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一个乞丐在市场上拣到了一个别人丢的皮包。打开一看，里面装着100个金币。这时，他听到一个商人喊道："有赏！谁找到我的皮包就有赏！" 乞丐是个诚实的人，就走上前把包递给了商人，说道："给你钱包。我现在可以得到赏钱吗？” “赏钱?”商人一边嘲笑着说边贪婪地数着他的金币。“嗨，我丢的包里面有200个金帀。你偷走的钱比赏钱还多！滚，要不然我报警了。” "我可是个老实人。”乞丐抗议道，"我们去找法官吧。” 在法庭上，法官耐心地听双方讲完后说:“你们两个说的我都信。可以做到公正！商人，你说你丢的钱包里有200个金币。喔，数目可不小啊。但是，这个乞丐找到的钱包里只有100个金币。所以，这不可能是你丢的那个。” 说完，法官把钱包和所有的金币都给了乞丐。 The Purse of Gold A beggar found a leather purse that someone had dropped in the marketplace. 0- pening it, he discovered that it contained 100 pieces of gold. Then he heard a merchant shout, “A reward! A reward to the one who finds my leather purse!” Being an honest man, the beggar came forward and handed the purse to the merchant saying, “Here is your purse. May I have the reward now?” “Reward?” scoffed the merchant, greedily counting his gold. “Why, the purse I dropped had 200 pieces of gold in it. You've already stolen more than the reward! Go away or I’ll tell the police. ” “I’m an honest man,” said the beggar defiantly, “Let us take this matter to the court.” In court the judge patiently listened to both sides of the story and said, “I believe you both. Justice is possible! Merchant, you stated that the purse you lost contained 200 pieces of gold. Well, that’s a considerable cost. But, the purse this beggar found had only 100 pieces of gold. Therefore, it couldn’t be the one you lost.，’ And, with that, the judge gave the purse and all the gold to the beggar. |
