The Dragons Who Rained

Long， long ago， rain stopped falling in China. The people prayed for rain to the Jade Emperor， for it was he who looked after ev- erything in heaven， on the land and in the sea， but no matter how much they prayed， rain did not fall.

Four dragons lived in the East China Sea in those days. They swam to shore to see what was happening， and saw people tearing grass from the caked ground， for the people had nothing else left to eat.

"We must do something， "Long Drag- on said， and Yellow Dragon nodded."We must help them， "said Pearl Dragon，"for the Jade Emperor will never answer their prayers."

They suddenly thought of a way to

在很久很久以前的中國，遇到了一次滴水不降的旱災(zāi)。（剩余2058字）