The Wizard’s Fairy Tale

Once upon a time there was a hermit who lived in a forest at the foot of the mountain, spending time in prayer and doing good. In order to worship God, he has to carry two loads of water and mountains every night. The wind on the mountain is tight and water is very short. Even the wild birds that are afraid of people will hover in the air, using their sharp eyes to find drinks. Animals and plants are nourished and watered. Because the hermit was so pious, an angel of God appeared. He went up the mountain with the hermit every day and counted his steps. After he finished his work, the angel gave him food, as if the old prophet followed God’s instructions. The decree is the same as feeding by the crow. The hermit was always so pious, and finally he got old. Once he saw a poor criminal being taken to the gallows from a distance, only to hear him mutter to himself, "That man deserves his sin!" That night, when he was carrying the mountain, the angel who often accompanied him disappeared. , And did not bring him food later. He was frightened, and quickly reflected on himself, thinking that he must have committed a crime and offended God, but he didn't even think about it. So he lay on the ground without eating or drinking, praying day and night. One day, he was crying sorrowfully in the forest again. He heard a bird singing to his heart's content. His voice was so sweet. His mood suddenly became even more sad. He said, "Look how happy you are to sing, God did not give birth to you. Anger, alas! If you can tell me how I offended him, I can atone for it, so that my heart will live happily." Just listen to the bird's words, "You have done something unrighteous, you cursed A criminal who was brought to the gallows, so God is angry, and only he has the right to judge! But as long as you repent and reform, God will forgive you." Then the angel appeared beside him again, holding a dry branch in his hand, Said, "You should take this branch with you until three new green buds come out from it; but when you sleep at night, you have to put it under your pillow. You have to go door to door to ask for your bread, not in the same place. Stay in the house for more than one night. This is God's punishment for you."

The hermit took the branch and returned to the world where he had been long gone. All he ate and drank was the charity he got at the door. But many people ignore his begging, and some people simply don't open the door, so he sometimes doesn't even get any bread. One day, he went begging from house to house, but no one gave him anything from morning till night, and no one wanted to keep him overnight. Finally, he walked into a forest and found a man-made hole in which he was sitting. An old woman. So he said, "Good-hearted old woman, let me stay at your house for one night!" He only heard the old man answer "No, even if I want to, I dare not. I have three sons who are savage and vicious. They are now going out to rob When they come back and find you here, the two of us will be over." The hermit said, "Let me stay! They won't harm you and me." The old woman Bodhisattva was heart-warmed and moved by him. After entering, the hermit lay down under the stairs, with the branch under his head. The old man asked him why he saw this situation. He told her that he had to wander around with this branch for repentance, and he would use it as a pillow at night, and said that he had seen a poor criminal taken to the gallows, but he said he was It was the sin deserved, so it angered God. The old man burst into tears after hearing this, and only heard her say, "If God punishes you only for saying a wrong sentence, what will happen to my sons when they are judged by God?"

In the middle of the night, the robbers went home with a loud noise. They lit the fire, and the inside of the cave immediately brightened. They happened to find a person lying under the stairs, and furious, shouting at their mother, "Who is this guy? Don't we forbid anyone to take in?" Just listen to the mother. Say "Don't move him, he is a poor man, and he is paying for his sin!" The bandits asked in unison, "What did he do?" "Old guy," they shouted, "Tell us about your sins." "So the old man got up and told them how he angered God with a word, and now he has to repent. His words deeply moved the robbers. They were afraid of everything they had done, and began to reflect carefully, sincerely repent, and determined to change. After the hermit made the three men repent, he went back down the stairs and lay down. The next morning, they found that he was dead, and three green shoots grew high on the dry branches under his head. It turned out that God showed mercy again and took him to heaven.

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