Konstantinopoli qarudyng kýshimen emes, ruhtyng kýshimen baghyndyrylghan edi.

Fatih Súltan Mehmet Konstantinopolidi basyp alugha jan-jaqty dayyndyq jýrgizdi. Joryq ýshin qanshama adam tartyldy, qanshama kýsh júmsaldy. Biraq myng jerden tynghylyqty әskery әzirligi bolsa da, Mehmetting "Konstantinopoli uysyma týspey kete me?" degen kýmәni ýmitinen basym týse bere-tin.

Fatih dabyl qaghylardan az uaqyt búryn ýstine shoqpyt shapan kiyip, týrin ózgertip júrttyng joryq turaly ne dep jatqanyn bilu ýshin el aralaugha shyghady.

Kýn úzaq halyqtyng jay-kýiimen tanysty. Jolyqqan jandarmen syr tartyp, suyrtpaqtap әrdeneni súrap, әngime-dýken qyldy. Kýn ekintige aua әldenip alu ýshin azyq alugha bazargha keldi. Bazardaghy satushydan ystyq tandyr men bal súrady. Sonda satushy:

- Nandy menen al, al baldy myna kórshimnen al, - deydi.

Satushynyng úsynysyn úqpaghan Mehmet:

- Baldy nege senen ala almaymyn? - dep súrady.

Satushy kýrsinip, kórshisine janashyrlyqpen kóz tastap:

- Bәrimiz nantalap qyp bazarda jýrmiz. Al, kórshim tannan beri eshtene sata alghan joq. Balyn satyp, bala-shaghasynyng nәpaqasyn aiyrsyn, - dep jauap qayyrady.

Bazardaghy jәy satushylardyng bir-birine degen atqaqtaghan bauyrmaldyq sezimin kórip, airan-asyr bolghan padishah: "Men múnday meyirimdilikti zandylyqqa ainaldyrghan halqymmen sózsiz Konstantinopolidi baghyndyramyn" dep shart týiinedi...

Alash balasyn aldaghy kýnderi ýlken asular kýtip túr. Búiyrsa, Tәnir jar bolyp, Elbasymyzben talay belesterdi baghyndyrarmyz. Biraq bir-biri ýshin etinen et kesip beretindey Alash balasynyng búrynghy jansebil ruhy tiri me?..

Múhan ISAHAN

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