Star turtle and sun

 

Star turtle and sun

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Betty, the crow, flapped her wings and chattered to Agudemba and the coachman Adhuo about the story of the tortoise woman and the tortoise.

At this time, the wise man Agudengba remembered the instructions given by the God of the Snow Land when he came to the mortal world: You must go to the mortal world to help those creatures in need, so that they can stay away from ignorance, understand the meaning of life, and find their belongings.

Agudemba said to Betty the crow and Adhuo the coachman:

In Myanmar and India, there is a kind of earth tortoise. They have a beautiful name, called star tortoise. The star tortoise is mainly distributed in India and southern Myanmar and is a reptile of the genus Tortoise. The shell of the Burmese star tortoise is relatively long and narrow, with radial patterns on the carapace and plastron. The carapace is flat and not raised, the plastron is mostly light yellow, the head and limbs are yellow-brown, and the front feet are covered with thick raised scales. The Burmese star tortoise is very popular among people because of its beautiful carapace pattern.

The Burmese star tortoise is a herbivore and likes to feed on fruits, prickly cacti, plants with thick stems and leaves, and thistles. It likes to live in places with high air humidity, mainly living in shrubs, grass and other places.

Agudengba said again:

I once met a Burmese star tortoise named Monni, who thought he was smarter than all the tortoises. Because Burmese star tortoises are sensitive to red, they are usually active in the morning and live a carefree life, eating and sleeping at any time. When Meng Ni woke up in the morning, she looked at the sun and thought about her thoughts. It looks at the sun every day, and it thinks and thinks until it forgets everything and has wild imaginations.

  I thought Mengni was strange, so I asked it: "Why do you always look at the sun?"

"I want to be the sun." Meng Ni said to me in an astonishing voice: "Why can't I replace the sun and let the sun be the star tortoise?"

I said to Mengni: "The sun is very good to us. It is upright and kind, and its sunshine shines on the earth. How can you be the sun? You can't even shine."

"Why do people call me Star Turtle? There are radial patterns on my carapace and plastron. I can shine, and it shines better than the sun," Mengni said. "I want to be the sun." She raised her head to face the sun. Said, "Sun, do you hear me? Come down and be the tortoise, and let me be the sun."

Agudenba said:

It was almost dusk and the sun was slowly setting in the sky. The golden light of the sun shines on all things on the earth. I prayed to the gods and asked them to help me satisfy the star turtle Meng Ni’s wishes.

The god came forward and said to the sun: Talk to the star turtle and try your best to meet Meng Ni's request.

The sun then said to the star turtle: "Menni, what are you thinking about? Say it, I can hear you."

Star Turtle Mengni said: "I want you to take my place as a Star Turtle."

The sun said: "There must be a sun to illuminate the earth."

"Don't think that you are the only one who is good and capable!" Star Turtle Mengni replied angrily, "You are the stupidest sun I have ever seen."

"My good friend Star Turtle Mengni, please listen to me," said the sun. "We all have to do our part. My responsibility is to light up the earth. I am the sun, you are the star turtle, and your responsibility is to do a good job." Your job. If we all do our duty, we will all be happy and happy."

"I understand all these principles," Star Turtle Mengni said, "Of course the earth needs sunlight to illuminate it. But this is the best place for me to do, so I want to be the sun again."

The sun pondered silently for a while, and finally it said: "Okay, from now on, you can be the sun, and I will be the star tortoise instead of you."

With the help of divine power, the star turtle Mengni became the sun. It is full of energy and shines brightly all day long. It also decided to bring justice to the earth. It shines a ruthless, intense ray of sunlight on those people and creatures it believes must be destroyed. Many people died in the sun, but Meng Ni, the star turtle, was very happy because she thought she was eradicating all evil, disease and bacteria on the earth.

But Wanwu didn't understand what was going on. Star Turtle Mengni kept emitting strong sunlight, and soon everyone felt it was too hot. Whether they are humans or animals, they all have to dig deep holes in the ground to live in them to avoid the terrible sunlight.

