Liikenteen säännöt

Lapsi seisoo äitinsä kanssa tien laidassa odottamassa autoa. Mikään harvakseltaan ohitse kulkevista autoista ei kuitenkaan ole heille tarpeeksi hieno. Lapsi on selvästi peloissaan.

- Äiti, tekeeköhän se kovin kipeää?

- Ei tee. Et varmaan edes huomaa koko juttua. Ja sen jälkeen on paljon helpompaa.

Johtaja istuu kuljettajan ajaman auton takapenkillä miettien strategiaa edessä olevaan neuvotteluun. Yhtäkkiä kuljettaja tekee äkkinäisiä ohjausliikkeitä ja jarruttaa rajusti. Mässähtävä tömähdys saa kuljettajan kalpenemaan ja hän pysäyttää auton.

- Peruuta, komentaa johtaja kauhistunutta kuljettajaa.

Kuljettaja peruuttaa onnettomuuspaikalle johtajan tarkkaillessa tilannetta auton tummennettujen ikkunoiden läpi.

- Se on vielä hengissä, huokaisee johtaja. - Aja sen yli, meidän ei kannata jättää sitä kitumaan. Täällä päin on aina tämä sama juttu. Työntävät kakaransa auton eteen, jotta saisivat sille korvauksia ja elinikäisen kuukausirahan. On halvempaa maksaa pelkät hautaamiskulut.

- Ne ovat köyhiä, kuittaa rahanmenosäikähdyksestään toipunut kuljettaja kaasua painaessaan. - Köyhiä ja oppimattomia. Myyvät elimiäänkin vain saadakseen ruokaa.

Uhrin rintakehä murskautuu raskaan auton etupyörän alla. Kuljettaja varmistaa ovien lukituksen ja ajaa auton tien reunaan. Johtaja soittaa matkapuhelimellaan neuvottelun toiselle osapuolelle ja ilmoittaa myöhästyvänsä parikymmentä minuuttia. Autoradiosta kuuluu letkeää musiikkia johtajan ottaessa esiin sopivan setelin poliisin lahjomista varten.

Alkuperäinen

The Rules of the Traffic

A child stands with mom by the road waiting for a car. Occasionally, cars pass by but not one is good enough for their needs. The child is clearly scared.

- Mom, will it hurt a lot

- No it won't. You won't even notice the whole thing. And thereafter, living is going to be much easier.

The director is sitting at the back seat of the chauffeur driven car. He ponders a strategy for the forthcoming business meeting. Suddenly, the chauffeur steers hastily and kicks hard on the brake pedal. A thudding sound makes the chauffeur turn pale and he stops the car.

- Reverse, commands the director to the terrified chauffeur.

The chauffeur backs up the car to the place of accident while the director watches the situation through the dark tinted car windows.

- It still lives, the director sighs. - Hit it again! It is cruel to let it suffer any more. It is always the same old story in this area. They push their brats in front of the car just to get compensations or lifetime support for them. For us, it is much cheaper to pay for the funerals.

- They are poor people, agrees the chauffeur while he accelerates the car. By now, he has gotten over his apprehension about paying the medical expenses of the brat. - They are so poor and uneducated that they even sell their organs just to be able to get money for food.

The chest of the victim crushes under the wheels of the heavy car. The chauffeur secures the door locks and drives the car to the side of the road. The director calls up someone at his cell phone to postpone the business meeting for twenty minutes. The radio plays soft music while the director takes out some cash from his wallet in order to bribe the approaching policeman.

Ang Mga Batas ng Trapiko

Ang bata ay nakatayo kasama ang kanyang ina sa tabi ng daan habang naghihintay ng isang sasakyan. Paminsan-minsan, may mga sasakyang dumaraan ngunit ni isa ay hindi tumutugon sa kanilang pangangailangan. Makikitang lubhang natatakot ang bata.

"Nanay", napakasakit kaya?"

"Hindi, huwag kang mag-alala. Ni hindi mo mararamdaman ang buong pangyayari. At pag natapos na, magiging magaan na ang buhay."

Ang patnugot ay nakaupo sa likod ng sasakyang minamaneho ng isang tsuper. Ninunuynuy niya ang isang mahusay na pamamaraan para sa darating na pulong pangkalakal. Pagkaraka, ang tsuper ay nagmamadaling inugitan ang manibela at mariing tinapakan ang preno. Namutla ang tsuper sa narinig na kalabog at itinigil niya ang sasakyan.

"Atras", pag-uutos ng patnugot sa nasisindak na tsuper.

Ini-atras ng tsuper ang sasakyan sa lugar na pinangyarihan ng sakuna, samantalang sa mga bintana ng kotseng madilim ang kulayan ay pinagmamasdan ng patnugot ang nagaganap.

"Buhay pa rin", buntong-hininga ng patnugot. "Gulungan mo uli! Napakalupit kung hahayaan nating higit pang mag-dusa yan. Laging ganito ang kuwento sa lugar na ito. Itinutulak nila ang kanilang mga pasaway na anak sa harapan ng sasakyan upang makakuha sila ng bayad o panghabang-buhay na sustento. Sa ganang atin, mas mura ang pagbabayad sa pagpapalibing."

"Mga dukha sila", sang-ayon ng tsuper habang pinapatulin niya ang pagtakbo ng sasakyan. Sa ngayon, humupa na ang kanyang pagka-balisa hingil sa pagbabayad ng mga gastusing pagpapagamot ng bata."Gayon na lamang ang kanilang kahirapan na kahit ang mga bahagi ng kanilang mga katawan ay binebenta nila, makakuha lamang ng perang pambili ng makakain."

Nadurog ang dibdib ng biktima sa ilalim ng gulong ng mabigat na sasakyan. Ikinandado ng tsuper ang mga pinto at inilipat ang sasakyan sa tabi ng kalsada. May tinawagan ang patnugot sa kanyang cellphone upang ipagpaliban ng dalawampung minuto ang pulong pangkalakal. May tumutugtog na awiting banayad sa radyo habang kumukuha ang patnugot ng kaunting salapi sa kanyang pitaka upang ipang-suhol sa paparating na pulis.

Kootut selitykset

Tämä tarina on alunperin syntynyt useasta pienestä tarinasta. Ne tarinat on kerrottu totena ja esimerkkeinä köyhyydestä. Nämä samat ihmiset iloitsevat löytämästään torakasta, koska se on ruokaa. Torakat syödään paahdettuna.

Autonkuljettaja eikä johtaja syö kumpikaan torakoita.