UKhisimusi uvame ukuvezwa njengesikhathi sokukhanya, amaculo engoma, nokuhleka, kodwa futhi unohlangothi lwawo olumnyama, oluka- izindaba zikaKhisimusi ezidabukisayo, ezinokhahlo, noma ezidabukisayo ezishukumisa unembeza. Kulezi zindaba, ubumpofu, isizungu, ukungabi nabulungisa, nokufa kuvela, kuhlangene nesimo sikaKhisimusi, ukuze kusikhumbuze ukuthi impilo ayipheleli nje kumaswidi nezipho. Futhi, ngenxa yaleso sizathu, ziyizindaba ezihlala ziqoshwe ezinkumbulweni zezingane kanye nabantu abadala ngokufanayo.
Kulesi sihloko sizohlola ngokuthula eziningana Izindaba zikaKhisimusi lapho usizi ludlala indima ehamba phambiliKusukela ezincwadini zakudala ezifana nethi "The Little Match Girl," kuya ezindabeni zemfundo zanamuhla ezifana nethi "The Magic of the Fir Tree," kuya emibhalweni egxile kakhulu emphakathini kanye negxekayo efana nethi "A Sad Christmas Carol" kaManuel Castells, izindaba zasemadolobheni ezifana nethi Charlie eNew York, noma izindaba ezimfushane lapho i-firefly elula iba uphawu lwethemba. Uzobona ukuthi, kunokuba nje kube yizindaba ezicindezelayo, zisisiza siqonde kangcono imizwa futhi sibone umhlaba ngamehlo ahlukile.
Intombazane Encane Ehambisanayo: UKhisimusi Obandayo Ka-Andersen
Enye yezindaba ezinzima kakhulu ezihlotshaniswa nalesi sikhathi sonyaka yileso sika "Intombazane Encane Ehambisanayo" nguHans Christian Andersen, eyaziwa nangokuthi “Intombazane Encane Efanelanayo”. Akukho okufana nezindaba ezimbozwe ushukela: lapha ubukhali buqondile, ngaphandle kokufihla noma iziphetho ezijabulisayo eziphoqelelwe.
Umlingiswa oyinhloko ngu-a Intombazane empofu kakhulu izama ukuthola izinhlamvu zemali ezimbalwa ngokuthengisa umentshisi Ngobusuku boNyaka Omusha, emigwaqweni ebandayo yedolobha elingami ukumbheka, uhamba ngezinyawo, noma cishe egqoke kabi, engazange enze ngisho nokuthengisa okukodwa. Naphezu kokwesaba nokubanda, uyaqhubeka, ema phambi kwabantu abadlulayo, enethemba lokuthi othile uzothenga okungenani ibhokisi elincane.
Lapho kuqala ukukhithika okukhulu, intombazanyana ifuna indawo yokukhosela emnyango. Lapho, izama ukungabuyi ekhaya ingenalutho, inquma ukuthi mhlawumbe kufanele ikhanyise omunye wemidlalo. Kuzokwenza abantu bamqaphele Noma okungenani kuzomvumela ukuthi afudumale kancane. Nokho, empeleni, lokho ekwenzayo ukuvula umnyango wochungechunge lwemibono ephikisana kakhulu neqiniso lakhe.
Ngomdlalo wokuqala ucabanga ukuthi ubona isitofu esikhulu sensimbi, esikhipha ukushisa okukhuluIlangabi liyacima, umbono uyaphela, bese kubanda kuyabuya. Ngekhandlela lesibili, kuvela itafula lomkhosi kuye, ligcwele ukudla, lilungiselelwe ukugubha uNyaka Omusha: ama-roast, amaswidi, amawayini... konke akuswele. Lapho ekhanyisa elesithathu, ucabanga nge- Umuthi omuhle kaKhisimusi, ohlotshiswe ngamakhandlela namathoyiziisimo senjabulo angakaze asithole.
Phakathi kwalolo chungechunge lwezithombe, inkanyezi edutshulwayo inqamula isibhakabhaka. Intombazane ikhumbula umusho ovela kugogo wayo ongasekho: "Uma inkanyezi ihamba esibhakabhakeni, kungenxa yokuthi umphefumulo ukhuphukela kuNkulunkulu."Ngaleso sikhathi, ukhanyisa omunye umentshisi futhi, ekukhanyeni okufiphele, ubona isithombe sikagogo wakhe, okuwukuphela komuntu owayemthanda futhi emvikela ngempela.
Ifisa kakhulu ukungaphinde iyilahlekele, intombazanyana iyincenga ukuba ingamshiyi yodwa, ukuthi iyiyise endaweni efudumele nekhanyayo, “eduze kwe-altare likaNkulunkulu.” Umqondo wokugcina wokushiya amakhaza, indlala, kanye nokulahlwa uyakhanga kangangokuthi isebenzisa yonke imidlalo ngokulandelanaezama ukugcina isithombe sikagogo wakhe ephila enikeza induduzo kuye.
Ekuseni, abantu abadala bathola intombazane inganyakazi ekhoneni lomnyango. izihlathi ezibomvu nokumamatheka okuncane ezindebeni zakhe...esephethe inqwaba yomentshisi oshile phakathi kweminwe yakhe. Bacabanga ukuthi wazama ukuzifudumeza ngawo, engaqondi lutho oluye lwadlula engqondweni yakhe: amaphupho ngokudla, ukufudumala, umuthi, ukuba khona okududuzayo kukagogo wakhe, kanye nohambo lokugcina oluya endaweni engcono.
