Between the lotus pond and the grass is a salicur tree. This tree is not very tall or very big, but it is very delicate. Some of the branches and leaves are facing the sky, swaying with the wind, and the smiling one seems to like the sun very much. Some are leaning over the water, blowing with the wind, and the amiable ones seem to want to kiss the water all the time; the ones lying in the air are also very gentle and lovely, shaking with the wind, as if they are calling for people to appreciate them, as if they are calling for everyone cute creatures. On the edge of the same pond, more than two steps away from the water poplar, there is a phlox oleander; Yang is handsome, but thick, and although his movements are not as lively as that of salicylate, they are dignified and not rigid.

In comparison, naturally, it can be said that salicylic acid is rich in softness, and phlox is rich in magnificence.The lotus pond is not wide, and the grass on one side of the pond is not long. With these two plants, it seems that the boundary between the pond and the ground is covered. Now, of course, it can also be said to be salicylum and oleander. It has become the boundary between the lotus pond and the grass. On the grass, the most eye-catching thing is the red rose among the green foliage clinging to the wall, besides the Yizhanghong swaying high.If you move your eyes closer to the ground, you can see Pteris vulgaris and the five-clawed golden dragon at the foot of the wall, and there are dandelions, chrysanthemums, and woody fragrance near Yizhanghong; Head down, clinging to a foot of red, as if wanting to compete with this vertical grass stalk.

As for the ones that are close to the ground, although they look like thin green clusters, like soft carpets, if you want to find out carefully, not only natural history teachers in ordinary middle schools will ask "Ai──" "Ai──" I can't tell why, even a professor in the biology department of a university will inevitably frown. In the pool, at first glance, it seems that there are only lotus leaves and lotus flowers on the water surface, but if you look closely, you can see that there are still lotus pods, and there are small yellow flowers in the middle of the water.

In fact, just lotus leaves and lotus flowers are enough to change and be lively.Some of the lotus leaves are flat discs floating on the water, some are swaying in the air like yellow umbrellas, some are half unfolded and half rolled boldly and sideways, and some are tightly rolled up when they just emerged from the water. Some are more childish; some have water droplets in their pockets to reflect the sunlight brilliantly, and some have grown very tall, but have not yet opened their leaves, standing upright bravely, looking very hopeful.The lotus, which has already opened up, seems to be a beautiful woman in full dress smiling ecstatically.It only opened a little bit, as if a virgin was only secretly laughing because of shyness.

On the surface of the water, where there are no lotus leaves or juniper grass floating, you can often see the head of a frog suddenly appearing, or a small snake swims slowly and slowly with its head held high.There are water lice in the water, there are also water fleas, and there are many unsightly but powerful and self-righteous creatures, such as leeches and loaches. However, on the surface of the pond, the most lively thing is always the dragonfly wandering among them. He has big round eyes, and he can see carefully and quickly. Although its wings are very thin and its tail is very thin, its body is not bulky, and its driving force is strong, so it is not unstoppable. It can swim and swim freely, sometimes stopping on the petals of the lotus, making the lotus bloom. Nods, sometimes stopping on the juniper, causing the flower stalk to bend over.Needless to say, because of him, the surface of the pool has increased a lot of fun.He also felt that the environment was really good. Although the pool was rich, there were so many flowers and trees on the grass beside the pool.Because of the presence of salicus and oleander, although there is shade to escape the heat when the sun is shining fiercely, you can still see the blue sky, because the branches and leaves of the trees do not cover the whole pool, and you can see it in the evening. See the sunset glow, and you can also see the stars and the moon at night.But the main reason that made him linger was because there was a gorgeous butterfly on the grass beside the pool.It is gorgeous, but I have to explain it clearly. Of course, it is not blindly colorful like ordinary ladies who blindly follow the fashion, nor is it just a strange shape like a beautiful girl. To be honest, he said that it is her color form, and there is nothing wrong with it. The unique ingredients are just because they are properly matched, so they are very pleasing to the eye.

