寓言故事中英文版—警鼓

【大纪元6月30日讯】

楚厉王曾经通令人民：“假如国家有急事，鼓声就是信号。你们听到鼓声时，就要准备保卫国家。”

有一次，厉王喝醉酒，戏击大鼓。人民一听到鼓声，便齐集城门前，准备与敌人决一死战。

厉王派使者去安定民心。使者说：“这不是真警报，只因厉王喝醉酒，误击大鼓而已。国家并没有急事，你们安分归家罢。”

过了几个月，楚国突然发生事变，四处都可以听到蓬蓬的鼓声，但人民都不去理它，以为这又是假警报。

The War Drum

King Li of Chu once issued an order to his people, “If our country is in emergency, beatings of the war drum will be our signal. When you hear the drum, be prepared to fight for your country.”

One time the King got drunk and casually struck the war drum for fun. At the sound of the war drum, the people assembled at the city gate. They were ready to go to war.

The King sent an envoy to calm them. “It was a false alarm,” announced the King’s envoy. “The King was drunk when he struck the war drum. There is no emergency. Rest assured and go home.”

A few months later there was a real emergency. Frantic beatings of the war drum were heard everywhere, but the people paid no attention to the signal, thinking that it was another false alarm.

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