Ngaphakathi kwemithambeka emidala yaseMpumalanga lapho kushayela khona ukubanda kwegazi, emhlabeni ogcwele ucingo lwesiliva, uthuli lweqhwa lufana nokunambitheka kwekhothamo, lugcwalisa konke, lwakha umhlaba wezilokotho obhidliza izinkanyezi. Ukushintsha lezi zindawo eziyimfihlo zemvelo, umfana ophila empilweni yama-spiritual uLi Shuang uthola izithombe zeqhwa ezihambayo ezifana nejuba elinobungane, ethokozisa phakathi kwezihlahla ezinde, engenakho ukwesaba. Imizwa yakhe iyandulela lapho edlula ngezinyathelo, kubonakala sengathi umhlaba wonke uzungezile ngezinyawo zakhe.
Eside sikaLi Shuang, kunezinkanyezi zenyama yehlo, zihlezi phansi kwesihlahla seqhwa, nezindebe ezifana ne-silver ezikhanyayo, uphuthumi izinjongo zakhe, zamehlo saidela izikhumbuzo ezingenakucaciselwa. Le ngwenya yehlo ibizwa ngokuthi yiFrosty, ingumngane omkhulu kaLi Shuang, futhi inhliziyo yakhe yodwa kule ndawo yeqhwa. Njengoba umoya obandayo udlula, uFrosty uyaziphathe, ethokozisa uLi Shuang obhujiswa.
"Li Shuang, uyaphi na?" uFrosty ukhulumela ngezwi elithokozisayo, izindlebe zidle zishayisa phezulu, ezamehlo zigcwele ukulindela.
"Ngiyafuna i-snow crystal flower ephelele!" Li Shuang uphendula ubuso bephupha, ngemva kokugqugquzela. "Uzi, kusinika ithi, i-snow crystal flower ikhuluma njalo ngesikhathi sokubanda, izokwenza ikhulise amandla engisungulayo."
UFrosty ubona ngokuncane, uphakamisa ubuso bakhe, "Ngiyithanda, kodwa kuqala, sikhumbule ukuthi leli flower alilula, kukhona Abafundisi abaningi abaye bacwaninga, kodwa basoliwe."
"Ngizoyithola!" Li Shuang uphendula ngesithakazelo, uchoma izandla zakhe emanzini aseZulu, efuna ukuhamba phansi ushaya izinkanyezi. Ukukhanya okukhanyisayo kuchaza ukuthi lesi sihle sakhe simoyiziswe phezulu, sizama ukwazisa imizwa yale nkinga angazisa.
Li Shuang uqhubeka nezinyathelo, phakathi kweziki ziqhamuka, izihlahla zikhanya njengezinkanyezi. Lapho ehamba ephepheni, nesihlahla sikhanya, asesibheshele kahle; izinkanyezi zikhanya uLi Shuang uFrosty angakudlula.
"Sibone, yikuphi lokhu?" uFrosty uphakamisa isikhumbuzo, ephepheni ezothando, ekhukhumala.
Li Shuang uzila, ubona:
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ujutupholu wezihlahla ezincane zikhanya phakathi nisu sanguine aseziqhwa, zikhanya uFrosty izandla zakho.
"Phakathi," uFrosty.
Li Shuang acindezela izinyathelo, elandela kahle. Ubulala izinyako zakho ezikhumbeni kahle. "Nomyayi, izimbali azilungile, ngabe uFrosty, su?’"
“Ubala!” uFrosty uvele udonsa. "Ngiyavalwa, ngithokozisa izincazelo."
"Ngiyazi, uyisiphiza, uvula udaka," uyacwila. Ngemuva kokuhamba kutshelwe uFrosty "Sicela mehlengize uhamba uhambisana ne-snow crystal."
Lezi okwaziyo ukwbaza, ucela izikhumbuzo zihlaba ikhempu diekello.
"Ngiyazi," uLi Shuang, abambisile, "ngizoba kunjengokukukhanyisayo!"