Ëåñÿ Óêðà¿íêà - Ëiñîâà Ïiñíÿ - Äiÿ 3
ijÿ 1   ijÿ 2

                                      Ä²ß 3
 
Õìàðíà, â³òðÿíà îñ³ííÿ í³÷. Îñòàíí³é æîâòèé â³äáëèñê ì³ñÿöÿ ãàñíå â
õàîñ³ ãîëîãî âåðõîâ³òòÿ. Ñòîãíóòü ïóãà÷³, ðåãî÷óòü ñîâè, ó¿äëèâî õàâàâêàþòü
ïóùèêè.  Ðàïòîì âñå ïîêðèâàºòüñÿ ïðîòÿãëèì ñóìíèì âîâ÷èì âèòòÿì, ùî
ðîçëÿãàºòüñÿ âñå äóæ÷å, äóæ÷å ³ âðàç îáðèâàºòüñÿ.  Íàñòຠòèøà.
Ïî÷èíàºòüñÿ õâîðå ñâ³òàííÿ ï³çíüî¿ îñåí³. Áåçëèñòèé ë³ñ ëåäâå ì𳺠ïðîòè
ïîïåëÿñòîãî íåáà ÷îðíîþ ùåòèíîþ, à äîë³ ïî óçë³ññ³ ñíóºòüñÿ ðîçòð³ïàíèé
ìîðîê. Ëóêàøåâà õàòà ïî÷èíຠá³ë³òè ñò³íàìè; ïðè îäí³é ñò³í³ ÷îðí³º ÿêàñü
ïîñòàòü, ùî çíåìîæåíà ïðèõèëèëàñü äî îäâ³ðêà, â í³é ëåäâå ìîæíà ï³çíàòè
Ìàâêó; âîíà â ÷îðí³é îäåæ³, â ñèâîìó íåïðîçîðîìó ñåðïàíêó, ò³ëüêè íà
                         ãðóäÿõ êðàñ³º ìàëåíüêèé êàëèíîâèé ïó÷å÷îê.
Êîëè ðîçâèäíÿºòüñÿ, íà ãàëÿâ³ ñòຠâèäêî âåëèêèé ïåíüîê, òàì, äå ñòîÿâ
êîëèñü ñòîë³òí³é äóá, à íåäàëå÷êî â³ä íüîãî íåäàâíî íàñèïàíó,
                                ùå íå  ïîðîñëó ìîð³æêîì ìîãèëó.
Ç ë³ñó âèõîäèòü   Ë ³ ñ î â è ê   ó ñ³ð³é ñâèò³ ³ â øàïö³ ç âîâ÷îãî õóòðà.
 
                                                 Ë³ñîâèê
                          (ïðèäèâëÿþ÷èñü äî ïîñòàò³ ï³ä õàòîþ)
                          Òè, äîíå÷êî?
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                  (òðîõè ïðîñòóïຠäî íüîãî)
 
                                                 Ë³ñîâèê
                                                             Íåâæå ïóñòèâ
                          òåáå íàçàä “Òîé, ùî â ñêàë³ ñèäèòü”?
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                          Òè âèçâîëèâ ìåíå ñâî¿ì çëî÷èíîì.
 
                                                 ˳ñîâèê
                          Òó ïîìñòó òè çëî÷èíîì íàçèâàºø,
                          òó ñïðàâåäëèâó ïîìñòó, ùî çàâäàâ ÿ
                          çðàäëèâîìó êîõàíöåâ³ òâîºìó?
                          Õ³áà æ òî íå ïî ïðàâä³, ùî ä³çíàâ â³í
                          ñàìîòíüîãî íåñâ³òñüêîãî îä÷àþ,
                          áëóêàþ÷è â ïîäîá³ âîâ÷³é ë³ñîì?
                          Àâæåæ! Òåïåð â³í âîâêóëàêà äèêèé!
                          Õàé ñêàâó÷èòü, íåõàé ãîëîñèòü, âèº,
                          õàé ïðàãíå êðîâ³ ëþäñüêî¿, – íå âãàñèòü
                          ñâ ìóêè çëî¿!
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                                  Íå ðàä³é,
                          áî ÿ éîãî ïîðÿòóâàëà. Â ñåðö³
                          çíàéøëà ÿ òåº ñëîâî ÷àð³âíå,
                          ùî é îçâ³ð³ëèõ â ëþäè ïîâåðòàº.
 
                                                 Ë³ñîâèê
(òóïຠçî çëîñò³ íîãîþ ³ ëàìຠç òð³ñêîì ñâîãî ö³ïêà)
                          Íå ã³äíà òè äî÷êîþ ë³ñó çâàòèñü!
                          áî â òåáå äóõ íå â³ëüíèé ë³ñîâèé,
                          à õàòí³é ðàáñüêèé!
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                                    Î, êîëè á òè çíàâ,
                          êîëè á òè çíàâ, ÿê ñòðàøíî òî áóëî...
                          ß ñïàëà ñíîì êàì³ííèì ó ïå÷åð³
                          ãëèáîê³é, ÷îðí³é, âîãê³é òà õîëîäí³é,
                          êîëè ñïîòâîðåíèé ïðîáèâñÿ ãîëîñ
                          êð³çü íåïðèñòóïí³ ñêåë³, ³ âèòòÿ
                          ïðîòÿãëå, äèêå ñóìíî ðîç³ñëàëîñü
                          ïî òåìíèõ, ìåðòâèõ âîäàõ ³ çáóäèëî
                          ì³æ ñêåëÿìè ëóíó äàâíî ïîìåðëó...
                          ² ÿ ïðîêèíóëàñü. Âîãíåì ï³äçåìíèì
                          ì³é æàëü ïàëêèé ç³ðâàâ ïå÷åðíèé ñêëåï,
                          ³ âèðâàëàñü ÿ çíîâ íà ñâ³ò. ² ñëîâî
                          óñòà ìî¿ í³ì³¿ îæèâèëî,
                          ³ ÿ â÷èíèëà äèâî... ß çáàãíóëà,
                          ùî çàáóòòÿ íå ñóäæåíî ìåí³.
 
                                                 ˳ñîâèê
                          Äå æ â³í òåïåð? ×îìó â³í íå ç òîáîþ?
                          ×è òî é éîãî íåâäÿ÷í³ñòü íåâìèðóùà
                          òàê, ÿê òâîº êîõàííÿ?
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                                       Îõ, ä³äóñþ!
                          ÿêáè òè áà÷èâ!.. ³í â ïîäîá³ ëþäñüê³é
                          óïàâ ìåí³ äî í³ã, ìîâ ÿñåíü âòÿòèé...
                          ² ç äîëó âãîðó â³í äî ìåíå çâ³â
                          òàêèé áîëþ÷èé ïîãëÿä, ïîâíèé òóãè
                          ³ êàÿòòÿ ïàëêîãî, áåç íà䳿...
                          Ëþäèíà ìîæå ò³ëüêè òàê äèâèòèñü!..
                          ß ùå äî ìîâè íå ïðèéøëà, ÿê â³í
                          ñõîïèâñü íà ð³âí³ íîãè, ³ â³ä ìåíå
                          òðåìòÿ÷èìè ðóêàìè çàñëîíèâñÿ,
                          ³ êèíóâñÿ, íå ìîâëÿ÷è í³ ñëîâà,
                          â áàéðàê òåðíîâèé, òàì ³ çíèê ç î÷åé.
 
