I became incredibly cute after dressing up as an animal!

The rainy season has arrived.

After the first rain, the grass visibly changed from scorched yellow to light green, and then turned dark green overnight.

The cracked riverbed has been filled with water again, and puddles have formed in the low-lying areas, with water reaching above the ankles when stepped into.

The air was filled with a moist, refreshing scent.

Chief Mary stood by a puddle, took a sip, then looked up at the sky and let out a short, sharp sound.

"The migration begins."

There is plenty of rain now, and food and water are plentiful.

They are leaving the outer edge of the grassland and the tourist area.

They migrated back to their former homes.

The elephant herd began to move, heading towards the depths of the grassland.

Zhang Wang had noticed the elephant herd's movements early on.

This time, Zhang Wang led the team and followed them.

Captain Bud is to lead a team to protect the black rhinoceros, drive it to a new place, and hide it.

Mia followed along, looking around. Recalling what had happened last time, Mia was still terrified: "Luckily, those three weren't powerful poachers, just three local thugs who had temporarily teamed up, otherwise you would have been dead."

"That means I'm very lucky and well-suited for this line of work," Zhang Wang said optimistically.

"When I picked up your friend, he was crying while holding a gun. He heard the gunshot and thought something had happened to you," Mia recalled.

"My buddy since childhood, I knew he would cry."

"Zhang, don't do such dangerous things in the future. Only by staying alive can you protect more animals."

"But I can't bear to see a black rhinoceros die before my eyes."

“…Bard is right, you’re born for this.” Mia said with a smile, “I came here because my family was poor and this job was more profitable than herding sheep. But over the years, I’ve really come to understand it firsthand. Bard told me you’re a rich man who could have lived a very comfortable life, but you’re staying on the grassland. You’re a truly selfless person.”

Zhang Wang was embarrassed: "Mia, stop praising me."

Zhang Wang has heard many such compliments over the years, and every time he feels embarrassed and shy, but he is always happy to hear others praise him.

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Elephant herds are migrating.

Like a baby following its mother, following An'an, Chu Yi walked behind her, his steps were more steady than before, and when he stepped through the wet mud, his footprints were a little deeper than before.

The jeep in the distance also turned around and followed at a speed about one kilometer away.

The short rainy season lasted about a month and a half, followed by a brief dry season, and then another long rainy season.

The rain poured down like a floodgate had been opened, the grass grew wildly, and the flowers bloomed. The colorful flowers mixed with the green grass, and they swayed together in the wind.

The sun always shines after the rain on the grassland, and you can see rainbows almost every day during this season.

The elephant herd returned to their original home, the place where the baby elephants were born.

My baby is one year old.

Lan Xiaoxiao has grown taller, her legs have become longer, and her ears have become bigger, but her belly is still round, and her four legs are like pillars, making her sturdy and cute.

At one and a half years old, its changes became more obvious. Its shoulder height was already more than half a head taller than Lan Xiaoxiao's, its nose had grown longer than it had six months ago, and its ears were bigger. When standing in the herd, it no longer huddled under An An's belly, but would walk to the edge and occasionally raise its head to sniff the wind direction.

Lan Xiaoxiao was still drinking milk, and An'an would always open her legs to invite the baby over. Lan Xiaoxiao would then crawl between her legs, and Chu Yi would stay by her side.

Sometimes An'an would gently nudge Lan Xiaoxiao's back with her nose to urge the baby to drink milk.

Don't let your baby follow the example of a first-year junior high student who weans himself at such a young age. What if he doesn't grow up strong and healthy?

Although he was weaned early, he still looks quite robust.

An'an urged it several times but it wouldn't drink, and An'an couldn't do anything about it.

The one-year-old baby elephant is quite mischievous; it can't stay in the herd at all and will hop and skip off to play elsewhere.

The two baby elephants often strayed from the herd to play. At first, their aunts and mother took turns following behind them, watching them from a distance of several dozen steps.

As the baby elephants went out to play more and more often, the other elephants, seeing that the babies weren't completely oblivious, gradually stopped following them.

Although I don't follow them around, I will check up on them!

Every hour, the elephants would send out a check-up message.

For example, today, Lan Xiaoxiao and Chu Yi went far away, wandering among the bushes and grassy slopes.

They walked to the base of a large tree, where two elephants lay down to enjoy the breeze, chat, and whisper secrets.

Suddenly, a low, resonant sound came from the wind; it was An'an asking, "Where is the baby?"

Lan Xiaoxiao stopped, turned her ear towards the direction of the sound, and then echoed, "Baby is under the big tree to the east."

The audio was transmitted, and after a few seconds, another sound came from the other end, shorter than the first, as if confirming that it had been received.

Lan Xiaoxiao and Chu Yi cuddled together and continued chatting.

About an hour later, another voice came from the wind; it was Aunt Angie asking, "Where is the baby?"

Lan Xiaoxiao looked up and replied, "Baby is still under the big tree, baby is playing."

There was another reply from the other end.

The sun was setting in the west. Lan Xiaoxiao stood up, shook off the dry mud from her back, and Chu Yi blew the grass clippings off her body with his nose.

The two baby elephants walked back the way they came, and after walking for half an hour, they could see the elephant herd scattered on the grassland in the distance.

An'an looked up and saw them return. She gently flapped her ears and said, "Baby, come here."

Lan Xiaoxiao ran over and crawled under An'an's belly to drink milk.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, they went to greet the other elders, saying, "We're back."

Chief Mary would kindly ask the babies what they did today.

They answered all of them in the first year of junior high school.

The wind blows from deep within the grassland, carrying the scent of grass seeds and damp earth.

Several gray clouds loomed in the distance, and rumbling thunder sounded; it was going to rain again.

Lan Xiaoxiao turned her head to look at the line of rain and touched Chu Yi's shoulder with her nose: "It's raining over there. When the wind blows over here, it will rain here too."

At first glance, he said, "I can see the dividing line of the rain; it'll be a while before I get there."

Lan Xiaoxiao used her nose to pick up a tender leaf and put it in her mouth. She chewed it and started trying to eat the leaf.

The first-year student lifted his nose and picked the tenderest leaves from the tree. Instead of eating them himself, he stuffed them directly into his little one's mouth, saying, "Baby, eat slowly."

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Author Da Long: Goodnight.