Fluffy Chapter 1 A Big City and a Little Girl Long, long ago, when people spoke another language, there were many, many Big, very bustling city.There are tall and towering palaces, wide and flat avenues, and narrow and winding ones. Curved alleys. There are palaces decorated with gold and marble statues, and there are also colorful and lively markets.In the market, can to buy goods from all over the world.There is also a beautiful square, where people often gather to talk about news and stories. often, or listen to other people talking and laughing.In addition, there are many large amphitheaters there.

Those big theaters are very similar, just like today's circus, the only difference is that those theaters are completely All built of stone.The seats of the audience are raised row by row, and the whole theater is like a big funnel.from above Looking down, some theaters are circular in the middle, more are oval, and some are huge semicircles.people Call them amphitheatres. Some of those amphitheatres are huge, like a football field, and some are small, only a few hundred people can be accommodated.Some are very gorgeous, Decorated with columns and statues, some are very austere without any decoration.Those theaters have no roofs and are all open air.

Therefore, in the gorgeous theater, people stretch the gold-woven blankets tightly on the seats to prevent the hot sun or sudden The coming rainstorm. Simple theaters can only use mats woven from rushes and wheat straw to shade them from the sun and rain.In a word: people put Those theaters are what they are built.They all wanted a theater anyway, because they were enthusiastic listeners public and audience. When they hear or see exciting or funny performances on the stage, they will feel that only That kind of life is more mysterious and real, so they take that kind of life as their daily life.they like

Enjoy listening, seeing, and learning what another life is like. Thousands of years have passed since then.The old city has been completely destroyed, churches and palaces They also collapsed.Wind and rain, cold and summer, some stones are polished smooth, and some stones are corroded to be uneven. Not flat, those huge amphitheaters have also become pieces of ruins.On those ruins, now only knowledge Liao was singing a monotonous song that sounded like the earth breathing in sleep. Some of those ancient big cities still exist today.Of course, life there is completely different from what it used to be.

Now, people travel by car.Trams, lights and telephones.But between the new buildings, occasionally you can still see Some remains of buildings from that time, a few stone pillars, a gate, half of a low wall, and occasionally you can see one like that Amphitheatre. Mao Mao's story happened in such a big city. Going south out of the city to the suburbs, you can gradually see patches of farmland and thatched huts. The farther you are from the city, the huts become more It looks more crude.Hidden in a grove of umbrella pine trees are the ruins of one such amphitheater.In ancient times,

It's not a fancy theater either.At that time, it was built for the poorer people.today, that is, By the time Mao Mao's story begins, the ruins have been almost completely forgotten.only a few professors of archeology Know it, but they are no longer interested in the ruins, because there is nothing to study there anymore.Besides, That is not a great place of interest, and it cannot be compared with other monuments in the city.Therefore, if several lost When tourists go to that place, they just climb up the rows of seats overgrown with weeds, shout a few times, and take two photos film, they walked away.Then, the silence returned to the round ruins of stone, and Cicada sang another verse

Endless song, and this one doesn't seem to be any different from the previous one. Originally, only people who lived nearby knew about the ruins.There they graze the sheep, and the children in the round field Football is played on the ground, and in the evening, sometimes couples go on dates there. But one day, people suddenly talked about it, saying that someone lived in the ruins recently.It was a child, probably It's a little girl.The news was overwhelming, but no one could tell for sure, only that the child was probably named Mao Mao, or that D and What kind of name is this name similar to.

In fact, Mao Mao's appearance does look a bit strange, and may even make people who are very tidy feel uncomfortable. A little daunting.She is very small and very thin, so that it is impossible to determine whether she is eight or nine years old, or is she old? Is eleven or twelve years old.Her hair was a mess of pitch-black curls that, at first glance, seemed as if she had never combed her hair. Her hair never seemed to be cut; her eyes were big and beautiful, and they were also jet-black; her feet were also black, because For she is almost always barefoot, and only occasionally puts on shoes in winter.Those two shoes are not a pair, and it is also difficult for her.

