Kashtanka – hikoya az A.P. CHekhov

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Sagchai zardu mallarangi duraga, ki fuki rubohmonand dosht, dar rohi piyodagarde in tarafu on taraf metokht va beqarorona ba atrof nazar meafgand. Bazan meistodu nolishkunon avval yak poyi khunukkhurdaash va bad poyi digarashro bardoshta, ba khotir ovardany meshud, ki chy guna u metavonist rokhgum bizanad?

Hub dar khotir dorad, ki in ruzro chy guna pushti sar kard va bilokhira, ba in piyodarohi noshinos chy khel aftod. Ruz chunin ooz yoft: Sokhibash – najjor Luka Aleksandrich kuloshro pushida, kadom yak asbobi chubini ba matoi surkh pechonidaro tagi kash kardu nido dardod:

Kashtanka, raftem!

Sagchai duragai mallarang nomashro shunida, darhol az tagi dastgokhi najjory, ki on jo, dar boloi parakhaho mekhobid, baromadu khamyozae kashida az qafoi sokhibash rahsipor shud. Farmoishgaroni Luka Aleksandrich behad dur zindagy mekardand va najjor to one ki ba khonai har kadomi onho birasad, majbur meshud az chand guzargoh guzashta, chandin marotiba ba maykhona bidaroyadu jismashro bo sharob neru bubakhshad. Kashtanka ba khotir ovard, ki dar roh vay behad noshoista raftor kard.

Az khursandy, ki uro baroi sayru gasht ba kucha barovardaand, gel mezadu akkoszanon ba naqliyoti aspii dar rohi ohan harakatkunanda hujum mekard. Ba havliho medaromad va az qafoi sagho medavid. Najjor malum, ki uro nadida noiloj bozmeistodu bo gazab ba sarash dod mezad. Hatto bore sakht khashmgin shuda, gushi rubohmonandashro ba kafash doshta sakht tob dodu kanda-kanda guft:

Koshki har-rom me-mur-di, ofatzada!

Luka Aleksandrich bo farmoishgarho korashro anjom doda, baroi yak daqiqa ba khonai khoharash daromad. Dar on jo nushidu gazak namud; az havlii khoharash ba khonai rafiqi mukovasozash daromad, az on jo ba maykhona, az maykhona ba khonai juraash va… Hulosa, vakte ki Kashtanka ba piyodagardi begona aftid, ruz ru ba toriky ovarda, najjor ham murdanivor mast shuda bud. u har zamon dasthoyashro afshonda, chukur nafas mekashidu gur-gurkunon menolid:

Maro modaram purgunoh tavallud kard! Oh, gunohho, gunohho! Holo, ana, dar kucha meravem va ba charogakho menigarem, hamin ki murdem, dar otashi duzakh khohem sukht…

YO bo ohangi zoriomez Kashtankaro ba nazdash mekhondu tavallo mekard:

Tu, Kashtanka, tu az hasharote besh nesty. Dar muqobili odam tu ustoi chubtaroshero memony, ki dar nazdi najjor arzishe nadorad…

Hangome ki vay bo Kashtanka ana hamin khel harf mezad, banogoh musiqi taninandoz gardid. Kashtanka ba qafo nigoh karda did, ki az miyoni kucha, ru ba ruyi u, katori sarbozon qadam mezanad. Ba sadoi musiqi, ki asabhoi vayro bejo mekard, tob naovarda, sagchai bechora bezobita shudu az tars akkos zad, vale amali sohibashro dida hayron shud: najjor, ba joyi on ki bitarsad, ullos bikashad va yo akkos bizanad, bo khandai samimona qomatashro rost namuda, ba misli sarbozon dastashro ba chakaash burd. Kashtanka did, ki sohibash ba musiky diqqat namedihad, boz ham sakhttar ullos kashid va bekhudona davida ba piyodarohi tarafi digari kucha guzasht.

Dame ki Kashtanka ba khud omad, musiqi digar sado namedod va polk ham az nazar oib shuda bud. u az kucha guzashta, dartoz ba joe omad, ki sohibashro bori okhir dida bud, vale… hayhot! Najjor aknun dar on jo nabud. Sagcha ba pesh davidu bad ba qafo, yak bori digar kucharo ubur kard, lekin najjor yakbora ayb zad: guyo ba qari zamin furu rafta bud… Kashtanka piyodarohro bu kashidan girift: umed dosht, ki sohibashro az buyi izash meyobad, vale peshtar kim-kadom noshude bo kalushhoi navi rezini az cha guzashta budu aknun hama nakhati nozuk bo buyi tezi rezin makhlut gardida. Metavon guft, ki imkoni chizero muayyan kardan baroyash vujud nadosht.

Kashtanka, harchand ba pesh davidu ba qafo, sohibashro paydo karda natavonist. Dar in miyon hama jo torik shud va dar har du jonibi kuchaho fonusho dargiriftand. Az tirezai khonaho niz nuri charogho ba chashm rasid. Barfi laklaky meborid va rohi hamvoru pushti aspho va kulohi foytunchiho ohista-ohista safed meshudand. CHy qadare havo torik meshud, hamon andoza atrof ravshantaru safedtar megardid. Az nazdi Kashtanka, peshi chashmashro girifta, hatto bo poyashon uro tela doda, beist farmoishgaroni noshinos ba har taraf guzashta meraftand. (Kashtanka insoniyatro ba du guruhi tamoman nobarobar – khujainho va farmoishgaron yudo karda bud; dar miyoni ham in va ham onho tafriqai jiddi bud: avvaliho huquq doshtand, ki Kashtankaro latukub kunand, duvumihoro khudi u haq dosht az bandi poyashon bigazad). Farmoishgaron ba kim-kujoe shitob mekardand va ba vay zarrae etibor namedodand.

Vaqte ki atrof tamoman torik shud, Kashtankaro vahmu haros zer kard: u tamoman navmed gardid. Dar daromadgohi kim-kadom binoe panah shuda, talkh bigrist. Safari yakruza bo Luka Aleksandrich uro bemador karda bud, gushu poyhoyash az khunuki karakht shudayu ba boloi in hama gurusnagi holashro bad kardaast. Ruzi daroz hayvoni bechora hamagi du marotiba kame shikamashro ser karda bud: dar havlii muqovasoz kamakak shirai ordro ba dahon burda bud va dar yake az maykhonaho, dar nazdi peshtakhta, pusti hasibro yofta khurd va tamom vassalom. Agar vay inson mebud, ekhtimol chunin andesha mekard:

«Ne, in khel zistan nomumkin ast! Hubash, khudkushy boyad kard!».

NOSHINOSI PURASROR

Vale vay dar borai chize fikr namekard, faqat nula mekashid. Vakt ki barfi ispedi muloim saru ruyashro ba misli kurpa pushonidu khudash az bemadory chashmashro kushoda nametavonist, banogah dare sharakkoszanon kushoda shud va nolishkunon ba shikamash barkhurd. YAkbora az joyash jasta rost istod. Az dari kushoda kadom yak nafare, ki mutaalliq ba farmoishgaron bud, burun omad. Azbaski Kashtanka vingos zad va ba zeri poyash mond, u nametavonist ba sag diqqat nadihad. Mard kham shuda az vay pursid:

– Ay sag, tu az kujo paydo shudy! Mayubat kardam? Oh, makhluki bechora… Hayr, az man maranj, az man maranj… Gunakhoram.

