Magpies are too noisy, sparrows are too noisy, and swallows are much quieter and are recognized as beneficial birds, so we have the best and deepest impression of swallows.
Swallows wear colorful clothes and come here every spring. I don't know if it's because spring is the most beautiful here or because people here are the kindest. I'd rather believe the latter, because people in rural areas are really simple and kind.
In our country, even a slingshot master won't hurt a swallow. They can shoot sparrows, crows and all kinds of birds, but they will never hurt a swallow. Adults have warned us since childhood that whoever hits the swallow is blind!
Whoever hits the swallow is wicked, whoever hits the swallow is not rewarded, and so on. With so many severe punishments, no one in the country will hurt a swallow.
Grandma told us a story that has impressed us so far. It is said that there was once a poor family of six. A swallow fell from a nest on the roof of his house and hurt his leg. So the couple carefully bandaged the swallow and carefully put it back in the nest.
The next spring, the swallow came to his house to nest and brought him a package. When I opened it, it was full of gold, silver and jewels.
A bully in the village knew this and was envious, so he asked his wife to stab a swallow with a stick. They also bandaged the swallow's wound and stuffed it into the nest.
The next spring, the little swallow also came back and brought them a package.
The greedy bully couple opened it in a hurry, and it was full of shit! The stink stinks, and the bully soon dies. Then the bully's wife went crazy, too.
Yes, good is rewarded with good, and evil with evil. It's not that we don't report. Not yet.
It is precisely because of this simple education that no matter how naughty a child is in our country, he will never hurt a swallow.
Perhaps it is the simplicity of the country people that makes steamed swallows, or the countryside is more conducive to swallows' life. So, as soon as spring comes, flocks of swallow seeds come.
They fly freely, hunt freely, nest freely under the eaves or in the hall, and have children freely.
As far as I can remember, there are always swallows nesting on my roof. In spring, my mother always opens the window on the door of the main room to let swallows in and out, nest, get married and have children.
Swallows are particularly sanitary birds, and few bird droppings fall on the floor of the hall.
Mother's education is not high, but she knows that swallows are good birds. Don't hurt them. Mother said that swallows only choose kind people as their nests.
If there is a good home, it must be Qing Yu. Although mother doesn't understand this truth, she always tells us to take good care of swallows.
Later, I went to college and went to the city after graduation. Whenever spring comes, I will still look for the once swallows.
I think, without swallows, will there be real spring?
Swallows are rarely seen in the reinforced concrete jungle of the city, and occasionally a few are seen. It's just that they seem to be in a hurry, far from being calm when they are in the country.
Therefore, I am worried about their lives. Where do they live in a beautifully decorated city?
It is impossible in citizens' homes, because even if a fly enters their homes, they will shout for a long time. Under the eaves? But there is no roof suitable for nesting in the city!
I really don't know where the swallows in metropolis have found shelter and foothold.
Thinking like this, I thought of myself again.
Maybe I am also a swallow living in the city, knowing that this is not my home and not suitable for my own survival, but I still struggle in the city with my dreams.
The city routine is deep, so I'm going back to the countryside.
I know that the countryside now is not the countryside at that time. I don't know if the routine is deep or shallow But I don't think the countryside is a place suitable for my life.
It's really sad that life has lost its roots. How many swallows are there in a city like mine in China now?
Many, or just me.