篱    笆    国    王   

 古    时    候   ， 每    一    种    声    音    都    有    它    的    意    义    或    含    义   。 铁    匠    的    锤    子    敲    响    时   ， 是    在    叫   ：" 捶    吧   ！ 捶    吧   ！" 木    匠    的    刨    子    响   ， 是    说   ：" 往    这    里    刨   ！ 往    这    里    刨   ！" 磨    坊    轮    子    响   ， 是    说   ：" 天    啊   ， 帮    帮    忙   ！ 天    啊   ， 帮    帮    忙   ！" 要    是    磨    坊    主    是    骗    子   ， 磨    机    转    动   ， 它    会    操    着    标    准    的    德    语   ， 先    慢    慢    地    问   ：" 谁    在    那    里   ？ 谁    在    那    里   ？" 然    后    迅    速    回    答   ：" 磨    坊    主   ！ 磨    坊    主   ！" 最    后    很    快    地    说   ：" 大    胆    地    偷   ！ 大    胆    地    偷   ！ 一    担    偷    三    斗   ！"

 这    时    候   ， 鸟    类    也    有    它    们    自    己    的    语    言   ， 人    人    都    能    听    懂   。 如    今    只    剩    下    啾    啾    声   、 唧    唧    声   、 吹    哨    声   ， 有    些    就    像    没    有    词    的    曲    儿   。 尽    管    这    样   ， 鸟    类    们    想   ， 它    们    不    能    长    久    没    有    个    领    头   。 大    伙    儿    决    定    从    它    们    当    中    选    一    位    来    做    它    们    的    王   ， 唯    独    淡    水    鸟    反    对   。 它    自    由    自    在    地    生    活    惯    了   ， 也    想    自    由    地    了    此    一    生   ， 于    是    它    焦    急    地    飞    来    飞    去   ， 口    里    叫    道   ：" 我    往    何    处   ？ 我    往    何    处   ？" 它    飞    到    了    一    个    偏    僻    的   ， 人    迹    罕    至    的    沼    泽    地   ， 从    此    不    再    在    鸟    类    中    露    面   。

 如    今    鸟    类    都    在    讨    论    这    件    事   。 五    月    的    一    个    上    午   ， 天    气    晴    朗   ， 它    们    从    森    林    里    和    田    野    里    纷    纷    飞    到    一    起   。 来    的    有    老    鹰    和    苍    头    鹰   、 猫    头    鹰    和    乌    鸦   ， 还    有    百    灵    和    麻    雀   ，...... 我    哪    能    一    一    说    出    它    的    名    字    呢   ？ 就    连    布    谷    鸟    也    来    了   ， 还    有    它    的    司    事    戴    胜   。 戴    胜    所    以    叫    做    司    事   ， 因    为    它    总    在    布    谷    前    几    天    叫   。 还    有    十    分    小    的   、 还    没    有    名    字    的    鸟    混    在    鸟    群    中   。 大    母    鸡    不    了    解    这    全    部    事    情   ， 看    见    大    集    会    就    惊    讶    起    来   ， 嘟    嘟    地    叫    道   ：" 干    嘛   ？ 干    嘛   ？ 这    究    竟    是    干    嘛   ？" 公    鸡    却    安    慰    它    亲    爱    的    母    鸡    说   ：" 很    多    有    钱    的    人   。" 便    向    它    讲    它    们    所    要    做    的    事   。 最    终    它    们    决    定    了   ， 谁    能    够    飞    得    最    高   ， 谁    就    做    王   。 丛    林    里    住    着    青    蛙   ， 听    到    这    个   ， 警    告    地    叫    道   ：" 不   ， 不   ， 不   ！ 不   ， 不   ， 不   ！" 因    为    他    认    为   ， 这    样    会    惹    出    很    多    眼    泪   。 可    乌    鸦    回    答   ：" 没    问    题   ！" 它    认    为    一    切    都    会    很    顺    利   。

 现    在    决    定    了   ， 它    们    要    趁    晴    朗    的    早    上    一    起    飞    到    天    上   ， 免    得    后    面    有    谁    说   ：" 我    本    来    还    可    以    飞    得    高    些   ， 但    是    到    了    晚    上   ， 我    就    不    能    了   。" 信    号    一    发   ， 鸟    儿    全    都    飞    向    了    蓝    天   ， 田    野    扬    起    灰    尘   ， 鸟    们    大    声    喊    叫   ， 喧    哗   ， 鼓    翼   ， 好    像    一    阵    黑    云    掠    过    似    的   。 小    鸟    们    很    快    就    落    后    了   ， 再    也    飞    不    动    了   ， 只    好    重    新    回    到    地    面   ； 大    一    点    的    坚    持    得    久    些   ， 但    没    有    一    个    能    同    雄    鹰    比   ， 它    飞    得    那    样    高   ， 几    乎    把    太    阳    的    眼    睛    都    啄    下    来    了   。 当    它    看    见    其    它    的    鸟    都    没    自    己    飞    得    高    时   ， 就    想   ：" 你    不    用    飞    得    更    高   ， 你    已    经    是    鸟    中    之    王    了   。" 于    是    往    下    降   。 在    它    下    面    的    鸟    儿    齐    声    喊    道   ：" 鸟    王    只    能    是    你   ， 没    有    谁    比    你    飞    得    更    高    了   。"" 除    我    之    外   ，" 那    只    没    有    名    字    的    小    鸟    大    声    叫    道   ， 原    来    它    刚    才    藏    在    了    鹰    的    胸    毛    里   ， 便    不    感    到    累   ， 这    时    飞    向    了    空    中   ， 飞    得    比    鹰    还    要    高   ， 以    至    它    能    看    见    坐    在    椅    子    上    的    上    帝    了   。 当    它    飞    得    那    样    高    了   ， 就    合    起    翅    膀    沉    了    下    来   ， 在    下    面    打    着    尖    锐    的    声    音    叫    道   ：" 我    当    王   ！ 我    当    王   ！"

