Chapter 4 Swan Lake

When Dan Bing woke up, he found himself by the lake. Swan Lake. In the depths of the wilderness and dense forest, the shore of the lake is shaded by green willows, the shore is full of flowers, and the birds are whispering.Green duckweeds gather and scatter on the lake, lotus leaves are in the sky, and countless swans swim slowly among them. Swans, really swans. Dan Bing has seen swans in the zoo, concentrated on their postures, and incorporated them into dances.However, this is the first time to see a group of wild swans so closely and so clearly. The swans are playing on the lake, swimming gracefully.A layer of faint green smoke floats on the surface of the lake, gathering and dispersing with the wind blowing, changing endlessly, like an unwaking dream.The green dragonfly swaying at the bottom of the lake attracts the fish to chatter constantly.The wind blows the fallen flowers on the shore into the water, floating and sinking, drifting away.

Dan Bing looked at it enviously, dazzled and fascinated. He could only feel the water, light, clouds and shadows, swaying green waves. Without waiting to ponder carefully, they have changed into invisible. It is really a beauty that cannot be depicted in the painting!She is not a person who is good at poetry, but this situation reminded her of a very old and very simple poem—— He Tiantian with lotus leaves, fish playing among the lotus leaves.Yuxilian leaf is east, Yuxilian leaf is west, Yuxilian leaf is south, Yuxilian leaf is north. It would be more appropriate if the word "fish" could be changed to "swan".She tried to stand up on the ground, but suddenly found that she had no hands, her arms turned into two wings, and her feet, the toes were pink and transparent, with small webs between the toes, she screamed, but said She couldn't speak, her voice was a kind of bird chirping—meh!Huh!Meme!

She turned into a swan.A real swan. Dan Bing ran to the lake with swan wings, and cast her own shadow on the water: a small crown, a small beak, perfect wings, and perfect webs. She really became a swan! Linbo Zhaoying, she thought about turning her head carefully, thinking of the last performance on the stage, she couldn't think about it anymore.The last clip in my memory is the sad ending action in "The Death of the Swan", with the arms folded, lower and lower, gradually closing the feathers, as if sleeping peacefully. When she woke up again, the yellow beams were already ripe, and she turned into a swan.

What is this evening?Where is this place?Did she crash into a time tunnel?Or has it been reincarnated?Is this Xanadu or Wonderland of Oz?If he returns to the human world again, will it be a hundred years? When the swans saw a new partner joining, they were not necessarily friendly, and all shouted at her in demonstration——啦!Meme! Dan Bing heard the anger and unwelcome in that tone, but couldn't understand the specific meaning.She explained euphemistically, wanting to show them that she didn't have any malicious intentions, but—————————————————————————She makes the sound of a swan, but still uses the human way of thinking and language habits, she is a different kind!

She was dumb, knowing that she had become a "swan sandwiched in raw"—it had the body of a swan, but her mind was still a person, that little dancing girl Ruan Danbing. When the swans heard her chaotic calls, they thought it was a provocation, and became even more dissatisfied. They formed a team and approached her, and they all flapped their wings and scolded: "Ah, ah!"Meme! No one understands his tone, oh, no, it should be said that no swan understands himself, Dan Bing lowers his head lonely, swims to the corner, and cleans his feathers facing the lake, his heart is full of unspeakable loneliness and sadness.In early summer, when it was warm and cold, she was half buried in the water, and the tears of the two people flowed from the eyes of the swan.

The water is still cold, and the tears are even colder. When being a human being, I often like to sigh with emotion: People are the loneliest among the crowd. Only now do I know that a swan with a human soul is really alone among the swans. The twilight is close, and the gentleness of the night surrounds me layer by layer, and I feel a little cold. Dan Bing wraps herself in her wings and misses the eiderdown quilt and wooden bed.The hardest bed is better than the softest grass.The dew wetted her feathers, she shivered slightly, and looked up at the sky. The vast night sky was dotted with a few scattered cold stars, and there was a faint wisp of cloud across it. The moon hangs high, coldly blooming the brilliance of the day, condescendingly overlooking the vicissitudes of the world, the lights of thousands of families, and the lonely forest lakeside.

