{"id":16110,"date":"2007-07-15T01:20:57","date_gmt":"2007-07-15T01:20:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/damau.org\/?p=16110"},"modified":"2019-03-01T04:04:20","modified_gmt":"2019-03-01T04:04:20","slug":"tan-vo-things-fall-apart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/16110\/tan-vo-things-fall-apart","title":{"rendered":"Tan V\u1ee1 (Things Fall Apart)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/em>Things Fall Apart, <\/em>truy\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ea7u tay c\u1ee7a Chinua Achebe, xu\u1ea5t b\u1ea3n n\u0103m 1958. \u0110\u00e3 c\u00f3 h\u01a1n 12 tri\u1ec7u quy\u1ec3n \u0111ang l\u01b0u h\u00e0nh, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u1ecbch sang h\u01a1n 50 ng\u00f4n ng\u1eef kh\u00e1c nhau. John Updike \u0111\u00e1nh gi\u00e1 cao, cho l\u00e0 \u201cm\u1ed9t t\u00e1c ph\u1ea9m v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i, \u0111\u01b0a l\u00ean m\u1ed9t t\u00ecnh ng\u01b0\u1eddi can \u0111\u1ea3m v\u00e0 \u00f4n h\u1eadu,\u201d th\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c so s\u00e1nh v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng k\u1ecbch t\u00e1c Hi-l\u1ea1p n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng. Truy\u1ec7n n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 cu\u1ed9c tranh \u0111\u1ea5u c\u1ed5 \u0111i\u1ec3n c\u1ee7a truy\u1ec1n th\u1ed1ng x\u00e3 h\u1ed9i tr\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u1eefng c\u01a1n gi\u00f3 cu\u1ed3ng \u0111\u00f2i hi\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ea1i h\u00f3a t\u1eeb T\u00e2y ph\u01b0\u01a1ng. G\u1ea7n h\u01a1n, n\u00f3 di\u1ec5n l\u1ea1i \u1ea3nh h\u01b0\u1edfng c\u1ee7a th\u1ef1c d\u00e2n \u0111\u1ebf qu\u1ed1c Anh tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t l\u00e0ng nh\u1ecf \u1edf Nigeria v\u00e0o cu\u1ed1i th\u1ebf k\u1ef7 19. M\u1ed9t c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 quy\u1ec1n th\u1ebf, \u0111\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng b\u1ecb ch\u00e8n \u00e9p d\u01b0\u1edbi nh\u1eefng s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i, lo \u00e2u v\u00e0 gi\u1eadn d\u1eef, \u0111\u1eadm m\u00e0u s\u1eafc ri\u00eang bi\u1ec7t Phi ch\u00e2u nh\u01b0ng c\u0169ng mang nhi\u1ec1u c\u00e1 t\u00ednh con ng\u01b0\u1eddi, c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 n\u01a1i \u0111\u00e2u th\u1eddi n\u00e0o.<\/p>\n

Things Fall Apart<\/em> k\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i chuy\u1ec7n x\u1ea3y ra trong v\u00f9ng Umuofia x\u1ee9 Nigeria, qu\u00ea h\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ee7a Okonkwo, m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng nhi\u1ec1u t\u1ef1 h\u00e0o, kh\u1ecfe m\u1ea1nh, c\u1ea7n c\u00f9 nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ea7y gi\u1eadn d\u1eef. Mang m\u1eb7c c\u1ea3m l\u00e0 con c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi cha kh\u00f4ng th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng trong x\u00e3 h\u1ed9i, n\u1ee3 n\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7y \u0111\u1ea7u ch\u1ec9 v\u00ec kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 tham v\u1ecdng, l\u1ea1i l\u01b0\u1eddi bi\u1ebfng, ch\u1ec9 th\u00edch th\u1ed5i s\u00e1o u\u1ed1ng r\u01b0\u1ee3u, Okonkwo lu\u00f4n c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t nhu c\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1ef1 x\u00e1c \u0111\u1ecbnh gi\u00e1 tr\u1ecb c\u00e1 nh\u00e2n. N\u0103m 18 tu\u1ed5i, Okonkwo \u0111\u00e1nh ng\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c C\u1ecdp Amalinze, m\u1ed9t tay \u0111\u00f4 v\u1eadt n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng. Sau \u0111\u00f3, Okonkwo nu\u00f4i s\u1ed1ng gia \u0111\u00ecnh m\u1eb9 v\u00e0 em nh\u1ecf b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch tr\u1ed3ng khoai m\u01b0\u1edbn cho m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi gi\u00e0u c\u00f3 trong l\u00e0ng, cho t\u1edbi khi \u00f4ng ki\u1ebfm \u0111\u1ee7 l\u1ee3i t\u1ee9c mua \u0111\u1ea5t, h\u1ea1t gi\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 t\u1ef1 l\u1eadp \u0111\u1ea5t v\u01b0\u1eddn ri\u00eang. Okonkwo l\u00e0m \u0103n kh\u00e1 gi\u1ea3, khi m\u1edf \u0111\u1ea7u truy\u1ec7n \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 ba ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1ee3, \u0111\u00f4ng con c\u00e1i, m\u1ed9t khu nh\u00e0 l\u1edbn v\u1edbi ch\u00f2i ri\u00eang cho m\u1ed7i v\u1ee3, m\u1ed9t ch\u00f2i ri\u00eang cho \u00f4ng v\u00e0 nhi\u1ec1u khoai trong kho ch\u1ee9a. Tham v\u1ecdng c\u1ee7a Okonkwo l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea1t h\u1ebft t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ch\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1edbc cao trong l\u00e0ng.<\/p>\n

Okonkwo ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00f3ng t\u00ednh, kh\u00f4ng m\u1ea5y thi\u1ec7n c\u1ea3m v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi k\u00e9m may m\u1eafn. \u00d4ng bu\u1ed3n phi\u1ec1n v\u00ec ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1ee9a con trai l\u1edbn, Nwoye, kh\u00f4ng lanh l\u1ee3i, ch\u0103m ch\u1ec9 nh\u01b0 \u00fd \u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n. C\u00f3 l\u1ea7n, gi\u1eadn l\u00ean v\u00ec c\u01a1m n\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u01b0a chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb \u0111\u00fang gi\u1edd, \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e1nh \u0111\u1eadp b\u00e0 v\u1ee3 trong Tu\u1ea7n B\u00ecnh Y\u00ean, kho\u1ea3ng th\u1eddi gian th\u1edd th\u1ea7n v\u1eadt t\u1ed5 tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u00f9a gieo m\u1edbi.<\/p>\n

