佛教的故事:King Banyan Deer_少儿英语故事

佛教的故事:King Banyan Deer

　　He further advised him to do wholesome actions，that would bring happiness in this life and beyond. ThenKing Banyan Deer， and both herds， returned to the forest.

　　In the fullness of time， the pregnant doe， who hadstayed with Banyans herd， gave birth to a fawn. He wasas beautiful as a lotus blossom given as an offering to thegods.

　　When the fawn had grown into a young buck deer，he began playing with Branch Deers herd. Seeing this， hismother said to him， Better to die after a short life withthe great compassionate one， than to live a long life withan ordinary one. Afterwards， her son lived happily in theherd of King Banyan Deer.

　　The only ones left unhappy， were the farmers andvillagers of the kingdom. For， given total immunity by theking， the deer began to fearlessly eat the peoples crops.They even grazed in the vegetable gardens inside thevillages and the city of Benares itself!

　　So the people complained to the king， and askedpermission to kill at least some of the deer as a warning.But the king said， I myself promised complete immunityto King Banyan Deer. I would give up the kingship beforeI would break my word to him， No one may harm a deer!

　　When King Banyan Deer heard of this， he said to allthe deer， You should not eat the crops that belong toothers. And he sent a message to the people. Instead ofmaking fences， he asked them to tie up bunches of leavesas boundaries around their fields. This began the Indiancustom of marking fields with tied up leaves， which haveprotected them from deer to this very day.