May 3, 2007, Liufeng Village, Ma County, Guixi City, China.

In an old tiled house from the 80s, vines crawling all over the walls, blue-black bricks that have not corroded over time, some of them have begun to weather, and they are dark and old, and there are two children of seven or eight years old, a little girl and a little boy, standing in front of the tiled house.

At this moment, the little girl said to the little boy who was taller than herself:

"Brother, it's early after school today, Dad said why should we go to the field at the foot of Fox Mountain to get some vegetables after school, Mom and Dad are working there today. ”

I saw the little boy put down the schoolbag in his hand, picked up the small basket that their father had made on his back, and smiled at the little girl:

"Well, I see, let's go, old girl. ”

At this time, the little girl also hurriedly ran over to pick up a small basket, but was stopped by the little boy.

The little boy smiled and said, "Sister, you don't need to carry it, why did the teacher say that girls are not allowed to do heavy work, brother, as a little man, a basket is enough, you can follow behind the old brother." ”

The little girl's face was full of light, so she stepped forward and took the little boy's hand, and said warmly:

"Dude is so nice!"

"Wait a minute, go back to the house and get something. ”

The little boy seemed to have forgotten something, was very mysterious, turned around and hurried into the house, and after a while, he ran out, carrying in his hand the gift that his father had given him - a slingshot.

Leisurely, the little boy smiled proudly:

"I've got to take this, my dad gave me a gift, take it, defend myself, in case there's a big bad wolf or a beast or anything like that, it will come in handy. ”

After saying that, the little boy wiped the slingshot with the corner of his clothes, and seemed to cherish the slingshot very much.

And when the little girl heard the little boy say that there were big bad wolves and terrible beasts, she was frightened, and goosebumps rose up, and said:

"Ah, the big bad wolf, the beast, it's terrible. ”

At this moment, I saw the little boy make a grimace at the little girl and said:

"Coward, brother is scaring you, how can there be any big bad wolf and big beast, even if there is, there is an old brother, who will protect you. ”

After that, the little boy ran towards the track and field.

"Really, bad brother, you're dead, scare me, see if I don't hit you, wait for me..."

The little girl also caught up.

At this moment, the brother and sister walked towards the field path and came to the foot of Fox Mountain.

The little girl jumped up and down along the way, and sang a melodious singing:

"The little swallow wears flower clothes, comes here every spring, comes here every spring, I ask the swallow why you come, the swallow says that the spring here is the most beautiful......"

The little boy next to him was playing with his slingshot all the way, aiming everywhere, pulling the bow everywhere, and he was very happy.

At this time, the little boy took the slingshot and aimed at the little girl's back, wanting to play tricks, but inadvertently saw a few ballpoint pen strokes on the back of the little girl's clothes, like graffiti, so he said:

"Old sister, are you being bullied by the fat man behind you today? ”

"Yes, brother, he tore up my homework book today for no reason, and scolded me for being a little dumb girl..."

At this moment, the little girl stopped moving forward, instantly became pitiful, and with crying in her words, she looked very aggrieved.

Apparently the little boy was very angry, and said:

"How can this be reasonable, why don't you tell my brother at school, my brother has to go to make him a meal, he always bullies you, and did he draw these graffiti on your clothes?"

The little girl did not say anything, her watery eyes were moist, and the little boy stepped forward and wiped away the little girl's tears with his own clothes.

"Okay, don't cry, sister, tomorrow my brother will be angry for you, otherwise he will always bully you, from the first grade to the second grade, the tiger is not powerful, when we are sick cats, how can we be angry with the fat man again." The little boy comforted.

"Dude. The little girl smiled slightly.

"What's the matter, old girl. The boy replied.

"Brother, it's good to have you!" the little girl whispered.

"Okay, let's go, otherwise, I'll be back later, Dad. The little boy said.

"Yes. The little girl replied.

......

So the two continued on their way to the mountain trail.

Walking and walking, I came to the foot of Fox Mountain, and suddenly, in the jungle beside the cliff, there was a burst of 'squeak' sounds.

At this time, the weeds in the jungle were constantly swinging, as if something was there and screaming.

The curious little girl ran over to find out, completely forgetting that the little boy had said before he came, the beast and the big bad wolf, and was not at all vigilant.

Sure enough, a shrill cry from a little girl came:

"Snake... Snake... Snakes, such big snakes. ”

In an instant, the little girl was so frightened that her legs weakened, and she turned around and staggered back, but accidentally tripped over a stone on the road and fell to the ground.

