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1、ThePaperMenagerieOneofmyearliestmemoriesstartswithmesobbing.IrefusedtobesoothednomatterwhatMomandDadtried.Dadgaveupandleftthebedroom,butMomtookmeintothekitchenandsatmedownatthebreakfasttable.“Kan,kan,”shesaid,asshepulledasheetofwrappingpaperfromontopofthefridge.Foryears,
2、MomcarefullyslicedopenthewrappingsaroundChristmasgiftsandsavedthemontopofthefridgeinathickstack.Shesetthepaperdown,plainsidefacingup,andbegantofoldit.Istoppedcryingandwatchedher,curious.Sheturnedthepaperoverandfoldeditagain.Shepleated,packed,tucked,rolled,andtwisteduntil
3、thepaperdisappearedbetweenhercuppedhands.Thensheliftedthefolded-uppaperpackettohermouthandblewintoit,likeaballoon.“Kan,”shesaid.“Laohu.”Sheputherhandsdownonthetableandletgo.Alittlepapertigerstoodonthetable,thesizeoftwofistsplacedtogether.Theskinofthetigerwasthepatternont
4、hewrappingpaper,whitebackgroundwithredcandycanesandgreenChristmastrees.IreachedouttoMom’screation.Itstailtwitched,anditpouncedplayfullyatmyfinger.“Rawrr-sa,”itgrowled,thesoundsomewherebetweenacatandrustlingnewspapers.Ilaughed,startled,andstrokeditsbackwithanindexfinger.T
5、hepapertigervibratedundermyfinger,purring.“Zhejiaozhezhi,”Momsaid.Thisiscalledorigami.Ididn’tknowthisatthetime,butMom’skindwasspecial.Shebreathedintothemsothattheysharedherbreath,andthusmovedwithherlife.Thiswashermagic.#DadhadpickedMomoutofacatalog.Onetime,whenIwasinhigh
6、school,IaskedDadaboutthedetails.HewastryingtogetmetospeaktoMomagain.Hehadsignedupfortheintroductionservicebackinthespringof1973.Flippingthroughthepagessteadily,hehadspentnomorethanafewsecondsoneachpageuntilhesawthepictureofMom.I’veneverseenthispicture.Daddescribedit:Momw
7、assittinginachair,hersidetothecamera,wearingatightgreensilkcheongsam.Herheadwasturnedtothecamerasothatherlongblackhairwasdrapedartfullyoverherchestandshoulder.Shelookedoutathimwiththeeyesofacalmchild.“ThatwasthelastpageofthecatalogIsaw,”hesaid.Thecatalogsaidshewaseightee
8、n,lovedtodance,andspokegoodEnglishbecauseshewasfromHongKong.Noneofthesefactsturnedouttobetrue.Hewroteto
