English Original
What used to be a dirty, brown dust bowl now gleamed and glistened in the sunlight, sending playful waves and ripples across the lake and inviting all to share.
"HMMMMM," sighed the Dragon sleepily, showing his perfect movie star teeth. "Seeing as I'm awake..."
And he lumbered forward with surprising grace and style, disappearing into the cool dark water with a small wave of a claw and a flick of his tail.
They never saw him again.
After the families had restored and rebuilt the village, set up sailing clubs for the children and scuba diving for the grandparents, they erected a bandstand and monument on the spot where the Dragon used to lie. Every year to mark the occasion, they would bring garlands of flowers and herbs and arrange them in a big circle. The children would have the day off school, for it was known as 'Water Dragon Day'. Wearing the dragon masks they had been working on all week, they would skip, clap, and sing.
The Dragon helped Us
As We said He would Do
Hooray for The Dragon
Achoo, Achoo, ACHOOOO!
And that is the end of the story.
中文翻译
曾经那个肮脏、褐色的干涸洼地，如今在阳光下闪闪发光，湖面泛起阵阵欢快的涟漪，仿佛在邀请所有人来分享这片美景。
“嗯……”龙睡眼惺忪地叹了口气，露出他那完美的明星般的牙齿。“既然我醒了……”
然后，他以一种出人意料的优雅姿态，迈着沉重的步伐向前走去，用爪子轻轻一挥，尾巴一甩，便消失在清凉幽暗的湖水中。
他们再也没有见过他。
在村民们修复并重建了村庄，为孩子们成立了帆船俱乐部，为祖父母们设立了水肺潜水活动之后，他们在龙曾经栖息的地方竖起了一座音乐台和纪念碑。每年为了纪念这个日子，人们会带来花环和香草，将它们摆放成一个大圆圈。孩子们会放假一天，因为这一天被称为“水龙日”。他们会戴上花了一周时间制作的龙面具，蹦蹦跳跳、拍手唱歌。
神龙帮助了我们
正如我们预言那般
为神龙欢呼吧
阿嚏，阿嚏，阿——嚏！
故事到此结束。