Truyện Loài Vật

["\u00d4ng ch\u0103m ch\u00fa quan s\u00e1t con g\u1ea5u \u0111ang \u0111i v\u1edbi c\u00e1i d\u00e1ng n\u00fang na n\u00fang n\u00ednh quen thu\u1ed9c v\u00e0 n\u1ed5i l\u00ean gi\u1eefa tr\u1ea3ng c\u1ecf nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee5n c\u1ecf kh\u00f4. - \u0110\u00fang l\u00e0 con L\u00f4ng S\u00e1ng t\u1eeb Meteetsee \u0111\u1ebfn r\u1ed3i! M\u1ed9t con g\u1ea5u \u0111\u00e1ng s\u1ee3 nh\u1ea5t trong v\u00f9ng ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ea5y! - V\u1ecb t\u1ea5t \u0111\u00e3 ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 n\u00f3. - ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u01b0\u1edbng d\u1eabn n\u00f3i - N\u00f3 th\u01b0\u1eddng xuy\u00ean t\u1edbi \u0111\u00e2y h\u1eb1ng n\u0103m v\u00e0o kho\u1ea3ng th\u00e1ng B\u1ea3y, th\u00e1ng T\u00e1m, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i tin l\u00e0 n\u00f3 s\u1ed1ng \u0111\u00e2u g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00e2y th\u00f4i. - Trong kho\u1ea3ng th\u00e1ng B\u1ea3y, th\u00e1ng T\u00e1m \u01b0? N\u1ebfu th\u1ebf th\u00ec \u0111\u00edch th\u1ef1c l\u00e0 L\u00f4ng S\u00e1ng r\u1ed3i. \u0110\u00fang th\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec3m \u0111\u00f3 n\u00f3 bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t kh\u1ecfi ch\u1ed7 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. - ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ee7 trang tr\u1ea1i n\u00f3i. - Nh\u00ecn k\u00eca, n\u00f3 h\u01a1i kh\u1eadp khi\u1ec5ng ch\u00e2n sau, c\u00f2n m\u1ed9t ch\u00e2n tr\u01b0\u1edbc th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee7 m\u00f3ng... V\u1eady l\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 r\u00f5 m\u00f9a h\u00e8 n\u00f3 \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u? Tuy nhi\u00ean t\u00f4i kh\u00f3 m\u00e0 tin \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00e0 c\u00e1i l\u00e3o gi\u00e0 hay l\u00e0m n\u00e1o \u0111\u1ed9ng n\u00e0y l\u1ea1i bi\u1ebft c\u00e1ch c\u01b0 x\u1eed l\u1ecbch thi\u1ec7p t\u1ea1i n\u01a1i \u1edf c\u00e1ch xa nh\u00e0 m\u00ecnh. L\u00f4ng S\u00e1ng tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh nh\u00e2n v\u1eadt n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng c\u1ee7a v\u01b0\u1eddn Yellowstone. Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u00f3 x\u1eed s\u1ef1 qu\u00e1 \u0111\u00e1ng. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y khi c\u00f2n ch\u01b0a bi\u1ebft r\u00f5 phong t\u1ee5c t\u1eadp qu\u00e1n c\u1ee7a v\u01b0\u1eddn. Ch\u1eb3ng bi\u1ebft t\u1ea1i sao n\u00f3 ti\u1ebfn l\u1ea1i g\u1ea7n kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n v\u00e0 v\u00e0o th\u1eb3ng lu\u00f4n c\u1eeda tr\u01b0\u1edbc. T\u1ea1i ph\u00f2ng ngo\u00e0i n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee9ng th\u1eb3ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u00ean t\u1ea7m cao t\u00e1m b\u1ed9 v\u00e0 b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda v\u0103n ph\u00f2ng qu\u1ea3n tr\u1ecb. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec1u kinh ho\u00e0ng b\u1ecf ch\u1ea1y. L\u00f4ng S\u00e1ng v\u00e0o trong v\u0103n ph\u00f2ng. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u01b0 k\u00ed ng\u1ed3i \u0111\u00f3 b\u00e8n n\u00f3i: \\\"N\u1ebfu m\u00e0y c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y ng\u1ed3i \u0111\u00e2y th\u00edch h\u01a1n th\u00ec xin m\u1eddi, tao nh\u01b0\u1eddng m\u00e0y\\\". N\u00f3i xong anh ta nh\u1ea9y qua b\u00e0n v\u00e0 ch\u1ea1y v\u00e0o ph\u00f2ng \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i. T\u1eeb \u0111\u00f3 anh ta g\u1ecdi d\u00e2y n\u00f3i cho \u00f4ng ph\u1ee5 tr\u00e1ch kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n: \\\"M\u1ed9t con g\u1ea5u gi\u00e0 \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i trong v\u0103n ph\u00f2ng, v\u00e0 r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng l\u00e0 n\u00f3 mu\u1ed1n \u0111i\u1ec1u khi\u1ec3n kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n. C\u00f3","th\u1ec3 b\u1eafn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f4ng?\\\". Anh ta nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e2u tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi qua \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i: \\\"C\u1ea5m kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1eafn t\u1ea1i v\u01b0\u1eddn qu\u1ed1c gia. H\u00e3y s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng v\u00f2i c\u1ee9u h\u1ecfa.\\\" Ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u01b0 k\u00ed l\u00e0m \u0111\u00fang nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. G\u1ea5u ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng ng\u1edd c\u00f3 b\u01b0\u1edbc xoay chuy\u1ec3n t\u00ecnh th\u1ebf n\u00e0y li\u1ec1n nh\u1ea3y qua b\u00e0n v\u00e0 ch\u1ea1y m\u1ea5t. N\u00f3 n\u1eb7ng n\u1ec1 gi\u1eadm ch\u00e2n g\u00f5 m\u00f3ng xu\u1ed1ng s\u00e0n. N\u00f3 l\u1ea1c l\u1ed1i ch\u1ea1y nh\u00e0o qua c\u1eeda ph\u1ee5, r\u1ed3i qua b\u1ebfp v\u00e0 k\u1ecbp th\u1eddi mang theo n\u1eeda con b\u00f2 treo \u1edf \u0111\u00f3. \u0110\u1ea5y l\u00e0 l\u1ed7i l\u1ea7m duy nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a n\u00f3... M\u1eb7c d\u00f9 n\u00f3 c\u00f2n ph\u00e1 ho\u1ea1i h\u00f2a b\u00ecnh trong v\u01b0\u1eddn m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y do l\u1ed7i c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t con g\u1ea5u c\u00e1i, con n\u00e0y t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng n\u00f3 tr\u01b0\u1edbc. Con g\u1ea5u c\u00e1i n\u00e0y thu\u1ed9c n\u00f2i g\u1ea5u \u0111en v\u00e0 n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng l\u00e0 hay g\u00e2y g\u1ed5. N\u00f3 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a con thi\u1ec3u n\u00e3o, qu\u1eb7t qu\u1eb9o. Nh\u01b0ng con m\u1eb9 l\u1ea1i l\u1ea5y l\u00e0m ki\u00eau h\u00e3nh v\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ee9a con v\u00e0 th\u01b0\u1eddng s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng b\u00eanh v\u1ef1c n\u00f3. Nh\u01b0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a con \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nu\u00f4ng chi\u1ec1u, ch\u00fa g\u1ea5u con l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb nh\u00f5ng nh\u1ebdo, hay sinh s\u1ef1 \u0111\u00e0nh hanh. G\u1ea5u m\u1eb9 to cao v\u00e0 d\u1eef t\u1ee3n, n\u00f3 d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng nh\u1ea5c b\u1ed5ng l\u0169 g\u1ea5u \u0111en kia, nh\u01b0ng khi n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ecbnh gi\u1edf tr\u00f2 \\\"\u0111u\u1ed5i\\\" c\u1ee5 L\u00f4ng S\u00e1ng th\u00ec c\u1ee5 \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eb7ng cho n\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i v\u1ea3 x\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00e1ng \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ed9 n\u00f3 b\u1eafn l\u00f9i l\u1ea1i ph\u00eda sau nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t qu\u1ea3 b\u00f3ng nh\u1ecf. L\u00f4ng S\u00e1ng \u0111u\u1ed5i theo v\u00e0 c\u00f3 l\u1ebd \u0111\u00e3 qu\u1eadt ch\u1ebft n\u00f3, n\u1ebfu con g\u1ea5u c\u00e1i kh\u00f4ng k\u1ecbp th\u1eddi th\u00f3t l\u00ean c\u00e2y. Con n\u00f3 c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 leo l\u00ean c\u00e2y \u0111\u00f3 tr\u01b0\u1edbc r\u1ed3i v\u00e0 \u0111ang k\u00eau th\u00e9t v\u00ec s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i. M\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n phi\u1ec1n ph\u1ee9c v\u1edbi con g\u1ea5u m\u1eb9 ch\u1ea5m d\u1ee9t \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y. V\u1ec1 sau n\u00f3 c\u1ed1 kh\u00f4ng g\u00e2y s\u1ef1 v\u1edbi L\u00f4ng S\u00e1ng n\u1eefa. V\u00e0 L\u00f4ng S\u00e1ng n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con g\u1ea5u \u01b0a h\u00f2a b\u00ecnh. R\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1edf kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n th\u1eadm ch\u00ed ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eeb m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 c\u00f3 s\u00fang \u0111\u1ea1n, c\u1ea1m b\u1eaby, v\u00e0 do \u0111\u00f3 m\u00e0 n\u00f3 c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee9c h\u1ea1nh nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. XIII M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u bi\u1ebft r\u00f5 r\u1eb1ng g\u1ea5u x\u00e1m \u1edf v\u00f9ng Bitter-root l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng con g\u1ea5u \u0111\u1ec3u c\u00e1ng nh\u1ea5t th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi. M\u1ea1ch n\u00fai Bitter-root ph\u00e2n b\u1ed1 \u1edf ph\u1ea7n kh\u00f3 t\u1edbi nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a c\u1ea3 v\u00f9ng n\u00fai non. N\u01a1i \u0111\u00f3 g\u1eadp gh\u1ec1nh nh\u1eefng khe \u0111\u00e1 v\u00e0 m\u1ecdc \u0111\u1ea7y b\u1ee5i c\u00e2y r\u1eadm r\u1ea1p. Kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111i ng\u1ef1a \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, m\u00e0 s\u0103n b\u1eafn c\u0169ng r\u1ea5t kh\u00f3. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 n\u01a1i \u1edf thu\u1eadn ti\u1ec7n cho l\u0169 g\u1ea5u. M\u1eadt \u0111\u1ed9 t\u1eadp trung g\u1ea5u d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y h\u1eb1ng","h\u00e0 sa s\u1ed1 th\u1ee3 s\u0103n. \\\"L\u0169 g\u1ea5u x\u00f9\\\", - th\u1ee3 s\u0103n g\u1ecdi g\u1ea5u v\u00f9ng Bitter-root nh\u01b0 v\u1eady - l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng con th\u00fa r\u1ea5t tinh ranh v\u00e0 d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m. Con g\u1ea5u x\u00f9 gi\u00e0 hi\u1ec3u c\u00e1c lo\u1ea1i th\u1ef1c v\u1eadt v\u00e0 r\u1ec5 c\u00e2y c\u00f2n h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t vi\u1ec7n nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u th\u1ef1c v\u1eadt h\u1ecdc, v\u00e0 c\u00f2n s\u00e0nh s\u1ecfi c\u00e1c lo\u1ea1i b\u1eaby h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 tr\u0103m \u00f4ng th\u1ee3 s\u0103n. G\u1ea5u x\u00f9 bi\u1ebft m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c l\u00e0 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u, v\u00e0 khi n\u00e0o m\u1edbi c\u00f3 lo\u1ea1i giun hay \u1ea5u tr\u00f9ng n\u00e0y kh\u00e1c. Kh\u1ee9u gi\u00e1c c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 nh\u1eadn bi\u1ebft t\u1eeb xa h\u00e0ng d\u1eb7m ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i s\u0103n \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1edbi n\u00f3 mang theo th\u1ee9 g\u00ec: b\u1ea3, ch\u00f3, b\u1eaby, s\u00fang hay t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c th\u1ee9 \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t l\u00fac. V\u00e0 m\u1ecdi con g\u1ea5u x\u00f9 \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 chung m\u1ed9t quy t\u1eafc th\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00e0m cho th\u1ee3 s\u0103n b\u1ed1i r\u1ed1i: \\\"N\u1ebfu \u0111\u1ecbnh l\u00e0m \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec th\u00ec l\u00e0m ngay \u0111i v\u00e0 l\u00e0m \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00f9ng\\\". Khi g\u1eb7p ng\u01b0\u1eddi g\u1ea5u x\u00f9 quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh ch\u1edbp nho\u00e1ng, t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng hay l\u00e0 b\u1ecf ch\u1ea1y, v\u00e0 n\u1ebfu \u0111\u00e3 lao v\u00e0o ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00ec ph\u1ea3i chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u m\u1ed9t m\u1ea5t m\u1ed9t c\u00f2n. G\u1ea5u v\u00f9ng Badlands kh\u00f4ng h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. Ch\u00fang th\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ee9ng th\u1eb3ng tr\u00ean hai ch\u00e2n sau v\u00e0 c\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfng r\u1ed1ng vang nh\u01b0 s\u1ea5m. Trong kho\u1ea3nh kh\u1eafc \u0111\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i s\u0103n \u0111\u00e3 k\u1ecbp th\u1eddi nh\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ea1n. Con ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 quen v\u1edbi ti\u1ebfng k\u00eau r\u1ed1ng, nh\u01b0ng g\u1ea5u th\u00ec ch\u1eb3ng l\u00e0m sao quen \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng vi\u00ean \u0111\u1ea1n. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u00ed do v\u00ec sao g\u1ea5u \u1edf Badlands ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n b\u1ecb ti\u00eau di\u1ec7t. V\u1edbi \\\"l\u0169 g\u1ea5u x\u00f9\\\" th\u00ec v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 kh\u00e1c h\u1eb3n. Kh\u00f4ng khi n\u00e0o b\u1ea1n \u0111o\u00e1n tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c con g\u1ea5u x\u00f9 s\u1ebd h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng ra sao. N\u00f3i chung g\u1ea5u Bitter-root r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng l\u00e0 th\u00e0nh th\u1ea1o trong vi\u1ec7c tr\u1ed1n ch\u1ea1y k\u1ebb th\u00f9, v\u00e0 m\u1eb7c cho s\u1ed1 \u0111\u00f4ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi da tr\u1eafng \u0111\u1ebfn n\u01a1i \u0111\u00e2y ch\u00fang v\u1eabn c\u1ee9 ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c s\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 sinh s\u00f4i n\u1ea3y n\u1edf. Nh\u01b0ng n\u01a1i n\u00e0o c\u0169ng v\u1eady t\u1ea5t nhi\u00ean ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nu\u00f4i s\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 l\u01b0\u1ee3ng g\u1ea5u nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh, s\u1ed1 c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i bu\u1ed9c ph\u1ea3i \u0111i t\u00ecm n\u01a1i \u1edf m\u1edbi. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t con g\u1ea5u x\u00f9 c\u00f2n tr\u1ebb, nhanh nh\u1eb9n, th\u00e1o v\u00e1t. N\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u1edf l\u1ea1i n\u01a1i n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 sinh ra v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i chu du kh\u1eafp th\u1ebf gian t\u00ecm cho m\u00ecnh m\u1ed9t ch\u1ed1n n\u01b0\u01a1ng th\u00e2n.","N\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng to l\u1eafm - n\u1ebfu r\u1ea5t to th\u00ec n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1eb3ng ph\u1ea3i b\u1ecf \u0111i - nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ee7 kh\u00f4n \u0111\u1ec3 ki\u1ebfm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t ch\u1ed7 t\u1ed1t \u1edf n\u01a1i thu\u1eadn l\u1ee3i. N\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eadn v\u00f9ng n\u00fai c\u00f3 con s\u00f4ng Salmon nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng \u01b0a n\u01a1i \u0111\u00f3, n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn c\u1ea3 v\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u1eb1ng c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng b\u1edd r\u00e0o ch\u0103ng d\u00e2y th\u00e9p gai \u1edf Snake v\u00e0 d\u0129 nhi\u00ean c\u0169ng r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi n\u01a1i \u0111\u00f3; s\u1ef1 ng\u1eabu nhi\u00ean ng\u0103n c\u1ea3n n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c khu v\u01b0\u1eddn qu\u1ed1c gia Yellowstone l\u00e0 n\u01a1i n\u00f3 c\u00f3 l\u1ebd s\u1ed1ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c; n\u00f3 c\u0169ng m\u00f2 sang c\u1ea3 d\u00e3y n\u00fai \u0111\u1ea7u ngu\u1ed3n c\u1ee7a con s\u00f4ng Snake nh\u01b0ng \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 th\u1ee3 s\u0103n c\u00f2n nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n qu\u1ea3 r\u1eebng; n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i quay sang d\u00e3y n\u00fai Tetons nh\u01b0ng \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y c\u00e1i l\u00e0ng nh\u1ecf Jackson's Hole nhan nh\u1ea3n nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1i \u0111e d\u1ecda n\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u \u0111i\u1ec1u phi\u1ec1n to\u00e1i. Cho \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac n\u00e0y t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec1u kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 li\u00ean h\u1ec7 g\u00ec \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n ch\u00fa L\u00f4ng S\u00e1ng c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111o\u1ea1n cu\u1ed1i c\u1ee7a to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 cu\u1ed9c h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh \u0111\u00f3 g\u1ea5u x\u00f9 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i qua r\u1eb7ng n\u00fai Gros Ventre v\u00e0 b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o th\u01b0\u1ee3ng l\u01b0u s\u00f4ng Graybull, t\u1ee9c l\u00e0 \u0111i qua \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ph\u00e2n th\u1ee7y v\u00e0o l\u00e3nh \u0111\u1ecba c\u1ee7a g\u1ea5u x\u00e1m v\u00f9ng Meteetsee. T\u1eeb khi g\u1ea5u x\u00f9 r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi v\u00f9ng Jackson's Hole n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng g\u1eb7p con ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea7n n\u00e0o n\u1eefa. L\u00e3nh \u0111\u1ecba c\u1ee7a L\u00f4ng S\u00e1ng l\u00e0m n\u00f3 ng\u1ee1 thi\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng: n\u01a1i \u0111\u00e2y m\u1edbi nhi\u1ec1u th\u1ee9c \u0103n l\u00e0m sao. N\u00f3 h\u0103m h\u1edf th\u01b0\u1edfng th\u1ee9c t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 ngon l\u00e0nh cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi b\u1ed7ng nhi\u00ean ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i c\u00e2y c\u00f3 d\u00f2ng ch\u1eef \u0111\u1ec1 c\u1ee7a L\u00f4ng S\u00e1ng: \\\"Nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb x\u00e2m ph\u1ea1m ranh gi\u1edbi, h\u00e3y coi ch\u1eebng!\\\". G\u1ea5u x\u00f9 d\u1ef1a l\u01b0ng v\u00e0o th\u00e2n c\u00e2y v\u00e0 v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean: \\\"Qu\u1ef7 tha ma b\u1eaft n\u00f3 \u0111i, nh\u01b0ng sao m\u00e0 n\u00f3 v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i th\u1ebf.\\\". D\u1ea5u m\u0169i c\u1ee7a L\u00f4ng S\u00e1ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 cho ph\u00e9p suy ra r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0 c\u1ed5 n\u00f3 c\u00f2n cao h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 n\u01a1i m\u00e0 con g\u1ea5u x\u00f9 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 v\u1edbi t\u1edbi. Ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n ra \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3, n\u1ebfu ph\u1ea3i con kh\u00e1c th\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 cu\u1ed1n g\u00f3i r\u1ed3i, nh\u01b0ng g\u1ea5u x\u00f9 nhanh ch\u00f3ng hi\u1ec3u ra ngay v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 l\u00e0 n\u00f3 s\u1ebd s\u1ed1ng r\u1ea5t sung s\u01b0\u1edbng \u1edf n\u01a1i \u0111\u00e2y n\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 con g\u1ea5u x\u00e1m kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3. N\u00f3 th\u1eadn tr\u1ecdng \u0111\u00e1nh h\u01a1i khu v\u1ef1c, ch\u0103m ch\u00fa quan s\u00e1t m\u1ed9t l\u01b0\u1ee3t xem c\u00f3 con g\u1ea5u n\u00e0o kh\u00f4ng, v\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111i t\u00ecm th\u1ee9c \u0103n nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec x\u1ea3y ra.","C\u00e1ch c\u00e1i c\u00e2y c\u00f3 d\u00f2ng ch\u1eef c\u1ee7a L\u00f4ng S\u00e1ng hai b\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00e2n c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t g\u1ed1c th\u00f4ng gi\u00e0 b\u1ecb \u0111\u1ed5. \u1ede r\u1eebng n\u00fai Bitter-root b\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi nh\u1eefng g\u1ed1c c\u00e2y nh\u01b0 v\u1eady \\\"g\u1ea5u x\u00f9\\\" th\u01b0\u1eddng t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u1ed5 chu\u1ed9t. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd n\u00f3 c\u0169ng l\u1eadt g\u1ed1c c\u00e2y l\u00ean, nh\u01b0ng ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ea5y g\u00ec c\u1ea3. G\u1ed1c c\u00e2y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00f3 l\u0103n \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1i c\u00e2y c\u00f3 ghi d\u1ea5u c\u1ee7a L\u00f4ng S\u00e1ng. Trong b\u1ed9 \u00f3c l\u00e1u c\u00e1 c\u1ee7a \\\"g\u1ea5u x\u00f9\\\" b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd n\u1ea3y ra m\u1ed9t \u00fd hay. N\u00f3 quay \u0111\u1ea7u b\u1ed1n ph\u00eda, nh\u00ecn b\u1eb1ng c\u1eb7p m\u1eaft ti h\u00ed c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh r\u1ed3i nh\u00ecn l\u00ean c\u00e2y, n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u00ean g\u1ed1c th\u00f4ng quay l\u01b0ng l\u1ea1i ph\u00eda th\u00e2n c\u00e2y v\u00e0 v\u1ea1ch d\u1ea5u ri\u00eang c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u00e0o th\u00e2n c\u00e2y. V\u00e0 d\u00f2ng ch\u1eef m\u1edbi n\u00e0y c\u00f2n cao h\u01a1n d\u00f2ng ch\u1eef c\u1ee7a L\u00f4ng S\u00e1ng \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u. \\\"G\u1ea5u x\u00f9\\\" c\u1ecd l\u01b0ng v\u00e0o th\u00e2n c\u00e2y r\u00f5 l\u00e2u v\u00e0 m\u1ea1nh. Sau \u0111\u00f3 n\u00f3 t\u00ecm m\u1ed9t v\u0169ng n\u01b0\u1edbc b\u1ea9n, nh\u00fang b\u1ea9n m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch k\u0129 l\u01b0\u1ee1ng to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0 hai vai, r\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i tr\u00e8o l\u00ean g\u1ed1c th\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ed5 v\u00e0 c\u1ecd l\u01b0ng l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa v\u00e0o th\u00e2n c\u00e2y. M\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u to t\u01b0\u1edbng hi\u1ec7n l\u00ean v\u00e0 c\u00f2n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u0103ng th\u00eam uy l\u1ef1c b\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng v\u1ebft m\u00f3ng c\u00e0o x\u01b0\u1edbc tr\u00ean v\u1ecf c\u00e2y. D\u00f2ng ch\u1eef c\u1ee7a \\\"g\u1ea5u x\u00f9\\\" l\u00e0 l\u1eddi th\u00e1ch th\u1ee9c v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ee7 c\u0169 c\u1ee7a n\u01a1i n\u00e0y - l\u1eddi th\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ea5u m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c t\u1ec9 th\u00ed m\u1ed9t m\u1ea5t m\u1ed9t c\u00f2n v\u00ec v\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ea5t \u0111ai ph\u00ec nhi\u00eau n\u00e0y. G\u1ed1c c\u00e2y sau khi \\\"g\u1ea5u x\u00f9\\\" nh\u1ea3y xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00f3 l\u0103n \u0111i ch\u1ed7 kh\u00e1c. \\\"G\u1ea5u x\u00f9\\\" \u0111i ti\u1ebfp xu\u1ed1ng d\u01b0\u1edbi d\u1ecdc theo khe n\u00fai, \u0111\u01b0a m\u1eaft l\u00e1o li\u00ean kh\u1eafp m\u1ecdi ch\u1ed7 xem k\u1ebb th\u00f9 c\u00f3 \u1edf g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng. Ch\u1eb3ng m\u1ea5y ch\u1ed1c L\u00f4ng S\u00e1ng nh\u1eadn ra trong l\u00e3nh \u0111\u1ecba c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 d\u1ea5u v\u1ebft m\u1ed9t con g\u1ea5u l\u1ea1, v\u00e0 trong n\u00f3 b\u1eebng th\u1ee9c d\u1eady t\u00ednh hung d\u1eef \u0111i\u00ean d\u1ea1i. N\u00f3 l\u1ea7n theo d\u1ea5u v\u1ebft k\u1ebb th\u00f9 h\u1ebft d\u1eb7m n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ebfn d\u1eb7m kh\u00e1c nh\u01b0ng \\\"g\u1ea5u x\u00f9\\\" r\u1ea5t tinh ranh, n\u00f3 th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng trong vi\u1ec7c tr\u00e1nh kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ecdt v\u00e0o m\u1eaft L\u00f4ng S\u00e1ng. \\\"G\u1ea5u x\u00f9\\\" ti\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eebng c\u00e1i c\u00e2y c\u00f3 d\u1ea5u v\u1ebft L\u00f4ng S\u00e1ng v\u00e0 l\u00e1u c\u00e1 c\u1ed1 \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i d\u1ea5u v\u1ebft c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh cao h\u01a1n. \u0110\u1ec3 l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3 n\u00f3 s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng c\u1ea3 t\u1eebng g\u1ed1c c\u00e2y, t\u1eebng t\u1ea3ng \u0111\u00e1 c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng m\u00f4 \u0111\u1ea5t nh\u1ecf, t\u00f9y theo \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u c\u00f3 th\u1ee9 g\u00ec th\u00ec d\u00f9ng th\u1ee9 \u0111\u00f3. N\u1ebfu g\u1eb7p ph\u1ea3i c\u00e2y n\u00e0o kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 gi\u1edf tr\u00f2 b\u1ecbp b\u1ee3m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00ec n\u00f3 b\u1ecf qua, v\u00e0 ch\u1ecdn c\u00e2y kh\u00e1c \u1edf g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00f3 khi b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 g\u1ed1c c\u00e2y \u0111\u1ed5 ho\u1eb7c t\u1ea3ng \u0111\u00e1 n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3. Ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c L\u00f4ng S\u00e1ng nh\u1eadn th\u1ea5y c\u00f3 d\u1ea5u c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t con g\u1ea5u l\u1ea1 k\u00ec qu\u00e1i n\u00e0o","\u0111\u00f3 \u1edf kh\u1eafp m\u1ecdi n\u01a1i, tr\u00ean c\u00e1c th\u00e2n c\u00e2y, cao h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 d\u1ea5u hi\u1ec7u c\u1ee7a ri\u00eang n\u00f3. Th\u1eadm ch\u00ed L\u00f4ng S\u00e1ng kh\u00f4ng tin t\u01b0\u1edfng r\u1eb1ng n\u00f3 c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee7 s\u1ee9c \u0111\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1edbi t\u00ean kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 nh\u01b0 v\u1eady kh\u00f4ng. Tuy nhi\u00ean, c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ecdi l\u1ea7n L\u00f4ng S\u00e1ng kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 run s\u1ee3 v\u00e0 s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng lao v\u00e0o tr\u1eadn chi\u1ebfn v\u1edbi b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ai. V\u00e0 h\u1eb1ng ng\u00e0y n\u00f3 qua l\u1ea1i kh\u1eafp l\u00e3nh \u0111\u1ecba c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ec3 theo d\u00f5i k\u1ebb th\u00f9. Ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o n\u00f3 c\u0169ng t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y d\u1ea5u ch\u00e2n h\u1eafn v\u00e0 c\u00e0ng ng\u00e0y n\u00f3 c\u00e0ng hay b\u1eaft g\u1eb7p nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i c\u00e2y c\u00f3 d\u1ea5u hi\u1ec7u cao h\u01a1n d\u1ea5u hi\u1ec7u c\u1ee7a b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n n\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u. Nh\u1eefng n\u0103m sau n\u00e0y th\u1ecb gi\u00e1c c\u1ee7a con g\u1ea5u gi\u00e0 k\u00e9m \u0111i r\u00f5 r\u1ec7t, m\u1eaft n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u00e2n bi\u1ec7t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1c v\u1eadt \u1edf xa, v\u00e0 m\u1eb7c d\u00f9 L\u00f4ng S\u00e1ng th\u01b0\u1eddng xuy\u00ean ng\u1eedi th\u1ea5y h\u01a1i \\\"g\u1ea5u x\u00f9\\\" nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng t\u00e0i n\u00e0o g\u1eb7p \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u1eafn. \u0110\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec3 L\u00f4ng S\u00e1ng ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f2n tr\u1ebb trung g\u00ec n\u1eefa, m\u00f3ng vu\u1ed1t v\u00e0 h\u00e0m r\u0103ng \u0111\u00e3 m\u00f2n \u0111i, c\u00f9n \u0111i, v\u00e0 m\u1ed1i nguy hi\u1ec3m th\u01b0\u1eddng xuy\u00ean \u0111e d\u1ecda n\u00e0y l\u00e0m n\u00f3 r\u1ea5t lo l\u1eafng. C\u00e1c v\u1ebft th\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u0169 b\u00e2y gi\u1edd c\u00e0ng ng\u00e0y c\u00e0ng hay \u0111au, v\u00e0 tuy r\u1eb1ng n\u1ebfu c\u00f3 k\u1ebb n\u00e0o th\u00e1ch th\u1ee9c n\u00f3 v\u1eabn \u0111\u1ee7 d\u0169ng kh\u00ed chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u v\u1edbi b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ai v\u00e0 th\u1eadm ch\u00ed v\u1edbi b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 s\u1ed1 \u0111\u00f4ng k\u1ebb th\u00f9 n\u00e0o, nh\u01b0ng s\u1ef1 ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i k\u1ebb th\u00f9 c\u0103ng th\u1eb3ng li\u00ean t\u1ee5c v\u00e0 n\u1ed7i lo l\u1eafng b\u1ecb k\u1ebb th\u00f9 b\u1eaft g\u1eb7p b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd \u0111\u00e3 \u1ea3nh h\u01b0\u1edfng m\u1ea1nh \u0111\u1ebfn t\u00e2m tr\u1ea1ng v\u00e0 th\u1eadm ch\u00ed \u0111\u1ebfn c\u1ea3 s\u1ee9c kh\u1ecfe c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 n\u1eefa. XIV \\\"G\u1ea5u x\u00f9\\\" c\u0169ng lu\u00f4n lu\u00f4n th\u1eadn tr\u1ecdng. H\u1eafn l\u00e0m r\u1ed1i m\u00f9 d\u1ea5u v\u1ebft v\u00e0 l\u00fac n\u00e0o c\u0169ng s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng b\u1ecf ch\u1ea1y khi bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ee5ng \u0111\u1ed9 v\u1edbi L\u00f4ng S\u00e1ng s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0a h\u1eafn \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 ch\u1ebft. Th\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1eafn tr\u1ed1n \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u00f3, d\u00f5i theo con g\u1ea5u kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3, lo s\u1ee3 gi\u00f3 s\u1ebd t\u1ed5 c\u00e1o s\u1ef1 c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn. Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 s\u1ef1 th\u00f4 b\u1ec9 m\u1edbi c\u1ee9u tho\u00e1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u1eafn. M\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n h\u1eafn tho\u00e1t kh\u1ecfi tay L\u00f4ng S\u00e1ng ch\u1ec9 nh\u1edd chu\u1ed3n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00ean cao theo m\u1ed9t khe n\u00fai h\u1eb9p m\u00e0 L\u00f4ng S\u00e1ng kh\u00f4ng t\u00e0i n\u00e0o l\u00e1ch l\u1ecdt th\u00e2n h\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ed3 s\u1ed9 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh qua. V\u00e0 v\u1edbi s\u1ef1 ki\u00ean tr\u00ec b\u1ec1n b\u1ec9 h\u1eafn c\u1ee9 \u0111\u00e1nh d\u1ea5u, \u0111\u00e1nh d\u1ea5u m\u00e3i l\u00ean c\u00e2y, th\u00e2m nh\u1eadp m\u00e3i s\u00e2u v\u00e0o v\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a L\u00f4ng S\u00e1ng.","B\u1ed7ng nhi\u00ean \\\"g\u1ea5u x\u00f9\\\" \u0111\u00e1nh h\u01a1i th\u1ea5y ngu\u1ed3n n\u01b0\u1edbc l\u01b0u ho\u00e0ng v\u00e0 \u0111i v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda \u0111\u00f3. H\u1eafn ch\u1eb3ng hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u00e1i g\u00ec, m\u00e0 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng th\u00e8m quan t\u00e2m \u0111\u1ebfn ngu\u1ed3n n\u01b0\u1edbc. Nh\u01b0ng \\\"g\u1ea5u x\u00f9\\\" \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ebfn d\u1ea5u ch\u00e2n c\u1ee7a L\u00f4ng S\u00e1ng \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i xung quanh. Nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng d\u1ea5u v\u1ebft \u0111\u00f3, \\\"g\u1ea5u x\u00f9\\\" tr\u01b0\u1edbc h\u1ebft c\u1ed1 v\u00e9t th\u1eadt nhi\u1ec1u b\u00f9n trong su\u1ed1i. Tr\u00ean c\u00e2y, n\u01a1i L\u00f4ng S\u00e1ng ch\u1ea3i l\u00f4ng, h\u1eafn \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u00ean \u0111\u1ec9nh m\u1ecfm \u0111\u00e1 \u0111\u00e1nh m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i d\u1ea5u cao h\u01a1n \u0111\u00fang n\u0103m b\u1ed9 so v\u1edbi d\u1ea5u c\u1ee7a L\u00f4ng S\u00e1ng. Sau \u0111\u00f3 n\u00f3 l\u1ed9i xu\u1ed1ng su\u1ed1i, ch\u1ea1y t\u1edbi ch\u1ea1y lui l\u00e0m \u0111\u1ee5c ng\u1ea7u b\u1ed3n t\u1eafm l\u00ean. Trong khi l\u00e0m nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf \\\"g\u1ea5u x\u00f9\\\" s\u1eafc s\u1ea3o quan s\u00e1t b\u1ed1n ph\u00eda. Th\u00ecnh l\u00ecnh t\u1eeb ph\u00eda r\u1eebng \u0111\u01b0a \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed9ng, v\u00e0 \\\"g\u1ea5u x\u00f9\\\" l\u1eb7ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ngay t\u1ea1i ch\u1ed7. Ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u00f3 nghe ng\u00e0y m\u1ed9t g\u1ea7n, v\u00e0 \\\"g\u1ea5u x\u00f9\\\" c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c r\u1ea5t r\u00f5 c\u00e1i m\u00f9i h\u1eafn c\u0103m gh\u00e9t l\u00e0 m\u00f9i c\u1ee7a L\u00f4ng S\u00e1ng. \\\"G\u1ea5u x\u00f9\\\" ho\u1ea3ng s\u1ee3 ch\u1ea1y v\u1ec1 h\u01b0\u1edbng ng\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 tr\u1ed1n gi\u1eefa \u0111\u00e1m c\u00e2y c\u1ed1i. Th\u1eddi gian g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00e2y L\u00f4ng S\u00e1ng kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u1ecfe. Nh\u1eefng c\u01a1n \u0111au c\u0169 \u1edf ch\u00e2n l\u1ea1i h\u00e0nh h\u1ea1 n\u00f3, r\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i c\u00f2n c\u00e1i \u0111au \u1edf vai ph\u1ea3i, n\u01a1i v\u1eabn ch\u1ec5m ch\u1ec7 hai vi\u00ean \u0111\u1ea1n. L\u00f4ng S\u00e1ng \u0111i ch\u1eadm ch\u1ea1p, kh\u1eadp khi\u1ec5ng v\u00e0 th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng co gi\u1eadt l\u00ean. B\u1ed7ng nhi\u00ean m\u0169i n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e1nh h\u01a1i th\u1ea5y k\u1ebb th\u00f9. C\u00f9ng l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 n\u00f3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y d\u1ea5u ch\u00e2n tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea5t b\u00f9n. D\u1ea5u ch\u00e2n theo con m\u1eaft n\u00f3 m\u00e1ch b\u1ea3o th\u00ec thu\u1ed9c m\u1ed9t con g\u1ea5u kh\u00f4ng to l\u1eafm, nh\u01b0ng m\u0169i n\u00f3 m\u1ed9t m\u1ef1c kh\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 d\u1ea5u v\u1ebft m\u1ed9t t\u00ean kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3. Th\u00eam v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 n\u00f3 nh\u00ecn l\u00ean c\u00e1i c\u00e2y c\u00f3 d\u1ea5u v\u1ebft c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh l\u1ea1i th\u1ea5y d\u1ea5u c\u1ee7a con g\u1ea5u l\u1ea1 n\u1eb1m \u1edf ch\u1ed7 cao h\u01a1n. L\u00f4ng S\u00e1ng c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y con g\u1ea5u l\u1ea1 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n \u1edf g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u00e2y v\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 l\u00fac n\u00e0o. \u0110\u00e3 l\u00e2u L\u00f4ng S\u00e1ng kh\u00f4ng kh\u1ecfe kho\u1eafn v\u00e0 y\u1ebfu \u0111i r\u00f5 r\u1ec7t do nh\u1eefng c\u01a1n \u0111au. N\u00f3 ch\u1eb3ng mu\u1ed1n b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u cu\u1ed9c giao tranh s\u1ed1ng m\u00e1i. Cho n\u00ean n\u00f3 th\u1eadm ch\u00ed kh\u00f4ng d\u00f9ng c\u1ea3 b\u1ed3n t\u1eafm c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh n\u1eefa, v\u00e0 quay \u0111i l\u00ea b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u1ec1 h\u01b0\u1edbng ng\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi su\u1ed1i n\u01b0\u1edbc. L\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean t\u1eeb khi l\u1edbn \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u1edd L\u00f4ng S\u00e1ng n\u00e9 tr\u00e1nh cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ee5ng \u0111\u1ed9 v\u1edbi k\u1ebb th\u00f9. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 gi\u00e2y ph\u00fat quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi L\u00f4ng S\u00e1ng. Gi\u00e1 nh\u01b0 n\u00f3 l\u1ea7n theo d\u1ea5u ch\u00e2n k\u1ebb th\u00f9 th\u00ec ch\u1ec9 qua n\u0103m ch\u1ee5c b\u01b0\u1edbc n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y h\u1eafn \u0111ang s\u1ee3 g\u1ea7n ch\u1ebft,","ng\u01b0\u1eddi co d\u00fam l\u1ea1i, to\u00e0n th\u00e2n run b\u1ea7n b\u1eadt. \\\"G\u1ea5u x\u00f9\\\" ng\u1ed3i g\u1ea7n m\u1ed9t g\u1ed1c c\u00e2y tr\u00ean b\u00e3i c\u1ecf, b\u1ed1n ph\u00eda bao b\u1ecdc nh\u1eefng t\u1ea3ng \u0111\u00e1. B\u00e3i c\u1ecf n\u00e0y qu\u1ea3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i c\u1ea1m b\u1eaby thi\u00ean nhi\u00ean, v\u00e0 t\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y L\u00f4ng S\u00e1ng ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 h\u1ea1 th\u1ee7 k\u1ebb \u0111\u1ecbch. Gi\u00e1 nh\u01b0 n\u00f3 c\u1ee9 h\u00e3y c\u1ee9 t\u1eafm trong b\u1ed3n n\u01b0\u1edbc l\u01b0u ho\u00e0ng \u0111i \u0111\u00e3 th\u00ec c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i s\u1ee9c l\u1ef1c v\u00e0 l\u00f2ng d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m s\u1ebd quay tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi n\u00f3, v\u00e0 n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y th\u00ec s\u1ebd l\u00e0 l\u1ea7n kh\u00e1c n\u00f3 c\u0169ng g\u1eb7p \\\"g\u1ea5u x\u00f9\\\" v\u00e0 gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch th\u00edch \u0111\u00e1ng. Nh\u01b0ng L\u00f4ng S\u00e1ng \u0111\u00e3 quay \u0111i v\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh s\u1ed1 ph\u1eadn c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. L\u00f4ng S\u00e1ng l\u1eb7ng l\u1ebd l\u00ea b\u01b0\u1edbc, ch\u00e2n c\u00e0ng kh\u1eadp khi\u1ec5ng h\u01a1n, \u0111i d\u1ecdc theo nh\u1eefng nh\u00e1nh d\u01b0\u1edbi c\u1ee7a r\u1eb7ng n\u00fai Shoshone. Ch\u1eb3ng m\u1ea5y ch\u1ed1c n\u00f3 ng\u1eedi th\u1ea5y \u0111\u00fang c\u00e1i m\u00f9i \u0111\u00e1ng s\u1ee3 m\u00e0 bao n\u0103m nay n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y nh\u01b0ng ch\u01b0a hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u00f9i g\u00ec. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd m\u00f9i \u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0a th\u1eb3ng l\u1ea1i t\u1eeb ph\u00eda n\u00f3 \u0111ang \u0111i t\u1edbi. V\u00e0 cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng L\u00f4ng S\u00e1ng ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u00f9i n\u00e0y b\u1ed1c ra t\u1eeb m\u1ed9t ch\u1ed7 tr\u0169ng tr\u01a1 tr\u1ee5i, kh\u00f4ng l\u1edbn l\u1eafm v\u00e0 d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u00e1y \u0111\u1ea7y nh\u1eefng x\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u00f9ng x\u00e1c ch\u1ebft \u0111en x\u00ec. L\u00f4ng S\u00e1ng l\u00fac n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1eadn r\u00f5 m\u00f9i c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ee7 lo\u1ea1i th\u00fa r\u1eebng, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 m\u00f9i c\u1ee7a th\u00fa c\u00f2n s\u1ed1ng m\u00e0 l\u00e0 m\u00f9i th\u00fa ch\u1ebft. T\u1eeb ch\u1ed7 n\u1ee9t n\u1ebb c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c t\u1ea3ng \u0111\u00e1, n\u1eb1m \u1edf ph\u00eda cu\u1ed1i h\u1ed1 tr\u0169ng b\u1ed1c l\u00ean m\u1ed9t lu\u1ed3ng h\u01a1i ch\u1ebft ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Th\u1ee9 h\u01a1i \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y nh\u01b0ng n\u1eb7ng n\u1ec1, ph\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ea7y c\u1ea3 h\u1ed1 tr\u0169ng v\u00e0 bay ra ngo\u00e0i t\u1eeb ph\u00eda cu\u1ed1i h\u1ed1. \u0110\u00f3 qu\u1ea3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 m\u00f9i th\u1ed1i r\u1ea5t gh\u00ea t\u1edfm, l\u00e0m \u0111\u1ea7u \u00f3c quay cu\u1ed3ng v\u00e0 mu\u1ed1n ng\u1ee7. L\u00f4ng S\u00e1ng v\u1ed9i v\u00e3 quay \u0111i v\u00e0 r\u1ea5t h\u00e0i l\u00f2ng khi l\u1ea1i h\u00edt th\u1edf h\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u1ecb trong l\u00e0nh c\u1ee7a r\u1eebng th\u00f4ng. L\u00f4ng S\u00e1ng nh\u01b0\u1eddng k\u1ebb l\u1ea1 m\u1eb7t quy\u1ec1n s\u1edf h\u1eefu con su\u1ed1i l\u01b0u ho\u00e0ng v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3 n\u1eefa. B\u1ec7nh th\u1ea5p kh\u1edbp c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec1u tr\u1ecb ng\u00e0y c\u00e0ng n\u1eb7ng th\u00eam v\u00e0 L\u00f4ng S\u00e1ng ng\u00e0y c\u00e0ng k\u00e9m kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u v\u1edbi k\u1ebb \u0111\u1ecbch, th\u1eadm ch\u00ed k\u00e9m c\u1ea3 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng b\u1ecf ch\u1ea1y n\u1eefa. Th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng c\u00f3 l\u00fac b\u1eaft g\u1eb7p d\u1ea5u ch\u00e2n \u0111\u1ecbch th\u1ee7, L\u00f4ng S\u00e1ng c\u0169ng l\u1ea5y l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tinh th\u1ea7n th\u01b0\u1ee3ng v\u00f5 khi x\u01b0a v\u00e0 bu\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng r\u1ed1ng vang nh\u01b0 s\u1ea5m r\u1ec1n. M\u1eb7c d\u1ea7u n\u00f3 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn gh\u00ea g\u1edbm nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 v\u1eabn t\u1eadp t\u1ec5nh l\u1ea7n theo d\u1ea5u v\u1ebft nh\u1eefng mong l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c k\u1ebft li\u1ec5u con g\u1ea5u \u0111\u00e1ng nguy\u1ec1n r\u1ee7a kia. Tuy nhi\u00ean n\u00f3","ch\u1eb3ng khi n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ee5c \u0111\u00edch \u0111u\u1ed5i k\u1ecbp t\u00ean kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 b\u00ed m\u1eadt. C\u00f3 l\u1ea7n L\u00f4ng S\u00e1ng \u0111o\u00e1n k\u1ebb th\u00f9 \u1edf g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00fang v\u00e0o th\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec3m n\u00f3 \u0111ang l\u00e2m v\u00e0o t\u00ecnh th\u1ebf ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n b\u1ea5t l\u1ee3i trong chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u. L\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e0nh ho\u00e3n cu\u1ed9c chi\u1ebfn l\u1ea1i b\u1eefa kh\u00e1c. Nh\u01b0ng khi \u0111i\u1ec1u ki\u1ec7n chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n c\u00f3 l\u1ee3i th\u00ec n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng t\u00e0i n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ebfn s\u00e1t \\\"g\u1ea5u x\u00f9\\\" \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. R\u00f5 r\u00e0ng l\u00e0 l\u1ee3i th\u1ebf thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 k\u1ebb n\u00e0o ki\u00ean gan ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i. C\u00f3 nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y L\u00f4ng S\u00e1ng th\u1ea5y trong ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f3 \u1edf \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ngh\u0129 t\u1edbi giao tranh, c\u00f2n khi n\u00f3 kh\u00e1 h\u01a1n th\u00ec k\u1ebb th\u00f9 l\u1ea1i lu\u00f4n l\u1ea9n tr\u00e1nh. L\u00f4ng S\u00e1ng nh\u1eadn th\u1ea5y ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c l\u00e0 d\u1ea5u v\u1ebft k\u1ebb \u0111\u1ecbch hay g\u1eb7p nh\u1ea5t \u1edf nh\u1eefng n\u01a1i d\u1ed3i d\u00e0o th\u1ee9c \u0103n. V\u00e0 trong nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y L\u00f4ng S\u00e1ng c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee7 s\u1ee9c chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u v\u1edbi k\u1ebb th\u00f9 th\u00ec n\u00f3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00e1nh xa nh\u1eefng n\u01a1i \u0111\u00f3. Nh\u01b0ng r\u1ed3i n\u00f3 h\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 l\u00fac n\u00e0o c\u0169ng th\u1ea5y kh\u00f3 \u1edf cho n\u00ean h\u00f3a ra l\u00e0 n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 d\u00e2ng cho k\u1ebb l\u1ea1 m\u1eb7t ph\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea5t t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t trong l\u00e3nh \u0111\u1ecba c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. M\u1ea5y tu\u1ea7n l\u1ec5 qua \u0111i. Nhi\u1ec1u l\u1ea7n L\u00f4ng S\u00e1ng \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111i t\u1eafm n\u01b0\u1edbc su\u1ed1i l\u01b0u ho\u00e0ng, nh\u01b0ng r\u1ed3i n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng \u0111i v\u00e0 ng\u00e0y c\u00e0ng tr\u1edf n\u00ean t\u1ed3i t\u1ec7 h\u01a1n. Gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y n\u00f3 th\u1ea5y \u0111au th\u01b0\u1eddng xuy\u00ean c\u1ea3 ch\u00e2n sau l\u1eabn vai ph\u1ea3i. L\u00f4ng S\u00e1ng ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i qu\u00e1 l\u00e2u cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ee5ng \u0111\u1ed9 n\u00ean lu\u00f4n \u1edf t\u00ecnh tr\u1ea1ng c\u0103ng th\u1eb3ng. N\u1ed7i lo l\u1eafng \u01b0u t\u01b0 th\u01b0\u1eddng xuy\u00ean l\u00e0m m\u1ea5t \u0111i v\u1ebb qu\u1ea3 c\u1ea3m c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd n\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7c tr\u00e1nh sao kh\u1ecfi g\u1eb7p k\u1ebb th\u00f9 ch\u1eebng n\u00e0o n\u00f3 c\u00f2n ch\u01b0a th\u1ea5y kh\u00e1 h\u01a1n. V\u00e0 th\u1ebf l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 nh\u01b0\u1ee3ng b\u1ed9 ch\u00fat \u00edt ban \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u00e3 d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ebfn cu\u1ed9c r\u00fat lui ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n, L\u00f4ng S\u00e1ng l\u00f9i m\u00e3i xu\u1ed1ng ph\u00eda d\u01b0\u1edbi d\u1ecdc b\u1edd s\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 kh\u1ecfi b\u1eaft g\u1eb7p \\\"g\u1ea5u x\u00f9\\\". C\u00e0ng ng\u00e0y n\u00f3 c\u00e0ng ki\u1ebfm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u00edt th\u1ee9c \u0103n h\u01a1n. Do th\u01b0\u1eddng xuy\u00ean kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0103n no L\u00f4ng S\u00e1ng y\u1ebfu \u0111i tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y. D\u1ea7n d\u00e0 trong l\u00e3nh \u0111\u1ecba c\u1ee7a L\u00f4ng S\u00e1ng c\u00f2n s\u00f3t l\u1ea1i cho n\u00f3 m\u1ed7i ph\u1ea7n h\u1ea1 l\u01b0u","s\u00f4ng Piney. \u0110\u00f3 ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 ch\u1ed7 n\u00f3 t\u1eebng s\u1ed1ng h\u1ed3i n\u00e0o v\u1edbi m\u1eb9 v\u00e0 c\u00e1c em m\u00ecnh. V\u00e0 cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng b\u00e2y gi\u1edd g\u1ee3i l\u1ea1i nhi\u1ec1u k\u1ec9 ni\u1ec7m cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi c\u1ee7a ch\u00fa g\u1ea5u x\u00e1m con b\u00e9 b\u1ecfng kh\u00f4ng n\u01a1i n\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1a kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 gia \u0111\u00ecnh. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd n\u00f3 c\u0169ng s\u1ebd th\u1ea5y trong l\u00f2ng kh\u00e1c h\u1eb3n n\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t gia \u0111\u00ecnh. M\u1ed9t b\u1eefa v\u00e0o bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng L\u00f4ng S\u00e1ng l\u1eb7ng l\u1ebd kh\u1eadp khi\u1ec5ng \u0111i trong c\u00e1nh r\u1eebng m\u1ecdc \u0111\u1ea7y ho\u00e0n di\u1ec7p li\u1ec5u. N\u00f3 t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm r\u1ec5 c\u00e2y nh\u1ecf ho\u1eb7c tr\u00e1i c\u00e2y b\u1ecb s\u00e2u \u0111\u1ee5c m\u00e0 th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u1ea3 s\u00f3c v\u00e0 g\u00e0 r\u1eebng c\u0169ng gh\u00ea t\u1edfm ch\u1eb3ng th\u00e8m \u0103n. B\u1ed7ng nhi\u00ean n\u00f3 nghe \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u00e2y ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u00e1 l\u0103n v\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng m\u1ea5y ch\u1ed1c \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y c\u00e1i m\u00f9i kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu c\u1ee7a k\u1ebb th\u00f9 x\u1ed9c v\u00e0o m\u0169i. L\u00f4ng S\u00e1ng nhanh ch\u00f3ng b\u0103ng qua con s\u00f4ng Piney l\u1ea1nh bu\u1ed1t nh\u01b0 b\u0103ng. Thu\u1edf x\u01b0a n\u00f3 c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng qua con s\u00f4ng n\u00e0y r\u1ed3i. N\u01b0\u1edbc l\u1ea1nh l\u00e0m n\u00f3 th\u1ea5y \u0111au gh\u00ea g\u1edbm. Nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0 c\u1ee9 \u0111i xa m\u00e3i, xa m\u00e3i. Nh\u01b0ng \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u00e2y? N\u00f3 c\u00f3 d\u1ef1 tr\u1eef m\u1ed9t con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng duy nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1edbi n\u01a1i \u1edf c\u1ee7a lo\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Tuy nhi\u00ean \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 t\u1eeb l\u00e2u tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra c\u1ea3nh ch\u1ea1y ng\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ea1y xu\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ed9 khi\u1ebfn n\u00f3 quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh b\u1ecf \u0111i. Bi\u1ebft \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u b\u00e2y gi\u1edd? Nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y, n\u00f3 bu\u1ed9c ph\u1ea3i b\u1ecf l\u1ea1i t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ea5t \u0111ai c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh cho m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb x\u00e2m nh\u1eadp \u0111\u00e1ng nguy\u1ec1n r\u1ee7a. L\u00f4ng S\u00e1ng c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5t b\u1ea1i ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n, n\u00f3 b\u1ecb l\u00e0m nh\u1ee5c v\u00e0 b\u1ecb \u0111u\u1ed5i kh\u1ecfi v\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh b\u1edfi m\u1ed9t con g\u1ea5u l\u1ea1 ho\u1eafc, qu\u00e1 \u01b0 l\u00e0 kh\u1ecfe n\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 n\u00f3 c\u00f3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u v\u1edbi h\u1eafn. V\u00e0 L\u00f4ng S\u00e1ng \u0111i v\u1ec1 h\u01b0\u1edbng t\u00e2y, b\u1ecf l\u1ea1i ph\u00eda sau l\u00e3nh \u0111\u1ecba c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00f4i ch\u00e2n h\u00f9ng d\u0169ng c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ee9c l\u1ef1c v\u00e0 s\u1ef1 nhanh nh\u1eb9n tr\u01b0\u1edbc kia, v\u00e0 v\u00ec th\u1ebf b\u00e2y gi\u1edd n\u00f3 m\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u th\u1eddi gian g\u1ea5p ba l\u1ea7n tr\u01b0\u1edbc trong m\u1ed7i cu\u1ed9c di chuy\u1ec3n quen thu\u1ed9c. Ch\u1ed1c ch\u1ed1c n\u00f3 ngo\u00e1i l\u1ea1i xem k\u1ebb th\u00f9 c\u00f3 \u0111u\u1ed5i theo n\u00f3 hay kh\u00f4ng. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft n\u00f3, d\u00e3y n\u00fai Shoshone l\u00f3 ra \u1edf t\u00edt \u0111\u00e0ng xa. Trong r\u1eb7ng n\u00fai \u00e2m u hi\u1ec3m tr\u1edf \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 k\u1ebb th\u00f9, c\u00f2n \u0111\u1eb1ng sau r\u1eb7ng n\u00fai \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 v\u01b0\u1eddn qu\u1ed1c gia Yellowstone. Ti\u1ebfn l\u00ean ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc, ti\u1ebfn l\u00ean ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc! L\u00f4ng S\u00e1ng lo\u1ea1ng cho\u1ea1ng tr\u00e8o l\u00ean cao, \u0111\u00fang l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 m\u0169i n\u00f3 ng\u1eedi th\u1ea5y m\u00f9i","c\u1ee7a khe x\u00f3i Th\u1ea7n Ch\u1ebft, t\u1ee9c l\u00e0 ch\u00ednh c\u00e1i h\u1ed1 tr\u0169ng b\u1ed1c l\u00ean th\u1ee9 h\u01a1i ch\u1ebft ng\u01b0\u1eddi, v\u00e0 n\u00f3 b\u1ed7ng c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i \u0111\u1ec1u mang m\u00e0u ch\u1ebft ch\u00f3c. M\u1ecdi khi L\u00f4ng S\u00e1ng v\u00e2n tr\u00e1nh xa c\u00e1i m\u00f9i ng\u1ed9t ng\u1ea1t \u0111\u00f3, nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 c\u1ee9 quy\u1ebfn r\u0169 n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i g\u1ea7n. Khe Th\u1ea7n Ch\u1ebft n\u1eb1m ngay tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111i c\u1ee7a L\u00f4ng S\u00e1ng. L\u00f4ng S\u00e1ng ng\u1ea9ng cao c\u00e1i m\u00f5m x\u00e1m c\u00f3 ch\u00f2m r\u00e2u c\u1eb1m d\u00e0i b\u1ea1c tr\u1eafng bay ph\u1ea5t ph\u01a1 theo gi\u00f3. C\u00e1i m\u00f9i ng\u1ed9p th\u1edf th\u01b0\u1eddng v\u1eabn l\u00e0m n\u00f3 kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu b\u1ed7ng d\u01b0ng tr\u1edf n\u00ean h\u1ea5p d\u1eabn v\u00e0 ng\u1ecdt ng\u00e0o m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch kh\u00f3 hi\u1ec3u, L\u00f4ng S\u00e1ng d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 quan s\u00e1t xung quanh. \u0110\u1eb1ng xa kia \u1edf kh\u1eafp m\u1ecdi ph\u00eda trong t\u1ea7m m\u1eaft l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t v\u00f9ng m\u00eanh m\u00f4ng t\u00edt t\u1eafp, \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng c\u00f3 th\u1eddi thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 n\u00f3 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 n\u01a1i n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 ng\u1ef1 tr\u1ecb trong r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u n\u0103m v\u00e0 l\u00e0 n\u01a1i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 k\u1ebb n\u00e0o \u0111\u00e1m c\u1ea3 gan m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ed1i m\u1eb7t v\u1edbi n\u00f3. Khung c\u1ea3nh b\u1ea7y ra tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft L\u00f4ng S\u00e1ng th\u1eadt tuy\u1ec7t m\u0129. Nh\u01b0ng gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1ebb \u0111\u1eb9p. N\u00f3 ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn ni\u1ec1m sung s\u01b0\u1edbng v\u00f4 bi\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ed1ng \u1edf mi\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ea5t n\u00e0y, ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 l\u00fac n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 x\u1ee9 s\u1edf n\u00e0y thu\u1ed9c quy\u1ec1n s\u1edf h\u1eefu c\u1ee7a n\u00f3, c\u00f2n b\u00e2y gi\u1edd n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 m\u1ea5t h\u1ebft. N\u00f3 ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng s\u1ee9c l\u1ef1c \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ea1n v\u00e0 c\u1ea7n t\u00ecm m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 y\u00ean \u1ed5n s\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t qu\u00e3ng \u0111\u1eddi. Ph\u00eda xa kia, \u1edf \u0111\u1eb1ng sau \u0111\u00e3y n\u00fai Shoshone c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, \u1edf n\u01a1i \u0111\u00f3 m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb b\u00e2y gi\u1edd ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n y\u1ebfu \u0111u\u1ed1i, b\u1ea5t l\u1ef1c c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 s\u1ed1ng an ph\u1eadn. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 v\u01b0\u1eddn qu\u1ed1c gia Yellowstone. Nh\u01b0ng li\u1ec7u n\u00f3 c\u00f2n \u0111\u1ee7 s\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3 hay kh\u00f4ng? V\u01b0\u1eddn qu\u1ed1c gia qu\u1ea3 th\u1ef1c \u1edf r\u1ea5t xa. Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3 m\u00e0 l\u00e0m chi? \u0110\u1ea5y, ngay t\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y, trong c\u00e1i h\u1ed1 tr\u0169ng nh\u1ecf b\u00e9 n\u00e0y c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ef1 y\u00ean t\u0129nh v\u00e0 gi\u1ea5c ng\u1ee7 ng\u00e0n thu. L\u00f4ng S\u00e1ng d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat \u1edf l\u1ed1i v\u00e0o. Trong l\u00fac n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee9ng th\u00ec c\u00e1i th\u1ee9 h\u01a1i \u0111\u1ed9c gi\u1ebft ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c gi\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0a \u0111i \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u \u00e2m th\u1ea7m l\u00e0m c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. H\u01a1i \u0111\u1ed9c d\u1ea7n d\u1ea7n ru ng\u1ee7 c\u1ea3 n\u0103m k\u1ebb b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 c\u1ee7a con g\u1ea5u: c\u1ea3 kh\u1ee9u gi\u00e1c, th\u1ecb gi\u00e1c, th\u00ednh gi\u00e1c, x\u00fac gi\u00e1c v\u00e0 v\u1ecb gi\u00e1c. C\u1ea3 m\u0169i n\u00f3, ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e3nh \u0111\u1ea1o \u0111\u00e1ng tin nh\u1ea5t t\u1eeb thu\u1edf l\u1ecdt l\u00f2ng c\u0169ng ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n t\u1eeb ch\u1ed1i","kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 n\u00f3 n\u1eefa. V\u00e0i kho\u1ea3nh kh\u1eafc tr\u00f4i qua. L\u00f4ng S\u00e1ng v\u1eabn ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c do d\u1ef1. Nh\u01b0ng l\u00f2ng d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m x\u01b0a kia b\u1ed7ng l\u00e0m rung \u0111\u1ed9ng l\u1ed3ng ng\u1ef1c r\u1eadm l\u00f4ng c\u1ee7a con g\u1ea5u gi\u00e0, v\u00e0 n\u00f3 nh\u1ea3y v\u00e0o h\u1ed1 tr\u0169ng. H\u01a1i ng\u1ea1t \u1eadp v\u00e0o n\u00f3, ph\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ea7y th\u00e2n h\u00ecnh to l\u1edbn c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. K\u1ebb b\u1ecb xua \u0111u\u1ed5i L\u00f4ng S\u00e1ng b\u00ecnh th\u1ea3n ph\u1ee7 ph\u1ee5c xu\u1ed1ng mi\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ea5t tr\u01a1 tr\u1ecdi, l\u1ed5n nh\u1ed5n \u0111\u00e1, n\u1eb1m xo\u00e0i ra v\u00e0 nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng thi\u1ebfp \u0111i. V\u00e0 l\u1ecbm \u0111i n\u00f3 m\u1edbi th\u1ea5y tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi l\u00e0m sao, d\u1ec5 ch\u1ecbu l\u00e0m sao, ch\u1eb3ng kh\u00e1c g\u00ec c\u00e1i ng\u00e0y x\u01b0a \u1edf Graybull khi n\u00f3 ng\u1ee7 thi\u1ebfp \u0111i gi\u1eefa v\u00f2ng tay \u00eam \u00e1i c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9.","TRUY\u1ec6N LO\u00c0I V\u1eacT Ernest Thompson Seton www.dtv-ebook.com Con S\u00f3i Winnipeg I T\u00f4i g\u1eb7p con s\u00f3i Winnipeg l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean nh\u00e2n tr\u1eadn b\u00e3o tuy\u1ebft l\u1edbn n\u0103m 1882. Kho\u1ea3ng gi\u1eefa th\u00e1ng Ba t\u00f4i \u0111i xe l\u1eeda t\u1eeb St. Paul hi v\u1ecdng sau m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y \u0111\u00eam s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c Winnipeg. Nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng vua Gi\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh kh\u00e1c v\u00e0 g\u1eedi cho tr\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea5t m\u1ed9t tr\u1eadn b\u00e3o tuy\u1ebft kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp. Tuy\u1ebft c\u1ee9 tr\u00fat xu\u1ed1ng h\u1ebft gi\u1edd n\u1ecd qua gi\u1edd kia m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch ki\u00ean nh\u1eabn, m\u00e3nh li\u1ec7t. T\u00f4i ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t tr\u1eadn b\u00e3o tuy\u1ebft l\u1edbn nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf bao gi\u1edd. B\u1ed1n b\u1ec1 ch\u00ecm ng\u1eadp trong tuy\u1ebft, \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u00e2u c\u0169ng ch\u1ec9 nh\u1eefng tuy\u1ebft l\u00e0 tuy\u1ebft, tuy\u1ebft xoay tr\u00f2n, ph\u00f3ng v\u00f9n v\u1ee5t, ch\u00e2m ch\u00edch, qu\u1eadt, c\u1eafn v\u00e0o ng\u01b0\u1eddi. V\u00e0 chi\u1ebfc \u0111\u1ea7u m\u00e1y xe l\u1eeda kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 th\u1edf h\u1ed3ng h\u1ed9c l\u00ean m\u00e0 v\u1eabn c\u1ee9 bu\u1ed9c ph\u1ea3i d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i theo m\u1ec7nh l\u1ec7nh c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng tinh th\u1ec3 x\u1ed1p nh\u01b0 b\u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng l\u1ea5y g\u00ec l\u00e0m trong s\u1ea1ch \u0111\u00f3. Nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ed1ng tuy\u1ebft ch\u1eafn tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111i b\u1eaft nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u1ecfe m\u1ea1nh trong ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i c\u1ea7m l\u1ea5y x\u1ebbng, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t gi\u1edd \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 sau con t\u00e0u c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i nh\u00edch kh\u1ecfi ch\u1ed7 ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i v\u1ea5p v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ed1ng tuy\u1ebft ti\u1ebfp theo m\u00e0 th\u00f4i. C\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c th\u1eadt kh\u00f3 nh\u1ecdc: ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u1ee9 h\u1ebft ng\u00e0y n\u00e0y sang ng\u00e0y kh\u00e1c, \u0111\u00eam n\u1ecd \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00eam kia, khi th\u00ec r\u00fac v\u00e0o trong c\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed1ng tuy\u1ebft, l\u00fac l\u1ea1i chui ra kh\u1ecfi tuy\u1ebft, trong khi \u0111\u00f3 tuy\u1ebft v\u1eabn c\u1ee9 ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c \u0111\u1ed5 xu\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 quay tr\u00f2n trong kh\u00f4ng trung. \\\"C\u00f2n c\u00e1ch Emerson hai m\u01b0\u01a1i hai gi\u1edd n\u1eefa\\\" - nh\u00e2n vi\u00ean ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 tr\u00ean t\u00e0u n\u00f3i v\u1eady, nh\u01b0ng ph\u1ea3i m\u1ea5t hai tu\u1ea7n l\u1ec5 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i m\u1edbi t\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c Emerson v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng c\u00e1nh r\u1eebng d\u01b0\u01a1ng ng\u0103n b\u00e3o tuy\u1ebft r\u1ea5t t\u1ed1t c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. T\u1eeb \u0111\u00f3 tr\u1edf \u0111i con t\u00e0u \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ea1y nhanh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. R\u1eebng d\u01b0\u01a1ng ng\u00e0y c\u00e0ng tr\u1edf n\u00ean r\u1eadm r\u1ea1p r\u1ed3i chuy\u1ec3n th\u00e0nh nh\u1eefng c\u00e1nh r\u1eebng l\u1edbn tr\u1ea3i d\u00e0i h\u00e0ng d\u1eb7m, l\u00e1c \u0111\u00e1c \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e2y m\u1edbi c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng kho\u1ea3ng","tr\u1ed1ng. \u0110\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n v\u00f9ng ngo\u1ea1i vi ph\u00eda \u0111\u00f4ng th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 Winnipeg, t\u00e0u c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ch\u1ea1y ch\u1eadm ngang qua m\u1ed9t con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng xuy\u00ean qua r\u1eebng kh\u00f4ng l\u1edbn l\u1eafm, r\u1ed9ng ch\u1eebng n\u0103m ch\u1ee5c b\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00e2n, n\u1eb1m g\u1ea7n St. Boniface, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ee9ng ki\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t c\u1ea3nh t\u01b0\u1ee3ng x\u1ea3y ra tr\u00ean con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u00f3 khi\u1ebfn cho t\u00f4i x\u00fac \u0111\u1ed9ng m\u00e3nh li\u1ec7t. Tr\u00ean qu\u00e3ng r\u1eebng tr\u1ed1ng c\u00f3 t\u1ee5 t\u1eadp m\u1ed9t b\u1ea7y ch\u00f3 \u0111\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ea3o, c\u1ea3 to c\u1ea3 nh\u1ecf, v\u1eeba c\u00f3 ch\u00f3 v\u00e0ng, ch\u00f3 tr\u1eafng v\u00e0 c\u1ea3 ch\u00f3 m\u1ef1c n\u1eefa, ch\u00fang \u0111\u1ee9ng s\u00e1t nhau th\u00e0nh v\u00f2ng tr\u00f2n, l\u00fac ch\u1ed3m l\u00ean ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc, khi l\u1ea1i l\u00f9i v\u1ec1 \u1edf ph\u00eda sau. M\u1ed9t con ch\u00f3 v\u00e0ng n\u1eb1m g\u1ee5c xu\u1ed1ng tuy\u1ebft \u1edf b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh \u0111\u00f3, c\u00f2n \u1edf ph\u00eda ngo\u00e0i v\u00f2ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con ch\u00f3 m\u1ef1c \u0111en to, l\u00fac n\u00e0o c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u1eb1ng sau l\u0169 ch\u00f3 m\u00e0 ch\u1ed3m l\u00ean v\u00e0 s\u1ee7a. \u0110\u1ee9ng \u1edf gi\u1eefa v\u00f2ng v\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con s\u00f3i l\u1edbn, hung d\u1eef - trung t\u00e2m v\u00e0 nguy\u00ean nh\u00e2n c\u1ee7a to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n. Con s\u00f3i \u01b0? Kh\u00f4ng, t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y n\u00f3 nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t con s\u01b0 t\u1eed. N\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u01a1n \u0111\u1ed9c, ki\u00ean c\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00e0 b\u00ecnh t\u0129nh, l\u00f4ng g\u00e1y x\u00f9 h\u1ebft l\u00ean. N\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1ea1ng ch\u00e2n v\u1eefng ch\u00e3i, l\u00fac nh\u00ecn ph\u00eda n\u00e0y, l\u00fac tr\u00f4ng ph\u00eda kh\u00e1c v\u1ebb s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng ngh\u00eanh chi\u1ebfn b\u1ea5t k\u00ec s\u1ef1 t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng t\u1eeb h\u01b0\u1edbng n\u00e0o t\u1edbi. M\u00f4i n\u00f3 h\u01a1i tr\u1ec5 xu\u1ed1ng tr\u00f4ng nh\u01b0 \u0111ang c\u01b0\u1eddi g\u1eb1n khinh b\u1ec9, tuy r\u1eb1ng c\u00f3 l\u1ebd \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 n\u00f3 nhe r\u0103ng trong cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u00e1nh nhau th\u00f4ng th\u01b0\u1eddng. D\u01b0\u1edbi s\u1ef1 ch\u1ec9 huy c\u1ee7a con ch\u00f3 na n\u00e1 nh\u01b0 s\u00f3i - m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 ch\u1ec9 huy m\u00e0 con ch\u00f3 \u1ea5y n\u00ean l\u1ea5y l\u00e0m x\u1ea5u h\u1ed5, b\u1ea7y ch\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 x\u00f4ng v\u00e0o con s\u00f3i \u0111\u1ebfn l\u1ea7n th\u1ee9 hai m\u01b0\u01a1i r\u1ed3i th\u00ec ph\u1ea3i. Nh\u01b0ng con th\u00fa x\u00e1m cao to xoay ngang xoay d\u1ecdc hai h\u00e0m r\u0103ng d\u1eef t\u1ee3n nghi\u1ebfn ken k\u00e9t. Con s\u00f3i kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 r\u00edt, tru hay s\u1ee7a. Trong l\u00fac \u1edf h\u00e0ng ng\u0169 k\u1ebb th\u00f9 c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t con ch\u00f3 k\u00eau la tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi ch\u1ebft \u0111\u1ec3 r\u1ed3i sau \u0111\u00f3 c\u1ea3 b\u1ecdn l\u1ea1i lao v\u00e0o n\u00f3 th\u00ec n\u00f3 v\u1eabn nh\u01b0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc: b\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ed9ng, b\u00ecnh t\u0129nh, nguy\u00ean v\u1eb9n v\u00e0 khinh th\u1ecb. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i mong m\u1ecfi con t\u00e0u v\u01b0\u1edbng tuy\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bi\u1ebft bao! Trong th\u00e2m t\u00e2m t\u00f4i tha thi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1edbi con s\u00f3i. T\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n t\u1edbi gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1 n\u00f3. Nh\u01b0ng qu\u00e3ng r\u1eebng tr\u1ed1ng ph\u1ee7 tuy\u1ebft tr\u1eafng \u0111\u00e3 v\u1ee5t qua, b\u1ecb nh\u1eefng th\u00e2n c\u00e2y d\u01b0\u01a1ng che khu\u1ea5t v\u00e0","ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i xa. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u t\u00f4i tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y \u1ea5y th\u1eadt l\u00e0 qu\u00e1 \u00edt \u1ecfi. Nh\u01b0ng v\u00e0i ng\u00e0y sau t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft l\u00e0 m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 may m\u1eafn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ee9ng ki\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t c\u1ea3nh t\u01b0\u1ee3ng hi\u1ebfm g\u1eb7p: t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y gi\u1eefa ban ngay m\u1ed9t sinh v\u1eadt n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng nh\u1ea5t - \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 con s\u00f3i Winnipeg kh\u00f4ng h\u01a1n kh\u00f4ng k\u00e9m. S\u1ed1 ph\u1eadn c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 th\u1eadt k\u00ec l\u1ea1: \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con s\u00f3i th\u00edch th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 h\u01a1n r\u1eebng c\u00e2y, th\u1edd \u01a1 \u0111i ngang qua l\u0169 c\u1eebu nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea1i h\u1ea1 s\u00e1t ch\u00f3 v\u00e0 l\u00fac n\u00e0o c\u0169ng ch\u1ec9 s\u0103n m\u1ed3i m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh. Khi k\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n m\u1eb7t tr\u00e1i cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 nh\u01b0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i v\u1eady, t\u00f4i xin n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng s\u1ef1 ki\u1ec7n trong cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi n\u00f3 nh\u01b0 n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t c\u01b0 d\u00e2n \u0111\u1ecba ph\u01b0\u01a1ng n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3. \u1ea4y th\u1ebf m\u00e0 nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u00e2n \u1edf th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 n\u00e0y l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng nghe n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ebfn n\u00f3. Ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ea1n nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ch\u1ee7 ti\u1ec7m gi\u00e0u c\u00f3 s\u1ed1ng \u1edf m\u1ed9t \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ph\u1ed1 ch\u00ednh ch\u1ec9 bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng n\u00f3 c\u00f3 t\u1ed3n t\u1ea1i tr\u00ean \u0111\u1eddi v\u00e0o ng\u00e0y m\u00e0 cu\u1ed9c t\u00e0n s\u00e1t l\u1ea7n cu\u1ed1i \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra v\u00e0 c\u00e1i x\u00e1c con s\u00f3i to l\u1edbn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1edf \u0111\u1ebfn cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u1ed3i r\u01a1m c\u00e1c con th\u00fa t\u00ean l\u00e0 Garou. \u1ede \u0111\u00e2y ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta l\u1ea5y da con s\u00f3i \u0111\u00f3 nh\u1ed3i m\u1ed9t con th\u00fa \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111em \u0111i Chicago tri\u1ec3n l\u00e3m, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00e1ng ti\u1ebfc l\u00e0 con th\u00fa nh\u1ed3i \u0111\u00f3 v\u1ec1 sau c\u0169ng m\u1ea5t n\u0103m 1896 khi ng\u00f4i tr\u01b0\u1eddng \u1edf \u0111\u1ecba ph\u01b0\u01a1ng b\u1ecb ch\u00e1y. II C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n, v\u00e0o th\u00e1ng S\u00e1u n\u0103m 1880 anh ch\u00e0ng nh\u1ea1c s\u0129 v\u0129 c\u1ea7m Fiddler Paul, m\u1ed9t anh ch\u00e0ng th\u1ea5t nghi\u1ec7p \u0111\u1eb9p trai th\u00edch \u0111i s\u0103n \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1ea3i tr\u00ed h\u01a1n l\u00e0 lao \u0111\u1ed9ng, v\u00e1c s\u00fang l\u00f9ng s\u1ee5c trong c\u00e1nh r\u1eebng ven b\u1edd con s\u00f4ng \u0110\u1ecf. Anh ta tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t con s\u00f3i nh\u1ea3y ra kh\u1ecfi m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i h\u1ed1 \u1edf g\u1ea7n m\u01b0\u01a1ng x\u00f3i li\u1ec1n b\u1eafn c\u1ea7u may v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1ebft ch\u1ebft n\u00f3. Anh ta th\u1ea3 ch\u00f3 \u0111i t\u00ecm xem c\u00f3 c\u00f2n con s\u00f3i l\u1edbn n\u00e0o n\u1eefa kh\u00f4ng, v\u00e0 c\u0169ng t\u1ef1 m\u00ecnh len l\u1ecfi kh\u1eafp \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e2y. Anh ta v\u1eeba ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean v\u1eeba vui m\u1eebng khi t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y t\u00e1m con s\u00f3i con. Ch\u00edn gi\u1ea3i th\u01b0\u1edfng v\u1edbi m\u1ed7i gi\u1ea3i m\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00f4la? Nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf l\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bao nhi\u00eau nh\u1ec9? Ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn l\u00e0 c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t c\u01a1 nghi\u1ec7p r\u1ed3i. G\u00e3 d\u00f9ng c\u00e1i g\u1eady v\u00e0 v\u1edbi s\u1ef1 gi\u00fap s\u1ee9c c\u1ee7a con ch\u00f3, gi\u1ebft ch\u1ebft l\u0169 s\u00f3i con, ch\u1ec9 b\u1edbt l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t","con v\u00ec m\u00ea t\u00edn r\u1eb1ng n\u1ebfu gi\u1ebft h\u1ebft c\u1ea3 l\u1ee9a th\u00ec s\u1ebd g\u1eb7p \u0111i\u1ec1u kh\u00f4ng may. V\u00e0 Paul l\u1ed9t da ch\u1ea9m \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a con s\u00f3i c\u00e1i c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 c\u1ee7a b\u1ea7y con s\u00f3i con r\u1ed3i quay tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1, d\u1eaft theo con s\u00f3i con c\u00f2n s\u1ed1ng. G\u00e3 ch\u1ee7 qu\u00e1n r\u01b0\u1ee3u Hogan, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 nhanh ch\u00f3ng chuy\u1ec7n nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ed3ng \u0111\u00f4la m\u00e0 Paul \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eadn th\u00e0nh t\u00e0i s\u1ea3n c\u1ee7a g\u00e3, v\u1ec1 sau c\u0169ng nh\u1eadn lu\u00f4n c\u1ea3 con s\u00f3i con. Con th\u00fa nh\u1ecf b\u1ecb x\u00edch l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 nu\u00f4i l\u1edbn, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i v\u00ec th\u1ebf m\u00e0 n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n h\u00e0m r\u0103ng v\u00e0 b\u1ed9 ng\u1ef1c \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c ch\u1eb3ng m\u1ed9t con ch\u00f3 n\u00e0o trong th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 d\u00e1m s\u00e1nh v\u1edbi n\u00f3 c\u1ea3. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta x\u00edch n\u00f3 \u1edf trong s\u00e2n \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m tr\u00f2 gi\u1ea3i tr\u00ed cho kh\u00e1ch, ch\u1ee7 y\u1ebfu l\u00e0 cho l\u0169 ch\u00f3 v\u00e2y \u0111\u00e1nh con s\u00f3i b\u1ecb x\u00edch. Con s\u00f3i tr\u1ebb \u0111\u00e3 nhi\u1ec1u l\u1ea7n b\u1ecb c\u1eafn g\u1ea7n ch\u1ebft nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea7n n\u00e0o n\u00f3 c\u0169ng kh\u1ecfe l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 c\u1ee9 m\u1ed7i th\u00e1ng th\u00ec con s\u1ed1 nh\u1eefng ch\u00f3 mu\u1ed1n tranh t\u00e0i v\u1edbi n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i c\u1ee9 m\u1ed7i \u00edt \u0111i. Cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 r\u1ea5t n\u1eb7ng n\u1ec1. Tia s\u00e1ng h\u00e2n hoan duy nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 t\u00ecnh b\u1ea1n n\u1ea3y sinh gi\u1eefa n\u00f3 v\u00e0 ch\u00fa b\u00e9 Jim, \u0111\u1ee9a con trai c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ee7 qu\u00e1n r\u01b0\u1ee3u. Jim l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1eb1ng ranh b\u01b0\u1edbng b\u1ec9nh, bi\u1ebft gi\u1eef \u00fd ki\u1ebfn ri\u00eang. N\u00f3 y\u00eau th\u00edch con s\u00f3i t\u1eeb khi con n\u00e0y c\u1eafn ch\u1ebft con ch\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 c\u1eafn n\u00f3. T\u1eeb \u0111\u00f3 n\u00f3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u cho con s\u00f3i \u0103n v\u00e0 vu\u1ed1t ve con v\u1eadt. V\u00e0 con s\u00f3i c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ec3 cho th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c gi\u1edf \u0111\u1ee7 m\u1ecdi tr\u00f2 su\u1ed3ng s\u00e3 v\u1edbi m\u00ecnh, \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u00e0 con th\u00fa kh\u00f4ng cho ph\u00e9p b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c n\u00e0o \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng v\u1edbi n\u00f3. \u00d4ng b\u1ed1 c\u1ee7a Jim kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u00f4ng b\u1ed1 m\u1eabu m\u1ef1c. L\u00e3o th\u01b0\u1eddng nu\u00f4ng chi\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ee9a con trai, nh\u01b0ng ngay sau \u0111\u00f3 l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u1ed5i gi\u1eadn v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1nh \u0111\u1eadp t\u00e0n nh\u1eabn n\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 v\u00ec nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e2u. Ch\u1eb3ng bao l\u00e2u Jim hi\u1ec3u r\u1eb1ng n\u00f3 b\u1ecb \u0111\u00f2n kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i do c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c m\u00e0 do n\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u1ef1ng d\u01b0\u1edbi m\u1ed9t b\u00e0n tay b\u1ef1c b\u1ed9i. V\u00ec v\u1eady n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ea9n tr\u1ed1n \u0111\u00fang l\u00fac v\u00e0o n\u01a1i \u0111\u00e1ng tin c\u1eady v\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng s\u1ee3 g\u00ec n\u1eefa. M\u1ed9t b\u1eefa n\u00f3 ch\u1ea1y tr\u1ed1n \u00f4ng b\u1ed1 b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch nh\u00e0o v\u00e0o c\u00e1i c\u0169i s\u00f3i. V\u1ecb kh\u00e1ch l\u00f4ng x\u00e1m b\u1ecb k\u00edch \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e1o x\u01b0\u1ee3c quay ra ph\u00eda c\u1eeda c\u0169i nhe hai h\u00e0m r\u0103ng tr\u1eafng nh\u1edfn ra nh\u01b0 \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch r\u1ea5t r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng v\u1edbi \u00f4ng b\u1ed1 r\u1eb1ng: \\\"Ch\u1edb c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee5ng \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9!\\\". L\u00e3o ch\u1ee7 qu\u00e1n thi\u1ebfu ch\u00fat n\u1eefa th\u00ec b\u1eafn con s\u00f3i nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea1i s\u1ee3 gi\u1ebft nh\u1ea7m th\u1eb1ng","con trai n\u00ean \u0111\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u00fang n\u00f3 y\u00ean. V\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 n\u1eeda gi\u1edd \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 sau l\u00e3o \u0111\u00e3 c\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1ec1 c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n v\u1eeba x\u1ea3y ra r\u1ed3i. T\u1eeb \u0111\u00f3 tr\u1edf \u0111i th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 Jim c\u1ee9 ph\u1ea1m ph\u1ea3i m\u1ed9t l\u1ed7i nh\u1ecf n\u00e0o c\u0169ng ch\u1ea1y ngay \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1i c\u0169i s\u00f3i, v\u00e0 c\u00f3 khi ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n th\u1ea5y n\u00f3 \u1ea9n n\u00e1u \u0111\u1eb1ng sau l\u01b0ng k\u1ebb t\u00f9 nh\u00e2n kh\u1eafc nghi\u1ec7t kia l\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111o\u00e1n ngay ra r\u1eb1ng n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 ph\u1ea1m l\u1ed7i g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 r\u1ed3i. Hogan l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi keo ki\u1ec7t. V\u00ec v\u1eady l\u00e3o thu\u00ea m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi Trung Hoa b\u00e1n h\u00e0ng \u1edf qu\u1ea7y m\u00e0 l\u00e3o c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u1ea3 c\u00f4ng r\u1ebb m\u1ea1t. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con ng\u01b0\u1eddi hi\u1ec1n l\u00e0nh, nh\u00fat nh\u00e1t m\u00e0 anh ch\u00e0ng k\u00e9o v\u0129 c\u1ea7m Paul t\u1ef1 cho ph\u00e9p m\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ng\u1ea1i ng\u00f9ng \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec c\u1ea3. M\u1ed9t b\u1eefa th\u1ea5y anh ch\u00e0ng Trung Hoa c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh \u1edf qu\u00e1n r\u01b0\u1ee3u. Paul l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 ng\u00e0 ng\u00e0 say r\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i mu\u1ed1n u\u1ed1ng ch\u1ecbu. Nh\u01b0ng T\u1ed1ng Linh v\u00e2ng theo l\u1eddi d\u1eb7n c\u1ee7a ch\u1ee7 t\u1eeb ch\u1ed1i kh\u00f4ng b\u00e1n ch\u1ecbu cho g\u00e3. Paul nh\u1ea3y x\u1ed5 v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda qu\u1ea7y r\u01b0\u1ee3u, \u0111\u1ecbnh tr\u1ea3 th\u00f9 s\u1ef1 nh\u1ee5c m\u1ea1 \u0111\u00f3. Anh ch\u00e0ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi Trung Hoa c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb n\u1ec7n nh\u1eeb t\u1eed n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 Jim kh\u00e9o l\u00e9o ng\u00e1ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i g\u1eady d\u00e0i d\u01b0\u1edbi ch\u00e2n Paul. Anh ch\u00e0ng k\u00e9o v\u0129 c\u1ea7m ng\u00e3 s\u00f3ng so\u00e0i v\u00e0 g\u00e3 v\u1eeba \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady v\u1eeba ch\u1eedi r\u1ee7a, d\u1ecda s\u1ebd gi\u1ebft ch\u1ebft Jim. Nh\u01b0ng Jim \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ee3i d\u1ee5ng c\u00e1i c\u1eeda \u1edf g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ea1y \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ea5p ngay b\u00ean c\u0169i s\u00f3i. Paul tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 c\u00f3 k\u1ebb b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 li\u1ec1n v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i g\u1eady d\u00e0i v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9ng t\u1eeb xa m\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1nh con s\u00f3i. Con th\u00fa x\u00e1m gi\u1eadt s\u1ee3i x\u00edch ch\u1ed1ng c\u1ef1 l\u1ea1i nh\u1eefng c\u00fa \u0111\u00e1nh v\u00f4 h\u1ed3i k\u00ec tr\u1eadn v\u00e0 ngo\u1ea1m l\u1ea5y c\u00e1i g\u1eady. Nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 g\u1eb7p kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n. \u0110\u1ed9t nhi\u00ean Paul nh\u1eadn th\u1ea5y, Jim v\u1eeba kh\u00f4ng ng\u1eebng n\u00f3i l\u1ea7m b\u1ea7m v\u1eeba l\u00fai h\u00fai v\u1edbi c\u00e1i c\u1ed5 d\u1ec1 \u1edf con s\u00f3i v\u00e0 con s\u00f3i s\u1eafp \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ea3 ra ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c - th\u1ef1c ra ch\u00ednh con s\u00f3i c\u1ee9 k\u00e9o c\u0103ng s\u1ee3i x\u00edch n\u00ean n\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 ng\u0103n c\u1ea3n kh\u00f4ng cho c\u00e1i c\u1ed5 d\u1ec1 tu\u1ed9t ra d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng. C\u00e1i \u00fd ngh\u0129 ph\u1ea3i m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ed1i m\u1eb7t v\u1edbi con qu\u00e1i v\u1eadt \u0111ang \u0111i\u00ean cu\u1ed3ng \u1edf trong s\u00e2n l\u00e0m cho anh ch\u00e0ng Paul gan d\u1ea1 run b\u1eafn ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ean. G\u00e3 nghe th\u1ea5y gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i thi\u1ebft tha c\u1ee7a Jim: - R\u00e1ng ch\u1ecbu m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat x\u00edu n\u1eefa th\u00f4i, s\u00f3i b\u00e9 b\u1ecfng \u01a1i, d\u1ecbch l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat n\u1eefa th\u00f4i n\u00e0o, r\u1ed3i m\u00e0y s\u1ebd \u0103n g\u1ecfi g\u00e3 ta. N\u00e0o, d\u1ecbch l\u1ea1i \u0111i, d\u1ecbch l\u1ea1i \u0111i! C\u1eeb l\u1eafm!","Ch\u1ec9 th\u1ebf c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec3 g\u00e3 ngh\u1ec7 s\u0129 v\u0129 c\u1ea7m ba ch\u00e2n b\u1ed1n c\u1eb3ng b\u1ecf ch\u1ea1y v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng qu\u00ean \u0111\u00f3ng t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c c\u1eeda m\u00e0 g\u00e3 v\u1eeba b\u1ecf l\u1ea1i ph\u00eda sau. T\u00ecnh b\u1ea1n gi\u1eefa Jim v\u00e0 con v\u1eadt n\u00f3 y\u00eau qu\u00fd c\u00e0ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u0103ng th\u00eam. Con s\u00f3i c\u00e0ng l\u1edbn th\u00eam th\u00ec n\u00f3 c\u00e0ng c\u0103m gh\u00e9t ch\u00f3 v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1eb7c h\u01a1i r\u01b0\u1ee3u m\u1ea1nh. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00ecnh y\u00eau c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi Jim v\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb kh\u00e1c c\u0169ng ng\u00e0y c\u00e0ng ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n. III Th\u1eddi k\u00ec \u0111\u00f3, v\u00e0o kho\u1ea3ng m\u00f9a thu n\u0103m 1881, c\u00e1c ch\u1ee7 tr\u1ea1i trong v\u00f9ng than phi\u1ec1n r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c l\u0169 s\u00f3i sinh s\u00f4i n\u1ea3y n\u1edf nhanh v\u00e0 ti\u00eau di\u1ec7t nhi\u1ec1u gia s\u00fac. B\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ed9c v\u00e0 c\u1ea1m b\u1eaby \u0111\u1ec1u b\u1ea5t l\u1ef1c, v\u00ec th\u1ebf khi \u1edf c\u00e2u l\u1ea1c b\u1ed9 Winnipeg xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n m\u1ed9t kh\u00e1ch du l\u1ecbch qu\u00fd ph\u00e1i ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0110\u1ee9c th\u00f4ng b\u00e1o r\u1eb1ng \u00f4ng ta c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng con ch\u00f3 c\u00f3 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng m\u1ed9t th\u1eddi gian ng\u1eafn di\u1ec7t h\u1ebft s\u00f3i trong v\u00f9ng th\u00ec ta d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng hi\u1ec3u r\u1eb1ng l\u1eddi tuy\u00ean b\u1ed1 c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng ta \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi x\u00f4n xao nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o. B\u1edfi v\u00ec c\u00e1c ch\u1ee7 tr\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec1u l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi r\u1ea5t ham s\u0103n b\u1eafn, v\u00e0 \u00fd ki\u1ebfn d\u00f9ng \u0111\u00e0n ch\u00f3 s\u0103n s\u00f3i \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1ea3i tho\u00e1t kh\u1ecfi s\u1ef1 t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng c\u1ee7a l\u0169 s\u00f3i qu\u1ea3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u00fd ki\u1ebfn k\u00ec l\u1ea1 \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi h\u1ecd. \u00d4ng kh\u00e1ch ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0110\u1ee9c d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ebfn hai con ch\u00f3 \u0110an M\u1ea1ch tuy\u1ec7t di\u1ec7u: m\u1ed9t con tr\u1eafng, m\u1ed9t con v\u00e0ng nh\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed1m \u0111en. M\u1ed7i con ch\u00f3 to b\u1ef1 n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ec1u n\u1eb7ng kho\u1ea3ng hai tr\u0103m pound. Ch\u00fang c\u00f3 b\u1eafp th\u1ecbt n\u1edf nang tr\u00f4ng nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng con h\u1ed5, v\u00e0 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u s\u1eb5n l\u00f2ng tin l\u1eddi \u00f4ng kh\u00e1ch ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0110\u1ee9c r\u1eb1ng, ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t con ch\u00f3 n\u00e0y c\u0169ng th\u1eeba \u0111\u1ee7 s\u1ee9c \u0111\u00e1nh th\u1eafng d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng con s\u00f3i l\u1edbn nh\u1ea5t. \u00d4ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0110\u1ee9c m\u1edbi m\u00f4 t\u1ea3 cho h\u1ecd nghe c\u00e1ch th\u1ee9c s\u0103n: - Ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n cho ch\u00f3 th\u1ea5y d\u1ea5u v\u1ebft c\u1ee7a s\u00f3i th\u1ebf l\u00e0 ch\u00fang n\u00f3 ch\u1ea1y \u0111i t\u00ecm m\u1ed3i ngay, d\u00f9 cho c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i t\u00ecm su\u1ed1t c\u1ea3 ng\u00e0y ch\u00fang c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecf. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec l\u00e0m cho ch\u00fang l\u1ea1c h\u01b0\u1edbng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. D\u00f9 cho s\u00f3i \u1ea9n n\u1ea5p hay ch\u1ea1y loanh quanh th\u00ec ch\u00fang c\u0169ng t\u00ecm ra s\u00f3i mau l\u1eb9. S\u00f3i ch\u1ec9 v\u1eeba b\u1ecf ch\u1ea1y m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i l\u00e0 con ch\u00f3 v\u00e0ng ngo\u1ea1m ngay \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ngang s\u01b0\u1eddn v\u00e0 qu\u1eadt cho m\u1ed9t nh\u00e1t nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y n\u00e0y - v\u1ecb","kh\u00e1ch ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0110\u1ee9c v\u1eeba n\u00f3i n\u00e9m tung m\u1ed9t m\u1ea9u b\u00e1nh m\u00ec l\u00ean - v\u00e0 s\u00f3i ch\u01b0a k\u1ecbp r\u01a1i t\u1edbi \u0111\u1ea5t th\u00ec con ch\u00f3 tr\u1eafng \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1edbp ngay l\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ea7u n\u00f3 c\u00f2n con ch\u00f3 v\u00e0ng th\u00ec t\u00f3m l\u1ea5y \u0111u\u00f4i con s\u00f3i v\u00e0 th\u1ebf l\u00e0 n\u00f3 b\u1ecb x\u00e9 x\u00e1c l\u00e0m \u0111\u00f4i. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 \u0111\u1ec1u r\u1ea5t th\u1ef1c. Ai c\u0169ng mu\u1ed1n cho ch\u00f3 th\u1eed b\u1eaft tay v\u00e0o vi\u1ec7c. D\u00e2n c\u1ed1 c\u1ef1u th\u00ec khuy\u00ean \u0111i s\u0103n s\u00f3i \u1edf r\u1eebng Assiniboine v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng th\u1ee3 s\u0103n li\u1ec1n v\u1ed9i v\u00e0ng t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c \u0111i th\u0103m d\u00f2 \u1edf \u0111\u00f3. Nh\u01b0ng sau khi t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm s\u00f3i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch v\u00f4 \u00edch trong ba ng\u00e0y li\u1ec1n v\u00e0 h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 s\u1eafp s\u1eeda b\u00e3i b\u1ecf cu\u1ed9c s\u0103n th\u00ec c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 nh\u1eafc nh\u1edf r\u1eb1ng, l\u00e3o ch\u1ee7 qu\u00e1n r\u01b0\u1ee3u Hogan c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t con s\u00f3i x\u00edch trong s\u00e2n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 mua r\u1ebb \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, v\u00e0 tuy con s\u00f3i \u0111\u00f3 m\u1edbi c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t n\u0103m tu\u1ed5i nh\u01b0ng ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n th\u00edch h\u1ee3p \u0111\u1ec3 th\u1eed n\u0103ng l\u1ef1c c\u1ee7a l\u0169 ch\u00f3. Gi\u00e1 ti\u1ec1n b\u00e1n con s\u00f3i \u0111\u00e3 t\u0103ng v\u1ecdt khi l\u00e3o ch\u1ee7 qu\u00e1n bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng k\u1ebb \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u00ecnh nu\u00f4i s\u1ebd d\u00f9ng v\u00e0o c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c quan tr\u1ecdng nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o. Ngo\u00e0i ra c\u00f2n v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 \\\"l\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u00e2m kh\u00f4ng cho ph\u00e9p\\\" l\u00e3o b\u00e1n con ch\u00f3. Nh\u01b0ng khi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i s\u0103n tr\u1ea3 ti\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ea7y \u0111\u1ee7 th\u00ec l\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u00e2m c\u0169ng th\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ng\u0103n c\u1ea3n l\u00e3o n\u1eefa. Sau \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e3o ch\u1ee7 qu\u00e1n sai th\u1eb1ng nh\u1ecf Jim \u0111i c\u00f4ng chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u00e0 b\u00e0 n\u00f3, c\u00f2n con s\u00f3i th\u00ec \u0111em l\u00f9a v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i th\u00f9ng \u0111\u00f3ng \u0111inh ch\u1eb7t \u0111\u1eb7t l\u00ean xe ng\u1ef1a ch\u1edf t\u1edbi \u0111\u1ed3ng c\u1ecf tr\u1ed1ng. