“Heyyouoldman,youreallytakethingstoohard!Howcouldyousinktothebottomofthekewithyourtreasures?Whowillbemypanionanddrinkwithme?”DwarfMickeyinterruptedhimbeforehefinishedspeaking.Gringathimhesaidgruffly,
“Shutup.Saynomore.Youtwobettergetgoing.Doyoureallywanttosinktothebottomofthewaterswithme?”Mr.FingerandDwarfMickeyhadbeengoodfriendsandoftencrackedjokesateachother.Mr.Fiookgreatpleasureteasingtheolddwarfuntilthetterwasreallyriled,sohethoughtnothingofmakingtheoldmanmad.Buthealsokhattheoldmanwasastraightarrowandalwayssaidwhatwasonhismind.Hesaidwhathemeantandoncehismind,nothingcouldswayhim.Suddenlythecaveshudderedaobesinking.VioandMr.Fingerlookedateachotherandwithoutawordbentonesgfromthesinkingcave.Bothturnedandranoutofthecave,rusheddoweps,jumpedintotheirlittleoe,dashedthroughthewaterfalndrowedfortheoppositeshoreasfastastheycould.Behindthemcamethesoundofahugecrash,butuime,itwasnotfollowedbyanyndslidesortsunamisothetwoofthemwereabletoreachtheoppositeshoresafely.
Itwasthecrackofdawn;thesun’srayshadjustbeguntopeepouti.ItsgoldenraysgraduallyspreadovertheearthandnaturallyshoneonCharina’slittlebackyard.AsCharinaandDimitrisatbeforetheFrenchdoorsofthelivingroom,hereyeskeptroamingtowardstheblueballoonsoftlyfppinginthebreeze,hopingfornewsfromtheKingdomofDreams.Dimitrilookedverysolemn,hishandsanxiouslyclutgthearmsofthesofa,uoanythingbutsittherewaitingfornews.HehadheardfromRichardjustasdaybrokeahatDwarfMickeyhadleftbehindahedipidatedlittletemple.RichardhadreadtheshortoDimitrioverthetelephone,soDimitrikhelittleoldman’siiontosinktothebottomofSunMooogetherwithhistreasures.Richardhadspeerpartofthenightinthemaze-likestreetstryingtotrackdownDwarfMickeyandMr.Ficouldfindnoclueoftheirwhereabouts.ItwasthenthathecameuponBig-O,pantingfromhissearch.Thetwoofthemputtheirheadstogetheranddecidedthatinsteadofseargrandomlytheyshouldgobacktothedipidatedoldtemple,whichwasthestpceRichardfoundtracesofthetwoandstartagainfromthere.TheysearchedthepcecarefullyandsawthewordsDwarfMickeyleftbehindohickdustofthealtar.HeimmediatelyreportedtoDimitri,whosaid,
“Okay.Iknownow.Thetwoofyouhavebeenseargallnightandmustbeverytired.Youshouldbothgohomeandtakeabreak.Thereisnothingwedoatthemomentexceptwaitfornews…HopefullynewswillesoonfromtheKingdomofDreams…We’lltalkaboutthiswhe.”Charinahadheardtheversationahegistofthings.SheimmediatelysuggestedgoingbacktotheKingdomofDreamsrightaerhapsstopDwarfMickeyfromgoingdowntothebottomofthekewithhistreasures.
“Toote”sighedDimitrishakinghishead.“It’stoote.Hehadleftquiteawhileago.”
“Howcoulditbetoote?InydomofDreamsthereisnosuchthingasthestartingpointortheendingpoint.Thereisnobeginningandnoend.Anypointcouldbetheinalone,andwecouldgobacktothetimebeforeithappened.Youtoldmeitwaslikeflippingthepagesofabook.Youcouldstartatthebeginning,theendorthemiddle.Ifyouwanttoyoucouldwriteapletelynewbookandnoonewouldstopyou.Howcoulditbetoote?”
“Don’tfetthatDwarfMickeymaylooklikeashort,etricdwarf”repliedDimitriwithawrysmile,“butactuallyheisthegodofwealthinchargeofalltherichesoftheworld.Heknowswhatheisdoingandthereissuretobeareasonorpnforhisas.Iknowhimwell.Oncehehasdecidedonacourseofa,wildhorsescouldnotdrawhimback.Hewillperseveretotheendandnoonecouldgehismind.Whoknowswhatisinstore?Perhapsgingthecourseofthingshehasdecidedonwouldbringaboutunknisequences.”
“Really?”saidCharinamystified.SherememberedthefirsttimeshesawDwarfMickey.Hisdictatorialmannersandstigtohisohateverothermaysaydidnotleaveherwithafavorableimpression.Infact,hisslovenlyclothingandterribletablemannerswerequiterepulsive.Butasshegrewtoknowhimbetter,shediscoveredthathewasquitewittyandhumorousandwasalovableoldman.Hewasveryold,withsnowwhitelongwhitebeardandeyebrows,buthatedtobecalledold.Ifyoudidso,hewouldflyinteandturnhisbayou.CharinaturoDimitriandasked,“RichardreadyouthenoteoverthephonesayingDwarfMickeydecidedtogodowntothebottomoftheSunMooogetherwithhistreasures.Doesitmeanhewillitsuicide?Willhereallydie?”
“Idon’tknow”repliedDimitri.“IotansweryourquestionbecauseIdon’thavetheanswer.Asyousaid,anythinghappenintheKingdomofDreams.Nothingisimpossible.Itisnotaquestionofyesorno.IthasnoahereforeIotansweryourquestion.
Inthewideexpanseofblueskies,awhitedovecouldbeseenflyingfreelyintheblueskies.Whenitsawtheblueballoon,itseemedtohavefounditstargetaowardsit.Itencircledtheballooimesandslowlydesded.Catgsightofthewhitedove,Charinasaidinatremblingvoice,
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