Gotta Go the Healing Route

"However, the difference is..."

Kazama Xi held the milk glass again.

"This is a fairy tale for grown-ups."

Chapter 21 Galaxy Railway Night

Compared with this different time and space, in Feng Jianxi's previous life, the field of fairy tales was by no means so simple.

At least, in the world of his previous life, people would not think that fairy tales were just childish stories for children.

Such as Wilde's Fairy Tales, The Little Prince, Andersen's Fairy Tales, and Zheng Yuanjie's Fairy Tales.To be honest, Kazama Xi felt that these fairy tales were more suitable for adults to read, and children would not be able to understand the deep meaning in them.

Like The Little Prince by French aviator Saint-Exupery.The author wrote the first sentence on the title page of the work: Please forgive me, children, for dedicating this book to an adult.And the popular sentence in the story of the little prince: "All adults have experienced childhood, but few adults remember that they were children" also illustrates Saint-Exupé's thoughts.

Kazama Xi also liked the work "The Little Prince" very much in her previous life.But this time, he did not choose to transcribe this work.

"The Little Prince" is too long, and it is undoubtedly a super long story in the genre of fairy tales. Even if it is written silently without thinking, it is not something that can be written in a few days.

Therefore, Kazama Xi chose a well-known fairy tale born in Japan in the previous life.

"A fairy tale written for grown-ups?"

Although these words came from a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy, Zhu Hong didn't think it was absurd, but rather looked forward to it.

Opening the file bag in her hand, Zhu Hong took out a few thin sheets of manuscript paper from it.

There are dense words written on the manuscript paper.Although it is fine and dense, the handwriting is beautiful and neat, which makes people look very comfortable.

'Very beautiful words. '

After admiring in her heart, Zhu Hong set her sights on the title of the first manuscript paper.

'Night on the Milky Way Railway'

This is the name of this fairy tale.

The title has a strong color of children's literature.The combination of the three words Milky Way, Tieda, and Night gives people a dreamlike feeling.Compared with the article "The Little Match Girl" that went straight to the theme, this title undoubtedly has a hazy color, making it impossible to guess what kind of story it is.

Beyond the title, Zhu Hong moved her gaze down to the text, and then she was deeply immersed in the world of this story.

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"Night on the Milky Way Railway" is a fairy tale created by Japanese writer and poet Kenji Miyazawa.

Miyazawa Kenji has the reputation of "Andersen of Japan".

In his previous life, his masterpiece "Galaxy Railway Night" was widely read by children in Japan, and has even influenced generations.

The degree to which this fairy tale is loved can be seen from the survey "Your Favorite Ten Japanese Books and Ten Overseas Books in the 1989th Century" conducted by "Wenyichunqiu" magazine in 20: "Night of the Milky Way Railway" It ranks tenth with the works of Natsume Soseki and Mori Ogai, far ahead of the works of Kawabata Yasunari, Dazai Osamu, Tanizaki Junichiro, Mishima Yukio and other writers.

Although among the world's fairy tales, the status and influence of this fairy tale cannot be compared with the immortal "Andersen's Fairy Tales", "Aesop's Fables", "Grimm's Fairy Tales", "The Little Prince" and other literary works.However, it is definitely the most well-known and beloved fairy tale work in Japan.

Also, in a previous life, whether "Night on the Milky Way Railway" was children's literature was a topic of debate in Japan.The school that advocates that it is children's literature believes that it is not only the representative work of Miyazawa Kenji, but also the representative work of modern Japanese children's literature.The opposing faction believes that children cannot fully understand the story.

This kind of controversy is also the reason why Kazama Xi chose this work.

Kazama Xi still remembers when she first came into contact with this story.

At that time, he was still very young, and he learned that this fairy tale was in "Doraemon: Night of the Milky Way Railway" written by the famous manga artist Fujiko Fujio.

This long comic draws on the story of "Night on the Milky Way Railway".Although the content has changed, Fujiko Fujio has retained the romantic and dreamy atmosphere of the original story.

