Three Monks

姚琦

本期剧场将带来《三个和尚》的寓言故事。一个和尚挑水喝，两个和尚抬水喝，三个和尚没水喝，这个故事告诉我们：办一件事，如果责任不落实，没有制度的保证，人多反而办不成事。而稍加组织，落实责任，这样就有水喝了。同学们，我们在班集体里，是不是也需要这样的集体意识和责任意识呢？下面就请带着问题，一起来欣赏江苏省宜兴市丁山实验小学的同学们带来的精彩表演吧！

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（彎腰驼背）.

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（储存）enough water in the temple. I will be the first today！

（The End）