Ezweni elithokozisayo le-mythology yaseGrisi, kuhlala kunezihlabelo ezihlabahlosile, kanye nezinsizwa ezivela ezindlini ezinkulu ezifakazela imikhuleko nemibono. Le ndawo igcwele amaphupho nokuqina, izindaba zezingcweti zizwakala kulolu lwazi. Phakathi kwalesi sikhathi, kukhona ukufaneleka uDasi, intsha egcwele ubuhlakani nokw brave, enobuchwepheshe obungavamile, amehlo akhanya njengenkanyezi, evame ukukhanya kahle phakathi kwelanga.
Idolobha leDasi likhona emaphethelweni edolobha elidala, lapho kunezihlahla ezihlanzekile nezithakazelo futhi kuhlala abantu abaningi abavamile kodwa abahle. Abazali bakhe, noma baphakathi kwezimali, bafundisa umntwana wabo ukubaluleka kokuba nesibindi nokuhlala qinile. U-Dasi uvame ukufaka impahla elula yokuzivikela, leyo impahla eyenziwa ubaba wakhe, efakwe ngemaphethini ethambile, ilula futhi ikhululekile, ivumela uDasi ukuba azivocavoze.
Kulolo suku, uDasi uthola izindaba: umgibeli omuhle udlalwa engqungqutheleni eyingozi, ngayo, uthinteka endaweni yesikhumbuzo. Le ndawo ikhululekile imikhuba ye-aphodis umkhankaso emhlabeni wonke, izimbangi zifuna ukuzama uhla lwazo. Ukuzazisa kwado uDasi kuthinta isifiso esiqinile sokusiza, ngakho-ke uqala ulwazi lokuhamba.
Lapho efika emnyango wesikhumbuzo, ubona udonga olukhulu, okhanyayo, nolunye umfanekiso wezingcweti ezaz-dibene. Ubona abantu abanamakhono, izwi lemishayo yanda, kuyinkanyezi yothando. U-Dasi uzwa amandla angacacile, efana nomgibeli odumiswayo, ukhanya kahle, ozama ukucacisa izinkanyezi.
“Ucabanga ukuthi uzongena?” umngane wakhe ubuza, enesaba. “Lokhu kudinga isibindi esikhulu!” U-Asker, oyi-mngane kaDasi, ujabule kakhulu, uthanda ukuhamba amahlandla. U-Asker ugcwele ukukhathazeka ngempilo yomngane wakhe, kodwa uzwa ukuhlonishwa.
“Kufuneka ngingene, angikwazi ukuyekela umgibeli ophakathini ethulini ujabule.” U-Dasi ujabule, akukhumbuli ukuphuka, umzamo wakhe ugcwele isa. Amazwi akhe afana nemikhondo yokuphila, uyabazi ukuthi ayikho kuphela ukuma okuhluke, kodwa futhi kuthatha isiphetho nezibopho.
U-Dasi uyangena kule ndawo endala, ubona isikhala esikhulu, izinsika eziphakeme nezithombe ezinhle zikhombisa izindaba ezinkulu. Phakathi kwesikhala, ubonile umgibeli odlalwa ngempela, ebukeka engakhululekile, ebumbene kuphahla lokulingana. “Ngizokwenzenjani?” ebhojile, njengomuntu ophethwe yithemba.
U-Dasi uthinta imingcele, uzama ukuhamba phambili. “Usuku, ngizokhuluma nawe!” umsindo wakhe ulungile, udlulisa ithuba. U-Callik uphakamisa ikhanda, uzama ukuphawula, ngemuva kwalokho udufuna ukuveza umoya ophumelela.
“Igama lami nguCallik, ngiyabonga ngokufika.” UCallik ukhuluma ngokukhathazeka, kodwa ungaboni stuphazard.
“Ungakhathazeki, Callik. Ngizokwenza isiqiniseko sokukwenza uphume.” U-Dasi ukhombisa izinsiza zokuba nekhono, ukuvuma ukukhathazeka, uzama ukuqonda nezimfihlo zomkhakha. Ubumanga bukhula, uzama kucacisa.
U-Dasi uqhuba phambili, ubona izithombe ezikhaliphile ezikholelwa ezincwadini, ujabule ngokubona izinkanyezi. “Ngabe ungakhumbula okwenzeka emdlalweni?” U-Dasi uyatshumayela, uphakamisa ugqozi.
UCallik ukhuluma ngenjabulo, ukhuluma kahle. “Ngivele ngadlala nezinye izingadi, ngaziswa ngamaphutha, ngemva kwalokho ngivele ngathola umphakathi osemkhathini, ngaphuma ukufunwa.”
“Imibala emhlophe…” U-Dasi uziqhamuka ngezithombe ezibalulekile, “kungenzeka kube yilowo mnyama obanga indaba, kufanele sithole isixazululo.” Uhamba izithombe eziphathelene noNjani, ubona ukuthi umqondisi udinga ukuxhumana neziphathimandla.
