Pickle Superman III - Pickles and the Careless Hedgehog

The Super咸Cai's Third Story: The Pickled Vegetable and the Careless Hedgehog

Column: Fairy Tales Added Time: February 8, 2011, 1:45:07 PM Source: Admin Clicks: 1727

That day, as the pickled vegetable was walking on the road, it remembered how the spider had hit it and became very angry. It wanted to practice the iron head technique of the Shaolin monks. Imitating the monks, it ran towards a tree by the roadside in winter. However, it used too much force and immediately fainted after hitting the tree. A hedgehog passing by found it unconscious and decided to carry it to the hospital.

While still unconscious, the pickled vegetable suddenly felt an intense pain all over its body and woke up. Opening its eyes, it saw that it was on the hedgehog's back and insisted on getting down to walk by itself. Unexpectedly, the hedgehog refused and said that since its head was already injured, falling again would be dangerous. Thus, the hedgehog insisted on carrying it home. Unable to refuse the hedgehog's kindness, the pickled vegetable endured the pain and allowed the hedgehog to carry it home.

As soon as the hedgehog left, the pickled vegetable couldn't help but cry out from the unbearable pain. His mother, Mama Ma Bao Bing, came over and carefully examined him. Surprisingly, she exclaimed: "Pickled vegetable, why are you full of thorns?" "These aren't mine; they belong to the hedgehog. Please help me remove them," the pickled vegetable begged. Mama Ma Bao Bing took a pair of tweezers and began pulling out the thorns. However, the thorns were deeply embedded, causing the pickled vegetable immense pain with every pull, making him jump. Mama Ma Bao Bing couldn't hold him down, so the process was slow. By midnight, not all the thorns were removed, and Mama Ma Bao Bing, exhausted, complained: "Look at this hedgehog, how careless! I don't know if he is helping us or harming us."

"Mom, how can you say that? The hedgehog was just trying to help. We must thank him tomorrow," the pickled vegetable said.

The next day, the pickled vegetable and Mama Ma Bao Bing brought gifts to thank the hedgehog. Upon entering the hedgehog's house, they found the hedgehog lying in bed, looking even more like a hedgehog. Why did they say that? Because the hedgehog's quills were broken and bent, looking droopy. Seeing this, the pickled vegetable felt extremely sad. He knew that the hedgehog's quills had broken off in his body, leaving it in this state.

The hedgehog's mother brought over a stool for the pickled vegetable and Mama Ma Bao Bing to sit on. However, when the pickled vegetable bent over, it jumped because its stomach was swollen, and sitting hurt. Seeing this, the hedgehog's mother scolded the hedgehog: "You careless hedgehog, knowing your own appearance, you still weren't careful enough. You always mean well but end up causing trouble, hurting yourself and others."

"Why did I have to carry Brother Pickled Vegetable? It's because we both look ugly and are looked down upon by others. That's why I didn't care about breaking my quills and carried him."

"By the way, Pickled Vegetable, why did you faint on the road?" asked the hedgehog's mother. "He wanted to practice the iron head technique but didn't know how, so he ended up knocking himself unconscious," replied the hedgehog.

"My son, I thought you fell accidentally. Our family is too poor; otherwise, I would definitely send you to learn martial arts," Mama Ma Bao Bing said, wiping her tears.

"I've already made up my mind. I'll buy a book and practice slowly after school by myself."

"As long as you're happy, anything goes, my child," Mama Ma Bao Bing said.