C. MAPLUAK
P M C y H K H   B. /I E ß EÄ E BA
ľOCVAAPCT BEHMOE EJlbCT BO   A E T C KOM   yi M TE P ATľ P b I
MHHMCTEPCTBA   fl P 0 C B £ UJ E H M R      P C <t> C P MQCK8A -1948 ■ /I E M M H T P A A
3Haenib jih Tbi, CKOJibKO MecHueB b roAy? flBeHaAUarb.
A KaK HX 30ByT?
HHBapb, (J)eBpajib, MapT, anpe^b, Maň, moHb, HKMb, aerycT, ceHTHÓpb, OKTflépb, Hoaépb, AeKaópb.
TojibKO okohmhtch oahh Mecnu, cpa3y H<e HaMHHaeTCH Apy-roíi. H hh pa3y eme He óbmajio TäK, qxoôbi 4>eBpajib npHiueji paHbiue, weM yúner HHBapb, a Maň oóorHaji 6bi anpe;ib.
MecHUbi HAyT oahh 3a apyrHM h HHKorAa He BCTpeHawrcH.
Ho jiíoah paccKa3biBaK)T, 6yATO b ropHoň CTpaHe BoreMHH 6biJia Amónna, KOTopan BHAe^ia Bce ABeHaAuaTb MecaueB cpa3y.
KaK >Ke 3to c/iyHHJiocb?
A BOT KaK.
B oahoh Ma^eHbKoň AepeByiuKe >KHJia 3;iaH h cKynaa >KeH-mHHa c aohkoh h naA^epnueň. ÄOMKy OHa jnoÔHJia, a naA^e-pwua hhmcm eň He Morvia yroAHTb. Mto hh cAejiaeT naA^e-pnua — Bce He TaK, KaK hh noBepHeTCH — Bce He b Ty cropoHy.
floHKa no uejibtM ahhm Ha nepHHe BajiHJiacb Aa npHHHKH e.ia, a naA^epnue c yTpa ao homh h npHcecTb HeKorAa ôbwio: to BOAbi HaTacKaw, to XBopocTy H3 jiecy npHBe3Hf to ôejibe Ha peqKe BbinojiomH, to rp«AKH b oropoAe BbinojiH.
3Hajia OHa h 3hmhhh xojioa, h jicthhh 3hoh, h BeceHHHH
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BeTep, H OCeHHHH AO/KAb. nOTOMy-TO, MO>KeTř H AOBejIOCb eň
o^Ha>K^bi yBHAeTb Bce AseHaAuaTb MecnueB pa30M.
Bbijia 3HM3. Ulej] íiHBapb Mecau. CHery Haiwejio CTOJibKO, HTO oT^Bepeň ero npHxoAHJiocb orrpeôaTb jionaTaMH, a b Jiecy Ha rope AepeBbH ctohjih no noac b cyrpoóax h ^a^íe KawaTbc« He motjih, Kor^a Ha hhx najieTaji BeTep.
JIío^h CHACJiH b AOMax h TonHJiH neqKH.
B TaKyio-To nopy, noA Benep, 3Jian Manexa npnoTKpbJJia ÄBepb, nor^HAejia, k3k MeTeT Bbiora, a noTOM BepHyjiacb k Tension neHKe h cKa3a;ia naAHepHue:
— CxoAHJia 6bi Tbi b Jiec Aa HaôpaJia raiw noACHeiKHHKOB. 3aBTpa cecTpHua tboh HMeHHHHHua.
riocMOTpejia Ha Maqexy ACBoqKa: uryTHT oHa hjih BnpaBAy nocbiJiaeT ee b Jiec? CTpamHO Tenepb b ;iecy! fla h KaKHe cpe-AH 3HMbi noACHeÄHHKH? PaHbiLie MapTa Mecnua ohh h He noHBHTCH Ha CBeT, CKOJibKO HX HH HiiiH. TojibKo nponaAemb B Jiecy, yBH3Heuib b cyrpoôax.
