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范光陵英文诗集《MySonMySon》

MySon,MySon

TheChineseRomeo/Julietlegend

&TheirOnlySon

Dr.FanKuanling

PublishedbyChinaSocietyofPoetry

11-6，25ChungShanN.Rd.

Sec.3,Taipei,Taiwan,ROC

MYSON,MYSON

（ThelegendaryChinesestory――SNAKEYWHITE.ThispoemhasbeenrewrttenasadancingdramabyDr.NaticaAngillyandherdancingpoetrygroup，AEI，USAandperformedsucessfullyaroundtheworld）

Faraway

FromtheGoldenHillTemple

Forwhom

Thebellsarecalling

Gone

Gone

Gone

It’sthefirst

Andthelasttime

Themothermet

Heronlyson

1.Monktheblindjustice

InthemagnificentGoldenHillTemple

WherethegiganticBuddha

AndtheGoddessofMercy

Watchingclosely

Peoplefeelinchesshorter

Clampinghispalms,

closinghalfhiseyes,

shakinghisbaldhead,

sitscross-legged,

MonkJusticesays:

"No,no,

notforyou.

Hehimselfwantstobe

outofthemundaneworld.

AmidaBudda.

I'llletyougofree

thistimeonly.

Comebacknomore.

Or,

don'tblameusrecluse.

Gonow.

AmidaBudda."

SnakeyWhitekeepsbegging

likeatinygrass

soakedwithfrost.

MonkJusticekeepshiseyesclosed

andsaysnothingmore.

SnakeyBlueissoexcited:

"Whataself-righteouspig！

Livesinhisowndreams,

thinkingheisagrandjustice

forthewholeworld.

Whodoesn'tknow

hismiserablepast？

Whodoesn'tknow

themonkandhisdaughter.

Whodoesn'tknow

hewasabigtoad？

……？

Hewasnobody

likeeverybody.

Nowheissomebody

andhethinks

heisthegod."

Deepinsidetheinside,

Mr.SlimHsuhears

hisheart-brokenwifeishere

lookingforhim.

Heisuncertain

abouthischice:

ahusband？

oramonk?

Monksthereareexcitedtoo

toexpectsomethingunusual

tohappen.

Bytherootofthehill,

thewavesoftheHangchowGulf

arehigh,

thewinds,combingthewaters

arestrong.

Hiddenunderneaththewaters

somethingis

violentlymoving.

2.ATTHEFIRSTSIGHT

Oneyearbefore,

onthefestival

tovisitancestors,

thousandsofpeople

areontheroad

tothebeautifulLakeWest.

SlimHsu,anorphan

andaChineseherbstoreattendant

istherewanderingaround.

Nearby

twobeautifulyoungladies

arelookingaroundtoo.

Inanarrowlanewithflowers

theymeet.

They--HsuandWhite

fallinlove

atthefirstsight.

Suddenly,rainpours.

Slimhiresaboat

likealeave

togoto

theGateofMoneyPond.

Snakeysaskforalift

totheGateofPureWave,

Slimishappy

tohavebeautiesaboard.

Boat--soslow,

bythetimetheyarriveat

theGateofPureWave,

thesunisphasingout.

SnakeysaskSlim

togototheirhome

forahotmeal.

Witharedface,

ajumpingheart,

Slimacceptsthetimelyinvitation.

3.THEMERRYMARRIAGE

Withdozensofservants

Snakeysliveinclass.

Theyareservedwith15courses.

Slimisabutterfly

intheperfumeofblossoms.

Hebiteshisfingers.

Ithurts--

he'snotinadream.

TheWhitetalks

withtheBlueprivately:

"Askthatyoungman

tomarryme."

"Areyoukidding?

"

"No,I'mnot."

"Forsuchamortal?

Doesitworthwhile?

"

"Myheartisdetermined.

Gonow."

BluetellsSlim:

"Whatdoyouthinkabout

mysisterWhite?

"

"What?

Oh,oh.

beautiful,mostbeautiful.

