Chapter 157 chapter eight

How Banu Day killed the goat seller and his flock at the bottom of the sea Suddenly, I don't know what happened, it happened so fast that I didn't have time to see it, and Panurge threw his bleating sheep into the sea without saying a word.All the other sheep yelled in chorus, and all jumped into the sea one after another, to see who jumped faster than the other, and they couldn't be stopped.You know, it's in the sheep's nature to follow the lead wherever it goes. Aristotle said in the ninth volume of "History of Animals" that sheep are the most stupid and stupid animals in the world.

Seeing his sheep jumping into the sea, the sheep seller was terrified, and tried to stop them with all his strength, covering left and right.But to no avail.All the sheep jumped into the sea and drowned like the ropes.At last he seized the fleece of a large fat sheep on the deck, thinking that by stopping it he might save the rest.Unexpectedly, the sheep was strong and strong, and it jumped into the sea with the shepherd, just as when the sheep of the one-eyed Cycropopoliphemos took Ulises and his companions from their burrows, The goat seller was drowned in the water.All the shepherds and watchers, some by the horns, some by the legs, and some by the wool, were all dragged into the sea, and all died.

Banuzhi stood at the cooking place on the boat, holding a pole in his hand, not to save the goatherds, but to prevent them from climbing onto the boat and escaping their lives.He used his eloquence to speak out, like a little Brother Olivier Mayard or a second Brother John Bourges, using rhetoric to tell them the pain of this life and the happiness of the next life. , it must be much happier to die than to live in this valley of disaster.He also promised to set up a monument and build a tomb for everyone on Mount Seni after returning from the Lantern Kingdom.But he also said to them, if they don't die, don't be angry, it is not right to die at this time, I hope they will be lucky enough to meet a whale, and on the third day, they will be safe and sound like Jonah. They spit to a happy land.

After the goat-seller and his flock had fallen from the boat into the sea, Banurge cried out: "Are there any sheep on board? Are there any more sheep with bags? Are there any sheep from Leniu Bran? Are there any sheep that graze and sleep by themselves? I don't know for myself. It's an ancient fort, what do you think, Friar John? " Brother John said: "You have done a good job, there is nothing to say. This reminds me of the ancient times when the battle was fought. On the day of the charge, the soldiers were promised to pay double wages; if they won the battle, of course they would be given money. , if you lose the battle, you will be as embarrassed as the deserters of Guguer ⑤ after the battle of Cherisola ④, and you will be ashamed to ask for it; so the money is ready to be paid, but it is not out of your pocket."

Banurge said: "No more money! By God, my joke is worth more than fifty thousand francs. Let's go back to the ship, the wind is coming.Brother John, I tell you, no one has ever made me want without a reward, or at least my gratitude.I am not a wicked person, I have not been in the past, and I will not be in the future. ① For the story, see the fourth, second and fifth lines of Book IX of Homer's "Odyssey". ② Olivier Mayard (1430?—1502): Franciscan lecturer at the time of Louis XI, Charles VII and Louis XII. ③ John Bourgeva: Lecturer of the Franciscans of Lyon in the 15th century, died in 1494.

① Mount Seni: The name of the peak in the Alps, between France and Italy, with a height of 3170 meters. ② Because Jonah disobeyed the Lord's order, he was caught in a storm by boat. The Lord ordered the giant whale to swallow him. After three days and three nights, he spit him out to the shore. For the story, see Chapter 2 of the Book of Jonah in the Old Testament. ③ Bag: The shepherd in the comedy "Bartland" is accused of stealing the sheep of the owner's woolen merchant. ④ Cherisola: Italian place name, where the French defeated the Spaniards and German soldiers on April 11, 1544.

⑤ Geguyer: The name of a place in Switzerland. In the Battle of Cherisola, the mercenaries from Geguyer were defeated in one battle. And no one offended me that I didn't regret later, whether it was during life or after death.I'm not that stupid. " Brother John said: "You are self-inflicted and you cannot live. It is well said in the scriptures: Mihivindictam, et caetera, this is the teaching of the Holy Book. " ① Latin: "Revenge yourself, retaliation for retaliation." Great opinion "New Testament? Romans" Chapter 12, Section 19.