Snail Express

Author: Xiong Liang
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Publish Date: 2003-08-01
Features: This is a touching story of a life sacrificed for an ideal. We are all trapped in our own deserts, and this book is dedicated to the brave souls who refuse to be bound by fate. The story tells of a snail living in the desert who has always dreamed of escaping it since childhood. However, his mother tells him that such a dream is fatal for a snail. But the little snail eventually braves the endless desert to deliver a letter to a sick friend, yet this journey drains his life. It is a moving story of a life sacrificed for an ideal. We are all trapped in our own deserts, and this book is dedicated to the brave souls who refuse to be bound by fate. Every time the sun sets, the little snail seems to imagine himself soaring high into the sky, leaving a powerful arc as he flies over the canyon. His heart feels as if it has been given a pair of strong, long legs.