两只虫子

当你一个人走在一条长满了树木的小径的时候，请你放轻你的脚步，慢慢地走，别出声儿，请你认真地听耳边风的低吟。风儿在悄悄低语着一个个古老的故事呢。

今天，我要讲一个风儿告诉我的故事。但是，十分不幸的是，这个故事，很哀伤。

它是这样的：

我们都知道，我们拥有一个非常美丽的地球，在这个地球上，有湛蓝的海洋和茂盛的绿色植被。

在这茂盛的绿色植被中，有热带植被，亚热带植被，寒带植被，亚寒带植被等等。

在亚热带植被中，有很多不同类型的树木，比如椰子树，木瓜树，橡树，榕树等等。

而在这所有的榕树中，有一棵特别的榕树。

它是一颗巨大古老茂盛的榕树，有着浓密深绿的树叶，和鲜艳的红色树根，树根垂下来就好像是飘扬在风中的红色头发。一些红色的树根被淘气的孩子编成大大的红色发辫。

透过浓密的树叶，你可以看到好多像钻石一样闪闪发光的阳光，还有一片片灿烂的蓝色宝石样的天空。这真是一个充满了阳光的美妙的世界。而且在这个世界上，有各种各样的古怪美丽的生物。

就在那翠绿树叶的遮盖下，有很多的虫，飞蛾，鸟，蚂蚁等小动物住着。

在一个小树枝的舒适的弯曲拐角处，被遮盖在一片鲜绿的树叶下，住着一对虫夫妇，莉莉和毛棕。他们在那里过着非常舒适富裕的生活。

你可能会奇怪，在这个世界上，难道不是有很多虫子的天敌吗，就像鸟儿？但是，在虫子漫长的演化过程中，他们已经进化出了对抗各种危险的防御设施，比如布满全身的尖锐的毛，模仿，毒药，警戒色等等。

莉莉长得很可爱美丽娇俏，她的全身布满了鲜绿的毛，好像很多被精致地排列在一起的小小绿色植物，她的头好像一个光滑的淡蓝色的小球。莉莉是一名舞蹈家和演员。虽然，她的早年岁月也颇为崎岖坎坷，但是，现在，莉莉好像拥有了她梦想中的一切，可以当之无愧地被称为榕树之梦小姐了。

的确，她是很多虫儿的羡慕的对象，因为，她那么地美丽，富裕，有名。不管她做了什么，都会成为头版头条新闻，和众人津津乐道的话题。她还登上了很多著名的杂志，莉莉的每个表情都好像充满了魅力，让人心动不已。她带着帽子的俏皮样子，她瞪着眼睛看着镜头的样子，还有她微笑的样子，都被成千上万青少年虫子争先抢后地模仿。

毛棕，也是一个非常有名的虫子。他长得非常古怪，全身除了背部都是浮夸炫耀的大红色毛毛，头部和尾部还各有两丛像是仙人球一样的刺，在他的背部，还有一个鲜绿色的好像是毛毯似的盖垫，在这个盖垫的中间是一个鲜红色的圆。他看起来好像是一个带着绿色鞍状峰的红色火龙。他之前是一个大赌徒，没日没夜地赌博，还有，他很喜欢炫耀，而且，会用他那艳丽的色泽把别人给吓跑。

有一天，毛棕参加了一场打架比赛，虽然说，在第一场比赛中，毛棕就被踢出局了，但是，正好他运气来了，被一个星探给注意到了。从那时起，毛棕就干起了模特这行。不过，那时，他还是一名非常普通的模特，但是，毛棕，连连走运，一天，他把一只歪脖啄木鸟给吓跑了。啄木鸟是世界上最可恶的东西，因为，他们会捣毁虫子们的房子，还会吃掉他们。

然后呢，毛棕就一举成名。他成天只用展示一下他那鲜红色的柔软的身体，就可以赚好几千张鲜嫩的榕树叶。整棵榕树上的虫子都为毛棕而狂。

他不但赢得了年度最佳条纹奖，更赢得了莉莉的芳心。整棵榕树都为这对超级明星虫子夫妇而眩晕。

但是，他们的婚姻真是一团糟糕啊。在求婚期和蜜月期间的喜悦激动后，就只剩下无休无止的争吵，憎恨和痛苦了。两只虫子都性格暴躁，容易激动，而且毫无耐心。两只虫子都习惯了对别人指手画脚的生活了。

但是，有一天，在一次激烈的争吵过后，一场意外事件结束了这对虫子夫妇的传奇生活，也结束了所有的一切，麻烦痛苦和欢声笑语。

这是温暖的一天，世界所有的一切都还是那么让人屏息的美丽，充满了阳光喜悦。在蓝宝石一样的天空中，有好多像是雪白的羊群一样的云彩。空气也很清新温暖，有一股淡淡的芳香。大片的娇娆的紫荆花在灿烂地盛放着，一阵风儿吹过，红色的花瓣被吹到地上，好像一阵杜鹃红色的落雪。很多淡紫色的圆圆的牵牛花也开了，点缀在绿色的树木之间。一切都呼吸着爱的芳香。大地，空气，树木，海，天空，白云，快乐～～

一位生物学家正在路上散步，很显然，在一天忙碌的工作后，他非常享受这所有的美景。

毛棕和莉莉还在吵架，他们吵得太专注了，以至于完全没有注意到，正在向他们身上毫不留情抓下来的一只大手。这位生物学家很开心能够抓住两只这么棒的色彩斑斓的虫子，来做科学研究。

就这样，这两只虫的麻烦就被匆匆结束了。这个关于两只虫的故事也进入了尾声。

这多么可惜啊，因为，莉莉和毛棕再也不能够呼吸到这么美好的空气了，也不能够沐浴在美好的阳光中了，更不能够品尝这个奇妙世界的幸福，美好和爱了。

A Couple of Worms

When you walk outside, especially when you walk alone in a tree lined street, please hush your voice and stay very quiet, and listen carefully to the whispers of the wind. It is telling a lot of age old stories.

