| 'Os`!.. adA tallI! cheptA! mI ammaku, pinniki, mAvayyalaku, nAku aMdarikI anni panulu yinnALLU chEsipeTTiMdevaru? mI ammammEgA? alA nalabheiyELLu chAkiritO naligipOyiMdi kadA! appuDu nEnu udyOgaMlO unnAnu kanuka, EM sahAyaM chEyalEkapOyAnu. marippuDO - riTeirayi pOyAnugA! aMdukani, ammamma baTTalutikistE - nEnu ArEsi, maDatalu peDtAnu. ardhameiMdA?' - annADu navvutU!
'ayitE nAnna kUDA ammaku alAnE chEyAli!' aMdiMkO manavarAlu!
'dAnikiMkA chAlA TeimuMdammA!' - aMTU navviMdi jAnakamma!
appuDu jAnakamma muKaMlO kanapaDDa AnaMdaM, saMtOshaM chUsi aMtA eMtO saMbarapaDDAru.
paMDaga mUDurOjulU mUDu gaMTallA eMtO saMtOshaMgA gaDichipOyAyi. pillalaku, kUtuLLaku, alluLLaku kotta baTTalu teppiMchi peTTiMdi jAnakamma!
'magapillalu elAgU rAlEkapOtunnAru! kanIsaM mIrannA EDAdikOsAri yilA paMDagalakeinA vachchi chUsi veLLaMDammA! lEkapOtE mI ammA, nEnu taTTukOlEmu.' annADu jagannAthaM koMcheM gadgada svaraMtO!
'alAgE leMDi nAnnagArU! veLLostAM!.. veLLostAM mAmagArU!.. veLLostAmammA! tAtayyA bei.. ammammA bei.. bei..' aMTU bilabila maMTU aMtA kArekki veLLipOyAru.
maLLI evareinA vachchEdAka, A musali daMpatulu, I madhurOhalatOnE kAlaM veLLabuchchaka tappadu mari!
aMdukE 'chIkaTi velugula chitrapaTaM
chitrameina manishi jIvitaM' - annADO kavi!
(naDustunna charitra nuMchi)
(samAptaM)
marO kotta kathatO taruvAyi SIrshikalO kalusukuMdAM...
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