在(zai)很久以前,淝河岸畔,小孤山下,有位聰明美麗(li)的(de)姑(gu)(gu)娘(niang)。她以打(da)魚為生,人們叫她漁(yu)(yu)(yu)姑(gu)(gu)。有年夏季(ji),一日(ri)漁(yu)(yu)(yu)姑(gu)(gu)獨自架船(chuan),劃(hua)著雙(shuang)漿,從西淝河上(shang)順游而下,準備劃(hua)到(dao)下游捕魚。魚船(chuan)剛找到(dao)硤(xia)山口時(shi),天上(shang)突然烏云翻滾,雷(lei)霆轟鳴,狂風大(da)作,瓢潑大(da)雨似(si)傾如(ru)注,下個不停。漁(yu)(yu)(yu)姑(gu)(gu)將船(chuan)劃(hua)到(dao)河邊停泊(bo)避雨,雨聲嘩嘩如(ru)同(tong)催眠之曲,孤獨的(de)漁(yu)(yu)(yu)姑(gu)(gu)不由雙(shuang)目欲閉,睡意綿綿,緩(huan)緩(huan)進(jin)(jin)入夢(meng)鄉。正在(zai)夢(meng)甜(tian)似(si)蜜的(de)時(shi)候,一個赤體嬰兒撲(pu)進(jin)(jin)她懷里。她正欲問是誰家的(de)寶(bao)寶(bao),只聽一聲霹(pi)靂巨響把(ba)她從夢(meng)中驚醒,她忙(mang)張目起身,恰時(shi)一條(tiao)紅尾金鱗大(da)鯉(li)魚從河水中躥進(jin)(jin)魚船(chuan)里,蹦到(dao)她面前,被漁(yu)(yu)(yu)姑(gu)(gu)捉住。漁(yu)(yu)(yu)姑(gu)(gu)正饑(ji)腸轆轆,把(ba)大(da)鯉(li)魚煮(zhu)吃了。漁(yu)(yu)(yu)姑(gu)(gu)自從吃了這(zhe)條(tiao)鯉(li)魚后,肚(du)腹漸漸脹大(da),日(ri)日(ri)增高,后生下一黑膚男(nan)孩,取名(ming)龍兒。
人們便叫這(zhe)魚為(wei)(wei)“懷胎魚”。龍(long)(long)(long)(long)兒長大(da)后,成了一(yi)條(tiao)黑龍(long)(long)(long)(long)。他(ta)在淮(huai)河(he)里踏波逐浪,呼風喚雨。漁(yu)姑對龍(long)(long)(long)(long)兒說: “你(ni)是(shi)龍(long)(long)(long)(long),要(yao)為(wei)(wei)民(min)造福,要(yao)及時行云(yun)布雨,讓天下(xia)風調(diao)(diao)雨順(shun),五谷豐(feng)登,讓民(min)眾(zhong)過幸福的(de)(de)生活。千(qian)萬(wan)(wan)不可(ke)做(zuo)危害民(min)眾(zhong)的(de)(de)事(shi)!”小黑龍(long)(long)(long)(long)非常(chang)聽母(mu)(mu)親漁(yu)姑的(de)(de)話,只(zhi)為(wei)(wei)民(min)做(zuo)有益的(de)(de)事(shi),對民(min)眾(zhong)有害的(de)(de)事(shi)一(yi)件不做(zuo)。所以淮(huai)河(he)兩(liang)岸風調(diao)(diao)雨順(shun),年年豐(feng)收(shou),百姓豐(feng)衣足(zu)食。民(min)眾(zhong)唱道“走(zou)千(qian)走(zou)萬(wan)(wan),不如淮(huai)河(he)兩(liang)岸”,來贊揚家(jia)鄉富足(zu)美(mei)好。這(zhe)歌謠直流傳至今(jin)。勤(qin)勞慈祥的(de)(de)漁(yu)姑,教(jiao)子有方,被玉(yu)皇大(da)帝封為(wei)(wei)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)母(mu)(mu)娘娘,后升天成仙。黑龍(long)(long)(long)(long)為(wei)(wei)孝順(shun)母(mu)(mu)親,也隨母(mu)(mu)親上天宮去了。