                                                 ˳ñîâèê
                          ² ùî æ òåïåð òè äóìàºø ðîáèòè?
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                          Íå çíàþ... ß òåïåð, ÿê ò³íü áëóêàþ
                          êðàé ñå¿ õàòè. ß íå ìàþ ñèëè
                          ïîêèíóòè ¿¿... ß ñåðöåì ÷óþ –
                          â³í âåðíåòüñÿ ñþäè...
 
˳ñîâèê ìîâ÷êè æóðëèâî õèòຠãîëîâîþ. Ìàâêà çíîâ ïðèõèëÿºòüñÿ äî
                                                       ñò³íè.
 
                                                 ˳ñîâèê
                                                        Äèòèíî á³äíà,
                          ÷îãî òè éøëà â³ä íàñ ó êðàé ïîíóðèé?
                          Íåâæå íåìà ñïî÷èíêó â ð³äí³ì ãàþ?
                          Äèâèñü, îí æäå òåáå òâîÿ âåðáà,
                          âîíà äàâíî âæå ëîæå ïîñòåëèëà
                          ³ æóðèòüñÿ, ùî òè äåñü çàáàðèëàñü.
                          ²äè, ñïî÷èíü.
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                                  (òèõî)
                                   Íå ìîæó  ÿ, ä³äóñþ.
 
˳ñîâèê, øóìíî ç³òõíóâøè, ïîìàëó ïîäàâñÿ â ë³ñ. Ç ë³ñó ÷óºòüñÿ íàâ³ñíèé
òóï³ò, íà÷å õòîñü áåç âàãè æåíåòüñÿ êîíåì, ïîò³ì ñïèíÿºòüñÿ.
                                                 Êóöü
(âèñêàêóº ç-çà õàòè, ïîòèðàþ÷è ðóêè, ³ ñïèíÿºòüñÿ, ïîáà÷èâøè
                                                    Ìàâêó)
 
                          Òè, Ìàâêî, òóò?
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                          À òè ÷îãî íèêàºø?
 
                                                 Êóöü
                          ß ¿ì êîíÿ ïðèòÿã çà ãè÷êó â ñòàéíþ.
                          Ãàðàçä ìåíå ïîïîâîçèâ âîñòàííº,
                          âæå íå âîçèòèìå í³êîãî á³ëüøå!
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                          Íåíàâèäíèé! Òè îãàíüáèâ íàø ë³ñ!
                          Ñå òàê òè äåðæèø óìîâó ç äÿäüêîì Ëåâîì?
 
                                                 Êóöü
                          Óìîâà íàøà âìåðëà âêóï³ ç íèì.
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                          ßê? Äÿäüêî Ëåâ óìåð?
 
                                                 Êóöü
                                                      Îí ³ ìîãèëà.
                          ϳä äóáîì ïîõîâàëè, à ïðèéøëîñÿ
                          êîëî ïåíüêà ñòàðîìó ñïî÷èâàòè.
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                          Îáîº ïîëÿãëè... ³í ïðå÷óâàâ,
                          ùî âæå éîìó ñåé ð³ê íå çèìóâàòè...
                                     (Íàäõîäèòü äî ìîãèëè.)
 
                          Îé, ÿê æå ïëà÷å ñåðöå ïî òîá³,
                          ºäèíèé äðóæå ì³é! ßêáè ÿ ìàëà
                          æèâóù³ ñëüîçè, ÿ á çðîñèëà çåìëþ,
                          áàðâ³íîê áè çðîñòèëà íåâìèðóùèé
                          íà ñ³é ìîãèë³. À òåïåð ÿ âáîãà,
                          ì³é æàëü ñïàäàº, íà÷å ìåðòâèé ëèñò...
 
                                                 Êóöü
                          Æàëü íå ïðèñòàâ ìåí³, à âñå æ ÿ ìóøó
                          ïðèçíàòèñÿ — òàêè ñòàðîãî øêîäà,
                          áî â³í óì³â òðèìàòè ç íàìè çãîäó.
                          Áóëî ³ öàïà ÷îðíîãî äåðæèòü
                          ïðè êîíÿõ, ùîá ÿ ìàâ  íà ÷îìó ¿çäèòü.
                          ß áëèñêàâêîþ ì÷ó áóëî íà öàï³,
                          à êîíèêè ñòîÿòü ñîá³ ñïîê³éíî.
                          Îò ñ³ áàáè çîâñ³ì íå âì³þòü æèòè
                          ÿê ñë³ä ³ç íàìè, – öàïà ïðîäàëè,
                          çðóáàëè äóáà. Çðóøèëè óìîâó.
                          Íó, é ÿ æ â³ääÿ÷èâ ¿ì! Íàéêðàù³ êîí³
                          íà ñìåðòü çà¿çäèâ; êóïëÿòü — çíîâ çà¿æäæó.
                          Ùå é â³äüìó, ùî â ÷îðòèö³ áàáóâàëà,
                          ãàðíåíüêî ïîïðîñèâ, ùîá ¿ì êîðîâè
                          ãåòü-÷èñòî ïîïñóâàëà. Õàé æå çíàþòü!
                          Ùå æ Âîäÿíèê ñò³æêà ¿ì ï³äìî÷èâ,
                          à Ïîòåð÷àòà çá³ææÿ ïîãíî¿ëè,
                          Ïðîïàñíèöÿ ¿õ äîñ³ á’º çà òå,
                          ùî îçåðî êîíîïëÿìè çãèäèëè.
                          Íå áóäå ¿ì äîáðà òåïåð ó ë³ñ³!
                          Âæå òóò íàâêîëî õàòè é Çëèäí³ õîäÿòü.
 
                                                 Çëèäí³
                         (ìàë³, çàìîðåí³ ³ñòîòè, â ëàõì³òò³, ç â³÷íèì, ãðèçüêèì
                         ãîëîäîì íà îáëè÷÷³, ç’ÿâëÿþòüñÿ ç-çà êóòêà õàòíüîãî)
 
                          Ìè òóò! À õòî íàñ êëè÷å?
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                         (êèäàºòüñÿ ¿ì íàâïåðåéìè äî äâåðåé)
                                                          Ãåòü! Ùåçàéòå!
                          ͳõòî íå êëèêàâ âàñ!
 
                                      Î ä è í   ç ë è ä å í ü 
                                                    Çëåò³ëî ñëîâî, —
                          íàçàä íå âåðíåòüñÿ.
 
                                              Ç ë è ä í ³
                                    (îáñ³äàþòü ïîð³ã)
                                                    Êîëè á òàì øâèäøå
                          íàì äâåð³ â³ä÷èíèëè, – ìè ãîëîäí³!
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                          ß íå ïóùó òóäè!
 
                                                 Çëèäí³
                                          Òî äàé íàì ¿ñòè!
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                                (ç æàõîì)
                          ͳ÷îãî ÿ íå ìàþ...
 
