The Other Side 486

"Shall I read it to you?"

Jing Yang nodded lightly. He was happy enough to have her company.

The girl climbed onto the bed, moved herself closer to him, then opened the book before him. Upon flipping open the first page, a busy and colorful pop-up castle emerged from the page. Jing Yang had never seen such a gorgeous pop-up book. He was a little surprised.

There were movable parts in the pop-up castle. When one gently pushed or pulled a "mechanism", two paper figures appeared . They were the king and the queen of the castle.

"This is the king, this is the queen." After Yueyao gave an introduction in a formal tone, she continued, "Once upon a time, there was a king and queen who never had a child. They were very sad and distressed because of this."

Jing Yang interrupted curiously, "Why didn't they have children?"

"…"

This question stumped Yueyao.