Kashtanka az miyoni barfrezahoi ba mijahoyash chaspida ba mardi noshinos dida dukhta, dar nazdash yak odamchai qadpastaki farbehaku lundaruyi rishtaroshidaero did, ki dar sar kuloh doshtu tugmahoi pustinash batamom kushoda budand.

– CHy in qadar ving-ving mekuny? – idoma dod mard, barfro bo angushtash az pushti Kashtanka afshonda. – Sohibat kujost? SHoyad tu gum shuday? Eh, sagchai bechora! Aknun mo chy kor boyad kunem?

Kashtanka dar ovozi mardi noshinos ohangi rahmu shafqatro ehsos namuda dastashro lesid va boz ham badardtar vingos zad.

– Tu khele sagi donoyu ramuzfahme buday! – guft mardi noshinos. – Ba ruboh monand hasty! Hayr, maylash, hej kore nadorem, raftem bo man. Ehtimol dar yagon bob darkor meshavy… Kany, ba pesh!

Vay bo labhoyash chalpos zada ba Kashtanka bo imoi dast ishora namud, ki on yak mano dosht: «Raftem!» Kashtanka az pasash raft. Qarib badi nim soat Kashtanka allakay dar boloi farshi hujrai kalonu ravshan menishast va sarashro ba yak taraf kaj karda, bo marok va riqqat ba ruyi mardi noshinos, ki dar pushti miz nishasta io mekhurd, nigoh mekard. Noshinos io mekhurd va Kashtankaro ham faromush namekard: nakhust ba vay nonu panir dod va sipas, porai gusht. Nisfi sambusa va ustukhonhoi murgro ham ba peshi poyash partoft. Kashtanka, ki az gurusnagy sakht aziyat mekashid, in hamaro boshitob khurd va hatto maza doshtan yo nadoshtanashonro nafahmid. Harchi ziyodtar mekhurd, hamon andoza beshtar gurusnagiro ehsos mekard.

– Voqean, sohibonat turo bad nigohubin mekardaand, – bo harisii tom ba io daraftodan va onro nokhoida furu burdani sag dida dukhta guft mardi noshinos. – Boz khele loar hasti! Pustu ustukhon…

Kashtanka ioi ziyodero istemol namud, vale purra ser nashud, tanho az purkhury andak bekhud gardid. Bad az tanovuli taom dar miyonai hujra daroz kashidu dar vujudi khud beholii guvoroero his namuda dum likond. Vaqte ki sohibi navi Kashtanka dar kursii muloim bafurja nishasta sigor mekashid, Kashtanka hamono dum likonda, masalai manzili zisti oyandaashro hal mekard: kujo khubtar ast? Honai mardi noshinos yo sohibi avvalaash. Jihozi khonai mardi noshinos kambaalonavu bezeb ast; ba juz kursihoyu divan va charogu kolinho dar on digar chize nest, hujra ham guiyo kholist, ammo manzili najjor sarshori jihoz ast; dar khonai u mizu dastgohi najjori, tudai parakha, randayu iskana, arrahoi gunogun, taora, kafasi sava va… hast. Dar khonai mardi noshinos hatto bue ba mashom namerasad, khonai najjor boshad, hamesha garm astu hamesha buyi khushi rangu elim va takhtaporaho ba dimog mezanad. Vale mardi noshinos dar yak bobat bartari dorad: ba vay bemalol ioi bisyor medihad va agar az ruyi adolat biguem, har gahe Kashtanka dar nazdi mizi u istoda, bo rahm ba ruyash dida meduzad, bore ham vayro namezanad va lagadkubash ham namekunad, yagon marotiba «Daf shav, lanaty!» ham naguftaast.

Hujaini nav sigorashro kashida az khona berun shud va lahzae bad kurpachae dar dast bargashta, onro dar kunj, dar shafati divan, gusturda guft:

– Ey tu, makhluqi bezabon, in jo biyo! Ana, dar in jo khob kun, fahmidy?

Sipas u charogro khomush karda az dar berun shud. Kashtanka bemalol dar boloi kurpacha daroz kashida chashmonashro pushid; az berun akkosi sag shunida shud va Kashtanka khost ba on javob bigardonad, ammo banogah uro ehsosi yasu navmedy faro girift. Luka Aleksandrich, farzandi u Fedyushka, joygahi narmu bofaroatashro dar tagi dastgohi njjory ba khotir ovard… Ba khotir ovard, ki dar shabhoi darozi zimiston, gohe ki sohibash chub metaroshid yo bo ovozi baland ruznoma mutolia menamud, Fedya, odatan, bo Kashtanka bozy mekard: az poyhoi kafoyash doshta, az tagi dastgohi najjory kashida berunash mekard va chunon boshavq bo u bozy mekard, ki az in muomila chashmoni sagi bechora siyohy mezadand va tamomi bugumhoyash ba dard medaromadand. Uro majbur mekard, ki bo du poyi qafoyash roh gardad. Tasavvur mekard, ki u zangula ast: az dumash doshta sakht mekashid, ba chunin muomila sagcha toqat naovarda, az dard

vingos mezadu mejakid, majburash mekard, ki tamokuro buy bikashad. Makhsusan, ana in nagmai Fedya baroyash aziyatovar bud: ba resmon burdai gushtro basta, ba Kashtanka medod. Vaqte ki Kashtanka lundai gushtro furu meburd, u baland- baland khandida onro az dahonash berun mebarovard. Har qadar khotiraho vozehtar jilvagar meshudand, hamon andoza balandtaru badardtar vingos mezad Kashtanka. Ammo noayon bemadory va garmy bar amussa alaba kardand… Vayro khob burd va galai sagho ba khobash daromadand; voqean, pirsagi jingilamuy, ki chashmonash doi safed doshtandu pashm biniashro pushida bud va Kashtanka imruz uro dar kucha dida bud, bo onho medavid. Fedya iskana dar dast, az pushti pirsagi jingilamuy david va nokhost badani vayro ham pashmi afs pushonid. Vay bo sururu shody akkoszanon ba nazdi Kashtanka omad. Onho halimona binii yakdigarro bu kashidand va pahlui ham ba tarafi cha davidand…

OSHNOII NAV VA BISER FARAHBAHSH

Vaqte ki Kashtanka az khob bedor shud, ruz ham faro rasida budu az kucha hayohuyu gulgula, ki faqat ruzona ba vuqu payvasta metavonand, ba gush merasid. Dar hujra kase nabud. Kashtanka khamyozakashon, bo qahr va qavoqi girifta dar daruni hujra megasht. Har kunji hujra va ashyoi dar on joydoshtaro bu kashida ba dahlez nazar afgand va chizi darkoriashro paydo nakard. Ba juz dare, ki ba jonibi dahlez kushoda meshud, boz dari digare niz bud. Kashtanka chande fikr kardu bo panjahoyash onro kharoshida kushod va ba khonai digar daromad. On jo, dar boloi kat, nafare khudro dar kurpai muloim pechonida mekhobid. Kashtanka uro shinokht: in hamon noshinosi diruza bud.

