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1、ThebusinessmanandtheoldmanMany,manyyearsagoabandofbusinessmanweregoingfromonetowntoanother.Theyweregoingthroughaforest.Eachofthemhadabagofgold.Onedaytheycampednearariver.Suddenlyabusinessmancameoutofhistentandcried,“Somebodyhastakenmygold.Therearefivepeoplebesideme.oneofyouhastakenm

2、ygold!”Buteachofthefivesaid,“No,Ihavenevertakenanygoldfromanyman.”Sotheyhadanargument.Atthistime,therecameanoldmanwhowasonawhitehorse.Hewasawiseman.Sothebusinessmantoldhimthathehadlosthisgoldandaskedhimforhelp.“Allright,”saidtheoldman,“Doyouseemywhitehorse?Itisaverycleverhorse.Itwil

3、lhelpyoutofindthethief.Iwillputitintoyourtent.Eachmanwillgointothetent,andshutthedoorofthetentandpullmyhorse’stail.Whenthethiefpullsitstail,itwillneigh;whenanyothermanpullitstail,itwillnotneigh.”Theoldmangotoffhishorseandputhishorseintothetent.afterawhile,thebusinessmancameoutofthet

4、entandaskedthefivementogoinonebyoneandpullhishorse’stail.Thefirstmanwentin.thehorsedidnotneigh.Thenanothermanwentin,thenanother.Thehorsedidnotneigh.Thelastmanwentin.thehorsedidnotneighthen,either.Theoldmansaid,“Noweverybodymustcomeuptome.”Theoldmanwentuptothefirstmanandputhisfacetot

5、heman’shands.Andhewentuptohesecondmananddidthesame.Andhewentuptothelastman,puthisfacetotheman’shandsandcried.“Youarethethief.Givethegoldbacktothebusinessnan.”Themanfellonhisknessandcried,“pleaseforgiveme,Itookhisgoldandhiditinaholebehindabigtree.”Thebusinessmanfoundhisgoldandthanked

6、theoldman.Oneofthebusinessmanaskedtheoldman,“Yourhorsewasveryclever,butitdidnotneigh.Howdidyufindthethief?”“Oh,”saidtheoldman,”Iknowthatmyhorseneverneighs.SoIputsomestrong-smellingoilonitstail.Butthethiefdidnotpullitstail.Sohishandsdidnothavesmelloftheoil.”