On the island in the middle of the lake, the swans are all asleep, standing on one foot, and even the sentinel swan who is in charge of guarding is hazy.Dan Bing couldn't sleep, how could he sleep?This was the first night of her swan career, it was too bizarre, too vague, too inexplicable, and too unimaginable.Not used to sleeping standing up, a pair of wings flapping for nothing, not sure why. She is still a new swan. She was strolling by the lake, admiring the lotus flowers that had just drawn out their arrows. It was already May, and soon these flowers would open up, like Limbo fairies dancing on the water, like the fairies played by Tarinho in a dance drama.Oh fairy, that was a beautiful dance.

Dan Bing began to try to dance around the lake, using her new webs instead of tiptoes. How ironic, I once tried my best to concentrate the strength of my whole body on a pair of toes, dancing little by little.Now, he lost his center of gravity because he pulled the soles of his feet apart, so he had to learn the art of balance from scratch. Wings, jumps, big jumps, another big jump, soaring into the air... Hey, she flew up.She really flies! Dan Bing quietly flew circle after circle on the lake. It was really fun to look down at the ground from this angle. The lake water and lotus seemed to be rushing towards us.A frog leaped onto the lotus leaf and croaked at her. Dan Bing was startled suddenly, lost his balance, plunged into the lake water headlong, flapped his wings quickly, and leaped out of the lake, very embarrassed.

Suddenly, laughter sounded from all around: quack, quack, quack.It turned out that those swans were awakened, and they all laughed when they saw her in such a mess. Dan Bing hid her head in the feathers in embarrassment, and when she stretched it out, the swans started laughing again: quack, quack, quack. Hey, it's really ugly.Dan Bing couldn't help but also laughed, huh.Hmph, it was the same.It turned out that they are both swans, although she still doesn't know how to use the swan language, but when expressing the simplest emotions, their voices are the same. Dan Bing found out, cheered up, and laughed at herself vigorously: quack, quack, quack.

When the swans saw this newcomer so lively and playful, they all became friendly to her and became curious. They all swam over to kiss her affectionately and peck each other's feathers.There were two swans performing difficult flying in front of her, how to vibrate the wings to accelerate or turn, how to continue to glide while retracting the wings, the postures are graceful and skillful, much better than Dan Bing figured out by himself. Dan Bing's victorious and hard-working energy came up again, and he immediately started to learn to fly, lap after lap, tirelessly.The swans flapped their wings to cheer her on, and their laughter was very clear in the moonlight: quack, quack, quack.

