kp^¡ s¡ hp^¡
`y_L®$\_ : kyÅsp ipl
A¡L$ lsp¡ fpÅ.
s¡_¡ dëg_u Ly$õsu Å¡hp_p¡ blz ip¡M. v¡$irhv¡$i\u dëgp¡ s¡d_p fpÄedp„ Aph¡. dëgp¡_¡ gX$hp_y„ Mpk õV¡$qX$ed s¡Z¡ b_ph¡gy„.
ÅsÅs_p„ dëgeyÙp¡ \pe A_¡ fpÅ kp\¡ ApMy„ Npd s¡_u dÅ g¡.
fpÅ_u fpZu_¡ Ap dëgeyÙdp„ S>fpe dÅ _ Aph¡. s¡ sp¡ Aphu Ly$õsu Å¡hp `Z _ Aph¡.
fpÅ Ly$õsu Å¡C_¡ Aph¡ A¡V$g¡ fpZu_¡ DÐkpl\u hpsp¡ L$f¡. ""ApS>¡ sp¡ dëg¡ buÅ dëg_¡ ApL$pidp„ a„Np¡þep¡.'' ""ApS>¡ sp¡ dëg¡ hpO kp\¡ eyÙ L$fu hpO_¡ lfphu v$u^p¡.'' ""ApS>¡ dëg¡ dp¡V$p TpX$_¡ d|mkp¡sy„ DM¡X$u a¢¼ey„.''
fpZu_¡ Aphu hpsp¡_u L$p¡C Akf _ \pe. s¡_¡ A¡dp„ L$p¡C _hpC _ gpN¡.
A¡L$ hpf fpÅ Apd S> DÐkpl\u hps L$fsp lsp A_¡ fpZu `p¡sp_p hpm kp\¡ fçep L$fsu lsu. fpÅ_¡ Apìep¡ Nyõkp¡. ""lz„ s_¡ dëg_u lp¡riepfu_u hps L$fy„ Ry>„ A_¡ sy„ R>¡ L¡$ s_¡ L$iu Akf \su _\u.''
fpZu L$l¡, ""A¡dp„ iy„. kp^¡ s¡ hp^¡.''
fpÅ L$l¡, ""A¡V$g¡ iy„?''
fpZu bp¡gu, ""kp^_p L$fp¡ sp¡ rkrÙ dm¡. fp¡S> A¡L$ hõsy_p¡ dylphfp¡ L$fsp„ flp¡ sp¡ A¡dp„ `phf^p \C Åh.''
fpÅ L$l¡, ""Mp¡V$u hps.''
fpZu L$l¡, ""lz„ sd_¡ `yfhpf L$fu v$J sp¡? d_¡ dpÓ A¡L$ hj®_p¡ kde Ap`p¡.''
fpÅA¡ L$üy„, ""d„S|>f, `Z sd¡ lpfu ÅAp¡ sp¡ sd_¡ ApL$fu kÅ L$fui.''
fpZuA¡ `X$L$pf Tugu gu^p¡.
fpZu_u A¡L$ v$pku lsu.
s¡_¡ A¡L$ v$k hj®_u v$uL$fu lsu. s¡_y„ _pd ê$`gu.
fpZuA¡ ê$`gu_¡ bp¡gphu. s¡ qv$hk¡ fpÅ_p Y$p¡fhpX$pdp„ A¡L$ Npe_¡ hpR>fXy„$ S>Þçey„ lsy„. _p_L$Xy„$, ky„hpmy„ ky„hpmy„ hpR>fXy„$!
fpÅ_p dl¡g_p bNuQp_¡ A¡L$ M|Z¡ KQp¡ rd_pfp¡ lsp¡. ApS>_p dL$p__p gNcN v$k dpm \pe A¡V$gp¡ KQp¡ rd_pfp¡ lsp¡.
fpZuA¡ `¡gu ê$`gu_¡ L$üy„, ""Ap Npe_p hpR>fX$p_¡ KQL$u_¡ rd_pfp_u V$p¡Q¡ QX$u_¡ Esf¡ sp¡ s_¡ A¡L$ kp¡_pdlp¡f Ap`y„.''
ê$`gu sp¡ kp¡_pdlp¡f_u hps kp„cmu Myi \C NC. s¡ sp¡ `V$¹ v$C_¡ s¥epf \C NC. _p_L$X$p hpR>fX$p_¡ KQL$u s¡ sp¡ L|$v$su rd_pf¡ QX$u A_¡ Esfu NC.
fpZuA¡ hQ_ âdpZ¡ s¡_¡ A¡L$ kp¡_pdlp¡f Ap`u.
fpZuA¡ s¡_¡ L$üy„, ""sy„ fp¡S> Apd L$fui sp¡ s_¡ fp¡S> A¡L$ kp¡_pdlp¡f Ap`ui.'' ê$`gu dpV¡$ sp¡ Ap kfk dÅ_u fds lsu. hmu A¡L$ kp¡_pdlp¡f dm¡ s¡ _ap_u.
kp„S>¡ r_ipm¡\u Aphu v|$^, _põsp¡ L$fu ê$`gu NpehpX¡$ Åe. hpR>fX$p_¡ KQL$u rd_pfp¡ aV$p¡aV$ QX$u A_¡ Esfu Åe. fpZu s¡_¡ A¡L$ kp¡_pdlp¡f Ap`¡.
