Book2:KigdomIteDreams

y,shecaughtitagainbyitstail.Shedidthisseveraltimes,lettingitgoauringituntilthepoorfishwrithedandstruggledfuriously.Intheend,sheletitgoandthefishshehadteasedtofrenzyslinkedaway.Dornawalkedonshore.Shehadnopatiehlonghair,soshekeptitshort,lettingitframeherlovelyface,muchlikeacy.

    Notfaraway,theysawLotusstandingbeforeastrawhutholdingsomethinginherarms.Theysawherthrowitupwardsaethingflewhighintotheskylikeacloud.Lotushadbeenstayinginthelowlyandhumblestrawhutspinningallnight.Shepreferredthistolivinginstyleatthemagnifitpace.Shewaolivesimplyandquietlyclosetonature.Oh,shehadnotsimplybeenspinning.Allnight,shehadweavingacloudwhichsheisnowsendingintotheearlymskyandwatgitflitawayhigherandhigher.KingDimitrifelthisheartliftinhappinessandpride.“Ah!ThatismybelovedLotus.Ifyouarewillingtospeofyourlifeinthislovely,humblestrawhut,Iamwillingtogiveupmynomadlife.”KingDimitrigraduallywokefromhisreverieandlookedaroundatallthebeautiesaroundhiminthegreathall.Thebeauties,meantime,haddiscoveredhehadwokenupfromhisdeepreverieandtheyalllookedathimsmilihought,“Imustestablishaparadiseohandcaremeticulouslyforeadeveryohesepreciousflowers.Iwillgivemylifetothisendeavorandwillevehemwithret.”

    KingDimitriwokefromhisreverieandbecameawareofthefactthathehadbehavedsomewhatoddlyandinappropriatelyfortheoccasion.

    “Sorry,everyone”hesaid.“Ijustsnoozedforalittlewhileandwoketofinditisalreadyspring.Thesuniswarmandalltheflowersareblooming.Rememberhowinthemundaneworlditwaswinter,coldandwindy.Insomepcesitwasevensnowingh