White Feather Wangsugi

"Erlang! Chao'er!" "Brother! Where are you!" Old Zheng's father and son, both shirtless and with dark skin exposed, ran along the embankment by the lake, anxiously looking for and calling for their youngest son.

Zheng Chao, the second son of the Zheng family, probably inherited his father and brother's water quality, like a water monkey, he would plunge into the lake without paying attention.But this kid is only six or seven years old, and his height is only as high as Zheng's father's belly button. The water of Liyang Lake, when it rains a little, can drown even Zheng's father, let alone Zheng Chao's little doll!

But this day was really unfortunate. It rained heavily in Liyang County a few days ago, and it lasted for five days. The water in the lake soared, and even the fishing boats did not dare to go fishing in the middle of the lake easily.

Father Zheng looked at the messy fishing nets by the lake and the gravel pushed onto the embankment by the tide, and was very anxious: "This little ancestor! I didn't catch him for a while, and got lost again! Alas! I am so anxious!"

Eldest brother Zheng Tao ran for a long time and was panting heavily, seeing his father in such a hurry, he quickly comforted him: "Father, don't worry, Erlang is born with good water skills, every time he can turn a bad luck into a good one, this time is definitely no exception. "

Just as he was persuading Dad, Zheng Tao glanced ahead inadvertently, suddenly pointed not far away, and exclaimed: "Father! Dad! Look! That's Erlang!"

Father Zheng hurriedly looked in the direction he pointed, no!A naked little doll with white stripes was nestling in the middle of a group of fishing nets, so absorbed in what he was doing that he didn't even hear his father and brother calling loudly.

The Zheng family father and son breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly ran towards Zheng Chao's direction.After running up to him, Dad Zheng saw clearly what his unlucky baby was doing. He saw Zheng Chao holding an egret entangled in a fishing net in his arms, carefully untying the messy fishing net on its legs.

The egret was originally peacefully perched in Zheng Chao's arms, allowing him to help him get out, but when he saw Zheng Adie and Zheng Tao running over, the egret suddenly struggled uneasily, and the fishing net on his legs trembled and became tighter.

Feeling the strangeness of the egret, Zheng Chao hurriedly looked up and saw his father and brother who came to look for him. Zheng Chao smirked, turned around, rubbed the egret's silky feathers, and softly comforted him: "Little Bai Guai, don't be afraid, those are my father and elder brother, they are good people, they won't hurt you!"

Egret seemed to be able to understand people's words, gradually calmed down, and continued to let Zheng Chao untie the fishing net for it, with a pair of dark eyes, but always staring at the Zheng family father and son who came forward vigilantly.

The fishermen by Liyang Lake have always lived in harmony with waterfowl and never interfered with their habitat and predation.When Father Zheng saw the egret, he simply stepped forward to help his youngest son untie the fishing net.Zheng Adie has been fishing for decades, but he is much more agile than Zheng Chao, and he untied the fishing net in a short while.

The egret finally broke free from the shackles of the fishing net, shook its long and thin legs, flapped its wings and flew towards the lake.

Zheng Chao thought he had done a good deed, jumped up and down happily, and plunged into the lake as if chasing an egret!Terrified, Father Zheng quickly jumped into the lake, desperately trying to fish out his troubled son.

The egret, which had already flown away, inadvertently looked back to see this scene, turned around suddenly, flew back quickly, circled above Zheng Chao's head, and slowly led him to swim to the shore.

The elder brother on the shore was so angry with his younger brother that he picked up Zheng Chao in the water and spanked his bottom hard.But Zheng Chao didn't cry at all, he just let out an "Aiyo", rubbed his sore buttocks, and smiled foolishly at the egret above his head.

The Zheng family boy went ashore, and the egret spread its wings and flew to the tall fir tree by the lake.Zheng Chao waved to the egret on the top of the tree, and was immediately pulled by one arm by his father and brother, and carried home angrily.The egret stood on the top of the cedar tree, quietly watching the three of them as they drifted away...