Full Text: Baddii Dahabka Ahayd
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Original Text: Baddii Dahabka Ahayd
Beri baa waxaa jiray nin is-hoosaysiiya oo lahaa saddex wiil. Kan ugu yar, Goodwin, wuxuu ahaa mid dabeecad qabow oo degdeg u bixiya gacan caawimaad. Subax ka mid ah subaxaha, ayaa aabuhu wuxuu ka codsaday wiilkiisa curadka ah inuu aado kaynta si uu qoryo uga soo guro. Hooyadood ayaa u soo xirxirtay qado fiican oo ah keeg iyo juus, iyadoo u rajaynaysa safar wanaagsan.
Markii uu wiilka curadka ah socday geedaha dhaadheer hoostooda, wuxuu la kulmay oday xiran dhar cawlan oo degan.
"Wiil yahow wanaagsan," ayuu yiri odaygii, "ma i siin kartaa in yar oo keegaaga ah iyo xoogaa cabitaankaaga ah? Meel fog baan ka imid waana daalay."
Laakiin curadkii ayaa ugu jawaabay,
"Mudane, waxaan ka baqayaa in aan haysto wax aniga uun igu filan," wuxuuna iska sii watay jidkiisa.
Markii uu bilaabay inuu qoryo jaro, faaskiisii ayaa ka siibtay qorigii, taas oo ka nixisay kana kharribtay shaqadiisii. Isagoo naxsan oo niyad jabsan, wuxuu go'aansaday inay ugu fiican tahay inuu guriga ku laabto. Odaygii ayaa mar kale soo ag maray, isagoo si tartiib ah madaxa ugu ruxay markuu dhaafayay.
Maalintii xigtay, aabbihii ayaa ku yiri wiilkiisii labaad,
"Qaado faashka oo isku day nasiibkaaga kaynta, maalintuna si wanaagsan ha kuula dhaqanto."
Hooyadood ayaa mar kale u soo xirtay keeg iyo cabitaan. Markii wiilkii labaad uu galay kaynta, odaygii ayaa mar kale soo muuqday oo yiri,
"Wiilyahow wanaagsan, ma la wadaagi kartaa in yar oo cunto ah qof socdaal ah?"
Laakiin walaalkii labaad ayaa ugu jawaabay,
"Iga raalli ahow, mudane, laakiin waxaan haystaa wax aad u yar oo aan bixin karo."
Wuu sii socday, laakiin markii uu bilaabay inuu jaro, cagihiisa ayaa turunturooday faashkiina si xun ayuu u dhacay. Isagoo aan deggenayn oo niyad jabsan, wuxuu doortay inuu joojiyo shaqadiisa oo uu guriga aado. Markii uu sii socday, isna wuxuu garab maray odaygii, kaas oo si tartiib ah u dhoolla caddeeyay.
Markaas Goodwin ayaa horay u soo dhaqaaqay oo yiri,
"Aabbe, haddii aad raalli ka tahay, ii oggolow inaan maanta baxo."
Aabbihiis ayaa yiri, "Wiilkaygiyow, waxaan kaaga digayaa oo keliya inaad is-ilaaliso, maadaama walaalahaa ay la kulmeen nasiib xumo."
Goodwin ayaa madaxa hoos u foorariyay.
"Waan is-ilaalin doonaa, Aabbe."
Hooyadood ayaa u xirxirtay cuntadii fududayd ee hartay—rooti iyo caano—Goodwin-na si diirran ayuu ugu mahadceliyay. Isagoo leh qalbi rajo leh, ayuu u dhaqaaqay dhanka kaynta.
Wax yar kadib wuxuu la kulmay odaygii dhar cawlan xirnaa, oo yiri,
«Wiilyahow wanaagsan, ma ila wadaagi kartaa in yar oo ka mid ah rootigaaga iyo caanahaaga? Gaajo ayaa raacaysa tillaabooyinkayga maanta.»
Goodwin ayaa si naxariis leh u dhoolla caddeeyay.
«Mudane, cuntadaydu waa mid fudud, laakiin cunto fudud oo la wadaago ayaa ka wanaagsan cunto fiican oo la haysto.»
Waxay fariisteen geed ballaaran oo oak ah hoostiisa, markii uu Goodwin furay dambiishii, rootigii wuxuu isku beddelay keeg jilicsan, caanihiina cabitaan macaan. Indhaha odayga ayaa la dhalaalay farxad deggan iyagoo wada cunaya.
Markii ay cuntadoodii dhameeyeen, odaygii ayaa yiri,
«Goodwin, qalbigaaga furan wuxuu keenayaa nasiib wacan. Jar geedkaas shishe oo eeg xididdadiisa hoostooda.»
Intaas markuu yiri, ayuu caleemaha dhexdiisa ku baaba'ay. Goodwin ayaa si taxaddar leh u jaray geedkii duqa ahaa, halkaasna xididdadiisa wuxuu ka helay baddar baalal dahab saafi ah leh. Isagoo la yaabban, ayuu shimbirtii si ammaan ah u duudduubay wuxuuna aaday hudheel u dhow markii iftiinkii fiidku sii yaraanayay.
Saddexda gabdhood ee ninka hudheelka leh ayaa arkay baddayda dahabka ah oo la dhacay baalasheeda dhalaalaya.
