qarTuli xalxuri zRaprebi

Georgian Fairy tales

sammtevana Wabuki
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iyo da ara iyo ra, RvTis ukeTesi ra iqneboda, iyo erTi Raribi
mewisqvile. wisqvilis ezoSi erTi Ziri vazi edga da zed samad-sami mtevani
eba.
mtevnebi rom damwifda, mewisqvilem moitana samsapalniani qvevri da
dauwyo recxva. am dros erTma meliam Camoiara da mewisqviles daeRrija:
_ Seni Wirime Cemo mewisqvilev, erTi mtevani momiwyvite da bedsa gwevo.
_ Sen xom ar gagiJdi, _ uTxra mewisqvilem, _ vera xedav, am sami mtevnis
gulisaTvis amodena qvevrsa vrecxav, rom mogiwyvito, Sig raRa Cavwuroo?
meliam imdeni uCiCina, imdeni, rom erTi mtevani moawyvetina. SeZvra iqve
buCqebSi, gasvli pa yurZeni, isev mewisqvilesTan dabrunda da axla meore
mtevani sTxova:
_ Cemo mewisqvilev, erTi mtevanic momiwyvite da bedsa gwevo.
mewisqvile isev uarze dadga:
_ ras ambob, kaco, es ori mtevani yurZeniRa damrCa da erTi kidev rom
mogiwyvito, am samsapalnian qvevrSi raRa Cavasxao?
magram melia ris meliaRa iqneboda, Tu mewisqvilesac ver Seacdenda.
imdeni exvewa da eTilisma, _ bedsa gwevo, _ rom meore mtevanic moawyvetina.
isev gacunculda buCqebSi, gasvli pa yurZeni, isev ukan gamocunculda da
mewisqviles win daucucqda.
_ Cemo mewisqvilev, eg erTi mtevanic momiwyvite da bedsa gwevo.
dafiqrda mewisqvile: `am erTi mtevniT qvevrs mainc ver avavseb da meliam
ki SeiZleba marTla bedsa mwioso~, _ Tqva gulSi da is mesame mtevanic
mouwyvita.
meliam mtevani mewisqvilis Tvalwin gadaylapa, gailoka ulvaSebi da
uTxra:
_ axla waval da xelmwifis qals giTxov colado.
melias naTqvami mewisqviles siciladac ar eyo:
_ aba, ras ambob, Cemo meliav, xelmwife me qals rogor momcemso?
_ Sen kargad iyavi, me nura amtkiva ra, da rogor ar mogcems, magasac
vnaxavo, _ uTxra meliam da gaswia xelmwifis sasaxlisaken. mivida
xelmwifesTan da moaxsena:
_ didebulo xelmwifev, sammtevana Wabuki qalsa gTxovT colad da unda
misceTo.
xelmwifes aseTi aravin gaegona da melias hkiTxa:
_ vin aris eg sammtevana Wabuki, ra kaciao?
_ karze sami Ziri vazi udgas, _ uTxra meliam, _ sam Zirze sami mtevani
yurZeni ubia da maTi nawuriT samsapalnin qvevrs avsebso.
_ o, eg marTlac ucnauri kaci yofilao, _ gaikvirva xelmwifem da melias
uTxra, _ aba, erTi momiyvane da maCveneo.
wamovida ukan melia, movida mewisqvilesTan da uTxra:

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_ Cqara moemzade, xelmwifes sasiZos gacnoba surso.

