saunahrI santro lagao hue qao.
]sa AalasaI laD,ko nao rajaa AaOr ]sako drbaairyaaoM sao kha ik
vah vaha^ sao kuC BaI lao jaa sakto qaa isavaaya saunahrI santraoM ko.
saba kuC doK kr vao saba naaSto ko ilayao mahla laaOTo AaOr naaSto
ko ilayao baOzo. jaba naaSta K%ma hao gayaa tao rajaa AaOr drbaarI laaoga
Apnao mahla jaanao ko ilayao laaOTo.
jaato samaya ]sa laD,ko nao rajaa sao kha ik vah ]na sabakao
Apnao mahla maoM baulaa kr bahut KuSa qaa AaOr ]sanao ]naka bahut
AcCo sao svaagat ikyaa pr vah [sa baat sao bahut duKI qaa ik ]sa
ko ]na saunahrI santraoM maoM sao ek santra gaayaba qaa.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 200 ~
drbaairyaaoM nao tao saaf manaa kr idyaa ik ]na maoM iksaI nao kao[-
santra nahIM ilayaa. rajaa kao yah sauna kr bahut Sarma AayaI @yaaoMik
Aba kovala vahI ek doKnao sao rh gayaa qaa.
]sanao Apnaa kaoT ]tara pr jaa^ca krnao pr ]sakI jaobaaoM sao
kuC nahIM imalaa. saao vah jaba Apnao kaoT kao daobaara phnanao lagaa
tao ]sa laD,ko nao ]sasao ek baar ifr sao ApnaI jaobaoM idoKanao ko ilayao
kha @yaaoMik jaba vah santra ]sako drbaairyaaoM nao nahIM ilayaa qaa tao
ja$r ]saI nao ilayaa haogaa.
saao rajaa nao ifr sao ApnaI jaoba maoM haqa Dalaa AaOr ek santra
inakalaa. rajaa yah doK kr bahut proSaana haogayaa ik yah santra
]sakI jaoba maoM Aayaa kha^ sao? @yaaoMik ]sanao tao santra CuAa BaI
nahIM qaa. ]sakao bahut Sarma AayaI.
AalasaI laD,ko nao kha ik Aap icanta na kroM @yaaoMik yahI
rajakumaarI ko saaqa BaI huAa ijasanao yah jaanao ibanaa ek baoTo kao
janma idyaa ik ]saka ipta kaOna qaa.
[sa trh maClaI ko }pr jaao jaadU pD,a huAa qaa vah TUT
gayaa. Aba vah ek saundr rajakumaar bana gayaI AaOr ]sanao
rajakumaarI sao SaadI kr laI. AaOr vah AalasaI laD,ka ek bahut hI
AmaIr AadmaI bana kr Apnao Gar laaOT gayaa.
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 201 ~
18 ik`samasa ka santra76
yah laaok kqaa yaUraop mahaWIp ko Donamaak- doSa kI laaok kqaaAaoM sao
laI gayaI hO.
ek baar ek bahut CaoTI laD,kI Donamaak- ko ek Anaaqaalaya maoM
rhnao ko ilayao AayaI.
jaOsao jaOsao ik`samasa ka samaya pasa Aayaa tao dUsaro baccaaoM nao ]sa
laD,kI sao ik`samasa ko ]sa saundr poD, ko baaro maoM baat krnaI Sau$ kI
jaao ik`samasa kI saubah kao naIcao baD,o kmaro maoM laganao vaalaa qaa.
Apnao raoja ko maamaUlaI sao naaSto ko baad hr baccao kao ]sa idna
ek AaOr kovala ek hI ik`samasa BaoMT imalanao vaalaI qaI AaOr vah qaa
ek santra.
