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ِﻧ َﺪاءُ اﻟ َ ﱢﱪﻳﱠ ِﺔ
اﻟ ﱢﺬﺋْ ُﺐ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺒيرُ َو َو ﱠﺟ ُﻪ أَﻧْ َﻔ ُﻪ ﻧَ ْﺤ َﻮ ا ْﻟ َﻘ َﻤ ِﺮ َوأَ ْﻃ َﻠ َﻖ ُﻋ َﻮاءً َﻃ ِﻮﻳ ًﻼَ ،ﻓﺘَ ِﺒ َﻌ ُﻪ ا ْﻵ َﺧ ُﺮو َن َوأَ ْﻃ َﻠ ُﻘﻮا ُﻋ َﻮاءً
ُﻣ َﻤﺎ ِﺛ ًﻼَ .وا ْﻵ َن َﺟﺎ َء اﻟﻨﱢ َﺪا ُء ِﻟﺒﺎك أَﻳْ ًﻀﺎَ ،ﻓ َﺠ َﻠ َﺲ َو َﻋ َﻮى َﻣ َﻌ ُﻬ ْﻢ .ﺑَ ْﻌ َﺪ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ،ﺗَ َﺠ ﱠﻤ َﻊ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﻄﻴ ُﻊ َﺣ ْﻮ َل
ﺑﺎك َوأَ َﺧﺬُوا ﻳَﺘَ َﺸ ﱠﻤ ُﻤﻮﻧَ ُﻪ ِﺑ َﻄ ِﺮﻳ َﻘ ٍﺔ َو ُدو َد ٍة َو ِﺷﺒْ ِﻪ َﻫ َﻤ ِﺠﻴﱠ ٍﺔ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻮ ْﻗ ِﺖ ﻧَ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪَ .ﺣ َﻤ َﻞ َﻗﺎ َد ُة اﻟﺬﱢﺋَﺎ ِب
اﻟ ﱢﺼ َﻐﺎ َر َو َر َﻛ ُﻀﻮا ﻧَ ْﺤ َﻮ ا ْﻟ َﻐﺎﺑَ ِﺔَ ،وﺗَ ِﺒ َﻌ ُﻬ ُﻢ ا ْﻟﺒَ ِﻘﻴﱠ ُﺔ َو ُﻫ ْﻢ ﻳَ ْﻌ ُﻮو َن َﻣ ًﻌﺎَ ،و َر َﻛ َﺾ ﺑﺎك َﻣ َﻌ ُﻬ ْﻢ ِﺑ َﺠﺎ ِﻧ ِﺐ
َﺻ ِﺪﻳ ِﻘ ِﻪ ا ْﻟ َﱪﱢ ﱢي َو ُﻫ َﻮ ﻳَ ْﻌ ِﻮي ُﻫ َﻮ ا ْﻵ َﺧ ُﺮ.
َو ُﻫﻨَﺎ ﺗَﻨْﺘَ ِﻬﻲ ِﻗ ﱠﺼ ُﺔ ﺑﺎك ،ﺑَ ْﻌ َﺪ أَ ِن ا ْﺧﺘَ َﻔ َﻰ ِﻣ ْﻦ َدا ِﺧ ِﻠ ِﻪ — َﻗﺒْ َﻞ َو ْﻗ ٍﺖ َﻃ ِﻮﻳ ٍﻞ — ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ْﻠ ُﺐ
ا ﱠﻟ ِﺬي َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ِﰲ اﻟ ﱠﺴﺎ ِﺑ ِﻖ ﻳَ ْﺴﺘَ ْﻤ ِﺘ ُﻊ ِﺑ َ ْﴚءٍ أَ ْﻛﺜَ َﺮ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ِﻻ ْﺳ ِﺘ ْﻠ َﻘﺎءِ ِﰲ اﻟ ﱠﺸ ْﻤ ِﺲ ِﰲ َﻣﻨْ ِﺰ ِل ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎ ِﴈ
ﻣﻴﻠﺮ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺒي ِر ِﰲ َوا ِدي ﺳﺎﻧﺖ ﻛﻼرا ا ْﻟ َﺨ ْﺼ ِﺐ.
