懒男孩和硬币

The Lazy Boy And The Coin Once upon a time there lived a very wealthy merchant. He was not happy with his only son. The boy wasn't intelligent; he wasn't creative; and even worse, he didn't like to work. His mother loved him anyway, and she always made excuses for him. "He's not lazy," she would say to her husband. "He just takes his time because he wants everything to be perfect." Other times she would say, "Our son is intelligent. He hides it from others. He doesn't want to make his friends look stupid." The merchant didn't believe any of it and he would just wave his wife away. When the son was old enough to marry, the mother begged her husband to find him a wife. But the merchant thought his son was too stupid, too boring, and too lazy to marry. The boy's mother wanted him to marry, so she went to see her husband often. She told her husband that she believed her son possessed a large amount of wisdom and intelligence. At first the merchant became angry with his wife, but she was too stubborn to notice her husband's anger. Finally he had had enough. "Look here," he said."I have heard these stories many thimes. But you have never once proved them. Mothers are blind. I do not believe anything you have said. But it is too hot to argue. You have won. I will give that fool, our son, one more chance." "Give him this one small coin. Tell him to go to the market,and with the coin I want him to buy a single item. That one item must be something to eat, something to drink, something to chew, something to plant, and something to feed our goat." As the boy walked towards the market, he started to think, "what can I buy with this coin? Something to eat and drink and do all those other things!surely this is impossible!" The boy sat down under the tree. He needed time to reset. He needed time to think. As he was sitting there the daughter of the blacksmith came by. She looked at the boy and saw that he was very nuhappy. "What's the matter?" she asked. The boy looked at her and said,"My father has given me an impossible task. He wants me to buy one item with this coin. And that item must be somthing to eat, something to drink, something to chew,something to plant, and something to feed our goat." "I know what you can do," she said. "Go and buy a watermelon with the coin," she continued. "It will provide everything your father said. Give it to him, and your parents will be pleased." The boy nodded, and lokked at the girl. "Thanks," he said. The boy ran to the market and got a watermelon for his father. When the merchant's wife saw her son's cleverness, she was very pleased. "Look," she said to her husband,"our son has succeeded." "Actually, Mom," said the boy. "I had help. I wouldn't have succeeded if it wasn't for the help of the blacksmith's daughter." The father was impressed. His son hadn't found the solution by himself, but he was honest enough to admit it. Honesty was a worthy quality, so he invited the blacksmith and his family for dinner. The merchant was satisfied that his son would make a good husband because he was honest. The blacksmith was glad that his daughter would marry into such a wealthy family. The merchant's son and the blacksmith's daughter were happy because they made a good team. The merchant's son married the blacksmith's daughter. The boy became a hard-working husband. The boy's father was glad that he had given his son another chance, and the boy's mother was happy because her son was wise, honest, and hard-working just as she always knew he was. 懒男孩和硬币 曾经有一个富有的商人。 他很不满意他唯一的儿子。 男孩不聪明；他没有创造力；甚至更糟糕的是不喜欢工作。 他的妈妈无论怎么都喜欢他，她总是为他找借口。 “他不懒，”她对他的丈夫说。 “他消耗他的时间因为他想把每件事做得更完美。” 又一次她说，“我们的儿子是很聪明的。他把聪明隐藏了起来。 他不想让他的朋友看起来很愚笨。” 富人不再相信这些，他招手让妻子离开。 当儿子长到足够结婚的年纪，他妈妈乞求她的丈夫为他找个妻子。 但富人想到他儿子太笨，太无趣，太懒不能结婚。 男孩的妈妈想他结婚，因此他常常去找她的丈夫。 她告诉他的丈夫她相信儿子拥有很多智慧和能力。 开始富人对他的妻子生气，但她太顽固没注意到丈夫的生气。 最后他忍无可忍。 “看，”他说。“我已经听你这些很多次了。但你没有一次能征明这些。 妈妈都和盲目。我不相信你说的任何事情。但不能再继续争论了。 你赢了。我将给那傻子，我们的儿子，一次机会。” “给他一个小硬币。告诉他去超市，我想让他用硬币买一样东西。 这个东西必须是可以吃的，可以喝的，可以咀嚼的，可以种植的，可以喂羊的。” 当男孩朝超市走着，他开始思考， “用这个硬币我能买什么？什么东西可以吃喝，做那些事情呢！确信这是不可能的。” 男孩坐在树下。他需要时间休息。他需要时间思考。 他正坐着，铁匠的女儿走过来。她看到男孩，看到他很不高兴。 “怎么啦？”她问。 男孩看到她说，“我爸爸给我一个不可能完成的任务。他要我用硬币买一样东西。 这个东西必须要可以吃的，可以喝的，可以咀嚼的，可以种植的，可以喂羊。” “我知道你该做什么，” 她说。 “用这个硬币去买一个西瓜，”她继续。 “它满足你爸爸说的每样东西。把它给他，你的父母会高兴的。” 男孩点头，看看女孩。 “谢谢，” 他说。 男孩跑到超市为他的爸爸买了一个西瓜。 当富人的妻子看到儿子的聪明， 她非常高兴。 “看，”她对丈夫说，“我们的儿子成功了。” “真的嘛，妈妈，”男孩说。 “我得到了帮助。如果不是铁匠女儿的帮助我不会成功的。” 父亲很震撼。 他的儿子不是自己找到解决方法的，但如此诚实的承认。 诚实是富有的保障，因此他邀请了铁匠和他的家人一起吃饭。 富人对他的儿子很满意，儿子可以成为好丈夫因为他很诚实。 铁匠非常高兴他的女儿嫁入这样富有的家庭。 富人的儿子和铁匠的女儿也高兴，因为他们是一个好的组合。 富人的儿子娶了铁匠的女儿。 男孩成了努力工作的丈夫。 男孩的爸爸很高兴他给儿子一个机会， 男孩的妈妈也很高兴因为她的儿子是明智的，诚实的，努力工作的就像她知道的那样。 这些小故事能更好的激起小朋友的英语学习热情，兴趣就这里培养吧！ 参考资料：幼儿英语网：www.yeyyw.com