Khorezm branch of uzbekistan writers union

QARZ 
 
Bir kuni gapdan-gap chiqib, aka-ukalar oyimga hazillashdik: 
- Har oy pensiya olasiz. Shuncha pulni qayoqqa qo‗yyapsiz? Sandiqqa 
bosyapsizmi?
- Sandiq qatta, bolam? - deb kuldi onam. - Qarzlarim bor. O‗shanga 
beraman-da.
Akamning qovog‗i osildi:
- Qarz? Hali birovdan qarz ham olasizmi?
- E, senga nima, bolam! Mening ishimga aralashib nima qilasan? 
Keyin gap boshqa yoqqa aylanib ketdi. Bu suhbatni butunlay unutib 
yuborgan edim. Qaysi kuni ertalab hovlida aylanib yursam, qo‗shinimizning 
yetti yashar qizchasi Nilufar chiqib qoldi. Oppoq sochpopuk taqib, atlas ko‗ylak 
kiyib olibdi.
- На, Nilu, yasanib olibsan, mehmonga ketyapsanmi? - dedim erkalab.
- Bugun man tug‗ildim, - dedi u qop-qora ko‗zlarini pirpiratib 
jilmayarkan.
- Iya, shunaqami, shoshmay tur-chi, hozir... 
Uydan bir hovuch shirinlik olib chiqdim. 
- Mana, o‗rtoqlaring bilan ye. 
Nilufar kattalardek jiddiy bosh chayqadi:
- Men shirinlik yemayman. Tishim tushgan. - Keyin yana o‗sha jiddiy 
ohangda qo‗shib qo‗ydi: - Bultur poshsha buvim menga tufli olib beruvdilar. 
Tug‗ilganimda. - Qizcha o‗ylanib qoldi. - Keyin-chi, Bahoga uch oyoqli 
velosiped, Baxtiga ko‗ylak...
Qolimdan shirinliklar tushib ketdi. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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17 
THE DEBT 
Translated by G.Saparbaeva , Nodira Azatova 
 
One day out of a kui sentence I and my brother made a joke to our mother: 
- You got pension each month. Where are you saving all your money, Mom? 
Have you filled chest?
- Do we have chest, are you serious my son?-she said and smiled- I have debts. 
I am paying it back to them.
My brother turned sad and said: 
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Debt? How have we got debt, Mom? 
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Don‘t worry. It is my business! Don‘t intervene, ok? 
The topic of conversation has changed. I forgot that talk completely. Later 
when I was walking around the yard suddenly Nilufar came to us. She was at 
the age of seven. She was wearing white ribbon and atlas dress.
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What‘s up Nilu, you look awesome, are you going to a party? – I said 
making a complement.
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It is my birthday today! -, she answered and smiled by fluttering her dark 
black eye-lashes.
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Wow, you are a jubilee, wait here, wait…. 
I brought a handful of candies. 
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Here, you are. Enjoy with your friends. 
Nilufar shook her head seriously as grown-ups.
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I can‘t eat chocolates. My tooth has fallen out. 
Then she added with the same voice: - Last year Poshsha grandma 
presented new shoes on my birthday. She turned thoughtful for a while.
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Also, she gifted three-wheeled-bike to Baho, T-shirt for Baxti… 
The candies in my hand fell off.