pakshi 'pidi'

pakshi 'grip' oru sweedish yakshikkadhayaanu. andrew laang ithu "pink fairy book" ll ulppeduthi. ithu aarne-thompson type 550 aanu, swarnna pakshi/theeppakshikkaayulla anweshanam; itharathilulla mattu kathakalil "swarnna pakshi", "greak rajakumary yuva thottakkaranum", "iyaan diarachinu neela parunth engane labhichu", "aalukal bhakshikkunna nunda", "tsarevic ivan, thee pakshiyum chaara chennayayum" enniva ulppedunnu.
sangraham.
oru rajaavinu kazhcha nashtappettu. pidi' enna pakshiyude paatt athine punasthaapikkumennu oru vrudha paranju. raajaavinte mootha makan paksiye konduvaraan vaagdaanam cheythu, avide ninnu mattoru rajaavu athine oru koottil sookshichu; pakshe paksiye konduvaraan pookumbool addeham oru ullasa sathrathil thaamasichu, avide addeham valareyadhikam aasvadichu, thante yaathrayekkurich marannu. addehathinte rund sahodaranmaarum pinthudarnnu; randaman sathrathil thaamasichu, ennaal ettavum ilayavan pakshiyude 'pidi' edukkanamennu paranju, sathrathil thaamasikkunnathinupakaram thudarnnu.
kaattile oru veettil thaamasicha addeham raathriyil nilavilikal kettu. raavile addeham aaa nilavilikalekkurichu chodichu. oru penkutty addehathodu paranju, avar maricha oru manushyanil ninnaan vannathennum, bill adaykkaan kazhiyaathathinal sathrapaalakan marddikkukayum kollukayum cheythuvennum, shavasamskaarathin panamillathe samskarikkaan addeham visammathichuvennum. rajakumaran thante bill adachu, pakshe kooduthal kaalam thamasikkaan bhayappettathinal raathriyil rakshappedaan sahayikkaan addeham penkuttiyodu aavasyappettu. aathidheyan thante thalayinayude keezhil stablinte thacol sookshichittundennum ennaal avan thanne koode kondupoyaal aval avane sahayikkumennum aval avanodu paranju. ayaal angane cheyyukayum, munnott pookunnathinumumbu avalkk oru nalla sathrathil oru sthalam nalkukayum cheythu.
ilaya makan pinneedu oru kurukkane kandumutty, athu thanne sahaayikkumenn avanodu paranju. avar pakshi undaayirunna kottayil athiyappol kurukkan avanu moonnu daanyangal nalkki onnu kaaval muriykkum onnu koodulla muriykkum onnu koodinumaanu. appol ayalkku paksiye edukkaamaayirunnu, pakshe ayaal athine adikkaruthu. daanyangal anusarichukondu addeham paksiye adikkaan theerumaanichappol athu unarnnu nilavilichu. ayaal pidikkapettu. jayilil chennaay prathyakshappedukayum vichaaranayile ellah karyangalkkum "athe" ennu utharam nalkaan parayukayum cheythu. thaan oru maasttar kallanaano ennu chodichappol addeham athe ennu marupadi nalki. lokathile ettavum sundariyaaya rajakumari adutha rajyathuninn kondupoyaal mapp nalkaamennu rajaavu vaagdaanam cheythu.
kurukkan avanu veendum moonnu daanyangal nalkki kavalmuri, raajakumaariyude murii, avalude kidakka ennivaykkaayi, rajakumari chumbikkaruthenn munnariyipp nalki, pakshe chumbanathil veendum parajayappettu. veendum vichaaranaykkide, thaan oru maasttar kallanaano ennu chodichappol addeham athe ennu marupadi nalki. adutha rajyathuninn naalu swarnna shoosukal kondu kuthiraye kondupoyaal mapp nalkaamennu rajaavu vaagdaanam cheythu.
kurukkan avanu kavalmuri, stable, kuthirayude staal ennivaykkaayi veendum moonnu daanyangal nalkukayum svarnnathadikkethire munnariyipp nalkukayum cheythu, ithavana aaa kutty thante joliyil parajayappettaal kurukkanu avane sahayikkaan kazhiyillennum paranju. aaa kutty thunnal kandappol, avan athinaayi ethi, pakshe entho avante kaiyil thatti, kuthiraye athillathe purathethichu. thante kaikkuthittathu thaanaanennu kurukkanodu addeham sammathichu. raajakumaariyude kottayilekku madangiyethiya addeham avale santhoshathode kuthirappurathu thante pithaavinte kottayilekku kondupokumennu sammathichu, athinaal kurukkan veendum daanyangal nalki, ithavana avan rajakumari kondupoyi. paksiye veendum pareekshikkaan kazhiyumo ennu addeham kurukkanodu chodichu, ithavana paksiye pidikkunnathil addeham vijayichu.
panam upayogichu aareyum mochippikkaruthennu kurukkan aankuttikk munnariyipp nalki. rajakumaran yaatra thudarnnu thante sahodaranmaar sathrathil kadakkeniyilaanennu kandethukayum avare thookkilettukayum cheythu. addeham kadam thirichadachu. asooyayode sahodaranmaar avane simhangalude guhayilekk erinju, paksiyeyum kuthira rajakumariyeyum kondupoyi, thangal vijayichuvennu paranjillengil kollumennu bheeshanippedutthi. thangalude ilaya makane kadam kaaranam thookkilettiyennu avar pithaavinodu paranju. pakshe pakshi paadaathe, kuthira aareyum kadayil kayaran anuvadichilla, rajakumari avishraanthayaayi karanju.
simhangalude guhayil rajakumaran kurukkane kandethi; simhangal avane upadravichilla, kurukkan avane puratthekku kondupoyi, pithaavine marakkunna puthranmarum avarude sahodarane ottikkodukkumennu maathram paranju. kurukkan thante thala murichumaattaan aavasyappettu. rajakumaran nirasikkaan shramichuvenkilum illengil rajakumarane kollumennu kurukkan nirbandhichu. rajakumaran angane cheythu, thaan kadangal adacha maricha manushyan thaanaanennu kurukkan avanodu paranju.
rajakumaran kuthirakkachavadakkaarante veshammari kottayilekku pooyi. naalu swarnna shoosukal dharichu addeham kuthirayil shoos ittu, pakshiyude pidi paadillennu kettu, athil entho illennum athu kaanaan kazhiyumenkil athu enthaanennum addehathinu arian kazhiyumennum prakhyaapichu. ayaal paksiye perittu. athu paadithudangi, rajakumari punchirikkaan prerippichu. raajaavinte kaazhchashakthi veendedukkukayum kuthiraye kuthirayakkunnayale thante ilaya makanayi addeham thirichariyukayum cheythu. addeham mootha aanmakkale naadukadatthi, ennaal ilayaal rajakumari vivaham kazhikkukayum pinneedu santhoshathode jeevikkukayum cheythu.
roopangal.
eee kathakalile nayakane saadhaaranayaayi samsaarikkunna oru mrugamaanu sahaayikkunnath, kaaranam athu oru prethamaayirikkunnathu asaadhaaranamaanu. ithu nandiyullah marichavar, oru saadhaarana naadodi rooparekha, "fair brow" lum kaanapedunnu.

