Book2:KigdomIteDreams (第5/246页)

endingtaldutieswerefewwhenparedtohisdaysofwanderingabouttheearth.Retly,hehadbeeforquiteawhile,givingthebeautiestheimpressionthattheylivedonlyinhisdreams.Sincedreams,nomatterhowlongalwayshadanawakening,solongasabeautifulmemoryremaiwouldbesuffitforalifetime’sreminisce.Justlikeaclouddriftiheblueskies,KingDimitrihadlefthisheartinhisKingdomofDreams.

    Themagnifitbutterflythatwasrestingoalofthepeahadflownaway.Osdelicatewingsrecoveredfromfatigue,ithaditsownookihofthemyriadofblossomsthatbelooitaloherewasacircurvitalityinitsbeautifulbodywhichkeptremindingitthatspringwasshort,thatitshouldmakethebestpossibleuseofthefleetingopportunitytoenjoylife.Orperhapsthebutterfly,uowithstandtheincreasinglyhotandhumidroomtemperatureescapedtothegardenfullofsunlightandspringbreeze.Atthemoment,cloudsofsteamemanatedfromtheseveralbamboosteamers,stackedoneupoheroove.Releasedfromtheboilingpointofwater,theytiopermeatetheair,lettingoutrelievedandgratifyih,liketheevehingfromthenoseandmouthofthesleepingAngelica.Thewarmandquietafternoonwasmostsuitableforanap.AsmileappearedonAngelica’sface,herhappythoughtswerelikethewillowswayinginthebreeze,flirtatiousandcapricious.

    Lotussattherewquietlyandsteadily,everynowandthencastingaghesteamersoove,assessihertheyweredo.Suddenlyfrombehihinsofsteamappearedbeautiful,ifaces,wreathedismiles,lookingather.SeeingitwasthenaughtygirlDornaandherpanions,Lotuswavedtothem,invitingthemin.Theslendernakedformsofgolden-hairedMary,Shei,whosefoothadjustrecovered,thehealthyandagilenativegirlDeannafollowedtheirleaderintothekitandsataroutable,withDornaloudlyprogherhunger.Lotustouchedherfioherlipsandwarned,

    “Sh!Don’twakeAngelica!Shedidn’tsleepatallstnight.”

    “Whynot?”askedDornamystified“Whydoessheturnnightintodayanddayintonight?Shedoesn’tsleepatnightandnapsduringtheday.Isn’tthatawasteoftime?”

    “Shewaskeepingthenew-erellepany.”expius.“Thetwoofthemwerewalkingaroundthekeenjoyingthemoonlightandposiheydidbacktilldawn.”

    “What!”saidDorna,gherhandstoherforehead,“Notgotosleepatmidnight,butgoforwalksandposepoemsbytheke?Heavens!Whataretheythinkingof?”

    “There’salotyoudon’tuand,Dorna.”Lotussaid.“Perhapsyou’lluandmoreafteryoueatmyvegetablesteameddumplings.”TheirlsughedattheartlessandnaiveDorna.Theywereallseventeeeen-year-oldgirls,likebuddingflowersabouttobloom.Howcouldtheyclearlyprehendthehiddenmysteriesoflife?

    “Doyouknowsomething,”saidgolden-hairedMary.“elleandAngelicalookverymuchalike.Eventheirheightandfiguresareidentical.”

    “Notonlyaretheirphysicappearancesso,”addedtheshyShei.“Theybothhaveanaturalbornnobledispositionandbreatatpoetry.Nowoheygetalongsowelltogether.”

    “Also,”addedthehealthyswimmerDeanna“itissaidthenew-erClementiobeafairyfromheaven,willingtoedowhandliveasahuman.Isn’tthatstrange?”

    “Whydidn’tyougirlsinviteClementinehere?”askedLotus.“Sinceshegotafleshbody,sheisgreatlyiedinhumancuisihinkseverythingistasty.Perhapsshewouldenjoymydumplings.Ifanyofyouseeherter,tellherIinviteherovertotrymytestco.”

    “ShewenttoGiantMou