佛教的故事:The Mouse Merchant
<p> <span word="Diligence">Diligence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Gratitude">Gratitude</span></p><p> <span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span>， <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="adviser">adviser</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="king">king</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="king">king</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="advisers">advisers</span>. <span word="Out">Out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="corner">corner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="eye">eye</span>， <span word="he">he</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="mouse">mouse</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="roadside">roadside</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="him">him</span>， <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="beginnings">beginnings</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="mouse">mouse</span>， <span word="an">an</span> <span word="energetic">energetic</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="fellow">fellow</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fortune">fortune</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="intelligence">intelligence</span>， <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="family">family</span>.</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="passer">passer</span>-<span word="by">by</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="remark">remark</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="adviser">adviser</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="king">king</span>， <span word="so">so</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="words">words</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="picked">picked</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="mouse">mouse</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tail">tail</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="luck">luck</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="it">it</span>， <span word="before">before</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="block">block</span>， <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shopkeeper">shopkeeper</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span>， <span word="My">My</span> <span word="cat">cat</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="pestering">pestering</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>. <span word="Ill">Ill</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="copper">copper</span> <span word="coins">coins</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="mouse">mouse</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="done">done</span>.</p><p> <span word="With">With</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="copper">copper</span> <span word="coins">coins</span>， <span word="he">he</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="sweet">sweet</span> <span word="cakes">cakes</span>， <span word="and">and</span> <span word="waited">waited</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="water">water</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="expected">expected</span>， <span word="some">some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="picked">picked</span> <span word="flowers">flowers</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="garlands">garlands</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="returning">returning</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="work">work</span>. <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="hungry">hungry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thirsty">thirsty</span>， <span word="they">they</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="sweet">sweet</span> <span word="cakes">cakes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bunch">bunch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="flowers">flowers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="evening">evening</span>， <span word="the">the</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flowers">flowers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="sweet">sweet</span> <span word="cakes">cakes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flower">flower</span> <span word="pickers">pickers</span>.</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="while">while</span>， <span word="until">until</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="terrible">terrible</span> <span word="storm">storm</span>， <span word="with">with</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="rains">rains</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="winds">winds</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="walking">walking</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kings">kings</span> <span word="pleasure">pleasure</span> <span word="garden">garden</span>， <span word="he">he</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="branches">branches</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="blown">blown</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trees">trees</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="lying">lying</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="around">around</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kings">kings</span> <span word="gardener">gardener</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="him">him</span>， <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="branches">branches</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="lazy">lazy</span> <span word="gardener">gardener</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span>.</p>
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