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Denizin derinliklerinde ya\u015fl\u0131 bal\u0131k oniki bin \u00e7ocu\u011fu ve torununu ba\u015f\u0131na toplam\u0131\u015f onlara masal anlat\u0131yordu:
Bir zamanlar annesiyle \u0131rmakta ya\u015fayan k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck bir karabal\u0131k vard\u0131. Bu \u0131rmak da\u011fdaki bir kayadan do\u011fuyor ve vadinin taban\u0131nda ak\u0131yordu.
K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck bal\u0131k ile annesinin evi siyah bir ta\u015f\u0131n arkas\u0131yd\u0131; yosunlar da evin \u00e7at\u0131s\u0131n\u0131 olu\u015fturuyordu. Geceleri yosunlar\u0131n alt\u0131nda uyuyorlard\u0131. Bir defac\u0131k olsun evlerinden ay \u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 g\u00f6rmek k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck bal\u0131\u011f\u0131n \u00f6zlemiydi.
Anne ile yavrusu sabahtan ak\u015fama dek birbirinin pe\u015fine d\u00fc\u015fer, bazen \u00f6b\u00fcr bal\u0131klara kar\u0131\u015f\u0131r, h\u0131zl\u0131 h\u0131zl\u0131 k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fcc\u00fck bir mekanda dola\u015f\u0131r dururlard\u0131. Annesinin b\u0131rakt\u0131\u011f\u0131 on bin yumurtadan kala kala bir bu yavru bal\u0131k kalm\u0131\u015ft\u0131.<\/p>\n
K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck bal\u0131k birka\u00e7 g\u00fcnd\u00fcr d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnceliydi ve \u00e7ok az konu\u015fuyordu. Tembel tembel, isteksizce o yana bu yana gidiyor, \u00e7o\u011fu zaman annesinin pe\u015fine tak\u0131l\u0131yordu. Annesi, yavrusunda bir keyifsizlik oldu\u011funu, yak\u0131nda iyile\u015fece\u011fini san\u0131yordu ama Kara Bal\u0131\u011f\u0131n derdi \u00f6yle b\u00f6yle dert de\u011fildi.
K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck Bal\u0131k bir sabah erkenden, daha g\u00fcne\u015f do\u011fmadan annesini uyand\u0131rd\u0131:
– Anneci\u011fim, seninle biraz konu\u015fmak istiyorum.<\/p>\n
Annesi uykulu uykulu:<\/p>\n
– Yavrucu\u011fum, bula bula bu vakti mi buldun? Daha sonra konu\u015fsak olmaz m\u0131? \u0130stersen gezintiye \u00e7\u0131kal\u0131m ha, ne dersin?<\/p>\n
– Hay\u0131r anneci\u011fim, art\u0131k dola\u015fam\u0131yorum. Buradan gitmeliyim.<\/p>\n
– Mutlaka gitmen mi gerekiyor?<\/p>\n
– Evet anneci\u011fim, gitmeliyim.<\/p>\n
– Ama, sabah\u0131n k\u00f6r\u00fcnde nereye gideceksin?<\/p>\n
– Irma\u011f\u0131n nereye kadar gitti\u011fini g\u00f6rmek istiyorum. Biliyor musun anneci\u011fim, aylard\u0131r bu \u0131rma\u011f\u0131n sonu neresi diye d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fcp duruyorum. Ama h\u00e2l\u00e2 i\u015fin i\u00e7inden \u00e7\u0131kamad\u0131m. D\u00fcn geceden beri g\u00f6z\u00fcme uyku girmedi. Nihayet, gidip \u0131rma\u011f\u0131n sonunu bulmaya karar verdim. Ba\u015fka yerlerde neler olup bitti\u011fini bilmek istiyorum.<\/p>\n
Annesi g\u00fclerek:<\/p>\n
– Ben de \u00e7ocukken \u00e7ok d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fcrd\u00fcm b\u00f6yle \u015feyleri. Yavrucu\u011fum, \u0131rma\u011f\u0131n ba\u015f\u0131, sonu olmaz ki. \u0130\u015fte hepsi bu kadar. Irmak hep akar durur ve hi\u00e7bir yere de varmaz.<\/p>\n
– Ama anneci\u011fim, her \u015feyin bir sonu olmaz m\u0131? Gece sona erer, g\u00fcnd\u00fcz sona erer, ay \u00f6yle, y\u0131l \u00f6yle…<\/p>\n
Annesi s\u00f6z\u00fcn\u00fc kesti:<\/p>\n
– B\u00f6yle b\u00fcy\u00fck laflar\u0131 b\u0131rak bir yana; kalk, dola\u015fmaya \u00e7\u0131kal\u0131m. \u015eimdi laf de\u011fil, gezinti zaman\u0131!<\/p>\n
– Hay\u0131r anneci\u011fim. Ben b\u00f6yle gezmelerden b\u0131kt\u0131m art\u0131k. Yola d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcp gitmek, ba\u015fka yerlerde neler olup bitti\u011fini \u00f6\u011frenmek istiyorum. Bu laflar\u0131 bana birinin \u00f6\u011fretti\u011fini d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fcyorsun ama bilmeni isterim ki \u00e7oktand\u0131r d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fcyordum ben bunlar\u0131. Elbette ondan bundan da \u00e7ok \u015fey \u00f6\u011frendim. \u00d6rne\u011fin \u015funu anlad\u0131m: Bal\u0131klar\u0131n \u00e7o\u011fu ya\u015fland\u0131klar\u0131 zaman \u00f6m\u00fcrlerini bo\u015fu bo\u015funa ge\u00e7irdiklerinden yak\u0131n\u0131rlar. S\u00fcrekli s\u0131zlan\u0131r, lanet okur, her \u015feyden \u015fikayet ederler. Ben bilmek istiyorum; ger\u00e7ekten de ya\u015famak dedi\u011fimiz \u015fey \u015fu bir avu\u00e7 yerde ya\u015flan\u0131ncaya kadar dola\u015f\u0131p durmaktan m\u0131 ibaret; yoksa d\u00fcnyada ba\u015fka \u015fekilde ya\u015famak da m\u00fcmk\u00fcn m\u00fc?<\/p>\n
K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck Bal\u0131\u011f\u0131n s\u00f6zleri bitince annesi:<\/p>\n
– Yavrucu\u011fum, \u00e7\u0131ld\u0131rd\u0131n m\u0131 sen? D\u00fcnya… D\u00fcnya da ne demek oluyor? D\u00fcnya buras\u0131 i\u015fte; ya\u015fam ise i\u015fte ya\u015f\u0131yoruz, var\u0131z…<\/p>\n
Bu s\u0131rada evlerine b\u00fcy\u00fck bir bal\u0131k yakla\u015ft\u0131:<\/p>\n
– Kom\u015fu, ne diye \u00e7ocu\u011funla tart\u0131\u015f\u0131yorsun? Bug\u00fcn dola\u015fmaya \u00e7\u0131kmayacak m\u0131s\u0131n\u0131z yoksa?<\/p>\n
Anne bal\u0131k kom\u015funun sesiyle evden \u00e7\u0131kt\u0131:<\/p>\n
– Ne g\u00fcnlere geldik bak! Art\u0131k \u00e7ocuklar annelerine ak\u0131l \u00f6\u011fretiyorlar!<\/p>\n
Kom\u015fu:<\/p>\n
– Ne oldu ki?<\/p>\n
Anne bal\u0131k:<\/p>\n
– Bak \u015fu b\u00fcc\u00fcre, nerelere gitmek istiyor! D\u00fcnyada neler olup bitiyor, gidip g\u00f6rece\u011fim diye tutturdu da tutturdu. Boyundan b\u00fcy\u00fck laflar i\u015fte!<\/p>\n
Kom\u015fu:<\/p>\n
– K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fc\u011f\u00fcm, sen ne zaman bilgin, filozof oldun da bizim haberimiz olmad\u0131?<\/p>\n
K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck Bal\u0131k:<\/p>\n
– Han\u0131mefendi, kime bilgin, filozof diyorsunuz bilmem ama, bu dola\u015fmalardan s\u0131k\u0131ld\u0131m art\u0131k. Bu yorucu gezmeleri s\u00fcrd\u00fcrmek istemiyorum. G\u00f6z a\u00e7\u0131p kapayana kadar sizler gibi ya\u015flanm\u0131\u015f olaca\u011f\u0131m ve eskisi gibi g\u00f6z\u00fc, kula\u011f\u0131 kapal\u0131 kalaca\u011f\u0131m. \u0130stemiyorum, anl\u0131yor musunuz?<\/p>\n
