"Sister, the legend of this snake called Uncle Bamboo, there are different theories, but what my grandfather told me is that after the snake and people changed a way of living, when changing the skin, due to the loss of self-protection ability, there is no safety guarantee, often found out and beaten to death and stewed soup home, the snake is like this, sad, so he went to Nuwa Niangniang to cry bitterly, Nuwa Niangniang couldn't find a good way for a while, and he was at a loss, the snake said next to him: 'Niangniang, you only have to find a way for us to hide when changing the skin so that no one can find out!'

One day, she passed by a village and saw an old farmer weaving a dustpan with bamboo, and the broken bamboo was put aside, and Nuwa Niangniang saw that the inside of the bamboo was empty, and immediately had an idea, she summoned the snake and the bamboo to her side, and she first said to the snake: 'You now have a place to go when you change your skin, and every time you change your skin, you go to the belly of the bamboo, so that you are safe, and no one will hurt you!' Then Nuwa Niangniang said to the bamboo, 'Your belly is empty, so let the snake hide in your belly when it is skinned to avoid the harm of people and other animals!'

"Bamboo listened to Nuwa Niangniang's words, some extremely unwilling, who wants to hide a snake in the belly!? Nuwa Niangniang immediately drank the snake to kowtow to the bamboo, Nuwa Niangniang said: 'This has no relatives and no reason, it is indeed not a thing, so let's do it, snake, you will recognize Bamboo as your uncle, right?!' You hide in the belly of the bamboo to change the skin, although the bamboo did not give birth to you in the 'October pregnancy', but after all, you have grown in the belly of the bamboo!'

And so the snake called Uncle Bamboo to the Bamboo. The snake is very bamboo called uncle, bamboo thought, he has a relative, and he is very happy, however, when the snake changes its skin and really hides in the belly of the bamboo, the bamboo feels the real pain, because the snake also needs nutrition and water injury when changing the skin, the snakes will suck nutrition and water in the belly of the bamboo, due to the limited nutrition and water, the nutrition and water of the bamboo are sucked by the snake, a large piece of bamboo is yellowed, and some even die, at this time, the bamboo only feels that the relative who recognized it is fatal, so he often stretches out the bamboo to beat the snake, so as to get out of the breath, but also relieve the anger, the snakes see that they are sure to bring pain to the bamboo, injury and death, the beating of bamboo has been silently endured, and to this day, if you beat or drive away snakes with bamboo, snakes are also very obedient!

"At the beginning, the bamboos silently suffered the damage caused by the snake's skin when they hid in the belly of the bamboo, and even died, and then, later, a large piece of bamboo died, which brought disaster consequences to the bamboo, the bamboo has promised Nuwa Niangniang, a promise, the bamboo is no longer good to find Nuwa Niangniang to regret this matter, the bamboo had to gather to discuss how to find their own way to solve it, there is no good way to think about it, some bamboo thinks that it is okay not to let the snake hide in the stomach of the gall, but many bamboos think that since they have promised Nuwa Niangniang, they can not break their promises！

"Discussion and discussion, to find a way to make the snake itself not hide in the belly of the bamboo to change the skin, then it can be said to be in the past! So how to make the snake itself unwilling to go to the belly of the bamboo to change the skin, there is only one way, that is, to reduce the belly, and let the snake suck no nutrients and water. With little space and no nutrients and water, the snake will suffocate or even die!

With this method, the bamboo will regrow the belly into a very small section of the empty belly, and grow a layer of film in the belly, so that when the snake changes its skin in the belly of the bamboo, because the space is too narrow, and the growth of the film blocks the snakes from absorbing the nutrients and water of the bamboo, most of the snakes are suffocated in the belly of the bamboo, becoming the nutrients of the bamboo!

Seeing the snakes die, Bamboo also felt sad, because Bamboo's original intention was not to let the snakes die, but to let the snakes find another way to hide somewhere else when they changed their skin. So, the bamboos got together again to find a safe hiding place for the snakes when they were skinned, and the bamboos said that the snakes were called uncles to them, and they had already called each other, so the bamboos felt obliged and responsible to find a hiding place for the snakes when they were skinned.

"Discussed, discussed, discussed, but did not find a suitable safe place, so I had to vacate my roots for the snake to burrow and hibernate, and use it as a place to change its skin. When the bamboo told the snakes about this method, the snakes felt that the bamboo was taking a responsible attitude, so they agreed!

"Sister, this is the legend of why the snake is called Uncle Bamboo, but I have also pondered carefully, this legend seems to have some basis, it is not far-fetched, it conforms to the laws of nature, and it is really possible that the snake is in the belly of the bamboo at the beginning when it changes its skin, just like people hide in the cave at first, and then learn to build a house, and then live in the house!" Tian Limai said after telling the legend.

