月    亮   

 古    时    候   ， 有    个    地    方    夜    晚    总    是    漆    黑    一    片   ， 天    空    就    像    笼    罩    着    一    块    黑    布   。 因    为    在    这    里   ， 月    亮    从    来    没    有    升    起    过   ， 星    星    也    不    闪    烁   。 其    实    在    上    帝    创    造    世    界    时   ， 晚    上    还    是    很    明    亮    的   。 有    一    次   ， 有    四    个    年    轻    人    离    开    了    这    片    国    土   ， 来    到    了    另    一    个    国    度   。 在    那    儿   ， 当    傍    晚    太    阳    消    失    在    山    后    时   ， 树    梢    上    总    会    挂    着    一    个    光    球   ， 洒    下    一    片    柔    和    的    光    华   ， 它    虽    然    不    如    太    阳    那    样    光    彩    明    亮   ， 但    一    切    还    是    清    晰    可    见   。 那    些    旅    客    停    下    来    问    一    个    赶    车    经    过    的    村    夫    那    是    什    么    光   。" 这    是    月    亮   ，" 他    回    答    说   ，" 我    们    市    长    花    了    三    块    钱    卖    下    它   ， 并    把    它    拴    在    橡    树    梢    头   。 他    每    天    都    得    去    上    油   ， 保    持    它    的    清    洁   ， 使    它    能    保    持    明    亮   。 这    样    他    就    每    周    从    我    们    身    上    收    取    一    块    钱   。" 村    夫    推    着    车    走    了   。 他    们    当    中    的    一    个    人    说   ：" 我    们    也    可    以    用    这    盏    灯   ， 我    们    家    乡    也    有    棵    和    这    一    样    大    的    橡    树   ， 我    们    可    以    把    他    挂    在    上    面   。 夜    晚    不    用    在    黑    暗    中    摸    索    将    有    多    痛    快    呀   ！" 第    二    个    说   ：" 我    来    告    诉    你    该    怎    么    办   。 我    们    去    弄    架    马    车    来   ， 把    月    亮    运    走   。 这    里    的    人    会    再    买    一    个    的   。" 第    三    个    人    说   ：" 我    很    会    爬    树   ， 我    来    取    下    它   。" 第    四    个    买    了    辆    马    车   。 第    三    个    人    爬    上    树   ， 在    月    亮    上    钻    了    个    洞   ， 穿    上    一    根    绳    子   ， 然    后    把    月    亮    放    了    下    来   。 这    个    闪    闪    发    光    的    圆    球    于    是    被    放    在    了    马    车    上   ， 他    们    用    一    块    布    盖    在    上    面   ， 以    免    别    人    发    现    是    他    们    偷    的   。 他    们    顺    利    地    把    月    亮    运    到    了    自    己    的    国    家   ， 把    它    挂    在    了    一    棵    高    高    的    橡    树    上   。 这    盏    新    灯    立    刻    光    芒    四    射   ， 照    耀    着    整    个    大    地   ， 所    有    的    房    间    都    充    满    了    光    亮   ， 老    老    少    少    都    喜    笑    颜    开   。 矮    子    走    出    了    石    洞   ， 小    孩    们    也    穿    着    小    红    褂    在    草    地    上    围    着    圈    子    跳    起    舞    来   。

 那    四    个    人    负    责    给    月    亮    添    油   、 净    身   ， 并    每    周    收    取    一    块    钱   。 但    他    们    慢    慢    地    老    了   ， 其    中    的    一    个    生    了    病   ， 眼    看    着    不    久    于    人    世    了   ， 他    要    求    把    四    分    之    一    的    月    亮    作    为    他    的    财    产   ， 埋    进    他    的    坟    墓    里   。 等    他    死    后   ， 市    长    爬    上    了    大    树   ， 用    篱    笆    剪    子    剪    下    了    四    分    之    一    的    灯   ， 放    进    了    他    的    棺    材   。 月    亮    的    光    芒    减    弱    了   ， 但    仍    然    发    光   。 第    二    个    人    死    时   ， 又    有    四    分    之    一    陪    了    葬   ， 月    光    又    减    弱    了   。 第    三    个    人    死    后   ， 他    也    带    走    了    他    那    一    份   ， 月    亮    更    暗    了   。 当    第    四    个    走    进    坟    墓    时   ， 原    来    的    黑    暗    又    回    来    了   。 但    是    月    亮    的    各    部    分   ， 在    阴    间    又    重    新    拼    合    在    一    起   ， 使    得    那    些    黑    暗    中    的    死    人    不    得    安    宁   ， 一    个    个    又    醒    来    了   。 他    们    又    能    睁    眼    看    世    界    了   ， 觉    得    非    常    惊    异   。 淡    淡    的    月    光    对    他    们    已    是    绰    绰    有    余   ， 因    为    他    们    的    眼    睛    已    变    得    那    样    衰    弱   ， 经    不    起    太    阳    的    强    光   。 他    们    兴    奋    地    爬    起    来   ， 又    开    始    了    从    前    的    生    活    方    式   ： 一    些    人    去    看    戏    跳    舞   ， 一    些    人    去    客    栈    要    酒    喝   ， 醉    了    就    争    吵   ， 最    后    拳    脚    相    加   。 吵    闹    声    越    来    越    大   ， 最    后    传    到    了    天    堂   。

 守    卫    天    堂    大    门    的    圣    彼    得    以    为    下    界    在    造    反   ， 就    招    集    了    天    兵    天    将   ， 叫    他    们    去    击    败    恶    魔   ， 如    果    他    们    来    侵    犯    天    庭    的    话   。 但    是    没    有    恶    魔    来   ， 于    是    他    便    骑    上    马    穿    过    天    门   ， 下    到    凡    间   。 在    凡    间   ， 他    叫    死    者    安    静    下    来   ， 让    他    们    重    新    回    到    坟    墓   ， 从    他    们    手    中    拿    走    了    月    亮   ， 把    它    挂    在    了    天    上   。

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