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1、Onceuponatime,aworkerwhowasverypoorfoundsomeworkasafisherman'shelper.Hewaspaidafewfishaday,andthiskepthimandhiswifealive,thoughbarely(勉强).Onedaytheworkercaughtanespeciallyprettylittlefish.Asheturneditoverinhishands,hethought,"Why,whatamarvelous(不可思议的)fishthisis!"Suddenlythefishspoke
2、tohim,inahumanvoice. "Seehere,brotherman!JustmomentsagoIwasplayingwithmyfriends,andIgotcaughtinyournet.NowhereIaminyourhands,sufferingandprobablydying!Myparentsandmyplaymatesmustbesearchingformeandworryingterriblyaboutme."Nowthefishwasgasping.(喘息) "Pleasehavepityonme.Throwmeba
3、ckintothewater!" Theworkergazedat(凝视)themarveloustalkingfish.Coulditbetrue?Wasitpossiblethatafishlivesalifefilledwithjoysandsorrows,also? Hequicklythrewthefishbackintothewater."Allright,myprettylittlefish,goalongandplayagain--Idon'twantyourparentsandfriendstoworryany
4、moreaboutyou!" Whentheworker'sboss,thefisherman,sawthis,hebecameveryangry. "Youfool!"heshoutedangrilytotheworker."Ihiredyoutocatchfish,nottothrowthembackintothewater!You'reaworthlessfool!Begone(走开!滚蛋!)withyou--Idon'teverwanttoseeyouagain!" Andthepoorworkerwalkedsadlyhome."What
5、shallItellmywife?"hewailed(悲叹),muchafraidofwhatwouldhappentothemwithouthisjob. Hewaswalkingalongtheroaddeepinhisunhappythoughts,whensuddenlyhesawaMonster(怪物)inhumanshapecomingtowardhim.TheMonsterwasdrivingaveryfinecowbeforehim. "Goodday,brother,"saidtheMonster."Whydoyouseemsosad
6、?" Theworkertoldhimhisstory. "Seehere,myfriend,"saidtheMonster."I'mgoingtodoyouafavor.Doyouseethiscow?I'llletyoukeepherforthreeyears.She'llgiveyouplentyofgoodmilkeveryday,andyouandyourwifewillnevergohungry.Butlistencarefullytothiscondition:Whenthreeyearshavepassed,Iwillcomeandas
7、kcertainquestionsofyou.Ifyouanswerthemcorrectly,thecowwillbeyours.Butifyoudon't,thenI'lltakebothofyoualongwiththecow,anddowhateverIwantwithyou.So--doyouaccept?" Theworkerthought,"Isupposeit'sbettertotakethecownowthantogohungry.Atleastwe'llbeabletosellthemilkandliveforthreeyears,an
8、dthenwe'llseewhatha