A cecTpa roBopHT eň:
— Ecjih h npona^euib, raK njianaTb o Te6e hhkto He CTaHeT! CTynaŕí Aa 6e3 ubctob He B03BpaiiiaHCH. Bot Teöe Kop3HHKa.
3anjiaKajia AeB04Kat 3aKyTajiacb b pBaHbiťl njiaTOK h Bbi-ujjia H3 ABepeň.
BeTep CHeroM eň rjia3a nopoiuHT, n;iaTOK c Hee pBeT. H^eT OHa, ejie hoth h3 cyrpoôoB BbiTHrHBaeT.
Bce TeMHee ct3hobhtch KpyroM. He6o qepHoe, hh oahoh 3Be3Aom<oH Ha 3eMJiK) He r jihnut, a 3eMJiH nyTb nocBeT^iee. 3to ot cHera.
Bot h Jiec. TyT yyx coBceM TeMHO — pyn cbohx He pa3rjiH-AHiub. Cejia AeBOMKa Ha nOBa.ieHHoe AepeBo h chaht. Bce paBHO, AyiwaeT, r^e 3a\iep3aTb.
H BApyr Aajieno Me>K AePeBfc>eB cBepKHyji oroHen — 6yÄTO 3Be3/ia cpe/iH BeTBeň 3anvTajiacb.
FIoÄHfl^acb A^BOMKa h nomjia Ha 3tot oroHen. ToHeT b cyrpoôax, qepe3 öypejioM nepejie3aeT. «TojibKO 6bi, -  AyMaer, -oroHen He norac!» A oh He raCHeT, oh Bce apqe ropHT.Ý>K h Ten-jibiM AbiMKOM 3anaxjio h cJibiiUHO CTajio, K3K noTpecKHBaeT B orHe xBopocT.
fleBOMKa npHÖaBHvia máry h BbiiiiJia Ha noJiHHKy. üa Tan h 3aMepjia.
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MAPT
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CfjeTJio Ha nojiHHKe, tohho ot cojih-ua. riocpe^H ncMHHKH Óo;ibiuoň KOciep ropHT, HVTb jih He ao caMOro He6a ao-CTaeT. A BOKpyr KOCTpa chaht jiioah — kto no6^H^íe k oi~hk), kto noAa^biiie. Chaht h thxo 6eceAyK)T.
CMOTpHT Ha HHx AeBOqKa h AyMaei: kto >Ke OHH TaKHe? Ha oxothhkob óyA-To He noxo>KH, Ha apobocckob eme Toro MeHbuie: boh ohh KaKwe HapHAHbie— kto b cepeôpe, kto b 3o;iOTe, kto b 3e-.leHOM öapxaTe.
CTajia OHa cqwTaTb, HacqHTajia ABe-Ha^uaTb: Tpoe CTapbix, Tpoe nowHJibix, Tpoe Mo^oAbix, a noc/ieAHHe Tpoe — coBceM eme MajibHHKH.
Mo^oAbie y caMoro othh chaht, a CTapHKH — nooAajib.
H BApyr oóepHy^cH oähh CTapHK — CaMblH BblCOKHH, ÔopOAaTbiň, épOBa-CTbiH — h nor.oHAeji b Ty CTOpOHV, r^e cTOflJia AeBOMKa.
Hcnyraciacb OHa, xoTejia yöewaTb, Aa no3AHO. CnpaiuHBaeT ee CTapHK rpoMKo:
— Tbi OTKVAa npHiujiat qero Te6e
3AeCb HY>KHO?
fleBOMKa noKa3ajia eiwy cbok) ny-
CTyK) K0p3HHKy H rOBOpHTI
Hy>KHO MHe HaöpaTb b stv Kop-
3HHKy nOACHe^HHKOB.
3acMeHJiCH CTapHK:
— Sto b HHBape-TO noACHe^KHHKOB? Boh qero BbiAyMajia!
