中国神话故事十篇钱王射潮
在唐朝末年，有个吴越王叫做钱镏的，勇猛无比，当时一般人都称他为“钱王”。他治理杭州的时候，各种事情都感到还容易办，就是这道钱塘江的海堤修不好。因为刚刚要修好，潮水一天一夜要来两次，简直叫人没有法子能把海堤修筑起来。因此，钱王手下的人很着急，都怕钱王发脾气，只好报告钱王道：“大王，这海堤还是不修吧，总不会修好的。因为钱塘江里面有个潮神在跟我们作对，只等到我们把海堤修得差不多的时候，他就兴风作浪，把我们的海堤给冲坍了。”
錢聽了滿肚火氣、氣得胡子一根根都直竖起、眼睛瞪得象铜钤、厲聲喝道：
“你們這批沒用場的家伙！為什麼不把那個潮神拖上來給宰了？”
手下人慌忙说道：
“這不能夠，這不能夠，他是個潮神，在海水里面跟海龍王住在一起的哩！我們沒法去找他。何況他來時，是隨著潮頭翻滾，都在潮頭的海水里面；我們凡人既看不到，更沒法子捉拿他。人們就是趁著鐵打船去尋找，只要一碰到潮頭，也會給吞沒了。”
錢聽了兩眼火星直冒，大吼道：
“我怎麼能讓這小小的小小的潮神來胡作非為嗎？不行！”
錢想了一想，就說：
“好了，我自己去降伏它。我倒要見見這個 tide!”
八月十八日到了，
Money Bay’s tidal waves are always very big, the tide head is high, and the power of the water is fierce. The people who live by Money Bay are constantly repairing and rebuilding their homes because they have been flooded out so many times. “The Yellow River repairs one yard of gold each day, and Money Bay repairs one yard of silver each day.” This phrase shows how much trouble the tides cause for the people.
At that time, there was a king called King Wuhua who was known as "King Money" for his bravery. He ruled over Hangzhou during his reign and dealt with various matters easily except for repairing the sea walls along the Qiantang River. The Qiantang River has two high tides every 24 hours, making it difficult to repair its sea walls.
One day, King Wuhua heard from his officials that there was a god living in the river who opposed them whenever they tried to repair their sea walls. They told him that this god could only be seen when he rode on white horses at high tide.
King Wuhua decided to take action against this god himself. He gathered an army of archers on August 18th -the birthday of this tidal deity- which happened to be a particularly turbulent time for tides in Money Bay.
On August 18th,
King Wuhua rode into battle on horseback,
his men following close behind.
As they approached,
they were met by a sight unlike anything they had ever seen before: thousands upon thousands of fish swimming through the air,
their scales glistening in sunlight.
The soldiers were awestruck but did not hesitate to follow their leader into battle.
With arrows flying left and right,
the soldiers fought valiantly against these creatures from another world.
In no time at all,
they had defeated them all,
and peace returned once again to Money Bay's shores.
This story has been passed down through generations as proof that even gods can be defeated if you stand up against them.
It also serves as an example of how important it is never give up or lose faith.
And so,
it came about that we call our beautiful bay "Money Bay",
a place where legend tells us brave warriors once stood tall against impossible odds.
May we never forget those brave men
who defended our home
against forces beyond our understanding.
We will remember them forever
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