A few days later, the birds and small animals in the mountains and forests noticed that the big eagle seemed to be carrying something on its back when it was hovering in the sky. Some said it was like a young eagle, while others said it was like a sparrow. In the end, the big guy Ying personally announced: it was his successor - Prince Zha. As the prince, Prince Zha will begin to speak for the big guy Eagle. Responsible for delivering the instructions of the big guy eagle to the animals.

The big eagle also announced: For the sake of this mountain forest, in order for the only remaining habitat of this animal to no longer be destroyed by humans, the big eagle will carry out a "sacrifice ceremony" on the top of the mountain. This will be the top priority in the mountains and forests, and the big guy eagle will pour all his energy and life force. From now on, no animal must stay away from the top of the mountain and not peep. If you provoke the heavens, you will be punished, and at the same time, the heavens will punish every life in the mountains and forests. To do this, the animals had to prepare a sufficient amount of sacrifices every day—the blood and flesh of the animals. The offering is to be delivered to the fifth step of the cliff, where the prince will inspect and receive it. There must be no mistakes.

Prince Zha is the sparrow Xiaozha, who has become the successor of the big guy Eagle. It's incredible.

The sparrow was very small when it was taken away by the big eagle, and its feathers had not yet grown. It is precisely this that the big guy eagle has taken a fancy to, which is conducive to the implementation of its training plan. The big guy eagle found food to feed its little belly, and then began to teach Xiaozha to speak. This is the most important step. The big guy eagle should make Xiaozha accustomed to using words that are contrary to reality, such as day to say night, east to say west, sun to say moon.

The fact that the sparrow has no feathers on the top of its head is a testament to the bad luck it suffered. Big Guy Eagle's language training is carried out rigorously every day, and any words spoken by Xiao Zha must meet the requirements of "reverse operation" and are not allowed to remain silent. Mistakes are punished. The big eagle stipulates that if the first mistake occurs in a day, the big eagle will peck off a feather on the top of Xiaozha's head. The second one will make a mistake and peck off another one. The third time it goes wrong, the big eagle will directly peck its little head off.

In order to prepare sacrifices for the big eagle, the birds in the mountains and forests are miserable. Every morning, when they wake up, they have to go hungry to do this big thing. They search every corner of the forest for the carcass of a dead animal, a frog, a small snake, or a dead of their own kind. Sometimes, when they are unlucky enough to find it, they hold a meeting within the bird clan and choose one of the old, weak, sick and disabled. Then convince that one to sacrifice himself for the good of the whole race.

They carry the offerings to the designated fifth step, where the prince will wait. Prince Zha is not easy to speak, it will stare at the sacrifice. If, after a minute, the prince remained motionless and silent, they could retreat silently. If the prince turns around, it means that the sacrifice is not up to standard and has not passed the inspection. They have to go back right away and find a new one.

After some time, the birds who were delivering the offerings discovered a situation. After the prince was rooted, the offerings they had given yesterday were still there. When I delivered it the next day, I found that the offerings from yesterday and the day before yesterday were still on the steps. The birds found it strange and called a secret meeting when they returned.

When the sacrifice was delivered again, an old turtledove raised its head tremblingly and looked at the prince:

"May I ask Your Highness, how is our king doing lately?"

Prince Zha did not answer immediately, but thought for a while and said:

"Good. ”

The old turtledove asked again:

"Is our king having a good appetite lately?"

The prince thought for a while and said:

"Good!"

Then a voice sounded:

"The prince is lying!"

With this shout, the birds rushed together. They bumped into Xiaozha and ran past him. They squeezed me, I squeezed you, and they moved forward together and climbed a higher step. There is a cave on the top of the staircase, which is the palace of the big eagle. The birds stopped at the mouth of the cave, listened for a moment, hesitated for a moment, and then rushed in together.

The birds rushed into the cave, and what they saw was a pile of feathers on the ground, and countless maggots between and under the feathers were gnawing on the skin, internal organs, and bone marrow of the big eagle.

The big guy hawk is dead! The big guy hawk is dead!

The mountains and forests were boiling, and the big birds flew high into the air, shouting and screaming. The birds flapped their wings as much as they could, beating to a celebratory rhythm. The birds and creepers alike were celebrating, celebrating all day long into the night.

The next day, a member of the bird clan remembered something, although the big guy eagle was dead, its accomplice, Taizizha, was still there, and he should never let this kid go.

Where is the prince?

Must have been hiding. The animals in the mountains and forests immediately took action and searched for Taizizha together. They didn't miss a single corner, and finally pulled the prince out of a crack in the rock. The crack is right next to the entrance to the Big Guy Eagle Palace. Yesterday, the animals revolted, and as soon as the shouts sounded, Xiaozha hid in it, and was so frightened that he didn't dare to come out again.

