qurdebis mbrZanebeli

kornelia funke
qurdebis
mbrZanebeli
avtoris ilustraciebiT
germanulidan Targmna
ana korZaia-samadaSvilma

didebs ar axsovT, rogoria, bavSvi rom xar.
Tumca amtkiceben, gvaxsovso.
aRar axsovT. damijere.
yvelaferi daaviwydaT.
ramxela egonaT maSin samyaro.
rom skamze acoceba SeiZleba gasWirvebodaT.
rogori iyo, sul zemoT rom icqirebodnen.
daaviwydaT.
aRar ician.
Senc dagaviwydeba.
zogjer didebi saubroben, ra kargi iyo bavSvoba.
ocneboben kidec, rom kvlav bavSvebad iqcnen.
magram raze ocnebobdnen, roca bavSvebi iyvnen?
mgoni, ocnebobdnen, rom, bolos da bolos,
gazrdiliyvnen.

viqtoris stumrebi
roca viqtorma prosperisa da bos arseboba Seityo,
mTvaris qalaqSi Semodgoma idga. mze arxebSi irekleboda
da Zvel galavnebs oqrosfrad dahnaToda, Tumca,
zRvidan civi qari qroda da adamianebs zamTris moaxloebas
axsenebda. quCebSi haers TiTqos Tovlis gemo
Sehparvoda da Semodgomis mze angelozebsa da drakonebs
mxolod zemoT, saxuravebze uTbobda frTebs.
saxli, romelSic viqtori cxovrobda da muSaobda,
zed arxTan idga, ise axlos, rom wyali kedlebs
exleboda. viqtors zogjer esizmreboda xolme, rom
saxli mTel qalaqTan erTad talRebSi CaiZira; jebiri,
romliTac venecia ise iyo caSi gamokidebuli, rogorc
oqros qisa – wvril Zafze, zRvam waleka da yvelaferi:
saxlebi da xidebi, eklesiebi da sasaxleebi, romlebic
adamianebma zRvas saxeze Tavxedurad daaSenes, erTianad
Caylapa.
magram jerjerobiT yvelaferi mtkiced idga xis
fexebze da viqtori mtvriani fanjridan gascqeroda
qalaqs. mTvaris qalaqiviT utifrad Tavisi mSvenebiT
amqveynad arc erTi adgili ar amayobda. saxuravebi,
TaRebi, gumbaTebi da koSkebi erTmaneTs silamazeSi
ejibrebodnen. viqtorma stvena-stveniT Seaqcia
zurgi fanjaras da sarkesTan mivida. mze axla ZarRvian
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kefas uTbobda. `swored saimiso amindia, rom kacma
axali wveri moizomos~, – gaifiqra man. swored guSin
iyida uzarmazari ulvaSi, iseTi Savi da gabuCquli, rom
zRvis lomsac SeSurdeboda. viqtorma frTxilad miiweba
ulvaSi cxvirqveS, TiTiswverebze aiwia, rom cota
ufro maRali gamoCeniliyo, da sarkis win datrialda...
ise gaitaca Tavisma anareklma, rom kibeze nabijebis xma
maSinRa gaigona, roca es xma mis karTan Sewyda. klientebi.
jandaba. maincdamainc axla unda mosdgomodnen?
karTan viRac CurCulebda. `etyoba, Cems abras aTvaliereben,~
– gaifiqra viqtorma da oxvriT miujda
sawer magidas. Savsa da priala abraze oqros asoebiT
ewera: viqtor geci, deteqtivi. yvelanairi gamoZieba.
sam enaze daaawerina, radgan xSirad sxva qveynebidanac
Camosdiodnen klientebi. abris gverdiT, dasakakuneblad,
lomis Tavi ekida pirSi gayrili rgoliT,
romelic viqtorma swored im dRes gaapriala. `raRas
elian?~ – gaifiqra da TiTebi skamis zurgze aaTamaSa.
