How the Tiger Got His Stripes
A water buffalo stood alone in the field. He was resting after pulling a plow all day through the rice paddies. As he rested, he grazed the grass that grew alongside the edges of the fields and enjoyed the watm sun on his back.
Suddenly, the buffalo smelled something. His eyes grew large, and he began to look around. The smell of a tiger was in the air. His ears listened for the sound of his enemy, the tiger. Water Buffalos are a favorite food for tigers to eat.
Suddenly, the buffalo was surprised when a tiger appeared in front of him. It did not snarl and jump like it wanted to eat him. Instead, it walked quietly and boldly right out of the trees and stood before the water buffalo.
"Attack if you dare," said the water buffalo. I will defend myself with my horns. You will pay dearly if you decide to eat me," he added.
"I do not come to eat you," said the tiger softly. "I came to ask you a question. How is it that an animal so large and so strong as yourself allows it to be tied to a plow and work so hard? Why do you work for that man?" He was talking abou the farmer who owned the water buffalo.
"I do not know!" said the buffalo. Man rules over me and many other animals on his farm. He said it is his wisdom that allows him to rule over us. He is quite smart!"
"If I had his wisdom," said the tiger, "I would be able to control all the animals. I could make them all stand still while I selected my meals each day."
The water buffalo shook in fear at the thought of what the tiger would do if he had wisdom like the man.
"I will go to the man," said the tiger. I will ask him to give me his wisdom. If he does not, I will eat him!"
The man had left his weapons at home and was on the way back to his fields when the tiger appeared. He saw the tiger and was afraid. But, he did not show his fear. "What do you want from me?" the man asked the tiger. "Do you plan to eat me?"
"I will spare you if you give me your wisdom," said the tiger.
"I am so sorry," said the man. "But, I fear that I left my wisdom at home. I can go get it. But, I fear that you will grow hungry while I am gone and eat my water buffalo. I need him to pull my plow. If you allow me to put a rope around you and tie you to a tree, I will know that you cannot eat my buffalo. Then, I will feel safe enough to go and get my wisdom for you."
The tiger allowed the man to put a rope around his neck and tie him to a tree. The man ran home. When he returned, he returned with a wagon filled with straw and a burning torch. "Here is my wisdom," said the man. "You will be much more wise when I am done with you.
The man spread the dry straw all around the tiger, just outside the reach of its paws. Then he lit fire to the straw. The heat of the fire burned the tiger badly. The tigr growled and screamed in pain until the rope burned through, and the tiger was able to escape. Lines where the flames and smoke burned his body made stripes across the tiger's body.
The tiger still wears stripes on his skin today. And he never tries to get wisdom from man any more.
老虎是怎麼他的條紋水牛孤零零地站在欄位中。他拉犁的稻田裡整天后休息。就在他休息,他放牧草地,增長了一起的邊緣領域,享有 watm 陽光落在他的背。突然,水牛聞到了東西。他的眼睛變大,和他開始環顧四周。空氣中彌漫著的一隻老虎的氣味。他的耳朵聽的他的敵人,老虎的聲音。水牛是老虎吃喜歡的食物。突然,水牛驚訝當一隻老虎出現在他面前。它沒有咆哮和跳起來像它想要吃掉他。相反,它悄悄地走大膽右走出樹林和站在水牛之前。水牛說:"如果你敢的話,攻擊"。我將用我的角為自己辯護。你將付出昂貴的代價如果你決定要吃我,"他補充說。"不會吃了你,"老虎輕輕地說。"我是來問你一個問題。怎麼就如此大、 如此的堅強作為自己的動物允許它綁犁和工作辛苦嗎?為什麼你工作的那個人?"他說阿布擁有水牛的農夫。水牛說:"我不知道!"。人的規則,對我和許多其他動物在他的農場。他說: 這是他允許他來統治我們的智慧。他是很聰明的!""如果我有他的智慧,"老虎說道,"我將能夠控制所有的動物。我能讓他們所有仍然袖手旁觀我選我的飯食每一天。The water buffalo shook in fear at the thought of what the tiger would do if he had wisdom like the man."I will go to the man," said the tiger. I will ask him to give me his wisdom. If he does not, I will eat him!"The man had left his weapons at home and was on the way back to his fields when the tiger appeared. He saw the tiger and was afraid. But, he did not show his fear. "What do you want from me?" the man asked the tiger. "Do you plan to eat me?""I will spare you if you give me your wisdom," said the tiger."I am so sorry," said the man. "But, I fear that I left my wisdom at home. I can go get it. But, I fear that you will grow hungry while I am gone and eat my water buffalo. I need him to pull my plow. If you allow me to put a rope around you and tie you to a tree, I will know that you cannot eat my buffalo. Then, I will feel safe enough to go and get my wisdom for you."The tiger allowed the man to put a rope around his neck and tie him to a tree. The man ran home. When he returned, he returned with a wagon filled with straw and a burning torch. "Here is my wisdom," said the man. "You will be much more wise when I am done with you.The man spread the dry straw all around the tiger, just outside the reach of its paws. Then he lit fire to the straw. The heat of the fire burned the tiger badly. The tigr growled and screamed in pain until the rope burned through, and the tiger was able to escape. Lines where the flames and smoke burned his body made stripes across the tiger's body.The tiger still wears stripes on his skin today. And he never tries to get wisdom from man any more.
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