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1、64FANTASY&SCIENCEFICTIONKenLiucontributed“TheLiteromancer”toourSep/Oct2010issue.Hereturnswithafantasythat’sabitgentlerthanhispreviousF&SFstoryThePaperMenagerieByKenLiuNEOFMYEARLIESTMEMORIESstartswithmesobbing.IrefusedtobeOOsoothednomatterwhatMomandDadtrie
2、d.Dadgaveupandleftthebedroom,butMomtookmeintothekitchenandsatmedownatthebreakfasttable.“Kan,kan,”shesaid,asshepulledasheetofwrappingpaperfromontopofthefridge.Foryears,MomcarefullyslicedopenthewrappingsaroundChristmasgiftsandsavedthemontopofthefridgeinathi
3、ckstack.Shesetthepaperdown,plainsidefacingup,andbegantofoldit.Istoppedcryingandwatchedher,curious.Sheturnedthepaperoverandfoldeditagain.Shepleated,packed,tucked,rolled,andtwisteduntilthepaperdisappearedbetweenhercuppedhands.Thensheliftedthefolded-uppaperp
4、ackettohermouthandblewintoit,likeaballoon.“Kan,”shesaid.“Laohu.”Sheputherhandsdownonthetableandletgo.Alittlepapertigerstoodonthetable,thesizeoftwofistsplacedTHEPAPERMENAGERIE65together.Theskinofthetigerwasthepatternonthewrappingpaper,whitebackgroundwithre
5、dcandycanesandgreenChristmastrees.IreachedouttoMom’screation.Itstailtwitched,anditpouncedplayfullyatmyfinger.“Rawrr-sa,”itgrowled,thesoundsomewherebetweenacatandrustlingnewspapers.Ilaughed,startled,andstrokeditsbackwithanindexfinger.Thepapertigervibratedu
6、ndermyfinger,purring.“Zhejiaozhèzhi,”Momsaid.Thisiscalledorigami.Ididn’tknowthisatthetime,butMom’skindwasspecial.Shebreathedintothemsothattheysharedherbreath,andthusmovedwithherlife.Thiswashermagic.DadhadpickedMomoutofacatalog.Onetime,whenIwasinhighschool
7、,IaskedDadaboutthedetails.HewastryingtogetmetospeaktoMomagain.Hehadsignedupfortheintroductionservicebackinthespringof1973.Flippingthroughthepagessteadily,hehadspentnomorethanafewsecondsoneachpageuntilhesawthepictureofMom.I’veneverseenthispicture.Daddescri
8、bedit:Momwassittinginachair,hersidetothecamera,wearingatightgreensilkcheongsam.Herheadwasturnedtothecamerasothatherlongblackhairwasdrapedartfullyoverherchestandshoulder.Shelookedoutathimwiththeeyesofacalmchild.“That
