佛教的故事:Prince Goodspeaker and the Water Demon_少儿英语故事

佛教的故事:Prince Goodspeaker and the Water Demon

　　The water demon was so pleased with this answer that he said， Well done， well done， my lord. You know the true teaching.of the gods， and you do practice that true teaching. I will gladly give back both your brothers! So saying， he went down into the lake and brought both princes back to shore. They were wet， but unharmed.

　　Later on， the Bodhisatta gave further helpful adviceto the demon. He said， Oh water demon， my new friend， you must have done many unwholesome deeds in your previous lives， so that you were born as a flesh eating demon. And if you continue in this way， you will be trapped in a terrible state even in later lives. For unwholesome deeds lead to shame， fear and unpleasantre birth. But wholesome deeds lead to self-respect， peace and pleasant rebirth. Therefore， it would be much better for you to do pure deeds， rather than impure deeds， from now on. This turned the demon from his past ways， and the princes lived together happily under his protection.

　　One day， word came that the king had died. So the three princes， as well as their friend the water demon， returned to the capital city. Prince Goodspeaker was crowned as king. Prince Moon became the chief minister， and Prince Sun became commander of the army. The water demon was awarded a safe place to live， where he was well fed， cared for and entertained for the rest of his life. In this way they all acquired wholesome meritorious thoughts， leading to rebirth in a heaven world.