Ëåñÿ Óêðà¿íêà - Ëiñîâà Ïiñíÿ - Äiÿ 2
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                                                    Ä²ß 2
ϳçíº ë³òî. Íà òåìí³ì ìàòîâ³ì ëèñò³ â ãàþ äå-íå-äå âèäí³º îñ³ííÿ ïðîçîëîòü. Îçåðî
çìàë³ëî, áåðåãîâà ãàáà ïîøèðøàëà, î÷åðåòè ñóõî øåëåñòÿü ñêóïèì ëèñòîì.
Íà ãàëÿâ³ çáóäîâàíî õàòó, çàñàäæåíî ãîðîäåöü. Íà îäí³é íèâö³ ïøåíèöÿ, íà
äðóã³é — æèòî. Íà îçåð³ ïëàâàþòü ãóñè. Íà áåðåç³ ñóøèòüñÿ õóñòÿ, íà êóùàõ
ñòðèìëÿòü ãîðùèêè, ãëàäèøêè. Òðàâà íà ãàëÿâ³ ÷èñòî âèêîøåíà, ï³ä äóáîì
çëîæåíèé ñò³æîê. Ïî ë³ñ³ êàëàòàþòü êëîê³÷êè — äåñü ïàñåòüñÿ òîâàð.
Íåäàëåêî ÷óòêî ñîï³ëêó, ùî ãðຠÿêóñü ìîòîðíó, òàíöþðèñòó ìåëîäiþ
 
                                              Ì à ò è  Ë ó ê à ø å â à
                                           (âèõîäèòü ç õàòè ³ ãóêàº)
                          Ëóêàøó, ãîâ! À äå òè?
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
(âèõîäèòü ç ë³ñó ç ñîï³ëêîþ ³ ìåðåæàíèì êèéêîì ó ðóêàõ)
                                                         Òóò ÿ, ìàìî.
 
                                                 Ìàòè
                          À ÷è íå ãîäè âæå òîãî ãðàííÿ?
                          Âñå ãðàé òà ãðàé, à òè, ðîáîòî, ñò³é!
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                          ßêà æ ðîáîòà?
 
                                                 Ìàòè
                                            ßê — ÿêà ðîáîòà?
                          À õòî æ îáîðó ìàâ çàãîðîäèòè?
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                          Òà äîáðå âæå, çàãîðîäæó, íåõàé-íî.
 
                                                 Ìàòè
                          Êîëè æ âîíî îòå “íåõàé-íî” áóäå?
                          Òîá³ á óñå ãàíÿòè ïî øóðõàõ
                          ç ïðèáëóäîþ, ç íàêèäà÷åì îòèì!
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                          Òà õòî ãàíÿº? Áèäëî æ ÿ ïàñó,
                          à Ìàâêà ïîìàãàº.
 
                                                 Ìàòè
                                                       Îä÷åïèñÿ
                          ç òàêîþ ïîì³÷÷þ!
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                                                      Ñàì³ æ êàçàëè,
                          ùî ÿê âîíà ãëÿäèòü êîð³â, òî á³ëüøå
                          äàþòü íàá³ëó.
 
                                                 Ìàòè
                                                Âæå æ — â³äüîìñüêå êîäëî!
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                          Íåìຠâ³äîìà, ÷èì âàì ãîäèòè!
                          ßê õàòó ñòàâèëè, òî íå íîñèëà
                          âîíà íàì äåðåâà? À õòî ñàäèâ
                          ãîðîäà ç íàìè, íèâêó çàñ³âàâ?
                          Òàê, ÿê ñåé ð³ê, õ³áà êîëè ðîäèëî?
                          À ùå îí ÿê óìà¿ëà êâ³òêàìè
                          ïîï³äâ³êîííþ — ëþáî ïîäèâèòèñü!
 
                                                 Ìàòè
                          Ïîòð³áí³ ò³ êâ³òêè! Òàæ ÿ íå ìàþ
                          ó ñåáå â õàò³ ä³âêè íà âèäàííþ...
                          Éîìó êâ³òêè òà ñï³âè â ãîëîâ³!
 
                Ëóêàø çíèçóº íåòåðïëÿ÷å ïëå÷èìà ³ ïîäàºòüñÿ éòè.
 
                          Êóäè òè?
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                                 Òàæ îáîðó ãîðîäèòè!
          (²äå çà õàòó, çãîäîì ÷óòíî öþêàííÿ ñîêèðîþ.)
 
Ìàâêà âèõîäèòü ç ë³ñó ïèøíî çàêâ³ò÷àíà, ç ðîçïóùåíèìè êîñàìè.
 
                                                 Ìàòè
                                            (íåïðèâ³òíî)
                          ×îãî òîá³?
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                      Äå, äÿäèíî, Ëóêàø?
 
                                                 Ìàòè
                          ×îãî òè âñå çà íèì? Íå âèïàäàº
                          çà ïàðóáêîì òàê ä³âö³ óãàíÿòè.
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                          Ìåí³ í³õòî òàêîãî íå êàçàâ.
 
                                                  Ìàòè
                          Íó, òî õî÷ ðàç ïîñëóõàé — íå çàâàäèòü.
                              (Ïðèêðî äèâèòüñÿ íà Ìàâêó.)
                          ×îãî òè âñå ðîçïàòëàíà òàêà?
                          Íåìà, ùîá çà÷åñàòèñü ÷åïóðíåíüêî,  —
                          óñå ÿê â³äüìà õîäèòü. Íå÷åïóðíî.
                          ² ùî ñå çà ìàíàòòÿ íà òîá³?
                          Âîíî æ ³ íåâèã³äíå ïðè ðîáîò³.
                          ß ìàþ äåùî òàì ç äî÷êè-íåá³æêè,
                          ï³äè âáåðèñÿ — òàì íà æåðäö³ âèñèòü.
                          À ñå, ÿê õî÷, ó ñêðèíþ ïîêëàäè.
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                          Òà äîáðå, ìîæó é ïåðåîäÿãòèñÿ.
                       (²äå â õàòó. Çâ³äòè âèõîäèòü äÿäüêî Ëåâ.)
 
                                                 Ìàòè
                          Õî÷ áè ïîäÿêóâàëà!
 
                                                 Ëåâ
                                                Ùî òè, ñåñòðî,
                          òàê ó¿äàºø ðàç ó ðàç íà ä³âêó?
                          ×è òî âîíà òîá³ ÷èì çàâèíèëà?
 
                                                 Ìàòè
                          À òè, áðàòóíþ, âæå á íå â³äçèâàâñÿ,
                          êîëè íå çà÷³ïàþòü! Òè á ³ùå
                          ç³áðàâ ñþäè óñ³õ â³äüîì ³ç ë³ñó.
 
                                                 Ëåâ
                          ßêáè æ âîíî òàêåº ãîâîðèëî,
                          ùî òÿìèòü, íó, òîé ñëóõàâ áè, à òî...
                          “â³äüîì ³ç ë³ñó!” — äå æ º â³äüìà â ë³ñ³?
                          ³äüìè æèâóòü ïî ñåëàõ...
 
                                                 Ìàòè
                                                                  Òî âæå òè
                          íà òîìó çíàºøñÿ... Òà ùî æ, ïðèíàäæóé
                          òó ïîãàíü ë³ñîâó, òî ùå ä³æäåøñÿ
                          êîëèñü äîáðà!
 
                                                 Ëåâ
                                        À ùî æ? Òàêè é ä³æäó.
                          Ùî ë³ñîâå, òî íå ïîãàíå, ñåñòðî, —
                          óñÿê³ ñêàðáè ç ë³ñó éäóòü...
 
                                                 Ìàòè
                                            (ãëóìëèâî)
                                                              Àÿêæå!
 
                                                 Ëåâ
                          Ç òàêèõ ä³âîê áóâàþòü ëþäè, îò ùî!
 
                                                 Ìàòè
                          ßê³ ç ¿õ ëþäè? ×è òè âïèâñÿ? Ãà?
 
                                                 Ëåâ
                          Òà ùî òè çíàºø? Îò íåá³æ÷èê ä³ä
                          êàçàëè: òðåáà ò³ëüêè ñëîâî çíàòè,
                          òî é â ë³ñîâè÷êó ìîæå óñòóïèòè
                          äóøà òàêà ñàì³ñüêà, ÿê ³ íàøà.
 
