Kwakukhona indlovukazi. Ethukuthele kakhulu. Wayethukuthela uma othile oseduze emuhle kunaye, ethukile uma ingubo yothile ibiza kakhulu futhi isemfashinini, futhi wavele wathukuthela uma ethola ukuthi othile unekamelo lokulala elinefenisha yemfashini kakhudlwana.
Yahamba-ke iminyaka. Indlovukazi yaqala ukuguga. Ubuhle bakhe bangaphambili, ayeziqhenya ngabo, baqala ukushabalala. Nokho, akakwazanga ukubekezelela! Ukuthi akayona indlovukazi futhi akakwazi ukukhokhela izimbiza eziyisimangaliso zokulwa nokuguga? Yebo, njengoba uthanda! Ubuhle bakhe bubaluleke kakhulu. Ngisho noma kufanele unikele umphefumulo wakho ngenxa yalokho! Ngakho wanquma.
Indlovukazi yambiza odokotela abaphambili ezweni ukuthi bamsize agcine ubusha bakhe. Nsuku zonke wayelethwa izidakamizwa ezintsha namaphilisi, okwakufanele amsize. Kodwa ... Imibimbi yanda kakhulu. Akukho okusizile. Indlovukazi embi ayizange isamenywa emibusweni engomakhelwane ngamaholide, abalandeli abambalwa nabancane babemagange ukuhlangana nayo. Indlovukazi yathukuthela. Wahlephula zonke izitsha ekhishini, wahlephula zonke izibuko ebukhosini. Wayethukuthele egane unwabu. Indlovukazi yanquma ukusebenzisa indlela yokugcina, yamemezela ukuthi noma ubani owamsiza ukuba ahlale emusha, uzonikeza ingxenye yombuso. Futhi labo abazinikela ukusiza futhi musa ukwenza lokhu - yena ekhiphela.
Izinyanga, odokotela, izinyanga, izangoma zesaba ulaka lwendlovukazi zalishiya izwe lakubo. Wonke umuntu wahamba, ngisho nalabo ababekwazi ukuphulukisa kancane nje. Emasontweni ambalwa kamuva kwafika umqedazwe omubi. Abantu baqala ukugula, ukubuna nokufa. Akekho owayengabasiza. Izwe lalingenakulungiswa. Indlovukazi yabona ukuthi kancane kancane futhi ngeke kube khona muntu ozobheka inqaba, akekho owayezomphekela ukudla okumnandi futhi abelethe izinhlanzi zegolide ku-aquarium yakhe ayintandokazi. Unjani ngaphandle kwezinhlanzi? Laba kwakungabangane bakhe kuphela, ayebabheka njengabaxhumanisi abangcono kakhulu, futhi okuyibona kuphela ababemfanelekela. Okokuqala, ziyigolide, futhi okwesibili, ziyakwazi ukuthula.
U-Evil Queen wayengazi ukuthi enzeni. Indlela yokusindisa izwe? Futhi ungazisindisa kanjani?
Wahlala esibukweni wacabanga: “Yebo, ngiyaguga. Ngokusobala, kufanele sivumelane nalokhu. Kubi kakhulu uma isitha sihlasela izwe lethu manje. Khona-ke wonke umuntu uzokufa. Kukhona okumele kwenziwe. Ngokokuqala ngqa, indlovukazi ayizange ithukuthele, kodwa yacabanga ngendlela yokwenza abanye bazizwe bengcono. Wawakama amacurl, okwake kwavusa umona kubangani bakhe, wabona nezinwele ezimpunga ezithi akasemusha futhi usemncane njengakuqala. Waphefumulela phezulu wacabanga, ngizonikela kakhulu manje ukuze ngisindise abantu bakithi. Mhlawumbe nobuhle babo. Phela umbuso uncipha ngokuphelele. Angishiyanga ndlalifa. Ngacabanga kakhulu ngomzimba wami futhi ngangingafuni ukuwumosha ngokuzala. Yebo, umyeni wami washona ngenxa yokulangazelela nothando olungazenzisi. Wayazi ukuthi ngashada naye kuphela ngenxa yengcebo yakhe. Waphefumulela phezulu wakhala. Wayenomuzwa wokuthi kukhona okwenzeka kuye, kodwa wayengaqondi ukuthi yini.
Ngolunye usuku, ikhehla langqongqoza esangweni lenqaba. Uthe angayisiza indlovukazi ukuthi isindise izwe layo. Onogada bamdedele.
Yakhothama indlovukazi yacela ukulethelwa indishi enkulu yamanzi. Wabe esedweba amakhethini kasilika asindayo futhi wamema indlovukazi ukuba ibheke emanzini.
