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Zvakatanga zvakaipa chaizvo. Zvinotyisa, chaizvo.Muridzi weimba yedu yevaeni pachitsuwa chiri kure cheTahiti cheRurutu aive murume wechiFrench wandichati Jacques uye kwaari vese vamwe vanhu havazivi uye iye chete ndiye anoziva chokwadi. Isu tanga tichirova misoro kubva paminiti yekutanga.

"Ndinoziva imi vatori venhau," akadaro nekuzvidza. "Unoda kuona zvinhu nekukurumidza, tora mifananidzo mishoma, wozoenda kune inotevera."

"Haasi mabatiro atinoita," ndakadaro. "Tinoda chaizvo kutora rwendo rwenyu rwemaawa matatu kuchitsuwa ichi, asi pamwe tinogona kumbofungidzira zvishoma kuti tikwanise kusangana nevanhu veko titaure navo."

“Maawa matatu, ndokutora kana kuisiya. Ndinoziva kuti unoda kuona nzvimbo dzacho, uwane mari kubva ipapo, woenderera mberi. ”

"Chaizvoizvo, monsieur, handizvo zvatiri isu. Tiri kufarira pachitsuwa chenyu chete, kwete nzvimbo dzacho chete."

Grrr. Ini nemurume wangu Paul takanga tisina mota, tisina nzira yekutenderera pachitsuwa ichi, uye Jacques aive ari musoro-nzombe. Isu taingova vanhu vega parwendo, saka sei aisakwanisa kusanganisa zvishoma, uye donhwe rekuchinjika?

Ndakamusiya ndokufamba ndichipfuura iwo maruva akasvibira, akasvibira aigadzira nzira yekukamuri yedu yakapusa, yaive yakaiswa mameti akagadzirwa nefiber fiber. Mukamuri ndakawana kabhuku kemapeji makumi mashanu ayo, sekutaura kwaJacques, hapana anoverenga. Yakanga iri nhoroondo yakajeka uye yakazara yepasirose nePolynesia uye nzira dzekutanga dzekufamba uye evhangeri uye zvitendero zvechizvarwa. Pataive takamumirira kuti atiendese kunodyira kubhawa (kwemafambisirwo akaverengerwa mubhadharo wedu wehusiku), ndakamubvunza kuti ndiani akanyora uye akati akadaro.

“Zvinoshamisa!” Ndakadaidzira.

“Hautendi here?” akaputika.

Akanzwisisa mazwi angu, uye isu takanga tava kuenda uye tichimhanya. Ndakafara kuti ndanga ndichienda kunze kwepfuma kuitira kuti ndikwanise kubva kwaari uye hunhu hwake. Mushure mekunge atisiya padoro rekudyira, akafamba achipinda mukati kuti ataure nemumwe munhu waaiziva. Sezvo ini ndanga ndichiita yangu yakaoma sarudzo yekuti ndohodha mbishi tuna mukati mukaka wekokonati kana tuna mbishi ne mukaka wekokonati, ndakangoerekana ndafunga kuti ndaifanirwa kutenderedza zvinhu naJacques kamwechete kana kusiya chitsuwa.

Ndakafamba ndichienda kuna Jacques. "Ndapota, garai pasi neni," ndakadaro.

"Ndakabatikana."

"Ndinoda kutaura newe kwemaminetsi mashoma."

Akagunun'una nezvekuti aive akabatikana sei, uye asingade akagara pasi. Ndakatanga kutaura naye nezvekudzidza kwedu kusingakanganwiki nezvetsika dzePolynesia nevanhu vechiMaori muNew Zealand, nevagari vemo vekuFiji, nemwanakomana wemumwe mufambisi wengarava anozivikanwa wePolynesia pachitsuwa cheYap kuMicronesia, uye nevazukuru vevafambisi vengarava vekutanga. uye vanogara paRapa Nui, kana kuti Easter Island.

Uye chishamiso chakaitika. Akachinja zvachose. Kubva panguva iyoyo mbichana yakanyangarika uye takave shamwari.

Akatiendesa kubako riri pasi pemahombekombe; yekorari yekare uye maseashell akaisa padenga rebako, uye mahombekombe aive pamusoro pedu. "Ndiyo nyika yakapesana," akadaro Jacques. Takaenda kunosangana nemurimi we taro mumunda wake tikamutarisa achikanda kokonati kunguruve dzake dzaifara. Takapedza nguva nemurume akagadzira monoi mafuta nemiswe yemakamba uye akataura nevakadzi vakapfeka ngowani dzakachena, dzakarukwa nemaoko, dzakakura-dzakapfeka ngowani dzekuchechi uye murume aive nechikepe chakakura-chikepe chakatiendesa kuti tiende kunoshambira nehumpback marwenga zuva rinotevera. Ini ndakamedza kutya kwangu kwekuve ndiri muchikepe chidiki chine ma-ton-humpack whales akandikomberedza, asi Jacques akati ichi chinhu chakanaka kuita, tikasaina. Nzvimbo yekupedzisira yaakatitora kuenda kwaive ahu kana chikuva apo, munguva yakapfuura, ivo vaibaira vanhu zvibayiro kufadza vamwari. Ivo vakasuruvara vaive vasungwa vevavengi kana vanhu vaityora mitemo yemuno nezvibodzwa.

"Ndinofungidzira kuti zviri nani tingwarire pano!" Ndakaseka. Jacques akanyemwerera chaizvo.

Jacques akagara paRurutu kwemakore makumi maviri nemashanu uye akaroora mukadzi wePolynesia. Anoziva munhu wese ari pachitsuwa.