                                                 Ìàòè
                          Íó, à êóäè æ òîä³ â³äüîìñüêà ïàðà
                          ïîä³íåòüñÿ?
 
                                                 Ëåâ
                                         Òè çíîâ ñâ?..
                          Îò ë³ïøå çàáåðóñÿ äî ðîáîòè,
                          ÿê ìàþ òóò æóâàòè êëî÷÷ÿ!
 
                                                 Ìàòè
                                                               Éäè!
                          Àáî æ ÿ áîðîíþ?
 
                         Ëåâ ³äå â õàòó, ñåðäèòî ñòðóñíóâøè ãîëîâîþ
Ì à â ê à   âèõîäèòü ç õàòè ïåðåáðàíà: íà ¿é ñîðî÷êà ç äåñÿòêè, ñêóïî ïîøèòà ³
ëàòàíà íà ïëå÷àõ, âóçüêà ñï³äíè÷èíà ç íàáèâàíêè ³ ïîëèíÿëèé ôàðòóõ ç äèìêè,
âîëîññÿ ãëàäêî çà÷åñàíå ó äâ³ êîñè ³ çàëîæåíå íàâêîëî ãîëîâè.
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                                    Âæå é ïåðåáðàëàñü.
 
                                                 Ìàòè
                          Îòàê ùî ³íøîãî. Íó, ÿ ï³äó —
                          óïðàâëþñÿ òèì ÷àñîì ç äðîáèíîþ.
                          Õîò³ëà ÿ ï³òè äî êîíîïåëü,
                          òàê òóò ³ùå íå ñê³í÷åíà ðîáîòà,
                          à òè äî íå¿ ùîñü íå âåëüìè...
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                                          ×îì æå?
                          Ùî ò³ëüêè âì³þ, ðàäà ïîìîãòè.
 
                                                 Ìàòè
                          Îòî-òî-é áà, ùî íåêîíå÷íå â쳺ø:
                          ïîë³òíèöÿ ç òåáå àáèÿêà,
                          òàùèòè ñ³íà — ãîëîâà áîë³ëà...
                          ßê òàê ³ æàòè â쳺ø...
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                           (ç îñòðàõîì)
                                                    ßê-òî? Æàòè?
                          Âè õî÷åòå, ùîá ÿ ñüîãîäí³ æàëà?
 
                                                 Ìàòè
                          ×îìó æ áè í³? Õ³áà ñüîãîäí³ ñâÿòî?
                    (Áåðå çà äâåðèìà â ñ³íÿõ ñåðïà ³ ïîäຠÌàâö³.)
                          Îñü íà ñåðïà — ïîïðîáóé. ßê óïðàâëþñü,
                          òî ïåðåéìó òåáå.
(Âèõîäèòü çà õàòó, óçÿâøè ç ñ³íåé ï³äñèòîê ³ç çåðíîì. Íåçàáàðîì
÷óòíî, ÿê âîíà êëè÷å: “Ö³ïîíüêè! ö³ïîíüêè! òþ-òþ-òþ!
                                          òþ-òþ-òþ! Ö³ð-ð-ð...”)
 
Ëóêàø âèõîäèòü ³ç ñîêèðîþ ³ ï³äñòóïຠäî ìîëîäîãî ãðàáêà, ùîá éîãî ðóáàòè.
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                                     Íå ðóø, êîõàíèé,
                          âîíî æ ñèðå, òè æ áà÷èø.
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                                                     Àé, äàé ñïîê³é!
                          Íå ìàþ ÷àñó!
 
                                Ìàâêà ñìóòíî äèâèòüñÿ éîìó â â³÷³.
 
                                       Íó, òî äàé ñóõîãî...
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
(øâèäåíüêî âèâîë³êຠç ë³ñó ÷èìàëó ñóõó äåðåâèíó)
                          ß ùå çíàéäó; òîá³ áàãàòî òðåáà?
                                                 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                          À ùî æ? Îöèì îäíèì çàãîðîäæó?
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                          ×îãîñü óæå ³ òè ñòàâ íåïðèâ³òíèé...
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                          Òà áà÷èø... ìàòè âñå ãðèçóòü çà òåáå!..
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                          ×îãî ¿é òðåáà? ² ÿêå ¿é ä³ëî?
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                          Òà ÿê æå? ß æ ¿ì ñèí...
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                                          Íó, ñèí, — òî ùî?
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                          Áà÷... ¿ì òàêà íåâ³ñòêà íå äî ìèñë³...
                          Âîíè íå ëþáëÿòü ë³ñîâîãî ðîäó...
                          Òîá³ íåäîáðà ç ¿õ ñâåêðóõà áóäå!
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                          Ó ë³ñ³ â íàñ íåìà ñâåêðóõ í³ÿêèõ.
                          Íàâ³ùî ò³ ñâåêðóõè, íåâ³ñòêè —
                          íå ðîçóì³þ!
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                                          ¯ì íåâ³ñòêè òðåáà,
                          áî òðåáà ïîìî÷³ — âîíè ñòàð³.
                          ×óæó âñå äî ðîáîòè çàñòàâëÿòè
                          íå âèïàäàº... Íàéìè÷êè — íå äî÷êè...
                          Òà ïðàâäà, òè ñüîãî íå çðîçó쳺ø...
                          Ùîá íàø³ ëþäñüê³ êëîïîòè çáàãíóòè,
                          òî òðåáà ñïðàâä³ âèðîñòè íå â ë³ñ³.
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                                (ùèðî)
                          Òè ðîçêàæè ìåí³, ÿ çðîçóì³þ,
                          áî ÿ æ òåáå ëþáëþ... ß æ ïîéíÿëà
                          óñ³ ï³ñí³ ñîï³ëîíüêè òâ.
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                          ϳñí³! Òî ùå íàóêà íåâåëèêà!
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                          Íå çíåâàæàé äóø³ ñâ öâ³òó,
                          áî ç íüîãî âèðîñëî êîõàííÿ íàøå!
                          Òîé öâ³ò â³ä ïàïîðîò³ ÷àð³âí³øèé —
                          â³í ñêàðáè òâîðèòü, à íå â³äêðèâàº.
                          Ó ìåíå ìîâ çðîäèëîñü äðóãå ñåðöå,
                          ÿê ÿ éîãî ï³çíàëà.  òó õâèëèíó
                          îãíèñòå äèâî ñòàëîñü...
                                           (Ðàïòîì óðèâàº.)
                                                    Òè ñ쳺øñÿ?
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                          Òà ñïðàâä³, ÿêîñü íà÷å ñì³øíî ñòàëî...
                          Óáðàíà ïî áóäåííîìó, à ïðàâèòü
                          òàêå, íåìîâ íà ñâÿòî îðàö³þ!
                                             (Ñ쳺òüñÿ.)
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                  (øàðïຠíà ñîá³ îäåæó)
                          Ñïàëþ ñå âñå!
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                                               Ùîá ìàòè ã³ðøå ãðèçëè?
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                          Òà ùî æ, ÿê ÿ òîá³ ó ö³é îäåæ³
                          íà÷å îäì³íèëàñü!
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                                                     Òàê ÿ é çíàâ!
                          Òåïåð óæå ïî÷íåòüñÿ äîð³êàííÿ...
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                          ͳ, ëþáèé, ÿ òîá³ íå äîð³êàþ,
                          à ò³ëüêè — ñìóòíî, ùî íå ìîæåø òè
                          ñâî¿ì æèòòÿì äî ñåáå äîð³âíÿòèñü.
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                          ß ùîñü íå ðîçáåðó, ùî òè ãîâîðèø.
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                          Áà÷, ÿ òåáå çà òå ëþáëþ íàéá³ëüøå,
                          ÷îãî òè ñàì â ñîá³ íå ðîçó쳺ø,
                          õî÷à äóøà òâîÿ ïðî òå ñï³âàº
                          âèðàçíî-ùèðî ãîëîñîì ñîï³ëêè...
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                          À ùî æ âîíî òàêå?
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                                      Âîíî ùå êðàùå,
                             í³æ âñÿ òâîÿ õîðîøà, ëþáà âðîäà,
                                òà âèñëîâèòü éîãî ³ ÿ íå ìîæó...
(Ñìóòíî-çàêîõàíî äèâèòüñÿ íà íüîãî ³ ìîâ÷èòü õâèëèíêó.)
                          Çàãðàé ìåí³, êîõàíèé, ó ñîï³ëêó,
                          íåõàé âîíà âñå ëèõî çà÷àðóº!
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                          Åé, íå ïîðà ìåí³ òåïåðà ãðàòè!
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                          Òî ïðèãîðíè ìåíå, ùîá ÿ çàáóëà
                          îñþ ðîçìîâó.
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                                          (îãëÿäàºòüñÿ)
                                                Öèòü! ïî÷óþòü ìàòè!
                          Âîíè âæå é òàê òåáå âñå íàçèâàþòü
                          íàêèäà÷åì...
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                            (ñïàëàõíóëà)
                                 Òàê! õòî íå çð³ñ ì³æ âàìè,
                          íå çðîçó쳺 âàñ! Íó, ùî ñå çíà÷èòü
                          “íàêèíóëàñü”? Ùî ÿ òåáå êîõàþ?
                          Ùî ïåðøà ñå ñêàçàëà? ×è æ òî ãàíüáà,
                          ùî ìàþ ñåðöå íå ñêóïå, ùî ñêàðá³â
                          âîíî ñâî¿õ íå êðèº, ò³ëüêè ãîéíî
                          êîõàíîãî îáäàðóâàëî íèìè,
                          íå äîæèäàþ÷è âïåðåä çàñòàâè?
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                          Áóëà íàä³ÿ, ùî â³ääÿ÷óñü ïîò³ì.
                                                  