This romantic, delicate and gentle feeling has been continued in the famous Japanese animation film "Spirited Away".

That's right, "Night on the Milky Way Railway" is the source of inspiration for the work "Spirited Away".Even the old man Hayao Miyazaki himself said that "Night on the Milky Way Railway" is his favorite story.

The protagonist of the story "Night on the Milky Way Railway" is named Joe Benny.

Giovanni was a poor and lonely child.There are father and mother in the family.There is also an older sister who lives in someone else's home.

Father has not been home for a long time because he went fishing.So Giovanni lived with his mother.In order to subsidize his family, he worked part-time in a printing factory after school because of his hard work.Joe Benny is always in a daze when he is in school, and his relationship with his classmates has gradually become estranged.

Among his classmates, Corbenela was the only friend who silently accompanied and supported him.

This day is the Milky Way Festival, the children carried the blue radiant gourd lanterns, and cheerfully paraded to the river to light them.People danced and sang, and prayed to the centaurs for rain.And because he didn't want to see his classmates participating in the festival happily, he ran to the hillside on the other side of the street.Tired, he stopped and looked up at the starry sky.

But his surroundings dimmed, and when he regained consciousness, he found that he was already sitting on a train traveling in the Milky Way.Sitting in front of him was his good friend Corbenera.Thus began a wonderful galactic journey.

During this fantastic journey, they saw many beautiful and fantastic sights.Also met all kinds of weird travelers.There are scholars digging for fossils in the crystalline sands.A bird-catcher who catches egrets in the silver sky and makes candy from them.There are also two children who have just experienced a shipwreck and a young teacher.

Everyone in the car discussed the true meaning of so-called happiness.

This is the general content of this story, which contains a lot of metaphors and foreshadowing.If it is not a person who has experienced the baptism of life and reality, it is difficult to understand the thoughts expressed in this fairy tale.

Kazama Xi silently looked at Zhu Hong who was concentrating on reading in front of her.

Zhu Hong's expression is sometimes smiling, sometimes sad.Sometimes gentle, sometimes depressed, during which there are still thoughts and doubts.

Kazama Xi didn't bother her, she just silently drank the milk in her hand while looking out of the window, wondering what to write.

Finally, Zhu Hong let out a long breath and raised her head. It seemed that she had finished reading.

Kazama Xi also came back to her senses at this time, turned her gaze back from the window, and looked at Zhu Hong silently.He didn't immediately open his mouth to ask Zhu Hong how the story was.

"This fairy tale..." Zhu Hong whispered while clutching the stack of manuscripts.

Kazama Xi saw that Zhu Hong's hand holding the manuscript trembled slightly.

"Can you give me some time to read it again?"

Zhu Hong raised her head, her complexion was somewhat complicated, but it was more of a kind of excitement.

"Of course." Kazama Xi nodded slightly, giving an affirmative answer.

"thanks..."

After thanking, Zhu Hong couldn't wait to devote herself to the second reading.

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Chapter 22 The best way to break stereotypes

As a mature man in his forties, Zhu Hong seldom does or looks at a thing with expectations.

Expectations often bring disappointment, which may be a manifestation of Murphy's Law.

For example, in this incident, Zhu Hong was once again disappointed.

From a factual point of view, "Red Bird", once brilliant and the leading children's literature publication in Kana, is now going downhill.As the editor-in-chief of Red Bird and also an editor deeply involved in the field of children's literature, Zhu Hong has seriously thought about "Red Bird" and the future of children's literature.

Zhu Hong felt that the decline of Akadori was not entirely due to the poor management of Akadori Magazine, but more due to the decline of traditional children's literature.

Childlike innocence has gradually become unsuitable for the development of today's children's literature.If a field wants to develop, it must have a breakthrough.

In Zhu Hong's view, the article "The Little Match Girl" was an opportunity for a breakthrough in children's literature.This made him see the light, and naturally raised expectations, but the final result disappointed him again.

However, after meeting this unusual young man today, Zhu Hong raised her expectations again.

