Kwilizwe elinomdla wokubonisa iimvakalelo, ubudlelwane kumacala omabini abazali kunye nabantwana bunelo nqaku lokwahlula imbambano, lokuthula ngenxa yokungakwazi ukusebenza kunye nokuzikhetha njengenkqubo yokuzikhusela. Ngaphandle kwaloo nto, ukungabikho kwazo zonke ezo mvakalelo, ngokungathi zazendele nzulu, kunika ukukhanya okungalindelekanga komdlalo, uvuyo, ukugqwesa kunye nobuntu, njengaye Intlanzi enkulu ka Tim Burton, njengabo nabuphi na ubuhlobo bukatata nonyana wakhe nohambo lwakhe lokuya nokubuya ezingalweni zakhe ukuya kwihlabathi kwaye abuyele ezingalweni zakhe.
Indoda ebalisa eli bali ilahlekelwe ngumfazi kwaye ikhulise abantwana bayo bobabini ngokusemandleni ayo. Bangabantwana ababini abalungileyo nabafundileyo abathanda utata wabo njengokuba ebathanda, nangona bengathethi rhoqo. Babelana ngothando lwebhola ekhatywayo, iinkumbulo zikamama wabo, kunye nekratshi labasebenzi abathobekileyo. Kude ngequbuliso indoda endala ithethe kancinci nangaphantsi, uya kude kuyise kwaye aqala ukuxubana namagxa nabantu abancinci ukusuka ekunene kakhulu.
Ngobuthathaka kunye nobuntu obunobuntununtunu bomntu ongenazixhobo zokuchaza indlela aziva ngayo, singqina ibali lothando olungagqibelelanga phakathi konyana noyise ongaziyo ukuba angayithintela njani inkwenkwe yakhe ekubeni igcwale intiyo. Kutheni le nto umntu onobomi obutsha anokuqulatha ingqumbo engaka? Ngaba uthando lukabawo lunokuxolela yonke into?
Eli bali lingalibalekiyo libuza imibuzo eyiyo, eyona ibuhlungu kakhulu, kunye nebaleka impendulo elula. Ikhethwe njengeyona ncwadi ibalaseleyo yonyaka ngabafundi baseFrance, iphinda inyanzelise kwihlabathi elothuswe kukunyuka kwenzondo kunye nokungaqondi.
Ngoku ungathenga inoveli «Yintoni engekhoyo ebusuku», ngo ULaurent Petitmangin, Apha:
