G.H. Andersen. Ingqungquthela ye "Swans Wild"

Ekuqaleni komntwana, oomama kunye nogogo baqala ukuzisa abantwana babo nabazukulu emsebenzini kaHans Christian Andersen. Ngokutsho kweengxelo zale ngqangi evelele yaseDenmark, badlala iifilimu zobugcisa kunye neentlobo eziphathekayo, imidlalo yokudlala. Emva kwayo yonke into, iindaba zakhe zinomlingo kwaye zinomusa kakhulu, nangona zibuhlungu. Kwaye enye yezo mabali amnandi uAndersen wabhala - "i-Swans Wilds". I xelela Malunga nentombi encinci kodwa enobukroti ogama lingu-Eliza, owayelungele ukwenza nantoni na ukuba ayisindise kwikratshi lomfazi wakhe ongummangalisa, abazalwana bakhe abaninzi.

Le ngqangi emangalisayo iqala ngento yokuba ukumkani omnye emva kokufa komfazi wakhe kwakhona. Lo kumkani wayenabantwana abalishumi elinesibini: oonyana abalishumi elinanye kunye nentombi enye, uEliza omncinci. Bonke babesengabantwana, kodwa umfazi omtsha weso sithsaba wasithandwa ngokukhawuleza wabathandana nabantwana bakhe waza wagqiba ekubeni alahlekise. Ekubeni wayengumlumbi, kwakungekho mfuneko ukuba aguqule abazalwana abe ngama-swans. U-Eliza wathunyelwa kwimfundo kwintsapho yamazwe, kwaye ade ade afinyelele kwiminyaka elishumi elinesihlanu, akukho mntu wamkhumbula. Kodwa kwakhona wabuyela endlwini yakhe. Unina wesibini, ebona intombazana enhle uEliza waba, wayedinga ngakumbi kwaye waba ngumntu ongeyena ubaba ongaziqondi.

Waxhatshazwa yilo, kwaye ngobunye ubusuku washiya igosa ngasese waya ehlathini, enethemba lokufumana abazalwana bakhe. Wayengakazi ukuba umama wakhe wesibini wayebaguqulele kwiintaka kwaye ngoku ziyi-swans zasendle. Kwakhona wayengazi oko kwakubonakala kunzima. Emva kokuba wafumana idumbane elimangalisayo apho wabona khona ukucinga kwakhe. Emva kokuhlamba emanzini, le ntombazana yaqala ukubonakala kwayo ibe yinto enhle ngaphezu kwayo yonke iindlovukazi ehlabathini.

Kodwa ingcamango yabazalwana ayizange imshiye yesibini. Kwaye ngelinye ilanga wadibana nomfazi omdala owayemxelela ukuba kungekudala nje wabona i-swans zasendle kwiitye zegolide zifika emlambo, kwaye kwakukho ne-eleven. U-Eliza waya kulo mlambo waza wafumana iintsiba emanxwemeni, kwaye emva kokushona kwelanga wabona iintaka ngokwazo. Ngokukhawuleza ukuba ilanga lihambe ngaphaya kwelo xesha, i-swans yajika yaba ngamakhwenkwe amancinane, apho uEliza wayazi abazalwana bakhe. Wakhawuleza kubo. Bamxelela yonke into eyenziwa ngumfazi ongumama ongendawo. Ngoku ziyi-swans zasendle ngelilanga kunye nabantu ebusuku. Le ntombazana yagqiba isigqibo sokusindisa abazalwana bakhe Uthetha, kodwa wayengazi indlela yokwenza. Ngobunye ubusuku wabona iphupha elingaqhelekanga, apho wabona intsapho yefestile, efana nomfazi omdala awadibana naye kungekudala. Kwintsipho yephupha yatsho i-princess ukuba unako ukusindisa abazalwana kwi-spell ngokusebenzisa i-shirts eboshwe kwi-nettle. Ama-nettles akhula emangcwabeni, kwaye kufuneka uqokelele ngezandla zakho. Kuze kube nekhasi lokugqibela elidibeneyo, umntu akanako ukuthetha igama elinye okanye lizwi, mhlawumbi abazalwana baya kutshabalalisa ngokukhawuleza.

Ukuvuka, le ntombazana yaqalisa ukusebenza ngokukhawuleza. Nangona ukumkani omncinci, owayemthandana naye ekuqaleni, akazange amfumane ukuba athethe. Kodwa akazange aphazamise umsebenzi wakhe ongaqhelekanga. U-Eliza, owathandana nookumkani, wayefuna ukumxelela yonke into, kodwa wakhumbula isilumkiso sefesto: ngoxa wayethule, abazalwana bakhe, kunye neengwenya zasendle, besaphila. Wayengesabi nangona wavakalisa ukuba ngumlumbi. Waqhubeka ekhupha inetha, nangona athe wathathwa ukuba abulawe. Phantse zonke iikhati zikulungele. Kwakukho ingalo enye kuphela eseleyo yokugqibela, kodwa akazange abe nexesha - wayeboshwe kwithuba kwaye sele sele ekhona Baya kutshisa. Kodwa ngokukhawuleza i-swans zasendle zaza zaza zajikeleza udade wazo. Waziphosa iikhati, kwaye zikhawuleza ziba ziinkosana ezintle. Omnye wabo waba nephiko endaweni yesandla. Kwaye xa uthetha, wonke umntu wayesazi ukuba wayengenacala, kwaye naye ukumkani wamncenga ukuba amxolele. Yaye ingaba njani enye? Wayeyintombi yakhe, kwaye wayemthanda, kungakhathaliseki ukuba yintoni. Yileyo ndlela i-fate "Wild Swans" yaphela ngokuvuya.