Today, I am going to tell one story which is whispered to me by the wind, but, unfortunately, it is a sad story.

It goes this way,

Of course, we have a most beautiful earth, and also there are charming deep blue oceans and abundant green vegetations on the earth.

And among the green vegetations, there are tropical zones, subtropical zones, cold zones, subfrigid zones, and so on.

And in the subtropical zone, there are a lot of different kinds of trees, such as coconut palms, papayas, oaks, banions and so on.

And among the banions, there is a particular banion.

It is old, huge and verdant, very much like a heart shaped umbrella, having bright green lush broomy frondent leaves, and also a lot of bright red roots hanging down, like red hair flowing in the air. Some red roots are plaited by some naughty children, forming big red plaits.

Through all those shady green leaves, there sparkles a lot of diamond like sunshine, and also, patches of the bright sapphire blue sky. It is such a sunny and remarkable world, and it is also filled with all kinds of bizarre and beautiful creatures.

Under the shady protection of the green leaves, there live a lot of worms, insects, caterpillars, moths, birds, ants and so on.

On one small comfortable curve of a small twig, under a piece of bright green leave, there is a worm couple Lucy and Baldwin. They live a very comfortable and rich life there.

You might wonder, aren’t there a lot of enemies for this worm couple, like the bird? But, in worms’ long long evolution history, they have evolved defenses against all kinds of possible dangers. They have spiny bristles, mimicry, poisons, aposematic colouring and so on.

Lucy is a lovely lady with light green spiny bristles. And its whole body except its head is filled with hairy bristles, which look like a lot of small green plants lined up, and its head is like a smooth light blue ball. Lucy is a dancer and actress. Despite early struggles, now, Lucy seems to have everything of her dreams, could indeed be credited as Miss Banion Dream.

Yes, she is the envy of so many worms, being rich, famous, and beautiful. No matter what she does, would become the front page news, and hot gossips. She posts for a lot of popular magazines, and every expression of Lucy seems to be so charming, and she is such a heartthrob. The way she puts on her hat, the way she stares, the way she smiles, become the imitations of thousands of teenager worms.

Baldwin enjoys almost equal attentions as Lucy. He is a flamboyantly red, actually, the most bizarre looking creature. His body is lined with a lot of clusters of hedgehogs-like thorns, and upon its back, it is a bright green carpet-like thing, and upon this fresh green carpet, it is a deep red cycle. Look like a little bright red fire dragon with a green saddleback. His name is Baldwin. Baldwin used to be a gambler. He would gamble day and night. And, also, he likes to show off, and scares others away with his astonishing colors.

Once, the bad Baldwin takes part in a fighting competition, and even though, on the first round, he is out, he is spotted by a talent spotter, and from then on, Baldwin is introduced to the modeling industry. He is still not famous, but, Baldwin is surely a particular fortune worm, by a stroke of luck, one day, he accidentally scares away the wryneck, a kind of woodpecker which could turn its neck 180 degrees. The woodpecker is a most wicked creature in the world. It would destroy worms’ homes, and devour worms down.

From then on, Baldwin is hailed as a hero. And, by just showing off his bright red soft body, he could earn thousands of chewy banion leaves. And the world is crazy for the thrilling Baldwin. He wins the award of Best Freaked Worm of the Year.

He also, wins the hand of the beautiful Lucy. The world is spinning upon this superstar worm couple.

But their marriage is a tangle of quarrels, resentments and bitterness after the thrills of the courtship and the honeymoon. Both worms are tempestuous, passionate and impatient, you know, it is just inevitable, since both of them are the center of attention, being spoiled, and tolerated by the rest of worms.

But, one day, after a passionate and heartbreaking quarrel of both worms, an unexpected event puts an end to the legendary worm couple’s troubles, fame, popularity, comforts, attentions and stresses, headaches.

It is a warm day, everything is still that breathtakingly beautiful, and flooding with sunshine. The clouds are like a lot of snow white sheep upon the sapphire blue sky. The air is fresh, warm and has a faint fragrant smell. A lot of delicate and scarlet Chinese redbud flowers are in blossom, which looks extremely splendid, because a lot of red flowers are blown down to the ground, like a red snow. Also, a lot of little purple round morning-glory flowers are blooming upon the background of green trees, bushes, looking like proud princesses. Everything seems to be breathing the fragrance of love. Earth, air, trees, sea, sky, clouds, happiness~~

And on the road, there is a biologist sauntering about. He is apparently having a remarkable time enjoying all the beauties and amazements of the world. He has just come out, for a refreshing ramble after a long day of dizzy work.

At that time, Baldwin and Lucy are too much occupied in their quarrel, as to ignore a hand grasping down mercilessly. The biologist is very much happy to be able to get two great showy samples for his scientific research.

Thus put an end to the two worms’ troubles. And the story of the two worms is also coming to an end.

It is a pity that Lucy and Baldwin could never breathe the beautiful air, bask in the beautiful sunshine, and taste the happiness, beauty and love of this remarkable world any longer.