Indaba, elandiswa ngale ndlela, ivele ibe kunzima kakhulu kubafundi abasebashaUmlingiswa oyinhloko ufa ngokoqobo ngenxa yokubanda nokunganakwa, mhlawumbe nangaphansi kwethonya legesi ye-phosphorus emenza acabange izinto ezingekho, kuyilapho abantu abadala bebuka ngaphandle kokuqonda. Lokhu kubanda kwendawo, okunonya kakhulu kunobusika uqobo, yikho okwenza indaba ibe nomthelela omkhulu.
Izingane eziningi ezizwa le ndaba zisabela ngokudideka: zibuza ukuthi intombazane ifa ngempela yini, ziyamangala ukuthi akukho ukusindiswa ngomzuzu wokugcina noma isimangaliso sikaKhisimusi. Futhi yilapho impikiswano eyisisekelo iqala khona: Ingabe kunempilo ngezingane ukulalela izindaba ezibuhlungu kangaka? Noma kufanele sibagcine bekude nalezi zimo? Kubonakala sengathi u-Andersen uthanda inketho yokuqala: ukusebenzisa uKhisimusi njengohlaka lokusola usizi nokushukumisela abantu ekubeni nozwelo.
“Umlingo Womuthi Wefir”: Indaba KaKhisimusi Ngokudabuka Nokusekelwa Okungokomzwelo
Kanye nezincwadi zakudala ezidabukisa inhliziyo, kunezindaba zesimanje ezikhuluma ngazo Ukudabuka kobuntwana ngoKhisimusi ngokombono owelaphayoEnye yazo "Umlingo Wesihlahla Sefir," ebhalwe nguMarisa Alonso, indaba eyenzelwe imizwelo yokusebenza kanye nokufunda ukuqonda nezingane ezincane.
Indaba iqala ngabangane abane ababuthene esigcawini esikhulu sedolobha, ngaphansi kwesihlahla esikhulu sikaKhisimusi. Amaculo kaKhisimusi adlala phezu kwezikhulumi lapho omunye wabo, uDamian, ekhuluma ngokuphazima kweso: "Angiwathandi la maholide"Abangane bakhe, uCarlota, uDaniel, noFernando, bazi kahle ukuthi kungani ezizwa ngale ndlela futhi baphakamisa amehlo abo, bedabukile.
Eminyakeni embalwa edlule, phakathi noKhisimusi, UDamian ushonelwe nguninaKusukela ngaleso sikhathi, lezo zinsuku, ezihambisana nomkhosi kwabaningi, ziye zaba yisikhumbuzo esibuhlungu kuye nomndeni wakhe. UKhisimusi, hhayi nje ukuba yinto ejabulisayo, uwumthwalo kuye. Kungazelelwe, umfana wenza isifiso esingazelelwe: angathanda ukubaleka, anyamalale, aye kude ukuze angadluli kukho konke lokho.
Abangane bakhe basabela ngokukhathazeka: Abafuni ukuthi ahambe noma azihlukanise.Bamcela ukuthi angasho lokho, ahlale nabo. Njengoba bexoxa, umuthi omkhulu we-fir omi esigcawini, sengathi unempilo yawo, uqala ukuqoqa amagatsha awo, uzungeze izingane. UDamian uzwa lawo magatsha emthinta kancane futhi uyamangala, engaqondi ekuqaleni ukuthi kwenzekani.
Bobane bayagonana babheke phezulu esihlahleni. Ngaleso sikhathi, iwashi lishaya ngehora lesikhombisa kusihlwa bese iHholo Lomuzi livula izibani zikaKhisimusi ukuze liqalise ngokusemthethweni imikhosi. Ngokungazelelwe, Umuthi we-fir ukhanyisa futhi ugeza izingane ekukhanyeni okufudumeleokubenza bazizwe beyingxenye yendawo yesikwele. Ukumangala kuyavumelana.
Embozwe yizingalo zabangane bakhe kanye nokukhanya kwesihlahla, uDamian uzithola, cishe engazi, ukucula ingoma kaKhisimusi edlalayoEkujuleni kwenhliziyo yakhe, unomuzwa wokuthi unina, noma ngabe ukuphi, angathanda ukumbona ejabule, ejabulela impilo, hhayi ecindezelwe usizi olungapheli. Kancane kancane, lowo mbono uyaqina.
Bephefumulelwe yilolu shintsho oluncane, abangani bakhe baqala ukucula ngazwi linye, besabambene. Lapho uyise kaDamian nodadewabo omncane befika eplaza bembona emomotheka futhi ehlabelela, Bazivumela futhi ukuthi bathonywe yimveloNgaphansi kwalowo muthi we-fir, kubonakala sengathi uhlobo oluthile lomlingo luye lwakhululwa, olukwazi ukuguqula ubuhlungu lube umzuzu wobunye nethemba.