Sau v\u1ee5 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 trong l\u00e0ng b\u1ecb gi\u1ebft ch\u1ebft b\u1edfi m\u1ed9t l\u00e0ng b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh, v\u00ec kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n g\u00e2y chi\u1ebfn, h\u1ecd ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ec1n l\u00e0ng Umuofia m\u1ed9t c\u1eb7p trai g\u00e1i tr\u1ebb. Trong khi ch\u1edd s\u1ea5m ti\u00ean tri cho bi\u1ebft s\u1ebd l\u00e0m g\u00ec, \u0111\u1ee9a con trai, Ikemefuna, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c Okonkwo nh\u1eadn nu\u00f4i. Ikemefuna l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a gi\u1ecfi, nhanh nh\u1eb9n, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00f2ng c\u1ea3 gia \u0111\u00ecnh Okonkwo, tr\u1edf n\u00ean b\u1ea1n th\u00e2n c\u1ee7a Nwoye, l\u1ea1i xem Okonkwo nh\u01b0 cha m\u00ecnh. Sau ba n\u0103m, nh\u1eefng tr\u01b0\u1edfng b\u1ed1i trong l\u00e0ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ea5m b\u1ea3o ph\u1ea3i gi\u1ebft ch\u1ebft Ikemefuna. Tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng r\u1eebng, l\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng l\u00e0 s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u1ecd d\u1eabn tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i v\u1ec1 l\u00e0ng c\u0169, Ikemefuna b\u1ecb ch\u00e9m. Ch\u1ec9 b\u1ecb th\u01b0\u01a1ng, Ikemefuna ch\u1ea1y l\u1ea1i c\u1ea7u c\u1ee9u v\u1edbi Okonkwo, k\u00eau \u00f4ng b\u1eb1ng cha v\u00e0 nh\u1edd \u00f4ng b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7. Tuy nhi\u00ean, s\u1ee3 d\u00e2n l\u00e0ng cho r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh y\u1ebfu \u0111u\u1ed1i, Okonkwo vung m\u00e3 t\u1ea5u ch\u00e9m ch\u1ebft Ikemefuna.<\/p>\n

Sau c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft c\u1ee7a Ikemefuna, c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea3o vi\u1ec7c Okonkwo ch\u00e9m ch\u1ebft th\u1eb1ng nh\u1ecf l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1m x\u1ea5u cho \u00f4ng. D\u1ea7n d\u1ea7n, \u00f4ng c\u0169ng ngu\u00f4i ngoai v\u00e0 tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i tham d\u1ef1 v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng nghi l\u1ec5 trong l\u00e0ng, nh\u01b0ng con trai \u00f4ng, Nwoye, v\u1eabn b\u1ecb \u00e1m \u1ea3nh v\u1ec1 c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n m\u00ecnh.<\/p>\n

Trong nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a con, Okonkwo th\u01b0\u01a1ng nh\u1ea5t Ezinma, con g\u00e1i duy nh\u1ea5t t\u1eeb b\u00e0 v\u1ee3 hai Ezwefi. \u00d4ng ti\u1ebfc Ezinma kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0 con trai, v\u00ec con b\u00e9 c\u00f3 t\u00ednh quy\u1ebft \u0111o\u00e1n v\u00e0 lanh l\u1ee3i. Ch\u00edn ng\u01b0\u1eddi con tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 Ezwefi \u0111\u1ec1u ch\u1ebft tr\u1ebb, khi s\u1ed1ng ch\u01b0a \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u1ebft n\u0103m n\u0103m. Nh\u1eefng th\u1ea7y t\u1ebf trong l\u00e0ng tin r\u1eb1ng b\u00e0 b\u1ecb \u00e1m b\u1edfi ogbanje, m\u1ed9t ti\u1ec3u-linh th\u00edch ch\u1ebft s\u1edbm \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u1edf v\u00e0o b\u1ee5ng m\u1eb9 ho\u00e0i thay v\u00ec ph\u1ea3i l\u1edbn l\u00ean nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng tr\u1ebb kh\u00e1c.<\/p>\n

Trong \u0111\u00e1m tang c\u1ee7a Ezeudu, m\u1ed9t tr\u01b0\u1edfng b\u1ed1i trong l\u00e0ng m\u00e0 c\u0169ng l\u00e0 th\u1ea7y t\u1ebf cho b\u00e0 th\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea5t, m\u1ecdi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng trong l\u00e0ng b\u1eafn s\u00fang \u0111\u1ec3 ti\u1ec5n Ezeudu l\u1ea7n cu\u1ed1i. Ch\u1eb3ng may, ng\u01b0\u1eddi con trai 16 tu\u1ed5i c\u1ee7a Ezeudu b\u1ecb \u0111\u1ea1n l\u1ea1c t\u1eeb s\u00fang c\u1ee7a Okonkwo b\u1eafn ch\u1ebft. Theo th\u00f4ng t\u1ee5c trong l\u00e0ng, Okonkwo ph\u1ea3i b\u1ecb l\u01b0u \u0111\u00e0y kh\u1ecfi x\u1ee9 b\u1ea3y n\u0103m \u0111\u1ec3 chu\u1ed9c t\u1ed9i. Okonkwo \u0111em gia \u0111\u00ecnh v\u1ec1 l\u1ea1i l\u00e0ng Mbanda, qu\u00ea m\u1eb9 c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng.<\/p>\n

Gia \u0111\u00ecnh Okonkwo \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c qu\u00ea m\u1eb9 \u0111\u00f3n m\u1eebng, cho m\u01b0\u1ee3n h\u1ea1t gi\u1ed1ng khoai v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea5t \u0111ai tr\u1ed3ng tr\u1ecdt. Tuy bu\u1ed3n b\u00e3 v\u00ec kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ea1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ecba v\u1ecb trong l\u00e0ng c\u0169 nh\u01b0 \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ednh, Okonkwo l\u00e0m \u0103n si\u00eang n\u0103ng nu\u00f4i gia \u0111\u00ecnh. Sau b\u1ea3y n\u0103m, \u00f4ng th\u1ebft ti\u1ec7c th\u1ecbnh so\u1ea1n \u0111\u00e3i l\u00e0ng qu\u00ea m\u1eb9 \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00e1m \u01a1n.<\/p>\n

Tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i Umuofia, l\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ed5i nhi\u1ec1u v\u00ec ng\u01b0\u1eddi truy\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ea1o da tr\u1eafng \u0111\u00e3 l\u1eadp n\u00ean tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ecdc, ch\u1ee3 b\u00faa, c\u00f3 ch\u00ednh quy\u1ec1n th\u1ef1c d\u00e2n, v\u00e0 m\u1eddi g\u1ecdi d\u00e2n l\u00e0ng v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea1o. L\u00fac \u0111\u1ea7u, ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi k\u00e9m v\u1ecb th\u1ebf trong l\u00e0ng b\u1ecf l\u00f2ng tin c\u1ed5 truy\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ec3 theo t\u00f4n gi\u00e1o m\u1edbi, nh\u01b0ng nh\u00e0 truy\u1ec1n gi\u00e1o ki\u00ean tr\u00ec, d\u1ea7n l\u00f4i cu\u1ed1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00eam nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 t\u00e0i s\u1ea3n v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ecba v\u1ecb tham d\u1ef1. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi con trai l\u1edbn c\u1ee7a Okonkwo, Nwoye c\u0169ng b\u1ecf nh\u00e0 v\u00e0o l\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ea1o s\u1ed1ng.<\/p>\n

Ng\u01b0\u1eddi truy\u1ec1n gi\u00e1o \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean, \u00f4ng Brown, t\u1eed t\u1ebf, mu\u1ed1n h\u00e0i h\u00f2a s\u1ed1ng chung v\u1edbi d\u00e2n l\u00e0ng. Khi \u00f4ng m\u1ea5t, ng\u01b0\u1eddi k\u1ebf v\u1ecb, \u00f4ng Smith, c\u1ee9ng r\u1eafn h\u01a1n, kh\u00f4ng t\u00e1n th\u00e0nh v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng phong t\u1ee5c c\u1ed5 truy\u1ec1n trong l\u00e0ng, ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t b\u00e3i chi\u1ebfn gi\u1eefa s\u00e1ng v\u00e0 t\u1ed1i, t\u1ed1t v\u00e0 x\u1ea5u. Smith c\u1ed5 \u0111\u1ed9ng nh\u1eefng th\u00e0nh ph\u1ea7n cu\u1ed3ng t\u00edn trong l\u00e0ng, lu\u00f4n c\u1ea3 t\u00ean Enoch, t\u00ecm c\u00e1ch x\u00fac ph\u1ea1m \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00f2ng tin v\u1eadt th\u1ec3 th\u1ea7n th\u00e1nh.<\/p>\n

Sau ng\u00e0y Enoch ph\u00e1 ho\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t t\u1eadp t\u1ee5c l\u00e2u \u0111\u1eddi, d\u00e2n l\u00e0ng ph\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed1i, mang m\u1eb7t n\u1ea1 th\u1ea7n linh \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ed1t ch\u00e1y khu nh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a Enoch v\u00e0 nh\u00e0 th\u1edd trong l\u00e0ng, nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea1i tha sinh m\u1ea1ng Smith. Smith tr\u1ea3 th\u00f9, nh\u1edd ch\u00ednh quy\u1ec1n Anh \u0111\u1ecba ph\u01b0\u01a1ng b\u1eaft gi\u1eef s\u00e1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u01b0\u1edfng l\u00e0ng v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f2i ti\u1ec1n ph\u1ea1t. Nh\u1eefng tr\u01b0\u1edfng l\u00e0ng n\u00e0y, c\u00f3 c\u1ea3 Okonkwo, b\u1ecb h\u00e0nh nh\u1ee5c, \u0111\u00e1nh \u0111\u1eadp v\u00e0 c\u1ea1o \u0111\u1ea7u trong t\u00f9. Sau khi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ea3 ra, trong m\u1ed9t bu\u1ed5i h\u1ecdp l\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ec3 b\u00e0n t\u00ednh, Okonkwo n\u1ed5i gi\u1eadn v\u00e0 ch\u00e9m ch\u1ebft m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong nh\u00f3m ch\u00ednh quy\u1ec1n Anh g\u1eedi t\u1edbi gi\u1ea3i t\u00e1n bu\u1ed5i h\u1ecdp. Khi th\u1ea5y r\u1eb1ng kh\u00f4ng ai kh\u00e1c trong l\u00e0ng ch\u1ecbu theo m\u00ecnh n\u1ed5i l\u00ean ch\u1ed1ng l\u1ea1i ch\u00ednh quy\u1ec1n th\u1ef1c d\u00e2n, Okonkwo tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 treo c\u1ed5 t\u1ef1 s\u00e1t.<\/p>\n

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Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng 24<\/strong><\/p>\n

Okonkwo v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1m b\u1ea1n t\u00f9 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ea3 ngay sau khi c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u1ed9p ti\u1ec1n ph\u1ea1t d\u00f9m cho h\u1ecd. T\u00ean qu\u1eadn tr\u01b0\u1edfng l\u1ea1i l\u1ea3i nh\u1ea3i v\u1edbi h\u1ecd v\u1ec1 b\u00e0 ho\u00e0ng v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i, v\u1ec1 h\u00f2a b\u00ecnh v\u00e0 ch\u00ednh quy\u1ec1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c vi\u1ec7c. H\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng ch\u00fa \u00fd nghe, ch\u1ec9 ng\u1ed3i \u0111\u00f3 h\u1ebft nh\u00ecn \u00f4ng qu\u1eadn tr\u01b0\u1edfng l\u1ea1i nh\u00ecn ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00f4ng d\u1ecbch. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta trao tr\u1ea3 l\u1ea1i m\u1ea5y c\u00e1i bao v\u00e0 m\u00e3 t\u1ea5u c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd r\u1ed3i th\u1ea3 h\u1ecd v\u1ec1. H\u1ecd \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady r\u1eddi t\u00f2a \u00e1n. Kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i v\u1edbi ai l\u1eddi n\u00e0o v\u00e0 c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi nhau.<\/p>\n

T\u00f2a \u00e1n, c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 nh\u00e0 th\u1edd, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c x\u00e2y h\u01a1i xa t\u1eadn ngo\u00e0i b\u00eca l\u00e0ng. Con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng m\u00f2n d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ebfn t\u00f2a \u00e1n r\u1ea5t t\u1ea5p n\u1eadp b\u1edfi v\u00ec n\u00f3 c\u00f2n d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ebfn su\u1ed1i, qua kh\u1ecfi t\u00f2a \u00e1n m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed7i ng\u1eafn. Trong m\u00f9a kh\u00f4, l\u1ed1i \u0111i r\u1ed9ng v\u00e0 nhi\u1ec1u c\u00e1t. \u0110\u1ebfn m\u00f9a m\u01b0a, c\u00e1c b\u1ee5i c\u00e2y m\u1ecdc r\u1eadm r\u1ea1p l\u1ea5n v\u00e0o t\u1eeb c\u1ea3 hai b\u00ean l\u00e0m con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1eb9p l\u1ea1i. L\u00fac n\u00e0y \u0111ang m\u00f9a kh\u00f4.<\/p>\n

Tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng v\u1ec1 l\u00e0ng, nh\u00f3m s\u00e1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0y g\u1eb7p nhi\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 v\u00e0 tr\u1ebb em tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ra su\u1ed1i, \u0111\u1ea7u h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ed9i b\u00ecnh ch\u1ee9a n\u01b0\u1edbc. N\u00e9t m\u1eb7t h\u1ecd n\u1eb7ng n\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i \u0111\u00e1m \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 v\u00e0 tr\u1ebb em s\u1ee3, kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m ch\u00e0o hay ch\u00fac m\u1eebng h\u1ecd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ea3 v\u1ec1, ch\u1ec9 n\u00e9p sang m\u1ed9t b\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0\u1eddng cho h\u1ecd \u0111i tr\u01b0\u1edbc. Trong l\u00e0ng, \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng h\u1ecdp th\u00e0nh nh\u00f3m nh\u1ecf l\u1ea7n l\u01b0\u1ee3t nh\u1eadp \u0111o\u00e0n v\u1edbi h\u1ecd cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t \u0111o\u00e0n ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1 \u0111\u00f4ng. H\u1ecd \u0111i th\u1eadt l\u1eb7ng l\u1ebd. Khi m\u1ed7i ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong nh\u00f3m s\u00e1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ebfn khu nh\u00e0 \u1edf c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd, h\u1ecd r\u1ebd v\u00e0o, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t nh\u00f3m ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00e1ch nh\u00f3m \u0111i theo. C\u1ea3 l\u00e0ng nh\u01b0 x\u00f4n xao trong m\u1ed9t n\u1ed7i im l\u1eb7ng, ngh\u1eb9t th\u1edf.<\/p>\n

Ezinma chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb b\u1eefa \u0103n cho b\u1ed1 c\u1ee7a n\u00e0ng l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c sau khi nghe tin s\u00e1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ea3 ra. N\u00e0ng mang th\u1ee9c \u0103n \u0111\u1ebfn gian nh\u00e0 ch\u00ednh (obi<\/em>[1]<\/sup>) c\u1ee7a b\u1ed1. \u00d4ng \u0103n l\u01a1 \u0111\u00e3ng, kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y ngon, \u0103n ch\u1ec9 v\u00ec kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n ph\u1ee5 l\u00f2ng con g\u00e1i. Th\u00e2n nh\u00e2n v\u00e0 b\u1ea1n b\u00e8 \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ee5 h\u1ecdp \u1edf gian nh\u00e0 ch\u00ednh. Obierika gi\u1ee5c \u00f4ng ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c \u0103n. Kh\u00f4ng ai n\u00f3i l\u1eddi n\u00e0o, nh\u01b0ng t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u ch\u00fa \u00fd \u0111\u1ebfn l\u1eb1n r\u1ea5t d\u00e0i tr\u00ean l\u01b0ng c\u1ee7a Okonkwo. V\u1ebft roi c\u1ee7a t\u00ean cai t\u00f9 \u0111\u00e3 kh\u1eafc s\u00e2u v\u00e0o trong th\u1ecbt c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng.<\/p>\n

Ng\u01b0\u1eddi rao tin c\u1ee7a l\u00e0ng l\u1ee5c t\u1ee5c l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng t\u1eeb \u0111\u00eam qua. H\u1eafn \u0111\u00e1nh g\u1ed3ng v\u00e0 th\u00f4ng b\u00e1o s\u00e1ng mai s\u1ebd c\u00f3 bu\u1ed5i h\u1ecdp l\u00e0ng. M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u bi\u1ebft l\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee7a Umuofia ph\u1ea3i l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng t\u1ecf th\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed9 v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n v\u1eeba m\u1edbi x\u1ea3y ra.<\/p>\n

\u0110\u00eam \u1ea5y Okonkwo h\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng ng\u1ee7. N\u1ed7i cay \u0111\u1eafng ch\u1ea5t ch\u1ee9a trong l\u00f2ng, d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 c\u1ed9ng th\u00eam n\u1ed7i h\u00e1o h\u1ee9c c\u1ee7a tr\u1ebb th\u01a1. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi \u0111i ng\u1ee7 \u00f4ng b\u01b0ng xu\u1ed1ng b\u1ed9 chi\u1ebfn ph\u1ee5c m\u00e0 \u00f4ng ch\u01b0a h\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ee5ng \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eeb khi h\u1ed3i h\u01b0\u01a1ng sau nh\u1eefng n\u0103m l\u01b0u \u0111\u00e0y. \u00d4ng \u0111\u00e3 gi\u0169 c\u00e1i kh\u1ed1 (raffiaa<\/em>[2]<\/sup>) c\u00f2n \u00e1m kh\u00f3i, ki\u1ec3m tra l\u1ea1i c\u00e1i m\u0169 l\u00f4ng cao v\u00e0 c\u00e1i khi\u00ean c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng. \u00d4ng th\u1ecfa m\u00e3n khi th\u1ea5y ch\u00fang c\u00f2n r\u1ea5t t\u1ed1t.<\/p>\n

N\u1eb1m tr\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng tre \u00f4ng nh\u1edb \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1ch t\u1ee5i da tr\u1eafng h\u1ea1 nh\u1ee5c \u00f4ng \u1edf s\u00e2n t\u00f2a, v\u00e0 \u00f4ng th\u1ec1 s\u1ebd tr\u1ea3 th\u00f9. N\u1ebfu Umuofia quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh ti\u1ebfn t\u1edbi chi\u1ebfn tranh, c\u00e0ng t\u1ed1t. Nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu ai c\u0169ng mu\u1ed1n s\u1ed1ng h\u00e8n nh\u00e1t th\u00ec \u00f4ng s\u1ebd t\u1ef1 tr\u1ea3 th\u00f9. \u00d4ng ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng l\u1ea7n chi\u1ebfn tranh trong qu\u00e1 kh\u1ee9, cu\u1ed9c chi\u1ebfn huy ho\u00e0ng nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 cu\u1ed9c chi\u1ebfn tranh v\u1edbi Isike. L\u00fac \u1ea5y Okudo v\u1eabn c\u00f2n s\u1ed1ng. Okudo l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u00e1t b\u00e0i ca chi\u1ebfn tranh kh\u00f4ng ai c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 s\u00e1nh b\u1eb1ng. \u00d4ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfn s\u0129 nh\u01b0ng gi\u1ecdng h\u00e1t c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 bi\u1ebfn m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00e0nh s\u01b0 t\u1eed.<\/p>\n