]sa Anaaqaalaya ka hoDmaasTr baD,o ija_I iksma ka AadmaI qaa
AaOr vah ik`samasa kao ek mausaIbat samaJata qaa. vah ik`samasa kI
saubah tk iksaI baccao kao ik`samasa ka poD, doKnao ko ilayao naIcao BaI
nahIM Aanao dota qaa.
saao ik`samasa ko phlao idna kI Saama kao jaba ]sanao ]sa CaoTI
laD,kI kao ik`samasa ko poD, kao doKnao ko ilayao caaorI sao saIiZ,yaaoM sao
naIcao jaato doKa tao ]sanao yah GaaoYaNaa kr dI ik ]sakao ]sakI
76 The Christmas Orange – a folktale from Denmark, Europe. Adapted from the Website : http://www.motivateus.com/stories/c-orange.htm
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 202 ~
ik`samasa kI BaoMT ka santra nahIM imalaogaa @yaaoMik vah ]sa poD, kao
doKnao ko ilayao [tnaI ]%sauk qaI ik ]sanao Anaaqaalaya ko inayamaaoM kao
taoD,a qaa.
vah CaoTI laD,kI baocaarI raotI hu[- Apnao kmaro maoM Baaga gayaI.
]saka idla TUT gayaa qaa AaOr vah ApnaI baurI iksmat pr rao rhI qaI
ik maOM naIcao ]sa poD, kao doKnao gayaI hI @yaaoM.
AgalaI saubah jaba baD,o baccao naaSto ko ilayao naIcao jaa rho qao tao
vah CaoTI laD,kI naIcao naaSto ko ilayao nahIM gayaI AaOr Apnao ibastr maoM
hI pD,I rhI. vah yah sahna nahIM kr saktI qaI ik dUsarI laD,ikyaaoM
kao tao ik`samasa kI BaoMT imalao AaOr vah KD,I ]naka mau^h doKtI rho.
baad maoM jaba saba baccao Apnaa Apnaa naaSta kr ko }pr Aayao
tao ek baccao nao ]sakao ek $maala idyaa.
]sa laD,kI kao vah $maala doK kr baD,a
AaScaya- huAa. ]sanao saavaQaanaI sao ]sa $maala
kao Kaolaa tao ]sao ivaSvaasa hI nahIM huAa ik
]samaoM ek iClaa huAa AaOr fa^koM ikyaa gayaa
santra rKa qaa.
]sanao pUCa — “yah kOsao huAaÆ”
baccao nao javaaba idyaa — “yah eosao huAa ik hr baccao nao Apnao
iClao hue AaOr fa^koM ikyao gayao santro maoM sao ek ek fa^k inakala
laaok kqaaAaoM maoM fla–saoba ~ 203 ~
kr tumharo ilayao rK dI qaI taik tumakao BaI tumharI ik`samasa kI
BaoMT ka santra imala sako.”
yah doK kr ]sa laD,kI kI Aa^KaoM maoM Aa^saU Aa gayao.
doSa ivadoSa kI laaok kqaaAaoM kI saIrIja, maoM p`kaiSat pustkoM —
36 pustkoM www.Scribd.com/Sushma_gupta_1 pr ]plabQa hOM.
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1 naa[jaIiryaa kI laaok kqaaeoM–1
2 naa[jaIiryaa kI laaok kqaaeoM–2
3 [iqayaaoipyaa kI laaok kqaaeoM–1
4 rOvana kI laaok kqaaeoM–1
naIcao ilaKI hu[- pustkoM [-–maIiDyama pr saaosaayaTI AaOf faOklaaor, landna, yaU ko, ko pustkalaya maoM ]plabQa hOM.
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1 ja,Mja,Ibaar kI laaok kqaaeoM — 10 laaok kqaaeoM — saamaanya Capa, maaoTa Capa daonaaoM maoM ]plabQa
2 [iqayaaoipyaa kI laaok kqaaeoM–1 — 45 laaok kqaaeoM — saamaanya Capa, maaoTa Capa daonaaoM maoM ]plabQa
naIcao ilaKI hu[- pustkoM haD- kapI maoM baajaar maoM ]plabQa hOM.
