一篇篇流传千年的传统故事，有如一朵朵盛开的奇葩，凝结古人智慧，魅力无穷。

捏土造人的女娲、开弓射日的后羿、身老志坚的愚公、代父从军的木兰、英勇救母的沉香、千里寻夫的孟姜女、迁居断杼的孟母、缺乏团结的三个和尚……

他们就像万花筒里倏忽闪现的缤纷图景，在孩童稚嫩的心灵上留下一片瑰丽与神奇。

中英双语《中国传统故事美绘本》精选了中国多个传统故事，根据流传的原貌提炼加工后编写而成。

开启孩子们的心灵，就是开启智慧的宝盒。小小孩童长大成人时，也许还会记起这些故事带给自己的生命智慧和生活哲理。

今天给大家讲述的是中英双语传统故事《三个和尚》，精美的绘图、生动活泼的文字、地道流畅的英文、引人入胜的故事，教会你合作的重要性。

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从前，山上有一座小庙，庙里一直没人居住。

Long long ago, there stood an empty temple on a mountain.



一天，一个小和尚云游到这里，觉得小庙十分清静，就打扫干净，住了下来。
One day, a young monk walked there. Seeing the temple unoccupied, he cleaned it thoroughly and settled down in it.



小和尚每天除了念经打坐、打扫庙堂，还要到山下挑一担水，以供日用，日子过得十分平静。

Every day, he would chant sutras, sit in meditation, and do some cleaning. He would also set about carrying water from a river at the foot of the mountain, for use each day. It was a simple life of peace and tranquility.



一天，一个又瘦又高的和尚路过小庙。他走了很远的路，实在很渴，就进庙讨点水喝。

One day, another monk came by. He was thin and tall. Having travelled a long way, he was very thirsty. He went into the temple and asked the young monk for a drink.



小和尚将他带到水缸前，舀了一瓢水给他，没想到他一瓢接一瓢，接连喝了好多。

The young monk took him to a large barrel, scooped up a ladle of water, and passed it to him. He took it, drinking it all in one go. But one ladle was not enough, and he drank several more before fully quenching his thirst.




等瘦和尚喝饱了，小和尚往水缸里一瞧，气坏了，半缸水都见底儿了。

Now the young monk looked into the barrel. He went into a rage because there was hardly any water left.

于是他对瘦和尚说：“水是我从很远的山下挑上来的，你喝了我的水，得赔我！”说完，就递给瘦和尚扁担和水桶。

“I’ve fetched the water from afar,” he told the thin monk. “Now that you’ve taken so much of it, you must go and carry some for me,” he demanded, passing the latter a carrying pole and two buckets.



瘦和尚一听，也觉得不好意思，挑起水桶就往外走。

His words embarrassed the thin monk. Picking up the buckets, the thin monk set out.



不过没走几步，他又折回来 ：“我就喝了半缸水，凭什么要挑两桶？这不公平，我不去！”

Before long however, he turned back.“I only took half a barrel of your water. Why should I carry two buckets for you? It’s unfair, and I won’t go,” he said to the young monk.



两个人争来争去，谁也不让，只好背对背坐着，气鼓鼓地念起经来。

Thus the two monks entered into a quarrel, and neither would back down. Without finding a solution, they sat down back-to-back and started to chant sutras, both huffing and puffing.

眼看太阳就要下山了，天这么热，两个人都半天没喝水了，十分口渴。

The sun was about to set. Half a day had passed, and they had no water to drink, although both felt thirsty on what was such a hot day.



小和尚想了一个主意：“咱们一起抬水喝吧！”瘦和尚也赞同。

Then the young monk had an idea. Let’s go and carry some water together,” he suggested. The thin monk agreed.



于是两人拿起扁担和水桶就往外走。“等等！”小和尚飞快地找来一把尺子，左量量，右量量，在扁担正中间做了一个记号，水桶就放在这里。

Picking up the carrying pole and a bucket, they set out. “Wait,”the young monk cried. He ran into the temple and came out with a ruler. He measured the carrying pole carefully, and made a mark in the middle.

“哈，这样谁也不吃亏！”两人兴高采烈地下山了。

“Let’s hang the bucket right here, so that we will make an equal share of effort,” he told the thin monk. The two set out in great delight.



从此，瘦和尚也在小庙里住了下来。

The thin monk also settled down in the temple.



每天，两个人一起念经打坐，一起打扫香案，一起抬水，还种了一片菜地，当然，也必须是两个人一起种地、一起浇水、一起收获。日子过得很平静。

Every day, the two monks would sit side by side to meditate, chant sutras, do cleaning, and fetch water together. They also reclaimed a piece of land to grow vegetables. Equally sharing in all kinds of work, including tilling, watering, and harvesting the vegetable plot, they lived in peace with each other.



 (To be continued.)
 

 

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