Chapter 006 The Name of the Fairy Cub
Sit threw the small wooden signs casually, and they were suspended in the air by magic. They were arranged in order, and the characters engraved on them flashed with brilliant light.
All goblin pups love shiny things.
Shu Li is no exception.
A small wooden sign floated in front of him, and he reached out to grab it curiously. However, before he could touch it, the small wooden sign suddenly retreated as if it had life, and he grabbed nothing.
"Huh?" Shu Li awkwardly withdrew his hand. Was he being discriminated against by a small wooden sign?
The red-haired man sitting on his left frowned when he saw that the small wooden sign was so disrespectful to his "big brother" and pounced on the small wooden sign fiercely.
The small wooden sign seemed to be frightened by his momentum and did not move. Red Hair caught it easily, raised his chin proudly, and was very proud.
Shu Li gave him a thumbs-up. "Great!"
Red Hair grinned and handed the small wooden sign in his hand to Shu Li.
"No need to give it to me, whatever you grab is yours." Shu Li shook his head.
"Ah!" Redhead pouted unhappily. Didn't he want it? He had already snatched it for him, so why would he refuse?
He insisted on stuffing the small wooden sign into Shu Li's arms, but before he let go, the small wooden sign turned into a chain and automatically hung around his neck.
Hongmao and Shuli were stunned.
Seeing this, Sit and Aisha smiled at each other.
Red-haired man touched the chain on his chest in confusion. The small wooden plaque shrank a size and turned into an exquisite pendant. The words engraved on it no longer glowed.
"Desio, your name." Sit pointed at the red-haired man with a smile, "Remember, from today on, your name is Desio. Come, read it with me - Desio."
Sit repeated it twice, and Redhead tilted his head and opened his mouth to imitate: "Di, Xi, Ao."
"Excellent! Your pronunciation is perfect." Sit pointed at himself and the others and introduced them one by one. "My name is Sit, she is Aisha... and he is Sperian."
When Shu Li saw the adult goblin pointing at him, he immediately sat up straight.
After listening to them read it over and over again, he finally understood what these nouns meant.
It's the name of a fairy.
The characters on each small wooden sign represent a name. As long as the cub grabs the small wooden sign, it can have a name of its own.
Red Hair is indeed a native fairy cub. He has full talent for language and can learn it just by learning from the adult fairies.
Shu Li looked at the red-haired boy and felt extremely envious.
Just now he was reciting in a low voice, but his tongue was completely out of control and he couldn't curl it up. His pronunciation was a world away from Red Hair's.
If you can’t even pronounce the simplest name, how will you learn the more complex Elvish language in the future?
Shu Li began to get anxious.
When Baimao saw that Hongmao not only got a beautiful pendant but also a name after catching the small wooden sign, Baimao suddenly became competitive, spread his wings, and pounced on the small wooden sign floating above his head.
He was fast, but the small wooden sign was even faster. He dodged in an instant and jumped up.
The white-haired creature missed, its amber eyes rolled, and it turned and pounced on another small wooden sign.
The small wooden sign was closest to him, and he caught it off guard and caught it red-handed.
Baimao said "Hi" happily, tiptoed, landed in front of Sit, and held up the small wooden sign to show him.
Sit bent down, reached out and rubbed his soft silver hair, and said gently: "Angel, your name."
As soon as he finished speaking, the small wooden sign turned into a chain and hung around Baimao's neck.
Baimao's eyes curved with a smile. He held the pendant and said word by word: "Angel, your name."
"Wrong, it's not 'your', it's 'my'." Sit taught patiently, "When you introduce yourself, you should say... My name is Angel."
Baimao seemed to understand but not quite, and followed him haltingly.
After repeating it four times, he finally spoke his name clearly.
"Angel, Angel, my name is Angel!" White Hair danced with joy and loudly announced his name to all the fairies.
The red-haired man was not willing to be outdone and patted his chest: "I, Desio! Desio——"
Shu Li looked at the red-haired boy, then at the white-haired boy, and listened to their baby voices, feeling extremely impressed.
They are all language geniuses!
I actually learned my own name in such a short time.
On the other hand, I am still quietly studying how to pronounce it.
The other goblin cubs had been eyeing the small wooden sign covetously. When Baimao announced his name, they rushed to the small wooden sign, fearing that it would be gone if they were too late.
For a moment, there was a constant sound of flapping wings and chaos on the vine table.
Sit and Aisha did not stop them and let the cubs play chasing games with the little wooden sign.
The small wooden sign is infused with advanced magic, and will only be willing to be captured if it encounters a fairy cub that matches its name.
The cubs were unaware of this and only picked what they liked. Often two or three cubs would fight over a small wooden sign, causing a melee.
When several cubs started fighting, Aisha and Sit intervened in time to prevent them from getting hurt.
Shu Li sat on a small stool with his chin in his hand, looking listless.
The excitement was theirs, he had nothing.
The goblin, who already had a name, was not allowed to be touched by the small wooden sign. Before he could reach out to grab it, the small wooden sign ran away as if it was equipped with radar.
He didn't even know when he got a name.
Could it be the day he woke up from the flower bed?
Shu Li raised his hand and touched his forehead.
At that time, the handsome blond elf with a pleasant voice touched his forehead with his finger, and a string of strange symbols appeared in his mind.
After that, he frequently heard the same term from the red-haired elf, the silver-haired elf, and the brown-haired elf.
This noun may be his name.
