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On the Shankang Festival, Suying’s family comes back to Jingmai Mountain in Yunnan.
In the morning, Suying and Grandpa go to the tea forest.
Up in an old tea tree, Grandpa picks the young tea leaves.
“Suying, look! Here are some crab’s legs,” says Grandpa.
Suying takes a close look. The plant on the tea tree really looks like crab’s legs.
Back at home, they pan-fry and roll the green leaves.
These leaves will be made into Pu’er tea cakes.
Pu’er tea gets better with time, just like a finewine.
After a day’s work, the family enjoys food and tea together.
Grandma makes chicken soup with crab’s legs. Delicious!
Drinking tea, Grandpa tells Suying the Blangs’ story of tea.
Long ago, the Blang lived near Dianchi Lake.
In wartime, they had to move, but many of them fell ill.
At that time, Pa Aileng used tea leaves to cure his people.
The Blang went on their way. Atlast, they came to Jingmai Mountain.
Pa Aileng taught them to plant tea trees near their villages. We can still see some of the trees today.
Every year, the Blang repeat Pa Aileng’s last words on the Shankang Festival.
“Horses and cows, gold and silver, they won’tlast forever. Tea trees are the best. Look after them well, so you can give them to your children.”
As the music starts, people sing and dance. Suying says to herself:
“May the tea forests always be green. May the Blang always enjoy this happyscene!”
Culture Tips 文化小贴士
山康节是布朗族最盛大的节日，每年的4月中旬举行，一般持续3天。节日期间，布朗人有接新水、洗佛像、吃百家饭的习俗。节日的最后一天是茶祖节，布朗人在这天祭拜茶祖，呼唤茶魂，进行歌舞联欢，表达对茶祖的怀念与崇拜，并为新的一年祈福纳祥。
Word Box 小词库
crab /kræb/ n. 蟹；螃蟹
pan-fry v. 用平锅煎
roll /rəʊl/ v. 使……成球状（或管状）
wine /waɪn/ n. 酒
tell /tel/ v. 讲述
wartime /ˈwɔː(r)taɪm/ n. 战时
ill /ɪl/ adj. 有病
cure /kjʊə(r)/ v. 治愈，治好
last /lɑːst/, /læst/ n. 最后来的人（或发生的事） det. 最后的 v. 延续
repeat /rɪˈpiːt/ v. 复述
silver /ˈsɪlvə(r)/ n. 银
forever /fərˈevə(r)/ adv. 永远
scene /siːn/ n. 场面；情景
中文大意
山康节期间，苏英一家回到了云南的景迈山。
清晨，苏英和爷爷走进了茶林。
爷爷爬上一棵古茶树，采摘鲜嫩的青叶。
“苏英，看！这里有些螃蟹脚。”爷爷说。
苏英仔细瞧了瞧。寄生在茶树上的植物，看起来真的很像螃蟹脚。
回到家里，他们将青叶放入锅中翻炒，然后进行揉捻。
这些茶叶会被制作成普洱茶饼。
普洱茶存放的时间越久，味道越好，就像陈年好酒一样。
忙碌了一天后，一家人围在一起吃饭喝茶。
奶奶用螃蟹脚炖了一锅鸡汤。真美味呀！
喝着茶，爷爷给苏英讲起了布朗族关于茶的传说。
许多年前，布朗人住在滇池一带。
为了躲避战乱，他们只好另寻家园，但不少人在途中生了病。
危难关头，帕哎冷用茶叶治好了族人的疾病。
布朗人继续赶路。最终，他们来到了景迈山。
帕哎冷教族人在村寨附近种植茶树。今天我们依然可以看到其中的一些树。
每年的山康节，布朗人都会重述帕哎冷的遗训：
“留给你们牛马或金银财宝，它们都不能长存。茶树是最好的财富。你们要好好爱护茶树，一代传给一代。”
鼓乐声奏起，大家载歌载舞。苏英在心里悄悄说道：
“愿茶林万古长青，愿布朗人永享这欢乐的场景！”
本文选自《中国少年英语报》（双语故事会）“精灵花园”栏目，原载于2023年5月《中国少年英语报》（双语故事会）。
