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7、Ox"s Big Mix-Up
神牛下凡
很久以前，日子过得很艰难，天帝听到了人们的哭喊，决定帮助人类。牛也住在天宫中，它勤劳又诚实，天帝十分信任它。天帝让牛告诉人们，要勤劳工作，三天就能有一顿饭了。牛飞速跑到人间，却忘了自己要说什么，错说成了一天三顿饭。天帝十分生气，将牛留在了人间。人们最终将如何呢？
Welcome to ALO7’s Power to Learn. Today’s story is Ox’s Big Mix-Up, written by Jenny Lam and Sheila Higginson, and narrated by Aaron Smith.
A long, long time ago, times were tough.
“My rice is not growing,” cried the farmer.
“My cabbage is not growing,” cried another farmer.
“My beans are not growing,” cried another farmer.
“We have no food for dinner,” cried his wife.
“I’m hungry!” cried their son.
The Emperor of Heaven heard the people’s cries. He felt bad for them.
He wanted to help.
Ox lived in heaven, too. Ox was a hard worker. Ox was honest. The Emperor trustedOx to help him.
“Ox!” called the Emperor. “Go down to the people. Tell them that they must work hard. Then they can have one meal every three days.”
“Yes, I’ll do it right away!” said Ox.
Ox started to run. He ran and ran and ran. He ran so far that he forgot what he had to say. Was it something about three meals and one day?