َو َﻟ ِﻜ ْﻦ ِﰲ اﻟ ﱠﺴﻨَ َﻮا ِت اﻟﺘﱠﺎ ِﻟﻴَ ِﺔَ ،ﻻ َﺣ َﻆ »اﻟﻴﻴﻬﺎﺗﺲ« ﺗَ َﻐ ﱡي ًرا ِﰲ اﻟ ﱢﺬﺋَﺎ ِبَ ،ﻓﺄَ ْﺻﺒَ َﺢ َﻟ َﺪى ا ْﻟﺒَ ْﻌ ِﺾ
ِﻣﻨْ َﻬﺎ ا ْﻵ َن َﻟ ْﻄ ًﺨﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱠﻠ ْﻮ ِن ا ْﻟﺒُﻨﱢ ﱢﻲ َﻋ َﲆ ُر ُءو ِﺳ َﻬﺎ َوأُﻧُﻮ ِﻓ َﻬﺎ ،أَ ْو ُر َﻗ ًﻌﺎ ﺑَﻴْ َﻀﺎءَ َﻋ َﲆ ُﺻ ُﺪو ِر َﻫﺎَ .ﻛ َﻤﺎ
َر َوى »اﻟﻴﻴﻬﺎﺗﺲ« ِﻗ َﺼ ًﺼﺎ أَﻳْ ًﻀﺎ َﻋ ِﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻜﻠ ِﺐ اﻟ ﱠﺸﺒَ ِﺢ ا ﱠﻟ ِﺬي ﻳَ ُﻘﻮ ُد ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﻄﻴ َﻊَ ،و َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ﻳَ َﺨﺎ ُﻓﻮ َن ِﻣ ْﻦ
َذ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ْﻠ ِﺐ اﻟ ﱠﺸﺒَ ِﺢ؛ ِﻷَﻧﱠ ُﻪ َﻛﺎ َن أَ ْذ َﻛﻰ ِﻣ ْﻦ أَ ﱢي َﺣﻴَ َﻮا ٍن أَ ْو إِﻧْ َﺴﺎ ٍنَ ،و َﻛﺎ َن ِﺑ ِﺈ ْﻣ َﻜﺎ ِﻧ ِﻪ اﻟ ﱠ ِﴪ َﻗ ُﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ
ُﻣ َﺨﻴﱠ َﻤﺎ ِﺗ ِﻬ ْﻢ َو ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻣ َﺼﺎ ِﺋ ِﺪ ِﻫ ْﻢ َوا ْﻟ ُﻬ ُﺮو ُب ِﻣ ْﻦ أَ ْﻓ َﻀ ِﻞ َﺻﻴﱠﺎ ِدﻳ ِﻬ ْﻢ.
َو ُﻛ ﱠﻞ َﺧ ِﺮﻳ ٍﻒ ،ﺑَﻴْﻨَ َﻤﺎ ﻳَﺘَﻨَ ﱠﻘ ُﻞ »اﻟﻴﻴﻬﺎﺗﺲ« َﻋ ْﱪَ ِﻣﻨْ َﻄ َﻘ ِﺘ ِﻬ ْﻢَ ،ﻛﺎ َن ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك َوا ِدي َﻻ ﻳَ ْﺪ ُﺧﻠُﻮﻧَ ُﻪ
أَﺑَ ًﺪاَ .و َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ﻳَ ْﺮ ُوو َن ِﻗ َﺼ ًﺼﺎ َﺣ ِﺰﻳﻨَ ًﺔ َﻋ ِﻦ اﻟ ﱡﺮو ِح اﻟ ﱢ ﱢﴩﻳ َﺮ ِة ا ﱠﻟ ِﺘﻲ َﺟﺎ َء ْت ِﰲ أَ َﺣ ِﺪ ا ْﻷَ ْﻋ َﻮا ِم َو َﻗ ﱠﺮ َر ِت
ا ْﻟ َﻌﻴْ َﺶ ِﰲ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟ َﻮا ِدي.
