聚宝盆
The Treasure Bowl
Level 5 · Folktales · 民间故事 · 54 vocabulary words
Source: 民间传说 · Folk tradition
沈万三救了一只青蛙,青蛙送他一个瓦盆。
Shen Wansan saved a frog, which gave him an earthen bowl.
放进一枚铜钱,盆里就变出一盆铜钱;放进一粒米,就变出一盆米。
Drop in a coin, the bowl fills with coins; drop in a grain of rice, the bowl fills with rice.
沈万三用聚宝盆救济穷人,日子越过越富,成了大富翁。
Shen relieved the poor with it and grew into a great merchant.
皇帝知道了,把聚宝盆抢去放在南京城门底下。南京城墙的一段叫'聚宝门',就是这么来的。
The emperor seized it and buried it under the Nanjing wall, the gate called 'Treasure Bowl Gate' recalls the tale.