Chapter 14 in uppsala

In the years when Nils Hogelsson traveled the country with geese, there lived a handsome student in Uppsala who lived alone in a small room in the attic.He considered himself so frugal that people often made fun of him for being able to live without food or drink.He put all his energy into studying, so he comprehended much faster than others, and his academic performance was very good.But he didn't become a nerd or a pedantic teacher because of this. On the contrary, he also had fun with his friends from time to time.He is a model of a college student. If he didn't have that little blemish, he should have been perfect.It's a pity that Shunli spoiled him, and outstanding people are often arrogant.It should be noted that the burden of luck and success is not something that can be easily lifted, especially for young people.

He had just woken up one morning and was lying there wondering how brilliant he was. "Students and teachers like me, everyone likes me," he said to himself, "my studies are really good and smooth. Today I have to take the final final exam and I will graduate soon. Wait until Immediately after graduating from college, I will get a good paying job. I am really lucky and have a bright future, but I still have to take it seriously so that the road is always smooth and nothing will happen to me. Harassment." College students in Uppsala are not crowded together in a classroom like primary school students, but they study at home.After they have completed a subject, they go to the professor, and then have a general question and answer on the subject. This kind of oral examination is called a final examination.That college student was going to take such a final and most difficult oral exam today.

He got dressed, finished his breakfast, and sat down beside the desk, ready to browse the reviewed books for the last time. "I think it's superfluous to read it again. I've reviewed enough," he thought. He had just read the book for a while when he heard someone knock on the door, and a college student walked in with a thick roll of manuscript paper under his arm.He was completely different from the college student sitting in front of the desk.The visitor is dull and shy, timid and cowardly, dressed in rags, only knows how to bury his head in reading, and has no other hobbies.Everyone recognized that he was a learned man, but he was very shy and timid, and never dared to take his final exams.It was thought that he might spend years and years in Uppsala, chanting and chanting, becoming one of those old repeaters who never gets anywhere.

He came this time to implore his classmates to review a book he had written.The book hadn't been printed yet, it was just his manuscript. "You would do me a great favor if you would go over this manuscript," he said timidly, "and let me know when you've read it." The college student who was lucky in everything thought to himself: "I just said that everyone likes me. Is there anything wrong? This hermit who never dared to show his works to others has come to ask for advice." La." He promised to read the manuscript as soon as possible, and the college student who came to ask for advice put the manuscript on his desk. "Please take the trouble to keep it safe," the other begged him. "It took me five years of hard work to write it. If it is lost, I will never write it again."

"Don't worry, you won't lose it with me." He promised, and the guest left. The college student who had everything going well pulled the thick stack of manuscript papers in front of him. "I don't know what he can put together," he said. "Oh, the history of Uppsala! That's not a bad subject." This college student loves his hometown very much, and thinks that the city of Uppsala is much better than other cities, so he is naturally very curious about how the old repeated college students describe this city, and wants to see it first. "Well, I might as well go through the history books right away, rather than worrying about it all the time," he murmured to himself. "It's a waste of time to study at the last minute before the exam. In front of the professor, you may not get better grades in the exam."

Without even looking up, the college student read through the manuscript in one go.After reading it, he was overwhelmed. "It's very good," said he, "it's nothing but a blockbuster. It's coming out, and he's going to be lucky. I'm going to tell him it's a very good book, and it's a pleasant affair. thing." He collected the scattered manuscript papers and stacked them neatly on the table.While arranging and stacking the manuscripts, he heard the sound of the wall clock striking the time. "Oh, it's too late to get to the professor," he cried, and ran to a dressing room in the attic to get his black clothes.As often happens, the more he fumbled, the harder the lock and key would be, and it took him a long time to get out.

When he stepped on the threshold and looked into the room, he couldn't help crying.Just now he hurried out without closing the door, and the window beside the desk was also open.A strong gust of wind blew over, and the manuscripts flew out of the window page by page in front of the students.He strode over and pressed it tightly with his hands, but there were not many manuscript papers left, only ten or twelve were left on the table.Other manuscript papers have drifted down to the yard or the roof. The college student leaned out of the window to see where the manuscript paper was.There happened to be a black bird standing on the roof outside the attic. "Isn't that a crow?" The college student was stunned for a moment, "It's true, as the saying goes, crows bring bad luck."

