泰西50轶事(三十四之一)亚历山大和布什法拉斯 江铭辉五梦网
泰西50轶事(Fifty Famous Stories Retold)，是永恒的短篇故事，它收集的故事：包括浩瀚历史的著名英雄和他们的罗曼史，故事内容有勇气、毅力和情感。故事人物包括拿破仑、罗宾汉，乔治华盛顿、成吉思汗等人。这些故事都是老少咸宜的故事，我将它逐篇翻译，并配合图画，供大家欣赏。
泰西50轶事(三十四)亚历山大和布什法拉斯
原文及翻译如下：
Alexander and Bucephalus
亚历山大和布什法拉斯
ONE day King Philip bought a fine horse called Bucephalus. He was a noble animal, and the king paid a very high price for him. But he was wild and savage, and no man could mount him, or do anything at all with him.
一天，菲利普国王买了一匹好马，叫做布什法拉斯。它是一头高贵的动物，国王为买它花了相当高的价钱。但它狂野和凶暴，没人能够骑上它，或任何应付牠的方法。
They tried to whip him, but that only made him worse. At last the king bade his servants take him away.
他们试着用鞭子抽它，但这样只是让它变得更坏。最后国王只得命令他的仆人将牠牵走。
“It is a pity to ruin so fine a horse as that,”said Alexander, the king’s young son.“Those men do not know how to treat him.”
“真可惜，就这样一匹好马就给糟蹋了，”国王的小儿子亚历山大(图1)说，“那些人不懂得该怎样对待它。”
图1：亚历山大
“Perhaps you can do better than they,”said his father scornfully.
“I know! ”said Alexander, “that, if you would only give me leave to try, I could manage this horse better than any one else.”
“也许你能做得比他们更好，”他的父亲嘲笑地说。
“我知道！”亚历山大说，“只要你放手让我去做，我能把这匹马管束的比任何人都好。”
“And if you fail to do so, what then?”asked Philip.
“I will pay you the price of the horse,”said the lad.
“如果你失败了怎么办呢？”菲利普问。
“我将赔给你这匹马的价钱，”男孩说。
While everybody was laughing, Alexander ran up to Bucephalus, and turned his head towards the sun. He had noticed that the horse was afraid of his own shadow.
He then spoke gently to the horse, and patted him with his hand. When he had quieted him a little, he made a quick spring, and leaped upon the horse’s back.
在众人的笑声中，亚历山大跑到布什法拉斯前面，把牠的头转向太阳(图2)。他注意到这匹马很害怕自己的影子。
然后他温和地对马说话，并用手轻轻地拍打着它。当他使它稍微安静下来后，迅速地一跳，骑上了马背。
图2：亚历山大跑到布什法拉斯前面，把牠的头转向太阳，这样牠就看不到自己的影子了。
Everybody expected to see the boy killed outright. But he kept his place, and let the horse run as fast as he would. By and by, when Bucephalus had become tired, Alexander reined him in and rode back to the place where his father was standing.
所有的人都认为这男孩会被当场被摔死(图3)。但他稳坐在马背上，让马飞快地的驰骋。慢慢地，布什法拉斯跑累了，亚历山大勒住了马，把牠骑回到父亲站着的地方。
图3：所有的人都认为亚历山大会被当场被摔死。
All the men who were there shouted when they saw that the boy had proved himself to be the master of the horse.
当看到这个男孩子证明自己已经成为马的主人之后，所有人都欢呼起来。
He leaped to the ground, and his father ran and kissed him.
“My son,”said the king, “Macedon is too small a place for you. You must seek a larger kingdom that will be worthy of you.”
他跳到地上，他的父亲跑过来吻他。
“我的儿子，”国王说，“马其顿这个地方对你来说太小了。你应该去找一个更大的王国发挥你的才能。”
After that, Alexander and Bucephalus were the best of friends. They were said to be always together, for when one of them was seen, the other was sure to be not far away. But the horse would never allow any one to mount him but his master.
从此以后，亚历山大和布什法拉斯成了最好的朋友。据说他们总是在一起，当看到其中一个时，另一个一定就在附近。但是除了它的主人，那匹马从不允许任何人骑牠。
Alexander became the most famous king and warrior that was ever known; and for that reason he is always called Alexander the Great. Bucephalus carried him through many countries and in many fierce battles,and more than once did he save his master’s life.
亚历山大后来成了举世闻名的国王和武士，因此人们都称他为亚历山大大帝。布什法拉斯载着他走过许多国家，经历过很多激烈的战役，还不止一次地救了牠主人的生命。
布什法拉斯简介
布什法拉斯(Bucephalas意思是“公牛”）（公元前355年至公元前326年六月）是的马亚历山大大帝的骏马，和一个古代最著名的马。牠在公元前326的希达斯皮斯战役（Hydaspes Battle）后死亡，希达斯皮斯在现在的巴基斯坦，被埋在杰拉勒布尔谢里夫(Jalalpur Sharif)。另一说法说牠被埋葬法里亚(Phalia)，在巴基斯坦曼迪伯哈汀(Mandi Bahauddin)区的一个小镇叫布什法拉(Bucephala)，这个小镇是用牠的名字命名。
一、布什法拉斯的驯服
布什法拉斯有一个庞大的生物和巨大的头，牠有一个黑色的外表，和星形额头，
比塞弗勒斯被描述为具有黑色大衣搭配白色大明星在他的额头。他像一座“墙”，有蓝色的眼睛，牠由一个色萨利(Thessalian)养着。普鲁塔克(Plutarch)讲述了在公元前344 ，13岁的亚历山大如何赢得了马的故事。
一个叫菲隆尼卡斯(Philonicus)的色萨利马贩提将布什法拉斯以13个塔兰特（talent）的银币卖给国王菲利普二世，但由于没有人能驯服牠，菲利普不感兴趣。然而，菲利普的儿子亚历山大，他承诺如果没有办法驯服牠，他将支付买这匹马的钱。
亚历山大被赋予一个大好的机会，让人惊讶的征服这匹马。他温和的安慰这匹马，把牠朝着太阳，使牠再也无法看到自己的影子，这是一直困扰这匹马的原因。然后他脱去他的飘飘的披风，亚历山大成功地驯服这匹马。
普鲁塔克说，这起事件使菲利普留下深刻的印象，他对男孩说，“阿！我儿，以能的才能看来，马其顿对你是太小了。”
亚历山大的传奇提供许多布什法拉斯的神话。
二、布什法拉斯之死
作为亚历山大的坐骑，布什法拉斯担任亚历山大在许多战役中出生入死。而亚历山大把布什法拉斯看成英雄，是来自他的祖先阿溪里斯(Achilles)，他说，他的马不是普遍的马，是神马。海神波赛冬(Poseidon)交给我的父亲珀琉斯(Peleus)，他又将牠交给我。
布什法拉斯活了30年才死，对一只马而言是很老的，致命伤是公元前326六月的希达斯皮斯战役（Hydaspes Battle），这个战役亚历山大的军队打败了波鲁斯(Porus)国王。亚历山大迅速建立了一个城市叫布什法拉(Bucephala)，以纪念他的马。他躺在希达斯皮斯(Hydaspes)河的西岸（今杰赫勒姆巴基斯坦）。现代城镇杰拉勒布尔谢里夫，据说是布什法拉斯埋葬之地。