Ants’ Fables (16) Snail Brushing his Shell

In an early morning, the octopus in dream was waked up by heavy knocks at his door. When he opened the door, he found a tiny little snail out of breath outside. The octopus asked: “Little snail, Why do you come over to wake up? You should be in the bed now. What’s the matter? ” The snail said, very regretfully: “The hidous on patrol announced that the Dragon King would come over for inspection. He asked us to throw away the old shells and put on new ones. I want to borrow some ink from you to brush my shell. Please don’t tell others.” Looking at the small back of the tiny little snail crawl slowly, the octopus shaked his head, forced a smile.