Chapter 12 twin stars

Two stars as tiny as pen tree spores can be seen on the west bank of the Milky Way.That is the small crystal palace where the two twin stars Qunshi Tongzi and Baoshi Tongzi live. These two transparent temples face each other.At night, the two must return to the temple, sit upright and play the flute all night to match the song of the star tour in the sky.That's the work of the twin stars. One morning, when the sun was staggering and solemnly rising from the east, boy Qunshi put down his silver flute and said to boy Baoshi: "Bao Shi, it's all right. The sun is out, and the clouds are shining with white light. Do you want to go to the clear spring in the western plain today?"

Baoshi still half-closed his eyes and played the silver flute ecstatically. Qunshi boy went down to the temple, put on his shoes and climbed up the steps of Baoshi boy temple, and said again: "Bao Shi, it's all right. The sky in the east is shining brightly, and the birds below seem to have woken up. Do you want to go to the clear springs in the western plains today? Let's use windmills to create fog and launch small rainbows to play!" Bao Shitong finally noticed it, put down his flute in surprise, and said: "Ah, Qunshi. I'm sorry. It's already broad daylight. I'll put on my shoes right away!"

Boy Baoshi put on white shell shoes, and the two sang songs lovingly and walked across the silver grassland in the sky together. "The clouds in the sky, The path of the sun god, It needs to be swept clean and shiny. blue clouds in the sky, The path of the sun god, Bury the gravel deeply. " The two sang and sang, and they came to the clear spring in the sky without knowing it. On a clear night, the spring water can be clearly seen from below: quite far from the west bank of the Milky Way, there are small blue stars forming a circle, and the bottom of the circle is filled with small blue boulders, bubbling out from the crevices of the stones Clean water, which forms a small river flowing from the edge of the spring to the Milky Way.Don't you see that when the world is dry, the skinny nightingales and cuckoos gurgle in frustration, silently looking up at the clear spring in the sky?A place that no bird can fly to.However, the Great Black Star, Scorpio and Lepus in the sky can easily reach there.

"Bao Shi, let's make a waterfall here first!" "Okay, I'll move the rock." Boy Qun Shi took off his shoes and went down into the creek, while Boy Bao Shi started collecting suitable stones on the bank. At this time, the sky is full of apple fragrance.It was the smell of the moon still lingering in the western sky. Suddenly there was a loud singing sound from the other side of the plain. "Tianquan is a little far from the west bank of the Milky Way, The water is rushing there, There are also bright blue stars around it. Nightingales, owls, and pine ducks wanted to come but couldn't. "

"Ah, Big Black Star." The boys said at the same time. Just as he was talking, the big crow rustled away the miscanthus grass in the sky, swung his shoulders and came slowly from the other end with long strides.It was wearing a black velvet cloak and black velvet trousers. When the big crow saw the two of them, it stopped and bowed respectfully: "Oh, hello, Boy Qun Shi and Boy Bao Shi. The weather is sunny, which is great. However, the weather is fine, and the throat can't stand it. I sang a little too loudly last night. Sorry." The big crow said, Dive into the spring water.

"Please don't be too polite, drink more." Boy Baoshi said. The big crow held its breath and gulped for about three minutes, then raised its head and blinked, then shook its head to shake off the water drops. At this time, another violent singing came from the other side.The big crow's face changed when he heard it, and he trembled all over. "The red-eyed scorpion of the southern sky, Possesses a pair of large claws and a poisonous hook, Unaware of this, Call it a big stupid bird. " The big crow said angrily: "Scorpio, goddamn thing, sarcasm people with stupid birds. Wait and see, I gouged out his red eyes as soon as he came here."

