#### Prologue:

Alex jungle ke ander akela khara tha. Uski aankhon main ek qeemti khazana dhoondhne ka junoon tha, lekin jungle ki gehraaiyon mein kuch aur uska intezar kar raha tha. Usay maloom nahi tha ke yeh safar sirf khazane tak nahi, balke uske dil tak bhi hoga.

Alex ne apne purane naqshay ko haath main mazbooti se pakra hua tha.

**Line 2:** Jungle ka har raasta ghane darakhton se dhaka hua tha, jahan se roshni mushkil se guzarti thi.

**Line 3:** Usay maloom tha ke aage jaane wala raasta asaan nahi hoga, lekin wo kisi bhi qeemat par wapas nahi ja sakta tha.

**Line 4:** Har qadam jo wo uthata, zameen par patte aur daarhi awaazein hoti thi.

**Line 5:** Uske dil ki dhadkanein tez hoti ja rahi thi, lekin usne apne jazbaat ko qaboo mein rakha.

**Line 6:** Uske samne ek purani imaarat ka naqsha tha, jo jungle ke andar kahin gum tha.

**Line 7:** Yeh imaarat aik qadeem khazaana rakhti thi, jo Alex ke sapno ka maqsood tha.



**Line 8:** Asmaan se baarish ki halke qatre girne lage, jo jungle ke sukoon ko aur bhi gehra bana rahe thay.

**Line 9:** Alex ko mehsoos hua ke wo jungle ke andar aik purani dastaan ka hissa ban raha hai.

**Line 10:** Tabhi usay peeche se halki si awaaz sunayi di, jahan se Maya ka entry hota hai.

**Line 11:** Maya ke kadmon ki halki awaaz ne Alex ko chokanna kar diya.

**Line 12:** "Tum yahan kya kar rahe ho?" Alex ne apne ander ka harf usay nahi dikhaya.

**Line 13:** Maya, aik jungle ki raaz ki gardish mein chupi hui shakhsiyat thi, jise jungle ne badal diya tha.

**Line 14:** "Mein bhi yeh pooch sakti hoon tum se," Maya ne muskara kar kaha.

**Line 15:** Dono ke darmiyan pehle shak tha, lekin waqt ke sath bharosa badhta gaya.



**Line 16:** Alex ko andaza tha ke ab jungle ka safar uske liye akela nahi raha.

**Line 17:** Maya ko jungle ka har kona maloom tha.

**Line 18:** "Jungle ki rahein mushkil hain," Maya ne kaha.

**Line 19:** Alex ne ghor se Maya ki baat suni aur apni raah par badh gaya.

**Line 20:** Raaste mein unka samna pehli mushkil se hota hai, ek zameen par rachta hua saanp.

**Line 21:** Maya ke haath mein chhoti si chhuri thi, jise usne turant saanp ki taraf uchhala.

**Line 22:** Alex ne dekha, Maya ki harkat tezi se saanp ka khatam kar chuki thi.

**Line 23:** "Yeh jungle ka hissa hai," Maya ne muskara kar kaha.

**Line 24:** Alex ko andaza hua ke yeh safar aasaan nahi hoga.

**Line 25:** Jungle ki gehraaiyon mein aur bhi dangers unka intezar kar rahe thay.

**Line 26:** "Yeh bas shuruaat hai," Maya ne Alex ko dekha, jaise wo usay aane wali mushkilat ke liye tayar kar rahi ho.

**Line 27:** "Aage aur bhi dangers hain," Maya ne jungle ke gehraai mein ishara karte hue kaha.

**Line 28:** Alex ne apne aap ko tayar kiya, uski ankhon mein ab sirf ek hi manzil thi, qadeem khazaana.

**Line 29:** Dono ne apna safar jaari rakha, ghane darakhton ke darmiyan se guzarte hue.

**Line 30:** Har kadam ke sath jungle ki awaazein tez hoti ja rahi thi, jaise jungle khud un dono ka intezaar kar raha ho.

**Line 31:** Maya ne Alex ko ek ghaas se dhaki hui raah dikhayi, jahan se wo qadeem imaarat tak jaa sakte thay.

**Line 32:** "Ye rasta sab se zyada khatarnaak hai, lekin sab se chhota bhi," Maya ne Alex ko chetavani di.

**Line 33:** Alex ne sir hilaya, usay maloom tha ke ab wapas jaane ka koi rasta nahi tha.



**Line 34:** Jangli janwaron ki awaazein ab kareeb aa rahi thi.

**Line 35:** Tabhi, unka samna ek bade jangli janwar se hota hai - ek jaguar jo un par hamla karne ke liye tayar tha.

**Line 36:** Maya ne tezi se apne haath se chhuri nikaali aur jaguar ki taraf uchhali, lekin jaguar zyada taiz tha.

**Line 37:** Alex ne apni bandook uthayi aur fauran fire kiya.

**Line 38:** Jaguar ek zor se chikh kar gir gaya, lekin Alex ka dil ab tez dhadak raha tha.

**Line 39:** "Jungle mein tumhe har waqt tayar rehna padta hai," Maya ne Alex ko dekha aur muskurayi.

**Line 40:** "Mujhe aadat daalni hogi," Alex ne thakawat ke sath kaha, lekin uski aankhon mein jazbaat ab bhi chamak rahe thay.

**Line 41:** "Chalo, ab hum bilkul kareeb hain," Maya ne kaha, aur dono phir se chal pade.

**Line 42:** Aage jaane par unko ek purani diwaar nazar aayi, jo ghane pedon ke beech chhupi hui thi.

**Line 43:** "Yeh hai wo imaarat," Maya ne apni ungli se diwaar ki taraf ishara karte hue kaha.

**Line 44:** Alex ne apni aankhen dheere se kholi aur diwaar ko ghoorna shuru kiya.

**Line 45:** "Yeh imaarat bahut purani lagti hai, lekin andar kya hai?" Alex ne poocha.

**Line 46:** "Khazaana, aur shayad kuch aur," Maya ne sharmindagi ke sath muskuraya.

Continue........

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