Iangledmydirectiontogoarounditonthepartofthepaththatwasn'tcoveredbywaterormud.AsI
reachedthepool,Iwassuddenlyattacked!YetIdidnothingfortheattack.Itwassounpredictableand
fromsomewheretotallyunexpected.IwassurprisedaswellasunhurtthoughIhadbeenstruckfouror
fivetimes.Ibackedupafootandmyattackerstoppedattackingme.HadIbeenhurtIwouldn'thavefound
itamusing.AndIwaslaughing.Afterall,Iwasbeingattackedbyabutterfly!
Havingstopped,laughing,Itookastepforward.Myattackerrushedmeagain.Hechargedtowardsmeat
fullspeed,attemptingtohurtmebutinvain.Forasecondtime,Itookastepbackwardswhilemyattacker
paused.Iwasn'tsurewhattodo.Afterall,it'sjustnoteverydaythatoneisattackedbyabutterfly.I stepped
backtolookthesituationover.Myattackermovedbacktolandontheground.That'swhenIdiscoveredwhy
myattackerwaschargingmeonlymomentsearlier.Hehadamateandshewasdying.
Sittingclosebesideher,heopenedandclosedhiswingsasiftofanher.Icouldonlyadmiretheloveand
courageofthatbutterflyinhisconcernforhismate.Hehadtakenituponhimselftoattackmeforhismate's
sake(缘故),eventhoughshewasclearlydyingandIwassolarge.Hedidsojusttogiveherthoseextrafew
preciousmomentsoflife,shouldIhavebeencarelessenoughtosteponher.Hiscourageinattacking
somethingthousandsoftimeslargerandheavierthanhimselfjustforhismate'ssafetyseemedadmirable.I
couldn'tdoanythingotherthanrewardhimbywalkingonthemoredifficultsideofthepool.Hehadtruly
earnedthosemomentstobewithher,undisturbed.
Sincethen,I'vealwaystriedtorememberthecourageofthatbutterflywheneverIseehugebarriers
facingme.
B.Tolookoverthebadsituation.
C.Toescapeasuddenattack.
D.Toavoidgettinghisshoesdirty.