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Chapter 3 The Beautiful Crane Dance

One morning, the wild geese sleeping on the lake were awakened early by loud calls in the air. "The big crane dance show will be held tomorrow at Mount Kela. The gray crane welcomes Aika and her flock of geese!" Aika immediately raised her head and replied, "Thank you! I will definitely participate then!"

The gray cranes continued to fly forward, and they sent invitations to every field and mountain forest as they flew: "The crane dance performance will be held in Kela Mountain tomorrow, and you are welcome to come!"

The wild geese happily said to the white gander: "You are so lucky, you can watch the crane dance performance!"

"May I take Thumb? I have to be with him anyway," said the gander.

"No one has ever been allowed to attend the ball held at Kela Mountain," Eka said. "Let's discuss this matter. Now let's find something to eat." She led the geese to a wet meadow.

Hearing Aika's words, the little boy felt very sad. He really wanted to see the crane dance, but out of respect for Aika, he was too embarrassed to say a word, so he just stared sullenly in a daze.In the evening, the little boy raised his head and inadvertently found that a stone wall opposite seemed to be running.He gave a cry, and all the wild geese looked at the stone wall at once, and soon they saw that a group of gray mice was running on it, and they were crowded together in rows, so numerous that they covered the entire wall.

The little boy broke out in a cold sweat, and the geese said in disgust: "It's not a good omen for so many brown house mice to come out." At this moment, a big bird suddenly landed among the geese, and his torso, neck and head The big white goose has black wings, red long legs and a thick and long mouth.

Eka quickly adjusted her wings and rushed to meet him, "Mr. White Stork Aman, what do you want?"

"Well, I came here early to inspect my home last year. But I found that the nest I built on the ridge of the Grimmin House was blown to pieces by the wind." said the stork in a hoarse and weak voice, "and Well, the nasty Rattus norvegicus is going to attack the Grimmin building tonight. Those stupid black house mice don't guard the building, but set off early to watch the crane dance in Kela Mountain, leaving only a few old, weak, sick and disabled to guard the castle. Look, the rats will take over the building."

"Don't worry, we might as well report to the black rat," said Aika.

"It's useless, the castle will fall before they come back."

"Then, I will stop this." Aika finished, ordering the wild geese, "I will fly to the building with my thumb tonight, and his luminous eyes will help me, you stay where you are."

The little boy came out of the wild geese with great vigor. When the white stork saw it, he let out a cooing laugh.He picked up the little boy with his mouth, threw him into the air, and threw him seven or eight times before stopping, ignoring the little boy's screams of terror and the screams of the geese, and then he said to Aika: "We don't worry. Yes, Elder Aika and Little Thumbs will save the building tonight, and I think the animals living there will be very happy to hear that." After speaking, he spread his wings and flew away like an arrow.

Eka didn't mind the white stork's ridicule at all, carried the little boy on his back, and flew towards the building. After a while, they came to the roof of the Gremin Building.Already there stood two owls, an old cat, and twelve old black house mice with long teeth and clever eyes.They looked worriedly at the swarms of Rattus norvegicus running in the field, with desperate expressions.

Aika said to everyone: "Don't worry everyone, I have a way to deal with them. Everyone listen to my arrangement. The male owl immediately went to Kela Mountain and told the black house mouse to go home immediately. The female owl borrowed a whistle from the grass warbler. Everyone let's move."

At night, the Rattus norvegicus boarded the Grimming Building.They attacked the first, second, and third floors with fear and fear, without encountering any resistance.They thought all the black house mice had escaped, so they excitedly climbed up the grain pile and started eating.But suddenly there was a piercing whistle in the yard, and strange things happened. Groups of mice ran into the yard, one after another.

In the middle of the yard stood a little boy whistling, surrounded by a circle of mice, listening to his whistling fascinatedly.When all the Rattus norvegicus came out of the building, the little boy strode out to the road, the mice following him.He blew under the stars, blew at sunrise, and the whole swarm of rats followed him, drawn farther and farther away from the building.

The little boy walked away whistling for several hours, and the male owl brought back news that the black house mouse would come home as soon as the sun rose, and he could stop whistling, so they all separated to find the little boy.The white stork first spotted the little boy, grabbed him into the air, brought him back to the building, and apologized to the little boy for his faux pas.

"I want to repay you, Thumbs, today I have carried you all the way to Kela Mountain to watch the crane dance performance." The white stork said sincerely.

In this way, the little boy rode on the back of the white stork to Mount Kela.Many quadrupeds and birds have been parked in the playground. They each stay in their own range, quietly waiting for the show to start.

The show begins with the crow.They divided into two groups, flew towards each other, turned back when they met each other, and started again.The crows were very proud of their dance, but the other animals were happy that they were done at last.

As soon as the crows had finished their hops, the rabbits ran out, straightened up and ran forward, wagging their long ears in all directions.As they run, they spin, jump high, and slap their ribs with their front paws.Some somersaulted, some curled up and rolled forward like wheels, one rabbit spun on one leg while another walked forward on its head.Their performance was hilarious, and many of the watching animals held their breath.

As soon as the rabbits were gone, the big grouse came into play.Hundreds of red-billed grouse, with their brilliant dark brown plumage and bright red eyebrows, hopped onto the big tree in the middle of the playground, and on the topmost branch stood a single grouse, puffed out and drooping. Wings, raised tail, stretched neck, let out a few deep cries "chie, chime, chirp", "hee hee hee", and the grouse below followed closely.The song went from branch to branch, and a hundred grouse sang together, intoxicated with the joy of spring.

At this time, an accident happened.When Fox Smir was watching the show with geese, he jumped into Aika's flock of geese and took away a geese.Smeer's behavior angered everyone, and the foxes punished him immediately.Because he broke the peaceful atmosphere of the festival, he had to leave his wife and relatives and leave his domain.The oldest of the foxes had bit off the tip of his right ear, and Smeer had no choice but to flee.

After the grouse performance, the red deer appeared.They butted against each other, their antlers clattered together, and they uttered terrible roars.All the animals couldn't help being passionate when they heard their roars. They either raised their wings, puffed up their feathers, or rubbed their paws. It seems that the red deer have been aroused by the crazy fighting mood.

Just then, the gray crane came.They came floating like clouds, with beautiful feathers on their wings and red ornaments around their necks.As they slid down the knoll, they danced in circles, gracefully spreading their wings and galloping like gray clouds rising in mid-air.Their dance is unique, rough and full of sweet longing, and all the animals forget to fight and just want to fly high and fly to the beautiful land of forgetfulness.

Only on this day when the crane dance is performed, animals will enjoy peace, experience the vitality of spring, and look forward to a better future.

(End of this chapter)