                                                 Çëèäí³
                                                        Äàé êàëèíó
                          îòó, ùî íîñèø êîëî ñåðöÿ! Äàé!
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                          Ñå êðîâ ìîÿ!
                                                 Çëèäí³
                          Äàðìà! Ìè ëþáèì êðîâ.
 
Îäèí Çëèäåíü, êèäàºòüñÿ ¿é íà ãðóäè, ñìîê÷å êàëèíó, ³íø³ ñ³ïàþòü
éîãî, ùîá ³ ñîá³ ïîêóøòóâàòè, ãðèçóòüñÿ ìåæ³ ñîáîþ ³ ãàð÷àòü, ÿê ñîáàêè.
 
                                                 Êóöü
                          Åé Çëèäí³, çàëèø³òü — òî íå ëþäèíà!
 
          Çëèäí³ ñïèíÿþòüñÿ, öîêîòÿòü çóáàìè ³ ñâèùóòü â³ä ãîëîäó.
 
                                                 Çëèäí³
                                                 (äî Êóöÿ)
                          Òàê äàé íàì ¿ñòè, áî é òåáå ç’¿ìî!
                          (Êèäàþòüñÿ äî Êóöÿ, òîé â³äñêàêóº.)
 
                                                 Êóöü
                          Íó-íó, ïîìàëó!
 
                                                 Çëèäí³
                                                    ¯ñòè! Ìè ãîëîäí³!!
 
                                                 Êóöü
                          Ñòðèâàéòå, çàðàç ÿ çáóæó áàá³â,
                          âàì áóäå ¿æà, à ìåí³ çàáàâà.
(Áåðå ãðóäêó çåìë³, êèäຠâ â³êíî ³ ðîçáèâຠøèáêó.)
 
                          Ã î ë î ñ   ì à ò å ð ³   Ë ó ê à ø å â î ¿
                                                 (â õàò³)
                          Îé! Ùî òàêå? Âæå çíîâ íå÷èñòà ñèëà!
 
                                                 Êóöü
                                 (äî Çëèäí³â ïîøåïêè)
                          À áà÷èòå – ïðîêèíóëàñü. Îñü õóòêî
                          ïîêëè÷å âàñ. Òåïåð ïîñèäüòå òèõî,
                          à òî ùå çàêëåíå ñòàðà âàñ òàê,
                          ùî é â çåìëþ ââ³éäåòå, — âîíà ñå â쳺.
 
                          Çëèäí³ ñêóëþþòüñÿ ï³ä ïîðîãîì òåìíîþ êóïîþ.
Ç õàòè ÷óòíî êð³çü ðîçáèòó øèáêó ðóõè âñòàâàííÿ ìàòåð³, ïîò³ì ¿¿ ãîëîñ,
                                    à çãîäîì Êèëèíèí.
 
                                                 Ãîëîñ ìàòåðèí
                          Îé, âæå é ðîçâèäíèëîñü, à òà âñå ñïèòü.
                          Êèëèíî! Ãåé, Êèëèíî! Íó, òà é ñïèòü æå!
                          Áîäàé íàâ³ê çàñíóëà... Âñòàíü! À âñòàíü,
                          áîäàé òè âæå íå âñòàëà!
 
                                                 Ãîëîñ  Êèëèíè
                                                    (çàñïàíî)
                                                             Òà ÷îãî òàì?
 
                                                 Ìàòè
                                               (ó¿äëèâî)  
                          Ïîðà æ òîá³ êîðîâèöþ çäî¿òè,
                          îòó ìîëî÷íó, òóðñüêîãî çàâîäó,
                          ùî òè ùå çà íåá³æ÷èêà ïðèäáàëà.
 
                                                 Êèëèíà
                                    (âæå ïðî÷óìàâøèñü)
                          ß ò³¿ ïîäîþ, ùî òóò çàñòàëà,
                          òà íàö³äæó òðè êðàïë³ ìîëîêà  –
                          õóíò ìàñëà áóäå...
 
                                                 Ìàòè
                                                       Îòæå é íå çìîâ÷èòü!
                          Õòî æ âèíåí, ùî íàá³ëó â íàñ íå ñòàëî?
                          Ç òàêîþ ãîñïîäèíåþ... îé ãîðå!
                          Íó âæå é íåâ³ñòî÷êà! ² äå âçÿëàñÿ
                          íà íàøó ãîëîâó?
 
                                                 Êèëèíà
                                                       À õòî æ âåë³â
                          äî ìåíå çàñèëàòèñÿ? Òàæ ìàëè
                          îòóò ÿêóñü çàäðèïàíêó, — áóëî âàì
                          ïðèéíÿòè òà ïðèáðàòè õîðîøåíüêî,
                          îò ³ áóëà á íåâ³ñòî÷êà äî ìèñë³!
 
                                                 Ìàòè
                          À ùî æ — ãàäàºø, í³? Òàêè é áóëà á!
                          Äóðíèé Ëóêàø, ùî ïðîì³íÿâ íà òåáå;
                          áî òî áóëî òàêå ïîê³ðíå, äîáðå,
                          õî÷ ïðèêëàäàé äî ðàíè... Óçèâàºø
                          ¿¿ çàäðèïàíêîþ, à ñàìà
                          ¿¿ çåëåíó ñóêíþ ïåðåøèëà
                          òà é äîñ³ ñîâàºø – íåìຠâñòèäó!
 
                                                 Êèëèíà
                          Òà âæå æ, ó âàñ íàõîäèøñÿ â íîâîìó!..
                          Îí ÷îëîâ³êà äåñü ïîâ³òðÿ íîñèòü,
                          à òè á³äóé ç ñâåêðóøèñüêîì ïðîêëÿòèì, —
                          í³ æ³íêà, í³ âäîâà — ÿêàñü ïîêèäüêà!
 
                                                 Ìàòè
                          ßêèé áè ÷îëîâ³ê ç òîáîþ âñèä³â?
                          Á³äî íàïðàñíà! Ùî áóëî — òî ç’¿ëà                         
                          ç ä³òèñüñêàìè ñâî¿ìè, — îí, ñèäÿòü! –
                          áîäàé òàê âàñ ñàìèõ ïîñ³ëè çëèäí³!
 
                                                 Êèëèíà
                          Íåõàé òîãî ïîñÿäóòü, õòî ¿õ êëè÷å!
 
Íà ñèõ ñëîâàõ îä÷èíÿº äâåð³ ç õàòè. Êóöü óò³êຠâ áîëîòî. Çëèäí³ ñõîïëþþòüñÿ
                                           ³ çàá³ãàþòü ó ñ³íè.
Êèëèíà ç â³äðîì ó ðóêàõ øïàðêî ïðîá³ãຠäî ë³ñîâîãî ïîòîêà, ç ãóðêîòîì íàáèðàº
â³äðîì âîäó ³ âåðòàºòüñÿ íàçàä óæå òðîõè òèõøîþ õîäîþ. Çàââàæຠáëèçüêî äâåðåé
Ìàâêó, ùî ñòî¿òü ïðè ñò³í³ çíåñèëåíà, ñïóñòèâøè ñèâèé ñåðïàíîê íà îáëè÷÷ÿ.
 
