Preface: The big water washed the Long Wang Temple, and the family didn’t recognize one family. This is a legend, but also a Chinese saying, which means that one does not know his own people, and there is a misunderstanding or conflict.
很久很久以前 ， 东海龙王的三太子因为犯错被惩罚 。
A long, long time ago, the third prince of the Dong Hai Long Wang (the East Sea Long King) was punished for a mistake.
为了弥补过错 ， 他打算做件好事 。
In order to make up for his mistake, he intended to do a good deed.
海边龙王庙东边有个菜园 ， 园主是个年迈的老头 。
There was a vegetable garden to the east of the Long Wang Temple by the sea, and the owner of the garden was an old man who was very old.
三太子看老头干活辛苦 ， 就半夜从水井跳出来帮他浇水 。
Seeing that the old man was working hard, the Third Prince jumped out of the well in the middle of the night to help him water the vegetables.
老头和龙王庙的道士关系好 ， 就把这怪事告诉了道士 。
The old man was on good terms with the Taoist priest of the Long Wang Temple, so he told the Taoist priest about the strange incident.
道士以为菜园里有妖怪 ， 就连续三夜守在菜园 。
The Taoist priest thought there was a demon in the vegetable garden, so he guarded the garden for three consecutive nights.
到了半夜 ， 道士真的看到一个妖怪在浇水 。
In the middle of the night, the Taoist priest really saw a demon watering.
第四天 ， 道士拿着宝剑冲过去 ， 把三太子打伤了 。
On the fourth day, the Taoist priest rushed over with his sword and wounded the third prince.
三太子很生气 ， 一下掀开了海眼 ， 大水涌出来 ， 淹没了龙王庙 。
The third prince was so angry that he lifted the eye of the sea at once, and the water gushed out and flooded The Long Wang Temple.
龙王听说后 ， 带着虾兵蟹将来抓 “ 妖怪 ”。
When the Long Wang heard about it, he brought his shrimp soldiers and crab generals to catch the ‘monster’.
没想到竟是自己的三太子 ， 只好算了 。
He did not expect to be their own third prince, had to let it go.
这事传开后 ， 大家都笑话说 ：“ 真是大水冲了龙王庙 ， 一家人不认识一家人了 。”
After this story spread, everyone joked:‘The big water washed the Long Wang Temple, and the family didn’t recognize one family.’
通过阅读中国神话、民间故事、历史典故、人物传记学汉语，简单易学，中英对照，适合初学者！
Learning Chinese through reading Chinese mythology, folk stories, historical allusions, and biographies is easy to learn and bilingual, suitable for beginners!