He saw that there were still a few manuscript papers on the roof. If he was not in a hurry to take the exam, he could at least get back some of the lost manuscript papers.But he felt that the most urgent thing was to get his own affairs done first. "You know it's a matter of my own bright future," he thought. He hurriedly put on his clothes and ran to the professor.Along the way, all he could think about was the loss of the manuscript. "Well, this is a very embarrassing thing," thought he, "and it's my luck to be in such a hurry." The professor began to give him an oral exam, but he couldn't get his mind off the manuscript. "Well, what did the poor fellow tell me?" he thought, "he's been working on this book for five years and never rewriting it. Did you tell me about the matter? I really don't know if I have the courage to tell him that the manuscript is lost."

He was so annoyed at what had happened that his thoughts were completely out of focus.All the knowledge he had learned seemed to be blown away by the wind.He couldn't understand the professor's question, and he didn't know what he was answering.The professor was so annoyed at his ignorance that he had to give him a failing grade. The college student came out and walked into the street, his heart was as sad as fried oil. "This is the end of the game, and the position I longed for is blown." He thought unhappily, "It's all the fault of that old repeater. Why did you send such a stack of manuscripts today, sooner or later? The result It made me do things for others with good intentions, but I didn’t get a good reward.”

At this moment, he caught sight of the old repeated college student who was lingering in his mind, walking towards him.He didn't want to tell the man that the manuscript was lost before trying to find it, so he planned to brush past him without saying a word.But when the other party saw that he just nodded coldly and passed by, he couldn't help but feel suspicious and uneasy, and worried even more about how he would evaluate the manuscript.The old repeater grabbed the college student's arm and asked him if he had finished reading the manuscript, "Well, I'm going to take the final exam." The college student hesitated, trying to dodge in a hurry.But the other party thought it was trying to avoid telling him that the book was written too unsatisfactorily, so he felt that his heart was about to break.That book took him five full years of hard work, and in the end it was a hard work in vain.He said to the students: "Remember what I said to you. If the book is not good enough to be printed at all, then I don't want to see it again. Please read it as soon as possible and let me know what you think. But write If it's too bad, you just burn it. I don't want to see it again."

