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从前有个财主，又愚蠢又固执，对此谁也没办法。 一天，他去探望一位朋友，发现朋友家的三层小楼十分漂亮。他很羡慕，于是就决定也要盖一座三层小楼！回家后，他说干就干，连忙找来了木匠和瓦工。 财主问他们：“你们会盖三层楼房吗？” “当然会盖，您朋友家的三层楼房就是我们盖的。”他们回答道。 “那好，这事就交给你们了。给我盖一座更漂亮的。”财主高兴地说。 木匠忙着锯木，瓦工忙着备砖瓦，很快他们就开始盖楼了。建这么高的楼，地基需要打得更牢固一些。于是他们就开始挖地基。 就在这时，财主来看看施工进展如何。一见地上的深坑，他勃然大怒，厉声质问道：“你们在干什么？为什么在我的院子里挖坑？” 工匠们回答说：“您不是要一座高楼吗？楼需要坚实牢固的地基。” “打什么地基，我只要楼！ ”地主大叫起来。 “楼那么高，不打地基可不行。”工人们说。 “不，我不要地基，一层、二层也不要，我只要第三层。” 地主更生气地冲他们大喊道：“你们只要给我盖第三层！” Only the Third Floor Once upon a time，there was a landlord who was not only stupid but also stubborn. For this, nothing could be done with him. One day, he went to see one of his friends and found the three-story building of his friend was beautiful. He loved the building very much and made up his mind to have one，too. Back at home，he wasted no time. Carpenters and bricklayers were called upon. “ Can you build a three-story building for me?” he asked. “Yes，of course. Your friend’s house was built by us,” they answered. “OK. You are hired. I want a more beautiful one,” he said happily. The carpenters and bricklayers began to busy themselves with preparations of the necessary wood and bricks. Soon the work started. For such a high building，a strong base was needed. So they began to dig into the ground. Just at the time，the landlord came to see what was going on，and he got angry at once when he saw a deep hollow was dug in the ground. “What are you doing?” he asked sternly. “Why did you dig in my yard?” “Don’t you want a high building?” they asked. “A building needs a strong base. ” “No base. I only want the building!” the landlord shouted. “The building is too high. It won’t do without a strong base,” they said. “No，no. I don’t want the base. I don’t want the first and the second floor. I only want the third floor. What you have to do is to build the third floor!” the landlord shouted to them even more angrily. |