– mobrZandiT! – daiZaxa mere mouTmenlad.
kari gaiRo da viqtoris kabinetSi, romelic imavdroulad
misaRebis movaleobasac asrulebda, qali da kaci
Semovidnen. stumrebma medidurad mimoixedes, Tvali
Seavles kaqtusebs, wver-ulvaSis koleqcias, qudebiTa
da parikebiT savse karadas, kedelze gakrul uzarmazar
qalaqis rukas da frTian loms, romelic sawer
magidaze idga.
– inglisurad laparakobT? – hkiTxa qalma, Tumca
misi italiuri urigod ar JRerda.
– cxadia! – upasuxa viqtorma da sawer magidasTan
mdgom skamebze miuTiTa, – inglisuri Cemi mSobliuri
enaa. riT SemiZlia gemsaxuroT?
dasxdnen. mamakaci kuSti saxiT ijda, gulxeldakrefili,
qali ki viqtoris zRvis lomiviT ulvaSs misCereboda.
– oh, es... es mxolod axali niRabia! – auxsna viqtorma
da tuCidan ulvaSi moiZro, – Cemi profesiis kacs
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sWirdeba xolme aseTi rameebi. riT gemsaxuroT? rame
dakargeT, rame mogpares, rame gageqcaT?
qali usityvod CaZvra Tavis xelCanTaSi. mas ferflisferi
Tma da wvetiani cxviri hqonda, misi piris
Semyure ki mixvdebodi, rom qali maincdamainc xSirad
ar iRimeboda. kaci goliaTi iyo, viqtorze, sul mcire,
ori TaviT maRali. mziT damwvar cxvirze kani eqercleboda,
patara da uferuli Tvalebi hqonda. „albaT,
xumroba ar esmis,~ – gaifiqra viqtorma da orives saxe
daimaxsovra. saerTod, telefonis nomrebis damaxsovreba
uWirda, Torem saxeebi arasodes aviwydeboda.
– ai, es davkargeT, – Tqva qalma da sawer magidaze
foto gaacura. inglisurad italiurze ukeT laparakobda.
fotodan viqtors ori biWi Sehyurebda: erTi – qera
da patara, romelsac saxeze Rimili gadahfenoda, meore
ki – ufro mozrdili, seriozuli, Savgvremani. ufrosi
umcross mxrebze mohxveoda, TiTqos amqveynad yvelanairi
borotebisgan icavda.
– bavSvebi? – viqtorma gakvirvebiT axeda, – Cemodnebi,
qmrebi, ZaRlebi, xvlikebi bevrs daukargavs, magram
Tqven pirvelebi xarT, vinc CemTan imitom mobrZandnen,
rom Svilebi dakarges, batono da qalbatono...
– hartlibi, – sityva SeaSvela qalma, – ester da maqs
hartlibebi.
– da eseni Cveni Svilebi ar arian, – brZana qmarma da
cxvirwawvetebuli colis braziani mzerac daimsaxura.
– prosperi da bonifaciusi Cemi gardacvlili dis
Svilebi arian, – auxsna man viqtors, – biWebi martom
gazarda. prosperi axlaxan Tormetis gaxda, bo ki xuTisaa.
– prosperi da bonifaciusi, – Cailaparaka viqtorma,
– uCveulo saxelebia. prosperi `bedniers~ niSnavs,
ara?
ester hartlibma dabneulma azida warbebi.
– marTla? ra giTxraT, me es saxelebi, rbilad rom
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vTqvaT, ucnaurad mimaCnia. Cemi da yvelanair ucnaurobaze
giJdeboda. sami Tvis winaT is moulodnelad gardaicvala
da me da Cemma qmarma maSinve bos meurveobis
survili gamovTqviT, radgan Cven, samwuxarod, Svilebi
ara gvyavs. mis ufros Zmas ver viSvilebT, SeuZlebelia.
es yvela normaluri adamianisTvis gasagebia, prosperis
garda. pirdapir gadairia. giJiviT iqceoda! ginda
Tu ara, Zmas mtacebTo! arada, TveSi erTxel bos naxvis
ufleba eqneboda! – isedac fermkrTali qali kidev
ufro gafiTrda.