After he finished speaking, he hurried away.The college student kept staring at his back, as if he wanted to call him back, but he regretted it again, changed his mind, and went home. When he got home, he immediately changed into his usual clothes and ran out to find the lost manuscripts.He searched everywhere on the road, in the square, and in the bushes.He broke into other people's courtyards and even ran to the suburbs, but he couldn't even find a single page. After hours of searching, he was so hungry that he had to go to dinner, but in the restaurant he ran into the old college repeater again.The old repeater came over and asked him what he thought of the book. "Well, I'll call tonight and talk about the book," he prevaricated.He refused to admit that he had lost the manuscript until he was absolutely sure that it would never be found.When the other party heard this, his face turned pale. "Remember, if you can't write well, you can just burn the manuscript." The old repeater turned around and left after speaking.The poor fellow was now quite sure that the undergraduate was not satisfied with the book he had written. The college students went back to the urban area to look for it, but they found nothing until it got dark.On the way home, he ran into some classmates. "Where have you been, why didn't you come to welcome the Spring Festival with everyone?" "Oh, it's already the Spring Festival," said the college student, "I completely forgot." As he stood talking to his classmates, a young girl whom he loved walked by.She didn't even glance at him, she walked over while talking with another male college student, and even smiled affectionately at that person.Only then did the college student remember that he once asked her to celebrate the Spring Festival together, but he himself did not attend, what would she think of him? He felt sad for a while, and wanted to run after her, but a friend of his said at this time: "You know what? I heard that the situation of the old repeating college student is really terrible. He finally fell ill tonight." "Isn't there any danger?" The college student asked anxiously. "Heart trouble. He had had a severe attack earlier, and this time it happened again. The doctor believed that he must have suffered from some kind of stimulation, and the grief was too much. As for whether it can be recovered, it depends on his grief Can it be eliminated?" Not long after, the college student came to the sickbed of the old repeating college student.The old repeated college student was pale and lying on the bed very weakly, it seemed that he hadn't recovered from the serious illness. "I came here to tell you about the book," said the student. "It's really a masterpiece. I have rarely read such a good book." The old repeating college student got up from the bed, stared at him and said, "Then why do you have a dull face and weird actions this afternoon?" "Oh, I'm very sad because I didn't pass the final exam. I didn't expect you to pay so much attention to my words and deeds. I am really very satisfied with your book." When the man lying on the sickbed heard this, he stared at him suspiciously, feeling more and more that the college student had something to hide from him. "Well, you're only trying to comfort me with these kind words. Because you know I'm sick." "Not at all. That book is a very good book. You can take it for granted." "Did you not burn the manuscript as I said?" "I'm not that confused." "Please bring the manuscript! Let me see that you really didn't burn it, then I can trust you." The patient fell back on the pillow as soon as he finished speaking.He is so weak that college students are really worried that his heart attack will have another big attack at any time. In fits of guilt, almost ashamed, the student clasped the patient's hand, told him truthfully that the manuscript had been blown away by the wind, and admitted to him that he was sorry for the loss he had caused him. Been miserable all day. After he finished speaking, the patient lying on the bed patted his hand gently and said: "You are very kind and considerate. But you don't need to tell me to comfort me! I know that you have done as I told you. The manuscript was burned, because I wrote it too badly, but you dare not tell me the truth, you are afraid that I will not be able to withstand such a blow." The college student swore that what he said was the truth, but the other party was stubborn and refused to believe him. "If you can return the manuscript to me, I will believe you." said the old repeating college student. The old repeating college student seemed to be getting sicker and sicker. The college student saw that if he stayed longer, it would add to the patient's worries, so he had no choice but to get up and leave. College students come home heavy and exhausted, barely able to sit still.He made some tea and drank it and went to bed.When he covered his head with the quilt, he couldn't help feeling sorry for himself.Thinking that this morning was still so lucky, but now I have ruined most of my bright future.After all, his misfortunes and blessings are tolerable. "The worst thing is that I will regret all my life because I have caused misfortune to others." He reflected bitterly. He thought he would toss and turn that night, unable to sleep.Unexpectedly, as soon as his head touched the pillow, he fell into a deep sleep, and he didn't even turn off the bedside lamp on the cabinet beside him. At this moment, such a thing happened: when the college student was sleeping, a little man in yellow leather pants, a green vest, and a white pointed hat was standing near the attic where the college student lived. on the roof of a house.He thought to himself how happy he would be if he were the college student sleeping in the bed instead. Nils Haugersson, who two or three hours before was resting at ease on a marigold bush near Ekaulsund, is now in Uppsala, entirely because of Raven Bataki