                                                 Êèëèíà
                          (ñïèíÿºòüñÿ ³ ñòàíîâèòü â³äðî äîë³)
                          À ñå æ ÿêà?.. Ãåé, ñëóõàé, ÷è òè ï’ÿíà,
                          ÷è, ìîæå, çìåðçëà?
                                       (Òåðìîñèòü Ìàâêó çà ïëå÷å.)
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                          (íàñèëó, ìîâ áîðþ÷èñÿ ç òÿæêîþ çìîðîþ)
 
                                                        Ñîí ìåíå çìàãàº...
                          Çèìîâèé ñîí...
                                                
                                                 Êèëèíà
                          (â³äñëîíÿº ¿é îáëè÷÷ÿ ³ ï³çíàº)
                                  ×îãî ñþäè ïðèéøëà?
                          Òîá³ íå çàïëàòèëè çà ðîáîòó?
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                               (ÿê ³ ïåðøå)
                          Ìåí³ í³õòî íå ìîæå çàïëàòèòè.
 
                                                 Êèëèíà
                          Äî êîãî òè ïðèéøëà? Éîãî íåìà.
                          ß çíàþ, òè äî íüîãî! Ïðèçíàâàéñÿ —
                          â³í òâ³é êîõàíîê?
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                              (òàê ñàìî)
 
                                                      Êîëèñü áóâ ðàíîê
                          ÿñíèé, âåñåëèé, íå òîé, ùî òåïåð...
                                                            â³í óæå âìåð...
 
                                                 Êèëèíà
                                                           Òè áîæåâ³ëüíà!
 
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                              (òàê ñàìî)
                                                          ³ëüíà, ÿ â³ëüíà...
                          Ñóíåòüñÿ õìàðêà ïî íåáó ïîâ³ëüíà,
                          éäå áåçïðè÷àëüíà, ñóìíà, áåçïðèâ³òíà...
                                                    Äå æ áëèñêàâèöÿ áëàêèòíà?
 
                                                 Êèëèíà
                                           (ñ³ïຠ¿¿ çà ðóêó)
                          Ãåòü! íå ìîðî÷ ìåíå! ×îãî ñòî¿ø?
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                          (ïðèòîìí³øå, â³äñòóïàþ÷è îä äâåðåé)
                          Ñòîþ òà äèâëþñÿ, ÿê³ âè ùàñëèâ³.
 
                                                 Êèëèíà
                          À ùîá òè ñòîÿëà ó ÷óä³ òà â äèâ³!
 
Ìàâêà çì³íÿºòüñÿ ðàïòîì ó âåðáó ç ñóõèì ëèñòîì òà ïëàêó÷èì ã³ëëÿì.
                         
                                                 Êèëèíà
                          (îãîâòàâøèñü â³ä çäóì³ííÿ, âîðîæî)
                          ×è áà! ß â äîáðèé ÷àñ òîá³ ñêàçàëà!
                          Íó-íó, òåïåð íåäîâãî íàñòî¿øñÿ!..
 
                                                 Õëîï÷èê
                                   (âèá³ãຠç õàòè. Äî Êèëèíè)
                          Îé ìàìî, äå âè-òå? Ìè ¿ñòè õî÷åì,
                          à áàáà íå äàþòü!
 
                                                 Êèëèíà
                                                            Åé, îä÷åïèñÿ!
                          (Íèøêîì, íàõèëèâøèñÿ äî íüîãî.)
                          ß òàì ï³ä ïå÷åþ ïèð³ã ñõîâàëà, —
                          ÿê áàáà âèéäå äî êîìîðè, — ç’¿æòå.
 
                                                 Õëîï÷èê
                          Âè-òå ñóõó âåðáó âñòðîìèëè òóòà?
                          Òàé íàùî òî?
 
                                                 Êèëèíà
                                                  Òîá³ äî âñüîãî ä³ëî!
 
                                                 Õëîï÷èê
                          ß ç íå¿ âð³æó äóäî÷êó.
 
                                                 Êèëèíà
                                                              Ïðî ìåíå!
 
 
                Õëîï÷èê âèð³çຠã³ëêó ç âåðáè ³ âåðòàºòñÿ â õàòó.
Ç ë³ñó âèõîäèòü Ëóêàø, õóäèé, ç äîâãèì âîëîññÿì, áåç ñâèòè, áåç øàïêè.
                         
                                                 Êèëèíà
(ñêðèêóº ðàä³ñíî, âãëåä³âøè éîãî, àëå çàðàç æå äîñàäà
                                       òàìóº ¿¿ ðàä³ñòü)
 
                          Òàêè ÿâèâñÿ! Äå òåáå íîñèëî
                          òàê äîâãî?
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                                                  Íå ïèòàé!
 
                                                 Êèëèíà
                                                           Ùå é íå ïèòàé!
                          Òÿãàâñÿ, âîëî÷èâñÿ, ëèõî çíàº
                          äå, ïî ÿêèõ ñâ³òàõ, òà é “íå ïèòàé”!
                          Îé ëþá÷èêó, òå òðà ìåí³ é ïèòàòè...
                          Âæå äåñü îòà êîð÷ìà ñòî¿òü íà ñâ³ò³,
                          ùî â í³é áàëþº äîñ³ ñâèòà é øàïêà.
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                          Íå áóâ ÿ â êîð÷ì³...
 
                                                 Êèëèíà
                                                 Õòî, äóðíèé, ïîâ³ðèòü!
                                                 (Çàâîäèòü.)
                          Âòîïèëà æ ÿ ãîëîâîíüêó íàâ³êè
                          çà ñèì ï’ÿíèöåþ!
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                                                        Ìîâ÷è! Íå ñêèãëè!!
Êèëèíà ñïèíÿºòüñÿ, ãëÿíóâøè íà íüîãî ç îñòðàõîì.
 
                          Îñü ÿ òåáå ðåïåðà ïîïèòàþ!
                          Äå äÿäüê³â äóá, ùî îí ïåíüîê ñòðèìèòü?
 
                                                 Êèëèíà
                        (ñïî÷àòêó çáèëàñü, àëå õóòêî ñòÿìèëàñü)
                          À ùî æ ìè ìàëè òóòà – ãîëîä ¿ñòè?
                          Ïðèéøëè êóïö³, êóïèëè òà é óæå.
                          Âåëèêå ùàñòÿ — äóá!
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                                                          Òàæ äÿäüêî Ëåâ
                          çàêëÿâñÿ íå ðóáàòè.
 
                                                 Êèëèíà
                                                          Äÿäüêà Ëåâà
                          íåìà íà ñâ³ò³, — ùî ç éîãî çàêëÿòòÿ?
                          Õ³áà æ òî òè çàêëÿâñÿ àáî ÿ?
                          Òà ÿ á ³ ö³ëèé ë³ñ ïðîäàòè ðàäà
                          àáî ïðîòåðåáèòè, – áóâ áè ´ðóíò,
                          ÿê ó ëþäåé, íå ñÿ ÷îðò³âñüêà ïóùà.
                          Òàæ òóò, ÿê âå÷³ð, — âèòêíóòèñÿ ñòðàøíî!
                          ² ùî íàì ç òîãî ë³ñó çà äîáðî?
                          Ñòèêàºìîñü ïî í³ì, ÿê âîâêóëàêè,
                          ùå é ñïðàâä³ âîâêóëàêàìè çàâèºì!
 
