“Die?HowcouldIdie?...Ihaven’tlivedenoughyetaainlyamnotwillingtodie…”Big-Oalwayslovedagoodfight,sowhehethreeofthemharoundheimmediatelyjoihefrayshouting,
“Hey,anuel,Ihaveneverfoughtwithyoubefore,whydon’twehaveagoatit.eo’sgosomewherewehaveagoodfightandseewhoisthebetterman!...”Thefourofthemstrippeddown.Fistsandkicksflewaroundwildlyinafree-for-all,whileMr.KaffeeandDavid,thetwooldermenstoodaroundsmilingandwatgthefriendlyfight.Richard’sfistcaughtEmmahenoseandhesaid,
“Heydude,IheardthatyougothitchedtothatgreatlittlebeautyVio.Isthatright?Youarereallyaveryluckyguy!”Emmanuel’snoseimmediatelyspurtedoutblood,buthewastoobusytostopandtakecareofit.HeimmediatelyrusheduptoRichardswingingwildly,
“Damnyoutohellman,youtookadvantageofmycarelessness…Whatwereyousayingjustnow?YousaidI’maveryluckyguy?...Yeah!Iamaveryluckyguy…Isufferverygreatlytoo…Rememberthegoodolddayserehangingouttogether?Weatemeatanddrankliquambledinosawhinbrothels,ah,thatwaslife!NowI’tdoanyofthesethingsanymore.Ah,woeisme!Iamoutofluck!”Suddenlyaslimfigurestreakedintotheirmidstandtwistedhisearsaying,
“Sayitagain?Who’soutofluck?Youjustsaythataloudonemoretime!...”Emmanuel’sbodyboweddowntothewaistinpainashecriedoutloud,
“Ow…ow…Lookyouguys,thatismyverygoodluck!That’soheadvantagesofhavingawife…”Thefourmenwhohadjustbeenfightingtogetherburstintoughter.Mr.Kaffeewalkedoverandagasapeacemakerseparatedthetwosaying,
“Alright,alljokingaside,let’ssettledownandtalkaboutsomethingserious.”TurningtoEmmanuelhesaid,“Afteryouweretakenawaybythatwhite-beardeddwarfandbroughtbacktotheKingdomofDreams,weneversawhimagain.IfheisstillhereintheKingdomofDreams,couldyoutakeustohimsowecouldhaveagrandreunion?Wehaven’tseenhimforalongtimeandreallymisstheolddwarf!”
“YoumeanthatoldguyDwarfMickey?”Emmanueskedwipingathisbloodynose.
“He’sdownthere”hesaidpoihewatersurface.Hisaudienceseemedmystifiedanddidnotuandwhathemeant.ViothentoldthemofhowDwarfMickeygatheredtogetherallthediamondsandpreciousgemsscatteredalroundtheworldintoohensankwiththemtothebottomoftheke.EveryonesighedandMr.Kaffee’seyesweresadandsorrowfushesaid,
“HowcouldastrongaianlikeDwarfMickeythrowhimselfintothewaterjustlikethat?It’sreallypuzzling.Whywouldhedothat?”
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