The Fairy and the Sea

The fairy's wish is to see the sea, but the sea does not want to see the fairy, so the fairy keeps looking forward to it.

1.

Legend has it that goblins once lived in the depths of the Noma Forest. They relied on the banks of the Nana River and on the taller trees in the forest. A cabin was built to live in.

In late spring and early summer, fairies will gather in groups by the lakeside to hold festivals to thank the forest. Occasionally, fairies will sing quietly, and the melody will spread gently in the forest. , attracting countless flying birds.

But that is just a legend. Aye has never seen any goblin, not even once...

2.

Aye Ye's name is Aye. The village chief's grandfather gave it to him when he was born. The origin of this name has a lot to do with the circumstances when Aye was born, so Aye always thought that he was great and very special. sharp.

On the afternoon when Aye was born, a big event happened in the village. After lunch, everyone gathered in front of the old tree at the entrance of the village. Everyone was dressed neatly. He had an unhappy expression on his face.

A Ye had never seen the scene at that time, so he could only hear some one-sided words from the village chief’s grandfather. The village chief’s grandfather also said that before A Ye was born, everyone in the village A large fire was built under the old tree. Everyone chanted incantations for happiness and danced as if they were performing a mysterious ritual.

The village chief grandpa said that this kind of mantra to pray for happiness is very effective. As long as everyone recites it together and is heard by the gods in the sky, it will surely bless everyone in the village to be happy and healthy.

But Aye didn’t believe what the village chief said, and neither did everyone. I’m afraid even the gods in the sky didn’t believe it.

So the ceremony did not go to the end, and it didn’t take long for the sky to get dark.

This gradually spreading darkness is not the kind of darkness in the night, but more like some kind of huge and terrifying monster. It lies quietly in front of the sun, bit by bit. Eating the sun's rays.

It was also at this time that Aye was born.

He opened his eyes carefully in a dark corner, crying, crying, until his hot tears turned his plump cheeks red, and his mouth opened without teeth. It's very, very big.

So the village chief grandfather discovered him and named him Aye.

Aye’s name is Aye, which means a dark afternoon like a night, or a bright afternoon eaten by monsters.

The village chief grandpa said that Aye was a gift sent by the gods after hearing the prayers of everyone in the village, but everyone in the village regarded Aye as a monster, just like that day Eat the light monster in the afternoon.

3.

Aye knew that his name was Aye, but he did not know who his parents were, nor did he know the name of the village chief's grandfather.

4.

Aye is eight years old this year and is the youngest child in the village. He lives in the village chief’s grandfather’s house, and no child wants to play with him.

When he was five years old, the village chief grandpa made a small room for him, and told him with a smile that from now on this house is yours, and you can stay in the room. Do whatever you want.

Aye looked at the smiling face of the village chief grandfather and said nothing.

The room is not very big. It only has a bed and a small wooden cabinet. The walls are all painted with yellow mud, and the floor is also covered with yellow mud. When it rains, it will stain your shoes.

Before leaving, the village chief grandfather left many brightly colored clothes, saying that they were new clothes made for Aye to wear when the weather was cold.

But Aye was not happy. He was neither happy nor happy. Aye had never been happy about getting new things.

He stared blankly at the shadow of the village chief when he left, until the shadow completely disappeared without saying a word.

5.

Some people say that Aye is stupid. A stupid guy looks like a fool. Aye also feels that he is a bit stupid, so he wants to become smarter. , like everyone else.

6.

Aye only went to school for one day. The teacher in the school was the most knowledgeable old man in the village. Everyone in the village respected him, but only Aye is the exception.

When Aye was seven years old, the village chief’s grandpa sent him to school with a smile and said to him: “Aye, you must learn from the old man carefully. Only by studying at a university can people be successful and move the sea into the forest. That time, the village chief grandpa looked at A Ye with serious eyes, and the corners of his eyes were as curved as the moon in the sky. , but the village chief grandpa was obviously smiling, but Aye felt that he was very sad, just like being suffocated in a big steamer and having a fever.

Aye looked at the village chief's grandfather. He was even a little scared when he saw the village chief's grandfather's eyes, so he turned his head and nodded without thinking.

There is only one room in the teacher's home that is used as a school, and the room is not big and can only accommodate a dozen students.

It was already crowded when Aye arrived, and he didn’t recognize anyone, so he had to sit down in a corner and didn’t say much.

