
walkabout (upanyaas)

 
walkbout james vence marshel (donald jee key liye ack chhadm naam) dwara likhaa gayaa ack upanyaas haye. paayane), pahali baar 1959 mein bachchon key roop mein prakaashit huaa. yeh dou bachchon key baare mein haye, ack kishore bahan aur uska chhota bhaai, joe australiyai baahari kshetra mein khou jaataa haye aur ack swadeshi australiyai kishore ladke dwara usaki sair parr madad kii jaati haye. isi sheershak vaali pustak parr adharit ack film 1971 mein aaee thee, lekin mool kathaanak seey vichalit hoe gaee thee.
kathaanak kaa saransh.
dou americi bhaai-bahan, peater aur mairi, ack vimaan durghatana key baad australiyai baahari ilaake mein ack gully mein fanse hue hain. peater kaa kahana haye kii unhein apane chaacha kii talash karni chaahiye, joe adelide mein rahate hain; mairi sahmat hoe jaati haye aur way registan key paar chalana shuru curr detee haye, lekin unhein yeh ehsas naheen hotaa kii adelide mahadweep key doosari taraf haye. way binaa bhojan key hain, ack chhoti chhadi candy key liye bachaa huaa haye, aur ack quandong pedh key neeche sote samay unhein ack duhswapna aataa haye kii kaise kaptan ney unhein khatare mein daal diyaa, kewal ack visfot mein maare jaane key liye jaba usane navik koo maarne kaa prayaas kiya. agale dinn, way chalate rahate hain aur bhojan kii talash karate rahate hain lekin unake prayaas vyarth jaate hain. ack jhaanki key oopar, peater sochata haye kii usey paani mill gayaa haye, lekin mairi usey bhramit honey seey rokane key liye usey door curr detee haye, kyonki vaha jaanati haye kii chaandi key pool peechhe kii taraf key namak key bartan hain. achaanak, mairi kii umr key baare mein ack adiwasi kishore (jise paath mein "busch boy" key roop mein sandarbhit kiya gayaa haye) dikhaai detaa haye aur unhein chaunka detaa haye, jyaadaatar usaki nagnata key kaaran. usey chhodane kii ummeed mein, mairi usey dekhti haye. yeh aprabhaavi saabit hotaa haye. ajnabiyon key baare mein pataa lagaane kii ummeed mein, vaha una donon kaa nireekshan kartaa haye lekin kuchh bhee dilchasp naheen paataa haye, isaliye vaha chalaa jaataa haye.
peater aur mairi, sambhaavit roop seey jeevit rahane kii apani ekmatra ummeed khone parr hairan, unakaa anusaran karein. peater khaane aur peene key haavbhaavon key madhyam seey usake saath samvaad karane kaa prayaas kartaa haye, aur jhaadi kaa ladka jaldi seey unaki durdasha koo samajhane key liye aataa haye. vaha ingit kartaa haye kii unhein uska anusaran karna chaahiye, joe way karate hain. vaha ack paani key gaddhe parr pahunchata haye jahan bachche apana paani bharate hain. phir, jhaadi kaa ladka bhookhe bachchon key liye bhojan taiyar kartaa haye. isake baad, vaha bachchon koo agale paani key gaddhe taka leey jaanaa shuru curr detaa haye. busch boy mairi key nagnata parr ghrina key roop mein usake dekhane koo galat samajhata haye kyonki usane mrityu kii aatma koo dekhaa haye, aur ack mansik ichchamrityu mein gir jaataa haye. jaba bachche aaraam curr rahey hotey hain, tou busch boy sthiti parr vichaar karane key liye peechhe hutt jaataa haye, kyonki isase vaha anajaane mein ack naitik aur naitik ulajhan mein parh jaataa haye. vaha safed bachchon key saath raaste paar karane seey pahale apane paidal yatra yaa purushatva kii pariksha parr thaa. adiwasi kaanoon key anusaar, jaba vaha apane paidal yatra parr hotaa haye tou usey kissy anya logon key saath naheen rehna hotaa haye. lekin bachchon koo madad kii zaroorat haye yaa way nishchit roop seey nasht hoe jaayenge, aur vaha pareshan haye kii unhein peechhe chhodana galat kadam hoga.
