Three Monks

姚琦

本期劇場將帶來《三個和尚》的寓言故事。一個和尚挑水喝，兩個和尚抬水喝，三個和尚沒水喝，這個故事告訴我們：辦一件事，如果責任不落實，沒有制度的保證，人多反而辦不成事。而稍加組織，落實責任，這樣就有水喝了。同學們，我們在班集體里，是不是也需要這樣的集體意識和責任意識呢？下面就請帶著問題，一起來欣賞江蘇省宜興市丁山實驗小學的同學們帶來的精彩表演吧！

Narrator：One day， a young monk comes to a beautiful riverside place. The river is at the foot of a mountain. On the mountain， there’s a temple.

Little Monk：I’m a little monk. I’m Hui Tong. I like Kongfu（功夫）. It’s so hot. Wow， a river！ Let me take a bath！

Little Monk：（after the bath）Oh， there is a temple！ Hello， may I come in？ Oh， no one is here. What a great place！

Narrator：He takes a nap for a while because of the long journey these days.

Little Monk：（wakes up）I am thirsty. I need water. Let me carry some！

Narrator：There is a long distance between the river and the ancient（古老的）temple. The little monk carries water by himself without any complaints（怨言）.

Narrator：A few days later， a tall monk comes to the temple and meets the little monk.

Little Monk：Amitabha！ I’m Hui Tong.

Tall Monk：Amitabha！ I’m Shen Tong.

Little Monk：It’s so hot today！ Would you like some water？

Tall Monk：Thank you， Hui Tong. I feel cool now！ The water is too heavy to carry for a quite long distance， so let me help you from now on.

Little Monk：Thanks！ You are so nice.

Narrator：Before sunset， they go downhill to carry water together.

Little Monk：Oh， stop， Hui Tong！ It’s unfair！ I’m shorter than you. You should walk behind me.

Tall Monk：OK， no problem.

Tall Monk：No， no， no！ It’s unfair， either. I’m taller than you. Walking behind you forces（迫使） me to hunch over（彎腰駝背）.

Narrator：When these two monks return to the temple， they find that the water they carry this time is less than the water carried by Hui Tong alone.

Tall Monk：Why we two carry so little water？ How could this happen？

Little Monk：It’s your fault！

Tall Monk：No way！ It’s your fault！

Narrator：From then on， the tall monk and the little monk always quarrel over this thing. Their relationship is not as good as before. One day， a fat monk joins them.

Fat Monk：What a hot day！ The sun is shining brightly. Water， water， I need water！ Oh， there’s a temple. Someone must be there.

Fat Monk：Amitabha！ I’m Yuan Tong. It’s so quiet and peaceful. I want to stay here， could I？

Little Monk & Tall Monk：Welcome！

Fat Monk：And ... I’m very thirsty after a long walk. May I drink some water？

Little Monk：Help yourself.

Tall Monk：Then you should carry some water for us.

Fat Monk：OK， but I’m so tired. I will do it next time.

Narrator：At last， no one wants to carry water. They just stay in the temple. They all feel very thirsty， but they do nothing. One night， they all fall asleep. A rat comes out and runs here and there in the temple. Soon a candle breaks down ...

Little Monk：Ouch！ Wake up！ Wake up！

Tall Monk：Oh， dear！ It’s so terrible！ I can’t breathe（呼吸）now.

All：Help！ Help！

Narrator：Now the temple is on fire， but there’s no water. It’s very dangerous！ What causes this situation？ Yes， the three monks are lack of teamwork spirit.

Fat Monk：Keep calm！ We need a lot of water. Follow me！ Hurry up！

Narrator：The three monks are busy carrying water to put out the fire. But it’s useless. The fire is very big. Fortunately， a sudden（突如其來的）shower comes down. The fire is under control at last. They smile at each other， and the fat monk says ——

Fat Monk：What a lucky day！ We need to save（儲存）enough water in the temple. I will be the first today！

（The End）