When behind you is a dangerous muzzle of a gun and in front of you is a steep cliff, how will you decide?
Oil painting "The Top of the Mountain"
When lives are threatened, the impala population is able to save the other half of its compatriots by willingly sacrificing half of its compatriots in order to win the chance to survive. The impala in crisis has built a bridge of life with its flesh and blood, in exchange for the hope of the survival of the younger generation of compatriots, and the fearlessness and brilliance of life shine at this moment. Below, please enjoy the reading work "Impala Flying Ferry (Excerpt)" brought by Teacher Zhang Jiarong and Xu Zhu from Baijiazhuang Primary School in Chaoyang District, Beijing, and feel the life-shaking power of the antelope population.
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Oil painting of "Stag in a Rocky Coast Bay"
Zhang Jiarong, Promise: The indomitable spirit builds the bridge of life
Impala Flying Ferry (excerpt)
Author: Shen Shixi
Total Readers: Zhang Jiarong, Promise
With the roar of the sickle-headed sheep, the gray-black female impala woke up like a dream and retreated from the edge of the cliff. The entire impala herd is quickly divided into two groups, one for the elderly impala and one for the young impala. In the elderly impala team, there are male impala and female impala, the coat color on the body is relatively dark, and the two horn base stripes are clearly visible; in the young impala team, the age is uneven, there are strong middle-aged impala, there is a large impala who has just stepped into the adult ranks, and there is also a semi-large impala who has not yet taken off. After the two groups were separated, the number of old impalas was obviously much smaller than that of the young impala, about a dozen less.
"Hillside Sheep" Chinese painting
The sickle-headed sheep had been standing in the young impala's paddle, and his eyes turned back and forth between the two groups of impala, and he gave a sad whisper, and walked with a heavy step to the old impala.' Seven or eight middle-aged male impala followed the sickle-headed sheep, and also automatically came out of the young impala and joined the ranks of the elderly impala, so that the number of the two groups of impala was roughly balanced.
"Qinghai Seal Zeku and Ri" Hu Xinjian
Just then, I saw that out of the old impala came a prodigy, the hair on its neck was long and the chest was long, the face was wrinkled, and the two horns had long been mutilated by the wind and dust of the years, and I knew at a glance that I was about to report to another world. The old sheep walked out of the queue and gave a gestured to the young impala, and a half-sized impala came out in response. An old man and a young man walked to the sad cliff, took a few steps back, suddenly, the semi-large impala galloped forward, almost at the same time, the old sheep also raised their hooves to quickly help, the half-large impala ran to the edge of the cliff, jumped, jumped towards the opposite side of the mountain stream, the old sheep followed closely behind the half-large impala, the first hook, also jumped out of the cliff.
"Leap" Dalí
This old and young, the jump time is slightly in order, the amplitude of the jump is also slightly different, the angle of the semi-large impala is slightly higher, and the angle of the old sheep is slightly lower, which is equivalent to one before and one after, one high and one low. I was taken aback, how, suicide also has to be paired up young and old, one-on-one pair to die? This half-large impala and this old ram, unless they put on their wings, would never have jumped onto the opposite cliff!
Sure enough, the half-large impala only jumped to a distance of about four meters, and its body began to fall down, descending from the highest point, drawing a terrible arc in the air, and I thought that at most, for a second or two, it would inevitably fall into the abyss, into the hell of death. I was thinking about it, when suddenly, a shot that I could not have dreamed of appeared: the old sheep, with skillful jumping skills, at the moment when the half-large impala landed from the highest point, the body appeared under the hooves of the half-large impala, and the propulsion was obviously slightly better than the half-large impala, and when its body appeared under the half-large impala hoof, it was just at the highest point of the jumping arc, just like the two spaceships completed docking in the air, and the four hooves of the half-large impala slammed on the broad and strong back of the old man. Like enjoying a springboard for free, it takes off again in the air, and its falling body miraculously rises again.
Antelope oil painting sketch
And the old ram is like the shell of a rocket that has been delivered with fuel, automatically detached from the spaceship, no, more tragic than the rocket shell, under the violent kicking of the semi-large impala, like a bird that has suddenly broken its wings and falls straight down. Although this second jump is far less powerful than the first, and the height is only half that of the ground jump, it is enough to cross the remaining two meters. I saw the half-large impala land lightly on the opposite peak, screaming with excitement, and burrowing behind the rock and disappearing.
After the successful jump, a pair of impala jumped up in the air, and a dazzling arc was drawn on the mountain stream, and each young impala successfully flew across, which meant that an elderly impala fell to pieces.