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta \u0111u\u1ed5i con s\u00f3i ra kh\u1ecfi th\u00f9ng kh\u00f4ng kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n g\u00ec. \u0110\u1ea7u ti\u00ean n\u00f3 s\u1ee3 s\u1ec7t v\u00e0 cau c\u00f3. N\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu c\u1eafn m\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 t\u00ecm ch\u1ed7 tr\u1ed1n. V\u00e0 sau n\u00f3 b\u1ecb nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng la h\u00e9t v\u00e0 hu\u00fdt s\u00e1o l\u00e0m cho ho\u1ea3ng h\u1ed1t v\u00e0 cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng khi hi\u1ec3u r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ea3 t\u1ef1 do th\u00ec con s\u00f3i phi n\u01b0\u1edbc ki\u1ec7u v\u1ec1 h\u01b0\u1edbng nam. \u0110\u00fang l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta th\u1ea3 ch\u00f3 ra v\u00e0 ch\u00fang s\u1ee7a \u0111i\u00ean cu\u1ed3ng lao ngay theo s\u00f3i. M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi vui v\u1ebb c\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00f3i ch\u1ea1y theo sau hai con ch\u00f3. Ngay t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y r\u00f5 l\u00e0 con s\u00f3i ch\u1eb3ng tho\u00e1t n\u1ed5i tai h\u1ecda. L\u0169 ch\u00f3 nhanh nh\u1eb9n h\u01a1n h\u1eb3n n\u00f3. Con ch\u00f3 tr\u1eafng ch\u1ea1y nhanh ch\u1eb3ng k\u00e9m g\u00ec m\u1ed9t con ch\u00f3 s\u0103n ch\u00e2n d\u00e0i. Anh ch\u00e0ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0110\u1ee9c kho\u00e1i tr\u00e1 reo vang khi tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y con ch\u00f3 y\u00eau th\u00edch c\u1ee7a g\u00e3 ch\u1ea1y tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ed3ng c\u1ecf m\u1ed7i l\u00fac m\u1ed9t g\u1ea7n con s\u00f3i.","Nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb \u0111\u00e1nh c\u00e1 r\u1eb1ng l\u0169 ch\u00f3 s\u1ebd th\u1eafng, nh\u01b0ng \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i ch\u1eb3ng ai nh\u1eadn \u0111\u00e1nh c\u00e1 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf c\u1ea3 - ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd \u0111\u00e1nh c\u00e1 l\u00e0 con ch\u00f3 n\u00e0o s\u1ebd h\u1ea1 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u00f3i m\u00e0 th\u00f4i. Con s\u00f3i tr\u1ebb b\u00e2y gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ea1y h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c nh\u01b0ng con ch\u00f3 tr\u1eafng \u0111\u00e3 nhanh ch\u00f3ng \u0111u\u1ed5i k\u1ecbp n\u00f3. - B\u00e2y gi\u1edd xin c\u00e1c ng\u00e0i h\u00e3y xem, - anh ch\u00e0ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0110\u1ee9c k\u00eau to - con s\u00f3i n\u00e0y s\u1ebd bay tung l\u00ean tr\u1eddi nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o nh\u00e9! M\u1ed9t ph\u00fat sau, con s\u00f3i v\u00e0 con ch\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 g\u1eb7p nhau nh\u01b0ng c\u1ea3 hai l\u1ea1i r\u1eddi ngay nhau ra. Ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 con n\u00e0o bay tung l\u00ean tr\u1eddi c\u1ea3, m\u00e0 con ch\u00f3 tr\u1eafng l\u1ea1i ng\u00e3 l\u0103n ra \u0111\u1ea5t v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t v\u1ebft th\u01b0\u01a1ng kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp \u1edf vai \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ebft th\u00ec c\u0169ng tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh v\u00f4 d\u1ee5ng. M\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u00fat sau con ch\u00f3 th\u1ee9 hai l\u00e0 con \u0111\u1ed1m v\u0103ng \u0111i, m\u1ed3m h\u00e1 h\u1ed1c. Cu\u1ed9c gi\u00e1p chi\u1ebfn di\u1ec5n ra nhanh ch\u00f3ng \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i kh\u00f4ng ai hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00f3 x\u1ea3y ra nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o, gi\u1ed1ng y nh\u01b0 cu\u1ed9c chi\u1ebfn th\u1ee9 nh\u1ea5t v\u1eady. Hai con v\u1eadt ch\u1ec9 h\u01a1i x\u00e1p v\u00e0o g\u1ea7n nhau ch\u00fat x\u00edu. Con th\u00fa x\u00e1m ch\u1ea1y t\u1ea1t sang m\u1ed9t b\u00ean. Th\u1ebf m\u00e0 con ch\u00f3 \u0111\u1ed1m \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1eadt b\u1eafn ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ean v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t b\u00ean s\u01b0\u1eddn \u0111\u1eabm m\u00e1u r\u1ed3i. Con ch\u00f3 b\u1ecb m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00fac gi\u1ee5c l\u1ea1i lao v\u00e0o cu\u1ed9c chi\u1ebfn, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t v\u1ebft th\u01b0\u01a1ng th\u1ee9 hai d\u1ea1y kh\u00f4n cho m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch tri\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ec3. L\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 g\u00e3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a anh ch\u00e0ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0110\u1ee9c \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn k\u1ecbp th\u1eddi c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi b\u1ed1n con ch\u00f3 to l\u1edbn. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta th\u1ea3 cho ch\u00f3 x\u00f4ng v\u00e0o con s\u00f3i v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i s\u0103n c\u1ea7m \u0111o\u1ea3n c\u00f4n v\u00e0 th\u00f2ng l\u1ecdng ch\u1ea1y theo sau \u0111\u1ecbnh k\u1ebft li\u1ec5u n\u00f3 cho xong. \u0110\u00fang l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ch\u00fa b\u00e9 c\u01b0\u1ee1i ng\u1ef1a ph\u00f3ng qua b\u00ecnh nguy\u00ean t\u1edbi n\u01a1i. Ch\u00fa b\u00e9 x\u00f4 \u0111\u1ea9y len l\u00e1ch qua v\u00f2ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi x\u00fam quanh con s\u00f3i, r\u1ed3i d\u00f9ng hai tay \u00f4m l\u1ea5y c\u1ed5 con th\u00fa. Ch\u00fa b\u00e9 g\u1ecdi n\u00f3 l\u00e0 \\\"s\u00f3i th\u00e2n y\u00eau\\\", \\\"s\u00f3i b\u00e9 b\u1ecfng th\u00e2n th\u01b0\u01a1ng\\\"; c\u00f2n con s\u00f3i th\u00ec li\u1ebfm m\u1eb7t ch\u00fa b\u00e9 v\u00e0 ve v\u1ea9y \u0111u\u00f4i. R\u1ed3i ch\u00fa b\u00e9 quay b\u1ed9 m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea7m \u0111\u00eca n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda \u0111\u00e1m \u0111\u00f4ng v\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u n\u00f3i... Nh\u01b0ng th\u00f4i t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n h\u1ebft l\u00e0 \u0111\u1eebng nh\u1eafc l\u1ea1i nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u ch\u00fa \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i. Ch\u00fa b\u00e9 m\u1edbi l\u00ean ch\u00edn \u0111\u00e3 r\u1ea5t th\u00f4 t\u1ee5c b\u1edfi v\u00ec ch\u00fa l\u1edbn l\u00ean \u1edf n\u01a1i m\u1ed9t qu\u00e1n r\u01b0\u1ee3u xo\u00e0ng x\u0129nh v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 ti\u1ebfp thu m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch c\u00f3 k\u1ebft qu\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi \u0103n ti\u1ebfng n\u00f3i th\u00f4 t\u1ee5c nghe th\u1ea5y \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y.","Ch\u00fa b\u00e9 ch\u1eedi r\u1ee7a c\u1ea3 \u0111\u00e1m \u0111\u00f4ng v\u00e0 t\u1eebng ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t, k\u1ec3 c\u1ea3 b\u1ed1 \u0111\u1ebb c\u1ee7a ch\u00fa. M\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1edbn m\u00e0 d\u00e1m bu\u00f4ng ra nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi ch\u1eedi r\u1ee7a th\u00f4 b\u1ec9 nh\u01b0 v\u1eady th\u00ec c\u00f3 l\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng tho\u00e1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ef1 tr\u1eebng tr\u1ecb nghi\u00eam kh\u1eafc. Nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb con? V\u00e0 cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i s\u0103n \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m m\u1ed9t vi\u1ec7c t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n c\u1ea3; h\u1ecd c\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u00e1 l\u00ean - kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 t\u1ef1 c\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00ecnh v\u00ec d\u0129 nhi\u00ean l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ai th\u00edch t\u1ef1 c\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00ecnh c\u1ea3, - kh\u00f4ng, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1eb3ng tr\u1eeb m\u1ed9t ai \u0111\u1ec1u c\u01b0\u1eddi anh ch\u00e0ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0110\u1ee9c c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng con ch\u00f3 tr\u1ee9 danh ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ecbu thua con s\u00f3i tr\u1ebb. L\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 Jim m\u1edbi th\u1ecdc b\u00e0n tay b\u1ea9n th\u1ec9u \u0111\u1eabm n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft v\u00e0o t\u00fai \u00e1o l\u1ee5c l\u1ecdi trong \u0111\u00e1m s\u1ecfi v\u00e0 k\u1eb9o l\u1eabn v\u1edbi thu\u1ed1c l\u00e1, di\u00eam qu\u1eb9t, ti\u1ec1n xu v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 linh tinh kh\u00e1c \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y, \u0111\u1ec3 m\u00f3c ra m\u1ed9t kh\u00fac d\u00e2y nh\u1ecf v\u00e0 bu\u1ed9c v\u00e0o c\u1ed5 con s\u00f3i th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 d\u00e2y d\u1eaft ch\u00f3. Sau \u0111\u00f3, n\u00f3 v\u1eabn v\u1eeba n\u1ee9c n\u1edf kh\u00f3c v\u1eeba nh\u1ea3y l\u00ean ng\u1ef1a ph\u00f3ng v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0, tay d\u1eaft theo con s\u00f3i sau khi \u0111\u00e3 n\u00e9m v\u00e0o m\u1eb7t v\u1ecb qu\u00fd t\u1ed9c ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0110\u1ee9c m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u t\u1eeb bi\u1ec7t h\u0103m d\u1ecda. - Ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n thu\u00ea hai xu l\u00e0 ta c\u0169ng s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng su\u1ef5t cho n\u00f3 c\u1eafn l\u00e3o toi m\u1ea1ng! IV \u0110\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea7u m\u00f9a \u0111\u00f4ng Jim l\u00e2m b\u1ec7nh. Con s\u00f3i kh\u00f4ng tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 n\u00ean c\u1ee9 r\u1ec1n r\u0129 tru l\u00ean \u1edf ngo\u00e0i s\u00e2n. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng do ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ec7nh van n\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta cho s\u00f3i v\u00e0o trong bu\u1ed3ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1ed1m. V\u00e0 con ch\u00f3 r\u1eebng to l\u1edbn - b\u1edfi v\u00ec s\u00f3i ch\u1eb3ng qua l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t lo\u1ea1i ch\u00f3 r\u1eebng - n\u1eb1m t\u00fac tr\u1ef1c m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch tin c\u1eady b\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng b\u1ea1n n\u00f3. C\u0103n b\u1ec7nh l\u00fac \u0111\u1ea7u t\u01b0\u1edfng kh\u00f4ng n\u1eb7ng, v\u00e0 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u s\u1eedng s\u1ed1t khi b\u1ec7nh \u0111\u1ed9t nhi\u00ean chuy\u1ec3n x\u1ea5u v\u00e0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc ng\u00e0y Gi\u00e1ng Sinh ba h\u00f4m th\u00ec Jim qua \u0111\u1eddi. Con s\u00f3i kh\u00f3c th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 ch\u00e2n th\u00e0nh h\u01a1n t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Con th\u00fa x\u00e1m to l\u1edbn c\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfng tru th\u1ea3m thi\u1ebft \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i ti\u1ebfng chu\u00f4ng nh\u00e0 th\u1edd rung l\u00ean trong \u0111\u00eam tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00eam Gi\u00e1ng Sinh khi l\u00e0m l\u1ec5 ch\u00f4n c\u1ea5t th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9. N\u00f3 quay tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i s\u00e2n sau","c\u1ee7a qu\u00e1n r\u01b0\u1ee3u ngay, nh\u01b0ng khi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta v\u1eeba m\u1edbi \u0111\u1ecbnh x\u00edch n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i th\u00ec n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1ea3y qua h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o v\u00e0 \u0111i m\u1ea5t. C\u0169ng v\u00e0o m\u00f9a \u0111\u00f4ng n\u0103m \u1ea5y l\u00e3o Renaud chuy\u00ean \u0111\u1eb7t b\u1eaby th\u00fa c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi c\u00f4 con g\u00e1i xinh x\u1eafn Ninette \u0111\u1ebfn \u1edf m\u1ed9t c\u0103n l\u1ec1u b\u1eb1ng g\u1ed7 g\u1ea7n s\u00f4ng. L\u00e3o ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd nghe n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 Jim v\u00e0 r\u1ea5t ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean khi th\u1ea5y nhi\u1ec1u v\u1ebft ch\u00e2n s\u00f3i tr\u00ean hai b\u1edd s\u00f4ng g\u1ea7n th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 n\u00e0y. L\u00e3o gi\u00e0 l\u1eafng nghe m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch t\u00f2 m\u00f2 v\u00e0 nghi ng\u1edd nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n m\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e0m c\u00f4ng \u1edf C\u00f4ng ty V\u1ecbnh Hudson k\u1ec3 v\u1ec1 con s\u00f3i \u0111\u1ebfn \u1edf t\u1ea1i v\u00f9ng n\u00e0y, n\u00f3 \u0111\u00f4i khi th\u00e2m nh\u1eadp c\u1ea3 v\u00e0o t\u1eadn th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 v\u00e0 \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t r\u1ea5t hay lui t\u1edbi c\u00e1nh r\u1eebng nh\u1ecf \u1edf b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh nh\u00e0 th\u1edd \u1edf ngo\u1ea1i \u00f4 St. Boniface. \u0110\u00eam tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00eam Gi\u00e1ng Sinh, khi chu\u00f4ng nh\u00e0 th\u1edd v\u1eeba rung l\u00ean nh\u01b0 \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1ea7u nguy\u1ec7n cho Jim th\u00ec \u1edf trong r\u1eebng \u0111\u00e3 nghe th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng tru th\u00ea th\u1ea3m khi\u1ebfn cho l\u00e3o Renaud ph\u1ea3i tin l\u00e0 c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n c\u00f3 th\u1ef1c: L\u00e3o bi\u1ebft t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng b\u00e0i ca c\u1ee7a s\u00f3i: l\u1eddi k\u00eau g\u1ecdi s\u1ef1 gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1, b\u00e0i ca t\u00ecnh y\u00eau, ti\u1ebfng tru \u0111\u01a1n c\u00f4i v\u00e0 l\u1eddi th\u00e1ch th\u1ee9c c\u1ee5c c\u1eb1n. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng tru \u0111\u01a1n c\u00f4i. L\u00e3o gi\u00e0 b\u01b0\u1edbc xu\u1ed1ng s\u00f4ng v\u00e0 l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i ti\u1ebfng tru. M\u1ed9t c\u00e1i b\u00f3ng m\u1edd m\u1edd t\u00e1ch kh\u1ecfi c\u00e1nh r\u1eebng xa, b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i tr\u00ean b\u0103ng t\u1edbi ch\u1ed7 con ng\u01b0\u1eddi ng\u1ed3i y\u00ean nh\u01b0 kh\u00fac g\u1ed7 tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t kh\u00fac g\u1ed7. C\u00e1i b\u00f3ng \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1ea5y, l\u01b0\u1ee3n v\u00f2ng quanh v\u00e0 v\u01b0\u01a1n m\u0169i \u0111\u00e1nh h\u01a1i. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 m\u1eaft n\u00f3 l\u00f3e l\u00ean nh\u1eefng tia s\u00e1ng hung d\u1eef, n\u00f3 g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t con ch\u00f3 \u0111ang c\u01a1n t\u1ee9c gi\u1eadn, v\u00e0 quay ng\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i r\u1ed3i bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t v\u00e0o b\u00f3ng \u0111\u00eam. Nh\u01b0 v\u1eady l\u00e0 Renaud v\u00e0 nh\u1edd l\u00e3o m\u00e0 nhi\u1ec1u th\u1ecb d\u00e2n c\u0169ng bi\u1ebft l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con s\u00f3i x\u00e1m to l\u1edbn, \\\"to g\u1ea5p ba c\u00e1i con s\u00f3i ng\u00e0y x\u01b0a b\u1ecb x\u00edch \u1edf qu\u00e1n r\u01b0\u1ee3u c\u1ee7a Hogan\\\" v\u1eabn th\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111i lang thang tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ph\u1ed1 c\u1ee7a th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1. Con s\u00f3i l\u00e0 n\u1ed7i kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp c\u1ee7a l\u0169 ch\u00f3, c\u1ee9 g\u1eb7p c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i l\u00e0 gi\u1ebft ch\u1ebft ch\u00fang, v\u00e0 th\u1eadm ch\u00ed ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta c\u00f2n n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 \u0103n th\u1ecbt kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi say r\u01b0\u1ee3u \u0111i lang thang \u1edf ngo\u1ea1i \u00f4, tuy r\u1eb1ng \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y c\u00f2n ch\u01b0a c\u00f3 b\u1eb1ng ch\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00edch x\u00e1c.","\u0110\u1ea5y con s\u00f3i Winnipeg m\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y \u1edf c\u00e1nh r\u1eebng \u0111\u1ea7y tuy\u1ebft l\u00e0 ai. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ecbnh gi\u00fap n\u00f3 v\u00e0 t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng ra r\u1eb1ng n\u00f3 g\u1eb7p t\u00ecnh th\u1ebf th\u1eadt kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n. Nh\u01b0ng \u0111i\u1ec1u t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft v\u1ec1 sau n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 thay \u0111\u1ed5i \u1ea5n t\u01b0\u1ee3ng ban \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft cu\u1ed9c chi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 k\u1ebft th\u00fac nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o, nh\u01b0ng bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta \u0111\u00e3 tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y n\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u l\u1ea7n sau \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t con ch\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 m\u1ea5t t\u00edch. Ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t con s\u00f3i n\u00e0o s\u1ed1ng k\u00ec l\u1ea1 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. Trong khi n\u00f3 c\u00f3 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng ch\u1ea1y v\u00e0o r\u1eebng v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed3ng c\u1ecf th\u1ebf m\u00e0 n\u00f3 c\u1ee9 \u01b0a th\u00edch cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea7y phong ba b\u00e3o t\u00e1p \u1edf n\u01a1i th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 - h\u1eb1ng ng\u00e0y k\u1ec1 c\u1eadn v\u1edbi c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft, h\u1eb1ng ng\u00e0y th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfn c\u00f4ng phi th\u01b0\u1eddng. C\u0103m gh\u00e9t con ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0 khinh b\u1ec9 l\u0169 ch\u00f3, h\u1eb1ng ng\u00e0y n\u00f3 b\u1ecb nh\u1eefng b\u1ea7y ch\u00f3 r\u01b0\u1ee3t \u0111u\u1ed5i v\u00e0 n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1ebft ch\u1ebft nh\u1eefng con ch\u00f3 t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh n\u00f3. N\u00f3 d\u1ecda d\u1eabm nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi say r\u01b0\u1ee3u, ch\u1ea1y tr\u1ed1n nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi mang s\u00fang, n\u00f3 nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u c\u00e1c c\u1ea1m b\u1eaby v\u00e0 b\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ed9c - nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, nh\u01b0ng ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn l\u00e0 c\u00f3 nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u b\u1edfi v\u00ec n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 nhi\u1ec1u l\u1ea7n khinh b\u1ec9 \u0111i ngang qua nh\u1eefng mi\u1ebfng th\u1ecbt \u0111\u00e1nh thu\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ed9c. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ph\u1ed1 n\u00e0o \u1edf Winnipeg m\u00e0 n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng t\u1edbi, kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t n\u00e0o m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y c\u00e1i b\u00f3ng n\u00f3 ch\u1ea1y tho\u00e1ng qua trong \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng m\u1edd m\u1edd nh\u1eefng bu\u1ed5i b\u00ecnh minh; kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 con ch\u00f3 n\u00e0o l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng run r\u1ea9y khi\u1ebfp s\u1ee3 khi ng\u1ecdn gi\u00f3 tr\u00e1o tr\u1edf mang \u0111\u1ebfn cho n\u00f3 tin t\u1ee9c k\u1ebb \u0111\u1ecbch th\u1ee7 c\u0169 \u0111ang \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n. N\u00f3 khao kh\u00e1t chi\u1ebfn tranh v\u00e0 to\u00e0n th\u1ec3 th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi l\u00e0 k\u1ebb th\u00f9 c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. Nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ee3p n\u00e0o con s\u00f3i l\u00e0m m\u1ebfch l\u00f2ng b\u1ecdn tr\u1ebb con c\u1ea3. V Ninette sinh ra \u1edf hoang m\u1ea1c. M\u1eb9 c\u00f4 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1ed5 d\u00e2n ng\u01b0\u1eddi da \u0111\u1ecf. C\u00f4 th\u1eeba h\u01b0\u1edfng c\u1eb7p m\u1eaft x\u00e1m c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng b\u1ed1 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Noman v\u00e0 b\u00e2y gi\u1edd c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00f4 g\u00e1i xinh \u0111\u1eb9p m\u01b0\u1eddi s\u00e1u tu\u1ed5i, m\u1ed9t hoa kh\u00f4i c\u1ee7a c\u1ea3 v\u00f9ng. C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u00f4 s\u1ebd tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh v\u1ee3 c\u1ee7a b\u1ea5t k\u00ec m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 gi\u00e0u c\u00f3 n\u00e0o v\u00e0 s\u1ebd l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t v\u1ecb h\u00f4n th\u00ea \u0111\u00e0ng ho\u00e0ng trong v\u00f9ng, nh\u01b0ng tr\u00e1i tim c\u00f4 l\u1ea1i l\u1ef1a ch\u1ecdn Fiddler Paul. L\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ch\u00e0ng trai l\u1ef1c l\u01b0\u1ee1ng, m\u1ed9t tay khi\u00eau v\u0169 t\u00e1o t\u1ee3n v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t nh\u1ea1c s\u0129 v\u0129 c\u1ea7m c\u00f3 h\u1ea1ng, Paul nh\u1eadn l\u1eddi","m\u1eddi t\u1edbi t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c bu\u1ed5i ch\u00e8 ch\u00e9n v\u00e0 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t tay t\u1ed5 r\u01b0\u1ee3u h\u01b0 h\u1ecfng. L\u00e3o Renaud \u0111\u00e3 h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u00fang khi \u0111u\u1ed5i g\u00e3 ra kh\u1ecfi nh\u00e0 l\u00fac g\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn d\u1ea1m h\u1ecfi c\u00f4 con g\u00e1i l\u00e3o. Nh\u01b0ng c\u00e1ch l\u00e0m \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ea1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c k\u1ebft qu\u1ea3 g\u00ec c\u1ea3. Tuy ngoan ngo\u00e3n d\u1ec5 b\u1ea3o trong t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c vi\u1ec7c kh\u00e1c nh\u01b0ng Ninette kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n d\u1ee9t t\u00ecnh b\u1ecf ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n l\u00f2ng \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ef1a ch\u1ecdn. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 sau khi \u00f4ng b\u1ed1 t\u1eeb ch\u1ed1i, m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y kh\u00e1c c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 h\u1eb9n Paul t\u1edbi g\u1eb7p c\u00f4 trong c\u00e1nh r\u1eebng b\u00ean s\u00f4ng. Trong khi l\u1ed9i trong tuy\u1ebft s\u00e2u \u0111\u1ebfn n\u01a1i h\u1eb9n h\u00f2 Ninette \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd th\u1ea5y c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t con ch\u00f3 x\u00e1m to l\u1edbn \u0111i theo c\u00f4. Con v\u1eadt t\u1ecf th\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed9 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n th\u00e2n thi\u1ec7n v\u1edbi c\u00f4, v\u00e0 c\u00f4 b\u00e9 (b\u1edfi v\u00ec c\u00f4 c\u0169ng ch\u1ec9 m\u1edbi l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00f4 b\u00e9 m\u1edbi l\u1edbn m\u00e0 th\u00f4i) ch\u1eb3ng s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i g\u00ec c\u1ea3. Nh\u01b0ng khi c\u00f4 \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n ch\u1ed7 Paul \u0111ang \u0111\u1ee3i c\u00f4 th\u00ec con ch\u00f3 to l\u1edbn ti\u1ebfn l\u00ean tr\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0 g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch hung d\u1eef. Paul nh\u00ecn k\u0129 v\u00e0 nh\u1eadn ra con th\u00fa l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con s\u00f3i l\u1edbn, th\u1ebf l\u00e0 g\u00e3 \u00f9 t\u00e9 ch\u1ea1y nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t t\u00ean h\u00e8n nh\u00e1t t\u1ed3i t\u1ec7. V\u1ec1 sau g\u00e3 n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng g\u00e3 ch\u1ea1y \u0111i l\u1ea5y kh\u1ea9u s\u00fang. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd g\u00e3 qu\u00ean m\u1ea5t ch\u1ed7 \u0111\u1ec3 kh\u1ea9u s\u00fang b\u1edfi v\u00ec g\u00e3 \u0111\u00e3 leo t\u00f3t l\u00ean c\u00e2y \u1edf ph\u00eda sau kh\u1ea9u s\u00fang. Trong khi \u0111\u00f3 th\u00ec Ninette ch\u1ea1y tr\u00ean b\u0103ng tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 b\u00e1o cho nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi quen bi\u1ebft l\u00e0 Paul \u0111ang l\u00e2m nguy. Ch\u00e0ng k\u1ecb s\u0129 can tr\u01b0\u1eddng kh\u00f4ng t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y kh\u1ea9u s\u00fang \u1edf tr\u00ean c\u00e2y \u0111\u00e3 d\u00f9ng tay l\u00e0m m\u1ed9t ng\u1ecdn lao bu\u1ed9c con dao nh\u1ecdn c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0 l\u1eeba th\u1ebf ph\u00f3ng v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00e0m con s\u00f3i b\u1ecb m\u1ed9t v\u1ebft th\u01b0\u01a1ng kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp. Con th\u00fa r\u1ed1ng l\u00ean gh\u00ea r\u1ee3n nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 \u0111i kh\u1ecfi ch\u1ed7 \u0111\u00f3 m\u1ed9t qu\u00e3ng v\u00e0 t\u1ecf r\u00f5 quy\u1ebft t\u00e2m ch\u1edd cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi con ng\u01b0\u1eddi tu\u1ed9t xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t. Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00e1m ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00e3 khi\u1ebfn cho n\u00f3 thay \u0111\u1ed5i quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh v\u00e0 b\u1ecf \u0111i. Anh ch\u00e0ng nh\u1ea1c s\u0129 v\u0129 c\u1ea7m gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch h\u00e0nh vi c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u1edbi Ninette d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng h\u01a1n v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c: c\u00f4 g\u00e1i v\u1eabn y\u00eau g\u00e3 nh\u01b0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc. Nh\u01b0ng b\u1ed1 c\u00f4 g\u00e1i bi\u1ec3u th\u1ecb th\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed9 khinh b\u1ec9 tuy\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi g\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh s\u1ebd l\u00e9n l\u00e0m l\u1ec5 c\u01b0\u1edbi sau khi Paul giao thu\u00ea xong h\u00e0ng b\u01b0u ch\u00ednh b\u1eb1ng xe tr\u01b0\u1ee3t do ch\u00f3 k\u00e9o t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ed3n Garry \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn Alexander tr\u1edf v\u1ec1. G\u00e3 t\u1ef1 coi m\u00ecnh l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec1u khi\u1ec3n xe ch\u00f3 c\u00f3 kinh nghi\u1ec7m b\u1edfi v\u00ec g\u00e3 nghi\u00eam kh\u1eafc \u0111\u1ebfn t\u00e0n nh\u1eabn. S\u00e1ng s\u1edbm, u\u1ed1ng xong c\u1ed1c r\u01b0\u1ee3u m\u1eebng l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, Paul s\u1ea3ng kho\u00e1i cho xe tr\u01b0\u1ee3t xu\u00f4i theo con s\u00f4ng. Ba con ch\u00f3 to l\u1edbn, kh\u1ecfe m\u1ea1nh nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng con b\u00ea v\u00e0","hung d\u1eef nh\u01b0 l\u0169 t\u01b0\u1edbng c\u01b0\u1edbp k\u00e9o chi\u1ebfc xe tr\u01b0\u1ee3t nh\u01b0 bay tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t b\u0103ng. Ch\u00fang ch\u1ea1y nh\u01b0 ng\u1ef1a phi ngang qua c\u0103n l\u1ec1u c\u1ee7a Renaud \u1edf ph\u00eda b\u1edd s\u00f4ng, v\u00e0 Paul v\u1eeba ch\u1ea1y theo sau xe v\u1eeba qu\u1ea5t roi \u0111en \u0111\u00e9t v\u00e0 v\u1eaby tay v\u1edbi Ninette \u0111ang \u0111\u1ee9ng b\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. Ch\u1eb3ng bao l\u00e2u chi\u1ebfc xe v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng con ch\u00f3 hung d\u1eef v\u00e0 g\u00e3 \u0111\u00e1nh xe say r\u01b0\u1ee3u \u0111\u00e3 khu\u1ea5t sau kh\u00fac quanh c\u1ee7a d\u00f2ng s\u00f4ng, v\u1ea3 t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ea5y v\u1ec1 sau ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f2n ai tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y anh ch\u00e0ng nh\u1ea1c s\u0129 v\u0129 c\u1ea7m n\u1eefa. Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm l\u1ea7n theo d\u1ea5u v\u1ebft. H\u1ecd t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u00ean tuy\u1ebft nh\u1eefng b\u1ecdc h\u00e0ng m\u00e0 Paul ch\u1edf theo; xa h\u01a1n n\u1eefa l\u1ea1i th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng m\u1ea3nh g\u00e3y c\u1ee7a chi\u1ebfc xe tr\u01b0\u1ee3t; v\u00e0 \u1edf g\u1ea7n ch\u1ed7 c\u00e1c b\u1ecdc h\u00e0ng th\u00ec t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng m\u1ea3nh qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o c\u1ee7a anh ch\u00e0ng k\u00e9o \u0111\u00e0n. R\u00f5 r\u00e0ng l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng con ch\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 c\u1eafn ch\u1ebft v\u00e0 \u0103n th\u1ecbt ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e1nh xe. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ee7 ch\u00f3 r\u1ea5t b\u1ed1i r\u1ed1i v\u1ec1 c\u00e1i tin n\u00e0y. \u00d4ng ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ph\u1ea3i tr\u1ea3 gi\u00e1 cho nh\u1eefng con ch\u00f3 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. \u00d4ng ta kh\u00f4ng tin ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c v\u00e0 quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111\u00edch th\u00e2n ki\u1ec3m tra l\u1ea1i s\u1ef1 vi\u1ec7c. Renaud \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1eed \u0111i theo \u00f4ng ta v\u00e0 h\u1ecd ch\u01b0a \u0111i qu\u00e1 n\u01a1i b\u1ea5t h\u1ea1nh \u0111\u1ebfn ba d\u1eb7m th\u00ec l\u00e3o gi\u00e0 b\u1eaby th\u00fa \u0111\u00e3 tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng v\u1ebft ch\u00e2n r\u1ea5t l\u1edbn \u0111i t\u1eeb b\u1edd s\u00f4ng ph\u00eda \u0111\u00f4ng sang b\u1edd ph\u00eda t\u00e2y theo \u0111\u1eb1ng sau c\u00e1i xe. L\u00e3o quay l\u1ea1i n\u00f3i v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ee7 ch\u00f3 b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 ti\u1ebfng Anh gi\u1ea3 c\u1ea7y: - M\u1ed9t con s\u00f3i l\u1edbn \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ea1y theo xe tr\u01b0\u1ee3t. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 h\u1ecd \u0111i theo d\u1ea5u ch\u00e2n sang b\u1edd ph\u00eda t\u00e2y. Ch\u1ea1y qua r\u1eebng Kildonan th\u00ec con s\u00f3i chuy\u1ec3n t\u1eeb n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ea1i sang \u0111i b\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1ed9t, n\u00f3 th\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng \u0111u\u1ed5i theo xe n\u1eefa v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda r\u1eebng. Nh\u01b0ng Paul \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u00e1nh r\u01a1i t\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y m\u1ed9t v\u1eadt g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 - c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 b\u1ecdc h\u00e0ng. Con s\u00f3i ng\u1eedi v\u1eadt qu\u1eb3ng \u0111i v\u00e0 bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng trong xe tr\u01b0\u1ee3t c\u00f3 anh ch\u00e0ng Paul say r\u01b0\u1ee3u \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng \u0111\u00e2m to\u1ea1c \u0111\u1ea7u n\u00f3 h\u1ed3i n\u00e0o. V\u1ebft ch\u00e2n con s\u00f3i ch\u1ea1y theo xe k\u00e9o d\u00e0i tr\u00ean b\u0103ng m\u1ed9t d\u1eb7m \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. V\u1ebft ch\u00e2n","ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u00e2y gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e3 m\u1ea5t, b\u1edfi v\u00ec ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1ea3y l\u00ean xe v\u00e0 th\u00fac ch\u00f3. G\u00e3 \u0111\u00e3 c\u1eaft d\u00e2y bu\u1ed9c h\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ec3 cho xe \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eb9. V\u00ec th\u1ebf m\u00e0 c\u00e1i b\u1ecdc h\u00e0ng m\u1edbi v\u0103ng tung t\u00f3e tr\u00ean tuy\u1ebft. L\u0169 ch\u00f3 m\u1edbi phi nhanh l\u00e0m sao d\u01b0\u1edbi nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i qu\u1ea5t roi! Con dao c\u1ee7a Paul v\u0103ng tr\u00ean tuy\u1ebft. C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 g\u00e3 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u00e1nh r\u01a1i con dao trong khi c\u1ed1 ch\u1ed1ng c\u1ef1 l\u1ea1i con s\u00f3i... T\u1eeb \u0111\u00e2y d\u1ea5u v\u1ebft con s\u00f3i m\u1ea5t, nh\u01b0ng chi\u1ebfc xe v\u1eabn ch\u1ea1y nh\u01b0 t\u00ean b\u1eafn \u0111i xa h\u01a1n: con s\u00f3i \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1ea3y v\u00e0o trong xe. L\u0169 ch\u00f3 khi\u1ebfp h\u00e3i ch\u1ea1y nhanh h\u01a1n, nh\u01b0ng con s\u00f3i \u0111\u00e3 bay t\u1eeb ph\u00eda sau v\u00e0o chi\u1ebfc xe. M\u1ed9t ph\u00fat sau m\u1ecdi vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u1ec1u k\u1ebft th\u00fac. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0 s\u00f3i l\u0103n t\u1eeb xe xu\u1ed1ng. V\u1ebft ch\u00e2n s\u00f3i l\u1ea1i xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n tr\u00ean b\u1edd ph\u00eda \u0111\u00f4ng con s\u00f4ng v\u00e0 bi\u1ebfn nhanh ch\u00f3ng v\u00e0o r\u1eebng. Chi\u1ebfc xe ch\u1ea1y sang b\u1edd b\u00ean tr\u00e1i m\u1ed9t d\u1eb7m n\u1eefa th\u00ec va v\u00e0o r\u1ec5 c\u00e2y v\u00e0 v\u1ee1 tung. Tuy\u1ebft \u0111\u00e3 k\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i cho l\u00e3o Renaud bi\u1ebft l\u00e0 l\u0169 ch\u00f3 b\u1ecb r\u1ed1i tung trong b\u1ed9 \u0111\u1ed3 th\u1eafng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u00e1nh l\u1ed9n nhau \u0111\u1ebfn khi l\u00e0m \u0111\u1ee9t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u00e2y th\u1eafng r\u1ed3i sau \u0111\u00f3 ch\u00fang t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y x\u00e1c c\u1ee7a g\u00e3 \u0111\u00e1nh xe th\u01b0\u1eddng h\u00e0nh h\u1ea1 ch\u00fang v\u00e0 ch\u00fang \u0111\u00e3 ch\u00e9n th\u1ecbt g\u00e3. S\u1ef1 vi\u1ec7c ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec t\u1ed1t \u0111\u1eb9p c\u1ea3, nh\u01b0ng d\u00f9 sao l\u0169 ch\u00f3 c\u0169ng kh\u1ecfi b\u1ecb bu\u1ed9c t\u1ed9i gi\u1ebft ng\u01b0\u1eddi. D\u0129 nhi\u00ean tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m tr\u00fat c\u1ea3 v\u00e0o con s\u00f3i, v\u00e0 l\u00e3o Renaud sau khi \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ebft kinh ho\u00e0ng th\u00ec th\u1edf ph\u00e0o nh\u1eb9 nh\u00f5m: - \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 con s\u00f3i Winnipeg. N\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ee9u con g\u00e1i t\u00f4i kh\u1ecfi r\u01a1i v\u00e0o tay g\u00e3 Paul. N\u00f3 lu\u00f4n lu\u00f4n t\u1ed1t v\u1edbi tr\u1ebb con. VI C\u00e1i ch\u1ebft c\u1ee7a Paul l\u00e0 nguy\u00ean c\u1edb \u0111\u1ec3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c s\u0103n l\u1edbn quy\u1ebft li\u1ec7t, d\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ecbnh v\u00e0o ng\u00e0y l\u1ec5 Gi\u00e1ng Sinh, \u0111\u00fang hai n\u0103m sau ng\u00e0y th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 Jim qua \u0111\u1eddi. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta \u0111\u00e3 huy \u0111\u1ed9ng ch\u00f3 c\u1ee7a c\u1ea3 v\u00f9ng v\u00e0o cu\u1ed9c s\u0103n. C\u00f3 c\u1ea3 ba con ch\u00f3 Laica \u0111\u00e3 k\u00e9o c\u1ed7 xe c\u1ee7a Paul - ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ee7 ch\u00f3 cho l\u00e0 c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t ch\u00fang, - c\u00f3 c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng con ch\u00f3 nh\u00e0, ch\u00f3 s\u0103n v\u00e0 c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e0n ch\u00f3 th\u01b0\u1eddng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ch\u00f3 n\u00f2i. S\u00e1ng n\u00e0o ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta c\u0169ng ti\u1ebfn h\u00e0nh nh\u1eefng cu\u1ed9c t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm","v\u00f4 \u00edch trong c\u00e1c r\u1eebng c\u00e2y \u1edf ph\u00eda \u0111\u00f4ng ngo\u1ea1i \u00f4 St. Boniface. Nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 tin \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i b\u00e1o cho bi\u1ebft th\u1ea5y d\u1ea5u ch\u00e2n s\u00f3i \u1edf r\u1eebng Assiniboine, v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda t\u00e2y th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t gi\u1edd sau c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i s\u0103n \u0111\u00e3 lao theo v\u1ebft ch\u00e2n n\u00f3ng h\u1ed5i c\u1ee7a con s\u00f3i Winnipeg. H\u1ecd mang theo: m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e0n ch\u00f3, m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed9i k\u1ecb s\u0129, m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e1m \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng v\u00e0 tr\u1ebb con \u0111i ch\u0103n. Con s\u00f3i kh\u00f4ng s\u1ee3 ch\u00f3 nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng con ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng v\u0169 kh\u00ed \u0111\u00e1ng s\u1ee3. N\u00f3 ch\u1ea1y v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda r\u1eebng c\u00e2y Assiniboine t\u1ed1i s\u1eabm, nh\u01b0ng nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i s\u0103n \u0111\u00e3 \u1edf \u0111\u1ea7y thung l\u0169ng v\u00e0 h\u1ecd \u0111u\u1ed5i ngay con s\u00f3i \u0111\u1ec3 bu\u1ed9c n\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i quay tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i. N\u00f3 lao nhanh d\u1ecdc khe m\u01b0\u01a1ng Colony Creek v\u00e0 nh\u1edd th\u1ebf tr\u00e1nh tho\u00e1t nh\u1eefng vi\u00ean \u0111\u1ea1n b\u1eafn v\u00e0o n\u00f3. N\u00f3 ch\u1ea1y th\u00eam m\u1ed9t \u0111o\u1ea1n n\u1eefa \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o d\u00e2y th\u00e9p gai v\u00e0 nh\u1ea3y v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua r\u00e0o, tr\u00e1nh tho\u00e1t k\u1ecbp th\u1eddi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u01b0\u1ee1i ng\u1ef1a, nh\u01b0ng v\u1eabn c\u1ee9 ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ea1y d\u01b0\u1edbi r\u00e3nh nh\u01b0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ea1n. L\u0169 ch\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ea1y \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n n\u00f3. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd n\u00f3 m\u01a1 \u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ed1i m\u1eb7t v\u1edbi ch\u00fang, m\u1eb7c d\u00f9 c\u00f3 t\u1edbi b\u1ed1n m\u01b0\u01a1i ho\u1eb7c n\u0103m m\u01b0\u01a1i con ch\u00f3 ch\u1ecdi v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh n\u00f3. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd l\u0169 ch\u00fang \u0111\u00e3 v\u00e2y quanh n\u00f3 r\u1ed3i nh\u01b0ng ch\u01b0a con n\u00e0o d\u00e1m quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh ti\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ebfn s\u00e1t g\u1ea7n n\u00f3. M\u1ed9t con ch\u00f3 s\u0103n ch\u00e2n d\u00e0i g\u1ea7y g\u1ea7y hi v\u1ecdng \u1edf t\u00e0i nhanh nh\u1eb9n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1ea3y t\u1edbi b\u00ean, nh\u01b0ng con s\u00f3i \u0111\u00e3 nhe r\u0103ng \u0111\u1edbp cho m\u1ed9t mi\u1ebfng l\u00e0m n\u00f3 ng\u00e3 nh\u00e0o. C\u00e1c k\u1ecb s\u0129 ph\u00f3ng ng\u1ef1a theo \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00f2ng nh\u01b0ng b\u00e2y gi\u1edd cu\u1ed9c s\u0103n \u0111\u00e3 \u1edf g\u1ea7n th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 r\u1ed3i. \u0110\u00e3 c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0 ch\u00f3 ch\u1ea1y l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec3 tham gia vi\u1ec7c v\u00e2y b\u1eaft. Con s\u00f3i quay l\u1ea1i ch\u1ed7 l\u00f2 s\u00e1t sinh c\u1ee7a th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1, m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i n\u00f3 bi\u1ebft t\u01b0\u1eddng t\u1eadn, v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta c\u0169ng th\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng b\u1eafn n\u1eefa v\u00ec s\u1ee3 b\u1eafn nh\u1ea7m ph\u1ea3i ch\u00f3, v\u1ea3 ch\u0103ng c\u0169ng qu\u00e1 g\u1ea7n nh\u00e0 \u1edf r\u1ed3i. L\u0169 ch\u00f3 x\u00fam x\u00edt quanh con s\u00f3i l\u00e0m cho n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ch\u1ea1y xa h\u01a1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. N\u00f3 nh\u00ecn quanh \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00ecm c\u00e1ch b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 ph\u00eda sau l\u01b0ng trong cu\u1ed9c chi\u1ebfn cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, v\u00e0 sau khi tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y c\u1ea7u g\u1ed7 nh\u1ecf b\u1eafc ngang qua m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i r\u00e3nh \u1edf \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ph\u1ed1 th\u00ec ch\u1ea1y t\u1edbi \u1ea9n n\u1ea5p d\u01b0\u1edbi c\u1ea7u. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta li\u1ec1n ph\u00e1 g\u00e3y c\u00e2y c\u1ea7u. Con s\u00f3i b\u00e8n nh\u1ea3y ra ngo\u00e0i, v\u00e0 khi bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng s\u1eafp s\u1eeda ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ebft th\u00ec n\u00f3 li\u1ec1n s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng \u0111\u00f3n nh\u1eadn c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft nh\u01b0ng v\u1eabn mong mu\u1ed1n t\u1ecf ra x\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00e1ng v\u1edbi ph\u00fat cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng n\u00e0y. V\u00e0 t\u1ea1i n\u01a1i \u0111\u00e2y, l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng ban ng\u00e0y m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 d\u1ecbp nh\u00ecn r\u00f5 n\u00f3. N\u00f3 \u0111\u1ea5y, con s\u00f3i huy\u1ec1n tho\u1ea1i \u1edf Winnipeg, k\u1ebb h\u00e0nh h\u00ecnh ch\u00f3","k\u00ec l\u1ea1, c\u00e1i th\u1ee9 ti\u1ebfng n\u00f3i kh\u00f4ng th\u00e2n th\u00edch ru\u1ed9t th\u1ecbt c\u1ee7a r\u1eebng c\u00e2y St. Boniface! VII Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng sau ba n\u0103m d\u00e0i chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00e2y m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh ch\u1ecdi v\u1edbi b\u1ed1n m\u01b0\u01a1i con ch\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng con ng\u01b0\u1eddi mang s\u00fang h\u1ed7 tr\u1ee3. Nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 b\u01b0\u1edbc ra \u0111\u1ed1i m\u1eb7t v\u1edbi k\u1ebb th\u00f9 can tr\u01b0\u1eddng ch\u1eb3ng k\u00e9m g\u00ec c\u00e1i ng\u00e0y t\u00f4i tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y n\u00f3 l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean \u1edf c\u00e1nh r\u1eebng m\u00f9a \u0111\u00f4ng n\u0103m x\u01b0a. M\u00f4i n\u00f3 v\u1eabn h\u01a1i tr\u1ec5 xu\u1ed1ng b\u0129u ra nh\u01b0 khinh th\u1ecb, b\u1eafp th\u1ecbt b\u00ean h\u00f4ng n\u00f3 h\u01a1i c\u0103ng l\u00ean ch\u00fat \u00edt, c\u1eb7p m\u1eaft xanh h\u01a1i pha v\u00e0ng c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 v\u1eabn l\u00f3e s\u00e1ng nh\u01b0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc. L\u0169 ch\u00f3 s\u00e1t c\u00e1nh b\u00ean nhau. C\u1ea7m \u0111\u1ea7u ch\u00fang kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng con ch\u00f3 laica to l\u1edbn - ch\u00fang v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a qu\u00ean cu\u1ed9c g\u1eb7p g\u1ee1 n\u00f3 l\u1ea7n tr\u01b0\u1edbc, - m\u00e0 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con ch\u00f3 Bulldog ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd t\u1eebng ra kh\u1ecfi c\u00e1c ph\u1ed1 x\u00e1 trong th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1. \u0110\u00e3 nghe th\u1ea5y nhi\u1ec1u ti\u1ebfng ch\u00e2n b\u01b0\u1edbc r\u1eadm r\u1ecbch. L\u0169 ch\u00f3 g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb kh\u00e0n kh\u00e0n. Con s\u00f3i nhe h\u00e0m r\u0103ng \u0111\u1ecf l\u00f2m ra, l\u0169 ch\u00f3 tr\u00e1nh d\u1ea1t ra t\u1ee9 ph\u00eda, v\u00e0 con s\u00f3i v\u1eabn \u0111\u1ee9ng y\u00ean \u0111\u01a1n \u0111\u1ed9c. N\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o tr\u1eadn \u0111\u00e1nh, c\u00e1i t\u00ean c\u01b0\u1edbp gi\u00e0 hung d\u1eef v\u00e0 kh\u1ecfe \u1ea5y. Ba l\u1ea7n l\u0169 ch\u00f3 x\u00f4ng v\u00e0o n\u00f3 v\u00e0 c\u1ea3 ba l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ec1u b\u1ecb \u0111\u00e1nh lui. Nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfn binh ch\u00f3 d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u00e3 n\u1eb1m g\u1ee5c xung quanh. Con ch\u00f3 Bulldog ch\u1ebft \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean. Nh\u1eefng con ch\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kinh nghi\u1ec7m d\u1ea1y kh\u00f4n b\u00e2y gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e3 ch\u00f9n b\u01b0\u1edbc, s\u1ee3 s\u1ec7t, c\u00f2n con s\u00f3i v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a t\u1ecf ra c\u00f3 ch\u00fat n\u00e0o m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi. Sau m\u1ed9t ph\u00fat ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i n\u00f3ng v\u1ed9i, n\u00f3 ti\u1ebfn l\u00ean ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0i b\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u01b0ng than \u00f4i ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1ea1o c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i cho m\u1ed9t x\u1ea1 th\u1ee7 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ee3i s\u1eb5n t\u1eeb l\u00e2u? Ba ph\u00e1t s\u00fang n\u1ed5 vang, v\u00e0 con s\u00f3i tinh ranh b\u1ecb h\u1ea1 s\u00e1t \u0111\u00e3 n\u1eb1m v\u1eadt tr\u00ean tuy\u1ebft, k\u1ebft th\u00fac con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. Ai l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u00e2m h\u1ed3n con s\u00f3i? Ai l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00f3i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c cho ch\u00fang ta bi\u1ebft n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 ngh\u0129 g\u00ec? T\u1ea1i sao n\u00f3 c\u1ee9 \u1edf l\u1ea1i s\u1ed1ng g\u1ea7n n\u01a1i th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 \u0111\u1ec3 m\u00e0 ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u1ef1ng bi\u1ebft bao nhi\u00eau \u0111au kh\u1ed5. B\u1edfi v\u00ec xung quanh \u0111\u1ea5y l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng r\u1eebng c\u00e2y r\u1eadm r\u1ea1p v\u00e0 th\u1ee9c \u0103n \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u c\u0169ng d\u1ed3i d\u00e0o. Ch\u01b0a ch\u1eafc l\u00e0 n\u00f3 b\u1ecb n\u1ed7i khao kh\u00e1t tr\u1ea3 th\u00f9 gi\u1eef ch\u00e2n l\u1ea1i \u1edf n\u01a1i \u0111\u00f3: kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 con v\u1eadt n\u00e0o phung ph\u00ed c\u1ea3 cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi v\u00e0o vi\u1ec7c tr\u1ea3 th\u00f9 - c\u00e1i t\u00ecnh c\u1ea3m x\u1ea5u xa \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 ri\u00eang con ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1edbi c\u00f3 m\u00e0 th\u00f4i. Lo\u00e0i v\u1eadt kh\u00e1t khao s\u1ef1 y\u00ean t\u0129nh.","Nh\u01b0 v\u1eady l\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y x\u00edch c\u1ed9t ch\u1eb7t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00f3 v\u00e0o th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1, v\u00e0 s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y x\u00edch \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u00e1i uy l\u1ef1c v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i nh\u1ea5t tr\u00ean th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi, l\u00e0 th\u1ee9 s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh gh\u00ea g\u1edbm nh\u1ea5t tr\u00ean tr\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea5t n\u00e0y - \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 t\u00ecnh y\u00eau. Con s\u00f3i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n n\u1eefa. Th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u00e1i x\u00e1c nh\u1ed3i c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 ch\u00e1y r\u1ed3i nh\u01b0ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi g\u00e1c nh\u00e0 th\u1edd \u1edf St. Boniface \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eadn ng\u00e0y nay v\u1eabn kh\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ecbnh r\u1eb1ng v\u00e0o \u0111\u00eam tr\u01b0\u1edbc l\u1ec5 Gi\u00e1ng Sinh khi chu\u00f4ng nh\u00e0 th\u1edd v\u1eeba gi\u00f3ng gi\u1ea3 l\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 nghe th\u1ea5y c\u00f3 ti\u1ebfng s\u00f3i tru \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch ai o\u00e1n, gh\u00ea r\u1ee3n t\u1eeb ngh\u0129a trang trong r\u1eebng b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh n\u01a1i ch\u00f4n th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 Jim, l\u00e0 sinh v\u1eadt duy nh\u1ea5t d\u1ea1y cho con s\u00f3i bi\u1ebft y\u00eau th\u01b0\u01a1ng.","TRUY\u1ec6N LO\u00c0I V\u1eacT Ernest Thompson Seton www.dtv-ebook.com Con M\u00e8o Ho\u00e0ng Gia Analostan CU\u1ed8C \u0110\u1edcI TH\u1ee8 NH\u1ea4T I Th\u1ecbt \u0111\u00e2y! Th\u1ecbt \u0111\u00e2\u00e2y? - Ti\u1ebfng rao nghe vang lanh l\u1ea3nh tr\u00ean ng\u00f5 h\u1ebbm Scrimper. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 l\u0169 m\u00e8o c\u1ee7a v\u00f9ng xung quanh \u0111\u1ec1u ch\u1ea1y \u0111\u1ebfn khi c\u00f3 ti\u1ebfng rao \u0111\u00f3. Nh\u01b0ng l\u0169 ch\u00f3 th\u00ec quay l\u01b0ng l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi v\u1ebb th\u1edd \u01a1 khinh th\u1ecb. - Th\u1ecbt \u0111\u00e2y! Th\u1ecbt \u0111\u00e2\u00e2y? - Ti\u1ebfng rao m\u1ed7i l\u00fac m\u1ed9t to h\u01a1n. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea7u t\u00f3c r\u1ed1i b\u00f9, b\u1ea9n th\u1ec9u, \u0111\u1ea9y m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i xe ba g\u00e1c \u0111i t\u1edbi. L\u0169 m\u00e8o t\u1eeb t\u1ee9 ph\u00eda ch\u1ea1y x\u00f4 \u0111\u1ebfn, k\u00eau g\u00e0o nh\u01b0 l\u1eafp l\u1ea1i ti\u1ebfng rao h\u00e0ng c\u1ee7a l\u00e3o. C\u1ee9 \u0111i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1eebng n\u0103m ch\u1ee5c b\u01b0\u1edbc, khi s\u1ed1 m\u00e8o \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eadp h\u1ee3p \u0111\u1ee7 th\u00ec l\u00e3o l\u1ea1i d\u1eebng xe. L\u00e3o r\u00fat t\u1eeb ng\u0103n k\u00e9o ra m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i que xi\u00ean th\u1ecbt n\u01b0\u1edbng, \u0111\u1ea7y nh\u1eefng mi\u1ebfng gan n\u01b0\u1edbng th\u01a1m ph\u1ee9c. L\u00e3o d\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i que d\u00e0i g\u1ea1t l\u1ea7n l\u01b0\u1ee3t nh\u1eefng mi\u1ebfng gan \u0111\u00f3 ra kh\u1ecfi xi\u00ean. M\u1ed7i con m\u00e8o ngo\u1ea1m l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t mi\u1ebfng, tai c\u1ee5p l\u1ea1i, m\u1eaft g\u01b0\u1eddm g\u01b0\u1eddm, r\u1ed3i v\u1eeba g\u1eeb g\u1eeb ch\u1ea1y \u0111i, tha mi\u1ebfng m\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ebfn n\u01a1i \u1ea9n n\u1ea5p tin c\u1eady. - Th-\u1ecbt \u0111\u00e2-\u00e2yi Th-\u1ecbt \u0111\u00e2-\u00e2y! Ng\u00e0y c\u00e0ng c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u k\u1ebb \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nu\u00f4i d\u01b0\u1ee1ng \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eadn kh\u1ea9u ph\u1ea7n c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang. L\u00e3o b\u00e1n gan n\u01b0\u1edbng bi\u1ebft r\u1ea5t r\u00f5 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 l\u0169 ch\u00fang. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 con m\u00e8o c\u1ecdp c\u1ee7a Castiglione, \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 con m\u00e8o mun c\u1ee7a Jones, \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 con m\u00e8o l\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ed3i m\u1ed3i c\u1ee7a","Pralitsky, \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 con m\u00e8o tr\u1eafng c\u1ee7a Danton. Kia l\u00e0 con m\u00e8o n\u00f2i Angora c\u1ee7a Blenkinshoff. C\u00f2n con m\u00e8o v\u00e0ng gi\u00e0 Billy leo l\u00ean chi\u1ebfc xe ba g\u00e1c l\u00e0 con m\u00e8o c\u1ee7a Sawyer, m\u1ed9t con ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u00e1o tr\u1edf v\u00f4 li\u00eam s\u1ec9 m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng ch\u1ecbu thi\u1ec7t v\u1edbi h\u1eafn c\u1ea3. Ph\u1ea3i ghi nh\u1edb t\u1eebng con m\u00e8o c\u1ee7a t\u1eebng ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Con m\u00e8o \u0111ang ch\u1ea1y t\u1edbi l\u00e0 c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ee7 v\u1eabn tr\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u1eb7n m\u01b0\u1eddi xu m\u1ed9t tu\u1ea7n l\u1ec5. Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00e2y l\u1ea1i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con kh\u00e1c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u1ea3 ti\u1ec1n kh\u00f4ng ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn l\u1eafm. C\u00f2n \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 con m\u00e8o c\u1ee7a John Washee n\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eadn m\u1ed9t mi\u1ebfng gan nh\u1ecf h\u01a1n v\u00ec John c\u00f2n n\u1ee3 ti\u1ec1n. L\u0169 m\u00e8o c\u00f3 trang \u0111i\u1ec3m nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i v\u00f2ng c\u1ed5 v\u00e0 n\u01a1 th\u1eaft c\u1ee7a g\u00e3 ch\u1ee7 qu\u00e1n r\u01b0\u1ee3u th\u00ec \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00eam m\u1ed9t \u00edt gan n\u1eefa v\u00ec ch\u1ee7 c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang kh\u00e1 h\u00e0o ph\u00f3ng. Con m\u00e8o c\u1ee7a g\u00e3 thu thu\u1ebf c\u0169ng h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac kh\u00f4ng k\u00e9m, m\u1ea1c d\u1ea7u g\u00e3 ta kh\u00f4ng cho m\u00e0 l\u1ea1i thu ti\u1ec1n c\u1ee7a l\u00e3o. M\u1ed9t con m\u00e8o \u0111en c\u00f3 c\u00e1i m\u0169i \u0111\u1ed1m tr\u1eafng ch\u1ea1y l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi v\u1ebb tin c\u1eady, nh\u01b0ng - than \u00f4i? - n\u00f3 b\u1ecb xua \u0111u\u1ed5i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch t\u00e0n nh\u1eabn. Con v\u1eadt kh\u1ed1n kh\u1ed5 kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec. N\u00f3 v\u1eabn nh\u1eadn ph\u1ea7n gan trong nhi\u1ec1u th\u00e1ng r\u00f2ng c\u01a1 m\u00e0. T\u1ea1i sao b\u00e2y gi\u1edd l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 s\u1ef1 thay \u0111\u1ed5i t\u00e0n kh\u1ed1c \u0111\u00f3? Nh\u01b0ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u00e1n gan th\u00ec bi\u1ebft r\u00f5 s\u1ef1 vi\u1ec7c: ch\u1ee7 con m\u00e8o th\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng tr\u1ea3 ti\u1ec1n l\u00e3o n\u1eefa. L\u00e3o ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 s\u00e1ch v\u1edf g\u00ec c\u1ea3 m\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 d\u1ef1a v\u00e0o tr\u00ed nh\u1edb, nh\u01b0ng l\u00e3o ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd nh\u1edb nh\u1ea7m. Nh\u1eefng con m\u00e8o kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c k\u1ec3 trong b\u1ea3n li\u1ec7t k\u00ea c\u1ee7a gi\u1edbi qu\u00fd ph\u00e1i \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ee9ng \u1edf ph\u00eda xa xa ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i, h\u00edt h\u00edt c\u00e1i m\u00f9i th\u01a1m m\u00ea h\u1ed3n v\u00e0 hi v\u1ecdng x\u1ea3y ra m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 ng\u1eabu nhi\u00ean h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac. Trong s\u1ed1 nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb \u0103n b\u00e1m \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t con m\u00e8o c\u01b0 tr\u00fa \u1edf khu nh\u00e0 \u1ed5 chu\u1ed9t, kh\u00f4ng nh\u00e0 c\u1eeda, sinh s\u1ed1ng b\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 th\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0111\u1ebf ban cho, n\u00ean g\u1ea7y gu\u1ed9c v\u00e0 b\u1ea9n th\u1ec9u. C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng \u0111o\u00e1n ra \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1eb1ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t gia \u0111\u00ecnh \u0111\u00f3i kh\u00e1t \u0111ang ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i n\u00f3 \u1edf m\u1ed9t x\u00f3 x\u1ec9nh t\u1ed1i t\u0103m n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3. M\u1ed9t con m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 theo d\u00f5i chi\u1ebfc xe ba g\u00e1c c\u00f2n con m\u1eaft kia th\u00ec canh ch\u1eebng xem con ch\u00f3 c\u00f3 r\u00ecnh r\u1eadp m\u00ecnh hay kh\u00f4ng. H\u00e0ng ch\u1ee5c con m\u00e8o h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac nh\u1eadn xong ph\u1ea7n gan h\u1eb1ng ng\u00e0y c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i xa r\u1ed3i, nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 v\u1eabn ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 ch\u00fat hi v\u1ecdng g\u00ec \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0103n b\u1eefa s\u00e1ng. Nh\u01b0ng k\u00eca, m\u1ed9t con m\u00e8o \u0111en to, c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng nh\u00e0 c\u1eeda nh\u01b0 n\u00f3, \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1ea3y x\u1ed5 v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t con m\u00e8o \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nu\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec3 c\u01b0\u1edbp l\u1ea5y mi\u1ebfng m\u1ed3i. Con m\u00e8o n\u1ea1n nh\u00e2n nh\u1ea3 mi\u1ebfng th\u1ecbt xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ec3 chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u. Trong khi ch\u00fang m\u1ea3i \u0111\u00e1nh nhau, con m\u00e8o hoang x\u00e1m ch\u1ed9p ngay l\u1ea5y mi\u1ebfng gan v\u00e0 bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t.","N\u00f3 tr\u01b0\u1eddn b\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i c\u1eeda con h\u00e0ng gi\u1eadu, nh\u1ea3y qua m\u1ed9t h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o ph\u00eda sau r\u1ed3i ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u00e1nh ch\u00e9n h\u1ebft mi\u1ebfng gan. N\u00f3 li\u1ebfm m\u00e9p, v\u1ebb h\u00e0i l\u00f2ng v\u00e0 \u0111i v\u00f2ng v\u00e8o v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda m\u1ed9t b\u00e3i \u0111\u1ed5 r\u00e1c, t\u1ea1i \u0111\u00f3 gia \u0111\u00ecnh n\u00f3 \u0111ang ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i \u1edf \u0111\u00e1y m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i th\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ef1ng b\u00e1nh quy c\u0169. \u0110\u1ed9t nhi\u00ean n\u00f3 nghe th\u1ea5y c\u00f3 ti\u1ebfng m\u00e8o k\u00eau th\u1ea3m thi\u1ebft. N\u00f3 ch\u1ea1y b\u1ed5 v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda \u0111\u00e0n con v\u00e0 tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y con m\u00e8o \u0111en to \u0111ang th\u1ea3n nhi\u00ean \u0103n th\u1ecbt c\u00e1c con n\u00f3. Con m\u00e8o kia l\u1edbn g\u1ea5p \u0111\u00f4i n\u00f3, nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 nh\u1ea3y x\u1ed5 v\u00e0o k\u1ebb ph\u1ea1m t\u1ed9i b\u1ecb b\u1eaft qu\u1ea3 tang v\u1edbi v\u1ebb d\u1eef t\u1ee3n \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i y ph\u1ea3i quay ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ecf ch\u1ea1y. Trong \u0111\u00e1m m\u00e8o con ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n s\u00f3t l\u1ea1i m\u1ed7i m\u1ed9t con m\u00e8o x\u00e1m nh\u1ecf gi\u1ed1ng m\u1eb9 nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng v\u1ec7t \u0111en \u1edf l\u01b0ng v\u00e0 c\u00f3 m\u1ea5y ch\u1ea5m tr\u1eafng \u1edf m\u0169i, tai v\u00e0 ch\u00f3t \u0111u\u00f4i. M\u1ea5y ng\u00e0y \u0111\u1ea7u m\u00e8o m\u1eb9 \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng. Nh\u01b0ng r\u1ed3i n\u1ed7i \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 c\u0169ng ngu\u00f4i d\u1ea7n v\u00e0 n\u00f3 d\u1ed3n h\u1ebft c\u1ea3 t\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u01a1ng y\u00eau v\u00e0 s\u1ef1 ch\u0103m s\u00f3c v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ee9a con c\u00f2n s\u1ed1ng s\u00f3t. Con m\u00e8o \u0111en \u0111\u00e3 \u0103n th\u1ecbt l\u0169 con n\u00f3 d\u0129 nhi\u00ean kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m m\u1ed9t c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c t\u1ed1t l\u00e0nh, nh\u01b0ng v\u00f4 t\u00ecnh n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m \u01a1n cho c\u1ea3 con m\u00e8o m\u1eb9 l\u1eabn \u0111\u1ee9a con c\u1ee7a n\u00f3: nu\u00f4i m\u1ed9t con m\u00e8o con d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng h\u01a1n nu\u00f4i nhi\u1ec1u con. M\u00e8o m\u1eb9 v\u1eabn ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm th\u1ee9c \u0103n h\u1eb1ng ng\u00e0y. Ki\u1ebfm ch\u00e1c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u1edf ch\u1ed7 ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u00e1n gan th\u00ec hi\u1ebfm c\u00f3 d\u1ecbp nh\u01b0ng \u1edf c\u00e1c th\u00f9ng r\u00e1c th\u00ec lu\u00f4n lu\u00f4n c\u00f3 v\u1ecf khoai c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m d\u1ecbu \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u01a1n \u0111\u00f3i. M\u1ed9t b\u1eefa ban \u0111\u00eam m\u00e8o m\u1eb9 ng\u1eedi th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t m\u00f9i k\u00ec di\u1ec7u. M\u00f9i \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0a \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eeb con s\u00f4ng East River \u1edf cu\u1ed1i ng\u00f5 h\u1ebbm. N\u00f3 d\u1eabn con m\u00e8o t\u1edbi m\u1ed9t c\u0103n nh\u00e0, r\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i d\u1eabn t\u1eeb \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t b\u1ebfn t\u00e0u. Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ed9t nhi\u00ean n\u00f3 nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb v\u00e0 n\u00f3 hi\u1ec3u r\u1eb1ng con ch\u00f3 \u1edf x\u01b0\u1edfng \u0111\u00f3ng t\u00e0u, k\u1ebb th\u00f9 c\u0169 c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1eb7n m\u1ea5t \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ch\u1ea1y r\u1ed3i. Kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 l\u1ef1a ch\u1ecdn g\u00ec n\u1eefa n\u00f3 nh\u1ea3y lu\u00f4n xu\u1ed1ng con t\u00e0u, n\u01a1i c\u00f3 m\u00f9i c\u00e1 k\u00ec di\u1ec7u b\u1ed1c ra. Con ch\u00f3 \u1edf l\u1ea1i tr\u00ean b\u1edd, v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ebfn s\u00e1ng khi con t\u00e0u ch\u1edf c\u00e1 nh\u1ed5 neo th\u00ec con m\u00e8o b\u1eaft bu\u1ed9c ph\u1ea3i r\u1eddi b\u1ebfn c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi t\u00e0u, v\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng ai c\u00f2n tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y n\u00f3 n\u1eefa. II Con m\u00e8o hoang con ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i m\u1eb9 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch v\u00f4 \u00edch. Bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng \u0111\u1ebfn r\u1ed3i \u0111i qua. M\u00e8o con r\u1ea5t \u0111\u00f3i. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00fac tr\u1eddi t\u1ed1i n\u00f3 \u0111i t\u00ecm th\u1ee9c \u0103n. N\u00f3 b\u00f2 ra kh\u1ecfi","th\u00f9ng b\u00e1nh v\u00e0 b\u1edbi \u0111\u1ed1ng r\u00e1c, \u0111\u00e1nh h\u01a1i t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 g\u00ec t\u01b0\u1edfng ch\u1eebng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0103n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ee9 g\u00ec c\u1ea3. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng n\u00f3 l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng b\u1eadc thang g\u1ed7 d\u1eabn t\u1edbi gian h\u00e0ng \u1edf t\u1ea7ng h\u1ea7m c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u00e1n chim l\u00e0 anh ch\u00e0ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi Nh\u1eadt t\u00ean g\u1ecdi Malee. C\u00e1nh c\u1eeda kh\u00e9p h\u1edd. M\u00e8o con l\u1ecdt v\u00e0o c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi nh\u1eefng m\u00f9i h\u0103ng h\u1eafc k\u00ec l\u1ea1. N\u00f3 tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y v\u00f4 s\u1ed1 nh\u1eefng con v\u1eadt s\u1ed1ng b\u1ecb nh\u1ed1t trong nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i l\u1ed3ng. M\u1ed9t g\u00e3 \u0111a \u0111en ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i th\u00f9ng \u0111\u1eb7t \u1edf trong g\u00f3c nh\u00e0. G\u00e3 da \u0111en nh\u1eadn ra con v\u1eadt l\u1ea1 m\u1eb7t b\u00e9 nh\u1ecf v\u00e0 t\u00f2 m\u00f2 theo d\u00f5i n\u00f3. M\u00e8o con \u0111i ngang qua m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i c\u00e1i l\u1ed3ng nh\u1ed1t th\u1ecf, kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd g\u00ec \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u00fang c\u1ea3. Nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i l\u1ed3ng \u0111an th\u01b0a, trong nh\u1ea5t m\u1ed9t con c\u00e1o. V\u1ecb phu nh\u00e2n quy\u1ec1n qu\u00fd c\u00f3 c\u00e1i \u0111u\u00f4i b\u00f4ng n\u00e0y \u0111ang \u1edf g\u00f3c l\u1ed3ng xa nh\u1ea5t. N\u00f3 n\u1eb1m d\u00e1n ch\u1eb7t xu\u1ed1ng s\u00e0n nh\u00e0. M\u1eaft n\u00f3 n\u1ea3y l\u1eeda. M\u00e8o con ti\u1ebfn l\u1ea1i g\u1ea7n, \u0111\u00e1nh h\u01a1i r\u1ed3i th\u00f2 \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0o trong l\u1ed3ng v\u00e0 l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e1nh h\u01a1i. Sau \u0111\u00f3 n\u00f3 b\u00f2 t\u1edbi chi\u1ebfc b\u00e1t \u0111\u1ef1ng th\u1ee9c \u0103n nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00fang l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 th\u00ec con c\u00e1o v\u1eabn r\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ee3i \u0111\u00e3 v\u1ed3 ngay l\u1ea5y n\u00f3. M\u00e8o con s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i k\u00eau: \\\"meo!\\\" v\u00e0 n\u00f3 b\u1ecb con c\u00e1o l\u1eafc m\u1ea1nh m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i, r\u1ed3i c\u00f3 l\u1ebd \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb con n\u00e0y qu\u1eadt ch\u1ebft ngay n\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 g\u00e3 da \u0111en kh\u00f4ng can thi\u1ec7p k\u1ecbp th\u1eddi. G\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 v\u0169 kh\u00ed m\u00e0 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 chui v\u00e0o trong l\u1ed3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, nh\u01b0ng g\u00e3 ph\u00f3ng m\u1ed9t tia n\u01b0\u1edbc b\u1ecdt quy\u1ebft li\u1ec7t v\u00e0o m\u00f5m con c\u00e1o \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c n\u00f3 nh\u1ea3 ngay m\u00e8o con ra v\u00e0 l\u1ee7i v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t g\u00f3c l\u1ed3ng, m\u1eaft nh\u1ea5p nh\u00e1y v\u1ebb s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i. G\u00e3 da \u0111en l\u00f4i con m\u00e8o con ra kh\u1ecfi l\u1ed3ng. C\u00fa qu\u1eadt l\u00e0m n\u00f3 s\u1ee3 h\u1ebft h\u1ed3n. M\u00e8o con kh\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c g\u00ec nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 m\u1ee5 c\u1ea3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ra. N\u00f3 quay cu\u1ed3ng, l\u1ea3o \u0111\u1ea3o m\u1ed9t l\u00fac t\u1ea1i ch\u1ed7 r\u1ed3i sau m\u1edbi l\u1ea1i h\u1ed3n. V\u00e0i ph\u00fat sau n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 k\u00eau g\u1eeb g\u1eeb tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u g\u1ed1i g\u00e3 da \u0111en. L\u00fac n\u00e0y anh ch\u00e0ng b\u00e1n chim Malee, ng\u01b0\u1eddi Nh\u1eadt \u0111\u00e3 quay tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 gian h\u00e0ng. Malee ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i sinh \u1edf Nh\u1eadt B\u1ea3n m\u00e0 ra \u0111\u1eddi \u1edf v\u00f9ng ngo\u1ea1i \u00f4 London. Nh\u01b0ng anh ta c\u00f3 c\u1eb7p m\u1eaft nh\u1ecf, x\u1ebfch tr\u00ean khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t tr\u00f2n v\u00e0 c\u00e1i m\u0169i t\u1eb9t, khi\u1ebfn cho m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u00ean c\u00e1i t\u00ean th\u1ef1c c\u1ee7a anh ta m\u00e0 c\u1ee9 g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 anh ch\u00e0ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi Nh\u1eadt. Anh ta kh\u00f4ng h\u00e0 kh\u1eafc v\u1edbi l\u0169 chim v\u00e0 th\u00fa m\u00e0 anh ta bu\u00f4n b\u00e1n. Anh ta ch\u1ec9 tu\u00e2n theo s\u1ef1 l\u1eddi l\u00e3i c\u1ee7a b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n v\u00e0 bi\u1ebft m\u00ecnh ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m g\u00ec. Anh ta kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n con m\u00e8o con hoang. G\u00e3 da \u0111en cho m\u00e8o con \u0103n th\u1ecfa th\u00edch r\u1ed3i","mang n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t ph\u1ed1 xa v\u00e0 th\u1ea3 n\u00f3 v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i s\u00e2n kho ch\u1ee9a \u0111\u1ed3 s\u1eaft \u1edf \u0111\u1ea5y. III M\u1ed9t b\u1eefa \u0103n no ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n \u0111\u1ee7 cho hai - ba ng\u00e0y. Con m\u00e8o con \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0103n nhi\u1ec1u r\u1ea5t vui v\u1ebb, ph\u1ea5n ch\u1ea5n. N\u00f3 b\u1edbi c\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed1ng r\u00e1c, t\u00f2 m\u00f2 nh\u00ecn nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i l\u1ed3ng chim y\u1ebfn treo \u1edf c\u00e1c c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 v\u1edbi t\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, r\u1ed3i ng\u00f3 qua h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o, v\u00e0 tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t con ch\u00f3 to th\u00ec len l\u00e9n l\u00f9i l\u1ea1i, t\u00ecm m\u1ed9t ch\u1ed7 tr\u1ed1n \u1edf ngo\u00e0i n\u1eafng v\u00e0 n\u1eb1m \u0111\u00f3 ng\u1ee7 c\u1ea3 gi\u1edd \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3. M\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng g\u1eeb g\u1eeb khe kh\u1ebd \u0111\u00e1nh th\u1ee9c n\u00f3 d\u1eady. \u0110\u1ee9ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t n\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con m\u00e8o \u0111en to c\u00f3 \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft xanh l\u00e8. \u1ede m\u1ed9t b\u00ean m\u00e1 n\u00f3 c\u00f3 v\u1ebft s\u1eb9o tr\u1eafng v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i tai n\u00f3 b\u1ecb r\u00e1ch. C\u00e1i nh\u00ecn c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ch\u00fat th\u00e2n thi\u1ec7n. Tai n\u00f3 c\u1ee5p s\u00e1t \u0111\u1ea7u, \u0111u\u00f4i h\u01a1i gi\u1eadt gi\u1eadt c\u00f2n c\u1ed5 h\u1ecdng th\u00ec khe kh\u1ebd g\u1eeb g\u1eeb. M\u00e8o con h\u1ed3n nhi\u00ean ti\u1ebfn l\u1ea1i g\u1eb7p n\u00f3. N\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 k\u1ebb \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1ebft ch\u1ebft anh em n\u00f3. Con m\u00e8o \u0111en qu\u1ec7t m\u00f5m v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i c\u1ed9t r\u1ed3i ch\u1ea7m ch\u1eadm quay \u0111i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch b\u00ecnh t\u0129nh v\u00e0 bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t. M\u00e8o con ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y c\u00e1i ch\u00f3t \u0111u\u00f4i gi\u1eadt gi\u1eadt c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 m\u00e0 th\u00f4i. M\u00e8o con ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1eb1ng n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 g\u1ea7n k\u1ec1 c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft c\u0169ng y nh\u01b0 gi\u00e2y ph\u00fat n\u00f3 li\u1ec1u m\u1ea1ng b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o trong chi\u1ebfc l\u1ed3ng c\u00e1o v\u1eady. \u0110\u1ebfn chi\u1ec1u m\u00e8o con th\u1ea5y \u0111\u00f3i. N\u00f3 nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn c\u00e1i d\u00f2ng kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed d\u00e0i v\u00f4 h\u00ecnh v\u00e0 \u0111a d\u1ea1ng c\u00f3 t\u00ean g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 gi\u00f3. Sau khi l\u1ef1a ch\u1ecdn m\u1ed9t h\u01b0\u1edbng gi\u00f3 \u0111\u00e1ng quan t\u00e2m nh\u1ea5t, n\u00f3 \u0111i ng\u01b0\u1ee3c chi\u1ec1u gi\u00f3 th\u1ed5i v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1nh h\u01a1i. \u1ede g\u00f3c s\u00e2n c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t h\u1ed1 r\u00e1c m\u00e0 n\u00f3 t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat th\u1ee9c \u0103n. N\u00f3 u\u1ed1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1eddi \u1edf m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i x\u00f4 \u0111\u1ef1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1eb7t d\u01b0\u1edbi v\u00f2i m\u00e1y. Su\u1ed1t \u0111\u00eam n\u00f3 c\u1ea7n c\u00f9 nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u c\u00e1i s\u00e2n. Ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m sau n\u00f3 c\u0169ng ng\u1ee7 ngon l\u00e0nh ngo\u00e0i n\u1eafng y nh\u01b0 ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m tr\u01b0\u1edbc. Th\u1eddi gian c\u1ee9 th\u1ebf tr\u00f4i \u0111i. C\u00f3 khi m\u00e8o con t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c trong h\u1ed1 r\u00e1c c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t b\u1eefa \u0103n, c\u00f3 khi l\u1ea1i ch\u1eb3ng t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ee9 g\u00ec. M\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u00f3 b\u1eaft g\u1eb7p con m\u00e8o \u0111en to \u1edf \u0111\u1ea5y, nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 th\u1eadn tr\u1ecdng tr\u00e1nh xa tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi con n\u00e0y ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n ra n\u00f3. C\u00e1i x\u00f4 n\u01b0\u1edbc h\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 l\u00fac n\u00e0o","c\u0169ng \u1edf nguy\u00ean m\u1ed9t ch\u1ed7, v\u00e0 khi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta mang n\u00f3 \u0111i th\u00ec \u1edf tr\u00ean n\u1ec1n \u0111\u00e1 b\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi v\u00f2i n\u01b0\u1edbc c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i nh\u1eefng h\u0169m n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ee5c ng\u1ea7u. Nh\u01b0ng c\u00e1i h\u1ed1 r\u00e1c c\u1ef1c k\u00ec b\u1ea5p b\u00eanh. C\u00f3 l\u1ea7n su\u1ed1t ba ng\u00e0y m\u00e8o con kh\u00f4ng t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0103n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 c\u1ea3. M\u00e8o con li\u1ec1n kh\u1ea3o s\u00e1t c\u00e1i h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o v\u00e0 t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t l\u1ed7 h\u1ed5ng nh\u1ecf chui ra ngo\u00e0i \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ph\u1ed1. N\u00f3 ch\u01b0a k\u1ecbp nh\u00ecn quanh th\u00ec \u0111\u1ed9t nhi\u00ean c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t v\u1eadt g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 nh\u1ea3y x\u1ed5 v\u00e0o n\u00f3 v\u00e0 l\u00e0m \u1ed3n l\u00ean: m\u1ed9t con ch\u00f3 to l\u1edbn nh\u1ea3y th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o n\u00f3. M\u00e8o con ch\u1ec9 v\u1eeba k\u1ecbp l\u00f9i tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i chui qua l\u1ed7 h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o v\u1ec1 s\u00e2n. N\u00f3 \u0111\u00f3i kinh kh\u1ee7ng. May m\u1eafn thay n\u00f3 t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t \u00edt v\u1ecf khoai l\u00e0m d\u1ecbu \u0111i c\u00e1i \u0111\u00f3i \u0111au th\u1eaft ru\u1ed9t. Bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o ng\u1ee7 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00e0nh ph\u1ea3i \u0111i ki\u1ebfm m\u1ed3i. Trong s\u00e2n l\u0169 chim s\u1ebb \u0111ang r\u00edu r\u00edt k\u00eau. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y ch\u00fang v\u1eabn \u0111\u1ebfn s\u00e2n n\u00e0y, nh\u01b0ng b\u00e2y gi\u1edd m\u00e8o con nh\u00ecn ch\u00fang b\u1eb1ng con m\u1eaft kh\u00e1c. C\u00e1i \u0111\u00f3i gh\u00ea g\u1edbm k\u00edch th\u00edch b\u1ea3n n\u0103ng \u00e1c th\u00fa c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd chim s\u1ebb l\u00e0 m\u1ed3i s\u0103n, l\u00e0 th\u1ee9c \u0103n. M\u00e8o con b\u00f2 s\u00e1t \u0111\u1ea5t v\u00e0 r\u00f3n r\u00e9n \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n l\u0169 chim s\u1ebb. N\u00f3 th\u1eed l\u00e0m nhi\u1ec1u l\u1ea7n nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ec1u th\u1ea5t b\u1ea1i: l\u0169 chim s\u1ebb nhanh nh\u1eb9n h\u01a1n n\u00f3 v\u00e0 bao gi\u1edd c\u0169ng bay \u0111i k\u1ecbp th\u1eddi. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng n\u00f3 hi\u1ec3u r\u1eb1ng, chim s\u1ebb tuy l\u00e0 th\u1ee9c \u0103n nh\u01b0ng l\u00e0 th\u1ee9 th\u1ee9c \u0103n kh\u00f4ng v\u1edbi t\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. \u0110\u1ebfn ng\u00e0y th\u1ee9 n\u0103m trong c\u01a1n v\u1eadn \u0111en \u1ea5y con m\u00e8o hoang con l\u1ea1i ra ph\u1ed1, hi v\u1ecdng c\u00f3 c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0103n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Khi n\u00f3 \u0111i kh\u1ecfi c\u00e1i khe h\u1edf \u1edf h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3ng c\u00e1ch xa th\u00ec n\u00f3 b\u1ecb m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb l\u1ea5y g\u1ea1ch n\u00e9m. N\u00f3 b\u1ecf ch\u1ea1y. M\u1ed9t con ch\u00f3 \u0111u\u1ed5i theo n\u00f3. T\u00ecnh c\u1ea3nh k\u1ebb ch\u1ea1y tr\u1ed1n tuy\u1ec7t v\u1ecdng. Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ed9t nhi\u00ean n\u00f3 tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t h\u00e0ng lan can s\u1eaft ki\u1ec3u c\u1ed5 \u1edf m\u1eb7t tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1ed9t ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 b\u00e8n lu\u1ed3n qua khe h\u1edf, gi\u1eefa c\u00e1c thanh lan can v\u00e0 v\u1eeba k\u1ecbp tho\u00e1t kh\u1ecfi con ch\u00f3. \u1ede c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 ph\u00eda tr\u00ean c\u1ee7a ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng g\u1ecdi con ch\u00f3. B\u00e0 ta n\u00e9m cho k\u1ebb kh\u1ed1n kh\u1ed5 m\u1ed9t mi\u1ebfng th\u1ecbt v\u00e0 m\u00e8o con \u0103n ngon l\u00e0nh nh\u01b0 ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd t\u1eebng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0103n. Sau \u0111\u00f3 n\u00f3 \u1ea9n n\u1ea5p v\u00e0o d\u01b0\u1edbi m\u00e1i ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 v\u00e0 \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi \u0111\u00eam t\u1ed1i mang l\u1ea1i s\u1ef1 y\u00ean t\u0129nh, l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 n\u00f3 len l\u00e9n \u0111i tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 c\u00e1i s\u00e2n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf k\u00e9o d\u00e0i hai th\u00e1ng. M\u00e8o con l\u1edbn l\u00ean, b\u1ed3i b\u1ed5 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00eam","s\u1ee9c l\u1ef1c v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u00f5 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 khu v\u1ef1c xung quanh. N\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m quen v\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ph\u1ed1 Downey n\u01a1i m\u00e0 s\u00e1ng n\u00e0o c\u0169ng xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n m\u1ed9t d\u00e3y th\u00f9ng r\u00e1c v\u00e0 c\u0103n c\u1ee9 v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ph\u00e1n \u0111o\u00e1n v\u1ec1 c\u01b0 d\u00e2n c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng c\u0103n nh\u00e0 trong ph\u1ed1. T\u00f2a nh\u00e0 l\u1edbn \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi n\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u00e1i kho ch\u1ee9a nh\u1eefng th\u00f9ng r\u00e1c lu\u00f4n lu\u00f4n c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng mi\u1ebfng c\u00e1 c\u00f2n nguy\u00ean v\u1ee9t b\u1ecf. N\u00f3 c\u0169ng l\u00e0m quen nhanh ch\u00f3ng v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u00e1n gan v\u00e0 gia nh\u1eadp v\u00e0o b\u1ea7y \u0111\u00e0n m\u00e8o len l\u00e9n kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ai tr\u1ea3 ti\u1ec1n \u0103n cho. N\u00f3 c\u0169ng g\u1eb7p c\u1ea3 con ch\u00f3 \u1edf x\u01b0\u1edfng \u0111\u00f3ng t\u00e0u c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng con ch\u00f3 \u0111\u00e1ng s\u1ee3 kh\u00e1c. N\u00f3 bi\u1ebft r\u00f5 ch\u00fang s\u1ebd \u0111em l\u1ea1i cho n\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec v\u00e0 h\u1ecdc c\u00e1ch ch\u1ea1y tr\u1ed1n kh\u1ecfi ch\u00fang. Th\u1eadt may m\u1eafn cho n\u00f3 ch\u1eb3ng bao l\u00e2u n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 ph\u00e1t minh ra m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch ki\u1ebfm \u0103n m\u1edbi. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd nhi\u1ec1u con m\u00e8o \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ee5 t\u1eadp m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch hi v\u1ecdng h\u00e3o huy\u1ec1n xung quanh nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i th\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ef1ng s\u1eefa b\u00ed hi\u1ec3m s\u00e1ng n\u00e0o c\u0169ng x\u1ebfp \u0111\u1ea7y tr\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1ee1ng c\u1eeda v\u00e0 b\u1eadu c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u00e1n s\u1eefa. M\u1ed9t b\u1eefa, do ng\u1eabu nhi\u00ean may m\u1eafn con m\u00e8o con c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta g\u1eb7p m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc th\u00f9ng c\u00f3 n\u1eafp \u0111\u1eady b\u1ecb v\u1ee1. N\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1ch n\u00e2ng c\u00e1i n\u1eafp \u1ea5y v\u00e0 c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t l\u00f4 c\u00e1i n\u1eafp th\u00f9ng s\u1eefa kh\u00e1c l\u00ean v\u00e0 u\u1ed1ng s\u1eefa th\u1ecfa th\u00edch. D\u0129 nhi\u00ean n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 m\u1edf \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1c n\u1eafp th\u00f9ng ra nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 nhi\u1ec1u l\u1ea7n v\u1edb \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i th\u00f9ng c\u00f3 n\u1eafp \u0111\u1eady kh\u00f4ng k\u0129. Ch\u00fa m\u00e8o con c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta s\u1ed1t s\u1eafng \u0111i t\u00ecm nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i th\u00f9ng nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. N\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng b\u01b0\u1edbc nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 khu ph\u1ed1 c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. N\u00f3 \u0111i m\u1ed7i ng\u00e0y m\u1ed9t xa h\u01a1n v\u00e0 cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng l\u1ea1i r\u01a1i v\u00e0o gi\u1eefa \u0111\u00e1m th\u00f9ng nh\u1ecf v\u00e0 l\u1ed3ng th\u00fa \u1edf s\u00e2n sau ng\u00f4i h\u00e0ng c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u00e1n chim. C\u00e1i s\u00e2n c\u1ee7a kho ch\u1ee9a \u0111\u1ed3 s\u1eaft bao gi\u1edd c\u0169ng xa l\u1ea1 \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi n\u00f3, nh\u01b0ng c\u00e1i s\u00e2n sau ng\u00f4i h\u00e0ng n\u00e0y th\u00ec g\u1ee3i ngay cho n\u00f3 m\u1ed9t t\u00ecnh c\u1ea3m \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi v\u1eadt s\u1edf h\u1eefu ri\u00eang t\u01b0 v\u00e0 n\u00f3 c\u00f4ng ph\u1eabn khi th\u1ea5y c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t con m\u00e8o l\u1ea1 xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n \u1edf \u0111\u1ea5y. N\u00f3 ti\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ebfn l\u1ea7n k\u1ebb ng\u1ee5 c\u01b0 v\u1edbi v\u1ebb \u0111e d\u1ecda. T\u00ecnh th\u1ebf \u0111\u00e3 c\u0103ng th\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ed9 ch\u00fang g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb v\u00e0 phun ph\u00ec ph\u00ec th\u00ec m\u1ed9t x\u00f4 n\u01b0\u1edbc t\u1eeb c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 ph\u00eda tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ed5 \u00e0o xu\u1ed1ng l\u00e0m ngu\u1ed9i l\u1ea1nh \u00fd ch\u00ed quy\u1ebft chi\u1ebfn c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang. Ch\u00fang nh\u1ea3y d\u1ea1t \u0111i m\u1ed7i \u0111\u1ee9a m\u1ed9t ph\u00eda: con m\u00e8o l\u1ea1 ch\u1ea1y qua h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o, c\u00f2n con m\u00e8o hoang con th\u00ec nh\u1ea3y v\u00e0o chi\u1ebfc th\u00f9ng b\u00e1nh c\u0169 n\u01a1i n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 m\u1edf m\u1eaft ch\u00e0o \u0111\u1eddi. C\u00e1i s\u00e2n sau n\u00e0y th\u00e2n thi\u1ebft v\u1edbi n\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch kh\u00e1c th\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00e0 n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ecbnh c\u01b0 \u1edf \u0111\u00f3. Th\u1ee9c \u0103n \u1edf s\u00e2n n\u00e0y v\u1eabn \u00edt nh\u01b0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc, v\u00e0 l\u1ea1i ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 n\u01b0\u1edbc, nh\u01b0ng nh\u1eefng con chu\u1ed9t ngon l\u00e0nh th\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ebfn","th\u0103m n\u00f3. Nh\u1edd nh\u1eefng con chu\u1ed9t n\u00e0y m\u00e0 con m\u00e8o con c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ea1n. IV \u0110\u1ebfn l\u00fac \u1ea5y m\u00e8o con \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t con m\u00e8o tr\u01b0\u1edfng th\u00e0nh \u0111\u1eb9p \u0111\u1ebd c\u00f3 m\u1ea7u l\u00f4ng h\u1ed5. B\u1ed9 l\u00f4ng x\u00e1m t\u01b0\u01a1i c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec3m nh\u1eefng v\u1ec7t \u0111en v\u00e0 b\u1ed1n c\u00e1i ch\u1ea5m tr\u1eafng \u1edf m\u0169i, \u0111u\u00f4i v\u00e0 hai tai \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m cho n\u00f3 c\u00f3 v\u1ebb duy\u00ean d\u00e1ng l\u1ea1 th\u01b0\u1eddng. M\u1eb7c d\u1ea7u n\u00f3 r\u1ea5t kh\u00e9o t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm th\u1ee9c \u0103n nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 v\u1eabn c\u00f3 l\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i nh\u1ecbn \u0111\u00f3i v\u00e0i ng\u00e0y, v\u00e0 n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i ti\u1ebfn h\u00e0nh s\u0103n chim s\u1ebb m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch kh\u00f4ng k\u1ebft qu\u1ea3. N\u00f3 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n c\u00f4 \u0111\u01a1n. M\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n v\u00e0o th\u00e1ng T\u00e1m khi con m\u00e8o \u0111ang n\u1eb1m s\u01b0\u1edfi n\u1eafng th\u00ec n\u00f3 tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t con m\u00e8o \u0111en to ti\u1ebfn th\u1eb3ng l\u1ea1i ph\u00eda n\u00f3. N\u00f3 nh\u1eadn ra ngay con n\u00e0y qua c\u00e1i tai r\u00e1ch li\u1ec1n b\u01b0\u1edbc th\u1ee5t l\u00f9i v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda c\u00e1i th\u00f9ng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 n\u1ea5p v\u00e0o trong \u0111\u00f3. Con m\u00e8o \u0111en th\u1eadn tr\u1ecdng ti\u1ebfn l\u00ean ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc, nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng nh\u1ea3y t\u1eeb t\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00ean c\u00e1i kho ch\u1ee9a c\u1ee7i \u1edf cu\u1ed1i s\u00e2n v\u00e0 s\u1eafp s\u1eeda b\u0103ng qua m\u00e1i nh\u00e0 kho th\u00ec m\u1ed9t con m\u00e8o v\u00e0ng t\u01b0\u01a1i nh\u00f4 ra \u0111\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t n\u00f3. Con m\u00e8o \u0111en g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb nh\u00ecn ch\u1eb1m ch\u1eb1m v\u00e0o n\u00f3, con m\u00e8o v\u00e0ng c\u0169ng g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i. \u0110u\u00f4i ch\u00fang qu\u1ea5t qua qu\u1ea5t l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch gi\u1eadn d\u1eef. H\u1ecdng ch\u00fang g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb v\u00e0 kh\u00ecn kh\u1ecbt m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch ki\u00ean quy\u1ebft. Ch\u00fang ti\u1ebfn s\u00e1t l\u1ea1i g\u1ea7n nhau, tai c\u1ee5p xu\u1ed1ng, b\u1eafp th\u1ecbt c\u0103ng th\u1eb3ng. \\\"Miao ao-ao!\\\" - con m\u00e8o \u0111en l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng. \\\"Ng\u00e0o-\u00e0o-\u00e0o!\\\" - m\u1ed9t gi\u1ecdng tr\u1ea7m \u0111\u1ea7y \u0111e d\u1ecda tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi. \\\"Miao-ao-ao-ao!\\\" - con m\u00e8o \u0111en c\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfng v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfn th\u00eam b\u1ed1n inch l\u1ea1i g\u1ea7n. \\\"Miao-ao-ao!\\\" con m\u00e8o v\u00e0ng tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi. N\u00f3 \u01b0\u1ee1n th\u1eb3ng h\u1ebft th\u00e2n ng\u01b0\u1eddi ra, ti\u1ebfn l\u00ean v\u1edbi v\u1ebb c\u1ef1c k\u00ec \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng b\u1ec7 - \\\"Miao-ao!\\\" V\u00e0 n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i ti\u1ebfn l\u00ean, c\u00e1i \u0111u\u00f4i qu\u1eadt sang b\u00ean m\u1ea1nh m\u1ebd. \\\"Miaoao-ao!\\\" - con m\u00e8o \u0111en c\u1ea5t cao gi\u1ecdng th\u00e9t l\u00ean v\u00e0 lui b\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n","t\u00e1m inch tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb \u0111\u1ed1i \u0111\u1ecbch c\u00f3 b\u1ed9 ng\u1ef1c n\u1edf ki\u00ean c\u01b0\u1eddng. C\u00e1c c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 \u1edf xung quanh \u0111\u1ec1u m\u1edf toang v\u00e0 nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00f3i lao xao nh\u01b0ng cu\u1ed9c c\u00e3i l\u1ed9n gi\u1eefa hai con m\u00e8o v\u1eabn ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c. \\\"Miao-ao-ao?\\\" - con m\u00e8o v\u00e0ng c\u0169ng c\u1ea5t cao gi\u1ecdng th\u00e9t l\u00ean, ngang v\u1edbi gi\u1ecdng c\u1ea5t cao c\u1ee7a con m\u00e8o \u0111en - \\\"Miao!\\\" V\u00e0 n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i ti\u1ebfn l\u00ean ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd m\u0169i ch\u00fang ch\u1ec9 c\u00e1ch nhau ch\u1eebng ba inch. Ch\u00fang \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u1ed1i m\u1eb7t nhau, c\u1ea3 hai \u0111\u1ec1u s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng qu\u1ea5n l\u1ea5y nhau nh\u01b0ng c\u00f2n ch\u1edd cho k\u1ebb th\u00f9 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u00e1nh tr\u01b0\u1edbc. Ch\u00fang \u0111\u1ee9ng y\u00ean l\u1eb7ng \u0111\u1ebfn ba ph\u00fat, m\u1eaft hau h\u00e1u nh\u00ecn nhau, b\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ed9ng nh\u01b0 h\u00f3a \u0111\u00e1, ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 ch\u00f3t \u0111u\u00f4i l\u00e0 h\u01a1i \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1eady. Con m\u00e8o v\u00e0ng l\u1ea1i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng: \\\"Miao-ao-ao!\\\" - gi\u1ecdng tr\u1ea7m tr\u1ea7m. \\\"Ngao-ao-ao!\\\" - con m\u00e8o \u0111en r\u00edt l\u00ean, \u0111\u1ecbnh d\u00f9ng ti\u1ebfng th\u00e9t c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 l\u00e0m cho k\u1ebb th\u00f9 s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ed3ng th\u1eddi ch\u00ednh n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i l\u00f9i l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n s\u00e1u inch. Con m\u00e8o v\u00e0ng ti\u1ebfn th\u00eam l\u00ean n\u1eeda inch. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd tai ch\u00fang \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ea1m v\u00e0o nhau. L\u1ea1i ti\u1ebfn th\u00eam m\u1ed9t b\u01b0\u1edbc n\u1eefa v\u00e0 m\u0169i ch\u00fang c\u01a1 h\u1ed3 s\u1eafp ch\u1ea1m nhau. \\\"Miao-ao-ao!