第5章 一只考拉的自白
几根枯树枝抵在地下，上面还冒着浓浓的烟。乌鸦悲鸣着，更增添了这悲伤的色彩。我向远处望去，那里住着妹妹，应该没着火吧？可回答我的却是一阵浓烟。我鼻子一酸，眼泪落了下来。这是起火后，我第一次哭。
我是一只考拉，和其他成千上万的考拉一样，安静地生活在澳大利亚这片森林里。本以为会平平淡淡地度过一生，每天睡够二十个小时，随便一伸手就可以拿到桉树叶，不愁吃喝，不愁生计。偶尔森林中会有人类到访，他们见到我都是喜爱的眼神，给我拍照，给我宠爱。我那一身柔顺的灰毛更是我的骄傲，谁见了都想摸一摸。
谁知一场突如其来的大火，彻底地毁了我的生活。
我永远忘不了那一天！一个平常得不能再平常的早晨，太阳照常从东方升起。当我被浓烟熏醒时，火舌已放肆地舔着我的皮毛。我三步并作两步地跳下树，用粗短的四肢在地下狂奔，只恨没再长两条腿。火这只怪兽太可怕了，它永不知疲惫，一路紧紧地跟在我身后。
脚掌跑掉了皮，我没有任何感觉；火逼近我的皮毛，我也只能默默忍受。火啊，为何你永远不知足？你已夺去了父亲、母亲、哥哥的性命，为何还是不放过我？
想着想着，头顶“吱呀”一声，一根带着火的枝条掉了下来，这声音，仿佛是魔鬼的笑声，令人一惊。我迟钝地停了一下，火棍已顺着我的后背落了下去，一大片光滑明亮的灰毛瞬间变得焦黑。我命令自己站起来，努力忍回去快要流出来的眼泪。火又蹿了上来，我一惊，自动忽略了背后的疼，马上又要上路，却惊觉四周都已被火海包围，炙热的火舌正在飞快靠近我。我闭上眼睛，准备等死。
迎接我的不是飘飞的火苗，而是冰冷的雨滴。我跳了起来，下雨了？天哪，下雨了！
我顾不上惊喜，撒开腿就往外跑。凄冷的雨滴浇灭了火，却也浇灭了我对生活的期望。
我跑出了火海，望着森林，那里再也没有欢叫的鸟儿了。我瞪着浓烟，现在，我一个亲人也没有了。想着四个月前我们一家五口的欢乐生活，我的泪流得更厉害了。
那一天，我算是逃脱了，但是从此我的生活没有了安宁，水源成了很大的问题，每天都在找水。还有，过去我随便睡觉，现在我随时都在饥饿和惊恐中度过。上一次找到溪水时，我看到了自己的倒影，长期睡眠不足让我已经长出了黑眼圈，和中国的熊猫有一拼了。好羡慕熊猫，都是“国宝”，但他们那里没有大火。
火啊火，你何时才能知足？！我一步一挪地向南边走去，据说，那里有海……
The Confession of a Koala
A few dead trees stood feebly on the ground,with thick smoke rising from them. The crow sang sadly in this disastrous scene. I looked at the distance where my sister lived. Should that be on fire?I got no answer but only the smoke. My tears streamed down from my eyes. It was the first time I cried since the fire began.
I am a koala,like thousands of other koalas,living quietly in this forest in Australia. I thought I would spend my life peacefully,sleeping sound for 20 hours a day,and getting at my hand eucalyptus leaves whenever I wanted. I thought I wouldn't need to worry about anything. Occasionally there were human visits in the forest. They looked at me with loving eyes,took pictures of me,and petted me. I took pride in my soft grey hair,which everyone wanted to touch.
God knows my life would be ruined by a sudden spread of wildfire.
I would never forget that day! On that ordinary morning,the sun rose from the east as usual. When I was awakened by smoke,the tongues of flame were licking my fur,I jumped down the tree hurriedly,and started running with short limbs. How I hoped I could have two extra legs! The fire monster was so formidable that he never knew tiredness. He was just following me closely.
The skin on soles of my feet broke,but I had no feeling; the fire approached my fur,and I could only endure it silently. Fire,why were you never satisfied?You had already taken the lives of my father,my mother and my brother. Why didn't you just spare my life!
As I was thinking,with a crack sound,a branch with fire fell down. The sound startled me as if it was the devil's laughter. I paused dully,and the burning stick was rolling down on my back and instantly burnt my large smooth,bright grey hair,which immediately turning into black. I forced myself to stand up and tried my best to hold back the tears that were almost coming out. As the fire sprang up again,I instinctively ignored the pain on my back and started running at once. But I found myself completely surrounded by flames which were approaching me quickly. I gave up my resistance,closed my eyes and waited to die.
What greeted me was not the flying flame,but the cold raindrops. I jumped for joy. Oh my God,it was raining!
I ran immediately without even time to feel surprised. The cold raindrops not only put out the fire but also cooled my expectation on life.
I ran out of the fire and looked at the forest,where there were no more singing birds. I stared at the smoke,thinking about I have no family now. Four months ago,we five had such a happy life! My tears ran out even more.
Fortunately,I managed to escape,but since then,my life had no peace. Water became a big problem. Every day I was seeking for water. Also,I used to sleep at ease,and now I've been enduring hunger and panic at any time. The last time I found the stream,I saw my reflection. Lack of sleep for a long time brought me dark circles and made me look like Chinese pandas. I envy pandas. Both of us are "national treasures",but they have no fire around them.
Fire,when will this be enough for you?I drag myself,step by step,to the south coast. People say there is the sea.
写作历程
上午刚期末考完试，下午就赶到了冬令营。这次我不但要努力上七天课程，还要做老师的快板小助教，好紧张啊！
课余时间终于可以听妈妈的“知识脱口秀”了，其中一期我印象深刻，讲澳大利亚维多利亚州和新南威尔士州山火肆虐，四个月还没有熄灭。听说不少考拉在大火中死去，好难过啊！听完我就写了篇想象文，和大家分享！
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