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1、ThePaperMenageriebyKenLiuOneofmyearliestmemoriesstartswithmesobbing.IrefusedtobesoothednomatterwhatMomandDadtried.Dadgaveupandleftthebedroom,butMomtookmeintothekitchenandsatmedownatthebreakfasttable.“Kan,kan,”shesaid,asshepulledasheetofwrappingpaperfrom
2、ontopofthefridge.Foryears,MomcarefullyslicedopenthewrappingsaroundChristmasgiftsandsavedthemontopofthefridgeinathickstack.Shesetthepaperdown,plainsidefacingup,andbegantofoldit.Istoppedcryingandwatchedher,curious.Sheturnedthepaperoverandfoldeditagain.She
3、pleated,packed,tucked,rolled,andtwisteduntilthepaperdisappearedbetweenhercuppedhands.Thensheliftedthefolded-uppaperpackettohermouthandblewintoit,likeaballoon.“Kan,”shesaid.“Laohu.”Sheputherhandsdownonthetableandletgo.Alittlepapertigerstoodonthetable,the
4、sizeoftwofistsplacedtogether.Theskinofthetigerwasthepatternonthewrappingpaper,whitebackgroundwithredcandycanesandgreenChristmastrees.IreachedouttoMom’screation.Itstailtwitched,anditpouncedplayfullyatmyfinger.“Rawrr-sa,”itgrowled,thesoundsomewherebetween
5、acatandrustlingnewspapers.Ilaughed,startled,andstrokeditsbackwithanindexfinger.Thepapertigervibratedundermyfinger,purring.“Zhejiaozhezhi,”Momsaid.Thisiscalledorigami.Ididn’tknowthisatthetime,butMom’skindwasspecial.Shebreathedintothemsothattheysharedherb
6、reath,andthusmovedwithherlife.Thiswashermagic.#DadhadpickedMomoutofacatalog.Onetime,whenIwasinhighschool,IaskedDadaboutthedetails.HewastryingtogetmetospeaktoMomagain.Hehadsignedupfortheintroductionservicebackinthespringof1973.Flippingthroughthepagesstea
7、dily,hehadspentnomorethanafewsecondsoneachpageuntilhesawthepictureofMom.I’veneverseenthispicture.Daddescribedit:Momwassittinginachair,hersidetothecamera,wearingatightgreensilkcheongsam.Herheadwasturnedtothecamerasothatherlongblackhairwasdrapedartfullyov
8、erherchestandshoulder.Shelookedoutathimwiththeeyesofacalmchild.“ThatwasthelastpageofthecatalogIsaw,”hesaid.Thecatalogsaidshewaseighteen,lovedtodance,andspokegoodEnglishbecauseshewasfromHongKong.Noneofthesefactsturnedouttobetrue.H
