佛教的故事:Dirty Bath Water
<p><span word="Dirty">Dirty</span> <span word="Bath">Bath</span> <span word="Water">Water</span></p><p> [<span word="Cleanliness">Cleanliness</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="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kingdom">kingdom</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="India">India</span>， <span word="the">the</span> <span word="finest">finest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="royal">royal</span> <span word="horses">horses</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="river">river</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="bathed">bathed</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="grooms">grooms</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="shallow">shallow</span> <span word="pool">pool</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="washed">washed</span> <span word="him">him</span>.</p><p> <span word="However">However</span>， <span word="just">just</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span>， <span word="a">a</span> <span word="filthy">filthy</span> <span word="dirty">dirty</span> <span word="horse">horse</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="washed">washed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="spot">spot</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="countryside">countryside</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="bath">bath</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="life">life</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="fine">fine</span> <span word="royal">royal</span> <span word="horse">horse</span> <span word="sniffed">sniffed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="filthy">filthy</span> <span word="wild">wild</span> <span word="horse">horse</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="bathed">bathed</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fouled">fouled</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="disgusted">disgusted</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="refused">refused</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="washed">washed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="place">place</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="grooms">grooms</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span>， <span word="but">but</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="king">king</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="complained">complained</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fine">fine</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="trained">trained</span> <span word="royal">royal</span> <span word="stallion">stallion</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="suddenly">suddenly</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="stubborn">stubborn</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unmanageable">unmanageable</span>.</p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="king">king</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="intelligent">intelligent</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="understanding">understanding</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="animals">animals</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="said">said</span>， <span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="horse">horse</span>. <span word="Find">Find</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="sick">sick</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="refuses">refuses</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="bathed">bathed</span>. <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="horses">horses</span>， <span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="sink">sink</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="dirtiness">dirtiness</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="riverside">riverside</span> <span word="bathing">bathing</span> <span word="pool">pool</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stately">stately</span> <span word="horse">horse</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="sick">sick</span>， <span word="but">but</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span> <span word="health">health</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="noticed">noticed</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="deliberately">deliberately</span> <span word="breathing">breathing</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="sniffed">sniffed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="smelled">smelled</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="slight">slight</span> <span word="foul">foul</span> <span word="odor">odor</span>. <span word="Investigating">Investigating</span> <span word="further">further</span>， <span word="he">he</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unclean">unclean</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bathing">bathing</span> <span word="pool">pool</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="figured">figured</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="dirty">dirty</span> <span word="horse">horse</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="washed">washed</span> <span word="there">there</span>， <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kings">kings</span> <span word="horse">horse</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="fond">fond</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cleanliness">cleanliness</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bathe">bathe</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="dirty">dirty</span> <span word="water">water</span>.</p>
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