Le ndaba ingaphezu nje kwendaba emfushane. Iza ne... imisebenzi yokuqonda yokufunda kanye nomsebenzi wemizwa ukusiza izingane zijule kulokho ezikufundile. Isibonelo, kuphakanyiswa izivivinyo eziyiqiniso noma ezingamanga ngokusekelwe emishweni evela embhalweni: ukuthi uDamian uyayithanda yini iKhisimusi noma cha, ukuthi unina washona ngaleso sikhathi, ukuthi isihlahla se-fir samenza wazizwa engcono yini, noma ukuthi umndeni ukwazile yini ukujabula ngalowo nyaka.
Kuphakanyiswa nohlelo lokulandelana kwemisho, lapho izingane kufanele zibeke khona imisho embalwa ebalulekile evela endabeni ngokulandelana okunengqondo (isizathu sokuthi kungani uDamian ezonda uKhisimusi, ukungenelela kwesihlahla se-fir, ukuthuthuka kwesimo sakhe sengqondo, injabulo eyabelwana ngayo nomndeni wakhe). Ngale ndlela, Basebenza esakhiweni sendaba cishe njengokungathi bahlanganisa iphazili..
Esinye isiphakamiso ukudlala nge ubunye kanye nobuningi, kanye namagama aphikisanayo namagama afanayo Ukusebenzisa amagama avela embhalweni ngokwawo: thola okuphambene no-"ngaphansi" no-"wehla", yakha ubuningi bo-"Christmas" noma "ingxoxo", bese ushintsha usuka kobuningi uye kobunye ngamagama anjengokuthi "amagatsha" noma "amancane", wengeze igama elisho okufanayo. Lena imisebenzi elula kodwa ewusizo kakhulu yokuqinisa ulwazimagama nokuqonda.
Ngemuva kwakho konke lokhu kukhona umqondo oyisisekelo: Usizi nenjabulo kuyimizwa eyisisekelo engahambisani nencwadi yemiyalelo.Izingane azizalwa zikwazi ukubhekana nazo; zidinga izibonelo, amagama, izindaba ezizisizayo ukuphatha usiziKwabaningi, uKhisimusi uyinhlanganisela yakho kokubili, ikakhulukazi uma kukhona ukungabikho noma ukulahlekelwa muva nje.
Izindaba zezingane zokukhuluma ngemizwa ngoKhisimusi
Ngaphandle kwe-“The Magic of the Fir Tree”, kunezinye izindaba ezenzelwe ukusebenza nemizwa efana nenjabulo, usizi, umona, noma ukwesaba Ukusebenzisa umongo kaKhisimusi noma isikhathi sendaba yomndeni nje. Ezinye izibonelo ezithakazelisayo yilezi ezilandelayo.
Ku-“Lucas and His Shadow,” umlingiswa oyinhloko umfana ohambisana nesithunzi sakhe, esicishe sisebenze njengomlingiswa ohlukile. Ngokusebenzisa izigigaba zabo, bobabili bathola ukuthi Izenzo ezincane zingaletha injabulo enkulu kwabanyeYindaba efanelekile yokukhuluma ngenjabulo, kodwa engaqondakali njengento "ewa esibhakabhakeni", kodwa njengento eyakhiwe ngezenzo zansuku zonke.
“UBaron nomfana owayedabukile” babhekana ngqo no- ukudabuka kobuntwanaU-Elias, umlingiswa oyinhloko, uphelelwe yithemba kangangokuthi akafuni ukudlala noma ukumamatheka; uhambahamba ebheke phansi futhi ephelelwe amandla ngokuphelele. Ukufika kukaBaron, inja encane ephilayo, kusebenza njengesisusa sokushintsha konke. Ngobudlelwano babo, izingane zingazibona zisesimweni lapho zona ngokwazo ziye zazizwa njengo-Elias futhi ziqonde ukuthi, ngezinye izikhathi, inkampani efanele ingabakhipha ekuphelelweni yithemba.
Enye indaba, ethi “The Colorful Head,” igxile emzwelweni ongaxoxwa kakhulu kodwa ongokoqobo kakhulu nezingane ezincane: umonaNgomlingiswa "onekhanda" lakhe elishintsha umbala kuye ngokuthi uzizwa kanjani, indaba ikhombisa ukuthi umona ungasishukumisela kanjani ekuziphatheni kabi kwabanye abantu nokuthi ukuqaphela kuyisinyathelo sokuqala sokuwuyeka.
Ekugcineni, i-“The Friends of the Night” ihloselwe izingane ezinazo ukwesaba ubumnyama noma isikhathi sokulalaUmlingiswa oyinhloko, uTomás, ubhekana nokwesaba kwakhe kwasebusuku ngosizo lwabalingiswa nezimo ezimnika isibindi. Indaba ewusizo kakhulu esiteji lapho izingane eziningi ezincane ziqala ukucabanga ngezilo, izithunzi, noma izingozi ekamelweni lazo.
Zonke lezi zindaba zibonisa ukuthi izincwadi zezingane azigcini nje ngokujabulisa, kodwa futhi zingaba ithuluzi elinamandla kakhulu lemfundo yemizwaUkufunda ndawonye, ukuxoxa ngokwenzekile endabeni, ukuqhathanisa nezimo zangempela kanye nokusikisela imisebenzi ehlobene (imidwebo, imibuzo, imidlalo yokudlala indima) kuvumela izingane ukuthi zifunde ukubiza lokho ezikuzwayo futhi zikuveze ngaphandle kokwesaba, ngisho nasesikhathini esigcwele okulindelwe njengoKhisimusi.
