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Walking with Elephants<\/em> c\u1ee7a Josh Byer<\/p>\n



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\u1ede Moulmein,[1]<\/a> ph\u00eda nam Mi\u1ebfn \u0110i\u1ec7n, t\u00f4i b\u1ecb r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi gh\u00e9t \u2013 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u1ea7n duy nh\u1ea5t trong \u0111\u1eddi m\u00e0 t\u00f4i gi\u1eef vai tr\u00f2 \u0111\u1ee7 quan tr\u1ecdng \u0111\u1ec3 b\u1ecb g\u1eb7p chuy\u1ec7n sau \u0111\u00e2y. T\u00f4i l\u00e0 s\u0129 quan c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t ti\u1ec3u khu trong th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n, v\u00e0 c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c ch\u1ed1ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u00c2u \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 r\u1ea5t cay \u0111\u1eafng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch m\u01a1 h\u1ed3 v\u00e0 b\u00e2ng qu\u01a1. Kh\u00f4ng ai c\u00f3 gan \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u00ean n\u1ed5i lo\u1ea1n, nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu m\u1ed9t ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef \u00c2u ch\u00e2u m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh v\u00e0o ch\u1ee3 th\u00ec c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 s\u1ebd c\u00f3 k\u1ebb nh\u1ed5 n\u01b0\u1edbc b\u00e3 tr\u1ea7u l\u00ean v\u00e1y b\u00e0 ta. L\u00e0 s\u0129 quan c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t, t\u00f4i h\u1eb3n nhi\u00ean l\u00e0 m\u1ee5c ti\u00eau b\u1ecb h\u1ecd qu\u1ea5y nhi\u1ec5u m\u1ed7i khi h\u1ecd th\u1ea5y ch\u1ecdc ph\u00e1 m\u00e0 c\u00f3 v\u1ebb v\u1eabn an to\u00e0n. Khi m\u1ed9t g\u00e3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Mi\u1ebfn l\u00e1u c\u00e1 ng\u00e1ng cho t\u00f4i ng\u00e3 tr\u00ean s\u00e2n b\u00f3ng \u0111\u00e1 v\u00e0 tr\u1ecdng t\u00e0i (m\u1ed9t anh Mi\u1ebfn kh\u00e1c) ng\u00f3 qua h\u01b0\u1edbng kh\u00e1c th\u00ec \u0111\u00e1m \u0111\u00f4ng s\u1ebd r\u00fa l\u00ean c\u01b0\u1eddi r\u1ea5t kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu. \u0110i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y x\u1ea3y ra nhi\u1ec1u l\u1ea7n. R\u1ed1t cu\u1ed9c t\u00f4i g\u1eb7p kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i c\u00e1c khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t da v\u00e0ng ch\u00e2m ch\u1ecdc c\u1ee7a b\u1ecdn thanh ni\u00ean, l\u1eddi ch\u1eedi b\u1edbi h\u00e9t sau l\u01b0ng khi t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 c\u00e1ch xa m\u1ed9t qu\u00e3ng an to\u00e0n, l\u00e0m t\u00f4i r\u1ea5t b\u1ef1c m\u00ecnh. B\u1ecdn ch\u00fa ti\u1ec3u l\u00e0 t\u1ec7 nh\u1ea5t. Trong th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n c\u00f3 m\u1ea5y ng\u00e0n \u0111\u1ee9a, v\u00e0 h\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 ch\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ee9a n\u00e0o c\u00f3 vi\u1ec7c g\u00ec l\u00e0m ngo\u00e0i chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ee9ng \u1edf g\u00f3c \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1ebf gi\u1ec5u ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u00c2u.<\/p>\n

Trong lo\u1ea1i vi\u1ec7c nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, ta c\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec1u ki\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ec3 th\u1ea5y th\u1eadt c\u1eb7n k\u1ebd \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00ea ti\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ebf qu\u1ed1c. B\u1ecdn t\u00f9 kh\u1ed1n kh\u1ed5 chen ch\u00fac trong c\u00e1c x\u00e0 lim h\u00f4i h\u00e1m c\u1ee7a tr\u1ea1i giam, khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t t\u00e1i x\u00e1m s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb b\u1ecb \u00e1n t\u00f9 l\u00e2u, nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i m\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ea7y v\u1ebft s\u1eb9o b\u1ecb qu\u1ea5t b\u1eb1ng thanh tre \u2013 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 t\u1ea1o n\u00ean m\u1ed9t c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c t\u1ed9i l\u1ed7i \u0111\u00e8 n\u1eb7ng l\u00ean t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ch\u1ecbu n\u1ed7i. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng l\u00e0m g\u00ec \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c trong ho\u00e0n c\u1ea3nh n\u00e0y. T\u00f4i c\u00f2n tr\u1ebb, \u00edt h\u1ecdc, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i suy ngh\u0129 gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh trong im l\u1eb7ng ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n nh\u01b0 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi Anh s\u1ed1ng \u1edf ph\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0110\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ecbu. Th\u1eadm ch\u00ed t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft l\u00e0 \u0110\u1ebf qu\u1ed1c Anh \u0111ang h\u1ea5p h\u1ed1i, t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i c\u00e0ng kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng n\u00f3 c\u00f2n kh\u00e1 h\u01a1n nhi\u1ec1u so v\u1edbi c\u00e1c \u0111\u1ebf qu\u1ed1c tr\u1ebb h\u01a1n \u0111ang \u0111\u1ecbnh chi\u1ebfm ch\u1ed7 n\u00f3. T\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 bi\u1ebft m\u00ecnh b\u1ecb k\u1eb9t gi\u1eefa l\u00f2ng c\u0103m gh\u00e9t c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ebf qu\u1ed1c t\u00f4i ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 v\u00e0 s\u1ef1 b\u1ef1c t\u1ee9c c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi b\u1ecdn o\u1eaft con x\u1ea5u t\u00ednh \u0111ang \u0111\u1ecbnh l\u00e0m cho t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 chu to\u00e0n c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Trong \u0111\u1ea7u t\u00f4i, m\u1ed9t m\u1eb7t t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y th\u1eadt r\u1eafc r\u1ed1i v\u00e0 b\u1ef1c m\u00ecnh. V\u00ec l\u00fac \u1ea5y t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 kh\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ecbnh r\u1eb1ng ch\u1ee7 ngh\u0129a \u0111\u1ebf qu\u1ed1c l\u00e0 t\u1ed3i t\u1ec7, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i n\u00ean b\u1ecf vi\u1ec7c v\u00e0 cu\u1ed1n g\u00f3i c\u00e0ng s\u1edbm c\u00e0ng t\u1ed1t. V\u1ec1 m\u1eb7t l\u00fd thuy\u1ebft \u2013 t\u1ea5t nhi\u00ean l\u00e0 th\u1ea7m k\u00edn \u2013 t\u00f4i ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n \u1ee7ng h\u1ed9 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Mi\u1ebfn v\u00e0 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n ch\u1ed1ng l\u1ea1i k\u1ebb \u00e1p b\u1ee9c h\u1ecd l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Anh. T\u00f4i gh\u00e9t cay gh\u00e9t \u0111\u1eafng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 k\u1ec3 xi\u1ebft c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c m\u00ecnh \u0111ang l\u00e0m. ch\u00ednh quy\u1ec1n Anh \u1edf \u1ea4n[2]<\/a> nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ch\u1ebf \u0111\u1ed9 b\u1ea1o ng\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ed5, nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 k\u00ecm k\u1eb9p, in saecula saeculorum<\/i>,[3]<\/a> l\u00ean \u00fd ch\u00ed c\u1ee7a b\u1ecdn th\u1ea7n d\u00e2n quy ph\u1ee5c. M\u1eb7t kh\u00e1c t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng ni\u1ec1m vui l\u1edbn nh\u1ea5t tr\u00ean th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi l\u00e0 \u0111\u00e2m chi\u1ebfc l\u01b0\u1ee1i l\u00ea v\u00e0o b\u1ee5ng m\u1ed9t anh th\u1ea7y ch\u00f9a. Nh\u1eefng c\u1ea3m ngh\u0129 \u1ea5y l\u00e0 ph\u00f3 ph\u1ea9m t\u1ea5t nhi\u00ean c\u1ee7a ch\u1ee7 ngh\u0129a \u0111\u1ebf qu\u1ed1c; n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng tin b\u1ea1n c\u1ee9 h\u1ecfi b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 vi\u00ean ch\u1ee9c Anh-\u1ea4n n\u00e0o ngo\u00e0i gi\u1edd l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c.<\/p>\n

