佛教的故事:The Baby Quail Who Could Not Fly Away_少儿英语故事

佛教的故事:The Baby Quail Who Could Not Fly Away

　　Now I am all alone. There is no one I can go to for help. I have wings， but I cannot fly away. I have feet， but I cannot run away. But I can still think. All I have left to use is my mind a mind that remains pure. The only beings I have known in my short life were my parents， and my mind has been filled with loving-kindness towards them. I have done nothing unwholesome to anyone. I am fi lled with new-born innocent truthfulness.

　　Then an amazing miracle took place. This innocent truthfulness grew and grew until it became larger than the little baby bird. The knowledge of truth spread beyond that one lifetime， and many previous births became known. One such previous birth had led to knowing a Buddha， a fully enlightened knower of Truth one who had the power of Truth， the purity of wholesomeness， and the purpose of compassion.

　　Then the Great Being within the tiny baby quail thought， May this very young innocent truthfulness be united with that ancient purity of wholesomeness and power of Truth. May all birds and other beings， who are still trapped by the fire， be saved. And may this spot be safe from fire for a million years!