英语故事30字：The Monkey King and the Water Demon[1]

　　Once upon a time， far away in a deep forest， therewas a nation of 80，000 monkeys. They had a king who was unusually large， as big as a fawn. He was not only big inbody， he was also 'large in mind'. After all， he was the godhisatta ' the Enlightenment Being.

　　One day， he advised his monkey nation by saying，"My subjects， there are poisonous fruits in this deep forest，and ponds possessed by demons. So if you see any unusual fruit or unknown pond， do not eat or drink until you ask me first." Paying close attention to their wise king， all the monkeys agreed to follow his advice.

　　Later on， they came to an unknown pond. Even though they were all tired out and thirsty from searching for food， no one would drink without first asking the monkey king. So they sat in the trees and on the ground around the pond.

　　When he arrived， the monkey king asked them， "Did anyone drink the water?" They replied， "No， your majesty，we followed your instructions." He said， "Well done." Then he walked along the bank， around the pond.He examined the footprints of the animals that had gone into the water， and saw that none came out again! So herealized this pond must be possessed by a water demon. He said to the 80，000 monkeys， "This pond is possessed bya water demon. Do not anybody go into it."

　　After a little while， the water demon saw that none of the monkeys went into the water to drink. So he rose out of the middle of the pond， taking the shape of afrightening monster. He had a big blue belly， a white face with bulging green eyes， and red claws and feet. He said，"Why are you just sitting around? Come into the pond and drink at once!"

　　The monkey king said to the horrible monster， "Are you the water demon who owns this pond?" "Yes， I am，"said he. "Do you eat whoever goes into the water?" askedthe king. "Yes， I do，" he answered， "including even birds.I eat them all. And when you are forced by your thirst to come into the pond and drin少儿英语