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1 rOvana kI laaok kqaaeoM–1 — [nd`a piblaiSaMga ha]sa
2 [iqayaaoipyaa kI laaok kqaaeoM–1 — p`Baat p`kaSana
3 [iqayaaoipyaa kI laaok kqaaeoM–2 — p`Baat p`kaSana
4 Saobaa kI ranaI makoDa AaOr rajaa saaolaaomana — p`Baat p`kaSana
5 rajaa saaolaaomana — p`Baat p`kaSana
6 baMgaala kI laaok kqaaeoM — naoSanala bauk T/sT
naIcao ilaKI pustkoM rcanaakar DaT Aaga- pr mauFt ]plabQa hOM jaao TO@sT TU spIca TOknaaolaaojaI ko Wara dRiYTbaaiQat laaogaaoM
Wara BaI pZ,I jaa saktI hOM.
1 [iqayaaoipyaa kI laaok kqaaeoM–1
http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/08/1-27.html
2 [iqayaaoipyaa kI laaok kqaaeoM–2
http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/08/2-1.html
3 rOvana kI laaok kqaaeoM–1
http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/09/1-1.html
4 rOvana kI laaok kqaaeoM–2
http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/09/2-1.html
5 rOvana kI laaok kqaaeoM–3
http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/09/3-1-1.html
6 [TlaI kI laaok kqaaeoM–1
http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/09/1-1_30.html
7 [TlaI kI laaok kqaaeoM–2
http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/10/2-1.html
8 [TlaI kI laaok kqaaeoM–3
http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/10/3-1.html
9 [TlaI kI laaok kqaaeoM–4
http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/10/4-1.html
10 [TlaI kI laaok kqaaeoM–5
http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/10/5-1-italy-lokkatha-5-seb-wali-ladki.html 11 [TlaI kI laaok kqaaeoM–6
http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/11/6-1-italy-ki-lokkatha-billiyan.html 12 [TlaI kI laaok kqaaeoM–7
http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/11/7-1-italy-ki-lokkatha-kaitherine.html
13 [TlaI kI laaok kqaaeoM–8
http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/12/8-1-italy-ki-lokkatha-patthar-se-roti.html
14 [TlaI kI laaok kqaaeoM–9
http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/12/9-1-italy-ki-lok-katha-do-bahine.html
15 [TlaI kI laaok kqaaeoM–10
http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/12/10-1-italy-ki-lok-katha-teen-santre.html
16 ja,Mja,Ibaar kI laaok kqaaeoM
http://www.rachanakar.org/2018/05/blog-post_54.html
17 caalaak [-kTaomaI
http://www.rachanakar.org/2018/05/blog-post_88.html
18 naaOsa- doSaaoM kI laaok kqaaeoM–1
http://www.rachanakar.org/2018/10/1.html
19 naaOsa- doSaaoM kI laaok kqaaeoM–2
http://www.rachanakar.org/2018/12/2.html
naIcao ilaKI pustkoM jaugarnaaOT DaT [na pr ]plabQa hOM
https://www.juggernaut.in/authors/2a174f5d78c04264af63d44ed9735596
1 saaonao kI laId krnao vaalaa GaaoD,a AaOr Anya Af`IkI laaok kqaaeoM
2 AsantuYT laD,kI AaOr Anya AmaoirkI laaok kqaaeoM
3 rOvana Aaga kOsao laokr Aayaa AaOr Anya AmaoirkI laaok kqaaeoM
4 rOvana nao SaadI kI AaOr Anya AmaoirkI laaok kqaaeoM
5 kaOAa idna laokr Aayaa AaOr Anya AmaoirkI laaok kqaaeoM
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laoiKka ko baaro maoM
sauYamaa gauPta ka janma ]<ar pdoSa ko AlaIgaZ, Sahr maoM sana\ 1943 maoM huAa qaa. [nhaoMnao Aagara
ivaSvaivaValaya sao samaaja Saas~ AaOr Aqa- Saas~ maoM eoma e ikyaa AaOr ifr maorz ivaSvaivaValaya sao baI
eoD ikyaa. 1976 maoM yao naa[jaIiryaa calaI gayaIM. vaha^ [nhaoMnao yaUinavaisa-TI AaOf, [baadana sao laa[bao`rI
saa[nsa maoM eoma eola eosa ikyaa AaOr ek iqayaaolaaojaIkla kaOilaja maoM 10 vaYaao -M tk laa[ba`oiryana ka kaya-
ikyaa.
