A Bird and A Storm

Ekta Kotha-Na-Bola-Pakhi o Ghurni Jhor
Bengali Short Story
By Manidipa Bhattacharya
January 1st, 2017.
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Onek din bade golpo lekhchi.
Pathok brindo, khoma korben.

Ashole, golpo lekhar subject chilo na.
Routine jibon.
khaoua ghum, abar khao, abar ghum.
E niye toh ar golpo lekha jayna.

tahole e golper bishoy bostu ki?
bostu kichu nei, bishoy ache.

heyali na kore jhere kashun toh!
thanda lageni toh, kashbo kemon kore?

Timepass!! ki sob pakhi r golpo likhben bollen, seta ki?
hya, amar bari te ekta kotha-na-bola-pakhi ache…tar i kotha…

Jhor phor ki sob bollen?
kotha-na-bola-pakhi jokhon kotha bole, tokhon ghurni jhor boye jay.

ki sob bhat bokchen?
bhat na, jhor.ghurni jhor.

mane?
mane holo, ei jemon pakhi ta jei bole ,’oi ma’, omni bujhi pakhi kotha bolbe.

‘oi ma’?
ekjactly.

 jemon? ekjample?
Ei jemon dhorun ekdin emon holo ami ghumachchi … hothath majh raate  ghum bhenge dekhlam pakhita chupti kore dariye ache…ami dhorfor kore uthlam..pakhita aste kore bollo, ‘oi ma’…

koto boro pakhi je chupti kore dariye thake? tarpor?
ami to bujhlam ei bare ghurni jhor asche…

chitkar kore bollam, ‘ki hoyeche, kotha-na-bola-pakhi?’
O bollo,’ektu daante byatha korche…’

Pakhir daante byatha ? kichu bujhchina…bole jan.
Songe songe Emergency te niye jaouya, bhoyonkor byapar…
daktar bollo, ‘severe infection kaane. Oi tukun chhele r eto sojhjho sokti?’

Oh, ei bare bujhlam, apnar chheler kotha bolchhen…kon boyesher golpo?
Tokhon or boyesh aat hobe.

Ahare, mar ghum bhenge jabe, tai dakte pareni..
Hya, tai ami khub bhoye bhoye thaki, kokhon abar pakhita kotha bole uthbe…

‘Oi ma?’
hya…

Aro bolun…
Ar nei..golpo sesh.

Ar nei? Eta abar ekta golpo holo naki?
Hya holo.

Ajob pagol mairi.. Aro ghotona nischoi ache..
Ache kintu bolbo na.

Keno bolben na?
Amar ichche korche na, tai..

Tahole bollen keno?
Tokhon ichche korechhilo.

Apni moshai daktar dekhan.
Keno?

Apnar kotha barta normal noy.
konta normal kotha barta?

Apni ordhek kotha bolen.
Apni je beshi kotha bolen?

Manush to kotha bolbei. Etai swabhabik.
Seta apna r songa.

Amar na. Boi e lekha ache.
Apni likhechen ?

Ami keno likhbo?
Tahole janlen kemon kore?

Porechi…
Kon boi e? Setai toh jante chaichi..

Oto ki mone ache naki?Bhogoban mukh diyechen keno?
Keno?

Koth bolar jonno.
kotha to bollam.

Hya, kintu apnar kotha barta normal na.
ki kore bujlen?

Apnar ei golpo ta jara porben, tara i bolben.
Apni chhenen tader?

Chenar ki ache?
Tahole ki kore bujhlen tara normal?

Apnar sathe tokko kore labh nei. Ami chollam.
Aha chhoten keno? Ar ekta golpo boli.

Ki golpo?
Ami ekta beshi-kotha-bola-pakhi ke jani..Se jokhon kotha suru kore ar….

Ki holo? chole jachchen keno?

Ar kotha bolben na?

Golpota ektu sune jan..

Sei beshi-kotha-bola-pakhi ta jokhon kotha bondho kore, tokhon i ghurni jhorer abhash paouya jay.

Ki he? tao kkotha bolben na?…

Jah !!


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