21 "The Girl in the Treetops"

In an unknown country, there is an unknown hill that is considered by local children to be the highest mountain in the world. The children who climbed to the top of the mountain proudly said, "I have reached the closest place to the stars." ”

One girl noticed a tree on the top of the hill and often innocently said, "If I get to the treetops, won't I be closer to the stars?" The adults smiled and replied, "Your idea is so cute." ”

As a result, the girl often climbed up to the treetops and gazed at the starry sky, "so that she could see more clearly than anyone else." ”

The girl lives in the middle of the mountain, her family is well-off, and when she is fifteen years old, she is already a beautiful lady who is like a flower and jade. She learned etiquette, wine tasting, horsemanship, reading history...... Her childish thoughts gradually matured, but the only thing that remained constant was that she still often climbed the treetops and gazed at the deep blue starry sky.

The girl likes to stand on the thick branches of the treetops—a hundred-year-old tree that can withstand her lightness. She likes to wear simple long dresses, elegant and lively.

"The starry sky I see is unique!" The girl sighed.

A handsome man happened to come to the top of the mountain, as if he was a young scholar, and when he heard the girl's words, he retorted, "Actually, we see the same starry sky!" ”

When the girl heard this, she was very unconvinced, and she began to argue with the man, despite standing on the tree. The man was tepid and confidently convinced her with his own theories. The girl was speechless and pouted and came down from the tree.

"Teach me everything you know! I must see the unique starry sky! The girl snorted, and to her surprise, the man readily agreed.

Girls are studious, men are easy to teach, from mathematics to literature, from geography to astronomy, men taught her all these things, and girls also understood a lot of mysteries about the stars...... A year later, on the girl's sixteenth birthday, the man proposed to her—

- The girl agreed.

……

The man was a homeless scholar who barely survived by lecturing in various places, and was in a very difficult situation. But the girl's family didn't care about his identity and status, accepted him warmly, and blessed the love between the two.

After the marriage, the husband and wife lived a life of respecting each other, except for the daily management of the farm and the estate, and in their spare time, the husband continued to teach his wife various knowledge. And the husband has never forgotten his wife's request: "You must see the unique starry sky!" So he's always looking through the history books, observing the stars, and seems to be studying something.

The husband forgot to sleep and eat, and after years of hard work, he finally paid off. Who knows, once when my wife was drunk, she vomited all of them on those notes and materials, and lost most of her research content. The husband did not blame his wife, but silently picked up the remnants and spent half a year to make up for the initial results, and the wife also controlled drinking because of deep guilt.

Of course, there are many other trivia going on one after the other—either witty or funny...... And the strong relationship between the husband and wife has never changed.

In everyone's opinion, the husband and wife live happily, and the only regret is that they have never had children under their knees.

……

Another year passed, and the husband excitedly told his wife that his wish to "see the stars like no other" would come true. The two calculated the date, planned the trip, and finally came to a deserted place thousands of miles away.

"After so many years of research, I can finally see the results." "Based on the known movements of celestial bodies, I have calculated the orbit of a comet that has not been confirmed so far, and tonight, we will be its witnesses!" ”

The wife responded to her husband's words with an affectionate hug, and for him, this hug was more sincere than a thousand words of thanks.

The stars fell, the bright galaxy floated in the sky, and a huge star appeared in the distant sky - a comet! The comet slowly streaked across the sky, dragging a long tail flame, which was yellow at first, and gradually deepened in color as it approached the center of the sky, turning orange and red...... Turned purple at the end! It's like a purple paintbrush sweeping horizontally across the deep blue curtain, reaching the sky. The long tail flame dyed purple red everywhere it passed through and around it, and the surrounding stars were eclipsed. Eventually, the comet faded away and sank on the other side of the sky, leaving only the purple-red of the tail flames still in the air......

The wife held her husband's hand tightly and tears welled up in her eyes as she finally saw the unique starry sky and became a witness to the comet. And her husband felt the same way, he cried even more, his years of research was finally proven to be correct, and this moment was more relieved and touched.

"It would be nice to see it again!" The wife said excitedly.

"How many times do you want to see it again?" The husband asked eagerly.

"Ten times!" The wife said without thinking.

"I promise you!"

The traces of the comet have completely disappeared, and under the starry sky, the husband and wife hug each other, but what they feel is infinite happiness and joy!

……

After returning to his hometown, the husband began to teach his wife magic, and life was as warm and peaceful as ever.

However, a sudden plague swept through the country, many people unfortunately fell ill and died, and many more lives were still struggling between life and death. Unwilling to see the suffering of those around them, the husband and wife began to help people treat their diseases and fight the plague. Thanks to the efforts of everyone, most of them were finally cured, but unfortunately, the husband contracted the disease and had to be confined to bed. Despite the risk of infection, his wife took care of him every step of the way, but he never got better.

