BHOL PALTANOR GOPPO

praay shuni, omuker naki bhol palTe gechhe. kintu kothaTar Thik ki maane, kotha thekei ba elo, kichhui jani na. phole, shedin shidhe chole gelum dhur babar ashrome, giye bhalo kore pronam Tonam shere niye babake jiggesh korlum, "baba, bhol paltanor goRar kothaTa janen naki?"

baba bollen, "jani, bhuli nai."

ami bollum, "bolun tahole, jene niy byaparTa."

baba smito hashi heshe shuru korlen,

"onek bochhor aage paToliputrer kachhe 'gechhe' bole ekTi shohor chhilo, aaj hindi-te taar naam hoyechhe 'gaya'. tar theke onek, onek dur-e aar ekTi shohor chhilo, jaar naam 'bohut gaya'. sheikhane chhilo bouddho-der astana. taader raja-r naam chhilo moshlai lama. tini shokal bikel Dhol bajaten aar nokuR dana kheten. projara Dholer taale taale ek shonge matha uNchu-nichu korto, aajkaal oi rokom korle tai bola hoy 'Dhola'."

"emni bhabe shukhei din kaTchhilo, ekdin hoThat ekjon bangali eshe rajar kachhe duTo lomba lomba tobla gochher jinish upohar diye chole gelo. bangla theke amdani, tai lama raja o-duTor naam rakhlen 'bongo', rekhe Tuk Tuk kore kobar Thuke niye bejaay moja pelen. shonge shonge tini Dhol-ta chhNuRe phele diye mogno hoye bongo bajate laglen. achomka projader tondra bhenge gelo, Dhola bondho holo, shobai bolte laglo, 'raja Dhol palTe phelechhen'."

ei obdhi bole dhur baba thamlen. aami to obaak! "sheki baba, e to Dhol palTanor golpo, aami jante cheyechhilum bhol palTanor kotha!"

baba bollen, "o-o-o-o-o-o! tui bhol bolechhili? aami shunlum Dhol. boyesh hoyechhe to, kaane Thik shunte pai ne!" bole dhur baba bhul kore ghumiye poRlen.

pashei shunlum kara jeno bolchhe, "bhole baba paar karega."