Just now, when the brown-haired fairy taught the red-haired one, his guess was confirmed.
Spy...damn...huh?
No! No!
It should be...Sberrit?
That’s not right!
Shu Li repeated the words over and over in her mind, but couldn't find the correct pronunciation. She scratched her hair out of habit and touched the small flower crown inserted in her hair.
This little flower crown is also a gift from the blonde elf.
I don’t know what material it is made of, but it is inlaid with a row of emerald green gems. Each gem is crystal clear and has a warm color. It is extremely beautiful.
Every time before going to bed, Shu Li would take it off and put it aside. When he woke up, the small flower crown would automatically return to his head.
In short, the little corolla seemed to have self-awareness. No matter how far Shu Li threw it, it would come back silently the next day.
After a long time, he became too lazy to take it off.
Anyway, he is a cub now, so it doesn’t matter if there is a little green on his head.
Shu Li is an optimist. Once he figures out a problem, he won't get stuck on it.
At present, the only thing that worries him is how to learn a new language when he knows nothing about it.
He is different from other goblin cubs.
If other fairy cubs are a blank sheet of paper that can be painted on at will, then he is a completed painting. Adding new content will be out of place and may even cause rejection.
Chinese is his mother tongue, and it has been deeply ingrained in him since primary school. It is now very difficult for him to learn other languages.
Shu Li has always felt that his brain capacity is limited. Once he has accepted one language, he cannot accommodate a second language. Otherwise, the two will conflict and both will suffer.
In order to ensure the priority of Chinese, his brain spontaneously rejects new languages.
So, his English was a mess.
Shu Li found a perfect excuse for herself without any pressure.
However, in his original world, he had his parents and brothers to protect him from the wind and rain, but when he traveled to another world, he was all alone and had to rely on himself for everything.
Learning a new language is urgent.
Unfortunately, my brain and mouth are not up to the task and I just can’t learn anything.
Shu Li curled up in a ball in depression, in stark contrast to the other active fairy cubs.
Elsa noticed his abnormality and approached him, asking with concern: "Sperian, what's wrong?"
Shu Li's eyes lit up when he heard his name.
It turned out to be Sperien, not Sperheng, nor Sperzhit.
In order to prevent Elsa from getting suspicious, Shu Li pointed at the chaotic air, raised his head and chest like a good baby, indicating that he was waiting for them to grab the small wooden signs.
Seeing that he had recovered, Elsa turned her attention to the other fairy cubs.
The goblin cub who first grabbed the small wooden sign rushed to Sit and asked him to read the name on it.
Sit taught him patiently, over and over again, without getting tired of it, until the cub learned it.
As more and more cubs caught the small wooden signs, Sit was surrounded and Aisha hurried to help him share the work.
Soon, the cubs holding small wooden signs lined up in front of Sit and Aisha.
Only the three little elves, Shuli, Red Hair and White Hair, who had received names earlier, sat quietly on the small stools waiting.
Shu Li pricked up her small pointed ears, and worked extremely hard to remember the names of the other fairy cubs.
They are little goblins from the same batch, and can be said to be brothers and sisters born together. They have to know each other's names, otherwise it would be so embarrassing if they called each other by the wrong name in the future?
I remembered four names in a row, Shu Li's Mask of Pain.
Sorry, he really tried his best!
My brain didn't listen to me and I became distracted without realizing it, and then... nothing happened.
Shu Li puffed out his cheeks helplessly.
Forget it, there’s nothing shameful about admitting that you’re a language idiot.
At least, he remembered his own name as well as Red Hair and White Hair's name.
By the way, what is the red-haired guy called?
Shu Li poked the red-haired man's shoulder with his finger and said, "You are Di... Di..."
"Desio!" Red Hair answered loudly. Now that he had a name, he wanted to announce it to the world, so that everyone would know his name.
Shu Li nodded and poked Baimao's shoulder again.
This time, without his reminder, Baimao took the initiative to speak: "I, Angel! Angel!"
This time, Shu Li remembered their names firmly.
"My name is Sprite." He pointed to the tip of his nose.
Disio frowned and corrected: "Sperian."
Shu Li blushed instantly.
He is a senior high school student, why is he not even as good as a baby?
Shu Li drooped her pointed ears, folded her wings, turned around silently, and shrank into a small mushroom, becoming autistic.
All morning, Elsa and Sit busied themselves teaching the fairy cubs their names, feeding them nectar and dew. The little ones were enthusiastic and diligent in their studies, not only learning to say their own names but also the names of the other cubs.
After lunch, Elsa shook the bell in her hand and urged: "Little cuties, it's time to go to bed."
Only by ensuring adequate sleep can the cubs grow stronger.
The bells for eating and sleeping are different. When the cubs hear the short sound, they know it is time to go to bed.
The tired little fellows yawned and flew back to their flower beds.
Sit held the harp in his hand and played it casually, and a lullaby sounded leisurely.
Suddenly, someone tugged at the hem of his robe. He lowered his head in surprise and met a pair of large, tender green eyes.
It's Sperian.
Won’t he go back to sleep on the flower bed?
The little guy looked anxious, as if he wanted something from him.
"Mop, did you promise to help me twist the silk thread?" Shu Li asked seriously, looking up her little face.
Sit stopped plucking the strings, shook his pointed ears, and suspected that there was something wrong with his hearing.
"Mop?"
Are you calling his name?
"It's Sit, not Mop." He smiled warmly and politely corrected the little cub's wrong pronunciation.
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