Heino imwe nyaya yekuitira weti pamubhedha. Mukomana uyu ane makore gumi nemaviri zvakare. Baba vakarega kutaura nemwanakomana wavo, havana kana kutaura naye. Apo amai vake vakauya naye kwandiri, ndakakumbira Jim kuti agare mukamuri rokumirira apo tinotaura naamai vake. Kubva mukukurukurirana kwandakaita naye, ndakadzidza zvinhu zviviri zvinokosha. Baba vomukomana wacho vakaita weti usiku kutozosvikira pazera ramakore 12, uye hanzvadzi yaamai vake yakatambura nehosha imwe cheteyo kutozosvikira makore anoda kusvika 19 okukura.
Amai vakademba mwanakomana wavo zvikuru uye vakafungidzira kuti akanga ane chirwere chenhaka. Ndakamunyevera kuti, “Ndichataura naJim iye zvino iwe uripo. nyatsoteererai mashoko angu mugoita sezvandinotaura. Uye Jim achaita chero zvandinomuudza. "
Ndakafonera Jim ndokuti: “Amai vakandiudza chinhu chiri chose nezvedambudziko rako uye iwe, chokwadika, unoda kuti zvinhu zvose zvikuitire zvakanaka. Asi izvi zvinoda kudzidzwa. Ndinoziva nzira yechokwadi yekuomesa mubhedha. Chokwadi, chero kudzidzisa ibasa rakaoma. Yeuka kuti wakaedza zvakadini pawakadzidza kunyora? Saka, kuti udzidze kurara mumubhedha wakaoma, zvinotora zvishoma zvishoma. Izvi ndizvo zvandinokumbira iwe nemhuri yako. Amai vakati unowanzomuka naXNUMX mangwanani. Ndakakumbira amai vako kuti vasete alarm yeawa yechishanu. Paanomuka anobva apinda mumba mako onzwa machira. Kana kunyorova anomutsa iwe woenda kukitchen wobatidza light wotanga kukopa rimwe bhuku mukabook. Iwe unogona kusarudza bhuku iwe pachako. Jim akasarudza The Prince uye Pauper.
“Zvino imi amai makataura kuti munoda kusona, kuruka, kuruka nekuruka machira ekusona. Gara pasi naJim mukicheni uye wosona chinyararire, ruka kana musoni kubva kumashanu kusvika kumanomwe mangwanani. Pamanomwe baba vake vaisimuka vopfeka, uye panguva iyoyo Jim anenge azvigadzirisa. Wobva wagadzirira kudya kwemangwanani uye wotanga zuva rakajairika. Mangwanani ega ega nenguva dzeshanu unonzwa mubhedha waJim. Kana kunyorova, unomutsa Jim womutungamirira chinyararire kukicheni, wogara pasi pakusonesa kwako, uye Jim okopa bhuku racho. Uye Mugovera wega wega uchauya kwandiri nekabhuku.
Ipapo ndakakumbira Jim kuti abude ndokuti kuna amai vake, “Imi mose manzwa zvandataura. Asi handina chimwezve chandakataura. Jim akandinzwa ndichikuudza kuti uongorore mubhedha wake uye, kana wakanyorova, mumutse uye uende naye kukicheni kuti anyorezve bhuku racho. Rimwe zuva mambakwedza achauya uye mubhedha uchaoma. Iwe unozodzokera kumubhedha wako worara kusvika naXNUMX mangwanani. Womuka, mutsa Jim uye kukumbira ruregerero nekurara zvakanyanya. "
Kwapera vhiki, amai vacho vakaona kuti mubhedha wakanga waoma, vakadzokera kukamuri ravo, uye kumaXNUMX vachikumbira ruregerero, vakatsanangura kuti vakanga varara zvakanyanyisa. Mukomana wacho akauya kumusangano wekutanga wekutanga waJuly, uye pakupera kwaJuly mubhedha wake waigara wakaoma. Uye amai vake vakaramba “vachimuka” uye vachikumbira ruregerero nokuda kwokusamumutsa naXNUMX mangwanani.
Revo yechikarakadzo changu yakanangana neidi rokuti amai vaizotarisa mubhedha uye, kana wakanyorova, ipapo “unofanira kusimuka ndokunyorazve.” Asi zano iri zvakare raive nechirevo chakapesana: kana chaoma, saka haufanirwe kusimuka. Mukati memwedzi, Jim akanga ava nemubhedha wakaoma. Uye baba vake vakaenda naye kundoredza - chiitiko chaaida zvikuru.
Muchiitiko ichi, ndaifanira kutendeukira kukurapa kwemhuri. Ndakakumbira amai kuti vasone. Amai vakanzwira Jim tsitsi. Uye paakagara murunyararo pedyo nekusona kwake kana kurukwa, kumuka mangwanani-ngwanani nekunyora bhuku zvakare hazvina kunzwisiswa naJim sechirango. Akangodzidza chimwe chinhu.
Pakupedzisira ndakakumbira Jim kuti andishanyire muhofisi yangu. Ndakaronga mapeji akanyorwa patsva. Achitarira papeji yokutanga, Jim akataura asingafariri kuti: “Chiroto chakadini! Ndakapotsa mazwi mashoma, ndakatadza kuperetera mamwe, ndakapotsa mitsetse yose. Yakanyorwa zvinotyisa." Takafamba papeji nepeji, uye Jim akawedzera kusvibiswa nemafaro. Manyorero uye zviperengo zvavandudzika zvakanyanya. Haana kupotsa shoko kana chirevo. Pakupera kwebasa rake akagutsikana kwazvo.
Jim akatangazve kuenda kuchikoro. Pashure pemavhiki maviri kana matatu, ndakamufonera ndichimubvunza kuti zvinhu zvaifamba sei kuchikoro. Akapindura kuti: “Manenji chete. Kare pachikoro hapana aindifarira, hapana aida kutandara neni. Ndakasuwa zvikuru uye mamakisi angu akanga akaipa. Uye gore rino ndakasarudzwa kuva kaputeni wetimu yebaseball uye ndine vashanu chete nevana pachinzvimbo chevatatu nembiri. Ndakangotarisazve Jim pakuzviongorora kwake.
Uye baba vaJim, vandisina kumboonana navo uye vakanga vasingateereri mwanakomana wavo kwemakore, zvino vanoenda kunobata hove navo. Jim haana kuita zvakanaka muchikoro, uye zvino akaona kuti anogona kunyora zvakanaka uye kunyorazve zvakanaka. Uye izvi zvakamupa chivimbo chekuti aigona kutamba zvakanaka uye kugarisana nevamwe vake. Rudzi urwu rwekurapa rwakangokodzera Jim.