The Man Who Saved the Moon救了月亮的人

A kind-hearted man， looking down intoa well， saw the reflection1 of the moon inthe water.

“Oh！ My God！ The moon has falleninto the well，” he muttered2 sadly andhurried to fetch3 a hook4 tied to the end of along rope.

Quickly， he let the hook fall deep intothe well， holding fast to the rope.

The hook hit the water and， reachingthe bottom of the well， caught fast to a stone.

Thinking that he had got the moon， theman pulled up the rope with such force thatit broke and he fell down flat on his back.

The first thing he saw when he stood upagain was the moon， which now shonequietly high up in the sky.

The man groaned5 in pain but saidhappily， “I broke my back， but， thank God，the moon is saved.”

一个心地善良的人往一口井里看，看到了月亮在水中的倒影。

“哦！我的天呐！月亮掉到井里了。”他悲伤地嘟囔着，然后赶紧去拿了一个绑在长绳子一端的钩子。

很快，他紧紧抓住绳子，让钩子降到井里的深处。

钩子落入水中，在到达井底时，被一块石头紧紧卡住了。

这个人以为自己钩到了月亮，于是用力拉绳子，结果绳子断了，他仰面摔倒在地。

当他再次站起来时，他看到的第一样东西就是现在在高空静静地照耀着的月亮。

这个人痛得直呻吟，但开心地说：“我摔伤了背，但谢天谢地，月亮得救了。”

Notes

1. reflection 倒影

2. mutter 嘀咕；嘟囔

3. fetch 去；拿来

4. hook 钩

5. groan 呻吟；叹息