佛教的故事:The Mouse Merchant_少儿英语故事

佛教的故事:The Mouse Merchant

　　First， he went to a jeweler friend of his and paid a low price for a very valuable gold ring， with a beautiful red ruby in it. He knew that the foreign ship was from a country that had no rubies of its own， where gold too was expensive. So he gave the wonderful ring to the captain of the ship as an advance on his commission. To earn this commission， the captain agreed to send all his passengers to him as a broker. He would then lead them to the best shops in the city. In turn， the man got the merchants to pay him a commission for sending customers to them.

　　Acting as a middle man in this way， after several ships came into port， the man became very rich. Being pleased with his success， he also remembered that it had all started with the words of the kings wise adviser. So he decided to give him a gift of 100，000 gold coins. This was half his entire wealth. After making the proper arrangements， he met with the kings adviser and gave him the gift， along with his humble thanks.

　　The adviser was amazed， and he asked， How did you earn so much wealth to afford such a generous gift? The man told him it had all started with the advisers own words not so long ago. They had led him to a dead mouse， a hungry cat， sweet cakes， bunches of flowers， storm damaged tree branches， children in the park， the kings potter， a refreshment shop， grass for 500 horses， a golden ruby ring， good business contacts， and finally a large fortune.