Kom\u015fu:<\/p>\n
– Vay vay vay!… Ne bi\u00e7im laf bunlar!<\/p>\n
Annesi:<\/p>\n
– Biricik \u00e7ocu\u011fumun b\u00f6yle olaca\u011f\u0131n\u0131 hi\u00e7 d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnmezdim. Hangi soysuz, g\u00fczel yavrumun akl\u0131na girdi, bilmem!<\/p>\n
K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck Bal\u0131k:<\/p>\n
– Hi\u00e7 kimse akl\u0131ma filan girmedi. Benim akl\u0131m, fikrim var; anl\u0131yorum; g\u00f6z\u00fcm var, g\u00f6r\u00fcyorum.<\/p>\n
Kom\u015fu K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck Bal\u0131\u011f\u0131n annesine:<\/p>\n
– Karde\u015f, hani dedikoducu salyangoz vard\u0131….<\/p>\n
Annesi:<\/p>\n
– \u0130yi dedin valla; \u00e7ocu\u011fumla pek u\u011fra\u015f\u0131yordu. Allah’\u0131n belas\u0131!<\/p>\n
K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck Bal\u0131k:<\/p>\n
– Yeter anne! Benim arkada\u015f\u0131md\u0131 o.<\/p>\n
Annesi:<\/p>\n
– Bal\u0131kla salyangozun arkada\u015fl\u0131\u011f\u0131; p\u00f6h, hi\u00e7 duymam\u0131\u015ft\u0131m!<\/p>\n
K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck Bal\u0131k:<\/p>\n
– Bal\u0131k ile salyangozun d\u00fc\u015fman olduklar\u0131n\u0131 duymam\u0131\u015ft\u0131m; ama g\u00fcnah\u0131na girdiniz onun.<\/p>\n
Kom\u015fu:<\/p>\n
– Martaval bunlar.<\/p>\n
K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck Bal\u0131k:<\/p>\n
– Siz martaval okuyorsunuz.<\/p>\n
Annesi:<\/p>\n
– \u00d6l\u00fcm\u00fc hak etmi\u015fti o. \u015eurada burada otururken ne laflar etti\u011fini unuttun galiba.<\/p>\n
K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck Bal\u0131k:<\/p>\n
– \u00d6yleyse beni de \u00f6ld\u00fcr\u00fcn. Ben de ayn\u0131 laflar\u0131 ediyorum \u00e7\u00fcnk\u00fc.<\/p>\n
Ba\u015f\u0131n\u0131z\u0131 a\u011fr\u0131tmay\u0131m. Tart\u0131\u015fma sesine di\u011fer bal\u0131klar da geldi. K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck bal\u0131\u011f\u0131n s\u00f6zleri herkesi sinirlendirmi\u015fti.<\/p>\n
Ya\u015fl\u0131 bal\u0131klardan biri:<\/p>\n
– Sana ac\u0131yaca\u011f\u0131m\u0131z\u0131 m\u0131 sand\u0131n?<\/p>\n
\u00d6b\u00fcr\u00fc:<\/p>\n
– Ufakl\u0131k ka\u015f\u0131n\u0131yor iyice.<\/p>\n
Kara Bal\u0131\u011f\u0131n annesi:<\/p>\n
– \u00c7ekilin kenara! \u0130li\u015fmeyin \u00e7ocu\u011fuma!<\/p>\n
Bir ba\u015fkas\u0131:<\/p>\n
– Han\u0131m, han\u0131m, madem \u00e7ocu\u011funu gerekti\u011fi gibi terbiye etmiyorsun, cezas\u0131n\u0131 da \u00e7ekeceksin.<\/p>\n
Kom\u015fu:<\/p>\n
– Sizinle kom\u015fu olmaktan utan\u0131yorum.<\/p>\n
Bir ba\u015fkas\u0131:<\/p>\n
– \u0130\u015fi daha ileri g\u00f6t\u00fcrmeden, g\u00f6nderelim \u015funu ya\u015fl\u0131 salyangozun yan\u0131na.<\/p>\n
Bal\u0131klar K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck Kara Bal\u0131\u011f\u0131 yakalamaya geldiklerinde dostlar\u0131 etraf\u0131n\u0131 \u00e7evirip tehlikeden kurtard\u0131lar. Kara Bal\u0131\u011f\u0131n annesi hem d\u00f6v\u00fcn\u00fcp hem a\u011fl\u0131yor “Vah vah vah! Yavrum elden gidiyor! Ne yapay\u0131m? Ne edeyim? Ba\u015f\u0131m\u0131 hangi ta\u015flara \u00e7alay\u0131m?” diyordu.<\/p>\n
K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck Bal\u0131k:<\/p>\n
– Anneci\u011fim, benim i\u00e7in a\u011flama. \u015eu aciz, ihtiyar bal\u0131klar\u0131n haline a\u011fla.<\/p>\n
Bal\u0131klardan biri uzaktan ba\u011f\u0131rd\u0131:<\/p>\n
– B\u0131zd\u0131k, a\u011fz\u0131n\u0131 bozma!<\/p>\n
\u0130kincisi:<\/p>\n
– Gittikten sonra pi\u015fman olursan, bir daha aram\u0131za almay\u0131z seni.<\/p>\n
\u00dc\u00e7\u00fcnc\u00fcs\u00fc:<\/p>\n
– Bunlar gen\u00e7lik hevesidir; gitme.<\/p>\n
D\u00f6rd\u00fcnc\u00fcs\u00fc:<\/p>\n
– Buran\u0131n suyu mu \u00e7\u0131kt\u0131?<\/p>\n
Be\u015fincisi:<\/p>\n
– Ba\u015fka d\u00fcnya m\u00fcnya yok. D\u00fcnya buras\u0131 i\u015fte; geri d\u00f6n.<\/p>\n
Alt\u0131nc\u0131s\u0131:<\/p>\n
– Akl\u0131n\u0131 ba\u015f\u0131na toplar da d\u00f6nersen, o zaman senin ak\u0131ll\u0131 bir bal\u0131k oldu\u011funa inan\u0131r\u0131z.<\/p>\n
Yedincisi:<\/p>\n
– Ama sana al\u0131\u015fm\u0131\u015ft\u0131k biz…<\/p>\n
Annesi:<\/p>\n
– Ac\u0131 bana; gitme! Gitme!<\/p>\n
Art\u0131k K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck Bal\u0131\u011f\u0131n onlara diyecek s\u00f6z\u00fc kalmam\u0131\u015ft\u0131. Kendisiyle ya\u015f\u0131t olan arkada\u015flar\u0131ndan birka\u00e7\u0131 onu \u00e7a\u011flayana kadar u\u011furlay\u0131p geri d\u00f6nd\u00fc. K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck Bal\u0131k onlardan ayr\u0131l\u0131rken:<\/p>\n
– Dostlar\u0131m, g\u00f6r\u00fc\u015fmek \u00fczere! Unutmay\u0131n beni.<\/p>\n
Arkada\u015flar\u0131:<\/p>\n
– Nas\u0131l unuturuz seni? Bizi sen uyand\u0131rd\u0131n; \u00f6nceden hi\u00e7 d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnmedi\u011fimiz \u015feyleri \u00f6\u011frettin bize. G\u00f6r\u00fc\u015fmek \u00fczere bilgili ve y\u00fcrekli dostumuz.<\/p>\n
K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck Bal\u0131k \u00e7a\u011flayandan atlay\u0131p bir su birikintisine d\u00fc\u015ft\u00fc. \u0130lkin tela\u015flan\u0131r gibi oldu ama sonra y\u00fcz\u00fcp su birikintisinde dola\u015fmaya ba\u015flad\u0131. O zamana kadar b\u00f6ylesi b\u00fcy\u00fck bir su birikintisi g\u00f6rmemi\u015fti.<\/p>\n
Yumurtadan \u00e7\u0131km\u0131\u015f binlerce kurba\u011fa yavrusu kayna\u015f\u0131yordu. K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck bal\u0131\u011f\u0131 g\u00f6r\u00fcnce ba\u015flad\u0131lar alay etmeye:<\/p>\n
– Aaaa, \u015funun k\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131na bak\u0131n! Sen ne bi\u00e7im yarat\u0131ks\u0131n b\u00f6yle?<\/p>\n
Bal\u0131k tepeden a\u015fa\u011f\u0131 s\u00fczd\u00fc onlar\u0131:<\/p>\n
– L\u00fctfen terbiyenizi bozmay\u0131n. Benim ad\u0131m “K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck Kara Bal\u0131k”. Siz de ad\u0131n\u0131z\u0131 s\u00f6yleyin; tan\u0131\u015fal\u0131m.<\/p>\n
Bir kurba\u011fa yavrusu:<\/p>\n
– Biz birbirimize Yavru Kurba\u011fa deriz.<\/p>\n
\u00d6b\u00fcr\u00fc:<\/p>\n
– Soylu sopluyuz.<\/p>\n
Di\u011feri:<\/p>\n
– D\u00fcnyada bizden g\u00fczeli yoktur.<\/p>\n
Bir ba\u015fkas\u0131:<\/p>\n
– Senin gibi k\u0131l\u0131ks\u0131z ve r\u00fck\u00fc\u015f de\u011filiz.<\/p>\n