M\u1ed9t h\u00f4m x\u1ea3y ra m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 ki\u1ec7n l\u00e0m t\u00f4i tho\u00e1t kh\u1ecfi u m\u00ea b\u1eb1ng con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00f2ng v\u00e8o. B\u1ea3n th\u00e2n n\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t bi\u1ebfn c\u1ed1 nh\u1ecf, nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 cho t\u00f4i tho\u00e1ng th\u1ea5y r\u00f5 h\u01a1n b\u1ea3n ch\u1ea5t th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 c\u1ee7a ch\u1ee7 ngh\u0129a \u0111\u1ebf qu\u1ed1c \u2013 \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u01a1 th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 c\u1ee7a nh\u00e0 n\u01b0\u1edbc chuy\u00ean ch\u1ebf. M\u1ed9t h\u00f4m s\u00e1ng s\u1edbm \u00f4ng ph\u00f3 thanh tra \u0111\u1ed3n c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t \u1edf b\u00ean kia th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n g\u1ecdi \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i cho t\u00f4i, n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t con voi \u0111ang ph\u00e1 ch\u1ee3. \u00d4ng nh\u1edd t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u00ec, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n xem chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec x\u1ea3y ra v\u00ec th\u1ebf t\u00f4i c\u01b0\u1ee1i ng\u1ef1a \u0111i. T\u00f4i mang theo kh\u1ea9u s\u00fang tr\u01b0\u1eddng Winchester 10,8 ly, c\u0169 v\u00e0 qu\u00e1 nh\u1ecf \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1ebft voi, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 ti\u1ebfng s\u00fang c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m n\u00f3 s\u1ee3. Tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111i nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi Mi\u1ebfn ch\u1eb7n t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 k\u1ec3 nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u con voi \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m. R\u00f5 r\u00e0ng \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 voi hoang, m\u00e0 l\u00e0 con voi \u0111\u1ef1c \u0111\u00e3 thu\u1ea7n \u201cl\u00ean c\u01a1n d\u1eef\u201d. N\u00f3 b\u1ecb x\u00edch nh\u01b0 m\u1ecdi con voi \u0111\u00e3 thu\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i b\u1ecb x\u00edch l\u00fac \u201cl\u00ean c\u01a1n\u201d, nh\u01b0ng t\u1ed1i h\u00f4m tr\u01b0\u1edbc n\u00f3 b\u1ee9t x\u00edch tho\u00e1t ra. Anh qu\u1ea3n t\u01b0\u1ee3ng l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi duy nh\u1ea5t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ed1i ph\u00f3 v\u1edbi n\u00f3 trong t\u00ecnh tr\u1ea1ng \u0111\u00f3, anh \u0111u\u1ed5i theo nh\u01b0ng \u0111i sai h\u01b0\u1edbng v\u00e0 b\u00e2y gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e3 m\u01b0\u1eddi hai ti\u1ebfng tr\u00f4i qua. S\u00e1ng nay con voi b\u1ed7ng l\u1ea1i xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n trong th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n. D\u00e2n Mi\u1ebfn kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 v\u0169 kh\u00ed v\u00e0 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n b\u1ea5t l\u1ef1c. Voi \u0111\u00e3 ph\u00e1 c\u00e1i ch\u00f2i tre c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta, gi\u1ebft m\u1ed9t con b\u00f2, t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng s\u1ea1p tr\u00e1i c\u00e2y v\u00e0 \u0103n ng\u1ea5u nghi\u1ebfn rau tr\u00e1i. N\u00f3 c\u0169ng g\u1eb7p chi\u1ebfc xe r\u00e1c th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1, v\u00e0 khi anh l\u00e1i xe nh\u1ea3y ra b\u1ecf ch\u1ea1y, n\u00f3 l\u1eadt ng\u01b0\u1ee3c chi\u1ebfc xe r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1eadp ph\u00e1 d\u1eef t\u1ee3n.<\/p>\n