                                                 Ìàâêà
                          ² çíîâ ÷óäíå, íåçðîçóì³ëå ñëîâî —
                          “â³ääÿ÷óñÿ”... Òè äàâ ìåí³ äàðè,
                          ÿê³ õîò³â, òàê³ áóëè é ìî¿ —
                          íåì³ðÿí³, íåë³÷åí³...
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                                                        Òî é äîáðå,
                          êîëè í³õòî íå çàâèíèâ í³êîìó.
                          Òè ñå ñàìà ñêàçàëà — ïàì’ÿòàé.
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                          ×îìó ÿ ìàþ ñåº ïàì’ÿòàòè?
 
                                                 Ìàòè
                                  (âèõîäèòü ³ç-çà õàòè)
                          Ñå òàê òè æíåø? À òè ñå òàê ãîðîäèø?
 
                               Ëóêàø ïîñï³øíî ïîâîë³ê äåðåâî çà õàòó.
 
                          Êîëè òè, ä³âîíüêî, íå õî÷åø æàòè,
                          òî ÿ æ òåáå íå ñèëóþ. Âæå ÿêîñü
                          ñàìà óïðàâëþñÿ, à òàì íà â³ñåíü,
                          äàñòü á³ã, çíàéäó ñîá³ íåâ³ñòêó â ïîì³÷.
                          Òàì º îäíà âäîâèöÿ — ìîòîðíåíüêà, —
                          ñàìà ïðèïèòóâàëàñü ÷åðåç ëþäè,
                          òî ÿ ñêàçàëà, ùî àáè Ëóêàø
                          áóâ íå â³ä òîãî... Íó, äàâàé, âæå, ëþáêî,
                          ìåí³ ñåðïî÷êà — äðóãîãî æ íåìàº.
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                          ß æàòèìó. ²ä³òü äî êîíîïåëü.
 
Ìàòè éäå ÷åðåç ãàëÿâó äî îçåðà ³ êðèºòüñÿ çà î÷åðåòîì. Ìàâêà çàìàõóº ñåðïîì ³
íàõèëÿºòüñÿ äî æèòà. Ç æèòà ðàïòîì âèðèíຠ Ð ó ñ à ë ê à  Ï î ë ü î â à; çåëåíà
îä³æ íà ¿é ïðîñâ³÷óº äå-íå-äå êð³çü ïëàù çîëîòîãî âîëîññÿ, ùî âêðèâຠâñþ ¿¿
íåâåëè÷êó ïîñòàòü; íà ãîëîâ³ ñèí³é â³íîê ç âîëîøîê, ó âîëîññ³ çàïëóòàëèñü
ðîæåâ³ êâ³òêè ç êóêîëþ, ðîìåí, áåðåçêà.
 
                                 Ð ó ñ à ë ê à   Ï î ë ü î â à
                        (ç áëàãàííÿì êèäàºòüñ äî Ìàâêè)
                          Ñåñòðèöå, ïîøàíóé!
                          Êðàñè ì íå ðóéíóé!
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                          ß ìóøó.
 
                                        Ðóñàëêà Ïîëüîâà
                          Óæå æ ìåíå ïîøàðïàíî,
                          âñ³ êâ³òîíüêè çàãàðáàíî,
                          âñ³ êâ³òîíüêè-ç³ðíè÷åíüêè
                          ãåòü âèðâàíî ç ïøåíè÷åíüêè!
                          Ìàê ì³é æàðîì ÷åðâîí³â,
                          à òåïåð â³í ïî÷îðí³â,
                          íà÷å êð³âöÿ ïðîëèëàñÿ.
                          â áîðîçåíö³ çàïåêëàñÿ...
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                          Ñåñòðèöå, ìóøó ÿ! Òâîÿ êðàñà
                          íà òîé ð³ê ùå áóéí³øå çàïèøàº,
                          à â ìåíå ùàñòÿ ÿê òåïåð çîâ’ÿíå,
                                   òî âæå íå âñòàíå!
 
                                           Ðóñàëêà Ïîëüîâà
(ëàìຠðóêè ³ õèòàºòüñÿ â³ä ãîðÿ, ÿê îä â³òðó êîëîñ)
                                Îé ãîðåíüêî! êîñî ìîÿ!
                                êîñî ìîÿ çîëîòàÿ!
                                Îé ëèøåíüêî! êðàñî ìîÿ!
                                êðàñî ìîÿ ìîëîäàÿ!
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                          Òâî¿é êðàñ³ â³ê äîâãèé íå ñóäèâñÿ,
                          íà òå âîíà çðîñòà, ùîá ïîëÿãàòè.
                          Äàðåìíå òè áëàãàºø òàê ìåíå, —
                          íå ÿ, òî ³íøèé õòî ¿¿ çîæíå.
 
                                           Ðóñàëêà Ïîëüîâà
                          Ãëÿíü, ìîÿ ñåñòðî, ùå õâèëÿ ãóëÿº
                                ç êðàþ äî êðàþ.
                          Äàé íàì çàæèòè âåñåëîãî ðàþ,
                                ïîêè ùå ë³òå÷êî ñÿº,
                                ïîêè ùå æèòå÷êî íå ïîëÿãëî, —
                          ùå æ íåìèíó÷å äî íàñ íå ïðèéøëî!
                          Õâèëüêó! Õâèëèíî÷êó! Ìèòü îäíó, ð³äíàÿ!
                          Ïîò³ì ïîíèêíå êðàñà ìîÿ á³äíàÿ,
                                ëÿæå äîäîëó ñàìà...
                                Ñåñòðî! íå áóäü ÿê çèìà,
                          ùî íå âáëàãàòè ¿¿, íå âìîëèòè!
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                          Ðàäà á ÿ âîëþ ââîëèòè.
                          ò³ëüêè æ ñàìà ÿ íå ìàþ âæå âîë³.
 
                                           Ðóñàëêà Ïîëüîâà
                           (øåï÷å, ñõèëèâøèñü Ìàâö³ äî ïëå÷à)
                                  ×è æ íå òðàïëÿºòüñÿ ÷àñîì íà ïîë³
                          ãîñòðèì ñåðïî÷êîì ïîðàíèòè ðóêó?
                                  Ñåñòðîíüêî! çãëÿíüñÿ íà ìóêó!
                          Êðàïåëüêè êðîâ³ áóëî á äëÿ ðÿòóíêó äîâîë³. —
                                  Ùî æ? õ³áà êðîâ³ íå âàðòà êðàñà?
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
(÷åðêຠñåáå ñåðïîì ïî ðóö³, êðîâ áðèçêຠíà çîëîò³ êîñè
                                                Ðóñàëêè Ïîëüîâî¿)
                          Îñü, òîá³, ñåñòðî, ÿñà!
 
