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ÑÏÈÑ Ä²ßײ "˲ÑÎÂί ϲÑͲ":
   
Ïðîëîã
   
"Òîé, ùî ãðåáë³ ðâå".   Ðóñàëêà.
Ïîòåð÷àòà (äâîº).   Âîäÿíèê.
   
ijÿ 1
   
Äÿäüêî Ëåâ.   Ïåðåëåñíèê.
Ëóêàø.   Ïðîïàñíèöÿ (áåç ìîâè).
Ðóñàëêà.   Ïîòåð÷àòà.
˳ñîâèê.   Êóöü.
Ìàâêà.  
   
ijÿ 2
   
Ìàòè Ëóêàøåâà.   Êèëèíà.
Ëóêàø.   Ðóñàëêà.
Äÿäüêî Ëåâ.   "Òîé, ùî â ñêàë³ ñèäèòü".
Ìàâêà.   Ïåðåëåñíèê.
Ðóñàëêà Ïîëüîâà.  
   
ijÿ 3
   
Ìàâêà.   Õëîï÷èê.
˳ñîâèê.   Ëóêàø.
Êóöü.   ijòè Êèëèíè (áåç ìîâè).
Çëèäí³.   Äîëÿ.
Ìàòè Ëóêàøåâà.   Ïåðåëåñíèê.
Êèëèíà.  



                                                 ÏÐÎËÎÃ
  Ñòàðåçíèé, ãóñòèé, ïðåäêîâ³÷íèé ë³ñ íà Âîëèí³. Ïîñåðåä ë³ñó ïðîñòîðà ãàëÿâà
ç ïëàêó÷îþ áåðåçîþ ³ ç âåëèêèì ïðàñòàðèì äóáîì. Ãàëÿâà ñêðàþ ïåðåõîäèòü â
êóï’ÿ òà î÷åðåòè, à â îäíîìó ì³ñö³ â ÿðî-çåëåíó äðàãîâèíó — òî áåðåãè ë³ñîâîãî
îçåðà, ùî óòâîðèëîñÿ  ç ë³ñîâîãî ñòðóìêà. Ñòðóìîê òîé âèá³ãຠç ãóùàâèíè ë³ñó,
âïàäຠâ îçåðî, ïîò³ì, ïî äðóã³ì áîö³ îçåðà, çíîâ âèò³êຠ³ ãóáèòüñÿ â õàùàõ.
Ñàìå îçåðî — òèõîâîäå, âêðèòå ðÿñêîþ òà ëàòàòòÿì, àëå ç ÷èñòèì ïëåñîì
                                                                 ïîñåðåäèí³.
̳ñòèíà âñÿ äèêà, òàºìíè÷à, àëå íå ïîíóðà, — ïîâíà í³æíî¿ çàäóìëèâî¿
                                                           ïîë³ñüêî¿ êðàñè.
Ïðîâåñíà. Ïî óçë³ññ³ ³ íà ãàëÿâ³ çåëåí³º ïåðøèé ðÿñò ³ öâ³òóòü ïðîë³ñêè òà ñîí-
òðàâà. Äåðåâà ùå áåçëèñò³, àëå âêðèò³ áðîñòþ, ùî îò-îò ìຠðîçêðèòèñü. Íà
îçåð³ òóìàí òî ëåæèòü ïåëåíîþ, òî õâèëþº îä â³òðó, òî ðîçðèâàºòüñÿ, îäêðèâàþ÷è
áë³äî-áëàêèòíó âîäó.  ë³ñ³ ùîñü çàãîìîí³ëî, ñòðóìîê çàøóìóâàâ, çàáðèí³â, ³
âêóï³ ç éîãî âîäàìè ç ë³ñó âèá³ã “Òîé, ùî ãðåáë³ ðâå” — ìîëîäèé, äóæå á³ëÿâèé,
ñèíüîîêèé, ç áóéíèìè ³ ðàçîì ïëàâêèìè ðóõàìè; îäåæà íà éîìó ì³íèòüñÿ
áàðâàìè, â³ä êàëàìóòíî-æîâòî¿ äî ÿñíî-áëàêèòíî¿, ³ ïîáëèñêóº ãîñòðèìè
çëîòèñòèìè ³ñêðàìè. Êèíóâøèñÿ ç ïîòîêà â îçåðî, â³í ïî÷èíຠêðóæëÿòè ïî ïëåñ³,
õâèëþþ÷è éîãî ñîííó âîäó; òóìàí ðîçá³ãàºòüñÿ, âîäà ñèí³øàº.
 
                                                 “Òîé, ùî ãðåáë³ ðâå”
                          Ç ã³ð íà äîëèíó
                          á³æó, ñòðèáàþ, ðèíó!
                          ̳ñòî÷êè çáèâàþ,
                          âñ³ ãðåáåëüêè çðèâàþ,
                          âñ³ ãàòêè, âñ³ çàïðóäè,
                          ùî çàãàòèëè ëþäè, –
                          áî âåñíÿíà âîäà,
                          ÿê âîëÿ ìîëîäà!
(Õâèëþº âîäó ùå á³ëüøå, ïîðèíຠ³ âèðèíàº, ìîâ øóêàþ÷è
                                   ùîñü ó âîä³.)
 
                                                 Ïîòåð÷àòà
(äâîº ìàëåíüêèõ, áë³äåíüêèõ ä³òîê ó á³ëåíüêèõ ñîðî÷å÷êàõ
                          âèðèíàþòü ç ïîì³æ ëàòàòòÿ)
 
                                                 Ïåðøå
                          ×îãî òè òóòà áëóäèø?
 
                                                 Äðóãå
                          ×îãî çî ñíó íàñ áóäèø?
 
                                                 Ïåðøå
                          Íàñ ìàòóñÿ ïîëîæèëà
                          ³ ì’ÿêåíüêî ïîñòåëèëà,
                          áî íà ð³ííÿ, íà êàì³ííÿ
                          íàñòåëèëà áàãîâèííÿ
                          ³ ëàòàòòÿì ïîâêðèâàëà,
                          ³ òèõåíüêî çàñï³âàëà:
                                 “Ëþë³-ëþë³-ëþëÿòà,
                                 çàñí³òü, ìî¿ ìàëÿòà!”
 
                                                 Äðóãå
                          ×îãî òè òóò øóãàºø?
 
                                                 Ïåðøå
                          Êîãî òè òóò øóêàºø?
 
                                                 “Òîé, ùî ãðåáë³ ðâå”
                                  Òóþ Ðóñàëêó,
                          ùî ïîêîõàâ ÿ çìàëêó,
                          áî âîäÿí³é öàð³âí³
                          íåìà íà ñâ³ò³ ð³âí³!
                                 Çá³ãàâ ÿ ãîðè,
                          äîëè, ÿðè, ³çâîðè, —
                          ìèë³øî¿ êîõàíêè
                          íåìà â³ä îçåðÿíêè.
                          dzá’þ âñþ âàøó âîäó,
                          òàêè çíàéäó òó âðîäó!
                               (Áóðíî ìóòèòü âîäó.)
 
                                                 Ïîòåð÷àòà
                          Îé ëåëå! íå íóðòóé!
                          Õàòèíêè íå ðóéíóé!
                          Ïå÷åðà â íàñ ìàëåíüêà,
                          ùî çáóäóâàëà íåíüêà.
                          Óáîãà íàøà õàòêà,
                          áî â íàñ íåìຠòàòêà...
           (׳ïëÿþòüñÿ éîìó íà ðóêè, áëàãàþ÷è.)
                          Ìè ñïóñòèìîñü íà äíî,
                          äå òåìíî, õîëîäíî,
                          íà äí³ ëåæèòü ðèáàëêà
                          íàä íèì ñèäèòü Ðóñàëêà...
 
                                                 “Òîé, ùî ãðåáë³ ðâå”
                          Íåõàé éîãî ïîêèíå!
                          Íåõàé äî ìåíå çðèíå!
 
                                            Ïîòåð÷àòà ïîðèíàþòü â îçåðî.
 
                          Âèïëèíü æå, ìèëà!!
 
Ðóñàëêà âèïëèâຠ³ çíàäëèâî âñì³õàºòüñÿ, ðàä³ñíî ñêëàäàþ÷è äîëîí³. Íà í³é
äâà â³íêè — îäèí á³ëüøèé, çåëåíèé, äðóãèé ìàëåíüêèé, ÿê êîðîíêà, ïåðëîâèé,
ç-ï³ä íüîãî ñïàäຠñåðïàíîê.
 
                                                 Ðóñàëêà
                          Ñå òè, ì³é ÷àð³âíè÷åíüêó?!
 
                                                 “Òîé, ùî ãðåáë³ ðâå”
                                                    (ãð³çíî)
                          Ùî òè ðîáèëà?
 
                                                 Ðóñàëêà
(êèäàºòüñÿ íåìîâ äî íüîãî, àëå ïðîïëèâຠäàë³, ìèíàþ÷è éîãî)
                          ß ìàðèëà âñþ í³÷åíüêó
                          ïðî òåáå, ì³é ïàíè÷åíüêó!
                          Ðîíèëà ñëüîçè äð³áí³¿,
                          çáèðàëà â ê³íâè ñð³áí³¿,
                          áåç ëþáî¿ ðîçìîâîíüêè
                          ñïîâíèëà âùåðòü êîíîâîíüêè...
(Ñïëåñêóº ðóêàìè, ðîçêðèâຠîá³éìè, çíîâ êèäàºòüñÿ äî íüîãî
                                                     ³ çíîâ ìèíàº.)
                          Îñü êèíü íà äíî ÷åðâ³íöÿ,
                          ïîëëþòüñÿ ÷åðåç â³íöÿ!
                              (Äçâ³íêî ñ쳺òüñÿ.)
 
                                                 “Òîé, ùî ãðåáë³ ðâå”
                                                    (ç’¿äëèâî)
                          Òî ñå ó âàñ â áîëîò³
                          êîõàþòüñÿ ó çëîò³?
 
Ðóñàëêà íàáëèæàºòüñÿ äî íüîãî, â³í êðóòî â³äâåðòàºòüñÿ â³ä íå¿, âèðîì
                                                      çàêðóòèâøè âîäó.
 
                          Íàéêðàùå äëÿ Ðóñàëêè
                          ñèä³òè êðàé ðèáàëêè,
                          ãëÿä³òè íåáîðàêà
                          â³ä ñîìà òà â³ä ðàêà,
                          ùîá íå â³äãðèçëè ÷óáà.
                          Îòî ðîçìîâà ëþáà!
 
                                                 Ðóñàëêà
(ï³äïëèâຠáëèçåíüêî. õàïຠçà ðóêè, çàãëÿäຠâ â³÷³)
                          Âæå é ðîçãí³âèâñÿ?
                                       (Ëóêàâî.)
                          À ÿ ùîñü çíàþ, ëþá÷èêó,
                          õîðîøèé äóøîãóá÷èêó!
                    (Òèõî ñ쳺òüñÿ, â³í áåíòåæèòüñÿ.)
                          Äå òè áàðèâñÿ?
                          Òè âîäÿíó öàð³âíó
                          çì³íÿâ íà ìåëüíèê³âíó!                         
                          Çèìîâ³ – äîâã³ íî÷³, –
                          à â ä³âêè ãàðí³ î÷³, –
                          íåäàðìà ïàíè÷³,
                          ¿é íîñÿòü äóêà÷³!
(Ñâàðèòüñÿ ïàëüöåì íà íüîãî ³ äð³áíî ñ쳺òüñÿ.)
                          Äîáðå ÿ áà÷ó
                          òâîþ ëåäà÷ó âäà÷ó,
                          òà ÿ òîá³ ïðîáà÷ó,
                                 áî ÿ æ òåáå ëþáëþ!
                          (Ç æàðò³âëèâèì ïàôîñîì.)
                          Íà ö³ëó äîâãó ìèòü òîá³ ÿ áóäó â³ðíà,
                          õâèëèíó áóäó ÿ ëàñêàâà ³ ïîê³ðíà,
                                 à çðàäó ïîòîïëþ!
                          Âîäà æ íå äåðæèòü ñë³äó
                                 â³ä ðàíà äî îá³äó,
                          òàê, ÿê òâîÿ ëþáà,
                          àáî ìîÿ æóðáà!
                         
                                                 “Òîé, ùî ãðåáë³ ðâå”
                  (ïîðèâ÷àñòî ïðîñòÿãຠ¿é îáèäâ³ ðóêè)
                          Íó, ìèð-ìèðîì!
                                  ïîïëèíåì ïîíàä âèðîì!
 
                                                 Ðóñàëêà
                (áåðåòüñÿ ç íèì çà ðóêè ³ ïðóäêî êðóæëÿº)
                                 Íà âèðó-âèðî÷êó
                          íà æîâòîìó ï³ñî÷êó,
                          â ïåðëîâîìó â³íî÷êó
                          çàâ’þñÿ ó òàíî÷êó!
                                 Óõ! Óõ!
 
