Dayan Ki Kahani

 

(The Story of the Witch)

Ek chhoti si gaon thi, jahan log apni zindagi shanti se jeete the. Gaon ke kone mein ek purani, suna-suna haveli thi, jahan logon ke mutabiq kuch ajeeb aur bhayankar cheezein hoti thi. Gaon wale us haveli ke baare mein baat karte, lekin kabhi bhi wahan nahi jaate. Unhein lagta tha ki wahan kuch purani roohain aur kuch ajeeb log rehte hain. Unhe yeh bhi kehna tha ki wahan ek dayan (witch) rehti thi jo raat ke andhere mein apna jaadu chalati thi.

Gaon mein ek chhoti si ladki thi, jiska naam Meera tha. Meera kaafi chanchal aur curious thi, aur hamesha naye cheezon ko samajhna chahti thi. Uski maa aur baap usse kehte rehte the, "Meera, us purani haveli ke baare mein mat socho. Wahan kuch bhi nahi hai, bas kuch purani kahaniyan hain jo logon ne bana di hain."

Lekin Meera ko yeh sab kuch ajeeb lagta tha. Ek din usne socha, "Agar wahan kuch nahi hai, to log itni der se us haveli se darte kyun hain?" Us din Meera ne faisla kiya ki woh haveli ki taraf jaayegi aur dekhegi ki asli baat kya hai.

Haveli Ki Taraf Safar

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Raat ka samay tha, aur Meera ne chupke se ghar se nikal kar haveli ki taraf kadam badhaye. Raat ka andhera badhta jaa raha tha, lekin Meera ki himmat aur curiosity badh rahi thi. Woh haveli ke kareeb pohanchi aur dekha ki wahan kaafi purana dwaar tha.

Jaise hi woh dwaar ke paas gayi, usne ek purani aur bhatakti si awaaz suni. Us awaaz mein kuch aisa tha jo uski ragh-ragh mein kaafi strange feel kar raha tha. Meera ka dil tez dhadak raha tha, lekin usne apne aap ko sambhalte hue dwaar ko khola aur andar chal padi.

Dayan Ki Mulaqat

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Haveli ke andar ghanti thi, aur andar ka mahaul kaafi ajeeb tha. Meera ne dekha ki ek purani si aurat, jo kaafi bure rang ki thi, ek pyaale mein kuch khich rahi thi. Woh aurat bahut hi ajab lag rahi thi, uska chehra kaafi badla hua tha, jaise usne apne chehre par jaadu kiye ho. Us aurat ki aankhon mein ek ajeeb si chamak thi, jo Meera ko thoda sa dara rahi thi.

Woh aurat jese hi Meera ke paas aayi, usne apni ghanti awaaz se kaha, "Tu kaun hai? Kahan se aayi hai?"

Meera ne thoda darte hue jawab diya, "Main bas yeh dekhne aayi hoon ki yeh sab jo log kahte hain, woh sach hai ya bas baseless baatein."

Dayan ne hanste hue kaha, "Toh tum yahan tak aa gayi ho? Tumhein yeh jaankari mil gayi hai ki main kis tarah ki cheez hoon. Lekin tumhein iske liye ek bhari daam chukana padega."

Meera thoda ghazab mein thi, lekin usne apne himmat ko thoda aur barhaya aur kaha, "Main darne waale logon mein se nahi hoon. Agar tum kuch rakhna chahti ho toh, mujhe batao. Main is gaon ki sachayi ko samajhna chahti hoon."

Dayan Ka Raaz

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Dayan thoda sa sochne lagi aur phir ek purani aur dheere se awaaz mein kaha, "Mujhe yaad hai ki jab main bhi is duniya mein ek insaan thi, toh mujhe apne logon ki pyar aur izzat ki talash thi. Lekin jaisi hi main apne dukhon ko dur karne ke liye jaadu ki taraf badhi, maine apne asli rooh ko kho diya."

Dayan ki baatein sun kar Meera ko samajh aaya ki woh purani aurat kabhi ek acchi aur masoom insaan rahi hogi, lekin usne apni zindagi ke dukhon ka hal jaadu ke zariye dhunda, aur dheere-dheere woh apni asli rooh ko bhool gayi.

Meera ne pucha, "Tumne apni rooh ko kaise kho diya?"

Dayan ne ek gehri saans li aur kaha, "Jaadu ka ek apna jadoo hota hai. Jab tum jaadu mein uljhte ho, toh tumhara mann dhundta hai aur tum apni asli khoj ko bhool jaate ho. Jab tak tum apne asli astitv ko pehchaan nahi lete, tab tak tumhara jeevan ruk jaata hai."

Meera Ki Samajh Aur Dayan Ka Badlaav

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Meera ki aankhon mein gham tha. Usne socha ki agar yeh dayan apne dukhon se bhaag kar jaadu ka sahara leti thi, toh logon ko yeh galat raasta na apnana chahiye.

Meera ne dayan se kaha, "Tumhe apne galat raaste ko sudharna hoga. Tumhare paas apni asli rooh hai, bas tumhein apni purani yaadein yaad dilani hongi."

Dayan ki aankhon mein ek chamak thi. Usne Meera ki baat samajh li aur apne jaadu ko band kar diya. Dheere dheere, woh purani aurat jo ek dayan ban gayi thi, ek insaan ki tarah jeene lag gayi.

Gaon Mein Badlaav

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Meera ki yeh kahani gaon ke logon tak pahunchi. Unhone samjha ki kabhi kabhi, hum apni zindagi ke dukhon se bhaag kar kuch galat raasta apnate hain. Lekin agar hum apni asli rooh ko samajh kar apne gile shikwe ko dur karein, toh hum apni zindagi ko phir se safal bana sakte hain.

Aur is tarah, ek purani dayan ki kahani ek nayi zindagi mein badal gayi, aur Meera ne apne himmat aur dosti se ek zindagi ko phir se roshni de di.

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