                                                    Ëóêàø
                          Öèòü! öèòü! íå ãîâîðè! Ìîâ÷è!
                          ( ãîëîñ³ éîãî ÷óòíî áîæåâ³ëüíèé æàõ.)
 
                                                                         Òè êàæåø
                          ïðîäàòè ë³ñ... çðóáàòè... à òîä³
                          íå áóäå òàê... ÿê òè êàçàëà?
 
                                                 Êèëèíà
                                                        ßê?
                          Ùî âîâê..
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                                            (çàòóëÿº ¿é ðîòà)
                                                ͳ, íå êàæè!
 
                                                 Êèëèíà
                                         (âèçâîëèâøèñü â³ä íüîãî)
                                                                        Òà á³éñÿ Áîãà!
                          Òè âïèâñÿ, ÷è âäóð³â, ÷è õòîñü íàâðî÷èâ?
                          Õîäè äî õàòè.
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                                              Çàðàç... ÿ ï³äó...
                          îò ò³ëüêè... ò³ëüêè... ùå âîäè íàï’þñÿ.
(Ñòຠíàâêîë³øêè ³ ï’º ç â³äðà. Ïîò³ì óñòຠ³ äèâèòüñÿ
          çàäóìëèâî ïåðåä ñåáå, íå ðóøàþ÷è ç ì³ñöÿ.)
 
                                                 Êèëèíà
                          Íó? Ùî æ òè äóìàºø?
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                                                       ß? Òàê... íå çíàþ...
                                               (Âàãàþ÷èñü.)
                          ×è òóò í³õòî íå áóâ áåç ìåíå?
 
                                                 Êèëèíà
                                               (øîðñòêî)
                                                         Õòî æ áè
                          òóò áóòè ìàâ?
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                                            (ñòóïèâøè î÷³)
                                                 Íå çíàþ...
 
 
                                                 Êèëèíà
                                     (çë³ñíî ïîñì³õíóâøèñü)
                                                           Òè íå çíàºø,
                          òî, ìîæå, ÿ ùî çíàþ.
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                                            (òðèâîæíî)
                                                          Òè?
 
                                                 Êèëèíà
                                                      À ùî æ!
                          ß â³äàþ, êîãî òè äîæèäàºø,
                          òà ò³ëüêè áà! — øêîäà òâîãî æäàííÿ!
                          ßêùî é áóëî, òî âæå â ñòîâïåöü ï³øëî...
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                          Ùî òè ãîâîðèø?
 
                                                 Êèëèíà
                                             Òå, ùî ÷óºø
 
                                                 Ìàòè
(âèá³ãຠç õàòè ³ êèäàºòüñÿ ç îá³éìàìè äî Ëóêàøà. ³í õîëîäíî
                                      ïðèéìຠòå â³òàííÿ.)
                                                                   Ñèíó!..
                          Îé ñèíîíüêó! Î, ùî æ ÿ íàá³äèëàñü
                          ç îòåþ â³äüìîþ!
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                                          (çäðèãíóâøèñü)
                                                Ç ÿêîþ?
 
                                                 Ìàòè
                                     (ïîêàçóº íà Êèëèíó)
                                                         Ç òåþ æ!
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                                (çíåâàæëèâî âñì³õàþ÷èñü)
                          ² òà âæå â³äüìà? – Áà, òî âæå ñóäèëîñü
                          â³äüîìñüêîþ ñâåêðóõîþ âàì áóòè.
                          Òà õòî æ âàì âèíåí? Âè æ ¿¿ õîò³ëè.
 
                                                 Ìàòè
                          ßê áè æ ÿ çíàëà, ùî âîíà òàêà
                          íåõëþÿ, íåêóê³áíèöÿ!..
 
                                                 Êèëèíà
                                             (âïàäຠâ ð³÷)
                                                       Îé ãîðå!
                          Õòî á ãîâîðèâ! Óæå òàêèõ â³äüîì,
                          òàêèõ íåõëþé, ÿê òè, ñâ³ò íå âèäàâ!
                          Íó âæå æ ³ ìàò³íêà, Ëóêàøó, â òåáå! –
                          çàë³çî — é òå ïåðåãðèçå!
 
                                                  Ëóêàø
                                                                À òè,
                          ÿ áà÷ó, äåñü ì³öí³øà â³ä çàë³çà.
 
                                                 Êèëèíà
                          ³ä òåáå äî÷åêàþñü îáîðîíè!
                          Òàêî¿ ìàòåð³ òàêèé ³ ñèí!
                          ßêîãî º ëèõà áðàâ ìåíå? Ùîá òóòà
                          ïîì³òóâàíî ìíîþ?
 
                                                 Ìàòè
                                           (äî Ëóêàøà)
                                                         Òà íåâæå æ òè
                          íå ñêàæåø ¿é ñòóëèòè ãóáó! Ùî æ òî,
                          ÷è ÿ ¿é ïîøòóðõîâèñüêî ÿêåñü?
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                          Òà äàéòå âè ìåí³ ãîäèíó ÷èñòó!
                          Âè õî÷åòå, ùîá ÿ íå ò³ëüêè ç õàòè,
                          à ç ñâ³òó ãåòü ç³éøîâ? Á³ãìå, ç³éäó!
 
                                                 Êèëèíà
                                              (äî ìàòåð³)
                          À ùî? ä³æäàëàñü?
 
                                                 Ìàòè
                                                      Ùîá òè òàê ä³æäàëà
                          â³ä ñâîãî ñèíà!
(Ðîçëþ÷åíà éäå äî õàòè, íà ïîðîç³ ñòð³÷àºòüñÿ ç Êèëèíèíèì
                 ñèíîì, ùî âèá³ãຠç ñîï³ëêîþ â ðóêàõ.)
                                                         Îñòóïèñÿ, çëèäíþ!
(Øòóðõຠõëîïöÿ ³ çàõîäèòü â õàòó, òðÿñíóâøè äâåðèìà)
 
                                                 Õëîï÷èê
                          Âè-òå ïðèéøëè âæå, òàòó?
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                                                          Âæå, ì³é ñèíó.
        (Íà ñëîâ³ “ñèíó” êëàäå ³ðîí³÷íèé ïðèòèñê.)
 
                                                 Êèëèíà
                                               (âðàæåíà)
                          Íó, òî ñêàæè éîìó, ÿê ìຠçâàòè, –
                          óæå æ íå äÿäüêîì?
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                                 (òðîõè ïðèñîðîìëåíèé)
                                                        Òà õ³áà æ ÿ ùî?
                          Õîäè, õîäè ñþäè, ìàëèé, íå á³éñÿ.
                                (Ãëàäèòü õëîïöÿ ïî á³ë³é ãîë³âö³.)
                          ×è òî òè ñàì çðîáèâ ñîï³ëêó?
 
