但是瓦拉木拉拒绝了,说他需要更多的水来填饱肚子。他继续吞咽着,地面开始裂开,天空变得乌云密布。人们都在祈求帮助,一位叫毕拉穆的温和的雨天使出现在天空中,他身后有一团威严的暴风雨云。
毕拉穆唱了一首震耳欲聋的歌曲,歌声响彻整个大地。他赤脚在土地上跳舞,雷声与他的每一步一起敲响。慢慢地,瓦拉木拉开始感到水从他体内移动起来了。
巨大的青蛙的肚子更加膨胀了,他一声嘶吼之下,大量水从他的嘴里喷出,一股巨大的水柱升起。威拉迪吉河再次流动,植物和动物们都为水的回归而欢欣鼓舞。瓦拉木拉疲倦了,但更聪明了。
从那一天起,瓦拉木拉发誓永不喝太多东西了。 他成为了社区中享有尊严的长者,分享关于梦境时光的故事,对孩子们讲解到平衡的重要性。每当出现干旱,他就会回忆起毕拉穆强大的歌舞,将它看做珍惜自然天赋美丽的重要性。 沃拉穆拉的传奇至今仍然活跃着,这让我们知道,即使是最小的行为也会有很大影响,而平衡是保持世界和谐的关键。
💡 Life's Lesson from this story
贪心导致过度,过度会招致它自己的毁灭。
🗺️ Cultural Context
📚 Word of the Story
- Dryness — a state of being without enough water
- Overflow — when something has too much liquid and spills over
- Trickling — a small amount of liquid flowing slowly
💬 Let's Talk About It
What do you think Tiddalik learned from swallowing all that water and then having to share it back?
How did the different animals in the forest work together to get Tiddalik's water back, and what can we learn from their teamwork?
Can you think of a time when sharing or being part of a community helped solve a problem, just like the animals working together to help Tiddalik?