When a chatterbox meets a gossip hound, it's a match made in heaven—like welcome rain after a long drought, or finding a kindred spirit.
One chattered away, recounting a tragic love story. The other listened with rapt attention, practically on the verge of tears. Of course, there were also two victims in this exchange: Little Bai, who was muffled under the blankets, and Ao Bai, who had already fled to the passenger seat with his ears covered.
"I grew up with Cui Fen. We were inseparable, as close as could be…"
As a Class I Protected Species, the rare Chinese Mergansers are raised under strict protection.
This was especially true for Wang Tiezhu, the only male. For years, he was practically coddled, which was why he had always lived among the red-crowned cranes.
Cui Fen had been frail and sickly since she was young. Whenever anything happened, Wang Tiezhu would always rush to the front to protect his beloved crane.
