Original: The crunch of the elves
Lovely people have climbed a thousand and one mountains and crossed two thousand rivers in 2012. The pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info finally came to the elf-infested forest.
Luckily, it didn't take him much effort to meet an elf at the edge of the woods.
It's beautiful, he sighed. The face of the elf itself is already a painting. A masterpiece of nature. He thought.
Communication was also smooth. The elf put down his tools and leaned against the tree in a pose. And the lovely man pulled out his drawing paper and brushes. He wanted to preserve this beautiful scenery so that those who could not make it here could also see it.
The sun shone through the gaps in the leaves, and the birds on the branches squeaked. For a while, the lovely people were immersed in the world of beauty.
After some unknown time, he made the last stroke, and then solemnly showed the painting to the elf.
"It's a really good drawing. The elf smiled kindly, "But after all this time, I'm a little hungry, may I eat something first?"
Is he going to eat?, the lovely man nodded. On the one hand, he naturally can't let his family go hungry. On the other hand, he was also curious about what the elves would eat. Is it rose petals, or crystal clear berries, is it the nectar of fairy dew?
I saw that the elf ran to the side of the fallen big tree trunk with great skill, tore the rotten bark with his hands, and then pulled out three white and fat insects. The cute person has good eyesight, and can clearly see the cilia on the big worm's body, as well as the short fleshy feet.
Then the elf put the writhing worm in his mouth and began to chew despite the fact that they were still wriggling. Probably eating too hard, a stream of juice spurted out of his mouth.
The lovely person was dumbfounded, "You, how are you eating this?" and in the end, a thousand words turned into a questioning exclamation.
"What's wrong with eating this?" the elf was a little puzzled, "Don't look at its small size, but it's rich in protein, 5 times more than beef." Able to provide us with 6000 kcal. ”
"But it, it...... How can you eat it?"
"I don't know much about the outside world, but I've heard that you humans eat crabs and shrimps, and they treat them as delicacies. What's wrong with me eating them? Aren't they all arthropods?"
"But they'...... ugly"
"What's wrong with beauty and ugliness?" the elves spread their hands together, "Isn't it all food? Besides, the so-called beauty and ugliness are just the standard of you human beings." ”
The lovely people were devastated. All poetry is gone. The elf, however, saw that he had been struck. So he said to him, "Come, I invite you to dinner, rest assured, it will be acceptable to you human beings." ”
When he brought the downcast to his home. The spirit was restored again.
He saw that the hut was built in a patchwork on top of a large tree. It blends harmoniously with the tree. There is a sense of unity between man and nature. And in the open space next to the tree, a few beautiful peacocks are taking a leisurely walk.
However, what happened next was once again stunned. I saw that the elf grabbed a peacock and broke its neck at once. Then pluck the hair begins.
"How, how ......"
"What's wrong? Didn't I invite you to dinner?" the elf was puzzled.
"But, such a beautiful peacock princess ...... like this"
"You don't want to eat the bugs just now. Don't eat it if it's beautiful this time? I don't want that, I don't want that. You humans are really weird. ”
"Oh, it's just so much worse than I thought...... You elves would kill a beautiful creature like this. ”
"Can't you kill beautiful creatures?" the elf muttered, "You're lucky to be here." ”
"It's just not used to this kind of thing. Because I have the impression that the elf has always been an image of truth, goodness and beauty......"
The elf laughed.
"That's right, we elves have a strong heart for beauty. But don't measure it by your human standards. In our eyes, the jet-black and shiny scorpion with a pointed tail hook is beautiful because it is able to defend against powerful enemies. In our eyes, colorful vipers are beautiful because they are deadly killers. In our eyes, the slaughtering leopard is beautiful because it is fierce and cunning. ”
"You humans are always like that," the elf shook his head. "Always look at the world with your own standards and set standards with wishful thinking. Take, for example, the beautiful peacock princess? Joke, it's male! Only male peacocks grow such beautiful feathers, and females look like inconspicuous native chickens in your eyes. ”
"When you see mandarin ducks flying in both places, you take them as a symbol of loyal love. But the male mandarin duck is romantic. On the contrary, it is the anglerfish that the male and female are inseparable from each other. You humans compare the nightingale to a female singer, but it's a pity that it should have a beard. Only the male will sing a beautiful song to seduce his partner. You human beings yourself are like that, and you image other beings according to your own standards. It's ridiculous!"
Lovely people were stunned by this same statement. However, he begged the elf to sing a song for him. He said to the elves that although he had heard of them, only innocent children could hear the elves' songs. But he believed that his heart was also innocent, and he would be able to hear the singing of the elves.
So the elf spoke, but the lovely man heard nothing.
He was pale and sweaty, and he wondered, "Is my heart not as good as I thought it was...... Am I already dirty......
Then the elf shook his head again, "You don't understand anything. Children can hear the songs of our elves not because they are innocent, but children who have committed all kinds of atrocities can hear our songs. You don't understand anything. Children can hear our songs because of their ears. The hertz of our singing is in a frequency band that you adult ears can't receive!"