At night 1 to 3 o'clock, the noisy streets always become quiet and empty during the day, but for strange men, it is the most pleasant time of the day.
That night, the strange man wandered alone in the street as usual. Suddenly, he saw a tall and thin "big man" staggering over. This big man is really tall, two or three feet tall, and his head is almost in the fog.
"Who are you?" Asked the stranger.
"I am a telephone pole." The big man bent down and answered in a low voice.
"Ah, telephone poles. Why are you wandering in the street so late? " The stranger asked again.
The telephone pole explained that people come and go in the street during the day, and a behemoth like him can't walk freely at all, so he can only go out for a walk at night when no one is around.
"But, little man, why are you out for a walk at this time?" Asked the telephone pole.
The stranger replied that he didn't like people in the world, so he had to go out for a walk at this time to avoid contact with people.
The telephone pole thought this strange man was very interesting and said to him, "Let's make friends!" " "
Without thinking, the strange man immediately agreed and said, "Telephone poles, although I don't like people in the world, I like you very much. Let's take a walk together in the future! " "Say, two people walked forward together.
After walking for a while, the strange man complained, "telephone pole, you are too high." It's too difficult for us to talk like this. Can you think of any way to make yourself shorter? "
The telephone pole scratched his head, thought for a moment and said, "I can't get shorter." Why don't we take a walk by the river? You walk on the shore and I walk in the water, so the height is about the same. "
"This idea sounds good and interesting." The stranger agreed, but on second thought, he frowned and objected, "No, no, we can't go to the river." The roads there are overgrown with weeds and it is difficult to walk. Your nervous system is underdeveloped and you can't feel when you walk. I can't take it anymore. "
The telephone pole looked at the stranger and leaned down and said, "well, I have another idea." Since you are short, you can walk on the roof and I will walk along the eaves below. "
The stranger nodded gently and said, "Well, that's a good idea. Then take me to the roof! "
The telephone pole easily picked up the strange man and gently placed it on the tiled roof.
The stranger has never been to such a high place and can't help but be attracted by the beautiful scenery around him. So, the two of them, one on the roof and the other on the ground, walked and talked.
At this time, the moon poked its head out of the clouds. The bright moonlight suddenly made the strange man and the telephone pole see each other's faces clearly. I heard the stranger shout, "Oh dear! Why is your face blue and cut? "
The telephone pole explained, "there is always a terrible current flowing through my body, and at that time, my face will turn livid." These wounds on my face were also left when the current passed. "
When the strange man heard that there was current on the telephone pole, he was scared to run away. He said, "Oh, you are too dangerous. Don't touch me! " "But now he is on the roof, and he can't get off the ground without the help of a telephone pole.
"Hey, little guy, it's almost dawn." The telephone pole said.
"ah? It's almost dawn ... "The stranger looked up at the east, and sure enough, the sky was a fish-belly grey.
"This is bad!" The strange man rushed to the telephone pole and wanted him to lift himself to the ground, but at the thought of the terrible current on the telephone pole, he couldn't help but step back and kept shouting, "No, no, it's too dangerous!" " "
The stranger's funny appearance amused the telephone pole. He clapped his hands and laughed "ha ha ha".
"Hey, kid, I can't stay here any longer. I have to go back to my original place before people go out. What are you going to do, want to stay on the roof all the time? " Asked the telephone pole.
The strange man was also worried, but the roof was so high that he couldn't get down by himself. The current on the telephone pole was so high that he didn't dare to let him hold himself down. The stranger in a dilemma cried at a loss.
Pedestrians began to appear in the street one after another, and the telephone pole could not be returned before the pedestrians appeared, so we had to find an inappropriate place nearby and stand expressionless.
Only the strange man continued to beg for the telephone pole on the roof: "Hey, telephone pole, hold me down quickly!" " "
But at this time, the telephone pole was silent and motionless, just standing there quietly.
Passers-by laughed when they saw this scene: "It's strange, why is there a telephone pole standing in the middle of the street?" There was even a man crying on the roof next to him, begging for a telephone pole to carry him to the ground! "
Soon, the police got the news. They took the strange man back to the police station as a thief. However, they searched everywhere and found no evidence that the stranger was a thief, so they had to let him go.
From then on, the stranger never went out again. He shut himself in at home day and night. As for telephone poles, I will never go out for a walk at night because of people's comments.
When I first read this fairy tale, I was repeatedly amazed at the author's ingenious conception and control of this huge sense of space. For an article or a book, children read stories and interesting stories, while adults read themselves and their thoughts. "Strange Man" is introverted, dull, withdrawn and contradictory, hates the world, likes quietness and loneliness, but also wants to contact and communicate with people. He complains and criticizes blindly, but he is timid and stubborn ... This image is three-dimensional, exaggerated, funny and even absurd, but it is very close to real life. Perhaps each of us has the shadow of "strange man". He seems to be. Worth remembering.