Kelly walked into the store to shelter from the rain with the materials she had just bought for making puppets under her arm.Although there is no signboard on this store, it seems to be an antique store from the inside of the store.Otherwise, it is a warehouse dedicated to the broken warehouses on the street. Kelly thought that part of the antiques in the store had moved, but it turned out to be the owner.An octogenarian. Kelly decides to chat with the owner until the rain stops.It was her first time entering the store.Kelly makes dolls and sells them for booze.She has visited this street many times to buy materials for making these puppets, but it can be said that she only discovered the existence of this store today.Over the years, she never smelled of alcohol, so it's no wonder she didn't notice the store.

While looking around at the various antiques in the store, Kelly listened to the elderly owner speaking fluent English.To Kelly, the owner's voice was a strange, yet comforting prayer.The alcohol she drank yesterday made her mind heavy, so that in Kelly's eyes, the old tools and art objects that crowded the store were distorted from time to time.While Kelly was casually echoing the shopkeeper, the shopkeeper's eyes, who were just smiling just now, were staring at the thing he was holding under his arm. So Kelly explained that she made a living by making and selling these puppets.The first time she made a Muppet was when she started living alone after her divorce.She was just making dolls using the method she learned from her mother, and trying to sell them.Because of her dexterity and talent in this area, surprisingly, all the puppets she made were sold.

"That's why I don't have to default on rent." The shop owner, who seemed to only laugh and forget about other expressions, disappeared into the shop in a flash, still wearing his usual expression.He moved smoothly and quickly, as if on wheels on the soles of his feet. Soon the shopkeeper returned with several rolled pieces of fabric.The color of the fabric is very complete.The owner didn't say anything, but he was probably trying to sell the fabrics to Kelly.Kelly ran her hands over the surface of the fabric, and to her surprise it was smoother than it looked.By the way, this feeling is like touching human skin, very comfortable.Kelly's fingers carelessly caressed the fabric over and over again, obsessively, unwilling to let go.

Although the owner explained to Kelly that the fabric was unusual, only half of what he said reached Kelly's ears.She was so excited that she continued to stroke the fabric.She already has several finished dolls made from this fabric in her mind, what a great doll it would be! The price quoted by the shopkeeper was a bit high, but Kelly saved the money she had set aside for beer and bought all the fabrics.She held the fabric in a roll under her arm, like holding a baby. Kelly was sure the rain had stopped and was leaving the store when she heard "Come again next time please".It turned out that at some point in time, there was already a girl in plain clothes standing in a corner of the store.Maybe it's the girl in the store.She is smiling and waving:

"My name is Ling, please come again next time." As soon as Kelly was back in her room in the apartment, she moved the wine bottles that were strewn across her desk to make room for her homework.She is going to try with the paper pattern that she thought up earlier. First, leave the edge of the little fingernail's nail width, and then cut the fabric according to the paper pattern.In order not to stain the fabric, Kelly carefully took the cut fabrics one by one and arranged them on the bed. After cutting out a puppet from the fabric I bought in an antique store, there are still some leftovers.Kelly was delighted at the thought of making a few more puppets out of the fabric.

Kelly forgot to sleep and eat, threading the cut fabrics together.Although she has many times of operation experience, even she herself was amazed at the speed at which she threaded the needle today. Kelly then made eyes out of street-bought plastic and glued them on.For the color she chose brown. Then turn the deflated balloon-like fabric that was threaded together just now, and fill it with cotton.Then use a special stick to firmly stuff the cotton to the tips of the hands and feet, and the puppet is completed. This puppet is 30 centimeters high and is based on the prince who appeared in the comic book.White cloth was used for the skin, and luxurious clothes made of blue cloth were even embroidered.She wore a yellow crown on top of her fluffy brown hair made of wool.

Since Kelly had only made animal puppets before, this prince was the first human puppet she made.And surprisingly, it did pretty well.Kelly held the puppet in both hands, looking at his smiling lips, brown eyes, and white skin, Kelly suddenly had a strange feeling.It may be because she has been holding the puppet, and the puppet has become warmer under the influence of her body temperature.Kelly felt for a moment that it seemed to be the prince's own body temperature.In this way, even though he couldn't say a word or two clearly, the puppet was the image of a real person, like a prince in a fairy tale just walked out.

Suddenly, out of the corner of her eye, Kelly saw something move.She thought it was a mouse, as usual, but it wasn't.It turned out that after the puppet was cut out, the remaining fabric was full of holes. No one moved it, but it quickly bent into a piece.If you look closely, the original square shape is also distorted and wrinkled. After a few minutes of thinking, Kelly came to the conclusion that it was probably shrinkage due to humidity and temperature.But even Kelly, who has been making puppets for so long, has never seen a cloth that can change like this.Kelly wasn't sure if the rags could actually curl and twist just from changes in humidity and temperature, but she was sure that the owner of the antique shop was selling her off-quality cloth.

Frustrated, Kelly ironed the crooked fabric, only to find that the piece returned to its original flatness.Although it is likely not to know when the fabric will be deformed due to changes in room temperature, Kelly is still slightly relieved. This time it was the prince who moved again.Yes, the fabric used on the puppet also shrinks due to changes in humidity and temperature, but Kelly didn't notice it at this time. Next, Kelly made another princess puppet.Of course, it is still carefully crafted with the same fabric as last time.The white cheeks, hands, skirt, and hair made of yellow wool are particularly eye-catching.Putting the two puppets together is like an illustration in a fairy tale.