Óõêàþòü, áðèçêàþòü, ïëåùóòü. Âîäà á’ºòüñÿ â áåðåãè, àæ îñîêà øóìèòü,
                        ³ ïòàøêè çãðàÿìè çðèâàþòüñÿ ç î÷åðåò³â.
 
                                                 Â î ä ÿ í è ê
(Âèðèíຠïîñåðåä îçåðà. ³í äðåâí³é, ñèâèé ä³ä, äîâãå âîëîññÿ ³
äîâãà á³ëà áîðîäà âñóì³ø ç áàãîâèííÿì çâèñàþòü àæ ïî ïîÿñ.
Øàòè íà íüîìó — áàðâè ìóëó, íà ãîëîâ³ êîðîíà ³ç ñêîéîê.
                             Ãîëîñ ãëóõèé, àëå äóæèé)
                          Õòî òóò áåíòåæèòü íàø³ òèõ³ âîäè?
 
                   Ðóñàëêà ç ñâîºþ ïàðîþ ñïèíÿþòüñÿ ³ êèäàþòüñÿ âðîçò³÷.
 
                          Ñòèäàéñÿ, äî÷êî! Âîäÿí³é öàð³âí³
                          òàíêè çàâîäèòè ç ÷óæèíöåì?! Ñîðîì!
 
                                                 Ðóñàëêà
                          ³í, áàòüêó, íå ÷óæèé. Òè íå âï³çíàâ?
                          Ñå æ “Òîé, ùî ãðåáë³ ðâå”!
 
                                                 Âîäÿíèê
                                                                Òà çíàþ, çíàþ!
                          Íåð³äíèé â³í, õî÷ âîäÿíîãî ðîäó.
                          Çðàäëèâà ³ ëóêàâà â íüîãî âäà÷à.
                          Íàâåñí³ â³í íóðòóº, ãðàº, ðâå,
                          çðèâຠç îçåðà â³íîê ðîçê³øíèé,
                          ùî ö³ëèé ð³ê âèêîõóþòü ðóñàëêè,
                          ëÿêຠïòèöþ ìóäðó, ñòîðîæêó,
                          âåðá³-âäîâèö³ êîð³íü ï³äðèâàº
                          ³ á³äíèì ñèðîòÿòàì-ïîòåð÷àòàì
                          êàãàí÷èêè âîäîþ çàëèâàº,
                          ïñóº ìî¿ ð³âíåíüê³ áåðåãè
                          ³ ñòàðîùàì ìî¿ì ñïîê³é ðóéíóº.
                          À âë³òêó äå â³í? Äå òîä³ ãàñàº,
                          êîëè æàä³áíå ñîíöå âîäó ï’º
                          ³ç êåëèõà ìîãî, ìîâ ãðèô íåñèòèé,
                          êîëè â³ä ñïðàãè íèêíå î÷åðåò,
                          çîñòàâøèñÿ íà áåðåç³ ñóõîìó,
                          êîëè, âìèðàþ÷è, ë³ëå¿ êëîíÿòü
                          äî òåïëî¿ âîäè ãîë³âêè â’ÿë³?
                          Äå â³í òîä³?
 
ϳä ÷àñ ñå¿ ìîâè “Òîé, ùî ãðåáë³ ðâå” íèøêîì êèâຠÐóñàëö³, âàáëÿ÷è ¿¿
                                                  âòåêòè ç íèì ïî ë³ñîâîìó ñòðóìêó.
 
                                                 “Òîé, ùî ãðåáë³ ðâå”
                                                 (ç óêðèòîþ íàñì³øêîþ)
                                                       Òîä³ ÿ â ìîð³, ä³äó.
                          Ìåíå íà ïîì³÷ êëè÷å Îêåàí,
                          ùîá íå ñïèëî ³ â íüîãî ÷àøó ñîíöå.
                          ßê öàð ìîðñüêèé ïîêëè÷å — òðåáà ñëóõàòü.
                          Íà òå º ñëóæáà, – ñàì çäîðîâèé çíàºø.
 
                                                 Âîäÿíèê
                          Åãå æ, òîä³ òè â ìîð³... À ìåí³,
                          ÿêáè íå ïîìàãàâ ì³é äðóã îäâ³÷íèé,
                          ì³é ùèðèé ïðèÿòåëü îñ³íí³é äîùèê,
                          ïðèéøëîñü áè çãèíóòü ç ïàðîþ!
 
                          “Òîé, ùî ãðåáë³ ðâå” íåçàì³òíî õîâàºòüñÿ â âîäó.
 
                                                 Ðóñàëêà
                                                                         Òàòóñþ!
                          íå ìîæå ïàðà çãèíóòè, áî ç ïàðè
                          çíîâ ðîáèòüñÿ âîäà.
 
                                                 Âîäÿíèê
                                                      ßêà òè ìóäðà!
                          ²äè íà äíî! Äîâîë³ òóò áàç³êàòü!
 
                                                 Ðóñàëêà
                          Òà çàðàç, òàòó! Âæå æ éîãî íåìàº.
                          ß ðîç÷åøó ïîïëóòàíèé ñ³êíÿã.
(Âèéìຠç-çà ïîÿñà ãðåá³íêó ç ìóøë³, ÷åøå ïðèáåðåæíå ç³ëëÿ.)
 
                                                 Âîäÿíèê
                          Íó, ðîç÷åøè, ÿ ñàì ëþáëþ ïîðÿäîê.
                          ×åøè, ÷åøè, ÿ òóòà ï³äîæäó,
                          ïîêè ñê³í÷èø ðîáîòó. Òà ïîïðàâ ëàòàòòÿ, ùîá
                          ð³âíåíüêî ðîçòåëÿëîñü,
                          òà êèëèì ç ðÿñêè ïîçøèâàé ãàðíåíüêî,
                          ùî òîé ïîðâàâ ïðîéäèñâ³ò.
 
                                                 Ðóñàëêà
                                                             Äîáðå, òàòó.
 
Âîäÿíèê âèã³äíî âêëàäàºòüñÿ â î÷åðåò³, î÷èìà ñë³äêóþ÷è ðîáîòó Ðóñàë÷èíó;
                                                 î÷³ éîìó ïîâîë³ çàïëþùóþòüñÿ.
 
                                                 “Òîé, ùî ãðåáë³ ðâå!
                                          (âèðèíóâøè, ñòèõà äî Ðóñàëêè)
                          Ñõîâàéñÿ çà âåðáîþ!
                         
                          Ðóñàëêà õîâàºòüñÿ, îãëÿäàþ÷èñü íà Âîäÿíèêà.
 
                          Ïîïëèâåìî ç òîáîþ
                                 ãåí íà ðîçòîêè,
                          ï³ä áèñò𳿠ëîòîêè,
                          ç³ðâåìî ãðåáëþ ð³âíó,
                          óòîïèì ìåëüíèê³âíó!
(ÕàïຠÐóñàëêó çà ðóêó ³ øâèäêî ì÷èòü ç íåþ ÷åðåç îçåðî.
Íåäàëåêî â³ä äðóãîãî áåðåãà Ðóñàëêà ñïèíÿºòüñÿ ³ ñêðèêóº.)
                          Îé, çà÷åïèëàñÿ çà äóá òîð³øí³é!
 
Âîäÿíèê ïðîêèäàºòüñÿ, êèäàºòüñÿ íàâïåðåéìè ³ ïåðåõîïëþº Ðóñàëêó.
 
                                                 Âîäÿíèê
                          Òî ñå òè òàê?! Òè, êëÿòèé áàëàìóòå,
                          ùå çíàòèìåø, ÿê çâîäèòè ðóñàëîê!
                          Ïîñêàðæóñÿ ÿ ìàòåð³ òâî¿é,
                          Ìåòåëèö³ óðñüê³é, òî íà÷óâàéñÿ!
 
                                              “Òîé, ùî ãðåáë³ ðâå”
                                                   (ç ðåãîòîì)
                          Ïîêè ùî áóäå, ÿ ùå íàãóëÿþñü
                          Ïðîùàé, Ðóñàëîíüêî, ñïîâíÿé êîíîâêè!
                          (Êèäàºòüñÿ â ë³ñîâèé ñòðóìîê ³ çíèêàº.)
 
                                                 Âîäÿíèê
                                                 (äî Ðóñàëêè)
                          ²äè íà äíî! Íå ñì³é ìåí³ çðèíàòè
                          òðè íî÷³ ì³ñÿ÷í³ ïîâåðõ âîäè!
 
                                                 Ðóñàëêà
                                                (ïðó÷àþ÷èñü)
                          Ç ÿêîãî ÷àñó òóò ðóñàëêè ñòàëè
                          íåâ³ëüíèöÿìè â îçåð³? ß — â³ëüíà!
                          ß â³ëüíà, ÿê âîäà!
 
                                                 Âîäÿíèê
                                                            Â ìî¿é îáëàä³
                          âîäà ïîâèííà çíàòè áåðåãè.
                          ²äè íà äíî!
 
                                                 Ðóñàëêà
                                                    Íå õî÷ó!
 
                                                 Âîäÿíèê
                                                            À, íå õî÷åø?
                          ³ääàé ñþäè â³íåöü ïåðëîâèé!
 
                                                 Ðóñàëêà
                                                                          Í³!
                          òî äàðóâàâ ìåí³ ìîðñüêèé öàðåíêî.
 
                                                 Âîäÿíèê
                          Òîá³ â³íöÿ íå ïðèéäåòüñÿ íîñèòè,
                          áî çà íåïîñëóõ çàáåðå òåáå
                          “Òîé, ùî â ñêàë³ ñèäèòü”.
 
                                                 Ðóñàëêà
                                                  (ç æàõîì)
                                                                 ͳ, ëþáèé òàòó,
                          ÿ áóäó ñëóõàòèñü!
 
                                                 Âîäÿíèê
                                                           Òî éäè íà äíî.
 
                                                 Ðóñàëêà
                               (ïîâîë³ îïóñêàþ÷èñü â âîäó)
                          ß éäó, ÿ éäó... À áàâèòèñÿ ìîæíà
                          ç ðèáàëêîþ?
 
                                                 Âîäÿíèê
                          Òà âæå æ ïðî ìåíå, áàâñÿ.
 
Ðóñàëêà ñïóñòèëàñÿ â âîäó ïî ïëåñ³ ³, æàë³áíî âñì³õàþ÷èñü, äèâèòüñÿ âãîðó íà áàòüêà.
 
                          ×óäíà òè, äî÷êî! ß æ ïðî òåáå äáàþ.
                          Òàæ â³í òåáå çàíàïàñòèâ áè ò³ëüêè,
                          ïîòÿã áè ïî êîëþ÷îìó ëîæèñüêó
                          ñòðóìî÷êà ë³ñîâîãî, á³ëå ò³ëî
                          ïîí³âå÷èâ òà é êèíóâ áè ñàìîòíþ
                          äåñü íà áåçâ³ää³.
 
                                                 Ðóñàëêà
                                                      Àëå æ â³í âðîäëèâèé!
 
                                                 Âîäÿíèê
                          Òà çíîâ ñâ?!
 
                                                 Ðóñàëêà
                                          ͳ, í³, í³! ß éäó!
                                               (Ïîðèíàº.)
 
                                                 Âîäÿíèê
                                          (ïîãëÿäàþ÷è âãîðó)
                          Óæå âåñíÿíå ñîíöå ïðèï³êàº...
                          Õó, äóøíî ÿê! Ïðîõîëîäèòèñü òðåáà.
                                          (Ïîðèíຠé ñîá³.)
 
