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聚宝盆

聚宝盆

The Treasure Bowl

Level 5 · Folktales · 民间故事 · 54 vocabulary words

Source: 民间传说 · Folk tradition

沈shěn万wàn三sān救jiù了le一yì只zhī青蛙qīng wā,青蛙qīng wā送sòng他tā一yí个gè瓦wǎ盆pén。

Shen Wansan saved a frog, which gave him an earthen bowl.

放fàng进jìn一yì枚méi铜tóng钱qián,盆pén里lǐ就jiù变biàn出chū一yì盆pén铜tóng钱qián;放fàng进jìn一yí粒lì米mǐ,就jiù变biàn出chū一yì盆pén米mǐ。

Drop in a coin, the bowl fills with coins; drop in a grain of rice, the bowl fills with rice.

沈shěn万wàn三sān用yòng聚jù宝bǎo盆pén救济jiù jì穷人qióng rén,日子rì zi越过yuè guò越yuè富fù,成chéng了le大dà富翁fù wēng。

Shen relieved the poor with it and grew into a great merchant.

皇帝huáng dì知道zhī dào了le,把bǎ聚jù宝bǎo盆pén抢qiǎng去qù放fàng在zài南nán京jīng城chéng门mén底下dǐ xia。南nán京jīng城墙chéng qiáng的de一yí段duàn叫jiào'聚jù宝bǎo门mén',就是jiù shì这么zhè me来lái的de。

The emperor seized it and buried it under the Nanjing wall, the gate called 'Treasure Bowl Gate' recalls the tale.

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