女主持：One boy is a boy．Two boys half a boy．Three boys no boy．Here's a traditional Chinese story．The Three Monks．
男主持：一个和尚挑水喝，两个和尚抬水喝，三个和尚没水喝。请看中国传统故事《三个和尚》。
（Two：little monk and thin monk．Three ：all of the three monks）
Narrator：A little monk was walking on the road．He came to a beautiful place，and saw a river．
Little：Wow！What a beautiful river！Let me wash my face first．Oh！ There's a temple on the top of the mountain．I'll stay there tonight．（knocking at the door）Hello ！Hello ！ Is anybody in ？May I come in ？（opening the door）Oh ！No one lives in the temple．Then I'll live here． This temple is mine now．I'm so thirsty．Is there any water？No waterat all．Let me go down the mountain and carry some．
Narrator：He was very young， and he was very tired．So he carried two pailfuls of water with great difficulty．But he had to do it because no one could help him．A few days later，a thin monk came．
Thin：Oh！What a nice place！ How I wish to live here．
（He saw the little monk at the door who was going to carry water．）
Hello，little monk！How do youdo？
Little：Hello，thin monk！How do you do ？
Thin：May Ilive here with you？
Little：Why not ？It's better for me to have your company．
Thin：It's very kind of you． Thanks．
Little：You're welcome．
Thin：I'm very thirsty．Would you please go and carry water quick-ly？
Little：What ？I carry the water，and you drink it ．No way！Go and carry it by yourself．
Thin：Let me carry water！Can't you see I'm very tired after a day's walk？
Little：But ，let me carry water for you ．Is it reasonable？
Thin：If I'm not here ，you will carry it by yourself．You carry it every day．And the water you carry is not only for me ．
Little：No，no，no ．I won't carry water for you ．Let's go and carry together．
Narrator：After some time ， they came back with only one pail of water．Do you think it's funny？Aftera few days，they had to carry water together again．Just then，a fat monk came．
Fat：Ha，ha！What a quiet place．How I wish to live here． Hello，two monks！
Two：Hello，fat monk．
Fat：May I live here with you？
Two：Yes，please．
Fat：Thank you ．
Two：You're welcome．
Fat：It's so hot ，and this mountain is so high，and I'm so tired and thirsty．Two monks，go and carry water quickly．
Little：Fat monk，if you want to drink water，carry it by yourself，or carry it with the thin monk．
Thin：Why？Little monk，you carry it with the fat monk．
Fat：No，no，no！You two go together．
Three：No，no，no．．．．
Narrator：They sat down and waited．They were thinking．．．．
Little：Fat monk，thin monk， you will go and carry water when you can't bear it any longer．
Fat：Little monk，thin monk， you will go and carry water when you can't bear it any longer．
Thin：Little monk，fat monk， you will go and carry water when you can't bear it any longer．
Narrator：It was getting dark now．They fell asleep．Alittle mouse came out to find food．It saw a candle on the desk．
Mouse：Hey！Candle！I like it very much．
Narrator：The little mouse began to eat the candle．The candle broke and caused fire！Help！Help！
Thin：Fire！Fire！Wake up！ Wake up！
Little：Quick！Quick！Carry water！Carry water！
Fat：Yes．Yes．Carry water quickly．
Narrator：They quickly ran down to the mountain and carried water ，and they worked together and put out the fire at last．
Three（together）：How dangerous！If we didn't carry water to put out the fire，we three and the temple would turn into ash．（Off stage．）
女主持：They were still very thirsty after putting out the fire． Guess，what will they do next？
