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星际动物园
1Youmustmarryme
NothingeverhappensonJustLikeHome—that'sthenameoftheplanetIliveon.Igetsobored!
ButtonightwasRememberingNightandthat'sexciting.There'sthebigfirewhereeverybodymustputonsomethingthattheyloveandwatchitburn.Thenthere'sthedancingroundthefire.
ButwhatIlikebestaboutRememberingNightaretheclothes.WeusuallywearwhatwelikeonJustLikeHome—buttheclothesmusthavethenameofourname-animalonthem.Forexample,Ialwayshavetheword'Hummingbird'onmyclothes,whichmeansmynameisHummingbird—Hummyforshort.
Nobodyknowswhatahummingbirdlookslike,butweknowwhatbirdsare.Birdsareanimalsthatfly.TheBookofRememberingtellsusthat.
Idon'talwaysbelievewhattheBookofRememberingsays.
NobodyknowswhoyouareonRememberingNightbecauseyouwearblackclothesthatcoveryoufromheadtofoot,andthereisnonameofyourname-animal.Youcanonlyseepeople'seyeslookingoutoftheeye-holesintheclothes.
Itwasdarkoutside.Theonlylightcamefromthebigfire.Ibeldmyfather'shandatfirstandwedancedtogether.MymotherdancedawayandIcouldn'tseeher.SoonIlostmyfather.Ididn'tknowwheretheywere.
Itdidn'tmatter.Iwasdancinginthemiddleofthecrowd.Ourfamilywouldmeettogetherintherobotplaneafterwards.
Therewereaboutathousandpeopleroundthefire.Toomanypeopletocount.NearlyeverybodyonJustLikeHomewasthere.
Everybody,onplanetsallovertheGalaxy,wasdancingroundfiresatthesametime.Whatawonderfulthing!
Thelastdancebegan.Youholdhandsinabigcircleroundthefire—everybodytogether.Youdanceroundandroundinacircleuntil…
Well,everybodyknowswhathappensintheend.
Iwasholdinghandswithsomeoneonmyrightandsomeoneonmyleft.Wewereallshouting,'BURNBURNBURNBURNBURNBURNBURN…'
Thelastdancewentonforalongtime.Intheendsomebodyfelldown.Hepulleddownthepeopleonbothsidesofhim.Thenpeopleonbothsidesofthemfelldown.Everybodywastootiredtostayontheirfeet.
Peoplefelldownallroundthecircle.Falling.Dying.
Wewearblackclothestoremember.WeremembertheBurning.
WerememberthatwehaveaGalaxy,butwearealone.Weareemptyinourhearts.WearetheonlylivingthingsintheGalaxy.
Sad.Lonelyandsad.
Ilayontheground,very,verytired.Iwashappyandsadatthesametime.Happytobewitheverybody,sadthatwewerealone.
Thentheworstthinginmylifehappened.Somebodycameuptomeandsaid,'Hello.'Ididn'tknowwhoitwas.Icouldonlyseehiseyesshininginthelightofthefire.Butitwasthevoiceofamanwhowasmucholderthanme.
'Hello?
'Ianswered.Ididn'twanttotalktohim.
'Isawyouinthedance,'hesaid.'Iknowyou'reayounggirlbecauseyouweredancinglikeayounggirl.Ithinkyou'reseventeenyearsold.'
'No,I'monlysixteen,'Isaid.
'Wonderful.JustwhatIwant,'saidtheman.'Iwillmarryyou.Youmustmarryme.'
Icouldn'tbelievewhathewassaying.Thiswasterrible.Andverybadluck.
Yes,itwastrueawomanmustmarryanymanwhoasksheronRememberingNight—byorderoftheStarCouncil.I'msixteensoI'mawoman,notachild.Icouldn'tsaynotothisman.Iwassickinmyheart.
'Myname'sBuff,'themansaid.'What'syourname,sweetheart?