\u201cNg\u01b0\u1eddi x\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00e1ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n m\u1ea5y ai,\u201d Okonkwo th\u1edf d\u00e0i ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y huy ho\u00e0ng xa x\u01b0a. \u201cIsike kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o qu\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1ch ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00ecnh t\u00e0n s\u00e1t h\u1ecd tr\u00ean chi\u1ebfn tr\u01b0\u1eddng. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00ecnh gi\u1ebft nh\u1eefng m\u01b0\u1eddi hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd nh\u01b0ng ch\u1ec9 b\u1ecb c\u00f3 hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ecb t\u1eed th\u01b0\u01a1ng. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi h\u1ebft tu\u1ea7n h\u1ecdp ch\u1ee3 th\u1ee9 t\u01b0, h\u1ecd xin h\u00f2a. Nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng v\u1eabn c\u00f2n ch\u00ed kh\u00ed c\u1ee7a \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng.\u201d<\/p>\n

L\u00fac \u00f4ng \u0111ang suy ngh\u0129 nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n ng\u00e0y x\u01b0a, \u00f4ng nghe ti\u1ebfng c\u1ed3ng v\u1ecdng l\u1ea1i t\u1eeb xa. \u00d4ng l\u1eafng nghe c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn v\u00e0 nh\u1eadn ra gi\u1ecdng c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi rao tin c\u1ee7a l\u00e0ng. R\u1ea5t nh\u1ecf v\u00e0 y\u1ebfu \u1edbt. \u00d4ng tr\u1edf ng\u01b0\u1eddi, l\u01b0ng \u00f4ng \u0111au nh\u00f3i. \u00d4ng nghi\u1ebfn r\u0103ng. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi rao tin \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e0ng l\u00fac c\u00e0ng g\u1ea7n h\u01a1n cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi \u00f4ng ta \u0111i qua kh\u1ecfi nh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a Okonkwo.<\/p>\n

\u201cCh\u01b0\u1edbng ng\u1ea1i l\u1edbn nh\u1ea5t \u1edf Umuofia,\u201d \u00f4ng ngh\u0129 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch h\u1eb1n h\u1ecdc, \u201cl\u00e0 t\u00ean h\u00e8n nh\u00e1t Egonwanne. Mi\u1ec7ng l\u01b0\u1ee1i \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng m\u1eadt c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 bi\u1ebfn l\u1eeda th\u00e0nh tro. Khi h\u1eafn m\u1edf mi\u1ec7ng h\u1eafn c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 bi\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng th\u00e0nh nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00f4 d\u1ee5ng. N\u1ebfu m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1eebng ch\u00fa \u00fd \u0111\u1ebfn mi\u1ec7ng l\u01b0\u1ee1i \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn n\u0103m n\u0103m v\u1ec1 tr\u01b0\u1edbc th\u00ec ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1edbi t\u1ef1 s\u1ef1 ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m nay.\u201d \u00d4ng nghi\u1ebfn r\u0103ng. \u201cNg\u00e0y mai h\u1eafn s\u1ebd b\u1ea3o v\u1edbi m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e0 \u201ct\u1ed5 ti\u00ean ta ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd \u2018\u0111\u00e1nh nhau b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1ed5 l\u1ed7i cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c.\u2019 N\u1ebfu m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi nghe l\u1eddi h\u1eafn, ta s\u1ebd t\u00e1ch ri\u00eang v\u00e0 chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb tr\u1ea3 th\u00f9 m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gi\u1ecdng ng\u01b0\u1eddi rao tin c\u00e0ng l\u00fac c\u00e0ng nh\u1ecf d\u1ea7n v\u00e0 kho\u1ea3ng c\u00e1ch nh\u01b0 m\u00e0i m\u00f2n \u0111i nh\u1eefng s\u1eafc c\u1ea1nh c\u1ee7a ti\u1ebfng g\u1ed3ng. Okonkwo tr\u1edf m\u00ecnh t\u1eeb b\u00ean n\u00e0y qua b\u00ean kia v\u00e0 r\u00fat t\u1eeb c\u01a1n \u0111au \u1edf l\u01b0ng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh m\u1ed9t c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c kho\u00e1i l\u1ea1c. \u201cN\u1ebfu ng\u00e0y mai Egonwanne n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n \u2018chi\u1ebfn tranh b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1ed5 l\u1ed7i\u2019 ta s\u1ebd cho h\u1eafn xem c\u00e1i l\u01b0ng v\u00e0 c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a ta.\u201d \u00d4ng nghi\u1ebfn r\u0103ng.<\/p>\n

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Ch\u1ee3 t\u1eeb t\u1eeb \u0111\u00f4ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ngay t\u1eeb l\u00fac m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi l\u00ean. Obierika \u0111ang ch\u1edd \u1edf obi <\/em>l\u00fac Okonkwo \u0111i ngang v\u00e0 g\u1ecdi \u00f4ng. \u00d4ng \u0111eo t\u00fai da d\u00ea v\u00e0 m\u00e3 t\u1ea5u l\u00ean vai, ra ngo\u00e0i v\u00e0 c\u00f9ng \u0111i v\u1edbi Okonkwo. Nh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a Obierika g\u1ea7n m\u1eb7t \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00ec th\u1ebf \u00f4ng ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ee3. \u00d4ng trao \u0111\u1ed5i v\u00e0i c\u00e2u ch\u00e0o h\u1ecfi v\u1edbi m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi.<\/p>\n