— He h BbiAVMajia, - OTBeqaeT Ae-BOHKa, — a npHCJiajia mchh cíOAa 3a noA-cne>KHHKaMH moh iwaqexa h He Bcnejia
MHe C nVCTOH KOp3HHKOH AOMOH.B03-
BpamaTbc«.
T_vt Bee ABeHaauaTb norjiHACJiH Ha Hee h cTajiH Me>KAy co6oh neperoBapH-
BaTbCH.
Ctoht ACBOHKa, ciymaeT, a cjiob He noHHMaeT — 6y/rro sto He jikoah pa3-roBapHB3K>T, a AqpeBbH my mat.
IloroBopHJiH ohh, norosopHJiH h 3a-MOJinajiH.
a BbicoKHfi crapHK onHTb o6epHyjicfl h cripauiHBaeT:
Mto »e Tbi AejiaTb Gy^eiiib, ecjiH He HaftAeuib noACHe>khhkob? BeAb paHbtne MapTa MecHija ohh h He Bbi-rjiHHyT.
b jiecy ocTaHycb, rOBOpHT ac-BOHKa. — ByAy MapTa MecHua >KAaTb. y>k Jiymue mhc b Jiecy 3aMep3HyTb, qeivi
AOMOH 6e3 nOACHOKHHKOB BepHyTbCH.
CKa3ajia sto h 3anjiaKajia.
h BApyr oahh H3 ABeHaAUaTH, caiwbiH mojioaoh, Becejibift, b uiy6Ke Ha oahom njiene, BCTa^i h noAouieji k cTapHKy:
BpaTeu HHBapb, ycrynn MHe Ha imc csoe MecTo!
nor;iaAHji cbohd A^HHHyio 6opoAy CTapHK h roeopHT:
— h 6bi ycTynHJi, as He 6biBaTb MapTy npe>KAe OeBpa^iH.
— JlaAHO y*<, — npoBopqaji Apyron CTapHK, secb jioxiwaTbiH, c pacTpenaH-hoh 6opOAOH. — YcTynn, a cnopHTb He cTaHy! Mbi Bee xopomo ee 3HaeM: to y npopy6n ee BCTpeTHiub c BeApaMH, to b Jiecy c bs?33hkoh ApoB. BceM MecsmaM OHa cboh. HaAO evi nOMOHb.
— Hy, 6yAb no-BameMy, — cKa3a;i HHBapb.
Oh CTyKHyji o 3eM;no cbohm JieAflHbiM nocoxoM h 3aroBOpHJi:
CEHTfl&Pb
He TpemHTe, Mopo3bi, B 3anoBeAHOM óopy, y cocHbi, y 6epe3bi He rpbi3HTe Kopy!
riOrflHO B3M BOpOHbe
3aMOpa>KHBaTb, MejiOBeMbe HtHJibe Bbixcvia>KHBaTb!
3aM0jmaji crapHK, h thxo CTajio b jiecy. riepecrajiH noipecKHBaTb ot mo-p03a AepeBba, a CHer Hanaji na/jaTb
ryCTO, ÓOJIblUHMH, MHTKHMH XJlOnbHMH.
Hy, Tenepb tboíí nepe^, 6paTeu, — CKa3a^i HHBapb h oi\na;i nocox Mem>-uiOMy 6paTy, jioxMaTOMy OeBpajiio.
TOT CTyKHVJI nOCOXOM, MOTHyJI 60-
poAoň h 3aryaeji:
BeTpbi, óypH, yparaHbi,
JXyůTt hto ecTb Moqn!
BnxpH, BbiorH h CypaHbi,
Pa3birpaňTecb k ho^ih!
B oó^aKax TpyĎHTe rpoMKO,
BeňTecb nají 3eMJieio.
IlycTb 6c>kht b nojiHx no3ěMKa
Be.ioio 3MeeK>!
H TOJIbKO OH 310 CKa3ajI, K3K 3a-UiyMeJI B B6TBRX ÓVpHblH, MOKpbIH BCTCp.
