Haratsu (strictly for non-adults)
Indranil
bangla because a bangla `roopkatha' is better told in
bangla. Constraints of time and space forced me to shorten the narrative
as much as possible. But this is the complete story of Haratsu. You can
add your own touches to make it sound slower and better.
Hope the kids will enjoy.
HARATSU
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Onek din ager kotha. Tokhon manush urte shekhe ni. Railgario abishkar
hoy ni. Proshanto mohashagor-er buke choto choto pal tola jahaje ghure
berato bonik ar jolodoshshur dol.
Japan-er chotto dweep Shikoku theke choto ekti pal tola jahaje kore
beriyechilo akdol teerthojatri. Tara jachchilo Fujiyama
pahar dekhte.
Kintu Shomudre-e debota Neel bhishon ak jhor tule jahaj-tike
pothobhroshto kore dilen.
Proshanto mohashagor-er majhkhane jahajti dube jete laglo. Jatrira
hahakar kore uthlo. Majhider neta Kinoshita-r dike cheye shokole bol-lo
bNachao Kinoshita, bNachao.
Kinoshita shomudr-er debotar kache hNatu gere prarthona korlo onekkhon,
kintu kono phol holo na.
Takhon Kinoshita bol-lo : Shomudr-er debota Neel amader upor rushto
hoyechen. ONke shanto korar jonno ekti kumari meyeke Upohar dite hobe.
Ei shune Miyushi-r buk kNepe uthlo. She tar bab-ma-r shathe jachchilo
Fujiyama dekhte. Puro jahaje shei akmatro kumari meye. tar boyosh takhon
ponero ki sholo.
Jahaj jokhon dobe dobe, bhoyarto jatrira Miyushike tar baba-mar kach
theke kere niye jole phele dilo.
Ki ashchorjo, shotti-i jhor theme galo ektu pore. Megher aral theke rod
heshe uthlo. Jatrira bole uthlo - joy shagor debotar joy. Shudhu buro
majhi Kinoshita chup kore roilo. Ar Miyushi-r bap-ma jahajer ak kone
boshe kNadte thaklo.
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Miyushi-r jokhon ghum bhanglo takhon Miyushi dekhlo she shomudr-er niche
Neel-er mohole shuye ache. Tar ghorta probal diye toiri. Choturdike
muktor jharlonthon dulche. Tar mathar kache jhNuke boshe chilen Neel.
Neel-er shomosto shoreer-er rong neel. Rege gele tnar bolishtho deho
theke phenar gorjon hote thake. Kintu shanto thakle tNar moto shundor ar
keu nei.
Neel Miyushike bollen: Tumi amake biye kore amar kache-i thako.
Miyushi-r duchokh diye joler dhara neme elo. Baba-ma-ke chere she
akdin-o thake ni.
Neel bollen: Tumi ja chaibe ei mohole pabe. Motshokonya-ra tomake gaan
shonabe, choto choto rongeen machera tomake ghire nachbe, shonkher
chiruni diye chul bNedhe muktor alonkar porbe tumi.
Kintu Miyushir chokher jol thamlo na.
Takhon Neel abar krrudhdho holen. TNar shomosto shoreer obhimane phule
phule galo. Tini prochondo srot hoye bhashiye dilen probaler
mohol. Miyushi-r chotto deho abar hariye galo proshanto mohashagorer
jole.
Kintu jato taratari rag hoy Neel debotar tato taratari rag pore
tNar. Rag pore jetei anushochonay pure jete laglen tini. E ami ki
korlaam, bhablen tini. Eituku meyer shathe atota sharthoporota korlaam?
Neel takhon shomosto shamudrer jeeb-ke deke bollen. Je jekhane achish
ja. Miyushike khNuje ber kor.
Miyushir halka deho dheuye bheshe uthechilo. Proshanto mokashagor-er
majhkhane choto ekti dweep-e giye thekechilo. Shekhane balukabelay
murchito Miyushi-r kache shondhebela eshe dNaralen Neel. Mone mone nijer
krodher jonno khoma cheye nilen. Tarpor bollen:
Tomake ami dhore rakhbo na Miyushi. Kintu ja kashto diyechi tar
khotipuran shorup amar shobcheye amullo rotno tomake diye jai.