The teacher’s home is a little different from the village chief’s home. In his home, the walls and floors are made of wooden boards, and small wooden stakes are used to support them close to the ground. Avoid getting wet.

According to the teacher, the structure of this kind of room is more elegant and can better reflect people's temperament; but Aye doesn't think so. He never feels that there is any difference between wooden boards and soil, and he never feels that there is any difference between wooden boards and soil. I don’t think people who own wooden boards are more noble.

"It's just a place for people to sleep and rest." Aye thought. It was precisely because of this thought that he felt scared, so he did not dare to say a word. Anyone is.

The teacher taught them a lot of things on the first day, from the Three Character Classic to the Four Books and Five Classics to the Tao Te Ching. Every word he said was meaningful and full of knowledge. Ye was very impressed.

At the end of the day's class, the teacher also told them a story about a man and a goblin. He told it so vividly that Aye listened very carefully and even stood up and asked excitedly. A question.

That was the first time in Aye's life that he was so happy and excited. He had never felt so happy and satisfied. It was a pity that he was too happy and the teacher didn't like it.

"Are there really goblins in Norma Forest?" Aye asked, smiling while looking forward to the answer

"There are no goblins in this world." The teacher said coldly Leng replied

He is older and hates those students who are restless in class, so he hates Aye just like he hates the village chief grandpa and the goblin.

7.

A long time ago, beside the Nana River in the deepest part of Noma Forest, there lived a group of beautiful fairies.

Goblins have big, blue eyes, long ears, and long golden hair that shines dazzlingly in the sun.

It is said that goblins are the messengers of the sky. They have a pair of transparent wings that can soar in the sky; some people say that goblins are the messengers of the night. They can use magic and can also seduce people into falling into evil. abyss.

But no matter which theory it is, everyone knows that goblins live among the tall tree trunks. They make huts with strong ivy and bright flowers. In spring, they can see through the sky. Feeling the warm wind through the window, you can also see the sparkling Nana River lake not far away.

Fairies love to be clean and beautiful. They like to dance or sing. They dance their own happy dance by the clear Nana River.

Occasionally, when a gust of wind blows from the woods on the shore, you can still smell a faint fragrance. The fragrance smells like the violets in the Sky City, warm and always permeating people. From the bottom of my heart.

Until one day, on a gray day, a hunter holding a bow and arrow and wearing animal hair broke into the territory of the goblins.

The hunter is a young man with short hair and dark skin. Behind him is a brown-haired hound. The hound can only see with one eye and is tightly wrinkled. He had a fierce look on his face.

So when the goblins heard the news, they were extremely frightened. They hurriedly packed up their things and covered the house with magic.

But this process takes a lot of time, and human hunters have already discovered them before they can hide completely.

The hounds barked toward the woods, and the hunter drew his bow and arrow, aiming at a very beautiful goblin on the tree trunk.

Later, I don’t know whether the hunter killed the goblin or the goblin killed the hunter. It’s just that since then, the hunter has never returned to the human village, only the one who is blind in one eye. The hound returned home quietly, guarding the door day after day.

8.

The first and only time Aye saw the village chief grandfather angry was on the night when he said he would no longer go to school.

Aye was extremely calm that night. His calmness was even beyond the level of calmness, so he dared to tell the village chief that he would not go to school from now on.

"What else can you do if you don't go to school? Without knowledge, you will have no future." The village chief shouted loudly, and his originally smiling face turned ferocious in an instant.

That face didn’t look like a normal human face at all, but more like a crocodile, dinosaur, or other more terrifying animal.

Listening to the giant voice, Aye lowered his head and said nothing.

"Starting from tomorrow, you must go to school. You must go. Do you hear me?" The village chief grandfather gave the order fiercely

Aye has never seen such a tough and ruthless person. The evil village chief grandpa, but fortunately he was mentally prepared, so when the village chief grandpa said he must go, Aye suddenly raised his head, looked into his eyes, and said seriously: "I won't go!"

9.

The village chief grandfather finally agreed to A Ye’s request. He looked into A Ye’s eyes and felt so selfish in his heart, but he was also afraid of A Ye. .

Afraid, afraid, even afraid to argue anymore.

