Ngaphakathi kwezintaba ezinhle zaseNepal, izinkanyezi eziluhlaza neziphakamisa zihlabelela, kubonakala sengathi uNjalo uyiphupho elidumile. Futhi kulobu buyabuka obufana nezehlakalo nokwakha, uZhihau noMeiyan behamba ngezandla, bezwa ukushaya kwenhliziyo yabo. Kulolu suku, bayaziva sengathi emhlabeni banabanye, izimanga ezizungezile ziyisikhumbuzo esaziwayo ngothando lwabo olujulile.
Ilanga liyayoshaya kancane, ukukhanya kwegolide kuncane uma sekuphakanyisiwe phezulu kwi lezi zithandani, njengokubaka umphakathi uvuma ukwenza izinsiza ezihlanganisiwe. Umoya opholile udlula ebusweni babo, uhamba nekhono lekhono. Ngalesi sikhathi, uZhihau wathola isibindi, wathi ngokuthuleka kuMeiyan: "Meiyan, uma izifiso zethu zingafezwa, kuzoziswa kanjani!"
UMeiyan wagcina, wahleka, amehluko ebusweni bakhe njengemifino emilanjako, amehlo akhe akhanya ngothando lwezixhumi. "Yebo, Zhihau, uthini ngezimvo zakho?" Izwi lakhe lihle futhi lobungane, lithokozisa izinyoni ezindizayo, lisheshisa amaphupho ngaphandle kokuphela.
Amehlo kaZhihau athokozisa, abukeka engaphuma eminyakeni elandelayo, "Ngifisa ukuhamba nawe, sithole lezo zindawo ezingaziwa. Ngifuna ukuhamba phezulu, ukubheka ubuhle bomhlaba wonke. Ukuhamba nawe, kuzokwenza impilo yami ibe nezingxenye."
UMeiyan ulale lokhu, wagcwalisa umqondo wakhe ngempela. Wabamba uZhihau ngezenzo ezithokozisayo, "Ngiphinde, Zhihau, ngifuna ukubona lezo zinkanyezi ezikude, lezo engizibonile kuphela ezincwadini nasezithombeni. Ngifuna ukuhamba nawe, sidlule kuwo wonke amagatsha, ukubheka lezi zindaba ezifihlekile."
Babuke ngokujulile, baphinde bahleka, izimpilo zabo ziwuhlelo olujulile kumzuzu onjengomqondo wesikhathi. Izintaba eziphakeme zikaMhlaba zibhalela ikhono labo, sengathi konke okuhamba phambili ngokungokwemvelo. Lezi ziphila eziluhlaza zishaya, sengathi zisithokozisa uNkulunkulu, zengeza imibono eminingi kwezithakazelo zabo.
Ngalesi sikhathi, izindonga zezimanga zashintsha, uZhihau noMeiyan baphendula umlingo. Phambi kwabo, kukhanya umcabango omusha: izinyoni ezishisa ngempela zingena, zikhanya ngezinhlamvu ezijabulisayo, zihamba nezinkanyezi ezishitshi, kubonakala sengathi zikhombisa izinyathelo zabo. Phezulu, ziwele izintaba eziphusile, ezinye zibe njengesakhiwo somhlaba, ezinye zidala izimpiko ezinhle ezanelisa izinkanyezi.
UMeiyan waphefumula, "Zhihau, ubona lezi zinkanyezi! Ziyathokozisa! Ngabe siyakwazi ukufinyelela?" UZhihau wathanda, wabeka ikhanda lakhe ukuze akhumbule futhi, bathokozisa ngezimanga, kwathi sabheka phezulu ku ukudlula izinkanyezi.
Ngesigaba sokuphuma kumabandakanya okunamadodi, uZhihau noMeiyan bezwa uvalo, njengoba lezi zinkanyezi zikhukhula, zikhumbuza obala amakhono azo. Bafaka izinyawo zabo emkhathini, balungiselela amahloni okuthokozisa kwalezi zinkanyezi, abayophumpa izenzakalo eziqine.
"Welcome to the world of dreams!" U-elf onesikhumba esigqokile wagijima ngokuqinile, waphakamisa. "Ukungena kwenu kuyajabula!"
"Umhlaba wezinkanyezi?" UZhihau ushayela u-mehlo embhalweni. "Kule ndawo, zonke izifiso zenu ziyashintsha. Noma ungaba yimo, uzokwazi ukufinyelela." U-elf wagqoka izandla zakhe, uye kwanjalo uzithole izigcawu zebanga elihle - uZhihau noMeiyan bema emhlabeni wasezithombeni ezinokuthokozisa ezahlukeneyo.
UMeiyan ubuka lezi zigcawu, uthakazelelwa nokuqapha izifiso ezizenzekelayo, "Ngokwazisa lokho kuhlala kumina, Danigossip nangabe imini yami ithokozisa?" Amehlo akhe abhalela isiqephu sephupho.
"Khona kwesikhashana!" U-elf uphakamisa, kubukeka sengathi uyazithokozisa, "Noma ungakwazi, khumbula kuphela izifiso, ukudlula kancane, kuzokwenziwa."
UZhihau noMeiyan bezwa indlela eziphupho, baphakamisa izibukeli ezahlukahlukene, bokuqala, "Sifuna ukubambelela phantse ukuthi uzothola inkanyezi, faka inganekwane eyodwa ejabulisayo."
Ngalezi zinkanyezi goli, ungabuki izinkanyezi, ukuphakela umhlolo wendawo yamanje ebekwe ezindaweni ezikude kufaka phakathi izinkanyezi. Noma ungazondoloza, hamba kuzothandwa imibono.
Endaweni yebhuku, uthuli lwezinkanyezi luhlala lukhanya Nozulu kanye noMeiyan, bebheke izinkanyezi ezithokozisa ngalesi sikhathi, "Nathi sizothola izinkanyezi zokuqhakaza, sishitsha izithombe ezimibalabala.”
Ngesikhathi esijabulisa, uZhihau noMeiyan baqhamuka, kuhlanga ibhuku elikhulu, behamba ngesikhathi sokukhanya kwezinkanyezi. Njengoba abathokozisa izinhlu, imfanelo ingeza okuvinjwa okungokwenziwa kwezinkanyezi ezikude, zihlanganisa indaba ezithokozayo zezigcawu ezinjalo.