Fairy takeaway

Yun Ge's eyes widened, and he looked at Nuo in surprise.

He Nuo touched his face with his paw, and asked curiously, "Are there any clams on my face?"

Yun Ge was stunned for a long time, then slowly shook his head. "If I were at that time..." He murmured, and before he could hear it clearly, he went on talking on his own.

That day, after Yun Ge sang a long song, she anxiously waited for Kong's response.This is his first performance, and Yun Ge, who has always been hailed as the spirit of the skylark, has become unconfident.Will that strange and mysterious big bird like him?Can he understand the meaning of the song?What kind of attitude will he have?

To Yunge's disappointment, Kong didn't respond at all.He was still standing on the tall branch with a haughty expression, unmoved, as if he hadn't noticed the existence of Yunge at all.

Yun Ge was very sad, drooping his feather crown, flew back to the ground, and got into the grass without looking back.

"I feel so ashamed, this is probably the nightmare of every adult male skylark." Recalling the situation that day, Yun Ge still had lingering fears, "I once thought that I would die on the spot in embarrassment."

"Birds don't die from embarrassment." He Nuo raised his hand and retorted, "Of course, neither do sea otters."

Yun Ge flapped his wings, trembled nonchalantly, and said, "I know, I just said that, it's an exaggeration, Arnold."

He promises a quick apology and the story continues.

Yun Ge, who was rejected without words, has been sluggish for several days, the insects are no longer fragrant, the sun is no longer attractive, everything between the heaven and the earth loses its color and becomes dull.He was drowsy and didn't think about food and drink. He was obviously in the spring when there was plenty of food, but he lost weight quickly.He huddled in his den all day, dejected.

Yun Ge's nest is made of the most flexible grass stems and vine leaves formed in spring. With his superb skills, he made the nest soft and comfortable, full of sweet spring breath.However, lying in such a comfortable nest, Yun Ge still couldn't feel happy in his heart.He thought that if his courtship was successful, there should be two birds sleeping next to each other in his nest at this moment, instead of just him alone.

"I know," Tano interjected, "humans call this emotion unrequited love." Tano had understood this term before when he heard mother otter tell a bedtime story.

Yun Ge sighed, "I know, it's just that I couldn't turn the corner at all at that time. I even seriously considered leaving the Baiye Forest and the environment I lived in since I was a child, and went to a wider world. For this reason, I also created a lot of sad mood songs. During that time, although my spirit was not good, I was constantly inspired and creative, which can be said to be a peak of my artistic career.” These songs were later compiled into a collection by Yun Ge. The collection of bird works has become his repertoire.

Just when Yun Ge made up his mind to leave this sad place, things took a dramatic turn.

One morning, the great tit living on the edge of the forest sang the first wake-up song of the day:

Zizai black——Zaizai black——

Yun Ge was woken up and jumped out of the nest.Squatting on the haystack in a daze.At this time, a black shadow slowly enveloped him from top to bottom.Yun Ge looked up, and saw Kong, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, was falling on top of him, looking at him quietly with a pair of eagle eyes.

Yun Ge let out a chirping exclamation, and immediately after, his body flew into the air, and the whole bird was caught high in the air.Kong's claws were very sharp, even though he had already controlled his strength, Yun Ge was still trembling with pain.His wings were tightly bound and he couldn't move at all.Although larks can fly, most larks prefer to stay close to the ground.They nest in grass and feed at low altitudes, and few skylarks challenge themselves to fly aloft for extended periods of time.

For Yunge, this is an unprecedented air travel.He felt the power of the wind and the silent call from the sky, and his vision became wider than ever.Under his feet, the grass became lower and wider, the bushes turned into a slender line, and those stones that once seemed huge were just black dots, seemingly so insignificant.

Yun Ge couldn't help exclaiming: "It's so beautiful——"

Kong didn't respond to him, but forcefully took the skylark, which was half his size, across the grass, rushed out of the Baiye forest, and flew along the Hongjiu River all the way to the border of Maochun City.He took Yun Ge to a high electric pole, finally chose a wire that looked tallest and strongest, and put Little Skylark down gently.

