Extra: Daddy Happy Birthday

One day, in the Palace of King Yama, dead people was crying, evil ghosts screaming, judges were disappearing, the Black and White Impermanence were gone after getting off work, leaving a bunch of ghost servants fooling around, and King Yama smiling wryly. At the time, Ox Head and Horse Face came in to report: “Someone in the Underworld is posting small flyers.” 

King Yama angrily freed a hand from the pile of documents, took the pink flyer, and quickly skimmed the words on it:

“ & Creating a Romantic Relationship for You in Your Next Life &

A person’s romantic relationship comes to an end when they stepped into the Underworld. Looking back, did you have a lot of regrets in your previous life? Or unresolved frustrations? Do you want to convey your unwavering devotion to your lover for the next three lives, creating an everlasting love song?

No matter what kind of romantic relationship you aspire to have in the afterlife, we – the Underworld Cupid Marriage Company – can help you make those dreams come true with little effort. The price is fair and worth the effort! Time is limited. If you want your love life to flourish in the next life, don’t hesitate!

Activity time: from the 1st to the 15th of this month

If you are interested, please go to the Three-life Pavilion located at the upper bank of the Styx River to negotiate with our agent!” 

After reading it, King Yama was furious and jumped out of his seat, “What kind of bullshit advertisement is this?! Who posted it?!” Scraps of paper flew around the hall with his roars. All the ghost servants shook their heads and said they didn’t know.

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When King Yama arrived at the Three-Life Pavilion, he saw that the place was already crowded with ghosts like mountains and seas. The boisterous ghosts already surrounded the floors inside and out. The Three-Life Pavilion was tightly packed that nothing could get through at all. King Yama and his subordinates saw two familiar old faces – the Black and White Impermanence were holding loudspeakers, trying to maintain order at the scene. “Everyone! Line up! Line up! Don’t worry, don’t worry! Everyone has a chance! Equal opportunities!”

“Hehe, Little Black and Little White really likes to join in the fun…Huh? Wait a minute! Little Black and Little White?! Why are they here? Could it be that the mastermind behind the scenes is…”

King Yama hadn’t figured out the answer and didn’t dare to think deeper. Suddenly a kid ran over at his feet to pass a small flyer.

“Uncle, do you want to book a romantic relationship in your next life? It’s not expensive, only one thousand yuan.”

As soon as King Yama lowered his head, he realized that this kid turned out to be Snowball! Snowball wore a cute flower girl costume, with a wreath on his head and white wings on his back, smiling like an angel.

“This… this is going too far! Even Snowball came over to be a helper!” “Qiu Qiu*, who told you to distribute these?”

*“Snowball in Chinese is pronounced as “Xue Qiu”, so King Yama was affectionately calling Snowball “Qiu,” which means ball in Chinese. 

“Huh?” Snowball was stunned for a moment but didn’t recognize who this uncle was. Suddenly, Ah Luo, who was also dressed as a flower girl, jumped out beside him and hurriedly pulled Snowball away from the lively crowd. While shaking a stack of advertising flyers in his hand, he shouted, “Qiu Qiu, let’s play origami.”

“But……”

“Come on, let’s release the origami boat beside the river!” Ah Luo was as happy as a mentally handicapped child. Once the two little figures were swallowed by the horde of crowds, Ah Luo immediately covered Snowball’s mouth and escaped from the scene.

“Did he run away because he recognized me?!” —— When it dawned on King Yama, Ah Luo had already vanished with Snowball. Nevertheless, it didn’t matter; if the mastermind was still there! King Yama struggled to break through the crowd, squeezing inside…

While Little Black was busy maintaining order, he suddenly noticed a tall man with a good figure squeezing his way through the crowd. Sensing that the figure looked familiar, he patted Little White’s shoulder and asked, “Hey, Little White. Do you think that person looks like Boss King Yama?”

“How is that possible? He’s busy with official duties now! They said that he has to turn in all the work early tomorrow morning. Hahahaha…!” Little White gloated at King Yama’s misfortune, untroubled.

“Don’t be like this, Ling Ling*. Look at the two servants behind him. They look like Ox Head and Horse Face…”

*Ling Ling is Little White’s affectionate name. 

“Oh? Really?” Little White finally stopped and observed carefully. He instantly saw a cow’s ear protruding from one of the hats! “Oh my god…it’s really them!”

