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2024年3月8日星期五

King and people

 


King and people

 

Agudengba and his party came to the Big Cat Country, not long after the Big Cat King officially ascended the throne. At this time, crow Betty flew to Agudumba: "Dear wise man, do you want to meet the big Elvis?"

Agudenba smiled: Why did you suddenly ask me this question?

Crow Betty said: I just flew over from the Big Cat Palace, and I eavesdropped on the private conversation between the Big Cat King and his close vassal.

Betty the crow, flapping her wings, chattered about the conversation between Elvis and the butler.

Big Elvis asked the housekeeper: "You have to tell me the truth, do you love me very much?"

The guardian replied: "Your Majesty is my master, and I am your obedient slave! How can I say I love you?"

If I ask a question, you have to answer it,” Elvis insisted. “Just tell the truth!”

The guardian then said: "How much you love your slaves, and how much your slaves love you!"

"The love between kings and ministers cannot be the same by chance," Big Elvis retorted. "A king will inevitably love this minister more and love that minister less. Therefore, the minister's love for the monarch must also be more. There are few."

Therefore, the close minister and guardian suggested to Big Elvis:

"Dear King, can I accompany you to secretly leave the palace and go for a walk outside the city? Let's go find some poor people in the city, talk to them, and ask them. Maybe your question can be answered correctly."

"It couldn't be better," Elvis agreed. "We'll go tonight."

The crow Betty said to Agudengba: The close vassal and the big cat king have arrived nearby. If you'd like, we might as well take this opportunity to meet.

Big Cat King left the palace, accompanied by his close vassal and guardian. Not far away, they met Agudengba who was holding a donkey. Crow Betty stood on the donkey's back and said to Agudengba: Those two people dressed up as ordinary people are Elvis Presley and his close ministers. Servant.

Agudengba led the donkey and walked straight ahead without saying hello to the big Elvis or his bodyguards.

A close minister and guardian came forward and asked Agudengba: It is getting dark, where are you going, sir?

Agudemba said: My donkey was slightly injured, his foot was sprained. He was frightened, do you hear? The loom in the house in front was too loud.

Big Elvis and his bodyguard came to that house to see what was going on. They saw the shack where a poor old woman lived. They stood outside the threshold and looked into the house, and saw the old woman sitting behind the loom.

The big Elvis stared at her, and suddenly said in a loud and angry voice: "You useless old woman! You sit behind the loom all day long and weave, why don't you be quiet at night?"

The close servant and guardian then whispered to the big cat: "Your Majesty, please be quiet. I have something to ask your servant."

The guardian of the household said to the old woman: "Hey, old woman! Did you hear any news?"

"Who are you, disturbing me so late?" the old woman complained, "It's already dark, why don't you be quiet!"

"Listen to me!" said the Guardian, "The king of Big Cat City is seriously ill at the moment. Haven't you heard?"

"I don't worry about such things." The old woman replied, "Anyway, I am always hungry and cold, sitting behind the machine weaving. Did I ever rest when the king was well? Now he is sick. , do I have to worry? Whether he is in good health or sick, it doesnt matter to me anyway!"

After hearing what she said, the housekeeper said to Big Elvis: "Remember what the old woman said! Now let's go to the next room and have a look! I heard the noise in that room."

Big Elvis and his retainer came to the room that made the sound of grinding teeth. It turned out that there was a young woman in the room grinding grain with her hands.

"What a wonderful woman!" Elvis said with sympathy. "This woman has to serve her husband all day long and grind grain at night. Let's allocate some money from the treasury to subsidize her."

The close minister and guardian then said, "Don't speak now. I'll ask this woman something!"

The guardian shouted to the woman: "Hey, good little milling lady! Have you heard that the king of our big cat city is very ill at the moment?"

"Oh, my God!" the woman cried out, "the king is always taking care of us! Please God bless him to recover quickly!"

At this time, the close minister and guardian said to the big cat:

"You blame the old woman who weaves, and she responds rudely to us; you pity the woman who grinds corn with her hands, and she pities you."

After the crow Betty overheard their conversation, she flew to Agudumba and told him everything. :

Agudengba sang a song "The King and the People" with emotion:

 

If the monarch is considerate of the people,

If we are of the same mind, we will have a clear path.

Like a dome that echoes.

 

If the king ignores the suffering of the people,

People's hearts will betray and curse the imperial court.

It's like a loom making endless noise.

 

Love can awaken the other person to love,

Hate can also arouse hatred in the other person,

Love and hate in the world come from the heart.

1 条评论:

  1. Taking the legendary wise Agu Demba as the protagonist, I started to create the Chinese-English version of "Snow Land Fable" using the traditional fable creation method that combines poetry and prose. Writing fableskes me feel like a child again. Studying snowy culture is my prescription to prevent Alzheimer’s di masease.

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