– rva kviraze metia, gaiqcnen, – ganagrZo maqs hartlibma,
– manamde TavianTi babuis saxlSi iyvnen, hamburgSi,
droebiT iq daasaxles. prosperi Tavis umcros
Zmas nebismier sisuleleSi daarwmunebs... yvelaferi
imaze metyvelebs, rom man bo aq CamoaTria, veneciaSi.
viqtorma eWviT axeda.
– hamburgidan veneciaSi? ori bavSvisTvis metismetad
grZeli gzaa. aqaur policias ukve mimarTeT?
– ra Tqma unda, – ester hartlibma Rrmad CaisunTqa,
– iq aranairi Tanadgoma ar gamouCeniaT. veraferi ver
gaarkvies, arada, ra unda ori bavSvis povnas, martodmarto
rom...
– ...samwuxarod, Zalian dakavebuli var da saswrafod
Sin unda davbrunde, – Seawyvetina qmarma, – amitom
gadavwyviteT, batono gec, rom Tqven gTxovoT biWebis
Zebnis gagrZeleba. Cveni sastumros portiem gvirCia,
TqvenTvis mogvemarTa.
– madlobeli var, – Caibutbuta viqtorma da xelSi
xelovnuri ulvaSi SeaTamaSa. sanam telefonis gverdiT
ido, ulvaSi mkvdar Tagvs hgavda, – magram ratom
xarT aseTi darwmunebulebi, rom biWebi veneciaSi
Camovidnen? imedia, gondolebiT saseirnod ara...
– maTi dedis bralia, – ester hartlibma tuCebi
mopruwa da mtvrian fanjaras gaxeda. aivnis gisosze
Semomjdar mtreds qari bumbulebs ufrialebda, – Cemi
da biWebs sul am qalaqis ambebs uyveboda; uambobda,
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om aq frTiani lomebi arian da oqros eklesia dgas;
rom saxuravebs angelozebi da drakonebi icaven; arxeb-
Tan ki iseTi kibeebia, gegoneba, zed wylis kacebi amovlen
xmeleTze saseirnod, – esterma Tavi gabrazebiT
gaiqnia, – Cemi da aseTebs ise hyveboda, rom lamis mec
vijerebdi. venecia, venecia, venecia! bo ganuwyvetliv
frTian lomebs xatavda da prosperi xom dedamisis
yovel sityvas isrutavda. albaT, ifiqra, rom aqeT Tu
wamovidodnen, is da bo pirdapir zRaprul samyaroSi
amoyofdnen Tavs! RmerTo Cemo! – qalma cxviri aibzua
da Zveli saxlebis saRebavaqerclil, damskdar kedlebs
agdebiT gaxeda.
misma qmarma halstuxi gaiswora.
– biWebis kvals aqamde movyeviT, batono gec, da es
didi fuli dagvijda, – Tqva man, – garwmunebT, aq arian.
sadRac...
– ...am gaugebrobaSi, – daasrula winadadeba ester
hartlibma.
– kidev kargi, manqanebi mainc ar dadis, ver gadauvlian,
– Caibutbuta viqtorma, qalaqis gegmas miutrialda
da quCebisa da arxebis qsels miacqerda. Semdeg
kvlav stumrebisken mobrunda da dafiqrebulma sakancelario
daniT saweri magidis zedapirze kacunebis
amokawvra daiwyo. siCume maqs hartlibma daarRvia:
– batono gec, Tanaxma xarT CvenTan muSaobaze?
viqtori erTxelac daakvirda fotos – or gansxvavebul
saxes, ufrosis seriozul gamometyvelebas da
umcrosis laR Rimils, da Tavi daaqnia:
– Tanaxma var. am ors namdvilad movZebni. metismetad
patarebi arian saimisod, rom sxvis dauxmareblad
SesZlebodaT Tavis Svela. pataraobaSi saxlidan gaqceulxarT?
– RmerTo Cemo, ara! – ester hartlibma ukmayofilod
Sexeda. misma qmarma mxolod agdebiT gaaqnia Tavi.
