His eyes were narrow because he had used his ocular sense very little in his many years underground.
He returned to his home 24 years after being kidnapped by mice. When he asked a group of birds on the road for directions to his house, they advised him that if he saw a herd of grass lizards drinking from a pond, he should turn left. However, he didn’t find a pond or any grass lizards. Arab merchants discovered him and brought him along with a herd of camels. They displayed him in front of each market.
His eyes were narrow because he had used his ocular sense very little in his many years underground. His body hair was abundant because he had lived in many subterranean holes where sunlight could not reach. Once the market was bustling, Arab merchants began shouting.
“Come here, come here! We kindly invite you to take advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. We present to you a mouse man we acquired from the East. If you find it no more unusual than a conjoined twin, we will not expect any penny from you.”
Even though he did not need to search for his own food and could obtain it just by sitting quietly, he still dug into the ground and ran away as soon as he had the chance.
He continued on his journey back home. In the daytime, he slept like an inanimate object hidden from sight, and traveled by night, gazing at the stars. When he arrived at his final destination, he saw only a large hole where his home used to be.
“Dad…! Mom…!”
When he called out in the front yard, two individuals with narrow eyes scuttered out from the large hole and spoke to him.
“Son, we have been searching for you for 24 years.”
Thu Rein