3aKpy>KHJiHCb cHe>KHbie xjionbHt nOHec-jiHCb no 3eMJie 6e.ibie BHxpH.
A OeBpa^b oi\aaji cboh Jie^HHOň nocox MjiaAiueMy 6paTy h ci<a3aji:
— Tenepb tboh nepe^, 6paieu MapT.
B3hji MJiaaujHH ópaT nocox h y^apHJi
O 3eMJlK).
Cmotpht /ieB04Ka( a sto y>Ke He
nocox. 3to óo^biuafl BeTKa, bch no-KpbiTan noMKaMH.
YcMexHyjicH MapT h 3aneji 3bohko, bo Becb CBOíí MajibHHiuecKHH rojioc:
Pa3ÖeraHTecb, pynbH, PacTeKaifTecb, Jiy>KH, BbKie3aHTe, MypaBbH,
riOCJie 3HMHCH CTy>KH!
ripoÖHpaercH MeÄße^b
CKB03b JieCHOH BaJie>KHHK.
Ct3jih nTHUbi necHH neTb, H pacuBeji ho^chokhhk.
ZleBOMKa aa>Ke pyKaiviH BcruiecHyjia. Kyaa ^eBajiHCb BbicoKHe cyrpoôbi? Vně jie^HHbie cocyjibKH, hto bhccjih Ha na>K-Äoň BeTKe?
Uoji HoraMH y Hee — Marion BeceH-HHH 3eMJiR. KpyroM KanjieT, TeqeT, >Kyp-iwT. rio4KH Ha BeTBax Ha/tyjiHCb, h yH<e
Bbir^H4bIBaK)T H3-nOA TCMHOH KOtfiypbl
nepBbie 3ejieHbie ^hcthkh.
TjlH^HT JX^BOHKa — HarJIflA^TbCH He MO>K6T.
— MtO >Ke Tbl CTOHÜJb? — rOBOpHT
eíi MapT. — ToponHCb, h3m c toöoh Bcero OAHH qacoK  öpaTbH moh no-
AeBOMKa OMHyjiacb h noôewajia b Hauxy no^cHe>KHHKH HCKaTb. A hx bhah-
MO-HeBH^HMO! UOfl, KyCT3MH H nO£ K3MHHMH, Ha KOHK3X H TlOR KOMK3MH —
KV^a  HH  nor./iH^HUJb.   Haópajia OHa nojmyio KOp3HHy, nojiHbiň nepejiHHK h CKopee onHTb Ha nojiHHKy, rue Kocrep ropeji, r^e ^BeHa^uaTb 6paTbeB ch-
A TaM yXiQ HH KOCTpa, HH ÓpaTbeB
HCT... Cbctjio Ha nojiHHe, #a He nonpeac-HeMy. He ot othh cbct, a ot nojworo Mecmja, mto B30iue^ hsa JiecOM.
rio>Kajiejia aeBOHKa, mo noÓJiarOAapHTb eft HeKoro, h no-6e>Kajia aomoh.
A Mecau 3a Heio nonjibix
He qya noa coóoh Hor, Aoöemajia oHa ao cbohx ABepeň — h TOJibKO Boiujia b aom, KaK 3a OKOiiiKaMH onHTb 3aryaejia 3HMHaa Bbiora, a Mecau cnpaTajica b TyqH.
Hy, hto, — cnpocHJiH ee Maqexa h cecTpa,— y>Ke aomoh BepHV\?iacb? A noACHe>KHHKH rjifi}
Hnnero He OTBeTHJia AeBOMKa, TO^bKO Bbicbina^a H3 nepeA-HHKa Ha jiaBKy noACHe>KHHKH h nocraBHJia paAOM K0p3HHKy.
Maqexa h cecTpa TaK h axHy^H:
— fla r^e >Ke tm hx B3BJia?