Bal\u0131k:<\/p>\n
– Sizin bu denli kendini be\u011fenmi\u015f oldu\u011funuzu tahmin etmezdim. Yine de affediyorum sizi. \u00c7\u00fcnk\u00fc cahilli\u011finizden b\u00f6yle konu\u015fuyorsunuz.<\/p>\n
Yavru kurba\u011falar bir a\u011f\u0131zdan:<\/p>\n
– Biz cahil miyiz yani?<\/p>\n
Bal\u0131k:<\/p>\n
– Cahil olmasayd\u0131n\u0131z, d\u00fcnyada bir\u00e7oklar\u0131n\u0131n kendilerine g\u00f6re bir g\u00fczellikleri oldu\u011funu bilirdiniz. Ad\u0131n\u0131z bile size ait de\u011fil!<\/p>\n
Yavru kurba\u011falar \u00e7ok k\u0131zd\u0131lar ama K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck Bal\u0131\u011f\u0131n do\u011fru s\u00f6yledi\u011fini g\u00f6r\u00fcnce manevra yapt\u0131lar:<\/p>\n
– Bo\u015funa u\u011fra\u015f\u0131yorsun sen. Biz her g\u00fcn sabahtan ak\u015fama kadar d\u00fcnyay\u0131 dola\u015f\u0131r\u0131z; ama kendimizden, annemizden, babam\u0131zdan ba\u015fka kimse g\u00f6rmeyiz. kurt\u00e7uklar\u0131 hesaba katm\u0131yoruz tabii.<\/p>\n
Bal\u0131k:<\/p>\n
– \u015eu su birikintisinden d\u0131\u015far\u0131 \u00e7\u0131kamayan sizler nas\u0131l dem vurursunuz d\u00fcnyay\u0131 dola\u015fmaktan?<\/p>\n
Yavru kurba\u011falar:<\/p>\n
– Bunun d\u0131\u015f\u0131nda ba\u015fka bir d\u00fcnya daha m\u0131 var?<\/p>\n
Bal\u0131k:<\/p>\n
– Var ya. D\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fcn bakal\u0131m, bu su nerelerden geliyor buraya ve neler var suyun d\u0131\u015f\u0131nda?<\/p>\n
Yavru kurba\u011falar:<\/p>\n
– Suyun d\u0131\u015f\u0131 da ne demek? Biz suyun d\u0131\u015f\u0131n\u0131 hi\u00e7 g\u00f6rmedik. Ha ha ha! Sen akl\u0131n\u0131 oynatm\u0131\u015fs\u0131n!<\/p>\n
K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck Kara Bal\u0131k da g\u00fclmeye ba\u015flad\u0131. Yavru kurba\u011falar\u0131 kendi hallerine b\u0131rak\u0131p yoluna devam etmenin daha iyi olaca\u011f\u0131n\u0131 d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnd\u00fc. Sonra anneleriyle iki laf etmek geldi akl\u0131na:<\/p>\n
– Anneniz nerede \u015fimdi?<\/p>\n
Ans\u0131z\u0131n bir kurba\u011fan\u0131n tiz sesiyle irkildi:<\/p>\n
Su kenar\u0131nda bir ta\u015fta oturan kurba\u011fa suya atlay\u0131p bal\u0131\u011f\u0131n yan\u0131na geldi:<\/p>\n
– \u0130\u015fte geldim, buyur.<\/p>\n
Bal\u0131k:<\/p>\n
– Selam b\u00fcy\u00fck han\u0131m.<\/p>\n
Kurba\u011fa:<\/p>\n
– Soysuz yarat\u0131k! Ne poz at\u0131p duruyorsun? Bulmu\u015fsun \u00e7ocuklar\u0131; sall\u0131yor da sall\u0131yorsun! Ben, d\u00fcnyan\u0131n bu su birikintisi oldu\u011funu anlayacak kadar \u00e7ok ya\u015fad\u0131m. Haydi, git i\u015fine; \u00e7ocuklar\u0131m\u0131n da akl\u0131n\u0131 kar\u0131\u015ft\u0131rma!<\/p>\n
K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck Bal\u0131k:<\/p>\n
– Ya\u015fad\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131n y\u00fcz mislini ya\u015fasan da yine ayn\u0131 cahil ve aciz kurba\u011fa olarak kalacaks\u0131n.<\/p>\n
Kurba\u011fa sinirlenip K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck Kara Bal\u0131\u011f\u0131n \u00fcst\u00fcne at\u0131ld\u0131. Bal\u0131k savrularak dibe vurdu ve dipteki \u00e7amurlar\u0131, kurt\u00e7uklar\u0131 birbirine kar\u0131\u015ft\u0131rd\u0131.<\/p>\n
K\u0131vr\u0131m k\u0131vr\u0131m bir dereydi. Irma\u011f\u0131n suyu da birka\u00e7 kat artm\u0131\u015ft\u0131 ama da\u011flardan dereye bak\u0131lsa \u0131rmak, beyaz bir iplik gibi g\u00f6r\u00fcn\u00fcrd\u00fc. Da\u011fdan b\u00fcy\u00fck bir kaya ayr\u0131l\u0131p dereye yuvarlanm\u0131\u015f, suyu ikiye ay\u0131rm\u0131\u015ft\u0131.<\/p>\n
El kadar iri bir kertenkele karn\u0131n\u0131 ta\u015fa dayam\u0131\u015f, s\u0131\u011f sularda yakalad\u0131\u011f\u0131 kurba\u011fay\u0131 kumlar\u0131n \u00fcst\u00fcnde yiyen iri bir yengece bak\u0131yordu. K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck Bal\u0131k ans\u0131z\u0131n yengeci g\u00f6r\u00fcnce korktu; uzaktan selam verdi. Yenge\u00e7 ters ters bakarak:<\/p>\n
– Ne terbiyeli bal\u0131ks\u0131n sen! Yakla\u015f k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fc\u011f\u00fcm, yakla\u015f!<\/p>\n
K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck Bal\u0131k:<\/p>\n
– D\u00fcnyay\u0131 dola\u015fmaya gidiyorum ve sizin av\u0131n\u0131z olmay\u0131 hi\u00e7 mi hi\u00e7 d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnm\u00fcyorum.<\/p>\n
Yenge\u00e7:<\/p>\n
– Neden bu kadar k\u00f6t\u00fcmser ve korkaks\u0131n K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck Bal\u0131k?<\/p>\n
Bal\u0131k:<\/p>\n
– Ben ne k\u00f6t\u00fcmserim, ne korkak. G\u00f6z\u00fcm\u00fcn g\u00f6rd\u00fc\u011f\u00fcn\u00fc, akl\u0131m\u0131n s\u00f6yledi\u011fini dile getiririm.<\/p>\n
Yenge\u00e7:<\/p>\n
– Pekala, de bakal\u0131m, g\u00f6z\u00fcn ne g\u00f6rd\u00fc, akl\u0131n ne s\u00f6yledi de seni avlamak istedi\u011fimi d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnd\u00fcn?<\/p>\n
Bal\u0131k:<\/p>\n
– Laf\u0131 dola\u015ft\u0131r\u0131p durma.<\/p>\n
Yenge\u00e7:<\/p>\n
– Kurba\u011fay\u0131 m\u0131 s\u00f6ylemek istiyorsun? Sen de \u00e7ok safm\u0131\u015fs\u0131n can\u0131m! Kurba\u011falarla aram iyi de\u011fil; bu y\u00fczden avl\u0131yorum onlar\u0131. Ak\u0131llar\u0131 s\u0131ra d\u00fcnyadaki tek varl\u0131\u011f\u0131n kendileri oldu\u011funu ve mutlu olduklar\u0131n\u0131 san\u0131yorlar. Ben de onlara ger\u00e7ekten d\u00fcnyan\u0131n kimin elinde oldu\u011funu anlatmak istiyorum. Art\u0131k korkmana gerek yok can\u0131m, yakla\u015f, yakla\u015f!<\/p>\n
Yenge\u00e7 s\u00f6zlerini bitirdikten sonra K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck Bal\u0131\u011fa do\u011fru yampiri yampiri y\u00fcr\u00fcmeye ba\u015flad\u0131. Y\u00fcr\u00fcmesi o denli g\u00fcl\u00fcn\u00e7t\u00fc ki bal\u0131\u011f\u0131n g\u00fclmesi tuttu elinde olmadan.<\/p>\n
– Zavall\u0131! Daha sen y\u00fcr\u00fcmeyi \u00f6\u011frenmemi\u015fsin, d\u00fcnyan\u0131n kimin elinde oldu\u011funu nereden bileceksin?<\/p>\n
