Book3:WereMyDreamIs (第95/327页)

sbeautifulnd,thestpieceofparadiseuntouchedbycivilization.Thepeoplethereweretranquindpeace-lovingandlivedasimplelifeacctoaandards.Theyrosewiththesuntoworkonthendaedwhenthesudowribesexistedpeacefullysidebysidebutrarelyied.Thenoneday,thistranquilitywasbroken.Ahugesnake-hairedbckbirdwithawoman’sfacewhospokethehumannguageflewintotheirmidstfromnooneknewwhere.ShecalledherselfMedusa.Shewasextremelyaggressiveandcruel,turningpeopleshedidnotlikeintostohherferociousstare.Hersharpcwswerelethandthebckfeathersonherbodyweresharpasaknife.Sheorderedthenativestodelivertheirmostbeautifulyoungvirginassacrificetoherlover,anothermonstercalledCyclopswhohadbeenbadlywoundedwhenhewasstruckbythunderaodrinkavirgin’sbloodonceayeartosurvive.Cyclopswasextremelystrongphysicallyandduglybynature.Hehadonehugeeyeonhisfadahebackofhisheadandtherewasarhinoceroshornoopofhishead.SeeBook1TheDreammaker.ThenativesdidnotdarerefuseMedusa’srequestforthenshewouldbeextremelyangryandtakeherreveurningthedisobedientnativesintostohherlethalstare.Theeldersofthetribescouldonlyagreetodeliveroifulyoungvirgineveryyearassacrificetothetwomonsters.Asthedateforthesacrificedrearentsofyounggirlswouldbefullofapprehensionandsadness,fearingthattheiryoungdaughterswouldbechosentobesacrificed.Itwasjustatonesuchcriticaltime,thatsomenativessawabeautifullittlegirlwithrosycheeksdressedallinpink,pyinginthewoods.Noonehadeverseenherbeforeorknewwhereshecamefrom.Shewasthoughttobeanon-localgirlfromaribe.Quick-thinkingparentssoughttosavetheirowndaughtersbysacrifiganunknowngirl,sotheycametogetherandtriedtocloseinonherseveraltimes.Buttheclevergirlwasnimbleandquiherfeetandalltheirattemptsfailed.Itwasasifshesawthroughtheirbck-heartedpnandshegiggledassheslippeddexterouslyawayfromtheirtrapsorcealedambush.Thehaplessnativescouldonlystandhelplesslybyandwatchherescapetheirclutches.Iresentattheseaothelovelygirldressedinpinkwasnirl.Shemustbesomefabuloussubstahadlongbeenexposedtotheuniquebeautyofthispieceinsoindhadfedontheessehesunandthemoonforsuchaverylongtimethatshecouldgeintohumanform.Astowhatsubstawas,Icouldnotfathom.Tocatchsuchafreespiritwasnoeasyfeat,soIfelltothinkingwhatalittlegirlwouldlovearactedbyandcameupwiththenotionofadoll.SoIslippedunnotitosomenatives’tentsandstolesomeclothandcotton,whichImadeintotwodolls.Ipcedthedollsaroundthepcewherethelittlegirllovedtoroam,andyinwait,afterscatteringsomeredstringsonthegroundassnares.Earlyonem,thelittlegirppearedagainskippingandpyingatherfavoritehaunt.Hereyesshonewhehedollsandwalkedovertowardsthem.Shepickedoneup,huggingandrogitinherarmswhilehummingasongunderherbreath,fullyexhibitingmaternalloveiinallfemalesandthegreatnessofallmothers.Ipulledtheredstringinmyhandstautlyandcaughtherahecleverlittlegirlimmediatelyrealizedthatshehadfallenintoatrap.Shethrewdownthedolndquicklyranaway.Iwaitedtillthepoolofredsilkthreadinmyhandstoppedrollingahegirlhadhiddensomewhereandwouldnotdaretoshowherself.SoIslowlyrolledupmythread,followingthewayitleduntilIcametoapileofrocksofallsizes.Theredthreadwasburiedint