English Original
One day, the Mountain Man said to the Sea Man, "I have never tried fishing. I'd like to go fishing in the sea. Why don't you exchange your fishing rod for my bow and arrows and try hunting in the mountains?"
"If you say so, just once..." agreed the Sea Man.
The Sea Man went to the mountains while the Mountain Man went to the sea. No matter how hard the Sea Man tried, he caught no game. The Mountain Man, fishing for the first time, caught no fish and, worse, lost his brother's precious fishhook in the sea.
"Please forgive me for losing your fishhook," pleaded the Mountain Man.
"What? You lost it?" shouted the Sea Man in anger.
Despite countless apologies and even forging 500 new hooks from his own sword, the Mountain Man was not forgiven. "Find it!" demanded his brother.
Heartbroken, the Mountain Man sat weeping on the shore. An old sage of the sea approached him. Hearing his tale, the sage gave him a small log boat. "Row until you find an island with a castle. Wait at its gate."
The man rowed, found the castle, and waited. A maid with a water pot passed by. He asked for a drink and, in gratitude, gave her his necklace. The maid showed the exquisite necklace to the Princess, who in turn showed it to the King.
"The owner must be someone noble. Bring him in," declared the King.
The Mountain Man was welcomed into the castle, treated kindly, and soon married the Princess. A year later, his wife noticed him sighing deeply, thinking of his brother and home. He confessed his story.
The King ordered his men to search the sea, and they found the lost fishhook. As the Mountain Man prepared to return it to his brother, his wife gave him two magic balls. "If your brother treats you badly, these will help. The blue 'Water Ball' summons water; the yellow 'Dry Ball' stops it."
He returned on a shark's back. "Brother, I found your fishhook!"
The Sea Man tried fishing immediately but caught nothing. Enraged, he accused his brother of damaging the hook and attacked him with his fellow fishermen.
The Mountain Man threw the blue ball and cried, "Water, come out!" Instantly, a flood surrounded them.
"Help! I was wrong!" begged the Sea Man. The Mountain Man then used the yellow ball: "Water, stop." The flood vanished.
Reconciled, the two brothers lived happily ever after.
中文翻译
一天，山民对海民说：“我从未捕过鱼。我想去海里试试。你何不用你的钓竿换我的弓箭，去山里打猎呢？”
“既然你这么说，就一次……”海民同意了。
海民进了山，山民则去了海边。无论海民多么努力，他都一无所获。山民第一次钓鱼，不仅没钓到鱼，更糟糕的是，还把兄弟珍贵的鱼钩掉进了海里。
“请原谅我弄丢了你的鱼钩，”山民恳求道。
“什么？你弄丢了？”海民愤怒地喊道。
尽管山民无数次道歉，甚至用自己的剑打造了500个新鱼钩，仍未得到原谅。“把它找回来！”他的兄弟命令道。
伤心欲绝的山民坐在岸边哭泣。一位熟知大海的老智者走近他。听完他的故事，智者给了他一艘小木船。“划船直到你找到一座有城堡的岛，在城门前等待。”
山民划船找到了城堡，并在门前等候。一位拿着水罐的女仆经过。他讨了口水喝，并作为谢礼，将自己的项链送给了她。女仆将精美的项链拿给公主看，公主又拿给了国王。
“项链的主人必定身份尊贵。请他进来，”国王下令。
山民被迎入城堡，受到礼遇，不久便与公主成婚。一年后，妻子发现他因思念兄弟和家乡而深深叹息。他坦白了往事。
国王命人搜寻大海，最终找到了丢失的鱼钩。当山民准备将鱼钩归还兄弟时，妻子给了他两个魔法球。“如果你兄弟对你不好，这些会帮到你。蓝色的‘水球’能召唤洪水；黄色的‘止水球’能让洪水停止。”
他骑着鲨鱼背返回。“兄弟，我找到你的鱼钩了！”
海民立刻去钓鱼，却一无所获。他勃然大怒，指责兄弟弄坏了鱼钩，并伙同其他渔民攻击山民。
山民抛出蓝球，喊道：“水，出来！”顷刻间，洪水包围了他们。
“救命！我错了！”海民哀求道。山民于是拿出黄球：“水，停下。”洪水瞬间消失。
两兄弟重归于好，从此幸福地生活在一起。