“As I said!”

“What should we do?”

“I don’t know.”

“Let’s run away!”

“Then what about Pan Pan?”

“I don’t have time to care about anyone else! Boss King Yama won’t kill him! Let’s go!” Little Black threw away the megaphone and escaped – hand in hand – with Little Black…

“Here you go, here you go. Please stand in line. Don’t push each other.” Pan Pan happily counted the money, handing the stack to Kong Kong once his done. “My darling Kong, have you recorded it yet?”

“Well! Finished recording! Mr. Zhuang wants to fall in love with his first love again in the next life.” Kong Kong stuffed the money into his pocket, ready to enter the next person’s information into the computer.

A fat man smiled, took out a large stack of banknotes, reported his basic information, then raised two fingers and said: “In my next life, I want to embrace two lovers: A wife and a mistress. And I will be able to handle the two of them. “

Pan Pan smiled and replied: “Yes, yes. I will definitely handle it for you. Weren’t you accidentally stabbed to death because your mistress and wife had an altercation in your previous life?”

“Yes, yes, that’s right! Damn bad luck! Get me two gentler ones in my next life!”

“No problem, no problem!” Pan Pan patted his chest in reassurance, took the money, and hurriedly greeted the next one.

“May I ask what this brother wants for your next life?” Pan Pan raised his head, but the next minute, his smile instantly froze. Although this guy wore a pair of ugly black sunglasses, everyone could tell who he was…

King Yama asked slowly: “In this life, my lover always enjoys doing something reckless. In the end, I don’t know how to rectify them for him. What do you think I should do in my next life?”

Hearing what he said, the surrounding ghosts began to speculate on what happened to this poor man…

“Your wife cuckolded you?”

“It must be that your wife is cheating behind your back!”

“No! Your wife must be a fujoshi, forcing you to be gay!”

King Yama no longer spoke further, the same as Pan Pan… Shortly after, a group of ghost servants rushed over to disperse the spectating ghosts. Under his order, King Yama confiscated the tables, chairs, and money earned at the scene and decided to temporarily detain the offenders. However, Snowball and Ah Luo were gone, and no one knew Little Black and Little White’s whereabouts. Pan Pan hurriedly dialed Qiong Qiong’s cell number to ask for help but discovered that there was no signal in the Underworld! Damn it!

***

In Cang Qiong’s home.

Four wrongdoers – who escaped from the Underworld – gathered in the dark living room to discuss an aftermath plan. It just so happened that when Cang Qiong opened the door, notifying of his return, a plan materialized in an instant. “That guy is the right person to confront the big-shot ghost…”

Cang Qiong put down his schoolbag, poured a glass of juice, returned to the living room, and turned on the light. It was 6 PM in the evening. “The curtains are drawn, but the lights were turned off. These ghosts created such a dark atmosphere. What are they doing being sneaky?” Cang Qiong scanned over them and noticed that a few were missing. 

“Where’s Xu Dian and Chang Mu?”

“Joining in a parent-child activity at school and won’t be home until the day after tomorrow.” Little Black replied.

“What about the two of you?” Cang Qiong pointed to Snowball and Ah Luo. These three “kids” were in the same class. 

“The parent-child event is a voluntary activity. And it also has an activity fee of 200 yuan. Ah Luo and I have no extra money to squander, so we stayed home.” Snowball patted Little White’s head. He was really into playing the role of a father.

There was no Kong Kong in the group of idlers. Thinking of Kong Kong, Cang Qiong was feeling a bit angry. Kong Kong didn’t follow him to school this week, saying that he had an important thing to do, which left Cang Qiong bored for the whole week. He didn’t see his Kong Kong come out to greet him when he got home. What in the world was Kong Kong doing?! “What about my baby Kong?”

“The Underworld!” The four answered in synchronization.

“Uh… Okay. I’ll go down and find him.” Cang Qiong finished the juice at once.

“Wait a minute!” The four simultaneously spoke again with flattering smiles. Cang Qiong finally saw the expression on their faces: It seems their asking for help.

***

“Tell me, why did you do such a thing?” King Yama interrogated the “criminals” while working on official documents.

“Need money.”

“Where’s your money?”

Pan Pan looked down at the floor and said: “Raising children now is costly. Tuition fees, insurance fees, food expenses, clothing expenses, miscellaneous expenses… There are so many children in the family. There really is not enough to spend.”

