At home, the time for kites is early spring.When you hear the whirr of a wind-wheel, you raise your head to see a grey crab-kite or a soft blue centipede-kite.

• 故乡的风筝时节，是春二月，倘听到沙沙的风轮生，仰头便能看见一个淡墨色的蟹风筝或嫩蓝色的蜈蚣风筝。