为什么吃饭是一日三餐?
Hundred of years ago, man had a hard life and was never able to get enough to eat. Sometimes he ate every third day, sometimes only every fifth or sixth day; so he was always hungry, although he worked day and night. He was really to be pitied.
The Emperor of Heaven pitied mankind because they laboured ceaselessly without getting enough to eat. He ordered his subject, the Kerbau, that is, the Kerbau star in the sky, to go down to earth and say to the people: "If you men are energetic, you can have one meal every three days."
The Kerbau, however, misunderstood his orders. He went quickly down to earth and announced to the people: "The Emperor of Heaven says you shall have three meals a day and not starve any more." When he returned to heaven and made his report, he was punished for his mistake. He was sent down to earth to help men at the plough. "I told you to tell them," said the Emperor," that they should have one meal every three days, but you have now given them three meals each day. Just think of it; men have only two hands and two feet - how can they prepare three meals a day? It is all your fault, and you must answer for it. You must go down to earth and help man plough, so that they will be able to get three meals a day."
Therefore, the Kerbau went down to earth and helped men to farm. These animals that are now on the earth originally came from heaven.许多年前,人类生活艰难,从来没有能够吃得饱,有时候,他每隔三天吃一顿,有时却每隔五或六天;所以他总是很饿，虽然他整天工作.他真的很可怜。
玉皇大帝可怜人类.因为他们不断辛勤劳动却没有得到足够的食品.他下令水牛,也就是,天上的水牛星,去到人间跟人民说： “如果你们人类精力充沛,就可以每隔3天有一餐吃” 。
不过，那水牛，误解了他的命令.他迅速下降至人间，并向人民宣布说： “玉皇大帝说你们应一日三餐，可以不再挨饿了” .当他返回天上，并汇报他的报告的时候，他因为他的过错而被处罚,被派到人间去帮助人类犁地 ,“我叫你告诉他们”，玉帝说 “，他们应该每隔3天吃一餐，但你现在给他们一日三餐。试想想;人类只有两只手和两只脚-他们如何准备一日三餐？这是你的过错，你必须弥补它,你必须下降到人间，并帮助人类犁地，使他们能够得到一日三餐“ 。
因此，水牛下降到人间，并帮助人类耕作. 其实,现在的这些水牛原本来自天上的.
