{"id":6557,"date":"2020-02-26T20:55:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-26T19:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hestasaga.com\/?p=6557"},"modified":"2020-03-31T08:01:55","modified_gmt":"2020-03-31T06:01:55","slug":"ad-na-hrossum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hestasaga.com\/is\/2020\/02\/26\/ad-na-hrossum\/","title":{"rendered":"K\u00daNSTIN VI\u00d0 A\u00d0 N\u00c1 HROSSUM"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Mynd\/Wendy Corniquet<\/a>,\u00a0Pixabay<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cB\u00f6rnin hafa ekki einu sinni tr\u00e9 til a\u00f0 klifra \u00ed\u201d, sag\u00f0i m\u00f3\u00f0ir \u00feeirra, \u201c Vi\u00f0 ver\u00f0um a\u00f0 flytja \u00far borginni og \u00fat \u00e1 land.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00deannig kom \u00fea\u00f0 til a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 fluttum \u00e1ri\u00f0 1969 fr\u00e1 Scotia \u00ed New York fylki \u00ed Bandar\u00edkjunum \u00e1 gamlan b\u00f3ndab\u00e6 \u00ed Ballston Spa. \u00c1 b\u00f3ndab\u00e6num var fullt af yndislegum eplatrj\u00e1m og l\u00edtill, fri\u00f0s\u00e6ll l\u00e6kur rann \u00ed gegnum landareignina. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

N\u00e1granni okkar herra W. hinum megin vi\u00f0 g\u00f6tuna dunda\u00f0i s\u00e9r oft \u00ed matjurtagar\u00f0inum s\u00ednum og fylgdist skept\u00edskur me\u00f0 hverri hreyfingu okkar \u00ed lei\u00f0inni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

B\u00f6rnin okkar elsku\u00f0u a\u00f0 b\u00faa \u00fat \u00e1 landi. T\u00edmunum saman f\u00f3ru \u00feau me\u00f0 hundinn okkar \u00ed g\u00f6ngut\u00fara \u00fat \u00ed sk\u00f3g, klifru\u00f0u \u00ed eplatrj\u00e1num e\u00f0a l\u00e9ku s\u00e9r \u00ed litla l\u00e6knum. \u00dea\u00f0 var ekki kveikt \u00e1 sj\u00f3nvarpinu allt sumari\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Einn g\u00f3\u00f0an ve\u00f0urdag birtust skyndilega tv\u00f6 hross \u00e1n knapa sem t\u00f3ku stefnuna \u00e1 eplatr\u00e9n \u00e1 bakvi\u00f0 h\u00fasi\u00f0 okkar. \u00c9g spur\u00f0i vin minn, b\u00f3ndann \u00ed matjurtagar\u00f0inum hinum megin vi\u00f0 g\u00f6tuna:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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N\u00fdja heimili\u00f0 \u00ed Ballston Spa, USA. Mynd\/Wendell Neugebauer<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201eHerra W., veist \u00fe\u00fa hver \u00e1 \u00feessi hross og af hverju \u00feau eru h\u00e9r?\u201c
\u201e\u00c9g veit hver \u00e1 \u00feau\u201c, svara\u00f0i hann, \u201e\u00feau hafa sloppi\u00f0 og enginn getur n\u00e1\u00f0 \u00feeim.\u201c
\u201c\u00c9g \u00e6tla a\u00f0 reyna \u00fea\u00f0\u201d, svara\u00f0i \u00e9g nokku\u00f0 g\u00f3\u00f0ur me\u00f0 mig tilbaka. N\u00e1granni minn horf\u00f0i \u00e1 mig og gat varla haldi\u00f0 ni\u00f0ur \u00ed s\u00e9r hl\u00e1trinum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201e\u00de\u00fa, sem ert af m\u00f6linni og verkfr\u00e6\u00f0ingur \u00ed \u00feokkab\u00f3t \u00e6tlar a\u00f0 n\u00e1 \u00feessum hrossum?\u201c sag\u00f0i hann og skellti upp \u00far hl\u00e6gjandi.
