Book1:TeDream-Maker (第51/166页)

odsdidnotwork，Ithinktheyshouldshouldertheresponsibilityofparenthood.”Aishastoodup，hershapelynakedbodymovingeffortlesslyamonghervastresourcesofknowledge．Shechoseabook，turothechapteronPre-historicArtandhaoDorna，saying，"Thesearepicturesoffresthewallsofcaveswheremanliveddurioheydepiandwomenindifferentsexualpositions．Thisisahugestonepilr．Atfirst，nooneknewwhatitmeant，butarcheologistscametotheclusionthatitwasthesymbolofapenis，whichprimitivepeopleworshipped．Atthattime,maoliveingroupsiosurviveandbatthedangersofthenaturalworld，soproliferationbecameasacredduty．Butinthemodernworldtoday,overpoputionandscarcityofnaturalresourceshavebeethenumberoneproblem，soourpriorityistotrolthegrowthofworldpoputionandnotwasteourresourcesthoughtlessly．Lookingatthosecrude，primitiveetgs，DornawasremiheoddstancesofNatalie，acssicballetdancer，doingheryogaexercises．Whenshedanced,herstylishpoise,matchlessgrace,legandsymmetrywereunfettable．

    "Musttherebeamanandawomaninmakingababy?"

    "Ofcourse,mydearlittleapple!"ughedAisha．

    "No，Idon’tbelieveit．Ithinkawomandoitallbyherself!"

    "That’simpossible!"

    "ThenhoweNataliemadeababyallbyherself?"

    "Whatdidyousay?"Dornaseemedonthevergeofsayingsomething,butstopped．

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    "Whatwereyougoingtosay?"

    "Nothing!"repliedDorna,makingaface．

    Natalie:

    Nataliewasextremelyshybynatureaalmostallhertimeeitherexerginthegymordangoageoftheauditorium．Atrueartist，shekeptastrictdiettomaintainthelightnessandbuoyancyrequiredofaballetdancer．ShespokewithaheavyRussia，sothenguagebarriermayhavebeenthereasonwhysheseldomunicatedwithothers，butherdimpledsmileandpleasingdispositionendearedhertoeveryone．ShewastheoppositeoftheoutgoingandoutspokenDorna，whobecameonafirst-namebasiswithalmosteveryoheKingdomofDreamsafteronlyafewmonths．DornamadefriendswithCortezandKojak，KingDimitri’stwotigers，whousuallysatbeforethethrone，andshewouldroamthehillstogetherwiththem．DornabecameiedinNatalieafterseeingherperformintheballet"TheBearaerfly"．Herbeautifuldangdepictedthefroliebutterflyflutteringdelicatelyamongthemyriadofflowersupthehilnddownthedale．Herswayingfigureseemedtobebahestemofaflowerorabdeofgrass．Heretherealbeautymadeherseemmorelikeaspiritthanahumanbeing．Theotherrole，thebear，wasofcourseperformedbyKingDimitri．Thestartlingtrastbetweenthebig，heavybodyandclumsymovementsofthebearandthedelicatebutterflyproducedaicaleffect．Theaudience,whilemarvelingatthepowersoftheSupernaturalBeingwhocouldcreatecreaturessooppositeinappearaemperament，alsoappudedtheimaginationailityofthechrapher，KingDimitri．Therewerethreeathedance：

    Act1

    Onaheavilyfoggyspringm，thebearwaswanderingaimlesslyinthewidefieldsandmeadows．Abutterflyflewupanddownandaroundhim，butalwayswithinashortdistance，asifleadinghimtowardssomedestination．Curious，thebearfollowedher，fppinghisarms，imitatingherflying．Theheavymistgavehimaprivacyotherwiseimpossible，lettinghimreverttohisnaturalhrowingawaythehypocrisyofmundanede．Butthenthebearrealizedthathenolongerreposedinahumanbodyandthereforedidnothavetobother