Today, the suburbs of Baghdad, had already become rubble, occasionally shuttling U.S. troops in this village and another village to village. Robert always sitting in his house, rickets old’s body, thinking of the past forty years ago.

At that time, their love has only just begun, Qiya or a pretty girl, they met very romantic.
Robert’s favorite Robin calls, therefore, normally, he would imitate their various sounds, this idea when it will be in the form of publicity stunt in everyone’s eardrums in, the audience burst into thunderous applause, a girl like Robin, because he was superior technology, but like the Rob, from Rob’s life and happiness advertised together.
Their marriage was very happy, but until the nineties, the U.S. military occupation of Baghdad, gunfire rang a, Qi Ya’s condition began to increase, and she suffers from respiratory diseases, Xiao smoke exacerbated her condition Her respiratory began to deteriorate, until one day last year, she suddenly he uttered some of the words:
She said she has always been his own and he barely had a life, she now hated his presence there, so she hopes that he can free himself, and she came up with the distance, that place is no smoke without guns Xiao, Robert a face embarrassment, his confession to her own faithful love four decades, she even hit his face, which is several decades there has never been the fact that she changed her moody, can not change rational explanation.
After half a day, Qiya suddenly disappeared, but not her sight for several months.
He began looking for his wife the news, but there is no audio, heard it said met her, she may be killed by the war, it may be to a certain seat in deep forests, living in isolation, it was said, She lied to him, she had been terminally ill, but do not want to upset him nothing.
Robert began drowsy day in bed, thinking about the past, the old things, read to the pain, could not help but shed a tear.
That night, he suddenly heard the robin’s call, it is vanish when young, is Qiya back, he was overjoyed, but found nothing, only Robin’s songs in the trees above the Ming ringing, which makes changing his life, he found a young man as if time.
That night, he even heard the calls of two Mockingbird, they are carefully to her songs, which makes him a pleasant surprise, then, not that he and Qiya two lovely robin do, their combination is Age proof, but also a story through the ages, right, and Robin’s cry, I cry why would they be recorded?
Robert began to gather around the robin’s call, post-war Iraq, have a life, although the government has been established with the rebels suffered daily harassment, but after all, they have their own home.
The spring of 2009, Robert feels his life has come to twilight, a young man and woman approached his door, they handed over the letter Robert.
Is Qiya wrote him, time is an evening ten years ago: I knew that die soon, the only person that does not fit you, so I chose to leave, so you hate me, and not miss, Sometimes the memory of a person is very sad. I know you like Robin’s cry, so I passed away before these calls will be recorded so that the two young men to help me every day to put in front of our home to you, once these sounds, I know you will continue your life, although it took all my savings, but I think it is worth. Ten years later you would like to be able to see this letter, I am sure you can create miracles, and finally, I curse hateful war, I hope this war to an early end.
Robert’s hand holding the two young men, could not help but burst into tears.
Summer of 2010, a man named Robert the elderly, and the two young men in the Iraqi capital Baghdad held a robin exhibition of love songs, no guns, only the joy of singing Robin, countless young people come here especially to government officials, and they enjoy the release of the joy and excitement of war, looking forward to their homes to permanent peace.
Robert fell asleep, asleep, he saw Qi Ya, he excitedly told him: war is over, Robin has returned to our homes.
(Chinese milk vetch from “micro-Selected Novels” 2011 No. 16)