Chapter 3 nighthawk star

nighthawk star The nightjar is an ugly bird. Its face looked like it had been smeared with bean paste, with patches of spots, and its mouth was flat and cracked down to the base of its ears. He staggered when he walked, and couldn't even walk two meters away. Other birds are displeased at the mere sight of a nightjar. For example, the sparrow, although it is not beautiful, but it thinks that it is much more beautiful than the nighthawk. Every evening, as soon as the sparrow saw the nighthawk, it would get bored, and it didn't even bother to speak, but closed its eyes in disdain, and turned its head to one side.There are also smaller and more chattering birds, who simply curse in front of the nighthawks:

'Humph!out again.What do you think it looks like?What a disgrace to us birds! ' 'That's right, look how big its mouth is?Must be a relative of Toad or something. ' This is generally the case.Oh, if the nighthawks were not nighthawks but ordinary eagles, these young little guys would probably tremble with fright as soon as they heard the word "hawk", and hide behind the leaves with bloodless faces.Sadly, Nighthawk is neither a brother nor a relative of Eagle.Instead, it is the beautiful kingfisher and the elder brother of the hummingbird, which is known as the treasure of birds.The hummingbird eats nectar, the kingfisher eats fish, and the nightjar catches small flying insects.Moreover, the nighthawk has neither sharp claws nor a sharp beak, so no matter how petite and weak the bird is, it will not be afraid of the nighthawk.

So, why is it crowned with the name "Eagle"?This seems a bit puzzling.In fact, there are two reasons. One is that the nighthawk's wings are strong and powerful. When it flies through the wind, it looks like a male eagle.One is because of its high-pitched cry, which also sounds like an eagle.Of course the real eagle was very upset about this.Therefore, whenever the nighthawk meets, it always raises the feathers on its shoulders and roars: 'Change my name quickly!Change my name quickly! ' One evening, the eagle finally broke into Nighthawk's house. 'Hey!at home?Have you changed your name yet?You are really shameless, you and I are so different in character.If you think about it, I can fly freely in the clear sky, but you can only come out on cloudy days or at night.Also, take a closer look at my claws and mouth, and compare them with yours. '

'Brother Eagle, don't embarrass me anymore.My name was not chosen by me casually, it was given to me by God! ' 'No, if it is my name, then it can be said to be given by God.Your name is just borrowed from my "Eagle" and "Night" characters, so hurry up and give me back my "Eagle" characters! ' 'Brother Eagle, how can this be done? ' 'Of course it can be done. Let me give you another name, "Shizang".understand? "City possession".Well, that's a nice name.By the way, when you change your name, don't forget to announce it.Listen carefully, hang a sign with the word "Shizang" around your neck, and explain in your mouth: From now on, I will change my name to Shizang.And every family should bow and bow to each other and visit them one by one. '

'I can't do this. ' 'It can be done.It must also be done.If you don't do this by the morning after tomorrow, I'll kill you right away.understand?I will grab you to death.I'll go door to door the morning after tomorrow and check on every bird's house to see if you've really followed through.As long as you fail to report to one of them, you are finished. ' 'But how can this be possible!If I had to do that, I might as well die.Please execute me now. ' 'Don't worry, you can think about it later. "Shizang" is a good name! 'After speaking, the eagle spread its big wings and flew towards its own home.

Nighthawk closed his eyes and thought carefully. Why am I so annoying?My face really looked like it had been smeared with bean paste, and my mouth was cracked to the base of my ears.But I've never done anything bad.Once a baby thrush fell out of the nest, and I sent it back to the nest.But Mother Thrush took the baby away from me as if she was snatching the baby back from a thief.And laughed at me again.This time, alas, I was asked to change my name to Ichizo, and I was asked to wear a plaque around my neck. How could I do this? It was dark all around.The Nighthawk flew out of the nest.The clouds hung low in the sky, shining maliciously.Nighthawks soared soundlessly through the air, almost close to the clouds.

Then, Nighthawk suddenly opened its mouth wide, spread its wings straight, and shot across the night sky like an arrow.Countless small flying insects were swallowed into its throat. When Nighthawk was about to touch the ground, he turned over and bounced back to the sky nimbly.Yun'er has turned gray, and the burning fire on the opposite mountain makes the surrounding area red. The sky looked as if it had been cut in half as the Nighthawk was flying at its best.A beetle broke into Nighthawk's throat, struggling desperately.Nighthawk swallowed it immediately.Nighthawk felt a chill down his back as he swallowed.

Yun'er has turned dark black, only the sky above the east is still red with the fire, which looks a little scary.Even though Nighthawk felt a little uncomfortable in his chest, he continued to fly into the sky. Another beetle entered the Nighthawk's throat.Then, as if trying to rip out the nighthawk's throat, there was a bang bang bang bang.Nighthawk barely swallowed the beetle.After swallowing, I suddenly felt a jump in my chest, and finally burst into tears.While crying, Nighthawk circled and circled in the air. Ah--, I swallow many beetles and other flying insects every night and every day.And I, who swallowed many flying insects, will be killed by the eagle this time.Thinking of this incident, my heart is so painful!what!What a pain!What a pain!I will never eat worms again, I would rather starve to death!No no, I was probably killed by an eagle before I died of starvation.Wait, before being killed by an eagle, I'd better escape to far, far away space.