\u00d4ng ph\u00f3 thanh tra g\u1ed1c Mi\u1ebfn v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t \u1ea4n \u0111ang \u0111\u1ee3i t\u00f4i \u1edf khu ph\u1ed1 \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y con voi. Khu \u0111\u00f3 r\u1ea5t ngh\u00e8o, ch\u00f2i tre b\u1ea9n th\u1ec9u ch\u1eb1ng ch\u00e9o, m\u00e1i l\u1ee3p l\u00e1 d\u1eeba, quanh co l\u00ean tri\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ed3i d\u1ed1c. T\u00f4i nh\u1edb s\u00e1ng h\u00f4m \u1ea5y nhi\u1ec1u m\u00e2y, ng\u1ed9t ng\u1ea1t l\u00fac b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u m\u01b0a. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u1edfi s\u1ef1 h\u1ecfi d\u00e2n con voi \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i qua ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0o, v\u00e0 nh\u01b0 th\u00f4ng l\u1ec7 ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00f4ng tin g\u00ec ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn. \u1ede ph\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0110\u00f4ng c\u1ee9 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf; chuy\u1ec7n nghe t\u1eeb xa lu\u00f4n lu\u00f4n c\u00f3 v\u1ebb r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng, nh\u01b0ng c\u00e0ng t\u1edbi g\u1ea7n n\u01a1i x\u1ea3y ra s\u1ef1 vi\u1ec7c th\u00ec c\u00e0ng tr\u1edf n\u00ean m\u01a1 h\u1ed3. M\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00f3i con voi \u0111i h\u01b0\u1edbng n\u00e0y, k\u1ebb kh\u00e1c n\u00f3i n\u00f3 \u0111i h\u01b0\u1edbng kia, m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 c\u00f2n cam \u0111oan l\u00e0 th\u1eadm ch\u00ed ch\u1eb3ng nghe voi vi\u1ebfc g\u00ec. L\u00fac t\u00f4i s\u1eafp cho r\u1eb1ng to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 s\u1ef1 vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0 n\u00f3i ph\u00e9t th\u00ec ch\u00fang t\u00f4i nghe ti\u1ebfng la h\u00e9t c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng xa. Ti\u1ebfng h\u00e9t l\u1edbn, ch\u01b0\u1edbng tai: \u201cX\u00e9o \u0111i, \u0111\u1ed3 ranh con! X\u00e9o \u0111i l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c!\u201d r\u1ed3i m\u1ed9t b\u00e0 c\u1ee5 c\u1ea7m roi xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n \u1edf g\u00f3c m\u1ed9t c\u0103n ch\u00f2i, d\u1eef t\u1ee3n xua \u0111u\u1ed5i \u0111\u00e1m tr\u1ebb con tr\u1ea7n tru\u1ed3ng. Ph\u00eda sau c\u00f3 m\u1ea5y b\u00e0 kh\u00e1c, t\u1eb7c l\u01b0\u1ee1i v\u00e0 la h\u00e9t. H\u1eb3n nhi\u00ean c\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec b\u1ecdn tr\u1ebb kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean xem. T\u00f4i \u0111i v\u00f2ng qua c\u0103n ch\u00f2i, th\u1ea5y x\u00e1c m\u1ed9t \u00f4ng n\u1eb1m s\u00f3ng so\u00e0i trong b\u00f9n. \u00d4ng ta ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1ea4n, m\u1ed9t anh cu li g\u1ed1c Dravidian, h\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 tr\u1ea7n tru\u1ed3ng, c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 m\u1edbi ch\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng l\u00e2u. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta n\u00f3i con voi b\u1ea5t ch\u1ee3t v\u00f2ng qua g\u00f3c ch\u00f2i r\u1ed3i t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng \u00f4ng, d\u00f9ng v\u00f2i \u0111\u00e1nh \u00f4ng, l\u1ea5y ch\u00e2n d\u1eabm l\u00ean l\u01b0ng \u00f4ng v\u00e0 d\u00ed \u00f4ng xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd \u0111ang m\u00f9a m\u01b0a, m\u1eb7t \u00f4ng v\u1ea1ch m\u1ed9t r\u00e3nh s\u00e2u ba t\u1ea5c, d\u00e0i hai m\u00e9t tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea5t m\u1ec1m. \u00d4ng n\u1eb1m s\u1ea5p, hai c\u00e1nh tay dang ra, \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1eb9o ng\u01b0\u1ee3c qua m\u1ed9t b\u00ean. M\u1eb7t \u00f4ng l\u1ea5m b\u00f9n, hai m\u1eaft m\u1edf to, h\u00e0m r\u0103ng nhe ra nh\u0103n nh\u1edf v\u1edbi v\u1ebb \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn kh\u00f4n xi\u1ebft. (Nh\u00e2n \u0111\u00e2y, \u0111\u1eebng bao gi\u1edd b\u1ea3o v\u1edbi t\u00f4i r\u1eb1ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ebft c\u00f3 v\u1ebb an l\u00e0nh. H\u1ea7u h\u1ebft c\u00e1c x\u00e1c ch\u1ebft m\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 g\u1eb7p \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 v\u1ebb \u0111\u1ed9c \u00e1c.) B\u00e0n ch\u00e2n con th\u00fa kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ecd x\u00e1t v\u00e0 l\u1ed9t da l\u01b0ng \u00f4ng g\u1ecdn g\u00e0ng nh\u01b0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta l\u1ed9t da th\u1ecf. Ngay khi th\u1ea5y x\u00e1c ch\u1ebft, t\u00f4i l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c b\u1ea3o m\u1ed9t anh l\u00ednh t\u1edbi nh\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 m\u01b0\u1ee3n kh\u1ea9u s\u00fang b\u1eafn voi. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 cho con ng\u1ef1a quay v\u1ec1, kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3 ph\u00e1t \u0111i\u00ean v\u00ec s\u1ee3 r\u1ed3i h\u1ea5t t\u00f4i ng\u00e3 khi n\u00f3 ng\u1eedi th\u1ea5y m\u00f9i voi.<\/p>\n