vaha^ sao ifr yao [iqayaaoipyaa calaI gayaIM AaOr vaha^ eiDsa Abaabaa yaUinavaisa-TI ko [nsTIT\yaUT
AaOf, [iqayaaoipyana sTDIja, kI laa[ba`orI maoM 3 saala kaya- ikyaa. t%pScaat [nakao dixaNaI Af`Ika ko ek doSa, ilasaaozao
ko ivaSvaivaValaya maoM [nsTIT\yaUT AaOf, sadna- Af`Ikna sTDIja, maoM 1 saala kaya- krnao ka Avasar imalaa. vaha^ sao 1993 maoM
yao yaU eosa e Aa gayaIM jaha^ [nhaoMnao ifr sao maasTr AaOf, laa[ba`orI eoMD [nafaOmao -Sana saa[nsa ikyaa. ifr 4 saala
AaoTaomaaoiTva [nDsT/I e@Sana ga`up ko pustkalaya maoM kaya- ikyaa.
1998 maoM [nhaoMnao saovaa inavaRi<a lao laI AaOr ApnaI ek vaoba saa[T banaayaI – www.sushmajee.com. tba
sao yao ]saI vaoba saa[T pr kama kr rhIM hOM. ]sa vaoba saa[T maoM ihndU Qama- ko saaqa saaqa baccaaoM ko ilayao BaI kafI saamaga`I
hO.
iBanna iBanna doSaaoM maoM rhnao sao [nakao Apnao kaya-kala maoM vaha^ kI bahut saarI laaok kqaaAaoM kao jaananao ka Avasar
imalaa – kuC pZ,nao sao, kuC laaogaaoM sao saunanao sao AaOr kuC eosao saaQanaaoM sao jaao kovala [nhIM kao ]plabQa qao. ]na sabakao
doK kr [nakao eosaa lagaa ik yao laaok kqaaeoM ihndI jaananao vaalao baccaaoM AaOr ihndI maoM irsaca- krnao vaalaaoM kao tao kBaI
]plabQa hI nahIM hao payaoMgaI – ihndI kI tao baat hI Alaga hO AMga`ojaI maoM BaI nahIM imala payaoMgaIM.
[sailayao [nhaoMnao nyaUnatma ihndI pZ,nao vaalaaoM kao Qyaana maoM rKto hue ]na laaok kqaaAaoM kao ihndI maoM ilaKnaa parmBa
ikyaa. [na laaok kqaaAaoM maoM Af`Ika, eiSayaa AaOr dixaNaI Amaoirka ko doSaaoM kI laaok kqaaAaoM pr AiQak Qyaana idyaa
gayaa hO pr ]<arI Amaoirka AaOr yaUraop ko doSaaoM kI BaI kuC laaok kqaaeoM saimmailat kr laI gayaI hOM.
ABaI tk 1500 sao AiQak laaok kqaaeoM ihndI maoM ilaKI jaa caukI hO. [nakao “doSa ivadoSa kI laaok kqaaeoM”
k`ma maoM p`kaiSat krnao ka p`yaasa ikyaa jaa rha hO. AaSaa hO ik [sa p`kaSana ko maaQyama sao hma [na laaok kqaaAaoM kao
jana jana tk phu^caa sakoMgao.
ivaMDsar, kOnaoDa
idsambar 2018