– Rrrr… – gurros zad Kashtanka, lekin ioi diruzaro ba khotir ovarda, ba dumlikony daromadu buy kashidan girift.

Vay sarulibos va muzai mardi noshinosro bu kashida daryoft, ki az onho asosan buyi asp meoyad. Az khonai khob dari digare ham kushoda meshud, ki ba kim-kujoe meburd. In dar ham mahkam bud. Kashtanka onro bo panja kharoshida, bo sinaash tela doda kushod va hamon lahza bue arib va baroyash ayrimaqbul ba dimosh zad. Muloqoti nokhushero ehsos namuda, gurgurkunon ba chor taraf dida dukhta Kashtanka ba hujrachai khurdi zardevorahoyash chirkin vorid gardid va az tars khudro ba qafo kashid. CHize baroyash ayriintizor va badhaybate dar peshi chashmonash huvaydo gardid. Ki khokistarrange saru gardanashro qarib ba zamin rasondayu bolhoyashro kalon kushoda, shipirroszanon ba u hujum mekard. Andake kanortar az vay, dar boloi bolisht, gurbai safede mekhobid: vay ham, Kashtankaro dida, az joyash barjast va pushtashro kham va dumashro bolo bardoshtu muyi badanashro sikh karda shipposzanon ba u tahdid namud. Sag, bemuhobo, sakht tarsid, vale onro oshkor nakarda, baland jakid va ba gurba hujum namud… Gurba pushtashro khamtar namuda, shipposzanon bo panjaash ba sari Kashtanka zarba zad. Kashtanka noiloj ba qafo jasta, dar boloi chor poyash nishastu fukashro ba tarafi gurba daroz karda, boqahr jakidan girift: in dam qoz az pas omada, yakbora ba takhtapushtash sakht minqor zad. Kashtanka jonhavlona barjast va ba koz daraftod…

– Hudash chy gap? – shunida shud ovozi balandu badqahre va ba hujra mardi noshinos, ki dar tan yaktah va dar dahon sigor dosht, vorid shud. – In chy many dorad? Kany, ba joyhoyaton!

Vay ba nazdi gurba omada, bo kafi dast ba pushti khamidaash zada guft:

– Fyodor Timofeich, in chy many dorad? Munokisha mekuned? Eh tu, nayrangbozi pir! Daroz bikash!

Va ba qoz ru gardonda dod zad:

– Ivan Ivanich, ba joyat birav!

Gurba itoatkorona ba boloi kurpachai khud guzashta, chashmonashro pushid. Az rangu ruy va muylabhoyash ayon bud, ki khudash ham asabony shudan va ba jang hamroh shudanashro kabul nadorad. Kashtanka bo nishoni etiroz nula kashid, qoz boshad, gardanashro yozonda, roje ba kim-chize tez-tez, samimona, ravshanu sareh, vale behad nomafhum, go-go kard.

– Maylash, maylash! – guft khujain khamyozakashon. – Oromona va dustona boyad zist va ba Kashtanka chashm dukhta ilova kard: – Tu, zardak, matars… Inho mardumi khuband, ozor namedihand. Isto, mo turo bo chy nom jeg mezanem? Be nom nameshavad, barodar.

Mardi noshinos badi andeshae guft:

– Medony-chy… Nomi tu minbad Holajon meshavad… Fahmidy? Holajon!

Va chand marotiba kalimai <<Holajon»-ro takror karda, berun baromad. Kashtanka dar joyash khobida, nazoratro idoma dod. Gurba hamono dar boloi kurpacha menishastu vonamud mekard, ki khob ast. Qoz boshad, gardanashro yozonda, dar yak joy pochak mezadu tez-tez dar borai chize samimona go-

0 mekard. Az aftash u qozi khiradmande bud: har dafa, badi har guftori tuloniash, u bohayrat kafo meraft va vonamud mekard, ki az guftahoyash iftikhormand ast… Kashtanka uro shunida, «rrrr…»-ros zada javobash gardond va «taftish»- i gshhoi hujracharo idoma dod. Dar yake az kunjho taorachaero did, ki dar daruni on nakhudi tar va chand pora noni khushki javinro guzoshta budand. u nakhudro chashid, daryoft, ki bemaza budaast. Porahoi nonro ba dahon burd va khoidan girift. Ko az khurokashro khurdani sagi begona zarrae naranjid, baraks, boz ham zud-zud G0-G0 kardan girift va baroi on ki etimodashro ba sagcha sobit namoyad, ba nazdi taGoracha omada chand dona nakhudro nushi jon kard.

DAR OLAMI MUJIZAHO

CHande bad mardi noshinos az nav voridi hujra gardid. Bo khud yak chizi alatii harfi P monandro ovard. Dar bolochubi in P-i chubini khele behunarona sokhtashuda zangula va tufangchaero ovekhta, ba nugi zangula va kulangi tufangcha resmon basta budand. Mardi noshinos P-ro dar miyonai khujra guzoshta, duru daroz chizero kushodu bast va sipas ba koz nigarista guft:

Ivan Ivanich, bifarmoed!

Qoz ba nazdi u omada, dar holati omodagy karor girift va intizori amr shud.

Kany, – guft mardi noshinos, – az avval ooz menamoem. Nakhust salom bideh va tazim bikun! Zud bosh!

Ivan Ivanich gardanashro yakbora daroz kard va ba har taraf sar junbonda bo nazokati tom tazim kard.

Hamin khel, ofarin… Aknun bimir!

Qoz ba pusht daroz kashida, poyhoyashro bolo bardosht. Mardi noshinos ba hamin monand yakchand nayrangi na on qadar mushkilro takror kardu banogah sarashro doshta, dar holate ki az chekhraash dasht meborid, dod zad:

Voy dod! Otash! Mesuzem!!!

Ivan Ivanich bashast ba nazdi P omada resmonro bo minqorash kashid: zangula sado dod. Mardi noshinos az in amali u bisyor mamnun shud va gardanashro navozish karda guft:

Ofarin, Ivan Ivanich! Aknun tasavvur bikun, ki tu zargar hastiyu tilloyu javohirot mefurushy. Hamchunin, tasavvur bikun, ki ba maozaat medaroiyu dar on jo duzdhoro mebiny. Dar in holat chy chora boyad biandeshy?

Qoz resmoni digarro bo minqorash doshta kashid va sadoi gushkarkunandai tir baland shud. Sadoi zangula ba Kashtanka baso khush omad, vale sadoi tir uro beshtar ba vajd ovard; shodikunon dar girdi P medavidu boshavq akkos mezad.

Holajon, ba joyat rav! – ba u amr kard mardi noshinos. – Homush!

