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从前，有个国王统治着一个繁荣的国家。一天，他到一个很远的地区出游。当他回来时，便开始抱怨他的脚很疼,因为这是他第一次走这么远的路，并且他走的路非常崎岖不平，且满是石头。于是，他命令他的臣民把国家的每一条路都铺上皮地毯。毫无疑问，这得需要成千上万头牛的皮，而且会花很多钱。 于是他的一个聪明的侍从壮着胆子跟他说：“您为什么要花那些不必要的钱呢？为什么不割一小块牛皮把自己的脚给包上呢?” 国王很吃惊，但还是接受了他的建议，给自己做了一双“鞋”。 Change Yourself, Not the World Once upon a time,there was a king who ruled a prosperous country. One day, he went for a trip to some distant areas of his country. When he was back to his palace, he complained that his feet were very painful，because it was the first time that he had gone for such a long trip，and the road that he went through was very rough and stony. He then ordered his people to cover every road of the entire country with leather. Definitely ，this would need thousands of cows’ skin，and would cost a huge amount of mon- Then one of his wise servants dared himself to tell the king，“Why do you have to spend that unnecessary amount of money? Why don’t you just cut a little piece of leather to cover your feet?” The king was surprised,but he later agreed to his suggestion，to make a “shoe” for himself. |
