三个和尚

一yí个gè和尚hé shang挑tiāo水shuǐ喝hē，天天tiān tiān有yǒu水shuǐ吃chī。

One monk carried water, he drank every day.

来lái了le第dì二èr个gè和尚hé shang，两liǎng个人gè rén抬tái水shuǐ喝hē，也yě过guò得de去qù。

A second monk came; they shared the carrying and did fine.

来lái了le第dì三sān个gè和尚hé shang，谁shéi都dōu想xiǎng去qù挑tiāo水shuǐ，谁shéi都dōu不bù想xiǎng自己zì jǐ去qù，三sān个人gè rén就jiù一直yì zhí等děng。

A third came, each waited for the others to fetch, so nobody went.

庙miào里lǐ着火zháo huǒ的de那nà天tiān，三sān个gè和尚hé shang都dōu抢qiǎng着zhe去qù打dǎ水shuǐ了le。人rén多duō了le反倒fǎn dào没méi水shuǐ喝hē，合作hé zuò才cái解渴jiě kě。

The day the temple caught fire, all three raced for water. More monks, less water, only cooperation quenches thirst.