Ðóñàëêà Ïîëüîâà êëîíèòüñÿ íèçüêî ïåðåä Ìàâêîþ, äÿêóþ÷è, ³ íèêíå â æèò³.
³ä îçåðà íàáëèæàºòüñÿ ìàòè, à ç íåþ ìîëîäà ïîâíîâèäà   ì î ë î ä è ö ÿ,   â
÷åðâîí³é õóñòö³ ç òîðî÷êàìè, â áóðÿ÷êîâ³é ñï³äíèö³, äð³áíî òà ð³âíî çàôàëäîâàí³é;
òàê ñàìî çàôàëäîâàíèé  ³ çåëåíèé ôàðòóõ ç íàøèòèìè íà íüîìó á³ëèìè,
÷åðâîíèìè òà æîâòèìè ñòÿæêàìè; ñîðî÷êà ãóñòî íàòèêàíà ÷åðâîíèì òà ñèí³ì,
íàìèñòî äçâîíèòü äóêà÷àìè íà á³ë³é, ïóõê³é øè¿, ì³öíà êðàéêà  ò³ñíî ïåðåòÿãàº
ñòàí ³ â³ä òîãî êðóãëà, çàæèâíà ïîñòàòü çäàºòüñÿ ùå ðîçê³øí³øîþ. Ìîëîäèöÿ éäå
                 çàìàøèñòîþ õîäîþ, àæ ñòàðà ëåäâå ïîñï³øຠçà íåþ.
 
 
                                                 Ìàòè
                                 (äî ìîëîäèö³ ëþá’ÿçíî)
                          Õîä³òü, Êèëèíêî, îñüäå êðàé áåðåçè
                          ùå ñâ³æå ç³ëëëÿ÷êî. Îñü äåðåâ³é, —
                          âè æ ãëàäèøêè ïîïàðèòè õîò³ëè? —
                          ³í äîáðèé, ëþáîíüêî, äî ìîëîêà.
 
                                                 Êèëèíà
                          Òà â ìåíå ìîëîêà âæå í³äå é ä³òè!
                          Êîá ÿðìàðîê õóò÷³é — êóïëþ íà÷èííÿ.
                          Êîðîâà â ìåíå òóðñüêîãî çàâîäó, —
                          ùå ì³é íåá³æ÷èê äåñü ïðèäáàâ, — ìîëî÷íà,
                          ³ ãîñïîäè ÿêà! Îöå âæå ÿêîñü
                          ÿ â ïîë³ îáðîáèëàñÿ, òî òðåáà
                          ðîáîò³ õàòí³é äàòè ëàä. Îé ò³òêî,
                          âäîâèö³ — õî÷ íàäâîº ðîç³ðâèñÿ!..
                             (Ïðèá³äíþºòüñÿ, ï³äîáãàâøè ãóáè.)
                         
                                                 Ìàòè
                          Åé ðèáîíüêî, òî âè âæå îáðîáèëèñü?
                          Íó, ùî òî ñêàçàíî, ÿê õòî ðîá³òíèé,
                          òà çäóæàº... À â íàñ — ìàëåíüêà íèâêà,
                          òà é òî Áîã ñïîðó íå äàº...
 
                                                 Êèëèíà
                          (äèâèòüñÿ íà íèâó, äå ñòî¿òü Ìàâêà)
                                                                 À õòî æ òî
                          æåíöåì ó âàñ?
 
                                                 Ìàòè
                                            Òà òàì îäíà ñèð³òêà...
                                             (Íèøêîì.)
                          Òàêå âîíî, ïðîñòèá³ã, í³ äî ÷îãî...
                                                
                                                 Êèëèíà
                             (íàäõîäèòü ç ìàò³ð’þ  äî Ìàâêè)
                          Äîáðèäåíü, ä³âîíüêî! ×è äîáðå æíåòüñÿ?
 
                                                 Ìàòè
                                     (ñïëåñêóº ðóêàìè)
                          Îé ëèøåíüêî! ²ùå íå ïî÷èíàëà!
                          Îé ì³é óïàäîíüêó! Ùî æ òè ðîáèëà?
                          Íåçäàðèñüêî! Íåõòîëèöå! Ëåäàùî!
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                                 (ãëóõî)
                          ß ðóêó âð³çàëà...
                         
                                                 Ìàòè
                                       Áóëî ïðè ÷îìó!
 
                                                 Êèëèíà
                          À äàé ñåðïà — íåõàé íî ÿ.
 
Ìàâêà õîâຠñåðïà çà ñåáå ³ âîðîæå äèâèòüñÿ íà Êèëèíó.
 
                                                 Ìàòè
                          Äàâàé ñåðïà, ÿê êàæóòü! Òàæ íå òâ³é!
(Âèðèâຠñåðïà Ìàâö³ ç ðóê ³ äຠÊèëèí³, òàÿ êèäàºòüñÿ íà
æèòî ³ æíå, ÿê âîãíåì ïàëèòü, àæ ñîëîìà ñâèùå ï³ä ñåðïîì.)
 
                                                 Ìàòè
                                              (âò³øíî)
                          Îòî ìåí³ ðîáîòà!
 
                                                 Êèëèíà
                               (íå îäðèâàþ÷èñü â³ä ðîáîòè)
                                                        ßêáè õòî
                          ïåðåâåñëà êðóòèâ, òî ÿ á óäóõ
                          ñþ íèâêó âèæàëà.
 
                                                 Ìàòè
                                               (ãóêàº)
                                               À éäè, Ëóêàøó!
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                                   (âèõîäèòü.  Äî Êèëèíè)
                          Ìàãàéá³.
 
                                                 Êèëèíà
                                                (æíó÷è)
                                     Äÿêóâàòè.
 
                                                 Ìàòè
                                                    Îò, Ëóêàøó,
                          ïîìîæåø òóò â’ÿçàòè ìîëîäè÷ö³.
                          Áî òà “ïîì³÷íèöÿ” âæå ñêàë³÷³ëà.
 
                                 Ëóêàø áåðåòüñÿ â’ÿçàòè ñíîïè.
 
                          Íó, æí³òå æ, ä³òîíüêè, à ÿ ï³äó,
                          çâàðþ âàì êèñåëèö³ íà ïîëóäåíü.
                                               (²äå â õàòó.)
 
Ìàâêà îä³éøëà äî áåðåçè, ïðèõèëèëàñü äî íå¿ ³ êð³çü äîâãå â³òòÿ äèâèòüñÿ
                                                             íà æåíö³â.
Êèëèíà ÿêèé ÷àñ òàê ñàìî çàâçÿòî æíå, ïîò³ì ðîçãèíàºòüñÿ, âèïðîñòóºòüñÿ,
äèâèòüñÿ íà ïîõèëåíîãî íàä ñíîïàìè Ëóêàøà, âñì³õàºòüñÿ, òðüîìà øèðîêèìè
êðîêàìè ïðèñêàêóº äî íüîãî ³ ïàöຠç âèëÿñêîì äîëîíåþ ïî ïëå÷àõ.
 
                                                 Êèëèíà
                          Íó æ, ïàðóá÷å, õóò÷³é! Íå ë³çü, ÿê ñëèìàê!
                          Îòî ùå âåðèñüêî!
                                      (Çàëÿãàºòüñÿ ñì³õîì)
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                                   (³ ñîá³ âèïðîñòóºòüñÿ)
                                                     ßêà òè áèñòðà!
                          Îñü ë³ïøå íå çàéìàé, áî ïîáîðþ!
 
                                                 Êèëèíà
                              (êèäຠñåðïà, áåðåòüñÿ â áîêè)
                          Àíó æ, àíó! Ùå õòî êîãî — ïîáà÷èì!
 
Ëóêàø êèäàºòüñÿ äî íå¿, âîíà ïåðåéìຠéîãî ðóêè; âîíè “ì³ðÿþòü ñèëó”, óïåðøèñü
äîëîíÿìè â äîëîí³; ÿêèé ÷àñ ñèëà ¿õ ñòî¿òü íàð³âí³, ïîò³ì Êèëèíà òðîõè ïîäàëàñü
íàçàä, íàïðóæåíî ñì³þ÷èñü ³ ãðàþ÷è î÷èìà; Ëóêàø, ðîçïàëèâøèñü, øèðîêî
ðîçõèëÿº ¿é ðóêè ³ õî÷å ïîö³ëóâàòè, àëå â òîé ÷àñ, ÿê éîãî óñòà âæå òîðêàþòüñÿ ¿¿
óñò, âîíà ï³äáèâຠéîãî íîãîþ, â³í ïàäàº.
 