Apd fp¡S> Qpgsy„. qv$hkp¡ Nep, drl_pAp¡ Nep.
ê$`gudp„ blz afL$ _ `X$ép¡ `Z hpR>fXy„$ dp¡Vy„$ dp¡Vy„$ \sy„ Ney„. hj®_¡ A„s¡ hpR>fXy„$ dp¡V$u Npe \C Ney„ `Z ê$`gu sp¡ V¡$hpC Ne¡gu A¡V$g¡ `l¡gp„_u S>¡d S> KQL$u_¡ QX$u _¡ Esfu S>su.
hfk `|fy„ \sp„ fpÅA¡ fpZu_¡ ifs epv$ L$fphu.
fpZu L$l¡, ""lz„ s¥epf Ry>„. bp¡gphp¡ sdpfp dëg_¡.'' ifs dpV¡$_p¡ A¡L$ qv$hk _½$u L$fhpdp„ Apìep¡. fpÅA¡ sp¡ kp¥\u kpfpdp„ kpfp dëg_¡ A¡ qv$hk dpV¡$ bp¡gpìep.
fpÅ-fpZu hÃQ¡_u ifs lsu A¡V$g¡ A¡ Å¡hp sp¡ ApMy„ Npd EdV$éy„ lsy„.
fpZuA¡ L$üy„, ""fpÅÆ, Qpgp¡, sdpfp dëg_¡ L$lp¡ L¡$ Ap Npe_¡ KQL$u rd_pfp_u V$p¡Q¡ QX$u_¡ Esf¡.''
dëg lkhp dp„X$ép¡. d|R>¡ sph v$C Npe_¡ KQL$hp Nep¡, `Z Npe A¡d kl¡gpC\u \p¡X$u KQL$pe?
Npe¡ ^dpg L$fhp dp„X$u. dëg Npe_¡ KQL$hp_u d\pdZ L$fhp dp„X$ép¡, `Z Npe KQL$pe S> _l].
dëg¡ OZp âeÐ_p¡ L$ep® `Z Npe dQL$ Ap`¡ sp¡_¡!
R>¡hV¡$ \pL$u_¡ A¡Z¡ lpf dp_u gu^u.
`R>u buÅ dëg¡ âeÐ_p¡ L$ep®. dëg¡ dp„X$ dp„X$ Npe_¡ KQL$u Mfu, `Z Npe¡ s¡_p Mcp `f A¡hu ^dpg L$fu L¡$ dëg b¡ku `X$ép¡ A_¡ Npe_p hS>_ _uQ¡ v$bpC Nep¡.
Ap b^y„ Å¡C fpÅ ^|„hp„`|„hp„ \C Nep¡. rQX$pC_¡ fpZu_¡ L$üy„, ""blz lyriepfu dpfp¡ R>p¡ sp¡ bp¡gphp¡ sdpfp dëg_¡. Ad¡ `Z Å¡CA¡, sdpfp¡ dëg L¡$hu L$dpg L$f¡ R>¡.''
fpZuA¡ ê$`gu_¡ bp¡gphu.
ê$`gu_¡ Å¡C fpÅ s\p b^p NpdS>_p¡ fpZu_u d|Mp®C `f lkhp gpÁep. fpZu_u lpf _½$u S> R>¡ s¡d kp¥_¡ gpÁey„.
ê$`gu d¡v$p_dp„ Aphu A_¡ _p_p bpmL$_¡ KQL$su lp¡e A¡V$gu klS>sp\u ApNgp A_¡ `pR>gp `N `L$X$u Npe_¡ Mc¡ KQL$u gu^u. Npe `Z ê$`gu_¡ Ap¡mM¡ A¡V$g¡ L$„C Ap_pL$p_u hNf ê$`gu_¡ Mc¡ Np¡W$hpC NC. `R>u sp¡ ê$`gu rd_pfp_u V$p¡Q¡ kX$kX$pV$ QX$u A_¡ L|$v$su L|$v$su Esfu NC.
b^p _hpC `pdu_¡ Å¡sp S> füp.
dëgp¡ sp¡ ifd_p dpep® dp¡Yy„$ v¡$MpX$hpe _ füp.
fpÅ sp¡ L$p`p¡ sp¡ gp¡lu _ _uL$m¡ A¡hp. fpZu ifs Æsu Nep„.
bp¡^ : A„N°¡Ædp„ L$l¡hs R>¡, 'Practice makes a man perfect.' L$p¡C hõsy L$fhp_u ^pfp¡ A_¡ s¡_u `pR>m fp¡S> dl¡_s L$fp¡ sp¡ S>ê$f `pdp¡.
hpQL$rdÓp¡, sd¡ `Z dS>¡v$pf bpmhpsp®Ap¡ dp¡L$gu iL$p¡ R>p¡.
L¡$hu fus¡? ÅZhp dpV¡$ Al] [¼gL$ L$fp¡.