To the Young Readers: The Happy Spirit

Author: Xiaoling Dingdang
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Publish Date: 2003-03-01
Features: Luo Xiaobu sold his happiness to a caterpillar and exchanged it for 100 points. New toys and ice cream—since then, he became a person who possessed everything but wasn’t happy. This story tells the process of Luo Xiaobu rediscovering his happiness. Full of fun and surprising adventures: a piece of history from the dung beetle castle, a strange dream in the lotus pond, a fire tree that runs as fast as lightning—everything made Luo Xiaobu’s eyes nearly pop out. Will Luo Xiaobu finally be able to regain his happiness? This book is part of the "Series for Young Readers," and as you immerse yourself in the author’s whimsical imagination and get completely captivated by the story, you’ll also learn how to be a happy person. This book is part of the "Series for Young Readers," a series with the magic to turn a child’s life into something extraordinary, recommended by 30 mainstream youth media outlets such as Huaxia Youth and Youth News. A book worth treasuring for a lifetime! This volume is The Happy Spirit. As you immerse yourself in the author’s whimsical imagination and get completely captivated by the story, you’ll also learn how to be a happy person. Would you sell me your happiness? Luo Xiaobu finally made up his mind—he wanted to take back his happiness and not sell it anymore. To make this decision, Luo Xiaobu thought over and over for three days and nights, even shedding 12 hairs in the process. Sigh—Luo Xiaobu let out a long sigh. This Luo Xiaobu, though only 11 years old, always sighed as if he’d lost his favorite toy or gotten a zero on an exam. In reality, the opposite was true: Luo Xiaobu could have any toy he wanted, and this semester, he had scored 100 points on every exam. So why wasn’t he happy? (If it were me, I’d be jumping up and down on the roof by now.) Because—don’t believe it if you don’t want to—Luo Xiaobu sold his happiness to a pink caterpillar! What??? Okay, okay, don’t be so shocked. It’s true, absolutely true. This happened during the summer vacation, and Luo Xiaobu clearly remembered every detail—It was a dusk, and the birds returning to the forest nearby were chirping about their day’s adventures. The children had all gone home for dinner, leaving only Luo Xiaobu kneeling on the ground, focused on playing with his glass marble. This blue glass marble was Luo Xiaobu’s favorite, and it was also his last one. Originally, Luo Xiaobu had 30 glass marbles, all in different colors—red, yellow, black