The Villain Keeps Wanting to Whimper

The little dumpling teaches the villain to read:

Xiao Lin: “How do you write the character for ‘endure’?”

The little dumpling: “Put a knife through the heart, and that’s ‘endure’!”

Xiao Lin pondered. “Got it. What about ‘love’?”

The little dumpling: “‘Love’ is ‘claw’ plus ‘bald roof’ plus ‘friend.’ It means grabbing your friend and plucking them bald!”