fictionpage Chapter 3315 Life is a Miracle
Chapter 3315 Life is a Miracle
Chapter 3315 Life is a Miracle
Chengcheng finished telling her story, and the room remained quiet. No one spoke or applauded, but many children's eyes were already wet with tears.
This includes Xi'er and Xiaomi.
Robin was delighted to hear another good story. She wanted to clap, but looking around, everyone was silent, some even secretly wiping away tears. So she quickly put on a stern face and remained silent as well. She could understand some of it already.
Finally, Chengcheng broke the silence. She closed her notebook and said softly, "Just like these fireflies, their light may be small, but it can illuminate the darkness and connect them with each other."
As if in response to her words, the first glimmer of light appeared in the grove just as she finished speaking.
Researcher Chen did not leave; Zhang Tan kept her behind to listen to Chengcheng's story. At that moment, she was the first to spot the fluorescence in the grove!
"Look!" she reminded everyone, while also telling them to keep their voices down so as not to frighten the fireflies.
"Wow~ Fireflies!" Dudu exclaimed with her sharp eyes. "They've really emerged from their cocoons! Life is truly a miracle!"
She thought of the baby in her mother's belly, wondering when her younger brother or sister would be born; she couldn't wait any longer.
"Wow..." the children exclaimed softly in unison.
Xiao Zhou also exclaimed in admiration. Although he couldn't see it, the image appeared in his mind.
Then, the second, the third... all six fireflies began to glow one after another.
They flapped their wings and slowly flew away from the blades of grass, drawing streaks of light in the low sky.
Suddenly, Dudu remembered something and hurriedly ran to the guard post, closing the windows and doors tightly.
The parrots weren't released tonight; they were kept in the guard post!
The light of fireflies is not as bright as that of lanterns, but it is more vibrant.
They flicker in and out of focus, sometimes gathering together, sometimes dispersing, as if performing a silent dance.
The children tilted their little heads up, their eyes sparkling like stars, their gazes following the movement of the fireflies.
Everyone remained silent in tacit agreement.
Researcher Chen explained in a low voice, "The male insect flashes its light while flying to find a mate. Look! That one that's stopped by the puddle should be the female; it's responding with light."
Sure enough, the lights of the two fireflies gradually synchronized, and finally lit up and went out almost at the same time.
While watching the fireflies, Xiao Weiwei listened to Researcher Chen's popular science explanation, and kept taking notes in her notebook. She was very busy.
Meanwhile, Xiaobai had already turned on her handheld camera and was recording the fireflies.
Little Red Horse Academy had never been so quiet. Everyone was gathered together, but no one spoke. Their movements were perfectly synchronized, their little heads turning left and right, sometimes held high and sometimes lowered slowly... Their eyes were like stars in the sky.
Apart from the occasional sniffling sound, the only other sounds in the air were the chirping of insects coming from the grove.
After a while, Liuliu suggested, "Let's sing 'The Little Insects Fly' together, sing it softly, and let Xi'er start."
Without saying a word, Xi'er sang: "The dark sky hangs low, accompanied by bright stars..."
Her voice was as soft as a feather.
Everyone hummed along in unison.
The fireflies seemed to be attracted by the song, and two of them flew over the crowd, their flickering lights on their tails seeming to keep time.
After the song, Researcher Chen told everyone that they could take turns using a high-powered magnifying glass to observe the fireflies.
"I want to see! I want to see!" Liuliu was the first to raise her hands.
Researcher Chen said, "Liuliu, come here."
Following Researcher Chen's instructions, Liuliu carefully approached the magnifying glass and captured the flickering fireflies in mid-air, watching the beautiful light emanating from their tiny bodies.
Researcher Chen continued to explain: "Fireflies only live for about two weeks, but in this short time, they emit light, court, and reproduce, fulfilling their life's mission, just like the telephone star in Chengcheng's story. Although tiny, it can transmit warmth."
Chengcheng suddenly said, "Although their lives are only two weeks long, it is not short. Their life is two weeks, just like our life is a lifetime. Two weeks is their lifetime. They will not feel that it is short. They have completed a lifetime's worth of things in two weeks. They are happy. We should not be sad."
Researcher Chen looked at Chengcheng in shock. She never expected that the young Chengcheng could say such a philosophical thing. Although she was the one who was refuted, she didn't feel anything was wrong. On the contrary, she admired Chengcheng even more.
Liuliu nodded in agreement: "Yes, Chengcheng is right. We're not fireflies, how would we know that fireflies would find two weeks a short time!"
Robin tugged at Liuliu's pants, tilted his little head, and said, "Liuliu, although I don't understand, I think what you said makes a lot of sense, hiahiahia~~"
As night deepened and a breeze picked up, the fireflies gradually flew back to the grove and disappeared into the darkness.
To avoid disturbing the fireflies' rest, Xiaobai led everyone to set up a cordon along the edge of the grove, prohibiting anyone from sneaking in without permission!
Xiao Bai said, "Starting tomorrow, we will continue to take turns observing and recording the lives of fireflies, but remember! We can only look at them from a distance, we cannot catch them or disturb them."
Everyone nodded earnestly.
Dudu shouted, "I will guard this place and not let a single fly in."
Robin suddenly had a toy steel fork in her hand. She said seriously, "With me here, Auntie, you can rest assured!"
As she spoke, her eyes were fixed on Liuliu.
Liuliu rolled her eyes at Robin. He was just flattering her a moment ago, and now he's betraying her. This kid's stance is extremely unstable; he's fickle and always changing his mind. He can be Little Fatty Rabbit whenever he wants.
Xiaomi said, "We observe fireflies every day and are able to witness their entire life cycle. What a rare opportunity this is."
Liuliu said, "Sigh, this makes me want to cry."
But actually, this guy doesn't look like he wants to cry at all.
Researcher Chen was invited to give the final summary, and she said, "Today, we witnessed a miracle of life and heard wonderful stories. I hope that many years from now, you will still remember this night with fireflies."
The firefly watching event ended, and everyone gradually returned to the classroom. While tidying up her notebook, Chengcheng found a small blue note stuck to the first page. In childish handwriting, it read: "Chengcheng, your story, like a firefly, will shine—your fans."
She looked up and saw Xiaobai, Liuliu, Xier, Dudu, Xiaomi, and Robin waving at her from a distance, beckoning her to come over. Each of them held a small lantern in their hand, like a group of little fireflies in the human world.