– me – ki, – viqtorma fotosuraTs frTiani lomi
daadga, – magram martoka. samwuxarod, Zma ar myolia.
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arc ufrosi, arc umcrosi. misamarTi da telefonis
nomeri damitoveT da axla Cems honorarze vilaparakoT.
sanam hartlibebi wvalebiT Cadiodnen viwro kibeze,
viqtori aivanze gavida. saxeSi maSinve civi qari eca.
qari zRvidan uberavda da marilis gemo mohqonda.
viqtors gaaJrJola. is Jangian moajirs daeyrdno da
Tvali gaayola, rogor gadadiodnen hartlibebi ori
saxlis moSorebiT arxze gadebul xidze. lamazi xidi
iyo, magram isini amas ver amCnevdnen. ukmayofilo saxeebiT
miabijebdnen, zedac ar SeuxedavT gaburZgnili
ZaRlisTvis, romelmac navidan Seuyefa. rasakvirvelia,
arc moajiridan gadaufurTxebiaT wyalSi, rogorc
viqtori iqceoda xolme.
– mere ra, vin Tqva, rom klientebi aucileblad
unda momwondnen! – CaiburdRuna viqtorma da or kus-
Tan Caicucqa. kuebma muyaos yuTidan naoWiani kisrebi
gamoyves.
– sul udedmamobas iqneb mainc aseTi ded-mama sjobia?
ha, ras ityviT? saerTod, kuebs ded-mama hyavT?
– viqtorma dafiqrebiT Caxeda arxs, romelic saxlebs
miuyveboda da dRedaRam ulokavda qvis fexebs. TxuTmet
weliwadze meti iyo, viqtori veneciaSi cxovrobda,
magram dResac ar icoda qalaqis yvela kuTxe-kunWuli.
es arc aravin icoda. Tu ori biWi damalvas moindomebda,
maTi povna ioli saqme ar iqneboda. uamravi Cixi,
uamravi Suka, viwro quCebi, romelTa saxelsac veravin
imaxsovrebda. zogi saerTod usaxelo iyo. aWedili
eklesiebi, mitovebuli saxlebi saukeTeso adgilebi
iyo damalobanas saTamaSod.
`ra gaewyoba, damalobanas TamaSi yovelTvis miyvarda,
– gaifiqra viqtorma, – aqamde yvelas mivageni. am
orma bavSvma ki rva kviris ganmavlobaSi SeZlo Tavis
gatana.~
roca saxlidan garboda xolme, viqtori Tavisuf-
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lebas saRamomde Zlivs uZlebda – dabindebisTanave
SiSi ipyrobda da gulamovardnili ipareboda saxlSi.
– me mgoni, amaRam oTaxSi unda SemogiyvanoT, – uTxra
viqtorma kuebs, romlebic mis mier dawyobil salaTis
foTlebs wiwknidnen, – am qars zamTris suni asdis.
landom da paulam uwamwamo TvalebiT axedes.
viqtors kuebi zogjer erTmaneTSi ereoda, magram es
maT, rogorc Cans, ar awuxebdaT. man es kuebi Tevzis
bazarze ipova, sadac sinamdvileSi sparsul katas eZebda.
roca kata ayrolebuli sardinebiT savse kasridan
amoaTria da muyaos yuTSi Casva, kuebi swored im dros
dainaxa – zoziniT daabijebdnen adamianebis fexeb-
Tan. maSinRa dafrTxnen da Seimalnen baknebSi, roca
viqtorma xelSi aiyvana.
`saidan daviwyo biWebis Zebna? – dafiqrda viqtori,
– bavSvTa saxlebidan? saavadmyofoebidan?.. pirquSi
adgilebia. iq misvlas yovelTvis movaswreb. Tanac aseT
adgilebSi hartlibebi ukve iqnebodnen.~
viqtori aivnis moajiridan gadaixara da bnel arxSi
CaafurTxa.
`bo da prosperi. lamazi saxelebia... mere ra, rom
ucnauri,~ – fiqrobda viqtori.
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