'
'Er,myname's,er…Caterpillar,'Ilied.'I'musuallycalledKate.'
'Well,Kate,'Buffsaid,'willyoumarryme?
'
'I'msorry,Buff.IknowI'msixteenandoldenoughtogetmarriedbutmyparentsdon'twantmetogetmarriedyet.I'mtheironlydaughter.'
Bufflaughed.ItwasahorribleIaugh.HeenjoyedknowingIdidn'twanthim.Whatamonster!
Oh,thankEarth-and-animalsIhadn'ttoldhimmyrealname!
Ijumpedupsuddenlyandranintothecrowdsofpeopleinthedark.Iwassafe.Hecouldn'tfindme.Iwenttoourrobotplaneandsatinsideuntilmyparentscame.
Ididn'ttellmyparentsanything.Iwasafraid.TheStarCouncilsaidBuffwasrightandIwaswrong,andIdidn'tknowwhatmyparentswoulddo.
NextmorningIforgotaboutit.HowcouldBufffindme?
Therewerehundredsofgirlsonourplanet.Hedidn'tknowmyname.Hehadonlyseenmyeyes.
Suddenlymyfathercameintomyroom.'Hummingbird,'hesaidsadly.
'What'sthematter?
'Iasked.'WhyareyoucallingmeHummingbird,notHummy?
'
'Hummingbird,askyourrobotforaweddingdress.'
'Why?
Why?
'ButIknewtheanswer.
'YouwillmarryagentlemancalledBuffalo.'
'No,father,Ican't.'Istartedcrying.'Idon'twantto.I'mtooyoung.Idon'twanttoleaveyou.Ihatehim!
'
Myfathershookhishead.'Please,Hummy,it'sonlyforoneyear.Youcan'tbeachildforever.Lotsofgirlsdon'twanttogetmarriedatfirst.TheStarCouncilsayswemustgetmarriedasoftenaspossibleandhavechildren.Youknowwhy.'
'Why?
'Ispokelikeasmallchild.
'Becausewearelonely.BecausethereisnothingintheGalaxyexceptus.Youknowallthat,Hummy.'
Thedressing-robotmademeaweddingdress—wehaverobotsforeverythinglikethat.Thedresswaswhiteandcoveredmealloverexceptformyeyes.
Myfathertookmyarm.
Buffwaswaitingwithmymother.Isawhiseyesthroughtheeye-holesofhisweddingsuit.Theyweresmallmeaneyes.
'Hello,Kate,'hesaid.
Myfathersaid,'HernameisHummingbird.'
'Iknow,Iknow,'Buffsaid.
'Howdidyoufindme?
'IaskedBuff.
'Ihadasmallcamera,'heanswered.'Itookaphotoofyoureyes.Didyouknowthateverybody'seyesaredifferent?
Nobodyhaseyeslikeyours.'
Iturnedtomyfather.'Listentohim!
Can'tyouseehowhorribleheis?
Pleasedon'tmakememarryhim.'
Myfatherdidn'tsayanything.Hecouldn'thelpme.
YoucansaynoifamanasksyoutomarryhimonRememberingNight.Butyoumusthaveaveryspecialreason.AreasonthattheStarCouncilwillaccept.IfyouaredoingworkthatisimportantfortheGalaxy,theCouncilwillusuallyacceptthatasagoodreason.
Icouldn'tthinkofanythinglikethat.Butitwassomethingtohopefor…ifIcouldescape.
Iwasafraid.Ididn'twanttorunawayandneverseemyfamilyagain.
Someneighboursarrived,andtheweddingbeganimmediately.
Buffstoodnexttomeandheldmyhand.Hishandwaslargeandalittlewet.HowIhatedhim!
