English Original
Falling from heaven, a dragon landed in a remote village.
It sought water in the villagers' houses, hoping to fly back to the heavens. However, the villagers drove it out with drums and firecrackers. At the village entrance, the dragon thrashed in a puddle no more than a foot deep, desperate to use the shallow water to soar skyward. Despite exhausting all its strength, it could only rise one foot above the ground.
The dragon crouched in the mud for three days, its scales crawling with ants and flies. Then, as the rain poured down in a tremendous thunderclap, it fled like a bolt of lightning.
中文翻译
一条龙从天上坠落，落在一个偏僻的山村里。
它想进入村民家中寻找水源，以便重返天际，却被村民们敲锣打鼓、鸣放鞭炮赶了出来。在村口一处不满一尺深的积水坑里，它拼命翻滚，企图借这点浅水飞腾上天。然而，尽管用尽全力，它也只能升到离地一尺的高度。
这条龙在污泥中蜷伏了三天，鳞甲里爬满了蚂蚁和苍蝇。当大雨倾盆而下、雷声震天动地之时，它如一道闪电般飞逝而去。