The Magic Paintbrush｜神笔马良

中国民间故事

• Long long ago
• there was a boy named Ma Liang
• He was very poor and could not afford a brush
• But he loved painting more than his own life
• He drew flying birds on the sand
• He drew swimming fish on the rocks
• They looked so real as if they would fly away
• His persistence moved the heavens
• An old immortal with a white beard
• appeared in his dream giving him a brush
• He said only paint for the poor
• Ma Liang woke up holding a golden brush
• He painted a rooster on the wall
• Crow It jumped down greeting the sun
• The village was dry so he painted a waterwheel
• Clear water flowed into the fields
• The poor people smiled for the first time
• But the greedy Emperor heard the news
• He captured Ma Liang and seized the brush
• He wanted a mountain of gold
• But he only painted cold stones
• Because the magic brush hates a greedy heart
• The Emperor was furious forcing Ma Liang to paint
• Ma Liang looked at him like looking at a clown
• He nodded and said I will paint for you
• Ma Liang waved the brush but not a mountain
• He painted a boundless sea deep and blue
• The Emperor shouted where is my gold
• In the middle of the sea Ma Liang painted a golden island
• It was piled high with the gold he dreamed of
• But how do I get there The Emperor roared
• Ma Liang smiled faintly and painted a big wooden ship
• The Emperor and his soldiers climbed onto the ship
• They set sail staring at the gold
• Wind Ma Liang painted the wind
• Faster More wind The Emperor yelled
• Ma Liang's eyes turned cold
• He painted a black storm
• Giant waves pounced on the ship like beasts
• The ship turned over and greed sank into the sea
• The ocean returned to peace
• Ma Liang went back to his village
• He still wore old clothes painting for the poor
• Actually there is no magic brush in the world
• When your heart is full of love and justice
• every brush in your hand
• can create the most beautiful miracle