 
 
                                                    Ä²ß 1
Òà ñàìà ì³ñòèíà, ò³ëüêè âåñíà äàë³ ïîñòóïèëà; óçë³ññÿ íà÷å ïîâèòå í³æíèì,
çåëåíèì ñåðïàíêîì, äå-íå-äå âæå é âåðõîâ³òòÿ äåðåâ ïîâîëî÷åíå çåëåíîþ
áàðâîþ. Îçåðî ñòî¿òü ïîâíå, â çåëåíèõ áåðåãàõ, ÿê ó ðóòâÿí³ì â³íêó.
Ç ë³ñó íà ïðîãàëèíó âèõîäÿòü:  ä ÿ ä ü ê î   Ë å â  ³  íåá³æ  éîãî  Ë ó ê à ø.
Ëåâ óæå ñòàðèé ÷îëîâ³ê, ïîâàæíèé ³ äóæå äîáðèé ç âèäó; ïî-ïîë³ñüêîìó
äîâãå âîëîññÿ á³ëèìè õâèëÿìè ñïóñêàºòüñÿ íà ïëå÷³ ç-ï³ä ñèâî¿ ïîâñòÿíî¿
øàïêè ðîãàòêè; óáðàíèé Ëåâ ó ïîëîòíÿíó îäåæó ³ â ÿñíî-ñèâó, ìàéæå á³ëó
ñâèòó; íà íîãàõ ïîñòîëè, â ðóêàõ êëîâíÿ (ìàëèé ÿò³ðåöü), êîëî ïîÿñà íà
ðåì³íö³ íîæèê, ÷åðåç ïëå÷å âèïëåòåíèé ç ëèêà êîø³ëü (òîðáà) íà øèðîêîìó
                                                                                                             ðåìåí³.
Ëóêàø — äóæå ìîëîäèé õëîïåöü, ãàðíèé, ÷îðíîáðèâèé, ñòðóíêèé, â î÷àõ
ùå º ùîñü äèòÿ÷å; óáðàíèé òàê ñàìî â ïîëîòíÿíó îäåæó, ò³ëüêè ç òîíøîãî
ïîëîòíà; ñîðî÷êà âèïóùåíà, ìåðåæàíà á³ëëþ, ç âèëîæèñòèì êîì³ðîì,
ï³äïåðåçàíà ÷åðâîíèì ïîÿñîì, êîëî êîì³ðà ³ íà ÷îõëàõ ÷åðâîí³ çàñò³æêè:
ñâèòè â³í íå ìàº; íà ãîëîâ³ áðèëü; íà ïîÿñ³ íîæèê ³ ê³âøèê ç ëèêà íà
                                                                                             ìîòóçêó.
        ijéøîâøè äî áåðåãà îçåðà, Ëóêàø çóïèíèâñÿ.
 
                                                 Ëåâ
                          ×îãî æ òè çóïèíèâñÿ? Òóò íå ìîæíà
                          çàéòè ïî ðèáó. Ìóëêî âåëüìè, ãðóçüêî.
                                                
                                                 Ëóêàø
                          Òà ÿ õîò³â ñîá³ ñîï³ëêó âòÿòè, –
                          õîðîøèé òóòà âåëüìè î÷åðåò.
 
                                                 Ëåâ
                          Òà âæå òèõ ñîï³ëîê äî ëèõà ìàºø!
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                          Íó, ñê³ëüêè æ ¿õ? — êàëèíîâà, âåðáîâà
                          òà ëèïîâà, – îòî é óñ³. À òðåáà
                          ùå é î÷åðåòÿíó ñîá³ çðîáèòè, —
                          òà ëåïñüêî ãðàº!
 
                                                 Ëåâ
                                                    Òà âæå áàâñÿ, áàâñÿ,
                          íà òå Áîã ñâÿòî äàâ. À âçàâòðà ïðèéäåì,
                          òî áóäåì õèæêó ñòàâèòè. Âæå ÷àñ
                          äî ë³ñó áèäëî âèãàíÿòè. Áà÷èø,
                          âæå îíäå º òðàâà ïîìåæè ðÿñòîì.
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                          Òà ÿê æå áóäåìî ñèä³òè òóòà?
                          Òàæ ëþäè êàæóòü — òóò íåïåâíå ì³ñöå...
 
                                                 Ëåâ
                          Òî ÿê äëÿ êîãî. ß, íåáîæå, çíàþ,
                          ÿê ç ÷èì ³ êîëî ÷îãî îá³éòèñÿ:
                          äå õðåñò ïîêëàñòè, äå îñèêó âáèòè,
                          äî ïðîñòî òðè÷³ ïëþíóòè, òà é ãîä³.
                          Ïîñ³ºì êîëî õèæêè ìàê-â³äþê,
                          òåðëè÷ ïîñàäèìî êîëî ïîðîãà,
                          òà é íå ïðèñòóïèòüñÿ í³ÿêà ñèëà...
                          Íó, ÿ ï³äó, à òè ñîá³ ÿê õî÷åø.
 
Ðîçõîäÿòüñÿ. Ëóêàø ³äå äî îçåðà ³ çíèêຠâ î÷åðåò³. Ëåâ ³äå ïîíàä áåðåãîì, ³
                                 éîãî íå ñòຠâèäêî çà  âåðáàìè.
 
                                                 Ðóñàëêà
                          (âèïëèâຠíà áåðåã ³ êðè÷èòü)
                          ijäóñþ! ˳ñîâèé! á³äà! ðÿòóéòå!
 
                                                 Ë³ñîâèê
(ìàëèé, áîðîäàòèé ä³äîê, ìåòêèé ðóõàìè, ïîâàæíèé îáëè÷÷ÿì;
ó áðóíàòíîìó âáðàíí³ áàðâè êîðè, ó âîëîõàò³é øàïö³ ç êóíèö³)
                          ×îãî òîá³? ×îãî êðè÷èø?
 
                                                 Ðóñàëêà
                                                           Òàì õëîïåöü
                          íà äóäêè ð³æå î÷åðåò!
 
                                                 ˳ñîâèê
                                                    Îââà!
                          Êîáè âñ³¿ á³äè! ßêà ñêóïà.
                          Îñü òóòà ìàþòü õèæêó áóäóâàòè,–
                          ÿ é òî íå áîðîíþ, àáè íå áðàëè
                          ñèðîãî äåðåâà.
 
                                                 Ðóñàëêà
                                               Îé, ëåëå, õèæó?
                          Òî ñå òóò ëþäè  áóäóòü? Îé ò³ ëþäè
                          ç-ï³ä ñòð³õ ñîëîì’ÿíèõ! ß ¿õ íå çíîøó!
                          ÿ íå òåðïëþ ñîëîì’ÿíîãî äóõó!
                          ß ¿õ òîïëþ, ùîá âèìèòè âîäîþ
                          òîé äóõ íåíàâèäíèé. Çàëîñêî÷ó
                          òèõ íàòðóòí³â, ÿê ïðèéäóòü!
 
                                                 ˳ñîâèê
                                                      Ñò³é! — íå êâàïñÿ.
                          Òî æ äÿäüêî Ëåâ ñèä³òèìå â ò³é õèæ³,
                          à â³í íàì ïðèÿòåëü. Òî â³í íà æàðò
                          îñèêîþ òà òåðëè÷åì ëÿêàº.
                          Ëþáëþ ñòàðîãî. Òàæ ÿêáè íå â³í,
                          äàâíî á óæå íå ñòàëî ñüîãî äóáà,
                          ùî ñò³ëüêè áà÷èâ íàøèõ ðàä ³ òàíö³â,
                          ³ ë³ñîâèõ âåëèêèõ òàºìíèöü.
                          Âæå í³ìö³ ì³ðÿëè éîãî, íàâêîëî
                          âòðüîõ ïîñòàâàâøè, îáñÿãëè ðóêàìè —
                          ³ ëåäâå ùî ñò³êëî. Äàâàëè ãðîø³,
                          òàëÿðè áèò³, ëþäÿì äóæå ìèë³,
                          òà äÿäüêî Ëåâ çàêëÿâñÿ íà æèòòÿ,
                          ùî äóáà â³í ïîâ³ê íå äàñòü ðóáàòè.
                          Òîæ ³ ÿ íà áîðîäó çàêëÿâñÿ,
                          ùî äÿäüêî Ëåâ ³ âñÿ éîãî ð³äíÿ
                          ïîâ³ê áåçïå÷í³ áóäóòü â ñüîìó ë³ñ³.
 
                                                 Ðóñàëêà
                          Îââà! À áàòüêî ì³é ¿õ âñ³õ ïîòîïèòü!
 
                                                 ˳ñîâèê
                          Íåõàé íå âàæèòüñÿ! Áî çàâàëþ
                          âñå îçåðî ãíèëèì òîð³øí³ì ëèñòîì!
 
                                                 Ðóñàëêà
                          Îé ëèøåíüêî, ÿê ñòðàøíî! Õà-õà-õà!
                                           (Çíèêຠâ îçåð³.)
 
˳ñîâèê, ùîñü âîðêî÷ó÷è, çàêóðþº ëþëüêó, ñ³âøè íà çàâàëåíîìó äåðåâ³.
Ç î÷åðåò³â ÷óòíî ãîëîñ ñîï³ëêè , í³æíèé, êó÷åðÿâèé,
³ ÿê â³í ðîçâèâàºòüñÿ, òàê ðîçâèâàºòüñÿ âñå â ë³ñ³. Ñïî÷àòêó íà âåðá³ òà
â³ëüõàõ çàìàéîð³ëè ñåðåæêè, ïîò³ì áåðåçà ëèñòîì çàëåïåòàëà. Íà îçåð³
ðîçêðèëèñü ë³ëå¿ á³ë³ ³ çàçîëîò³ëè êâ³òêè íà ëàòàòò³. Äèêà ðîæà ïîÿâëÿº
                                          í³æí³ ïóï’ÿíêè.
Ç-çà ñòîâáóðà ñòàðî¿ ðîçùåïëåíî¿ âåðáè, ï³âóñîõëî¿, âèõîäèòü  Ì à â ê à,
â ÿñíî-çåëåí³é îäåæ³ ç ðîçïóùåíèìè ÷îðíèìè, ç çåëåíèì ïîëèñêîì,
êîñàìè, ðîçïðàâëÿº ðóêè ³ ïðîâîäèòü äîëîíåþ ïî î÷àõ.
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                          Îõ, ÿê ÿ äîâãî ñïàëà!
 
                                                 ˳ñîâèê
                                                        Äîâãî, äî÷êî!
                          Âæå é ñîí-òðàâà ïåðåöâ³òàòè ñòàëà.
                          Îò-îò çîçóëüêà ìàñëå÷êî ñêîëîòèòü,
                           ÷åðâîí³ ÷åðåâè÷êè óáåðåòüñÿ
                          ³ ëþäÿì îäì³ðÿòèìå ë³òà.
                          Âæå ç âèð³þ ïîïðèë³òàëè ãîñò³.
                          Îí æîâòèìè ïóøèíêàìè âæå ïëàâàþòü
                          íà ÷èñò³ì ïëåñ³ êà÷åíÿòêà äèê³.
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                          À õòî ìåíå çáóäèâ?
 
                                                 Ë³ñîâèê
                                                       Ëèáîíü, âåñíà.
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                          Âåñíà ùå òàê í³êîëè íå ñï³âàëà,
                          ÿê îòåïåð. ×è òî ìåí³ òàê ñíèëîñü?
 
                               Ëóêàø çíîâ ãðàº.
 
                          ͳ... ñò³é... Áà! ÷óºø?.. Òî âåñíà ñï³âàº?
 
                              Ëóêàø ãðຠìåëîä³þ ¹ 5, ò³ëüêè áëèæ÷å.
 
                                                 Ë³ñîâèê
                          Íà ò³, òî õëîïåöü íà ñîï³ëö³ ãðàº.
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                          ßêèé? Íåâæå ñå “Òîé, ùî ãðåáë³ ðâå”?
                          Îò ÿ íå ñïîä³âàëàñÿ â³ä íüîãî!
 
                                                 ˳ñîâèê
                          ͳ, ëþäñüêèé õëîïåöü, äÿäüêà Ëåâà íåá³æ,
                          Ëóêàø íà éìåííÿ.
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                                      ß éîãî íå çíàþ.
 
                                                 ˳ñîâèê
                          Áî â³í óïåðøå òóòà. ³í çäàëåêà,
                          íå ç ñèõ ë³ñ³â, à ç òèõ áîð³â ñîñíîâèõ,
                          äå íàøà áàáà ëþáèòü çèìóâàòè;
                          îñèðîò³â â³í ç ìàò³ð’þ âäîâîþ,
                          òî äÿäüêî Ëåâ ïðèéíÿâ îáîõ äî ñåáå...
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                          Õîò³ëà á ÿ ïîáà÷èòè éîãî.
 
                                                 ˳ñîâèê
                          Òà íàùî â³í òîá³?
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                                       ³í, ïåâíå, ãàðíèé!
 
                                                 Ë³ñîâèê
                          Íå çàäèâëÿéñÿ òè íà õëîïö³â ëþäñüêèõ.
                          Ñå ë³ñîâèì ä³â÷àòàì íåáåçïå÷íî...
 
                                                  Ìàâêà
                          ßêèé-áî òè, ä³äóñþ, ñòàâ ñóâîðèé!
                          Ñå òè ìåíå îòàê äåðæàòè áóäåø,
                          ÿê Âîäÿíèê Ðóñàëêó?
 
