Full Text: Yeyga Iyo Toddobada Badheedh
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Original Text: Yeyga Iyo Toddobada Badheedh
Waxaa jirtay mar hore, hooyo digaag ah oo ku noolaan jiray guri yar oo qurux badan oo ay la joogeen toddoba caruur yar oo digaag ah. Waxay jeclaan jirtay si ka badan xiddigaha samada oo dhan. Subaxdii maalin, waxay u baahday inay tagtaa suuqa tuulada. Waxay urursatay caruurteeda oo digniin siisay:
«Yaarayaashayga, waa inaan tago. Albaabka xidha si adag. Yeyga weyn ayaa maanta ku wareegaya kaynta. Isagu waa khabiir is-beddelka, laakiin had iyo jeer waxaad garan kartaa inuu yahay isaga codkiisa qalloocan ee adkaa iyo cagihiisa culus ee madow. Ha u ogolaan inuu idin khiyaameeyoo!»
Caruurta yaryari waxay yidhaahdeen,
«Ha walwaalin, Hooyo! Waxaan ahaanaa nabadgelyo iyo amaan.»
Yeyga ayaa ka dhuumanayay geed kedaar ah. Markii ay dhabarka hooyadood ee baalasha ah ka maqnaadeen, ayuu albaabka u socdaalay. Garaac! Garaac!
«Fura, macaashiintayda!» ayuu ku yidhi codkiisii dabiiciga ahaa ee qallafsan. «Waxaan ahay hooyadiin, waxaanan keenay kiis weyn oo macmacaan ah!»
Bahalaha yaryari waxay dhegahooda u taabteen albaabka.
«Marnaba!» ayuu ku qayliyay kan ugu weyn. «Hooyadayadu waxay leedahay cod macaan sida gong lacag ah. Codkaagu waa qallafsan yahay sida warqad ciideed. Ka tag, Mudane Yey!»
Yeyga k엄엄 ma iska dayn. Wuxuu orday dukaanka oo liqay weyn oo malab cajiib ah si codkiisu u noqdo mid xariir ah oo macaan. Wuxuu dib ugu soo laabay oo ku sii hadlay daloolka furaha,
«Caruurteydii qaaliga ah, ii fur. Hooyadaa ayaan ahay, waxaana idin keenay cuntooyin aad u macaan.»
Badheedha ugu yar ee badheedhooyinka ayaa gacanta u fidiyay qabsashaha, laakiin kan ugu caqliga badan ayaa tilmaamay hoosta albaabka. Halkaas, oo ka soo muuqanayay godka, waxaa jiray labo cagood oo weyn, dhogorta leh oo madow.
«Isku day fiican!» ayay ku qayliyeen. «Hooyadeen cagaheedu waa kuwo jilicsan oo oranji ah. Adiga waxaad tahay yeyga!»
Oo cadho buuxda, yeyga ayaa u orday makhaayad rooti oo u dhow.
«Ninkii rooti! Cad gacmahayga caddaanka ugu cad ee daqiiqadaada, ama cunayaa dhammaan fuuradahaaga!»
Ninkii rooti ee cabsaday ayaa raacay. Hadda, oo leh cod macaan iyo gacmo cad oo baraf u eg, yeyga ayaa mar saddexaad garaacay.
«Fur albaabka, yaryarihii. Hooyadiin ayaa ugu dambeyntii guriga ku soo noqotay oo wax laysu soo keenay oo dhammaan idiin ah.»
Babyada subaagaha ah ayaa gacmaha cad arkay oo codka naxariista leh maqlay. Oo ay u maleynayeen inay ammaan tahay, ayay xididka albaabka fureen oo albaabka si weyn u fureen.
Markii yeeyku gudaha booday, bahalihii yar ee gooysyada ahaa ayaa kala firdhay sida marmar! Mid ka mid ah ayaa hoosta qoriga fadhiga ka duulay, mid kalena hoosta sariirta. Kan saddexaad ayaa qolka cuntada ku qarsaday, kan afraadna dambe xaashida culus. Kan shanaad ayaa kaabadh yar ku dhex galay, kan lixaadna hoosta dambiilaha dharka. Kan toddobaadna—kan ugu yar ee dhammaan—ayaa gudaha saacadda weyn ee aabbaha oo dheer ku booday.
