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一个画家到风景秀丽的乡下度假，住在一个农夫家里。每天早晨他带着颜料和画笔出门，画上一整天，天黑才回来，美美地吃上一顿就上床睡觉。 假期结束了，画家要付钱给农夫，但农夫说:“不，我不要钱——把你的画给我一张吧。钱有什么用？ 一周我就花光了，而你的画可以一直留在这里。” 画家听了后很高兴，很感激农夫对他的画评价这么高。 农夫微笑着回答：“不是的。我有个儿子在伦敦，想做画家。下个月他回来，我把你的画给他看，我想他就不会再想做画家了。" An Artist At the end of his holiday he wanted to pay the farmer, but the farmer said, "No, I do not want money — but give me one of your pictures. What is money? In a week it will all be finished, but your painting will still be here. The artist was very pleased and thanked the farmer for saying such kind things about his paintings. The farmer smiled and answered, "It is not that. I have a son in London. He wants to become an artist. When he comes here next month, I will show him your picture, and then he will not want to be an artist any more, I think." |