Bal\u0131k yenge\u00e7ten ayr\u0131ld\u0131. Derken suya bir g\u00f6lge d\u00fc\u015ft\u00fc ve kuvvetli bir darbe yengeci kumlara g\u00f6md\u00fc. Kertenkele yengecin haline g\u00fclerken durdu\u011fu yerden kayd\u0131 ve az daha suya d\u00fc\u015fecekti. Yenge\u00e7 bir daha \u00e7\u0131kamad\u0131. K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck Bal\u0131k bir \u00e7ocuk \u00e7oban\u0131n su kenar\u0131nda durmu\u015f ona ve yengece bakt\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 g\u00f6rd\u00fc. Suya koyun ve ke\u00e7i s\u00fcr\u00fcs\u00fc yakla\u015f\u0131yordu. A\u011f\u0131zlar\u0131n\u0131 suya dald\u0131r\u0131p mele\u015fiyorlard\u0131. Sesleri vadide yank\u0131lan\u0131yordu.<\/p>\n
K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck Kara Bal\u0131k ke\u00e7ilerle koyunlar sular\u0131n\u0131 i\u00e7ip gidene kadar bekledi. Sonra kertenkeleye seslendi:<\/p>\n
– Kertenkeleci\u011fim, Ben K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck Kara Bal\u0131\u011f\u0131m. Nehrin sonunu bulmaya gidiyorum. Senin ak\u0131ll\u0131 ve bilgili bir varl\u0131k oldu\u011funu d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fcyorum. Bir \u015fey sorabilir miyim?<\/p>\n
Kertenkele:<\/p>\n
– \u0130stedi\u011fini sor.<\/p>\n
Bal\u0131k:<\/p>\n
-Pelikanlar, testere bal\u0131klar\u0131 ve bal\u0131k\u00e7\u0131llar yolda \u00e7ok korkuttular beni. Onlar hakk\u0131nda bir \u015feyler biliyorsan, anlat bana.<\/p>\n
Kertenkele:<\/p>\n
– Testere bal\u0131\u011f\u0131 ile bal\u0131k\u00e7\u0131l buralarda bulunmaz. Testere bal\u0131\u011f\u0131 asl\u0131nda denizde ya\u015far. Pelikana gelince buralarda olabilir. Sak\u0131n aldan\u0131p da torbas\u0131na girerim deme!<\/p>\n
Bal\u0131k:<\/p>\n
-Ne torbas\u0131?<\/p>\n
Kertenkele:<\/p>\n
– Pelikan\u0131n boynunun alt\u0131nda \u00e7ok su alan bir torbas\u0131 var. Suda y\u00fczerken bazen bal\u0131klar bilmeden torbas\u0131na girer ve dosdo\u011fru midesine giderler. Tabii pelikan a\u00e7 de\u011filse, bal\u0131klar\u0131 bu torbada sonra yemek i\u00e7in depolar.<\/p>\n
Bal\u0131k:<\/p>\n
– Bal\u0131k bir kere torbaya girerse, bir daha \u00e7\u0131kamaz m\u0131?<\/p>\n
Kertenkele:<\/p>\n
– Torbay\u0131 par\u00e7alamaktan ba\u015fka \u00e7are yok. Ben sana bir han\u00e7er vereyim. Pelikana yakalan\u0131rsan, dedi\u011fimi yapars\u0131n.<\/p>\n
Kertenkele bir ta\u015f\u0131n aral\u0131\u011f\u0131na girdi ve \u00e7ok k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck bir han\u00e7erle geri d\u00f6nd\u00fc. Bal\u0131k han\u00e7eri alarak:<\/p>\n
– Kertenkeleci\u011fim, \u00e7ok \u015fefkatlisin. Sana nas\u0131l te\u015fekk\u00fcr edece\u011fimi bilemiyorum.<\/p>\n
Kertenkele:<\/p>\n
– Bir \u015fey de\u011fil can\u0131m. Bende bu han\u00e7erlerden \u00e7ok var. Bo\u015f kald\u0131\u011f\u0131m zamanlar oturup bitki dikenlerinden han\u00e7er yapar, senin gibi ak\u0131ll\u0131 bal\u0131klara veririm.<\/p>\n
Bal\u0131k:<\/p>\n
– Benden \u00f6nce de buradan ge\u00e7en bal\u0131k oldu mu?<\/p>\n
Kertenkele:<\/p>\n
– \u00c7ok ge\u00e7tiler. Onlar \u015fimdi bir grup olu\u015fturdular ve bal\u0131k\u00e7\u0131 adam\u0131 basbaya\u011f\u0131 bunaltt\u0131lar.<\/p>\n
Kara Bal\u0131k:<\/p>\n
– Afedersin; laf laf\u0131 a\u00e7\u0131yor i\u015fte. L\u00fctfen gevezeli\u011fime verme. Bal\u0131k\u00e7\u0131y\u0131 nas\u0131l bunaltt\u0131klar\u0131n\u0131 anlat\u0131r m\u0131s\u0131n?<\/p>\n
Kertenkele:<\/p>\n
– Her zaman bir arada de\u011filler. Bal\u0131k\u00e7\u0131 a\u011f att\u0131\u011f\u0131 zaman, a\u011f\u0131n i\u00e7ine girip denizin dibine kadar \u00e7ekerler a\u011f\u0131.<\/p>\n
Kertenkele kula\u011f\u0131n\u0131 ta\u015f\u0131n aral\u0131\u011f\u0131na koydu ve kulak kabartarak:<\/p>\n
– Ben gideyim art\u0131k. \u00c7ocuklar\u0131m uyanm\u0131\u015f.<\/p>\n
Kertenkele ta\u015f\u0131n aral\u0131\u011f\u0131na girdi. Bal\u0131k tekrar d\u00fc\u015ft\u00fc yola. Sorular\u0131n biri geliyor, biri ge\u00e7iyordu akl\u0131ndan. \u201cIrmak denize d\u00f6k\u00fcl\u00fcyor mu acaba? Pelikan benimle u\u011fra\u015fmasa bari! Testere bal\u0131\u011f\u0131 hemcinslerini de \u00f6ld\u00fcr\u00fcp yer mi acaba? Bal\u0131k\u00e7\u0131l\u0131n bizimle ne d\u00fc\u015fmanl\u0131\u011f\u0131 olabilir ki?\u201d<\/p>\n
K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck Bal\u0131k hem y\u00fcz\u00fcyor hem d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fcyordu. Her kar\u0131\u015f yolda yeni bir \u015fey g\u00f6r\u00fcyor, yeni bir \u015fey \u00f6\u011freniyordu. Taklalar atarak \u00e7a\u011flayanlardan d\u00fc\u015fmek ve y\u00fczmeye devam etmekten ho\u015flan\u0131yordu art\u0131k. G\u00fcne\u015fin s\u0131cakl\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 s\u0131rt\u0131nda hissettik\u00e7e kuvvet al\u0131yordu. Bir yerde ceylan\u0131n biri acele acele su i\u00e7iyordu. K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck Bal\u0131k selam verdi:<\/p>\n
– G\u00fczel ceylan, neden acele ediyorsun?<\/p>\n
Ceylan:<\/p>\n
– Avc\u0131 pe\u015fime d\u00fc\u015ft\u00fc; \u00fcstelik vurdu beni, bak i\u015fte.<\/p>\n
K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck bal\u0131k kur\u015funun isabet etti\u011fi yeri g\u00f6remedi ama ceylan\u0131n aksayarak ko\u015fmas\u0131ndan do\u011fru s\u00f6yledi\u011fini anlad\u0131.<\/p>\n
Bir ba\u015fka yerde kaplumba\u011falar g\u00fcne\u015fin s\u0131ca\u011f\u0131 alt\u0131nda kestiriyorlar, \u00f6b\u00fcr tarafta keklik kahkahalar\u0131 vadide yank\u0131lan\u0131yordu. Da\u011f bitkilerinin kokusu havada dalga dalga yay\u0131l\u0131p suya kar\u0131\u015f\u0131yordu.<\/p>\n
\u00d6\u011fleden sonra vadinin geni\u015fleyip suyun orman\u0131n ortas\u0131ndan ge\u00e7ti\u011fi bir yere geldi. Su o kadar \u00e7o\u011falm\u0131\u015ft\u0131 ki Kara Bal\u0131k iyiden iyiye keyiflendi. Sonra bir\u00e7ok bal\u0131\u011fa rastlad\u0131. Annesinden ayr\u0131ld\u0131\u011f\u0131ndan beri bal\u0131k g\u00f6rmemi\u015fti. Birka\u00e7 k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck bal\u0131k ba\u015f\u0131na topland\u0131. “Yabanc\u0131s\u0131n galiba?”\u201ddediler.<\/p>\n
Kara Bal\u0131k:<\/p>\n
– Evet, yabanc\u0131y\u0131m. Uzaklardan geliyorum.<\/p>\n
K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck bal\u0131klar:<\/p>\n
– Nereye gidiyorsun?<\/p>\n
Kara Bal\u0131k:<\/p>\n
– Irma\u011f\u0131n sonunu bulmaya gidiyorum.<\/p>\n
K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck bal\u0131klar:<\/p>\n
– Hangi \u0131rma\u011f\u0131n?<\/p>\n
Kara Bal\u0131k:<\/p>\n
– \u0130\u00e7inde y\u00fczd\u00fc\u011f\u00fcm\u00fcz \u0131rma\u011f\u0131n.<\/p>\n
