在很久以前(qian),淝河(he)岸畔,小孤山(shan)下(xia),有(you)位(wei)聰(cong)明(ming)美麗的(de)姑(gu)娘。她以打(da)魚(yu)(yu)(yu)為生(sheng),人們(men)叫(jiao)她漁(yu)姑(gu)。有(you)年(nian)夏(xia)季,一(yi)(yi)日(ri)漁(yu)姑(gu)獨自架船(chuan),劃(hua)著雙(shuang)漿,從(cong)西淝河(he)上順游而下(xia),準備劃(hua)到(dao)(dao)(dao)下(xia)游捕魚(yu)(yu)(yu)。魚(yu)(yu)(yu)船(chuan)剛找到(dao)(dao)(dao)硤山(shan)口(kou)時,天(tian)上突然烏云翻滾,雷霆轟鳴,狂風大(da)作,瓢(piao)潑大(da)雨似傾如(ru)注,下(xia)個不停。漁(yu)姑(gu)將船(chuan)劃(hua)到(dao)(dao)(dao)河(he)邊(bian)停泊避雨,雨聲嘩(hua)嘩(hua)如(ru)同催眠之(zhi)曲,孤獨的(de)漁(yu)姑(gu)不由雙(shuang)目欲閉,睡意綿綿,緩(huan)緩(huan)進(jin)入(ru)夢(meng)鄉(xiang)。正在夢(meng)甜似蜜(mi)的(de)時候,一(yi)(yi)個赤(chi)體嬰兒(er)(er)撲進(jin)她懷里(li)。她正欲問(wen)是(shi)誰家(jia)的(de)寶(bao)寶(bao),只(zhi)聽(ting)一(yi)(yi)聲霹(pi)靂巨響(xiang)把她從(cong)夢(meng)中驚醒,她忙(mang)張目起身(shen),恰時一(yi)(yi)條紅(hong)尾(wei)金(jin)鱗大(da)鯉魚(yu)(yu)(yu)從(cong)河(he)水中躥進(jin)魚(yu)(yu)(yu)船(chuan)里(li),蹦到(dao)(dao)(dao)她面前(qian),被漁(yu)姑(gu)捉住。漁(yu)姑(gu)正饑腸轆轆,把大(da)鯉魚(yu)(yu)(yu)煮吃了(le)。漁(yu)姑(gu)自從(cong)吃了(le)這條鯉魚(yu)(yu)(yu)后(hou),肚腹漸漸脹大(da),日(ri)日(ri)增高(gao),后(hou)生(sheng)下(xia)一(yi)(yi)黑膚(fu)男孩,取名龍兒(er)(er)。
人(ren)們便叫這魚為(wei)“懷胎(tai)魚”。龍(long)(long)(long)兒長大后,成(cheng)了一條(tiao)黑龍(long)(long)(long)。他在淮(huai)(huai)河(he)里踏(ta)波逐浪,呼(hu)風喚雨。漁(yu)姑對(dui)(dui)龍(long)(long)(long)兒說: “你是龍(long)(long)(long),要為(wei)民造福,要及時行云布(bu)雨,讓天下風調雨順(shun),五谷豐(feng)(feng)登(deng),讓民眾(zhong)過幸福的(de)生活。千(qian)萬不(bu)可(ke)做(zuo)危害民眾(zhong)的(de)事!”小黑龍(long)(long)(long)非常聽母(mu)親(qin)(qin)漁(yu)姑的(de)話,只為(wei)民做(zuo)有(you)益(yi)的(de)事,對(dui)(dui)民眾(zhong)有(you)害的(de)事一件(jian)不(bu)做(zuo)。所以淮(huai)(huai)河(he)兩(liang)岸風調雨順(shun),年(nian)年(nian)豐(feng)(feng)收,百(bai)姓(xing)豐(feng)(feng)衣足食(shi)。民眾(zhong)唱道(dao)“走(zou)千(qian)走(zou)萬,不(bu)如淮(huai)(huai)河(he)兩(liang)岸”,來贊揚家鄉富足美好。這歌謠直流傳至今(jin)。勤(qin)勞慈(ci)祥的(de)漁(yu)姑,教子(zi)有(you)方,被玉皇大帝封為(wei)龍(long)(long)(long)母(mu)娘娘,后升天成(cheng)仙。黑龍(long)(long)(long)為(wei)孝順(shun)母(mu)親(qin)(qin),也隨母(mu)親(qin)(qin)上天宮去(qu)了。