爲什麼吃飯是一日三餐?
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.許多年前,人類生活艱難,從來沒有能夠吃得飽,有時候,他每隔三天吃一頓,有時卻每隔五或六天;所以他總是很餓，雖然他整天工作.他真的很可憐。
玉皇大帝可憐人類.因爲他們不斷辛勤勞動卻沒有得到足夠的食品.他下令水牛,也就是,天上的水牛星,去到人間跟人民說： “如果你們人類精力充沛,就可以每隔3天有一餐吃” 。
不過，那水牛，誤解了他的命令.他迅速下降至人間，並向人民宣佈說： “玉皇大帝說你們應一日三餐，可以不再捱餓了” .當他返回天上，並彙報他的報告的時候，他因爲他的過錯而被處罰,被派到人間去幫助人類犁地 ,“我叫你告訴他們”，玉帝說 “，他們應該每隔3天吃一餐，但你現在給他們一日三餐。試想想;人類只有兩隻手和兩隻腳-他們如何準備一日三餐？這是你的過錯，你必須彌補它,你必須下降到人間，並幫助人類犁地，使他們能夠得到一日三餐“ 。
因此，水牛下降到人間，並幫助人類耕作. 其實,現在的這些水牛原本來自天上的.
