If I hadn't been told from the outset that The Dwarf was fantasy literature, I might have read it as a popular science book. I remembered that many years ago, when my friend when I was a teenager told me the story of the extinction of the rhinoceros, I believed it for a long time. The book "The Dwarf" actually uses the wings of imagination to fill in the various details of the dwarf's clothing, food, shelter, personality characteristics and history and culture, and it is difficult not to believe that the dwarf does have its own person. This great fantasy masterpiece of the 20th century introduces us to the classic European fantasy creature dwarfs in humorous and humorous language, and their vivid appearance comes alive on paper. The book's rigorous and delicate words and interesting illustrations make me full of curiosity and interest in reading.
When I think of dwarfs, I think of a lot of villains who appear in other literary works. It is not known whether the world-famous Thumbelina and the dwarf in Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales are distant relatives. Dwarves are elves who haunt at night, no wonder I have never met them in the real world, it turns out that dwarves do not go out during the day, and because of the environmental problems caused by humans, they are hidden. The author gives a well-founded account of the historical background, and there are statues from more than two thousand years ago, which are too realistic.
Dwarfs are good-natured and love to have fun and tease each other. Because they have a long lifespan and will not remember their age, they are accustomed to planting a tree at birth and using the age of the tree to calculate their age. Miraculously, the dwarfs died and the trees began to wither. Man and tree are one, and they are closer to nature than humans.
Dwarfs hold silent parties for their birthdays, and I like the quiet atmosphere, which I envy. The luminous hat with fireflies in the tail bag, the honeymoon trip by animals, and the dwarf's wedding are full of romanticism. Such a way of life was appealed to by the author to the tip of the pen, which made me feel their love for life.
Girls like to cuddle up on the bunny and feed the bunny in a bottle, especially the bunny whose mother has been killed by a hunter or a beast. Clever dwarfs set skunk traps outside the house and catch the "thief", and they will soon release the uninvited guests. These all reflect the cuteness of the dwarfs, who are much kinder than us humans.
There are internal and partial maps of the houses inhabited by dwarfs, and we can clearly observe these designs, which contain a lot of wisdom. From them, we can see that there are many similarities and many differences with human life. The dwarfs let the crickets watch the door, treat the little mice as pets, connect the house chimney with the holes pecked out by the woodpeckers, let the moles dig holes in the toilets and wells, and they are close to the small animals. They also work on handicrafts while going to the toilet. The delicate cupboard in the room reminds me of the enviable kitchen in the movie "Arietti the Thief".
The dwarfs ate only two meals a day, and the things on their tables were also depicted by the author. In ancient times, dwarves actually used dripping water sources to erode stones and make bowls that could be used. The author borrows dwarfs many times to explain various natural phenomena, full of imagination and authenticity. Even if they use leather, they don't want to kill. Dwarfs know the language of animals, are particularly friendly, and will help small animals to operate, remove lice... They think it's their responsibility to share food with rodents on snowy days. When I read that dwarfs would hide their hands in their beards for warmth on a cold day, I was instantly healed.
The nine legends of the dwarfs are full of philosophies and have the shadow of fables I heard as a child. The willow branches fell into the water in search of the drowning girl, and it was a sad story.
At first I wondered what the dwarves were reluctant to mention and what caused them to be reluctant to have many more children. The book begins with a foreshadowing, and it is only in a conversation with Harlowson the Dwarf that the answer is found. Humans have done a lot of stupid things in history, such as sawing art works short and forcing people with correct claims to death. Human beings cannot love great men, including artists. This is true of people, and the attitude towards plants and animals is even more incredible. Humans have become enemies of nature. "Our relationship with the earth is based on harmony, but you are based on abuse—the abuse of living and inanimate resources." In Harlowson's words, the author harshly criticizes human beings for subjugating their instincts to the intellect. The dwarfs maintain a balance of instinct and intellect, control the population, abandon the politics of power, and make life harmonious and stable. The essence of nature is that only by returning to nature can you experience nature.
They used the mouth of the "dwarf" and from the point of view of the "dwarf" to make an unceremonious criticism of us humans, listing the various deficiencies of human beings. For example, the emptiness of spiritual life, the neglect of genius, indulgence in massacres, population pressure, environmental pollution, waste of resources, the destruction of the balance of nature, the obliteration of the right to exist of other kinds, and the excessive obsession with material civilization, resulting in the dullness and delay of natural and sensitive functions, and so on. No wonder the "dwarfs" in the text want to shake their heads for human stupidity, pointing out that if human beings want to find happiness, they can only stop defecting from the great society of the universe and reunite with nature.
What's in the Dwarf Secret Book? It involves knowledge of the physiological aspects related to the body structure of dwarfs, including the introduction of bones, muscle systems, various organs, and so on. It should be that this information threatens their personal safety, so it is called the Book of Secrets. They have seven times more physical strength than humans. Girls wear green hats before they get married. Female dwarfs can go without underwear. In addition to these fun things, the book also records simple treatments and herbs that are at stake.
The dwarfs of Will Hagen and Ryan Putwood remind me of a phrase in the American novelist West's Miss Lonely Heart, "Love all creation, love its wholeness and every cell." Love animals, love plants, love all things. Then you will perceive the mystery of things. Once you perceive this, every day you will deepen your understanding, and finally you will love the whole world with a spirit of fraternity with great compassion. "When you treat the world with tenderness, the whole universe will treat you with tenderness.
Thanks for reading and I wish you a happy day too.