国王派了四位将军全方位的搜索水源,第一个将军去东边,往日出的方向,第二个将军去南边,灰尘大,空气热;第三个将军去西边,日落的方向;第四位将军去北方,跟着启明星的方向。
They searched day and night, night and day, high and low, they searched everywhere, but in vain.
他们日日夜夜,从高山到低谷全搜了一个遍,但是也没找到一滴水。
Three of the generals returned, empty-handed. But the general who had gone north determined, not to fail his king, finally reached a cold mountain village.
三个将军两手空空的回去了,但是那个去北边的将军决定,绝不让国王失望,最后来到一个寒冷的山村。
As he sat at the foot of the mountain, an old woman came by and sat next to him. The general pointed at the horizon and said, I belong to a beautiful kingdom, where it has not rained for a whole year. Can you help me find water?
当他坐在一个山脚下,一位老妇从旁边走过,并坐到他身边。将军指向地平线说道:我来自一个美丽的王国,奶已经一整年没下过雨了,您能帮我找到水吗?
The woman motioned the general to follow her up the mountain and inside a cave. We have no water in our country either, she said. Then, pointing to the icicles in the cave, she continued, We call this ice. Take some, and your kingdom will never go thirsty again. The general broke off a huge piece, loaded it onto his horse-cart and rushed back home.
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