                                                 ˳ñîâèê
                                                            ͳ, äèòèíêî,
                          ÿ íå äåðæó òåáå. Òî Âîäÿíèê
                          â äðàãîâèí³ öóïê³é ïðèâèê îäâ³êó
                          óñå æèâå çàñìîêòóâàòè. ß
                          çâèê âîëþ øàíóâàòè. Ãðàéñÿ ç â³òðîì,
                          æàðòóé ³ç Ïåðåëåñíèêîì, ÿê õî÷åø,
                          âñþ ñèëó ë³ñîâó ïðèâàá äî ñåáå,
                          àëå ìèíàé ëþäñüê³ ñòåæêè, äèòèíî,
                          áî òàì íå õîäèòü âîëÿ, — íàì æóðà
                          òÿãàð ñâ³é íîñèòü. Îáìèíàé ¿õ, äîíþ:
                          ðàç ò³ëüêè ñòóïèø – ³ ïðîïàëà âîëÿ!
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                                (ñ쳺òüñÿ)
                          Íó, ÿê-òàêè, ùîá âîëÿ – òà ïðîïàëà?
                          Ñå òàê êîëèñü ³ â³òåð ïðîïàäå!
 
˳ñîâèê õî÷å ùîñü â³äìîâèòè, àëå âèõîäèòü  Ëóêàø  ³ç ñîï³ëêîþ. ˳ñîâèê
                                                  ³ Ìàâêà õîâàþòüñÿ.
Ëóêàø õî÷å íàäð³çàòè íîæåì áåðåçó, ùîá ñòî÷èòè ñ³ê, Ìàâêà êèäàºòüñÿ
                                                  ³ õàïຠéîãî çà ðóêó.
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                          Íå ðóø! íå ðóø! íå ð³æ! íå óáèâàé!
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                          Òà ùî òè, ä³â÷èíî? ×è ÿ ðîçá³éíèê?
                          ß ò³ëüêè õò³â ñîá³ âòî÷èòè ñîêó
                          ç áåðåçè.
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                                        Íå òî÷è! Ñå êðîâ ¿¿.
                          Íå ïèé æå êðîâ³ ç ñåñòðîíüêè ì!
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                          Áåðåçó òè ñåñòðîþ íàçèâàºø?
                          Õòî æ òè òàêà?
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                  ß – Ìàâêà ë³ñîâà.
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
(íå òàê çäèâîâàíî, ÿê óâàæíî ïðèäèâëÿºòüñÿ äî íå¿)
                          À, îò òè õòî! ß â³ä ñòàðèõ ëþäåé
                          ïðî ìàâîê ÷óâ íå ðàç, àëå ùå çðîäó
                          íå áà÷èâ ñàì.
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                        À áà÷èòè õîò³â?
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                          ×îìó æ áè í³?.. Ùî æ, òè — çîâñ³ì òàêà,
                          ÿê ä³â÷èíà.. áà í³, õóò÷³é ÿê ïàííà,
                          áî é ðóêè á³ë³, ³ ñàìà òîíåíüêà,
                          ³ ÿêîñü òàê óáðàíà íå ïî-íàñüêè...
                          À ÷îì æå â òåáå î÷³ íå çåëåí³?
                                        (Ïðèäèâëÿºòüñÿ.)
                          Òà í³, òåïåð çåëåí³... à áóëè,
                          ÿê íåáî, ñèí³... Î! òåïåð âæå ñèâ³,
                          ÿê òàÿ õìàðà... í³, çäàºòüñÿ, ÷îðí³,
                          ÷è, ìîæå, êàð³... òè òàêè äèâíà!
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                             (óñì³õàþ÷èñü)
                          ×è ãàðíà æ ÿ òîá³?
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                                               (ñîðîìëÿ÷èñü)
                                                            Õ³áà ÿ çíàþ?
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                               (ñì³þ÷èñü)
                          À õòî æ òå çíàº?
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                                       (çîâñ³ì çàñîðîìëåíèé)
                                                     Åò, òàêå ïèòàºø!..
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                      (ùèðî äèâóþ÷èñü)
                          ×îìó æ ñüîãî íå ìîæíà çàïèòàòè?
                          Îí, áà÷èø, òàì ïèòຠäèêà ðîæà:
                                              “×è ÿ õîðîøà?”
                          À ÿñåíü ¿é êèâຠâ âåðõîâ³òò³:
                                               “Íàéêðàùà â ñâ³ò³!”
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                          À ÿ é íå çíàâ, ùî â íèõ òàêà ðîçìîâà.
                          ß äóìàâ — äåðåâî í³ìå, òà é ãîä³.
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                          ͳìîãî â ë³ñ³ â íàñ íåìà í³÷îãî.
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                          ×è òî òè âñå îòàê ñèäèø ó ë³ñ³?
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                          ß çðîäó íå âèõîäèëà ùå ç íüîãî.
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                          À òè äàâíî æèâåø íà ñâ³ò³?
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                                             Ñïðàâä³,
                          í³êîëè ÿ íå äóìàëà ïðî òå...
                                         (Çàäóìóºòüñÿ.)
                          Ìåí³ çäàºòüñÿ, ùî æèëà ÿ çàâæäè...
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                          ² âñå òàêà áóëà, ÿê îò òåïåð?
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                          Çäàºòüñÿ, âñå òàêà...
                         
                                                 Ëóêàø
                                                        À õòî æ òâ³é ð³ä?
                          ×è òè éîãî çîâñ³ì íå ìàºø?
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                                                  Ìàþ.
                          ª ˳ñîâèê, ÿ çâó éîãî: “ä³äóñþ”,
                          à â³í ìåíå: “äèòèíêî” àáî “äîíþ”.
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                          Òî õòî æ â³í — ä³ä ÷è áàòüêî?
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                                                     ß íå çíàþ.
                          Õ³áà íå âñå îäíî?
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                                                (ñ쳺òüñÿ)
                                                  Íó, òà é ÷óäí³ âè
                          îòóò ó ë³ñ³! Õòî æ òîá³ òóò ìàòè,
                          ÷è áàáà, ÷è âæå ÿê ó âàñ çîâóòü?
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                          Ìåí³ çäàºòüñÿ ÷àñîì, ùî âåðáà,
                          îòà ñòàðà, ñóõåíüêà, òî — ìàòóñÿ.
                          Âîíà ìåíå íà çèìó ïðèéíÿëà
                          ³ ïîðîõíîì ì’ÿêåíüêèì óñòåëèëà
                          äëÿ ìåíå ëîæå.
 
                                                 Ë ó ê à ø
                                                Òàì òè é çèìóâàëà?
                          À ùî æ òè òàì ðîáèëà ö³ëó çèìó?
 
                                                 Ì à â ê à
                          ͳ÷îãî. Ñïàëà. Õòî æ çèìîþ ðîáèòü?
                          Ñïèòü îçåðî, ñïèòü ë³ñ ³ î÷åðåò.
                          Âåðáà ðèï³ëà âñå: “Çàñíè, çàñíè...”
                          ² ñíèëèñÿ ìåí³ âñå á³ë³ ñíè:
                          Íà ñð³áë³ ñÿëè ÿñí³ ñàìîöâ³òè,
                          Ñòåëèëèñÿ íåçíàí³ òðàâè, êâ³òè,
                          áëèñêó÷³, á³ë³... Òèõ³, í³æí³ çîð³
                          ñïàäàëè ç íåáà — á³ë³, íåïðîçîð³ —
                          ³ êëàëèñÿ â íàìåòè... Á³ëî, ÷èñòî
                          ïîï³ä íàìåòàìè. ßñíå íàìèñòî
                          ç êðèøòàëþ ãðຠ³ ðÿõòèòü óñþäè...
                         ß ñïàëà. Äèõàëè òàê â³ëüíî ãðóäè.
                         Ïî á³ëèõ ñíàõ ðîæå⳿ ãàäêè
                         ëåãåíüê³ ãàïòóâàëè ìåðåæêè,
                         ³ ì𳿠òêàëèñü çîëîòî-áëàêèòí³,
                         ñïîê³éí³, òèõ³, íå òàê³, ÿê ë³òí³...
 
                                                 Ë ó ê à ø
                                            (çàñëóõàâøèñü):
 
                         ßê òè ãîâîðèø...
 
                                                 Ì à â ê à
                                       ×è òîá³ òàê äîáðå?
 
                                      Ëóêàø ïîòàêóº ãîëîâîþ.
     
                          Òâîÿ ñîï³ëêà ìຠêðàùó ìîâó.
                          Çàãðàé ìåí³, à ÿ ïîêîëèøóñÿ.
 
Ìàâêà ñïë³òຠâ³òòÿ íà áåðåç³, ñ³äຠâ íüîãî é ãîéäàºòüñÿ òèõî, ìîâ ó
êîëèñö³. Ëóêàø ãðຠñîëî , ïðèõèëèâøèñü äî äóáà, ³
íå çâîäèòü î÷åé ç Ìàâêè. Ëóêàø ãðຠâåñíÿíêè. Ìàâêà, ñëóõàþ÷è,
ìèìîâîë³ îçèâàºòüñÿ òèõåñåíüêî íà ãîëîñ ìåëî䳿 ¹ 8, ³ Ëóêàø ¿é
ïðèãðຠâäðóãå ìåëîä³þ ¹ 8. Ñï³â ³ ãðà â óí³ñîí.
                         
                                                 Ìàâêà
                          ßê ñîëîäêî ãðàº,
                          ÿê ãëèáîêî êðàº,
                          ðîçòèíຠá³ë³ ãðóäè, ñåðäåíüêî âèéìàº!
 
Íà ãîëîñ âåñíÿíêè â³äêëèêàºòüñÿ çîçóëÿ, ïîò³ì ñîëîâåéêî, ðîçöâ³òຠÿð³øå
äèêà ðîæà, á³ë³º öâ³ò êàëèíè, ãëîä ñîðîìëèâî ðîæå⳺, íàâ³òü ÷îðíà
                                       áåçëèñòà òåðíèíà ïîÿâëÿº í³æí³ êâ³òè.
Ìàâêà, çà÷àðîâàíà, òèõî êîëèøåòüñÿ, óñì³õàºòüñÿ, à â î÷àõ ÿêàñü òóãà àæ äî
ñë³ç: Ëóêàø, çàââàæèâøè òå, ïåðåñòຠãðàòè.
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                          Òè ïëà÷åø, ä³â÷èíî?
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                                      Õ³áà ÿ ïëà÷ó?
                          (Ïðîâîäèòü ðóêþ ïî î÷àõ.)
                          À ñïðàâäè... ͳ-áî! òî ðîñà âå÷³ðíÿ.
                          Çàõîäèòü ñîíöå... Áà÷, óæå âñòàº
                          íà îçåð³ òóìàí...
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                                             Òà í³, ùå ðàíî!
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                          Òè á íå õîò³â, ùîá äåíü óæå ñê³í÷èâñÿ?
 
                                     Ëóêàø õèòຠãîëîâîþ, ùî íå õîò³â áè.
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                          ×îìó?
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                          Áî äÿäüêî äî ñåëà ïîêëè÷óòü.
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                          À òè çî ìíîþ õî÷åø áóòè?
 
                                       Ëóêàø êèâàº, ïîòàêóþ÷è.
 
                                                    Áà÷èø,
                          ³ òè íåìîâ òîé ÿñåíü ðîçìîâëÿºø.
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                                             (ñì³þ÷èñü)
                          Òà òðåáà ïî-òóòåøíüîìó íàâ÷èòèñü,
                          áî ìàþ æ òóòà ë³òóâàòè.
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                                 (ðàäî)
                                                            Ñïðàâä³?
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                          Ìè âçàâòðà é áóäóâàòèñÿ ïî÷íåìî.
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                          Êóð³íü ïîñòàâèòå?
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                                                    ͳ, ìîæå, õèæêó,
                          à ìîæå, é ö³ëó õàòó.
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                                       Âè — ÿê ïòàõè:
                          êëîïî÷åòåñü, áóäóºòå êóáåëüöÿ,
                          ùîá ïîò³ì êèíóòè.
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                                                    ͳ, ìè áóäóºì
                          íàâ³êè.
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                ßê íàâ³êè? Òè æ êàçàâ,
                          ùî ò³ëüêè ë³òóâàòè áóäåø òóòà.
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                                               (í³ÿêîâî)
                          Òà ÿ íå çíàþ... Äÿäüêî Ëåâ êàçàëè,
                          ùî òóò ìåí³ äàäóòü ´ðóíòåöü ³ õàòó,
                          áî âîñåíè õîòÿòü ìåíå æåíèòè...
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                               (ç òðèâîãîþ)
                          Ç êèì?
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                                 ß íå çíàþ. Äÿäüêî íå êàçàëè,
                          à ìîæå, ùå é íå íàïèòàëè ä³âêè.
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                          Õ³áà òè ñàì ñîá³ íå çíàéäåø ïàðè?
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                                              (ïîãëÿäàþ÷è íà íå¿)
 
                          ß, ìîæå á, ³ çíàéøîâ, òà...
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                                             Ùî?
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                                                            Í³÷îãî...
(Ïîãðàâຠó ñîï³ëêó ñòèõà ùîñü äóæå æàë³áíåíüêå ,
ïîò³ì ñïóñêຠðóêó ç ñîï³ëêîþ ³ çàìèñëþºòüñÿ.)
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                          (ïîìîâ÷àâøè)
 
