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发表于 2006-10-9 05:45 · 英国
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那我转贴过来～
一共11章，幸好还少～
Written by Ellinor Graun / Illustrated by Arno Bester
I.. "The beginning"
This is a tiny miracle fairy tale that was passed down to only some people.
Once upon a time.
There lived a dove in a castle in a country where greens and warmth prevailed.
The dove had been taken care of by a Princess since she found the young dove injured
in the castle garden.
The dove was injured so badly that it felt like his wings were torn off.
The pain was all over his body and he could do nothing but laid himself on a leaf bed.
It was the Princess who saved him then.
She carried him into a small cage which was hung up near the window
in the corner of the Princess's room.
Despite living inside the cage, he was far from frustration.
The Princess always gave him close attention and the scenery through the window was wonderful.
More importantly, he could enjoy watching every move she made.
Having recovered from the injury, he became healthy enough to jump around inside the cage.
II. "Disease of the Princess"
The dove was so happy with the days there and hoped that it would continue for good,
but at some point everything began to change.
The Princess, who was always in good shape and made it a habit to come to him many times a day,
did not show up even once on that day.
She did not come up and feed him until the end of the day.
On the following day.
Early in the morning, the dove saw many noblemen gather around the Princess.
They all had an anxious look on their faces.
It seemed that the Princess got a disease.
She may not be able to get well.
She may possibly pass away.
How can this happen when the neighboring country just ceased warfare?
How can this be when the peace of the world is close at hand?
The men were talking about all this.
"The demon of Razgriz!!"
One of them suddenly spoke up in a loud voice.
"When history witnesses a great change, Razgriz reveals itself, first as a dark demon.
As a demon, it uses its power to rain death upon the land, and then it dies."
"However, after a period of slumber, Razgriz returns, this time as a great hero."
"Only the demon of Razgriz can do this to her!"
Thinking about how healthy she looked on the previous day and how seriously these men cared about her,
the dove felt uneasy then more than ever.
She may disappear.
She may not wake up to come see me.
These sad feelings lingered on in his mind.
III. "Thoughts of the Dove"
While caring about the Princess and looking back upon the days spent with her,
an old memory flashed across the dove's mind.
It was the story that Mom told him before she died.
"Somewhere in the world is a big tree and its magical fruits can cure every injury and every disease."
"It is far far away, deep down into rocky mountains that no man can ever step foot in."
"There surely is."
That magic fruit can cure her disease and save her life.
He thought.
She will be back well if I can get it.
The more he thought of it, however, the less confident he felt.
"Can I escape from hawk and peregrine when they are after me?"
"Can I fly up to the mountains so far away and even get over them?"
"Can I simply fly for such a long time?"
"Can I really carry the fruit with this small beak of mine even if I am lucky enough to get there?"
"Can I manage to make it back in one piece?"
He could not help harboring these bad feelings deep down inside.
There was no blaming him for this.
Having been protected all the time by the Princess since the injury,
all he did was keep hanging around in the tiny little bird cage.
In the meantime, the Princess got worse day by day.
The next morning, an old nursemaid came to feed the dove on behalf of the Princess.
She opend the cage just a little as she was about to feed the dove.
He was watching her doing it with a determined look on his face.
Thereupon, he took a chance and got out of the cage.
Flying through the room door and flying across the castle walls,
the dove was heading for the sky high above.
He heard the nursemaid shout "O dear!" from behind.
Was he finally free from the fear of hawk and peregrine?
Definitely not.
Had he the idea what course to take?
Absolutely not.
Nevertheless, he took desperate flight.
Just in pursuit of the magic fruit.
IV. "Lark"
The dove first reached a forest in the north of the castle.
"Looks like you are in such a hurry, but your flying is not smooth."
Said the lark who just came over from behind.
He responded to the lark.
"No wonder. I lived in a cage for a long time. I'm proud that I can fly somehow."
"Cage is no good."
The lark said abruptly.
"We've got wings, right? They can take you anywhere you want and anytime you want.
That's how it has to be. Look at the world. It's so big."
He asked the lark.