Qun Shi boy persuaded: "Big crow, you can't do that, right? God knows." As he spoke, the red scorpion was already swinging its two big pincers and dragging its long tail, meandering from the other end.The sound of crawling echoed in the silent sky grassland. The big crow was already trembling with anger, and was about to pounce on it.The twin Xingzi desperately gestured to stop. The scorpion, completely ignoring the presence of the crow, climbed to the edge of the spring and said: "Ah, I'm so thirsty. Hey, twins, hello. Please don't be surprised, let me drink some water. Ouch, it seems strange that the water smells like earth. It seems that some black idiot got his head in it. Hey, I have no choice but to be patient."

The scorpion gulped down the water for ten minutes.During that time, it still ignored the big crow, and kept swaying its poisonous hooked tail. The big crow finally couldn't take it anymore, spread its wings and shouted: "Hey, Scorpion, why have you been picking on me since just now, saying that I am a stupid bird or something, please apologize!" The scorpion's head finally came out of the water, rolling its red eyes as if on fire. "Hey, is anyone talking? Is it the red one? Is it the gray one? Does anyone want to say hello to my hook?" The big crow was furious, and couldn't help but flew into the sky and shouted:

"What are you talking about? Don't be arrogant, I'll throw you upside down to the other side of the sky." The scorpion was also so angry that it quickly turned its huge body, and its tail hook swept into the air.After the big crow flew up to avoid its tail hook, its beak swooped down like a spear directly on the scorpion's head. Qun Shi Boy and Bao Shi Boy didn't have time to dissuade them.The scorpion's head was severely injured, and the big crow was stabbed in the chest by a poisonous hook. Both of them groaned and collapsed together and passed out. The scorpion's blood gushed into the air, forming a loathsome red cloud.

Qunshi boy quickly put on his shoes and said: "Oh, bad. The big crow is poisoned, and the venom must be sucked out quickly. Bao Shi, please catch the big crow well, okay?" Boy Baoshi also put on his shoes, hurriedly walked behind the big crow and held it tightly.Qun Shi boy's mouth was pressed against the wound on the big crow's chest.Baoshi boy said: "Qun Shi, don't swallow the venom. Be sure to spit it out immediately." Qun Shi Tongzi silently sucked the poisonous blood from the wound six times and spit it out. The big crow finally woke up, opened his eyes slightly and said:

"Ah, thank you. What's wrong with me? Did I really kill that guy?" Qun Shi Boy said: "Hurry up and wash the wound with water. Can you go?" The big crow stood up unsteadily, saw the scorpion and said tremblingly again: "Beast, poisonous insect in the sky. I am happiest when I die in the air." The two quickly took the big crow to the river.After washing the wound, he blew on the wound two or three times before saying: "Hey, go slowly, and go home quickly while it's still light. From now on, you can't do this kind of thing again. The gods know everything." The big crow was very frustrated, its wings drooped weakly, and it saluted several times: "Thank you, thank you. I will be more careful in the future." As he spoke, he dragged his feet across the Silver Grassland and headed to the other side. The two checked the scorpion's injury.It was found that the wound on its head, although serious, had stopped bleeding.The two brought spring water to wash the wound clean, and took turns blowing on the wound. When the sun just rose to mid-heaven, Scorpion slightly opened his eyes. Boy Baoshi wiped his sweat and asked: "how do you feel?" Scorpion asked slowly and quietly: "Is that stinky crow dead?" Qun Shi boy said a little angrily: "Got it. You almost died. Come on, pull yourself together, and go home quickly! If you don't go back by daylight, you'll be in trouble when it gets dark." The scorpion's eyes glowed strangely red, and he said: "Twins, please take me home, please? Please help me." Baoshi boy said: "I'll take you home! Come on, please catch me." Qunshi boy also said: "Hey, catch me too. If you don't hurry up, you won't be able to get home before dark. If you do this, you won't be able to attend tonight's star tour." Scorpion grabbed the two of them and staggered out of the clear spring.Both shoulder bones seemed to be crooked.Because the body of the scorpion is too heavy.It was about ten times the size of two young children. Even so, the two still blushed and walked step by step enduring the pain. The scorpion dragged its tail and creaked on the pebbles, exhaled a disgusting breath, and walked staggeringly.Walk less than 1,000 meters in an hour. The weight of the scorpion was too heavy and its hands were tightly pinched, the pain caused the two boys to lose feeling in their shoulders and chest. The plains of the sky shone brightly.They crossed seven small rivers and ten grasslands. The boys felt dizzy and couldn't figure out whether they were walking or standing.But the two still walked step by step without saying a word. It's been six hours.It will take another hour and a half to reach the scorpion's home.It was almost sunset. "Can you go down the mountain again. "Can you hurry up? We have to return to your home within an hour and a half. But will you feel uncomfortable? Will it hurt?" Boy Baoshi asked. "Yes, just one more time. Please have mercy." Scorpion cried. "Okay, just one more stroke. Does the wound hurt?" Qun Shi Tongzi asked as he held back the pain that his shoulder bones were about to shatter. The sun has swung solemnly three times, and sank under the western mountains. "We can't go back. What a headache! Is there anyone around here?" Boy Baoshi shouted.The plains of heaven are silent. The clouds in the west were all red, and the scorpion's eyes were even redder, revealing sadness.The bright stars have put on silver armor, singing songs and appearing in the distant sky. "Star wishes, wishes, I wish I was a millionaire! " A child in the world looked up at the place where the stars appeared and shouted. Qun Shi Boy said: "Mr. Scorpion. We'll be there in a while, can you hurry up? Are you tired?" Scorpion said pitifully: "I feel very tired. I'll be there in a while, please forgive me." "Stars, stars, Not just one star, The sky is full of sparkles. " The other children in the world shouted.It was already pitch black in the Western Hills.There are twinkling stars everywhere. Boy Qun Shi bent his back almost to the point of collapse, and he still said: "Mr. Scorpion, we are too late to go to the meeting tonight, we will definitely be scolded by the gods, and may even be exiled. However, this is nothing compared to seeing you off." It’s important to be home. If you’re not in your usual place, it’s a bad thing.” Boy Baoshi said, "I'm so exhausted that I'm dying. Mr. Scorpion, please cheer up and go home quickly." As he spoke, he finally fell to the ground. Scorpion cried and said: "Please forgive me. I am a bastard. I am not as good as a hair of yours. From now on, I will change my mind and apologize for this incident. I will definitely do it." At this time, the lightning wearing a light blue strong light jacket suddenly emitted light and floated over from the opposite side. "I am here to greet you by the order of the gods. Come on, please hold on to my cloak, and I will send you back to the temple immediately. The gods have been very happy for some reason. Scorpion, you were very annoying before. Oh, this is Take the medicine given to you by the gods!" The boys yelled: "Scorpion, this is my farewell. Please take your medicine quickly. You must abide by the agreement just now. Goodbye." There was only a flash of lightning, and in a blink of an eye they were already standing by the previous spring.Lightning said: "Ah, please wash your body. The gods have sent you new clothes and new shoes. There are still fifteen minutes." The twin Xingzi happily took a comfortable bath in the crystal-clear cold water, and put on thin blue clothes and new white shoes.At this time, all the pain and fatigue in the body were swept away, and the whole person felt refreshed. "Hey, let's go!" Lightning said.The two hugged its cloak again, and the purple light flashed, and the boys were already standing in front of their own temple.Lightning was gone. "Qunshi boy, get ready to start!" "Boy Shi, get ready to start!" The two climbed up to the temple, sat facing each other and picked up the silver flute to play. The song of the star tour just rings out everywhere: "The red-eyed scorpion, the winged vulture; Blue-eyed puppy, coiled snake. Orion sings a song, spreading dew and frost; The nebula in Andromeda changes into the shape of a fish's mouth; The star base of Ursa Major stretches to five places in the north; The forehead of Ursa Minor is where the stars parade. "