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有一个国王大摆宴席，邀请了许多人来参加。宴席上可以大吃大喝，而且每个人还可以得到一份礼物。国王的仆人传达着命令，还开玩笑命令两个人赴宴:他们其中的一个很强壮，但却是个瞎子；另一个眼睛很好，但却是个瘸子。 瞎子说：“多遗憾啊，我们不能去参加宴会。如果我们去了，就要吃有吃，要喝有喝，另外还有一份礼物。但我是瞎子，看不见路，你又是瘸子，不能走路。” “听我的建议,”瘸子说，“我们就能去参加宴会了。” "什么，怎么会呢？" "这很容易。”瘸子说，“你很强壮，我又能看见，我爬到你背上，你背着我，我给你指路。” “说得好!”瞎子说。于是他背上瘸子艰难地上路了。后来，他们俩都坐在了国王的宴席上。 How the Lame Man and the Blind Man Helped Each Other A certain king made a great feast, and invited many guests to it. There was to be much eating and drinking, and every one besides was to have a present. The servants of the king gave the bidding to one and another, and in jest bade two men to the feast, one of whom was strong but stone blind, while the other had good sight but was dead lame. “What a pity it is,” said the blind man, “that we cannot go to the feast, for we should have enough to eat and drink, and a present beside. But I am blind and cannot see the way, and you are lame and cannot walk.，’ “Take my counsel，” said the lame man, “and we can both go to the feast. ’’ “Why, how may that be?” “It is easily done,” said the lame man. “You are strong and I can see. Let me mount your back. You can carry me, and I will show you the way.，’ “Well said,” quoth the blind man. So he took the lame man on his back and trudged along, and both sat down at the king's feast. |