At this moment, the little boy heard the little girl's scream, and immediately stepped forward to help her up, and the jungle still squeaked, which was very terrifying, and the little boy took out the slingshot from the basket, and while supporting the little girl, he carefully stepped back.

At this time, the little girl's expression was very panicked, and her mouth kept calling:

"Snake... Snake... Snake... What a big snake, biting a 'dog', so scary, so scary... Scared to death. ”

"Snake?' dog?" the little boy wondered.

The little girl's face was full of anxiety and said:

"Well, I saw a big and terrible snake, biting a white 'dog', so terrible, a lot of blood, so terrifying, brother, hurry up and find a way to save that 'dog', it's so pitiful. ”

The little boy helped the little girl to the side of the road stones, picked up a few stones from the ground by the way, took the slingshot and aimed at the grass swinging in front of him, and carefully approached step by step.

As she got closer and closer, she was only five meters away from the swinging grass, when she saw a big black python biting the leg of a white 'dog' in its mouth, and it was obvious that the little girl was not wrong.

The 'dog' seemed to be dying and struggling, desperately breaking free from the mouth of the python, but unfortunately the body part was wrapped around the snake's body, unable to move, and the blood on his legs stained the grass next to him red, and it seemed that he had no strength to struggle.

At this time, the little boy aimed at the head of the python with a slingshot, pulled the rubber band hard, aimed at the head of the python, shot with a full bow, and the stone hit the left eye of the python at a fast speed.

'Bang', blood splattered, and now the python was not blind but also injured.

At this time, the big python was attacked by a stone in the eye, and hurriedly let go of his mouth, the "dog" was finally saved, obviously the battle was not over, but the atmosphere became tense.

This time it was completely angry with the python, only to see it hurriedly turn the snake's body, its eyes were facing the little boy, its mouth kept sticking out its tongue, making a 'bang' sound, and there was still the blood of "dog" at the corner of its mouth, looking to attack the little boy.

Said that it was slow and fast, I saw that the little boy continued to shoot at the python with a full bow in a row, a few stones came down, all hit the head of the python, blood splashed, the injured python, did not dare to go further, hurriedly turned around and fled to the grass in the gray, this time the 'dog' was saved.

The little boy was still very vigilant, and kept throwing a few stones into the grass around him to make sure that the python had run, so he walked forward slowly, picked up the injured 'dog' on the ground, quickly and carefully left the grass, and returned to the little girl.

The little girl looked at the injured 'dog' and asked, "Brother, how is it, how is it, is it injured, what about the python?"

The little boy smiled proudly: "It's okay, how could my brother get hurt, but the big python was beaten away by your brother with a slingshot, it's amazing, I don't think it dares to appear again, haha..."

After speaking, the little boy put down the 'dog' in his arms.

The little girl gently stroked the little fox and said warmly:

"Wow, this 'dog' is so beautiful, with a colorful tail, or the color of the rainbow, 1, 2, 3... The tail has seven colors, but it's a pity that its legs seem to be injured, brother, you see, there is a lot of blood, so poor, hateful python. ”

The little boy seemed to think that something was wrong, obviously the 'dog' did not look like a real dog, it looked a little smaller than a dog, and the ears were large, something was wrong, it seemed that he had seen it somewhere.

Suddenly, the little boy had a flash of inspiration, this is not the fox mentioned in the textbook, not a dog, so he said:

"Old sister, it's not a dog, it's a little fox mentioned in the textbook, and there are more dogs than it. ”

The little girl stroked the little fox's head, slightly:

"It turned out to be a cute little fox, I like it so much, brother, let's take it back and raise it." ”

The little boy touched the body of the little fox, and when he saw that it was not moving, he said:

"Okay, if you like it, but it's motionless now?"

The little girl continued: "Brother, look at its legs, it has shed a lot of blood, and now it is motionless, is it dead. ”

The little boy also seemed anxious.

"Let the old brother see. ”

The little boy picked up the little fox and looked at the injured little fox, as if it had been bitten on its hind legs, and the blood was still flowing out.

So the little boy tore his clothes hard, tore off a rag, walked to the side of the road, picked a few pieces of wild flowers and plants, put them in his mouth and chewed them, and put them on the injured leg of the little fox, bandaged it, and tied it firmly.

It is a common hemostatic herb that is commonly used in rural areas and is generally found on both sides of roads.

The little fox's bleeding finally stopped.