َو ِﰲ ُﻓ ُﺼﻮ ِل اﻟ ﱠﺼﻴْ ِﻒَ ،ﻛﺎ َن ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك َﺣﻴَ َﻮا ٌن َوا ِﺣ ٌﺪ ﻳَ ْﺨ ُﺮ ُج ِﻣ ْﻦ َذ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟ َﻮا ِدي؛ إِﻧﱠ ُﻪ ِذﺋْ ٌﺐ َﻋ ِﻈﻴ ٌﻢ،
أَ ْﺿ َﺨ ُﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ أَ ﱢي ِذﺋْ ٍﺐ آ َﺧ َﺮَ .ﻛﺎ َن ﻳَ ْﻌ ُﱪُ ا ْﻟ َﻐﺎﺑَ َﺔ َوﻳَ ْﻬ ِﺒ ُﻂ إِ َﱃ أَ ْر ٍض َﻣ ْﻔﺘُﻮ َﺣ ٍﺔ ﺑَ ْي َن ا ْﻷَ ْﺷ َﺠﺎ ِرَ ،و ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك
ﻳُﻮ َﺟ ُﺪ ُﻏﺒَﺎ ٌر أَ ْﺻ َﻔ ُﺮ َوأَ ْﺣ َﺠﺎ ٌر َﺻ ْﻔ َﺮا ُء ُﻣ ْﻠ َﻘﺎ ٌة َﻋ َﲆ ا ْﻷَ ْر ِض َﺣ ْﻮ َل أَ ْﻛﻴَﺎ ٍس َﻗ ِﺪﻳ َﻤ ٍﺔ ُﻣ َﻤ ﱠﺰ َﻗ ٍﺔ ﺗَﻨْ ُﻤﻮ
َﺣ ْﻮ َﻟ َﻬﺎ ا ْﻷَ ْﻋ َﺸﺎ ُب اﻟ ﱠﻄ ِﻮﻳ َﻠ ُﺔ َوﺗُ َﻐ ﱢﻄﻴ َﻬﺎَ .و ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ﻳَ ْﻘ ِﴤ اﻟ ﱢﺬﺋْ ُﺐ ا ْﻟ َﻌ ِﻈﻴ ُﻢ ﺑَ ْﻌ َﺾ ا ْﻟ َﻮ ْﻗ ِﺖ ِﰲ ﺗَ ْﻔ ِﻜي ٍر
َو ِرﺛَﺎءٍ ﺛُ ﱠﻢ ﻳُ ْﻄ ِﻠ ُﻖ ُﻋ َﻮاءً َﻃ ِﻮﻳ ًﻼ َو َﺣ ِﺰﻳﻨًﺎ ،ﺛُ ﱠﻢ ﻳَ ْﺮ َﺣ ُﻞ.
َو َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠ ُﻪ َﻟﻴْ َﺲ َو ِﺣﻴ ًﺪا َدا ِﺋ ًﻤﺎ؛ َﻓ ِﻌﻨْ َﺪ َﻣﺎ ﺗَﺄْ ِﺗﻲ َﻟﻴَﺎ ِﱄ اﻟ ﱢﺸﺘَﺎ ِء ا ْﻟﺒَﺎ ِر َد ُة اﻟ ﱠﻄ ِﻮﻳ َﻠ ُﺔ َوﺗَﺘْﺒَ ُﻊ اﻟ ﱢﺬﺋَﺎ ُب
َﻓ َﺮا ِﺋ َﺴ َﻬﺎ إِ َﱃ ا ْﻷَ ْو ِدﻳَ ِﺔ ،ﻳُ ْﻤ ِﻜ ُﻦ ُر ْؤﻳَﺘُ ُﻪ َو ُﻫ َﻮ ﻳَ ْﺮ ُﻛ ُﺾ ُﻣﺘَ َﺼ ﱢﺪ ًرا ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﻄﻴ َﻊ ﺗَ ْﺤ َﺖ َﺿ ْﻮءِ ا ْﻟ َﻘ َﻤ ِﺮَ ،وﻳَ ْﻘ ِﻔ ُﺰ
أَ ْﻋ َﲆ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱢﺬﺋَﺎ ِب ا ْﻷُ ْﺧ َﺮىَ ،وﻳَﻨْ َﻄ ِﻠ ُﻖ ا ْﻟ ُﻌ َﻮاءُ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺣ ْﻠ ِﻘ ِﻪ َو ُﻫ َﻮ ﻳُ َﻐﻨﱢﻲ أُﻧْ ُﺸﻮ َد َة ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﻄﻴ ِﻊ.
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