Bay Hustoles, bir g\u00fcn kom\u015fusuyla konu\u015furken:<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u015eu sizin parti de ne parti<\/a> ya! diye s\u00f6ylendi. Dar\u2019 a\u011fac\u0131ndan ka\u00e7an, gelip sizin partiden aday oluyor!<\/p>\n \u2014 S\u00f6zlerine dikkat et, yoksa kar\u0131\u015fmam, dedi Bay Kri\u00e7ka.<\/p>\n Anla\u015f\u0131ld\u0131\u011f\u0131 gibi, de\u011fi\u015fik siyasi g\u00f6r\u00fc\u015fleri vard\u0131 Bay Hustoles\u2019in; kocaman bir de kara kedisi vard\u0131. Kedi, sabahtan ak\u015fama kadar efendisinin bakkal d\u00fckkan\u0131n\u0131n \u00f6n\u00fcnde otururdu. Herkes onu sever, onun i\u00e7in g\u00fczel d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnceler beslerdi. \u00abKahkaha en iyi ila\u00e7t\u0131r,\u00bb derler. B\u00fct\u00fcn kom\u015fular, bu sevimli kediye bak\u0131p bak\u0131p g\u00fclerlerdi. Hayvanca\u011f\u0131z\u0131n da kimseye k\u00f6t\u00fcl\u00fck etti\u011fi g\u00f6r\u00fclm\u00fc\u015f de\u011fildi, koca mahallede bir tek d\u00fc\u015fman\u0131 bile yoktu.<\/p>\n Ama o g\u00fcnden sonra, az\u0131l\u0131 bir d\u00fc\u015fman kazand\u0131: Bay Kri\u00e7ka. Bay Hustoles’le aralar\u0131nda ge\u00e7en siyasi tart\u0131\u015fmay\u0131 bir t\u00fcrl\u00fc unutamayan Bay Kri\u00e7ka, sekiz ya\u015f\u0131ndaki o\u011flu Josef\u2019i bir kenara \u00e7ekerek:<\/p>\n \u2014 Bana bak, dedi, o salak Hustoles\u2019in korkun\u00e7 kedisini bir daha g\u00f6r\u00fcrsen hemen kuyru\u011funa bas!<\/p>\n B\u00f6yle gizli bir g\u00f6revi yapmaya hangi \u00e7ocuk can atmaz?<\/p>\n Josef de gitti, kara kedinin kuyru\u011funa bast\u0131, \u00fcstelik her yan\u0131n\u0131 da t\u00fck\u00fcr\u00fck i\u00e7inde b\u0131rakt\u0131. Hayvanca\u011f\u0131z t\u00fck\u00fcr\u00fckten \u00f6ylesine s\u0131r\u0131ls\u0131klam oldu ki, onun bu halini kar\u015f\u0131 kald\u0131r\u0131mdan g\u00f6ren ya\u015fl\u0131 bir kad\u0131n, neredeyse h\u00fcng\u00fcr h\u00fcng\u00fcr a\u011flayacakt\u0131.<\/p>\n Josef ka\u00e7\u0131p gitti sonra. Kedi ba\u015f\u0131na neler geldi\u011fini bir s\u00fcre anlayamad\u0131, durumu kavray\u0131nca da pek \u00fcz\u00fcld\u00fc. \u00c7ocu\u011fun a\u011fz\u0131ndan f\u0131\u015fk\u0131ran o acayip sular, her yan\u0131n\u0131 \u0131slatm\u0131\u015ft\u0131. Bu da ho\u015f bir \u015fey de\u011fildi do\u011frusu. Ak\u015fama do\u011fru, Josef\u2019in bu davran\u0131\u015f\u0131n\u0131n d\u00fcped\u00fcz hakaret oldu\u011fu sonucuna vard\u0131.<\/p>\n Karar verdi: \u00c7ocu\u011fun yolunu g\u00f6zleyecekti bundan b\u00f6yle.