西xī瓜guā的de故gù事shi

很hěn久jiǔ以yǐ前qián，雄Xióng王wáng有yǒu一yī个gè养yǎng子zǐ，名míng字zi叫jiào枚Méi安Ān暹xiān。

Long ago, the Hùng king had an adopted son named Mai An Tiêm.

安Ān暹xiān又yòu聪cōng明ming又yòu努nǔ力lì，雄Xióng王wáng很hěn喜xǐ欢huan他tā。

An Tiêm was clever and hard-working, and the king was very fond of him.

雄Xióng王wáng给gěi了le他tā房fáng子zi和hé钱qián，还hái给gěi他tā找zhǎo了le一yī个gè好hǎo妻qī子zi。

The king gave him a house and money, and found him a good wife as well.

有yǒu一yī天tiān，安Ān暹xiān请qǐng客kè人rén来lái家jiā里lǐ吃chī饭fàn。

One day An Tiêm invited guests to his home for a meal.

大dà家jiā说shuō：“你nǐ有yǒu这zhè么me多duō好hǎo东dōng西xi，都dōu是shì雄Xióng王wáng给gěi的de啊a！”

Everyone said, “You have so many fine things, and all of them are gifts from the king!”

可kě是shì安Ān暹xiān说shuō：“不bù，这zhè些xiē都dōu是shì我wǒ自zì己jǐ努nǔ力lì得dé到dào的de。”

But An Tiêm said, “No. I got all this through my own hard work.”

有yǒu人rén把bǎ这zhè句jù话huà告gào诉su了le雄Xióng王wáng。

Someone told the king what he had said.

雄Xióng王wáng非fēi常cháng生shēng气qì：“好hǎo！那nà我wǒ就jiù看kàn看kan，没méi有yǒu我wǒ，你nǐ能néng不bù能néng活huó下xià去qu！”

The king was furious. “Very well! Then let’s see whether you can stay alive without me!”

雄Xióng王wáng让ràng人rén把bǎ安Ān暹xiān和hé他tā的de家jiā人rén送sòng到dào了le海hǎi上shàng的de一yī个gè小xiǎo岛dǎo上shàng。

The king had An Tiêm and his family taken to a small island out at sea.

岛dǎo上shàng没méi有yǒu人rén，只zhǐ有yǒu沙shā子zi和hé石shí头tou。

No one lived on the island; there was only sand and rock.

他tā们men只zhǐ带dài了le一yī点diǎn儿r吃chī的de。

They had brought only a little food.

安Ān暹xiān的de妻qī子zi很hěn担dān心xīn，常cháng常cháng哭kū。

An Tiêm’s wife was very worried and often cried.

安Ān暹xiān说shuō：“别bié怕pà。只zhǐ要yào我wǒ们men努nǔ力lì，就jiù一yī定dìng能néng活huó下xià去qu。”

“Don’t be afraid,” said An Tiêm. “As long as we work hard, we will surely survive.”

他tā们men每měi天tiān打dǎ鱼yú，找zhǎo吃chī的de，在zài岛dǎo上shàng住zhù了le下xià来lai。

Every day they fished and looked for food, and they made a home on the island.

有yǒu一yī天tiān，几jǐ只zhī鸟niǎo从cóng西xī方fāng飞fēi来lái。

One day some birds flew in from the west.

它tā们men在zài沙shā子zi上shàng留liú下xià了le一yī些xiē黑hēi色sè的de种zhǒng子zi。

They left some black seeds on the sand.

安Ān暹xiān想xiǎng：“鸟niǎo能néng吃chī的de东dōng西xi，人rén也yě能néng吃chī。”

An Tiêm thought, “If birds can eat it, people can eat it too.”

他tā把bǎ种zhǒng子zi种zhòng在zài沙shā子zi里lǐ，每měi天tiān照zhào顾gù它tā们men。

He planted the seeds in the sand and looked after them every day.

不bù久jiǔ，沙shā子zi上shàng长zhǎng满mǎn了le大dà瓜guā。

Before long, the sand was covered with big melons.

瓜guā的de外wài面miàn是shì绿lǜ色sè的de，里lǐ面miàn是shì红hóng色sè的de，又yòu甜tián又yòu好hǎo吃chī。

The melons were green outside and red inside, sweet and delicious.

因yīn为wèi鸟niǎo是shì从cóng西xī方fāng飞fēi来lái的de，安Ān暹xiān就jiù叫jiào它tā“西xī瓜guā”。

Because the birds had come from the west, An Tiêm called it “xīguā”, the western melon.

安Ān暹xiān在zài西xī瓜guā上shàng刻kè了le自zì己jǐ的de名míng字zi，然rán后hòu把bǎ它tā们men放fàng进jìn了le海hǎi里lǐ。

An Tiêm carved his name on the watermelons and then put them into the sea.

西xī瓜guā在zài海hǎi上shàng漂piāo啊a漂piāo，漂piāo到dào了le很hěn远yuǎn的de地dì方fang。

The watermelons drifted on and on over the sea until they were very far away.

有yǒu人rén看kàn见jiàn了le西xī瓜guā上shàng的de名míng字zi，就jiù坐zuò船chuán来lái到dào岛dǎo上shàng。

Someone saw the name on the watermelons and came to the island by boat.

他tā们men拿ná东dōng西xi和hé安Ān暹xiān换huàn西xī瓜guā。

They brought goods to trade with An Tiêm for watermelons.

安Ān暹xiān和hé家jiā人rén的de生shēng活huó越yuè来lái越yuè好hǎo了le。

Life got better and better for An Tiêm and his family.

雄Xióng王wáng知zhī道dào了le这zhè件jiàn事shì，觉jué得de自zì己jǐ错cuò了le。

When the king heard about this, he felt he had been wrong.

他tā让ràng人rén去qù岛dǎo上shàng，把bǎ安Ān暹xiān和hé家jiā人rén接jiē了le回huí来lai。

He sent people to the island to bring An Tiêm and his family home.

从cóng那nà以yǐ后hòu，越Yuè南nán就jiù有yǒu了le西xī瓜guā。

And from then on, Vietnam has had watermelons.