The Song of the Brook

The Song of the Brook

Story Summary

A story about the music of nature.

In a peaceful small mountain village, there is a clear brook. It flows out from the far - away mountains, passes through the thick woods, goes around patches of green fields, and finally flows slowly through the village. This brook is like a natural musician, singing wonderful songs every day.

There is a little girl named Xiaoyue in the village. She likes this brook very much. Every early morning, when the first ray of sunlight shines on the river surface, Xiaoyue will run to the riverside. She sits on the big stone by the river, closes her eyes, and listens quietly to the brook singing. The song of the brook sometimes sounds like the clear ringing of bells, which is the sound made when the river water hits the stones; sometimes it sounds like the deep cello sound, which is the sound when the water flows through the deep depressions at the bottom of the river; sometimes it sounds like the cheerful flute sound, which is the sound when the wind blows across the water surface and makes ripples.

Xiaoyue listens by the river

Xiaoyue often thinks that there must be a lot of stories in the song of the brook. One day, Xiaoyue walked upstream along the brook. She passed through a forest. The birds in the forest were singing merrily, as if echoing the song of the brook. Xiaoyue found that the further upstream she walked, the clearer the song of the brook was. It turned out that there was a small waterfall upstream. The water of the waterfall fell from a high place, splashing white water flowers one after another, making a "crashing" sound, just like playing a grand concert.

Xiaoyue arrives at the small waterfall

Xiaoyue was extremely happy. She sat on the grass beside the waterfall and took out her bamboo flute. She tried to imitate the song of the brook with the bamboo flute. The sound of the bamboo flute echoed in the forest, intertwined with the sounds of the brook and the waterfall. Xiaoyue felt that she seemed to have become a member of the nature band as well.

In the evening, Xiaoyue returned to the village full of joy. She knew that the song of the brook would always echo in her ears. It was the most wonderful music in nature. Since then, Xiaoyue has come to the riverside every day to play their own music together with the brook.