Ngaphansi kwezinkanyezi ezisongela umhlaba, izinkanyezi zikhanya, kubonakala sengathi izihlungu eziningi zokuqala ziqhakaza phezulu emkhathini. Umoya opholile uthinta, ulethe umoya omusha, futhi ubonisa ubuhle nobunzima balolu lwazi lwezinkanyezi. Kulolu suku, unkosikazi waseMpumalanga ogama lakhe linguLuo Chen, ephethe umoya omuhle, ulungiselela ukuhambisa umngani wakhe omusha—intombazane egcwele umdlandla, uYun Ke, ukuze baqale uhambo olwalungakaze lubonakale.
Amehlo kaYun Ke akhanya njengezinkanyezi, egcwele isifiso nobungane bokuziqhenya nalezo zinto ezingaziwa emkhathini. Izinwele zakhe zihamba emoyeni opholile, umoya omusha unikeza inhliziyo yakhe ubuqhawe. Uma ebona uLuo Chen, uthango loMoya olukhanyayo, uhlezi phakathi kokukhanya, enomoya ovunguza, kubonakala sengathi ungabamba izimfihlo zomhlaba emehlo akhe.
“UYun Ke, uzilungiselele?” umsindo kaLuo Chen ubuhlungu futhi unomtsalane, ubonakala sengathi uyakuthokozisa, futhi uveza umuzwa wokuxolelwa. “Namuhla sizohamba sifunde izinkanyezi ezihlekisayo, lapho uzomqonda khona ubuhle obungakaze bubonakale!” Uthinta isandla sakhe, ubonisa ukukhanya okubhalwe izimfihlo.
UYun Ke uvuma, inhliziyo yakhe igcwele umdlandla, “Nginethemba, ngafuna lokhu ukushaqisa! Sihamba kuphi?”
“Hamba lapha.” U-Luo Chen ushaya isandla, njengokuhamba kwesikhathi, ukukhanya okujabulisayo kuqhamuka kuphakathi kwemizila, kukha iRainbow Bridge. U-Yun Ke ubukeka ejabule, “WoW! Lokhu kuhle kakhulu!” Ulandela u-Luo Chen, uhambe ngamakhosi, ezwa ukufudumala nokukhanya kweRainbow.
Ukuhamba ngalphakathi kweRainbow, baphenduka emhlabeni omusha. Umhlaba walezi zinkanyezi uthanda njengokhanyayo, izindlela ezichazayo zikhanya ngezinyawo zabo, kubonakala sengathi inguquko ethokozisayo. Umoya uthela iwahha, futhi uzwe umculo omncane, uvuma njengokuhamba kwezinkanyezi.
“Lezi zinkanyezi ziyi-Star River Gem Star.” ULuo Chen uhleka kancane, izinkanyezi ezichaza imihlabha yakhe. “Izinto eziphilayo lapha zihlonipheka, ziwumkhiqizo wenhloso. Bheka lapho...” Ubonisa isikhumbuzo esinembile, sithe uma kukhanya, okufanele ulenza izinkanyezi ezincane ezinepopokazi nezimpaphe ezicolorful, kuphila izinkanyezi ezahlukene.
“Zenzenjani?” UYun Ke uvuma, ubheja ubudlelwane balolu hlobo lwezinto ezinkulu.
“Zihlonipha, ziqonda izinkanyezi, lokho kuyi-task yabo. Izinhliziyo zikhona izifiso nezinhlakanipho.” ULuo Chen ubonisa.
“Ngiyafuna nakho ukudala izinkanyezi zami!” UYun Ke uyabala. Uthinta phansi, uzama ukukhetha ukwakha isibhakabhaka sombala, ehamba.
ULuo Chen ukhona eyazi, usesikhashana, “Uma ungathanda, ngizona ungakufundisa ukwenze.”
Ngakho, ngalokhu kwethemba, uYun Ke uvuma ukufunda ukukhetha izinkanyezi. Ususa, uqonda izinkanyezi ezinhle, uLuo Chen ukhuluma kodwa umoya uyashisa. Inhliziyo yakhe igcwele umdlandla wokwakha, uzama ukwenza izinkanyezi ezinhle, yonke inxenye igcwele imicabango nephupho lakhe.
Ngokushesha, izinkanyezi ziba sezinganekwaneni, izinkanyezi zikhanya, ixhumene phezulu, izinkanyezi eziyisithupha. UYun Ke ujabula ubonisa uLuo Chen, injabulo yakhe ibonakala. “Bheka! Ngabe lokhu kuyenzeka!”
Ubuso bukaLuo Chen buhlangene, “UYun Ke, unalokho okukhulu.” Ubonisa umculi wakhe. Ngenkathi thizaz two izinkanyezi, uYun Ke hodle, ethokozisa izinkanyezi, ujabule, abhekwa ngalinye futhi ucija.
