猴子捞月

一yì群qún猴hóu子zǐ看见kàn jiàn水shuǐ里lǐ有yǒu个gè月亮yuè liang，以为yǐ wéi月亮yuè liang掉diào水shuǐ里lǐ了le。

Monkeys saw the moon in the water and thought it had fallen in.

他们tā men一yì只zhī拉lā着zhe一yì只zhī，接jiē成chéng一yì长cháng串chuàn，挂guà到dào水面shuǐ miàn上去shàng qù捞lāo月亮yuè liang。

They formed a chain, each holding the next, dangling down to fish it out.

手shǒu一yí碰pèng水shuǐ，月亮yuè liang碎suì了le。等děng水shuǐ静jìng了le，月亮yuè liang又yòu圆yuán圆yuán的de在zài水shuǐ里lǐ。

A touch shattered the moon, yet when the water stilled, there it was, whole.

捞lāo了le半天bàn tiān什么shén me也yě没有méi yǒu，抬头tái tóu一yí看kàn，月亮yuè liang好好hǎo hǎo地de在zài天上tiān shàng。水shuǐ里lǐ的de月亮yuè liang是shì影子yǐng zi，影子yǐng zi是shì捞lāo不bú上来shàng lái的de。

They fished in vain till one looked up: the moon was safe in the sky. The moon in water is a shadow, shadows can't be caught.