mewisqvilem Tavis gaxrilul tansacmelze daixeda da sul gaacia da
gaacxela, _ aseTi rom mivadge xelmwifes qalis saTxovnelad, xom maSinve Tavs
momkveTavso.
_ rasac getyvi, Sen is gaakeTe da danarCeni me vicio, _ uTxra meliam,
gamoitana wisqvilidan ori didi tomara, misca xelSi mewisqviles da Saragzis
piras gaiyvana. gzaze erTi somexi vaWari midioda da urmiT gasayidi qudebi
da tansacmeli mihqonda. meliam uTxra mewisqviles:
_ Sen urems ukan gamohyevi da rasac gadmovyri, yvelaferi tomaraSi
Cayareo, _ TviTon win gauswro urems, gawva Sua gzaze da Tavi moimkvdaruna.
miadga uremi melias. somexs marTla mkvdari egona da cas ewia
sixaruliT, _ muqTa saqude tyavi viSoveo, _ daavlo xeli melias da uremSi
gadauZaxa, TviTon isev kofoze dajda da xarebi gareka.
meliasac es undoda, raki vaWris Tvali icdina, yara da yara qudebi da
tansacmeli urmidan. mewisqvile ukan mihyveboda da yvelafers tomrebSi yrida.
orive tomara pirTamde rom gaavso, melia mxolod maSinRa Camoxta urmidan.
erTi tomara TviTon wamoikida, meore mewisqviles ahkida da gzis piras uCinar
adgilze damala. mere mewisqviles uremi Seabmevina, daadebina tomrebi zed da
gauZRva xelmwifis sasaxlisaken.
xelmwifis saxls Soriaxlo didi mdinare Camoudioda, magram zed xidi
ar iyo. mdinaresTan rom mividnen, meliam xar-uremica da tomrebic wyalSi
Cayara, mewisqvile napirze datova, TviTon curviT gavida, Sevarda xelmwifeis
ezoSi da erTi yvirili da vai-viSi atexa: daviRupeT! vina xarT qristiani,
gviSveleTo!
gamoxeda xelmwifem da hkiTxa:
_ ra moxda, ra gayvirebso?
meliam ufro umata yvirils da moTqmas:
_ raRa ra moxda, Cemo xelmwifev, sasiZo momyavda TqvenTan Tavisi amaliT,
magram wyalma uremi gadagvibruna da xalxi sul dagvixrCo. age, mdinares
qudebi da tansacmlebi miaqvs, sul Cveni amalaao. bedad, siZe cocxali gadarCa,
magram tansacmeli masac wyalma mostaca da dedaSobila mdinaris gaRma
icdiso.
xelmwifem brZaneba gasca:
_ axlave Zvirfasi tansacmeli gautaneT, CaacviT da aq momgvareTo!
msaxurebma imav wams gautanes mewisqviles tansacmeli, gamoawyes rogorc
wesia, rogorc xelmwifis sasiZos ekadreboda, Sesves saukeTeso bedaurze da
didi pativiT Seiyvanes sasaxleSi.
meliam ganze gaixmo mewisqvile da uTxra:
_ aramc da aramc tansacmelze yureba ar daiwyo, an sxva araferi
gagikvirdes, Torem Segatyoben, rom xami xar da qals aRar gagataneno.
mewisqvile Tavis sicocxleSi pirvelad xedavda aseT tansacmels da ras
ar daixedavda! aseve ukvirda saxlis mdidruli morTuloba da oqroTi
movarayebuli kedlebi da sul aqeT-iqiT iyureboda.

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xelmwifem iTmina, iTmina, magram bolos veRar moiTmina da melias hkiTxa:

