美丽的九色鹿从恒河中救起溺水之人,溺人为报答九色鹿救命之恩,发誓不泄露其住处。当时国中王后梦见一鹿,身毛九色。次日就向国王要求捕捉九色鹿,剥其皮以作衣服。国王当即布告悬赏。溺水人见利忘义,到宫廷告密,并带领国王前往捕捉九色鹿。此时九色鹿正高卧山中,毫无所知。鹿的好友乌鸦对空长鸣,唤醒九色鹿。九色鹿毫无惧色,向国王诉述溺人忘恩负义的劣迹。国王深受感动,放鹿归山,还下令全国禁止捕猎九色鹿。此时,溺人周身生疮。
The nine-colored Deer King,named Ruru,rescues a drowning man;however,the man later forgets what is right and leads hunters to the deer’s hideout to profit from the great reward offered by the local king,who wants the deer for its precious horns and beautiful skin.The Deer King fearlessly addresses the king,telling him of the rescued man’s betrayal.Greatly moved,the king issues an order prohibiting the capture of the Deer King.Because of his betrayal,the rescued man in one version of the tale is made to suffer from sores on his whole body.
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