佛教的故事:24 The Great Horse Knowing-one_少儿英语故事

佛教的故事:24 The Great Horse Knowing-one

　　As he spoke of a new way， and the true course， and the courage that goes beyond， it seemed the noble steed became larger than life. He reared up majestically on his powerful hind legs， and looked down on all the armies surrounding the city. The eyes of all were drawn to this magnificent one. The earth trembled as his front hoofs returned to the ground and he charged into the midst of the four armies of the first king. He seemed to have the speed of lightning， the might of a hundred elephants， and the glorious confidence of one from some other world.

　　The elephants could remember no such horse as this， and so the elephant cavalry retreated in fear. The horses knew that this their relative was the worthy master of them all， and so the horse cavalry and the chariot brigade stood still and bowed as the Great Being passed. And the ranks of foot-soldiers scattered like flies before a strong wind.

　　The first king hardly knew what had happened， before he was easily captured and brought back into the city of Benares. And so too with the second， third， fourth and fifth kings.

　　In the same way the sixth king was captured. But one of his loyal bodyguards leaped out from hiding and thrust his sword deep into the side of the brave Knowing-one. With blood streaming from the wound， he carried the champion knight and the captured sixth king back to the city.

　　When the knight saw the terrible wound， he suddenly became afraid to ride the weakened Knowing-one against the seventh king. So he began to dress in armor another powerful war horse， who was really just as big as Knowing-0ne.