很早以前,人类生活在大平原上,世世代代耕种放牧。孩子们向大人发问:“大地是平的,它有边吗?”“有哇。”“那一——到了地边又是什么呢?”“是大海呀!”“大海的边上又是什么呢?”“是天空呀。你看,只要远望到海的尽头,它不就跟天空连在一起了吗?”那时候,人们认为大地是平坦的,一直相信 Long ago, humans lived on the Great Plains and grazing for generations. The children asked the adults: “The earth is flat. Does it have sides?” “There are wows.” “That—what is it on the ground?” “It is the sea!” “The edge of the sea is again What is it?” “It is the sky. You see, as far as the end of the sea is concerned, is it not connected to the sky?” At that time, people thought that the earth was flat and always believed