Mhatareche Kens Thodde Pavtti Koddu Lagtat Amerikek ani Canada-k mhonntat 'cotton candy' England-ak 'candy floss' zalear, Australia 'fairy floss' mhonntat. Gomotichi ghozal mhollear Bharotan, 'buddhi ke baal' ani onkarun ami mhonntat 'mhatareche kens' Survatek 18vea xekddean sakren kelole mhatare kensancho rong dhovo aslo. Punn atam bhurgeank bulovpak vo oddun ghevpak jinsavar rong ghalun kapsa sarkele jiber dovorlear churr korun virgullun (melt) vetele mhatareche kens toyar zatat. Festam-porbank ani her vhodd mouja korpachea uttsavamni taje (fresh) mhatareche kens chakunk, zanttelim porian nenttim zatat ani bhurgeaponnacheo yadi ubeo kortat. Sodeak hanv ravtam tea vattaran ek vhodd ‘hyper market’ asa. Cholun vochunk don minutam paim vatt. Mhozo jevnna khannacheo vostu ani dusro vepar heach marketan dispottim zatelean, mhojea eka ixttan tachea bhurgeanche avddiche 'mhatareche kens' melltat zalear pollevnk mhaglem. Ani poir tedus, tea hyper marketan bhitor sorche vatter, sumar sotere vhoir vorsanchi joddi (couple) mhaka bhettli (hea hyper marketa xivay dusre kodden 'shopping' korinant mhunn, ek dis tannim sanglolem asa mhaka). Toddam purtim hanv tankam vollkotam. Tanchi poili vollok khoim zaleli ti yad nam. Hyper marketan melltele pavtti hanv tankam zapoytam. Ani tea disakui sodam porim tankam zap keli. Sonvoim pormonnem baji-torkari polloit follam zagear pavlom. Thoim ‘Afonso’ ambe pollele. Mottech distele char plastik pisvin ghalun vozon kelem ani thoinsorlo koddsortana mhojea vollkiche zanttelen vicharlem. “Baba, te Afonso Goyche re?” “Sangunk zainam. Punn ek mat sarkem. Te ambe Indieche mhonntoch, Ratnagiri, Mungllur, Mallvan, Karwar ani Goy khoinchea eka Konkon vatarantle asunk zai”, tika xembor tok’ke sotmandpa sarkem mhojem ulovop pottlem. Ani hanv kobus-panv melltat te dixen cholunk laglom zalear tim ambe melltat tea mandar ghelim Nusteachea mandar bhett kelea xivay mhojean zaina. Hea zagear huzravun ani katrun vikrek dovorlelem nustem mellta. Ghorakodden mitt lavun somtich kodi korpachi ho ek sompo vavr. Dekhun hanv gorje purtem nustem ghetam. Nustem tajem khavpachi avoddd mhoji. Subeij nustem ghenv frijin dovorpachi sonvoim nam mhaka. Kiteak ghevunk zai? Itlea lagim 'hyper market' astona? Osoch hanv nusteachi ruch kaddit bhonvande martana tevui zagear, mhageli zantteli joddi disli. “Kitlem mhunn marog nustem re baba. Hanvem tor bhangdde ghetleat. Amgeleak ajun katlexi khanvpachi ruch asa. Thoddoxeo kurleo ghetleat, xekxekem korpak. Tunvem kitem ghetlam? Visonanchim postam mure.”, mhojea 'shopping' basketik nodor marit tinnem mhonntlem ani kombio vo 'fresh chicken' melltele dixen tim vochunk laglim. Hypermarketan kam’ kortole eka kamchareak ‘cotton candy’ khoinchea zagear asat tem vicharlem. Tannem mhaka bhurgeanche pampers, tissues ani her vostu melltat tea zagear dhaddlo. Goddie zait to somzunk nam astolo dekun porot tachea sorxim yevn hanvem taka hindin 'buddhi ke baal' khoimsor dovorlole asat tem vichartoch tannem soroll zap dili. 'Check in row number eight'. Attve vollerichea folleancher (shelves) dovorlole jinsavar chokleti, toffi ani rong-rongit pipirmitam dislim, punn khoisoruch ‘cotton candy’ nodrek disonam zali. Oi nam, oi nam korun shelvamcher vhoir-sokol polloit don bhonvade marle ani tisro kivam nimnno bhonvando ghaltolo mhunn fattim voulear, mhojea fuddem mhageli zantteli joddi disli. Tankam anik porot kiteak mellchem? Tea khatir tanche dixen vechea boldek thoinch khitem tori polletelea bhaxen kelem. Mhozo dhavo dollo mhaka zai ti vost sodtalo zalear mhozo uzvo dollo tim zanttelim khoim meren pavleant tim, lip-choriam pollovnni kemera (surveillance camera) porim tanchi chal polletalo. Hanv kosle tori oddchenek addkola mhunn ghoddie mhojea chalicher gomlem asot tankam. Tim soroll mhojexim ailim ani vicharlem. “Kitem sodtalo?” “Mhatareche kens” Tichea hanstea sobhavacher khinna bhitor boddlop dislem. Tichea mostokacher ragacho khanto ful’la mhunn tichea dollea udexim kollit zalem. Ticheo rogt-xirantlean tidkecho pavs jiber pavun tiche vontt apo-ap ugte zale ani dharivont jib funtli “Mhoje kens dhove zaleat zhodd’ddea? Tuje kens kitle kalle asat? Mhatareank respet divnk kollnam re tuka? Tum kitlo nentto asa kodd’dea?” Ghoddghoddo martolo zalear zogil poilem marunk zai. Punn hangasor koslech zogil vo mhoji chuk nastana ghoddghoddo marlo. Mhojem inosentponn dakounk mhoje vontt chitkole. Mhozo talo sukun jib ar javun dhorli. Sorbhonvtim aslolo lok mhaka pollet ravlo. Mhaka loz zali. Lojen hanvem tokli khalla ghatli zalear, mhojea samkara dhobean aslele ‘mhatareche kens’ nodrek poddle. Lino B. Dourado