jaba taka teenon agale jall-chhidra parr pahunchate hain, taba taka flue peater key lakshan anajaane mein jhaadi vaale ladke mein failna shuru hoe jaate hain. vaha chinta karane lagata haye aur nirnay letaa haye kii usey bachchon koo yeh bataana chaahiye kii usey apane shareer seey buri aatmaon koo rakhane key liye ack dafan munch kii aavashyakta haye aur apani mrityu key baad saampon koo "apane shareer seey chhedchhaad karane" seey rokane key liye. peater jalaau lakadi ikattha curr rhaa haye, aur isaliye kaam parr ack aadami koo baadhit karane seey bachane key liye, jhaadi kaa ladka mairi kii talash kartaa haye, joe snan curr rhaa haye. jhaadi kaa ladka snan koo kuchh niji key roop mein naheen dekhta haye; vaha pool mein aataa haye aur mairi darr jaati haye, jhaadi key ladke koo jhunjhuni aur chattan seey dhamki detee haye. vaha bhramit hoe jaataa haye aur udas hoe jaataa haye, yeh maanate hue kii usake paas uska dafan munch naheen hoga.
mairi peater key paas jaati haye aur usey usake saath jaane key liye kahati haye, lekin peater busch boy key baare mein chintit haye aur isaliye mairi koo rahane key liye majboor kiya jaataa haye. peater usey bataata haye kii jhaadi kaa ladka bahut beemar haye; usey pataa chalata haye kii jhaadi kaa ladka marr sakata haye, jabaki mairi yeh vishvaas karane seey incar curr detee haye kii flue ghaatak hoe sakata haye, mool ladke key mrityu kii bhavna key darr koo naheen samajhate hue vaha maanata haye kii usane usamen dekhaa thaa. jald hii, mairi jaanch karane jaati haye. anta mein, vaha sweekaar karati haye kii vaha vaastav mein marr rhaa haye aur usey maaf curr detee haye. vaha uska sir apani god mein rakhti haye aur vaha usake baalon koo chhoota haye. mairi koo ehsas hotaa haye kii way apane roop aur bhasha key bavjood itane alag naheen hain. vaha raat mein marr jaataa haye. way usey dafna dete hain aur bhojan key liye chhod dete hain aur paani seey bharee ghaati peater koo busch boy dwara marane seey pahale bataaya gayaa thaa.
way ack pool mein rukte hain jahan way kuchh yabi khaate hain, platypus kaa nireekshan karate hain aur chaley jaate hain. paani, bhojan aur vanyajeevon seey samriddh ghaati mein, way jhaadi key ladke seey seekhe gaye kaushal key saath kaee dinon taka jeevit rahate hain. jaba peater ack bachche koala key saath khel rhaa hotaa haye, tou mairi maang kartaa haye kii vaha chinta key kaaran bund curr dey kii maataa-pitaa hamla curr sakate hain. aisaa karate hue, koala mairi parr latak jaataa haye aur usaki poshak nasht hoe jaati haye. mairi taba yeh darshaati haye kii ack saptah pahale usake saath isase adhik aapada naheen hoe sakati thee, abb vaha apane nagnata seey sahaj haye. vaha aur peater phir kuchh geeli mitty kii khoj karate hain jiska upayog way chitra banaane key liye karate hainh peater prakriti koo kheenchata haye jabaki mairi stylish mahilaaon aur usake sapanon key ghar koo kheenchati haye. antatah, bachche dhuaan dekhate hain aur adiwasi tairaakon key ack samooh key saamane aatey hain. ack aadami chitron koo pahachaantaa haye. usake bete key paas ack "yuddh" yaa paltu kutta haye, joe ladke aur peater key beach ack kadee key roop mein kaam kartaa haye. pitaa mairi key sapanon kaa ghar dekhta haye aur mairi aur peater koo sabhyata kii talash kaa ehsas hotaa haye. vibhinn prakaar key haav-bhaavon aur chitron mein, vaha bachchon koo bataata haye kii pahaadiyon key paar aisaa hii ack ghar haye aur vahaan kaise pahunchana haye, yeh darshaata haye. khush bachche unhein dhanyavaad dete hain aur sabhyata kii or vaapas jaanaa shuru karate hain.
swaagat.
yeh door taka kaa sabse lokpriya kaam haye, joe kii sambandhit film kii safalata key kaaran haye. sameekshakon ney australiyai vatavaran key vistrit aur sateek vivaran key liye "walkabout" kii prashansa kii haye.