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珍珠鸟冯骥才真好！朋友送我一对珍珠鸟。放在一个简易的竹条编成的笼子里，笼内还有一卷干草，那是小鸟舒适又温暖的巢。有人说，这是一种怕人的鸟。我把它挂在窗前。那儿还有一盆异常茂盛的法国吊兰，我便用吊兰长长的、串生着小绿叶的垂蔓蒙盖在鸟笼上，它们就像躲进深幽的丛林一样安全，从中传出的笛儿般又细又亮的叫声，也就格外轻松自在了。阳光从窗外射入，透过这里，吊兰那些无数指甲状的小叶，一半成了黑影，一半被照透，如同碧玉，斑斑驳驳，生意葱茏。小鸟的影子就在这中间隐约闪动，看不完整，有时连笼子也看不出，却见它们可爱的鲜红小嘴儿从绿叶中伸出来。我很少扒开叶蔓瞧它们，它们便渐渐敢伸出小脑袋瞅瞅我。我们就这样一点点熟悉了。三个月后，那一团愈发繁茂的绿蔓里边，发出一种尖细又娇嫩的鸣叫。我猜到，是它们有了雏儿。我呢？决不掀开叶片往里看，连添食加水时也不睁大好奇的眼去惊动它们。过不多久，忽然有一个小脑袋从叶间探出来。更小哟，雏儿！正是这个小家伙！它小，就能轻易地由疏格的笼子钻出身。瞧，多么像它的母亲红嘴红脚、灰蓝色的毛，只是后背还没有生出珍珠似的圆圆的小白点。它好肥，整个身子好像一个蓬松的球儿。起先，这小家伙只在笼子四周活动，随后就在屋里飞来飞去，一会儿落在柜顶上，一会儿神气十足地站在书架上，啄着书背上那些大文豪的名字；一会儿把灯绳撞得来回摇动，跟着，跳到画框上去了。只要大鸟在笼里生气地叫一声，它立即飞回笼里去。我不管它，这样久了，打开窗了，它最多只在窗框上站一会儿，决不飞出去。渐渐它胆子大了，就落在我书桌上。它先是离我较远，见我不去伤害它，便一点点挨近，然后蹦到我的杯子上，俯下头来喝茶，再偏过脸瞧瞧我的反应。我只是微微一笑，依旧写东西，它就放开胆子跑到稿纸上，绕着我的笔尖蹦来蹦去，跳动的小红爪子在纸上发出嚓嚓响。我不动声色地写，默默享受着这小家伙亲近的情意。这样，它完全放心了，索性用那涂了蜡似的、角质的小红嘴，“嗒嗒”啄我颤动的笔尖。我用手抚一抚它细腻的绒毛，它也不怕，反而友好地啄两下我的手指。有一次，它居然跳进我的空茶杯里，隔着透明光亮的玻璃瞅我。它不怕我突然把杯口捂住。是的，我不会。白天，它这样淘气地陪伴我；天色入暮，它就在父母的再三呼唤声中，飞向笼子，扭动滚圆的身子，挤开那些绿叶钻进去。有一天，我伏案写作时，它居然落到我的肩上。我手中的笔不觉停了，生怕惊跑它。呆一会儿，扭头看，这小家伙竟趴在我的肩头睡着了，银灰色的眼睑盖住眸子，小红脚刚好给胸脯上长长的绒毛盖住。我轻轻抬一抬肩，它没醒，睡得好熟！还呷呷嘴，难道在做梦？我笔尖一动，流泻下一时的感受：信赖，往往创造出美好的境界。珍珠鸟介绍：山珍珠学名叫斑胸草雀，别名也叫锦花鸟、锦华鸟、珍珠鸟、小珍珠、锦花雀等。金山珍珠鸟属雀形目梅花鸟科，原产澳洲东部和印尼东部热带森林中。我国是在二十世纪五十年代由澳大利亚引进，现已繁殖培育出驼色、白色、花色等多个品种。金山珍珠羽毛鲜艳，体态妖小玲珑，动作活泼轻巧，非常可爱，现在正成为世界许多国家饲养的观赏鸟。金山珍珠体长约10厘米,头部灰色,嘴基及眼下方有黑纹,两条黑纹中间呈白色,颊后有红黑色块斑,喉至上胸白色而有波状黑纹，到胸中呈黑色带.上体暗褐色,腹部黄白色,腹侧红褐色并有珍珠状的白色斑点,嘴红色,脚淡红色,尾黑色,尾上覆羽白色且具黑色横纹.雌鸟颊后无红褐色块斑,胸部无波状纹,人工饲养的金山珍珠已经培育出白色和驼色的品种,在中国的北京、江苏、天津、上海、广州、青岛、济南、厦门等省市广泛饲养。金山珍珠鸟原体羽灰色、散缀许多小白斑点，形似“珍珠”而得名，而且据说澳大利亚的悉尼先前传说富有金矿而被称为“金山”，正如美国的圣弗兰西斯科因先前富有金矿而被称为“旧金山”一样，由此，珍珠鸟也就因地域而形成了一个“金山珍珠鸟”的乡土化的俗名。HawfinchesFengJicaiWhatafinepairofhawfinchesmyfriendhasgivenme!Iputtheminasimplebamboocagewithabundleofstrawtomakethemawarmandcomfortablenest.Somesaythisbirdfearspeople.Ihungthecageinthewindow,whereapotofluxuriantspiderplanthidthecagebehindsmallgreenleaveswhichsproutedfromtheirtrailingstems,makingthebirdsfeelaspeacefulasiftheywereinthewoods.Theirflute-likewarblingbecamehappyandunrestrained.Thesunshonethroughthewindowsothatthesmall,spear-shapedleavessparkledlikepiecesofjade,fascinatingandexuberant.Thebirdshoppedhitherandthitherbehindtheleaves;neithertheynortheirnestcouldbeclearlyseen,onlytheirscarletbeaksreachingoutfromamongsttheleaves.Iwouldrarelypartthefoliagetowatchthem.But,gradually,theybegantostretchouttheirheadstotakealookatme.Bitbybitwebecameacquaintedwitheachother.ThreemonthslaterIheardasharpyetdelicatepeepfrombehindthelushleaves.Iguessedtheyhadanestling.Itriednottolookatitorfrightenitwithmycuriouseyeswhenfeedingthem.Afewdayslateratinyheadappearedbetweenthestems:thechick!Sothiswasthelittlefellow.Itwassmallenoughtostealbetweenthebars.Howmuchitresembleditsmother:redbeakandfeet,grey-bluefeathers,butasyetwithoutthepearl-likewhitedotsontheback,asplumpasaballoffluff.Tobeginwithitwouldonlyplaynearthecage,andthenitbeganflyingabouttheroomfromthecabinettothebookshelf—whereitboldlypeckedattheillustriousnamesoftheintellectuals—sendingthelightcordswingingfromsidetosideandescapingtothetopofthepictureframe.Yetassoonasthemotherbirdgaveanangrypeep,itwouldquicklyflyhome.Ididnotdisturbit.LaterwhenIopenedthewindowitjustflewasfarasthewindowsill.Graduallyitgainedtheconfidencetolandonmydesk.Firstitkeptitsdistancefromme,thenhoppednearer,thenstooduponmyglassandeventuallylowereditsheadtodrinkmytea.Whenitturnedtolookatme,Ismiledandcontinuedtowrite,anditpluckedupthecouragetorunontomymanuscriptandhoparoundthenibofmypen,makingscratchingnoiseswithitslittleredclaws.Iwroteoninsilence,quietlyenjoyingthelittlething'scompanionship.Thisputitcompletelyatease.Itwouldevenpeckmybobbingnibwithitswaxyredbill.Istrokeditssleekdownandinsteadofbeingafraid,itwouldgivemyfingerstwofriendlypecks.Inthedaytimeitwasmymischievouscompanion;whentheshadesofnightfellitflewbacktothecageasitsparents'repeatedcallsand,withatwistofitsdumpyform,squeezedinbetweenthegreenleaves.OnedayitlandedonmyshoulderwhileIwashunchedoverthedeskwriting.Iautomaticallyhaltedmypen,forfearofscaringitaway.Ifrozeforamoment,andwhenIturnedmyheadthelittlechaphadgonetosleepperchedonmyshoulder,itseyesliddedsilver-greyanditslittleredfeetcoveredbythelongdownonitsbreast.Igentlyshruggedmyshoulderwithoutwakingit.Itwassoundasleep,itsbeakstillworking.Wasitdreaming?Feelingflowedfrommynibatthatinstant:Trustmakesabetterworld.（杨宪益、戴乃迭译）