英语故事-聪明的公鸡 _270
英语故事-聪明的公鸡
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四个朋友在一个乡村酒馆里喝酒,他们的上衣都挂在自己坐的椅
子背上。突然,他们中的一个,杰克大喊他丢了一百英镑。佛瑞德说他确
信在座的人不会偷钱。汤姆建议他们每个人都应翻空自己口袋的东西放
在桌子上,但酒馆的主人不让他们那样做,因为所有的钱看起来都一样。
就在没人知道该怎么办时,麦克,一个旅行者站了起来,他说他能帮忙找
到钱。 “你们知道有些动物很聪明,”他说。“我就发现公
鸡很擅长捉贼。让我们借一下酒馆主人的公鸡。” 麦克拿来一个
大黑罐子扣在了桌子上,然后把公鸡放在了下面。“我关掉灯后,”他
说,“你们一个一个地上前来用右手摸这个罐子的底部,贼一旦这样做,
公鸡就会啼叫。” 其他人不知道是否该相信他,他们在黑暗中一
个接一个地走过桌子触摸着罐子,但公鸡始终没有叫。 “恐
怕这是在浪费时间,”灯被打开后佛瑞德说。 “不一定吧,”麦克
说。接着他让每个人都伸出自己的右手,他挨个儿看了一下,然后抓住佛
瑞德的手说:“佛瑞德,把钱还给杰克。” “你一定弄错了。公鸡
从来没叫过,我没有偷钱,”佛瑞德说。 麦克让佛瑞德看看别人的
手。“除去你的,他们的手都是黑的,你能解释一下你为什么不敢摸这个
罐子吗,佛瑞德?”
英语原文:Four friends were drinking in a village pub. Their jackets were hanging on the backs of their chairs. Suddenly one of them, Jack, shouted that he had lost one hundred pounds. Fred said he was sure nobody there had stolen the
money. Tom suggested that they should all empty their pockets on the table. But the owner of the pub would not let them do that because all money looks the same. Nobody knew what to do. Just then, Mike, a traveler, stood up. He said he could help
find the money. “You know how clever some animals are,”
he said. “I’ve found out that roosters are good at catching thieves. Let’s borrow the pub owner’s rooster.” Mike
took a big black pot and put it upside down on the table. Then he put the rooster under it. “After I turn off the lights,”
he said, “you must come up one by one and touch the bottom of the pot with your right hand. When the thief does so, the rooster will crow.” The others did not know whether they
should believe him. One by one they went past the table and
touched the pot in the dark, the rooster never made a noise.
“I’m afraid it was a waste of time,” Fred said when the lights were turned back on. “I’m not sure it was,”
Mike said. Then he asked everybody to show his right hand. He
looked at each hand in turn, then took Fred’s hand and said, “Fred, give the money back to Jack.” “You must have made a mistake. The rooster never crowed! I haven’t stolen
the money,” said Fred. Mike told Fred to look at all the other hands. “They’re all black except yours. Can you explain why you didn’t dare to touch the pot, Fred?”
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