A bonze carries water to drink, two bonze carry water is drunk, 3 bonze do not have water to drink, the eldest child of some temple is small 3 bonze absolutely, old monk is stroking white beard: "Old monk I am ascetic already and old, 9 days do not drink water to did not concern, it is you... " old monk eyeball turns say: "I had carried water 7, 8 years, the opportunity of this experienced force still leaves junior fellow apprentice. " small bonze at once say: "My age is still small and body weakness, be afraid of carry do not use water. This opportunity still gives division elder brother! This opportunity still gives division elder brother!!
一个和尚挑水喝，两个和尚抬水喝，三个和尚没水喝，某寺的老大小三个和尚正是如此，老和尚抚着白胡子：“老僧我已修道多年，一两天不喝水没有关系，倒是你们……”大和尚眼珠子一转说：“我已经挑水七、八年了，这个练力的机会还是留给师弟吧。”小和尚连忙说道：“我年纪尚小且身体薄弱、怕挑不动水。这个机会还是交给师哥吧！”
such, everybody did not go to 3 bonze carry water, fume maintains throat of a few Queen of heaven forcedly still however.
就这样，三个和尚谁也没去挑水，几天后喉咙冒烟却还硬撑。
Do not know from when to rise, old monk calls old monk and small bonze to eat morning meal much sit in meditation everyday a hour, oneself borrow this to arrive below hill drink water. To this, old monk and small bonze know, just each other are tacit. Every time old monk chela just stepped go out, their the rear foot catchs up with, copy alley first downhill, copy correct path to answer a temple again, they are mixed twice so every day old monk deal with, also happy.
不知从什么时候起，老和尚叫大和尚和小和尚每天吃完晨饭多打坐一个小时，自己则借此到山下喝水。对此，大和尚和小和尚都知道，只是彼此心照不宣。每当老和尚前脚刚踏出门，他们后脚就跟上去，先抄小路下山，再抄正道回寺，他们两个天天就这样和老和尚周旋，倒也快活。
One day, when size bonze is downhill, discover the master is sitting on a in front big bluestone, size bonze instant is frightened so that hide into the brushwood beside, longing for old monk to rise quickly only. Often can mix still resembling is embarrass like them, stand up to sit down again, did not know to wait how long, size bonze treats a master worker motionless, collect arrives master backside, they see a few ant just a little of one carrying a fly. Right now, the master rises, turn first, saw them, old monk just wanted to be angry, can think of ant moves the setting of the thing, say: "Be apt to, answer a temple... "
有一天，大小和尚下山的时候，发现师傅正坐在前面的一块大青石上，大小和尚瞬间就被吓得躲进身边的草丛，只盼着老和尚快点起身。可老和尚像是捉弄他们似的，站起来又坐下，不知等了多久，大小和尚看师傅一动不动，凑到师傅背后，他们看见几只蚂蚁正一二一的抬着一只苍蝇。此时，师傅起身，一转头，看到了他们，老和尚刚想发怒，可以想到蚂蚁搬东西的场景，说：“善哉，回寺……”