農夫賣貓

浙江省紹興市 張祖平 供稿

農夫賣貓

浙江省紹興市 張祖平 供稿

A man was looking for things of old times.One day he came to a village and found a blue bowl which looked very old.The bowl was on the ground and a cat was drinking milk from it.A farmer，the owner of the cat，was lying beside the bowl.

In order not to draw the farmer’s attention to the value1of the bowl，the man said to him in a soft voice，“What a nice cat！Will you sell it to me？”

“How much would you give me for it？”the farmer opened his eyes and asked.

“Twenty dollars.Would it be enough？”

A few minutes later，the farmer agreed.After he paid the farmer，the man said，“My cat will certainly feel thirsty.May I take the bowl so that the cat can have milk？”

But the farmer said，“I’m sorry I can’t give it to you.Thanks to the bowl，I have already sold twenty cats.”

一個男人正在尋找古董。一天他來到一個村莊，發現一只藍色的碗，看起來很古老。碗放在地上，一只貓正在喝碗里的牛奶。貓的主人是一個農夫，他正躺在碗的旁邊。

為了不引起農夫對這只碗的價值的注意，男人輕聲對農夫說：“多么漂亮的一只貓啊！賣給我，好嗎？”

“你出價多少？”農夫睜開眼睛問道。

“二十美元，夠嗎？”

幾分鐘后，農夫答應了。男人付錢給農夫后，他說：“我的貓肯定會口渴。我能帶走這只碗嗎？那樣我的貓就可以喝牛奶了。”

但是農夫卻說：“對不起，我不能把碗給你。幸虧有了這只碗，我已經賣出了20只貓。”