Indlovukazi yalalela. Ngemva kwesikhashana, wabona ukuthi isibuko samanzi sikhanyiswe ngokukhazimula, futhi waqala ngokungabonakali, kwacaca ukuthi, owesifazane owayeqoqa amakhambi ehlathini angalazi. Wayegqoke izingubo ezilula, ekhathele kakhulu. Wagoba waklebhula utshani wabufaka esikhwameni esikhulu. Isikhwama sasisinda kakhulu. Owesifazane wayengakwazi ukubekezelela ukubeka ingxenye entsha yotshani. Ngokunemba kakhudlwana, hhayi utshani, kodwa ezinye izitshalo eziyinqaba ezinezimbali ezincane eziluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka.
Lena i-urbento morri, isitshalo somlingo esingasindisa izwe lakini. Ngingapheka kuwo umuthi ozosindisa izinceku zakho nabantu bakho kulolu bhubhane. Futhi nguwe kuphela, ndlovukazi yethu, ongathola lezi zimbali. Futhi udinga isikhwama sabo esikhulu, okunzima kakhulu ukusiphatha sisodwa.
Ukukhanya kwamanzi kwanyamalala, futhi isithombe sanyamalala. Kwancibilika naye ukukhanya. Ikhehla ebelisanda kuhlala maqondana nalo lanyamalala.
I-Urbento morri, i-urbento morri - iphindwe, njenge-spell, indlovukazi. Waya emtatsheni wezincwadi wasebukhosini. “Kubonakala kimi,” ecabanga, “ukuthi nginenkumbulo embi yokuthi imbali ibukeka kanjani. Futhi lapho ayezombheka khona, umdala naye akazange asho lutho.
Emtatsheni wezincwadi, wathola incwadi endala enothuli, lapho afunda khona ukuthi imbali ayeyidinga ikhula ezweni elikude, elikude ngaphesheya kogwadule oluphuzi ehlathini elinemilingo. Futhi yilabo kuphela abakwazi ukushweleza umoya wehlathi abangangena kuleli hlathi. “Akukho okumele kwenziwe,” kunquma indlovukazi. Ngabaxosha bonke odokotela ezweni, futhi kufanele ngisindise abantu bami. Wakhumula ingubo yakhe yasebukhosini, wagqoka elula futhi entofontofo. Lawa kwakungewona amasilika ayewajwayele, kodwa i-homespun ueha, phezu kwayo ayegqoka i-sundress elula, njengokugqokwa kwabadayisi basedolobheni abampofu. Ezinyaweni zakhe, wathola ekhabetheni lezinceku izicathulo ezilula, endaweni efanayo isikhwama esikhulu seseyili, esifana nalesi ayesibone kowesifazane ekukhanyeni kwamanzi, wabe esehamba.
Kwahamba isikhathi eside ezweni lakubo. Futhi yonke indawo ngangibona indlala, incithakalo nokufa. Ngabona abesifazane bekhathele futhi bezacile abahlenga izingane zabo, bebanika imvuthuluka yesinkwa, ukube bezosinda. Inhliziyo yakhe yayigcwele ukudabuka nobuhlungu.
- Ngizokwenza konke ukuze ngibasindise, ngizohamba ngiyothola izimbali zomlingo u-urbento morri.
Ogwadule, indlovukazi yacishe yabulawa ukoma. Lapho kubonakala sengathi uzolala unomphela ngaphansi kwelanga elikhipha umkhovu etsheni, isishingishane esingalindelekile samphakamisa samehlisa endaweni evulekile phambi kwehlathi lemilingo. “Ngakho kudingekile,” kucabanga indlovukazi, “kukhona ongisizayo ukuze ngenze lokho engikuhlelile. Ngiyabonga kuye».
Kusenjalo, inyoni eyayihlezi eduze yakhuluma naye. “Ungamangali, yebo, yimina — inyoni ikhuluma nawe. Ngiyisikhova esihlakaniphile futhi ngisebenza njengomsizi womoya wehlathi. Namuhla ungicele ukuthi ngidlulisele intando yakhe kini. Okungukuthi, uma ufuna ukuthola izimbali zemilingo, uzokwethula ehlathini, kodwa ngenxa yalokhu uzomnika iminyaka eyi-10 yokuphila kwakho. Yebo, uzoguga eminye iminyaka eyi-10. Uyavuma?»
“Yebo,” kuhleba indlovukazi. Ngaletha usizi ezweni lami kangangokuthi iminyaka engu-10 inkokhelo encane ngalokho engikwenzile.
“Kulungile,” kuphendula isikhova. Bheka lapha.
Indlovukazi yema phambi kwesibuko. Futhi, embuka, wabona ukuthi ubuso bakhe babunqunywe kanjani imibimbi eyengeziwe, ukuthi ama-curls akhe asagolide ayeba mpunga kanjani. Wayeseguga phambi kwamehlo akhe.