                                                 Êèëèíà
                                 (ñòî¿òü íàä íèì, ñì³þ÷èñü)
                          À ùî? Õòî ïîáîðîâ? Íå ÿ òåáå?
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                                    (óñòàº, âàæêî äèøó÷è)
                          ϳäáèòè — òî íå ìàö³ÿ!
 
                                                 Êèëèíà
                                                             ×è æ ïàê?
 
Ó õàò³ ñòóêíóëè äâåð³. Êèëèíà çíîâ êèíóëàñÿ æàòè, à Ëóêàø â’ÿçàòè. Õóòêî çàã³í çàòåìí³â
ñòåðíåþ ³ âêðèâñÿ ñíîïàìè; ñê³ëüêà ãîðñòîê æèòà íà ðîçëîæåíèõ ïåðåâåñëàõ ëåæàòü, ÿê
ïîäîëàí³ ³ ùå íå ïîâ’ÿçàí³ áðàíö³.
 
 
                                                 Ìàòè
                                    (ç ñ³íåøíüîãî ïîðîãà)
                          Õîä³òå, æåí÷èêè! âæå º ïîëóäåíü.
 
                                                 Êèëèíà
                          Òà ÿ ñâîº ñê³í÷èëà, îí Ëóêàø
                          í³ÿê íå âïðàâèòüñÿ.
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                                                  Ìåí³ íåäîâãî.
 
                                                 Ìàòè
                          Íó, òî ê³í÷àé; à âè õîä³òü, Êèëèíêî!
 
Êèëèíà éäå â õàòó. Äâåð³ çà÷èíÿþòüñÿ.  Ì à â ê à  âèõîäèòü ç-ï³ä áåðåçè.
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
(òðîõè çì³øàâñÿ, ïîáà÷èâøè ¿¿, àëå çàðàç îïðàâèâñÿ)
                          Àãà, òî òè? Îñü äîâ’ÿæè ñíîï³â,
                          à ÿ ï³äó.
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                   Â’ÿçàòè ÿ íå ìîæó.
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                          Íó òî ÷îãî ïðèéøëà òóò íàãëÿäàòè,
                          êîëè íå õî÷åø ïîìîãòè?
                                            (Â’ÿæå ñàì)
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                                        Ëóêàøó,
                          íåõàé ñÿ æ³íêà á³ëüøå íå ïðèõîäèòü, —
                          ÿ íå ëþáëþ ¿¿ — âîíà ëóêàâà,
                          ÿê âèäðà.
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                                   Òè ¿¿ í³ÿê íå çíàºø.
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                          ͳ, çíàþ! ×óëà ñì³õ ¿¿ ³ ãîëîñ.
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                          Ñüîãî ùå ìàëî.
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                                    ͳ, ñüîãî äîâîë³.
                          Ñÿ æ³íêà õèæà, íà÷å ðèñü.
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                                                               ²ùå ùî!
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                          Íåõàé âîíà äî íàñ ó ë³ñ íå õîäèòü.
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                                           (âèïðîñòàâñÿ)
                          À òè õ³áà âæå ë³ñîâà öàðèöÿ,
                          ùî òàê ðÿäèø, õòî ìຠâ ë³ñ õîäèòè,
                          õòî í³?
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                  (ñóìíî, ç ïîãðîçîþ)
                                   Ó ë³ñ³ º òàê³ ïðîâàëëÿ,
                          çàõîâàí³ ï³ä õðóñòîì òà ãàëóççÿì, —
                          íå áà÷èòü ¿õ í³ çâ³ð, àí³ ëþäèíà,
                          àæ ïîêè íå âïàäå...
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                                                     ²ùå ãîâîðèòü
                          ïðî õèæ³ñòü, ïðî ëóêàâñòâî, — âæå á ìîâ÷àëà!
                          ß áà÷ó, ùå íå çíàâ íàòóðè òâå¿.
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                          ß, ìîæå, ³ ñàìà ¿¿ íå çíàëà...
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                          Òàê, îòæå, ñëóõàé: ÿêùî ÿ òóò ìàþ
                          òåáå ïèòàòè, õòî äî ìåíå ñ쳺
                          õîäèòè, à õòî í³, òî ë³ïøå ñàì ÿ
                          çíîâ ç ë³ñó çàáåðóñÿ íà ñåëî.
                          Âæå ÿêîñü òàì íå ïðîïàäó ì³æ ëþäüìè.
                          Áî ÿ íå ñòàâ îòóò ñèä³òè â òåáå,
                          ÿê ëèñ ó ïàñòö³.
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                                     ß ïàñòîê íà òåáå
                          íå íàñòàâëÿëà. Òè ïðèéøîâ ïî âîë³.
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                          Ïî âîë³ æ ³ ï³äó, ÿê ò³ëüêè ñõî÷ó,
                          í³õòî í³÷èì ìåíå òóò íå ïðèâ’ÿæå!
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                          ×è ÿ æ òåáå êîëè â’ÿçàòè õò³ëà?
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                          Íó, òî äî ÷îãî æ ö³ëà ñÿ áàëà÷êà?
 
Äîâ’ÿçàâ îñòàííüîãî ñíîïà ³, íå äèâëÿ÷èñü íà Ìàâêó, ï³øîâ äî õàòè.
Ìàâêà ñ³ëà â áîðîçí³ íàä ñòåðíåþ ³ ïîõèëèëàñü ó ñìóòí³é çàäóì³.
 
                                                 Äÿäüêî Ëåâ
                                            (âèõîäèòü ç õàòè)
                          ×îãî ñå òè, íåáîãî, çàæóðèëàñü?
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                          (òèõî, ñìóòíî)
                          Ìèíຠë³òî, äÿäå÷êó...
 
                                                 Ëåâ
                                                       Äëÿ òåáå
                          âîíî òàêè æóðáà. ß ì³ðêóâàâ áè,
                          ùî âæå á òîá³ íå òðà âåðáè íà çèìó.
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                          À äå æ ÿ ìàþ áóòè?
 
                                                 Ëåâ
                                                      ßê íà ìåíå,
                          òî íå ò³ñíà áóëà á ç òîáîþ õàòà...
                          Êîëè æ ñåñòðà òàêó íàòóðó ìàº,
                          ùî ç íåþ é íå çãîâîðèø. ß âæå áðàâñÿ
                          ³ òàê, ³ ³íàêî... ßêáè òî ÿ
                          áóâ òóò ãîñïîäàðåì, òî é íå ïèòàâñÿ á;
                          òà âæå ÿ ¿ì â³ääàâ ñåé ´ðóíò ³ õàòó,
                          òî âîëÿ íå ìîÿ. ß ñàì ï³äó
                          íà çèìó äî ñåëà, äî ñâå¿ äîìè...
                          ßêáè òè íà ñåë³ ìîãëà ñèäèòè,
                          òî ÿ á òåáå ïðèéíÿâ.
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                                          ͳ, ÿ íå ìîæó...
                          ÿêáè ìîãëà, ï³øëà á. Âè, äÿäüêó, äîáð³.
 
                                                 Ëåâ
                          Õë³á äîáðèé, ä³âîíüêî, à íå ëþäèíà.
                          Àëå, ùîïðàâäà, ÿ òàêè âïîäîáàâ
                          ïîðîäó âàøó ë³ñîâó. ßê áóäó
                          âìèðàòè, òî ïðèéäó, ÿê çâ³ð, äî ë³ñó, —
                          îòóò ï³ä äóáîì õàé ³ ïîõîâàþòü...
                          Ãåé, äóáîíüêó, ÷è áóäåø òè ñòîÿòè,
                          ÿê ñèâà ãîëîâà ìîÿ ñõèòíåòüñÿ?..
                          Äå-äå! ùå é íå òàê³ áóëè äóáè,
                          òà é ò³¿ ïîñòèíàëè... Çåëåí³é æå
                          õî÷ äî ìîðîçó, êó÷åðÿâèé äðóæå,
                          à òàì... ÷è äàñòü Á³ã ùå âåñíè ä³æäàòè?..
                        (Ñòî¿òü, ñìóòíî ïîõèëèâøèñü íà ö³ïîê.)
 
Ìàâêà ïîâîë³ âèáèðຠíàï³âç³â’ÿë³ êâ³òêè ç ïîæàòîãî æèòà ³ ñêëàäຠ¿õ
                                                       ó ïó÷å÷îê.
                          Ç õàòè âèõîäÿòü: ìàòè, Êèëèíà  ³  Ëóêàø.
 
