October 23, 2008

樂園的寓言故事:金銀斧頭與神秘的鄰人(中)

故事有沒有這麼容易結束?
往往在夜深夢迴時,小黑總是幽幽地出現,欲言又止地轉身離去……

一切總是超越了出乎意料可以形容地快….
星期一傍晚,正當我在網上找尋小黑的代替品時,惱人的手機音樂響起,
是湖中女神打來的:

「你掉了把斧頭? 是這把金的? 還是這把銀的?」
「不,我只是掉了一匹小黑!」我唯唯諾諾道(其實是英文不好)
「誠實如你,應該獲得獎賞!」(wow really?)
「恭喜你!為了獎勵你的誠實,你不但找回了你的小黑,你還獲得了一把大鎖。」
(金銀斧頭的故事哪有大鎖? 不過好像也沒有小黑的戲份)

該死的賊人,深信「偷人者人恆偷之」的道理,加了把終身保固的大鎖在小黑身上!該保固是這樣說得:「如果有人破壞了這大鎖而造成您的財產損失,我們會全額賠償您的損失。」但是,在這後現代情境裡,卻沒有人提到:「萬一你的終身保固大鎖造成我的損失?」

我、四個條伯、好心鄰人,在歐胡島的暮色裡,小雨滴滴答答
看著這終身保固大鎖,這夜更長了…….

2 comments:

Unknown said...

can't you saw it off? install a closed circuit camera around it to see who comes back and unlocks it. Better yet, grab a coffee and boy scout stool and prepare for your qual while monitoring it yourself. That way you will remain vigilant all the time and can study.

Hell-like Paradise said...

well, the thing is that if I stay longer I don't know what is gonna happen on me...

that neighborhood is sort of crappy. Honolulu is such a sin city, man.