They Are Not Allowed to Fight

王柏林

Bali is a tiny island that today is part of Indonesia. It is a beautiful island that has many mountains and a pleasant climate. For a long time， Bali was cut off from much of the world.

The people of Bali were happy and had a peaceful way of life. They were not allowed to fight. At one time there had been terrible wars on Bali. Then the people decided it was wrong to fight and have wars. They made rules to keep apart those people who wanted to fight.

On Bali， even the young were not allowed to fight. If two children started to fight over a toy， someone separated （分離） them. When two children argued， they would agree not to speak to each other. Sometimes they did not talk together for months. This gave the children a chance to forget their anger （憤怒）.

Families who were angry with each other also promised not to speak. Their promise was written down， and the whole village knew about it. If they broke their promise， they had to offer gifts to their gods.