Once it sprouts, I can't go anywhere.

Fox

The beaver stopped and felt something was wrong.

There is a large forest in front of me, which is too dark to see through. The straight trunk pricked into the blue sky, and the fox had to raise his head hard to see the tip of the tree. When did you have such a big forest?

The fox turned to call the rabbit and the beaver, but the rabbit and the beaver did not know where to go. It's strange that it was there just now.

The fox licked the tip of his nose and thought about it. Why don't you go in and have a look? after all, it's right in front of you. Rabbits and beavers should catch up soon.

As soon as he stepped into the forest, the fox felt surrounded by the damp coolness. The light in the forest was so dim that even the fox found it difficult to see. The ground was soft grass and moist soil, mixed with the smell of rotten leaves. The fox's fingertips got stuck in the dirt, delicate and somewhat cool. He took a deep breath and felt that the smell was familiar.

Why do you feel familiar? The fox shook his ears and shook his head again. He took a careful step and tried to move forward, but he stepped on something sharp.

The fox gave a low cry of pain and raised his front foot. There is a hard thorn on his toe and a small fruit shell.

The fox carefully took off the shell, fell down tentatively, and licked the little beads of blood on his toes. The little blood bead was in the dark woods and looked like a small black berry.

this

It's the water green forest of Europe, thought the fox. I have walked through such a forest, and I have been stabbed to my foot by the thorns on the fruit shell. But strange ah, Europe Shuiqinggang forest, why did it appear here?

The fox doesn't understand. He sat up and looked behind him. There was also a dense forest behind him, with no borders, no sunshine, no rabbits and beavers.

"even weirder." The fox said to himself, "I obviously walked in only a few steps."... "

As if he had heard the fox, the woods quieted down. The birdsong that can be heard occasionally just now is gone, and so is the rustling of the wind blowing through the leaves. The fox took a deep breath and felt that the sound of his breath was a little harsh. The fox turned, carefully calculated his pace, and walked towards the way he came.

But the way it came from disappeared. Only the Shuiqinggang trees stood proudly like sentinels, extending to an invisible end, and sprouting stout roots on the ground. The ground was still soft grass and fine soil, but the fox felt as if the temperature in the air had dropped.

Fox

The beaver sat down and scratched his ear with his hind feet. The big tail swept the ground a little restlessly and hung up several hard fruit shells.

The fox tilted his head in bewilderment and looked for it with wide eyes, but could not find out who was talking. "who are you? I can't see you. "

The sound sounded again, as if on the left and on the right. "you have seen me."

"really?" Replied the fox, wrinkling his nose and sniffing it carefully. It's still just the smell of soil, grass and trees, and there's nothing else. "where are you?"

This time the voice came from all directions, with a slight smile: "I am this forest."

"Yes." The voice seemed to speak in the fox's head. "in fact, you have seen it, but you just think you have not seen it." Do you remember me? "

"I. Am I seeing you for the first time today? " The fox blinked. "is this the first time?"

"We've met before." Europe Shuiqing Ganglin said, the voice is not slow, "the last time you were stabbed in the foot by my fruit shell, and you said a lot to me."

"in the past." The fox was even more confused. "I did pass by an European water green forest before, but that was a long time ago, not here, but in Europe."

"I just moved to another place, and you don't recognize me?" The voice of the forest seems to be a little aggrieved, "wherever I am, I am still me."

"not really." The fox didn't know how to explain it. "but, you should be in Europe. How could a forest run?"

"well," said the forest, "could you have come to me?"

Fox

The beaver suddenly felt at a loss. It seems that I did come to this forest by myself, and I seem to have walked a long way. I seem to have met a lot of animals and talked a lot. Does it seem to be so?

"well, you said," said the forest, the voice seemed to fill the whole space. "you said you wanted to find your own happiness, so have you found it now?"

The fox blinked and licked the tip of his nose. "have you found it? I feel very happy. "

"Why is your tone so uncertain?" The forest said slowly, "you say you are very happy, is this happiness?"

"I don't know." The fox bowed his head. "sometimes I ask myself, but I can't find the answer." I think it should be happy, after all. After all, everything I can imagine has come true. The rabbit, the beaver and the mole are fine and happy to be with them. "

"but it still doesn't feel right?" The forest quickly added a sentence.

"Yes." The fox nodded and admitted. "sometimes, especially when I'm sleeping, I wonder if this is the life I want. I don't know if there is a better life for me, and I don't know if I should continue to look for it. "

"I...

Well, at first it was just a small fruit. " The forest changed the subject. "you can go anywhere. You can hitchhike from the fox's tail or roll around in the wind. "

The fox looked back at his tail, and the cracked shells seemed to be smiling at the fox.

"then, after I found the right place, I began to sprout." The forest paused meaningfully. "then, slowly grow and grow, there is such a large forest."

The fox blinked.

"once it starts to sprout, I can't go anywhere." The forest continued, "this place may not be the best place for me, but it's good enough for me to sprout here."

The fox thought for a moment and nodded slowly. "you mean, just find a place that pleases you, and don't look anywhere else?"

"No." The forest laughed like the rustle of the wind. "I'm just a plant. If I take root, I can't walk any more. But you are an animal, and you are born to walk around. "

"so, you mean, should I keep looking?"

"it depends on you." The forest said, "if you think it's good enough, you don't have to look for it; if you're still not reconciled, go and find it."

"but." The fox shook his ears. "but there are rabbits, beavers, moles, badgers and kingfishers. I don't want to leave them."... "

"if you go forward, some will always stay behind." The forest said, "like footprints and memories. It's just, you want to go? Have you found your happiness here? "

"I don't know." The fox admitted that he felt a little blurry in front of him. "I really don't know. Maybe it is. But. "

"you may find your answer." Lin said, "as long as you look for it, the answer will always appear." Your friends are here. "

Mori

Lin quieted down, and the fox felt as if something had suddenly left; then the familiar forest came back: the singing of birds, the sound of water, the rustling of leaves. The fox listened quietly and could hear the sound of small animals running.

There are other voices. "Fox! Fox-- beaver--! " It's the rabbit barking, "Fox!" Come on out! "

The fox agreed and felt his body plummet. The fox gave a soft cry and opened his eyes.

The rabbit's voice is still barking. "Fox! Lazy-fox-beaver! It's time to get up!

The fox looked around and found that he was still at home. Early summer wind blowing in, a little hot, but also with a good smell of water vapor.

So just now... Is it a dream? The fox shook his head and stood up.

"Fox, come on out! If you don't come out, I'll go in! "

The fox wiped his face carefully and wiped the moisture from the corners of his eyes. "here we go!" Said the fox, stepping out of the house and changing into a smile. "where are we going today?"

To be continued