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阿布•阿里在集市上买了九头驴。他骑上第一头驴说：“驾！"这头驴跑起来，其他的几头紧随其后。 "现在，我的驴子都在这里吗？"他自言自语道。 他转过头开始数:"一、二、三、四、五、六、七、八——八头驴！” 他从驴上跳下来。树丛后，灌木丛后，他都看了，可是都没有找到最后一头驴。 "我要再数一次，”他自言自语道，"一、二、三、四、五、六、七、八、九——九头驴！"阿布•阿里赶紧爬上驴。"驾！我很快就带着刚买的九头驴到家了。” "得得得……嗒嗒嗒……得得得……嗒嗒嗒……” "我现在有几头驴呢？"他数了数还是八头！他再次从驴上跳下来，看看岩石后面，山顶上，还是没有。但是这时他回头一看他的驴——九头驴！ 阿布•阿里自言自语道："我到家的时候是九头驴还是八头驴呢？” 这时，他看见朋友穆莎正向他这边走来。于是他大喊道："穆莎，帮帮我呀！我总是少一头驴子。现在我有九头驴，但每当我骑上一头驴时——就这样——只有八头驴了！" 穆莎听后大笑起来：“八头驴还是九头驴？怎么会呢，我明明看见十头驴呀。” “十头驴？你看见的十头驴在哪里?” “我看见你骑着一头驴，还看见你骑的这头驴后面跟着八头驴。”穆莎禁不住大笑。 阿布•阿里说道：“噢，我正骑在第九头驴上呢！但是你说看见十头驴。” “这第十头驴就是坐在你驴上的那头，"穆莎说道，“他的名字就叫阿布•阿里！” Abu Ali Counts His Donkey Abu Ali bought nine donkeys at the fair. He climbed on the first donkey, “Whr-r-r- r!” said Abu Ali. The donkey began to trot, and the other donkeys followed. “Now,” said Abu Ali, “are all my donkeys here?” He turned around and counted, “One-two-three-four-five-six-seven-eight. Eight don keys ! ” Abu Ali jumped down from his donkey. He looked behind trees, behind bushes. No donkey. “I will count again,” he said, “one-two-three-four-five-six-seven-eight-nine. Nine donkeys!，’ Abu Ali climbed back on his donkey. “Whr-r-r-r! Soon I will be home with my nine new donkeys.，’ CLIP, CLAPPETY-CLOP. CLIP, CLAPPETY-CLOP. “Now how many donkeys do I have?” Abu Ali counted Eight donkeys! He jumped down from his donkey. He looked behind rocks, over hilltops. No donkey. But when he turned around—Nine donkeys! “When I get home,” said Abu Ali, “will I have nine donkeys, or will I have eight?” Abu Ali saw his friend Musa coming up the road, “Help me, my friend Musa!” he cried, “I keep losing a donkey. Now I have nine. But when I climb on my donkey—like this—I have only eight donkeys!” Musa laughed. “Eight donkeys? Nine donkeys? Why, I see ten donkeys.，’ “Ten donkeys?” said Abu Ali, “Where do you saw ten donkeys?” “I see eight donkeys following your donkey. I see the donkey you are sitting on. ” Musa could not stop laughing. “Oh!” said Abu Ali. “I am sitting on the ninth donkey! But you said you saw ten. ” “The tenth donkey is the donkey sitting on YOUR donkey,” Musa said. “Its name is Abu Ali!” |