V\u00e0i ph\u00fat sau anh l\u00ednh tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi kh\u1ea9u s\u00fang tr\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00e0 n\u0103m vi\u00ean \u0111\u1ea1n, trong khi \u0111\u00f3 m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Mi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ebfn b\u00e1o v\u1edbi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i r\u1eb1ng con voi \u0111ang \u1edf ru\u1ed9ng l\u00faa b\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi, ch\u1ec9 c\u00e1ch v\u00e0i tr\u0103m m\u00e9t. Khi t\u00f4i ti\u1ebfn t\u1edbi, g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 to\u00e0n th\u1ec3 d\u00e2n khu v\u1ef1c l\u0169 l\u01b0\u1ee3t ra kh\u1ecfi nh\u00e0 v\u00e0 \u0111i theo t\u00f4i. H\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y kh\u1ea9u s\u00fang, v\u00e0 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u00e0o h\u1ee9ng reo l\u00ean r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i s\u1eafp b\u1eafn con voi. Khi voi ph\u00e1 nh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd th\u00ec h\u1ecd ch\u1eb3ng bu\u1ed3n \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd, nh\u01b0ng b\u00e2y gi\u1edd th\u00ec kh\u00e1c, n\u00f3 s\u1eafp b\u1ecb b\u1eafn. B\u1eafn voi l\u00e0 tr\u00f2 vui \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi h\u1ecd, c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi \u0111\u00e1m d\u00e2n Anh. V\u1ea3 l\u1ea1i, h\u1ecd mu\u1ed1n l\u1ea5y th\u1ecbt. \u0110i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y khi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y b\u1ee9t r\u1ee9t m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch m\u01a1 h\u1ed3. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh b\u1eafn con voi \u2013 t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 nh\u1eafn \u0111i l\u1ea5y kh\u1ea9u s\u00fang \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1ef1 v\u1ec7 n\u1ebfu c\u1ea7n \u2013 v\u00e0 khi c\u00f3 \u0111\u00e1m \u0111\u00f4ng \u0111i theo th\u00ec ta lu\u00f4n c\u00f3 c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c b\u1ed3n ch\u1ed3n. T\u00f4i \u0111i xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed3i, c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y d\u00e1ng v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 th\u1eb1ng h\u1ec1, s\u00fang v\u00e1c vai, v\u00e0 \u0111o\u00e0n qu\u00e2n chen l\u1ea5n theo s\u00e1t g\u00f3t c\u00e0ng l\u00fac c\u00e0ng \u0111\u00f4ng. T\u1edbi ch\u00e2n \u0111\u1ed3i, xa kh\u1ecfi c\u00e1c c\u0103n ch\u00f2i, n\u01a1i \u1ea5y c\u00f3 con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00f3t v\u1ec9 s\u1eaft, b\u00ean kia \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00e0 h\u00e0ng ng\u00e0n m\u00e9t ru\u1ed9ng l\u00faa l\u1ea7y l\u1ed9i b\u1ecf hoang, ch\u01b0a c\u00e0y nh\u01b0ng s\u0169ng n\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ee7a tr\u1eadn m\u01b0a \u0111\u1ea7u m\u00f9a v\u00e0 l\u1ed1m \u0111\u1ed1m c\u1ecf th\u00f4. Con voi \u0111\u1ee9ng c\u00e1ch \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng t\u00e1m ch\u1ee5c m\u00e9t, s\u01b0\u1eddn b\u00ean tr\u00e1i c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0a v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. N\u00f3 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd t\u1edbi \u0111\u00e1m \u0111\u00f4ng \u0111ang t\u1edbi g\u1ea7n. N\u00f3 \u0111ang nh\u1ed5 c\u00e1c b\u1ee5i c\u1ecf, \u0111\u1eadp v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea7u g\u1ed1i cho s\u1ea1ch r\u1ed3i nh\u00e9t v\u00e0o mi\u1ec7ng.<\/p>\n

T\u00f4i d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. Khi th\u1ea5y con voi, t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft ch\u1eafc r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean b\u1eafn n\u00f3. B\u1eafn m\u1ed9t con voi \u0111\u00e3 thu\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u nghi\u00eam tr\u1ecdng \u2013 t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1 nh\u01b0 ph\u00e1 h\u1ee7y m\u1ed9t b\u1ed9 m\u00e1y kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 \u0111\u1eaft gi\u00e1 \u2013 v\u00e0 d\u0129 nhi\u00ean kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean b\u1eafn n\u1ebfu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u00e1nh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. V\u00e0 \u1edf qu\u00e3ng c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00f3, con voi \u0111ang \u0103n m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch an b\u00ecnh c\u00f3 v\u1ebb hi\u1ec1n l\u00e0nh nh\u01b0 con b\u00f2. Khi \u1ea5y t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 v\u00e0 b\u00e2y gi\u1edd t\u00f4i c\u0169ng ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 qua \u201cc\u01a1n d\u1eef\u201d, v\u00ec th\u1ebf n\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 lang thang v\u00f4 h\u1ea1i cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi anh qu\u1ea3n t\u01b0\u1ee3ng tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 b\u1eaft n\u00f3. H\u01a1n n\u1eefa, t\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng mu\u1ed1n b\u1eafn n\u00f3 ch\u00fat n\u00e0o. T\u00f4i quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh s\u1ebd quan s\u00e1t n\u00f3 m\u1ed9t l\u00e1t \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1eafc r\u1eb1ng n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng hung d\u1eef tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i, r\u1ed3i t\u00f4i v\u1ec1.<\/p>\n