Yeeyku, aad u hunguri badnaa oo aad u degdeg badnaa, lix ka mid ah ayuu qabsaday, oo hal afur oo weyn, gacanta ugu dhigay dambe. Kan toddobaad ayuu meel kasta ka raadiyay, laakiin dhawaaqa saacadda oo tiktikaysa ayaa qalbiga yar ee yar sir u hayay.
Oo dareenaya calool buuxda oo hurdo aad u raadinaysa, yeyga ayaa si gaabis ah uga baxay duurka qorraxda ku iftiimaysa, hoos fadhiistay geed dheer oo balloot ah, oo hurdadii aad u dheer galay, oo neefsashiisii maqnayd. Wax yar ka dib, Hooyo Goose ayaa soo noqotay. Qalbigeeda ayaa hoos u dhacay. Albaabku wuu furan yahay, baruuraha ayaa meel walba ku firdiyay, guriguna wuu aamusnaa.
«Carruurtayda!» ayay ku qaylisay, indhaheeda ilmo ka buuxsamaya. «Xaggee baad joogteen?»
«Hooyo! Hooyo! Waxaan halkan ku jiraa!» cod yar oo gaaban ayaa qayliyay.
Waxay furatay saacadda weyn ee guri dhexdiisa, oo wiilkeedii ugu yar ee badheedha ayaa soo dhacay, isagoo gariiraya markuu sheekada ka warramayay xeeladda shaydaanka ee yeeyga gacanta cad. Mother Goose ayaa indhaheeda tirtirtay oo si toos ah u istaagay.
«Weli kama guulaysan,» ayay si adag u tidhi. «Keena qalab-tolleedkayga iyo maqaaxiga weyn ee xirfadda. Qorshe baan leeyahay.»
Waxay raaceen kor-jiifka dhawaaqa weyn ee yeeyga oo ay gaareen cawska dhaadheer.
Markii yeeyku seexday, Hooyo Goose waxay ogaatay wax dhex gooynaya caloosha — waxay ahaayeen lix bahal oo yaryar, weli is ruxruxaya! Xirfadda dhakhtarka ayay u adeegsatay maqaskeeda si ay u sameyso gooyn degdeg ah. Mid mid ka dib, bahalaha yaryari way soo baxeen, waxay ahaayeen kuwo wareersanaa laakiin gebi ahaanba aan dhaawac lahayn. Yeeyku aad ayuu u hunguri badnaa ilaa uusan xitaa cunto xanaaqdinin! Si degdeg ah ayay buuxiyeen meesha dhagaxyo weyn oo webiga ka yimid, Hooyo Goosena ayaa u dhegtay si aad u qurux badan ilaa uusan waxba dareensanayn.
Markii yeeyku ugu dambeyntii toosay, wuxuu dareemay culays xad dhaaf ah.
«Ooh, calooshtaydu waxay u maleynaysaa inaan buuran dhagax ah lafo-guray!» ayuu u oohin, weli yar oo hurdo ka soo kacay.
Wuxuu u socday webiga si uu biyo u cabo, isagoo u maleynaya inuu hore u arkay riyo aad u yaab badan oo ku saabsanayd qoys digaag ah iyo dabaasho dheer oo webiga xasilloon ku jirta.
Yarta ayaa go'aansaday in doogga uu aad ugu wareersanaa. Wuxuu u socdaalay buuraha fog, isagoo raadinaya meel deganaad oo uu ku noolaado.
Toddobada bahal-yar iyo hooyadood ayaa daaqadda ka daawanayay isagoo tegaya, nabadgelyo iyo caafimaad.
Waxay barateen casharo muhiim ah oo ku saabsan in si taxadar leh loo fiiriyo faahfaahinta—waxayna ku noolaadeen farxad iyo nabad, had iyo jeer xusuusanaya in laba jeer loo hubiyo cidda albaabka taagan.