English Original
In the vast East China Sea lived a colossal turtle. It carried the mythical Penglai Mountain on its head, swimming through the great ocean, sometimes soaring to the heavens and sometimes diving to the seabed.
A red ant on land heard of the turtle's magnificent feat and was amazed. It gathered a large swarm of ants and led them to the shore, hoping to witness this wonder and broaden their horizons. They waited for over a month, but the turtle did not appear. Just as they were about to leave, a fierce wind suddenly arose. Great waves surged, shaking the land like thunder. The ants exclaimed, "Ah! The great turtle must be coming out now!"
A few days later, the wind subsided, the waves calmed, and the sea grew tranquil once more. A mountain that seemed to touch the sky rose faintly from the water, drifting slowly westward. The ants craned their necks to watch for a while, then shared their opinions: "Hah! What's the difference between it carrying a mountain on its head and us carrying grains of rice? We crawl leisurely over our anthills and return to our holes to rest. Each to his own. Why should we waste our energy traveling hundreds of li just to see this?"
中文翻译
浩瀚的东海里，住着一只巨大的鳌。它头顶着蓬莱仙山，在大海中遨游，时而腾跃升空，时而潜沉海底。
陆地上的一只红蚂蚁听闻了巨鳌的壮举，十分惊奇。它召集了一大群蚂蚁来到海边，想亲眼看看这奇观，开阔眼界。它们等了一个多月，巨鳌仍未出现。就在它们准备离开时，狂风骤起，巨浪滔天，大地如雷鸣般震动。蚂蚁们喊道：“啊！巨鳌这回要出来了！”
几天后，风平浪静，大海恢复了宁静。一座齐天的高山隐隐从水面升起，缓缓向西移动。蚂蚁们伸着脖子看了一会儿，便议论起来：“嘿！它头顶高山和我们头顶米粒有什么两样？我们在蚁山上自在爬行，回洞休息，这叫各得其所。何必白费力气奔波数百里来看它呢？”