dai thu.
Cu Met da tung tham gia khang chien chpng Phap. Cu la cpn nguoi ciia hai the he chi huy con chau tham gia vao cupc dau tranh chp'ng bpn My Di^m. Cu la mpt gia lang khpng m^t moi luon la nguoi dung dau, c6 tac phong trang trpng, dang hoang, c6 phong dp uy nghi dinh dac, va uy tin Ian trong dan lang. Cy Met, tro thanh nguoi cha tinh than, nguoi truyen ngpn liia khat vpng ty do, giai phong va tro thanh linh hon ciia phong trao dong khai ciia dan lang Xoman.
Cu Met CO ngoai hinh ran chac: ong cu khoe manh quae thuac nhu biic
^ong dong hun la cay Xa Nu dai thu. Khi cu nam vai Tnii, Tnii cam nhan 'lu'pc: "Mot ban tay nqng trich nam chat lay vai anh nhu mot cdi kim sat". Hinh anh '^ua cu Met lai rat oai dung nhu mpt vi than: "Ong cu van quae thuoc nhu xua,
''"w bay gia dd dai toi nguc vd van den bong, mat van sdng vd xech ngugc, vet seo o ^1 ben phdi van lang bong. Ong a tran, nguc cang nhu mot cay xd nu Ion".
Cy Met CO gipng noi uy nghiem: Lai ciia cy la loi ciia nguai chi huy toi cao,
*^ieng Heng va tu hao nhu hoi tha ciia nguoi Tay Nguyen: "Sdu muai tuoi roi tieng noi van 6 o, dpi vang long nguc". Loi cy noi la chan ly "Khong co cay gi ^^nh bang cay xd nu dat ta. Cay me chet, cay con mpc len, do chung no gie\ dupe
ritng xd nu ndy". Tieng noi vang tram, am huong thie't tha ma hung trang
n*ff^n vni. r » i ^
ciia cy la 16i cua cpi nguon, loi phan quye't mang cai thieng lieng cua lich su
"The la bit dau roi. Ddl lua len! Tat ca nguai gia nguai tre, nguai dan ong, nguai dan ba, moi nguai phai tim lay mot cay giao, mot cay mac, mot cay du, mot cay rua. Ai khong CO thi vot chong, nam tram cay chong. Dot lua len". Khi khen nguoi khac cy khong khen gioi, khen hay ma chi noi "Dugc". Tieng noi ciia cu n h u l o i phan
quyet bgn giac ac on "Chem ! Chem het I"
Cv yeu thirang dan lang het mvrc: Nho nam long cai qua k h u dau thuong cua Tnu, cu ty hao ve Tnii "No day, nguai Strd rninh day, dai no kho nhung cai bung no sack nhu nuac suoi lang ta". Can bo cho muoi "Cu chia cho moi nguai mot hat", cu khong an ma de danh cho nguoi dau.
' Cy la mpt gia lang voi truyen thong yeu nuoc nong nan, gin lien voi y thurc giao dye the h^ con chau: "Nghe ro chua, cdc con, ro chua. Nha lay, ghi lay.
Sau nay tan chet roi, bay con song phai noi Iqi cho con chdu: Chung no da cam siing, rninh phdi cam gidol"
Cu Met con la niem tin, nguoi to chuc, tap hp'p doan ket dan lang danh giac. Cu Met chinh la diem tua, niem tin, nguoi to chuc, tap hgp dan lang doan ket chong giac, gop phan bpc Ip sau sac chii de thien truy?n.
4. Tiep den l a the he cua Tnii, Mai, Dit (The he cay X a N u truong thanh) thanh)
a. Nhan v^t Tnu