Chapter 2 first acquaintance

That's how things started. Last August, Hua An's family of three traveled to a small port in Australia.Here is an explanation: Hua An was an eight-month-old baby at the time.There is a detailed record about him in the parenting book: "The eight-month-old baby can crawl, stand on the bed, and walk along the wall. He has a strong appetite, and he can taste everything in his mouth. He can't speak yet, but He can babble, he can call mom and dad." As for the family of three, of course they are Hua An's mother and father. The water in the port is very clear, and a group of strange-looking birds are floating on the water, waiting for the bread of tourists.The bird's beak is huge, like a pair of scissors for cutting branches.Strangely, there is also a large bag hanging under the mouth.The bird opened its mouth wide, and the thrown apples, bread, and small fish rolled into the big bag, heavy.

Hua An sat on the shore, staring at the huge bird in surprise without blinking. Dad said: "Das ist der Pelikan." Mom thought hard for a while, and said with determination: "This is a gannet." A peeled apple in Hua An's hand fell to the ground. After a few somersaults, it plopped into the water and fell into the big bird's pocket with a thud. Dad held Hua An in his arms, pointed to the animals in the water, and said bluntly, "An An, they are Bird, Bird, Bird, Bird..." An An remained calm, stretched out her hand and pulled the button on her father's sleeve, and put it in her mouth to eat.

In September, An An and her parents arrived in the United States.They rented a small wooden house in the forest.There was grass growing all around the house, and little goosebump-covered frogs used to jump up the steps and duck through the screen door. One morning, the sun was very bright, long and slanting rays of sunlight shot into the forest one by one, and the light dust rolled in the rays.Dad was drinking coffee in the kitchen, and Mom was leaning on the railing to read the newspaper. An An had just stuffed Mom's toothbrush into a hole in the tree trunk, and now she was busy filling Dad's sneakers with dirt.

Mom seemed to hear a thin voice, "ㄅㄜ——" She continued to read the newspaper. "ㄅㄜ——" came again, it turned out that Hua An was speaking, and my mother ignored him. "ㄅㄜ, Mom, ㄅㄜ!" Hua An seemed anxious, but his voice persisted. "What's the matter, baby, oh, daddy's shoes are so dirty for you!" "ㄅㄜ, Mom, ㄅㄜ, ㄅㄜ, ㄅㄜ! Mom, ㄅㄜ!" He had already crawled over, pulled the corner of his skirt and stood up, pointing at the grass with his fat fingers. Mom took a closer look, and there was a big rooster standing proudly among the grass. The bright red comb against the golden and green long tail was shining in the sun.The big rooster also has a pair of round eyes, and it looks at Hua An, who is about the same height as it, without blinking.

"Mom, ㄅㄜ!" An An was a little excited and a little frightened, trying to point at the big cock with her finger. Mom seemed to hear a tick in her head, and suddenly understood.That's right, a feather, two thin feet, and a sharp beak, this is not a Bird, ㄅㄜ, what is it? Mother passionately kissed Hua An, while screaming like a very uneducated woman: "Come on, Dad, An An has spoken, spoken, he can speak..." An An was very annoyed, and tried to push away her mother's face, twisted her body desperately, stretched her neck, trying to get a closer look at the arrogant guy in the grass.

After getting to know "ㄅㄜ", Hua An got to know the universe. Every morning, when the church bell rang eight or nine times, Hua An and his mother set off to Maochuan Kindergarten one kilometer away.When it's not raining, my mother rolls out a yellow bicycle, and An An's special chair is placed in the back seat, which is also yellow.Along the way, both of them were very busy.It's like this, mother must be a tour guide and introduce the world to An An, who is new here.And what her mother missed, An Ande pointed it out and reminded her. What is there on such a short, ordinary road?Hua An's mother shook her head and said, ah, that's too much, I can't finish it!You see, in the sky, there is a round of sun, there are lumps of white clouds, sometimes black clouds, and there is a blue sky behind the clouds.When the jet plane crossed the border, the white line that was getting longer and longer could be seen from a long distance, dividing the sky in two.There are many things in the season of early spring, all the soft catkins blow out from the tops of the branches, float all over the sky, and then float into An An's hair...

On that road, there is no end to see!There was an apple tree in the yard of this house, and a vine at the foot of the wall in that house.The old woman on crutches put a pottery rabbit, two snow-white ducks, a large mushroom like an umbrella on the newly turned dirt bed in the garden, and an ugly green frog sat under the mushroom umbrella—these, Do you think Hua An will let it go? As for the moving things on the road, there are so many that give people a headache!The streets are full of cars—trucks, jeeps, buses, motorcycles, bicycles, trains, trams, garbage trucks, prams…the list goes on and on.A group of rocking black hairs, "Doggie", can't help saying hello.There is a stretching cat on the window sill across the street, and there is a hillside around the corner. On the hillside, there is a gray cow grazing with its head down, with a bell tied around its neck. In the car, An An was busy watching, the two of them had a lot to say.

"An'an, listen, the church bell..." Mom slowed down. "Bells—jingle jingle—" An An said happily, turning her face in the direction of the church.The church is on the other side of the mountain. "Flower, flower—" the little finger pointed to the flowers on the side of the road, "Red!" Mom looked down, and the petals were still covered with dew, "No, Ann, this flower is yellow." An An nodded, and said hard: "Yes, yes!" Bus No. 75 emerged slowly around the corner. "Bus, mom, here comes the bus, big one!" "What color, Ann?"

An An settled for a moment, then said vaguely: "Yeah!" "Nonsense!" said his mother, tapping him on the head with wild flowers. "It's blue, like the sky, look!" An An looked up and suddenly shouted: "Bird!" A seagull glides across the pale blue sky. After saying hello to the oncoming postman, there is an apple orchard just around the corner, and the cows are napping under the apple trees. "Apples, dogs, cows, trees." An An greeted each one carefully and earnestly, "Grass, jingle, house, chimney, bicycle..." Going up a slope, "Lulu, Qinghua, old man..."

"Blue Flower" is a frog, and "Old Man" is a fairy with a long beard made of Tao. After going back and forth, I finally arrived at Maochuan Kindergarten.Mother gently carried An An out of the car, kissed him on the cheek and said, "Goodbye, little friend, go play with Ang Di, be good." An An held the kindergarten teacher's hand and watched her mother push the bicycle; suddenly remembered something, and said loudly to her back: "Mom, be good!" At dusk in autumn, the leaves spread all over the ground, with a thick layer of beautiful golden yellow.The empty branches reflect the cold sky, and the colors of the rosy clouds shine through the intricate branches.The clear water of the small river flows with a cool sound.

On the way home with Hua An in the car, my mother saw a small old mottled wooden bridge with flowing water lying across it. She felt a little desolate, so she turned to Hua An and said, "Small bridge—" "Little Bridge—" An An replied with a crunchy voice. "Flowing water—" "Swimming—" "People—" "Duck duck—" "The ancient road—" "Five ways—" "West Wind—" "bee--" "Skinny horse—" "Doggie, Mommy, look, doggy—" The two shadows on the bicycle gradually drifted away along the small river, gradually blending into the color of the sky, and then disappeared.