                                                 Õëîï÷èê
                                                                     Ñàì.
                          Òà ÿ íå âì³þ ãðàòè. Êîá âè-òå!
                             (ÏðîñòÿãຠËóêàøåâ³ ñîï³ëêó.)
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                          Åé õëîï÷å, âæå ìîº ãðàííÿ ìèíóëîñü!..
                                      (Ñìóòíî çàäóìóºòüñÿ.)
 
                                                 Õëîï÷èê
                                                (ïõèêàþ÷è)
                          ²! òî âè-òå íå õî÷åòå! Íó, ìàìî,
                          ÷îì òàòî íå õîòÿòü ìåí³ çàãðàòè?
 
                                                 Êèëèíà
                          ²ùå ÷îãî! Ïîòð³áíå òå ãðàííÿ!
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                          À äàé ñþäè ñîï³ëî÷êó.
                                                    (Áåðå ñîï³ëêó.)
                                                               Õîðîøà.
                          Ç âåðáè çðîáèâ?
 
                                                 Õëîï÷èê
                                                    À ùî æ, îí ç òº¿-î.
                          (Ïîêàçóº íà âåðáó, ùî ñòàëàñÿ ç Ìàâêè.)
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                          Ùîñü íà÷å ÿ ¿¿ íå áà÷èâ òóòà.
                                              (Äî Êèëèíè.)
                          Òè ïîñàäèëà?
 
                                                 Êèëèíà
                                          Õòî á ¿¿ ñàäèâ?
                          Ñòèð÷àâ ê³ëîê âåðáîâèé òà é ðîçð³ññÿ.
                          Òàò ÿê ç âîäè ðîñòå – òàæå äîù³!
 
                                                 Õëîï÷èê
                                               (âåðåäëèâî)
                          ×îìó âè-òå íå ãðàºòå?
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                                              (çàäóìëèâî)
                                                                   Çàãðàòè?..
(Ïî÷èíຠãðàòè ñïåðøó òèõåíüêî, äàë³ ãîëîñí³øå,
çâîäèòü çãîäîì íà òó âåñíÿíêó , ùî êîëèñü ãðàâ
Ìàâö³. Ãîëîñ ñîï³ëêè [ïðè ïîâòîðåíí³ ãðè íà ñîï³ëö³ ìåëî䳿 ¹8]
ïî÷èíຠïðîìîâëÿòè ñëîâàìè.)
                          “ßê ñîëîäêî ãðàº,
                          ÿê ãëèáîêî êðàº,
                          ðîçòèíຠìåí³ ãðóäè. ñåðäåíüêî âèéìàº...”
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                                  (âèïóñêຠç ðóê ñîï³ëêó)
                          Îé! Ùî ñå çà ñîï³ëêà? ×àðè! ×àðè!
 
                               Õëîï÷èê, çëÿêàâøèñü êðèêó, âò³ê äî õàòè.
 
                          Êàæè, ÷àêëóíêî, ùî òî çà âåðáà?
                                   (õàïຠÊèëèíó çà ïëå÷å.)
 
                                                 Êèëèíà
                          Òà â³ä÷åïèñÿ. â³äêè ìàþ çíàòè?
                          ß ç êîäëîì ë³ñîâèì íå íàêëàäàþ
                          òàê, ÿê òâ³é ð³ä! Çðóáàé ¿¿, ÿê õî÷åø,
                          õ³áà ÿ áîðîíþ? Îñü íà é ñîêèðó.
                                (Âèòÿãຠéîìó ç ñ³íåé ñîêèðó.)
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
(óçÿâøè ñîêèðó. ï³ä³éøîâ äî âåðáè, óäàðèâ ðàç ïî ñòîâáóðó,
âîíà ñòåíóëàñü ³ çàøåëåñò³ëà ñóõèì ëèñòîì. ³í çàìàõíóâñÿ
                        óäðóãå — ³ ñïóñòèâ ðóêè.)
                          ͳ, ðóêè íå çä³éìàþòüñÿ, íå ìîæó...
                          ÷îãîñü çà ñåðöå ñòèñëî...
 
                                                 Êèëèíà
                                                              Äàé-íî ÿ!
(Âèõîïëþº â³ä Ëóêàøà ñîêèðó ³ øèðîêî çàìàõóºòüñÿ íà âåðáó.)
 
 ñþ ìèòü ç íåáà âîãíåííèì ç쳺ì-ìåòåîðîì çë³òຠ Ïåðåëåñíèê ³ îá³éìàº
                                                                                                                      âåðáó.
 
                                                 Ïåðåëåñíèê
                          ß âèçâîëþ òåáå, ìîÿ êîõàíà!
 
Âåðáà ðàïòîì ñïàëàõóº âîãíåì. Äîñÿãíóâøè âåðõîâ³òòÿ, âîãîíü
ïåðåêèäàºòüñÿ íà õàòó, ñîëîì’ÿíà ñòð³õà çàéìàºòüñÿ, ïîæåæà øâèäêî
ïîéìຠõàòó,  Ìàòè Ëóêàøåâà ³ Êèëèíèíè ä³òè âèá³ãàþòü ç õàòè ç
êðèêîì: “Ãîðèòü! Ãîðèòü! Ðÿòóéòå! Îé, ïîæåæà!..” Ìàòè ç Êèëèíîþ
ìåòóøàòüñÿ, âèõîïëþþ÷è ç âîãíþ, ùî ò³ëüêè ìîæíà âèõîïèòè,
³ íà êëóíêàõ òà ì³øêàõ âèíîñÿòü ñêóëåíèõ Çëèäí³â, ùî ïîò³ì õîâà-
þòüñÿ ó ò³ ì³øêè ijòè á³ãàþòü ç êîíîâêàìè äî âîäè, çàëèâàþòü âîãîíü,
                              àëå â³í ³ùå äóæ÷å ðîçãîðÿºòüñÿ.
 
                                                 Ìàòè
                                           (äî Ëóêàøà)
                          ×îãî ñòî¿ø? Ðÿòóé ñâîº äîáðî!
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
(âòóïèâøè î÷³ â êðîêâó, ùî âêðèòà êó÷åðÿâèì âîãíåì,
                                                    ÿê öâ³òîì)
                          Äîáðî? À ìîæå, òàì çãîðèòü ³ ëèõî?..
 
Êðîêâà ç òðÿñêîòîì ðóøèòüñÿ, ³ñêðè ñòîâïîì ïðèñêàþòü ãåòü  óãîðó,
ñòåëÿ ïðîâàëþºòüñÿ, ³ âñÿ õàòà îáåðòàºòüñÿ â êîñòðèùå. Íàäõîäèòü
âàæêà á³ëà õìàðà, ³ ïî÷èíຠéòè ñí³ã. Õóòêî êð³çü á³ëèé çàñòèë ñí³ãîâèé
íå ñòຠí³êîãî âèäêî, ò³ëüêè áàãðÿíà ì³íëèâà ïëÿìà ïîêàçóº, äå ïîæåæà.
Çãîäîì áàãðÿíà ïëÿìà ãàñíå, ³ êîëè ñí³ã ð³äøàº, òî âèäêî ÷îðíó
ïîæàðèíó, ùî äèìóº ³ ñè÷èòü îä âîãêîñò³. Ìàòåð³ Ëóêàøåâî¿ ³ ä³òåé
Êèëèíèíèõ òà êëóíê³â ç äîáðîì óæå íå âèäêî. Êð³çü ñí³ã ì𳺠íåäîïàëå-
             íèé îáîð³ã, â³ç òå äåùî ç õë³áîðîáñüêîãî íà÷èííÿ.
 