“Ngiyakhohlwa ngithanda!” UYun Ke ebuka, echitha izinkanyezi ubani nezenzakalo zephefu elikhulu.
“Singakusiza lapha kuhlangene!” UYun Ke ubukeka, kulungiselelwa uLuo Chen, phakathi neminwe eyinhlanu, "Njengomntwana, baphume kahle."
Ngakho-ke, uYun Ke noLuo Chen baqala ukuhlela lapho besebenzisa izinkanyezi, bebonke phezulu. Izithako zikhanya ezinzima, ijabulela ukuchitheka komhlaba.
Izilwane zikhumbula umoya, ziqhamuke emhlabeni, ziqonda ukulinda. Inhliziyo kaYun Ke igcwele umdlandla, izilwane ezipilayo zisebenza kanjani.
“Ngiyanibona!” U-Luo Chen uthintana nenhla yemibono, uLuo Chen ubukhali. “Namuhla, sizokwenza umcimbi wokuhlanganyela.”
“Ikhaya elihle!” UWun Chen uthintana, ujabule, ubaba ubukhombisa ngezimiso ezilungile. “Sizobonga abantu,” isiArtist buyiple inhliziyo yethu.
Ngakho, uYun Ke noLuo Chen baqala ukuhlela umcimbi. Izinkanyezi zikhanya zibe ngeziphi eziningi zikhanya, zikhumbuso izinkanyezi ezithuthukile, izinkanyezi zikhanya nezinkanyezi eziningi zisebenza ngokujabulisayo.
Izingane ziqhamuka, zishiyele izinkanyezi, zidalela umoya kagazi. UYun Ke uvelanga emhlabeni wokukhanya, uwayemukele.
“Yilokhu!” uLuo Chen uthuntunada, unikezela emabhukwini okubhalela. “Namuhla, sizokwenza umcimbi.”
Izinkanyezi ezithakazelisayo okuva, uLuo Chen ubonisa ukuthi basebenzisi ngezimiso ezibuhlungu.
Izinkanyezi zisiet seziV, izikhuplezisi isolwa uYun Ke, akulethe izinkanyezi zomoya zifinde.
Ukushintsha magumbi, izinkanyezi zihlala phezulu, uthanda ukwanda, zithatha umoya, njengezintuli ezweni, uYun Ke uvuma amavezi akhe, ubizwe.
“Ukukhanya!” UYun Ke ubukeka kahle kakhulu, lapho kukaLuo Chen kuyaphula umoya, “Ngiyabonga, sithandwa.”
Naphezu kosuku, uYun Ke udinga ukusasa nemibono eyahamba. Leli awusizo, okulihlehlisile, udinga ngotinako.
“Ngiyajabula, nakuba kungekhona ibhayi!” uYun Ke uhlala echitha izithelo.
“Ngikhumbula!” USombunusa, buza izinkanyezi, uzulazulu nezinkanyezi.
“UNCU KAKHALA!” uLuo Cheng iyaba yazi.
“Ngibuka isifundo!” UYun Ke uvuma umsindvo. Nayizinkanyezi zingaphiwa umoya, uthokozisa uLuo Chen, azokwenziwa, azokwenziwa.
Izinkanyezi zihlala, sezidala izinkanyezi zeziqonda, uzibambeka ezibonisa izinkanyezi. UYun Ke uvele, u-Luo Chen uthamathe.
“Ngiyabonga!” uLuo Chen uthintana, withinitho seziqhqli, ezobambe. Ngamanye aMzinglahla.
At a time, the celebration began to dwindle down. UYun Ke noLuo Chen, and all the small creatures gather around, sharing feelings and dreams. In this starry sky, friendship sparkles like stars, and their laughter becomes an eternal memory.
“UYun Ke, lolu iwuhambo ongakukhohlwa.” ULuo Chen uyakhanya, umoya wakhe uyavuma njengezinkanyezi, ukuphephisa okuncane.
“Yebo, ngizokuthembisa konke.” UYun Kep uyaphelelisa, umqondo uphakamisa uthembeke nganoma yini, "lokhu kuyisinyathelo sokuqala."
Ngaphansi kwaleso sikhumbuzo somhlaba, izinkanyezi eziqhamuka ngasohlangothini, ziqhubele phambili ekuthengiseni izimvo zomzila. Izikhumbuzo zabo ziqhuba izinkanyezi, ziqhuba izimpo, ziqhuba izigaba, kanti ziqhubeka, ziqhuba izinkanyezi zifinyeleleka.
Ngaphandle kokuthi, kumahambahamba, umcimbi oyaqalisa. UYun Ke noLuo Chen, both at a set table, yiba futhi enjoyes izinkanyezi.