Inyaniso okanye iFiction: Amakhaya aseMunkin eLa Jolla

Iyintoni inyaniso emva kwesigxina saseJan Diego edolobheni laseMunkin?

Akukho nto efana nesiganeko esisezidolophini esilungileyo ukuze siphephe ingcamango, kwaye iSan Diego inomdla wayo. Akuyena owaziwayo kakhulu, kubonakala ngathi, kodwa ukuba ukhulile apha okanye uya kwikholeji edolophini, mhlawumbi uye wakuva amahlebezi "emakhaya aseMinchkin."

Indlu yaseMunkin utsho? Hayi, ewe. Kwaye ndimele ndithi, ukuba ndibe nolwazi lokuqhubela phambili le ngqungquthela phakathi kwamhlobo bam kwiminyaka edlulileyo. Ezo zinto ndiya kuzinzisa i-backstory:

Ndaqala ukuva ngemakhaya e-munchkin emva kowe-1980 ukusuka kumhlobo wam, owathi babekhuphuke kwiNtaba yeSoledad. Ndingazange ndive ngabo kwaye, ewe, ndandifuna ukubona ukuba kuyinyaniso.

Ngoko, sahamba emotweni yakhe, siqhubela kwi-Hillside Drive eLa Jolla . Kwakuyinto emnyama kwaye iqhubekile kwaye umhlobo wam waphenduka kwisikhululo somculo weklastiki ukuze siphumelele. Njengoko siqhuba, wongezelela, "Hlala ukhangela amabhanti amane - ukuba udlula okwesine, into embi iya kwenzeka." Kulungile, ngoko ngoku ndiyifumene.

Safika kwindawo ethile kwindlela xa umhlobo wam wathi, "Apho! Sanciphisa. Indlu ndiyibonayo yayingakhange ikhangele ukuba ngaphandle kwesiqhelo-kakhulu njengowendlu yaseburhulumenteni, nangona ubukhulu bebukeka buncinci ... encinci. Kodwa andingaqinisekanga.

Ndaqala ukuxelela abanye abahlobo bam ngemizi yase-munchkin kwaye bekungenalo ukungalingani, kwaye ndandwendwela uhambo olulandelayo ukuya eMunkin.

Ngesinye isikhathi, omnye wabaqabane bethu waphuma emotweni ukulinganisa ukuphakama kwendlu - unako ukuchaphazela uphahla lwephahla.

Inyaniso ngezindlu zaseMunkin

Kulungile, ngoko ufuna inyaniso? Azikho izindlu ze-munchkin. Kwaye akukho nto enokuyenza ngayo ngeWizard ye-Oz , umbhali wakhe uL. Frank Baum wabhala iincwadana zencwadi ngelixa e- San Diego , nangona i-movie yaphuma ngeenxa zonke ngexesha lamakhaya akhiwe, ukuqhubela phambili amahemuhemu ukuba abantu abancinci wadlala iMunkins kwimiboniso ye-movie ehlala ezindlwini ngexesha lokudlala.

Amakhaya (kwakukho ezine) ngokwenene. Enyanisweni, zakhiwa ngumakhi owaziwayo uCliff Meyi, owakhe wakha izindlu zokuhlala kwindawo yokuhlala (kulo mzekelo, entabeni). Kukho kuphela ikhaya eliseleyo ngoku eLa Jolla. Inayo impawu enokuthi ingcinga ecacileyo ingabonakala ngathi "i-munchkin-inspired", njenge-cobblestone ephantsi kunye nomlilo ojikelezayo.

Indawo ichaza ingcamango ebonakalayo yesigxina esifutshane. Amakhaya akhiwe kwintlambo yeenduli ngaphantsi kwebanga leendlela, ngoko ukusuka kwindlela, izakhiwo zibonakala zifutshane kunokuba ziqhelekileyo, nangona izindlu zineziqhelo eziqhelekileyo ngexesha (ngasekupheleni kwe-1930s). Yiyiphi isizathu esichazela ukuba umhlobo wam unokuthintela ophahleni.

Enyanisweni, ngokudlula iminyaka, amabali aguqulwa into into enomdla: abantu abancinci abenza imali ebonakalayo kwi- Wizard ye-Oz ifilimu behla baya eLa Jolla baza bakhela ikoloni. NgokweMatthew Alice weSan Diego Reader , iindlokhwe ziye zanda kwiingqungquthela zabaseTshayina, abakwa-Barnum neBayley, abaxhamli baseYurophu abangenabamangalisa, ukukhanya kwembonakaliso phakathi kwamabili, kunye nemiboniso emfutshane. Akukho nanye kuyo yinyaniso, ngendlela.

Ngoko, unayo. Ingqungquthela yakho yaseSan Diego isigxina - umxholo wendawo edolophini onokuyidlulisela kwabanye.

Yenza incoko enkulu, ngakumbi xa kukho iqela kwiqela okanye ukuqokelela: "Ngaba uyayazi ukuba kukho izindlu ze-munchkin eLa Jolla?"

Qinisekisa ukuba uhamba ebusuku, mhlawumbi xa iphosakele. Hayi, kwaye ungalibali ukudlala umculo weklasikhi ukuba umphumo ophezulu.

Ukubona ukukhanga kwe-track-beat-beat-track e-San Diego , uthathe i-Hillside Drive ukuya kwibhola le-7470, kwicala elingasenyakatho-ntshona yeNtaba ye-Soledad. Unokufikelela kwi-Hillside Drive esuka eTorrey Pines Road.