星座英語:十二星座起源的美麗傳說之白羊

Jealousy: Aries (March 21-April 19)

Aries is a northern constellation between Pisces and Taurus, creating the outline of a ram. Aries is the first sign of the zodiac, which is the sun enters on or about March 21.

In a far and ancient nation, a king and queen divorced due to incompatibility. Soon after, the King remarried to another pretty woman. Unfortunately, this new Queen was quite jealous of her step-son and daughter, because the King loved them so much. Day after day, the Queen made up her mind to kill the Prince and Princess.

When spring came, the Queen fried all wheat seeds and distributed them to people. However, this meant the farmers could not harvest and the Queen began spreading rumors that it was because the nation was cursed by the evil thoughts of the Prince and Princess. The simple-minded people believed the Queen and asked the King to kill them. At first he refused, but later gave out the order to kill his own children.

When the former Queen herad the news, she asked Zeus for help. He dispatched a ram with gold fleece to save the two children. The Prince was brave because he was optimistic in nature but the Princess was not careful and fell off the ram. Despite losing one of the children, Zeus rewarded the ram by hanging it in the sky and today it is known as Aries.

在一個遙遠而古老的國度裏，國王和王后因爲性格不和而離婚，國王再娶了一位美麗的王后。可惜，這位新後天性善妒，她看到國王對前妻留下的一對兒女百般疼愛，非常的惱火。日積月累，她決定除掉王子和公主，奪回國王的愛。

春天來的時候，新後將發放給百姓的麥種全部炒熟，這樣，農民們無論怎麼澆水施肥都不可能使麥子長出新芽。這時候，新後開始散佈謠言，說莊稼顆粒不收是因爲國家受到了詛咒，而受到詛咒完全是因爲王子和公主邪惡的念頭！因爲邪惡的王子和公主，全國的人民都將陷於貧窮飢餓的深淵中，這是一件多麼可怕的事啊！善良而淳樸的百姓輕易的相信了王后的話，很快地，全國各地不論男女老少，都一致要求國王一定要將王子與公主處死，國家才能解開這個詛咒，平息天怒，人民的幸苦耕種纔會有收穫，國家也才能回覆過去的安定富足。國王衆怒難犯，雖心有不捨，但還是下令處死王子和公主。

這個消息傳到了王子和公主生母的耳中，她於是向宙斯求救，日日祈禱。宙斯很快知道了這件事情，就在行刑的當天，他派出一隻長着金色長毛的公羊將王子和公主救走。王子一直沒有感到恐懼，因爲他的天性樂觀；而公主頑皮粗心，就在飛躍大海的時候，一個不小心掉下羊背摔死了。宙斯爲了獎勵公羊將它高高懸掛的天上，也就是今天大家熟知的牡羊座，而王子的樂觀和公主的粗心就是牡羊座人的最大特點。