A large wooden bridge that grows out
Text: Xie Changhua | Photo: Cheng Sixin
Listen to the Golden Eagle cartoon host Sister Little Swallow tell the story
The blue fox and his friends wanted to explore the mountains and forests on the other side of the river, but the river was wide and deep, and the current was so fast that it was impossible to cross.
The black bear said, "Let's build a wooden bridge." ”
The blue fox shook his head: "There used to be a wooden bridge here, but every time it rains, it washes the bridge away." Even if the bridge is built, and a sudden rainstorm washes the wooden bridge away, it will be difficult for us to come back if we venture across the river. ”
Huahua Pig said embarrassedly: "Tall and big trees are not easy to find, they are not easy to cut, and they are not easy to carry, and it is extremely difficult and dangerous to build bridges." ”
Rainbow Rabbit said: "Cutting down trees is not environmentally friendly. ”
The blue fox was inspired again: "Instead of cutting down trees, let's plant a wooden bridge." ”
He and his companions selected five well-grown cedar saplings from the dense forest and planted them neatly on the bank of the river, with the treetops pointing across the river.
Everyone watered and fertilized the cedar saplings. With the help of Grandpa Goat, the blue fox added a large number of bamboo growth genes to the fertilizer.
Flowey Pig said, "It's so troublesome! Plant bamboo directly, and the bamboo grows fast and straight. ”
The blue fox said: "The bamboo pole is too smooth and not strong enough to make a bridge. ”
Under their careful care, the five small cedar trees grew like bamboos quickly towards the opposite bank, and grew straight like bamboo poles.
It didn't take long for the tops of the five fir trees to reach across the river.
They continued to add fertilizer, and the trunks of the trees grew thicker and thicker, and they grew close together to form a large wooden bridge.
The blue fox led everyone to cut off all the branches on the bridge deck, leaving only the branches growing upwards on both sides of the wooden bridge, which happened to serve as the guardrail of the big wooden bridge.
Everyone happily walked on the large sturdy wooden bridge. The blue fox said happily: "Now we can go to the other side of the river without worrying about the bridge being washed away by the flood." This wooden bridge grows on the bank of the river, and the longer it lasts and the deeper the roots, the stronger the wooden bridge will be! ”
This article was published in the 12th issue of Children's Illustrated Magazine in 2023