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上帝创造了骡子,告诉他："你将成为骡子,背上驮很重的担子，从早到晚不停地干活。你吃草为生，没有智力。你可以活50年。” 骡子回答：“活50年太长了。请给我20年以内吧。”他也如愿了。 接着上帝创造了狗，告诉他你要为人类看家,做人类最好的伙伴。你将吃桌上的剩饭，可以活25年。" 狗回答说：“上帝，对狗来说活25年太长了。请给我10年以内吧。”他也如愿了。 上帝又创造了猴子，告诉他：“你是猴子。你将像小丑一样在树间盘旋。你看起来很滑稽，可以活20年。” 猴子回答上帝,像世上的小丑一样活20年太长了。请给我10年以内吧。"他也如愿了。 最后,上帝创造了人类，告诉他："你是人,世上唯一理性的动物。你可以利用聪明才智控制世上的一切生物。你将支配这个地球，你可以活20年。” 人类回答道上帝，对人来说，20年太少了。请把骡子不要的30年，狗不要的15年，还有猴子拒绝的10年给我吧。”他如愿了。 所以上帝让人类活20年人一样的生活;然后结婚,活30年骡子一样的生活,背着重担不停地工作;接着,有了孩子，活15年狗一般的生活，整日看着家，吃着残羹冷炙；然后年纪大了，再过10年猴子一般的生活，像小丑一样逗着孙子们开心。 The Longevity of the Man God created the mule, and told hiiti, “You will- be Mule, working constantly from dawn to dusk, carrying heavy loads on your back. You will eat grass and you will lack intelligence. You will live for 50 years. ” . * The mule answered, "To live like this for 50 years is too much. Please, give me no more than 20 years. "And it was so. Then God created the dog, and told him, "You will hold vigilance over the dwellings of Man, to whom you will be his greatest companion. You will eat his table scraps and live for 25 years. ” And the dog responded, “Lord, to live 25 years as a dog is too much. Please, no more than 10 years. ” And it was so. God then created the monkey, and told him, "You are Monkey. You will swing from tree to tree, acting like a clown. You will be funny, and you shall live for 20 years. ” And the monkey responded, "Lord, to live 20 years as the clown of the world is.too much. Please, Lord, give me no more than 10 years. ” And it was so. Finally, God created Man and told him, “You are Man, the only rational being that walks the earth. You will use your intelligence to have mastery over the creatures of the world. You will dominate the earth and live for 20 years. ” And the man responded, "Lord, to be Man for only 20 years is too little. Please, Lord, give me the 30 years the mule refused, the 15 years the dog didn't want, and the 10 years the monkey rejected. "And it was so. And so God made Man live 20 years as a man, then marry and live 30 years like amule, working and carrying heavy loads on his back. Then, he is to have children and live 15 years as a dog, guarding his house and eating the leftovers； then, in his old age, he is to live 10 years more as a monkey, acting like a clown to amuse his grandchildren. |