“Then why don’t you ask me for it?”

“I don’t want to.”

‘Even though we are in a special relationship, he still doesn’t want to ask me for money?’ King Yama thought unhappily. “Why do you mind so much?”

“No, it’s not like that!” Kong Kong suddenly intervened, anxious to explain. “Godfather is poor, but not to the extent that he lacks that much money. He just wants—um!” Pan Pan swiftly covered Kong Kong’s mouth.

King Yama immediately expressed his displeasure.

Noticing his honey’s discontent, Pan Pan reflected… ‘With how frequently I lie to him, will it lead to mutual distrust? Will there be an emotional crisis? I believe, this time, let’s be honest.’ “Actually… I wanted to quickly raise some money, so I can prepare a special birthday gift and hold a big birthday party for you.”

Kong Kong thought that King Yama would be so moved and cry. He didn’t expect that the fool would keep still for a few seconds and then continue would a straight face, saying: “You still lying to me? I won’t be fooled! I have known you for so long. When did you ever decide to prepare a birthday present?”

“Ah?” Pan Pan and Kong Kong were dumbfounded. They didn’t expect the person to have a dysfunctional mind today! When they needed King Yama to mull it over, he didn’t ponder on it. When they didn’t want King Yama to think further, he would linger on it. What kind of brain did he have? !

“Why ‘Ah’? Have I seen through you? Tell me. What is your real purpose for doing such a wrongful thing?” King Yama was secretly proud of himself, thinking of how clever he was.

At this moment, Cang Qiong came in. King Yama’s reaction when he saw him was only two words: My son!

He threw down the documents and straightened his collar, the corners of his mouth raising. King Yama tried to make himself look amiable as possible, at least appearing to be more of a father.

“Uh… Boss King Yama, what did Kong Kong do?” Cang Qiong tucked his hands in his pockets, stood on tiptoe, and smiled mischievously.

“It’s nothing. Just being a little naughty.” King Yama wanted to show how generous he was.

“Then I am taking him away.”

“Okay. No problem. You can go.”

Cang Qiong hugged Kong Kong’s shoulder, turned around, and was about to leave…

“Qong Qiong…” Someone grabbed the corner of his clothes, looking pitiful like a puppy abandoned by the side of the road.

Well, he needed to take this one away too. Cang Qiong turned back and asked King Yama again: “What happened to Godfather?”

“Actually… It’s not a big deal. It’s been settled now.” King Yama maintained a fatherly smile.

“Dinner is almost ready. I have something to say to Godfather, so we’re going up now. You should come up as soon as you’re done with your workload.”

“Okay. You leave first.” King Yama waved, indicating that the three people in the hall could leave. Besides, it was no rush. He still has other opportunities to “discuss” this issue with Pan Pan in the future. For now, he should give face to his son.

***

After the dinner.

“Godfather, I’m warning you. Don’t drag my baby Kong into trouble if you plan to do mischievous things in the future. Act like an elder. Don’t always mess around!” Cang Qiong severely scolded his irresponsible godfather. Then, he turned and educated his baby Kong. “Kong Kong, don’t be as bad as Godfather! Next week, you should obediently return to school with me! Don’t use any excuses to fool around with them!”

Both Kong Kong and Pan Pan had their heads lowered, quietly sitting on the sofa.

Little Black and Little White – the two outsiders – stared at the enraged Cang Qiong. “Hehe, this kid really looks like the head of the family.” While they were absorbed in their own thoughts, Cang Qiong suddenly stood before them. “As for you two, you are the Black and White Impermanence of the Underworld. It’s fine if you don’t want to work, but please don’t cause trouble for King Yama. Little White, stop being a troublemaker. Please be conscientious, okay?! Ancestor Grandpa, you are no longer the silly Little Black you used to be. Please don’t just carelessly follow Little White and make trouble. Can’t you be a bit more assertive?”

Little Black and Little White cautiously blinked at Cang Qiong’s rebuke, stood up with a thud, and went back to the room.

Snowball and Ah Luo gloated happily. Cang Qiong then asked coldly, “Have you finished your homework yet?”

The two immediately lowered their heads and obediently went upstairs.