"Indaba kaKhisimusi edabukisayo" mayelana nedolobhana lomhlaba wonke
Ngaphandle kwezindaba zezingane, kukhona nemibhalo kaKhisimusi eqondiswe kubantu abadala eveza iqiniso lezenhlalo ngokhahlo olungakhululekile. Isibonelo esihle yilesi Indaba kaKhisimusi ebhalwe yisazi sezenhlalo uManuel CastellsYanyatheliswa emaphephandabeni ekupheleni kukaDisemba 2001, lapho esebenzisa khona isithombe sikaKhisimusi ukuze adalule ukungalingani kweplanethi.
Umbhalo uqala ngesithombe esishaqisayo: “esigcawini sokuzalwa” esingokomfanekiso sivela izinkanyezi, ilanga… namabhomuYidolobhana lomhlaba wonke elithuthumelayo, elinokukhala kwezinsika, ukuphanga, nobudlova. Ama-minaret abonakala ebhekene nesibhakabhaka esibomvu njengegazi, iziphambano ziphakama ngaphezu kolwandle njengezingalo zethemba, kanti i-inthanethi, engakalawulwa ngokugcwele, igcwele izingxoxo.
UCastells usebenzisa isingathekiso esijwayelekile: isintu sihlanganiswe saba yinye idolobhana labantu abayikhuluUma ebheka "izinombolo eziluhlaza" ku-calculator, ucabanga ukuthi kulowo muzi, abantu abayishumi nane badla izinkukhu eziyisishiyagalombili kweziyishumi ezifuywa yiqembu, ngaphezu kokugcina iningi lezinhlanzi, i-cava, i-nougat, kanye ne-shellfish. Ngokungahloniphi, uyavuma ukuthi, ngokombono wobugovu, cishe kungcono, ngoba uma wonke umuntu edla inani elifanayo, ichibi belizophela izinhlanzi futhi kuzodingeka basebenzise okunye "ukubamba izimangaliso."
Lokhu “kubamba okuyisimangaliso” akuyona isiqephu seBhayibheli lapha, kodwa kunalokho igama elinikezwe eColombia ukuthunjwa kwabantu abaningi emgwaqweni omkhululapho amaqembu ahlomile ebamba khona abantu ngokungahleliwe. Ukuphila nokufa kuncike kulokhu kungahleliwe okusabekayo. Edolobhaneni laseCastells, abantu abangamashumi amathathu kwabayikhulu abahlala eningizimu ye-Afrika baphila ne-HIV, okuhlobene nobumpofu, umlutha wezidakamizwa, kanye nobufebe. Futhi uma ungowesifazane, awukwazi ngisho nokukhononda: umbhali usikhumbuza ukuthi owesifazane oyedwa kwabane baseSpain ubhekana nobudlova futhi ukhuluma ngohlu olude lokubulawa kwabesifazane, konke ngonyaka owodwa nje.
Lapho umlandisi efuna umuntu angakhuluma naye, ukhipha ifoni yakhe ephathekayo bese ekhumbula lokho Abantu abangaphezu kwengxenye yezakhamuzi zale planethi abakaze bashaye ucingo noma bathole ucingo.Abahlukanisiwe ngomqondo wakudala, ngoba baxhumene nendawo yabo kanye nemvelo, kodwa leyo mvelo nayo iyashintsha: iningi labantu selivele lihlala ezindaweni zasemadolobheni, eziningi zazo ziyimizi emikhulu enabantu abaningi, lapho ukuphefumula, ukuthola amanzi okuphuza noma ukuya endlini yangasese cishe kuyimpi yansuku zonke.
Nokho, ezindaweni ezicebile zalowo muzi womhlaba wonke, kunabantu abashayela bebuyela emiphakathini ekhululekile enamasango, bejabulela izingxoxo zomsakazo ngenkathi bevaleleke emotweni. Ukuhambisana nokuba wedwa, uzungezwe ukunethezekaUmehluko phakathi kwezindawo ezimpofu unesihluku.
Umlandisi uhambahamba efuna umoya omusha, ephupha ngoSanta Claus emlethela idolobhana elisha nelinobuhle. Kodwa uthola ukuthi ezindaweni eziningi kukhona isikhathi sokufika ekhayaIBuenos Aires, iKandahar, kanye neminye imizi ephawulwe ubudlova. Ukwesaba kuyabusa. Noma kunjalo, uCastells ugcizelela ukuthi izinto bezingakaze zibe ngcono ngaso sonke isikhathi: ukhumbula ukuthi, kuze kube yiminyaka embalwa edlule, izinhlupho, indlala, kanye nezimpi zazibhubhisa kanjani inani labantu eYurophu ngezikhathi ezithile, nokuthi Namuhla isikhathi sokuphila siphezulu kakhulu ngenxa yentuthuko yesayensi kanye nezempilo.
