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A little monk who is not old enough to get ordained is called a sami. 小和尚还不到受戒年龄，就叫做沙弥. Once there was a little sami who studied Buddhism with a very wise Teacher.He was a very good student. He was respectful， sincere， and obedient. He learned very quickly. 从前有个小沙弥，他跟着一个非常有智慧的师父学习佛教。他是一个很好的学生，恭敬、诚恳、听话，学得很快。 The Teacher was so wise that he could foretell the future. The Teacher knew from the beginning that his little student could not live very long. One day he counted and realized that the little student had only seven days left to live. He felt very sad.? 他的师父很有智慧，能够预知未来。他一开始就知道他的小徒弟活不很久。有一天，他掐算出他的徒儿只能再活7天了，因此感到非常难过。 The Teacher called the little sami to him. He said， Hey， little sami， you havent seen your mother for a long time. I think you need a vacation. You run on home and visit your mother， and come back eight days from now. He did this so at least the little sami could die in his own parents home. 师父把小沙弥叫来说，小沙弥啊，你已经很久没见到你妈妈了。我觉得你应该花时间回家看看你妈妈。八天后再回来吧。他这么做是让小沙弥至少可以死在自己家里。 | 
