Once upon a time, there was a little boy who met an elephant.He saw the elephant being bullied by a bunch of naughty kids, but the elephant did not get angry, and only sat quietly at his original spot. 

The little boy could not stand it and went forward to stop the children from throwing stones at the elephant.

The little boy was very puzzled by the elephant’s reaction, so he asked: “Elephant, dear elephant, why did you not retaliate, and dumbly sat at the original spot to allow them to continue the bullying?  Your body is humongous, a slight movement or howl would have scared them away.”

The elephant answered: “Grandmother said that the trunk is to drink water and not to scare people, if we want to live harmoniously with people, we will have to try to understand and not get angry.” 

After hearing the reply from the elephant, the little boy seems to gain a deeper understanding of things. From then on, whenever he gets angry, he will be reminded of the gentle demeanour and magnanimous nature of the elephant. 

大象与小男孩的故事

 

从前,有个小男孩,遇见了一只大象。他看到大象被一群调皮的孩子欺负,可是都没有生气,只是默默的在原地静坐。小男孩看不下去,上前阻止他们继续向大象扔石头。

小男孩非常不理解大象的反应,便问道:大象,大象,你为何不反击,只是傻傻地坐在原地让他们欺负你?你的身体那么庞大,只要你稍微一动或一吼,就能把他们吓跑。

大象答道:外婆说鼻子是用来喝水而不是吓人,如果要和人们和睦相处,就要试着去了解而不是生气。

小男孩听了这翻话后,有了更深一层的体会。从此,只要每当一生气时,就会想起大象温性的模样和旷阔的胸心。 

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