佛教的故事:Demons in the Desert_少儿英语故事

佛教的故事:Demons in the Desert

　　Even though the local people had warned them， the merchant did not realize that these were not real people， but demons in disguise. They were even in danger of being eaten by them. Being confident that they were helpful people， he followed their advice and had all his water emptied onto the ground.

　　As they continued on their way they found no oasis or any water at all. Some realized theyd been fooled by beings that might have been demons， and started to grumble and accuse the merchant. At the end of the day all the people were tired out. The bullocks were too weak from lack of water to pull their heavy carts. All the people and animals lay down in a haphazard manner and fell intoa deep sleep. Lo and behold， during the night the demons came in their true frightening forms and gobbled up all the weak defenseless beings. When they were done there were only bones lying scattered around not one humanor animal was left alive.

　　After several months， the second merchant began his journey along the same way. When he arrived at the wilderness， he assembled all his people and advised them This is called the Waterless Desert and I have heard that it is haunted by demons and ghosts. Therefore we should be careful. Since there may be poison plants and foul water， dont drink any local water without asking me. In this way they started into the desert.

　　After getting about half-way through， in the sameway as with the first caravan， they were met by the water-soaked demons in disguise. They told them the oasis was near and they should throw away their water. But the wise merchant saw through them right away. He knew it didnt make sense to have an oasis in a place called WaterlessDesert. And besides， these people had bulging red eyes and an aggressive and pushy attitude， so he suspected they might be demons. He told them to leave them alone saying， We are business men who dont throw away good water before we know where the next is coming from.