                          ×è ó ëþäåé ïàðóþòüñÿ íàäîâãî?
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                          Òà âæå æ íàâ³ê!
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                                 Ñå òàê, ÿê ãîëóáè...
                          ß ÷àñîì çàçäðèëà íà ¿õ: òàê í³æíî
                          âîíè êîõàþòüñÿ... À ÿ íå çíàþ
                          í³÷îãî í³æíîãî, îêð³ì áåðåçè,
                          çà òå æ ¿¿ é ñåñòðèöåþ âçèâàþ;
                          àëå âîíà çàíàäòî âæå ñìóòíà,
                          òàêà áë³äà, ïîõèëà òà æóðëèâà, –
                          ÿ ÷àñòî ïëà÷ó, äèâëÿ÷èñü íà íå¿.
                          Îò â³ëüõè íå ëþáëþ — âîíà øîðñòêà.
                          Îñèêà âñå ìåíå ÷îãîñü ëÿêàº:
                          âîíà é ñàìà áî¿òüñÿ – âñå òðåìòèòü.
                          Äóáè ïîâàæí³ íàäòî. Äèêà ðîæà
                          çàäèðëèâà, òàê ñàìî é ãë³ä, ³ òåðåí.
                          À ÿñåíü, êëåí ³ ÿâ³ð — ãîðäîâèò³.
                          Êàëèíà òàê õèçóºòüñÿ êðàñîþ,
                          ùî áàéäóæå ¿é äî âñüîãî íà ñâ³ò³.
                          Òàêà, çäàºòüñÿ, é ÿ áóëà òîð³ê,
                          àëå òåïåð ìåí³ ÷îìóñü òå ïðèêðî...
                          ßê äîáðå çâàæèòè, òî ÿ ó ë³ñ³
                          çîâñ³ì ñàìîòíÿ...
                                       (Æóðëèâî çàäóìóºòüñÿ.)
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                                               À òâîÿ âåðáà?
                          Òàæ òè ¿¿ ìàòóñåþ íàçâàëà.
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                          Âåðáà?.. Òà ùî æ... â ¿é äîáðå çèìóâàòè,
                          à ë³òîì... áà÷, âîíà òàêà ñóõà,
                          ³ âñå ðèïèòü, âñå çãàäóº ïðî çèìó...
                          ͳ, ÿ òàêè çîâñ³ì, çîâñ³ì ñàìîòíÿ...
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                          Ó ë³ñ³ æ íå ñà쳿 äåðåâà, —
                          òàæ òóò áàãàòî ð³çíî¿ º ñèëè.
                                          (Òðîõè óùèïëèâî.)
                          Âæå íå ïðèá³äíþéñÿ, áî é ìè ÷óâàëè
                          ïðî âàø³ òàíö³, æàðòè òà çàëüîòè!
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                          Òî âñå òàêå, ÿê òîé ðàïòîâèé âèõîð, —
                          îò íàëåòèòü, çàêðóòèòü òà é ïîêèíå.
                           íàñ òàê íåìà, ÿê ó ëþäåé, — íàâ³êè!
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                                    (ïðèñòóïàþ÷è áëèæ÷å)
                          À òè á õîò³ëà? ...
 
                     Ðàïòîì ÷óòíî ãîëîñíå ãóêàííÿ äÿäüêà Ëåâà.
                         
                                                 Ãîëîñ
                                              Ãîâ, Ëóêàøó, ãîâ!
                          ãî-ãî-ãî-ãî! À äå òè?
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                                           (â³äçèâàºòüñÿ)
                                                           Îñü ÿ éäó!
 
                                                 Ãîëîñ
                          À éäè õóò÷³é!
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                                        Îòî ùå íåòåðïëÿ÷êà!
                                         (³äãóêóºòüñÿ.)
                          Òà éäó âæå, éäó!
                                         (Ïîäàºòüñÿ éòè.)
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                                    À âåðíåøñÿ?
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                                                                  Íå çíàþ.
                                  (²äå â ïðèáåðåæí³ õàù³.)
 
Ç ãóùàâèíè ë³ñó âèë³òຠ  Ï å ð å ë å ñ í è ê — ãàðíèé õëîïåöü  ó ÷åðâîí³é
îäåæ³, ç ÷åðâîíÿñòèì, áóéíî ðîçâ³ÿíèì, ÿê â³òåð, âîëîññÿì, ç ÷îðíèìè
áðîâàìè ç áëèñêó÷èìè î÷èìà. ³í õî÷å îáíÿòè Ìàâêó, âîíà óõèëÿºòüñÿ.
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                          Íå ðóø ìåíå!
 
                                                 Ïåðåëåñíèê
                                                   À òî ÷îìó?
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                                             ²äè,
                          ïîãëÿíü, ÷è â ïîë³ ðóíü çàçåëåí³ëà.
 
                                                 Ïåðåëåñíèê
                          Ìåí³ íàâ³ùî òàÿ ðóíü?
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                                            À òàì æå
                          òâîÿ Ðóñàëêà Ïîëüîâà, ùî â æèò³.
                          Âîíà äëÿ òåáå äîñ³ âæå â³íîê
                          çåëåíî-ÿðèé ïî÷àëà ñïë³òàòè.
 
                                                 Ïåðåëåñíèê
                          ß âæå ¿¿ çàáóâ.
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                                     Çàáóäü ìåíå.
 
                                                 Ïåðåëåñíèê
                          Íó, íå ãëóçóé! Õîäè, ïîëåòèìî!
                          ß ïîíåñó òåáå â çåëåí³ ãîðè, —
                          òè æ òàê õîò³ëà áà÷èòè ñìåðåêè.
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                          Òåïåð íå õî÷ó.
 
                                                 Ïåðåëåñíèê
                                                    Òàê? À òî ÷îìó?
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                          Áî â³äõîò³ëîñÿ.
 
                                                 Ïåðåëåñíèê
                                                    ßê³ñü õèìåðè!
                          ×îì â³äõîò³ëîñÿ?
 
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                                    Íåìà îõîòè.
 
                                                 Ïåðåëåñíèê
                                    (óëåñëèâî â’ºòüñÿ êîëî íå¿)
                          Ëèíüìî, ëèíüìî â ãîðè! Òàì òî¿ ñåñòðèö³,
                          òàì ã³ðñüê³ ðóñàëêè, â³ëüí³ Ë³òàâèö³,
                          áóäóòü òàíöþâàòè êîëî ïî òðàâèö³,
                                íà÷å áëèñêàâèö³!
                          Ìè òîá³ çíàéäåìî ç ïàïîðîò³ êâ³òêó,
                          ç³ðâåì ç íåáà ç³ðêó, çîëîòó ëåë³òêó,
                          íà ñí³ãó íàã³ðí³ì âèá³ëèìî âë³òêó
                               ÷àð³âíó íàì³òêó.
                          Ùîá òîá³ çäîáóòè ë³ñîâó êîðîíó.
                          ìè Çì³þ-Öàðèöþ ñêèíåìî ³ç òðîíó,
                          ³ äàìî êðåì’ÿí³ ãîðè â îáîðîíó!
                                          Áóäü ìîÿ êîõàíà!
                                          Çâå÷îðà ³ çðàíà
                                          ñàìîöâ³òí³ øàòè
                                          áóäó ïðèíîøàòè
                                          ³ â³íî÷îê ïëåñòè,
                                          ³ â òàíî÷îê âåñòè,
                                          ³ íà êðèëàõ íåñòè
                          íà ìîðÿ áàãðÿí³, äå áàãàòå ñîíöå
                                çîëîòî õîâຠâ òàºìíó ãëèá³íü.
                          Ïîò³ì ìè çàãëÿíåì äî çîð³ â â³êîíöå,
                          ç³ðêà-ïðÿõà âä³ëèòü ñð³áíå âîëîêîíöå,
                                áóäåì ãàïòóâàòè îêñàìèòíó ò³íü.
                          Ïîò³ì, íà ñâ³òàíí³, ÿê á³ëÿâ³ õìàðè
                          ñòàíóòü ïîêðàé íåáà, ìîâ ÿñí³ îòàðè,
                          ùî õîëîäíó âîäó ï’þòü íà òèõ³ì áðîä³,
                          ìè ñïî÷èíåì ëþáî íà êâ³ò÷àñò³ì...
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                           (íåòåðïëÿ÷å)
                                                                             Ãîä³!
 
                                                 Ïåðåëåñíèê
                          ßê òè îá³ðâàëà ð³÷ ìîþ ñåðäèòî!
                                 (Ñìóòíî ³ ðàçîì ëóêàâî.)
                          Òè õ³áà çàáóëà ïðî òîð³øíº ë³òî?
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                             (áàéäóæå)
                          Îõ, òîð³øíº ë³òî òàê äàâíî ìèíóëî!
                          Ùî òîä³ ñï³âàëî, òå â çèì³ çàñíóëî.
                                ß âæå é íå çãàäàþ!
 
                                                 Ïåðåëåñíèê
                                       (òàºìíè÷å íàãàäóþ÷è)
                                                            À â äóáîâ³ì ãàþ?..
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                          Ùî æ òàì? ß øóêàëà ÿã³äîê, ãðèáê³â...
 
                                                 Ïåðåëåñíèê
                          À íå ïðèãëÿäàëàñü äî ìî¿õ ñë³äê³â?
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                           ãàþ  ÿ çðèâàëà êó÷åðèêè ç õìåëþ...
 
                                                 Ïåðåëåñíèê
                          Ùîá ìåí³ ïîñëàòè ïèøíóþ ïîñòåëþ?
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                          ͳ, ùîá ïåðåâèòè ñå âîëîññÿ ÷îðíå!
 
                                                 Ïåðåëåñíèê
                          Ñïîä³âàëàñü: ìîæå — ìèëåíüêèé ïðèãîðíå ?
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                          ͳ, ìåíå áåðåçà í³æíî êîëèõàëà.
 
                                                 Ïåðåëåñíèê
                          À ïðîòå... çäàºòüñÿ... òè êîãîñü êîõàëà?
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                          Õà-õà-õà! Íå çíàþ!
                                          Ïîïèòàé ó ãàþ.
                          ß ï³äó êâ³ò÷àòè äð³áíèì ðÿñòîì êîñè...
                                           (Ïîäàºòüñÿ äî ë³ñó.)
 
                                                 Ïåðåëåñíèê
                          Îé ãëÿäè! Ùå çìèþòü ¿õ õîëîäí³ ðîñè!
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                          ³òåðåöü ïî⳺,
                          ñîíå÷êî ïðèãð³º,
                                                òî é ðîñà ñïàäå!
                                       (Çíèêຠâ ë³ñ³.)
 
                                                 Ïåðåëåñíèê
                                   Ïîñòðèâàé õâèëèíó!
                                   ß áåç òåáå ãèíó!
                                                    Äå òè? Äå òè? Äå?
 
Á³æèòü ³ ñîá³ â ë³ñ. Ïîì³æ äåðåâàìè ÿêóñü õâèëèíó ìàÿ÷èòü éîãî ÷åðâîíà îä³æ ³,
ìîâ ëóíà, îçèâàºòüñÿ: “Äå òè? Äå..”
Ïî ë³ñ³ ãðຠ÷åðâîíèé çàõ³ä ñîíöÿ, äàë³ ïîãàñàº. Íàä îçåðîì ñòຠá³ëèé òóìàí.
                   Äÿäüêî Ëåâ ³ Ëóêàø âèõîäÿòü íà ãàëÿâèíó.
 
                                                 Ëåâ
                                      (ñåðäèòî âîðêî÷å)
                          Òîé êëÿòèé Âîäÿíèê! Áîäàé áè âñîõ!
                          ß, íàëîâèâøè ðèáè, ò³ëüêè âèïëèâ
                          íà ïëåñî äóøîãóáêîþ, — õîò³â
                          íà òîé á³ê ïåðåäàòèñÿ, — à â³í
                          â÷åïèâñÿ öóïêî ëàïîþ çà äíèùå,
                          òà é àí³ ðóø! Ùå òðîõè – çàòîïèâ áè!
                          Íó é ÿ æ íå äóðåíü, ÿê çàñÿã ðóêîþ
                          çà áîðîäó, òî é çàìîòàâ, ÿê ìè÷êó,
                          òà íîæèêà ç-çà ïîÿñà, – á³ãìå,
                          òàê ³ â³äòÿâ áè! Òà ïðîêëÿòà æ ïàðà –
                          øòóðõ³öü! — ³ ïåðåêèíóëà ÷îâíà!
                          ß ëåäü ùî âèáðàâñÿ æèâèé íà áåðåã,
                          ² ðèáó ðîçãóáèâ... À, ùîá òè çñëèç!
                                     (Äî Ëóêàøà.)
                          À òóò ³ùå é òåáå ùîñü ó÷åïèëî, –
                          êðè÷ó, ãóêàþ, êëè÷ó — õî÷ òè çãèíü!
                          ² äå òè äëÿâñÿ?
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                                                    Òà êàæó æ — áóâ òóòà,
                          âèð³çóâàâ ñîï³ëêó.
 