Agoddessfromheaven."

"Thinkingabouttomarryher?

"

"What?

Oh,mayI?

Please,please.

I'lldoanythingforyou."

Thetwowedthatnight

inaChineseceremony.

Theyturntheirexpectations

intoadreamingreality.

Earlyinthemorning

SnakeyWhitelookssoftly

atherhusband:

"Howaboutason

justlikeyou?

"

"Likeme?

Maybeit'sbetterlikeyou."

"No,no.

Can'tbeme.

Mustbeyou."

Theyarebothexcitedagain.

4.THETRUEFACE

Threedayslater

Slimwantstogoback

tohisshoptotell

theincrediblestorytoall.

Snakeysfinallyagree

andgowithhim.

Theyrentahouse

fromtheshopownerShortyCheng,

somewhereneartheshop

andlivepeacefullytogether.

ShortyChengishungry

forWhite's

snake-likewaist.

He'srejectedbyher

onceandagain.

Sometimesshethrowshimout,

othertimes

sheturnsherself

intoapieceofwood.

Hehatesit.

Oneday,

awanderingmonkcomes

foralms.

Slimgivesgenerously.

Themonkiscontented

andhetellsSlim:

"Inyourforehead

thereisablueline

andawhiteline.

That'stosay

you'rebewitchedbydemons.

Takethesulphurandmycharm

toprotectyourself.

Ifthingsgoworse,

runtotheGoldenHillTemple

askthegrandmasterMonkJustice

tosaveyou."

Slimdoesn'tbelieveinthat.

However,inorderto

savethemonk'sface

hedoeswhatheistold.

Nextdayis

theNationalPoet'sFestival

（DragonBoatFestival）.

Peoplearesupposed

totakewineswithsulphurblossoms

toprotectthemfrom

fivepoisonousanimals--

thesnake,

thelizard,

thescorpion,

thetoad

thecentipede.

SnakeyBlueisoutshopping,

ShortyChenginsists

SnakeyWhitetotaste

someofthewines.

Sherefusesagainandagain.

Intheend,

duetothejointefforts

bytheevilintentedShorty

andtheignorantSlim,

Whitetastesthewine.

Littlebitworksbigwonders.

SnakeyWhitegoesback

toherbedroomforanap.

WhenShortysneaksin

heseesnothingbut

awhitesnake

sevenmetersinlength

lyinginherbed.

Heissoshocked

andheasksSlimtosee

whathappens.

ThemomentSlimseesthis,

hefallsflatonhisback

anddies.

5.1500YEARSAGO

SnakeyBluetriesallshecan

totransformSnakeyWhite

backtohumanform.

SnakeyWhiteissosad

shewantstocommitsuicide.

SnakeyWhiteis

1500yearsold;

SnakeyBlueis

700yearsold.

Oneisthemaster,

theotherthemaid;

oneistheeldersister,

theothertheyounger.

Thoughtheyareadifferentspecies

fromhuman,

theylikehumanbeings

andtheycanchangetohumanforms

atwill.

SnakeyBlueremembers

there'safairygrass

thatcanremedy

thedeceasedtolife.

Thegrassisguarded

bythehorriblewhitecranekids.

Cranesarefedonsnakes.

Theroadis

fivethousandmilesaway.

ThechancetosaveSlim

isslim.

SnakeyWhiteiswilling

toriskherownlife

forherhusband'slife.

Shefliesaway

tothefarawayunknown.

Thewhitecranekids

aresotough,

theyhaveSnakeyWhitein

theirironpecksandclaws.

SnakeyWhiteis

inthehandsoftheDeath.

Fortunately,

thekindgodoftheSouthPole

haspityonher.

Heordersthecranes

toreleaseher

andgivesherahandfulofgrass.

SlimHsuisrevived.

6.MYLIVINGBUDDHA

Snakeysaresohappy,

Slimissoscared--

herunstotheGoldenHillTemple.