                                                 Ìàòè
                                            (äî Êèëèíè)
                          ×îãî âè ñï³øèòåñü? Òà ùå ïîñèäüòå!
 
                                                 Êèëèíà
                          Åé, í³ âæå, äÿäèíóñþ, ÿ ï³äó.
                          Äèâ³òü, óæå íåðàíî, — ÿ áîþñÿ.
 
                                                 Ìàòè
                          Ëóêàøó, òè ïðîâ³â áè.
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                                       ×îì æå, ìîæó.
 
                                                 Êèëèíà
                                       (ïîãëÿäຠíà íüîãî)
                          Òà, ìàé, ðîáîòà º...
 
                                                 Ìàòè
                                                    ßêà ðîáîòà
                          óâå÷åð³? ²äè, ñèíàøó, éäè,
                          òà íàâåäåø Êèëèíêó äî äîðîãè.
                          Ñàì³é óâå÷åð³ â ñ³é ïóù³ ñóìíî.
                          Òà ùå òàêà õîðîøà ìîëîäè÷êà, —
                          êîëè á õòî íå íàïàâ!
                         
                                                 Êèëèíà
                                                           Îé, äÿäèíóñþ,
                          ñå æ âè ìåíå òåïåð çîâñ³ì çëÿêàëè!
                          Ëóêàøó, éä³ì, ïîêè íå çâå÷îð³ëî,
                          à òî é óäâîõ áîÿòèìîñü!
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                                                            ß á òî?
                          áîÿâñÿ â ë³ñ³? Îãî-ãî! ïîìàëó!
                         
                                                 Ìàòè
                          Òà â³í ó ìåíå õëîïåöü-ìîëîäåöü,
                          âè âæå, Êèëèíêî, ÷åñò³ íå óéìàéòå!
 
                                                 Êèëèíà
                          ͳ, òî ÿ æàðòîìà...
                                          (ÇàââàæຠËåâà.)
                                                        Îâ! Äÿäüêó Ëåâå!
                          òî âè-òå âäîìà?
 
                                                 Ëåâ
                                     (óäàº, ìîâ íå äî÷óâ)
                                      Ãà? ³ä³òü çäîðîâ³!
                                       (Éäå ñîá³ â ë³ñ.)
 
                                                 Êèëèíà
                          Íó, áóäüòå âæå çäîðîñåíüê³, ò³òóñþ!
(Õî÷å ïîö³ëóâàòè ñòàðó â ðóêó, òàÿ íå äàº, îáòèðຠñîá³ ðîòà
ôàðòóõîì ³ òðè÷³ “ç öåðåìîí³ºþ” ö³ëóºòüñÿ ç Êèëèíîþ.)
 
                                                 Êèëèíà
                                            (âæå íà õîä³)
                          Æèâ³ áóâàéòå, íàñ íå çàáóâàéòå!
 
                                                 Ìàòè
                          Âåñåë³ áóäüòå, òà äî íàñ ïðèáóäüòå!
                         (Éäå â õàòó ³ çàñîâóº äâåð³ çà ñîáîþ.)
 
Ìàâêà ï³äâîäèòüñÿ ³ òèõîþ, íà÷å âòîìëåíîþ, ïîõîäîþ ³äå äî îçåðà, ñ³äຠíà ïîõèëåíó
âåðáó, ñêëîíÿº ãîëîâó íà ðóêè ³ òèõî ïëà÷å.  Ïî÷èíຠíàêðàïàòè äð³áíèé äîùèê, ãóñòîþ
ñ³òêîþ çàâîë³êຠãàëÿâó, õàòó é ãàé.
 
                                                       Ðóñàëêà
(ï³äïëèâຠäî áåðåãà  ³ çàãëÿäຠäî Ìàâêè, çäèâîâàíà ³ ö³êàâà)
 
                           Òè ïëà÷åø, Ìàâêî?
 
                                                       Ìàâêà
                                                             Òè õ³áà í³êîëè 
                          íå ïëàêàëà, Ðóñàëîíüêî?
 
                                                       Ðóñàëêà
                                                                        Î, ÿ!
                          ßê ÿ çàïëà÷ó íà ìàëó õâèëèíêó,
                          òî ìóñèòü õòîñü ñì³ÿòèñÿ äî ñìåðò³!
 
                                                       Ìàâêà
                          Ðóñàëêî! òè í³êîëè íå êîõàëà…
 
                                                       Ðóñàëêà
                          ß íå êîõàëà? ͳ, òî òè çàáóëà,
                          ÿêå ïîâèííî áóòü êîõàííÿ ñïðàâæíº!                         
                          Êîõàííÿ — ÿê âîäà, ïëàâêå òà áèñòðå,
                          ðâå, ãðàº, ïåñòèòü, çàòÿãຠé òîïèòü.
                          Äå ïàë  — âîíî êèïèòü, à ñòð³íå õîëîä —
                          ñòຠìîâ êàì³íü. Îò ìîº êîõàííÿ!
                          À òå òâîº – ñîëîì’ÿíîãî äóõó
                          äèòèíà êâîëà. Õèëèòüñÿ îä â³òðó,
                          ï³ä íîãè ñòåëåòüñÿ. Çîñòð³íå ³ñêðó —
                          çãîðèòü, íå áîðþ÷èñü, à ïîò³ì ç íüîãî
                          ëèøèòüñÿ ÷îðíèé çãàð òà ñèçèé ïîï³ë.
                          Êîëè æ éîãî çíåâàæàòü, ÿê ïîêèäüêó,
                          âîíî ëåæèòü ³ êèñíå, ÿê ñîëîìà,
                          â âîä³ õîëîäí³é ìàðíî¿ äîñàäè,
                          ï³ä ï³çí³ìè äîùàìè êàÿòòÿ.
 
                                                       Ìàâêà
                          Òè êàæåø – êàÿòòÿ? Ñïèòàé áåðåçó,
                          ÷è êàºòüñÿ âîíà çà ò³¿ íî÷³,
                          êîëè âåñíÿíèé â³òåð ðîçïë³òàâ
                          ¿é äîâãó êîñó?
 
                                                 Ðóñàëêà
                                              À ÷îãî æ ñóìóº?
 
                                                    Ìàâêà   
                          Ùî ìèëîãî íå ìîæå îá³éíÿòè,
                          íàâ³êè ïðèãîðíóòè äîâãèì â³òòÿì.
 
                                                 Ðóñàëêà
                          ×îìó?
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                          Áî ìèëèé òîé – âåñíÿíèé â³òåð.
 
                                                 Ðóñàëêà
                          Íàùî æ áóëî êîõàòè ¿é òàêîãî?
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                          Áî â³í áóâ í³æíèé, òîé âåñíÿíèé ëåã³ò,
                          ñï³âàþ÷è, ¿é ðîçâèâàâ ëèñòî÷êè,
                          ìèëóþ÷è, ðîçìàÿâ ¿é â³íî÷êà,
                          ³, ïåñòÿ÷è, êðîïèâ ðîñîþ êîñó...
                          Òàê, òàê... â³í ñïðàâæí³é áóâ âåñíÿíèé â³òåð,
                          òà ³íøîãî âîíà á íå ïîêîõàëà.
 
                                                 Ðóñàëêà
                          Íó, òî íåõàé òåïåð æàëîáó ñïóñòèòü
                          àæ äî çåìë³, áî â³òðà îá³éíÿòè
                          ïîâ³ê íå çìîæå – â³í óæå ïðîëèíóâ.
(Òèõî, áåç ïëåñêó, â³äïëèâຠâ³ä áåðåãà ³ çíèêຠâ îçåð³.)
 
                  Ìàâêà çíîâ ïîõèëèëàñü, äîâã³ ÷îðí³ êîñè óïàëè äî çåìë³.
Ïî÷èíàºòüñÿ â³òåð ³ æåíå ñèâ³ õìàðè, à âêóï³ ç íèìè ÷îðí³ êëþ÷³ ïòàøèí³,
ùî â³äë³òàþòü ó âèð³é.    Ïîò³ì â³ä ñèëüí³øîãî ïîðèâó â³òðó  õìàðè äîùîâ³
ðîçõîäÿòüñÿ ³ âèäêî ë³ñ – óæå â ÿñêðàâîìó îñ³ííüîìó óáîð³
                          íà òë³ ãóñòî-ñèíüîãî ïåðåäçàõ³äíîãî íåáà.
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                (òèõî, ç ãëèáîêîþ æóðáîþ)
                          Òàê... â³í óæå ïðîëèíóâ...
 
