中國故事英文版寶蓮燈英文二篇

LotusLantern寶蓮燈ItissaidthatthereisNirvanaintheeasternsky,aplacewhichpeoplecallHeaven.Heavenislocatedabovetheclouds.Itiscoveredbytheclouds,andtherearehordesofcranes.

TheQueenMotherofHeavenwishedthattherecouldbemorekindsoulsintheworld,soshesentabeautifulfairy,SanShengmu,tobuildatempleonthetopofHuashanMountaintospreadkindthoughtstopeoplewhocametovisit.Astimehasgoneby,peoplehavecomehereinanendlessstream.AscholarnamedLiuXiangwasonhiswaytoBeijingandpreparingforanexam.Whenhepassedthesacredtemple,hesawpeoplewereallgoingtoworship,andso

hewentinaswell.AssoonasLiuXiangenteredthehall,hesawthestatueofSanShengmu.Thestatuewasbeautiful,gentleanddignified,whichattractedLiuXiangdeeply.Hethoughttohimself,"Howwonderfulitwouldbetomarrysomeonelikethis!"Hetookouthispenandink,andexpressedhis

loveforSanShengmulovinglyonthewall.SanShengmualsohadagoodimpressiononLiuXiang.Unfortunately,shewasafairywhilehewasamortal."Howcanwebetogether?"LiuXiangstayedforalongtimebeforegoingdownthemountain.Thebeautifulsceneryalongthewaydidn'tattracthim.HekeptthinkingaboutSanShengmuinthetemple.Oneday,LiuXiangcametoabusystreet.Suddenly,awomanappearedrightinfrontofhim,lookingexactlylikethestatueofSanShengmu.Itturnedoutthat

SanShengmucouldn'tforgetLiuXiangandhadfinallymadeuphermindtocomeandseehim.LiuXiangexpressedhisdeepaffectiontoSanShengmu.Sheacceptedhisproposalandmarriedhim.Astimewentby,LiuXiang'sexamwasapproaching,sohereluctantlybidfarewelltoSanShengmuandrushedtoBeijingtotaketheexam.However,hedidnotknowthatSanShengmuwaspregnant.LiuXiangwonthetitleonhisfirstattempt.HeimmediatelyrodebacktoannouncethegoodnewstoSanShengmu.Whenhegothome,hewasveryhappytosee

thatSanShengmuwaspregnant.Notlongafter,SanShengmusuccessfullygavebirthtoababyboynamedChenXiang.Whenthefamilywasimmersedinjoy,suddenlydarkcloudsbegan

gathering,andalargenumberofsoldiersappeared.SanShengmuwentout,andshewasbitterlydisappointedwhenshesawtheErlangShen.ErlangShenroared:"Daretoviolatethelawsofheavenandmarryamortal!"ThenErlangShenstretchedouthishandtryingtocatchSanShengmu.SanShengmuquicklytookoutthemagiclotuslanterngivenbytheQueenMotherandfoughtback.ErlangShenreleasedtheHowlingDogtohelpout,buthestillcouldn'tdefeatSanShengmu.ErlangShenwasdiscomfited,sohemovedHuashanMountainwithhispowerandsuppressedSanShengmuunderthemountain.Atthattime,ChenXiangbecameqchildwithoutamother.Afewyearslater,ChenXianggrewupandlearnedwhathappenedtohismother.ChenXiangwentto

Huashantolookforhismother,butnomatterhowhardhetried,hecouldn'tfindher.)ChenXiangstartedtocry.Atthismoment,awhitebeardedimmortalsuddenlyappeared.AfterhearingwhathappenedtoChenXiang,hetookhimasan

apprenticeandtookChenXiangawaywithhim.ChenXiangpracticedharddayandnight,nomatterifitwasinsummerorwinter.Littlebylittle,helearnedcountlesscombatskillsandtricks.Oneday,themastercametoChenXiangandgavehimanancientartifact-theDragonAxe.HesaidtoChenXiang,"Youhavelearnedallmyskill.Nowyoumaytakethisaxe.Goandsaveyourmother!"AfterChenXiangthankedthemaster,hepickeduptheaxeandworeitonhisbelt.ChenXiangfoundacloudandrodeoff.HecametothefootofHuashanandheshouted:"Mother,Mother!"Hiscallpenetratedtherocksandreachedhismother'sears.SanShengmuwasthrilled.Shesaid:"Mysoncametosaveme!"ButwhenshethoughtofErlangShen

