Book2:KigdomIteDreams (第201/246页)

kies.DwarfMickeywasjustabouttotellJamaz’sfortunewhenDimitrieheroom.Theygreetedhimhappilyandhelpedhimsitdown.

    “DwarfMickey,whydon’tyoutellDimitri’sfortune,sinceyouaresuchagreatfortueller?”suggestedMr.Kaffee.

    “Yes,yes”therestofthemcurred.“TellDimitri’sfortune!”

    “No,no”saidDimitri,takingagssofliquorfromRichardanddrinkingitinaquaff,“Idoohavemyfortuold.It’snotthatIdon’tbelieveinit.It’sthatIdon’tbelieveiirely.Fortus,butyoualsosayitdoesatall.Evenifitreallyexists,youlyforetellwhatmyfleshbodywilldoorthecircumstawillfallto.”Dimitripoiohisbrainsandsaid,

    “Iliveinmythoughts.Tome,aerofmyheartisfulloflight,loveandserenity.Fromthere,Ilookupontheworldandtheworldisasbrightandsereneasmyinwardworld.EveryoneinmyKingdomofDreamsknowsthattheexternalworldbegedbyone’sinternalideas.Whethermyfortuneisgoodorbaddoesn’treallyaffectme.”Silencereigheroomandnoonesaidaword.Dimitribecameawarethathiswordshadsomehowthrowboverhiserstwhileexuberantfriends.Hekheydidnotuandhim,sohetriedtogethesubjeethingiingthatwouldliventhingsupagain.”

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    “Hey,Mickey”hesaidasifjustrememberingsomething.“Ithinkyousentforme.Whatdidyouwanttotalktomeabout?”

    “Yes,Iwaalktoyou,butIreallydon’tknowwheretobegin.”DwarfMickeyhesitatedforamomentandthensaid,“Let’sstartwithydomofDreams.”Thatwasafasatingsubjectthatcaughttheattentionofeveryo.

    “Doyourememberadreamyouhadmanyyearsago?Thatnight,youdreamedyoucamete,aesemansion.IwasthefreakishpygmywearingclothesoftheQingdynastywovenwithgoldthread.ThatmansionwasthestepytreasureswhereIhoardedallmygold,silverandpreciousgemsofdiamonds,rubies,pearlsandsapphires.AllthatimmehwasguardedbyabeautifulwomanwithhairofsnakesandacreatureyoucallMedusaandacreaturewiththestrongmuscurbodyofamanbuttheheadofamonster.Hehadohemiddleofhisfadahebackofhishead.Therewasarhinoceroshornoopofhishead.HeistheoneyoucallCyclops.Thenoneday,bothofthemsuddenlydisappearedtoIknownotwhereandmytreasureswerestolenbyamasterthief.IwaslookingeverywhereforthethiefwhenIactallyenteredydomofDreams.ThereIsawMedusa,thatsnake-hairedbeautyofyoursandrealizedshewasthefuardianofmytreasures.IalsosawCyclops,theuard.YouthoughtIwasthegodofwealthandbuiltanaltarforme,oodfoodandwineeveryday.IstayedwithyouforyearsseeBook1“TheDream-maker”.

    “Yes”noddedDimitri“Ididhavethatdream,Doyoumeantosaythatyuardsstoleyourtreasures?”

    “Oh,no”repliedDwarfMickey.“Itwasn’tthesterthief.Hemayhavealreadydiedandgohroughseveralsamsarastootherlives.”Theywereallsurprisedathisturs.OnlyBigOsaidcasually,“Yes,samsaraexists.Ithinkallthisistrue.”

    “Ifthesetwoguardsdidnotstealyourtreasure,whydidyoustayonforsomanyyearsinmykingdomofDreams,insteadofgoingafterthethief?”askedDimitri.

    “Itwasallbecauseofyou”repliedDwarfMickeyunhappily.“Afterbeingsowell-treatedasthegodofwealth,howcouldInothelpyou?”

    “Helpme?How?”

    “It’salongstory...”sighedDwarfMickey.“Doyouknow...No,ofcourseyoucouldn’tpossiblyknow...Anyway,MedusaandCyclopshavebeenhusbandandwifeformanylifetimesthroughoutreination.Inonelifetime,theywerealoving