“O,” kubabaza indlovukazi. Ngabe yimi ngempela? Lutho, lutho, ngizojwayela. Futhi embusweni wami, ngeke nje ngizibuke esibukweni. Ngikulungele! - uthe.
- Hamba, kusho isikhova ..
Ngaphambi kwakhe kwakukhona indlela eyayimholela ekujuleni kwehlathi. Indlovukazi ikhathele kakhulu. Waqala ukuzwa ukuthi imilenze yakhe ayimlaleli kahle, ukuthi isikhwama sasingenalutho, singakhanyi nakancane. Yebo, kuyaguga nje, yingakho kunzima kimi ukuhamba. Kulungile, ngizophatha, indlovukazi icabange, futhi iqhubeke nendlela yayo.
Waphumela endaweni evulekile enkulu. Futhi, oh injabulo! Wabona izimbali eziluhlaza ayezidinga. Wancika phezu kwabo wahleba, “Ngifikile futhi nginitholile. Futhi ngizokuthwala ngiye ekhaya." Ephendula, wezwa kukhala icrystal kuthule. Lezi zimbali zasabela esicelweni sakhe. Futhi indlovukazi yaqala ukuqoqa isitshalo somlingo. Wazama ukukwenza ngokucophelela. Angizange ngiwudabule ngezimpande, angizange ngiwukhiphe, angizange ngiwagxobe amashidi. “Phela lezi zitshalo nalezi zimbali azidingi mina ngedwa. Futhi ngakho-ke zizokhula futhi ziqhakaze ngokumangalisayo nakakhulu, wacabanga, futhi waqhubeka nomsebenzi wakhe. Wakha izimbali kusukela ekuseni kwaze kwashona ilanga. Iqolo lalibuhlungu, wayengasakwazi nhlobo ukugoba. Kodwa isikhwama sasingakagcwali. Kodwa umdala wathi, wakhumbula lokhu, ukuthi isikhwama kufanele sigcwale futhi kwakuyoba nzima ukuba asithwale yedwa. Ngokusobala, lokhu kuwuvivinyo, indlovukazi yacabanga, futhi yaqoqa, futhi yaqoqa, futhi yaqoqa izimbali, nakuba yayikhathele kakhulu.
Lapho ephinda efuna ukuhambisa isikhwama sakhe, wezwa: "Ake ngikusize, lo mthwalo, nginomuzwa wokuthi unzima kuwe." Eduze kwakumi indoda eneminyaka ephakathi egqoke izingubo ezilula. Uqoqa amakhambi omlingo. Okwani?
Futhi indlovukazi yathi yayivela kwelinye izwe ukuze isindise abantu bakubo, okwathi, ngenxa yephutha layo, babebhekene nezinhlekelele nezifo, ngobuwula bakhe nokuziqhenya kowesifazane, mayelana nokuthi wayefuna kanjani ukulondoloza ubuhle nobusha bakhe ngazo zonke izindlela. Indoda yamlalela ngokucophelela, ayizange imphazamise. Ubesiza nje ukufaka izimbali esikhwameni bese ezihudula ezindaweni ngezindawo.
Kwakukhona into engavamile ngaye. Kodwa indlovukazi yayingaqondi ukuthi yini. Wayelula naye.
Ekugcineni isikhwama sagcwala.
“Uma ungenankinga, ngizokusiza uyithwale,” kusho indoda eyayizibiza ngoJean. Qhubeka nje ubonise indlela, ngizokulandela.
“Yebo, uzongisiza kakhulu,” kusho indlovukazi. Angikwazi ukukwenza ngedwa.
Indlela ebuyayo yayibonakala imfushane kakhulu endlovukazini. Futhi wayengeyedwa. SinoJean, isikhathi sahamba. Futhi umgwaqo awuzange ubonakale unzima njengakuqala.
Nokho, akazange avunyelwe ukungena enqabeni. Onogada abazange basibone isalukazi njengendlovukazi yabo enhle futhi embi. Kodwa kungazelelwe kwaqhamuka ikhehla elijwayelekile, amasango avuleka phambi kwabo.
Phumulani, ngizobuya ezinsukwini ezimbalwa, esho ecosha isaka eligcwele amakhambi omlingo njengophaphe.
Ngemva kwesikhashana, ikhehla laphinde lavela ekamelweni lendlovukazi. Eguqe phambi kwendlovukazi, wayinikeza i-elixir ephilisayo ethakwe ngekhambi eliwumlingo i-urbento morri.
“Vuka emadolweni khehla elihloniphekile, yimina okufanele ngiguqe phambi kwakho. Ufanelwe ukudlula mina. Ukuklomelisa kanjani? Kodwa njengenjwayelo, akazange aphendule. Ikhehla lalingasekho.
Ngomyalo wendlovukazi, i-elixir yanikezwa kuzo zonke izindlu embusweni wayo.