K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck bal\u0131klar:<\/p>\n
– Biz buna nehir deriz.<\/p>\n
Kara Bal\u0131k bir \u015fey demedi. K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck bal\u0131klardan biri:<\/p>\n
– Pelikan\u0131n yolumuzu tuttu\u011funu biliyor musun?<\/p>\n
Kara Bal\u0131k:<\/p>\n
– Evet, biliyorum.<\/p>\n
Bir ba\u015fkas\u0131:<\/p>\n
– Pelikan\u0131n ne kadar b\u00fcy\u00fck torbas\u0131 oldu\u011funu da biliyor musun peki?<\/p>\n
Kara Bal\u0131k:<\/p>\n
– Bunu da biliyorum.<\/p>\n
K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck bal\u0131k:<\/p>\n
– Yine de gitmek istiyorsun, \u00f6yle mi?<\/p>\n
Kara Bal\u0131k:<\/p>\n
– Evet, ne olursa olsun, gidece\u011fim.<\/p>\n
K\u0131sa zamanda bal\u0131klar aras\u0131nda yay\u0131ld\u0131 haber. \u201cK\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck bir kara bal\u0131k uzaklardan gelmi\u015f. Irma\u011f\u0131n sonunu bulmaya gidiyormu\u015f. \u00dcstelik pelikandan hi\u00e7 mi hi\u00e7 korkmuyormu\u015f!\u201d Birka\u00e7 k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck bal\u0131k Kara Bal\u0131k\u2019la birlikte gitmeyi d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnd\u00fclerse de b\u00fcy\u00fck bal\u0131klardan korktuklar\u0131 i\u00e7in \u00e7\u0131tlar\u0131 \u00e7\u0131kmad\u0131. Birka\u00e7\u0131 da \u201cPelikan olmasa, seninle gelirdik. Ama pelikan\u0131n torbas\u0131ndan korkuyoruz\u201d dediler.<\/p>\n
Irmak kenar\u0131nda bir k\u00f6y vard\u0131. K\u00f6yl\u00fc kad\u0131nlarla k\u0131zlar \u0131rmakta \u00e7ama\u015f\u0131r ve bula\u015f\u0131k y\u0131k\u0131yorlard\u0131. K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck Bal\u0131k bir s\u00fcre onlar\u0131n konu\u015fmalar\u0131n\u0131 dinledi, biraz da \u00e7ocuklar\u0131n y\u00fczmelerini seyredip yola koyuldu. Ak\u015fam oluncaya kadar gitmeye devam etti. Sonra bir ta\u015f\u0131n alt\u0131na girip uyudu. Gece yar\u0131s\u0131 uyand\u0131. Bakt\u0131, ay \u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131 suya vurmu\u015f ve her taraf\u0131 ayd\u0131nlatm\u0131\u015ft\u0131.<\/p>\n
K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck Kara Bal\u0131k ay\u0131 \u00e7ok severdi. Ay \u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131n vurdu\u011fu geceler Bal\u0131k yosunlar\u0131n aras\u0131ndan s\u00fcz\u00fcl\u00fcp ayla birka\u00e7 kelime konu\u015fmak isterdi ama her defas\u0131nda annesi uyan\u0131p onu tekrar yosunlara \u00e7eker ve uyuturdu.<\/p>\n
K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck Bal\u0131k ay \u0131\u011f\u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131na \u00e7\u0131k\u0131p:<\/p>\n
– Selam g\u00fczel ay!<\/p>\n
Ay:<\/p>\n
– Selam K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck Kara Bal\u0131k. Sen neredeydin, \u015fimdi buras\u0131 neresi?<\/p>\n
Bal\u0131k:<\/p>\n
– D\u00fcnya seyahatine \u00e7\u0131kt\u0131m.<\/p>\n
Ay:<\/p>\n
– D\u00fcnya \u00e7ok b\u00fcy\u00fck. Her taraf\u0131 dola\u015famazs\u0131n.<\/p>\n
Bal\u0131k:<\/p>\n
– Olsun; gidebildi\u011fim kadar gidece\u011fim.<\/p>\n
Ay:<\/p>\n
– Sabaha kadar yan\u0131nda kalmak isterdim ama b\u00fcy\u00fck bir kara bulut bu yana geliyor; \u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131m\u0131 kapatacak.<\/p>\n
Bal\u0131k:<\/p>\n
– G\u00fczel ay; ben senin \u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 \u00e7ok seviyorum. I\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131n hep beni ayd\u0131nlatmas\u0131n\u0131 isterdim.<\/p>\n
Ay:<\/p>\n
– Bal\u0131k\u00e7\u0131\u011f\u0131m, do\u011frusunu istersen, \u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131m yok benim. G\u00fcne\u015f bana \u0131\u015f\u0131k verir, ben de onu yery\u00fcz\u00fcne g\u00f6nderirim. Hi\u00e7 duymad\u0131n m\u0131 insanlar birka\u00e7 y\u0131la kadar u\u00e7up \u00fcst\u00fcme konacaklar?<\/p>\n
Bal\u0131k:<\/p>\n
– Bu imkans\u0131z bir \u015fey.<\/p>\n
Ay:<\/p>\n
– G\u00fc\u00e7 bir i\u015f, ama insanlar neyi yapmak isterse…<\/p>\n
Ay s\u00f6z\u00fcn\u00fc bitiremedi. Kara bir bulut gelip ay\u0131 kapad\u0131 ve gece tekrar kapkaranl\u0131k oldu. K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck Bal\u0131k yapayaln\u0131z kalm\u0131\u015ft\u0131. \u015ea\u015fk\u0131nl\u0131k i\u00e7inde birka\u00e7 dakika karanl\u0131\u011fa bakt\u0131. Sonra ta\u015f\u0131n alt\u0131na girip uyudu.<\/p>\n
Sabah erkenden uyand\u0131. Ba\u015fucunda f\u0131s\u0131lda\u015fan birka\u00e7 k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck bal\u0131k g\u00f6rd\u00fc. Kara Bal\u0131\u011f\u0131n uyand\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 g\u00f6r\u00fcnce bir a\u011f\u0131zdan:<\/p>\n
– G\u00fcnayd\u0131n!<\/p>\n
Kara Bal\u0131k hemen tan\u0131d\u0131 onlar\u0131:<\/p>\n
– G\u00fcnayd\u0131n! Sonunda pe\u015fime d\u00fc\u015ft\u00fcn\u00fcz demek ki.<\/p>\n
K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck bal\u0131klardan biri:<\/p>\n
– Evet; ama h\u00e2l\u00e2 korkumuz ge\u00e7medi.<\/p>\n
Bir ba\u015fkas\u0131:<\/p>\n
– Pelikan\u0131 d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnmekten rahat\u0131m\u0131z, huzurumuz ka\u00e7t\u0131.<\/p>\n
Kara bal\u0131k:<\/p>\n
– Siz \u00e7ok d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fcyorsunuz. Hep d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnmek, hep d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnmek gerekmez. Yola \u00e7\u0131k\u0131nca korkunuz mutlaka ge\u00e7er.<\/p>\n
Ama tam hareket edecekleri s\u0131rada \u00e7evrelerindeki su kabard\u0131, \u00fcstlerine bir kapak geldi ve her taraf karard\u0131. Ka\u00e7\u0131\u015f yolu kalmam\u0131\u015ft\u0131. Kara Bal\u0131k pelikan\u0131n gagas\u0131na d\u00fc\u015ft\u00fcklerini anlad\u0131 hemen.<\/p>\n
K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck Kara Bal\u0131k:<\/p>\n
-Arkada\u015flar, pelikan\u0131n gagas\u0131na d\u00fc\u015ft\u00fck ama ka\u00e7\u0131\u015f yolu da t\u00fcm\u00fcyle kapal\u0131 say\u0131lmaz.<\/p>\n
K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck bal\u0131klar a\u011flamaya ba\u015flad\u0131lar. \u0130\u00e7lerinden biri:<\/p>\n
– Art\u0131k ka\u00e7acak yolumuz kalmad\u0131. Senin y\u00fcz\u00fcnden bunlar! Yan\u0131m\u0131za gelip ayartt\u0131n bizi!<\/p>\n
