白蛇传 1

My skin had changed every year for a thousand years.

But it had never changed into the skin I wanted. I wanted to be human.

“ Hey, Suzhen, we’re like Nuwa, the Mother of Everyone, ” said Xiao Qing.

“ We hug the earth when we move. No clumsy feet for us! ”

“ I don’t want to be a snake any longer, ” I told her. “ I want to walk and . . . ” my voice grew hesitant.

Xiao Qing laughed, her fangs shining as she smiled. “ You want to hug more than the earth, I know it! ”