Seeing that everyone was running away, Kong Kong and Pan Pan pretended to yawn, followed Ah Luo and Snowball like a bunch of hamsters, and ran upstairs. When everyone finally escaped, the furious Cang Qiong forcefully opened the gates of the Underworld, and King Yama fell with a thump! “And you! You only know how to hide behind the door to eavesdrop, but you’re not being tactful. One word: Stupid! Dinner is still hot on the table. Remember to clean up after you’re done eating.”

Finally finished cursing, Cang Qiong let out a long sigh of relief and went upstairs without looking back.

In the living room, King Yama froze froze as he recalled the scoldings just now. He slowly rose from the floor, sat at the dining table, picked up the rice bowl, and chewed on the warm, white rice… “My son scolded Little Black and Little White. He obviously wanted to help me. My son told me to eat; obviously, because he cared about me. He said I’m stupid… Mmm! He has a good point!”

***

Seeing that King Yama’s birthday was fast approaching, Pan Pan became increasingly anxious. The plan to save money was in vain. Setting a lively birthday for King Yama wouldn’t be possible. How should he celebrate King Yama’s birthday? What kind of gift would he like?

Pan Pan was waiting for Snowball and Ah Luo at the school gate, listening to the parents cheerfully talk about their children. It sounded like their children were everything to them…

The school bell rang suddenly, and the school gate opened. All the children – with their cute school bags – rushed out and threw themselves into the arms of their parents.

“Daddy! I’m hungry!”

“Hey~! Baby! Daddy will take you to have some snacks!”

“Mom! The teacher praised me today!”

“Yo! That’s great!”

“What lovely children… It is one’s greatest joy to hear the children call out ‘Mom’ and ‘Dad’ every day. How nice it would be if Qiong Qiong would also say ‘Dad’…”

“Child… Qiong Qiong… That’s right! There is a way! He will love this gift for sure! Hehehe…”

Snowball and Ah Luo raised their heads and stared at Pan Pan, who had a grin on his face— ‘How can he be so happy, staring at other people’s children, when he didn’t even notice that his two children have already arrived at the school gate?’

“Ah Luo let’s just go home by ourselves.”

“No, wait a little longer. In case a car may come over and hit him.”

***

King Yama’s birthday finally arrived.

“Why do I have to do this? Give me a reason.” Cang Qiong folded his hands on his chest. He was still unfazed even when the group surrounded him, sitting calmly on the sofa.

“Qiong Qiong, please… Just this once, okay?” Kong Kong persistently shook his darling. Unfortunately, Qiong Qiong seemed unperturbed.

Qiong Qiong squinted at the semi-finished cake on the coffee table. Why did his godfather want him to put the words “Happy Birthday to Dad” on it? Why did he also have to say: “Happy Birthday, Dad” to King Yama? He would never do such a stupid thing to that stupid man!

Pan Pan still didn’t believe that the child he raised would be so heartless, so he stood in front of Qiong Qiong and pleaded with him again: “Qiong Qiong, please, just this once, okay? Godfather is begging you very seriously…”

“I also answered you very seriously: I won’t do it.”

Pan Pan was discouraged and walked away despondently…

Little White sat beside Cang Qiong and wrapped an arm around his shoulders as he persuaded him: “Qiong, honestly, I don’t want you to call that big ghost head ‘Dad.’ After all, you are a member of our Cang Family! But sometimes, we need to change a little, possibly bringing great happiness to others. Look at that kid…” Little White pointed to Snowball. “Although half of my soul came from his soul; although he doesn’t look like my father; and although I was very reluctant to call him ‘Daddy,’ I still called him that because he believed I am his child. So if I call him that, he would be delighted.”

Cang Qiong turned his head, squinted at Little White, and sincerely said: “Little White, I realized that you’re so great, and I am being petty.”

“You can be great too.”

“Thank you. But it’s a pity that I’m born with a narrow mind.” Cang Qiong shook off Little White’s paw and went back to read in his room. “They are all a bunch of boring people who specialize in doing boring things. Has anyone considered his homework for him? Has anyone considered his dissertation?” 

Cang Qiong opened his book but couldn’t concentrate. He closed his eyes and leaned back on the chair. Several people kept popping into his mind. It was either Kong Kong, Pan Pan, Little Black, and White, or even that big ghost head. He used to have a warm and comfortable home. But now, it has become a haunted place without a moment of peace! Hey……

It wasn’t too much to say that there wasn’t a peaceful moment. A few minutes later, Snowball ran over and hugged Cang Qiong’s leg, saying, “Your dearest godfather is crying…”

These words had enough power to move Qiong Qiong.