Yang Tingting has been listening to Tian Limai tell the legend by the bamboo forest, she did not propose to sit for a while or go to the bamboo forest to tell, maybe Tian Limai is talking about the legend of the snake, sitting or going to the bamboo forest feel a little unsafe, sitting and saying that it is not necessarily fascinating to listen to the snake crawling to the side, to the bamboo forest is even more unsafe, since the bamboo forest is a safe place for snakes, there must be more snakes. "Brother Ping, what you said is very reasonable, I listen to this legend also seems to be very logical, Brother Ping, after listening to the legend you tell, we won't go to this bamboo forest, right? Yang Tingting said.

Tian Limai looked at Sister Yu and smiled and said: "Sister, don't you even dare to go to the bamboo forest after listening to what I say, in fact, there are snakes hidden under every bamboo in the bamboo forest as the legend says, not to mention that it is the middle of summer, and those snakes have already gone out to forage for food and play!"

Yang Tingting still seemed to have a grudge, she glanced at the bamboo forest and said, "Brother Yu, let's walk around here, we won't go in the bamboo forest!"

Tian Limai smiled again and said, "Sister, I really shouldn't tell you this legend, so that you don't dare to go to the bamboo forest!" Brother, tell me, do you want to go for a walk in the bamboo forest with your sister?" Yang Tingting looked at Tian Limai and said jokingly. "Sister, not only that, but I also imagined that you would be admitted to college!" Tian Limai also smiled and said. "Brother Yu, if you are admitted to university, as long as you are not distracted and study hard, it is a natural thing!" Yang Tingting said. "Sister, let's not say anything else, let's go to the Nanzhu Forest to have a look, otherwise, it's late!" Tian Limai urged. "Alright then, brother, you go ahead, I'll follow you!"

Tian Limai smiled again, knowing that Sister Yu was afraid of snakes, he said again: "Sister, we won't meet snakes, you can rest assured!"

Tian Limai walked towards the Nan bamboo forest in front of him as he spoke, and his sister Yang Tingting followed behind.

Due to the sunny weather for many days, the bamboo forest is not damp, at this time the sun has been slanting to the west, and the sun shines on the large bamboo forest from the west, which is not a charm. The sound of those cicadas did not stop for a moment, echoing each other, and some birds also began to sing: Rose, Rose, Sunshine!

In addition to the sound of cicadas and birds, sometimes a breeze blows and blows the bamboo leaves, and the bamboo leaves make a soft chirping sound. This pleasant atmosphere is very intoxicating, although Tian Limai is not yet eighteen years old, he already has "Werther's troubles", and his feelings about the opposite sex have been significantly different!

Tian Limai walked in front, he was a little fascinated, he didn't dare to look back at his sister Yang Tingting, he didn't want to reveal his inner world to Yang Tingting, who was already a third-year university student soon.

Tian Limai didn't speak, just walked in front, and Yang Tingting, the sister in the back, saw that Tian Limai didn't look back or speak in front, so she said: "Brother Limai, you don't look back or speak, are you thinking about something?"

In fact, Yang Tingting was also infected by the melodious atmosphere in the bamboo forest, how much she wanted Tian Limai to come back to see her and talk to her, she was four years older than Tian Limai, she is twenty-one years old this year, Tian Limai is only seventeen years old, in the past, Yang Tingting has always regarded Tian Limai as a little brother, when Yang Tingting was eighteen years old, Tian Limai was only fourteen years old, Tian Limai is indeed a little brother! But after the Chinese New Year this year, Tian Limai turned seventeen years old, Yang Tingting felt that her heart treated Tian Limai has changed a little, as if she can no longer treat Tian Limai as a little brother, especially standing with Tian Limai, Tian Limai is more than half a head taller than her, this young brother who has just been admitted to high school has become an authentic man!" Sister, didn't you say before that you would listen to the chirping of cicadas and birds in the bamboo forest? "Brother Yu, then you don't even look back?" Yang Tingting is a little disgusted!" Sister, I'm watching my feet, maybe there really is a snake!" Tian Limai is hiding herself.

The two of them had already entered the Nan bamboo forest for about half a mile, Yang Tingting looked around, she looked at Tian Limai's back and said: "Brother Yu, even if there are really snakes in the bamboo forest, we have already come in a long way, so let's not go, find a place to sit, right?"

Tian Limai stood up and hesitated for a moment and said, "Wow, sister, let's rest here!"

A few unknown birds flew not far from the bamboo forest, and a few bird calls of "coo-coo" were heard in the distance. Tian Limai listened and said: "Sister, we can't rest in the bamboo forest for a long time, it seems that the birds are starting to return to the nest, and it is not early!"

Yang Tingting has not sat down yet, because there are few stones in this bamboo forest, and if you want to sit, you can only sit on the ground, and a big girl's family knows how to protect herself, so she stands.