Book1:TeDream-Maker (第83/166页)

oursnandking．Maythegodsblessyou.”TheypushedtheoedowntheslopingbankintothewaterandDimitriwentdownwithit,hidinguerbeheoe．

    Dimitriwasnotafrivolousmanwhorushedrashlyintotheunknownifhewasnotfidentofvictory．Hisassuranceofsuccessyinaremarkableadventurehehadthatveryafternooninthedeeprecessesofthosemountains，whenheacquiredhisbow,arrowandsword．Dimitriwasthirstyfromwanderingandlongedforadrinkwhenhecaughtaglimpseoftheyellowwallsofatempleinthedenselywoodedmountains．Hewalkeduptoitandkohissurprise，amonkeycametoahedoorandmadeasigniousobeisance．

    "Iamapasserby”’saidDimitri．”MayIseetheheadpriest?Ishein?"Themonkeypoioacloudinthesky，fromwhichDimitriuoodtheheadpriestwasout,wanderinglikeadriftingcloud．

    "MayIein?"heasked．Inreply,themoeppedasideahemanin．Ashesteppedin,Dimitriwassurprisedtoseemonkeyssweepingthecourtyard．Buthewasevenmoresurprisedwhenhepassedthestudyandsawothermonkeysreadingscriptures．Hewasinthecorridorwalkingtothebackyardwhen,tohissurprise,hesawabeautifulnakedgirl，withlongsnow-whitehair,washingherfeetbythestream．Amonkeywastherebyherside，wipingherexquisitefeetwithatowel．

    "Isn’tthattheflowerfairyofmydream?TheoheballetTheBearaerfly?Butsheisonlyacharacterintheballet．Ineverexpectedhertoreallyexist!"WhiteFairyturnedherheadandsawDimitristandiransfixed．Shegavehimacaptivatingsmileandsaid，

    "Ah!Youarefinallyhere．I’vebeenwaitingforyouforalongtime．PleaseetotheZenquartersforacupoftea.”Sayingso,shewalkedairilytowardshimlikeacloud，courteouslyinvitedhimiechamberandorderedthemofreshteaandfruitfuest．Curious,Dimitriasked，

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    "Fiveme．Idonotknowhowtocallyou，sweetfairy，butIwaslookingfortheheadpriestofthistemple.”

    "Iamtheheadpriest.”

    "Oh!Myrespectstoyou,headpriest．Ihopeyoudon’tmindmyinginunannounced．ButIamcuriousaboutwhyyouhavesomanymonkeysfordisciples.”WhiteFairyseemedlostinaperospectivereverieandsaid，

    "Yearsago，Iusedtobeahuhbowandarrows．Noanimalcouldescapeme．Onhearingasound,whetheritwasthefppingofwingsormovementinthegrass，Icouldshootitwithouthavingtotakeaimandnevermissed．Tocatchlivemonkeys,Iusedfreshfruitasbaitamanytrapsintheforest,butthedaythebaitwasgohetrapsdestroyed．Ihadfoundmyoppoofequalintelligence．Iwasveryangryanddecidedtogeteven．SoIsetmytrapsagainandwatearby．Oneday,afemalemonkeycameby，tookthefruitandbrokemytraps．Iwasfuriousandshotitwithmybowandarrow，killingitinstantly．Iwasetedfettingmyrevehrewthebodyasideahome．Butwheosetthetrapsagaiday,thedeadbodywasgone．Surprisedandcurious,IfollowedthetumblingfootstepsandbloodstainsonthegrassandmuduntilIcametoatree．Thereuhetreewasthedeadbodyofthemohfivelivebabymonkeysinherarmsandtearsintheerofhereyes．Shehadeouttolookforfoodforherbabies．Eveh，shecrawledbacktoherchildren．Facedwiththesequehesughter，Iwasstruckwithremorseanddecidedotogiveupmyprofessionofkillingandspendmytimedoinggooddeedsandraisingtheyoungorphanedmohosearethemonkeysyousaw.”Justthen,someeaglescircledtheskyaboveasifseekingtodesd.Amonkeyclimbedupthetowerandbeganstrikingthebellwitharod．Theairresouhpealsofmusic,elegantandsoothin