MyfatherpickeduptheBookofRemembering.Heread,'InthebeginningthereweremillionsofplanetsintheGalaxybuttherewasonlylifeonone.ThatwastheplanetEarth.Peopleandanimalslivedtogether.ButpeoplepollutedEarth.Itbecametoohotforanimalstolive.Theydied.Alltheanimalsdied.SopeopleleftEarthandneverreturnedtothatplanet.TheirheartswereemptywhentheyleftEarth,emptytoday,emptyforever…'
Buffwasstillholdingmyhand.
Myfatherspokeagain.'Buffalo,willyoutakemydaughterHummingbirdtobeyourwifeforoneyear,inthenameofEarthandtheanimals?
'
Buffanswered,'Iwill.'
Myfatherturnedtome.'Hummingbird,willyoutakethismanBuffalotobeyourhusbandforoneyear,inthenameofEarthandtheanimals?
'
That'swhenIran.
Ilettheweddingdressfalloffme.Iranfast.TheyranaftermebutIcouldrunmuchfasterwithouttheweddingdress.Igottoourrobotspaceship,jumpedintoitandsaid,'Takeoff.'
'Whyarepeoplerunningtowardsus?
'thespaceshipasked.
'Takeoffnow!
'Ishouted.'It'slifeordeath!
'
Thespaceshipcouldn'targue.Ittookoff.
JustLikeHomewasgreenallover—fieldsofwheateverywhere.Iwasoutinspacelookingbackatmyplanet.Allaroundmewerestars.
ThemillionsofstarsintheGalaxy—that'swhereIcouldhide!
2Aspaceshipmadeofplastic
Icouldn'tbelievewhatI'ddone.I'drunaway—me!
I'mnotverybraveandIlovemyparentsverymuch.IneverthoughtIcouldeverdisobeythem.
Iwasafraid.AndIfeltsadformyparents.Poormotherandfather!
ButIhadtolivemyownlife.Icouldn'tgetmarriedtoahorribleoldmanlikeBuffalo!
IknewtheywouldfollowmequicklysoItoldthespaceshiptotakemetoaveryquietpartoftheGalaxy,alongwayfromanyplanetswithpeopleon.
Thespaceshipwent.
HowcanaspaceshiptravelacrosstheGalaxyinnotimeatall?
Well,Ilearnttheanswertothatinschool.Therearealotoflittleblackholesinspace.Theyareaboutasbigasapotato.AspaceshipgoesintooneblackholeandcomesoutofanotherblackholeontheothersideoftheGalaxy.
Don'taskmehowabigthinglikeaspaceshipcangointoathingassmallasapotato.Iwasprobablyasleepwhentherobotteachertoldmetheanswertothat!
Nobodycouldfindmenow.IwasinthemiddleoftheGalaxyinemptyspace.
Therewerestarsabovemyhead,starsbelowmyfeet,starsonmylefthand,starsonmyrighthand.
Strange.Iknewallthesestarswerealong,longwayawaybuttheydidn'tlookfaraway.Theylookedveryclose;Iwantedtoreachoutmyhandandtouchthem.
Andthesilence.Sovery,very,veryquiet.
TheBookofRememberingsayshowIfelt:
'Theirheartswereempty.'
Myheartwasempty.IsawmillionsofstarsbuttherewasnolifeintheGalaxyexceptushumans.Well,therearepotatoesandwheatandricebutyoucan'ttalktovegetables.
Wearealone.
TheBookofRememberingsayswedidit.WepollutedEarthandsokilledalltheanimals.WeranawayfromEarthandwe'restillrunning.Thatwastwentythousandyearsagoandwestillcan'tforget.
TheBookofRememberinggivesnamesforthousandsofanimals.Fantastic!
Couldtherereallybethousandsofanimals?
Theideaofanimalsissostrange.Whatdidtheylooklike?
TheBookofRememberinghasnopictures,butsaystherearebirdsthatfly,andfishthatswim.Thereareanimalswithnolegs,andanimalswithlotsoflegs—ugh!
Whatahorribleidea!
Cananybodybelievestorieslikethat?
AndnowIwasrunningawaytoo.PerhapsIwaswrongtorun
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