\u201cJ\u00e1, hvort \u00e9g \u00e6tla\u201c, svara\u00f0i \u00e9g og sn\u00e9ri aftur til fj\u00f6lskyldu minnar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKrakkar\u201d, kalla\u00f0i \u00e9g, \u201efl\u00fdti\u00f0 ykkur inn \u00ed b\u00edlinn. Vi\u00f0 \u00e6tlum a\u00f0 fara a\u00f0 n\u00e1 hestum.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00dea\u00f0 \u00feurfti ekki a\u00f0 segja b\u00f6rnunum okkar fj\u00f3rum \u00feetta tvisvar og \u00fev\u00ed \u00feau voru strax til \u00ed \u00feetta \u00e6vint\u00fdri.
B\u00edllinn hossa\u00f0ist yfir \u00f3j\u00f6fnurnar og vi\u00f0 fundum hestana ekki langt fr\u00e1 b\u00e6num okkar. \u00c9g st\u00f6\u00f0va\u00f0i b\u00edlinn \u00ed n\u00e1grenni hrossanna og steig \u00fat \u00far b\u00edlnum. \u201eTaki\u00f0 eftir krakkar og veri\u00f0 hlj\u00f3\u00f0 \u00e1 me\u00f0an \u00e9g reyni a\u00f0 n\u00e1 hestunum.\u201c  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c9g n\u00e1lga\u00f0ist hrossin h\u00e6gt og r\u00f3lega, r\u00e9tti \u00fat hendurnar og flauta\u00f0i l\u00e1gt \u2013 n\u00e1kv\u00e6mlega eins og Nonni (J\u00f3n Sveinsson) l\u00fdsir \u00ed b\u00f3kunum s\u00ednum S\u00f3lskinsdagar, \u00c1 Skipal\u00f3ni<\/em> og Yfir holt og h\u00e6\u00f0ir<\/em>, en \u00e9g las allar b\u00e6kurnar hans af \u00e1fergju sem unglingur <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fremra hrossi\u00f0 st\u00f3\u00f0 kyrrt og sperrti eyrun fram \u00e1 me\u00f0an \u00e9g f\u00e6r\u00f0i mig varlega n\u00e6r \u00fev\u00ed. \u00dea\u00f0 var me\u00f0 taum um h\u00e1lsinn sem \u00e9g gat teygt mig \u00ed. N\u00fa var \u00e9g virkilega b\u00fainn a\u00f0 n\u00e1 \u00f6\u00f0ru hrossinu, en hitt hlj\u00f3p \u00ed burtu. Hrossi\u00f0 sem \u00e9g var b\u00fainn a\u00f0 n\u00e1 teymdist vel heim a\u00f0 h\u00fasinu okkar. \u00dear batt \u00e9g hestinn og brynnti honum. S\u00ed\u00f0an f\u00f3rum vi\u00f0 aftur tilbaka og s\u00f3ttum b\u00edlinn okkar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Volkswagen b\u00edllinn \u00ed eigu Neugebauerfj\u00f6lskyldunnar. Mynd\/Wendell Neugebauer<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMegum vi\u00f0 eiga hestinn?\u201d, spur\u00f0u b\u00f6rnin\nmig, \u201c\u00fe\u00fa n\u00e1\u00f0ir hestinum sj\u00e1lfur.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNei \u00fea\u00f0 er ekki h\u00e6gt, \u00fev\u00ed \u00fea\u00f0 er\neinhver sem \u00e1 \u00feennan hest og vi\u00f0 ver\u00f0um a\u00f0 skila honum til eiganda s\u00edns aftur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

S\u00ed\u00f0an f\u00f3r \u00e9g yfir til vinar m\u00edns me\u00f0 matjurtagar\u00f0inn\nhinum megin vi\u00f0 g\u00f6tuna. Eins og vanalega haf\u00f0i ekkert fari\u00f0 framhj\u00e1 honum og\nundrunin skein \u00far andliti hans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGetur\u00f0u nokku\u00f0 hringt \u00ed eigandann og\nsagt honum a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 h\u00f6fum n\u00e1\u00f0 \u00f6\u00f0ru hrossinu?