放生故事之七: 送水的象
7. 送水的象
elephants to the rescue
約兩千多年前，古印度有一條小河，其中有個滿是魚兒的水塘。魚兒們在清澈的水里快樂地生活著。它們時時在水中跳躍、穿梭或浮在水面上，盡情徜徉在它們的水上家園。
some two thousand years ago, in a river in ancient india, there was a pond full of fish. they lived happily in the clear water. they jumped and swam or just floated around enjoying their watery home.
已經有很長一段時間沒下雨了。每天都有越來越多的水被蒸發掉，最后池塘基本上都干了。如果池塘干涸，所有的魚將會被烈日曬死。
then for a long time it didn't rain. every day some more water evaporated, until the pond had almost dried up. if the pond dried up, all of the fish would die under the hot, dry sun.
太陽持續烘烤著干旱的大地。一個老人碰巧經過池塘。他看到水差不多沒了，心里充滿了悲憫。他徑直找到國王，說：“魚塘里的水差不多干了，魚兒們的處境十分危險。如果陛下樂意，請您分派二十頭大象運水過去救救這些魚吧。”
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