\\\" - con m\u00e8o v\u00e0ng g\u1ea7m l\u00ean. \\\"Nga-a-a-a-a-ao!\\\" - con m\u00e8o \u0111en th\u00e9t l\u00ean v\u00e0 l\u00f9i th\u00eam m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n ba m\u01b0\u01a1i hai inch. Con m\u00e8o v\u00e0ng ti\u1ebfn l\u00ean v\u00e0 nh\u1ea3y x\u1ed5 v\u00e0o k\u1ebb \u0111\u1ecbch. \u00d4i, ch\u00fang nh\u00e0o l\u0103n, c\u00e0o c\u1ea5u nhau m\u1edbi gh\u00ea g\u1edbm l\u00e0m sao? Ch\u00fang c\u1eafn x\u00e9 nhau, v\u1eadt l\u1ed9n nhau m\u1edbi d\u1eef d\u1ed9i l\u00e0m sao! Con m\u00e8o v\u00e0ng chi\u1ebfm \u01b0u th\u1ebf r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng. Ch\u00fang ng\u00e3 l\u1ed9n t\u00f9ng ph\u00e8o qua \u0111\u1ea7u nhau, khi th\u00ec con n\u00e0y n\u1eb1m \u1edf tr\u00ean, khi l\u1ea1i","l\u00e0 con kh\u00e1c, v\u00e0 th\u01b0\u1eddng th\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00e0 con m\u00e8o v\u00e0ng \u0111\u00e8 l\u00ean tr\u00ean con m\u00e8o \u0111en, ch\u00fang l\u0103n tr\u00f2n m\u1ed7i l\u00fac m\u1ed9t xa h\u01a1n cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi tu\u1ed9t kh\u1ecfi m\u00e1i nh\u00e0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc ti\u1ebfng reo vui th\u00edch c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi xem t\u1ee5 t\u1eadp \u1edf c\u00e1c c\u1eeda s\u1ed5. Th\u1eadm ch\u00ed trong l\u00fac ch\u00fang r\u01a1i xu\u1ed1ng s\u00e2n m\u00e0 ch\u00fang v\u1eabn c\u00f2n ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c c\u00e0o c\u1ea5u nhau. Con m\u00e8o v\u00e0ng c\u00e0o \u0111au nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n. Khi ch\u00fang r\u01a1i \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5t th\u00ec con m\u00e8o v\u00e0ng \u0111\u00e8 \u1edf ph\u00eda tr\u00ean. V\u00e0 khi \u0111\u1ebfn ph\u00fat cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng ch\u00fang r\u1eddi nhau ra th\u00ec con n\u00e0o c\u0169ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0103n \u0111\u00f2n th\u1ecfa th\u00edch, nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 con m\u00e8o \u0111en. N\u00f3 nh\u1ea3y l\u00ean b\u1edd t\u01b0\u1eddng, ng\u01b0\u1eddi r\u00f2ng r\u00f2ng m\u00e1u, m\u1ed3m g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb v\u00e0 bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t trong ti\u1ebfng loan tin t\u1eeb c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 n\u00e0y qua c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 kh\u00e1c l\u00e0 con v\u00e0ng Billy \u0111\u00e3 n\u1ec7n cho con \u0111en Nig \u0111\u1ebfn n\u01a1i \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed1n. C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 con m\u00e8o v\u00e0ng t\u01b0\u01a1i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t g\u00e3 th\u00e1m t\u1eed t\u00e0i ba, m\u00e0 c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u1ea3 m\u00e8o hoang tr\u1ed1n kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c k\u0129, nh\u01b0ng g\u00e3 ta \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y \u1ea3 \u1edf gi\u1eefa \u0111\u1ed1ng th\u00f9ng v\u00e0 c\u00f4 \u1ea3 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecf ch\u1ea1y n\u1eefa. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00e1i g\u00ec chinh ph\u1ee5c tr\u00e1i tim con c\u00e1i t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n chi\u1ebfn th\u1eafng tr\u00ean chi\u1ebfn tr\u01b0\u1eddng. G\u00e3 m\u00e8o v\u00e0ng v\u00e0 \u1ea3 m\u00e8o x\u00e1m k\u1ebft b\u1ea1n v\u1edbi nhau nhanh ch\u00f3ng. Ch\u00fang kh\u00f4ng k\u1ebft b\u1ea1n \u0111\u1ec3 chia s\u1ebb cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 th\u1ee9c \u0103n - \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 t\u1eadp qu\u00e1n c\u1ee7a lo\u00e0i m\u00e8o - ch\u00fang ch\u1ec9 th\u1eeba nh\u1eadn nh\u1eefng quy\u1ec1n h\u1ea1n b\u1ea1n b\u00e8 \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi nhau m\u00e0 th\u00f4i. V Th\u00e1ng Ch\u00edn \u0111\u00e3 qua v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y th\u00e1ng M\u01b0\u1eddi ng\u1eafn ng\u1ee7i \u0111\u00e3 t\u1edbi. Trong chi\u1ebfc th\u00f9ng b\u00e1nh c\u0169 \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 ki\u1ec7n quan tr\u1ecdng. N\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 con v\u00e0ng Billy t\u1eeb \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y th\u00ec n\u00f3 s\u1ebd tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y n\u0103m con m\u00e8o con \u0111ang n\u1eb1m trong v\u00f2ng tay \u00e2u y\u1ebfm c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9 n\u00f3, c\u00e1i con m\u00e8o hoang con b\u00e9 nh\u1ecf h\u1ed3i n\u00e0o. \u0110\u1ed1i v\u1edbi n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ea5y l\u00e0 gi\u1edd ph\u00fat h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac. N\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eadn h\u01b0\u1edfng m\u1ed9t n\u1ed7i h\u00e2n hoan t\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ec9nh, n\u00f3 \u00e2u y\u1ebfm li\u1ebfm ch\u00fang \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i c\u00f3 l\u1ebd n\u00f3 c\u0169ng t\u1ef1 ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean v\u1ec1 m\u00ecnh n\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 n\u00f3 c\u00f3 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng ph\u00e1n \u0111o\u00e1n. Trong cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng m\u1ea5y h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ni\u1ec1m vui v\u00e0 n\u1ed7i lo toan c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ebfn theo ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd m\u1ecdi s\u1ee9c l\u1ef1c c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec1u d\u1ed3n v\u00e0o","vi\u1ec7c \u0111i ki\u1ebfm th\u1ee9c \u0103n. L\u0169 m\u00e8o con c\u00e0ng l\u1edbn th\u00ec n\u1ed7i lo toan c\u00e0ng t\u0103ng. Sau m\u1ed9t th\u00e1ng r\u01b0\u1ee1i ch\u00fang \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u b\u00f2 ra kh\u1ecfi c\u00e1i th\u00f9ng v\u00e0 b\u00f2 \u0111i kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i h\u1eb1ng ng\u00e0y m\u1ed7i khi m\u1eb9 n\u00f3 \u0111i t\u00ecm \u0103n. Ai c\u0169ng bi\u1ebft r\u00f5 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ngh\u00e8o kh\u00f3 th\u01b0\u1eddng g\u1eb7p nhi\u1ec1u tai h\u1ecda h\u01a1n l\u00e0 may m\u1eafn. L\u0169 ch\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 ba l\u1ea7n t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng con m\u00e8o x\u00e1m, c\u00f2n g\u00e3 da \u0111en l\u00e0m c\u00f4ng cho anh ch\u00e0ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi Nh\u1eadt Malee th\u00ec thi\u1ebfu ch\u00fat n\u1eefa \u0111\u00e3 n\u00e9m tr\u00fang h\u00f2n g\u1ea1ch v\u00e0o n\u00f3. Nh\u01b0ng r\u1ed3i sau \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t b\u01b0\u1edbc ngo\u1eb7t. Ngay bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng h\u00f4m sau n\u00f3 t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i th\u00f9ng s\u1eefa kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1eady n\u1eafp, r\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i c\u01b0\u1edbp gi\u1eadt \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u1ea7n th\u1ee9c \u0103n c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t con m\u00e8o \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nu\u00f4i nh\u1edd l\u00e3o b\u00e1n gan v\u00e0 ki\u1ebfm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u c\u00e1 l\u1edbn - t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3 x\u1ea3y ra trong c\u00f3 hai gi\u1edd \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3. N\u00f3 quay tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 trong t\u00e2m tr\u1ea1ng b\u00ecnh t\u0129nh y\u00ean t\u00e2m, c\u00e1i t\u00e2m tr\u1ea1ng ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 khi d\u1ea1 d\u00e0y \u0111\u1ea7y n\u00edch, v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y \u1edf tr\u00ean s\u00e2n m\u1ed9t con v\u1eadt nh\u1ecf b\u00e9 m\u00e0u n\u00e2u. Con m\u00e8o c\u00e1i nh\u1edb l\u1ea1i nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ebfn s\u0103n m\u1ed3i tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. N\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 c\u1eafn ch\u1ebft v\u00e0 \u0103n th\u1ecbt nhi\u1ec1u con chu\u1ed9t trong \u0111\u1eddi, v\u00e0 quy\u1ebft \u0111o\u00e1n r\u1eb1ng c\u00f3 l\u1ebd con v\u1eadt l\u00f4ng n\u00e2u \u1ea5y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con chu\u1ed9t to c\u00f3 \u0111u\u00f4i ng\u1eafn v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f4i tai d\u00e0i. N\u00f3 r\u00f3n r\u00e9n \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n con v\u1eadt v\u1edbi v\u1ebb th\u1eadn tr\u1ecdng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft. Con th\u1ecf nh\u1ecf ch\u1ec9 nh\u1ed5m l\u00ean d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 tr\u00f2 ch\u01a1i th\u00edch th\u00fa m\u00e0 th\u00f4i. N\u00f3 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh b\u1ecf ch\u1ea1y v\u00e0 con m\u00e8o ch\u1ed9p \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00f3 ch\u1eb3ng kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n g\u00ec. V\u00ec con m\u00e8o kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n \u0103n th\u1ecbt n\u00ean n\u00f3 tha con th\u1ecf con v\u1ec1 ch\u1ed7 c\u00e1i th\u00f9ng g\u1ed7 v\u00e0 th\u1ea3 n\u00f3 v\u00e0o \u0111\u00e1m m\u00e8o con. Con th\u1ecf kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb \u0111au g\u00ec c\u1ea3. N\u00f3 h\u1ebft s\u1ee3 ngay v\u00e0 sau khi th\u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 nh\u1ea3y ra kh\u1ecfi c\u00e1i th\u00f9ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00ec n\u00f3 li\u1ec1n s\u00e1n l\u1ea1i g\u1ea7n l\u0169 m\u00e8o con. V\u00e0 khi ch\u00fang b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u b\u00fa \u0103n tr\u01b0a th\u00ec n\u00f3 c\u0169ng gh\u00e9 v\u00e0o c\u00f9ng \u0103n kh\u00f4ng ch\u00fat ng\u1ea1i ng\u1ea7n. Con m\u00e8o c\u00e1i ng\u1ea9n ng\u01b0\u1eddi ra. B\u1ea3n n\u0103ng s\u0103n b\u1eaft lu\u00f4n th\u1eafng m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 b\u1ea3n n\u0103ng kh\u00e1c, nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 \u0111ang no n\u00ea v\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ee9u tho\u00e1t con th\u1ecf. B\u1ea3n n\u0103ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1eb9 trong con m\u00e8o c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta tr\u1ed7i d\u1eady v\u00e0 n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 cho con th\u1ecf b\u00fa d\u00f2ng s\u1eefa c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. Con th\u1ecf con tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t th\u00e0nh vi\u00ean c\u1ee7a gia \u0111\u00ecnh m\u00e8o v\u00e0 c\u0169ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nu\u00f4i","n\u1ea5ng, ch\u0103m s\u00f3c nh\u01b0 l\u0169 m\u00e8o con. \u0110\u00e3 hai tu\u1ea7n l\u1ec5 tr\u00f4i qua. L\u0169 m\u00e8o con n\u00f4 \u0111\u00f9a vui v\u1ebb gi\u1eefa \u0111\u1ed1ng th\u00f9ng nh\u1eefng l\u00fac v\u1eafng m\u1eb9, v\u00e0 con th\u1ecf con th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o b\u00f2 ra ngo\u00e0i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Anh ch\u00e0ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi Nh\u1eadt Malee tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y l\u0169 m\u00e8o con \u1edf s\u00e2n sau b\u00e8n sai g\u00e3 da \u0111en b\u1eafn ch\u1ebft. M\u1ed9t bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng \u0111\u1eb9p tr\u1eddi, g\u00e3 da \u0111en v\u00e2ng l\u1ec7nh ch\u1ee7 mang kh\u1ea9u s\u00fang hai m\u01b0\u01a1i hai inch ra th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n. G\u00e3 b\u1eafn h\u1ea1 l\u1ea7n l\u01b0\u1ee3t t\u1eebng con m\u00e8o con cho \u0111\u1ebfn h\u1ebft. \u0110\u1ed9t nhi\u00ean tr\u00ean b\u1edd t\u01b0\u1eddng xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n con m\u00e8o m\u1eb9, m\u1ed3m ngo\u1ea1m ch\u1eb7t m\u1ed9t con chu\u1ed9t. G\u00e3 da \u0111en c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ecbnh b\u1eafn ch\u1ebft lu\u00f4n c\u1ea3 n\u00f3, nh\u01b0ng g\u00e3 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ed5i \u00fd khi tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y con chu\u1ed9t: Lo\u1ea1i m\u00e8o di\u1ec7t chu\u1ed9t x\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00e1ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ed1ng. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 con chu\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean m\u00e0 con m\u00e8o c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta nh\u00e2n d\u1ecbp t\u00f3m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ee9u m\u00e8o tho\u00e1t ch\u1ebft. Con m\u00e8o nh\u1ea3y qua \u0111\u1ed1ng r\u00e1c \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 c\u00e1i th\u00f9ng, nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y con m\u00e8o con n\u00e0o ch\u1ea1y t\u1edbi theo ti\u1ebfng g\u1ecdi c\u1ea3. C\u00f2n con th\u1ecf con th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng \u0103n th\u1ecbt chu\u1ed9t. M\u00e8o m\u1eb9 cho th\u1ecf b\u00fa v\u00e0 ch\u1ed1c ch\u1ed1c l\u1ea1i c\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfng g\u1ecdi con. G\u00e3 da \u0111en nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng m\u00e8o m\u1eb9 k\u00eau li\u1ec1n len l\u00e9n t\u1edbi g\u1ea7n c\u00e1i th\u00f9ng nh\u00f2m v\u00e0o v\u00e0 g\u00e3 v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng kinh ng\u1ea1c khi tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y trong th\u00f9ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t con m\u00e8o m\u1eb9 m\u1ed9t con th\u1ecf con s\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con chu\u1ed9t ch\u1ebft. M\u00e8o m\u1eb9 \u00e9p tai s\u00e1t v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0 c\u00e0u nh\u00e0u. G\u00e3 da \u0111en b\u1ecf \u0111i nh\u01b0ng m\u1ed9t l\u00e1t sau g\u00e3 \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t mi\u1ebfng v\u00e1n \u00fap ch\u1ee5p l\u00ean mi\u1ec7ng th\u00f9ng r\u1ed3i \u00e1p gi\u1ea3i t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng c\u01b0 d\u00e2n trong \u0111\u00f3, c\u1ea3 s\u1ed1ng l\u1eabn ch\u1ebft, tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 gian h\u00e0ng nh\u1ed1t chim \u1edf t\u1ea7ng h\u1ea7m. - Xem n\u00e0y, \u00f4ng ch\u1ee7 \u01a1i, m\u1ed9t ch\u00fa th\u1ecf con r\u01a1i v\u00e0o \u0111\u00e2y n\u00e0y! Th\u1ebf m\u00e0 \u00f4ng c\u1ee9 nghi oan cho t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u00e1nh c\u1eafp th\u1ecf! M\u00e8o m\u1eb9 v\u00e0 th\u1ecf con \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1ed1t v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i l\u1ed3ng s\u1eaft to v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u01b0ng b\u00e0y h\u1eb1ng ng\u00e0y nh\u01b0 m\u1eabu m\u1ef1c c\u1ee7a gia \u0111\u00ecnh h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u1eb3ng bao l\u00e2u con th\u1ecf con b\u1ecb \u1ed1m v\u00e0 ch\u1ebft. M\u00e8o m\u1eb9 b\u1ecb nh\u1ed1t trong l\u1ed3ng ch\u1eb3ng c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y l\u00fac n\u00e0o h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac. Cho n\u00f3 \u0103n u\u1ed1ng th\u1ecfa th\u00edch n\u00e0o c\u00f3 \u0111\u00e1ng l\u00e0 bao. N\u00f3 u s\u1ea7u trong c\u1ea3nh t\u00f9 t\u00fang, v\u00e0 c\u00f3 l\u1ebd n\u00f3","\u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ea5u tranh \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u00e0nh l\u1ea5y t\u1ef1 do hay l\u00e0 c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft. Nh\u01b0ng b\u1ea5t h\u1ea1nh thay cho n\u00f3, trong th\u1eddi gian b\u1ecb nh\u1ed1t trong l\u1ed3ng b\u1ed1n ng\u00e0y n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1eafm r\u1eeda s\u1ea1ch s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i b\u1ed9 l\u00f4ng c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 l\u1ed9 r\u00f5 v\u1ebb \u0111\u1eb9p l\u1ed9ng l\u1eaby v\u00e0 anh ch\u00e0ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi Nh\u1eadt \u0111\u00e3 quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh gi\u1eef n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec3 nu\u00f4i. CU\u1ed8C \u0110\u1edcI TH\u1ee8 HAI VI Anh ch\u00e0ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi Nh\u1eadt Malee l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi tinh ranh nh\u1ea5t trong \u0111\u00e1m d\u00e2n v\u00f9ng ngo\u1ea1i \u00f4 London, \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng c\u00f3 d\u1ecbp bu\u00f4n b\u00e1n nh\u1eefng con chim y\u1ebfn r\u1ebb ti\u1ec1n \u1edf t\u1ea7ng h\u1ea7m. Anh ta r\u1ea5t ngh\u00e8o, v\u00e0 g\u00e3 da \u0111en s\u1ed1ng v\u1edbi anh ta ch\u1ec9 v\u00ec ch\u00e0ng l\u00e1i bu\u00f4n London b\u1eb1ng l\u00f2ng chia s\u1ebb v\u1edbi g\u00e3 n\u01a1i \u0103n ch\u1ed1n ng\u1ee7 v\u00e0 n\u00f3i chung \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ed1i x\u1eed v\u1edbi g\u00e3 b\u00ecnh \u0111\u1eb3ng, kh\u00e1c h\u1eb3n \u0111\u1ea1i \u0111a s\u1ed1 d\u00e2n M\u1ef9. Anh ch\u00e0ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi Nh\u1eadt t\u1ef1 coi m\u00ecnh l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u00ednh tr\u1ef1c, tuy r\u1eb1ng m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u bi\u1ebft anh ta ki\u1ebfm ti\u1ec1n b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch t\u00e0ng tr\u1eef nh\u1eefng con ch\u00f3 v\u00e0 con m\u00e8o \u0103n tr\u1ed9m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Anh ta s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng kho\u1ea3ng n\u1eeda t\u00e1 chim y\u1ebfn ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m t\u1ea5m b\u00ecnh phong che \u0111\u1eady c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c kia m\u00e0 th\u00f4i. Nh\u01b0ng anh ch\u00e0ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi Nh\u1eadt kh\u00f4ng bu\u1ed3n phi\u1ec1n. \\\"R\u1ed3i c\u1eadu xem, Sammy \u1ea1, t\u1edb s\u1ebd \u0111i chu du b\u1ed1n ph\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ean chi\u1ebfc xe ng\u1ef1a ri\u00eang c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh cho m\u00e0 xem!\\\" - anh ta \u01b0a th\u00edch nh\u1eafc l\u1ea1i nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf sau nh\u1eefng c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c m\u00e0 anh ta cho l\u00e0 th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng. Anh ta c\u0169ng h\u00e1o danh theo c\u00e1ch ri\u00eang c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, v\u00e0 mu\u1ed1n ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta coi m\u00ecnh l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi hi\u1ec3u bi\u1ebft r\u00e0nh r\u1ebd c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c. Th\u1eadm ch\u00ed \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 l\u1ea7n anh ta \u0111\u00e1nh b\u1ea1o \u0111em m\u00e8o \u0111\u1ebfn d\u1ef1 m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c tri\u1ec3n l\u00e3m th\u01b0\u1ee3ng l\u01b0u v\u1ec1 m\u00e8o v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng v\u1eadt nu\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u01b0a chu\u1ed9ng do h\u1ed9i Knickerbocker t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c. Anh ta h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u1edbi ba m\u1ee5c \u0111\u00edch kh\u00e1 l\u00e0 m\u01a1 h\u1ed3: m\u1ed9t l\u00e0 vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3 th\u1ecfa m\u00e3n t\u00ednh t\u1ef1 \u00e1i c\u1ee7a anh ta, hai l\u00e0 l\u00e0m nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf anh ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 d\u1ef1 tri\u1ec3n l\u00e3m kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i tr\u1ea3 ti\u1ec1n, v\u00e0 ba l\u00e0, \\\"c\u1eadu c\u00f3 bi\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u nh\u1eefng con m\u00e8o qu\u00fd n\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00e3 quan t\u00e2m \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 m\u00e8o\\\". Nh\u01b0ng cu\u1ed9c tri\u1ec3n l\u00e3m l\u00e0 c\u1ee7a gi\u1edbi th\u01b0\u1ee3ng l\u01b0u, ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta ch\u1ec9 nh\u1eadn m\u00e8o c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 t\u00ean tu\u1ed5i, v\u00e0 con m\u00e8o Angora n\u1eeda thu\u1ea7n ch\u1ee7ng th\u1ea3m h\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb g\u1eedi tr\u1ea3 v\u1ec1 v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 khinh th\u1ecb.","Nh\u1eefng c\u1ed9t b\u00e1o duy nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c anh ch\u00e0ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi Nh\u1eadt ch\u00fa \u00fd l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng c\u1ed9t \u0111\u0103ng tin th\u1ea5t l\u1ea1c v\u00e0 t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm ch\u00f3 v\u00e0 m\u00e8o, nh\u01b0ng d\u00f9 sao th\u00ec anh ta c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 c\u1eaft l\u1ea5y v\u00e0 c\u1ea5t gi\u1eef m\u1ed9t m\u1ea9u tin v\u1ec1 \\\"nu\u00f4i m\u00e8o \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea5y l\u00f4ng\\\". M\u1ea9u tin \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u00e1n tr\u00ean t\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ee7a gian h\u00e0ng, v\u00e0 n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eaft bu\u1ed9c anh ch\u00e0ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi Nh\u1eadt ph\u1ea3i ti\u1ebfn h\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c th\u00ed nghi\u1ec7m nghi\u00eam t\u00fac tr\u00ean con m\u00e8o hoang. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc h\u1ebft anh ta ch\u1ea3i l\u00ean b\u1ed9 l\u00f4ng b\u1ea9n c\u1ee7a con m\u00e8o m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 thu\u1ed1c \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ec3 di\u1ec7t b\u1ecd. Sau \u0111\u00f3 anh ta t\u1eafm cho n\u00f3 th\u1eadt c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn trong n\u01b0\u1edbc \u1ea5m c\u00f3 x\u00e0 b\u00f4ng, b\u1ea5t k\u1ec3 con m\u00e8o k\u00eau g\u00e0o, c\u00e0o c\u1eafn th\u1ebf n\u00e0o. Con m\u00e8o r\u1ea5t t\u1ee9c gi\u1eadn. Nh\u01b0ng sau \u0111\u00f3 c\u00e1i l\u1ed3ng m\u00e8o \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111em \u0111\u1eb7t l\u1ea1i g\u1ea7n l\u00f2 s\u01b0\u1edfi v\u00e0 con m\u00e8o th\u1ea5y d\u1ec5 ch\u1ecbu ngay, c\u00f2n b\u1ed9 l\u00f4ng c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i b\u00f4ng l\u00ean v\u00e0 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh s\u1ea1ch s\u1ebd, m\u1ec1m m\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch l\u1ea1 th\u01b0\u1eddng. Anh ch\u00e0ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi Nh\u1eadt v\u00e0 g\u00e3 gi\u00fap vi\u1ec7c r\u1ea5t h\u00e0i l\u00f2ng. Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 m\u1edbi l\u00e0 b\u01b0\u1edbc th\u1ee9 nh\u1ea5t, c\u00f2n ph\u1ea3i ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c th\u00ed nghi\u1ec7m n\u1eefa. \\\"Mu\u1ed1n n\u00e2ng cao ch\u1ea5t l\u01b0\u1ee3ng b\u1ed9 l\u00f4ng, ph\u01b0\u01a1ng ti\u1ec7n c\u00f3 k\u1ebft qu\u1ea3 nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 cho \u0103n th\u1ee9c \u0103n nhi\u1ec1u ch\u1ea5t d\u1ea7u v\u00e0 th\u01b0\u1eddng xuy\u00ean t\u1eafm kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed l\u1ea1nh.\\\", - m\u1ea9u tin trong b\u00e1o n\u00f3i v\u1eady. M\u00f9a \u0111\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 s\u1eafp t\u1edbi r\u1ed3i. Anh ch\u00e0ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi Nh\u1eadt \u0111em \u0111\u1eb7t c\u00e1i l\u1ed3ng m\u00e8o ra ngo\u00e0i s\u00e2n v\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 che m\u01b0a, gi\u00f3 m\u00e0 th\u00f4i, sau \u0111\u00f3 cho k\u1ebb t\u00f9 nh\u00e2n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh \u0103n th\u1eadt nhi\u1ec1u kh\u00f4 d\u1ea7u v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea7u c\u00e1 Ch\u1ec9 sau m\u1ed9t tu\u1ea7n l\u1ec5 \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y kh\u00e1c h\u1eb3n. Con m\u00e8o m\u1ed7i ng\u00e0y m\u1ed9t b\u00e9o t\u1ed1t v\u00e0 m\u01b0\u1ee3t m\u00e0 h\u01a1n; n\u00f3 ch\u1eb3ng l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c g\u00ec kh\u00e1c ngo\u00e0i vi\u1ec7c t\u00edch tr\u1eef m\u1ee1 v\u00e0 ch\u0103m ch\u00fat b\u1ed9 l\u00f4ng m\u00e0 th\u00f4i. Chi\u1ebfc l\u1ed3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c gi\u1eef s\u1ea1ch s\u1ebd, v\u00e0 thi\u00ean nhi\u00ean \u0111\u00e3 h\u01b0\u1edfng \u1ee9ng th\u1eddi ti\u1ebft l\u1ea1nh v\u00e0 th\u1ee9c \u0103n nhi\u1ec1u ch\u1ea5t d\u1ea7u cho n\u00ean b\u1ed9 l\u00f4ng con m\u00e8o c\u1ee9 m\u1ed7i ng\u00e0y m\u1ed9t th\u00eam b\u00f4ng x\u1ed1p v\u00e0 s\u00e1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc h\u01a1n, v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u1eefa m\u00f9a \u0111\u00f4ng th\u00ec con m\u00e8o hoang \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebfn th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t con m\u00e8o \u0111\u1eb9p \u0111\u1ebd hi\u1ebfm c\u00f3, v\u1edbi b\u1ed9 l\u00f4ng m\u1ec1m m\u1ea1i di\u1ec7u k\u00ec \u0111i\u1ec3m nh\u1eefng v\u1ec7t \u0111en m\u0129 l\u1ec7. Anh ch\u00e0ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi Nh\u1eadt r\u1ea5t h\u00e0i l\u00f2ng v\u1edbi k\u1ebft qu\u1ea3 th\u00ed nghi\u1ec7m v\u00e0 li\u1ec1n m\u01a1 t\u01b0\u1edfng \u0111\u1ebfn s\u1ef1 vinh quang ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng c\u00f3. T\u1ea1i sao l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng g\u1eedi con m\u00e8o \u0111\u1ebfn d\u1ef1 cu\u1ed9c tri\u1ec3n l\u00e3m s\u1eafp t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c nh\u1ec9? Nh\u01b0ng sau l\u1ea7n th\u1ea5t b\u1ea1i n\u0103m ngo\u00e1i anh ch\u00e0ng \u0111\u00e3 ch\u00edn ch\u1eafn h\u01a1n. - C\u1eadu th\u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng, Sammy, - anh ta n\u00f3i v\u1edbi g\u00e3 da \u0111en, - kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 gi\u1edbi","thi\u1ec7u n\u00f3 nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t con m\u00e8o hoang \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. M\u00e0 ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i chi\u1ec1u \u00fd h\u1ed9i Knickerbocker ch\u1ee9. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc h\u1ebft c\u1ea7n c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i t\u00ean hay. T\u1ef1 c\u1eadu c\u0169ng hi\u1ec3u l\u00e0 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y c\u1ea7n c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 \\\"ho\u00e0ng gia\\\", - kh\u00f4ng c\u00e1i g\u00ec t\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1c h\u1ed9i vi\u00ean Knickerbocker b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 \\\"ho\u00e0ng gia\\\" \u0111\u00e2u. Ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ea1n nh\u01b0 Dick Ho\u00e0ng gia ho\u1eb7c Sam Ho\u00e0ng gia th\u00ec c\u1eadu b\u1ea3o sao n\u00e0o? Nh\u01b0ng g\u01b0\u1ee3m \u0111\u00e3 n\u00e0o, to\u00e0n l\u00e0 t\u00ean m\u00e8o \u0111\u1ef1c c\u1ea3. Sammy, c\u1eadu n\u00f3i \u0111i, h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o qu\u00ea h\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 g\u00ec nh\u1ec9? - Qu\u00ea t\u00f4i \u1edf h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o Analostan, th\u01b0a ng\u00e0i. - Hay qu\u00e1? Con m\u00e8o Ho\u00e0ng gia Analostan, m\u1eb9 ki\u1ebfp! Con ho\u00e0ng gia Analostan duy nh\u1ea5t c\u00f3 ph\u1ed5 h\u1ec7 t\u1ea1i to\u00e0n cu\u1ed9c tri\u1ec3n l\u00e3m. Th\u1eadt qu\u1ea3 l\u00e0 kh\u00f4i h\u00e0i! V\u00e0 c\u1ea3 hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u ph\u00e1 l\u00ean c\u01b0\u1eddi. Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n ph\u1ea3i l\u1eadp m\u1ed9t b\u1ea3n ph\u1ed5 h\u1ec7 con m\u00e8o n\u1eefa l\u00e0 xong. V\u00e0 hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n b\u1eaft tay ngay v\u00e0o l\u1eadp cho con m\u00e8o m\u1ed9t b\u1ea3n ph\u1ed5 h\u1ec7 ng\u1ee5y t\u1ea1o chi ti\u1ebft. Th\u1ebf r\u1ed3i m\u1ed9t h\u00f4m v\u00e0o l\u00fac chi\u1ec1u t\u00e0, Sam di\u1ec7n m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc m\u0169 l\u1ec5 \u0111i thu\u00ea v\u00e0 mang con m\u00e8o c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi b\u1ea3n ph\u1ed5 h\u1ec7 c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn giao cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ee7 tr\u00ec tri\u1ec3n l\u00e3m. G\u00e3 da \u0111en \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n xu\u1ea5t s\u1eafc nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u d\u1ef1 t\u00ednh. G\u00e3 \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng c\u00f3 th\u1eddi l\u00e0m ngh\u1ec1 c\u1eaft t\u00f3c ki\u00eam lang b\u0103m \u1edf \u0110\u1ea1i l\u1ed9 S\u00e1u v\u00e0 kh\u00e9o bi\u1ebft gi\u1eef v\u1ebb \u0111\u00e0ng ho\u00e0ng, trang tr\u1ecdng h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 Malee. C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u00f3 c\u0169ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng nguy\u00ean nh\u00e2n l\u00e0m cho con m\u00e8o Ho\u00e0ng gia Analostan \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00f3n nh\u1eadn m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch t\u00f4n k\u00ednh t\u1ea1i cu\u1ed9c tri\u1ec3n l\u00e3m m\u00e8o. Anh ch\u00e0ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi Nh\u1eadt r\u1ea5t t\u1ef1 h\u00e0o v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c con m\u00e8o c\u1ee7a y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tham d\u1ef1 tri\u1ec3n l\u00e3m: y cho r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 bi\u1ec3u hi\u1ec7n s\u1ef1 t\u00f4n k\u00ednh c\u1ee7a gi\u1edbi th\u01b0\u1ee3ng l\u01b0u \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u00e1n h\u00e0ng g\u1ed1c London. H\u00f4m khai m\u1ea1c tri\u1ec3n l\u00e3m y \u0111\u1ebfn c\u1ed5ng v\u00e0 sung s\u01b0\u1edbng \u0111\u1ebfn ngh\u1eb9n th\u1edf khi tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t bi\u1ec3n xe ng\u1ef1a v\u00e0 m\u0169 l\u1ec5 \u1edf n\u01a1i \u0111\u00e2y. