Ngaphezulu kwezinto zomhlaba eziyinkimbinkimbi, izinyoni zezinhlanzi zishaywa ngamafuphi emanzini athokozisayo, kwehla kaningi emhlabeni ocebile ogcwele ubungqabavu obungaziwa. Phezulu emanzini, ilanga lihlala lishaya njengothango, izinyoni eziningi zikhanya phakathi kwezinhlanzi ezisindayo. Kulokhu okujabulisayo, umfula wezilwandle ukhanya, umfana ogama lakhe linguSean ubonakala.
USean unenwele ezinzulwini ezidala umbala oluhlaza, amehlweni akhe ahlanzekile, afana namakhanga adlalayo. Uhlala ephethe inhlanzi enkulu, eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, okukhanya yokukhalipha ehlukile. USean noNoruhi, le nhlanzi enkulu, bahamba phansi kwemifula ebhalwe emanzini aluhlaza, befuna ukufinyelela ezindaweni zabo ezinkulu.
USean akakaze abaphatheke kahle, wabhala izithako ezivela ezilandweni eziningi ezithokozisayo, lapho abantu bakhe bekulindele ukuthola umhlaba omuhle. Ubudala bakhe buhamba phambili, becindezela izinkanyezi ngobumfihlo bezilwandle. Kepha noma ukhululekile emhlabeni wakhe, uSean angabantu abahlukile, elindele ukufunda imfihlo engakholeki.
Ngemuva kosuku olunokusebenza, uSean uphonsa inhlanzi encane ayitholisile, emva kwalokho uxosha uNoruhi uvuselela ukwazisa komphakathi. "Noruhi, namuhla sizobe siphikisana nemifula ethokozisayo. Ngithole ukuthi lapha kunezinto ezihlangene futhi zihamba isikhathi, ngabe sithola izinsizakalo ezithokozisayo!" Amehlo kaSean kolayimo.
Badlula bejuru behamba phezulu, bagumbuqela emifuthweni ephuphuzayo. USean ubambe kakhulu, ukhuphuka kokuphela kwebanga, qiniseka ukufunda izinsiza ezihlangene nezithokozisayo. "Manje!" uphonsa phansi emanzini.
UNoruhi uphudliza endaweni ehlukile, eceleni kwezakhiwo, bahlwitha thabhairt emifuleni. USean uphosa umoya omuhle, awakhe njengezinyoni ezimnandi, ucela uNoruhi ukujabulisa amanzi ajabulisayo.
"UShean, sihlangene nezinhlansi enkulu zomhlaba," uNoruhi ubika ngezwi. "Lapha kunokuthula, futhi kuhle kakhulu ..." USean uthinta amanzi afudumele, ebona ubumba obuphakanyiswa izimanga ezimnandi, njengama-phosphorescent blue lightning bug. Le ndawo akukhona nje kuphela imvangela enamandla, ibhenqela umoya oncomekayo.
UShean uphenya uthando, ebhalela ukuthi imifanekiso ekhuluma ngesimo esithile sayona. Usuka emanzini, amabhakabhaka abubha isiqholo somlilo omncane. Ukonga kulungile, uSean uqondisa izinyoni eqhulwini lezusteqezile. "Noruhi, izinyoni zisondela."
Ulahla uSean uphusa, ubamba inhlanzi encane, ebezizwa ijabule ngempela. "Ungathukile, sikhona ngaphambili," uSean ucela ukufinyelela umzimba omuhle, usize amangali edlula ngezihlahla ezithokozisayo.
"UShean, izandla zakho zishisa," inhlanzi encane ikhuluma ngezwi eliphakeme.
“Mhlawumbe sayine, siphoqelekile," uSean ubhalabha, uNoruhi ukhulisa izayithi ukuba uvikele inhlanzi encane.
Baqhubekela phambili. USean ubamba inhlanzi encane, achaza ukuba iphathwe ezandleni zezinhlansi, ehamba phambili phansi ngaphansi komthunzi. Uhlola amandla athokozisayo, umqondo ufuna ukumema okwaziyo ukuhlanza kwalolu shisa.
Ilanga liye lagubha umhlaba, lapha kuvela umoya omunyu. Lapha kukhuluma izinyoni ezimnandi, uSean ubhalela izinkanyezi. "Sinakho emhlabeni, saxaka nguqu do hamba!"
Izinhlanzi zishaya ngamafuphi, zikhuluma ezokuthola. "Uqonda? Ngabe ohlalamani kulempilo ngezinye izinsuku?" USean ukhuluma ngembula, uzoba engafuni ukukhombisa nil!
Izinyoni eziyisixhenxe zakhuluma ngokuzayo, zikhangela inhlanzi encane. "Uzelwe yodwa. Sinomfanekiso ezomoya umphefumulo. Izinyoni eziletha umsensotheli zongena ukuze zikhumbuze isikhumbuzo."
UShean udobha emile ubumba, "Umhlaba omuhle ufana neze."
Uze phawula phezulu, ejabule, "Ngiyabonga ngovuma. Noma isikhathi malunga, ukhuluma verändert sein, ngiyobonana ubuthole."
I-ube yenzeka ibambene ikhameli, namuhla kunezindawo ezikhalela ukukhanya komfula. Bakhumbula ukuvakashelwa kungenani izivakashi eziphawulelalwa. Kukhona ifenisha nesigcawu ezikhumbulele lena.
Ku-Umboniso oluchazayo, imifula iyahlukana nelanga libhalwe isikhathi! UShean uthinta phezulu, enamandla okulungisa ezothando. Hamba kancane invoker, bese uthola izinkanyezi, uzifunde.
Bamemezile ezindaweni ezintsha، ukhuluma, "Dala umfanekiso ethuma kithi, emhlabeni."
Ubuhlanga obuhle! uSean uthanda ngamazwi anonya, "Uma ukhumbula izithakazelo, ngiyobona imaqi."
Umsuka ngendlela yokuthi umfula uzoqhatshelwa futhi ubumansekayo! Thokozisa amaphepha ebonisa indaba ezithakazelisayo.