                                                 Ëåâ
                                                     Ùîñü äîâãåíüêî
                          âèð³çóºø, íåáîæå, ñîï³ëêè!
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                                              (í³ÿêîâî)
                          Àáî æ ÿ, äÿäüêó...
 
                                                 Ëåâ
                                  (óñì³õíóâñÿ ³ ïîäîáð³â)
                                                    Åé! íå â÷èñü áðåõàòè,
                          áî ùå òè ìîëîäèé! ßçèêà øêîäà!
                          Îò ë³ïøå õìèçó ïîøóêàé ïî ë³ñ³,
                          òà ðîçïàëè âîãîíü, — õî÷ îáñóøóñÿ,
                          áî ÿê éîãî òàêèì ³òè äîäîìó?
                          Ïîêè ä³éäåì, ùå é òàÿ íàïàäå —
                          íå òóòà ñïîìèíàþ÷è — öóð-ïåê! —
                          à ïîò³ì áóäå äóøó âèòðÿñàòè...
 
Ëóêàø ³äå â ë³ñ; ÷óòíî çãîäîì, ÿê â³í õðÿñêຠñóõèì ã³ëëÿì.
 
                                                 Äÿäüêî Ëåâ
(ñ³äຠï³ä äóáîì íà ãðóáó êîðåíèíó ³ ïðîáóº âèêðåñàòè âîãíþ,
                                     ùîá çàïàëèòè ëþëüêó)
 
                          Àÿêæå! âèêðåøåø! ³ ãóáêà çìîêëà...
                          ³ òðóò çãóáèâñÿ... À, íåìà íà òåáå
                          ëèõî¿ òðÿñö³!.. ×è íå íàðîñëà
                          íà äóá³ ñâ³æà?
                               (Îáìàöóº äóáà, øóêàþ÷è ãóáêè.)
 
Ç îçåðà, ç òóìàíó, âèðèíຠ  á ³ ë à   æ ³ í î ÷ à   ï î ñ ò à ò ü,   á³ëüøå ïîä³áíà äî
ñìóãè ìëè, í³æ äî ëþäèíè; ïðîñòÿãíåí³ á³ë³ äîâã³ ðóêè çàãðåáèñòî âîðóøàòü
òîíêèìè ïàëüöÿìè, êîëè âîíà íàáëèæàºòüñÿ äî Ëåâà.
 
                                                 Ëåâ
                                      (óæàõíóâøèñü)
                                              Ñå ùî çà ìàðà?
                          Àãà! âæå çíàþ. Äîáðå, ùî ïîáà÷èâ!..
(Îãîâòàâøèñü, âèéìຠç êîøåëÿ ÿê³ñü êîð³íö³ òà ç³ëëÿ ³ ïðîñòÿãàº
íàçóñòð³÷ ìàð³, íåìîâ áîðîíÿ÷èñü â³ä íå¿. Âîíà òðîõè â³äñòóïàº.
³í ïðî÷èòóº, çàìîâëÿþ÷è, äåäàë³ âñå øâèäøå.)
                              سïëå-ä³âèöå,
                              Ïðîïàñíèöå-Òðÿñàâèöå!
                          ²äè òè ñîá³ íà êóï’ÿ, íà áîëîòà,
                          äå ëþäè íå õîäÿòü, äå êóðè íå ï³þòü,
                          äå ì³é ãëàñ íå çàõîäèòü.
                          Òóò òîá³ íå õîäèòè,
                          á³ëîãî ò³ëà íå â’ÿëèòè,
                          æîâòî¿ êîñò³ íå ìëî¿òè,
                          ÷îðíî¿ êðîâ³ íå ñïèâàòè,
                          â³êó íå âêîðî÷àòè,
                          Îñü òîá³ ïîëèíü –
                          çãèíü, ìàðî, çãèíü!
 
Ìàðà ïîäàºòüñÿ íàçàä äî îçåðà ³ çëèâàºòüñÿ  ç òóìàíîì. Íàäõîäèòü Ëóêàø
ç îáåðåìêîì õìèçó, êëàäå ïåðåä äÿäüêîì, âèéìຠç-çà ïàçóõè êðåñàëî é
ãóáêó ³ ðîçïàëþº âîãîíü.
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                          Îñü íàòå, äÿäüêó, ãð³éòåñÿ.
 
                                                 Ëåâ
                          Ñïàñèá³.
                          Òè äîãîäæàºø äÿäüêîâ³ ñòàðîìó.
                             (Ðîçïàëþº êîëî âîãíþ ëþëüêó.)
                          Òåïåð ùî ³íøîãî!
(Âêëàäàºòüñÿ ïðîòè âîãíþ íà òðàâ³, ïîêëàâøè êîøåëÿ ï³ä ãîëîâó,
ïàêຠëþëüêó ³ æìóðèòüñÿ íà âîãîíü.)
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                                                       ßêáè âè, äÿäüêó,
                          ÿêî¿ áàéêè íàãàäàëè.
 
                                                 Ëåâ
                                                          Áà÷!
                          óìàëèâñÿ!.. À òè á ÿêî¿ õò³â?
                          Ïðî Îõà-×óäîòâîðà? Ïðî Òðüîìñèïà?
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                          Òàê³ ÿ ÷óâ! Âè â쳺òå ³íàêøèõ,
                          ùî ¿õ í³õòî íå â쳺.
 
                                                 Ëåâ
                                        (íàäóìàâøèñü)
                                                    Íó, òî ñëóõàé:
                          ß ïðî Öàð³âíó-Õâèëþ ðîçêàæó.
(Ïî÷èíຠñïîê³éíèì, ñï³âó÷èì, ðîçì³ðíèì ãîëîñîì.)
                          ßêáè íàì õàòà òåïëà
                          òà ëþäè äîáð³,
                          êàçàëè á ìè êàçêó,
                                  áàÿëè áàéêó
                                  äî ñàìîãî ñâ³òó...
                          Çà òåìíèìè áîðàìè,
                          òà çà ãëèáîêèìè ìîðÿìè,
                          òà çà âèñîêèìè ãîðàìè,
                          òî ºñòü òàì äèâíèé-ïðåäèâíèé êðàé,
                                  äå ïàíóº Óðàé.
                          Ùî â òîìó êðàþ ñîíöå íå ñ³äàº,
                                  ì³ñÿöü íå ïîãàñàº,
                          à ÿñí³ çîð³ ïî ïîëþ õîäÿòü,
                                  òàíî÷êè âîäÿòü,
                          Îòîæ ó íàéêðàùî¿ çîð³ òà çíàéøîâñÿ ñèí
                                  Á³ëèé Ïàëÿíèí.
                                  Íà ëè÷êó á³ëèé,
                                  íà âðîäó ìèëèé,
                          çîëîòèé âîëîñ ïî â³òðó ìàº,
                          à ñð³áíà çáðîÿ â ðó÷åíüêàõ ñÿº...
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                          Âè æ ïðî Öàð³âíó ìàëè.
 
                                                 Ëåâ
                                                         Òà çàæäè!..
                          Îò ÿê ñòàâ Á³ëèé Ïàëÿíèí äî ë³ò äîõîäæàòè,
                                  ñòàâ â³í ñîá³ äóìàòè-ãàäàòè,
                                  ïðî ñâîº æèòòÿ ðîçâàæàòè:
                          “Ç óñ³õ ÿ, êàæå, âðîäîþ âäàâñÿ,
                          à ùå æ áî ÿ äîë³ íå ä³æäàâñÿ.
                                  Ïîðàäü ìåíå, dzðíèöå-ìàòè,
                                  äå ìåí³ ïàðè øóêàòè;
                                  ÷è ìåæ³ áîÿðñòâîì,
                                  ïðåñëàâíèì ëèöàðñòâîì,
                                  ÷è ìåæ³ êíÿç³âñòâîì,
                                  ÷è ìåæ³ ïðîñòèì ïîñï³ëüñòâîì?
                                  Ùî õ³áà ÿêà öàð³âíà
                                  òà áóëà á ìåí³ ð³âíà...”
                                      (Ïî÷èíຠäð³ìàòè.)
                          Îò ³ ï³øîâ â³í äî ñèíüîãî ìîðÿ,
                          ³ ðîç³êëàâ íà áåðåç³ ïåðëîâå íàìèñòî...
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                          ³äàé, âè, äÿäüêó, ùîñü òóò ïðîìèíóëè.
 
                                                 Ëåâ
                          Õ³áà?.. Òà òè æ áî âæå íå çàâàæàé!
                          ...Îò ³ ðîçá³ãëàñÿ íà ìîð³ ñóïðîòèâíà õâèëÿ,
                          à ç òå¿ õâèë³ âèëåò³ëè êîí³,
                                  ÿê æàð ÷åðâîí³,
                          ó ÷åðâîíó êîëÿñó çàïðÿæåí³...
                                  À íà ò³é êîëÿñ³...
                                  (Çìîâêàº, çìîæåíèé ñíîì.)
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                          Òà é õòî æ íà ò³é êîëÿñ³ áóâ? Öàð³âíà?
 
                                                 Ëåâ
                                           (êð³çü ñîí)
                          Ãà?.. Äå?.. ßêà Öàð³âíà?..
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                                                             Âæå é çàñíóëè!
(ßêèé ÷àñ äèâèòüñÿ çàäóìëèâî íà âîãîíü, ïîò³ì óñòàº, â³äõîäèòü äàë³ â³ä
îãíèùà ³ ïîõîäæຠïî ãàëÿâ³ òèõî-òèõåñåíüêî, ëåäâå ÷óòíî, ïîãðàâàþ÷è
                                           ó ñîï³ëêó .)
 
 ë³ñ³ ïîíî÷³º, àëå òåìðÿâà íå ãóñòà, à ïðîçîðà, ÿê áóâຠïåðåä ñõîäîì ì³ñÿöÿ. Íàâêîëî
âîãíèùà áëèñêè ñâ³òëà ³ çâî¿ ò³í³ íåíà÷å âîäÿòü õèìåðíèé òàíîê; áëèçüê³ äî âîãíþ
êâ³òè òî ïîáëèñêóþòü áàðâàìè, òî ãàñíóòü ó ï³òüì³.
Ïîêðàé ë³ñó òàºìíè÷å á³ë³þòü ñòîâáóðè îñèê òà áåðåç. Âåñíÿíèé â³òåð íåòåðïëÿ÷å
ç³òõàº, îáá³ãàþ÷è óçë³ññÿ òà ðîçâ³âàþ÷è ã³ëëÿ ïëàêó÷³é áåðåç³. Òóìàí íà îçåð³ á³ëèìè
õâèëÿìè ïðèáèâຠäî ÷îðíèõ õàù³â; î÷åðåò ïåðåø³ïòóºòüñÿ ç îñîêîþ, ñõîâàâøèñü
                                                               ó ìë³.
Ç ãóùàâèíè âèá³ãຠÌàâêà, á³æèòü ïðóäêî, ìîâ óò³êàþ÷è; âîëîññÿ ¿é ðîçâ³ÿëîñü, îäåæà
ðîçìàÿëàñü. Íà ãàëÿâ³ âîíà ñïèíÿºòüñÿ, îãëÿäàþ÷èñü, ïðèòóëÿº ðóêè äî ñåðöÿ, äàë³
êèäàºòüñÿ äî áåðåçè ³ ùå ðàç çóïèíÿºòüñÿ.
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                          Äÿêà ùèðàÿ òîá³, í³÷åíüêî-÷àð³âíè÷åíüêî,
                          ùî çàêðèëà òè ìîº ëè÷åíüêî!
                          ² âàì, ñòåæå÷êè, ÿê ìåðåæå÷êè,
                          ùî âåëè ìåíå äî áåðåçî÷êè!
                          Îé, ñõîâàé ìåíå, òè ñåñòðè÷åíüêî!
             (Õîâàºòüñÿ ï³ä áåðåçó, îá³éìàþ÷è ¿¿ ñòîâáóð.)
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                              (ï³äõîäèòü äî áåðåçè, íèøêîì)
                          Òè, Ìàâêî?
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                            (ùå òèõ³øå)
                                          ß.
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                                               Òè á³ãëà?
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                                              ßê á³ëèöÿ.
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                          Âò³êàëà?
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                     Òàê!
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                                               Â³ä êîãî?
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                                               ³ä òàêîãî,
                          ÿê ñàì âîãîíü.
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                                              À äå æ â³í?
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                          Öèòü!.. Áî çíîâó ïðèëåòèòü.
 
