Chapter 38: Storytelling (1)

Several of us returned to our original positions and sat down around the fire. Pondering, how to tell his own story.

Tom volunteered, and he was the first to speak. Duoduo's English is better, and when Tom is speaking, Duoduo will be the on-site translator for us. As we roasted the fire, we listened to Tom begin to speak:

Tom and Jerry are orphans who grew up together in an orphanage. Because of their similar age and temperament, they have always been like brothers, and they are inseparable everywhere. But until now, I don't know who my biological parents are. At that time, the director and vice president of the orphanage were their parents.

At the age of seven, a couple finally came to adopt Tom. However, Tom and Jerry are brothers and sisters and do not want to be separated. The hospital wanted the couple to take the two of them away. But in the end, the couple eventually gave up on adopting Tom. After that, someone came to adopt. Also because I felt that the pressure of adopting two people was too great, I gave up.

Gradually, with physiological growth. Tom and Jerry went from fragrant to stinky shit, and the two of them were never cared for anymore. However, there is food and drink in the orphanage, and it is the biggest of them, but it is also easy and comfortable. As their knowledge grew, so did they. Either set off a gun, light a fire, or go peek at the girls taking a shower.

At one point, as usual, they wanted to peek at the woman taking a shower. However, before I reached the bathhouse, I heard the voices of men and women talking inside. They hurriedly climbed up to the window to look, and saw the dean and a female logistics worker inside. Interestingly, neither of them was wearing clothes.

Tom and Jerry saw a strange sight: the dean was standing, and the female worker was crouching in front of him. At this time, the dean said, "Come, blow, this is the trumpet of God." ”

The female worker said, "Liar, didn't you say last time that it was the key to heaven?" ”

"yes!" The dean said, then pulled the female worker up, "I'll make you feel his wonderful!" ”

Then, the two of them went back and forth, humming and chirping. After a while, I heard the woman cry out "in pain": "Well, it is indeed the key to heaven!" ”

Tom and Jerry had never seen such a glamorous scene, nor had they received an enlightenment in physiology. thought that the two of them were fighting, so he quietly called the vice president to "pull the rack", that is, the dean's wife.

Originally, Tom and Jerry thought that calling the vice president would stop the war. Unexpectedly, when the vice president came, he immediately raised his hand and hit! It was originally a "two-person battle", but now it has become a "three-person battle", and the scene is even more chaotic. In the end, the dean's face was scratched by the vice president like a cat, with blood on the left and right.

When we heard this, we couldn't help but laugh. Although Tom and Jerry were Dickens's apprentices, it was the first time he heard about it, and he laughed at it.

The next day, Tom and Jerry are kicked out of the orphanage by the dean and begin their real wandering career. At that time, they were only fifteen years old. He often sleeps on the streets, does not have enough to eat, and is often bullied. Eventually, it turned into fights. Gradually, they realized what they were "wrong". also got acquainted with the little street girl (female gangster), and went to prison for them.

When I was in prison, I read books about navigation and became interested in it. After getting out of prison, Tom and Jerry decided to go sailing and become navigators. So, I went to the harbor wharf to do chores. Only then did he get acquainted with Dickens and recognize him as his master.

After listening to Tom's story, we thought it was funny at first, but then we felt a little sad when we heard it. With such ups and downs and twists and turns, compared to us, how unfortunate and sad they are. It's not easy to not even know who your biological parents are, but to be so optimistic and passionate!

It's a pity that Jerry has died before he can enjoy the joy of life. Life seems to be very unfair, always favoring some people and neglecting others. When Dickens heard this, he immediately recognized Tom as his godson.

Tom didn't say yes at first, much to the surprise of all of us. When asked why, he said he was worried that Dickens's own children would be jealous.

Dickens shook his head and said that he was a man himself. If he had a family, how could he stay on the ship all year round to run the sea? At first he had a family and children, but they were all dedicated to the sea. Therefore, he also loves and hates the sea, and says that after he dies, he must be buried in the sea. Here's the thing:

When Dickens was young, he served as a soldier for several years, and he was still in the navy. After several years of naval career, he had an indescribable affection for the sea. Later, after demobilizing and leaving the army, he bought his own fishing boat and made a living from fishing.

Hearing this, I understood why Dickens was so accurate and thoughtful in his actions and considerations. Judging from his skills and qualities, he has a bit of a military atmosphere, and this qiē also seems reasonable.

Since he was born in the navy, he is relatively physically strong and skilled. Soon, Dickens became wealthy. In their local coastal town, he is also a well-known figure. Many young and beautiful girls courted Dickens. But Dickens only liked the daughter of an ordinary fisherman in the local area, and that woman was also very fond of him.

After going back and forth, Dickens and the girl soon got married. Because they are in love, the relationship between them is very good. The life after marriage is even sweeter. Soon, he had a pair of children of his own, and life seemed perfect.

However, behind perfection, there is always a hidden defect. To use an ancient Chinese proverb, it is "blessing and misfortune lurk, and misfortune and fortune rely on". Behind too much happiness is often misfortune.

Once, when Dickens had no time to spare, the family of four went to sea to play. Dickens, who was in a good mood, drank a great deal of wine, and fell asleep at night.

In the middle of the night, a storm broke out at sea. Dickens was in a fog, not aware of it at all, still immersed in his sleep. Faintly, I heard a noise of people. But I really didn't open my eyes, so I didn't care.

Suddenly, I suddenly felt my body sinking, and then my heart was cold. Stimulated by the cold water, the wine immediately woke up a lot. When I opened my eyes, I found myself under the water, and there was water everywhere. Only then did I realize that the ship had lost the wind and waves.

He struggled to swim to the surface. At this moment, a huge wave rushed over him, causing him to drink several sips of salty seawater. sighed and dived back underwater to find his wife and children. But where else can you find it? Vaguely, I saw my wife who had suffocated to death, and I just wanted to save it. But it was slapped away by a wave torrent. A family is shattered.

Dickens thought of suicide, but several times he was unsuccessful. Either he was rescued, or he was alive again. In short, you can't die if you want to die. Even when he was shipwrecked at that time, he lost his wife and children, and died. However, he was rescued by other fishermen and returned to shore.

Dickens saw that he couldn't die, so he stopped looking for death and accepted the arrangement of fate. Speaking of this, I saw some tears in the corners of Dickens's eyes.