Some people and animals ran to the big cat king and said: "We are dying of misery now! Since the star turtle Meng Ni became the sun, the earth has been too hot. We can no longer live a normal life and can only live in holes like ants." "

"Me too." After saying this, the big cat king hurriedly retreated into the cave, because he was also afraid of Mengni, the star turtle who acted as the sun.

People and other animals ran to find the sun that originally illuminated the earth, and said angrily: "Sun God, this is your fault! You gave up your responsibility and let the star turtle Menni take your place. Now the sun is like this They were so ferocious that they killed many of our companions. Those who survived had to live like ants."

The donkey was also angry: "We are on tenterhooks all day long. Real life is too harsh and cruel. We are afraid of the scorching sunlight caused by the star turtle Mengni, so we have to hide in the cave. Now we can no longer see people's laughter." "

The sun accepted the criticism and turned into the biggest and thickest dark cloud it had ever seen. Dark clouds lie between the sun and the earth, and the star turtle Menni can no longer exert its power.

Star Turtle Mengni was so angry that she shouted loudly towards the sun: "Sun, where are you? Come back, you can be your sun again, I want to be a cloud."

"Well, you can be a cloud," said the sun, as it rose into the sky, shining brightly as it had done every day.

Star Turtle Mengni turned into a big and thick dark cloud, staying between the sun and the earth. The sun's rays cannot reach the ground, and everything is in darkness. Everything was distressed, and complained loudly to the sun: "This is your fault!"

The sun suddenly turned into the wind. A strong wind blew over. The wind was so fierce that it blew the dark clouds into pieces.

"I don't want to be a cloud anymore," Star Turtle Mengni shouted loudly, "I want to be a strong wind."

"Well," said the sun, "you can be a gale."

Star Turtle Mengni used all her strength to make waves. The wind was so strong that nothing could stop it. Everything that stands in its way is destroyed by it. For many days, the star turtle Menni was very happy there and the wind kept blowing.

But one day, Star Turtle Mengni saw that no matter how hard it tried, one thing always stood there, and that was a small mound of earth. So it loudly demanded: "I want to be a mound!"

Star Turtle Mengni turned into a mound, and he felt very solid. But this time, the angry donkey ran over. Under the trampling of the donkey's hooves, the small mound collapsed and turned into a pile of dust.

The dust flew to the sun and made this request: "I want to be a donkey. Let me be whatever I want to be."

"Okay," said the sun, "you can be a donkey."

The star turtle Mengni turned into a donkey, but a farmer's son saw it and put a rope around its neck and tied it to a big tree. Usually he is required to carry goods or pull stone mills.

"Sun, I can't stand the pain of being a donkey," Star Turtle Mengni shouted, "I'd better be a strong rope."

"Okay," Sun smiled at Star Turtle Mengni and said, "You can be anything you want."

So Meng Ni, the star turtle, turned into a rope. After a while, a brown puppy suddenly ran over. It was a very naughty puppy. It used its sharp teeth to bite, swing, and pull the rope around for a while, biting the rope into pieces, and then ran away happily. Star Turtle Mengni, who turned into a rope, was tortured very painfully.

Mengni once again shouted loudly to the sun: "I'll just be my star turtle."

At this time, the sun was silent.

Agudemba said to Betty the crow and Adhuo the coachman:

I pointed with my hand, and the rein turned into the star turtle Mengni again.

Star Turtle Mengni saw me and said: I understand, live happily and don’t have too many extravagant expectations. People who dream of becoming the sun are the stupidest people.

Agudemba sang a song "The Sun in Dreams":

 

There are always so many people in the world,

Think of yourself too highly,

As if I were the red sun,

Illuminating every corner of the world.

 

But we cannot forget one fact,

There are places where the sun cannot shine,

The sun also has its sunset time,

The sun in the dream will eventually die.