andhisHowlingDog,shestartedtoworryaboutherson.ChenXiangdidn'thearhermother'sresponse,sohedecidedtogofindErlangShen.However,ErlangShenrefusedtomeethim,andhereleasedtheHowlingDogtoattackhim.ChenXiangraisedhisaxetofightback.Hisaxewaslikeastreakoflightning,cuttingoffoneofitsearsdirectly.TheHowlingDogbeganrollingonthegroundin

pain.WhenErlangShensawhisHowlingDogwasinjured,heimmediatelywavedhisThree-pointedBladeandfoughtwithChenXiang.Thetwoofthemfoughtfromtheskytotheground,andmountainsshook,andtheriverssurged.OtherimmortalsfeltthatErlangShenwastoocrueltoachild,sotheysecretlyhelpedChenXiang.ErlangShen,finallyoverwhelmed,fled,andtheThree-pointedBladefell

intoChenXiang'shands.ChenXiangforciblythrusttheThree-pointedBladeintothetopofHuashanMountainandthenchoppedintoitwithhisDragon,Axeusingallhisstrength.TheThree-pointedBladebrokeinhalf,andHuashangraduallycracked,revealingthepoorSanShengmu.ChenXiangranoverandcriedwith

hismotherinhisarms.Intheend,SanShengmu,LiuXiangandtheirheroicson,ChenXiang,reunitedandlivedhappilytogether.CaochongweighedanElephantIntheperiodoftheThreeKinodoms.SunQuanoftheWuKingdomoncegaveCaoCaoanelephantas

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present.Onhearingthis,CaoCaoandhistopofficialsweresohappythattheyallwentoutsidetolookat

it.AyoungboyfollowedCaoCaoclosely.HewasCaoChong,CaoCao'sson.Wow！Theelephantwassohuge！Thefourlegsasalonewereasthickasthepillarsofapalace,Despiteitssize,theelephantwasquitetame.Wantingtoseehowbigtheelephantwas,CaoChonggotveryclosetoit,onlytofindthathecoudbarelyreachuptotheelephant'sbelly.Onseeingthis,CaoCaosaidtoeveryone,"I

wonderhowmuchthishugeelephantweighsDoesanyonehave

anyideahowtoweighit?""Howcanweweigh

athingthisbig?"Allthecivilandmilitaryofficialstartedtotalktoeachother,searching

for

anidea.Someonesaid,"Wecanonlyweighitifwebuildahugesetofscales."Butimaginehowbigthatsetofscaleswouldhavetobe!Andevenwithsuchscales,itwouldbeimpossibletoweighalivingelephantonthem!Ageneralspokeinagruffvoice,"Thisiseasy!Weonlyhavetokillit,cutitup,andthenweighthepiecesonebyone."Onhearingthis,everyoneburstintolaughter.Whywouldanyonekillanelephantjusttohaveitweighed!Nooneelsecouldfigureoutabetteridea.Thecivilandmilitaryofficialsallhungtheirheadsinshameandstoppedtalking.Justthen,CaoChongwalkedinfrontofeverybodyandsaid,"Ihaveasolutiontoweightheelephantproperly.”SeeingthatitwashisbelovedsonCaoChong,CaoCaopretendedtobeangry,andsaid,"Nooneinmycourtcanfigureouthowtoweighanelephant.Sohowcanyou,amerechild,solvethisproblem?"CaoChongthenwhisperedsomethingintoCaoCao'searsthatmadeCaoCaosmile.CaoCaoimmediatelytoldeveryone,"Followme!Let'sgototheriversideandwatchthiselephantbeingweighed!"AbigboatwasmooredintheriverCaoChongaskedsomeonetoleadtheelephantontotheboat.Theelephantwassoheavy!Themomentitgotontotheboat,theboatwentdownalot.Whentheboatstoppedrocking,CaoChongcutamarkalongthewaterlineonthesideoftheboatwithasmalldagger.Thenheaskedsomeonetoleadtheelephantbackontothebank.Everybodywatchedwiththeireyeswideopen,butnobodyhadtheslightestcluewhatwasgoingon.Afterthat,CaoChongaskedpeopletoaetalotofrocksandslowlyloadthemontotheboat.Themorerocksthatwereloaded,thedeepertheboatsank.Assoonastheboatsanktothelevelwherethewate