ause I o cry. turtle so top and ing my tears as soon as toucer. e tears, t of to a smooto speak.

    quot;turtle said, I en your tears, and t I must warn you. If you cry, your life will always be sad.

    quot;turtle opened  poured five, six, seven pearly eggs. tely began to cter and sing. I knee bellies and pretty voices t t to to drink greedily. And ure one, t to the air, laughing.

    quot;Nourtle, drifting back into t is useless to cry. Your tears do not o sears. quot;

    But after my motory, I looked at o cry again, t te, to live like turtles seeing tery ogettom of ttle pond.

    In to  t angry sounds in tance. I jumped out of my bed and ran quietly to my window.

    Out in t courtyard, I sacone pat somet find it again. In front of ood Uncle, my moting.

    quot;You  to take your daug; Uncle stamped  at tinent t. quot;You s;

    My mot say anyt on turtle in to cry in tter tears.

    I o get dressed. And by time I ran doairs and into t room, my mot to leave. A servant aking runk outside. My auntie tle broto close my mouted, quot;Ma!quot;

    quot;See o your daug; exclaimed my uncle.

    And my motill bo me and sa stop my tears from running doood up tall, raig noaller t to me and I ran to , calm voice: quot;An-mei, I am not asking you. But I am going back to tientsin no;

    My auntie ely ;A girl is no better t sop of a ne. But in front of you, it is just t you see in front of you.quot;

    And ermined to leave. Because t of me  I co