So from then on, Aye never went to school again. He hated the teacher, just as the teacher hated the village chief’s grandpa; he spent most of his time on the bed in the small room, and occasionally When the weather is nice, I will sit under the old eucalyptus tree in front of the village, feel the warm sunshine and warm wind, stare blankly at the leaves on the old eucalyptus tree, and wait for time to pass by.

10.

On Aye’s eighth birthday, another grand ceremony was held in the village. Everyone stacked the chopped wood in front of the old eucalyptus tree. A large circle was formed around the wood with washed pebbles. When night fell, the wizard lit the wood with sacred fire, and everyone in the village gathered in front of the fire in neat clothes.

That night, Aye wore a black coat with a big witch hat. The hat was just big enough to cover the field of vision above the eyes, and he could only see a small piece of land under his feet.

A Ye hated this half-hazy feeling, but the village chief and everyone seriously told him not to take off the witch hat, so A Ye had no choice but to compromise.

Originally, this black coat with a big witch hat was prepared for him by the village chief and everyone else. But why was only his clothes different? Aye didn’t understand and never asked. .

When the ceremony officially began, everyone gathered in a big circle with the fire as the center and lowered their heads; the wizard slowly walked out of the crowd and muttered vague words when he walked to the fire. Unclear spell.

The two adults who were supporting Aye to walk also let go of their hands at this time. One of them said, "Go quickly." The other one gave him a hard push. , pushing him to the ground.

Aye got up from the ground in a panic. Because the big witch hat blocked his vision, he couldn't see clearly who pushed him down, nor could he see the faces of everyone in the village at this time. He He stood quietly, not daring to move.

Not long after, the mantras chanted by everyone in the village rang in my ears.

The sound of the spell sounded very familiar, just like the spell to pray for happiness that the village chief’s grandpa talked about.

But at this moment, Aye felt scared among the thousands of prayers for happiness. The voices sounded like parasites and the whispers of the devil, layer by layer. It penetrated deeply into Aye's heart until it ate up all the kindness in his heart.

Aye felt a little sad. He covered his ears, trying to avoid hearing the sound as much as possible. But it was no use. The tighter he covered his ears, the faster the sound penetrated, as if countless excited worms were gnawing at his flesh.

Aye endured, endured, endured until his whole body trembled, endured until the big witch hat fell off, endured until he couldn't bear it anymore, so he opened his bloodshot eyes and saw clearly the scene in front of him.

11.

Countless faces that seemed to look the same came into Aye’s eyes. He looked at them just as they looked at him; with expressions of either joy or anger. Below, everyone clasped their hands and prayed.

Maybe the gods will really be moved by everyone's prayers, but in such a flickering firelight, this beautiful prayer sounds more like a curse.

12.

Aye escaped. He covered his ears, lowered his head, and rushed out of the crowd without thinking about anything.

He ran, ran, until tears streamed down his face. He ran until the big witch hat fell down again, covering the darkness in front of him.

Some people say that the most terrifying thing at night is darkness, but Aye is not afraid of darkness. He was born in darkness, and his name also has a monster that eats light, but he is still afraid.

Scared, scared, as if something like a devil was chasing behind him.

13.

That night, Aye ran for a long time, until he reached the bank of the Nana River. The moonlight filtered through the clear lake, shining crystal light into Aye's eyes. .

Through the half-obstruction of the big witch hat, Aye saw a magical scene.

The surface of the Nana River shone like scales in the cool breeze. On both sides of the river, the trees rustled softly in the darkness, and the insects kept chirping, very quietly and softly. .

Aye sobbed softly. At the end of his dream, it seemed that he had seen the scene in front of him with his own eyes, and he felt familiar from the bottom of his heart.

It’s just that time passed for too long, and he couldn’t see it clearly, and he couldn’t remember it completely.

It was also inadvertently that from the woods behind him, a group of white light slowly rose from the soil, from the initially unclear translucent shape to becoming more and more transparent. Dazzling and getting warmer.

"Aye." It shouted

"Aye." It shouted like this

14.

That was a On the autumn night, white light appeared because of Aye's appearance. It missed him, just as he had been attached to it.

Aye felt that the voice was really familiar, so familiar that it was like the voice of someone he had missed countless times in his heart. But when he heard Bai Guang shouting like this, Aye was still a little agitated. Afraid... He was afraid, afraid, and ran away as he should.

15.

Aye did not tell anyone about this incident. From the night he came back, something changed in the village.

