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第一口井的故事，讲述了一个小国家因为干旱寻找水种子的故事，但是最后真的水种子发芽了，还是因为人们的努力自己挖出了水源呢? The First Well 第一口井的故事 retold by BookBox There once was a small kingdom around a lake. One very hot summer it did not rain and the lake dried up. People grew anxious and went to the king. 从前，在一个湖附近的一个小王国，一个非常炎热的夏天也没下雨,湖水干涸。人们越来越焦急，就去见国王。 It has not rained for so long. Our fields are barren! said the farmers. 农民说：很久不下雨了，我们的土地都很贫瘠了。 Theres no fish to catch. How shall we earn a living? asked the fisherman. 预付问：没有鱼可捕，我们拿什么为生呢? Save us from disaster, good king, urged the women and the children cried with thirst. 妇女和孩子干渴着嗓子急急地请求：救救我们脱离灾难吧，好国王。 The king sent his four generals to search for water in all directions. The first general went east, towards the sunrise, the second to the south, to dust and heat, the third went west, where the sun sets, and the fourth, followed the North Star. | 