Ë ³ ñ î â è ê  âèõîäèòü ç ãóùàâèíè. ³í ó äîâã³é êèðå¿ áàðâè ñòàðîãî
çîëîòà ç òåìíî-÷åðâîíîþ ãàáîþ âíèçó, íàâêîëî øàïêè îáâèòà ã³ëêà
                                     äîñòèãëîãî õìåëþ.
 
                                                 ˳ñîâèê
                                                       Äîíþ, äîíþ,
                          ÿê òÿæêî òè êàðàºøñÿ çà çðàäó!..
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                             (ï³äâîäèòü ãîëîâó)
                          Êîãî ÿ çðàäèëà?
 
                                                 Ë³ñîâèê
 
                                                       Ñàìó ñåáå.
                          Ïîêèíóëà âèñîêå âåðõîâ³òòÿ
                          ³ íèçüêî íà äð³áí³ ñòåæêè ñïóñòèëàñü.
                          Äî êîãî òè ïîä³áíà? Äî ñëóæåáêè,
                          çàð³áíèö³, ùî ïðàöåþ ã³ðêîþ
                          îêðàé÷èê ùàñòÿ õò³ëà çàðîáèòè
                          ³ íå çìîãëà, òà ùå îñòàíí³é ñîðîì
                          ¿é íå äຠæåáðà÷êîþ çðîáèòèñü.
                          Çãàäàé, ÿêîþ òè áóëà â òó í³÷,
                          êîëè òâîº êîõàííÿ ðîçöâ³ëîñÿ:
                          áóëà òè íà÷å ë³ñîâà öàð³âíà
                          ó çîðÿí³ì â³íêó íà òåìíèõ êîñàõ, –
                          òîä³ æàä³áíî ðóêè ïðîñòÿãàëî
                          äî òåáå ùàñòÿ ³ íåñëî äàðè!
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                          Òàê ùî æ ìåí³ ðîáèòü, êîëè âñ³ çîð³
                          ïîãàñëè ³ â â³íêó, ³ â ñåðö³ â ìåíå?
 
                                                 Ë³ñîâèê
                          Íå âñ³ â³íêè ïîãèíóëè äëÿ òåáå.
                          Îãëÿíüñÿ, ïîäèâèñü, ÿêå òóò ñâÿòî!
                          Âäÿã ÿñåíü êíÿçü êèðåþ çîëîòó,
                          à äèêà ðîæà áóéí³¿ êîðàëè.
                          Íåâèííà á³ëü çì³íèëàñü â ãîðäèé ïóðïóð
                          íà ò³é êàëèí³, ùî òåáå êâ³ò÷àëà,
                          äå ñîëîâåé ñï³âàâ ï³ñí³ âåñ³ëüí³.
                          Ñòàðà âåðáà, ñìóòíà áåðåçà íàâ³òü
                          ó çëàòîãëàâè é êàðìàçèíè âáðàëèñü
                          íà ñâÿòî îñåí³. À ò³ëüêè òè
                          æåáðàöüê³ øìàòè ñêèíóòè íå õî÷åø,
                          áî òè çàáóëà, ùî í³ÿêà òóãà
                          êðàñè ïåðåìàãàòè íå ïîâèííà.
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                              (ïîðèâ÷àñòî âñòàº)
                          Òî äàé ìåí³ ñâÿòêîâ³ øàòè, ä³äó!
                          ß áóäó çíîâ, ÿê ë³ñîâà öàð³âíà,
                          ³ ùàñòÿ óïàäå ìåí³ äî í³ã,
                          áëàãàþ÷è ì ëàñêè!
 
                                                 ˳ñîâèê
                                                          Äîíþ,
                          äàâíî ãîòîâ³ øàòè äëÿ öàð³âíè,
                          àëå âîíà äåñü áàâèëàñü, õèìåðíà,
                          óáðàâøèñÿ äëÿ æàðòó çà æåáðà÷êó.
 
Ðîçêðèâຠñâîþ êèðåþ ³ ä³ñòຠäîñ³ çàõîâàíó ï³ä íåþ ïèøíó, çëîòîì
ãàïòîâàíó áàãðÿíèöþ ³ ñð³áíèé ñåðïàíîê; íàä³âຠáàãðÿíèöþ ïîâåðõ
óáðàííÿ íà Ìàâêó; Ìàâêà éäå äî êàëèíè, øâèäêî ëàìຠíà í³é ÷åðâîí³
êèòèö³ ÿã³ä, çâèâຠñîá³ â³íî÷îê, ðîçïóñêຠñîá³ êîñè, êâ³ò÷àºòüñÿ â³íêîì
³ ñêëîíÿºòüñÿ ïåðåä ˳ñîâèêîì, – â³í íàêèäຠ¿é ñð³áíèé ñåðïàíîê
                                                 íà ãîëîâó.
 
 
                                                 ˳ñîâèê
                          Òåïåð ÿ âæå çà òåáå íå áîþñÿ.
(Ïîâàæíî êèâíóâøè ¿é ãîëîâîþ, ìåòêîþ ïîõîäîþ éäå
                            ãóùàâèíó ³ çíèêàº.)
                                     
                                        Ç ë³ñó âèá³ãຠ   Ï å ð å ë å ñ í è ê.
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                          Çíîâ òè?
                                         (Íàì³ðÿºòüñÿ âò³êàòè.)
 
                                                 Ïåðåëåñíèê
                                         (çíåâàæëèâî)
                                     Íå á³éñÿ, íå äî òåáå.
                          Õò³â ÿ îäâ³äàòè Ðóñàëîíüêó, ùî â æèò³,
                          òà áà÷ó, âæå âîíà çàñíóëà. Øêîäà...
                          À òè çìàðí³ëà ùîñü.
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                                   (ãîðäî)
                                                           Òîá³ çäàºòüñÿ!
 
                                                 Ïåðåëåñíèê
                          Çäàºòüñÿ, êàæåø? ß çíàþ,
                          ùî òè çàðó÷åíà, — íå çà÷åïëþ.
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
 
                          Ãåòü! Íå ãëóçóé!
 
                                                 Ïåðåëåñíèê
                                                    Òà òè íå ñåðäüñÿ, – ùî æ,
                          êîëè ÿ ïîìèëèâñÿ...  Ñëóõàé, Ìàâêî,
                          äàâàé ëèø ïîáðàòàºìîñü.
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                                           Ç òîáîþ?
 
                                                 Ïåðåëåñíèê
                          À ÷îì æå í³? Òåïåð ìè âîñåíè,
                          òåïåð, áà÷, íàâ³òü ñîíöå ïðîõîëîëî,
                          ³ â íàñ ïðîñòèãëà êðîâ. Òàæ ìè ç òîáîþ
                          êîëèñü áóëè òîâàðèø³, à ïîò³ì
                          ÷è ãðàëèñü, ÷è êîõàëèñü – òðóäíî çâàæèòü, –
                          òåïåð íàñòàâ áðàòåðñòâà ÷àñ. Äàé ðóêó.
 
                                Ìàâêà òðîõè íåð³øó÷å ïîäຠéîìó ðóêó.
 
                          Äîçâîëü ïîêëàñòè áðàòí³é ïîö³ëóíîê
                          íà ëè÷åíüêî òâîº áë³äå.
                       (Ìàâêà îäõèëÿºòüñÿ, â³í âñå-òàêè ¿¿ ö³ëóº.)
 
                                                           Î, êâ³òè
                          íà ëè÷åíüêó îäðàçó çàöâ³ëè! —
                          öíîòëè⳿, íåçàïàøí³, îñ³íí³...
                      (Íå âèïóñêàþ÷è ¿¿ ðóêè, îãëÿäàºòüñÿ ïî ãàëÿâ³.)
 
                          Ïîãëÿíü, ÿê òàì ë³òຠïàâóòèííÿ,
                          êðóæëÿº ³ âèðóº ó ïîâ³òð³...
                          Îòàê ³ ìè...
                                  (Ðàïòîì ïîðèâຠ¿¿ â òàíåöü.)
 
