English Original
The Sunday school teacher explained the story of Elijah and the prophets of Baal. She described how Elijah built an altar, placed wood on it, cut a steer into pieces, and laid it upon the altar.
Elijah then commanded the people to fill four barrels with water and pour it over the altar. He had them do this four times.
"Now," said the teacher, "can anyone tell me why the Lord would have Elijah pour water over the steer on the altar?"
A little girl in the back waved her hand excitedly. "I know! I know!" she said. "To make the gravy!"
中文翻译
主日学老师正在仔细讲解先知以利亚和巴力假先知的故事。她解释了以利亚如何筑起祭坛，在上面放好木柴，将一头公牛切成块，并放在祭坛上。
然后，以利亚命令神的子民装满四桶水，浇在祭坛上。他让他们这样做了四次。
"现在，"老师说，"班上有人能告诉我，为什么主要让以利亚把水浇在祭坛的公牛上吗？"
教室后面的一个小女孩开始兴奋地挥手。"我知道！我知道！"她说，"是为了做肉汁！"