                                               Ìîâ÷àííÿ.
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                          ßê òè òðåìòèø! ß ÷óþ, ÿê áåðåçà
                          ñòèíàºòüñÿ ³ ëèñòîì øåëåñòèòü.
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                    (â³äõèëÿºòüñÿ â³ä áåðåçè)
                          Îé ëèõî! ß áîþñÿ ïðèòóëÿòèñü,
                          à òàê íå âñòîþ.
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                                                    Ïðèòóëèñü äî ìåíå.
                          ß äóæèé, — çäåðæó, ùå é îáîðîíþ.
 
Ìàâêà ïðèõèëÿºòüñÿ äî íüîãî. Âîíè ñòîÿòü ó ïàð³. ̳ñÿ÷íå ñâ³òëî ïî÷èíຠõîäèòè
ïî ë³ñ³, ñòåëåòüñÿ ïî ãàëÿâ³ ³ çàêðàäàºòüñÿ ï³ä áåðåçó.  ë³ñ³ îçèâàþòüñÿ ñï³âè
ñîëîâ’¿í³ ³ âñ³ ãîëîñè âåñíÿíî¿ íî÷³. ³òåð ïîðèâ÷àñòî ç³òõàº. Ç îñÿéíîãî òóìàíó
âèõîäèòü  Ðóñàëêà ³ íèøêîì ï³äãëÿäຠìîëîäó ïàðó.
Ëóêàø, òóëÿ÷è äî ñåáå Ìàâêó, âñå áëèæ÷å íàõèëÿºòüñÿ îáëè÷÷ÿì äî íå¿ ³ ðàïòîì
                                                                  ö³ëóº.
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                 (ñêðèêóº ç áîëåì ùàñòÿ)
                          Îõ!.. dzðêà â ñåðöå âïàëà!
 
                                                 Ðóñàëêà
                                                         Õà-õà-õà!
                          (Ç ñì³õîì ³ ïëåñêîì êèäàºòüñÿ â îçåðî.)
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                                          (óæàõíóâøèñü)
                          Ùî ñå òàêå?
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                              Íå á³éñÿ, òî Ðóñàëêà.
                          Ìè ïîäðóãè, — âîíà íàñ íå çà÷åïèòü.
                          Âîíà ñâàâ³ëüíà, ëþáèòü ãëóçóâàòè,
                          àëå ìåí³ äàðìà... Ìåí³ äàðìà
                          ïðî âñå íà ñâ³ò³!
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                                            Òî é ïðî ìåíå?
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                                                      Í³,
                          òè ñàì äëÿ ìåíå ñâ³ò, ìèë³øèé, êðàùèé,
                          í³æ òîé, ùî äîñ³ çíàëà ÿ, à é òîé
                          ïîêðàùàâ, â³äêîëè ìè ïîºäíàëèñü.
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                          Òî ìè âæå ïîºäíàëèñü?
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                                             Òè íå ÷óºø,
                          ÿê ñîëîâ’¿ âåñ³ëüíèì ñï³âîì äçâîíÿòü?
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                          ß ÷óþ... Ñå âîíè âæå íå ùåáå÷óòü,
                          íå òüîõêàþòü, ÿê çàâæäè, à ñï³âàþòü:
                          “Ö³ëóé! ö³ëóé! ö³ëóé!”
(Ö³ëóº ¿¿ äîâãèì, í³æíèì, òðåìòÿ÷èì ïîö³ëóíêîì.)
                                                               ß çàö³ëóþ
                          òåáå íà ñìåðòü!
Çðèâàºòüñÿ âèõîð, á³ëèé öâ³ò ìåòåëèöåþ â’ºòüñÿ ïî ãàëÿâ³.
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                                    Í³, ÿ íå ìîæó âìåðòè...
                          à øêîäà...
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                                         Ùî òè êàæåø? ß íå õî÷ó!
                          Íàâ³ùî ÿ ñêàçàâ?!.
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                                    ͳ, ñå òàê äîáðå —
                          óìåðòè, ÿê ëåòþ÷à ç³ðêà...
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                                                             Ãîä³!
                                  (Ãîâîðèòü, ïåñòÿ÷è.)
                          Íå õî÷ó ïðî òàêå! Íå ãîâîðè!
                          Íå ãîâîðè í³÷îãî!.. ͳ, êàæè!
                          ×óäíà ó òåáå ìîâà, àëå ÿêîñü
                          òàê äîáðå ñëóõàòè... Ùî æ òè ìîâ÷èø?
                          Ðîçãí³âàëàñü?
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                           ß ñëóõàþ òåáå...
                          òâîãî êîõàííÿ...
(Áåðå â ðóêè ãîëîâó éîãî, îáåðòຠïðîòè ì³ñÿöÿ ³ ïèëüíî
                                            äèâèòüñÿ â â³÷³.)
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                                               Íàùî òàê? Àæ ñòðàøíî,
                          ÿê òè î÷èìà â äóøó çàçèðàºø...
                          ß òàê íå ìîæó! Ãîâîðè, æàðòóé,
                          ïèòàé ìåíå, êàæè, ùî ëþáèø, ñì³éñÿ...
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                          Ó òåáå ãîëîñ ÷èñòèé, ÿê ñòðóìîê,
                          à î÷³ — íåïðîçîð³.
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                                                       Ìîæå, ì³ñÿöü
                          íåÿñíî ñâ³òèòü.
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                                  Ìîæå...
(Ñõèëÿºòüñÿ ãîëîâîþ éîìó äî ñåðöÿ ³ çàìèðàº.)
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                                                    Òè çîìë³ëà?
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                          Öèòü! Õàé ãîâîðèòü ñåðöå... Íåâèðàçíî
                          âîíî ãîâîðèòü, ÿê âåñíÿíà í³÷êà.
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                          ×îãî òàì ïðèñëóõàòèñÿ? Íå òðåáà!
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                          Íå òðåáà, êàæåø? Òî íå òðåáà, ìèëèé!
                          Íå òðåáà, ëþáèé! ß íå áóäó, ùàñòÿ,
                          íå áóäó ïðèñëóõàòèñÿ, õîðîøèé!
                          ß áóäó ïåñòèòè, ìîº êîõàííÿ!
                          Òè çâèê äî ïåñòîù³â?
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                                                           ß íå ëþáèâñÿ
                          í³ ç êèì ùå çðîäó. ß òîãî é íå çíàâ,
                          ùî ëþáîù³ òàê³ ñîëîäê³!
 
Ìàâêà ïðèñòðàñíî ïåñòèòü éîãî, â³í ñêðèêóº ç ìóêîþ âò³õè.
 
                                                                  Ìàâêî!
                          òè ç ìåíå äóøó âèéìåø!
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                                        Âèéìó, âèéìó!
                          ³çüìó ñîá³ òâîþ ñï³âî÷ó äóøó,
                          à ñåðäåíüêî ñëîâàìè çà÷àðóþ...
                                  ß ö³ëóâàòèìó âóñòîíüêà ãîæ³,
                                       ùîá çàãîð³ëèñü,
                                       ùîá çàøàð³ëèñü,
                                  íà÷å ò³ êâ³òîíüêè ç äèêî¿ ðîæ³!
                                  ß áóäó âàáèòè î÷³ áëàêèòí³,
                                       õàé âîíè ãðàþòü,
                                       õàé âîíè ñÿþòü,
                          õàé ðîçñèïàþòü âîãí³ ñàìîöâ³òí³!
                              (Ðàïòîì ñïëåñêóº ðóêàìè.)
                          Òà ÷èì æå ÿ ïðèíàäæó ëþá³ î÷³!
                          ß æ äîñ³ íå çàêâ³ò÷àíà!
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                                                            Äàðìà!
                          òè é áåç êâ³òîê õîðîøà.
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                                            Í³, ÿ õî÷ó
                          äëÿ òåáå òàê çàêâ³ò÷àòèñÿ ïèøíî,
                          ÿê ë³ñîâà öàð³âíà!
(Á³æèòü íà äðóãèé ê³íåöü ãàëÿâè, äàëåêî â³ä îçåðà, äî
                                        öâ³òó÷èõ êóù³â.)
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                                                       Ïî÷åêàé!
                          ß ñàì òåáå çàêâ³ò÷àþ.
                                              (²äå äî íå¿.)
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                               (ñìóòíî)
                                                     Íå êðàñí³
                          êâ³òè âíî÷³... òåïåð ïîñíóëè áàðâè...
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                          Òóò ñâ³òëÿêè â òðàâ³, ÿ íàçáèðàþ,
                          âîíè ñâ³òèòèìóòü ó òåáå â êîñàõ,
                          òî áóäå íà÷å çîðÿíèé â³íîê.
                          (Êëàäå ñê³ëüêà ñâ³òëÿê³â ¿é íà âîëîññÿ.)
 
                          Äàé ïîäèâëþñÿ... Îé, ÿêà æ õîðîøà!
                 (Íå òÿìëÿ÷èñü â³ä ùàñòÿ, ïîðèâຠ¿¿ â îá³éìè.)
                          ß ùå íàáðàòè ìóøó. ß âáåðó
                          òåáå, ìîâ êîðîë³âíó, â ñàìîöâ³òè!
                       (Øóêຠâ òðàâ³ ïîï³ä êóùàìè ñâ³òëÿê³â.)
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                          À ÿ ç êàëèíè öâ³òó íàëàìàþ.
                          Âîíà íå ñïèòü, áî ñîëîâåéêî áóäèòü.
                       (Ëàìຠá³ëèé öâ³ò ³ ïðèêðàøóº ñîá³ îäåæó.)
 
                                                 Ðóñàëêà
(çíîâ âèõîäèòü ç òóìàíó. Øåïî÷å, ïîâåðíóâøèñü äî î÷åðåò³â.)
                                  Äèòèí÷àòà-Ïîòåð÷àòà,
                                  çàñâ³òèòå êàãàí÷àòà!
 
 î÷åðåòàõ çàáëèìàëè äâà áðîäÿ÷³ âîãíèêè. Äàë³ âèõîäÿòü Ïîòåð÷àòà, â
ðóêàõ ìàþòü êàãàí÷êè, ùî áëèìàþòü, òî ÿñíî ñïàëàõóþ÷è, òî çîâñ³ì ïîãàñàþ÷è.
Ðóñàëêà ïðèòóëÿº ¿õ äî ñåáå ³ øåïî÷å, ïîêàçóþ÷è â äàëå÷³íü íà á³ëó ïîñòàòü
Ëóêàøåâó, ùî ì𳺠â ìîðîêó ïîì³æ êóùàìè.
 
                          Äèâ³òüñÿ, îí îòîé, ùî òàì áëóêàº,
                          òàêèé, ÿê áàòüêî âàø ùî âàñ ïîêèíóâ,
                          ùî âàøó íåíå÷êó çàíàïàñòèâ.
                          Éîìó íå òðåáà æèòè.
 
                                             Ï å ð ø å   Ï î ò å ð ÷ à
                                                                  Óòîïè!
 
                                                 Ðóñàëêà
                          Íå ñì³þ. ˳ñîâèê çàáîðîíèâ.
 
                                             Ä ð ó ã å  Ï î ò å ð ÷ à
                          À ìè íå çäóæàºì, áî ìè ìàëåíüê³.
 
                                                 Ðóñàëêà
                                      Âè ìàëåíüê³
                                      âè ëåãåíüê³,
                          â ðó³êàõ âîãíèêè ÿñíåíüê³,
                          âè ÿê ëàñî÷êè òèõåíüê³, —
                          âè ï³ä³òü ó ÷àãàðíèê,
                          íå ïî÷óº ˳ñîâèê,
                                      à ÿê ñòð³íå —
                                      âîãíèê ñâ³íå —
                                      áóâ ³ çíèê!
                          Ïåðåêèíüòåñü áëèñêàâêàìè
                                      íàä ñòåæêàìè.
                          Ñïàëàõí³òü íàä êóïèíîþ,
                          ïîâåä³òü äðàãîâèíîþ, —
                                      äå â³í ñòàíå,
                                      òàì ³ êàíå
                          àæ íà ñàìå äíî áîëîòà...
                          Äàë³ — âæå ìîÿ ðîáîòà!
                                      Íó! áëèñü-áëèñü!
 
                                                 Ïîòåð÷àòà
                                 (ðóøàþ÷è îäíî äî îäíîãî)
                          Òè ñþäîþ, ÿ òóäîþ,
                          à ç³éäåìîñü íàä âîäîþ!
 
                                                 Ðóñàëêà
                                                  (ðàäî)
                          Ïîäàëèñü!
(Íàäá³ãຠäî áîëîòà, áðèçêຠâîäîþ ç ïàëüö³â ïîçàä ñåáå ÷åðåç
ïëå÷³. Ç-çà êóïèíè âèñêàêóº   Ê ó ö ü,   ìîëîäåíüêèé
                                                     ÷îðòèê-ïàíè÷èê.)
                          Êóöþ-Êóöþ,
                          ïîö³ëóé ó ðóöþ!
(Ñâàâ³ëüíèì ðóõîì ïðîñòÿãຠéîìó ðóêó, â³í ö³ëóº.)
 
