Night falls, in this era without television.
Most homes have turned off the lights.
The second floor of the tavern is where the family lives.
The little polar bear Love, who was about to fall asleep, was lying on the wooden frame bed. He was covered with a yellow blanket with a honey jar printed on it. His big black and bright eyes looked curiously at Bell sitting on the bedside:
"Dad, can you tell me the story of the four penguins?"
Octopus Dave has returned.
But he didn't plan to let Little Love and Big get to know these four little penguins tonight.
Tomorrow morning would be a good choice.
No need for too much introduction.
After breakfast, it took a full day for the six little guys to gradually get to know each other while playing.
Therefore, as the head of the family, Bell will not say too much to these brats:
"I don't know much, I just know that they had a similar experience to your Uncle Dave."
Little Love hesitated for a moment, his furry face a little uneasy:
"Dad, will they stay?"
Bell didn't answer. The wise polar bear guessed his son's thoughts, so he asked:
"Do you want them to stay?"
The little polar bear shook his head, looking a little confused:
"I have no idea."
His big furry hands stroked little Love's head.
At this moment, Bell is not like the awe-inspiring white giant beast in the rumors, but more like a kind father:
"I don't know either, but time will tell."
Eyes flickering, the little polar bear's gaze gradually became firm:
"I will not reject them. If they become my family, I will protect them because I am an older brother. Just like my father protects me, I will protect my brothers."
The old father smiled and praised approvingly:
"Of course, my little Love, you are the best."
And above Love, in a delicate little bed, Bigg the Arctic Shrew, the youngest brother in the family, shouted firmly:
"Brother, I will help you."
With the encouragement of his younger brother, a smile appeared on Love's face, and he said proudly:
"Of course, because we are a family."
Seeing the condition of the two brothers, the old father nodded happily. He got up and climbed up from the ground:
"Okay, go to bed quickly, you can see the little penguin tomorrow."
The two brothers lying on the bed said in unison:
"Good night, father." X2
The strong polar bear came to the door and turned off the light.
The light from the corridor shone into the house, and looking at his two sons lying on the bed, Bell felt at this moment that everything was worth it:
"Good night, my little Love. Good night, my little Big."
As the door was closed, the room became dark.
In New York in the 1920s, urban light pollution was not that serious, and the Luojia Mountain Tavern was one of the tallest buildings in the surrounding area.
The bright moonlight shines outside the window, and you can even see the stars dotting the night sky.
With his father leaving.
Love was lying on the bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep, and asked doubtfully:
"Bigger, are you asleep? Do you think penguins are easy to get along with? You must know that they live in the southernmost part of the earth, and I live in the northernmost part of the earth."
The Arctic shrew on the upper bunk opened his eyes with a helpless expression:
"Brother, is it possible that I was also born in the North Pole?"
The little polar bear was silent, even if he thought about it carefully.
Although the Arctic shrew has a wide range of habitats and is distributed on all continents, obviously this does not include Antarctica.
So after a brief silence, Love changed the question:
"Why aren't you nervous?"
Bigger on the upper bunk was a little helpless.
He sighed and said seriously to his brother sleeping on the lower bunk:
"Don't worry, Love, these things you think won't happen."
The little polar bear was puzzled and asked confusedly:
"Why?"
He stroked his short beard and analyzed it carefully for a moment.
Bigg, the little Arctic shrew, said in a positive tone:
"Uncle Dave would never have brought a penguin home if it was difficult to reach because he loves this home as much as we do."
Under his brother's explanation, Love slapped his furry bear paws, looking like he suddenly understood.
He asked why Uncle Dave suddenly decided to take four little penguins home.
Outsiders are still outsiders, and no matter how good the relationship is, it cannot be compared to family members.
Just like Bigger said.
Since Uncle Dave brought four little penguins home.
It means that the four of them have been approved by Uncle Dave.
For outsiders, no matter what the relationship between the two parties is, you must be at least three points wary.
But for family members, you can trust each other unconditionally.
This is what my father told me at the beginning, and I also said this to Big.
I just thought that Big had figured out the reason so early.
And after thinking for a long time, I still couldn't figure out the way out. It was only after Big's reminder that I finally understood.
Little Polar Bear Love was a little disappointed and a little envious:
"Big, I envy you so much, you are always so smart."
Bigger, who was lying on the upper bunk, did not fall asleep. He stared at the dark ceiling:
"Actually, I envy you even more. You are so powerful."
Love loves his brother very much, even though he is smarter than him, can talk better than himself, and can even tell jokes better than him.
But Love was never jealous, instead he was proud to have his younger brother.
But his younger brother is an arctic shrew.
As a small rodent, this massive steel forest is too dangerous for Bigger.
Thinking of what happened during the day, Love raised his fists and said firmly:
"Don't worry, Big, as long as I'm alive, I will never let anyone bully you."
Bigger on the upper bunk nodded.
He turned over, covered himself with the blanket, and said in a sleepy tone:
"I know, brother, it's time to go to bed."
Love giggled for a while, and as he lowered his fist, the cute little polar bear gradually fell asleep.
But Love didn't know that.
Bigger was not sleeping on the upper bunk, and the little Arctic shrew had a somewhat complicated expression in the dark night.
strength?
Love was wrong. As his younger brother, Big, what he envied was never strength.
From the perspective of the little arctic shrew, strength is just a means to an end.
And the way to achieve the goal is definitely not violence!
Bigger envies Love because he is very similar to his father.
Not just because they are polar bears.
What's more important is that they all have minds that are broad enough to tolerate everything.
In Big's view, this is real power!
The eldest brother is the same as his father. In their eyes, family is family, and there is no distinction between races.
Big knew that he couldn't do this.
Although Love is not smart, he is definitely a good brother, and only he can tolerate everything like his father!
At the same time, Bell, who had closed the door and left, returned to his room.
But the difference was that when he opened the door to the room, there was no warm furniture inside, but an unknown space that was gray and invisible.
"Click~"
The door is closed, and at the moment when the door is closed?
The super large bed is seven meters long and five meters wide, with a quilt cover printed with small yellow flowers.
Next to it is a huge desk and bookshelf filled with various books.
However, judging from the traces of use, the owner of the house seldom reads these books on weekdays.
The most diligently browsed items on the bookshelf are probably a stack of thick newspapers and an exquisite photo album, which records various photos of the family.
There is bright moonlight outside the window.
The lights were on inside the house, and the light yellow light made everything around it look warm and comfortable.
But the strange thing is, as the owner of this house?
The polar bear, which was five meters tall and weighed over three tons, disappeared without a trace!