Finally, the husband felt that he was about to die, and said to his wife, "I know I have to go, but I have one last thing to do, which is to fulfill my promise to let you see it ten times...... The starry sky like no other. The wife shook her head vigorously, not wanting her husband to give up hope of life like this, but the cruel truth was in front of her, and no amount of reluctance was in vain.

I saw the husband silently reciting the mantra, and with a wave of his hand, a faint light emanated from his wife's body.

"You...... What was done? The wife asked in a panic.

"I use magic to make your time slower and prolong your life," said her husband slowly, despite his weakness, "and after my calculations, the comet will return there every eight years, so I have been studying time magic so that you can make your wish come true." But I can only use this magic on others, not on myself. You are the person I love the most, and I will only use it on you. ”

"I don't want to fulfill my wishes, I just want you to accompany me!" The wife burst into tears.

"Don't be willful, my love, as long as you are happy, I will also be happy with the God of All Sources. Maybe I'll turn into a star and look at you from the sky...... And you, be closer to me, and stand in the treetops as you did before......"

The husband's body sank into the mattress...... The wife's cries echoed through the room......

In the treetops, the wife stood on the thickest branches, gazing at the sky......

She seemed to say to someone again, "I'm here...... The closest place to the stars, do you see me? ”

A few years later, under another starry sky, a purple comet's tail flame streaked across the deep blue sky, and under this incomparable view, the lonely figure of his wife.

"Thank you, my love......"

The curtain closes.

The stage play "The Girl in the Treetops" has no twists and turns, but it makes people feel warm and comfortable, both happy and sad. The scene is simple, except for the stars and comets with some special effects, other scenes can be described as simple. The character focuses on the husband and wife, in order to realize the casually said wish, the husband does his best, even if he is about to die, he does not forget to help his wife realize her wish. The soundtrack in the play uses only a soothing and tactful main theme, and uses different styles in different scenes, sometimes ethereal, sometimes low, sometimes lively, sometimes melodious...... But the melody is consistent from the beginning, just like the love of the husband and wife, unswerving. The stage play shows many scenes of the life of the husband and wife, which are very close to real life, which is easy for the audience to resonate with and feel moved by the fate of the characters.

After the curtain closed, the actors came to the stage to greet each other, and the audience responded with warm applause and cheers. Many of the audience were moved to tears, and they have fully integrated into this very life-like stage play.

Melo also felt a sour nose, and Erin was already in silent tears, but they quickly left the audience with the audience, and it was not until they reached the door that they remembered what to say.

"This girl is ......" "The heroine of the play......"

"It's Kolan, isn't it?" The two said in unison.

As mentioned earlier, the Alex Library is open around the clock.

"What books are you looking for?" The administrator politely asked, it was dark and almost no one came to visit the library.

"'The Girl in the Treetops' should be a script." Milo replied.

"Here, here you go." The caretaker took the book out of his pocket, "The Girl in the Treetops is a novel, which was later adapted into a screenplay, and now there is a performance scheduled in the theater. ”

"We're just here after we've finished reading it." Mello said, noticing the Administrator's magical pocket, which Koran also had and could draw the book he was looking for.

After a quick grab of the book, the two of them looked directly at the spine of the book - "The Girl in the Treetops" by Koran Dutwid

"Sure enough, this book should be Kelan's autobiographical novel." Erin confirmed.

Well, that's why she didn't want to watch this stage play because there were so many memories. If Kelan's experience is really like in the script, you can understand why she misses her husband. Milo suddenly turned to the Administrator, "Can you take a copy of each of this author's books?" ”

"Yes." The caretaker said briskly, and then slowly pulled one book out of his pocket, and finally, there were a total of twelve books spread out on the table.

"A self-proclaimed 'amateur writer,' but there are so many works......," Erin picked up a copy casually, "The Rise and Fall of the Sun, which is about the history of Spreett...... A lot of it is a historical commentary, and I thought there would be a few novels. ”

"Well, it seems that Klan likes to read history, as if nothing but 'The Girl in the Treetops' is a novel...... Hey, there are two people who have written this book of "The Battle of the Gulf of Komet"—"

Erin immediately poked her head out, "Take a look, maybe it's-"

The two names on the spine are: Karl Dutved/Koran Dutved

"This is Kolan's husband." Erin nodded lightly and said, "My name was Carl." ”

"Excuse me, we've bought all of these books." Milo turned to the administrator and said that the administrator bowed and went to calculate the price.

Erin asked curiously, "What, are you going to study history?" ”

"Yes, learn from the experiences and lessons of those who came before you," Milo said, stacking up the books, "and learn to be a good husband." ”

"You...... Ha ha! Erin smiled, so sweetly.