"Don't you think the sky is dangerous? There are hawks and peregrines up here.
What if they are after you? And on the ground there are foxes, raccoon dogs and cats."
"Let me ask you something. Can you eat something you wanna eat if you are confined in a cage?"
One day you feel like eating worms and the other day you wanna have yourself some rosehips.
Suppose you no longer have someone to feed you. There is no point in talking about "safe" and "dangerous".
It is if it's because of "you" or "someone else" when you go through with something that counts."
"Is is that good to know that the world is big?"
"The world is what your eyes can see. It then becomes your world. So knowing it more will make you better.
You can count on it."
The lark said all this neatly, but seriously at the same time.
He said to the lark.
"I am searching for a magic fruit."
"Ain't got a clue. Why don't you ask that green worm down there? O what a pity!
I never wanna be something like that. it can move but all it can get a hand on is one single tree.
That tree is the entire world for that thing."
He looked down and found something green crawling on a tree just beneath.
V. "Green worm"
"I myself can fly. I know that I can't fly as high as you, but I do fly."
The green worm suddenly said a strange thing.
"You have no wings. So you just can't fly."
"You are wrong. I can. I become a pupa and I will have my wings. That's why I can fly."
"But not for now."
"There is no difference between flying today and flying tomorrow. You couldn't fly either when you were an egg, could you?"
When I become a pupa, I will have myself wings. The size of my wings is the same as that of my momery I obtain
before I turn into a pupa. Once I have wings, my legs become small and weak. Then I will not be able to walk around like this. That's why I keep moving and watching everything about this tree."
"I am searching for a tree that bears a magic fruit."
He said to the green worm.
"I met a tortoise here. He looked wise. He told me that he was usually hanging about at the lakeside beyond this forest.
He probably knows something about it. He may be wise but he has to be locked up in his carapace until he dies.
He will not have wings. His memory is as old as his age. It remains for ever."
Far far away. Just over the forest. There was a lake shining under the light of sunset.
VI. "Tortoise"
On arriving at the lake, he met the tortoise.
"It is good to to have a carapace. This has enabled me to survive a lot of dangers.
There are some birds that wear carapaces, arent there?"
"You mean a cage? It's not like yours. It bans us from outside. Many of us want out. I was in there too."
"Why on earth did you get out of it and jeopardise yourself? The best way to live long is stay away from anything dangerous.
Hazards can hit you even if there is nothing to be blamed on your end.
When you are in trouble, you need ,,, to be ,,, like this. Wait till everthing subsides. Don't even think about moving around."
Said the tortoise, with his limbs folding into his carapace.
"It is no solution!"
"Well!"
The tortoise said with a loud voice and went on,
"Can every problem be solved? Are you sure of it so much?
Everything has its end, good or bad.
When the sun is shining, you better enjoy as much sunlight as you can.
In ice-cold winter that freezes your teardrops, you must endure with everything you've got.
The sun will rise again. We are mortals and that is all the mortals can do.
Hmm? A weird wind has begun to blow. I have a feeling that something wicked is coming."
He said and pulled his head into his carapace.
"I am looking for a tree that bears a magic fruit."
The dove said to the wise tortoise.
"There are rocky mountains far beyond the other end of this lake. Can you see?
The fourth peak from the top of the highest moutain in the middle, you can go there."
He took a look over there and got a blurred image of it.
"Believe!"
The tortoise said.
"Believe whatever it may be. I believe in this impregnable carapace of mine more than a magic fruit."
VII. "Old tree"
When the dove struggled and made his way at last to the mountain, an old tree just began to speak up to himself.
"An ominous wind is blowing. Is it finally here? Has time come for an old tree like me to fall down?
The demon of Razgriz ,,, hmm ,,, a great hero this time?"
"What is it?"
The dove asked with a calm voice.
"When history witnesses a great change, Razgriz reveals itself.
First as a dark demon."
The tree began to tell the same story that the dove heard in the castle.
"As a demon, it uses its power to rain death upon the land,
and then it dies.
However, after a period of slumber, Razgriz returns.