Kori Ivan Ivanich bo hamin tirparony anjom nayoft. Mardi noshinos boz yak soati purra resmonero ba gardani parandai bechora bast va toziyonaro qarsos zanonda, uro dar girdash davond. Qoz hangomi davidan boyad moneahoro pushti sar mekardu parida az miyonai halqa meguzasht va rost meistod, yane, bo hamon shast dar boloi dumash menishast va kanothoyashro alvonj medod. Kashtanka az Ivan Ivanich chashm namekand va chand marotiba az pushti u tokhta bovajd baland-baland akkos zad.

Mardi noshinos, ki baso monda shuda bud, qozro ba holi khud guzoshtu araqi peshonaashro pok namuda faryod kard:

Marya! Havronya Ivanovnaro ba in jo davat bikun!

Daqiqae naguzashta khur-khuri chize ba gush rasid… Kashtanka gur-gurkunon khudro sherdil vonamud kard va ba har hol ba mardi noshinos nazdiktar omad. Dar kushoda shudu kampirake ba hujra nazar afganda chize guft va khuki siyohi bisyor bezebro ba darun darovard. Huk ba tahdidi Kashtanka etibor nadoda, fukashro bolo bardosht va khursandona khur-khur kardan girift. Az aftash ba didori khujain, gurba va Ivan Ivanich sharafmand gardidan baroi vay baso khush bud. Vay avval nazdi gurba omada, bo fukash gurbaro sila kardu bad bo qoz dar borai kadom chizhoe ba tavri khud chize guft. Az har yak harakat, ovoz va junbidani dumchaash halimi va mehrubonii samimy ehsos megardid. Kashtanka pay burd, ki ba in jonvaron siteza namudan befoida ast.

Hujain P-ro ba yak taraf guzoshta amr kard:

Bifarmoed, Fyodor Timofeich!

Gurba az joyash khesta behushona khamyoza kashid va bo dili nokhoham, guyo ba onho lutf mekarda boshad, ba nazdi khuk omad.

Hush, az «ahromi misry» ooz menamoem, – guft khujain.

Vay botafsir chizero ba onho fahmondu yakbora amr kard: «YAk…du…se!». Badi shunidani kalimai «se» qoz parida, dar pushti khuk nishast… Badi on ki qoz bo kumaki qanotho va gardanash muvozinatro barqaror karda, dar takhtapushti serpashmi khuk ustuvor istod, Fyodor Timofeich kohilona, bo beetinoii amik va nazarnogirona, guyo u hunarashro chashmi didan nadoshta boshad va on baroyash yak tin ham arzish nadorad, avval ba pushti khuk va bad, guiyo majburan, bo dili nokhoham ba boloi qoz baromad va bo du poyi qafoyash rost istod. CHizro, ki mardi noshinos «ahromi misry» menomid, hosil shud. Kashtanka az khursandy vingoszanon shody mekard, ammo hamin dam gurbai pir khamyoza kashidu muvozinatashro gum karda, az boloi qoz sarozer shud. Ivan Ivanich ham kalavida az pushti Havronya Ivanovna ba zamin aftid. Mardi noshinos dodzanonu dastafshon az nav chizero fahmondan girift. Badi yak soati mashq va omukhtani bunyodi «ahrom» khujaini purtoqat ba qoz dar pushti gurba savor shudan va sipas, ba gurba sigor kashidanu amsoli inhoro omukht.

Mashk ham anjom yoftu mardi noshinos araqi peshonaashro pok karda, hujraro tark namud. Fyodor Timofeich bo karohat myav-myavkunon dar boloi kurpachaash daroz kashid va chashmonashro pushid. Ivan Ivanich ba nazdi taoracha raft, khukro boshad, kampir burd. Ba tufayli taassuroti ziyodi az in amalho hosilnamuda Kashtanka chi khel guzashtani ruzro nafakhmid, vale shabona vayro ba hamon kurpachaash ba hamon khujrachai bo zardevorai chirkin oroyofta burdand va on jo shabro bo Fyodor Timofeich va qoz guzaronid.

ISTEDOD! ISTEDOD!

Az miyon yak moh guzasht.

Kashtanka aknun ba on ki har shom vayro bo ioi bolazzat ser mekunand va Holajon nomash mebarand, hamchunin, ba mardi noshinos va hamkhonahoi navi khud odat karda bud. Hayotash khubu guvoro meguzasht.

Hamai ruzho yak khel ooz meshudand. Tibki odat, pesh az hama Ivan Ivanich bedor meshud va hamon lahza ba boloi sari Holajon yo ba nazdi gurba omada, gardanashro kaj mekard va dar borai chize garmu jushon va boisror, vale chun harvaqta nomafhum, vaz meguft. Bazan sarashro bolo karda monologhoi tuloniro baroyashon peshkash menamud. Ruzhoi avvali oshnoiashon Kashtanka fikr mekard, ki qoz bisyor khiradmand ast va baroi hamin purgapy mekunad. Ammo chande naguzashta, digar nisbat ba u hej guna ehtiromro ravo namedid; baraks, vakte ki vay ba nazdash omada, «nutq»-i tuloniashro ooz kardany meshud, Kashtanka ba ehtiromash digar dum namejunbond, balki ba sifati yak laqqii shilkin, ki digaronro khob raftan namemonad, pisandash namekard va har guftorashro be yagon takalluf bo «rrrr» istiqbol menamud.

Fyodor Timofeich boshad, mevai boi digar bud. u az khob bedor shuda, yagon guna ovoz baland namekard, namejunbid va hatto chashmashro namekushod. Vay hatto ba bedor shudan ham mayl nadosht, baroi on ki in ba hama ayon bud, hayotro chashmi didan nadosht. Ba yagon chiz tavajjuh nadosht, ba hama ashyo kohilona chashm medukht, hamaro bad medid va hatto izoi bolazzatashro khurda bo karohat firq-firq mekard.

Har subhro Kashtanka, barobari az khob bedor shudan, bo gardish dar hujra va bu kashidani har kunji on ooz mekard. Tanho vay va gurba ijozati dar hamai hujraho ozodona charkh zadan doshtand; qoz haq nadosht, ki az khonachai zardevorahoyash chirkin qadame ba berun biguzorad, Havronya Ivanovna boshad, dar kim-kujoi havli, dar saroychae, mezist va tanho dar soati mashq paydo meshud. Hujain der az khob mekhest va choyashro nushida, hamono ba korhoi khud mashgul megardid. Har ruz ba khona P, toziyona va halqahoro meovardand va har ruz hamon bozihoro se-chor soat takror ba takror mashq mekardand. Bazan Fyodor Timofeich az mondashavii ziyod misli mastho mekalavid, Ivan Ivanich minqorashro kushoda vaznin nafas mekashid, khujain boshad, sup-surkh meshud va hej nametavonist araqi peshonaashro pok namoyad.

