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      SURA NA SHIDA

      Thor ya wuce fadin haraban da gudu, yana gudu da dukan ikonsa. A bayansa yana jin takun masu tsaron fadan sarki, a kurkusa dashi. Sun bishi duk fadin fili mai zafi da kuran, suna tsinuwa yayin binshi. A gabansa akwai ‘ya’yan runduna—da sabobin dauka—na rundunan mayaka, dozin dozin na yara maza, kamansa, amma sun fishi shekaru da girma. Suna kan horo kuma ana gwadasu a yanayi iri iri, wasu suna wurga mashi, wasu na wurga jabilin, kadan suna koyon kama mashin. Suna auna ma’aunai daga nesa, batare da rashin samun ma’aunain dayawa ba. Wadanan ne abokan gasansa, kuma sun yi kama da wadanda kayar dasu zai yi wuya.

      A cikinsu akwai manyan mayaka, ‘ya’yan Silver, sun hada rabin zobe akewaye suna kalon karawa. Suna alkalanci. Suna yanka hukuncin waye za a zaba kuma waye zai koma gida.

      Thor yasan dole ya nuna kansa, ya samu yabon wadanan mutanen. Cikin dan lokaci masu tsaron zasu kai gareshi, kuma idan zai samu zarafin nuna kansa, to a yanzu ne. Amma ta yaya? Zuciyarsa nata kaiwa da komowa ayayinda ya wuce sakiyar haraban a guje, yana da muradin lallai kar a kore shi.

      A yayinda Thor ke gudu a filin, shauran sun fara kula. Wasu daga sabobin daukan sun daina abinda sukeyi suka juyo, kamar yada wasu mayan mayakan sukayi suma. Cikin dan lokaci, Thor yaji hankalin kowa a kansa. Yanayinsu ya nuna mamaki, sai yagane watakila suna mamakin ko shi wayene, yana fasa sakiyar haraban, masu tsaron guda uku suna binshi. Wannan bashine yanda yaso ya nuna kansa ba. Duk rayuwarsa, ya kasance yana mafarkin shiga runduna, amma bai taba fatan ya faru haka ba.

      Ayayinda Thor ke gudu, yana tunanin abinyi, matakin da yakamata ya bayanu masa karara. Wani katon yaro, sabon dauka, ya dauki nauyin nuna kansa wa shauran ta dalilin sayar da Thor. Dogo, da jijiyoyi kota ina, ya kusan ribanya girman Thor sau biyu, ya daga takwafin itace domin ya tare wa Thor hanya. Thor yaga lallai yayi muradin kadashi, yayi masa tsiya a gaban kowa, yakuma samawa kansa yabo akan shauran sabobin daukan.

      Wannan ya bawa Thro haushi. Thor bashi da damuwa da wannan yaron, kuma ba yakin yaron bane. Amma yaron ya maida yakin nasa, kawai domin samun yabo a kan shauran.

      Daya maso kusa, girman yaron ya bawa Thor mutukar mamaki: yafishi sayi sosai, a rufe da bakin gashi mai kauri daya rufe goshinsa, da kuma mafi girman, habba da Thor ya taba gani. Bai ga hanyan da shi zai bi yayiwa yaron nan ko dan illa ba.