Black blood gradually began to ooze out from under the skin of many people, and their smiles became less and less. Even the sun hanging out of reach in the sky became colder and colder.

Some people say that this is a plague, a canker disease; others say that this is a curse, a curse from the fairies in the forest; but these are just words, and everyone lives their lives as usual. , still working, still going to school.

Until, such days did not last long...the first person died...the second person died...then the third, and the fourth , everyone died one after another, and the corpses were scattered in every corner of the village.

As usual, Aye lived in the hut carefully prepared for him by the village chief’s grandfather. Occasionally he would sit under the old eucalyptus tree at the head of the village and be in a daze; but in recent days, the village The place seemed to be getting more and more deserted, so deserted that there wasn't even a single person to scold him.

"The goblin's curse?" Aye thought, and then remembered the white light he saw in the woods that night.

The goblins are all blond, blue-eyed, and long-eared guys, but they can do magic, and it’s not surprising that they can turn into a ball of white light.

Aye thought so and made up his mind.

He wants to go to the Nana River again and see the white light again. After he really sees it, he must ask it clearly... For the sake of curse, the people in the village Everyone, he had to go if he wanted to, so Aye had no choice.

16.

On the night when he made up his mind, Aye really saw the white light again.

In the dark night, in the quiet woods, the white light seemed to be waiting for Aye to appear, slowly, like an old woman who was anxious because she had lost her beloved baby.

"Aye." it shouted

"Is it you? Aye." it shouted anxiously

Aye stared blankly It was like looking at the sun in the sky. Unknowingly, the appearance of the person he had missed countless times gradually appeared clearly in his mind.

"Aye, my Aye..." it shouted and gradually started crying

At this time, Aye who stayed in the same place also cried. He stood up, inadvertently and without noticing, his eyes were soaked with tears.

Countless memories condensed into fragments came together in Aye's mind. She was once so dazzling, she was so gentle, she once sang a soft song by the Nanai River. .....

"Thank you, my Aye, thank you." The white light approached Aye and shouted in a low voice. The shout seemed to be filled with joy, but it was a pity that it had not waited yet. When Aye heard it clearly, the white light disappeared.

Aye looked at the place where it disappeared, dumbfounded, without saying a word.

He failed to question Bai Guang, nor did he confirm his identity to Bai Guang, but in his heart, he seemed to have his own answer...an answer about fairies and humans.

17.

After seeing the white light, Aye had a memory in his mind, and this memory happened to be the second part of the story that the teacher had not finished.

The hunter did not kill the goblin, and the goblin did not kill the hunter. At the end of the previous story, the hunter and the goblin lived happily together.

The goblin’s wish is to see the sea, but the sea does not want to see the goblin, because the goblin cannot leave the forest, so the hunter promised the goblin that one day he will let the goblin see the sea! After that, the hunter asked the most knowledgeable teacher in the village how to move the sea into the forest.

It’s a pity that the teacher refused to teach him. Before the hunter could fulfill his promise, the goblins died one after another. The last goblin that died paid the price with his own soul. , turned into a ball of white light, waiting for someone to appear.

18.

Aye stayed in the place where the white light disappeared for three days. During these three days, he did not cry or speak. Everyone in the village came one after another. One died, and after the third day, everyone in the village died. Aye got up from the ground and slowly flew towards the sky. I don’t know when he started to have sprouts on his back. A pair of transparent, delicate wings like a fairy.

Since then, Aye has never returned to the village. He built a small house with ivy and violets in the woods beside the Nanai River. In late spring and early summer, there will be a very gentle atmosphere. The wind blows in.

Sometimes Aye would sing a song. When he sang, he would always stare blankly into the distance, his eyes motionless, as if he was thinking about very beautiful things, thinking... ....Humans and fairies living by the sea.

19.

According to legend, there are a group of fairies and a group of humans living in the Norma Forest. They live happily in the beautiful Norma Forest. Unfortunately, these fairies and humans later... They all died, seemingly from the great plague that year, the ulcerative disease.

However, if you are lucky, you may be able to see a goblin with black hair and black eyes on the bank of the Nana River.

The goblin had a pair of transparent and fragile wings. He was alone in the very tall forest, looking into the distance and singing soft songs one after another...< /p>

20.

The fairy's wish is to see the sea, but the sea does not want to see the fairy, so the fairy keeps looking forward to it.