Appear too big.In addition, Mao Mao has nothing but the rags she picked up and the things people gave her.she The dress was sewn with colorful panels and was very long, reaching down to the heels.Wearing a fat man Jacket, the cuffs were rolled up several times. Mao Mao didn't want to cut the sleeves short, because she already thought that she would grow up.Yes, who knows that when she grows up, she will still Can you find such a beautiful and practical jacket with so many pockets? Below the stage of the amphitheater overgrown with weeds, there are two half-collapsed huts, and people can get in through the small hole in the wall.

go. Maomao made his home here.One day at noon, several people who lived nearby came here, and they wanted to ask about her situation. condition.Maomao stood in front of them, looking at them timidly, she was only worried that those people would drive her away.But she quickly Now those people are very kind.They are all poor, but they know how to live. "Hey," a man asked, "do you like it here?" "I like it!" Maomao replied. "Would you like to live here forever?" "Willing, willing." "Don't you want to go somewhere else?"

"In no mood." "I think you don't want to go home again, do you?" "This is my home." Mao Mao said quickly and firmly. "Where did you come from, boy?" Maomao pointed casually with his hand, meaning from a very, very far away place. "Who are your parents?" The man wanted to break the casserole and asked. Maomao looked at those people helplessly and shrugged his shoulders slightly.Those people you look at me and I look at you, together Sigh. "Don't be afraid," the man continued, "we won't drive you away. We will help you." Maomao nodded and said nothing, she probably didn't quite believe it. "You said your name was Maomao, didn't you?" "yes." "It's a beautiful name, but I've never heard of it. Who gave you that name?" "I myself already! "Maomao said. "You name yourself." "yes." "when were you born?" Maomao thought for a long time, and finally said, "I've been here since the beginning of my memory." "Do you have aunts, uncles, grandparents, a home anywhere you remember?" Maomao looked at the man and was silent for a moment.Then she murmured, "My home is here." "Well," said the man, "but you're a child after all—how old are you?" "About a hundred years old." Maomao said hesitantly. Everyone laughed because they all thought it was a joke. "Hey, seriously, how old are you?" "One hundred and two years old." Maomao said with some anxiety. It took a while for everyone to see that the child only knew those numbers, which she heard from her, but she didn't understand them. What do those numbers mean, because no one taught her to count. "Listen," said the man, after consulting the group, "if it suits you, we'll Go tell the police that you're here, okay?They'll send you to a shelter where you'll be fed, You will get a bed, where you can also learn arithmetic, read, write, and many other things.do you feel good Ok? " Mao Mao looked at him in fear. "No," she grunted, "I don't want to go there. I've been. There are a lot of kids there. The window There are iron bars on the door.Beatings every day - and they don't deserve it at all.One night I climbed over the wall from there ran away.I don't want to go there anymore. " "That's right." An old man nodded as he said.Everyone else nodded in understanding. "Okay then," said a woman, "You're still young and you need someone to take care of you." "Take care of me?" Maomao said hesitantly, but at the same time she felt much more relaxed. "Can you take care of yourself?" the woman asked. Maomao was silent for a while, then said softly: "I don't need many things." They exchanged glances again, sighed and nodded. "Did you know, Mao Mao?" The person who asked her first said, "We thought, maybe you can be among us Live at home.Although our houses are small and each family has a lot of children to support, we think that one more you Mouth, nothing.Do you agree, eh? " "Thank you," Maomao said, smiling for the first time, "Thank you! But you can't let me live here ? " Everyone discussed and discussed, and finally reached an agreement.They believe that children live here and live in any of their It's all the same in one's home, and it's not much better for them to live together than to live alone.but, Everyone is willing to care about Maomao together. As soon as they said it, they first cleaned up the two rickety small stone houses where Maomao lived, so that they could be repaired. as trimmed as possible.There was a mason among them who was at a loss, so he built a small stove for Maomao, and The rusty chimney was also erected.An old carpenter nailed her a small table and two small chairs out of old box boards. Finally, the women brought her an old iron bed with patterns, a slightly damaged mattress and two quilts. son.So the small stone house under the ruins suddenly became a cozy little room.Finally, the man with artistic talent The capable mason also made a beautiful flower drawing on the wall and even painted the frame and nails, awesome, at first glance Look, it's like there's really a painting hanging on the wall. Later, the children of those families also came.They brought a lot of delicious things to Mao Mao.a child A piece of cheese was brought, one child brought a piece of white bread, and three others brought some fruit... so many children They gathered together, and that night, on the ruins of the open-air theater, they held a ceremony for Mao Mao to live in a new house. A real little celebration.What a happy holiday it was!It is exactly the same as the celebration program of the rich family.At once In this way, Maomao began to become good friends with the children around him.