Kuphinde kugqamise ukuthi iningi lezingane liyaya esikoleni, ukuthi kutholakale ingcebo eningi eminyakeni eyishumi nje kuphela kunaseminyakeni engamashumi amathathu edlule, nokuthi Ubuchwepheshe buye benza izimangaliso zenzeka njenge-inthanethi noma ubunjiniyela bezakhi zofuzo. Abesifazane abaningi bamelane nobukhosi bamadoda. Uma uqala ukubuka, kubonakala sengathi siqonde ngqo ohlotsheni "lwezwe elisha elinesibindi."
Kodwa isiphetho sibuhlungu kakhulu: Uma ingcebo ikhiqizwa kakhulu, ukusatshalaliswa kwayo kuba okungafanele.Uma ubuchwepheshe buyinkimbinkimbi kakhulu, kulapho abantu abaningi beshiywa khona ngenxa yokuntula ukufinyelela noma ukuqeqeshwa; lapho umnotho ukhula kakhulu, yilapho sicindezela futhi sibhubhisa khona imvelo; lapho intando yeningi isakazeka kakhulu, yilapho izindlela zayo zisetshenziswa khona. Njengoba uhlobo olulodwa lwempi luphela, olunye luvela lunobuso obuhlukile, okunzima ukulubona.
Inkanyezi kaKhisimusi endabeni, esikhundleni sokuletha ithemba, ima endaweni evelele njenge- uphawu lokukhanya okubuhlunguUKhisimusi uyadabukisa ngoba ufika futhi usikhumbuza ngegebe elikhulu phakathi kwalokho esikwaziyo, esikufunayo, nesingakwenza, nalokho esikwenzayo ngempela. Sifiselana injabulo ngendlela efana nekahulumeni, kodwa siyaqhubeka nokuphila ngobudlova, ukuncintisana okukhulu, ukuntuleka kobumbano, kanye nokukhuluma okungaqondakali okwehluleka ukukhiqiza ingxoxo yangempela.
UCastells ukhomba ukuthi uKhisimusi waqala ukubanda ezinhliziyweni zabantu abadala kudala, nokuthi kusasele insali yokufudumala emehlweni ezingane, lezo zingane ezifanayo, ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, ezazingagcina sezilukhuni njengabadala bazo, ziphethe izikhali ngenkathi zimemezela emhlabeni nge-inthanethi ukuthi ukuphila kuyinto elula. Indaba kaKhisimusi engenanduduzo elula, ofuna okwengeziwe ukuze aqwashise abantu kunokuhlobisa amafasitela ezitolo.
UKhisimusi odabukisayo eNew York: Usuku olumpunga kakhulu lukaCharlie
Enye indaba efanelana kahle nelebula elithi “indaba kaKhisimusi edabukisayo” yenzeka edolobheni elikhulu lesimanje: Indaba kaCharlie, umqhubi we-lifti yaseNew York obona uKhisimusi njengosuku olubi kakhulu onyakeni. Kusukela ngesikhathi iwashi le-alamu likhala, umusho owodwa ungena ekhanda lakhe: UKhisimusi yisikhathi esidabukisayo.
Kusekuseni kakhulu, kusemnyama kakhulu, uCharlie uvuka azi ukuthi ungomunye wabalingisi. Bambalwa abantu kulo lonke idolobha okumele bavuke embhedeni ngalezo zikhathi. Kungumhla zingama-25 kuZibandlela. Wehla ngezitebhisi zendlu yokuhlala lapho ehlala khona, uzwa ukuhogela kwabanye abantu kuphela, futhi ubona izibani zishiywe zikhanya ngephutha—akukho lutho olujabulisayo ngakho. Udla isidlo sasekuseni esteshini somgwaqo esisebenza ubusuku bonke futhi ugibela isitimela esiphakeme esiya engxenyeni engenhla yedolobha.
Lapho sifika eSutton Place, konke kumnyama. Izakhiwo ziphakama njenge amabhlogo amafasitela amnyama kuzo zombili izinhlangothi zomgwaqo. Izigidi zabantu zilele; lokhu kuntuleka kokuphila kwenza kubonakale sengathi idolobha liwile. UCharlie uvula umnyango wesakhiwo sobukhazikhazi lapho esebenza khona njengomqhubi we-lifti, weqa i-lobby emsulwa, bese egqoka iyunifomu yakhe: ivesti elinemigqa enezinkinobho zegolide, ibhulukwe elinomugqa oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka okhanyayo, kanye nejakethi.
Umuntu osebenza naye emsebenzini ebusuku ulele ebhentshini le-lifti. UCharlie uyamvusa, bese emtshela izindaba ezimbi: Umlindi womnyango wasemini uyagula futhi ngeke eze.Lokho kusho ukuthi ngeke abe nesikhathi sokudla futhi kuzodingeka enze nomsebenzi owengeziwe wokuyofuna amatekisi abantu abaqashayo abawacelayo.
Usuku luqala ngocingo oluvela esitezi esiphezulu: UNkk. Hewing, odumile ngezigigaba zakhe zothando, akakayi ukuyolala futhi wehla esitezi seshumi nane nezinja zakhe ezingavamile. Ugqoke izingubo ezisemthethweni, embozwe ngejazi loboya. Uyambona enyamalala ebumnyameni bomgwaqo ukuze akhiphe izinja futhi abuye ngokushesha. Lapho ebuyela esitezi esiphezulu, umfisela "IPhasika Elihle," futhi uphendula, ngobuqotho obubuhlungu, ukuthi Kuye, uKhisimusi awulona iholide.Uhlala yedwa, ekamelweni eliqashiwe, engenamndeni noma abangane abangagubha nabo.