                                                 Êèëèíà
(ç îñòàíí³ì êëóíêîì ó ðóêàõ, ñ³ïຠËóêàøà çà ðóêàâ)
                          Ëóêàøó!.. Àí³ ðóø! ×è îñòîâï³â?
                          Õî÷ áè ïîì³ã ìåí³ íîñèòè êëóíêè!
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                          Òà âæå æ âè ïîâèíîñèëè âñ³ çëèäí³.
 
                                                 Êèëèíà
                          Áèéñÿ ïî ãóá³! Ùî ñå òè ãîâîðèø?
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                            (ñ쳺òüñÿ òèõèì, äèâíèì ñì³õîì)
                          ß, æ³íêî, áà÷ó òå, ùî òè íå áà÷èø...
                          Òåïåð ÿ ìóäðèé ñòàâ...
 
                                                 Êèëèíà
                                               (çëÿêàíà)
                                                        Îé, ÷îëîâ³÷å,
                          ùîñü òè òàêå ãîâîðèø... ÿ áîþñÿ!
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                          ×îãî áîÿòèñÿ? Äóðíÿ íå áîÿëàñü,
                          à ìóäðîãî áî¿øñÿ?
 
                                                 Êèëèíà
                                                         Ëóêàøóíþ,
                          õîä³ìî íà ñåëî!
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                                                ß íå ï³äó.
                          ß ç ë³ñó íå ï³äó. ß â ë³ñ³ áóäó.
 
                                                 Êèëèíà
                          ×îãî æ òè òóò ðîáèòèìåø?
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                                                                 À òðåáà
                          âñå ùîñü ðîáèòè?
 
                                                 Êèëèíà
                                                        ßê æå ìàºì æèòè?
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                          À òðåáà æèòè?
 
                                                 Êèëèíà
                                                        Ïðîá³, ÷îëîâ³÷å,
                          ÷è âæå â ãîëîâó çàéøîâ, ÷è ùî?
                          Òî òàê òîá³ ç ïåðåëÿêó çðîáèëîñü.
                          Õîä³ìî íà ñåëî, çàêëè÷ó áàáó, –
                          òðà âèëëÿòè ïåðåïîëîõ!                         
                                   (Òÿãíå éîãî çà ðóêó.)
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                       (äèâèòüñÿ íà íå¿ ç ëåãêîâàæíîþ  óñì³øêîþ)
                                                        À õòî æ òóò
                          íåäîãàðê³â îòèõ ãëÿä³òè áóäå?
                                 (Ïîêàçóº íà â³ç ³ íà÷èííÿ.)
 
                                                 Êèëèíà
                                             (ãîñïîäàðíî)
                          Îé ïðàâäà, ïðàâäà, ùå ïîðîçòÿãàþòü!
                          Àáè äîâ³äàëèñÿ, ùî ãîð³ëî,
                          òî é íàá³æàòü ç ñåëà ëþäèñüêà ò³¿!
                          Òî âæå õ³áà ïîñò³é òóò, Ëóêàøóíþ.
                          ß ïîá³æó, äåñü êîíåé ïîïðîøó, –
                          áî íàø³ æ ãåòü ó ñòàéí³ ïîïåêëèñÿ! –
                          òî çáåðåìî íà â³ç òà é çàâåçåìî
                          äåñü äî ðîäèíè òâå¿, ìîæå, ïóñòÿòü...
                          Îé ãîðå! ßêîñü òðåáà ðÿòóâàòèñü...
 
Îñòàíí³ ñëîâà ïðîìîâëÿº, âæå á³æó÷è äî ë³ñó. Ëóêàø ïðîâîäæຠ¿¿ òèõèì
                                 ñì³õîì. Íåçàáàðîì ¿¿ íå ñòຠâèäêî.
³ä ë³ñó íàáëèæàºòüñÿ ÿêàñü âèñîêà æ³íî÷à ïîñòàòü ó á³ë³é äîä³ëüí³é ñîðî÷ö³
³ â á³ë³é, çàâ’ÿçàí³é ïî-ñòàðîñâ³òñüêîìó, íàì³òö³. Âîíà éäå, õèòàþ÷èñü, íà÷å
îä â³òðó âàëèòüñÿ, ÷àñîì ñïèíÿºòüñÿ ³ íèçüêî íàõèëÿºòüñÿ, íåìîâ øóêàþ÷è
÷îãîñü. Êîëè íàäõîäèòü áëèæ÷å ³ ñïèíÿºòüñÿ á³ëÿ îæèíîâèõ êóù³â, ùî
ðîñòóòü íåäàëåêî â³ä ïîæàðèùà, òî âèïðîñòóºòüñÿ, ³ òîä³ âèäíî ¿¿ çìàðí³ëå
                                 îáëè÷÷ÿ, ïîä³áíå äî Ëóêàøåâîãî.
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                          Õòî òè? Ùî òè òóò ðîáèø?
 
                                                 Ïîñòàòü
                                     ß – çàãóáëåíà Äîëÿ.
                                     Çàâåëà ìåíå â äåáð³
                                     íåðîçóìíà ñâàâîëÿ.
                                     À òåïåð ÿ áëóêàþ
                                    íà÷å ìîðîê ïî ãàþ.
                          íèçüêî ïðèïàäàþ, ñòåæå÷êè øóêàþ
                                    äî ìèíóëîãî ðàþ.
                                    Îé óæå æ òàÿ ñòåæêà
                                    á³ëèì ñí³ãîì ïðèïàëà...
                                    Îé óæå æ ÿ â ñèõ äåáðÿõ
                                    äåñü íàâ³êè ïðîïàëà!..
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                                    Óëîìè æ, ìîÿ, Äîëå,
                                    õî÷ îòóþ îæèíó,
                          ùîá ñîá³ ïðîìåñòè, ïî ñí³ãó ïðîâåñòè
                                    õî÷ ìàëåíüêó ñòåæèíó!
 
                                                 Äîëÿ
                          Îé êîëèñü ÿ íàâåñí³
                                    òóò ïî ãàþ õîäèëà,
                                    ïî ñòåæêàõ íà ïðèçíàêó
                                    äèâîöâ³òè ñàäèëà.
                                    Òè ñòîïòàâ äèâîöâ³òè
                                    áåç âàãè ïîï³ä íîãè...
                          Ñêð³çü òåðíè-áàéðàêè, òà é íåìà ïðèçíàêè,
                                    äå øóêàòè äîðîãè.
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                                    Ïðîãîðíè, ìîÿ Äîëå,
                                    õî÷ ðóêàìè äîëèíêó,
                                    ÷è íå çíàéäåø ð³ä ñí³ãîì
                                    ç äèâîöâ³òó ñòåáëèíêó.
 
