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1、The Money-Pig 钱猪Thereweresomanytoysinthenursery.Onthetopofthecabinetstoodthepennybank,madeofclayintheshapeofalittlepig.Ofcourse,hehadaslitinhisback,whichhadbeenenlargedwithaknifesothatsilverdollarsalsocouldbeputin;andtwosuchdollarshadbeenslippedintothebox,alongwithagreatnumberofpennies.TheMoneyPigw
2、asstuffedsofullhecouldnolongerrattle,whichisthehighesthonoraMoneyPigcanattain.Therehestood,highupontheshelf,lookingdownoneverythingelseintheroom.Heknewverywellthatwithwhathehadinhisstomachhecouldbuyalltheothertoys,andthat'swhatwecallhavingself-confidence.Theothersthoughtthesame,buttheydidn'tspeakof
3、it,becausethereweresomanyotherthingstotalkabout.Thecabinetdrawerwashalfopen,andalargedollappeared;shewassomewhatold,andherneckhadbeenriveted.Shepeepedoutandsaid,"Nowlet'splayhumanbeings;that'salwayssomething!"Nowtherewasagreatcommotion,andeventhepicturesonthewallsturnedaroundtoshowtheyalsohadabacks
4、ide;butthatdidn'tmeantheyobjected.Itwasthemiddleofthenight;themoonshoneinthroughthewindowsandgavefreelighting.Theywerereadytobeginthegamenow,andallofthem,eventhechildren'sGocart,whichcertainlybelongedtothecoarser,out-of-door-toys,wereinvitedtojointhefun."Everyonehashisownparticularvalue,"saidtheGoc
5、art."Wecan'tallbenoblemen.Theremustbesometodothework,astheysay."TheMoneyPigwastheonlyonetoreceiveawritteninvitation;hestoodsohightheyallthoughtthathecouldnothearaverbalmessage.Hedidn'tanswertosayifhewouldcomeornot;butifhewastotakeparttheywouldhavetoarrangeitsothathecouldenjoythegamefromhisownhome;t
6、heywouldhavetomaketheirplansaccordingly,andthistheydid.ThelittletoytheatrewasatoncesetupinsuchawaythattheMoneyPigcouldlookstraightintoit.Theyplannedtostartwithacomedy,andafterwardhaveteaandadiscussionformentalexercise,andtheybeganwiththislatterpartimmediately.TheRockingHorsetalkedabouttrainingandth
7、oroughbreds,andtheGocartspokeaboutrailwaysandsteampower;allofwhichweresubjectsbelongingtotheirownprofessions,soitwaspropertheyshouldspeakonthem.TheClocktalkedaboutpolitics-tick,tock!-andknewthetimeofday,tho
