前篇赛义德的母亲乌姆·赛义德听见她孩子的呼救声。这是一种微弱的哽咽,宛如枯叶落地的声音。她本来把孩子放在近处唯一的一棵无花果的树荫下边让他睡觉,指望他不要吵闹、淘气,她好把衣服洗完。可是,他叫了起来,发出了低微的哽咽声。她丢下手里的衣服的急忙离开河边。这时,她一眼看见她的孩子在翻动着身子。在离他几腕尺的地方,有一只凶残、饥饿的畜生,两眼闪着绿色的凶焰。 Samant’s mother, Umm Saeed, heard her child cry for help. This is a weak choking, like the sound of dead leaves. She had put her child in the shade of the only fig near him and let him sleep, expecting him not to be noisy, naughty, and to wash her clothes well. However, he cried out with a low, choking noise. She dropped the hurried clothes and left the river. At this moment, she saw her child turning her body at a glance. A few feet away from him, there was a cruel, hungry beast, his eyes flashing a fierce green flame.