Bir ba\u015fkas\u0131:<\/p>\n
– \u015eimdi hepimizi yutacak. \u0130\u015fimiz bitik!<\/p>\n
Birden suda korkun\u00e7 bir kahkaha duyuldu. Pelikan\u0131n g\u00fcl\u00fc\u015f\u00fcyd\u00fc bunlar:<\/p>\n
– Ne kadar \u00e7ok k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck bal\u0131k yakalad\u0131m! Ha ha ha ha…Ger\u00e7ekten ac\u0131yorum size! Yutmaya k\u0131yam\u0131yorum! Ha ha ha…<\/p>\n
K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck bal\u0131klar yalvar\u0131p yakarmaya ba\u015flad\u0131lar:<\/p>\n
– Pelikan beyefendi hazretleri! Ne zamand\u0131r sizin hakk\u0131n\u0131zda \u00f6vg\u00fc dolu s\u00f6zler duyard\u0131k. Lutfedip m\u00fcbarek gagan\u0131z\u0131 biraz a\u00e7\u0131n da d\u0131\u015far\u0131 \u00e7\u0131kal\u0131m, bundan b\u00f6yle hep duac\u0131n\u0131z olal\u0131m.<\/p>\n
Pelikan:<\/p>\n
– Hemen \u015fimdi sizi yutmak istemiyorum. Depolanm\u0131\u015f bal\u0131\u011f\u0131m var. Bak\u0131n a\u015fa\u011f\u0131lara…<\/p>\n
Torban\u0131n dibinde irili ufakl\u0131 birka\u00e7 bal\u0131k vard\u0131. K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck bal\u0131klar:<\/p>\n
– Pelikan beyefendi hazretleri! Biz bir \u015fey yapmad\u0131k; su\u00e7suzuz. \u015eu K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck Kara Bal\u0131k ayartt\u0131 bizi…<\/p>\n
K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck Bal\u0131k:<\/p>\n
– Korkaklar! Bu hilekar ku\u015fu ba\u011f\u0131\u015f madeni mi sand\u0131n\u0131z ki b\u00f6yle yalvar\u0131yorsunuz?<\/p>\n
K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck bal\u0131klar:<\/p>\n
– Senin a\u011fz\u0131ndan \u00e7\u0131kan\u0131 kula\u011f\u0131n duymuyor. G\u00f6receksin \u015fimdi; Pelikan beyefendi hazretleri bizi affedip seni yutacak!<\/p>\n
Pelikan:<\/p>\n
– Evet, affederim sizi ama bir \u015fartla.<\/p>\n
K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck bal\u0131klar:<\/p>\n
– \u015eu geveze bal\u0131\u011f\u0131 bo\u011farsan\u0131z, \u00f6zg\u00fcrl\u00fc\u011f\u00fcn\u00fcz\u00fc kazan\u0131rs\u0131n\u0131z.<\/p>\n
K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck Kara Bal\u0131k kenara \u00e7ekildi. K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck bal\u0131klara:<\/p>\n
– Kabul etmeyin! Bu hilekar ku\u015f bizi birbirimize d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcrmek istiyor. Bir plan\u0131m var…<\/p>\n
K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck bal\u0131klar sadece kendi kurtulu\u015flar\u0131n\u0131 d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnd\u00fckleri i\u00e7in K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck Kara Bal\u0131\u011f\u0131n \u00fcst\u00fcne \u00e7ulland\u0131lar. K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck Bal\u0131k torban\u0131n gerisine do\u011fru \u00e7ekildi ve yava\u015f\u00e7a:<\/p>\n
– Korkaklar! \u00d6yle de olsa, b\u00f6yle de olsa, yakaland\u0131n\u0131z bir kere. Ka\u00e7acak yeriniz de yok. \u00dcstelik g\u00fcc\u00fcn\u00fcz bana yetmez.<\/p>\n
K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck Bal\u0131klar:<\/p>\n
– Seni bo\u011faca\u011f\u0131z. Biz \u00f6zg\u00fcrl\u00fc\u011f\u00fcm\u00fcz\u00fc istiyoruz.<\/p>\n
Kara Bal\u0131k:<\/p>\n
– Akl\u0131n\u0131z\u0131 kaybetmi\u015fsiniz siz. Beni bo\u011fsan\u0131z bile ka\u00e7\u0131\u015f yolu bulamayacaks\u0131n\u0131z. Kanmay\u0131n ona!<\/p>\n
K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck bal\u0131klar:<\/p>\n
– Can\u0131n\u0131 kurtarmak i\u00e7in s\u00f6yl\u00fcyorsun bunlar\u0131. Yoksa bizi d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnd\u00fc\u011f\u00fcnden de\u011fil.<\/p>\n
Kara Bal\u0131k:<\/p>\n
– \u00d6yleyse dinleyin beni; size bir yol g\u00f6stereyim. Cans\u0131z bal\u0131klar aras\u0131nda \u00f6lm\u00fc\u015f gibi yapaca\u011f\u0131m. Haydi g\u00f6relim bakal\u0131m, pelikan sizi serbest b\u0131rakacak m\u0131 b\u0131rakmayacak m\u0131? Dedi\u011fimi kabul etmezseniz \u015fu han\u00e7erle hepinizi \u00f6ld\u00fcr\u00fcr\u00fcm ya da torbay\u0131 par\u00e7alay\u0131p ka\u00e7ar\u0131m ve siz…<\/p>\n
Bal\u0131klardan biri s\u00f6z\u00fcn\u00fc kesti:<\/p>\n
– Yeter art\u0131k! Bu s\u00f6zlere dayanam\u0131yorum… H\u00fcng\u00fcr… h\u00fcng\u00fcr.. h\u00fcng\u00fcr.<\/p>\n
Kara Bal\u0131k onun a\u011flad\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 g\u00f6r\u00fcnce:<\/p>\n
– \u015eu han\u0131m \u00e7ocu\u011funu niye ald\u0131n\u0131z yan\u0131n\u0131za?<\/p>\n
Sonra han\u00e7eri \u00e7\u0131kar\u0131p k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck bal\u0131klar\u0131n g\u00f6z\u00fcne tuttu. Bal\u0131klar ister istemez onun \u00f6nerisini kabul etti. Yalanc\u0131ktan kavga ettiler. Kara Bal\u0131k da \u00f6lm\u00fc\u015f gibi yapt\u0131. K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck bal\u0131klar yukar\u0131 \u00e7\u0131karak:<\/p>\n
– Pelikan beyefendi hazretleri! Geveze Kara Bal\u0131\u011f\u0131 bo\u011fduk…<\/p>\n
Pelikan g\u00fcld\u00fc:<\/p>\n
– \u0130yi ettiniz. \u00d6d\u00fcl olarak sizi diri diri yutaca\u011f\u0131m. B\u00f6ylece midemde gezinmi\u015f olursunuz.<\/p>\n
K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck bal\u0131klar k\u0131p\u0131rdayacak f\u0131rsat bulamad\u0131lar ve y\u0131ld\u0131r\u0131m h\u0131z\u0131yla pelikan\u0131n bo\u011faz\u0131ndan ge\u00e7tiler. \u0130\u015fleri bitmi\u015f oldu.<\/p>\n
Kara Bal\u0131k o s\u0131rada han\u00e7erini \u00e7ekti. Bir darbede pelikan\u0131n torbas\u0131n\u0131 yar\u0131p ka\u00e7t\u0131. Pelikan ac\u0131dan \u00e7\u0131\u011fl\u0131k atmaya, ba\u015f\u0131n\u0131 suya vurmaya ba\u015flad\u0131 ama K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck Bal\u0131\u011f\u0131 takip edemedi.<\/p>\n