This time as a great hero."
"Demon? Hero? What does it do?"
"When I saw it for the first time, I was young and thin. I had fewer braches then.
In those days, humans often battled against each other.
Razgriz not only brought about a tempest which kept raging for seventy days
but also kept scattering hailstones from above.
Trees and grass perished and nothing was left for humans and animals to live on.
Consequently the soil was in ruins. All living things died one after another.
My friends, four-legged beasts, humans and let alone birds like you.
Everything in this land was deprived of breath.
In the end, Razgriz murdered no other than itself.
Shortly after, this place turned into nothingness."
"It wan an evil being, wasn't it?"
",,, Nay."
The old tree answered, as if he was not certain himself.
He breathed out and took a deep breath in.
"This story still continues.
After a long long time passed since this land died, there was a traveler.
The traveler cured those who suffered disease, resurrected the soil,
gatherd all those people who sheltered themselves away from here.
They founded a village and a town.
The rivers were full of water.
The soil became a wheat field.
This land was once again at peace.
Thereupon, the traveler decided to leave the village.
The villagers were far from happy about this.
At the moment of departure, they heard the traveler say, "I am ... Razgriz."
This marks the end of the story."
"I am here in need of a magic fruit."
The dove finally told the old tree about it.
"... Alright. There are few fruits left for me, you can take one, though.
By the way, Have you any idea why this is called a magic fruit?"
The dove remained silent, gazing at the old tree.
"This can become not only a medicine but also a poison.
Or rather, this may be no more than a fruit and this may even change into a stone."
"What do you mean?"
"This fruit will become what you believe it to be."
The dove turned around to look for the castle.
Even beyond the furthest hill, it was still unseen, though.
"The ominous wind is blowing stronger. Fly carefully home."
VIII. "Demon from above"
The dove gave gratitude and said farewell to the old tree.
He left the rocky mountain with the magic fruit tightly in his beak.
The wind began to blow even stronger.
Then he found himeself in a storm and hailstones.
In spite of the terrible weather, he needed to return home as quickly as possible.
He spread out his wings.
He looked a bit more masculine than before.
IX. "Magic fruit"
Although the wind turned the tides time and time again against him,
he managed it so as to get back home to the castle in which the Princess was waiting.
Flying up and flying high.
Weaving through the forests and breaking through the clouds.
In order to catch the wind which would carry him home.
He was carring a mysterious fruit that could become what the holder wished it to become.
Or rather.
He was holding tightly in his beak "a medicine which can immediately cure disease of any nature"!
Down below runned the river towards the horizon.
Far beyond the horizon were a forest and a castle which looked familiar to him.
A little bit more!
Just a little bit more and I wll see the Princess!
Our happy days are about to begin again!
X. "Returing home"
On arriving at the castle at last, the dove saw people gather and surround the Princess in bed.
There were more people than the last time.
All people were weeping with a grave and sad look on their faces.
Above all, the king was crying out in sorrow.
His crying was almost a groan.
The dove could not deliver.
The Princess had been gone and he felt sad so much.
However, he never felt sorry for what he had done.
He repented of nothing.
Because her face was so calm.
He could tell from the way she looked that she never lost hope to the end and she loved the world.
The dove, fully exhausted of the do-or-die journey, fell asleep, feeling sorrow and somehow calm.
XI. "The ending"
In the following morning.
On entering the room, the nursemaid found the dove's body resting in peace beside the Princess.
She twisted her face in surprise and said in a very loud voice.
"O my! Is this her little dove? How come? He was injured and he couldn't flap since then.
These wings were certainly deformed and disabled. How he set off and even came back? What a surprise!"
The dove preciously kept holding a fresh fruit of Orion Poplar in his beak even after he passed away.
The nursemaid decided to plant it in the middle of the garden right under the window of the Princess's room.
In time, it grew to be a big and thick tree with a lot of branches.
It is said that from the top of the tree can the Princess's room and her bird cage be clearly and closely seen.
This is a tiny miracle story that is passed down from branch to branch and from parent bird to baby bird
on the top of the Orion Poplar.
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