Khi Okonkwo v\u00e0 Obierika \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 h\u1ecdp \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y \u0111\u00f4ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00f4 s\u1ed1 k\u1ec3, \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i n\u1ebfu ai \u0111\u00f3 n\u00e9m l\u00ean m\u1ed9t h\u1ea1t c\u00e1t th\u00ec h\u1ea1t c\u00e1t n\u00e0y s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 r\u01a1i xu\u1ed1ng m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t. V\u00e0 c\u00f2n r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ed5 v\u1ec1 t\u1eeb nh\u1eefng ng\u00f5 ng\u00e1ch c\u1ee7a t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ch\u00edn l\u00e0ng. \u0110i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y l\u00e0m \u1ea5m l\u00f2ng Okonkwo khi \u00f4ng nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh trong s\u1ef1 \u0111o\u00e0n k\u1ebft c\u1ee7a d\u00e2n l\u00e0ng. \u0110\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t, \u00f4ng c\u1ed1 t\u00ecm m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng mi\u1ec7ng l\u01b0\u1ee1i m\u00e0 \u00f4ng r\u1ea5t v\u1eeba khinh gh\u00e9t v\u1eeba lo ng\u1ea1i.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u00d4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ea5y h\u1eafn ta kh\u00f4ng?\u201d \u00f4ng h\u1ecfi Obierika.<\/p>\n

\u201cAi?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cEgonwanne,\u201d \u00f4ng v\u1eeba n\u00f3i v\u1eeba \u0111\u1ea3o m\u1eaft t\u00ecm h\u1ebft g\u00f3c n\u1ecd \u0111\u1ebfn g\u00f3c kia c\u1ee7a c\u00e1i ch\u1ee3 bao la n\u00e0y. \u0110a s\u1ed1 \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i gh\u1ebf g\u1ed7 m\u00e0 h\u1ecd mang theo t\u1eeb nh\u00e0.<\/p>\n

\u201cKh\u00f4ng,\u201d Obierika n\u00f3i, \u0111\u1ea3o m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn \u0111\u00e1m \u0111\u00f4ng. \u201c\u00d4 kia k\u00eca, h\u1eafn \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u01b0\u1edbi c\u00e2y b\u00f4ng g\u00f2n. \u00d4ng s\u1ee3 r\u1eb1ng h\u1eafn s\u1ebd thuy\u1ebft ph\u1ee5c ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u1eebng chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cS\u1ee3? T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n bi\u1ebft h\u1eafn s\u1ebd l\u00e0m g\u00ec \u0111\u1ebfn \u00f4ng<\/em>. T\u00f4i khinh b\u1ec9 th\u00f9 gh\u00e9t h\u1eafn, v\u00e0 c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o nghe theo l\u1eddi c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn. T\u00f4i s\u1ebd \u0111\u00e1nh m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh n\u1ebfu c\u1ea7n.\u201d<\/p>\n

H\u1ecd n\u00f3i nh\u01b0 h\u00e9t b\u1edfi v\u00ec h\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f9ng n\u00f3i m\u1ed9t l\u00fac, v\u00e0 \u00e2m thanh h\u1ed7n lo\u1ea1n nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t bu\u1ed5i ch\u1ee3 \u0111\u00f4ng.<\/p>\n

\u201cTa s\u1ebd ch\u1edd cho \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac h\u1eafn m\u1edf mi\u1ec7ng,\u201d Okonkwo ngh\u0129. \u201cSau \u0111\u00f3 ta s\u1ebd n\u00f3i.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNh\u01b0ng l\u00e0m sao \u00f4ng bi\u1ebft l\u00e0 h\u1eafn s\u1ebd ch\u1ed1ng chi\u1ebfn tranh?\u201d Obierika h\u1ecfi sau m\u1ed9t h\u1ed3i im l\u1eb7ng r\u1ea5t l\u00e2u.<\/p>\n

\u201cB\u1edfi v\u00ec t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft h\u1eafn l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1eb1ng h\u00e8n,\u201d Okonkwo tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi. Obierika kh\u00f4ng nghe nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi \u00f4ng n\u00f3i sau \u0111\u00f3 b\u1edfi c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ea1m v\u00e0o sau vai \u00f4ng. \u00d4ng xoay ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1i b\u1eaft tay n\u0103m s\u00e1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n. Okonkwo kh\u00f4ng bu\u1ed3n xoay ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn cho d\u00f9 \u00f4ng nh\u1eadn ra gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u00f4ng quen. \u00d4ng ch\u1eb3ng tha thi\u1ebft g\u00ec v\u1edbi vi\u1ec7c ch\u00e0o h\u1ecfi. Nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong \u0111\u00e1m ch\u1ea1m nh\u1eb9 vai \u00f4ng v\u00e0 th\u0103m h\u1ecfi ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng.<\/p>\n

\u201cM\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u kh\u1ecfe m\u1ea1nh,\u201d \u00f4ng tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng m\u1ea5y s\u1ed1t s\u1eafng.<\/p>\n

Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean n\u00f3i v\u1edbi Umuofia s\u00e1ng h\u00f4m \u1ea5y l\u00e0 Okika, m\u1ed9t trong s\u00e1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ecb c\u1ea7m t\u00f9. Okika l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi r\u1ea5t t\u1ed1t v\u00e0 l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 t\u00e0i n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u00f4ng ch\u00fang. Tuy th\u1ebf \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i th\u1eadt m\u1ea1nh m\u1ebd h\u00f9ng h\u1ed3n m\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi di\u1ec5n thuy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 thi\u1ebft l\u1eadp tr\u1eadt t\u1ef1 trong bu\u1ed5i h\u1ecdp h\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ed3ng nh\u00e2n d\u00e2n. Onyeka c\u00f3 gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i nh\u01b0 v\u1eady do \u0111\u00f3 \u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1eddi ngh\u00eanh \u0111\u00f3n Umuofia tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi Okika ph\u00e1t bi\u1ec3u.<\/p>\n

\u201cUmuofia kwenu<\/em>[3]<\/sup>!\u201d \u201cXin ch\u00e0o Umuofia!\u201d \u00d4ng n\u00f3i b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t gi\u1ecdng sang s\u1ea3ng, gi\u01a1 c\u00e1nh tay tr\u00e1i l\u00ean cao v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea9y kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed v\u1edbi l\u00f2ng b\u00e0n tay m\u1edf.<\/p>\n

\u201cYaa<\/em>!\u201d Umuofia g\u1ea7m l\u00ean \u0111\u00e1p l\u1eddi.<\/p>\n

\u201cUmuofia kwenu<\/em>!\u201d \u00f4ng c\u1ea5t gi\u1ecdng sang s\u1ea3ng, l\u1eadp l\u1ea1i, l\u1eadp l\u1ea1i n\u1eefa, m\u1ed7i l\u1ea7n xoay m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t h\u01b0\u1edbng m\u1edbi. V\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1m \u0111\u00f4ng tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi \u201cYaa<\/em>!\u201d<\/p>\n