TheallmightyMonkJusticesays:

"Throwaway

allsevenbasicemotions

andsixcardinaldesires

likeonceIdid,

toenlightenyourself

likeIdo.

Thereafter,nothing,nothing

darestobotheryouanymore."

"Anything,mylivingBuddha,

anythingyousay.

Justkeepmeaway

fromthathorriblething."

MonkJusticehideshimup

toprotecthim

fromhisownwife.

7.THEBALDDONKEY

IntheGoldenHillTemple,

SnakeyWhitebegs

againandagain

likeatinygrass

soakedwithfrost.

MonkJusticeordersthemtogetout

immediately.

SnakeyBluesays:

"It'snouse.

Thisbalddonkeydoesn't

haveaheart.

Hemerelythrows

thebookatus;

butnevertohimself.

Let'shelpourselves!

"

Theyrushdownthehill

tofindSnakeyBlue's

formerboyfriend--

theBlackWindKing.

Thekingissodelighted

toseehisgirlback.

Whenheistoldtheincident

infrontofbothoftheSnakeys

heexplodeslikeabomb:

"Whyshouldamonk

minglewithpeople's

familyaffairs?

Idon'tcarewhoheis,

Idon'tbotherwithhisreasonings,

AslongasI'mliving

I'llteachthatbalddonkey

alessonforyou.

Don'tworry,

I'lltakecareofeverything

foryou."

Thekingsummons

hiswholearmy:

AdmiralCrab,

CaptainTortoise,

SergeantLobster,

SailorShrimp,

tomakeaflood

towashawaythetemple

totheground

forhiswoman

andhisself-image.

MinkJusticesummonsthegods:

thefourdevas,

theeighteenBuddha'sdisciples,

theeightimmortals,

thesevenfairyladies...

toquiettherebellion.

It'sabigbigbattle.

Thousandsareperished.

8.RETURNTOTHEANGEL?

Snakeysaredefeated.

Theyrunfortheirlives.

Thepoorbraveking

iscaughtbyNeptune

andisexecutedonthespot

servingasanexample

tothosewhoarenotcontented.

Thekingisamammothblackfish.

Thewholetempleisjoyful,

exceptSlim.

He'sworried

abouthispoorwife.

Hewantstogo

andtofindout,

butthemonkswon'tlethim.

Thatevening

hebribesaninnocentmonk,

then,outhegoesfree.

SnakeyWhiteissohurt,

SnakeyBlueissoangry--

shevowstokillSlimforrevenge.

SlimkneelsinfrontoftheWhite:

"Mylovest.

You'reanangel.

Ilovenothingbutyou.

Youmustunderstand

Iwasenchanted

bytheoldmonk.

Ireallydon'tknow

what'shappening.

Ionlyknowthat

Iloveyou,

Ifyoureallywant,

I'lldie

infrontofyouforyou."

SnakeyWhiteforgiveshimagain.

Anew

theyleadagoodlife.

9.THEGOLDENPOT

Threemonthslater

SnakeyWhite'stimeisdue

tohaveababy.

It'saboy!

Justatthathappymoment

aknockisonthedoor--

MinkJusticeisin,

informedbyShortyCheng.

Hestandsinfrontof

thesleepySnakeyWhite'sdoor

andsays:

"Timeisup

formetoputyouaway.

AmidaBudda."

Everybody,

exceptShortyCheng,

begshimnottodoso,

atleastnotatthismoment.

It'snouse.

Themonktakesout

agoldenpot,

opensthelid.

Thererisesafireofsamadhi

andpullsSnakeyWhiteintoit

beforesheevenhas

thefirstlookatherownboy.

Beforethemonkclosesthepot,

SnakeyBluealreadyflees.

Later,MonkJusticeasksThorandVulcan

toopentheThunderTopPagoda

toputSnakeyWhiteinside,

andtosealitwithpowerfulcharms.

SlimHsuissad

andmostconfused:

"Idon'tknow

whatIam;

Idon'tknow

whatI'mnot.

Mylifewas

alreadyonthecrossroad.

I'mexhaustedtoma