雙語英語故事閲讀：放生

More than 3，500 years ago， there was a very kind and wise emperor called Cheng Tang. Every year he traveled around his empire to visit all of his people and see if there was anything the government could do for them.

3500多年前，有一位仁厚而又賢明的國王，名叫成唐。每年他都要視巡他的疆土，走訪所有的國民，看朝廷是否還有未盡之事。

One beautiful day， the birds were singing and the beasts were enjoying the nice weather. The Emperor smiled as he heard their pleasant calls. Then he saw huge nets spread where all those animals would get caught. He heard a trapper praying in a loud voice. This is what the trapper prayed：

一個美麗的日子，鳥兒歡歌，野獸也喜滋滋地沐浴着陽光。國王聽到這一切的時候，臉上露出笑容。接着他看到一張巨大的`網散佈在所有野獸足跡所至之處。 他聽到獵人大聲地祈禱，祈禱如下：

May all the birds in the sky，

但願天上所有的鳥兒，

May all the beasts on the ground，

但願地上所有的走獸，

May all the animals from north， east， west， and south，

不管來自東南西北，

Come into my net，

全部進入我的網中

Let not one of them escape!