Bu\u1ed5i h\u1ecdp b\u1ed7ng nhi\u00ean y\u00ean l\u1eb7ng nh\u01b0 c\u00f3 n\u01b0\u1edbc l\u1ea1nh d\u1ed9i v\u00e0o l\u1eeda \u0111ang g\u00e0o th\u00e9t ch\u00e1y. Okika nh\u1ecfm d\u1eady v\u00e0 tr\u00e2n tr\u1ecdng ch\u00e0o ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong c\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u1ed1n l\u1ea7n. R\u1ed3i \u00f4ng b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u:<\/p>\n

\u201cD\u00e2n l\u00e0ng bi\u1ebft t\u1ea1i sao m\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y h\u00f4m nay, \u0111\u00e1ng l\u1ebd ra l\u00fac n\u00e0y l\u00e0 th\u1eddi gian m\u00ecnh n\u00ean d\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ec3 x\u00e2y tr\u1ea1i, s\u1eeda nh\u00e0, hay ch\u1ec9nh \u0111\u1ed1n c\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng. Cha ta th\u01b0\u1eddng d\u1ea1y r\u1eb1ng: \u2018Khi n\u00e0o con th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t con c\u00f3c nh\u1ea3y gi\u1eefa ban ng\u00e0y, con n\u00ean bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u00fac m\u1ea1ng s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 b\u1ecb \u0111e d\u1ecda.\u2019 Khi ta nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y d\u00e2n l\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ed5 v\u00e0o ch\u1ee3 t\u1eeb kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i trong l\u00e0ng, t\u1eeb m\u1ecdi gia \u0111\u00ecnh, ta bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng c\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta \u0111ang b\u1ecb \u0111e d\u1ecda.\u201d \u00d4ng ng\u1eebng n\u00f3i m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat x\u00edu, r\u1ed3i ti\u1ebfp.<\/p>\n

\u201cTh\u1ea7n ph\u00f9 h\u1ed9 ch\u00fang ta \u0111ang kh\u00f3c. Idemili \u0111ang kh\u00f3c. Ogwugwu \u0111ang kh\u00f3c, Agbala \u0111ang kh\u00f3c, v\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng v\u1ecb th\u1ea7n kh\u00e1c c\u0169ng th\u1ebf. \u00d4ng cha t\u1ed5 ti\u00ean c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta c\u0169ng \u0111ang than kh\u00f3c b\u1edfi v\u00ec s\u1ef1 s\u1ec9 nh\u1ee5c h\u1ecd ph\u1ea3i h\u1ee9ng ch\u1ecbu v\u00e0 s\u1ef1 th\u00f9 h\u1eb1n m\u00e0 ch\u00fang ta th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 th\u1ea5y t\u1eadn m\u1eaft.\u201d \u00d4ng ng\u1eebng m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea5y l\u1ea1i c\u00e2n b\u1eb1ng cho gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u run r\u1ea9y v\u00ec x\u00fac \u0111\u1ed9ng.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c h\u1ecdp m\u1eb7t r\u1ea5t \u0111\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ea3o. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ecb t\u1ed9c n\u00e0o c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 kho\u00e1c l\u00e1c l\u00e0 h\u1ecd c\u00f3 bu\u1ed5i h\u1ecdp to h\u01a1n hay nhi\u1ec1u nhi\u1ec7t huy\u1ebft h\u01a1n. Nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 l\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ebfn h\u1ecdp m\u1eb7t \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y? Ta xin h\u1ecfi c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi: C\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 con ch\u00e1u c\u1ee7a Umuofia c\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t l\u00f2ng v\u1edbi ch\u00fang ta?\u201d C\u00f3 ti\u1ebfng x\u00ec x\u00e0o r\u1ea7m r\u00ec lan truy\u1ec1n kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i trong \u0111\u00e1m \u0111\u00f4ng.<\/p>\n

\u201cKh\u00f4ng, h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ed3ng l\u00f2ng v\u1edbi ch\u00fang ta,\u201d \u00f4ng n\u00f3i. \u201cH\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecf h\u1ecd h\u00e0ng l\u00e0ng x\u00f3m \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111i theo h\u01b0\u1edbng ri\u00eang c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 ch\u00fang ta, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ebfn h\u1ecdp s\u00e1ng h\u00f4m nay, l\u00e0 v\u1eabn c\u00f2n m\u1ed9t l\u00f2ng theo ch\u00ed h\u01b0\u1edbng c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng cha. C\u00f2n ng\u01b0\u1eddi anh em c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecf r\u01a1i ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u1ec3 gia nh\u1eadp b\u00e8 ph\u00e1i c\u1ee7a k\u1ebb l\u1ea1 m\u00e0 l\u00e0m nh\u01a1 b\u1ea9n \u0111\u1ea5t \u0111ai c\u1ee7a cha \u00f4ng. N\u1ebfu ch\u00fang ta kh\u00e1ng c\u1ef1 ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1 ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u00e1nh nh\u1ea7m anh em m\u00ecnh, v\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 s\u1ebd l\u00e0m \u0111\u1ed5 m\u00e1u c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f9ng d\u00e2n t\u1ed9c. Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 vi\u1ec7c c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft m\u00e0 ch\u00fang ta c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m. \u00d4ng cha ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng r\u1eb1ng vi\u1ec7c n\u00e0y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 x\u1ea3y ra. \u00d4ng cha ta kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd ph\u1ea3i gi\u1ebft anh em c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. Nh\u01b0ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi da tr\u1eafng kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn trong th\u1eddi c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng cha c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. V\u00ec th\u1ebf m\u00ecnh ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c \u00f4ng cha m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m. Chim Eneke \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u1ecfi l\u00e0 t\u1ea1i sao lu\u00f4n lu\u00f4n bay l\u01b0\u1ee3n v\u00e0 ng\u00e0i \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi: \u2018Lo\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u1ecdc b\u1eafn \u0111\u1ec3 kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd b\u1eafn h\u1ee5t th\u00ec ta ph\u1ea3i h\u1ecdc bay kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e1p xu\u1ed1ng.\u2019 Ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u00e1nh \u0111u\u1ed5i nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb th\u00e2m \u0111\u1ed9c. V\u00e0 n\u1ebfu anh em c\u1ee7a ta k\u1ebft b\u00e8 \u0111\u1ea3ng v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb th\u00e2m \u0111\u1ed9c n\u00e0y th\u00ec ta c\u0169ng ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u00e1nh \u0111u\u1ed5i ng\u01b0\u1eddi anh em. V\u00e0 ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c<\/em>. Ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i t\u00e1t c\u1ea1n n\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00fac n\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u1ec9 m\u1edbi ng\u1eadp \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1eaft c\u00e1 ch\u00e2n. . . . \u201c<\/p>\n