                                                 Êóöü
                                 Çà ùî æ òî, ïàíÿíêî?
 
                                                 Ðóñàëêà
                                                        ß òîá³ ñí³äàíêî
                          ãàðíå íàãîòóþ, ò³ëüêè íå ïðîãàâ.
                              (Ïîêàçóº â äàëå÷³íü íà Ëóêàøà.)
                          Áà÷èø? Ùî? Ïðèâèê äî òàêèõ ïîòðàâ?
 
                                                 Êóöü
                                        (ìàõíóâ ðóêîþ)
                                Ïîêè íå â áîëîò³, —
                                ñóõî ìåí³ â ðîò³!
 
                                                 Ðóñàëêà
                                Áóäå õëîïåöü, òâ³é,
                          ðàä³ñòü áóäå é áàá³, é ìàò³íö³ òâî¿é!
 
Êóöü ñòðèáຠçà êóïèíó ³ çíèêàº. Ðóñàëêà â î÷åðåò³ çîðèòü çà Ïîòåð÷àòàìè,
ùî ìèãîòÿòü á³ãóíöÿìè, ñïàëàõóþòü, áëèìàþòü, ñíóþòüñÿ, ïåðåá³ãàþòü.
                         
                                                 Ëóêàø
                         (øóêàþ÷è ñâ³òëÿê³â, çàââàæຠâîãíèêè)
                          ßê³ õîðîø³ ñâ³òëÿêè! ëåòþ÷³!
                          ß ùå òàêèõ íå áà÷èâ! À âåëèê³!
                          ß ìóøó ¿õ ï³éìàòè!
(Ãàíÿºòüñÿ òî çà îäíèì, òî çà äðóãèì, âîíè íåïîì³òíî íàäÿòü
                                           éîãî äî äðàãîâèíè.)
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                                          Íå ëîâè!
                          Êîõàíèé, íå ëîâè! Òî Ïîòåð÷àòà!
                          Âîíè çâåäóòü íà áåçâ³ñòü!
 
Ëóêàø íå ÷óº, çàõîïëåíèé ãîíèòâîþ, ³ â³äá³ãຠãåòü äàëåêî â³ä Ìàâêè.
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                                        (ðàïòîì ñêðèêóº)
                                                               Ïðîá³! Ãèíó!
                           äðàãîâèíó ïîïàâ! Îé, ñìîê÷å! òÿãíå!
 
Ìàâêà íàäá³ãຠíà éîãî êðèê, àëå íå ìîæå ä³ñòàòèñÿ äî íüîãî, áî â³í çàãðóç
äàëåêî â³ä òâåðäîãî áåðåãà. Âîíà êèäຠéîìó îäèí ê³íåöü ñâîãî ïîÿñà,
                                                                   äåðæà÷è çà äðóãèé.
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                          Ëîâè!
 
                                   Ïîÿñ íå äîñÿãຠðóêè Ëóêàøåâî¿.
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                          Îé, íå ñÿãàº! Ùî æ ñå áóäå?
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
(êèäàºòüñÿ äî âåðáè, ùî ñòî¿òü, ïîõèëèâøèñü íàä  äðàãîâèíîþ)
                          Âåðáè÷åíüêî-ìàòóñåíüêî, ðÿòóé!
(Øâèäêî, ÿê á³ëèöÿ, çëàçèòü íà âåðáó, ñïóñêàºòüñÿ ïî êðàéíüîìó
â³òò³, êèäຠçíîâ ïîÿñà — â³í íà ñåé ðàç äîñÿãàº, — Ëóêàø
õàïàºòüñÿ çà ê³íåöü, Ìàâêà ïðèòÿãຠéîãî äî ñåáå, ïîò³ì ïîäàº
ðóêó ³ ïîìàãຠçë³çòè íà âåðáó.)
 
Ðóñàëêà â î÷åðåò³ âèäຠãëóõèé ñòîã³í äîñàäè ³ çíèêຠâ òóìàí³. Ïîòåð÷àòà
                                                              òåæ çíèêàþòü.
 
                                                 Äÿäüê Ëåâ
                                       (ïðîêèíóâñÿ â³ä êðèêó)
                          Ãà?.. Ùî òàêå? Âæå çíîâ ÿêàñü ìàðà?
                          Öóð-ïåê! ùåçàé!
                                              (Îãëÿäàºòüñÿ.)
                                                    Ëóêàøó, äå òè? ãîâ!
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                                      (îçèâàºòüñÿ ç âåðáè)
                          ß òóòà, äÿäüêó!
 
                                                 Ëåâ
                                                     À òè òóò ÷îãî?
                            (ϳäõîäèòü ³ çàãëÿäຠíà âåðáó.)
                          Çë³ç íà âåðáó, ùå é ç ä³âêîþ!
 
                            Ëóêàø ³çë³çຠç âåðáè. Ìàâêà òàì ëèøàºòüñÿ.
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                                                        Îé äÿäüêó!
                          ß òóò áóëî â äðàãîâèíó çàãðóç,
                          íàòðàïèâ íà â³êíî, òà âæå âîíà
                                      (ïîêàçóº íà Ìàâêó)
                          ïîðÿòóâàëà ÿêîñü.
 
                                                 Ëåâ
                                                    À ÷îãî æ òè
                          ñòèêàºøñÿ îòóò ÿê ïîòîðî÷à? —
                          òàæ ïîíî÷³!
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                          ß ñâ³òëÿêè ëîâèâ...
                                               (Óðèâàº.)
 
                                                 Ëåâ
                              (çàââàæຠñâ³òëÿêè íà Ìàâö³)
                          Áà! òàê áè òè é êàçàâ, òî ÿ æ áè çíàâ!
                          Òåïåð ÿ áà÷ó ñàì, ÷èÿ òî ñïðàâà.
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                          ß æ, äÿäå÷êó, éîãî ïîðÿòóâàëà.
 
                                                 Ëåâ
 
                          Äèâèñü òè — “äÿäå÷êó”! Çíàéøëàñü íåáîãà!
                          À õòî æ éîãî ïðèçâ³â ó ïàñòêó ë³çòè?
                                    (Äîê³ðëèâî õèòຠãîëîâîþ.)
                          Åé, êîäëî ë³ñîâå! Òàêà â âàñ ïðàâäà!..
                          Íó, ïîïàäó æ ³ ÿ ˳ñîâèêà,
                          òî âæå íå âèðâåòüñÿ, — â ïåíüîê äóáîâèé
                          âùåìëþ òå áîðîäèùå-ïîìåëèùå,
                          òî áóäå â³äàòè! Áà÷, ï³äñèëàº
                          ñâî¿õ ä³âîê, à ñàì — ³ ÿ íå ÿ!
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                  (øâèäêî çá³ãຠç âåðáè)
                          ͳ, â³í íå âèíåí! Õàé Çì³ÿ-Öàðèöÿ
                          ìåíå ñêàðàº, ÿêùî ñå íåïðàâäà!
                          ² ÿ íå âèííà!
 
                                                 Ëåâ
                                            Îò, òåïåðà â³ðþ,
                          áî çíàþ, ñå â âàñ ïðèñÿãà âåëèêà.
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                          Âîíà ìåíå ïîðÿòóâàëà, äÿäüêó,
                          îò á³ãìå çãèíóâ áè òåïåð áåç íå¿!
 
                                                 Ëåâ
                          Íó, ä³âîíüêî, õî÷ òè äóø³ íå ìàºø,
                          òà ñåðöå äîáðå â òåáå. Ïðîáà÷àé,
                          ùî ÿ íàãðèìàâ çîïàëó.
                                            (Äî Ëóêàøà)
                                                          ×îãî æ òè
                          ïî ñâ³òëÿêè ïîãíàâñÿ íà áîëîòî?
                          Õ³áà æ âîíè ïî êóïèíàõ ñèäÿòü?
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                          Òà òî ÿê³ñü áóëè òàê³ ëåòþ÷³!
 
                                                 Ëåâ
                          Åãå! Òî çíàþ æ ÿ! Òî Ïîòåð÷àòà!
                          Íó-íó, ÷åêàéòå æ, ïðèâåäó ÿ âçàâòðà
                          ùåíÿòîê-ÿð÷óê³â, òî ùå ïîáà÷èì.
                          õòî òóò çàñêàâó÷èòü!
 
                                    Ã î ë î ñ ê è   Ï î ò å ð ÷ à ò
(îçèâàþòüñÿ æàë³áíî, ïîä³áíî äî æàáÿ÷îãî êóìêàííÿ)
 
                                   ͳ, í³, ä³äóíþ!
                                   ͳ, ìè íå âèíí³!
                                   Ìè â äðàãîâèíí³
                                   ÿã³äêè áðàëè.
                                   Ìè æ áî íå çíàëè,
                                   ùî òóòà ãîñò³,
                                   ìè á íå çðèíàëè
                                   ³ç ãëèáîêîñò³...
                                           Îé íåíå, ñóì!
                                           Íóì ïëàêàòü, íóì!
 
                                                 Ëåâ
                          ×è áà÷, ÿê çí³òèëàñü íåâ³ðíà ïàðà,
                          â³äüîìñüêèé íàêîðåíîê! Òà íåõàé,
                          ÿ âæå ä³éäó, õòî âèíåí, õòî íå âèíåí!..
                                           (Äî Ëóêàøà.)
                          À ùî, íåáîæå, ÷è íå ÷àñ äîäîìó?
                          Õîä³ì ïîìàëó.
                                           (Äî Ìàâêè)
                          Áóäü çäîðîâà, ä³âêî!
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                          Âè çàâòðà ïðèéäåòå? ß ïîêàæó,
                          äå º õîðîøå äåðåâî íà õàòó.
 
                                                 Ëåâ
                          ß áà÷ó, òè ïðî âñå âæå ðîçïèòàëàñü.
                          Ìåòêà! Òà ùî æ, ïðèõîäü, ÿ ç âàìè çâèê,
                          òà é âàì äî íàñ ïðèéäåòüñÿ ïðèâèêàòè.
                          Õîä³ìî. Ïðîùàâàé!
                                             (Ðóøàº.)
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                               (á³ëüø äî Ëóêàøà, í³æ äî Ëåâà)
                                          ß áóäó æäàòè!
Ëóêàø â³äñòຠâ³ä äÿäüêà, ñòèñêຠìîâ÷êè îáèäâ³ ðóêè Ìàâö³, áåçãó÷íî ¿¿ ö³ëóº ³,
                                     äîãíàâøè äÿäüêà, ³äå ç íèì ó ë³ñ.
                                                   
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                                 (ñàìà)
                                Êîëè á òè, í³÷êî, øâèäøå ìèíàëà!
                          Âèáà÷, êîõàíàÿ! Ùå æ ÿ íå çíàëà
                                äíèíè òàêî¿, ùîá áóëà ùàñíà
                          òàê, ÿê òè, í³÷åíüêî, òàê, ÿê òè, ÿñíà!
                                ×îì òè, áåðåçî, òàêà æóðëèâà?
                          Ãëÿíü, ìîÿ ñåñòðîíüêî, òàæ ÿ ùàñëèâà!
                                Íå ðîíè, âåðáî, ñë³ç íàä âîäîþ,
                          áóäå æ, ìàòóñåíüêî, ìèëèé çî ìíîþ!..
                                Áàòüêó ì³é ð³äíèé, òåìíåíüêèé ãàþ,
                          ÿê æå ÿ í³÷åíüêó ñþþ ïðîãàþ?
                                ͳ÷êà êîðîòêà — äîâãà ðîçëóêà...
                          Ùî æ ìåí³ ñóäæåíî — ùàñòÿ ÷è ìóêà?
 
̳ñÿöü ñõîâàâñÿ çà òåìíó ñò³íó ë³ñó, òåìðÿâà íàïëèëà íà ïðîãàëèíó, ÷îðíà, ìîâ
îêñàìèòíà. ͳ÷îãî íå ñòàëî âèäêî, ò³ëüêè æåâ𳺠äîë³ æàð, ïîçîñòàëèé â³ä âîãíèùà,
òà ïî â³íêó ³ç ñâ³òëÿê³â çíàòè, äå õîäèòü Ìàâêà ïîì³æ äåðåâàìè: â³íîê òîé ÿñí³º òî
ö³ëèì ñóç³ð’ÿì, òî îêðåìèìè ³ñêðàìè, äàë³ òüìà ³ éîãî ïîêðèâàº. Ãëèáîêà ï³âí³÷íà
òèøà, ò³ëüêè ÷àñîì ëåãêèé øåëåñò ÷óºòüñÿ â ãàþ, ìîâ ç³òõàííÿ ó ñí³.
                         
 
 


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