Nh\u01b0ng khi \u1ea5y t\u00f4i li\u1ebfc quanh \u0111\u00e1m \u0111\u00f4ng \u0111i theo m\u00ecnh. M\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e1m r\u1ea5t \u0111\u00f4ng, \u00edt nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 hai ng\u00e0n ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0 m\u1ed7i l\u00fac m\u1ed7i nhi\u1ec1u th\u00eam. H\u1ecd ch\u1eafn c\u1ea3 hai \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng m\u1ed9t qu\u00e3ng r\u1ea5t d\u00e0i. T\u00f4i nh\u00ecn c\u00e1i \u0111\u00e1m m\u1eb7t da v\u00e0ng nh\u00f4 tr\u00ean \u00e1o x\u1ed1ng s\u1eb7c s\u1ee1 \u2013 m\u1ecdi khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ec1u vui m\u1eebng v\u00e0 h\u00e0o h\u1ee9ng v\u00ec tr\u00f2 vui n\u00e0y, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn con voi s\u1ebd b\u1ecb b\u1eafn. H\u1ecd nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i nh\u01b0 nh\u00ecn m\u1ed9t g\u00e3 ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y s\u1eafp bi\u1ec3u di\u1ec5n x\u1ea3o thu\u1eadt. H\u1ecd ch\u1eb3ng \u01b0a t\u00f4i, nh\u01b0ng v\u1edbi kh\u1ea9u s\u00fang th\u1ea7n k\u1ef3 trong tay th\u00ec t\u00f4i c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e1ng \u0111\u1ec3 coi trong ch\u1ed1c l\u00e1t. V\u00e0 t\u00f4i ch\u1ee3t nh\u1eadn ra r\u1eb1ng r\u1ed1t cu\u1ed9c t\u00f4i s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i b\u1eafn con voi. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta tr\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee3i t\u00f4i b\u1eafn v\u00e0 t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i b\u1eafn. T\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y hai ng\u00e0n \u01b0\u1edbc mu\u1ed1n c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd \u00e9p t\u00f4i ti\u1ebfn t\u1edbi, kh\u00f4n c\u01b0\u1ee1ng. V\u00e0 trong kho\u1ea3nh kh\u1eafc n\u00e0y, l\u00fac t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00f3 v\u1edbi kh\u1ea9u s\u00fang trong tay, l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean t\u00f4i hi\u1ec3u s\u1ef1 r\u1ed7ng tu\u1ebfch, s\u1ef1 ph\u00f9 du c\u1ee7a th\u1ebf l\u1ef1c da tr\u1eafng cai tr\u1ecb ph\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0110\u00f4ng. T\u00f4i, m\u1ed9t g\u00e3 da tr\u1eafng c\u1ea7m s\u00fang, \u0111\u1ee9ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e1m d\u00e2n b\u1ea3n x\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng v\u0169 kh\u00ed \u2013 d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 t\u00f4i l\u00e0 vai ch\u00ednh c\u1ee7a v\u1edf tu\u1ed3ng; nh\u01b0ng tr\u00ean th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 con r\u1ed1i n\u1ef1c c\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ecb \u00fd mu\u1ed1n c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t da v\u00e0ng ph\u00eda sau x\u00f4 \u0111\u1ea9y l\u00f4i k\u00e9o. Trong kho\u1ea3nh kh\u1eafc \u1ea5y, t\u00f4i hi\u1ec3u r\u1eb1ng khi g\u00e3 da tr\u1eafng tr\u1edf n\u00ean b\u1ea1o ng\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00ec h\u1eafn s\u1ebd h\u1ee7y ho\u1ea1i t\u1ef1 do c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh h\u1eafn. H\u1eafn tr\u1edf n\u00ean m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 h\u00ecnh n\u1ed9m r\u1ed7ng tu\u1ebfch, \u0111i\u1ec7u b\u1ed9, m\u1ed9t h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh sahib[4]<\/b><\/a><\/i> quen thu\u1ed9c. V\u00ec l\u00e0 k\u1ebb cai tr\u1ecb n\u00ean c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1eddi h\u1eafn ph\u1ea3i c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng g\u00e2y \u1ea5n t\u01b0\u1ee3ng v\u1edbi \u201cd\u00e2n b\u1ea3n x\u1ee9\u201d, v\u00ec th\u1ebf \u1edf m\u1ed7i bi\u1ebfn c\u1ed1 c\u0103ng th\u1eb3ng h\u1eafn ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m nh\u1eefng g\u00ec \u201cd\u00e2n b\u1ea3n x\u1ee9\u201d tr\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee3i \u1edf h\u1eafn. H\u1eafn \u0111eo m\u1eb7t n\u1ea1, v\u00e0 m\u1eb7t h\u1eafn ph\u1ea3i ph\u1ed3ng ra \u0111\u1ec3 v\u1eeba v\u1eb7n v\u1edbi n\u00f3. T\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i b\u1eafn con voi. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 cam k\u1ebft s\u1ebd b\u1eafn khi sai l\u00ednh \u0111i l\u1ea5y kh\u1ea9u s\u00fang. M\u1ed9t sahib<\/i> ph\u1ea3i c\u01b0 x\u1eed nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t sahib<\/i>; h\u1eafn ph\u1ea3i ra v\u1ebb c\u01b0\u01a1ng quy\u1ebft, ph\u1ea3i bi\u1ebft h\u1eafn ngh\u0129 g\u00ec v\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m nh\u1eefng vi\u1ec7c nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh. \u0110i h\u1ebft \u0111o\u1ea1n \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00e0y, v\u1edbi kh\u1ea9u s\u00fang trong tay, v\u1edbi hai ng\u00e0n ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u00e1m s\u00e1t g\u00f3t, r\u1ed3i nhu nh\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u00fat lui, kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m g\u00ec \u2013 kh\u00f4ng, kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. \u0110\u00e1m \u0111\u00f4ng s\u1ebd c\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00f4i. V\u00e0 c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1eddi t\u00f4i, \u0111\u1eddi c\u1ee7a m\u1ed7i g\u00e3 da tr\u1eafng \u1edf ph\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0110\u00f4ng, l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ea5u tranh dai d\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ec3 kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb ch\u00ea c\u01b0\u1eddi.<\/p>\n

Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n b\u1eafn con voi. T\u00f4i nh\u00ecn n\u00f3 \u0111\u1eadp m\u1edb c\u1ecf l\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u g\u1ed1i v\u1edbi v\u1ebb ch\u0103m ch\u00fa nh\u01b0 b\u00e0 ngo\u1ea1i m\u00e0 lo\u00e0i voi th\u01b0\u1eddng c\u00f3. B\u1eafn n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 l\u00e0 s\u00e1t nh\u00e2n. \u1ede tu\u1ed5i \u0111\u00f3 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u00e2u n\u1ec7 vi\u1ec7c gi\u1ebft th\u00fa v\u1eadt, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd b\u1eafn m\u1ed9t con voi v\u00e0 ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd mu\u1ed1n. (Kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u sao h\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 gi\u1ebft m\u1ed9t con th\u00fa l\u1edbn lu\u00f4n lu\u00f4n tr\u1ea7m tr\u1ecdng h\u01a1n). V\u1ea3 l\u1ea1i, con th\u00fa n\u00e0y c\u00f2n c\u00f3 ch\u1ee7 n\u00f3. Con voi s\u1ed1ng \u0111\u00e1ng gi\u00e1 \u00edt nh\u1ea5t m\u1ed9t tr\u0103m b\u1ea3ng Anh; n\u1ebfu ch\u1ebft, gi\u00e1 tr\u1ecb n\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 b\u1ed9 ng\u00e0, c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u0103m ch\u1ee5c b\u1ea3ng. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng nhanh. T\u00f4i quay sang m\u1ea5y \u00f4ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi Mi\u1ebfn c\u00f3 v\u1ebb t\u1eebng tr\u1ea3i \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 khi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i t\u1edbi, v\u00e0 h\u1ecfi h\u1ecd v\u1ec1 th\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed9 c\u1ee7a con voi ra sao. H\u1ecd \u0111\u1ec1u n\u00f3i gi\u1ed1ng nhau: n\u00f3 ch\u1eb3ng ch\u00fa \u00fd t\u1edbi ai n\u1ebfu \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3 y\u00ean, nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng n\u1ebfu anh \u0111\u1ebfn qu\u00e1 g\u1ea7n n\u00f3.<\/p>\n