bewitched him to come out for the sake of adventure. The boy himself had no intention of coming here.When he was lying in the grass and looking up at the clear sky, he suddenly saw the raven Bataki coming out of the clouds blowing in the wind.The boy wanted to avoid him as much as possible, but Bataki had already seen him, and in an instant he landed among the marigold bushes, chatting with Thumbs as if he was Thumbs' closest friend. Although Bataki looked solemn and serious, the boy could still see the cunning and cunning glint in his eyes at a glance.He subconsciously realized that Bataki was about to play tricks to lure him into some trap again.So, he made up his mind that no matter how much Bataki plucked up his tongue, he would never believe it. Raven said that he regretted not telling the boy where the greatest inheritance was at the beginning, and he was always very sorry, so now he came here to make up for it and tell him another secret.That is to say, Bataki knows how a person who has become a small person can return to his original human form. The raven thought that he could be lured into the bait for sure, as long as he threw out this bait, the boy would gladly take the bait.Unexpectedly, things backfired, but the boy was indifferent and replied indifferently that he knew that as long as he took good care of the white goose and let the white goose go to Lapland first and then return to Scone, he would be able to become a white goose again. people. "You must know that it is not easy to lead a gander around the country safely," Bataki said mysteriously, "in order to prevent accidents, you might as well find another way out. But if you don't want to know, I will So I don’t have to talk about it.” Then the boy changed his mind and replied that if Bataki was willing to tell him the secret, he would not object at all. "I'm willing to tell you," Bataki said, taking advantage of the situation, "but only when the time is right. Ride on my back and follow me out for a while. Let's see if there is a suitable opportunity!" Male The child hesitated when he heard it, he couldn't figure out what Bataki's real intention was. "Oh, you must be worried about me." Raven said.But the boy couldn't bear to hear others say that he was timid and timid, so in a blink of an eye he was riding on the back of the raven. Bataki took the boy to Uppsala, put him on a roof, told him to look around, and asked him what kind of people lived in this city, and what kind of people it was made of. Who governs. The boy watched the city carefully.It was a very large city, standing grand and imposing in the middle of a great open field.The city is full of style and beautifully decorated high-rise buildings everywhere.On a low hillside, there is a solid palace made of polished bricks. The two large minarets in the palace reach straight into the sky. "This is probably where the king and his men live," he said. "It's not a wild guess," replied the raven. "This city was once inhabited by kings, but the days of its former glory are gone forever." The boy looked around again, and saw a cathedral shining brightly in the evening light.The church has three towering spiers, a solemn gate and walls with many reliefs. "Perhaps there lived a bishop and his priests here?" he said. "I guess that's about the same," Raven replied. "Earlier, there used to be an archbishop as prominent as a king living here. Although there is still an archbishop living here, he is no longer in charge of state affairs." "I can't figure it out," said the boy. "Let me tell you, it is knowledge that now lives and governs this city," Raven said, "The large buildings around you that you see are all built for knowledge and knowledgeable people." The boy could hardly believe the words. "Come on, you might as well see for yourself," Raven said.Then they wandered about and visited these great houses.Many of the windows of the building were open, and the boy could look into many places.He had to admit that Raven was right. Bataki took him on a tour of the vast library, which was filled with books from basement to roof.He led the boy to the main building of the university that people were proud of, and showed him the magnificent lecture halls.He flew the boy over the old school building named Gustav Building, and the boy saw many taxidermy animals on display through the window.They flew past the large greenhouse where all kinds of exotic flowers and rare plants were cultivated, and even visited the astronomical observatory with the long telescope tube pointing to the sky. They also circled by many windows and saw many old scholars with glasses on the bridge of their noses sitting in a room concentrating on reading and writing articles, and the walls of the room were full of shelves.They also flew over the room where the college students lived in the attic. The college students were lying upright on the sofa and reading carefully with thick books in their hands. The raven ended up on a roof. "Look, I'm right! Knowledge is the ruler of this city," he said.The boy also had to admit that what Raven said was true. "If I were not a raven," continued Bataki, "but a man born like you, I would live here. I would sit in a room full of In the room of the book, learn all the knowledge in the book. Don't you have such an interest?" "No, I would rather believe in wandering around with wild geese." "Aren't you willing to be a person who can cure others' diseases?" Raven asked. "Well, I would." "Don't you want to become a person who can know the big and small things happening in the world, who can speak several foreign languages, and who can tell the orbits of the sun, moon, and stars?" "Well, that's really interesting." "Aren't you willing to learn to distinguish good from evil, right from wrong?" "That's absolutely necessary," replied the boy, "and I've experienced it myself many times along the way." "Don't you want to excel in your studies, become a pastor, and preach the