Ei bole nijer jhokjhok-e taroyal diye buk chire phellen tini. Ghumiye
thaka Miyushir gaye shei rokto porei kochi ekti shishu hoye oNya oNya
kore kNadte laglo.
Miyushi ghum bhenge dekhlo tar kole Neel debotar dan ekti pNuchke
chele. Take buke kore uthe dNaralo Miyushi.Proshanto Mohashagorer jol
tar pa dhuyiye dichchilo.
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Oi dweep-er lokera Miyushike apon kore nilo. Miyushir cheler rup dheke
shobai obak. Tar chokh duto gobheer neel. Miyushi nijer cheler naam
dilo: Haratsu.
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Haratsu janto she shomudr-er chele. Tai shomudr-e tar kono bhoy chilo
na. She sharadin shomudre khela korto. Dub diye tule anto moni
mukto. Prochondo jhore jokhon shomosto dweepbashi bhoy kNapto, takhon
Haratsu hashte hashte nouka niye beroto mach dhorte.
Miyushi tar ma -babar khobor pelo akdin. Tara Miyushi-r jonno kNadte
kNadte more gache. Shune Miyushi pathor-er moto boshe roilo.
Tarpor bheeshon rege Haratsu-ke bollo: Ja hotbhaga tui tor baaper kache
ja.
Haratsu-r boyosh takhon matro baro. She moner dukhkhe shomudrer upor
giye jhNapiye porlo. Cheetkar kore bollo: Shomudr-er debota Neel tumi
kothay? Shahosh thake to eshe lorai karo. Ami nijer mayer dukhkher
protishodh chai.
Kintu tar cheetkar hariye galo akashe batashe. Neel, Haratsu-ke dekha
dilen na.
Takhon Haratsu khepe giye akta jahaj banate boshlo. She jaabe gobheer
shagore Neel-er mohole. Mayer dukhkher prrottishoddh nite.
Char bochor dhore khetekhute jahaj banalo Haratsu. Tatodine she jubok
hoye utheche. Tar bolishtho chehara ar peshibohul kNadh dekhe shokoler
eersha hoy.
Tarpor akdin she Miyushi-ke giye bollo: Ma ami Neel-ke khNujte berolam.
Miyusi bollo: Khoka tui kothay jabi. She je debota. take ki judhdhe
harano jay?
Haratsu bollo: Ami-o debotar shontan.
Miyushike chokher jole bhashiye Haratsu tar jahaj bhashiye dilo
Proshanto mohashagore. Ojanar uddeshshe.
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Kothay Neel debotar mohol keu jane na. Shudhu etuku jane je she mohol ak
bheeshon jhor-er boloy diye ghera. Shekhane manusher pokhkhe pNouchono
oshombhob.
Haratsu jekhanei jhor-er khobor shone shekhane-i tar jahaj niye
jay. Neel jokhon kono jahaj dubiye dan, Haratsu dhare kachei thake. She
jol theke tule ane mritopray manushke. Nijer jahaje tule Neel-er grash
theke chhiniye nay. Tar jahaj dobe na kakhono.
Aste aste tar nam rote jay. Jhor-er shomoy majhira mone mone prarthona
kore, Haratsu jano dhare kachei thake. Dur theke Haratsu-r jahaj-er Lal
mastul dekhe joyodhwoni day Majhi-ra. Haratsu Neel debota-ke Tachchillo
kore bole: Ki rokom debota tumi? Tomar cheye era amay beshi shomman
day.
Kintu Neel debota Haratsu-r shob kotakkho obogya kore jan. Dekha dan na
take.
Emni kore dosh doshta bochchor dhore Haratsu proshanto mohashagor-er
jole choshe beray Neel-er shondhane.
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Dosh bochor pore akdin Haratsur holo bheeshon jor. Jahajer patatone she
lomba hoye shuye jore kNapte thake. Hothat tar mone pore jay Ma-yer
kotha. She bole : Ma, ei jibone hoyto ar dekha hobe na. Ar bodh-hoy
shomoy nei.
Jorer ghore prolap bokte bokte Haratsu ogyan hoye jay. Shomudrer ekti
duti halka dheu eshe tar jahajtike kono nirdishto jaygay bhashiye
niyejete thake.
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Bhashte bhashte Haratsu-r jahaj Bharotmohashagorer ekti dweep-e eshe
theke jay. Ei deep-er lokera konodin jahaj dakhe ni. Tara choto choto
noukoy kore mach dhore. Tader gayer rong badami. Chokher rong kalo.