Njengoba isikhathi sihamba, isakhiwo sivuka cishe ngendlela yomshini: uhlelo lokushisa luduma luvela phansi, ama-radiator akhipha umusi, kodwa lokhu kufudumala akwenzi lutho ekunciphiseni isizungu sikaCharlie. Ubumnyama ngaphandle buphenduka bube luhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, ukukhanya okungenawo umthombo ocacile kugcwala umgwaqo ongenalutho futhi kumenza afune ukukhala. Abokuqala ukuvela omakhelwane ababuya bedakiwe emaphathini, njengabakwaWalsers, abayisa e-attic. Uma kuqhathaniswa nokuphila kwabo kobukhazikhazi, ukuba khona kukaCharlie ekamelweni lakhe lokuhlala kubonakala kusabeka nakakhulu.
Bese kufika abavuka ekuseni kakhulu beya eMiseni, yize bembalwa kuphela. Iphunga lekhofi nebhekoni lidlula emshaftini we-lifti, limkhumbuza ukuthi abanye badla isidlo sasekuseni esishisayo ngenkathi yena evuma ukwenza umsebenzi wakhe. Umzanyana wehla nengane eshiswe yilanga laseBermuda; uCharlie uthola ukuthi basanda kubuya eholidini. Yena, evalelwe ngaphakathi amahora ayisishiyagalombili ngosuku ebhokisini lensimbi amamitha amabili ngamabiliAkakaze abeke unyawo eCaribbean noma yini efana nayo.
Uqala ukwenza izibalo ngengqondo: uma uhambo ngalunye olujwayelekile lwelifti lungamamitha angamakhulu amabili, amakhilomitha aqongelelwe eminyakeni eminingi yomsebenzi makhulu kakhulu, kodwa njalo ngaphakathi kwesikhala esifanayo esincaneCabanga ukuthi kungaba njani ukuwela uLwandle lwaseCaribbean nge-lifti bese ufika ogwini lwama-coral, kodwa ungasoli umshini, kodwa kunalokho usole izimpilo zabagibeli, ngandlela thile, abakukhawulele.
Ngaleyo ngxube yokukhungatheka nokwesula, uCharlie uphendula izinsimbi zomnyango, futhi isikhathi ngasinye umakhelwane emfisela uKhisimusi Omuhle, uphinda inkulumo yakhe enkulu mayelana nesizungu. Uvuma kuDePauls ukuthi ngeke abe nesidlo sakusihlwa sikaKhisimusi, kodwa uzodla isandwich kuphela; yena, efudumele futhi ekhumbula izikhathi zakudala, ukhumbula ngobuntwana bakhe eVermont, lapho Babehlala bemema etafuleni labo abangenamuntu abazogubha naye.Umphathi weposi, uthisha, noma ubani eyedwa. Ethintekile, uthembisa ukumlungiselela ithileyi yenkukhu futhi amazise ukuthi uzofika nini ayoyilanda.
Kwenzeka okufanayo noNkk. Gadshill osekhulile, ohlala efulethini elikhulu, elizungezwe ubukhazikhazi, kodwa ukhononda ngokuthi izingane zakhe nabazukulu bakhe abahambi ukuyombona ngoKhisimusi. Utshela uCharlie ukuthi unesizungu njengaye, yize engenakuzibamba ecabanga ngalokho izingane ezimpofu ezivela emadolobheni angajabula ngalokho okulahlwayo ekhaya.
Ngesikhathi elinde izingcingo, uCharlie uqala ukucabanga ngalabo bantwana abampofu. Uyazi ukuthi, kusukela ekwindla, lonke idolobha ligcwele imihlobiso, izibani, amaSanta Clause emakhoneni emigwaqo, kanye nezikhangiso ezithembisa ukuthi izingane ezinhle zizoba nazo zonke izinto zokudlala abazifunayo. Ngisho noma abaningi bengakwazi ukufunda, umyalezo usemoyeni. Ucabanga ngalabo bantwana bedlula emafasiteleni ezitolo egcwele izitimela, onodoli, namabhayisikili, bazi ukuthi akukho neyodwa kuzo ezoba ngeyabo.
Ezinsukwini ezedlule, esendleleni eya ekhaya, wabona umama nendodakazi yakhe behamba emgwaqweni, intombazanyana ikhala ngemva kokubona amathoyizi eyayingakaze ibe nawo. Cabanga nje ukuthi babenjalo. abaqashi begumbi elincane, elinezindonga eziluhlaza futhi elingenazo izinto zokushisaBadla isobho elisethini ngesidlo sakusihlwa sikaKhisimusi bese belenga amasokisi amadala benethemba lokuthi uSanta Claus uzofika. Bese kuthi, ebumnyameni, umama afune okuthile okuncane esikhwameni sakhe ukuze akufake ngaphakathi.
