Granny Xu was the mother of the imperial scholar Xiu. They lived in Gunlun， near Shanghai， during the Ming dynasty.

　　許老太太是明代翰林許的母親，他們住在Gunlun，今上海附近。

　　Granny Xu was a lifelong vegetarian. She enjoyed doing good deeds. She did all she could to help the poor. Every morning and evening she practiced her Buddhist devotions， and she never missed a day.

　　許老太太吃了一生的素。她又喜歡行善，總是盡力幫助窮人。她每天早晚禮佛，從沒有一天延誤。

　　She was kind to her children， and her children were very good to her， so they had a happy family.

　　她對(duì)兒女都很好，她的兒女也孝順?biāo)麄円黄疬^著快樂的日子。

　　In 1637， Granny Xu celebrated her sixtieth birthday. The sixtieth birthday is important for Chinese， but she didnt celebrate with a cake and candles. Three days before her birthday， she had her children prepare food and money for all the poor people in the area.

　　1637年，徐老太太迎來了她的60大壽。六十歲的生日對(duì)中國人來說非常重要，但是她并不用點(diǎn)著蠟燭的蛋糕來慶祝她的生日。在她生日前三天，她就叫她的兒女們?yōu)榈胤缴系母F人準(zhǔn)備好食物和錢。

　　When the big day came， the poor people crowded around her house and everybody had a great time. Of course， the feast was all vegetarian dishes， and were they delicious! Everybody was stuffed.