lōtthu thannudaiya chitthappaa aabiragaamudan kaanaan dhēsatthil vaalndhaar. kaalam pōga pōga, aabiragaamidamum lōtthuvidamum niraiya kaalnadaigal sērndhuvittana. adhanaal, avargalukku idam pōdhavillai. appōdhu aabiragaam lōtthuvidam, ‘naam ellaarum inimēl orē idatthil thanga mudiyaadhu. nī endha pakkam pōga aasaippadugiraayō, andha pakkam pō. naan vēru pakkam pōgirēn’ endru sonnaar. aabiragaam matravargalmēl romba akkaraiyaaga nadandhukondaar, illaiyaa?

sōdhōm endra nagaratthukku pakkatthil irundha idatthai lōtthu paartthaar. adhu romba alagaaga irundhadhu. ēraalamaana thannīr irundhadhu, andha idatthil pachai pasēl endru pulveligalum irundhana. adhanaal lōtthu thannudaiya kudumbatthai kūttikkondu andha idatthukku pōnaar.

sōdhōm makkalum, pakkatthu nagaramaana gomōraavil vaalndha makkalum romba kettavargalaaga irundhaargal. adhanaal, yegōvaa andha nagarangalai alikka mudivu seidhaar. aanaal, lōtthuvaiyum avarudaiya kudumbatthaiyum kaappaatra ninaitthaar. adhanaal, avargalai echarippadharkaaga irandu dhēvathūdhargalai anuppinaar. andha dhēvathūdhargal avargalidam, ‘sīkkiram! indha ūrai vittu udanē pōngal. yegōvaa indha ūrai alikka pōgiraar’ endru sonnaargal.

aanaal, lōtthu udanē purappadaamal thaamadhitthukkondirundhaar. adhanaal, andha dhēvathūdhargal lōtthuvin kaiyaiyum avarudaiya manaiviyin kaiyaiyum irandu magalgalin kaiyaiyum piditthu vēgavēgamaaga ūrukku veliyē kondupōi vittaargal. piragu, ‘ōdungal! ingirundhu thappitthu ōdungal! thirumbi paarkkaadhīrgal. appadi thirumbi paartthaal, setthuppōvīrgal!’ endru avargalidam sonnaargal.

avargal sōvaar nagaratthukku pōi sērndhadhum, sōdhōm, gomōraamēl yegōvaa neruppaiyum gandhagatthaiyum kottinaar. irandu nagarangalum adiyōdu  alindhana. lōtthuvin manaivi yegōvaavukku kīlppadiyaamal thirumbi paartthaal. adhanaal, uppu silaiyaaga aanaal! lōtthuvum avarudaiya magalgalum yegōvaavukku kīlppadindhadhaal thappitthaargal. lōtthuvin manaivi yegōvaavukku kīlppadiyaamal pōnadhai ninaitthu avargal romba kavalaippattiruppaargal. yegōvaavin pēchai kētpadhu evvalavu mukkiyam enbadhai idhilirundhu therindhukolgirōm.