Ruzho, ki bo mashqhoi payvasta va khurdani iohoi bolazzat pushti sar meshudand, baroyashon khushu guvoro, shavqovar meguzashtandu shabho boshand, baso dilgirkunanda. Hujain odatan shabho ba kim-kujoe meraft va qozu gurbaro bo khud meburd. Holajon dar tanhoi dar bistarash mekhobid va az diltangy ba girdobi andesha garq meshud… Gamu anduh kim-chi khel noayon ba vay nazdik meshud va chunon ki zulmot khonaro faro megirad, ohista-ohista uro ba komi khud mekashid. In hama baroi sag betasir namondand: nakhust hama guna khohishi jakidan, oshomidan, dar hujraho davidan va hatto chashm dukhtanro gum kard, sipas dar peshi nazarash du andomi ba sag yo odam monand, ki qiyofaashon garmu mahbub, vale nomahfum bud, huvaydo gardid: bo paydo shudani onho Holajon dumashro melikond. Mepindosht, ki onhoro dar kujoe, kadom vakt dida bud va dustashon medosht… Va dar khobash ham har dafa his mekard, ki az in andomho buyi rangu elim, parakhavu lak meoyad.

Bore khujain, badi tamoman ba hayoti nav odat kardan va az yak sagchai loari pustu ustukhon ba sagi farbehu nozparvar tabdil yoftanash, pesh az mashq uro bo mehruboni navozish karda guft:

Holajon, fursati ba kor mashgul shudanamon rasidaast. Bekorkhujagi bas ast. Mekhoham az tu hunarmand bisozam. Mekhohi hunarmandi asil boshi?

Va khujain ba vay ilmhoi gunogunro omuzondan girift. Dar mashguliyati avval rost

istodan va bo poyhoi kafoyash roh gashtanro omukht: in ba u bisyor pisand omad. Dar

mashguliyati duyum vay boyad bo poyhoi kafoyash parida kandro az dasti ustodash, ki khele baland, dar boloi sarash, nigoh medosht, megirift. Sipas, dar mashguliyathoi digar, vay raqs mekard, zeri navoi musiky nula mekashid, zang mezad va tir meparrond. Badi yak moh boshad, dar «ahromi misry» bo mahorati tom Fyodor Timofeichro ivaz menamud. Bo khohishi tom hunar meomukht va az komyobihoyash baso khushhol bud. Har nagmai khub ba joovardaashro bo akkosi jarangosiyu sarshori sururash istiqbol mekard. Ustod boshad, ba hayrat aftoda, ba vajd meomad va dastonashro ba ham soida meguft:

Istedod! Istedod! Be yagon shakku shubha istedod! Tu hatman komyob megardy!

Va Holajon ham ba kalimai «istedod» chunon sakht odat kard, ki har bore sohibash onro ba zabon meovard, guyo takhallusashro shunida boshad, az joyash jasta ba u chashm medukht.

SHABI NOOROM

Holajon botars bedor shud: khob did, ki darbon jorub dar dast, uro taqib mekunad.

Hona sokitu torik bud va havoyash vaznin. Kaykho megazidand. Holajon to kunun az toriky nametarsid, ammo namedonist az chy boshad, holo vohima uro pakhsh karda budu khohishi jakidan vujudashro faro girifta. Dar hujrai shafat khujain baland nafas kashid, bad, lahzae naguzashta, dar saroychaash khuk ba khur-khur daromad va az nav khomushi hukmfarmo gardid. Vaqte ki andeshai io ba sar meaftad, jonat ham rohat mekunad. Holajon ba khotir ovard, ki chi tavr imruz lingi murg – nasibai Fyodor Timofeichro duzdida, dar mehmonkhona, dar bayni jevonu devor, joe, ki pur az tori ankabut va gardu chang bud, pinhon kard. Agar hozir rafta dar joyash budan yo nabudani onro medid, ruhash orom megirift. Ehtimol khujain onro yofta nushi jon karda boshad. Vale pesh az subh hujracharo tark namudan ayriimkon meboshad: koida hamin ast. Holajon chashmonashro pushid, to ki harchi zudtar khobash bibarad: az tajribai andukhta medonist, ki chi qadare zudtar khob ravi, hamon andoza teztar subh medamad. Ammo nogahon, nachandon durtar az vay, bongi ayriodie baland gardidu uro majbur kard, ki az joyash yak qad parida bikhezad. In ovozi

Ivan Ivanich bud, ki ba manahzanii muqarrarii u monand nabud, hamchunin, chun harvakt

boetimod sado namedod. Baraks, yak sadoi gushkharoshu ayriodie bud, ki ba ijirrosi

darhoi kushodashavanda shabohat dosht. Kashtanka barobari dar toriky chizero nadidanu nafahmidan boz tarsi sakhtro ehsos namuda gurros zad:

Rrrrr….

Badi chand daqiqa, ki baroi khoida furu burdani yak ustukhoni khub basanda bud, khomushi hukmfarmo gardid. Holajon ham andak khotirjam shudu pinak raft. Du sagi badvohimayu siyohi kalon, ki porchahoi pashmi porsola dar ronho va bari shikamashon kashol bud, ba khobash daromad: onho az taorai kalon pasmondai

ioro, ki az vay bui safed va buyi laziz meomad, harisona mekhurdand va goh-goh ba Holajon nigoh karda, dahon giz menamudand: bo in amalashon guyo meguftand: «Mo ba tu chize namedihem!». Vale hamin vakt az khona mardi pustinpushe davida baromadu onhoro bo toziyona zada pesh kard. Holajon ba sari taora omada ba khurdan shuru kard, vale hamin ki mard az darvoza berun shud, har du sagi siyoh akkoszanon ba u daraftodand. Va boz nogahon sadoi gushkharoshi qoz baland gardid.

Ko Ko Kog! – bong zad Ivan Ivanich.

Holajon bedor shuda, az joyash jasta khest va az boloi kurpacha nafuromada bo dard nula kashid. Aknun u gumon mekard, ki Ivan Ivanich neyu kim- kasi digar, nafari begonae, dod mezanad. Az chy sabab boshad, ki khuk ham dar saroychaash az nav ba khur-khur daromad.

In dam sadoi poy ba gush rasid va khujain, yaktah dar tan va sham dar dast, ba hujracha daromad. Nuri khirai sham avval devorho va bad shifti hujracharo ravshan namuda, torikiro barham dod. Holajon did, ki dar khona yagon begona nest. Ivan Ivanich dar boloi farsh menishast, khob ham nabud. Bolhoyash kushoda budandu minqorash boz va chunin menamud, ki u behad monda shudaastu ob nushidan mekhohad. Fyodor Timofeichi pir niz namekhobid. Ehtimol u ham az fioni badardi dustash bedor shuda bud.

Ivan Ivanich, ba tu chy shud? – pursid khujain az koz. – CHaro dod mezany? Tu bemory?

Qoz ovoz namebarovard. Hujain ba gardanash dast rasonda, pushtashro sila kardu guft:

Ajab soda hasty. Na khudat khob mekuniyu na digaronro meguzory, ki khob biravand.

