THE LAND OF THE EXILE（第1页）

THELANDOFTHEEXILE

&helighthasgrowhesky;Idonotknowwhatthetimeis。

Thereisnofuninmyplay，soIhaveetoyou。ItisSaturday，ourholiday。

Leaveoffyourwork，mother;sitherebythewindowahedesertofTepāntarialeis?

Theshadowoftherainshascoveredthedayfromendtoend。

Thefieringissgtheskywithitsnails。

&hebleanditthunders，Ilovetobeafraidiandgtoyou。

&heheavyrainpattersforhoursonthebambooleaves，andourwindowsshakeahegustsofwialoheroom，mother，withyou，aalkaboutthedesertofTepāntariale。

&，mother，ontheshoreofwhatsea，atthefootofwhathills，inthekingdomofwhatking?

Thereareomarkthefields，nofootpathacrossitbywhichthevillagersreachtheirvillageintheevening，orthewomanwhogathersdrystitheforestgherloadtothemarket。WithpatchesofyellowgrassinthesandandoreewherethepairofwiseoldbirdshavetheirhedesertofTepāntar。

Iehow，onjustsuchacloudyday，theyoungsonofthekingisridingaloneohroughthedesert，iheprinpriso’spalaceacrossthatunkno>

&hehazeoftherainesdowsky，andlightningstartsuplikeasuddenfitofpain，doesherememberhisunhappymother，abahekihecoinghereyes，whileheridesthroughthedesertofTepāntariale?

&her，itisalmostdarkbeforethedayisover，aravellersyohevillageroad。

Theshepherdboyhasgonehomeearlyfromthepasture，andmeheirfieldstositonmatsuheirhuts，watgthesgclouds。

Mother，Ihaveleftallmybooksoaskmetodomylessonsnow。

WhenIgrowupandambiglikemyfather，Ishalllearnallthatmustbelearnt。

Butjustforto-day，tellme，mother，wherethedesertofTepāntarialeis?