從前，某村莊中，有戶貧窮人家，生活很苦，家長(zhǎng)為了省錢，常利用夜晚摸到人家的菜圃里，偷竊蔬菜。有一天夜里，這父親帶著他七歲的小孩，走進(jìn)別人家的菜圃，想拔些蘿卜帶回去。當(dāng)他剛拔了幾條蘿卜，他的孩子忽然在背后輕聲呼喊：”唉呦！爸爸，有人在看你！”他爸爸大驚，賊眼四顧，慌張問道：“孩子！人在哪里？”小男孩一邊指著上方，一邊回答：“爸爸！你瞧，月亮正在看著你哩！不是嗎？”

Once upon a time, there was a poor family in a village who lived a very hard life. In order to save money, parents often used the night to touch their vegetable garden and steal vegetables. One night, the father took his seven-year-old with him and went into someone else's vegetable garden. He wanted to pull some radishes and take them back. When he just pulled out a few radishes, his child suddenly whispered behind his back: "Ouch! Dad, someone's looking at you! " His father was shocked. He looked around and asked in a panic, "son! Where are the people? " Pointing to the top, the little boy replied, "Dad! Look, the moon is looking at you! Isn't it? "

小男孩的這句話，說的他爸爸愣住了。他徐徐放下了手里的蘿卜，后悔的心情，使他難過，也使他歡喜。他默默牽著孩子的手回家去了。一路上，他在想：“偷盜是很大的罪業(yè)，大概是佛菩薩或神明的慈悲，假借孩子的嘴，使我悔悟，使我改過向善的吧！”

The little boy's words, said his father stunned. He slowly put down the radish in his hand. His regret made him sad and happy. He took the child's hand and went home in silence. Along the way, he thought, "stealing is a great sin. It's probably the mercy of Buddha, Bodhisattva or God. It can make me repent by pretending to be a child's mouth, and make me change for the good."

其實(shí)，正道與邪途的分野，只在這一念之間而已！

In fact, the difference between the right way and the wrong way is only between this idea!

那菜園主人因?yàn)椴顺１煌挡桑瑲獾貌坏昧?，心想這小偷太可惡了，一定要將小偷捉起來。就躲在樹后想捉賊。

The owner of the vegetable garden was very angry because the vegetables were often stolen. He thought that the thief was too hateful. He must catch him. Just hide behind the tree and try to catch the thief.

當(dāng)他看到人影正想出聲叫喊捉賊時(shí)，聽到那孩子講的話，一時(shí)也楞在哪里也看著月亮，藉著月光，菜園主人也看到小偷的臉孔，知道他是同村生活困頓的貧窮人家?？粗缸觽z默默的牽手離開，他又抬頭看了看月亮默默不語。

When he saw the figure coming up with a cry to catch the thief, he heard the child's words. For a while, he looked at the moon. By the moonlight, the owner of the vegetable garden saw the thief's face and knew that he was a poor family living in poverty in the same village. Looking at the father and son quietly hand in hand to leave, he looked up to see the moon silent.

菜園主人回家后，將看到的事情告訴妻子，那妻子對(duì)菜園主人說：“那月亮不也正看著你嗎？”

When the garden owner goes home, he tells his wife what he sees. The wife says to the garden owner, "isn't the moon looking at you?"

菜園主人一夜未眠。

The gardener stayed up all night.

隔天中午菜園主人跑去找那偷菜的父親說：某某呀，我家須要人手幫忙，你可不可以來幫忙呀？除了工錢外，還可以給你一些菜拿回家。

At noon the next day, the owner of the vegetable garden ran to the father who stole the vegetables and said, "so and so, my family needs help. Can you help me?"? In addition to the salary, I can also give you some vegetables to take home.

對(duì)這額外賺錢的機(jī)會(huì)，又可溫飽一家，那父親當(dāng)然滿口答應(yīng)了。

For this extra opportunity to earn money, but also to feed a family, the father of course agreed.

當(dāng)夜這小偷父親牽著小男孩的手，蹲在階上看著月亮，那小男孩說：“唉呦！爸爸你看月亮在笑哩！”

That night, the thief's father took the little boy's hand and squatted on the steps to look at the moon. The little boy said, "Ouch! Dad, look at the moon

同時(shí)菜園主人也在自宅看著月亮，對(duì)著妻子說：“從未曾感覺月亮一直都在看著，看著別人也看著我，看著別人在做什么事，也看著我如何的反應(yīng)……唉呦！你看月亮在笑哩！”

At the same time, the owner of the vegetable garden is also looking at the moon from his house, saying to his wife, "I never felt that the moon has been looking at me all the time. I watched what other people are doing and how I reacted Ah! You see the moon laughing! "