Cang Qiong closed the book forcefully, threw it away, pursed his lips, and looked at the ceiling for two seconds— Whether it was a trick or a fact, there was only one way to to pacify them: Follow what they said.

Turning around and going to the living room, Cang Qiong carried the semi-finished product to the kitchen and slowly framed it, starting from the pattern…

Little White floated into the kitchen and asked with a smile, “Have you decided to be great?”

“I decided to sacrifice and be great just this once. But it’s not for that birthday celebrant; it’s for my Godfather… It’s my godfather who changed my diaper when I was a child and who took me to the hospital when I was sick. It’s Godfather who waited for me in front of the school to give me an umbrella when it rained. When my parents scolded me, it was my Godfather who protected me. In my heart, he is my father. He can be a little too much sometimes, but I don’t want to see him sad. If someone dares to make him sad in the future, I will never let it go.” Cang Qiong pushed his glasses, expressionless.

“Hehe, this kid seems to have a bit of a Godfather complex…” Little White patted him on the shoulder. After stealing some food from the fridge, Little White floated away again.

Soon after, Kong Kong quietly pulled Pan Pan into the kitchen door.

“See. I told you Qiong Qiong has the softest heart.”

“Hmm.” Pan Pan blinked and smiled, a teardrop falling from his lashes. Pan Pan gently walked behind Qiong Qiong and saw him write on the cake: DADDY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Pan Pan’s heart was overflowing with pride and bliss. Pulling a portion of the back of his clothes, Pan Pan said softly, “Qiong Qiong, thank you.”

“Only this time. There won’t be a next time.”

“Ok.”

***

King Yama had long heard that there was a birthday cake to eat tonight, so he hurriedly finished the work at hand. When he opened the door and was ready to accept everyone’s heartfelt birthday wishes, the darkness beyond the door unexpectedly greeted him.

“Where is everyone?”

Someone unexpectedly shouted: “Where’s the filial piety cake? Take it out now!”

All of a sudden – in the darkness – Cang Qiong appeared, walking slowly as he carried the candle-filled cake.

The glow from the flames reflected his smiling face: “Daddy, Happy Birthday!”

“Thank you! Thank you!” It turned out it was now time to blow out the candles!

“Make a wish before you blow out the candles!” Pan Pan appeared behind Cang Qiong, quietly reminding King Yama.

King Yama closed his eyes, made a good wish, then blew out the candles. Everyone applauded happily. The switch was pushed on, and the living room became bright again. Everyone shouted: “Boss, happy birthday!”

“Cut the cake!” Kong Kong cheered.

The cake was brought to the table, and King Yama picked up the knife. But before he cut it, he stared at the exquisite cake. Suddenly remembering something, he turned his head to Cang Qiong and revealed: “Oh, Qing Qing told me before that my English name is Hadi (Honey), not Dadi (Daddy) .”

“…”

A gust of wind blew by, and the audience turned silent.

Pan Pan couldn’t believe his ears. King Yama would never understand how troubled he was.

Snowball said disdainfully: “God! Even though my English is poor, I know this. DADDY means Father.”

“Hush!” Ah Luo wanted to stop him, but it was already too late; the featherbrained king has already heard…

‘Daddy means Father?! Really? Father? Father?!’ “Qiong Qiong, really? You are willing to call me ‘Daddy’?! Can you call me that again?” King Yama dropped the knife and excitedly grabbed Cang Qiong’s arms.

“Well, you missed it. I can only say it once.” Cang Qiong thought: King Yama doesn’t even understand romance. He also ignored his lover’s sincerity. It can’t be forgiven! Seeing his godfather’s stunned face, Cang Qiong was in distress.

“No, no, no, no, no!”

“That’s your problem. I said that I can only say it once!”

“Please! One more time! Forgive me!”

“Let me go!” Cang Qiong escaped from the energetic idiot’s grasp and ran back to his room.

King Yama chased him to the door of his room – completely disregarding his appearance – and knocked hard on the door. “Qiong Qiong, please call me ‘Dad’ again! I didn’t hear it clearly before! Qiong~!”