Although young, Zhu Hong has the feeling that the other party can respond to his expectations, just like the previous "The Little Match Girl".

And the facts proved that his hunch was not wrong.

After reading the whole novel that the other party handed him a new book, this fairy tale written for adults, Zhu Hong's sense of anticipation has been completely satisfied.There were even surprises.No, ecstasy!

This is the story of a teenager named Joe Benny who follows the Milky Way Railway train in the magnificent Milky Way to find true happiness.

The writing style of the story is delicate and gentle, making people feel as if they are bathed in the gentle spring breeze, bringing an extremely comfortable reading experience.

And the atmosphere rendered by the story has a kind of hazy beauty, which makes people unable to help but indulge in the beautiful scenery of the Milky Way.

The writing style and rhythm are excellent, which can only be described as excellent.It is hard to imagine that this is the writing power that a 15-year-old boy can possess.

Besides, what surprised Zhu Hong even more was the story itself.

The hazy and beautiful scenery of the Milky Way brings an unreal feeling as the story advances.From being funny, expecting, warming, moving to finally sad and uplifting, the emotional changes in the full text are extremely smooth, and they are perfectly embedded in the story.

Giovanni, a little boy who is caught in his own sentimentality all the time, confused and unable to find true happiness, always wonders why he is so sad, and where is the real happiness?

This is the beginning of the story and the initial foreshadowing of the story.

And when Giovanni was on the train, he met his good friend, Corbenela, who was wet all over and looked melancholy.

Corbenela is always sad: "How can my mother get real happiness, as long as she is happy, I am willing to do anything." He said, "As long as people sincerely do good deeds, they will always get real happiness. I hope my mother can forgive me".

The melancholy of these seemingly children missing their mother is the second foreshadowing.

In the middle part, the author used the fairy tale of the fire of the scorpion to point out the gist. The little scorpion was hunted down. When he was dying, he felt that he was dying. It would be good to feed the eagle. .

This made Little Joe Benny finally understand that "as long as I can find true happiness for everyone, I am willing to go through the fire a thousand times!" Instantly sublimated the theme of the story.

From the swan station, the bird catcher, Joe Benny's ticket, the young man and child who fell into the water, the story unfolds step by step.The emotional tone also changed from warm to sad with the story.

The story ended all the foreshadowing at the farewell between Cobeinella and Giovanni.

The identities of the passengers who boarded this train were unusual.This dreamy galactic train is actually a death train that carries souls after death to heaven.

Corbenela unfortunately drowned to save his little friend who fell into the water; the young teacher couldn't bear to push the children out of the lifeboat, and took the children he taught to follow the boat and sank into the bottom of the sea.

At the end, the strong contrast between the magnificence of the Milky Way and the cruel reality made people weep.

The question discussed by the passengers in the car, what is true happiness, was finally clarified.

In fact, everyone is pursuing their own true happiness. There is no unique God in the world, and happiness is the real goal we pursue.

This is a story of dreams and sadness, but also a story that inspires people to embark on a magnificent journey of life.Even adults can gain a lot of insights from reading it.

The story discusses life, death, and happiness in a fantastical galactic journey.Children don't understand these deep things.But even so, dreamy stories and sincere emotions can move children and make them really like this story.

This "Galaxy Railway Night" can be said to be truly suitable for all ages.

However, compared to children, it is indeed more suitable for adults to read this story.

This is also the reason why Zhu Hong looks at the second way: the characters in the story and the plot of the story actually contain many metaphors, which cannot be understood without careful deliberation.

For example, why didn't the "bird catcher" get out of the car halfway, but suddenly disappeared and reappeared?

Everyone else gets off at the station that has been decided, but why can only the bird catcher suddenly disappear and suddenly return to the original place?

After thinking for a while, Zhu Hong got her own answer:

The "Bird Catcher" only thinks about the things in front of him, why he is in this place, and where he is going, he has never thought about such things.So I can only wander between life and death in the galaxy world and cannot move forward with this explanation.

If this is the case, the reason why Giovanni felt very lonely when he saw the "Fowler" can probably be understood.