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Above the mountain stream, parallel to the rainbow, a bridge was also erected, a bridge made of death piers. No crowding, no scrambling, orderly, fast flying. I stared intently at the group of old impalas who were destined to die, and thought to myself, maybe there are some slippery old impalas who will sneak from the death to the newborn, but what shocked me was that from the beginning to the end, no old impala changed its position for itself.
They are willing to use their lives to open a way for the next generation to survive.
Shanghai Mei Film Studio Ink animation "Impala Flying Ferry" trial chapter
About the author
Shen Shixi, real name Shen Yiming, born in October 1952 in Shanghai Tingzijian, originally from Cixi, Zhejiang, is a writer of contemporary Chinese animal novels. He is currently a member of the Children's Literature Committee of the China Writers Association and a director of the Shanghai Writers Association.
In 1980, he began to engage in amateur literature creation, and published his first animal novel "When the Elephant Herd Migrates" in Children's Literature. In October 1982, he joined the Yunnan Writers Association. In 1984, Shen Shixi's first collection of animal novels, The Seventh Hound, was published. Later, he published his first long animal novel "The Dream of the Wolf King", the novel "The Encounter of a Falcon", the short story collection "Impala Flying Ferry", and the growing autobiographical novel "Shen Shixi: My Childhood".
In Shen Shixi's pen, the animal world is the world of man, the animal world is equal to the human world, and Shen Shixi is full of feelings for the animal world. Through the animal worldview, it reflects human society and expresses a certain reflection on the weaknesses and complexities of human beings. Shen Shixi never hides that the animal world he writes about is the reference to the human world, so he can more calmly portray the character of the characters or animals in his works; in Shen Shixi's creation, whether it is harmony or slaughter, it points to a theme, that is, the full display and affirmation of the life state of wild animals, and animals have become the most praiseworthy existence in nature.
About co-readers
Baijiazhuang Primary School, Chaoyang District, Beijing
Teacher | Zhang Jiarong
Longxi Campus
Student | promise
Longxi Campus Grade 2 (1) Class
Dialogue with the reader
Promise, this year 7 years old. From the second grade (1) class of Longxi Campus of Baijiazhuang Primary School, she is a warm and cheerful and helpful girl. I read books every day and am often attracted by the wonderful and interesting content in the books. Reading books not only allows her to increase her knowledge, but also makes her feel very happy.
What was the most touching part of this article?
Promise: The part that moved me the most in the article was that when the impala were flying, the elderly impala voluntarily jumped off the cliff to give the young impala a springboard in the air, preferring to sacrifice themselves and fall to pieces, but also to protect the young impala to successfully fly.
Why does the old impala help the young impala fly across and the young impala help the old impala fly?
Promise: Because the elderly impala are very old, they may not live long. Young impala will continue to grow, they are the hope of the impala population, only if they survive can ensure the development of the entire population.
What can you think of after reading this article?
Promise: The article describes that when the impala flew across, the elderly impala left the hope of life to the young impala, and they successfully protected the entire population at the cost of their lives. This reminds me of the heroes and martyrs of the older generation. In the face of the enemy, they would rather give up their lives than protect the country and the people. It is their heroic sacrifice that makes us able to study quietly in a warm classroom today. Therefore, we must also study harder and contribute our share to our motherland and people when we grow up!
Zhang Jiarong: Promise to be able to achieve Standard Mandarin when reading, the tone is natural, the intonation is fluctuating, and the rhythm is moderate. From her reading voice, you can feel the tacit cooperation between the old impala and the young impala, as well as the tension of the scene at that time. Her reading is very contagious, allowing people to enjoy beauty in a clear voice.
Extension: When human and animal roles are swapped
Humans, as the spirits of all things, pick up the terrifying shotgun in their hands and chase the impala to the edge of the cliff, but the human shotgun can destroy their flesh, but it cannot yield to its spirit. People are accustomed to dominating other animals, at the top of the food chain, and have no choice but to pay homage to the impala's fearless sacrifice. So when humiliated animals break free from chains and swap human roles, what do humans think? Please enjoy the manga from "Visual Chronicle".
Animals in nature need to be treated well, and their demands for life also need to be respected. Respecting and caring for wild animals is also protecting ourselves. Please enjoy the public welfare micro-film "Along the Pattern of the Elephant", through the pattern of the elephant, feel the power of life.
Conclusion: In this world where everything coexists, every life is worthy of awe, and the impala population builds bridges of life with indomitable spirit, ensuring the continuation of the race. After the gunshots, there was no winner. As aggressors and predators of nature, we should put down the shotgun in our hands, fear life, care for nature, and guard our common home!
In this issue, I will read the special topic of "Great Ideological and Political Lessons"
Impala Flying Ferry
Contributed by: Baijiazhuang Primary School, Chaoyang District, Beijing
Reading soundtrack: Nightingale-Yanni
Long Comic Source: Visual Chronicles
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