Ngay l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 ti\u1ebfng khu\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ed9ng x\u00f4n xao gi\u1eefa \u0111\u00e1m \u0111\u00f4ng v\u00e0 m\u1ecdi c\u1eb7p m\u1eaft \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ed5 d\u1ed3n v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t h\u01b0\u1edbng. C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ch\u1ed7 qu\u1eb9o r\u1ea5t ng\u1eb7t tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng d\u1eabn t\u1eeb ch\u1ee3 \u0111\u1ebfn t\u00f2a \u00e1n c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi da tr\u1eafng, v\u00e0 t\u1eeb \u0111\u00f3 d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ebfn su\u1ed1i n\u01b0\u1edbc. V\u00ec th\u1ebf kh\u00f4ng ai nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t nh\u00f3m n\u0103m ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1ee9 \u0111\u01b0a tin \u0111ang ti\u1ebfn d\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ebfn cho t\u1edbi khi h\u1ecd xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n ngay \u1edf ch\u1ed7 ngo\u1eb7t, ch\u1ec9 c\u00e1ch v\u00e0i b\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ebfn c\u1ea1nh b\u00eca \u0111\u00e1m \u0111\u00f4ng. Okonkwo \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i \u1edf ngo\u00e0i b\u00eca.<\/p>\n

\u00d4ng ta nh\u1ea3y ph\u1eaft l\u00ean ngay v\u1eeba l\u00fac \u00f4ng nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y h\u1eafn. \u00d4ng \u0111\u1ed1i di\u1ec7n v\u1edbi t\u00ean tr\u01b0\u1edfng nh\u00f3m s\u1ee9 gi\u1ea3, run b\u1eafn ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00ec gi\u1eadn d\u1eef t\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed9, kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 th\u1ed1t l\u1eddi n\u00e0o. G\u00e3 \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 v\u1ebb g\u00ec khi\u1ebfp s\u1ee3 c\u1ea3, gi\u1eef v\u1eefng v\u1ecb tr\u00ed c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. B\u1ed1n ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00f9y t\u00f9ng x\u1ebfp h\u00e0ng ngay sau l\u01b0ng h\u1eafn.<\/p>\n

Trong m\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3nh kh\u1eafc \u1ea5y, th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 b\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ed9ng, ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i. Tuy\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ed1i im l\u1eb7ng. \u0110\u00e1m \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng c\u1ee7a Umuofia nh\u1eadp l\u1ea1i th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t kh\u1ed1i l\u1ea9n v\u00e0o sau \u0111\u00e1m c\u00e2y c\u1ed1i v\u00e0 gi\u00e2y leo kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3, nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t b\u1ee9c m\u00e0n che c\u00e2m n\u00edn, ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i.<\/p>\n

T\u00ean tr\u01b0\u1edfng \u0111o\u00e0n l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng ph\u00e1 v\u1ee1 im l\u1eb7ng. \u201c\u0110\u1ec3 ta qua!\u201d H\u1eafn ra l\u1ec7nh.<\/p>\n

\u201cMi mu\u1ed1n g\u00ec \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y ch\u1ee9?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c\u00d4ng da tr\u1eafng, ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 quy\u1ec1n h\u1ea1n m\u00e0 \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft r\u00f5 l\u1eafm r\u1ed3i, ra l\u1ec7nh ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ea5m d\u1ee9t bu\u1ed5i h\u1ecdp n\u00e0y.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nh\u01b0 \u00e1nh ch\u1edbp, Okonkwo r\u00fat c\u00e2y m\u00e3 t\u1ea5u. T\u00ean s\u1ee9 h\u1ee5p xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u00e1nh c\u00fa t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng. Nh\u01b0ng v\u00f4 d\u1ee5ng. C\u00e2y m\u00e3 t\u1ea5u c\u1ee7a Okonkwo ch\u1eb7t xu\u1ed1ng hai l\u1ea7n, v\u00e0 c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a t\u00ean s\u1ee9 gi\u1ea3 n\u1eb1m l\u00f4ng l\u1ed1c b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh c\u00e1i thi h\u00e0i m\u1eb7c \u0111\u1ed3ng ph\u1ee5c c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn.<\/p>\n

\u0110\u00e1m d\u00e2n l\u00e0ng, b\u1ee9c m\u00e0n che sau l\u01b0ng, l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c tr\u1edf n\u00ean h\u1ed7n lo\u1ea1n, bu\u1ed5i h\u1ecdp b\u1ecb ch\u1ea5m d\u1ee9t n\u1eeda ch\u1eebng. Okonkwo \u0111\u1ee9ng nh\u00ecn c\u00e1i x\u00e1c ch\u1ebft. \u00d4ng bi\u1ebft ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn Umuofia s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh ti\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ebfn chi\u1ebfn tranh. \u00d4ng bi\u1ebft, v\u00ec h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e1m s\u1ee9 gi\u1ea3 c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i tr\u1ed1n tho\u00e1t. \u00d4ng ch\u1ee3t nh\u1eadn ra n\u1ed7i kinh ho\u00e0ng trong s\u1ef1 h\u1ed7n lo\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a \u0111\u00e1m \u0111\u00f4ng, h\u1ed7n lo\u1ea1n thay v\u00ec h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u00f3 ch\u1ee7 tr\u01b0\u01a1ng ph\u01b0\u01a1ng ph\u00e1p. \u00d4ng nghe c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u1ecfi: \u201cT\u1ea1i sao \u00f4ng \u1ea5y l\u00e0m nh\u01b0 v\u1eady?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00d4ng ch\u00f9i c\u00e2y m\u00e3 t\u1ea5u tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t c\u00e1t v\u00e0 b\u1ecf \u0111i.<\/p>\n

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<\/a>[1] Obi l\u00e0 ch\u1ed5 \u1edf r\u1ed9ng nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ee7 gia \u0111\u00ecnh.<\/p>\n

[2] Raffia skirt http:\/\/www.marlamallett.com\/w-5085.htm<\/a><\/p>\n

[3] kwenu l\u00e0 l\u1eddi ch\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3n hay ngh\u00eanh ti\u1ebfp<\/p>\n

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