佛教的故事:The One-hundredth Prince_少儿英语故事

佛教的故事:The One-hundredth Prince

　　Meanwhile， the ninety-nine older princes had brought their ninety-nine small armies to surround the royal capital. When they received the kings message and their small portions of the royal treasure， they held a meeting. They decided that each portion was so small it was almost meaningless. Therefore， they would not accept them.

　　But then they realized that， in the same way， if they fought with King Gamani and then with each other， the kingdom itself would be divided into small worthless portions. Each small piece of the once-great kingdom would be weak in the face of any unfriendly country. So they sent back their portions of the royal treasure as offerings of peace， and accepted the rule of King Gamani.

　　The king was pleased， and invited his brothers to the palace to celebrate the peace and unity of the kingdom.He entertained them in the most perfect ways with generosity， pleasant conversation， providing instruction for their， benefit， and treating all with even-handed courtesy.

　　In this way the king and the ninety-nine princes became closer as friends than they had been as brothers. They were strong in their support of each other. This was known in all the surrounding countries， so no one threatened the kingdom or its people. After a few months， the ninety-nine brothers returned to their provinces.

　　King Gamani the Righteous invited his wise old teacher to live in the palace. He honored him with great wealth and many gifts. He held a celebration for his respected teacher， saying to the full court， I， who was the one-hundredthprince， among one-hundred worthy princes， owe all my success to the wise advice of my generous and understanding teacher. Likewise， all who follow their wise teachers advice will earn prosperity and happiness. Even the unity and strength of the kingdom， we owe to my beloved teacher.