Yun Ge clumsily grabbed the wire with his claws, and couldn't help but look at the big bird in front of him curiously.

"You, what do you want to do?" Yun Ge asked stammeringly.He thought to himself, could it be that the more the bird thought about it, the more angry it became, and it wanted to take itself to such a high place, and beat him secretly to relieve its anger?Thinking of this, he suddenly felt a little sad.In fact, he didn't have any malicious intentions. If the other party didn't like him, just reject him indifferently, just like he did last time.In this way, Yun Ge knew what the other party was thinking, and would hide in a corner to heal herself, and would not continue to pester her.

This is the unwritten rule of birds, and perhaps the natural etiquette of animals: after being rejected, learn to leave gracefully.

The more Yun Ge thought about it, the sadder he became, and he couldn't help humming a sad song in a low voice.

Chirp chirp - chirp chirp -

Standing on the other wire beside him, standing firmly, hearing Yun Ge's singing, seemed a little puzzled, and frowned slightly.He spread his wings and flapped them a little helplessly.

Yun Ge ignored it and continued singing.Singing can soothe his emotions and make him feel at ease.

Suddenly, Kong flapped his wings and left, and soon disappeared from Yun Ge's sight.

Yun Ge was stunned and forgot to sing.He stared blankly at the direction Sora left, unable to move for a long time.His heart became more and more sad, but he was trapped in such a high place.Perhaps for other skylarks, it is not difficult to leave.Yun Ge, who hadn't eaten properly for a long time, had soft wings, and it was difficult to even fly level, let alone dive down from high altitude.

He jumped restlessly between the wires, praying inwardly that Sora would come back again and let him go.Although he felt that this idea was completely extravagant.Perhaps the original intention of that big bird was to abandon one of his birds here, to fend for itself.

Just when Yun Ge no longer had any hope, Kong really came back.This time, he landed directly beside Yun Ge.He retracted his broad wings, revealing the cricket larva in his mouth.He tilted his head, stretched out his shiny black beak, and moved the cricket to Yunge's beak, just like a mother bird feeding her young.

Due to being too surprised, Yun Ge did not react for a while.He stared at Sora stupidly, his whole body stiffened.

Kong rubbed Yun Ge patiently, feeding the crickets into the little Skylark's mouth bit by bit.Yun Ge subconsciously swallowed the worm.

"Is it delicious?" Tanuo interrupted cautiously, he swallowed his saliva and asked, "Are the crickets delicious?"

"Ah?" Yun Ge's thoughts were interrupted, and he lost his mind for a moment. He shook his head and tried to recall, "As usual, crickets are delicious, and so are praying mantises. Especially larvae, juice The meat is tender and delicious. In spring, although there are many insects, it takes a lot of work to find particularly delicious ones. But at that time, I was so shocked that I didn’t taste any flavor. I only remembered that the cricket was too big Yeah, I swallowed it whole and accidentally scratched my throat, so I couldn't sing for days."

The single sea otter swallowed silently.

Seeing that Yun Ge ate his gift, Kong got up and flew away in peace.He went back and forth several times, feeding Yun Ge continuously, until his belly swelled and he couldn't hold half a worm anymore.In addition to the worms, Kong also brought thirst-quenching berries, which were sour and sweet, and when he pecked lightly, the plump fruit juice splashed all over—this was the first time Yun Ge ate tomatoes, and he fell in love with them immediately.

While hiccupping, Yun Ge asked Kong, why did he feed me.He hadn't had enough food for a long time, and he ate too much suddenly, feeling uncomfortable in his stomach, and almost let out crickets when he opened his mouth.

Kong didn't seem to like talking, he tilted his head and looked at Yun Ge for a long time, but he didn't say a word.Yun Ge felt depressed, he was kidnapped here by birds for no reason, and fed a stomach full of worms, which made him feel even more depressed.