\u201c, ba\u00f0 \u00e9g hann, en \u00e1 \u00feessum t\u00edma \u00e1ttum\nvi\u00f0 ekki sj\u00e1lf s\u00edma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cJ\u00e1, \u00fea\u00f0 er ekkert m\u00e1l\u201d, svara\u00f0i hann \u00e1\nme\u00f0an hann horf\u00f0i \u00e1 mig eins og \u00e9g v\u00e6ri galdrama\u00f0ur. \u201eHvert heldur\u00f0u a\u00f0 hitt\nhrossi\u00f0 hafi fari\u00f0?\u201c spur\u00f0i \u00e9g.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u00dea\u00f0 er \u00f6rugglega komi\u00f0 heim, fyrst \u00fe\u00fa n\u00e1\u00f0ir f\u00e9laga \u00feess. \u00dea\u00f0 hefur \u00f6rugglega ekki hlaupi\u00f0 eitthva\u00f0 \u00fat \u00ed buskann.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c9g \u00feakka\u00f0i honum fyrir mig og f\u00f3r heim. N\u00e1granni minn st\u00f3\u00f0 fyrir framan h\u00fasi\u00f0 sitt og kl\u00f3ra\u00f0i s\u00e9r \u00ed h\u00f6f\u00f0inu og hefur sennilega velt fyrir s\u00e9r. \u201eHvernig f\u00f3r hann a\u00f0 \u00feessu? Hann er einn af \u00feeim sem koma \u00far st\u00f3rborginni, er verkfr\u00e6\u00f0ingur og hefur alla s\u00edna visku \u00far b\u00f3kum!\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c9g sag\u00f0i honum aldrei a\u00f0 \u00e9g hef\u00f0i l\u00e6rt \u00feetta af Nonna. \u00cd Amer\u00edku eru Nonna-b\u00e6kurnar ekki \u00feekktar, \u00fev\u00ed flestar \u00feeirra hafa ekki veri\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fdddar \u00e1 ensku.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seinna kom eigandinn og n\u00e1\u00f0i \u00ed hrossi\u00f0 sitt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00deetta er s\u00f6nn saga fr\u00e1 \u00e1rinu 1969. 
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K\u00e6rar \u00feakkir Nonni!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Til hamingju me\u00f0 160 \u00e1ra afm\u00e6lisdaginn\n\u00feinn \u00feann 16. n\u00f3vember 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wendell Neugebauer<\/strong>, 18. apr\u00edl, 2017
Ballston Spa, NY 12020
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\u201cB\u00f6rnin hafa ekki einu sinni tr\u00e9 til a\u00f0 klifra \u00ed\u201d, sag\u00f0i m\u00f3\u00f0ir \u00feeirra, \u201c Vi\u00f0 ver\u00f0um a\u00f0 flytja \u00far borginni og \u00fat \u00e1 land.\u201c \u00deannig kom \u00fea\u00f0 til a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 fluttum \u00e1ri\u00f0 1969 fr\u00e1 Scotia \u00ed New York fylki \u00ed Bandar\u00edkjunum \u00e1 gamlan b\u00f3ndab\u00e6 \u00ed Ballston Spa. \u00c1 b\u00f3ndab\u00e6num var fullt af yndislegum eplatrj\u00e1m og […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":6562,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","filesize_raw":""},"categories":[50],"tags":[],"series":[],"speaker":[],"acf":[],"episode_featured_image":"https:\/\/www.hestasaga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/white-horse-1136093_1920.jpg","episode_player_image":"https:\/\/www.hestasaga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/podcast-img-scaled.jpg","download_link":"","player_link":"","audio_player":false,"episode_data":{"playerMode":"dark","subscribeUrls":[],"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/www.hestasaga.com\/is\/feed\/podcast\/hestasaga","embedCode":"

K\u00daNSTIN VI\u00d0 A\u00d0 N\u00c1 HROSSUM<\/a><\/blockquote>