Kara Bal\u0131k \u00f6\u011fle olana kadar gitti. Art\u0131k da\u011f ve vadi bitmi\u015fti ve \u0131rmak d\u00fcmd\u00fcz bir k\u0131rdan ge\u00e7iyordu. Sa\u011fdan soldan birka\u00e7 k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck \u00e7ay da \u0131rma\u011fa kat\u0131lm\u0131\u015f ve su bir o kadar \u00e7o\u011falm\u0131\u015ft\u0131. Kara Bal\u0131k suyun \u00e7oklu\u011fundan zevk al\u0131yordu. Birden kendine geldi ve suyun dibinin olmad\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 g\u00f6rd\u00fc. O yana gitti, bu yana gitti, hi\u00e7bir kenara ula\u015famad\u0131. K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck Bal\u0131k suda kaybolmu\u015ftu! Y\u00fczd\u00fc de y\u00fczd\u00fc, yine bir yere varamad\u0131. Ans\u0131z\u0131n uzun ve b\u00fcy\u00fck bir hayvan\u0131n y\u0131ld\u0131r\u0131m h\u0131z\u0131yla kendisine sald\u0131rmakta oldu\u011funu farketti. Kar\u015f\u0131s\u0131nda a\u011fz\u0131n\u0131n \u00f6n\u00fcnde iki kenarl\u0131 bir testere vard\u0131. K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck Bal\u0131k testere bal\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131n onu parampar\u00e7a edece\u011fini d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnerek toparland\u0131, oradan s\u0131v\u0131\u015f\u0131p su y\u00fcz\u00fcne \u00e7\u0131kt\u0131. Bir s\u00fcre sonra deniz dibini g\u00f6rmek i\u00e7in dal\u0131\u015fa ge\u00e7ti. Yolda bir bal\u0131k s\u00fcr\u00fcs\u00fcne rastlad\u0131. Binlerce binlerce bal\u0131k! Sordu birine:<\/p>\n
– Arkada\u015f, ben yabanc\u0131y\u0131m. Uzaklardan geliyorum. Buras\u0131 neresi?<\/p>\n
Bal\u0131k arkada\u015flar\u0131na seslendi:<\/p>\n
– Bak\u0131n, bir tane daha…<\/p>\n
Sonra Kara Bal\u0131\u011fa:<\/p>\n
– Arkada\u015f, ho\u015f geldin denize.<\/p>\n
Bal\u0131klardan bir ba\u015fkas\u0131:<\/p>\n
– B\u00fct\u00fcn \u0131rmaklar ve nehirler buraya d\u00f6k\u00fcl\u00fcr. Tabii baz\u0131lar\u0131 da batakl\u0131\u011fa gider.<\/p>\n
\u00d6b\u00fcr\u00fc:<\/p>\n
– \u0130stedi\u011fin zaman bizim grubumuza girebilirsin.<\/p>\n
Denize ula\u015ft\u0131\u011f\u0131 i\u00e7in K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck Kara Bal\u0131k sevin\u00e7liydi.<\/p>\n
– \u0130yisi mi \u015f\u00f6yle bir dola\u015fay\u0131m. Sonra gelir sizin grubunuza kat\u0131l\u0131r\u0131m. Bal\u0131k\u00e7\u0131n\u0131n a\u011f\u0131n\u0131 ka\u00e7\u0131r\u0131rken ben de sizinle olmak isterim.<\/p>\n
Bal\u0131klardan biri:<\/p>\n
– Yak\u0131nda dile\u011fine kavu\u015fursun. \u015eimdi gidip dola\u015f ama su y\u00fcz\u00fcne \u00e7\u0131karsan bal\u0131k\u00e7\u0131la dikkat et. Bu g\u00fcnlerde kimsenin g\u00f6z\u00fcn\u00fcn ya\u015f\u0131na bakm\u0131yor. G\u00fcnde d\u00f6rt be\u015f bal\u0131k avlamadan yakam\u0131z\u0131 b\u0131rakm\u0131yor. Kara Bal\u0131k deniz bal\u0131klar\u0131n\u0131n s\u00fcr\u00fcs\u00fcnden ayr\u0131l\u0131p tek ba\u015f\u0131na y\u00fczmeye ba\u015flad\u0131. Bir s\u00fcre sonra su y\u00fcz\u00fcne \u00e7\u0131kt\u0131. G\u00fcne\u015f \u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131 s\u0131cac\u0131kt\u0131. K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck Kara Bal\u0131k g\u00fcne\u015fin yak\u0131c\u0131 s\u0131ca\u011f\u0131n\u0131 s\u0131rt\u0131nda hissediyor, bundan zevk al\u0131yordu. Usul usul ve keyifle deniz y\u00fczeyinde y\u00fczerken \u201c Her an \u00f6l\u00fcmle y\u00fcz y\u00fcze kalabilirim. Ama ya\u015fayabildi\u011fim s\u00fcrece \u00f6l\u00fcm\u00fc kar\u015f\u0131lamaya gitmem gerekmez. Bir g\u00fcn ister istemez \u00f6l\u00fcmle kar\u015f\u0131la\u015faca\u011f\u0131m; bu \u00f6nemli de\u011fil. \u00d6nemli olan benim ya\u015famam\u0131n veya \u00f6l\u00fcm\u00fcm\u00fcn ba\u015fkalar\u0131n\u0131n ya\u015fam\u0131n\u0131 nas\u0131l etkileyece\u011fi….\u201d diye d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fcyordu.<\/p>\n
K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck Kara Bal\u0131k daha fazla d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnce ve hayal d\u00fcnyas\u0131nda kalamad\u0131. Bal\u0131k\u00e7\u0131l geldi, onu yakalay\u0131p g\u00f6t\u00fcrd\u00fc. K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck Bal\u0131k bal\u0131k\u00e7\u0131l\u0131n uzun gagas\u0131nda \u00e7\u0131rp\u0131n\u0131yor ama kurtaram\u0131yordu kendini. Bal\u0131k\u00e7\u0131l onu belinden \u00f6yle s\u0131k\u0131 kavram\u0131\u015ft\u0131 ki \u00e7ok can\u0131 yan\u0131yordu. K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck bir bal\u0131k suyun d\u0131\u015f\u0131nda ne kadar ya\u015fayabilirdi ki! Bal\u0131k d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fcyordu kendi kendine. Ke\u015fke bal\u0131k\u00e7\u0131l onu hemen yutsayd\u0131! En az\u0131ndan onun midesindeki su ve rutubet birka\u00e7 dakika daha \u00f6lmesini engelleyebilirdi. Bunlar\u0131 d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnerek bal\u0131k\u00e7\u0131la:<\/p>\n
– Ni\u00e7in beni diri diri yutmuyorsun? Ben \u00f6ld\u00fckten sonra v\u00fccudu zehirle dolan bal\u0131klardan\u0131m.<\/p>\n
Bal\u0131k\u00e7\u0131l bir \u015fey demedi. \u015f\u00f6yle d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnd\u00fc i\u00e7inden:<\/p>\n
– Uyan\u0131k seni! Neler \u00e7eviriyorsun akl\u0131n s\u0131ra? Beni konu\u015fturup a\u011fz\u0131mdan kurtulmay\u0131 m\u0131 d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fcyorsun acaba?<\/p>\n
Uzaktan kara g\u00f6r\u00fcnm\u00fc\u015f, gittik\u00e7e yakla\u015f\u0131yordu. Kara Bal\u0131k \u201cKaraya var\u0131rsak, i\u015fim bitti demektir\u201d diye d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnd\u00fc kendi kendine.<\/p>\n
– Biliyorum, beni \u00e7ocuklar\u0131na g\u00f6t\u00fcr\u00fcyorsun. Ama karaya varana kadar ben \u00f6lm\u00fc\u015f olurum ve bedenim zehirli bir torbaya d\u00f6n\u00fc\u015f\u00fcr. \u00c7ocuklar\u0131na ac\u0131m\u0131yor musun hi\u00e7?<\/p>\n
