佛教的故事:The Price Maker
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Price">Price</span> <span word="Maker">Maker</span></p><p> <span word="Long">Long</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="away">away</span>， <span word="their">their</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="king">king</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="ruled">ruled</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Benares">Benares</span>， <span word="in">in</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="India">India</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="ministers">ministers</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Royal">Royal</span> <span word="Price">Price</span> <span word="Maker">Maker</span>， <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="honestman">honestman</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="king">king</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="sell">sell</span>.</p><p> <span word="On">On</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="occasions">occasions</span>， <span word="the">the</span> <span word="king">king</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="making">making</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="profit">profit</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="bought">bought</span>， <span word="or">or</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="maker">maker</span>.</p><p> <span word="One">One</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nice">nice</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hethought">hethought</span>， <span word="This">This</span> <span word="fellow">fellow</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="position">position</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="dismissed">dismissed</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="honest">honest</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="maker">maker</span>，<span word="and">and</span> <span word="appointed">appointed</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="one">one</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="thought">thought</span>， <span word="I">I</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="king">king</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="prices">prices</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="ridiculous">ridiculous</span>， <span word="without">without</span> <span word="caring">caring</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="worth">worth</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="gained">gained</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="greedy">greedy</span> <span word="king">king</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span>， <span word="and">and</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="happy">happy</span>， <span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>， <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="dealt">dealt</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="maker">maker</span>， <span word="including">including</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kings">kings</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="ministers">ministers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span> <span word="people">people</span>， <span word="became">became</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="unhappy">unhappy</span>.</p><p> <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="horse">horse</span> <span word="merchant">merchant</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Benareswith">Benareswith</span> 500 <span word="horses">horses</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sell">sell</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="stallions">stallions</span>， <span word="mares">mares</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="colts">colts</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="king">king</span> <span word="invited">invited</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="merchant">merchant</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="palace">palace</span>， <span word="andcalled">andcalled</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Royal">Royal</span> <span word="Price">Price</span> <span word="Maker">Maker</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="all">all</span> 500 <span word="horses">horses</span>. <span word="Thinking">Thinking</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pleasing">pleasing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="king">king</span>， <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>， <span word="The">The</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="herd">herd</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="horses">horses</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="cup">cup</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rice">rice</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="king">king</span> <span word="ordered">ordered</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="cup">cup</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rice">rice</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="horse">horse</span> <span word="dealer">dealer</span>， <span word="and">and</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="horses">horses</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="royal">royal</span> <span word="stables">stables</span>.</p>
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