Book2:KigdomIteDreams (第137/246页)

dclearerandbluer.Megginnjumpedupandcppedherhaedlylikeachild.

    “Itry?”askedLaverne.

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    “Ofcourse”repliedQueenAisha.“Whynot?”

    “Ilikefall.”saidLaverhoughleavesfalndflowersfade,theairturnscrisperandIlovethewaytheskiesseemhigherandbluer.”Beforesheevenfinishedspeaking,theserybeforethemgedagain.Leavesfell,buttheyturnedredandgold,addiiccolortothendscapethatextendedfarawayonthehorizon.Theblueskiesseemedendlessandboundless,likeexquisitebluegems.

    “Well”saidQueenAisha.“Wehavebeenthroughspring,summerandfall.Wholikeswinter?”

    “Ido”answeredShei.“Ilikethesnowyseason.Snowfkesdahewind,givingusasenseofpeadserenity.”Theseonceagaingeddramatically.Snowfkesdottedtheskiesandgraduallyfloateddownwardsuntilthewholeearthwasbedbypurewhitesnow;untiltheworldseemedsopure,sodazzlinglywhite,canytraceofgrimeandugliness.”

    “Everyonehashisorherpreferences”saidSamantha.“Howeveryone’swishbesatisfiedthen?”

    “Sisters.Sisters”calledoutQueenAisha.“Pleasecloseyoureyes.Thinkofyourfavoriteseasonandthenopenyoureyes.”Somethingevenmicalhappened.Whenthebeautiesopeheireyes,theysawthati,springflowerswereblooming,treesandshrubsweresproutingtendergreenshoots.Ih,thehotsummersudownondensefoliage,whichcasttheirshadeontheground.I,theautumnairwascrisp,thecloudlessskiesseemedhigher.Ih,thewindhowledahwascoveredwithathickcarpetofsnow.Thefourseasonsactuallyco-existedtogether.

    “Sister,”QueenAishatinued.“Whenyougobacktoyourroomsandwanttoexperiehefourseasonsinoneday,youhaveonlytothinkhardonyourwishandtheclimatewillgeatyourwill.Anytimeduringthe24-hourday,theweatherturnrainy,sunny,foggyorcloudy.”Delightedexcmationsfilledthehall.KingDimitrimurmured,

    “Alltheseyearswehavebeenapartmorethaogether.ThetimeIspetheKingdomofDreamshavebeenminimal.Mostofmydayswerespentwanderingasahomelesspersoninthemundaneworld.IneverkhattheKingdomhadsuchmagicalfuns.Thisreallyisagreatsurprise.”

    “WelebacktotheKingdomofDreams,Amalia”saidQueenAisha.“Whatisyourfavoriteseason?”

    “Allfourseasreat”repliedthepragmaticolddy.“I’mnotreallyiedinwhichseasonitis.WhatI’medaboutismystomach.I’mhungry.IwouldlikesomePekingduck.”Immediately,argesilverpteappearedbeforeher.Onitwasafreshlyroastedduck,itscrispyskinsizzliingly,givingoffaizingaroma.EveryonewasstuosilencludingQueenAisha.Sherecoveredfromhersurpriseafterawhileandsaid,

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    “Ionlykhattheclimatecouldgeacctoone’swishes,Ineverkhatfoodwouldappearacctoone’swishes.Thisistoomagical!”

    “Iwantlobsterbakedincheese!”excimednaughtygirlDornaandloandbehold,itappearedtoo.Shetookupherknifeandforkbutsaidwithafrown,

    “Ionlysaiditinfun!Whowantssuchgreasyfoodsoearlyinthem?”Sheputdowensilsoeandimmediately,hersilverptewiththelobsterdisappearedpletelyfromsight.Thebeautiesagainexcimedinshodsurprise.KingDimitriwascurious.

    “Letmetry,too”hesaid.“Iwantagssofredwinemorethanahundredyearsold.”Strangelyenough,acrystalgssappearedinhishandandfromabovehimintheair,aninvisiblehandpouredredwiohisgobletrightuptothebrim.KingDimitrihesitatedforamoment,aookasip.