Bu kez bal\u0131k\u00e7\u0131l d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnmeye ba\u015flad\u0131: \u201c\u0130htiyatl\u0131 olmakta yarar var. Seni ben yeyip \u00e7ocuklar\u0131ma ba\u015fka bal\u0131k avlay\u0131m… Ama i\u015fin i\u00e7inde bir numara olmas\u0131n sak\u0131n! Hay\u0131r, hay\u0131r, hi\u00e7bir \u015fey yapamazs\u0131n sen.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bal\u0131k\u00e7\u0131l bunlar\u0131 d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fcrken Kara Bal\u0131\u011f\u0131n bedeninin gev\u015feyip hareketsiz kald\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 g\u00f6rd\u00fc. Yine d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnceye dald\u0131: \u201c \u00d6ld\u00fc m\u00fc yani? \u015eimdi ben de yiyemem art\u0131k onu. B\u00f6ylesi yumu\u015fak ve ince bir bal\u0131\u011f\u0131 yasakl\u0131yorum kendime.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHey ufakl\u0131k! Hen\u00fcz yar\u0131 canl\u0131s\u0131n. \u015eimdi seni yiyebilir miyim acaba?\u201d diyecek oldu ama laf\u0131n\u0131 bitiremedi. Gagas\u0131n\u0131 a\u00e7ar a\u00e7maz Kara Bal\u0131k f\u0131rlay\u0131p a\u015fa\u011f\u0131ya d\u00fc\u015ft\u00fc. Bal\u0131k\u00e7\u0131l fena oyuna geldi\u011fini anlad\u0131 ve K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck Kara Bal\u0131\u011f\u0131n pe\u015fine d\u00fc\u015ft\u00fc. Bal\u0131k y\u0131ld\u0131r\u0131m h\u0131z\u0131yla suya do\u011fru ilerliyordu. Suya kavu\u015fma arzusuyla kendinden ge\u00e7mi\u015f, kuruyan a\u011fz\u0131n\u0131 denizin nemli r\u00fczgar\u0131na \u00e7evirmi\u015fti. Ama suya dal\u0131p da soluklanana kadar bal\u0131k\u00e7\u0131l y\u0131ld\u0131r\u0131m h\u0131z\u0131yla yeti\u015fti ve bu kez bal\u0131\u011f\u0131 \u00f6yle s\u00fcratle avlay\u0131p yuttu ki zavall\u0131 bal\u0131k ba\u015f\u0131na nas\u0131l bir bela geldi\u011fini bir s\u00fcre anlayamad\u0131. Tek hissetti\u011fi her taraf\u0131n nemli ve karanl\u0131k olu\u015fuydu. Hi\u00e7bir yol yoktu ve a\u011flama sesleri geliyordu. G\u00f6zleri karanl\u0131\u011fa al\u0131\u015f\u0131nca, bir k\u00f6\u015fede b\u00fcz\u00fclm\u00fc\u015f a\u011flayan ve s\u00fcrekli annesini isteyen k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fcc\u00fck bir bal\u0131k g\u00f6rd\u00fc. Kara Bal\u0131k yakla\u015ft\u0131:<\/p>\n
-K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fc\u011f\u00fcm, kalk da bir \u00e7are d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnmeye bak. A\u011flay\u0131p anneni istemen neye yarar?<\/p>\n
Minik bal\u0131k:<\/p>\n
-Sen de… kimsin? … G\u00f6rm\u00fcyor musun?…. \u00d6l\u00fc… yorum. H\u00fcng\u00fcr… h\u00fcng\u00fcr. Anneci\u011fim art\u0131k seninle gelip bal\u0131k\u00e7\u0131n\u0131n a\u011f\u0131n\u0131 dibe \u00e7ekemeyece\u011fim… h\u00fcng\u00fcr… h\u00fcng\u00fcr!<\/p>\n
K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck Kara Bal\u0131k:<\/p>\n
-Yeter art\u0131k, kes! Rezil ettin b\u00fct\u00fcn bal\u0131klar\u0131!<\/p>\n
Minik bal\u0131k a\u011flamay\u0131 kesince K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck Kara Bal\u0131k:<\/p>\n
– Bal\u0131k\u00e7\u0131l\u0131 \u00f6ld\u00fcr\u00fcp bal\u0131klar\u0131 kurtarmak, huzura kavu\u015fturmak istiyorum. Ama \u00f6nce seni d\u0131\u015far\u0131 g\u00f6ndermeliyim; yoksa bir \u00e7uval inciri berbat edersin.<\/p>\n
Minik bal\u0131k:<\/p>\n
– Sen kendin \u00f6l\u00fcyorsun, nas\u0131l \u00f6ld\u00fcreceksin bal\u0131k\u00e7\u0131l\u0131?<\/p>\n
K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck Kara Bal\u0131k han\u00e7erini g\u00f6sterdi:<\/p>\n
– \u0130\u00e7erden karn\u0131n\u0131 par\u00e7alayaca\u011f\u0131m. \u015eimdi beni dinle. Bal\u0131k\u00e7\u0131l\u0131n g\u0131d\u0131klanmas\u0131 i\u00e7in ben oraya buraya ko\u015fu\u015fturmaya, d\u00f6n\u00fcp dolanmaya ba\u015flayaca\u011f\u0131m. A\u011fz\u0131n\u0131 a\u00e7\u0131p da kah kah g\u00fclmeye ba\u015flay\u0131nca sen f\u0131rla d\u0131\u015far\u0131.<\/p>\n
Minik bal\u0131k:<\/p>\n
– Peki sen ne yapacaks\u0131n?<\/p>\n
K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck Kara Bal\u0131k:<\/p>\n
– Beni d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnme sen. Bu soysuzu \u00f6ld\u00fcrmeden d\u0131\u015far\u0131 \u00e7\u0131kmayaca\u011f\u0131m.<\/p>\n
K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck Kara Bal\u0131k bunu s\u00f6yledikten sonra d\u00f6n\u00fcp dolanmaya, o yana bu yana ko\u015fu\u015fturmaya ve bal\u0131k\u00e7\u0131l\u0131n midesini g\u0131d\u0131klamaya ba\u015flad\u0131. Minik bal\u0131k bal\u0131k\u00e7\u0131l\u0131n midesinin a\u011fz\u0131nda haz\u0131r bekliyordu. Bal\u0131k\u00e7\u0131l a\u011fz\u0131n\u0131 a\u00e7\u0131p da kah kah g\u00fclmeye ba\u015flay\u0131nca minik bal\u0131k d\u0131\u015far\u0131 f\u0131rlad\u0131 ve az sonra da denize d\u00fc\u015ft\u00fc. Ne kadar beklediyse de Kara Bal\u0131k\u2019tan haber yoktu. O s\u0131rada bal\u0131k\u00e7\u0131l k\u0131vranmaya, \u00e7\u0131\u011fl\u0131k atmaya ba\u015flad\u0131. Sonra \u00e7\u0131rp\u0131n\u0131p s\u00fcz\u00fcld\u00fc s\u00fcz\u00fcld\u00fc ve \u015flapp diye suya d\u00fc\u015ft\u00fc. Suda da \u00e7\u0131rp\u0131n\u0131\u015f\u0131n\u0131 s\u00fcrd\u00fcrd\u00fc. Yine haber yoktu K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck Kara Bal\u0131k\u2019tan…<\/p>\n
***<\/p>\n
Ya\u015fl\u0131 bal\u0131k masal\u0131n\u0131 bitirdi ve on iki bin yavrusuna ve torununa:<\/p>\n
-Art\u0131k yatma vakti \u00e7ocuklar. Gidip yat\u0131n bakal\u0131m.<\/p>\n
\u00c7ocuklar ve torunlar:<\/p>\n
-B\u00fcy\u00fckanne, minik bal\u0131\u011fa ne oldu\u011funu s\u00f6ylemedin.<\/p>\n
Ya\u015fl\u0131 bal\u0131k:<\/p>\n
-O da yar\u0131n ak\u015fama kald\u0131. \u015fimdi yatma vakti. \u0130yi geceler.<\/p>\n
On bir bin dokuz y\u00fcz doksan dokuz k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck bal\u0131k \u201c\u0130yi geceler\u201d dileyerek yatmaya gitti. B\u00fcy\u00fckanne de uykuya dald\u0131. Ama k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck bir k\u0131rm\u0131z\u0131 bal\u0131k ne yapt\u0131 ne ettiyse de uyuyamad\u0131. Sabaha kadar denizi d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnd\u00fc hep…<\/p>\n
Samed Behrengi<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Denizin derinliklerinde ya\u015fl\u0131 bal\u0131k oniki bin \u00e7ocu\u011fu ve torununu ba\u015f\u0131na toplam\u0131\u015f onlara masal anlat\u0131yordu:Bir zamanlar annesiyle \u0131rmakta ya\u015fayan k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck bir karabal\u0131k vard\u0131. Bu \u0131rmak da\u011fdaki bir kayadan do\u011fuyor ve vadinin taban\u0131nda ak\u0131yordu.K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck bal\u0131k ile annesinin evi siyah bir ta\u015f\u0131n arkas\u0131yd\u0131; yosunlar da evin \u00e7at\u0131s\u0131n\u0131 olu\u015fturuyordu. Geceleri yosunlar\u0131n alt\u0131nda uyuyorlard\u0131. Bir defac\u0131k olsun evlerinden ay \u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[138],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-471","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-edebiyat-dunya"},"yoast_head":"\n