At this moment, Kong suddenly flapped his wings and flew up. He flew around Yun Ge a few times, opened his mouth, and let out a deep cry.First it was a thick crooning, and then suddenly it became higher, with a bit of hoarseness, not tactful enough, but very pleasant.

Yun Ge was taken aback for a while, and finally realized it after a long time.That strange bird is singing his cloud song!That courtship song that never got an answer!He suddenly became agitated and almost couldn't stand up.

Kong stopped, and gently supported Yun Ge with his wings, but his mouth never stopped.He kept singing and singing until the sun went down and the clouds in the sky were dyed red.

The sight of a male shrike feeding and courting a male skylark was so rare that it was captured inadvertently by a passing photographer, and soon it was published in the local newspaper and became a hot topic of the moment.Human beings have speculated about what happened to these two birds. Why did they form such a strange combination? Is it a natural reason, or is there something else hidden?

No one can imagine the story behind this group of wonderful photos.There are many mysteries in nature, but human beings will never be able to explore them all.They admired, wondered, and soon passed again.

"So, your love story has been recorded and passed down as a good story." He Nuo said, thinking of countless human legends told to him by mother otters.

Yun Ge nodded shyly, and said, "If you go to the Mao Chuncheng Library now, you can still find periodicals from that year, and you can see a photo of me and Kong." I've been to the library and sneaked through it several times.

He didn't know until later that Kong was a brown-backed shrike.Many shrikes are quite intelligent and can imitate various sounds vividly.Although Kong's voice is not as ethereal as Yunge's, the melody is excellent, and he can sing the whole song brilliantly.

"Wow—" He Nuo exclaimed, "It's amazing——"

Yun Ge's eyes were shining, full of approval. "Kong is very powerful, super powerful!" He said.

He Nuo nodded vigorously. "But—" he suddenly remembered something, and asked a little uneasy, "The story is very happy so far, but why did you quarrel afterwards?"

The expression in Yun Ge's eyes dimmed instantly.He sighed, lowered his head and fiddled with the string of delicate winter jasmine flowers, as if he was considering how to speak.

In his simple thinking, birds in love should be together, which is a natural thing.

"Is it because you eat too many worms?" He Nuo thought for a while, trying to find the answer by himself.

Yun Ge jumped and shouted: "Of course not! I don't eat much at all! Even in winter when there is no food, I can easily feed myself!"

Oh, is it so?He Nuo felt a little regretful that he didn't guess the correct answer.

Yun Ge calmed down, swayed his tail feathers a little embarrassedly, and said in a very soft voice: "That's because I found out that Kong is a male bird."

Hmm, he nodded.After a while, he pricked up his ears with a surprised expression.Uh-huh?Did you just find out he's a male bird?

Yun Ge turned away shyly, sighed, and said, "I'm so stupid."

He Nuo was embarrassed to follow suit and nodded, so he could only comfort him: "Maybe Kong looks too good-looking." Like the little boss, he added in his heart, but then again, no matter how good-looking the little boss is, I also know him It's male.Yun Ge is really face-blind.

Yun Ge nodded excitedly, and said in a clear and clear voice: "Yes, you think so... Ah, I forgot, you haven't seen Kong..."

Yun Ge recalled that Kong was the most beautiful bird he had ever seen in his life, and it fit all his fantasies perfectly.It's a pity that such a dream love bird is actually a male just like himself.

He Nuo became a little enlightened, "So, he feeds you and sings to you, and he is also courting you. Does he also think you are a female?" Do birds have such poor vision?He promises.

Yun Ge sighed again. "No," he denied, "Sora knew my identity from the beginning."

He knew from the very beginning that Yun Ge was a male, or a male of a different race.He recognized Yun Ge's courtship, but because he was too shocked, he didn't respond.As a male, Sora accepted the courtship of others for the first time in his life.He went home and thought about it for many days, and finally made up his mind that he couldn't escape, and he had to take responsibility like an adult male bird.

In this way, the taciturn Sora did not make any explanation, but made a promise through his own actions.However, this time, it was the little skylark who backed down.

