Chapter3: Tainopia-Witches Red and White

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Alice went along with the rabbit footprints, but they suspended. Crying like a helpless baby, suddenly, raising her head, she saw a white eagle shouting in the sky, attracting her attention. Strangely, the eagle descended to a bush near her. Alice kept crying. Alice was stunned that a white rabbit jumped out from the bush. The white rabbit said, “Strange stalker, why do you follow me? I’m not reluctant to be your cherish pet imprisoned in your cage. Liberty is supreme. HAHAHA.”, “No, I’m not a bad guy. I only want to make friends with you. That’s all,” said Alice. The white rabbit said, “Well… Yet, first of all, you have to promise not to touch anything red.” Alice said, “Yes… But why?” The rabbit explained, “Red is dangerous. Think about Adam’s red apple. Out of curiosity, he ate it and became an everlasting criminal. He was prohibited to enter the Garden of Eden eternally. Red is the prison of freeness, the devil of restriction.” Alice said, “OK! No sweat!” The rabbit said, “We should do pinky swear.” Alice did it and smiled. “Where are you going now?” said Alice. The rabbit answered, “Return to ‘Tainopia’. For meeting my missing nation and my citizens. I haven’t gone back for ten years.” Alice was stunned and admired, “Wow, so you are a queen!” The rabbit said, “Exactly! Alice continued, “But how could you leave your country for such a long time? The security of your country may be threatened” The rabbit said, “I love freedom so I give it to my people. Nobody should be suppressed by their birth. Only their efforts attributed to their achievements. Thus,  social mobility is active in Tainopia. Even if you are a royal member, because of your laziness, you possibly turn into a beggar in the end.” Alice said, “How wise you are! Tainopia is my ideal country. But if people abuse their freedom, will the country be in a mess?” The rabbit illustrated, “My dear little girl, in my country, everyone has the upper morality, clinging to their self-discipline, knowing how to adjust and control their desire. If someone dares to break the rules, public opinions will suppress them and devastate his or her good name.” Alice sighed for the white witch’s wisdoms. She asked continually, “As a queen, why don’t you wear the most glorious dress?” The rabbit said, “Oh, clothes as life is an unnecessary addition. I only wear comfortable and simple ones. That’s it. I don’t need to satisfy my material desire. My good name will make history in Tainopia if I can make my people happy and satisfied” Alice praised her, “Oh, queen! I admire your philosophy of a ruler. I adore your unselfishness and uprightness. Wait a minute! I can make sense that you despise materialism. But how could you change your figure from an eagle to a rabbit? Oops! So you are…” The rabbit said, “The white witch,” and turned into a lady. Alice said, “Did you play tricks on ‘Lionopia’ and ‘Indopia’? You are so horrible.” The witch tried to explain. Alice stopped and condemned her, “How could you harm the innocent public?” The witch paused first and kept on, “Yes, I’m the conductor. But all these are righteous justice. Do you know what they did before?” Alice said, “No. But I know these two are joyful lands before your horrible witchcrafts.” The witch continued, “The lion loved to objectify women like us. He forced his people to collect twenty innocent virgins a year and send to his palace. Alice said, “Shrew! Devil! The lion should be punished… But do you consider that those creatures eaten by him? Do you have a better excuse?” The witch said, “Think about it. As the proverb goes, ‘Who keeps company with the wolves, will learn to howl.’ Creatures surrounding him were almost the fair-weather friends. No one was genuine but merely flattered him. Which one did really concern their country?” The witch shacked her head. Alice said, “Then how about the poor elephant, Kama? Why did you punish him?” The witch said, “oh, him! He is a greedy person. Youth should disappear with time passing, but he wanted to possess it forever. He even gave me his soul for exchanging beauty. How foolish he was. For letting him know he should seize the day and create his value rather than live in the past, I laid a curse on him. I hoped that, he could discover his inner beauty which he had lost for a long time instead of pursuing the meaningless perfection of his appearance.” Alice said, “Oh, what you did is full of wisdoms. Please forgive my rudeness. The witch said, “Alright! Thanks for understanding. Let’s go! I can’t wait to bring you to my Kingdom, Tainopia.”

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