Kelinning sәlem saluy degen bir ghajap dýnie ghoy. Salushy da yrza - bata aldy, búl tilek onyng ózine, tipti úrpaghyna qút bop daridy, sәlemdi alushy da mәz - ózining sol әulet-auyl-ru-orta-qauym ishindegi ornyn, baghasyn sezinip, sol qúrmetke ýnemi layyq bolyp jýrmese bolmaytynyn sәt sayyn úghyna týsedi.

Búryn asa mәn bere qoymaghan ekenbiz, endi ózimiz qayynagha-qayynata bola bastaghan song kónil bóle qaraytyn boldyq. Auylgha baramyz, qaladaghy aghayyn-tuys, dos-jarannyng toy-jiynyna qatysamyz. Kelinder sәlem salsa - kәdimgidey mәz bop qalamyz-ey, 'Baqytty bol, shyraghym", "Úl tap, qaraghym", "Kóp jasa!" dep, qanaty jarym qarghaday qalbalaqtap baryp, ózimiz jauap-sәlem jasay jazdap, әreng toqtaymyz. Yrzashylyq qoy! Kónil ghoy shirkin!

Al sәlem salmasa... Jasyratyny joq, tym eskishilmiz be, ishimizge kip alyp, kidilenip, tymyrayyp qalamyz. Búryn sony eskertudi әbes sanaushy em, keyingi uaqytta iyilmey kekireygen kelinderge qasaqana, "naglo" "kóp jasa, ainalayyn" dep keketetindi shyghardym. Úyaty barlary ótirik endi ghana kórgendey iykemsizdeu iyilgen bolady, al úyaty joqqa - qashanda daua joq...

Degenmen... Birde әldebir toyda bir kelindi qatty shoshyttym. Sәlem salmay, "Amansyz ba" dep kýlimsirey saldy. Sosyn hal súrasyp túryp:

- Kelin shyraghym, talay uaqyt boldy kórispegeli, kónil kórgen jerde degen, inimning imany salamat bolsyn, bara almadyq, - dey berip em:

- Oibay, ininiz aman ghoy, qazir keledi, júmystan bosay almay jatyr tek! Kim aityp jýr óldi dep! Qate informasiya! Shatastyrghan shygharsyz! Qazir eshkimge senuge bolmaydy!

Qalshyldap ketti.

- Oibuy, aman bolsyn dәiim, búrys úqqan men shygharmyn onda. Keshir, ainalayyn. Onyng ýstine, kýieui qaytys bolghan kelin ghana sәlem salmaushy edi, qaydan bileyin... - Kisi ayaytynday sipaqtap, anqausy qaldym. Ebedeysiz iyilgen bolyp, "keshiriniz" dedi de, qashyp ketti. Toy sonyna deyin maghan jolyghyp qalmaugha tyrysyp, anadaydan ainalyp jýrdi. Úyalghanynyn, týsingenining ózi әdemi. Esinde qalady da...

Qazaq bolyp qalu da qiyn "júmys" bolyp barady-au....

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