The children of the city found a large insect by the lake, and they were curious and did not know what kind of monster it was. I saw that this insect had 2 long tentacles, and it seemed to be wearing armor, and its head moved and made a "crunching" sound.
Urban children do not know that this is a familiar childhood friend of rural children, especially those who are slightly older. The bug, called the Celestial Bull, is a pest that nibbles on crop crops but is a favorite toy for rural children.
I remember that when I was young, I liked to catch this Tianniu, and then find a thick line to tie its neck, lead it to walk in front, and Tianniu climbed in the back, a bit of a cow herding feeling. The celestial bull can also fly, but it is pulled by the line, although the line is straight when the celestial bull flies, it does not fly far, and the joy of childhood is so simple and easy to satisfy.
Tianniu has a hard and powerful mouth, and sometimes accidentally bites his fingers, which not only hurt but also sees two blood marks. So be careful not to get bitten by it. We sometimes take a piece of grass and put it in our mouths and watch as the grass is bitten off.
A cousin told me a childhood anecdote, he caught a Tianniu, when he went out to play, he did not want to take it and was afraid to run away, so he secretly put it in the drawer of the family with money, but when he came back, he was beaten hard, and it turned out that Tianniu had bitten the money in the drawer into waste paper.
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