<\/p>\n G\u00f6sterdi\u011fi e\u015fsiz y\u00fcreklilikten \u00f6t\u00fcr\u00fc, Bay Kri\u00e7ka, o\u011fluna bir kroy\u00e7er verdi, kedinin kuyru\u011funa basmakta devam ederse, bir kroy\u00e7er daha verece\u011fini s\u00f6yledi. Bay Kri\u00e7ka\u2019ya kal\u0131rsa, bildi\u011fimiz kedilerden de\u011fildi bu; bir siyasi partiyi temsil ediyordu. Josef de kedinin kuyru\u011funa basmam\u0131\u015f, bir partinin \u00fcyelerinin s\u0131rt\u0131na basm\u0131\u015ft\u0131. Bir kediye t\u00fck\u00fcrmemi\u015f, bir partinin \u00fcyelerinin suratlar\u0131na t\u00fck\u00fcrm\u00fc\u015ft\u00fc. Kedi, o partinin taraftarlar\u0131ndan birinin kedisiydi \u00e7\u00fcnk\u00fc.<\/p>\n Josef, bu siyasi kavgaya b\u00fcy\u00fck bir heyecanla kar\u0131\u015fm\u0131\u015ft\u0131.<\/p>\n Kuyru\u011funa bir daha basmak \u00fczere yan\u0131na gitti\u011finde, kediyi d\u00fckkan\u0131n \u00f6n\u00fcnde buldu. Uyuyordu galiba… evet, g\u00f6ren uyuyor san\u0131rd\u0131 onu. Asl\u0131nda uyumuyor, uyuyormu\u015f gibi g\u00f6r\u00fcn\u00fcyordu. Ama b\u00f6yle yapt\u0131\u011f\u0131 i\u00e7in kimse su\u00e7layamaz kediyi; okula gitmemi\u015f ki zavall\u0131c\u0131k, insanlar\u0131 kand\u0131rman\u0131n ay\u0131p oldu\u011funu nereden bilecek?<\/p>\n Josef, uyur g\u00f6r\u00fcnen kedinin yan\u0131na yakla\u015f\u0131p kuyru\u011funa bast\u0131, kafas\u0131na t\u00fck\u00fcrd\u00fc.<\/p>\n Ama o anda kara kedi yerinden f\u0131rlad\u0131, Josef\u2019in baca\u011f\u0131n\u0131 \u0131s\u0131rd\u0131.<\/p>\n Bir kere eline ge\u00e7irmi\u015fti ya \u00e7ocu\u011fu, kolay kolay b\u0131rakmazd\u0131 art\u0131k. Josef\u2019e t\u00fck\u00fcrd\u00fc. S\u0131rt\u0131na t\u0131rmand\u0131, y\u00fcz\u00fcn\u00fc t\u0131rmalad\u0131, kula\u011f\u0131n\u0131 \u0131s\u0131rd\u0131, miyavlad\u0131, sonra da yere atlad\u0131. Kuyru\u011funu dikerek yerine gitti, keyifli keyifli m\u0131r\u0131ldanmaya ba\u015flad\u0131.<\/p>\n Kan revan i\u00e7inde kalan Josef, a\u011flaya a\u011flaya eve gelince, babas\u0131:<\/p>\n \u2014 Yarabbi \u015f\u00fck\u00fcr! diye ba\u011f\u0131rd\u0131. \u015eimdi can\u0131na okudum i\u015fte, Hustoles!<\/p>\n Josef\u2019i karakola g\u00f6t\u00fcrd\u00fc hemen. Orada bir doktor, \u00e7ocu\u011fu muayene etti, ayr\u0131nt\u0131l\u0131 bir rapor haz\u0131rlad\u0131; komiser de kedinin yakalan\u0131p veterinere g\u00f6nderilmesi i\u00e7in emir verdi.<\/p>\n \u0130ki polis su\u00e7luyu yakalamak i\u00e7in Bay Hustoles\u2019in d\u00fckkan\u0131na gitti. Kanun nam\u0131na tutuklad\u0131lar kediyi; ama kedi ka\u00e7maya kalkt\u0131, polisleri t\u0131rmalad\u0131. Polisler de ancak belediyeden getirttikleri bir sand\u0131\u011fa koyarak g\u00f6t\u00fcrebildiler su\u00e7luyu. Kedi, bu arada ba\u015fka su\u00e7lar da i\u015flemi\u015fti. Polislerden birinin \u00fcniformas\u0131n\u0131 par\u00e7alam\u0131\u015f, halk\u0131n huzurunu bozmu\u015f, kanunlara kar\u015f\u0131 gelmi\u015fti. Miyavlay\u0131p durmu\u015ftu, ama ne demek istedi\u011fi bir t\u00fcrl\u00fc anla\u015f\u0131lamam\u0131\u015ft\u0131.