Old Wang has a pair of children. Twenty years ago, his two children were both admitted to the university, and after graduation, they were assigned to work in foreign countries and had already started their own families, so it was rare for them to come back once a year. Since then, Lao Wang has been living a life where one person is not hungry and the whole family is full. However, at that time, the old king in the class, in the unit is also a small section chief, has been busy, never idle, although over twenty years of single life, but never felt lonely.
Retired, the old king on the contrary, feel uncomfortable, day and night without a talk, it is difficult.
On one occasion, the old king felt bored, then strolled back to the bird market, in the bird market encountered quite familiar with the old man Sun. After the pleasantries, the old man heard the old king's "pain", so, suggested that he buy a parrot. Lao Wang asked Mr. Sun if there were any parrots to buy in the bird market. "I don't think so! If there are, they are just some 'bad stuff'." Old man Sun replied, and then said, "If you really want one, I can get you one, but the price is ......" Without waiting for old man Sun to finish his sentence, Lao Wang said: money is not a problem! As long as you can buy a parrot that understands human language, is willing to chatter with me, and is smart and active, I am willing to spend a little more money. Listen to the old king so, Sun old man began to analyze the current price of parrots to ...... the old king listened to, said nothing, agreed.
Three days just passed, Sun old man called and said: "I have helped you find a good parrot. This parrot is absolutely top-notch, to ensure your satisfaction. The price hasn't changed, it's just ...... "Old man Sun said here and stopped. After all, the old king has lived for decades, not less through those storms; social change, the hearts of people fluctuate, which does not look at the money on the part of. He knows: Sun old man to that "hard work". So, directly asked: how much? The caller: "Not much! Just one, large size". Old Wang thought: you are too cruel! I want to think, but, since we have talked to people, and, they do want a parrot for their own boredom, so, also agreed.
The old king saw the parrot and was very satisfied with its spirit and wit. The parrot was also very kind to the old king, and kept calling out, "Master Wang, how are you? The parrot was also very kind to old Wang, and kept calling out, "Master Wang, how are you? ......" This made Old Wang even happier.
After paying the old man Sun, the old king made a few rounds in the bird market, bought a new birdcage and replaced the old one, and then, carrying that new birdcage, he took the parrot home with him.
It was nearly noon when I got home. Old Wang hung up the new birdcage with the parrot in it, and then prepared the birdseed and his own lunch.
After working for a while, he finally got the food ready. Old Wang first put the bird food into the birdcage, and then, went back to the house to eat his lunch. Old Wang ate, while calculating: now, let the parrot eat a full, sleep; afternoon, let it first familiarize with a flower, a grass here; evening, give it a bath, let it eat well, rest well; tomorrow, and then nag it.
The next day, Old Wang got up early. He was afraid that the parrot had not yet woken up, so after washing it, he made breakfast first. Make breakfast, the old king carrying birdseed, while walking towards the door of the yard, while shouting, "parrot, parrot, eat breakfast miles!" There is no response ...... Old Wang walked to the near front, a look, not right! The parrot is in, how yesterday's birdseed is also in it? The old king thought: Could it be that the birdseed I made is not to the parrot's taste? Then look at the parrot - yesterday's kind of spirit is gone, asked the parrot three or five times, the parrot just does not answer. The old king went to the bird market and bought the parrot's favorite food, corn with parsley.
The corn food was placed in the birdcage's food waste for a whole morning, and did not move. "What's wrong with this?" The old king was a bit puzzled, "Could it be that the parrot is sick?"
For several days in a row, the parrot still ate very little. The old king cared for his parrot as much as he cared for the sick, but the parrot's "condition" did not improve. This is the first time I've seen a parrot in the world, and I'm sure it's a good one," he said!
