चतुराई की लोककथा

[[chitr:A-Veiw-Of-Almora.jpg|thumb|250px|almo da ka ek drishy]]
ek garib adami tha. ek din vah raja ke pas gaya aur bola- 'maharaj, maian apase karz maangane aya hooan. kripa kar ap mujhe paanch hajar rupaye dean. maian paanch varsh ke aandar apake rupaye vapas kar dooanga.' raja ne usaki bat par vishh‍vas kar use paanch hajar rupaye de die. paanch varsh bit jane ke bad bhi jab us vh‍yakti ne raja ke paanch hajar rupaye nahian lautaye tab raja ko majabooran usake ghar jana p da. lekin vahaan vah vh‍yakti nahian mila. jab bhi raja vahaan jata bahana bana kar use vapas bhej diya jata. ek din phir raja us vh‍yakti ke ghar gaya. vahaan aur koee to nahian dikha, ek chhoti l daki baithi thi. raja ne usi se poochha- 'tumh‍hare pita ji kaha haian ?'
l daki boli- 'pi‍taji sh‍varg ka pani rokane gaye haian.'
raja ne phir poochha- 'tumh‍hara bhaee kahaan hai ?'
l daki boli- 'bina jhag da ke jhag da karane gaye haian.'
raja ke samajh mean ek bhi bat nahian a rahi thi. isalie vah phir poochhata hai- 'tumh‍hari maan kahaan hai ?'
l daki boli- 'maan ek se do karane gee hai.'
raja usake in ool-julool javab se khijh gaya. vah gush‍se mean poochhata hai- 'aur tum yahaan baithi kh‍ya kar rahi ho ?'
l daki hansakar boli- 'maian ghar baithi sansar dekh rahi hooan.'
raja samajh gaya ki l daki usaki kisi bhi bat ka sidha javab nahian degi. isalie use ab isase in batoan ka matalab janane ke lie ph‍yar se batiyana p dega. raja ne chehare par ph‍yar se mush‍kan lakar poochha- 'beti, tumane jo abhi-abhi mere savaloan ke javab diye, unaka matalab kh‍ya hai ? maian tumh‍hari ek bhi bat ka matalab nahian samajh saka. tum mujhe sidhe-sidhe unaka matalab samajhao.'
l daki ne bhi mush‍kara kar poochha - 'agar maian sabhi batoan ka matalab samajha dooan to ap mujhe kh‍ya deange ?'
raja ke man mean sari batoan ko janane ki tivr uth‍kantha thi. vah bola- 'jo maangogi, vahi dooanga.'
tab l daki boli- 'ap mere pitaji ka sara karj maph kar deange to maian apako sari batoan ka arth bata dooangi.'
raja ne kaha- 'thik hai, maian tumh‍hare pitaji ka sara karj maph kar dooanga. ab to sari batoan ka arth samajha do.'
l daki boli- 'maharaj, aj maian apako sari batoan ka arth nahian samajha sakati. kripa kar ap kal ayean. kal maian zaroor bata dooangi.'
raja agale din phir us vh‍yakti ke ghar gaya. aj vahaan sabhi log maujood the. vah adami, usaki path‍ni, beta aur usaki beti bhi. raja ko dekhate hi l daki poochhi- 'maharaj, apako apana vachan yad hai na ? '
raja bola- 'haan mujhe yad hai. tum agar sari batoan ka arth bata do to maian tumh‍hare pitaji ka sara karj maph kar dooanga.'

    l daki boli- 'sabase pahale maianne yah kaha tha ki pitaji sh‍varg ka pani rokane gaye haian, isaka matalab tha ki varsha ho rahi thi aur hamare ghar ki chhat se pani tapak raha tha. pitaji pani rokane ke lie chhat ko chha (bana) rahe the. yani varsha ka pani asaman se hi girata hai aur hamalog to yahi manate haian ki asaman mean hi sh‍varg hai. bas, pahali bat ka arth yahi hai. doosari bat maianne kahi thi ki bhiya bina jhagada़ ke jhag da karane gaye hai. isaka matalab tha ki ve reangani ke kaante ko katane gaye the. agar koee bhi reangani ke kaante ko katega to usake sharir mean jahaan-tahaan kaanta g d hi jayega, yani jhag da nahian karane par bhi jhag da hoga aur sharir par kharoanchean ayeangi. '
     raja usaki batoan se sahamat ho gaya. vah man-hi-man usaki chaturaee ki prashansa karane laga. usane uth‍sukata ke sath poochha- 'aur tisari-chauthi bat ka matalab beti ? '
     l daki boli- 'maharaj, tisari bat maianne kahi thi ki maan ek se do karane gee hai. isaka matalab tha ki maan arahar dal ko pisane yani use ek ka do karane gee hai. agar sabut dal ko pisa jay to ek dana ka do bhag ho jata hai. yani yahi tha ek ka do karana. rahi chauthi bat to us samay maian bhat bana rahi thi aur usame se ek chaval nikal kar dekh rahi thi ki bhat poori tarah paka hai ki n‍hi. isaka matalab hai ki maian ek chaval dekhakar hi jan jati ki poora chaval paka hai ki nahian . arthath chaval ke sansar ko maian ghar baithi dekh rahi thi.' yah kahakar l daki chup ho gee.
     raja sari batoan ka arth jan chuka tha. use l daki ki buddhimani bhari batoan ne ashh‍chary mean dal diya tha. phir raja ne kaha- 'beti, tum to bahut chatur ho. par ek bat samajh mean nahi aee ki yah sari batean to tum mujhe kal bhi bata sakati thi, phir tumane mujhe aj kh‍yoan bulaya ?'
      l daki hansakar boli- ' maian to bata hi chuki hooan ki kal jab ap aye the to maian bhat bana rahi thi. agar maian apako apani batoan ka matalab samajhane lagati to bhat gila ho jata ya jal jata, to maan mujhe zaroor pitati. phir ghar mean kal koee bhi nahi tha. agar maian inako batati ki apane karz maph kar diya hai to ye meri bat ka vishh‍vas nahian karate. aj sh‍vayan apake muanh se sunakar ki apane karz maph kar diya hai, jahaan inh‍hean isaka vishh‍vas ho jayega, vahian khushi bhi hogi. '
    raja l daki ki bat sunakar bahut hi prasanh‍n hua. usane apane gale se motiyoan ki mala nikal use dete hue kaha- 'beti, yah lo apani chaturaee ka purash‍kar! tumh‍hare pitaji ka karz to maian maph kar hi chuka hooan. ab tumh‍hean ya tumh‍hare gharavaloan ko mujhase bahana nahian banana p dega. ab tum log nishchiant hokar raho. agar phir kabhi kisi chij ki zaroorat ho to bejhijhak hokar mujhase kahana.'
     itana kahakar raja l daki ko ashirvad dekar chala gaya. l daki ke parivaravaloan ne use khushi se gale laga liya.

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