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约翰的三个朋友吹嘘他们自己如何强壮。 "我比你还强壮，哈米德，而且我也比穆沙和挪瑞强壮。”约翰说。"那就展示给我们看看吧！”挪瑞说。 "是呀,让我们看看，"穆沙附和道，"你能做什么?” 约翰说：“我可以整夜呆在雪地里并且不用取暖。” 穆沙大笑起来，哈米德和挪瑞也跟着笑起来。 约翰说:“我能做到。如果我做不到，我就为你们备一桌好饭菜。" 于是约翰真的走到雪地里。 "晚安！"哈米德说。 "祝你好运!”挪瑞说。 “不要冻僵了！”穆沙说。 雪花飘落，北风呼啸。很快其他人都入睡了，只有约翰独自在雪地里。好漫长的夜晚呀!又是多么漆黑寒冷呀！ 街道的对面，约翰看见一扇窗子里的一只蜡烛。烛光多么明亮、温暖、舒适呀！他整整一夜都望着烛光。太阳升起来了，他回家睡觉了。 朋友们来叫醒他。穆沙问道：“你真的在雪地里站了一夜吗？” “当然了，”约翰说，“但是我很幸福，因为我看见街道对面房子里的一只蜡烛。” “噢？"哈米德说，“蜡烛散发热量了！" 挪瑞说："你取暖了，那你必须为我们做饭。" “好吧，我这就去。”约翰说道，于是他走进厨房。 三位朋友等呀等呀……“快点儿呀！阿里，我们饿了。”穆沙说。 "我快不起来呀,穆沙。” 于是哈米德、穆沙和挪瑞到厨房看个究竟，为什么约翰快起不来。在厨房里，他们看见天花板上掉着一口锅，锅下面的地板上放着一只蜡烛。 “如果蜡烛散发热量，"约翰说，"那么迟早这只蜡烛会为你们把饭做好的！” John Fools His Friends Three friends of John told tall tales about how strong they were. “But I am stronger than you are, Hamid,” John said, “and I am stronger than Musa or Nouri.” “Show us.” said Nouri. “Yes,” said Musa, “What can you do?” John said, “I can stay out in the snow all night without heat or fire. ” Musa laughed. So did Hamid and Nouri. “But I can!” said John, “If I can't, I will cook a fine dinner for you!” So John went out into the snow. “Good night!” said Hamid. “Good luck!” said Nouri. “Don’t freeze!” Musa said. The snow fell. The wind blew. Soon everyone but John was asleep. How long the night was! How dark, and how cold! Across the street, John saw a candle in a window. How bright it looked. How bright it looked. How warm and friendly. John watched the candle all night long. When the sun came up, he went home to bed. His friends came to wake him up, “Did you do it?” Musa asked. Of course,” said John, “but I was happy to see a candle in the house across the street.” “Oh?” Hamid said, day this candle will cook ‘a candle gives out heat!” “You had heat,” said Nouri, “then you must cook our dinner!” “All right, I will,” said John. And he went into his kitch¬en. The three friends waited ... and waited. “Hurry, Ali! We are hungry.，’ Musa said. “I cannot hurry, Musa. ” Hamid, Musa, and Nouri went to see why John could not hurry. In the kitchen they saw a pot hanging from the ceiling. On the floor under the pot they saw a candle. “If a candle gives out heat,” said John, “then some- your dinner!” |