 鸟    儿    们    都    怒    气    冲    冲    地    喊    道   ：" 你    用    了    阴    谋    诡    计    才    飞    得    那    么    高   ， 你    配    当    我    们    的    王    吗   ？" 它    们    又    重    新    规    定   ， 谁    能    到    地    上    落    得    最    深   ， 谁    就    当    王   。 于    是   ， 鹅    用    它    的    宽    胸    啪    地    扑    到    了    地    上   ； 公    鸡    一    落    地    就    很    快    地    啄    洞   ； 鸭    子    最    倒    霉   ， 它    跳    进    一    个    坑    里    扭    伤    了    脚   ， 只    好    摇    摇    晃    晃    朝    近    旁    的    池    塘    走    去   ， 一    边    走    一    边    叫   ：" 瞎    扯    蛋   ！ 瞎    扯    蛋   ！" 那    只    无    名    鸟    却    找    了    个    老    鼠    洞    钻    了    进    去   ， 又    操    着    尖    锐    的    声    音    向    外    喊    道   ：" 我    当    王   ！ 我    当    王   ！"

" 什    么   ， 你    是    我    们    的    王   ？" 鸟    儿    们    更    愤    怒    了   ，" 你    以    为    你    的    阴    谋    会    得    逞   ？" 它    们    决    定    把    小    鸟    关    在    它    呆    的    洞    里   ， 让    它    饿    死   。 猫    头    鹰    被    派    在    洞    前    当    守    卫   ， 要    不    它    就    休    想    活    命   。 到    了    晚    上   ， 鸟    们    因    为    飞    得    使    劲   ， 感    到    很    疲    倦    了   ， 便    带    着    它    们    的    老    婆    孩    子    上    床    去    了   。 猫    头    鹰    独    自    在    老    鼠    洞    口    立    着   ， 用    它    的    大    眼    睛    一    眨    不    眨    地    盯    着    地    面   。 可    是    它    很    快    也    疲    倦    了   ， 它    想   ：" 我    可    以    闭    着    这    一    只    眼   ， 用    另    一    只    眼    看    守    着   ， 不    叫    那    小    坏    蛋    溜    出    来   。" 于    是    他    闭    上    了    一    只    眼   ， 用    另    一    只    眼    斜    盯    着    老    鼠    洞    口   。 那    小    东    西    探    出    头    来    瞅    了    瞅   ， 企    图    溜    掉   ， 猫    头    鹰    立    刻    走    了    过    去   ， 小    东    西    便    缩    回    了    头   。 不    一    会    儿   ， 猫    头    鹰    又    睁    开    了    另    一    只    眼   ， 闭    上    这    一    只   ， 想    这    样    换    一    整    夜   。 但    是    当    它    又    闭    上    那    一    只    时   ， 忘    记    睁    开    这    一    只    了   ， 不    久    两    只    眼    睛    都    闭    着   ， 睡    着    了   ， 那    小    鸟    一    见    就    溜    之    大    吉   。

 从    此    以    后   ， 猫    头    鹰    不    敢    再    在    白    天    露    面   ， 否    则    别    的    鸟    会    追    赶    它   ， 拔    光    它    身    上    的    羽    毛   。 它    只    是    在    夜    里    飞    出    来   ， 但    是    它    痛    恨    并    且    追    捕    老    鼠   ， 因    为    它    们    做    这    种    坏    洞   。 那    小    鸟    也    不    愿    意    出    现   ， 因    为    它    怕    被    捉    住    就    没    命   。 它    在    篱    笆    间    钻    来    钻    去   ， 感    到    绝    对    安    全    了   ， 才    时    不    时    地    叫    两    声   ，" 我    当    王   ！" 所    以    别    的    鸟    都    笑    它    叫   " 篱    笆    王   "。 没    有    谁    比    云    雀    更    高    兴    了   ， 因    为    它    不    用    听   " 篱    笆    王   " 的    使    唤   。 太    阳    一    出    来   ， 它    就    飞    到    空    中    高    唱   ：" 啊   ， 多    么    美    好   ！ 真    是    美    好    呀   ！ 真    美    好   ！ 真    美    好   ！ 啊   ， 哪    有    这    般    美    好   ！"

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