Haratsu-ke dekhe tara obak. Haratsu-r gaayer rong shada. Chokher rong
neel. She jahajer patatone ogyan hoye pore chilo.
Dweep-er lokera take dhoradhori kore niye galo tader ranir kache.
Paharer upor theke dweep shashon koren rani. TNar mohole ene phela holo
Haratsu-ke. Rani bollen: Eke bhalo kore tola chai.
Haratsu-ke rakha holo ranir khash mohole. Shekhane probeen kobiraj
shokale bikele tar naari dhore oshudh batle dite laaglo. Ar shara diner
shebarjonno roilo ekjon chashir meye. Tar naam Raa. She badam patar
goyna pore. Tar shomosto shorir theke beroy jongli phuler mishti gandho.
Shat din shat raat pore Haratsu-r gyan phirlo. Chokh khulei she dekhlo,
badami ronger ekti meye, badam patar goyna pore tar ghore nishshobde
anagona korche. Odbhut mishti akta gandho. Haratsu bollo: Ke tumi? E kon desh?
Meyeti kono jobab dilo na. Ektu porei haratsu bujhlo meyeti
boba. Bichana chere uthe janla diye haratsu dekhlo, dure shagorer tire
tar lal mastulwala jahaj ghire dnariye ache badami ronger kato
lok. Bachchara mastuler mathay chepe dol khachche. Haratsu bollo: Ei kheyeche!
Dhire dhire bhalo hoye uthlo Haratsu. Shoreere shokti phire pelo. She
jante paarlo ei dweep-er lokera besh bhalo. Tader bhasha durbodh. Kintu
shobcheye bhalo laglo jake shei meyeta to kothai bote pare na. Haratsu
bhablo: Dur, ki hobe chai eder bhasha shikhe.
Bhalo hoye Haratsu bhablo beriye porbe she. Kintu amon shomoy khobor
elo, Haratsu-ke ranir kache jete hobe. Akare ingite take bujhiye dilo
Moholer kormocharira, je shohoje tar nistar nei.
Haratsu-ke ashole bhalo legeche ranir. Biye korar-i ichche. Rajar moto
akta raaja pabe tahole deshta. Kintu biyer kotha top kore bola jay
na. Tini Haratsu-ke bollen: Onek sheba kore tomake bNachano hoyeche. Tar
dam hishebe, ei dweeper lokeder jahaj banano shikhiye diye jabe tumi.
Haratsu bollo: She ki akdiner kaj?
Rani bollen: Tomar thakar jonno onnodiker pahare mohol thik hoyeche. Ra
tomar dekhashona korbe. Ak bochor thakbe tumi shei mohole. Totodine
jahaj banano shikhe jabe amar lokera.
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Ak bochor dhore Haaratsu jahaj banano shekhalo shobaike. Tar mon pore
thake gobheer shomudrer dike. Dweep-er shimito porishore she hNapiye
othe. She chay shomudrer debotar grash theke jatrider bNachate.
Tai she tar moholer upore shara raat ekti alo jaliye
raakhe. Pothobhroshto jahaj jate shei alo dekhe poth thik kore nite
pare.
Dekhte dekhte ak bochor purno hoye elo. Haratu bujhlo Ranike biye na
korle tar mukti nei. Je din ak bochor purno hobe tar ager rate Haratsu
thik korlo, she palabe.
Ra ke she bollo toiri hoye thakte. Tara dujon rater aNdhare jahaje giye
uthbe. tarpor bhor hobar agei chere debe jahaj.
Ranir onuchorra jotokhkhone jante parbe tatokhkhone tara bohudur.
Tarpor Miyushir ashirbaad niye Haratsu Ra ke biye korbe.
Rater ondhokare haratsu nijer jahaje giye uthlo. Ra galo tar baba ma-er
shathe shesh dekha kore ashte.
Kintu Haratsu-r mohole ranir guptochor chilo. Tara Ranike khobor
dilo. Haratsu haoa hoye jachche. Shonge jachche Raa.
Shune rani pagoler moto khepe gelen.
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Gobheer ondhokare boner modhdhe diye Raa ashchilo. Amon shomoy Ranir
onuchorera tar poth rukhe dNaralo. Raa shiure uthe chutte shuru
korlo. Tar pichu nilo onuchorera.