UCharlie akagcini nje ngokuzwelana: uphinde aqambe amanga, azivumele ukuba athonywe isihawu asibona ebusweni bomakhelwane bakhe. Utshela abanye babo ukuthi unezingane ezine eziphilayo kanye nezimbili ezifile, kanye nonkosikazi okhubazekile. Ngokushesha, Bamthembisa ukudla nezipho zomndeni wakhe abathi ungowakheOmunye umakhelwane ufuna ukulungiselela izingane zakhe okuthile okukhethekile, omunye unikeza umkakhe izipho, kanti omunye ummema ukuba azothosa nge-cocktail noma i-punch. Kancane kancane, uzwela lwabaqashi lukhipha iqhwa elikhulu.
Ntambama, igumbi lokugqoka eliseduze nelifti ligcwele: amathileyi ane-turkey, inkukhu, i-goose, i-pheasant, inhlanzi enososo, ukudla kwasolwandle, ama-dessert, amakhekhe, i-ayisikhilimu... plus amagawuni, amathayi, amasokisi, amahembe, amaloshini, ama-wallet nezinye izipho. UCharlie wamukele konke, kokubili okwakuhloselwe yena nalokho okwakuhloselwe izingane zakhe ezicatshangelwayo.
Phakathi kokuya phezulu naphansi, udla noma yini angayidla, azame zonke izinhlobo zeziphuzo, bese egcina edakiwe kakhulu. Kulesi simo senjabulo, uzizwa ethandwa yizwe, uyawazisa umsebenzi wakhe njengokungathi ngowe-space acrobat, bese eqala ukwenza imisebenzi eyingozi nge-lifti. Uze amemeze umgibeli, uNkk. Gadshill, ukuthi abophe ibhande lakhe ngoba bazokwenza "i-acrobatics yasemoyeni." Wesaba kakhulu kangangokuthi ugcina esephansi e-lifti, ephaphathekile, bese ebiza umphathi.
Umphumela uyalimaza: Bamxosha khona lapho.Lokhu kushaywa kubuyisela ukuhluzeka kwakhe, kodwa futhi kumshiya enenhloni nomuzwa wecala. Uqala ukuqaphela ukuthi udlulise usizi lwakhe ukuze athole ukuphana okwengeziwe kwabanye nokuthi, empeleni, kunabantu abanokuncane kunalokho anakho.
Yilapho-ke isithombe somninindlu wakhe nezingane zakhe ezintathu ezincane, mhlawumbe behleli phansi, bejabule kakhulu ngoKhisimusi, sifika engqondweni yakhe. Uyaqaphela ukuthi, ngakho konke akuqongelelile, Ngingawukhanyisa uKhisimusi wabo cishe kalula.Lowo mbono umenza asabele ngokuzimisela: uthatha isaka lesikhwama (uhlobo olusetshenziselwa ukuqoqa udoti) bese eqala ukuligcwalisa ngezipho zakhe kanye nalezo ezazihloselwe izingane zakhe ezicatshangelwayo.
Eseshintshe izingubo zakhe, nejazi lakhe libekwe ehlombe lakhe njengoSanta Claus ongalindelekile, uphuma ngomnyango wangemuva ngobuhlakani athathe itekisi aye e-East Side engezansi, lapho ehlala khona. Lapho, umninindlu wakhe nezingane basanda kuqeda ukudla i-turkey ethunyelwe yiqembu lezepolitiki lendawo, kodwa noma kunjalo, isimo sihlala sidabukile. Lapho uCharlie eshaya umnyango ememeza ethi “Merry Christmas!” futhi Uphendula isaka eligcwele amathoyizi nezipho Emhlabathini, lesi sigameko ekugcineni sithola ingxenye yalowo mlingo kaKhisimusi owawubonakala ungowabacebile.
Izingane zivula izipho, zihleka, futhi ziyamangala; umninindlu uthola ingubo yokugqoka nezinye izipho. Kodwa-ke, ngokushesha nje lapho uCharlie ehamba isikhashana, uyaqaphela ukuthi banokuningi abangakusebenzisa futhi usikisela izingane zakhe... ukuhambisa ezinye zalezo zipho emndenini oswele kakhuluAmaDeckkers, okungenzeka ukuthi awatholanga lutho. Ngale ndlela, umjikelezo womusa uyaqhubeka: labo abamukelayo bathola ukuthi nabo banganikela.
Nakuba isiphetho singajabulisi ngokuphelele (uCharlie ulahlekelwe umsebenzi wakhe, ikusasa lakhe aliqinisekile), indaba yethula umqondo onamandla: UKhisimusi ungaba futhi isikhathi sokuba isixhumanisi sokugcina ochungechungeni sibe yisipho.ukuze ububele bube yisenzo esiqondile hhayi nje umuzwa wesikhashana.
Ukukhanya kwempukane: ukubhala indaba edabukisayo… nokuthola ithemba
Ngokungafani nezindaba ezinde neziyinkimbinkimbi, kunezindaba ezimfushane, ezinezici ezimbalwa kakhulu, ezibonisa ngokuphelele leyo ngxubevange I-blues kaKhisimusi kanye nesidingo sethembaEnye yazo indaba kaCarol, intombazane, ngokumangalisayo, ehamba phambili esikoleni sayo ekubhaleni izindaba.