Even her actions were nothing out of the ordinary, but because everything was appropriate, she thought it was gentle and generous, which made Dragonfly's heart skip a beat when she saw it, contemplatively, like crazy. For example, the butterfly has the beauty like the softness of the salicurus, and the dragonfly has the magnificence of the oleander. Almost forgot, there are still some things that I have to add here, that is, in this wonderful scene, there is a toad that often creates a sense of ugliness in it, I don’t know it is because of jealousy, Is it because it doesn't understand anything except the feeling of hunger and fullness? In short, it sometimes suddenly appears on the grass, and says to the butterfly dancing in ecstasy, "Eat you, let me eat you." Butterflies!"

Sometimes it suddenly appeared in the lotus pond, and said to the dragonfly dancing with great interest, "Eat you, let me eat you, dragonfly!" But this didn't make it difficult for the dragonfly, because although the toad hates it very much, it has no wings. As long as it doesn't fly close to it, it can't help it. Spider web among peaches. Because, as I have already said, the main reason why the dragonfly wanders in the pond is for the butterflies on the grass, that is, the purpose of wandering is to get close to the butterflies. With this spider web, it cannot fly straight to the grass.Whenever he saw the lovely butterfly, he always saw the terrible net.One end of the net is attached to the horizontal branches of salicurus, the other end is attached to the leaves of oleander, and the other end is attached to the receptacle of the dandelion growing by the pond. The attached branches and leaves trembled, looking very unbreakable.Therefore, the dragonfly felt that although the butterfly was very cute, she seemed to be in the middle of a thicket of thorns, or in the jaws of a ferocious tiger.

Or think that there must be another way to pass between the lotus pond and the meadow, not just a spider's web. Otherwise, how could the toad suddenly appear in the pond and suddenly appear on the meadow?However, dragonflies and toads are of course different in shape, and their temperaments are also very different.Although the body of a toad is larger than that of a dragonfly, as long as it has a pointed head to fit through the gap, it can make a flat body and slip through.Dragonflies can't do it, he has to spread his wings to fly, and he doesn't want to sneak through any cracks, especially for the lover, he thinks that the act of showing love must be upright, brave and enthusiastic, and must not be sneaky.

He also understands that his wings cannot bear the blow of the spider's web, but he feels that the fire of his love is burning fiercely for his lover, the butterfly girl, with a strong heat, and he thinks that there is no need to worry about any obstacles, and he can do whatever he wants. Go ahead.He also thought that if he couldn't break through the spider web, he didn't have the right to love that lovely butterfly girl. At this time, the sun has left only the afterglow, and the water in the pool reflects the colorful sunset, which looks very quiet. The green rose branches and leaves clinging to the wall are already a little dark and the outline of the leaves cannot be discerned.Butterfly dances slowly around the red morning glory, admiring the evening scene very leisurely and calmly. The dragonfly knows that she will return to her nest soon, and will not see her when it gets dark. He thought that if he didn't express something to her at this time, he would inevitably miss it.So he made up his mind, and quickly flew towards the opposite direction of the grassland. He flew to the edge, and then he turned around, flapped his wings with all his strength, and flew straight to the side of the butterfly girl.But when he reached the boundary line made of salicamus and oleander, there was a chirping sound, and his head and two forewings were already stuck to the spider web. He used all his strength to break through the web, and finally achieved the goal of getting close to the butterfly girl; so he struggled with all his strength, but the result was that his feet and two hind wings were also tightly stuck by the spider web.Although a large part of the net had been broken through by him, he still couldn't get out, his body was already covered with the net, and he was already exhausted, and the toad had already waddled up to him. Under his body, he happily said with his long tongue, "Eat you, let me eat this dragonfly!"

He wanted to call for help, but he felt that calling for help was useless, it just showed weakness.He remained calm and silent. Suddenly a breeze blew in the air, and all the Yizhanghong and clinging morning glory nodded; The salicurus swayed a little more, the oleander swayed a little bit, and the dandelions and other grasses also bent over, as if they were lamenting instead of the dragonflies.The dragonfly itself shivered because of the wind stirring the spider's web, and felt a pang of desolation.However, he doesn't think it's painful, but he thinks it's sweet, because he feels that Butterfly girl will show his sympathy for him, and she will fly to him, and use her gentle hand to untangle him. Mesh up.He also thought that even if he finally couldn't get rid of the net, and finally had to die in this entangled net, with her gentle hand caressing him at the end of his life, this was enough happiness, enough comfort, and enough pride.

20, 6, 1928, originally published on July 16, 1928, Volume 4, Issue 29 of "Yusi"