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The Fourth Monk Came!

After the last experience, the three monks had an unhurried life and worked hard together. But later, someone came to the temple and made a mess.

One day, a lazy monk came to the temple and he always took his blanket with him as he was sleepy all the time. The three monks were overjoyed that the lazy monk came and welcomed him blissfully.

Soon, the three monks found that the lazy monk always littered and they always needed to clean up after him.

“The lazy monk is driving me crazy!” The three monks bellowed together and threw an angry glance at the lazy monk.

Then, the rubbish caused many rats to come to the temple and the temple was burned by the evil rats again. The truth leaked out; the rats had bumped into the burning incense sticks, and the sticks dropped on the rug in the temple. In no time, the whole temple burst into flames.

After a while, the three monks noticed what happened and there was smoke swirling around their heads. They dashed back to the temple and used the water from the vat to quell the fire. After quelling the fire, they were bone-tired and out of breath, but they still got another mission.

Then, they had a fight with the wicked rats; punches and kicks were thrown. The temple was overflowing with the dead bodies of the hateful rats and the four monks were heart-broken because the draperies of the temple were burned to pieces, and the furniture was damaged after the first and second fires.

At last, the four monks moved the temple to beside the stream. The fourth monk also learnt that he should be more responsible. For example, he should always tidy up and be careful. After the experience, the four monks changed a lot. The lazy monk became more hardworking, and the three monks hoped that he could really turn a new leaf.