Dadischubbyandhasaroundyellowface,likeanegg.Hehasaroundbeerbellyandthickarmslikeabigtree.Hestaysuplateeveryday,sohehaseyeslikepandas.Dadworkslikeagiantpanda.Heoftentalkstomeabouthisyouthandsays,"WhenIwasyoung,wheneverIhadfreetime,Iwouldclimbanoldtreewithacrookedneckatmydoorstep."Doyouthinkitlooksverymuchlikeagiantpanda?
Momisverythin,withamelonshapedfaceandabellyaswideasawashbasin.Herarmsareverythin,asthinasabranchofatree.Herhairisyellow,doyouthinkshelookslikeafish?Sheliesinbedeverynightwatchingherphone,andfallsasleepbeforeit'sturnedoff.Ihavetohelpherturnoffherphone,it'sreallyafishthatneedsmycare.Shelovestoeatmeat,andeverymealwehave,therearevegetableswithmeatinside.Wehavemeatandvegetableseveryday,andIamimpatientwiththem.However,shelikestoeatmeatandhasnevergainedweight.Ialsowanttohavethissuperpower.
Myneckisverylong,Iliketobeavegetarian,andIhaveblackeyes.Walkingfeelsheavy.WhenImetmymother'sgoodfriends,theyallsaidIwaslikeagiraffe.CanyoutellmeifIlooklikeagiraffe?
Ourfamilyisreallylikeazoo.Livinginthezooeverydayisreallyenjoyable.
My"zoo"isabighome,andfirstofall,thereismy"sparrow"motherinthepark.EverytimeIgethome,the"Sparrow"motherstartstocirclearoundmeandchatterincessantly:"Oh,whatclassdidyouhavetodayandhowdidyoulearn?There'scornIjustboughtonthetable,goeatit!Oh,wait,didyouforgettowashyourhandsagain?Youcan'teatwithoutwashingyourhands...helpmetaketheshovel!"Oh,mygoodness,these"ThreeCharacterScriptures"havebeenechoinginmyearsallday,andthisSparrowmotheristootalkative.
Besidesthesparrow,thereisalsoabigtigerinthegarden!Everytimemyscoreonthecollegeentranceexamfallsbelow95,BigTigerDadstartsyelling,"Lookatyou,youonlygotsuchalowscore.Whatcanyoudointhefuture?Don'tyouknowhowhighthecollegeentranceexamscoreis?"Dadalsolookslikea"BigTiger"withsterneyesandneversmiles!
Sisterlistenstohermotherverymuchandhelpsherwithhouseholdchoreseverytime.Sheisagentleandgreedy"littleflowercat".Sheisusuallyquietandgentle,nevermakinghermotherandfatherangry,andalwaysbuysmesomedeliciousfoodto"cook".
Don'tmentionmeasa'littlephoenix'.IalwayshavetodressuponSundays.Mymom'scookingiscold,andIonlypickedhalfofmyclothes.Ididn'tevenbotherputtingonmyshoes,sodon'tbotherwithhairclipsoranythingelse.Afterfinishing,it'sprobablyduskintheafternoon.Thisphoenixofminelovesbeautysomuch!
My"zoo"isveryinteresting,andthemostimportantthingisthatmyfamilyloveseachotherverymuch.Ilikemy"zoo"!
Thefirstonetoappearis'TigerDad'!
Myfatherislikeafiercebigtiger.Heexerciseseveryday,sohehasah2body.Helovestoeatmeatverymuch,andalmostnevereatsvegetariandishes,onlymeatdishes.Heisstillveryaggressive.Once,Ididawrongthing,andmyfatherimmediatelytookoffhisbelt,swungit,andpulleditatme.Ouch!Ithurtssomuch!"IwasdrenchedintearsandrepeatedlysaidthatIwouldn'tdareagainnexttime.Humph!"Dadsaid,"I'llspareyouthistime!"Later,IgraduallyunderstoodthatDadisonlystrictbecauseoflove,soIstilllovemy"TigerDad"verymuch!
Ifmymotherislikeacat,thenIamapoorlittlemouse.Once,whenIcouldn'tansweraquestion,mymothermovedachairandsatnexttome,staringatmewithbigcateyesandharshlycriticizingme.Atthattime,Iwaslikeatimidmouse,sittinginfrontofhertremblingandacceptinghercriticism.Afterawhile,Ididn'tknowthequestionyet,somymothertookoffhershoes,liftedthemup,andwavedtheminfrontofme.Iwassoscaredthatmyheartwaspounding.Iquicklypickedupmypen,triedagainandagaininthebook,andfinallycameupwithasolution.DoyouthinkI'mverypitiful?
Thisismy"littlezoo",Ilovemyfamily!