PaccKa3ajia hm AeBOqKa BCě, kzk 6biJio. OrymaioT ohh o6e h rojioBaMH KaqaiOT - BepaT h He BepaT. TpyAHO nosepHTb, Äa BeAb bot Ha JiaBKe uejibifi BOpox noACHe>KHHKOB, cbokhx, rojiyôeHbKHx. TaK h BeeT ot hhx MapTOM MecaueMÍ
rieperjiaHvjiHCb Maqexa c aohkoh h cnpauiHBaiOT:
— A öojibiiie Te6e HHqero Mecaubi He AaJiH?
— Ra a ôojibme HHqero h He npocHJia.
— Bot Aypa, TaK Aypa!— roBopHT cecTpa.—B koh-to BeKH co BceMH ABeHa4uaTbK) MecauaMH BCTpeTHJiacb, a HHqero, KpoMe noÄCHeÄHHKOB, He BbinpocHJia! Hy, 6y Ab a Ha TBoeM MecTe, a obi 3Ha.ia, qero npocHTb, Y oflHoro — aÔJiOK Äa rpym cjia^KHx, y Apyroro — 3eMJiaHHKH cnejiofi, y TpeTbero — rpH-60b 6e,TeHbKHx, y qeTBepToro— cbokhx orypqHKOß!
YMHHua, AoqeHbKa!— roBopHT Maqexa. -3hmoh 3eMJia-HHKe Aa rpymaM ueHbi HeT. npoAajm 6bi Mbi sto h CKOJibKO 6bi AeHer Bbipyqn;iH! A sTaAypoqKa noACHewHHKOB HaTacKajia! O^eBaňca, AoqKa, noTenjiee Aa cxoah Ha nojiaHKy. Te6a ohh ne npoße^yT, xoTb hx ABeHaAUaTb, a th OAHa.
— r^e hm! — OTBeqaeT AoqKa, a caMa — pyKH b pyKaBa, n^aTOK na rojioBy.
MaTb eň BCJieA KpHqHT:
— PyKaBHqKH Ha^eHb, myöny 3acTerHHÍ A AoqKa yace 3a Aßepbio. Yóewajia b jiec!
H^eT no cecTpHHbiM cJie^aM, ToponHTca. «Cnopee 6bi,— AyMaeT, — ao hojihhkh Aoöparbca!»
Jlec see ryme, Bcé" TeMHeŕí. Cyrpoobi ecé Bbiuie, ôypejiOM
CTeHOfl CTOHT.
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«0x, — ayMaeT MawexHHa AOHKa,— h 3aqeM TOJibKO a b .nee noui.iaJ Jle>Kajia 6bi ceftnac AOMa b Tenjioft nocTe/iH, a Tenepb xoah Aa Mep3Hn! Eine nponaAeiiib TyT!»
M TO^bKO ona 3to noAyMajia, Kan yBHAejia B^ajiene oro-hck — tomho 3Be34cmKa b bctbhx 3anyiajiacb.
rioiujia OHa Ha oroHeK. Libia, uuia h Bbimjia Ha nojiRHKy. nocpe^H nojiHHKH 6ojibiiioH KOCTep ropuT, a BOKpyr KOCTpa cha^t ABeHa^qaTb 6paTbeB, ABeHaAUaTb Mecan.eB. Chaht h thxo 6eceayK)T.
FIoAoiiiJia MaqexHHa aomk3 k caMOMy KOCTpy, He noKJiOHH-jiacb, npHBeuiHBoro cjioBa He CKa3a^a, a Bbi6pajia MecTO, r^e nomapqe, h cra^a rpeTbca,
3aM0^4ajiH 6paTbH-MecHUbi. Thxo cTa^o b Jiecy. M BApyr CTyKHyji HHBapb-Mecau nocoxoM o 3eMJiH>.
— Tbi kto TaKaa? — cnpaiiiHBaeT. — OTKyAa B3a;iacb?