gospel to the villagers in the church near your house?" "Oh, if I'm so promising, my parents will be laughing so hard that they can't close their mouths." The boy replied. In this way, the raven inspired the boy to understand the happiness of those who study and learn at Uppsala University, but Thumbs hadn't had the ardent desire to be one of them at that time. Coincidentally, the annual grand gathering to welcome the arrival of spring in the university city of Uppsala happened to be held in the evening of that day. University students flocked to the Botanic Gardens for the assembly, and Nils Hogelsson had the opportunity to see them up close.Wearing white college student hats on their heads, they lined up in a wide and long queue and walked on the street. It was as if the whole street had turned into a black torrent, with white water lilies swaying and swaying.At the front of the team was a white pennant embroidered with gold, and the college students marched singing songs praising spring.But Nils Hogelson seemed to feel that it was not the students themselves singing, but that the singing was lingering above their heads.He thought, it's not the college students singing spring, but the hidden spring is singing for the college students.He couldn't believe that people's singing could be so loud, like the sound of pine waves scraping in the pine and cypress forest, like the clanging sound of steel hammering, and like the cry of wild swans on the seashore. The large lawn in the botanical garden is green and verdant, and the branches of the trees are already green, and buds are blooming.After the college students walked in, they gathered in front of a podium, and a handsome young man stepped onto the podium and spoke to them. The podium was set up on the steps in front of the big greenhouse. Raven put the boys on the roof of the greenhouse, and he sat there peacefully, listening to them give speeches one by one.Finally, an elderly man stepped onto the podium.He said that the best years of his life were his youth in Uppsala.He talked about the quiet and beautiful study life and the magnificent and lively youthful joy that can only be enjoyed in the association with classmates.He said again and again that living among carefree and noble classmates is the greatest joy and happiness in life.That is what makes hard learning so comforting, sorrow so easily forgotten, and hope so bright. Boys sat on the roof looking down at the college students who formed a semicircle around the podium.He gradually understood that being able to join this circle is the most honorable thing, it is a kind of lofty honor and happiness.Everyone standing in this circle is much taller than when they are alone, because they are all in this group. After each speech, the singing immediately resounded through the sky.Whenever the singing falls, the speech begins again.Boys have never imagined, nor have they appreciated, that the stringing together of those words and phrases can produce so much power, which can move people deeply, inspire people greatly, and make people jump for joy. Most of Nils Hogelson's eyes were on those college students, but he also noticed that there were not only college students in the botanical garden.There were also quite a few young girls in bright dresses and pretty hats, and many others.But they seemed to be the same as him, they were there to see the college students. Sometimes there was a break between the speeches and the singing, and then the procession of the students would break up and the people would spread out in small groups all over the garden.As soon as the new speaker took the podium, the audience gathered around him again, and this continued until the sky darkened. The spring festival was over, the boy took a deep breath and rubbed his eyes, as if he had just woken up from a dream.He had entered a strange country into which he had never set foot before.A sense of joy and happiness emanated from those young college students who were full of confidence in the future, and this feeling was also transmitted to the boy, who was also immersed in joy like the college students.But after the last song disappeared completely, the boy felt a sense of dazed melancholy. He lamented that his life was such a mess. The raven that had been standing by his side began to chatter in his ears at this moment. "Thumb, now I can tell you how you can become a human again. You have to wait until you meet someone who tells you that he is willing to put on your clothes and go wandering with the geese. You seize the opportunity Tell him..." Bataki then imparted a spell to the boy, which was so powerful and terrible that he could not speak it aloud unless absolutely necessary, so he had to bite the boy's ear. "Okay, if you want to become a human again, this spell is enough." Bataki finally said. "Well, that's enough," said the boy gloomily, "but it looks like I'll never meet anyone who will wear my clothes." "It's not that it's absolutely impossible to run into each other," Raven said.The raven then took the boy into the city and placed him on the roof outside an attic.The light was on in the room, the windows were ajar, and the boy stood there for a long time, thinking how happy the college student was lying in the room sleeping. The college student suddenly woke up from his sleep and saw that the light on the bedside table was still on. "Oh, how did I forget to turn off the light," he thought, pulling himself up on his arms to turn off the light.But before he had time to turn off the light, he saw something crawling on the desk. The room was small, and the desk was not far from the bed. He could clearly see books, papers, pens, and a few photos piled up in disorder on the desk.His eyes also glanced at the alcohol stove and tea set that hadn't been cleared away before going to bed.However, as if he saw something else clearly, he actually saw a very small person crawling on the butter box and buttering the