Maphakathi noDisemba, uCarol ukhethwe ukuba ahlanganyele emncintiswaneni kazwelonke wezindaba zikaKhisimusi. Ngokwethiyori, kufanele ukuthi ujabule kakhulu, kodwa iqiniso liwukuthi Akazizwa sengathi ufuna ukubhala indaba kaKhisimusi nhlobo.Abazali bakhe balahlekelwe yimisebenzi, kunezinkinga ezinkulu zezimali ekhaya, ulwe nomfowabo, futhi ngaphezu kwakho konke, i-TV namaphephandaba kukhuluma ngezimpi namashwa kuphela.
Ekhungathekiswe yilesi simo, unquma ukuthi into engcono kakhulu angayenza ukutshela uKhisimusi ukuthi "uye esihogweni" bese ebhala, esikhundleni salokho, indaba eyesabekayoUqala ukusebenza, futhi ngempela, umphumela muhle kakhulu. Uzibandakanya kakhulu endabeni kangangokuthi ubusuku buqala futhi uyaqhubeka nokubhala kuze kube sebusuku kakhulu, eqiniseka ukuthi udala umsebenzi omuhle kakhulu empilweni yakhe.
Uma sekuseduze ukuthi kuphele, kwenzeka into engenakugwenywa: inkampani kagesi iyaphumelela ekusongelweni kwayo futhi Banqamula ugesi wabo ngenxa yokungakhokhi.Konke kuba mnyama. UCarol, ephelelwe yithemba, uyaqaphela ukuthi ngeke akwazi ukuqeda indaba ngesikhathi. Uzizwa sengathi, futhi, konke kuyawa. Uqhuma izinyembezi, eyedwa ekamelweni lakhe elimnyama, engenaso isifiso noma amandla angenza lutho.
Phakathi kokukhala, ngokuzumayo ubona ukukhanya okuncane okuntanta emoyeni, kuhamba ngezindilinga. Okwesikhashana ucabanga ukuthi kungaba ingelosi, inganekwane, i-goblin, inkanyezi yomlingo ezomsindisa… kodwa lapho esondela uthola ukuthi kumane nje isiphepho esisodwaLowo mehluko phakathi kwalokho ayekulindele nalokho okungokoqobo kumbangela ukukhungatheka nokukhala ngentukuthelo.
Noma kunjalo, ikhomba into ebalulekile: Lokho kukhanya okuncane kuvuselele injabulo kanye nelukuluku kuye.Kumnika umbono owusizo. Engenawo ugesi noma amakhandlela, unquma ukwenza isibani nganoma yini anayo esandleni sakhe, aphume ngaphandle, abambe izimpukane eziningana, azifake ngaphakathi. Ngokukhanya okuncane ezikhiphayo, uyakwazi ukubona okwanele ukuqedela indaba yakhe.
Lapho efinyelela lokhu, kukhona okushintshayo ngaphakathi kuye. Okokuqala ngqa esikhathini eside, Uzizwa ejabule ngempela.Uqala ukudansa egumbini, ebonga i-firefly yakhe yokuqala, leyo eyaqala lonke uchungechunge lwemicimbi. Kuleyo ntshukumo, uyaqaphela ukuthi akanakumane enqabe uKhisimusi, ngoba lelo zwe elimnyama nelidabukisayo elimzwisa ubuhlungu kakhulu lidinga nezibani ezincane ezibuyisa ithemba elincane.
Ezimisele, uyibeka eceleni indaba eyesabekayo bese eqala ukubhala indaba kaKhisimusi egcwele injabulo nethembaebeka lonke ithemba elincane alishiye kuyo. Le ndaba entsha ishukumisa labo abayifundayo futhi, ngokusho kwendaba, isakazeka kabanzi kangangokuthi izigidi zabantu ziphefumulelwe ukuletha ukukhanya okwengeziwe ezimpilweni zabanye. Kufika umzuzu lapho amaphephandaba, okokuqala, ezithola engenazo izindaba ezimbi ezanele futhi cishe aphoqeleka ukuvula amakhasi awo okuqala ngesihloko esivamile nesicacile: “UKhisimusi Omuhle!”
Le ndaba isikhumbuza ukuthi, ngisho nasezimweni ezimbi kakhulu, Isenzo esibonakala singabalulekile singashintsha yonke indlela.I-firefly ayisusi izinkinga zikaCarol, kodwa imkhombisa ukuthi kunezinye izindlela zokubuka ubumnyama nokuthi, ngezinye izikhathi, ubuhlakani kanye nobunye kuyizinhlobo zokumelana nomhlaba obonakala uzimisele ukusinika izizathu zokuyeka.
Uma uhlanganisa zonke lezi zindaba—intombazane efa ngokuphupha ugogo wayo obandayo, umfana ozonda uKhisimusi ngemuva kokulahlekelwa ngunina, isazi sezenhlalo esilahla ukungabi nabulungisa emhlabeni wonke, umqhubi we-lifti othola ukuthi angamnika futhi, umbhali osemusha othola ukukhanya ku-firefly—uthola i-mosaic ehluke kakhulu kweyezikhangiso zamathoyizi: UKhisimusi njengosuku olungakhululekile, olubuthakathaka, futhi ngesikhathi esifanayo olugcwele amathuba okubhekana nobuhlungu ngqo nokuthola izindlela zozwelaLezi akuzona izindaba zokumboza iqiniso, kodwa ukuliqonda kangcono, futhi uma kungenzeka, ukuliguqula kancane.
