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一个叫丹尼什的人有一棵石榴树。有一年，石榴树上结出了特别好的石榴。他选了三枚最好的，带到宫殿送给了埃米尔。他想得这么周到，所以得到了丰厚的奖赏。 几个月后，丹尼什的芜菁长得相当好。因此，他把最好的芜菁装满了篮子，动身前往宫殿。这时，知道他要去哪儿的一个邻居大叫道：“你怎么能把芜菁作为礼物送给埃米尔呢？你真丢人啊！给他带些无花果吧！” 丹尼什想了想，觉得邻居说的对。于是他带着一篮子无花果来到宫殿。碰巧埃米尔正在气头上，所以埃米尔非但没有奖赏他，反而令侍臣把无花果朝他扔去，把他轰了出去，。 每一次无花果打在他身上，丹尼什都喊道：“愿真主保佑你，亲爱的邻居！愿真主带给你无穷的财富，亲爱的邻居！” 埃米尔对他的话感到很好奇，最后下令让侍臣停止扔无花果，他好问一问丹尼什为什么要赞美他的邻居。 "尊敬的陛下，”丹尼什说，“我本打算带给您一篮您迄今为止见过的最大最肥硕的芜菁，就像苹果一样又白又甜，但是邻居告诉我无花果当礼物更好些。难道我不应该感谢他救了我的命吗？因为如果这是满满一篮芜菁的话，那么现在我的每一根骨头都要被打断了！" 埃米尔哈哈大笑，又高兴起来，赏给他一袋金子把他打发回了家。 注：埃米尔:穆斯林国家的酋长、贵族或王公 Danish and the Figs There was a certain man named, Danish who had a pomegranate tree. One year his pomegranate tree bore exceptional fruit. He selected three of the best and took them to the palace as a gift for the Emir. He was generously rewarded for his thoughtfulness. Some months later, Danish’s turnip crop proved unusually fine, so he filled a basket with the best turnips and set out for the palace. Just then a neighbor, who knew where Danish was going called out, “How can you give the gift of turnips to an Emir? Shame on you! Take him some figs!” Danish thought about it and decided that his neighbor was right. He arrived at the palace with a basket of figs. It just so happened，that the Emir was in an angry mood，so instead of rewarding Danish, he ordered his courtiers to throw the figs back at Danish and chase him out. Every time a fig hit him Danish cried out, “May God reward you with His blessing, dear neighbor! God grant you abundant riches, dear neighbor!” The Emir was curious about Danish’s statements and finally ordered his courtiers to stop throwing the figs, so he could ask Danish why he was praising his neighbor. “Your Majesty，” said Danish, “I was bringing you a basket of the largest and fattest turnips you have ever seen, white and as sweet as apples, but my neighbor told me figs would be a better gift. Should I not thank the man who has saved my life? For had this basket been full of the large turnips, surely every bone in my body would be broken by now!” The Emir laughed and regaining his good humor, sent Danish home with a purse of gold! |