Dan Bing felt that it was really the most beautiful voice in the world! early morning.When the first ray of sunlight hits the dense forest, the swans wake up and start their day of cruising. They formed a circle and enthusiastically acted as a teacher for Dan Bing, teaching her how to skillfully use flippers to ski water.The scene was exactly the same as the rehearsal of "Swan Lake" in the troupe. Dan Bing felt that at this moment, she was the enchanted swan princess Odette, waiting for the prince to rescue her, and these swans were her companions who died together.I just don't know, if they are all human beings, what kind of people are they? According to the story, only the unwavering love that was never promised to anyone else can undo Odette's magic and return her to human form. The prince swore to Odette that he would love her forever and announced his engagement to her at a court ball hosted by his mother.Odette told him that her fate was in his hands, and that if he broke the vow, she and her companions would disappear forever. When the ball started the next day, Odette was unable to appear due to the distress of magic, but the black swan Ogenia, who looked exactly like her, came here under the false name.The prince mistook her for Odette the White Swan and announced in public that he would marry her.Ogenia managed to break the prince's vow, and flew away screaming.The prince knew that he had hit the trick, and regretted it too late. On the bank of Swan Lake, Odette, who was beyond grief, told her companions about the prince's betrayal. This is their last night. When dawn comes, they will disappear and turn into nothingness.The swans wept sadly, arms crossed arms, and danced a mournful round dance for the last time. At this time the prince came, and he told Odette that he had not betrayed her love, and that he agreed to marry Auginia because he regarded her as her.It was Odette's name that he had sworn to Ogenia, and those vows were still made to her. The magic was broken, and the pure and loyal love won the final victory. Odette and her companions danced happily around the prince... Deep in the dense forest, there is a pair of eyes peeking out. A pair of human eyes.Full of human-specific greed and desire. Dan Bing suddenly stopped dancing, relying on the instinct of the same kind, she was shocked by the dangerous news.She turned her head and met those eyes.Hunter's eye.What was exposed at the same time as the aggressive gaze was the black barrel of the gun. not good!Dan Bing spread her wings and loudly warned her companions: 啦 吉 吉 吉吧! But the swans couldn't understand her words, and laughed at her strange pronunciation, quack!quack! The hunter raised his gun, and the barrel turned into the top of the stage in an instant, and suddenly fell to the headlight of Qu Feng. Dan Bing, desperate, spread his wings and swooped over, rushing to save Qu Feng under the lamp without hesitation To the shotgun in the grass... boom!The gun rang out, a puff of green smoke suffocated Dan Bing's body, blood spattered, she fell to the ground, still flapping her uninjured wing eagerly to warn her companions. The swans were startled, flew up with a bang, and flew far away in an instant. The hunter raised his shotgun and shot into the air again and again, but it was too late, and the swans flew safely out of range in time. Dan Bing smiled. The hunter stood up dejectedly and looked at the injured swan strangely. He was both angry and surprised. What a smart and brave swan, he knew how to protect his companion by sacrificing himself.Because he was moved, he was shaken for a moment, and wanted to let the swan go, but when he thought of money... "It's a pretty swan. If you sell it to a restaurant, you can get a good price." The hunter said to himself, and walked towards Dan Bing with the smoking shotgun upside down. As soon as it stretched out, the swan suddenly flew into the air, sprinkled a trail of blood and flew straight out of the jungle. The death of the swan.Do not die at the hands of the hunter.It also has to make the last struggle before death and complete the most beautiful dance. There are misty clouds in the sky, the hunter looks up, where is the shadow of the swan? Dan Bing flew lonely in the sky, trying his best to do his best. She is going to find her prince, only the prince can break the magic and save her rebirth. The person who casts magic is not a hateful wizard, but the most mediocre and humble human being—a poacher who hunts rare birds for huge profits. Gradually flying out of the jungle and returning to the city, it is just that I am more timid near the hometown, and I can't help but worry about gains and losses. Ah, it's still the same high-rise buildings, still the same traffic, trams jingling past, and the posters at the entrance of the cinema haven't changed. She is relieved. It's not that Nanke woke up in a dream, didn't sleep for a hundred years, reality has never been lost in the ocean of time, Shanghai is still the Shanghai she is familiar with, and the dynasty has not changed. The neon lights turned on one by one, and the swans flew over the tall buildings, looking for them among the crowd. The lovesickness is deep, and the girl's thoughts have always been only for that eternal person——Qu Feng is her prince. Closer, closer, the round roof of the theater can already be seen. Is there a big dance show tonight?I wonder if it is "Swan Lake"?Is it "Fairy"?Is it "Safflower"?Is it "Giselle"? Dan Bing perched on the roof of the theater, watching the crowd pouring out like a tide. She waits. She knew that Qu Feng was always the last one to walk out, holding his beloved cello. The moon is cold.The moon in the city is not as clear as in the jungle, but it is also as bright as water, covering the open space in front of the theater evenly. Dan Bing's wings were bleeding, drop by drop, oozing out its vitality. She persisted.No, you can't die, you must persist until Qu Feng appears, and she wants to see Qu Feng again.When she was alone, it was because of the style of music that she struggled to take over the huge lamp that fell on her head, and it was because of the style of music that she had the courage to continue dancing "Death of the Swan" after the heavy blow; now, she She has become a swan, but her heart is still the same as before, no matter what her appearance has become, her heart still loves him.And when he was dying, his last yearning was still for him! The crowd gradually dispersed, and the theater entrance became cold. Dan Bing waited.Have you waited a hundred years? Finally, the music style appeared, not only his cello, but also Kobayashi!They walked out of the theater arm in arm, shoulder to shoulder, like mandarin ducks crossing their necks, clinging to each other—in the world of mandarin ducks, there are no swans. Dan Bing called out instinctively: Huh!She shut up and took off in despair.As a swan with human thinking, she can neither express the meaning of swans nor utter human language.She is not only a raw swan, but also a raw person. She doesn't want to see Qu Feng anymore, she has seen his back, enough is enough.All that remains is to find a secluded place to die in peace and dignity without being disturbed.She flapped her wings, like white clouds coming out of Xiu, breaking free from all kinds of entanglements in love, and wanted to fly into the sky—but no, she had no strength. She lost her strength, and fell vertically, falling, as if all thoughts were lost, the dust settled... Qu Feng heard the sound of flapping wings, looked up in surprise, and saw a swan falling straight towards him, landed at his feet, and did not move.He bent down and saw the swan's wings, bleeding.The blood quickly stained the ground red, like winding thoughts, gurgling like complaints...