— H3 AOMy, — oTBeqaeT MaqexHHa AOHKa. — Bbi HbiHne MoeH cecTpe uejiyio Kop3HHKy iioachokhhkob Aajm. Bot a h npHiujia no ee cjie^aM.
— CecTpy tbok) Mbi 3HaeM, — roBopHT HHBapb-Mecflu, — a Te6a h b rjia3a He bha3jih. Tbi 3aqeM k HaM no>Ka;iOBajia?
— 3a no^apKaMH. riycTb HioHb-Mecau MHe 3eMJiaHHKH b Kop3HHKy HacbinjieT, Aa nOKpynHeft, A Hiojib-Mecau-—orypuoB CBe^HX h rpn6oB 6e;ibix, a Mecau AsrycT — h6jiok Aa rpym cjia^KHx. A CeHTfl6pb-Mec$m — opexoB cnejibix. A OKTa6pb..,
— norojjH, — roBopHT JlHBapb-Mecjm. — He Sbisatb Jieiy nepeA bcchoh, a BecHe nepeA 3hmoh. flajieno eme ao hk>hh-Mecaua. H Tenepb jiecy xo3hhh, TpHAuaTb oahh AeHb 3Aecb uapCTBOBaTb 6yAV.
— Huib, KaKofi cepAHTbin! — roBopHT MaqexHHa AOHKa. — J\z a He k Te6e h npHuuia — ot Te6a, xpoMe cHera Aa HHea, HH^ero He AOJKAenibca. MHe jieTHHx Mecau,eB naAO.
HaxMypH.nca flHBapb-Mecau,.
— MmH Jieia 3hmoh! — roBopHT.
MaxHyji oh luhpokhm pyKaBOM, h noAHajiacb b Jiecy Me-Tejib ot 3eMJiH ao He6a — 3aBOJiOK.ia h A^peBba h nojiaHKy, Ha KOTopoH 6paTba-Mecaubi chacjih. He bhaho CTaji0 3a cHeroiw
H KOCTpa, a TOJIbKO CJIblUJHO 6h\JlO, KBK CBHCTHT TAe-TO OFQHb,
noTpecKHBaeT, nojibixaeT.
Hcnyrajiacb ManexHna aohks.
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— riepecTaHb! — kphhht. — Xb3tht! fla i\ne thm\
Kpy>kht ee Meiejib, rjia3a eň c^eniiT, #yx nepexsaTbiBaeT. CßajiHJiacb OHa b cyrpoô, h 3a\iejio ee CHeroM.
A Maqexa a^ajia-ä/jajia cbok) /lOMKy, b okoiuko CMOTpejia, 3a ABepb Bbióerajia — hct ee, jia h TOJibKO. 3aKyiajiacb OHa noTeruiee h noni;ia b Jiec. fla pa3Be Haii^eiiib Koro-HHÓy/ib b Mame b Tanyto MeTejib h TeMeHb!
XoAHJia OHa, xo^Hjia, HCKa^a-HCKajia, nona h caMa He 3a-Mep3Jia.
Tan h ocTa^HCb ohh o6e b Jiecy JieTa vK/jaTb.
A na^epHua aojiro Ha cBeie >kh.ia, 6o;ibiiiaH Bbipocjia, 3aMy>K Bbiiu^a h /jeTeň BbipacTHJia.
m ôbiJi y Hee, paccKa3biBatoTt okojio £OMa can - /ja Tatíoň HV.aecHbiH, KaKoro h cbct He BH/jbmaji. PaHbiiie, qeM y Bcex, pacuBeTa.řiH b stom caay UBeTbi, nocneBajiH aroabi, HajiHBajiHCb HÔJioKH h rpyíHH. b >Kapy 6bi.no TaM npox^a^HO, b Mdejib thxo.
— Y 9T0H X03HHKH Bce flBeHaAUaTb MecaueB pa30M TOCTHt! — rOBOpHJIH J1K)JXH.
Kto 3HaeT — Moate-r, tan oho h 6buio.
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