                                    Òàê îò ³ ìè
                               êèíåìîñü, ðèíåìîñü
                                    â êîëî ñàìè!
                                    Çîð³ ïðå÷èñò³,
                                    ³ñêðè çëîòèñò³,
                              ÿñí³ òà êðàñí³ âîãí³ ïðîìåíèñò³,
                                    âñå, ùî áëèñêó÷å, —
                                    âñå òå ëåòþ÷å,
                              âñå áåçóïèííîãî ðóõó æàãó÷å!
                                    Òàê îò ³ ÿ...
                                    òàê îò ³ ÿ...
                             Áóäü æå ìîâ ³ñêðà, êîõàíà ìîÿ!
 
Ïðóäêî âèðóº òàíåöü. Ñð³áíèé ñåðïàíîê íà Ìàâö³ çâèâñÿ óãîðó, ìîâ
áëèñêó÷à ãàäþ÷êà, ÷îðí³ êîñè ðîçìàÿëèñü ³ çì³øàëèñÿ ç âîãíÿíèñòèìè
                                      êó÷åðÿìè Ïåðåëåñíèêà.
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                          Ãîä³!.. îé, ãîä³!..
 
                                                 Ïåðåëåñíèê
                                            ùèð³é çàãîä³
                          íå çóïèíÿéñÿ, êîõàíà, é íà ìèòü!
                          Ùàñòÿ – òî çðàäà,
                          áóäü òîìó ðàäà, —
                          òèì âîíî é ãàðíå, ùî â³÷íî ëåòèòü!
 
                                           Òàíåöü ðîáèòüñÿ øàëåíèì.
                         
                          Çâèéìîñÿ!
                          Çëèéìîñÿ!                         
                          Âèõðîì çàâèéìîñÿ!
                          Æèéìî!
                          çàæèéìî
                          âîãíèñòîãî ðàþ!
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                          Ãîä³!.. ïóñòè ìåíå... Ìë³þ... âìèðàþ.
               (ãîëîâà ¿¿ ïàäຠéîìó íà ïëå÷å, ðóêè îïóñêàþòüñÿ, â³í
                                                    ì÷èòü ¿¿ â òàíö³ îìë³ëó.)
 
Ðàïòîì ç-ï³ä çåìë³ ç’ÿâëÿºòüñÿ òåìíå, øèðîêå, ñòðàøíå   Ì à ð è ù å.
 
                                                 Ìàðèùå
                          ³ääàé ìåí³ ìîº. Ïóñòè ¿¿.
 
                                                 Ïåðåëåñíèê
(ñïèíÿºòüñÿ ³ âèïóñêຠÌàâêó ç ðóê, âîíà áåçâëàäíî ñïóñêàºòüñÿ íà òðàâó)
 
                          Õòî òè òàêèé?
 
                                                 Ìàðèùå
                                               ×è òè ìåíå íå çíàºø? —
                          “Òîé, ùî â ñêàë³ ñèäèòü”.
 
Ïåðåëåñíèê çäðèãíóâñÿ, ïðóäêèì ðóõîì êèíóâñÿ ãåòü ³ çíèê ó ë³ñ³.
Ìàâêà î÷óòèëàñü, çâåëàñÿ òðîõè, øèðîêî ðîçêðèëà î÷³ ³ ç æàõîì
äèâèòüñÿ íà Ìàðó, ùî ïðîñòÿãຠðóêè âçÿòè ¿¿.
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                                    ͳ, ÿ íå õî÷ó!
                          Íå õî÷ó ÿ äî òåáå! ß æèâà!
 
                          “Ò î é,   ù î  â  ñ ê à ë ³  ñ è ä è ò ü”.
 
                          ß ïîâåäó òåáå â äàëåêèé êðàé,
                          íåçíàíèé êðàé, äå òèõ³, òåìí³ âîäè
                          ñïîê³éíî ñïëÿòü, ÿê ìåðòâ³, òüìÿí³ î÷³,
                          ìîâ÷àçí³ ñêåë³ òàì ñòîÿòü íàä íèìè
                          í³ìèìè ñâ³äêàìè ïîä³é, ùî âìåðëè.
                          Ñïîê³éíî òàì: í³ äåðåâî, í³ ç³ëëÿ
                          íå øåëåñòèòü, íå íàâ³âຠìð³é,
                          çðàäëèâèõ ìð³é, ùî íå äàþòü çàñíóòè,
                          ³ íå çàíîñèòü â³òåð æàäíèõ ñï³â³â
                          ïðî íåäîñÿæíó âîëþ; íå ãîðèòü
                          âîãîíü æåðóùèé; ãîñòð³ áëèñêàâèö³
                          ëàìàþòüñÿ îá ñêåë³ ³ íå ìîæóòü
                          ïðîáèòèñÿ â òâåðäèíþ òüìè é ñïîêîþ,
                          Òåáå â³çüìó ÿ. Òè òóäè íàëåæèø:
                          òè áë³äíåø â³ä îãíþ, â³ä ðóõó ì볺ø,
                          äëÿ òåáå ùàñòÿ – ò³íü, òè íåæèâà.
 
                                                 Ìàâêà
                                                 (âñòàº)
                          ͳ! ÿ æèâà! ß áóäó â³÷íî æèòè!
                          ß â ñåðö³ ìàþ òå, ùî íå âìèðàº.
                                                   
 
                                              Ìàðèùå
                          Ïî÷èì òè çíàºø òå?
 
                                              Ìàâêà
                                                    Ïî ò³ì, ùî ìóêó
                          ñâîþ ëþáëþ ³ ¿é äàþ æèòòÿ.
                          Êîëè á ìîãëà ÿ ò³ëüêè çàõîò³òè
                          ¿¿ çàáóòè, ÿ ï³øëà á ç òîáîþ,
                          àëå í³ÿêà ñèëà â ö³ë³ì ñâ³ò³
                          íå äàñòü ìåí³ áàæàííÿ çàáóòòÿ.
 
                                   ë³ñ³ ÷óºòüñÿ øåëåñò ëþäñüêî¿ õîäè.
 
                          Îñü òîé ³äå, ùî äàâ ìåí³ òó ìóêó!
                          Çíèêàé, Ìàðî! ²äå ìîÿ íàä³ÿ!
 
“Òîé, ùî â ñêàë³ ñèäèòü” â³äñòóïàºòüñÿ â òåìí³ õàù³ ³ òàì ïðèòàþºòüñÿ.
Ç ë³ñó âèõîäèòü  Ë ó ê à ø.  Ìàâêà éäå íàçóñòð³÷ Ëóêàøåâ³. Îáëè÷÷ÿ ¿¿ â³äáèâàº
ñìåðòåëüíîþ áë³ä³ñòþ ïðîòè ÿñêðàâî¿ îäåæ³, êîíàþ÷à íàä³ÿ ðîçøèðèëà ¿¿ âåëèê³
òåìí³ î÷³, ðóõè â íå¿ ïîðèâ÷àñò³ é çàíèêàþ÷³, íà÷å ùîñü ó í³é îáðèâàºòüñÿ.
 
                                                 Ëóêàø
                                            (ïîáà÷èâøè ¿¿)
                          ßêà ñòðàøíà! ×îãî òè ç ìåíå õî÷åø?
                    (Ïîñï³øຠäî õàòè, ñòóêຠâ äâåð³, ìàòè â³ä÷èíÿº, íå  
                          âèõîäÿ÷è. Ëóêàø äî ìàòåð³ íà ïîðîç³.)
 
                          Ãîòóéòå, ìàìî, õë³á òà ñ³ëü äëÿ ñòàðîñò³â, —
                          ÿ âçàâòðà çàñèëàþñü äî Êèëèíè!
                                 (²äå â õàòó, äâåð³ çà÷èíÿþòüñÿ.)
 
 
“Òîé, ùî â ñêàë³ ñèäèòü” âèõîäèòü ³ ïîäàºòüñÿ äî Ìàâêè.
                         
                                                  Ìàâêà                         
 
                                        (çðèâຠç ñåáå áàãðÿíèöþ)
 
                          Áåðè ìåíå! ß õî÷ó çàáóòòÿ!
 
  “Òîé, ùî â ñêàë³ ñèäèòü” òîðêàºòüñÿ äî Ìàâêè; âîíà, êðèêíóâøè, ïàäຠéîìó íà ðóêè, â³í çàêèäຠíà íå¿ ñâîþ ÷îðíó êèðåþ. Îáîº çàïàäàþòüñÿ â çåìëþ.
 
 


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