Imadeabeautifulhomeforthegrasshopper.Thehouseisaformergerbilcage,withalayerofgrasscoveringthebottom,afaketreemadeofbranches,andseveralstones.Ithoughtthegrasshopperwouldlikethishouse,soIputitinandbegantoobserveit:
Thegrasshopperiswearingagreensilkrobewithtwowhiteribbonsonherbody.Herlegsarewellproportionedandshelookslikeagracefullady,butdon'tbefooledbyitssurfaceappearance.Underthelady'sfaceliesawhitebonespirit,abloodthirstyandcarnivorousdemon.
Thefavoritefoodforgrasshoppersisactuallycicadasthataremuchlargerandh2erthanthemselves.Letmetellyouhowagrasshoppercatchescicadas:Iputanewlycaughtcicadaintoacage,andthecicadastoppedonafaketreeinside.Thegrasshoppernoticedthecicadaandslowlyclimbedtowardsit,butatthesametime,thecicadaalsodiscoveredthegrasshopperandimmediatelyflewinfear,hittingthetransparentcage.Thegrasshopperremainedmotionlessandquietlywaitedfortheopportunity.Finally,thecicadastoppedflyingandlandedonthegrass.Thegrasshopperimmediatelybecamefierceandchasedafterit;Thecicadapanickedandfledinconfusion.Thegrasshoppermadeavigorousleapandknockedthecicadaover.Atthesametime,itbitthecicadawithitsserrated,sharpjawsthatwereterrifyingataglance,whilethecicadacouldonlymoanwhilekickingandkicking.Thegrasshopperbitopenthecicada'sbelly,tookeachbiteandpulledoutitssmallintestinetoeatit.Withthecicada'slastlament,thebattleended,andthewinnerbegantoenjoyitsspoils
Observinggrasshoppersisgreat.Iwilltakegoodcareofthemandtherewillbemorediscoveries!
ThemostexcitingthinghappenedwhenIwasdriftingintheJinxianCreekinHuling.Itwasadayoflightning,thunder,andrain.MygoodfriendsCocoandAnAn,ourthreefamilies,rodethewindandwaveswhilepaddling,feelinguneasyalltheway.Themostexcitingpartoftheentirestreamwastwometershigh.BeforeIcouldreact,itwasquicklywasheddownbytherushingwater.IonlyknewthatItightlygraspedthehandrailsatbothendsoftheboat,myheartpoundingwithfear.Afterthemostthrillingsectionoftheroad,webecamelessafraid.RaindropsasbigasRenDouhithisface,andweleisurelypaddledinthecreektocompetewhowasthefastesttoreachthefinishline.
Duringthesummervacation,whatmademefeelthemostwarmwasattendingmysister'swedding.Thelightsabovethestagewereshrouded,andIcouldseetheflowersinclusters,withbrilliantlighting.Mysisterandbrother-in-lawweremarriedonstagewithbeautifulmusic.Thegroomandbrother-in-law,dressedinahandsomesuit,stoodinthemiddleoftherunway,waitingforthearrivalofthebeautifulbride.Inamoment,abeamoflight"shua-"shonetowardsthedoor,andmyuncleslowlywalkedontothestageholdingmysister'shand.Thegroomkneltdownononeknee,holdingaflowerinhishandandhandedittothebride,saying,"Xiaohui,Iloveyou.Pleasemarryme."Thebridetooktheflowerandheruncleplacedhersister'shandonherbrother-in-law'shand,instructinghimtoloveherfortherestofhislife.Atthattime,aroundofapplausefilledwithblessingsrangoutfrombelow.
Ilovemysummervacation,acolorfulone.
Onedayduringthesummervacation,myfatherandIfinishedbreakfastandwentfishingbytheGanjiangRiver.
Ifirsttookouttheprepurchasedbait,putitonthehook,andthenthrewthehookintothewater.Justafterfishingforaminuteortwo,Isawthebuoysinking.Itmusthavebeenafishcatchingthebait.Iquicklypickedupthefishingrodandsawasmallfishonthehook.Iquicklygrabbedthefishinglineandtookthehookoutofthefish'smouth
Stillinthebucketfilledwithwater,putthebaitonthehook,throwitintothewater,andwaitquietlyforthefishtobite.
However,aftermorethantenminutes,nofishcaughtthebait.Icouldn'tsitstillandwantedtoliftthehook.Thiswaswhenmyfatherspoke,"Youneedtobepatientwhenfishing,otherwiseyouwon'tcatchthefish."Ilistenedtomyfather'swordsandcontinuedtopatientlywait.Butaftermorethantenminutes,nofishcaughtthebait.Somydadaskedmetogofishinginanotherplace,butIstilldidn'tcatchthefish.Whathappened?Iliftedthelineandsawthatthebaithadalreadybeeneatenbythosecunningfish.Ihadtoreinstallthebait,andsoon,afishcaughtthebait.Iaskedmyfather,"Whydonewlyplacedearthwormsattractfish?"Myfatherreplied,"Thenewlyplacedearthwormshaveasmell,andwhenthefishsmellthissmell,theyknowthereisfoodhereandwillswimover..."AssoonasImentionedthis,afishcaughtthebait.Unconsciously,it'sovereleveno'clockandit'stimetogohomefordinner.Iwasoverjoyedtoseeadozenfishinthebucket!EatingthefishIcaughtatnoonmakesmefeelhappy.