Chapter 5 Tears And Laughter

At dusk, a dog met a crocodile on the banks of the Nile, and they stopped to greet each other. Xugou said, "Sir, how is your life?" The crocodile replied, "My life is very bad. Sometimes I cry because of pain and trouble, and when I cry, people always say: It's nothing but crocodile tears. It hurts me so much, I can't say it." Then Yin the dog said: "You talk about your pain and your troubles, but you also think about it for me, think about it for a while. I gaze at the beauty of the world, its wonders and wonders, purely out of To the joy of my heart, I smiled, even as bright as day.

But the residents in the jungle said: It's just the dog's laugh. " Tears And Laughter Upon the bank of the Nile at eventide, a hyena met a crocodile and they stopped and greeted one another. The hyena spoke and said, "How goes the day with you, Sir?" And the crocodile answered saying, "It goes badly with me. Sometimes in my pain and sorrow I weep, and then the creatures always say, They are but crocodile tears. And this wounds me beyond all telling." Then the hyena said, "You speak of your pain and your sorrow, but think of me also, for a moment. I gaze at the beauty of the world, its wonders and its miracles, and out of sheer joy I laugh even as the day laughs. And then the people of the jungle say, It is but the laughter of a hyena."