Next Kylie considered making a muppet knight who would serve the prince and princess. At this time, the prince's hands and feet moved by themselves again.Several times since just now, Kelly has felt a tremor somewhere in her vision, but until now Kelly felt terrible.While cutting the cloth for the puppet, she considered various possibilities.There may be nothing miraculous about it at all.The puppet is composed of pieces of cloth divided into several pieces. Due to changes in the environment, each piece of cloth expands and contracts in different directions, which makes the hands and feet bend and the neck tilt up.

Kelly tried to grab the prince, shaking it around, but nothing happened.Putting her ears close, she heard a faint "Porphyrin" cry.No, not a cry!Kelly shook her head in denial.If you listen carefully, you will find that it is the sound of air leaking from the eye of the needle.Although Kelly had never heard such a sound, she guessed that the fabric must be so dense that it hindered the circulation of air.So, every time the puppet's cloth shrinks, air leaks out through the eye of the needle, creating a faint sound. When the puppet knight in gray cloth armor with long arms and legs was finished, the princess finally moved.By this time, Kelly was exhausted and her eyes were blurry.Kelly was going to rest for a while, she arranged the doll she just finished with the other two, and then dumped it on the wet bed.Kelly fell into a coma. When Kelly woke up, three puppets were facing her at the same time.At first, Kelly thought she was still dreaming, but it didn't seem to be the case.She figured it was due to the stretching and contracting of the puppet's cloth, not surprising. Next, when Kelly made the puppet white horse, the princess's hands and feet were slapping, giving people the impression that she was about to stand up.How could it be so!Kelly smiled bitterly and was about to ignore it, but when she wasn't paying attention, she was watching the princess's movements again. The way she's trying to stand up could be seen as something else (it happened to the other two too).Although struggling frantically, the three puppets couldn't stand up.This is natural, because they are not consciously trying to stand up, but the fabric of the joints is frequently contracted and expanded, Kelly thought.But on the other hand, Kelly also knew that they might not be standing up for the right reasons.Because the hands and feet are rounded when making them, they can't stand up. So Kelly started to experiment after finishing the puppet of the white horse.In order to verify that they are not conscious, Kelly made shoes that can support their weight with brown cloth, and then put them on their feet. The three puppets actually stood up and walked quickly in small steps.At this point, Kelly finally discovered that it was not caused by the expansion and contraction of the fabric, but an illusion caused by alcohol.In this case, there is no problem.Kelly felt relieved and looked at the four puppets.White horses have four legs, so they can walk without shoes. The puppets looked at the wine bottles and cotton bags scattered about in the room in amazement for a while, touched them for a while, or hid in the shade of the objects.Occasionally, she would look in Kelly's direction and look up at Kelly as if to ask something. Although Kelly couldn't hear it herself, it felt as if they were talking in a voice that humans couldn't hear.Perhaps it was the sound they made of manipulating the air leaking from the eye of the needle, using that sound as if it were a language only they could understand.Kelly herself can't stand her own childish thoughts. But what if it wasn't a hallucination?What energy do they use?Could it be that it survives by eating changes in environmental conditions such as humidity and temperature? What about their vision?What about their sense of hearing and smell? As for hallucinations, no amount of imagination will help.So Kelly turned her thinking to what to do with the rest of the fabric.After making four puppets, there is not much fabric left.Even if all the remaining fabrics were gathered together, there would be no marketable puppets.Although I was deceived by the owner of the antique shop, the good feel of the fabric is an indisputable fact.Kelly felt it would be a pity to throw it away, so she decided to collect the leftover materials (and decided to group them together) and make another Muppet. There is no paper pattern.But it doesn't matter, anyway, I have experience.Kelly cut out the blue fabric by rough eyeball.Since there is almost no white and flesh-colored fabric left, blue fabric must be used to form the main part of the puppet.But the plastic for the eyes was gone, so Kelly had to use a black oil-based marker to trace the eyes and mouth.The beautiful yarn used to make hair has also been used up, so Kelly finds the messy black wool that was thrown away after a previous failure in the trash can. Before she knew it, four puppets had gathered around Kelly, and they were looking at the work she was doing with great interest.Kelly waved her hand to signal them to roll aside, and the puppets might have been frightened by this action, so they scattered with a bang. The puppet look made from the leftover fabric is horrific.Although she looks like a girl, she has bright blue skin and wears dark blue clothes.Where the fabric was not enough, in order to prevent the cotton from falling out, Kelly used other colors of fabric to fill them up.The arms and legs of the puppet were also of different lengths, and since there was no shoe material left, the lower ends of the legs had to be cut off and the bottoms of the legs smoothed out, so there was another one without shoes. Kelly didn't particularly care about the appearance of the puppet, but was confused about what to name it.Since it was "prince", "princess", "knight" and "white horse" in succession before, the word "slave" popped into my head.Although Kelly felt that the name matched the shabby look of the puppet, she gave up because of ethical considerations. Suddenly Kelly saw herself in the mirror: dark circles under her eyes, disheveled hair, and gaunt.His face was a little blue, almost like a puppet just made. "By the way, its face is a terrible blue, let's call it 'Alan'." When Alan, Alan, and Kelly repeated the name repeatedly, the blue puppet lying on the floor began to move slightly.