The Old Chimney Inn

The old house by the forest is going to be demolished. The chimney on the roof has been removed and placed on the grass by the forest. The chimney has been working hard for most of its life. The inside is blackened by smoke, but the outside is black. It's still the same, plastered with plaster, but it looks like an old antique at first glance. Fortunately, the chimney was not directly smashed and recycled, but was placed intact on the ground, standing standard.

The first person to discover a chimney on the grass was a little bird named Oao. She used to fly high and when she was tired, she would rest on the chimney and look at the city. Sometimes I would chat with Chimney about the scenery inside, but at that time Chimney was always very busy, whistling black smoke, and very impressive. He even looked down on the idle Ao Ao a little bit, although he also liked to listen to Ao Ao's talk. There are novel stories about the outside world, but he is also proud of his identity as a chimney. Every time black smoke comes out, he will clear his throat and say to the bird Oao: "You see, I am always like this I'm so busy, I really want to change my job to a lighter one." Aoao laughed at him: "You're just saying that, if you don't smoke, you won't be a chimney!"

This time, the old chimney is completely free. Now, he was torn down and stood upright on the grass, facing the forest, bored. On this day, Aao came again. Aao looked at the lonely chimney and smiled: "Ha, we meet again in the mountains and rivers. Old friend, why are you here." Chimney felt quite shameless and replied: "Look The old house has been demolished and a new one has to be built. I am unemployed. I really don’t know what use I have as a chimney. , don’t be sad, you will only smoke for the rest of your life. You see, you are smoked. Now that you are no longer smoking, you can take a break and look at the scenery here. In fact, life is still very beautiful. ”

But a chimney that doesn’t emit smoke is still quite disappointing in a beautiful life.

One day, there was lightning and thunder in the sky, and it started to rain heavily. The heavy rain made the chimney very comfortable. He said to himself with emotion: "I should take a bath!" At this moment, Something moved on the grass in front, and a gray squirrel came out of the grass. The gray squirrel knew the old chimney. His name was Chito. He found a big leaf, got into the chimney, and covered it with leaves. The top of the chimney was sheltered from the rain. After a while, the rain stopped. The gray squirrel came out of the chimney. His body was blackened by the soot in the chimney. Only his eyes were bright. The gray squirrel climbed out of the chimney. While cleaning up the soot from his body, he chatted with Chimney: "Hello, old friend, why did you change your job? Haha!" Chimney was very angry, but he couldn't hide his happiness when he saw his old friend: "Huh, I'm laid off. Didn't you see that a new house is going to be built here, and people don't want to mess with the outdated old chimney?" The gray squirrel looked at the chimney, wiped his nose, and said, "Hey, this is not a bad thing, don't you think so? You have to smoke for a lifetime to find it interesting. I think it's quite boring. I used to get angry when I saw you smoking there. You looked so arrogant and aloof, and rarely talked to us. Now it's okay, we are equal. , I don’t have to climb so high to chat with you in the future, that’s great!”

Chimney became a little happy when he heard this, and he said: “It seems that you all had opinions about me before, haha, It's no wonder, who told me to be busy smoking at that time?"

When the gray squirrel heard this, he also said happily: "That's right. I think you are idle. Why don't you think about changing your career? When Chimney heard this, he thought it was funny and said, "How can a chimney that only emits smoke change its career? Let me make a gun barrel. They don't need me!" The gray squirrel said, "So you are talking about it." It's so stupid that you smoke and your head is frozen. You see, there are many animals in the forest. They sometimes come out to play, or go on vacation or something. There is no suitable hotel to stay at night. I think you look good, so I'll call a few friends. How about I renovate it and make it a hotel for you?"

Chimney's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said happily: "It's not bad, but it's too dirty inside and not pretty enough. See if I am a chimney, who will come to live here?" When the gray squirrel heard this, he said angrily: "You are really stupid. You have been smoking for a lifetime. I will call a few friends to clean up and reform you tomorrow. Come on, Chimney Hotel, just this concept will make the animals in the forest next door come here to have a taste of it!”

After saying a few words, Chimney’s face turned red, and he said: “Okay, then! I give you full authority, the guy who jumps up and down all day just has to be smart.”

The next day was a sunny day, and early in the morning the gray squirrel brought a group of animals, each carrying tools and materials. Everyone knew the chimney at first sight, including Baker the Duck, Jones the Woodchuck, and Kiki the Rabbit. Aoao also came, and everyone worked hard to give the chimney a bath, paint the outside with beautiful paint, and cover the top. A unique roof was built, a door was installed on the front, five floors were placed inside, five windows were opened, and a sign was hung on the door that read "Old Chimney Inn"

After a day of cleaning, the old chimney looked brand new this time. Even he himself did not believe that he could become so beautiful. After a busy day, the big guy finally wiped his sweat in front of the chimney and said something to me. They were chatting enthusiastically, and everyone was very satisfied with the "work" created by the collective. Gray Squirrel said: "Okay, from today on, the Old Chimney Hotel is officially opened! I think there will be a trial run tonight and we can live there by ourselves! ""OK! ”, everyone was very happy, so they lit a bonfire on the grass, and everyone celebrated lively all night. Chimney was also very happy. He felt that he had never been so good, and he liked who he was now!

The Old Chimney Inn really attracted animals in the forest, and the forest grassland has also become a tourist attraction here. Since then, everyone has an ideal place to stay when traveling. Of course, because the business is so good, now they want to stay in the old chimney hotel. The Chimney Hotel requires a reservation with the Gray Squirrel Manager a week in advance, but this interesting hotel is free. The only thing travelers need to pay is to say "Thank you!" when leaving! ”