小小羊兒會流淚—證嚴上人說故事 8 THE LAMB'S TEARS(中英繪本)

Introduction

This is another book from the series, “Master Cheng Yen Tells Stories.” It contains three short stories: “Pots in the River,” “The Lamb’s Tears,” and “Seeking Longevity.” Involving diverse characters and different cultures. These stories explain profound Buddhist teachings in succinct and easy-to-understand language. Some of these teachings include the following:

1.Doing Good is like putting oil in a pot; doing evil is like putting stones in a pot. When life ends, good karma will rise to heaven while negative karma will sink to hell. This is a fact that cannot be changed. Others cannot help you be reborn to a blessed life.

2.All that we do in life follows the cycle of cause and effect. Our happiness or misfortune is determined by the direction of our thoughts.

3.Some people are too concerned with themselves and lose their natural compassion for others. This results in even more negative karma and leads to painful retributions. We should always take good care of our minds so as to be honest and pure all the time.

4.Where people are reborn depends entirely on what they have done in their lifetimes. We should approach all things in the world with a proper attitude. Our slightest thoughts, speech, and actions must be good and avoid evil.”

Filled with interesting and colorful illustrations that appeal to children, the stories seek to inculcate wholesome values and virtues in the young. With easy-to-understand bilingual text (Traditional Chinese with pinyin and English), this book is ideal for non-Chinese readers to learn Chinese and Chinese readers to learn English.

內容簡介

《小小羊兒會流淚》乃「證嚴上人說故事」童書繪本系列之一，共收錄三則故事：〈水中壺〉、〈小小羊兒會流淚〉以及〈國太夫人求長壽〉，內容豐富多元，深入淺出地提醒我們：

(1)行善就像把油放在壺裡，造惡就像在壺裡放石頭；當生命終了，善業會往上浮升，惡業則向下沈淪，這是無法改變的事實，不是靠人加持就可以往生好的境界。

(2)我們日常生活的一切作為，點點滴滴都離不開因果循環。人生的幸或不幸，決定於心念的方向。

(3)一般人往往過於愛護自己，而迷失了大愛的本性，結果業上加業，招致更多苦果。我們平常一定要好好照顧自己的心，讓心時刻坦然、清淨。

(4)人往生後何去何從，完全決定於自己生前的所作所為。我們要以正確的心態來面對世間萬物，

起心動念以及言行舉止都要從善去惡。

繪圖色彩柔美、生動活潑，增加故事吸引力，喚起閱讀興趣，將基本價值傳達給下一代。本書內容中英對照，並輔以漢語拼音，提供非以中文為母語的人學習中文，而以中文為母語的人也可學習簡單英文，是「長效型」繪本。