No matter how seriously King Yama begged, Cang Qiong refused to go out. Meanwhile, Pan Pan was so angry that he just sat down on the sofa. Snowball and Ah Luo promptly ran forward to give him a massage.

At the same time, Little White and Little Black went up to persuade the boss.

“Boss, don’t do this. You are scaring the child.”

“Forget it. You still have the cake. It was written by Qiong Qiong himself!”

“Oh? Really?” King Yama was suddenly comforted and said domineeringly, “Then no one is allowed to eat that cake!”

“Okay, okay, you go down and put it away. We are going to cook noodles for ourselves. Shall we?”

Just as King Yama was about to go downstairs, Chang Mu came back with Xu Dian. There was a teachers’ meeting at school, so they could only go home late. They were exhausted and famished.

“Huh? There’s a cake?” Chang Mu saw the cake on the table, rolled up his sleeves, counted the heads, cut the cake into ten pieces, then picked out one and took a bite.

“Ah——! My cake——!” King Yama swooped over and snatched the cake from Chang Mu’s hand. By coincidence, Chang Mu had bitten off half of “DADDY.” King Yama was furious. “He even bit the cake my son gave me! UNFORGIVABLE!”

“What–What’s the matter?” Chang Mu licked off the cream at the corner of his mouth, puzzled 

“He’s dead!” Little Black exclaimed!

“Mu-er, shouldn’t you run away now? Are you waiting for your death?!” Little White reminded him.

King Yama stared at the destroyed cake. Feeling vexed, he erupted like a volcano with a boom! His eyes have a murderous glint on them; his forehead pressed against Chang Mu’s, forcing him to the corner. “Who told you to touch that cake?!”

“The ca-cake isn’t for eating?”

“Who said this cake was for you? Huh?” King Yama’s anger escalated again, and the surrounding air began to intensify! Even Pan Pan has never seen King Yama like this! He looked like an old monster from Montenegro~>－<~

“Help… help…” Chang Mu couldn’t resist such a powerful yin energy and asked everyone for help. Unfortunately, everyone huddled together and hid far away. “What the hell did I do wrong?!”

Chang Mu pushed Boss King Yama away with all his strength and hid somewhere else!

“Little Ma, save me!”

“I don’t have that capability.” Xu Dian said with regret.

“Pan Pan save me!”

Pan Pan didn’t answer. Little White hid under the table and shouted to his senior official: “Cang Qiong can save you!”

So Chang Mu fled to Cang Qiong’s room regardless of what was happening around him. “Help, Qiong Qiong! Open the door! Your father is going insane!”

A soft voice came from inside the door: “It’s none of my business.”

“How can you ignore death?! Open—the door—ah—!”

Ping–! Bang–!

“Wow–“

It was so noisy outside.

Cang Qiong put on his earphones and listened to music.

***

Later–

In school.

“I heard that the teacher took a week’s worth of sick leave. What a pity…”

“Xu Dian, do you think we should visit the teacher?”

Facing these worried girls, Xu Dian replied indifferently: “There is no need for that.”

“Really? But he is our teacher.”

At this time, Ah Luo poked his head and pretended to be mysterious, saying, “I heard that Mr. Chang has an infectious disease. Children are not allowed to visit him.”

“Huh? Really?”

“It’s so scary!” The girls turned pale and started chatting about it…

Xu Dian looked at Ah Luo, speechless. Ah Luo, on the other hand, joined in the girls’ discussion as if nothing had happened. The more he talked, the more terrifying the story became. He was really naughty.

***

In the Underworld

“Boss, the ‘Space-Time Eternal Glass Cabinet’ that you had Lao Jun customize is here.”

“Put it over here.”

“What do you want this glass cabinet for?”

“Don’t ask so many questions. Get out.”

“Yes.” The old cow withdrew, but he still couldn’t help but curiously peeked through the crack of the door.

He saw King Yama pick up a slice of cake, moved it into the glass cabinet, and then carefully put the other slices together. King Yama appeared very distressed.

“What kind of cake is that?” The old cow was lost.

The cake – which was placed inside the Space-Time Eternal Glass Cabinet – has been placed in King Yama’s collection cabinet ever since.

Bunny’s advice*: This story tells us the importance of knowing a foreign language well.

*Bunny is the author of the work

Bunny Tuesday, March 28, 2006 (The date the author finished this work)