Vakte ki khujain az hujracha berun shud va shamro bo khud burd, az nav toriky hama joro faro girift. Holajon metarsid. Qoz dod namezad, vale Kashtanka az nav khayol mekard, ki dar toriky kadom begonae istodaast. Az hama dahshatnokash in bud, ki hamon begonaro gazidan mumkin nabud. CHunki vay ba chashm noayon bud va shakl ham nadosht. Namedonist baroi chy, vale ehsos mekard, ki imshab hatman yagon hodisai nokhushe ruy khohad dod. Fyodor Timofeich ham osuda nabud: Holajon meshunid, ki chi tavr u dar boloi kurpachaash bekarory mekunad, hamyoza mekashad va sarashro mejunbonad.

Az cha sadoi kuftani darvoza baland shudu dar saroycha khuk ham ba khur-khur daromad. Holajon nula kashidu poyhoi peshashro daroz karda, sarashro dar boloi onho guzosht. Kuftani darvoza va khur-khuri khuk, ki bo chy sababe bedory mekashid, toriky va khomushii vahmangez, hamsoni lahzai faryodi jonkohi Ivan Ivanich, dar vujudash yak nav ehsosi anduhboru dahshatnokero jo karda budand. Hama dar bandi iztirob va notinjy karor doshtand. Vale az baroi chy? In begonai ba chashm noayon kist? Ana, dar nazdi Holajon lahzayake du sharorai kabudi khirae shula zad. In Fyodor Timofeich bud, ki dar tamomi davrai oshnoiashon bori avval ba nazdi u omada bud. u chy mekhohad? Holajon poyi uro lesid va baroi chy omadanashro ham napursida, ohistayu badard nula kashid.

Qog! – bong zad qoz. – Ko!

Dar az nav kushoda shud va ba hujracha, sham dar dast, khujain vorid gardid. Qoz dar holati peshina, hamon bolhoi kushoda va minqori boz, karor dosht. CHashmonash pushida budand.

– Ivan Ivanich! – sado kard khujain.

Qoz najunbid. Hujain ru ba ruyash, dar boloi farsh nishasta, dasisae khomushona ba u dida dukht va guft:

– Ivan Ivanich! Hudash chy gap? Tu chy, memiry? Eh, aknun ba yod ovardam, bale, ba yod ovardam! – va sarashro doshta dod zad khujain. – Man sababi bemoriatro medonam! Okhir, imruz turo asp zer karda bud! Hudoyo, Hudovando!

Holajon chy guftani khujainro namefahmid, vale az avzoyash medid, ki u chizi mudhishero intizor ast. Sag fukashro ba tarafi tirezai torik, ki ba gumonash hamon kasi nomalum az on ba darun nigoh mekard, gardonda nula kashid.

– Holajon, Ivan Ivanich memirad! – guft khujain dastonashro ba ham zada. – Ore, ore, memirad! Ba hujrai shumo ajal omad. CHy kor kunem?

Hujaini muztaribhol va rangi ruyash parida ohkashon sarashro junbonda ba hujrai khobash bargasht. Holajon ham az toriky harosida, dunboli u raft. Hujain dar ruyi kat nishast va chand marotiba takror kard:

– Ey Hudo, chy boyad kard?

Holajon dar nazdi poyhoi khujainash megashtu namefahmid, ki charo u amgin ast va chy in qadar boisi tashvishash gardidaast? Hamai inro bisyor fahmidan mekhost va ba har harakati khujain nazorat mekard. Fyodor Timofeich niz, ki baso kam bistarashro tark menamud, ba khonai khobi khujain daromada, khudro dar poyhoi u molidan girift. u sarashro junbonda, shubhaomez ba tagi kat dida meafgand: guyo mekhost hama amu anduhi garonro az u dur gardonad.

Hujain kosai khurdero girifta, ba on az dastshuyak ob rekht va az nav ba nazdi qoz omad.

Binush, Ivan Ivanich! – guft u bo navozish va kosacharo ba nazdash guzosht. – Binush, mehrubonam.

Ivan Ivanich harakate nakard, hatto chashmonashro nakushod. Hujain sari uro ba boloi kosacha kham karda, minqorashro ba ob andokht, vale qoz nanushid va bolhoyashro boz ham vasetar kushod va sarash yakbora ba boloi kosacha aftid.

Ne, aknun chize az dastamon nameoyad! – oh kashida guft khujain. – Digar iloj nest. Ivan Ivanichro az dast dodem!

Ktrahoi ashk dar rukhsorahoi u durakhshida ba poyon shoridand. Holajon va Fyodor Timofeich, ki ba chize sarfahm nameraftand, khudro ba khujain jafs namuda, bo tars az qoz chashm namekandand.

Bechora Ivan Ivanich! – guft khujain va ohi badarde kashid. – Man bosham, orzu mekardam, ki bahoron turo ba deha mebaramu hamroh dar boloi maysahoi sabz sayru gasht mekunem. Jonvari mahbub, dusti mehrubonam, turo digar namebinam. Man aknun be tu chy kor mekarda bosham?

Holajon in hamaro dida andesha mekard, ki ruze bo vay ham chunin voqea hatman ruy medihad, yane u ham, ana hamin tavr, nomalum chashmonashro pushida, poyhoyashro daroz mekunad va dahonashro mekushoyad. Va hama bo tars ba u nigoh khohand kard. Az aftash, aynan hamin andeshaho dar sari Fyodor Timofeich ham charkh mezadand. Gurbai pir hej goh chun in dam turshruyu amgin nabud.

Subh ham damid va aknun dar hujracha on noayoni begona, ki Holajonro sakht tarsonda bud, vujud nadosht. Vakte ki ruz purra ravshan shud, darbon omad va qozro az poyhoyash girifta ba kim-kujoe burd. CHande naguzashta kampir ba hujracha daromada, taoraro bardoshta berun raft.

Holajon ba mehmonkhona daromada, ba pushti jevon dida dukht: khujain poyi murgro nakhurda bud, vay hamono dar joyash, dar miyoni gardu chang va torhoi ankabut mekhobid. Holajon amgin budu oshuftahol, ashk gulugirash mekard. u hatto poyi murgro bu nakashid, ba tagi divan daromada khob kard va past-past nula kashidan girift:

Uvv, uvv, uuvv…

NAMOISHI NOBAROR

Dar yake behtarin shabho khujain ba khujrachai zardevorahoyash chirkin daromad va dastonashro ba ham soida guft:

Hu-u-ush…

Vay mekhost boz chize biguyad, vale nagufta baromada raft. Holajon, ki hangomi mashguliyat chekhra va ohangi guftori uro khub omukhta bud, ehsos namud, ki khujain sakht dar hayajonu iztirob va khashmgin ast. CHande naguzashta u ba khujra daromada guft:

Man imruz Holajon va Fyodor Timofeichro bo khud girifta mebaram. Tu, Holajon, imruz dar «ahromi misry» marhum Ivan Ivanichro ivaz mekuny. Balo medonad, ki chy! Hej chiz tayyor nest, chizero naomukhtaem, kam mashk guzaronidaem! SHarmanda meshavem, komyob namegardem!