\u0110\u1ed1i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n r\u00f5 l\u00e0 t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m g\u00ec. T\u00f4i n\u00ean ti\u1ebfn t\u1edbi c\u00e1ch n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ed9 25 m\u00e9t \u0111\u1ec3 th\u1eed ph\u1ea3n \u1ee9ng c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. N\u1ebfu n\u00f3 t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng th\u00ec t\u00f4i b\u1eafn. N\u1ebfu n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ch\u00fa \u00fd t\u1edbi t\u00f4i, th\u00ec c\u1ee9 an t\u00e2m \u0111\u1ec3 y\u00ean n\u00f3 cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi anh qu\u1ea3n t\u01b0\u1ee3ng v\u1ec1. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i c\u0169ng bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. T\u00f4i b\u1eafn s\u00fang tr\u01b0\u1eddng kh\u00f4ng gi\u1ecfi, v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea5t b\u00f9n nh\u00e3o l\u00e0m l\u00fan m\u1ed7i b\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00e2n. N\u1ebfu con voi t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng v\u00e0 t\u00f4i b\u1eafn h\u1ee5t, th\u00ec r\u1ea5t c\u00f3 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng t\u00f4i s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng kh\u00e1c g\u00ec con \u1ebfch d\u01b0\u1edbi b\u00e1nh xe l\u0103n \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. Nh\u01b0ng l\u00fac \u1ea5y t\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng ngh\u0129 g\u00ec \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ea1ng m\u00ecnh, m\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 ngh\u0129 t\u1edbi nh\u1eefng b\u1ed9 m\u1eb7t da v\u00e0ng ch\u0103m ch\u00fa ph\u00eda sau. V\u00ec l\u00fac \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e1m \u0111\u00f4ng \u0111ang nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i, n\u00ean t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c s\u1ee3 b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng, nh\u01b0 l\u1ebd ra t\u00f4i s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i s\u1ee3 n\u1ebfu t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh. M\u1ed9t g\u00e3 da tr\u1eafng kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t \u201cd\u00e2n b\u1ea3n x\u1ee9\u201d, v\u00ec th\u1ebf n\u00f3i chung h\u1eafn kh\u00f4ng s\u1ee3. \u00dd ngh\u0129 duy nh\u1ea5t trong \u0111\u1ea7u t\u00f4i l\u00e0 n\u1ebfu s\u1ef1 vi\u1ec7c tr\u1edf n\u00ean t\u1ed3i t\u1ec7 th\u00ec hai ng\u00e0n d\u00e2n Mi\u1ebfn n\u00e0y s\u1ebd th\u1ea5y t\u00f4i b\u1ecb \u0111u\u1ed5i theo, b\u1ecb b\u1eaft k\u1ecbp, b\u1ecb d\u1eabm l\u00ean d\u1eb9p l\u00e9p th\u00e0nh c\u00e1i x\u00e1c nh\u0103n nh\u1edf nh\u01b0 \u00f4ng \u1ea4n \u0110\u1ed9 tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ed3i. V\u00e0 n\u1ebfu \u0111i\u1ec1u \u1ea5y x\u1ea3y ra th\u00ec r\u1ea5t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 k\u1ebb trong b\u1ecdn h\u1ecd s\u1ebd c\u01b0\u1eddi. Nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.<\/p>\n

Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch duy nh\u1ea5t. T\u00f4i nh\u00e9t \u0111\u1ea1n v\u00e0o b\u0103ng \u0111\u1ea1n v\u00e0 n\u1eb1m xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u1eafm b\u1eafn t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n. \u0110\u00e1m \u0111\u00f4ng tr\u1edf n\u00ean r\u1ea5t im l\u1eb7ng, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng th\u1edf s\u00e2u, nh\u1eb9, vui m\u1eebng tho\u00e1t ra kh\u1ecfi v\u00f4 s\u1ed1 cu\u1ed1ng h\u1ecdng, nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 kh\u00e1n gi\u1ea3 r\u1ed1t cu\u1ed9c th\u1ea5y m\u00e0n s\u00e2n kh\u1ea5u k\u00e9o l\u00ean. R\u1ed1t cu\u1ed9c h\u1ecd s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c xem tr\u00f2 vui. Kh\u1ea9u s\u00fang \u0110\u1ee9c xinh \u0111\u1eb9p c\u00f3 \u00f4 nh\u1eafm ch\u1eef th\u1eadp. Khi \u1ea5y t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft khi b\u1eafn voi th\u00ec n\u00ean b\u1eafn t\u1eeb l\u1ed7 tai n\u00e0y qua l\u1ed7 tai kia. Con voi \u0111ang \u0111\u01b0a ngang s\u01b0\u1eddn v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda t\u00f4i, v\u00ec th\u1ebf t\u00f4i n\u00ean nh\u1eafm th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o l\u1ed7 tai n\u00f3, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1eafm nh\u00edch ra ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0i ph\u00e2n, ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng b\u1ed9 \u00f3c n\u1eb1m qu\u00e1 ra \u0111\u1eb1ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc.<\/p>\n

