Medusa’s Annoyance Part 4

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Medusa’s Annoyance — Part 4

美杜莎（四）

Posted April 4, 2023 Author Tiffany Reading time 5 mins

“Medusa’s annoyance” is a story for HSK7+ learners. Stories I share are some Chinese folk tales, and some are my own creations.

Medusa illustration

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美杜莎Měidùshā打开dǎkāi抽屉chōutì， 拿ná出chū隐形眼镜yǐnxíngyǎnjìng戴dài上shàng， 看着kànzhe镜jìng中zhōng的de自己zìjǐ难过得nánguòde流下liúxià眼泪yǎnlèi， 头上tóushàng的de蛇shé像是xiàngshì感觉到了gǎnjuédàole主人zhǔrén的de悲伤bēishāng也yě一条条yìtiáotiáo垂了chuíle下来xiàlái。

梅杜莎Méidùshā摸mō摸mō牠们tāmen自言自语zìyánzìyǔ的de说shuō： “ 你们Nǐmen知道zhīdào吗ma？ 故事Gùshì里lǐ的de结局jiéjú都dōu是shì决定好的juédìnghǎode， 不管bùguǎn是shì哪个nǎge版本bǎnběn， 我wǒ的de头tóu都会dōuhuì被bèi砍kǎn下来xiàlái。

只要Zhǐyào世人shìrén不bù改变gǎibiàn， 雅典娜Yǎdiǎnnà和hé波赛顿Bōsàidùn就jiù永远yǒngyuǎn是shì人生rénshēng的de赢家yíngjiā， 死亡sǐwáng则zé是shì我wǒ唯一wéiyī的de结果jiéguǒ。 ”

English Translation

Medusa opened the drawer, took out her contact lenses and put them in. Looking at herself in the mirror, she sadly shed tears; the snakes on her head seemed to sense their owner’s sorrow and drooped down one by one.

Medusa stroked them and murmured to herself: “Do you know? No matter which version of the story, the ending is already decided — my head always gets cut off.”

“As long as people don’t change, Athena and Poseidon will always be the winners in life, and death is the only outcome for me.”

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