The birds found a small hollow in the tree, imprisoned the prince, and assigned two woodpeckers as guards. The woodpecker's dagger-sharp beak was enough to pierce a sparrow's head.

The trial of Sparrow Xiaozha was held in a large tree in the mountain forest, and the presiding judge was an owl.

When the owl asked who would like to be the prosecutor, many of the birds cried out to say yes. The owl believes that any inhabitant of the forest, whether a bird or a creeper, has the right to file a complaint. Why do they raise one of their wings and one of their front paws, or their tails to signal to it? The judge has the right to appoint a person to speak, and the other animals must remain silent during the speech until they are given the next opportunity to speak.

The judge Owl then asked who would like to act as the defendant's defender. Not a single animal said yes, not including Xiaoza's kind, the other sparrows. The owl asked three times in a row who would like it, and only one toad croaked once. The owl appointed Toad as its defender. This was a complete misunderstanding, as the toad did not speak, only croaked occasionally.

The first to be given a voice and the accusation was made by a grey magpie. It accuses the sparrow of mutilating its own kind. The grey magpie said, "Sparrows are born to eat only the fruits of plants like millet, or insects. However, at the instigation of the big eagle, the sparrow began to eat the flesh of his own kind with blood. It changed its nature and became as evil as the big guy eagle. ”

This accusation immediately drew the wrath of the birds, who shouted: Fight the evil! Down with the evil!

"Silence!

The judge owl asked everyone to keep the courtroom in order. After the silence, the judge turned to Xiaozha:

"Sparrow Xiaozha, have you ever eaten the blood and flesh of the bird clan? ”

Xiao Za was trembling and couldn't speak.

The judges have improved their approach.

"Sparrow Xiaoza, if you admit that the accusation is true, you can say 'yes' or nod your head. If you don't admit that the accusation is fact, you can say 'no' or shake your head. ”

Although Xiaozha was afraid, it understood the question. It's too wronged, although Xiao Zha is by the side of the big guy eagle, he only eats a little plant seeds and small insects. Besides, Big Guy Eagle will never allow anyone to share his food.

Xiaozha wanted to deny the accusation, but its expression caused a misunderstanding. It says:

"Yes!" and nodded.

Yes and no, right or wrong, these words have been modified by Big Guy Eagle in Xiaozha. In Xiao Zha's cognition, these words are the opposite of their original meanings.

Xiao Zha's answer immediately caused an angry scolding.

The judge owl turned to the defender:

"Defender Toad, what defense do you want to make against this accusation?"

The toad only spoke:

"Quack. ”

The charges against Xiaozha continued.

"Xiaozha lies and deceives people!"

"Xiaozha perverted!"

"Xiaozha looks ugly!"

"Xiaozha is willing to fall!"

"Xiao Zha is abusive!"

In the midst of condemnation, the judge owl announced the verdict:

"Sparrow Xiaozha committed the 'crime of anti-birds' and was sentenced to death!"

The birds cheered.

Although the trial of Xiaozha was successfully completed, major disagreements arose within the bird clan over how to enforce the sentence.

In charge of guarding the prisoner Xiaozha are two woodpeckers. When they heard Judge Owl give them an order to carry out, they immediately quit. They said:

"We are just guards, to prevent prisoners from escaping. We're not executioners. ”

The other said:

"We had a long, pointed beak, but we were only used to dig out bugs hiding under the bark of trees. Although Xiaozha is not big, it is also much bigger than the bug, so how can we get our mouths?"

"We don't do it, we don't do it!"

The Judge Owl had no choice but to retract the order, and it asked the other members of the Bird Clan:

"Does anyone want to be an executioner?"

Nobody wants to do that. The birds were silent, and they all tried to stay still and keep no sound, so as not to cause unnecessary misunderstandings.

The judge owl looked around helplessly. A gust of wind blew through the trees, and two bats hung upside down on the branches overhead, swaying their bodies in the wind.

The owl said:

"Batman, you are best suited for this mission. Because you have fangs in your mouths. ”

The bat smiled:

"No kidding, Your Excellency. We have teeth and birds don't, so we're not members of the bird family at all. Let's get involved in the internal strife of your people, that would be out of order. ”

The other said:

"We just hit here and pass by to see the excitement. That's the farewell. ”

With that, they flew away.

The blind flight of the two bats caused the birds to burst into laughter.

In the midst of laughter, some birds asked:

"Why can't Judge Owl do it himself?"

This question caused the owl to lash out. It flapped its wings hard and struck back loudly:

"I am the judge, and this is a divine mission from God. I must maintain the necessary dignity. ”

Faced with confusion and hopelessness, Judge Owl decides to carry out the "ultimate destiny" procedure - let God appoint an executioner.