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi g\u00e1c c\u1eeda \u0111\u01b0a m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn y v\u1edbi v\u1ebb soi m\u00f3i nh\u01b0ng khi th\u1ea5y t\u1ea5m v\u00e9 th\u00ec \u0111\u1ec3 cho y \u0111i qua v\u00ec c\u00f3 l\u1ebd ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng y l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi gi\u00e1m m\u00e3 c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t v\u1ecb qu\u00fd t\u1ed9c n\u00e0o","\u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 m\u00e8o tham d\u1ef1 tri\u1ec3n l\u00e3m. Trong gian ph\u00f2ng tri\u1ec3n l\u00e3m, ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta tr\u1ea3i nh\u1eefng t\u1ea5m th\u1ea3m nhung \u0111\u1eb1ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u1eefng d\u00e3y d\u00e0i l\u1ed3ng m\u00e8o. Anh ch\u00e0ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi Nh\u1eadt th\u1eadn tr\u1ecdng b\u01b0\u1edbc tr\u00ean l\u1ed1i \u0111i b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh, nh\u00ecn ng\u1eafm nh\u1eefng con m\u00e8o thu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ee7 n\u00f2i kh\u00e1c nhau, \u0111\u1ecdc nh\u1eefng ch\u1eef ghi tr\u00ean c\u00e1c b\u0103ng m\u00e0u xanh m\u00e0u \u0111\u1ecf \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00ecm con m\u00e8o c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m h\u1ecfi ai v\u1ec1 n\u00f3 c\u1ea3 v\u00e0 trong l\u00f2ng c\u1ee9 lo s\u1ee3 v\u1ec1 c\u00e1i \u00fd ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng, gi\u1edbi th\u01b0\u1ee3ng l\u01b0u sang tr\u1ecdng h\u1ed9i h\u1ecdp \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y s\u1ebd n\u00f3i g\u00ec n\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 h\u1ecd bi\u1ebft y \u0111\u00e3 d\u00e1m \u0111\u00f9a c\u1ee3t h\u1ecd nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o. Y \u0111\u00e3 tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y nhi\u1ec1u con v\u1eadt \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1eb7ng gi\u1ea3i th\u01b0\u1edfng, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y con m\u00e8o hoang c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Y len l\u1ecfi qua \u0111\u00e1m \u0111\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u00e0y tr\u00ean con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng trung t\u00e2m nh\u01b0ng v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y con m\u00e8o. Anh ch\u00e0ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi Nh\u1eadt quy\u1ebft \u0111o\u00e1n r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n l\u1ea7m l\u1eabn x\u1ea3y ra: c\u00f3 l\u1ebd ban gi\u00e1m kh\u1ea3o cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng \u0111\u00e3 g\u1ea1t kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eadn con m\u00e8o. C\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng c\u1ea7n: y \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eadn m\u1ed9t t\u1ea5m v\u00e9 v\u00e0o c\u1eeda v\u00e0 b\u00e2y gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2u t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm nh\u1eefng con m\u00e8o qu\u00fd gi\u00e1 n\u00f2i Ba T\u01b0 v\u00e0 Angora. \u1ede l\u1ed1i \u0111i trung t\u00e2m ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta tr\u01b0ng b\u00e0y nh\u1eefng con m\u00e8o lo\u1ea1i \u01b0u t\u00fa. R\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1ee5 t\u1eadp xung quanh ch\u00fang. D\u1ecdc theo l\u1ed1i \u0111i ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta ch\u0103ng d\u00e2y v\u00e0 c\u00f3 hai c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t vi\u00ean \u0111\u1ee9ng gi\u1eef tr\u1eadt t\u1ef1. Anh ch\u00e0ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi Nh\u1eadt len v\u00e0o ch\u00ednh gi\u1eefa \u0111\u00e1m \u0111\u00f4ng x\u00f4 \u0111\u1ea9y chen ch\u00fac. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi y qu\u00e1 th\u1ea5p b\u00e9 n\u00ean kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn qua vai ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, v\u00e0 tuy r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e1m c\u00f4ng ch\u00fang \u0103n m\u1eb7c sang tr\u1ecdng gi\u00e3n ra \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u00e1nh b\u1ed9 c\u00e1nh t\u1ed3i t\u00e0n c\u1ee7a y nh\u01b0ng y v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m sao l\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n c\u00e1i l\u1ed3ng \u0111\u1eb7t \u1edf trung t\u00e2m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Tuy nhi\u00ean qua nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi b\u00ecnh ph\u1ea9m c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi xung quanh th\u00ec y hi\u1ec3u r\u1eb1ng ch\u00ednh \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 tr\u01b0ng b\u00e0y v\u1eadt n\u1ed5i b\u1eadt nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a cu\u1ed9c tri\u1ec3n l\u00e3m. - N\u00e0y, tuy\u1ec7t tr\u1ea7n kh\u00f4ng k\u00eca? - M\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 cao l\u1edbn n\u00f3i. - Th\u1eadt l\u00e0 ki\u1ec1u di\u1ec5m? - C\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i.","- Ph\u1ea3i qua h\u00e0ng th\u1ebf k\u1ec9 s\u1ed1ng s\u00e0nh s\u1ecfi m\u1edbi t\u1ea1o ra \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1eb7p m\u1eaft bi\u1ec3u hi\u1ec7n s\u1ef1 l\u1edd \u0111\u1edd nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf \u0111\u1ea5y. - C\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1i t\u1ea1o v\u1eadt tuy\u1ec7t di\u1ec7u n\u00e0y th\u00ec th\u00fa v\u1ecb bi\u1ebft m\u1ea5y? - \u0110\u00e0ng ho\u00e0ng bi\u1ebft bao! \u0110i\u1ec1m t\u0129nh bi\u1ebft bao? - Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng, theo b\u1ea3n ph\u1ed5 h\u1ec7 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1eed li\u1ec7u x\u00e1c nh\u1eadn th\u00ec c\u00f3 l\u1ebd n\u00f3 b\u1eaft ngu\u1ed3n t\u1eeb n\u00f2i m\u00e8o th\u1eddi c\u00e1c ho\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ebf Ai C\u1eadp \u0111\u1ea5y. V\u00e0 anh ch\u00e0ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi Nh\u1eadt b\u00e9 nh\u1ecf, b\u1ea9n th\u1ec9u, ngh\u00e8o n\u00e0n l\u1ea5y l\u00e0m ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean l\u00e0 m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 d\u00e1m c\u1ea3 gan g\u1eedi con m\u00e8o hoang \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1edbi c\u00e1i x\u00e3 h\u1ed9i thanh nh\u00e3 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. - Xin l\u1ed7i, th\u01b0a qu\u00fd ng\u00e0i! - Vi\u00ean gi\u00e1m \u0111\u1ed1c cu\u1ed9c tri\u1ec3n l\u00e3m l\u00e1ch qua \u0111\u00e1m \u0111\u00f4ng t\u1edbi. - \u1ede \u0111\u00e2y c\u00f3 v\u1ecb h\u1ecda s\u0129 c\u1ee7a t\u1edd \\\"Tu\u1ea7n b\u00e1o th\u1ec3 thao\\\", \u00f4ng ta \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1eb7t v\u1ebd m\u1ed9t ph\u00e1c th\u1ea3o v\u1ec1 \\\"vi\u00ean ng\u1ecdc b\u00edch\\\" c\u1ee7a cu\u1ed9c tri\u1ec3n l\u00e3m \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f4ng b\u1ed1 ngay. Xin \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb qu\u00fd ng\u00e0i gi\u00e3n ra m\u1ed9t ch\u00fa, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f4ng \u1ea1?... Th\u1ebf th\u1ebf, xin c\u1ea3m \u01a1n. - \u00d4i, ng\u00e0i gi\u00e1m \u0111\u1ed1c, ng\u00e0i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 thuy\u1ebft ph\u1ee5c ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta b\u00e1n con v\u1eadt tuy\u1ec7t m\u0129 n\u00e0y ch\u0103ng? - H\u1eebm, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng r\u00f5 c\u00f3 l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f4ng n\u1eefa, - vi\u00ean gi\u00e1m \u0111\u1ed1c tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi. - T\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bi\u1ebft ch\u1ee7 nh\u00e2n con m\u00e8o n\u00e0y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi gi\u00e0u c\u00f3 l\u1edbn v\u00e0 r\u1ea5t c\u00f4 \u0111\u1ed9c; r\u1ea5t kh\u00f3 ti\u1ebfp x\u00fac. Nh\u01b0ng d\u00f9 sao, th\u01b0a ng\u00e0i, t\u00f4i c\u0169ng s\u1ebd th\u1eed thuy\u1ebft ph\u1ee5c. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u1ea3n gia c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng ta n\u00f3i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i r\u1eb1ng kh\u00f3 l\u00f2ng m\u00e0 \u00f4ng ta ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd nh\u01b0\u1eddng l\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a b\u00e1u c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh... N\u00e0y \u00f4ng b\u1ea1n, \u00f4ng chen \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u v\u1eady? - Vi\u00ean gi\u00e1m \u0111\u1ed1c c\u00e0u nh\u00e0u n\u00f3i v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0103n m\u1eb7c t\u1ed3i t\u00e0n \u0111ang c\u00f3 v\u1ebb s\u1ed1t ru\u1ed9t x\u00f4 \u0111\u1ea9y ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u1ecda s\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n con v\u1eadt qu\u00fd ph\u00e1i. Nh\u01b0ng c\u00e1i con ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0103n m\u1eb7c t\u1ed3i t\u00e0n th\u00ec l\u1ea1i mu\u1ed1n bi\u1ebft b\u1eb1ng b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 gi\u00e1 n\u00e0o n\u01a1i tr\u01b0ng b\u00e0y nh\u1eefng con m\u00e8o qu\u00fd gi\u00e1. Anh ta li\u1ebfc m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn c\u00e1i l\u1ed3ng v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ecdc t\u1edd gi\u1ea5y d\u00e1n \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 tuy\u00ean c\u00e1o r\u1eb1ng, d\u1ea3i b\u0103ng xanh v\u00e0 huy ch\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u00e0ng c\u1ee7a cu\u1ed9c","tri\u1ec3n l\u00e3m c\u1ee7a H\u1ed9i Knickerbocker \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c trao t\u1eb7ng cho con m\u00e8o Ho\u00e0ng gia Analostan thu\u1ea7n ch\u1ee7ng, do nh\u00e0 nu\u00f4i m\u00e8o nghi\u1ec7p d\u01b0 n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng N. Malee g\u1eedi t\u1edbi tham d\u1ef1 tri\u1ec3n l\u00e3m. (Kh\u00f4ng b\u00e1n). Anh ch\u00e0ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi Nh\u1eadt sung s\u01b0\u1edbng \u0111\u1ebfn ngh\u1eb9n th\u1edf v\u00e0 nh\u00ecn k\u0129 l\u1ea1i. \u0110\u00fang, r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng l\u00e0 th\u1ebf: con m\u00e8o hoang c\u1ee7a y n\u1eb1m \u0111\u00f3 trong m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc l\u1ed3ng th\u1ebfp v\u00e0ng \u0111\u1eb7t tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ec7m nhung ph\u1ee7 l\u00ean m\u1ed9t b\u1ee5c cao, xung quanh c\u00f3 b\u1ed1n c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t vi\u00ean \u0111\u1ee9ng canh g\u00e1c, con m\u00e8o \u1ea5y \u0111ang lim dim c\u1eb7p m\u1eaft m\u00e0u xanh, b\u00ecnh th\u1ea3n khoe b\u1ed9 l\u00f4ng x\u00e1m nh\u1ea1t \u0111i\u1ec3m nh\u1eefng v\u1ec7t \u0111en tuy\u1ec1n. Con m\u00e8o r\u1ea5t l\u00e3nh \u0111\u1ea1m. N\u00f3 ch\u1eb3ng coi c\u00e1i d\u01b0 lu\u1eadn \u1ed3n \u00e0o xung quanh n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e1ng gi\u00e1 m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat n\u00e0o c\u1ea3. VII Anh ch\u00e0ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi Nh\u1eadt Malee \u0111\u1ee9ng \u1ef3 h\u00e0ng gi\u1edd \u1edf g\u1ea7n b\u00ean c\u00e1i l\u1ed3ng, l\u1eafng nghe nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi t\u00e1n t\u1ee5ng con m\u00e8o hoang c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 say m\u00ea v\u1edbi ni\u1ec1m vinh quang m\u00e0 ngay n\u1eb1m m\u01a1 y c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 th\u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Tuy nhi\u00ean y hi\u1ec3u r\u1eb1ng, th\u00f4ng minh h\u01a1n l\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i gi\u1ea5u k\u00edn m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 trao quy\u1ec1n h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi \\\"qu\u1ea3n gia\\\" c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Cu\u1ed9c tri\u1ec3n l\u00e3m \u0111\u00e3 mang \u01a1n con m\u00e8o hoang nh\u1edd \u1edf to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 k\u1ebft qu\u1ea3 c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c c\u1ee7a g\u00e3 \\\"qu\u1ea3n gia\\\" \u0111\u00f3. Gi\u00e1 tr\u1ecb con m\u00e8o c\u1ee9 t\u0103ng h\u1eb1ng ng\u00e0y tr\u01b0\u1edbc con m\u1eaft ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ee7 c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. Y kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 kh\u00e1i ni\u1ec7m v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta \u0111\u00f4i khi tr\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng m\u00f3n ti\u1ec1n nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o cho nh\u1eefng con m\u00e8o v\u00e0 ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i th\u00e1ch qu\u00e1 \u0111\u00e1ng khi \\\"vi\u00ean qu\u1ea3n gia\\\" c\u1ee7a y b\u00e1o cho v\u1ecb gi\u00e1m \u0111\u1ed1c tri\u1ec3n l\u00e3m bi\u1ebft quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh b\u00e1n con Analostan v\u1edbi gi\u00e1 m\u1ed9t tr\u0103m \u0111\u00f4la. V\u00e0 th\u1ebf l\u00e0 con m\u00e8o hoang \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u1ecbp di chuy\u1ec3n t\u1eeb cu\u1ed9c tri\u1ec3n l\u00e3m v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t bi\u1ec7t th\u1ef1 \u1edf \u0110\u1ea1i l\u1ed9 N\u0103m. Ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c n\u00f3 bi\u1ec3u l\u1ed9 c\u00e1i t\u00ednh hoang d\u00e3 kh\u00f3 hi\u1ec3u. Nh\u01b0ng s\u1ef1 gh\u00e9t vu\u1ed1t ve c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00ed gi\u1ea3i nh\u01b0 l\u00e0 t\u00ednh gh\u00ea t\u1edfm s\u1ef1 su\u1ed3ng s\u00e3 c\u1ee7a gi\u1edbi th\u01b0\u1ee3ng l\u01b0u. C\u00e1i th\u00f3i ch\u1ea1y v\u00e0o gi\u1eefa b\u00e0n \u0103n khi tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y ch\u00f3 trong ph\u00f2ng th\u00ec \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch l\u00e0 \u00fd mu\u1ed1n tr\u00e1nh s\u1ef1 ti\u1ebfp x\u00fac c\u00f3 t\u00ednh ch\u1ea5t x\u00fac ph\u1ea1m, m\u1eb7c d\u1ea7u l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u00fd mu\u1ed1n kh\u00f3 bi\u1ec7n h\u1ed9. Vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00e1nh ch\u00e9n nh\u1eefng con chim y\u1ebfn nu\u00f4i th\u00ec \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch l\u00e0 th\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed9 chuy\u00ean ch\u1ebf t\u1eebng n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng \u1edf qu\u00ea h\u01b0\u01a1ng ph\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0110\u00f4ng c\u1ee7a con m\u00e8o. Nh\u01b0ng th\u00f3i quen qu\u00fd ph\u00e1i m\u1edf n\u1eafp th\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ef1ng","s\u1eefa c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i l\u00e0m cho m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00e1n ph\u1ee5c n\u00f3. Th\u00f3i kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch ng\u1ee7 trong c\u00e1i gi\u1ecf l\u00f3t l\u1ee5a v\u00e0 c\u1ee9 th\u01b0\u1eddng xuy\u00ean h\u00fac \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0o k\u00ednh c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 ch\u1ec9 ch\u1ee9ng t\u1ecf r\u1eb1ng c\u00e1i gi\u1ecf ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ee7 \u0111\u1eb9p v\u00e0 c\u1eeda k\u00ednh kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00f4ng d\u1ee5ng \u1edf cung \u0111i\u1ec7n qu\u00ea h\u01b0\u01a1ng n\u00f3. Vi\u1ec7c th\u01b0\u1eddng xuy\u00ean v\u1ed3 b\u1eaft nh\u01b0ng th\u1ea5t b\u1ea1i nh\u1eefng con chim s\u1ebb bay l\u01b0\u1ee3n trong c\u00e1i s\u00e2n sau c\u00f3 t\u01b0\u1eddng cao bao quanh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c coi l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t b\u1eb1ng ch\u1ee9ng qu\u00e1 \u0111\u1ee7 v\u1ec1 t\u00ednh ch\u1ea5t thi\u1ebfu th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf c\u1ee7a c\u00e1ch gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c ch\u1ed1n cung \u0111\u00ecnh, c\u00f2n vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u1ebfn th\u0103m th\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ef1ng r\u00e1c th\u00ec ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 l\u1ea9n th\u1ea9n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tha th\u1ee9 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1ee7a n\u00f2i gi\u1ed1ng cao qu\u00fd. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta kho\u1ea3n \u0111\u00e3i v\u00e0 vu\u1ed1t ve con m\u00e8o nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac. Con m\u00e8o bu\u1ed3n nh\u1edb qu\u00ea h\u01b0\u01a1ng. N\u00f3 gi\u1eadt l\u1eafc c\u00e1i b\u0103ng xanh bu\u1ed9c c\u1ed5 cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi b\u0103ng tu\u1ed9t ra; n\u00f3 h\u00fac \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0o k\u00ednh c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 v\u00ec ng\u1ee1 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ra ph\u1ed1, n\u00f3 tr\u00e1nh ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0 ch\u00f3 b\u1edfi v\u00ec ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0 ch\u00f3 l\u00e0 k\u1ebb th\u00f9 c\u0169 c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. N\u00f3 ng\u1ed3i r\u1ea5t l\u00e2u b\u00ean c\u1eeda s\u1ed5, bu\u1ed3n r\u1ea7u nh\u00ecn nh\u1eefng m\u00e1i nh\u00e0 v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i s\u00e2n sau. N\u00f3 mu\u1ed1n quay tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 c\u00e1i s\u00e2n sau c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 bi\u1ebft bao! Nh\u01b0ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta theo d\u00f5i n\u00f3 ch\u1eb7t ch\u1ebd v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd \u0111\u1ec3 cho n\u00f3 ra ph\u1ed1. Tuy v\u1eady v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t bu\u1ed5i t\u1ed1i th\u00e1ng Ba con Ho\u00e0ng gia Analostan ch\u1ed9p \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1eddi c\u01a1 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta mang nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i th\u00f9ng r\u00e1c ra ngo\u00e0i s\u00e2n, n\u00f3 li\u1ec1n l\u00e1ch qua c\u00e1i c\u1eeda l\u1edbn v\u00e0 bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t. Ch\u1eb3ng n\u00f3i l\u00e0m g\u00ec v\u1ec1 n\u1ed7i kinh ho\u00e0ng \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra xung quanh chuy\u1ec7n con m\u00e8o \u0111i m\u1ea5t. Nh\u01b0ng con m\u00e8o kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft v\u00e0 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n bi\u1ebft nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3. N\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed7i m\u1ed9t vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m th\u1ebf n\u00e0o mau ch\u00f3ng tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 t\u1edbi nh\u00e0. Sau nhi\u1ec1u cu\u1ed9c phi\u00eau l\u01b0u kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e1ng k\u1ec3 n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 t\u1edbi g\u1ea7n \u0110\u1ed3i Gramercy Grange. Nh\u01b0ng r\u1ed3i sau \u0111\u00f3 th\u00ec th\u1ebf n\u00e0o? N\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng v\u1ec1 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u00e0 m\u00e0 m\u1eb7t kh\u00e1c l\u1ea1i m\u1ea5t n\u01a1i nu\u00f4i n\u1ea5ng ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn. C\u00e1i \u0111\u00f3i \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1eafc nh\u1edf n\u00f3 nh\u01b0ng b\u1ea5t ch\u1ea5p t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n, n\u00f3 v\u1eabn th\u1ea5y c\u1ef1c k\u00ec sung s\u01b0\u1edbng. N\u00f3 ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i m\u1ed9t th\u1eddi gian, l\u1ea9n tr\u00e1nh trong m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i s\u00e2n nh\u1ecf \u1edf ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1ed9t ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0. R\u1ed3i m\u1ed9t c\u01a1n gi\u00f3 d\u00f4ng d\u1eef d\u1ed9i n\u1ed5i l\u00ean, mang tin t\u1ee9c th\u00e2n thi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ebfn cho n\u00f3. Con ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00ec g\u1ecdi c\u00e1i tin t\u1ee9c \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u00f9i t\u1edfm l\u1ee3m \u0111\u01b0a t\u1eeb b\u1ebfn c\u1ea3ng \u0111\u1ebfn, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi con m\u00e8o c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta th\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 l\u1ea1i l\u00e0 tin t\u1ee9c h\u1eb1ng mong \u0111\u1ee3i","c\u1ee7a qu\u00ea h\u01b0\u01a1ng. N\u00f3 phi n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ea1i theo con ph\u1ed1 d\u00e0i v\u1ec1 h\u01b0\u1edbng \u0111\u00f4ng, c\u1ed1 b\u00e1m theo c\u00e1c h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0, th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u1ecbm t\u1ea1i ch\u1ed7 nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t pho t\u01b0\u1ee3ng v\u00e0 cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ebfn c\u1ea3ng v\u00e0 b\u1edd s\u00f4ng. Nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 th\u1ea5y n\u01a1i n\u00e0y l\u1ea1 ho\u1eafc. C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 r\u1ebd v\u1ec1 h\u01b0\u1edbng nam m\u00e0 c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 qu\u1eb7t l\u00ean h\u01b0\u1edbng b\u1eafc. M\u1ed9t c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 bu\u1ed9c n\u00f3 quanh v\u1ec1 h\u01b0\u1edbng nam, v\u00e0 sau hai gi\u1edd \u0111i len l\u1ecfi qua l\u0169 ch\u00f3, nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc xe ng\u1ef1a v\u00e0 l\u0169 m\u00e8o, qua nh\u1eefng l\u1ed1i \u0111i v\u00f2ng v\u00e8o c\u1ee7a v\u1ee5ng s\u00f4ng v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o s\u1eaft, n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t \u1edf gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng m\u00f9i quen thu\u1ed9c. M\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi v\u1eabn c\u00f2n ch\u01b0a l\u1eb7n khi m\u00e0 con m\u00e8o m\u1ec7t nho\u00e0i v\u00e0 t\u1eadp t\u1ec5nh tr\u01b0\u1eddn qua \u0111\u00fang c\u00e1i khe h\u1edf c\u0169 \u1edf h\u00e0ng gi\u1eadu c\u1ee7a gian h\u00e0ng chim - \u0111\u1ec3 chui v\u00e0o \u0111\u00fang c\u00e1i th\u00f9ng b\u00e1nh c\u0169, n\u01a1i n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 m\u1edf m\u1eaft ch\u00e0o \u0111\u1eddi. \u00d4i, gi\u00e1 m\u00e0 c\u00e1i gia \u0111\u00ecnh qu\u00fd ph\u00e1i \u1edf \u0110\u1ea1i l\u1ed9 N\u0103m c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y n\u00f3, ho\u00e0n c\u1ea3nh \\\"qu\u00ea h\u01b0\u01a1ng ph\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0110\u00f4ng\\\" c\u1ee7a n\u00f3! Sau khi ngh\u1ec9 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1eddi n\u00f3 l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1i thang d\u1eabn xu\u1ed1ng t\u1ea7ng h\u1ea7m nh\u1ed1t chim t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm th\u1ee9c \u0103n. C\u1eeda m\u1edf toang, v\u00e0 g\u00e3 da \u0111en xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n tr\u01b0\u1edbc ng\u01b0\u1ee1ng c\u1eeda. G\u00e3 ta k\u00eau to\u00e1ng l\u00ean v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ee7 h\u00e0ng b\u00e1n chim: - L\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y, \u00f4ng ch\u1ee7 \u01a1i! Con Ho\u00e0ng gia Analostan tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 \u0111\u00e2y n\u00e0y. Khi anh ch\u00e0ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi Nh\u1eadt b\u01b0\u1edbc ra c\u1eeda th\u00ec con m\u00e8o nh\u1ea3y ph\u00f3c qua h\u00e0ng gi\u1eadu. C\u1ea3 hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u c\u1ea5t gi\u1ecdng \u00e2u y\u1ebfm g\u1ecdi th\u1eadt to: \\\"Meo - meo! M\u00e8o t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p \u01a1i! L\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y n\u00e0o, m\u00e8o \u01a1i!\\\". Nh\u01b0ng con m\u00e8o ch\u1eb3ng \u01b0a g\u00ec h\u1ecd v\u00e0 n\u00f3 ch\u1ea1y v\u1ec1 n\u01a1i tr\u00fa ng\u1ee5 c\u0169 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Con m\u00e8o Ho\u00e0ng gia Analostan \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n l\u00e0 c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t kho c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi anh ch\u00e0ng Nh\u1eadt B\u1ea3n. V\u1edbi m\u1ed9t tr\u0103m \u0111\u00f4la nh\u1edd con m\u00e8o m\u00e0 c\u00f3 y \u0111\u00e3 mua \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f4ng \u00edt nh\u1eefng con v\u1eadt nh\u1ed1t trong l\u1ed3ng v\u00e0 m\u1ecdi v\u1eadt c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft kh\u00e1c. V\u00ec v\u1eady vi\u1ec7c t\u00f3m b\u1eaft \\\"n\u01b0\u01a1ng n\u01b0\u01a1ng\\\" m\u00e8o l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t vi\u1ec7c quan tr\u1ecdng \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi y. Y \u0111\u00e3 d\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t mi\u1ebfng th\u1ecbt b\u00f2 thiu v\u00e0 nhi\u1ec1u mi\u1ebfng m\u1ed3i r\u1ea5t c\u00e1m d\u1ed7 kh\u00e1c \u0111\u1ec3 d\u1ee5 con m\u00e8o, v\u00e0 cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng do qu\u00e1 \u0111\u00f3i n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u c\u00e1 to \u0111\u1eb7t trong m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i th\u00f9ng c\u00f3 b\u1eaby l\u00f4i cu\u1ed1n. G\u00e3 da \u0111en gi\u1eadt s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y \u0111\u00f3ng s\u1eadp c\u00e1i n\u1eafp th\u00f9ng xu\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ph\u00fat sau con m\u00e8o Ho\u00e0ng gia Analostan \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ea1i b\u1ecb b\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0a \u0111\u1ebfn \u1edf chung v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb b\u1ecb nh\u1ed1t trong c\u0103n nh\u00e0 h\u1ea7m. Trong l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 anh ch\u00e0ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi Nh\u1eadt","ch\u0103m ch\u00fa \u0111\u1ecdc nh\u1eefng b\u1ea3n c\u00e1o th\u1ecb \u0111\u0103ng tr\u00ean b\u00e1o. V\u00e0 y \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y: \\\"t\u1eb7ng th\u01b0\u1edfng 5 \u0111\u00f4la\\\" v...v... Ngay bu\u1ed5i t\u1ed1i h\u00f4m \u0111\u00f3, \\\"vi\u00ean qu\u1ea3n gia\\\" c\u1ee7a ng\u00e0i Malee \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t t\u1ea1i t\u00f2a bi\u1ec7t th\u1ef1 \u1edf \u0110\u1ea1i l\u1ed9 N\u0103m c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi con m\u00e8o th\u1ea5t l\u1ea1c: - Xin k\u00ednh ch\u00e0o nh\u00e2n danh ng\u00e0i Malee, th\u01b0a qu\u00fd ng\u00e0i. Con m\u00e8o Ho\u00e0ng gia Analostan \u0111\u00e3 quay tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 v\u1edbi ch\u1ee7 c\u0169 c\u1ee7a n\u00f3, th\u01b0a qu\u00fd ng\u00e0i. Ng\u00e0i Malee r\u1ea5t sung s\u01b0\u1edbng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c trao tr\u1ea3 ng\u00e0i con m\u00e8o Ho\u00e0ng gia Analostan, th\u01b0a qu\u00fd ng\u00e0i. D\u0129 nhi\u00ean kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7c t\u1eb7ng th\u01b0\u1edfng ng\u00e0i Malee, nh\u01b0ng \\\"vi\u00ean qu\u1ea3n gia\\\" \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta hi\u1ec3u r\u1eb1ng y vui l\u00f2ng nh\u1eadn m\u00f3n ti\u1ec1n th\u01b0\u1edfng \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ee9a \u0111\u1ec3 \\\"u\u1ed1ng tr\u00e0\\\". Sau chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 con m\u00e8o b\u1ecb t\u0103ng c\u01b0\u1eddng gi\u00e1m s\u00e1t. Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00e1ng l\u1ebd th\u1ea5t v\u1ecdng v\u1edbi cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng \u0111\u00f3i kh\u00e1t tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y v\u00e0 vui s\u01b0\u1edbng v\u1edbi c\u00e1i g\u00f3c \u0111\u1ea7y \u0111\u1ee7 ti\u1ec7n nghi m\u1edbi th\u00ec n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i tr\u1edf n\u00ean c\u00e0ng ng\u00e0y c\u00e0ng hoang d\u00e3 h\u01a1n v\u00e0 d\u1ec5 n\u1ed5i n\u00f3ng h\u01a1n. VIII M\u00f9a xu\u00e2n \u0111\u00e3 lao \u0111\u1ed9ng h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c trong ph\u1ea1m vi c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u1edf th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 New York. L\u0169 chim s\u1ebb b\u1ea9n th\u1ec9u \u0111\u00e1nh l\u1ed9n v\u00e0 v\u00f9ng v\u1eaby t\u1eafm b\u00ean c\u00e1c \u1ed1ng m\u00e1ng x\u1ed1i \u1edf c\u00e1c m\u00e1i nh\u00e0. L\u0169 m\u00e8o \u0111\u00eam \u0111\u00eam k\u00eau g\u00e0o tr\u00ean c\u00e1c m\u00e1i nh\u00e0, v\u00e0 c\u00e1i gia \u0111\u00ecnh \u1edf \u0110\u1ea1i l\u1ed9 N\u0103m \u0111\u00e3 ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn chuy\u1ec7n \u0111i v\u1ec1 t\u00f2a bi\u1ec7t th\u1ef1 c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd \u1edf ngo\u1ea1i \u00f4. H\u1ecd thu x\u1ebfp c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c, kh\u00f3a c\u1eeda nh\u00e0 l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 \u0111i kh\u1ecfi New York n\u0103m m\u01b0\u01a1i d\u1eb7m, mang theo con m\u00e8o \u0111\u1ef1ng trong m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i gi\u1ecf. - \u0110\u00fang l\u00e0 c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf v\u1edbi n\u00f3, s\u1ef1 thay \u0111\u1ed5i kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed v\u00e0 ho\u00e0n c\u1ea3nh s\u1ebd l\u00e0m cho n\u00f3 qu\u00ean s\u1ef1 chia li v\u1edbi ch\u1ee7 c\u0169, v\u00e0 n\u00f3 s\u1ebd c\u00f3 h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac. Chi\u1ebfc gi\u1ecf \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1eb7t trong xe ch\u1edf h\u00e0nh l\u00ed. C\u00e1c \u00e2m thanh v\u00e0 m\u00f9i v\u1ecb tho\u00e1ng qua l\u1ecdt t\u1edbi c\u00e1i gi\u1ecf bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c. Chi\u1ebfc xe ng\u1ef1a \u0111\u00e3 r\u1ebd ngo\u1eb7t. R\u1ed3i sau l\u1ea1i nghe th\u1ea5y nhi\u1ec1u ti\u1ebfng ch\u00e2n b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u1ec1 c\u00e1i gi\u1ecf l\u1ea1i l\u1eafc l\u01b0. M\u1ed9t l\u00fac d\u1eebng xe ng\u1eafn ng\u1ee7i, m\u1ed9t ch\u1ed7 r\u1ebd n\u1eefa, r\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i ti\u1ebfng qu\u1ea5t roi, ti\u1ebfng v\u00f3 ng\u1ef1a l\u1ed9p c\u1ed9p, ti\u1ebfng"]