Patakatanga kusvika paRurutu, ndakange ndanzwa nezvemurume anonzi Nauma anova ndiye mutauri mukuru pachitsuwa ichi. Jacques akati Nauma anongotaura chiTahiti chete uye haadi kutaura neni. Mushure mokunge tarega kuvengana, Jacques akandisuma kuna Nauma, uyo aitaura chiFrench uye aiseka kwazvo. Ndakabvunza kuti akazova sei mutauri. Akataura mutauri wekupedzisira akange akura zvikuru uye akamusarudza asati afa; akabata huma yake pachipfuva chaNauma ndokumupa kutumira kwepfungwa kweruzivo rwese. Ini ndaifunga kuti ari kutamba asi iye asiri. "Zvakaitika nenzira iyo," akadaro Jacques pandakamubvunza nezvazvo.

Jacques akatiudza kuti munhu wese ari pachitsuwa ane hukama. Tsika sedzemhuri uye muridzi wepasi dzinomira zvakadzika kwazvo. Hapana munhu anokokwa mumba. Zviitiko zvese zvinoitika kunze. Kana muchato ukaitika vana vese vemumhuri vanoroora panguva imwe chete. Wese munhu ari muchitsuwa anokokwa kumuchato - uye zvinoreva kuti vashanyi mazana maviri nemakumi maviri. Mhuri dzinoronga kwegore kuti zvipo zvipi zvavachauya nazvo - zvakaita taro neshuga, mameti nemabhanana. Ivo vanoshandira zvirinyore kudya zviuru gumi pamusoro pemuchato wevhiki rese.

"Kune zvakare tsika yevarume vanosimudza dombo rinogona kurema kupfuura mapaundi mazana matatu," Jacques akapa. "Zvinonzi kana murume achisimudza dombo anokwanisa kuriritira mhuri." “Gara uchiyeuka kuti zvinhu zvakanyanyooma pano. Uye usabvunze vanhu nezve rima iri. ”

"Rima?"

"Ehe. Kereke yakadzidzisa kuti haugone kukurukura chero chinhu chakaitika mamishinari asati auya, saka nyanzvi dzekuchera matongo dzinogona kungofungidzira pazvinhu. Hapana panotaurwa nezvechitendero chekare, kana mwari mukuru, A'a. ”

"Ndingazive sei zvakawanda nezveA'a?" Ndakabvunza.

Jacques aive akanyarara.

Zuva rakatevera, Jacques akatisiya pasi pedyo nechechi huru, uye takave nerombo rakakwana kusangana nemufundisi uye kukokwa zvakare kumba kwake. Akandipa nerupo chivezwa chehuni chaakange agadzira. Akatitaurira nezveRurutu nemichato kwaakange ashandira; iyo vhezheni yakanga yakasiyana neizvo Jacques akandiudza, asi ini ndaiziva zvakakwana kusataura nezvekushanya kwangu kumba kwake kana ruzivo rwemuchato kuna Jacques, aigara achiziva zvakanyanya, uye aizviona seane chiremera pachitsuwa ichi.

Husiku ihwohwo, ndaidya kudya kunonaka kuimba yevaeni, uye Jacques akaonekwa pamusuwo.

"Saka ndinonzwa kuti wakokwa kumba kwemushumiri," akandidana.

"Wazviziva sei izvozvo?"

"Uye akupa chipo," akadaro achiziva.

Ndakatura mafemo ndokunyarara.

Nemweya wepamusoro, Jacques akataura mashoma ekushora pamusoro pegurukota achibva aenda. Ndakamushevedza, asi akaenderera mberi nekufamba, uye zuva raitevera aisatombogona kutaura neni.

Yakasvika nguva yekubva pachitsuwa, takavimbiswa kukwira kuenda kunhandare diki, uye mutyairi akazove Jacques. Ndakaita mashoma mabanal kutaura nezve mamiriro ekunze nemaruva, asi Jacques haana kuzvidemba kuti andipindure.

Zvakanaka, ndakafunga, iyo nyowani pakati pedu yapera. Sei ndakanga ndashandisa simba rakawandisa pane mumwe munhu aizvitutumadza uye nekushanduka?

Pasina chero chirevo, Jacques akamisa mota pamberi pechivakwa chakanangana nendege. Akafamba achipinda mukati, ndokunditungamira kukamuri rine kabati remusuwo wegirazi. Akavhura misuwo uye ipapo, mune kubwinya kwaro kwese kwemashiripiti uye kwekusanzwisisika, kwaive nekopi yakazara-izere yamwari wekare A'a - imwe chete yemakopi aripo munyika.

"Maita basa, maita henyu, maita basa nekuuya neni kuno," ndakadaro kuna Jacques.

Akakwenya musoro, ndokutyaira akananga kuairport, kwaakandotisiya ndokuenda.

Pakubhururuka ndichidzokera kuTahiti ndakafunga zvakawanda nezvaJacques, uye nezvekuti ndingadai ndine hurombo sei dai ndakanga ndasiya chitsuwa chiri kure, chiri kure nekuda kwehunhu hwake hwakaipa. Ndakanga ndisingazive kana taive nemataurirwo akanaka kana lousy mazwi. Asi ini ndaiziva kuti nzira yake yekutaurirana raive dambudziko rake, kwete rangu. Uye izvo nekuparadzanisa kutsamwa kwake, kunyangwe kwenguva pfupi, zvakaparadzira nekusvibisa yangu.

Ndicharamba ndichirangarira chidzidzo chandakadzidza paRurutu.

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Mifananidzo naPaul Ross