Markii Goodwin uu in cabbaar ah dibadda u baxay, gabadhii ugu weyneyd waxay aragtay baal yara qasnaa.
"Waxaan kaliya simayaa baalkan dahabiga ah," ayay hoos u tiri, "si shimbirtu u ekaato midda ugu quruxda badan."
Waxay gacanta u taagtay dhanka baalka, laakiin markii faraheedu ay taabteen baalasha, gacanteedu way ku dhegtay, sidii iyadoo shimbirta lafteedu ay rabtay inay sii joogto.
Inantii labaad ayaa soo gashay oo neef tuurtay,
«Walaal, maxaad meeshaas u taagan tahay?»
Waxay u taagtay gacanta si ay walaasheed u qabato si ay dib ugu soo jiiddo, laakiin isla markii ay gacanteedu taabatay gacanta shadhka walaasheed, iyaduna way ku dhegtay.
Inantii saddexaad ayaa soo orodday.
«Fadlan, ha dhaqaaqina! Waan idin caawin doonaa labadiinaba.»
Laakiin markii ay gacanta u taagtay si ay guriga ugu kaxayso, iyaduna sidoo kale ayay ku biirtay. Sidaas ayay saddexdoodiiba meesha wada is-taageen, iyagoo yaaban laakiin aan waxba noqon, oo la yaabban sixirka dabacsan ee goose-kii dahabka ahaa.
Waaberigii, Goodwin ayaa kor u qaaday shimbirtii goose-ka, wuxuuna u dhaqaaqay dhanka guriga. Saddexdii gabdhood ee walaalaha ahaa, oo weli si fudud isugu dheggan, ayaa soo raacay iyagoo ku jira saf yar oo taxaddar leh.
Markii ay dhex marayeen tuulada, macallimad naxariis badan ayaa bannaanka u soo baxday oo tiri,
«Waa maxay kooxdan la yaabka leh?»
Iyadoo u malaynaysa inay caawimaad u baahan yihiin, waxay taabatay gacanta gabadhii ugu yarayd—waxayna ogaatay in iyadana si tartiib ah loo qabtay.
Nin reer magaal ah oo caawimaad jecel ayaa soo degdegay.
«Dadkan wanaagsanow, ma u baahan tihiin caawimaad?» ayuu ku dhawaaqay.
Wuxuu gacanta u taagay si uu u qabto maamulaha dugsiga, laakiin isla markii uu taabtayba, isna wuxuu ku dhacay sixirkii.
Sidaas ayayna wada socdeen, iyagoo shan qof oo isku xiga ah, iyagoo ku dhawaaqaya digniino farxad leh oo isku dayaya in aanay isku maran tallaabooyinkooda.
In yar markii la sii socday, laba beeraley ah ayaa waddada soo maray iyagoo wata qalabkooda.
«Gacan ma idin siinnaa?» midkood ayaa si naxariis leh u weydiiyay.
Laakiin markii ay gacanta u taageen inay caawiyaan, iyaguna safka ayay ku biireen. Wax yar ka dib toddoba qof oo dadka tuulada ah ayaa raacay Goodwin iyo baddii dahabka ahayd, dhammaantoodna si tartiib ah ayay u wada socdeen sidii iyagoo qayb ka ah hal socod oo farxad leh.
Ugu dambayntii waxay yimaadeen magaalo weyn oo uu ku noolaa boqor iyo gabadhiisii keliya ahayd. Waxay ahayd mid caqli badan oo naxariis leh, laakiin dhif iyo naadir ayay dhoolla caddayn jirtay, waayo qalbigeedu wuxuu xambaarsanaa culeys aamusan. Boqorku wuxuu aad u jeclaa inuu mar kale arko iyadoo faraxsan wuxuuna ku dhawaaqay,
«Qof kasta oo gabadhayda u keena qosol dhab ah waxaa lagu soo dhawayn doonaa inuu garabkeeda hoggaamiyo, isagoo la wadaagaya daryeelka iyo farxadda boqortooyadayda.»
Isla maalintan, Goodwin iyo kooxdiisii aan caadiga ahayn ayaa ku soo dhawaaday qasriga.
Aragtidu waxay ahayd mid aad u yaab badan: Goodwin oo xambaarsan berrigii dahabka ahaa, oo ay daba socdaan toddoba qof oo tuulada ah oo ku tallaabsanaya saf tartiib ah oo ruxmaya. Markii uu Goodwin shimbirta ka wareejiyay gacan oo uu saaray gacanta kale, dadkii oo dhan ayaa u leexday sidii xarig ciyaaraya oo ka dambeeya.
Amiiraddu waxay hoos uga soo eegtay balakoonkeeda. Markii hore way dhoolla caddeysay, dabadeedna afka ayay qabsatay, ugu dambayntiina waxay ku dillaacday qosol weyn oo farxad leh, sidii iyadoo daaqad muddo dheer xirnayd ay ka furantay qalbigeeda.
Boqorkii wuu farxay. Goodwin ayaa si tartiib ah baalka berriga u taabsiiyay qof kasta oo tuulada ah, sixirkiina markiiba wuu ka sii daayay. Muddo ka dib, Goodwin iyo amiiraddu way isku soo dhawaadeen, waxayna si wada jir ah mar kale boqortooyada uga buuxiyeen naxariis, farxad, iyo qosol.