Kungakapheli nezinyanga eziyisithupha, izwe laqala ukusimama. Aphinde ezwakale amazwi ezingane. Izimakethe zasemadolobheni zazinyakaza, kuzwakala umculo. UJean wasiza indlovukazi kukho konke. Wamcela ukuthi ahlale naye ukuze abonge ngazo zonke izindlela ngosizo lwakhe. Futhi waba umsizi nomeluleki wakhe obalulekile.
Ngolunye usuku, njengenjwayelo ekuseni, iNdlovukazi yayihlezi efasiteleni. Akabange esazibheka esibukweni. Walunguza efasiteleni, wababaza izimbali nobuhle bazo. Kukhona isikhathi sayo yonke into, ecabanga. Kubaluleke kakhulu ukuthi izwe lami liqhakaze futhi. Kuyadabukisa ukuthi angizalanga indlalifa .. Yeka indlela engangiyisilima ngayo ngaphambili.
Wezwa imisindo yalokho. IHeralds imemezele ukuthi kuza ithimba lezithunywa zesifunda esingumakhelwane. Yeka indlela amangala ngayo lapho ezwa ukuthi inkosi evela kwelinye izwe elikude izomncenga.
Woo? Kodwa sengimdala? Mhlawumbe leli yihlaya?
Cabanga indlela amangala ngayo lapho ebona uJean, umsizi wakhe othembekile esesihlalweni sobukhosi. Nguye owamnika isandla nenhliziyo.
Yebo, ngiyinkosi. Futhi ngifuna ube yindlovukazi yami.
Jean, ngikuthanda kakhulu. Kodwa amakhosazana amaningi asemancane alindele okhethiweyo wawo. Vula amehlo akho kubo!
“Nami ngiyakuthanda ndlovukazi ethandekayo. Futhi angithandi ngamehlo ami, kodwa ngomphefumulo wami! Kungenxa yokubekezela kwakho, ukukhuthala, ngakuthanda. Futhi angiyiboni imibimbi yakho nezinwele ezimpunga. Ungowesifazane omuhle kunabo bonke emhlabeni kimi. Yiba umkami!
Yavuma indlovukazi. Kakade, yini engaba ngcono kunokuguga ndawonye? Sekelaneni ebudaleni, ninakekelane? Ndawonye ukuhlangabezana nokusa futhi nibone ukushona kwelanga.
Kwamenywa wonke umuntu owayedlula lapho emshadweni owawugujwa khona esigcawini sedolobha, wonke umuntu waphathwa. Abantu bajabulela indlovukazi yabo futhi bayifisela injabulo. Babemthanda ngenxa yobulungisa nokuhleleka ayekwenza ezweni lakubo.
Indlovukazi yajabula kakhulu. Wawodwa nje umcabango owamkhathaza. Usemdala ukuba nendlalifa.
Ekupheleni komkhosi, lapho abamenyiwe sebegodukile, nabasanda kushada sebelungele ukungena enqoleni, kwaqhamuka ikhehla.
Uxolo ngiphuzile. Kodwa ngikulethele isipho sami. Futhi wanikeza inkosi nendlovukazi isitsha esiluhlaza. Lokhu futhi kuyi-urbento morri tincture. Ngikulungiselele yona. Yingakho ngifike emva kwesikhathi. Yiphuze.
Indlovukazi yaphuza ingxenye yase inika umyeni wayo ibhodlela. Waqeda i-elixir. Futhi ngesimangaliso! Wezwa sengathi igagasi elifudumele laligijima emzimbeni wakhe, ukuthi ugcwele amandla nobusha, ukuthi wonke waba lula futhi unomoya njengasebusheni bakhe. Kwakubonakala sengathi usezophelelwa umoya ngenxa yenjabulo eyayimphethe. Nkulunkulu! Kwenzekani kithi?
Bajike bayobonga ikhehla, babuze ukuthi baphuzeni. Kodwa wayengekho...
Ngemva konyaka, baba nendlalifa. Bamqamba ngokuthi u-Urbento.
Futhi eminye iminyaka eminingi isidlulile futhi u-Urbento usenesikhathi eside ebusa leli zwe, futhi abazali bakhe basendawonye. Bazalanisa izinhlanzi, bahambe epaki, baphakele amadada amhlophe, abathatha ukudla ezandleni zabo kuphela, badlale namadodana akhe nendodakazi yabo encane emhlophe futhi babatshele izindaba ezimangalisayo ngezimbali zemilingo, okwathi ngemva kwalokho baqamba indodana yabo. Futhi enkabeni yedolobha kukhona isikhumbuzo kudokotela omkhulu ngamazwi athi "Ngokubonga lowo owabuyisela injabulo ezweni. Okwe-urbento morri»