<\/p>\n Kara kedi, \u00fcniversiteye g\u00f6nderildi; tar\u0131m b\u00f6l\u00fcm\u00fcndeki veterinerler taraf\u0131ndan muayene edilecekti. Polisler, su\u00e7lunun davran\u0131\u015flar\u0131 hakk\u0131nda yazd\u0131klar\u0131 raporda \u015funlar\u0131 belirttiler:<\/p>\n \u00abOnu yakalamaya gitti\u011fimizde, bizi t\u0131rmalad\u0131, \u0131s\u0131rd\u0131. Bu y\u00fczden, belediyeden bir sand\u0131k getirtmek zorunda kald\u0131k. Korkun\u00e7 bir bo\u011fu\u015fmadan sonra onu ele ge\u00e7irebildik. Amac\u0131, bir yolunu bulup tabancalar\u0131m\u0131z\u0131 kapt\u0131ktan sonra ka\u00e7makt\u0131.\u00bb<\/p>\n Rapor yaz\u0131ld\u0131, imzaland\u0131, ba\u015fsavc\u0131ya g\u00f6nderildi.<\/p>\n Ba\u015fsavc\u0131, besledi\u011fi hayvanlar\u0131 ba\u015f\u0131bo\u015f b\u0131rak\u0131p halk\u0131n huzurunu ka\u00e7\u0131rmak y\u00fcz\u00fcnden, Bay Hustoles\u2019i su\u00e7lu buldu.<\/p>\n Bir kere, hayvan ba\u011flanmam\u0131\u015f, serbest b\u0131rak\u0131lm\u0131\u015ft\u0131. A\u011fz\u0131nda burunlu\u011fa benzer bir \u015fey yoktu.<\/p>\n \u0130kincisi, bu olay tam se\u00e7im s\u0131ras\u0131nda, yani hayvanlar\u0131n kudurabilece\u011fi bir zamanda olmu\u015ftu.<\/p>\n \u00dcstelik, yaral\u0131 Josef\u2019in babas\u0131 Bay Kri\u00e7ka\u2019yla sald\u0131rgan kedinin sahibi Bay Hustoles aras\u0131nda siyasi bir gerginlik vard\u0131. Ba\u015fsavc\u0131 uzun uzun d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnd\u00fckten sonra, bunun \u00f6nceden tasarlanm\u0131\u015f bir sald\u0131r\u0131 oldu\u011funa, kedinin sahibi Bay Hustoles\u2019in b\u00f6ylece d\u00fc\u015fman\u0131ndan \u00f6\u00e7 almak amac\u0131n\u0131 g\u00fctt\u00fc\u011f\u00fcne karar verdi. Kedi de, efendisinin bu k\u00f6t\u00fc amac\u0131n\u0131 ba\u015far\u0131yla ger\u00e7ekle\u015ftirmi\u015fti. 8 Ocak 1801\u2019de \u00e7\u0131kar\u0131lm\u0131\u015f olan bir yasa hala y\u00fcr\u00fcrl\u00fckteydi. Bu yasaya g\u00f6re, kediler, i\u015fledikleri su\u00e7lardan sorumlu tutulmuyorlar, halk\u0131n sa\u011fl\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131, can\u0131n\u0131, mal\u0131n\u0131 korumak i\u00e7in sahipleri sorumlu tutuluyorlard\u0131.. Demek tek su\u00e7lu, do\u011frudan do\u011fruya Bay Hustoles’di; bu sald\u0131rganl\u0131\u011f\u0131n cezas\u0131n\u0131 o \u00e7ekecekti.<\/p>\n Bu arada, \u00fcniversitenin tar\u0131m b\u00f6l\u00fcm\u00fcndeki veterinerler kediyi tepeden t\u0131rna\u011fa muayene etmi\u015f, haz\u0131rlad\u0131klar\u0131 raporu ba\u015fsavc\u0131ya vermi\u015flerdi.<\/p>\n Uzmanlar\u0131n bu konudaki raporu \u015f\u00f6yleydi:<\/p>\n No. 2145\/65<\/p>\n \u00d6zet: Bay Franti.\u015fek Hustoles hk.<\/p>\n