bread in his little hand. College students have experienced too many bad things during the day, so they are not surprised by the strange things in front of them.He was neither frightened nor dismayed, but indifferently felt that there was nothing to be surprised at if a little man came into the house to find something to eat. He lay down again without reaching to turn off the light, and lay there with his eyes closed, secretly watching every move of the little man.The little man sat very comfortably on a paperweight, munching with relish on the leftovers from the university students' dinner.It seemed that the little man was chewing slowly, savoring the taste of the food carefully.He sat there with his eyes half-closed and his tongue licking his mouth, eating very well.Those dry crusts and leftover cheese crumbs seemed delicacies to him. When the little man was eating, the college student never bothered him.When the little man was belching and couldn't eat any more, the college student started talking to him. "Hi," said the student, "who are you?" The boy was so taken aback that he couldn't help running towards the window.But when he saw that the college student was still lying motionless on the bed and did not get up to chase him, he stopped again. "I am Nils Hogelsson of the parish of West Wymanhaug," the boy told truthfully. I just wandered around with a flock of wild geese." "Oh, there are so many things in the world." The college student exclaimed, and began to ask about the boy's daily situation until he had a general understanding of the boy's situation after he ran away from home. "You're really doing well," said the college student. "Whoever wants to be able to wear your clothes and travel around can get rid of all the troubles of life!" Raven Bataki just came to the window sill at this moment, and when the college student uttered those words, he hastened to peck the windowpane with his beak.The boy knew in his heart that Raven was reminding himself: Don't miss the opportunity, once the college student utters that sentence, he should quickly chant the spell, so as not to miss the golden opportunity given by God. "Hey, you won't change clothes with me," said the boy. "Being a college student is a privilege, so why would you want to be someone else?" "Well, I was thinking the same thing when I woke up this morning," sighed the undergraduate, "but you know what happened to me today! I'm really doomed. If I can follow the geese It would be best for me to go away." The boy heard Bataki pecking at the glass again, and his own head began to dizzy and his heart was pounding because the college student was about to say that sentence. "I've already told you my story," the boy said to the college student, "then tell me about your story too!" The college student was probably relieved because he found a confidant he could confide in, He told exactly what had happened. "Other things don't matter, let's forget about the past," said the college student at last. "My saddest and most unbearable thing is that I have brought misfortune to a classmate. If I put on your clothes and go roaming with wild geese , it would be better for me." Bataki frantically pecked at the glass, but the boy sat still for a long time without saying a word, his eyes lost in thought on the college student. "Please wait a moment! I'll call you right away." The boy lowered his voice and said to the college student, then he staggered across the table and stepped out through the window.When he came to the roof outside the window, he saw the rising sun, and the orange-red morning glow illuminated the entire city of Uppsala, and every minaret and bell tower was bathed in the light of the morning light, shining brightly .The boy couldn't help but praise again, saying that this is really a city full of joy. "What's the matter with you?" Raven complained, "You missed the chance to become human again for nothing." "I don't care at all about having that college student as my substitute," the boy said confidently. "What makes me sad is that it's a pity that the manuscript was lost." "You don't need to worry about this matter," Raven said, "I have a way to get those manuscripts back." "I believe you are capable of getting those manuscripts back," said the boy, "but I'm not sure whether you'd like to do so. My best hope is that the manuscripts be returned to the student in good condition." Without saying a word, Bataki spread his wings and flew into the sky.Not long after, I brought back two or three manuscript papers.He flew here and there for an hour or so, as diligently as a swallow builds a nest with mud in its mouth, handing manuscripts one by one into the boy's hands. "Okay, I believe I have almost recovered all the manuscripts now." Raven Bataki finally stood on the windowsill and gasped. "Thank you very much," said the boy. "Now I'll go into the room and have a few words with that college student." Flatten and fold the manuscript. "Oh, you are the number one idiot I've ever met!" Bataki couldn't help but raged at the boy, "Could it be that you handed back the manuscript to that college student? Then you No need to go in and talk to him again. He's determined never to say he'd like to be like you again." The boy stood there, staring at the college student in the small room who was only wearing a shirt and was dancing with joy.Then, he turned his head and said to Bataki: "Bataki, I fully understand your kindness. You want me to go through a test. You are probably thinking, if I am really bitter, I will I must have left Morton the gander to meet all the risks of this difficult journey alone, but when the college student related his misfortune, I realized how unjust and ugly it is to betray a friend, So I can't do something like that." Bataki the Raven scratched the back of his head with one paw, his expression very embarrassed.Without saying a word, he picked up the boy and flew towards the place where the wild geese lived.