Khi t\u00f4i b\u00f3p c\u00f2, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng nghe ti\u1ebfng n\u1ed5 v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y s\u00fang gi\u1eadt \u2013 ta kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y khi \u0111\u1ea1n tr\u00fang \u0111\u00edch \u2013 nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i nghe ti\u1ebfng h\u00f2 reo vui m\u1eebng \u0111\u1ed9c \u00e1c t\u1eeb \u0111\u00e1m \u0111\u00f4ng vang l\u00ean. Trong kho\u1ea3nh kh\u1eafc \u1ea5y, trong t\u00edch t\u1eafc ng\u1eafn ng\u1ee7i \u1ea5y, ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec3 vi\u00ean \u0111\u1ea1n bay t\u1edbi \u0111\u00edch, ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng con voi \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ea3i qua m\u1ed9t bi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ed5i b\u00ed \u1ea9n v\u00e0 kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp. N\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng c\u1ef1a qu\u1eady, kh\u00f4ng ng\u00e3 xu\u1ed1ng, nh\u01b0ng m\u1ecdi \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00e9t tr\u00ean c\u01a1 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ed5i. N\u00f3 b\u1ed7ng c\u00f3 v\u1ebb b\u1ecb \u0111\u00e1nh m\u1ea1nh, b\u1ecb teo l\u1ea1i, gi\u00e0 \u0111i v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng, nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 s\u1ee9c va ch\u1ea1m kinh kh\u1ee7ng c\u1ee7a vi\u00ean \u0111\u1ea1n \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m n\u00f3 t\u00ea li\u1ec7t m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng qu\u1eadt ng\u00e3 n\u00f3. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 r\u1ea5t l\u00e2u sau \u2013 t\u00f4i d\u00e1m n\u00f3i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 n\u0103m gi\u00e2y sau \u2013 \u0111\u1ea7u g\u1ed1i n\u00f3 b\u1ee7n r\u1ee7n khu\u1ef5u xu\u1ed1ng. Mi\u1ec7ng n\u00f3 nh\u1ecf n\u01b0\u1edbc. D\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 n\u00f3 gi\u00e0 \u0111i v\u00f4 ch\u1eebng. Ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u01b0\u1edfng n\u00f3 gi\u00e0 c\u1ea3 ng\u00e0n tu\u1ed5i. T\u00f4i l\u1ea1i b\u1eafn \u0111\u00fang ch\u1ed7 c\u0169. Tr\u00fang ph\u00e1t \u0111\u1ea1n th\u1ee9 hai n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ng\u00e3 xu\u1ed1ng, m\u00e0 l\u1ea1i ch\u1ea7m ch\u1eadm tuy\u1ec7t v\u1ecdng g\u01b0\u1ee3ng d\u1eady, run r\u1ea9y \u0111\u1ee9ng th\u1eb3ng l\u00ean, b\u1ed1n ch\u00e2n b\u1ee7n r\u1ee7n v\u00e0 c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u c\u00fai g\u1ee5c. T\u00f4i b\u1eafn l\u1ea7n th\u1ee9 ba. Vi\u00ean \u0111\u1ea1n \u1ea5y d\u1ee9t \u0111i\u1ec3m. Ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u1ea5y \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn l\u00e0m c\u1ea3 th\u00e2n m\u00ecnh n\u00f3 gi\u1eadt l\u00ean, \u0111\u00e1nh g\u1ee5c s\u1ee9c l\u1ef1c c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i tr\u00ean b\u1ed1n ch\u00e2n n\u00f3. Nh\u01b0ng khi ng\u00e3 xu\u1ed1ng n\u00f3 c\u00f3 v\u1ebb g\u01b0\u1ee3ng l\u1ea1i trong t\u00edch t\u1eafc, v\u00ec khi hai ch\u00e2n sau khu\u1ef5u xu\u1ed1ng th\u00ec h\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i s\u1eebng s\u1eefng v\u01b0\u01a1n l\u00ean nh\u01b0 t\u1ea3ng \u0111\u00e1 kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 \u0111ang l\u1eadt nh\u00e0o, v\u00f2i n\u00f3 gi\u01a1 l\u00ean tr\u1eddi nh\u01b0 th\u00e2n c\u00e2y. N\u00f3 r\u1ed1ng l\u00ean, l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean v\u00e0 l\u00e0 l\u1ea7n duy nh\u1ea5t. R\u1ed3i n\u00f3 ng\u00e3 xu\u1ed1ng, b\u1ee5ng n\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0a v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda t\u00f4i, m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng s\u1ea7m nh\u01b0 rung chuy\u1ec3n m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t t\u1edbi t\u1eadn ch\u1ed7 t\u00f4i \u0111ang n\u1eb1m.<\/p>\n

T\u00f4i \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u00ean. \u0110\u00e1m d\u00e2n Mi\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ea1y b\u0103ng qua b\u00f9n, v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua t\u00f4i. R\u00f5 r\u00e0ng con voi s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1eefa, nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 ch\u01b0a ch\u1ebft. N\u00f3 th\u1edf r\u1ea5t nh\u1ecbp nh\u00e0ng t\u1eebng ti\u1ebfng h\u1ed5n h\u1ec3n d\u00e0i h\u1eebng h\u1ef1c, s\u01b0\u1eddn to \u1ee5 c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 ph\u1eadp ph\u1ed3ng \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn. Mi\u1ec7ng n\u00f3 m\u1edf to \u2013 t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u1ea5y s\u00e2u b\u00ean trong c\u1ed5 h\u1ecdng m\u00e0u h\u1ed3ng nh\u1ea1t. T\u00f4i ch\u1edd m\u1ed9t h\u1ed3i l\u00e2u cho n\u00f3 ch\u1ebft, nh\u01b0ng h\u01a1i th\u1edf c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng y\u1ebfu \u0111i. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng t\u00f4i b\u1eafn hai ph\u00e1t \u0111\u1ea1n c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i v\u00e0o ch\u1ed7 t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 tim c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. M\u00e1u \u0111\u1eb7c s\u1ec7t trong th\u00e2n n\u00f3 tu\u00f4n ra nh\u01b0 t\u1ea5m v\u1ea3i nhung \u0111\u1ecf, nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ebft. C\u01a1 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3 th\u1eadm ch\u00ed kh\u00f4ng gi\u1eadt khi b\u1ecb \u0111\u1ea1n b\u1eafn, h\u01a1i th\u1edf \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c kh\u00f4ng ng\u1eebng. N\u00f3 h\u1ea5p h\u1ed1i, r\u1ea5t ch\u1eadm v\u00e0 \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn c\u00f9ng c\u1ef1c, nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 \u0111ang \u1edf trong m\u1ed9t c\u00f5i n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 c\u00e1ch xa t\u00f4i, n\u01a1i th\u1eadm ch\u00ed kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t vi\u00ean \u0111\u1ea1n n\u00e0o c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m h\u1ea1i n\u00f3 th\u00eam n\u1eefa. T\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ea5m d\u1ee9t ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed9ng kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp n\u00e0y. D\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 th\u1eadt kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp khi th\u1ea5y con th\u00fa kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 n\u1eb1m \u0111\u00f3, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n s\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1eed \u0111\u1ed9ng nh\u01b0ng c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n s\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1ebft, v\u00e0 th\u1eadm ch\u00ed kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 k\u1ebft th\u00fac n\u00f3. T\u00f4i cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1ec1 l\u1ea5y kh\u1ea9u s\u00fang tr\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u1ecf c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, r\u1ed3i b\u1eafn h\u1ebft vi\u00ean \u0111\u1ea1n n\u00e0y t\u1edbi vi\u00ean \u0111\u1ea1n kh\u00e1c v\u00e0o tim v\u00e0 cu\u1ed1ng h\u1ecdng n\u00f3. D\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 \u0111\u1ea1n kh\u00f4ng t\u00e1c d\u1ee5ng. Ti\u1ebfng h\u1ed5n h\u1ec3n \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ec1u nh\u01b0 ti\u1ebfng t\u00edch t\u1eafc \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3.<\/p>\n

Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00e2u h\u01a1n n\u1eefa t\u00f4i b\u00e8n b\u1ecf \u0111i. V\u1ec1 sau t\u00f4i nghe n\u00f3i ph\u1ea3i n\u1eeda gi\u1edd sau n\u00f3 m\u1edbi ch\u1ebft. \u0110\u00e1m ng\u01b0\u1eddi Mi\u1ebfn mang dao phay v\u00e0 r\u1ed5 r\u00e1 t\u1edbi th\u1eadm ch\u00ed tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi t\u00f4i b\u1ecf \u0111i, v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i r\u1eb1ng chi\u1ec1u h\u00f4m \u1ea5y h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 l\u00f3c th\u1ecbt n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eadn x\u01b0\u01a1ng.<\/p>\n

T\u1ea5t nhi\u00ean sau \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng cu\u1ed9c tranh c\u00e3i v\u00f4 t\u1eadn v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c b\u1eafn con voi. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ee7 voi t\u1ee9c gi\u1eadn, nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng ta ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1ea4n v\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng l\u00e0m g\u00ec \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. V\u1ea3 l\u1ea1i, v\u1ec1 m\u1eb7t ph\u00e1p l\u00fd t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m \u0111\u00fang, v\u00ec ph\u1ea3i gi\u1ebft m\u1ed9t con voi \u0111i\u00ean, nh\u01b0 gi\u1ebft con ch\u00f3 \u0111i\u00ean, n\u1ebfu ch\u1ee7 n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ki\u1ec3m so\u00e1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00f3. \u0110\u00e1m ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u00c2u c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u \u00fd ki\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ed1i ngh\u1ecbch. C\u00e1nh gi\u00e0 n\u00f3i t\u00f4i \u0111\u00fang, c\u00e1nh tr\u1ebb n\u00f3i b\u1eafn con voi ch\u1ec9 v\u00ec n\u00f3 gi\u1ebft m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a cu li l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u ngu xu\u1ea9n th\u1ea5y m\u1ed3 t\u1ed5, v\u00ec con voi \u0111\u00e1ng gi\u00e1 h\u01a1n b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 th\u1eb1ng kh\u1ed1n cu li g\u1ed1c Coringhee[5]<\/a> ch\u1ebft ti\u1ec7t n\u00e0o. V\u00e0 v\u1ec1 sau t\u00f4i r\u1ea5t m\u1eebng l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9a cu li \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb voi gi\u1ebft, v\u00ec nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf t\u00f4i \u0111\u00fang v\u1ec1 m\u1eb7t ph\u00e1p l\u00fd v\u00e0 n\u00f3 cho t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ee7 l\u00fd do \u0111\u1ec3 b\u1eafn con voi. T\u00f4i th\u01b0\u1eddng t\u1ef1 h\u1ecfi li\u1ec7u c\u00f3 ai nh\u1eadn ra \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eafn con voi ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ec3 kh\u1ecfi b\u1ecb coi l\u00e0 th\u1eb1ng ng\u1ed1c.<\/p>\n

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D\u1ecbch theo b\u1ea3n ti\u1ebfng Anh \u201cShooting An Elephant\u201d, in l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean tr\u00ean t\u1ea1p ch\u00ed v\u0103n h\u1ecdc New Writing cu\u1ed1i n\u0103m 1936<\/i><\/p>\n

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[1]<\/a> Ng\u00e0y nay l\u00e0 Mawlamyine, th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 l\u1edbn th\u1ee9 t\u01b0 c\u1ee7a Mi\u1ebfn \u0110i\u1ec7n, thu\u1ed9c bang Mon, c\u00e1ch Yangon 300 km v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda \u0111\u00f4ng nam, n\u1eb1m \u1edf c\u1eeda s\u00f4ng Thanlwin.<\/p>\n

[2]<\/a> \u201cBritish Raj\u201d, n\u0103m 1885, \u0111\u1ebf qu\u1ed1c Anh s\u00e1p nh\u1eadp Mi\u1ebfn \u0110i\u1ec7n v\u00e0o \u1ea4n \u0111\u1ec3 cai tr\u1ecb. Ch\u1eef Raj ti\u1ebfng Hindi, ng\u00f4n ng\u1eef ch\u00ednh \u1edf \u1ea4n, ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 v\u01b0\u01a1ng qu\u1ed1c.<\/p>\n

[3]<\/a> Ti\u1ebfng Latin ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 \u201cv\u0129nh vi\u1ec5n\u201d.<\/p>\n

[4]<\/a> M\u1ed9t t\u01b0\u1edbc hi\u1ec7u trang tr\u1ecdng m\u00e0 d\u00e2n \u1ea4n d\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ec3 g\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u00c2u th\u1eddi thu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ecba.<\/p>\n

[5]<\/a> Ng\u01b0\u1eddi lao \u0111\u1ed9ng, ph\u1ea7n l\u1edbn thu\u1ed9c s\u1eafc d\u00e2n Telugu, \u1edf \u0111\u00f4ng nam \u1ea4n \u0110\u1ed9, di c\u01b0 qua Mi\u1ebfn \u0110i\u1ec7n b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng bi\u1ec3n \u0111\u1ec3 ki\u1ebfm s\u1ed1ng h\u1ed3i cu\u1ed1i th\u1ebf k\u1ef7 19 v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea7u th\u1ebf k\u1ef7 20.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y th\u1eadt r\u1eafc r\u1ed1i v\u00e0 b\u1ef1c m\u00ecnh. V\u00ec l\u00fac \u1ea5y t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 kh\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ecbnh r\u1eb1ng ch\u1ee7 ngh\u0129a \u0111\u1ebf qu\u1ed1c l\u00e0 t\u1ed3i t\u1ec7, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i n\u00ean b\u1ecf vi\u1ec7c v\u00e0 cu\u1ed1n g\u00f3i c\u00e0ng s\u1edbm c\u00e0ng t\u1ed1t. V\u1ec1 m\u1eb7t l\u00fd thuy\u1ebft \u2013 t\u1ea5t nhi\u00ean l\u00e0 th\u1ea7m k\u00edn \u2013 t\u00f4i ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n \u1ee7ng h\u1ed9 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Mi\u1ebfn v\u00e0 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n ch\u1ed1ng l\u1ea1i k\u1ebb \u00e1p b\u1ee9c h\u1ecd l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Anh. T\u00f4i gh\u00e9t cay gh\u00e9t \u0111\u1eafng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 k\u1ec3 xi\u1ebft c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c m\u00ecnh \u0111ang l\u00e0m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2211,"featured_media":52152,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"h5ap_radio_sources":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[26,22,42,35],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-52153","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dich-thuat","category-sang-tac","category-sang-viet-ngu","category-truyen-ngan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52153","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2211"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52153"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52153\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52155,"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52153\/revisions\/52155"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52152"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52153"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52153"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52153"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}