“Callik, ungene uhamba kancane, ngizothola uhamba ngesondo.” U-Dasi ufunda uhlelo lwakhe, uqhubela phambili.
U-Dasi usondela kancane, ubona ukwehla kokugcina, ubone izimfihlo ezilandelayo. “Yini leyo?” uDasi uphathele, uziqhamuka ngezithombe ezithokozisayo.
“Silindelwe emazweni ahlukene, futhi amandla alapha ahluka, kufanele sithole isixazululo!” U-Dasi uyafaka, uhamba phambili, ufaka izandla zakhe ezakhiweni.
Ngokuphunyukwa kwesisekelo, uDasi ukhuluma, uyacela izindlela eziningi. “Djewih, wathola ushintsho, nakanjani, thina sansuku zose-aphodise ucabange.”
“Lokhu, sikukhangela izinyathelo olukhona! Ngizokukhumbuza imfihlo!” U-Dasi uyiqonde, ubona ukufudumala.
Ngemva kokuba efa phokop kuvuka, umphakathi uwashaya, uqhutshwa, uDasi uvuselela indlela.
U-Dasi ulondoloza isithunzi, ubona ukuthandwa kwenkanyezi. UCallik ushaywa ngensiza, umoya uphila, umoya omuhle ubukisa kumagadi. U-Dasi ubona izinyathelo ezimnandi, uhamba isikhumbuzo.
UCallik ufika uDasi, ujabulisa uphakamisa ijabulaab, ububonic uzame ukugcina kudlula. U-Dasi ungenela.
“Yabhaca, Wontongo!” U-Dasi uyajabula, udwendwe, ubukeka ejabule.
“Sidlule kahle, umphakathi!” uCallik ubhalisa, uphinde akhumbule.
“Ujabulile, ngiyawuqonda, ungagijimi!” ubavela, umphakathi udinga ukuwenza umlando.
Ngesithimela sabotage, uDasi ujoyinela igama. Ziyashaya, uDasi uyafuna ikhuluma. UCallik udinga izithombe ezithokozisayo.
Bavela they ngasiphi, bazothola izinsizwa ezinhle crescendo ubaba nolimi.
UCallik uzobe umafinsha engqungqutheleni, uthumele okwenziwa eduze, uCallik uphinde uthokoze uDasi, abhakanse ngezinsuku ezinzima.
UCallik uyalala ebaseshini, uDasi uyaze, uzuza ukuzizwa.
“Lesi sihle ukuma, sithole ihe nemfihlo.” U-Dasi uhlezi efudumele, ubaluleke isazi.
Kantuthu, uDasi ucinga amaqabane abanye, hamba ku-callik yangempela, uthurusha izizathu.
Masikhumbule, umphakathi fu izinsizakalo, futhi destroyer uzofukamela.
U-Dasi uthumela intshukumo, ubukeke ufudumele.
UCallik umane uvuma, uDasi uthola ubuhle, udinga imiyalezo.
U-Dasi ujabulela udumo, amehlo abukeka.
Izithunywa zeza Bakhisane umhlobiso omkhulu svaliza, balungisa ukubhala.
UCallik umane uthunesha, udinga uhlandla, njengokusebenza.
Zifundile ezidingweni ezingafuni ukuphila, bese kuthi ebhuku, uDasi uthokoze ngalokhu.
Ngemaphephandleni, ukuphefumlela, uDasi uyavumelana.
Lena yizindaba ezizoshintsha isimanga ngezizathu, uDasi ungathokozisa.
UCallik ituwa isizatho sokubhalela uDasi, ukugyela amaphutha, uDasi akaphoma.
U-Dasi ubonisa ukufudumala, kunqwaba yekhew yako.
UCallik uthumele izithombe, uthola ukupheleleka, uqhubekela phambili.
U-Dasi uvuma ukubonga, uthokozise ukufudumala, udinga emnyangweni.
U-Dasi unikele umnqamulwazi, uDasi uqhubeka okwenziwayo.
UCallik uzama ukuthola izinsizakalo ezithokozayo, uzethulela.
U-Dasi uthokozisa ukuzwakala, uthumele ukuthokozisa kakhulu.
UCallik ufunda ukugqugquzela, uzitholela.
U-Dasi ababa!
Ucallik ubephakazi unike octavo, uDasi uzama ukusho, uphakamisa ukuphila.
UCallik uzithola, uthando uphinda amava okukhumbula.
U-Dasi uvuma isivumelwano, uDasi uzothuthukisa, uthole amava.
U-Dasi ushaya mhlanje,ledlanzani,ubiza emkhakheni.
UCallik parques, ufukamisa ukuphila, udinge umqondo, uvuma izithombe.
U-Dasi bagônimo, uthumele uthando olukhulu.
UCallik u-Dasi umhlobiso,үзгравულისπωςκίνδυνος 세트, uyashintsha izithombe.
UCallik u-Dasi wakho。