"I'm so surprised, I didn't think about this problem at all." Yun Ge said distressedly, even though it's been so long, and now things around them have changed, he can still recall the shock he received in his heart back then, " This feeling of being suddenly shattered into the whole world is more terrifying than being broken in love."

He Nuo also covered his cheek in fear. "You have to work hard." He said to the little skylark many years ago.

When Yun Ge was young, he was always independent, with all kinds of weird ideas, and the courage he thought was enough to fight against the whole world.But when the challenge really came, he turned into an ordinary skylark again, and like all birds, he had a heart of fear.He tried to hold on, but eventually backed down.He was still young, and he had never encountered such a situation that frightened the bird, so he naturally chose the safest way: retreat into his small nest, and settle down in a corner.The sweet spring is over, and when summer comes, Yun Ge returns to a bird's life again.

He didn't know how Sora digested his decision, he only remembered that after the short spring passed, there was a long summer, then a long autumn, a long winter, and then a long life.

On a certain day of a certain year, a certain month, the fully grown Yun Ge finally faced up to his heart again. He remembered that he was once young and fearless, but for some reason after the so-called maturity, he became timid and turned into the person he once disdained. Gu's appearance.

It's a pity that before he could turn around, he found that there was no turning back.

Kong left, and went to an unknown place in an unknown late autumn.Unlike the larks who are keen on traveling, most of the Shrikes don't like to wander. They will choose a suitable habitat and live there for a long time until they die.But Kong chose to wander.

"Then..." Tanuo asked, "After that, have you met any other birds you like?"

Yun Ge silently shook his head.

Just as he wished when he was young, Yunge never had a family in his life, and he never sang that song in the cloud to other birds.He became a thin, old lark, unable to sing again.

"Growing old also has its benefits. After getting old, you have experienced all kinds of joys and sorrows, and you become fearless." Yun Ge sighed, "When I am dying of old age, my whole life becomes a silhouette. Flying past my eyes quickly, I found that I can't grasp any memory. The only thing that can grasp the present moment is the present moment.

Before closing my eyes, I thought, if only I hadn't run away.I have had countless opportunities to go back again, but I have also missed countless opportunities.Perhaps, every journey has a starting point. If you miss the best beginning, you may miss a journey of scenery forever. "

He hummed the song in the cloud silently in his heart, imagining the bird in his heart.Amidst the gentle pain, he had an epiphany.

"After becoming a spirit, I swear, if Kong also becomes a spirit, I must find him, apologize to him, and sing the song in the cloud for him again." Yun Ge paused, then continued, "If he doesn't If he becomes a spirit, he may have already turned into a pile of loess. Then I will move to the place where he is, build a nest where he has turned into soil, and sing for him every day."

Yun Ge was lucky, Kong didn't turn into a pile of loess, but became enlightened like him, the time difference was only two years.They have a chance to choose again, a new starting point.

Although Kong was not completely relieved, Yun Ge was very confident.After all, his singing voice is even better now than it was back then.He knew that Sora liked his singing very much.A male skylark, as long as he is sincere enough, can always pursue his favorite bird through his singing. This is the iron law passed down from generation to generation in the skylark family.

"When we're all grown up," he said, "we'll move to Maochuncheng together. I heard that in the human world, singing can make money. I can support my family, and let Kong not worry about food and drink."

"That's a good idea." He Nuo nodded in agreement. "I don't know why," he smacked his lips after listening to the whole story, and commented, "After hearing your story, I really want to raise a cat."

Yun Ge was puzzled, and looked at Ta Nuo in confusion.What does our story have to do with cats?

He Nuo did not explain.He thought to himself that the days of living with companions must be wonderful, and he was really envious.

He secretly swore that when the expansion of "Shenxian Takeout" got on the right track, he would bring home his stewed prawns.He will make the softest and softest cat litter for the braised shrimp, catch the fattest and juiciest clams for it, and then put it on its belly, face up to the sky, and drift together on the wide and calm Hongjiu River, freely, Basking in the moonlight that fills the river.