The following story is from "Three Hundred and Sixty-six Days, Words with the Devil".
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Once upon a time there lived a blind half-fish princess. No one loves knowledge as much as she does.
She could only sleep with knowledge. So the queen invited various teachers for her, and asked the crab maid to tell her various stories all night long by the bedside. She also invited every passing guest to stay and bring her all kinds of experiences from all over the world.
The half-fish princess grew up and lived a happy life, but the most regrettable thing was that she could not see with her eyes.
After so many years of study, she has become very knowledgeable. All the teachers praised her intelligence and memory. Even if she can't see, she can swim around by touch and hearing, and she gradually began to help the palace share the affairs.
But she wanted to see those beautiful pictures by herself, read poetry by herself, or calculate the rise and fall of the ocean by herself.
This is what the curious half-fish princess thinks about most.
It is a pity that&bsp&bspNo matter how much the princess's king and mother seek medical advice,&bsp&bspthere is no way to cure her eyes. Even the most famous doctor in the nearby sea is helpless against the eyes of the half-fish princess.
They were also very surprised and said, "There is obviously nothing wrong with the princess's eyes, why can't she see?"
After many times, everyone also felt that the princess's eyes were probably incurable, or she was born like this, and there was nothing that could be done.
The day goes on.
One day, the blind half-fish princess once again came to her shell seat to listen to the speeches of the visitors from the open sea.
The visitors are a group of naughty little luminous fish that are as bright as stars. As soon as they saw the half-fish princess, they said
"Princess, you are so beautiful, but it is a pity that your eyes cannot see."
The princess was very angry and was about to drive them away - she couldn't see their cute appearance, only heard their noise.
The little glow-in-the-dark fish chirped again.
"Princess, don't worry, we know that there is a magical ophthalmologist in the deepest part of the distant Junction Sea.
Any vision problems are no problem with him! Your eyes can definitely be cured. "
The princess was very surprised, but she couldn't believe it, so she said, "My eyes have been seen by many doctors, and they all said there is nothing they can do."
The little glow-in-the-dark fish said disdainfully
"We just say yes. That doctor is an incredible master! He can make the pearls in the pearl oysters see out through pillows and shells. We have told you! Go to that doctor, he will definitely cure it. you."
The half-fish princess wanted to ask questions, but the little luminous fishes just said
"That's it! Whatever you want." He started his speech and stopped answering the princess's questions.
The princess was so distraught that she had no intention of listening to the speech. She had heard that many magical things happened across the border sea. Moreover, what the little luminous fish said was true, and she already somewhat believed what they said.
So as soon as the speech was over, she went into battle alone and secretly followed the little luminous fish.
She was going to meet the great ophthalmologist at Jiaojiehai to have her eyes cured.
The half-fish princess followed the little luminous fishes and swam farther and farther away from the palace.
After a long time, they reached the border of the Junction Sea.
At this time, the little luminous fish stopped and said
"We are going home, you can go by yourself! The name of the master doctor is 'Sharp Fish', just find any fish and ask!"
The little glow-in-the-dark fishes left quickly, and the half-fish princess began to search for them in the vast sea of junction.
She couldn't see it, so the search was difficult.
Fortunately, it wasn't long before she heard a whale singing. So she swam over and asked, "Have you seen a doctor called 'Sharp Fish'?"
The whale was startled, and then he saw the little princess next to him. He thought for a moment and said, "Are you here to see the eyes? You look like a princess. I advise you to go back quickly."
"Why?" asked the princess. "Can't Dr. Sharpfish cure my eyes?"
"He can be cured. He is very powerful." Whale said,&bsp&bsp "But you need to pay a big price."
"I can marry him. I will pay any price." The princess said simply, &bsp&bsp "I hope to see the waves, the coral, the father and the queen with my own eyes. See what the colors in those books are. Meaning. I also want to see those interesting mathematical formulas in person and study problems faster."
"That's not the price."
The whale shook his head, "Once the fish's eyes are opened, they cannot be closed. You will see a lot of things you don't want to see."
You can see it at ordinary times, you can see it when you sleep, and the scary thing is, you can see it even if you are dead. At that time, you can’t even turn around!
Apart from what you said, there are always things in this world that you don't want to see.
You can live your life peacefully like this, there is nothing wrong with it. "
"Are you tired?" Whale glanced at her and asked. "If you are tired, I will ask the fish to take you back. You don't have to suffer so much."
"It doesn't matter!" the princess insisted.
She had swum a long way, hadn't eaten much, was dry and thin, and was out of breath, but she still looked like a princess.
The princess said, "I can pay any price. As long as I can see it. Take me to see Doctor Sharp Fish!"
The whale said "Okay!" and took her to see Dr. Sharpfish.
Doctor Sharpfish lives in the cave at the bottom of the trench.
When he saw the half-fish princess, he grabbed her head and looked around without asking a question.
"Can I be cured?" the princess asked worriedly.
"Normally not, but I can. Just wait a moment." Doctor Sharp Fish said calmly after finishing reading.
"I need to leave here to find some materials. You can move around here freely while I'm gone, but you can't touch the things on the table. You can't leave my cave. That's it."
The princess said "Okay."
Doctor Sharpfish left for a long time and never came back.
The princess didn't dare to move. She was afraid that she would accidentally touch something on the table.
As time went by, she became more and more curious, what would be on the table? Since it was placed on the table, it should be something harmless.
Just when she finally couldn't bear it any longer, Dr. Sharpfish came back.
"It seems that you haven't touched the things on the table. I can help you treat your eyes." He said.
The half-fish princess nodded quickly and heard a rustling sound first.
"Doctor, what are you doing?" she asked.
"Nothing." Doctor Sharpfish replied. “I’ll cure your eyes, and you have to help me here.
Also, when you help here, you have to do three things
First, you can’t look at my face.
Second, you can't look at the ceiling here.
Third, no one usually comes here, but I have a friend who comes here every other year. You have to take a look at his face every time. "
"Then when can I leave here?" the princess asked boldly.
"Every year you take a look at my friend's face and tell me what you see. As long as you answer correctly, you can leave here." Doctor Sharp Fish said.
The princess thought these conditions were simple, so she said, "No problem. Please help me heal my eyes!"
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