_ meliav, ra aris, es Cemi sasiZo sul tansacmelze iyurebao?
ra RmerTmani meliasac pasuxi gauWirdeboda, wamodga da yvelas gasagonad
moaxsena:
_ ra aris, didebulo xelmwifev, da Cacmuloba ar moswons, xom Tqven
TviTonac dainaxeT, wyalma rogori Zvirfasi tansacmeli mostaca, eg Tqveni
naZRvnevi imisTana ver aris da imitom uyurebso.
Sercxva xelmwifes da brZana:
_ axlave tansacmeli gamoucvaleTo! _ da msaxurebmac sul oqromkerdiT
nakeri tansacmliT Semoses.
mewisqviles am Zvirfasma tansacmelma mTlad Tavgza aubnia, aRar icoda
sad wasuliyo da suleliviT sul aqeT-iqiT iyureboda. xelmwifem isev melas
hkiTxa:
_ axla raRad iyureba ase ucnaurad, kidev xom arafers swunobso?
_ axla saxls swunobs, _ uTxra meliam, _ es ranair saxlSi Semomiyvanes,
masxrad xom ar migdebeno?
xelmwifis brZanebiT, mewisqvile maSinve ufro mdidrulad morTul
sasaxleSi gadaiyvanes da sufrac iq gauSales.
amasobaSi nefe-patarZlis wasvlis droc dadga. xelmwifem mTeli Tavisi
jari, nazir-vezirebi da msaxurebi gamoayola mayrebad qal-siZes da Tan aTi
uremi pur-Rvino da Semwvar-moxrakuli gamoatana. miuZRvis mewisqvile am
uzarmazar mayrions da Tan Wiris oflSi curavs, _ erTi dangreuli wisqvilis
meti rom ara mabadia ra, es amodena stumari sad miviyvanoo?
_ SiSi murafrisa gaqvs, _ uTxra meliam, _ Sen marto gzaze mayrebi
rogorme Seagviane, rom Tadarigi movaswro da danarCeni me vicio. _ datova
meliam mewisqvile mayrionTan da dawinaurda.
wisqviis axlos simdidriT ganTqmuli devebi saxlobdnen. raRa ar
hyavdaT da hqondaT, _ maTi cxvar-Zroxisa da jogebis tareba mTa-bars uWirda,
xolo brolisa da marmarilos sasaxleebi TvalmargalitiTa da oqro-
vercxliT hqondaT gamotenili. melia maTze nawyeni iyo da javris amoyra
undoda. Sevarda devebis ezoSi da atexa yvirili:
_ ariqaT, Tavs uSveleT, Torem aRmosavleTis xelmwife modis jariT da
dedabudianad amoJletas gi pirebTo!
gamocvivdnen devebi karSi, gaigones mayrionTa simRera da daf-naRaris xma
da gulgaxeTqilebi melias Seexvewnen:
_ Seni Wirime, Cveno meliav, rogorme gadagvarCine da sikeTes ar
dagikargavTo.
_ momyeviTo! _ daiZaxa meliam da gauZRva win. devebs mindorSi sazamTrod
moziduli Tivis zvinebi edgaT. miiyvana meliam devebi am Tivis zvinebTan da
uTxra:
_ SeZveriT Sig da ramdensac daviZaxo, _ `gulTan! gulTan!~, _ imdeni Tqven
SigniT da SigniT SeiwieTo.
WeZvrnen devebi zvinebSi, meliam waukida garedan cecxli, urbens garSemo

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da yviris: `gulTan! gulTano!~ devebi sul ufro SigniT miiwevdnen da bolos

mTlianad amoibugnen.
melia saCqarod ukanve gamobrunda, Sevida devebis saxlSi, mialag-moalaga
da mayrions WiSkarSi Seegeba. wauZRva win, daaRo karebi da mayrebi da nefiani
TvalmargalitiT Semkul darbazebSi Seiyvana.
mewisqvile axla devebis saxlis mdidrulma morTulobam gaakvirva da
mohyva isev aqeT-iqiT yurebas. mayrebma es SeniSnes da melias hkiTxes:
_ cveni xelmwifeis sasaxle Tu ar moswonda, es saxli xom Tavisia da
raRad iyureba aqeT-iqiTo?
meliam pasuxi arc amjerad daayovna:
_ Tqvens siZes nabrZanebi hqonda, saqorwilod darbazi Cemi yvelaze
Zvirfasi almasebiTa da margalitebiT momirTeTo, da axla rom kedlebxe imaT
vera xedavs, javrdebao.
mayrebma gakvirvebiT gadaxedes erTmaneTs, _ amaze Zvirfasi raRa unda
iyoso?!
msaxurebma xelmwifeis gamotanebuli pur-marili amoalages da sufra
gaSales. sufris TavSi, ra Tqma unda, nefe-patarZali dasxes da sami dRe da
Rame gauCereblad ilxines da imxiarules. meoTxe dRes siZes bednieri
cxovreba usurves da gamoemSvidobnen.
am dRidan mewisqvile marTlac rom bednierad da uzrunvelad
cxovrobda. sikeTe arc melias daukarga da qaTmebisa movla-patronoba
Caabara. marTalia, melias xandaxan suli wasZlevda da erT msuqan dedals an
qorfa varikas Sesanslavda, magram gaweuli samsaxurisaTvis mewisqvile am
mcire codvas apatiebda xolme.

Wiri _ iqa, lxini _ aqa,

qato _ iqa, fqvili _ aqa.