Zi Xinyu's Short Stories Translated by: timebun

The Bird of Good and Evil

🌟Prologue.

A memory came to me in a flash; I remember that the god once asked me something like this.

"If I gave you the chance to become a human, would you want to?"

Back then, I simply smiled and said, "I don't want to become a human. I want to continue being a bird, soaring freely in the skies. That's perfect for me."

As things changed with the passage of time, all of a sudden, I really wanted to become a human just once. Thus, I asked the god, "Can I still have another chance to become a human?"

However, the god shook his head, "You've already missed your opportunity. Furthermore, even if I gave you a chance now, you wouldn't live past a single day."

"That's fine, even half a day is fine. I just want to be a human for once." With shining eyes, I pleaded earnestly.

The god sighed, "Then I'll give you a single day's time. What are you going to do with it?"

I smiled, but stayed silent.

One day was enough.

🌟Part 1.

I was a little bird who was raised by a god.

I was born with the god's divine blessings.

My feathers are a gorgeous sky blue, with traces of snowy white.

Thus, ever since I was born, I've been envied by most of my kind.

Because I could choose my own destiny, like that chance that the god gave me.

"If I gave you the chance to become a human, would you want to?"

I remember that I replied his question with one of my own.

"Is there any difference between humans and us birds?"

He smiled, "Of course there is. Humans have great intelligence, and they have great ability. That's why all animals are afraid of them."

I stared in astonishment for a moment, before asking, "Then what about birds?"

The god's smile remained unchanging as he said, "Birds are simple, but they're free."

"Then I don't want that chance, I just want to continue being a free bird."

Back then, I had a pure nature. I just thought that if I were to become intelligent, then I would surely lose my wings.

Then why not be a carefree little bird?

I watched the god nod, seemingly in deep thought.

And since that time, I really became a happy little bird.

🌟Part 2.

I was a little bird who just learned how to fly.

From the side of a very kind god, I flew towards the forest for the first time.