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The First Well

The First Well

Retold by book box


There one was a small kingdom a round a lake. One very hot summer it did not rain and the lake dried up. People grew anxious and went to the king.
“It has not rained for so long. Our fields are barren !” said the farmers. “There’s no fish to catch, how shall we earn a living ?” asked the fisherman. “Save us from disaster, good king.” urged the women and the children with thirst.

The king send his four generals to search for water in all directions. The first general went east, the towards the sunrise the second to the south, to dust and heat the third went west, where the sun sets, and the fourth followed the North Star.

They searched day and night, night and day, high and low they searched everywhere but in vain. Three of the generals returned, empty-handed but general who had gone north determined, not to fall his king finally reached a cold mountain village.

As he sat at the foot of the mountain an old woman came by and set next to him. The general pointed at the horizon and said, “I belong to a beautiful kingdom, where it has not rained for a whole year can you help me find water ?” The woman motioned the general to follow her up the mountain and inside a cave. “We have no water in our country either”, she said. Then, pointing to the icicles in the cave, she continued, “We call this ice. Take some, and your kingdom will water go thirsty again.” The general broke off a hug piece, loaded into his horse-cart and court.

The enormous icicles had melted into a small lump of ice. Nobody in the court had ever seen ice so everybody gazed at it with wonder !” This must be a water seed.” One of the ministers exclaimed suddenly. The icing ordered the ‘water-seed’ to be sowed immediately. While the farmers dug a hole, the lump dwindled in the sun. The swiftly placed the seed in the hole, but, before they could cover it, it had vanished. The farmers there got confused and worried. They dug the earth deeper and deeper at into the night, looking for the mysterious seed.

At the break of down, the king found the farmers fast asleep around a hole curiously, he peeped in and cried out in amazement, “Wake up my worthy men, the water-seed has sprouted ! There’s water in the hole!” This is how the first well was created.

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Here is the translation from Dennis' group at TC

The First Well
Diceritakan kembali oleh bookbox
Ada sebuah kerajaan kecil yang dikelilingi danau, pada suatu musim panas sangat panas tidak hujan dan danau mengering orang tumbuh cemas dan pergi ke raja "Sudah begitu lama tidak turun hujan.Bidang kami kosong "kata Petani. "Tidak ada ikan untuk ditangkap, bagaimana kita mencari nafkah?" Tanya nelayan. "Selamatkan kami dari bencana, raja yang baik." Mendesak perempuan dan anak-anak dengan rasa haus, raja mengirim empat jenderal untuk mencari air di segala arah. Jenderal pertama pergi ke timur, menuju matahari terbit kedua ke selatan, debu dan panas yang ketiga pergi ke barat, di mana matahari terbenam, dan keempat mengikuti Bintang Utara. Mereka mencari siang dan malam, malam dan siang, tinggi dan rendah mereka mencari di mana-mana tetapi sia-sia. Tiga jenderal kembali, dengan t angan kosong, tapi jenderal yang terakhir telah pergi ke utara, untuk tidak jatuh rajanya akhirnya mencapai sebuah desa pegunungan yang dingin. Seperti yang dia katakan di kaki gunung seorang wanita tua datang dan menetapkan di sampingnya umum menunjuk pada cakrawala dan berkata, "Aku milik sebuah kerajaan yang indah, di mana ia tidak hujan selama satu tahun Anda dapat membantu saya menemukan air "menunjuk? Wanita itu umum untuk mengikutinya ke atas gunung dan di dalam sebuah gua. "Kami tidak memiliki air di negeri kita baik", katanya. Kemudian, menunjuk ke es dalam gua, dia melanjutkan, "Kami menyebutnya es ini. Ambil beberapa, dan kerajaan-Mu akan air pergi haus lagi "Jenderal mematahkan sepotong memeluk, loded ke andong-dan pengadilan., Dengan es yang sangat besar telah metled menjadi benjolan kecil es. Tak seorang pun di pengadilan pernah melihat es sehingga semua orang menatapnya dengan heran "Ini harus menjadi benih air."! Salah satu menteri seru tiba-tiba. Icing memerintahkan 'air-benih' untuk sowedimmediately. Sementara petani menggali lubang, benjolan menyusut di bawah sinar matahari. Para cepat ditempatkan benih dalam lubang, namun, sebelum mereka bisa menutupi hal itu, Gad lenyap. Para petani di sana bingung dan khawatir. Mereka menggali tanah lebih dalam dan lebih dalam pada larut malam, mencari benih misterius. Pada istirahat dari bawah, raja menemukan petani tertidur pulas di sekitar lubang anehnya, ia mengintip dan berseru dengan heran, "Bangun pria yang layak saya, air-benih tumbuh! Ada air di lubang "Ini adalah bagaimana sumur pertama diciptakan!.
alfi said…
First wells
Once upon time a small kingdom in the Lake. There is summer and no rain and the lake dry. People in the village concerne, because farmers are not catch fish for a living . Then, people go to the king.

Then the king sent four generals to find water. First, toward sunrise, the second, dust and heat, the third, into the sunset,and the fourth, following the North Star. They are searching for day and night, highlow, but vain.
ThreeGeneral returned to the Kingdom. Then one of the General sat at the foot of the mountain.He is to meet withold women and then there is an elderly woman approached him and he had a story to the old woman, then sheshows the ice inside the cave.

Then he returned to his kingdom and to wather seed. After that the farmers were digging a hole up in, and the ice is long - longer to melt because it is exposed to sunlight.Finally the farmers fatigue and rest.
At night the king saw the seeds of water coming out of the holedug by the farmers. This is the first time the well was created.

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