On 21 Mar 2009 15:23:06 GMT, Yenc@power-post.org (Hermes Trismeg) wrote:
Lehuoh Changes
One night, as Lehuoh slept, he dreamed. He thought he heard someone calling
his name, but it was not his beloved. It was a high voice like a thin, cold
breeze. It was sweet and frozen. "Lehuoh," it whispered, "your time has
arrived. Rise, and come to me."
Without opening his eyes, Lehuoh stood up and wandered out into the cold night.
He stood on the frozen surface of the small lake. The air was crisp and still,
and a thousand stars twinkled in the black sky. The silver moon shone brightly
down on his beautiful face. Suddenly the ice began to crack. Never opening
his eyes, Lehuoh plunged into the dark, icy waters. Down, down he went, further
and further toward the bottom.
Suddenly a turtle brushed up against Lehuoh. It was a baby turtle, not even a
held on tightly.
The baby turtle spread its powerful legs and kicked, and down the pair sped.
Swiftly they glided toward the bottom of what now seemed to be an immense sea.
Finally Lehuoh saw the bottom. The turtle glided gracefully down to it;
Lehuoh let go and stood in the sand.
Pink coral and green seaweed flowed in the gentle current, and hundreds of
"Oh, that tickles!" he laughed. "May I tickle you, Lehuoh?" the little turtle
asked with a smile. "How do you know my name?" the boy asked in surprise.
"I know everything about you, Lehuoh. My name is Aru. I have been with you
always."
eyes. Green skin was giving way to pink flesh. Bony jaws softened and became
fat little cheeks. Hard body shell flattened and slimmed into soft little
Aru was now a little human boy. He had a fat little face, round belly, and a
tiny serpent and gems that Lehuoh thought looked like nothing but a worm and
body. He closed his eyes, let his head fall back, and groaned.
Aru felt a tiny bit of quicksilver dribble into his mouth. He carefully pulled
the older boy's neck. Lehuoh's eyes were still closed and his mouth was hanging
Lehuoh gulped and his eyes shot open. Aru dropped to the sand, his little baby
face quickly regaining its turtle features. He opened his green, hooked mouth,
shut.
Lehuoh jerked once and lost consciousness. His body went limp as a cloud of
blood formed in the water around his crotch. His body began to float upwards.
In one great gulp Aru swallowed everything, and a large smile formed on his
face. Then his whole body began to shake uncontrollably. His little hands
and feet were now becoming powerful, orange pincers. Hard, orange shell formed
where pink flesh once was. Two long antenna shot out of the top of his head.
Two crusty orange legs exploded out of his sides as he fell to the sea floor.
Aru scampered about the sand on six ancient, orange legs. His crusty, orange
body shook violently and his broad, hard tail dragged in the sand.
Aru was getting smaller every second. He rapidly became the size of a small
rock. Then he was no larger than a pebble. Finally he was the size of a grain
of sand. In one last glistening, he contracted into nothingness and was gone.
surrounding waters.
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