Bad khujain az khujracha berun shud va badi yak daqiqa pustinashro pushid va silindr (kulokh,) dar dast bargasht. Ba nazdi gurba omada, uro az poyhoi peshash girifta bardosht va dar baalash, dar tagi pustin, pinhon namud. Fyodor Timofeich in hamaro bo beparvoii baroyash khos qabul kard va hatto baroi chashmonashro kushodan ham zakhmate nakashid. Az aftash, baroi vay hama chiz – khobidan yo ki az poyhoyash girifta bolo bardoshtan, dar kurpachaash daroz kashidan yo dar baali khujain, dar tagi pustini u, rohat namudan barobar bud…

Holajon, raftem, – guft khujain.

Holajon chizero nafahmida, dumlikon az qafoi onho raft. Badi yak daqiqa sag aknun dar boloi chana, dar peshi poyi khujain, menishast va medidu meshunid, ki chy tavr u az sardy va hayajon ba khud pechida gur-gur mekard:

SHarmanda meshavem! Komyob namegardem!

CHana dar nazdi binoi ajibi buzurge, ki ba degi chapashuda shabohat dosht, qaror girift. Daromadgohi bino, ki se dari shishagy dosht, bo duvozdah fonus ravshan karda meshud. Darho ijirroszanon kushoda meshudand va odamonro, ki dar nazdi daromadgoh gird omada budand, ba komi khud furu meburdand. Mardum bisyor bud, tez- tez dar nazdi daromadgoh aspho ham qaror megiriftand, vale sagho ba chashm namerasidand.

Hujain Holajonro bo dastash girifta, dar baalash, dar pahlui Fyodor Timofeich, joy kard. In jo torik budu nafas tangy mekard, vale garm bud. Lahzayake du sharorai kabudi khira shula zad: in gurba bud, ki az ba tanash rasidani poyhoi khunuku durushti hamsoya besaranjom shuda, chashmonashro kushoda bud. Holajon gushi uro lesid va ba khotiri rohattar joy giriftan, gurbaro bo poyhoi sardash pakhsh namuda, gayriikhtiyor sarashro az tagi pustin berun kard va hamono bo qahr gurrida, onro ba tagi pustin kashid. Ba nazarash namud, ki vay yak khonai buzurgu nachandon ravshani pur az ajubahoro mebinad: az pushti tavora va panjaraho, ki dar har du tarafi daruni khona tul mekashidand, chehrahoi dahshatnoku khunuki aspmonand, shokhdor va gushdaroz ba atrof nazar mekardand. Hamchunin, kim-chi khel yak makhluqi gafsu azimero did, ki dumash dar joyi biniash qaror dosht va du ustukhoni darozi khoidashuda az dahonash berun baromada bud.

Gurba dar zeri poyhoi Holajon bo ovozi khasta myav-myav kard, vale dar hamin vakt pustin kushoda shudu khujain «hop» guft va Fyodor Timofeich hamrohi Holajon ba boloi farsh parida faromadand. Onho aknun dar hujrai khurde, ki devorhoi khokistarii takhtagy dosht, meistodand. Dar in jo ba juz mizi nachandon kaloni oinador, chorpoya va kuhnakolahoe, ki dar har kunj ovekhta budand, yagon ashyoi digare nabud. Ba joyi charog va yo sham otashaki bodbezakmonande medurakhshid, ki onro dar naychai ba devor chaspondashuda guzoshta budand. Fyodor Timofeich «pustin»-i khudro, ki Holajon «gijim» karda bud, lesid va ba tagi chorpoya rafta daroz kashid. Hujain, ki to hanuz az hayajonu iztirob dastonashro bo ham soish medod, liboshoyashro kashidan girift… u in korro bad- on son anjom dod, ki az ruyi odat dar khonai khud, pesh az ba tagi kurpai muloim daromadan, ba jo meovard, yane, ba juz tahpushho, hamai libosashro kashidu sipas dar chorpoya nishasta, ba oina nigokhkunon khudro «oro» dodan girift. Pesh az hama muyi suniashro ba sar guzosht va bad ba ruyash chizi safedero molida, az boloi rangi safed boz abruvon, muylab va surkhy kashid. Kori u bo hamin anjom nayoft: badi ruy va gardanashro rang molidan khujain kadom yak kostyumi ayriodiero ba bar kard, ki hamsoni onro Holajon na dar khonaho dida budu na dar cha. Tasavvur kuned yak shalvori kushodi az chiti purgul dukhtashudaro, ki dar khonai savdogaronu kosibon baroi parda va ruypushi mebel istifoda mebarand, shalvorero, ki tugmaash dar tagi kash makhkam meshavad va yak pochaash chiti kakhearangu pochai digarash az chiti zardi ravshan dukhta shudaast. Hujain az boloi liboshoi ajoibash kamzulchai chitiro ba bar kard, ki gireboni kaloni dandonador va dar pushtash sitorai tilloy dosht, hamchunin, jurobhoi darozi rangorang va poyafzori kabudero pushid.

CHashmu ruhi Holajon vijirros zad. Az shakhsi safedruyi khaltamonand buyi khujain meomad, ovozash ham shinos, ovozi khujain bud, vale budand daqiqahoe, ki Holajon az shubha ba iztirob meomad. Dar chunin mavridho u omoda bud, ki az nazdi in shakli alo-bulo bigrezad va iztirobashro bo akkos zadan zohir binmoyad. Makoni nav, otashaki bodbezakmonand, buy va tairot dar chehrai khujain – hamai inho dar vujudi u tarsu vahm va ehsosi nomalumero bedor mesokhtand: gumon mekard, ki hatman bo kadom yak dasht, ba misli hamon makhluki gafse, ki dar joyi biny dum dorad, ru ba ru megardad. Dar noomadi kor boz dar kim-kujoe az pushti devor musiqi, ki Holajon kabulash nadosht, sado medod va goh-goh narai nomafhume shunida meshud. Faqat yak chiz – tamkini Fyodor Timofeich ba u oromy mebakhshid. Vay dar tagi chorpoya beparvo mekhobid va hatto hangomi ba digar joy guzoshtani chorpoya niz pinakashro vayron namekard.

Kadom yak nafare, ki dar tan frak va kamzulchai safed dosht, ba khujracha chashm dukhta guft:

Hozir khonum Arabella hunarnamoy meku- nad. Badi on kas navbati shumost.

Hujain javob nagardonid. u az tagi miz jomadoni nachandon kalonro berun karda nishast va intizor shud. Az vajohat va dastonash ayon bud, ki hayajon vujudashro faro giriftaast va Holajon hatto nafaskashii nomurattabi uro ehsos mekard.

Janobi Jorj, bifarmoed! – faryod kard kase az pushti dar.

Hujain az joyash khesta, se marotiba salib kashid va sipas az tagi chorpoya gurbaro girifta ba daruni jomadon andokht va:

Biyo, Holajon! – guft bo ovozi past.

Holajon chizero nafahmida, ba nazdi khujain omad. Hujain sari uro busa kardu dar pahlui Fyodor Timofeich joygirash namud. Bad boz toriky hukmfarmo gardid… Holajon gurbaro tagi poy karda, devorhoi jomadonro mekharoshid va az vahm ovoz barovarda nametavonist. Jomadon, misli on ki dar boloi mavjho boshad, melarzidu khalos.

