放生故事之十二: 成湯的故事
12. 成湯的故事
cheng tang and the net
3500多年前，中國有一位仁厚而賢明的皇帝，名叫成湯。每年他都要巡視他的疆土，走訪所有的國民，看朝廷是否還有未盡之事。
more than 3,500 years ago, there was a very kind and wise emperor called cheng tang. every year he traveled around his empire to visit all of his people and see if there was anything the government could do for them.
在一個風和日麗的日子，鳥兒歡歌，野獸也喜滋滋地沐浴著陽光。湯帝聽到鳥兒歡快的歌聲，臉上露出笑容。接著，他看到一張大網散布在野獸足跡所至之處，聽到獵人大聲地祈禱著：
one beautiful day, the birds were singing and the beasts were enjoying the nice weather. the emperor smiled as he heard their pleasant calls. then he saw huge nets spread where all those animals would get caught. he heard a trapper praying in a loud voice. this is what the trapper prayed：
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