This day, the old king stood next to the birdcage, pondering ...... after, picked up the phone, pulled up the number. The parrot listened to the sound of pulling the number, and knew that it was called to the old man Sun, so, hurriedly said, "Hang up! Don't allow you to call old man Sun." The parrot finally spoke. Old Wang was naturally delighted and immediately asked, "Why are you not allowed to call Old Man Sun?" The parrot asked, "Are you trying to send me to Old Man Sun?" The old king replied, "I do have this idea, no, I was about to call him." The parrot asked, "Why?" Old Wang said, "You just came to me, you're not used to it, you're not adapted to it, and you'll get sick easily. I want to send you to Old Man Sun's place for a few days, and then pick you up after your body recovers." After hearing this, the parrot shouted, "No, old man Sun is too bad!" Hearing the parrot yell like that, Old King froze there. The parrot went on to say, "I was bought by Old Man Sun the year before last from another bird dealer for eighty dollars, and since he has not been able to find a good buyer, I have been staying in his bird cage. He often denied me food and drink and beat me from time to time. That day, when you paid 588 dollars for me, I was in high spirits, and that was just pretense. If I didn't do that, old man Sun would beat me to death and punish me with no sleep and no food for three days." Oh! So that's how it was, but the old king still didn't understand a bit and asked the parrot suspiciously, "I gave you a new cage, a nice place to live, cooked your food myself, and gave you the best food. I treat you well, don't I? Why did you ignore me instead?" The parrot said a little sadly, "Through these days together, I know that you are good and great. In fact, I am also very willing to get along with you and chatter with you, just ......" The parrot said here, a little choked. The old king comforted it, "Don't be sad, isn't it better now! You are here with me, old man Sun can no longer bully you! If you have any requests or ideas, just tell me." "I can't say." At this time, the parrot was a little difficult, but, still said, "I am you pay a high price to buy, how can I have non-thinking?" The old king said, "What nonpartisan is not nonpartisan, what are your thoughts, just say it." "If I say it, you won't agree." The parrot said. "As long as I can do it, whatever you want, I'll do it for you." Old King said so. Seeing that Old King was so sincere, the parrot was very touched and cried, "I've been locked up in a cage for four or five years, I don't know if my parents are still alive? I don't know if my brothers and sisters are doing well, or if they're just like me, locked in a birdcage. Master Wang, I know you are a good person, I want to ask you to let me go, let me go back to nature, go back to my parents, and frolic, play, sing, and dance with my brothers and sisters....... I will still come to see you every day and chatter with you. I will also bring my kind to visit you if you wish." Hearing these mortal words of the parrot, the old king was a little heartbroken and pitied the parrot. The old king reached down and opened the birdcage, and said to the parrot, "I'm letting you go, you deserve to be free, you can go now." Freedom! The parrot couldn't control his excitement and flung himself into Old Wang's arms, saying gratefully, "Thank you, Mr. Wang! As I said, I will come to see you tomorrow." With that, the parrot flew away merrily to wherever it was supposed to go.
Early the next morning, the parrot really kept its word and came to Old Wang's house. It looked like the parrot was much more energetic and lively. After chattering for two hours, the parrot went back.
On the third day, the parrot came again, just a little later. After chattering with the parrot for a few moments, the old king realized that the parrot was a bit sullen and absent-minded, as if it had something on its mind. So the old king asked, "Is something wrong?" The parrot replied, "Nothing! Just a little tired." After hearing this, the old king let out an "oh", and then, told the parrot to go back to rest early.
After an interval of two days, the parrot came again. When he saw the parrot, the old king asked with concern, "Is your health better?" The parrot stammered and did not answer directly. Lao Wang carefully scrutinized the parrot, only to see the parrot's downcast appearance, and felt that it had not had a good time in the past few days! Then he saw the way it stammered, there must be something going on! So, the old king forced the parrot to tell the truth.
The parrot said, "When I first went back, after everyone saw me, they were all very happy and received me, and brought me everything that was good to eat and use." As the parrot spoke, his eyes began to wet and continued, "Later, I realized: they didn't even have food to fill their stomachs." Puzzled, the old king asked, "What was that all about?" The parrot sighed and said, "You don't know - the mountains and forests nowadays are either occupied or destroyed by human beings; either someone has contracted it out, or someone has 'remodeled' it. We birds no longer have food to forage ...... Some have starved to death, some have been frozen to death, and some have been captured by humans and locked up in bird cages for their amusement and entertainment." The parrot sadly continued, "No, yesterday and the day before yesterday, I searched for two whole days without finding a single grain of food, and then I was chased by those mountain people for a while, and almost even lost my life." Hearing this, the old king was also sad, and sighed: "The sadness of birds is made by mankind; but the sadness of mankind is of its own making." The old king then said to the parrot, "Although I have only a meager meal here, it is better than nothing! You might as well come and eat with me. You are still free to come and go, and if you have time to talk to me, you can talk to me, and if you don't, it doesn't matter. Anyway, I can still plant flowers and raise grass."
That day, the parrot did not return to its companion, but stayed and nagged with the old king for most of the night. Later, they both fell asleep and slept soundly. Deep in their sleep, both the old king and the parrot had a dream: a dream that they would keep chattering and being happy and delighting in each other forever and ever ......