Ana, man ham omadam! – nido kard khujain bo ovozi baland. – Ana, man ham omadam!

Holajon his kard, ki badi in nido jomadon ba chize sakht barkhurda az junbidan mond. Narai badvohimae ba gush rasid: ba iftikhori kase qarsak zadand va in kas, ehtimol hamon makhluki gafse, ki dar joyi biny dum dosht, nara mekashid va chunon baland mekhandid, ki az tasiri on kulfhoi jomadon melarzidand. Javoban ba in nara khandai chirrosiyu gushkharoshi khujain, ki dar khonaash hej goh in tavr namekhandid, sado dod.

Ha! – nido kard vay: kushish mekard, ki ovo- zash harchi balandtar sado bidihad. – Hozirini bisyor arjmand! Man hozir az vokzal omadam! CHande pesh modarkalonam favtida bud va doroiyashro ba man meros guzosht. Dar in jomadon chize bisyor vaznin hast, ehtimol tillo boshad. Ha-a! SHoyad in jo million boshad! Kany, mekushoem va mebinem…

Qulfi jomadon sharaqqoszanon kushoda shudu ravshany chashmoni Holajonro khira kard: vay dar yak dam jahida az jomadon baromad va az narai gushkarkunanda garang shuda, az havli jon ba jakidan daromad va bashast dar girdi khujain davidan girift.

Ha! – nido dardod khujain. – Fyodor Timofeich, amakjon! Holajon, azizam! Payvando- ni mehrubonam, balo zanad shumoro!

Hujain bo shikam ba boloi reg daroz kashida, gurba va Holajonro sakht ba ogush girift. Holajon, vakte ki khujain uro dar bagalash pakhsh mekard, lahzae ba olami baroyash nomalum, ki bo amri taqdir ba on aftoda bud, chashm dukht va az shamati on ba hayrat aftoda dakikae dar joyash shakh shud. Bad az baali khujain berun jasta, bo zavqi tamom, chun girgirak, dar joyash charkh zadan girift. Olami nav baso buzurg va sarshori nur bud: dar hama jo, az farsh to arsh, ba kujoe chashmat aftad, faqat chehraho, chekhraho, chekhraho va boz ham chehrahoro mebiny. Ba juz chekhra chizi digar ba nazar namerasad.

Holajon, khokhish mekunam, bishined! – amr kard khujain.

Holajon chy many doshtani in amrro ba khotir ovarda, yakbora ba boloi kursy baromada nishast va ba khujain nigarist. Nigokhi khujain, misli hameshagy, jiddy va mehrubon, vale chehraash, makhsusan, dahoni kalon va dandonhoyash, bisyor khunuku bezeb bud. Hudi vay shody mekard, hallos zada kitfhoyashro mejunbond, vonamud mekard, ki dar huzuri hazoron chekhraho baoyat shod ast. Holajon, ki ba shodiyu sururi vay bovar mekard, banogoh tavajjuhi hamin hazorho chashmro bo tamomi vujudash ehsos namud va fuki rubohmonandashro bolo bardoshta bo khushnudy nula kashid.

SHumo, Holajon, bishined, – guft ba u khuja- in.
Movu amak raqsi kamarinskro ijro meku- nem.

Fyodor Timofeich beparvo dar joyash istoda ba atrof nigoh mekard, intizor bud, ki kay majburash mekunandu amalhoi beaqlonaro ba jo meorad. Vay sust, beparvoyona va bo dili nokho ham raqs mekard va az har yak harakat, az dumu muylabhoyash ayon bud, ki vay ba hozirin, ba tolori ravshan, ba khujain va ham ba khudash sakht nafrat dorad… u raqsashro ba itmom rasondu khamyozakashon omada dar joyash nishast.

Kany, Holajon, – guft khujain. – Nakhust movu shumo surud mekhonem va bad raqs mekunem. Maylash?

Vay az kisaash nayro barovarda navokhtan girift. Holajon, ki musiqiro chashmi didan nadosht, majburan dar boloi kursy harakat mekardu ullos mekashid. Az har jonib sadoi ofarinu qarsakzany shunida meshud. Hujain tazim kard va hangome ki khomushi az nav hukmfarmo gardid, navozishro idoma dod… Hangomi ijroi yak notai bisyor baland az qatorhoi bolo, az miyoni hozirin, kase ovoz baland kard.

Padarjon! – dod zad pisarake. – Okhir in Kashtanka ast-ku!
Bale, Kashtanka, khudi khudash! – tasdiq kard marde bo ovozi larzoni jarangosii mastona. – Kashtanka! Fedyajon, Hudo jazoyash dihad, in Kashtanka ast! Fyusht!

Kase az dolon hushtak kashid va du ovoz, yake bachagonayu digarash mardona, baland sado dodand:

Kashtanka! Kashtanka!

Holajon yak larzidu ba tarafe, ki uro jeg mezadand, nigoh kard. Du chehra – yake sermuy, mast va piskhandzananda, digary farbehak, rukhso- rahoyash surkh va baharosaftoda, misli in ki peshtar chashmonashro ravshanii charogho khira mekard, yakbora dar peshi nazarash huvaydo gardidand… Ruzgori guzashtaashro ba khotir ovarda, Kashtanka az boloi kursy ba ruyi reg aftid va bad jasta khestu az shody vizzoszanon ba tarafi on du nafar david… Az miyoni in hama sadoi gushkarkunanda va hushtakkashii hozirin ovozi bachae shunida meshud. u nido mekard:

Kashtanka! Kashtanka!

Holajon az monea va sipas az boloi kitfi nafare parida guzashtu ba nisheman (loja) daromad: baroi ba qabati digar rasidan u az boloi devori baland boyad jahida meguzasht; Holajon khez zad, vale to joyi darkory narasida, ba devor chaspidu ba poyon lajidan girift. Sipas vay dast ba dast guzashta, dastu ruyi kim-kihoro lesida, bolotaru bolotar harakat kard va nihoyat, ba katori bolo rasid…

Pas az nim soat Kashtanka dar cha az qafoi odamone meraft, ki az onho buyi elim va lak meomad. Luka Aleksandrich mekalavid va beikhtiyor, az ruyi tajriba, kushish mekard, ki az juy durtar qadam bizanad.

– Man dar jahannami dur azob mekasham… – gur-gur mekard u. – Tu, Kashtanka, chizero namefahmy. Dar mukobili odam tu ustoi chubtaroshero memony, ki dar nazdi najjor arzishe nadorad…

Dar pahlui onho, kulohi padar dar sar Fedyushka qadam mezad. Kashtanka ba pushti hardui onho nigoh mekard va itminon dosht, ki vay kim-kayho boz bo onho ravon ast va az on khursand bud, ki hayoti vay dakiqae ham az eshon kanda nashudaast.

Vay, hamchunin, hujrachai zardevorahoyash chirkin, qoz, Fyodor Timofeich, iohoi bolazzat, mashqho va sirkro ba khotir ovard, vale hamai onhoro aknun u khobi duru daroz, pechdarpech va sangine mepindosht.