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A long time ago in China
there was a boy named Ping who loved flowers.
Anything he planted burst into bloom(怒放;盛开).Up came flowers, bushes, and even big fruit trees, as if by magic!
Everyone in the kindom loved flowers too.They planted them everywhere,and the air smelled like perfume(香水).
The Emperor loved birds and animals,but flowers most of all,and
he tended照料 his own garden every day.
But the Emperor was very old,he needed to choose a successor继承者 to the throne王位.
Who would his successor be And how would the Emperor
choose
Because the Emperor loved flowers so much,
he decided to let the flowers choose.
The next day a proclamation公告;声明 was issued颁布;发出: All the children in the land were to come to the palace宫殿.There they would be given special flower seeds种子 by the Emperor.
"Whoever can show me their best in a year's time, will succeed me to the throne."
This news created great excitement throughout the land!Children from all over the country swarmed to the palace蜂拥而至 to get their flower seeds.
All the parents wanted their children to be chosen Emperor, and all the children hoped they would be chosen too!
When Ping received his seed from the Emperor,
he was the happiest child of all.
He was sure he could grow the most beautiful flower. Ping filled a flowerpot花盆 with rich soil.
He planted the seed in it very carefully.He watered it every day.
He couldn't wait to see it sprout发芽, grow, and blossom(树)开花 into a beautiful flower!
Day after day passed,
but nothing grew in his pot.
Ping was very worried.
He put new soil into a bigger pot,then he
transferred搬运the seed into the rich black soil. Another two months he waited.Still nothing happened.By and by the whole year passed.
Spring came, and all the children put on
their best clothes to greet the Emperor.
They rushed to the palace with their
beautiful flowers, eagerly hoping to be chosen.
Ping was ashamed of his empty pot.
He thought the other children would laugh at him,because for once he couldn't get a flower to grow.His clever friend ran by,holding a great big plant.
"Ping!" he said,"You
're not really going to the Emperor with an empty pot, are you Couldn't you grow a great big flower like mine ""I've grown lots of flowers better than yours," Ping said, "It's just this seed that won't grow."
Ping's father overheard 无意中听到this and said, "You did your best,and your best is
good enough to present to the Emperor.
"Holding the empty pot in his hands, Ping went straight away to the palace.
The Emperor was looking at the flowers slowly, one by one. How beautiful all the flowers were! But the Emperor was frowning皱眉 and did not say a word.
Finally he came to Ping.Ping hung his head in shame(羞愧,尴尬地)垂下头,expecting to be punished.The Emperor asked him,"Why did you bring an empty pot "
Ping started to cry and replied, "I planted the seed you gave me and
I watered it every day, but it didn't sprout. I put it in a better pot with better soil,but still it didn't sprout!
I tended it all year long, but nothing grew.
So today I had to bring an empty pot without a flower. It was the best I could do. When the Emperor heard these words, a smile slowly spread over his face,
and he put/wrap his arm around Ping.
Then he exclaimed to one and all, "I have found him! I have found the one person worthy of being
Emperor!Where you got your seeds from, I do not know.For the seeds I gave you had all been cooked.
So it was impossible for any of them to grow.I admire Ping's great courage to appear
before me with the empty truth,and now I reward him with my entire kingdom and make使...成为 him Emperor of all the land!
"
Once there was a tree... and she loved a little boy.And every day the boy would come and he would gather her leaves.
And make them into crowns花冠 and play king of the forest.He would climb up her trunk树干 and swing from her branches 抓着树枝荡秋千 and eat apples.
And they would play hide-and-go-seek玩捉迷藏. And when he was tired, he would sleep in her shade在树阴里睡觉.And the boy loved the tree.... very much.And the tree was happy.
But time went by. And the boy grew older. And the tree was often alone.Then one day the boy came to the tree and the tree said, "Come, Boy, come and climb up my trunk and swing from my branches and eat apples and play in my shade and be happy."
"I am too big to climb and play" said the boy. "I want to buy things and have fun. I want some money!""Can you give me some money
"I'm sorry," said the tree, "but I have no money. I have only leaves and apples.
Take my apples, Boy, and sell them in the city. Then you will have money and you will be happy."nd so the boy climbed up the tree and gathered her apples and carried them away.And the tree was happy.
But the boy stayed away for a long time . . . and the tree was sad. And then one day the boy came back and the tree shook with joy and she said, "Come, Boy climb up my trunk and swing from my branches and be happy."
"I am too busy to climb trees," said the boy. "I want a house to keep me warm," he said. "I want a wife and I want children and so I need a house. Can you give me a house ""I have no house," said the tree. "The forest is my house, but you may cut off my branches and build a house. Then you will be happy."
And so the boy cut off her branches and carried them away to build his house. And the tree was happy.
But the boy stayed away for a long time.And when he came back, the tree was so happy, she could hardly speak. "Come,Boy," she whispered, "come and play."
"I am too old and sad to play," said the boy. ” "I want a boat that will take me far away from here. Can you give me a boat ""Cut down my trunk and make a boat," said the tree. "Then you can sail away...and be happy."
And so the boy cut down her trunk and made a boat and sailed航行 away.
And the tree was happy... but not really.And after a long time the boy came back again."I am sorry, boy," said the tree," but I have nothing left to give you ” My apples are gone.""My teeth are too weak for apples," said the boy."My branches are gone," said the tree. " You cannot swing on them."
"I am too old to swing on branches," said the boy.
"My trunk is gone, " said the tree. "You cannot climb.""I am too tired to climb" said the boy."I am sorry," sighed the tree. "I wish that I could give you something... but I have nothing left. I am just an old stump树墩. I am sorry... "
"I don't need very much now," said the boy. "just a quiet place to sit and rest. I am very tired."
"Well," said the tree, straightening herself up挺直
身子 as much as she could, "well, an old stump is good for sitting and e, Boy, sit down. Sit down and rest."And the boy did.And the tree was happy.