Said a tree to a man, “My roots are in the deep red earth, and I shall give you of my fruit.”
And the man said to the tree, “How alike we are. My roots are also deep in the red earth. And the red earth gives you power to bestow upon me of your fruit, and the red earth teaches me to receive from you with thanksgiving.”
满 月
一轮圆月骄傲地升起在小镇的上空,镇上所有的狗都开始对着月亮狂吠。
只有一只狗没有叫,他严肃地对他们说:“别把寂静从水中吵醒了,也不要把月亮带到堤上来。”
于是所有的狗都停止了狂吠,一片肃穆。之后,对他们讲话的这只狗却因寂静而彻夜狂吠。
The Full Moon
The full moon rose in glory upon the town, and all the dogs of that town began to bark at the moon.
Only one dog did not bark, and he said to them in a grave voice, “Awake not stillness from her sleep, nor bring you the moon to the earth with your barking.”
Then all the dogs ceased barking, in awful silence. But the dog who had spoken to them continued barking for silence, the rest of the night.