                                                 Äîëÿ
                                    Ïîõîëîëè âæå ðóêè,
                                    ùî é ïó÷êàìè íå ðóøó...
                          Îé òåïåð ÿ ïëà÷ó, áî âæå ÷óþ é áà÷ó,
                                    ùî çàãèíóòè ìóøó.
                                    (Çàñòîãíàâøè, ðóøàº.)
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                                  (ïðîñòÿãàþ÷è ðóêè äî íå¿)
                                    Îé ñêàæè, äàé ïîðàäó,
                                    ÿê ïðîæèòè áåç äîë³!
 
                                                 Äîëÿ
                          (ïîêàçóº íà çåìëþ â íüîãî ï³ä íîãàìè)
                                    ßê îäð³çàíà ã³ëêà,
                                    ùî âàëÿºòüñÿ äîë³!
                             (²äå, õèëÿþ÷èñü, ³ çíèêຠâ ñí³ãàõ.)
 
Ëóêàø íàõèëÿºòüñÿ äî òîãî ì³ñöÿ, ùî ïîêàçàëà Äîëÿ, çíàõîäèòü âåðáîâó
ñîï³ëêó, ùî áóâ êèíóâ, áåðå ¿¿ äî ðóê ³ éäå ïî á³ë³é ãàëÿâ³ äî áåðåçè. ѳäàº
ï³ä ïîñèâ³ëèì â³ä ñí³ãó äîâãèì â³òòÿì ³ êðóòèòü â ðóêàõ ñîï³ëî÷êó, ÷àñîì
óñì³õàþ÷èñü, ÿê äèòèíà. Ëåãêà, á³ëà, ïðîçîðà ïîñòàòü, ùî ç îáëè÷÷ÿ íàãàäóº
Ìàâêó, ç’ÿâëÿºòüñÿ ç-çà áåðåçè ³ ñõèëÿºòüñÿ íàä Ëóêàøåì.
 
                                                 Ï î ñ ò à ò ü   Ì à â ê è
                          Çàãðàé, çàãðàé, äàé ãîëîñ ìîìó ñåðöþ!
                          Âîíî æ îäíî ëèøèëîñÿ â³ä ìåíå.
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                          Ñå òè?.. Òè óïèðèöåþ ïðèéøëà,
                          ùîá ç ìåíå ïèòè êðîâ? Ñïèâàé! Ñïèâàé!
                                            (Ðîçêðèâຠãðóäè.)
                          Æèâè ìîºþ êðîâ’þ! Òàê ³ òðåáà,
                          áî ÿ òåáå çàíàïàñòèâ...
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                                            Í³, ìèëèé,
                          òè äóøó äàâ ìåí³, ÿê ãîñòðèé í³æ
                          äຠâåðáîâ³é òèõ³é ã³ëö³ ãîëîñ.
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                          ß äóøó äàâ òîá³? À ò³ëî çáàâèâ!
                          Áî ùî æ òåïåðà ç òåáå? Ò³íü! Ìàðà!
                          (Ç íåâèìîâíîþ òóãîþ äèâèòüñÿ íà íå¿.)
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                 Î, íå æóðèñÿ çà ò³ëî!
                          ßñíèì, âîãíåì çàñâ³òèëîñü âîíî,
                          ÷èñòèì, ïàëþ÷èì, ÿê äîáðå âèíî,
                          â³ëüíèìè ³ñêðàìè âãîðó çëåò³ëî.
                                 Ëåãêèé, ïóõêèé ïîï³ëåöü
                          ëÿæå, âåðíóâøèñÿ, â ð³äíó çåìëèöþ, –
                          ñòàíå ïî÷àòêîì òîä³ ì³é ê³íåöü.
                                 Áóäóòü ïðèõîäèòè ëþäè,
                          âáîã³ é áàãàò³, âåñåë³ é ñóìí³,
                          ðàäîù³ é òóãó íåñòèìóòü ìåí³,
                          ¿ì ïðîìîâëÿòè äóøà ìîÿ áóäå.
                                 ß îá³çâóñÿ äî íèõ
                          øåëåñòîì òèõèì âåðáîâî¿ ã³ëêè,
                          ãîëîñîì í³æíèì òîíêî¿ ñîï³ëêè,
                          ñìóòíèìè ðîñàìè ç â³ò³â ìî¿õ.
                                 ß ¿ì òîä³ ïðîñï³âàþ
                          âñå, ùî êîëèñü òè äëÿ ìåíå ñï³âàâ,
                          ùå ÿê íàïðîâåñí³ òóò âèãðàâàâ,
                                 ì𳿠çáèðàþ÷è â ãàþ..
                                 Ãðàé æå, êîõàíèé, áëàãàþ!
 
 
Ëóêàø ïî÷èíຠãðàòè. Ñïî÷àòêó ãðà éîãî ñóìíà, ÿê çèìîâèé
â³òåð, ÿê æàëü ïðî ùîñü çàãóáëåíå ³ íåçàáóòíº, àëå õóòêî ïåðåìîæíèé ñï³â
êîõàííÿ, ò³ëüêè çâó÷èòü ãîëîñí³øå, æàãëèâ³øå, í³æ ó ïåðø³é 䳿]
ïîêðèâຠòóãó. ßê ì³íèòüñÿ ìóçèêà, òàê ì³íèòüñÿ çèìà íàâêîëî: áåðåçà øåëåñòèòü
êó÷åðÿâèì ëèñòîì, âåñíÿí³ ãóêè îçèâàþòüñÿ â çàêâ³òë³ì ãàþ, òüìÿíèé çèìîâèé
äåíü çì³íÿºòüñÿ â ÿñíó, ì³ñÿ÷íó âåñíÿíó í³÷. Ìàâêà ñïàëàõóº ðàïòîì äàâíüîþ
         êðàñîþ ó çîðÿí³ì â³íö³. Ëóêàø êèäàºòüñÿ äî íå¿ ç ïîêëèêîì ùàñòÿ.
³òåð çáèâຠá³ëèé öâ³ò ç äåðåâ. Öâ³ò ëèíå, ëèíå, ³ çàêðèâຠçàêîõàíó ïàðó,
 äàë³ ïåðåõîäèòü ó ãóñòó ñí³ãîâèöþ. Êîëè âîíà òðîõè óùóõëà, âèäíî çíîâ
çèìîâèé êðàºâèä, ç âàæêèì íàâ³ñîì ñí³ãó íà â³òàõ äåðåâ. Ëóêàø ñèäèòü ñàì,
ïðèõèëèâøèñü äî áåðåçè, ç ñîï³ëêîþ â ðóêàõ, î÷³ éîìó çàïëþùåí³, íà óñòàõ
çàñòèã ùàñëèâèé óñì³õ. ³í ñèäèòü áåç ðóõó. Ñí³ã øàïêîþ íàë³ã éîìó íà
ãîëîâó, çàïîðîøèâ óñþ ïîñòàòü ³ ïàäàº, ïàäຠáåç ê³íöÿ...
 
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