Dure shomudrer teer theke haratsu Raa-er ga-er mishti gandho pelo. Kintu
jongol theke beriye ashte parlo na Raa. Ekti teer tar buk bhed kore
beriye galo. Osfut akta sshobdo kore Raa matite lutiye porlo.
Haratsu Ranir onuchorder dekhte peye tar khola taroyal niye chute
elo. Kintu takhon onek deri hoye giyeche.
Gobheer rate shomudrer tire, balukabelay Haratssur shathe Ranir
shoinnoder lorai shuru holo.
Takhoni hothat shagorer jol phule phule uthte laglo. Prochondo jhor
uthlo moshagore-mohashagore. Nijer mohole boshe kNepe uthlen rani.
Shomudrer debotar shontan Haratsu. She ak ak kope ranir onuchorder kete
phelte laaglo. Tar krodhonmotto rup dekhe shobai palate chailo. Kintu
Haratssu tader charbe na kaukei.
Shobai-ke shesh kore Haratsu jokhon khNuje pelo Ra ke takhon ar kichui
korar nei. Ra-er rokte bheshe geche bon. Shomosto gach guli dhuye
jachche shei rokte. Shokarto Haraatsu jokhon Ranir kache protishodh
neber jonno uthte jabe, takhon boner aral theke ranir shei guptochor ak
teer mere gNethe phello Haratsuke. Ra-er pashei porlo haratsu-r deho.
Thik shei shomoy jhorer akash theke prochondo ak baaj porlo Ranir
mohole. Nijer ghore boshei pure galo dweeper Rani.
Dweepbashira, jhorer atonke nijeder ghore dorja eNte kNapte laglo. Keu
beriye elo na.
Raater ondhokaare shomudro theke takhon dheer paye uthe elen prokando ak
purush. TNar shara deho theke phenar krodh phete porche. TNar gayer rong
neel. Haratssu-r shoyan deho tule nilen alto hate. Shatash bochor dhore
jake dekha dan ni, shei shontanke kole niye aste aste shomudrer ghore
chole gelen joler debota Neel.
Pordeen shokale dweepbashira obak hoye dekhlo, Ranir mohol pure char
khar hoye gache, kintu Haratsur Mohol-er upore batiti-o nebhe ni.
Tara dekhlo Ra-er rokte bheja gachguli theke thik Ra-er ga-er gandho
beriye asche.
Tara Haratsuke khNuje pelo na.
Kintu Haaratsu tader jahaj banano shikhiye diye gechilo. Shei jahaj-e
kore tara desh bideshe banijjo korte berolo. Haratsu-r lighthouse dekhe
tara dik nirnoy korto. Tader jahaj konodin-o dubto na.
Ar shei gachguli jate Ra-er rokto lege shugondho hoyechilo, sheguli bere
dweep-er shorbotro choriye galo. Tar bakol o chal kete ene dweepbashira
jahaje kore bikri korte laaglo onno deshe. Tara oi gachgulike bolto
Ra. Aj-o bharot mohashagorer kono kono dweep-e oi naamer gach bolle
lokera chiniye day.
Amra bharotiyora tar-i naam diyechi daruchini.
Amit L Choudhury
: The story of Haratsu (strictly for non-adults) follows. I wrote it in
: bangla because a bangla `roopkatha' is better told in
: bangla. Constraints of time and space forced me to shorten the narrative
: as much as possible. But this is the complete story of Haratsu. You can
: add your own touches to make it sound slower and better.
: Hope the kids will enjoy.
: HARATSU
: ******************
:
: Onek din ager kotha. Tokhon manush urte shekhe ni. Railgario abishkar
: hoy ni. Proshanto mohashagor-er buke choto choto pal tola jahaje ghure
: berato bonik ar jolodoshshur dol.
: Miyushi-r duchokh diye joler dhara neme elo. Baba-ma-ke chere she
: akdin-o thake ni.
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: lokera chiniye day.
: Amra bharotiyora tar-i naam diyechi daruchini.
Keep it up like the story. Hey you seem to have worked
a lot on transliteration/transciption. Is your working
rules a standard ? I intend to work on awk to give me
bengali translation directly.
Please mail me your opinion. Not bothering you directly
because you may not like.
Bye. Regards.
amit
hewlett packard, bangalore.
email ami...@india.hp.com