The fire of burning wasteland, like flowing water, gradually spread, and even the floating clouds seemed to be burning. The nighthawk flew straight towards the kingfisher brother.The beautiful kingfisher just got up and was admiring the distant mountain fire.Seeing the nighthawk flying, he asked: 'Brother, good night, what is your hurry? ' 'No, I'm going to a distant place this time, so I came to see you before I left. ' 'Brother, how can you leave?Seeing that the hummingbird lives so far away, if you leave too, won't I be left alone? ' 'But ah, there is really no way.Don't say anything more today.Also, when you fish in the future, except when you have to fill your stomach, don't catch fish randomly and harm the fish, understand?So, goodbye. '

'Brother, why is this?Just stay a little longer. ' 'No, no matter how long you stay, the result will be the same.When you see the hummingbird, give him my regards.Goodbye, I won't see you again, goodbye. ' Nighthawk flew back to his nest crying.It was a short summer night, and it was already turning pale. The fern leaves drink the mist of dawn, and the cold green land is blown by the wind.The nighthawk squeaked loudly.Then clean up the nest, and comb the wings and feathers neatly, and then fly out of the nest. The fog had lifted and the sun was rising in the east.Nighthawk endured the dizzying light, and flew straight towards the sun like an arrow leaving the string.

'Sun, sun, please lead me to your side.Even if it burns to death, I am willing.Although I am ugly, there is always a small flame when I burn.Please let me come to you. ' The nighthawk flew and flew, but it couldn't get close to the sun, but it got farther and farther away from the sun.Then the shrinking sun spoke: 'You are Nighthawk!Seeing how you are suffering.At night, fly to the sky and beseech the stars, for you are not a diurnal bird. ' Nighthawk bowed to the sun, but before he raised his head, he felt dizzy for a while, and finally fell on the grass in the field.After that, it was like a dream, feeling that the body was shuttled between the red and yellow stars for a while, drifted with the wind for a while, and was caught by an eagle for a while. Then Nighthawk felt something cold fall on its face.It opened its eyes and saw that it was dew falling from a young miscanthus leaf.It was night all around, and the sky turned blue-black, and the stars in the sky were shining brightly.Nighthawk got up and flew straight into the sky.Tonight, the sky is still glowing red from the burning flames.Taking advantage of the twilight of the mountain fire and the icy starlight, the nighthawk flew and circled in the night sky.Then circled again.Then resolutely headed towards the beautiful Orion constellation in the western sky, and shouted while flying straight: 'O star, the silver-white star in the west, please lead me to your side, even if I am burned to death, I am willing. ' Orion just kept singing his inspiring songs and ignored Nighthawk at all.Nighthawk was so sad that he wanted to cry, he wobbled and fell down feebly, finally stopped falling, and flew and circled again.Then towards the Canes Venetian in the south, he flew straight and shouted: 'Star, the blue star in the south, please lead me to your side, even if I am burned to death, I am willing. ' Canis Venetian blinked its beautiful blue, purple, and yellow eyes and said: 'Don't be stupid, what are you?It's just a bird!If you use your wings to fly to me, it will take billions, trillions, billions of trillions of years! 'After speaking, he turned his face away. Frustrated, Nighthawk staggered down again, and then circled twice more.Finally, resolutely headed towards the constellation of the Great Bear in the northern sky, and flew straight while shouting: 'O blue star of the north, please lead me to your side. ' Ursa Major replied quietly: 'Don't be too whimsical, let's wake up your mind first!In this case, it is best to jump into the sea with icebergs floating on it.If there is no sea nearby, the best way is to jump into a glass of water with ice cubes floating on it! ' Frustrated, Nighthawk staggered down again, and then circled four more times.Then shouted to the constellation of Aquila just rising from the east across the Milky Way: 'White star in the east, please lead me to your side, even if I am burned to death, I am willing! ' Aquila replied with hubris: 'No, no, how can this work?To be a star, one must have the proper status.And it takes a lot of money. ' Nighthawk was exhausted, it folded its wings and fell towards the ground.When its weak claws were only 30 centimeters above the ground, it suddenly rushed straight into the sky like a beacon.After rushing into the night sky, the Nighthawk shuddered and raised its feathers upside down, just like when a vulture attacked a grizzly bear.Then there was a high-pitched, loud squeaking sound.That voice was like that of an eagle.It made the birds living in the field and the woods wake up with a start, trembling all over, and looking up at the night sky with surprised eyes. The Nighthawk flew straight up into the endless sky.Looking down, I saw that the burning fire had grown to the size of the embers of a cigarette butt.Nighthawk continued to fly upwards and upwards. Nighthawk's breath frosted his chest from the cold.And because of the thin air, the nighthawk had to flap its wings desperately. However, the star still looks the same size as before.Nighthawk's breathing became very rapid, as if pulling a bellows.Cold and frost pierced Nighthawk's body like countless sharp swords.Then Nighthawk's wings finally went numb.With tears in its eyes, it took another look at the night sky.Yes, that's exactly what Nighthawk was on his deathbed.It has no consciousness, no idea whether it is falling or rising, whether it is head-down or head-up.However, it looked very peaceful. Although the big blood-stained mouth was tilted to the side, there was indeed a smile on the corner of the mouth. After a while, when Nighthawk opened his eyes, he found that his body was like a phosphorous fire, emitting a beautiful blue light all over his body.It turned out that Nighthawk's body was burning quietly. Nighthawk's closest neighbor is the constellation Cassiopeia.The Milky Way glows blue and white behind it.The Nighthawk constellation has been burning ever since.Burning forever and ever.Even now, it is burning.