2020.03.22(星期日)

阿里巴巴和四十大盜

一個古老的故事

An ancient story

阿里·巴巴（Ali Baba）是個貧窮的伐木工，有一個富有的兄弟卡西姆（Kasim），他從未與他的兄弟分享錢財。相反，他對妻子、兒子和阿里·巴巴（Ali Baba）非常惡劣。有一天，當阿里·巴巴（Ali Baba）在森林裡砍伐原木時，他看到很多人騎馬，他躲了起來。

他爬上一棵樹，看著四十個騎兵。這些人揹著裝滿黃金的馬鞍袋，然後把它們帶到了一塊大石頭上。其中一名男子喊道：「芝麻開門」，岩石中的一扇門打開，男子進入山洞。其他人緊隨其後。過了一會兒，他們出來了，領導又喊，「芝麻關門」。

小偷離開時，阿里·巴巴走到洞穴的入口。他說出了神奇的話，然後進入。他為堆積的金，絲綢，珠寶和金皇冠感到驚訝。覺得可以從盜賊那裡偷東西，阿里·巴巴決定為自己和家人帶回一些金子。

當他回到家時，他向妻子展示了金子。他的妻子想知道他們有多少黃金。她去卡西姆（Kasim）的房子借秤，這樣她就可以稱重黃金了。她不希望卡西姆和他的妻子知道黃金，所以她說他們在稱肉。卡西姆（Kasim）的妻子不相信阿里巴巴（Ali Baba）的妻子，並想知道他們在哪裡可以得到買肉的錢。

她通過在秤底里放蜂蜜來欺騙阿里·巴巴的妻子。第二天，阿里·巴巴（Ali Baba）的妻子將秤歸還時，蜂蜜上貼了一個金幣。卡西姆的妻子知道他們的秘密。當她告訴卡西姆（Kasim）他哥哥的金子時，他很嫉妒。

他去了阿里巴巴（Ali Baba）的房子，問他哥哥在哪裡買的。當阿里·巴巴（Ali Baba）看到金幣時，他告訴他的兄弟有關洞穴和40個小偷的事情。第二天早上，卡西姆帶著十隻驢子帶著十個巨大的箱子去了山洞。他通過說出密碼進入了房間，但是他忘記了要出來的魔咒。

小偷在裡面發現他並殺死了他。當卡西姆沒有回來時，阿里·巴巴去找他。他發現他哥哥的屍體懸在洞穴內，並將屍體帶回家。在卡辛（Kasim）的僕人瑪莉娜（Marjaneh）的幫助下，他們為卡辛（Kasim）埋葬了，卻沒人知道他的死因。

小偷發現屍體已經消失了，很快就意識到其他人知道他們的秘密。他們開始在城裡尋找他。他們提出了許多計劃來尋找那個人。但是，每次他們的計畫都被聰明的Marjaneh破解了。小偷最終找到了他們要找的那個人的房子。他們不知道他的名字阿里·巴巴。

盜賊的首領制定了一個計畫，要殺死偷東西的那個人。 他買了二十隻驢子和四十個有鬆蓋的大油壺。 他給驢子各裝了兩個罐子，並在一個罐子裡裝了油。 他告訴他的三十九個人拿著劍和匕首，藏在罐子裡。 他命令他們準備好跳出並襲擊偷走他們的人。

領袖把第四十個罐子裝滿油。然後，他去了阿里·巴巴（Ali Baba）的家，假裝自己是一個石油商人，需要過夜。阿里·巴巴（Ali Baba）給了他食物和一張床，還有一個馬廄。小偷把他的四十個罐子放在院子裡排成一排。

Marjaneh發現了他的計畫，並向他們倒了沸騰的油，殺死了所有39個人。當領袖找到他的士兵為什麼不准備戰鬥的時候，他看到他們都死了，他逃跑了。幾週後，小偷的首領偽裝成商人回到鎮上。他很快與阿里·巴巴（Ali Baba）的兒子哈立德（Khaled）成為朋友，哈立德將他帶回家吃晚飯。

阿里·巴巴（Ali Baba）邀請他進屋，但馬里亞內（Marjaneh）很快就懷疑了他。晚餐後，Marjaneh用匕首表演了舞蹈以招待客人。完成時，她舉起匕首殺死了晚餐客人。

四十名小偷全部死亡，阿里·巴巴及其家人一勞永逸。阿里·巴巴（Ali Baba）對瑪雅妮（Marjaneh）印象深刻，以至於他將兒子獻給她作為丈夫。 Khaled快樂地與Marjaneh結婚，並有了一個孩子。阿里·巴巴（Ali Baba）決定向哈立德（Khaled）展示寶藏。 Khaled承諾，當他足夠大時，他也將向兒子展示洞穴。因此，阿里·巴巴（Ali Baba）和他的家人再也不貧窮。

Ali Baba and Forty Thieves :

Ali Baba, a poor woodcutter, had a rich brother, Kasim, who never shared any of his money with his brother. Instead, he treated Ali Baba, his wife and son badly. One day, as Ali Baba finished cutting logs in the forest, he saw lots of men on horses and he hid.

He climbed up a tree and watched the forty horsemen. The men had saddlebags full of gold and they took them to a big rock. One of the men cried, ‘Open, Sesame’, and a door in the rock opened and the man entered the cave. The others followed. After a while they came out and the leader cried, ‘Close, Sesame’.

When the thieves left, Ali Baba walked to the entrance of the cave. He said the magic words and entered. He was amazed by all the gold, silk, jewels and gold crowns piled up. Feeling it was alright to steal from thieves, Ali Baba decided to take some gold home for himself and his family.

When he got home, he showed the gold to his wife. His wife wanted to know how much gold they had. She went to Kasim’s house to borrow his wife’s scales so she could weigh the gold. She did not want Kasim and his wife to know about the gold, so she said they were weighing meat. Kasim’s wife did not believe Ali Baba’s wife and wondered where they could have got the money to buy meat.

She tricked Ali Baba’s wife by putting honey in the bottom of one of the pans. When Ali Baba’s wife returned the scales the next day, a gold coin was stuck to the honey. Kasim’s wife knew their secret. When she told Kasim about his brother’s gold, he was jealous.

He went to Ali Baba’s house and asked his brother where he got it. When Ali Baba saw the gold coin, he told his brother about the cave and the forty thieves. The next morning, Kasim went to the cave with ten donkeys carrying ten huge chests. He got inside by saying the password but he forgot the magic words to get back out.

The thieves found him inside and killed him. When Kasim did not come back, Ali Baba went to look for him. He found his brother’s body hanging inside the cave and brought the body home. With the help of Marjaneh, Kasim’s servant girl, they gave Kasim a good burial without anybody wondering about the cause of his death.

The thieves found that the body had gone and soon realized that somebody else must know their secret. They set out to look for him in town. They came up with many plans to find the man. However, each time their plans were foiled by the clever Marjaneh. The thieves eventually found the house of the man they were looking for. They did not know his name, Ali Baba.

The leader of the thieves made a plan to kill the man who had stolen from them. He bought twenty donkeys and forty large clay oil jars with loose lids. He loaded the donkeys with two jars each and filled one jar with oil. He told his thirty-nine men to take their swords and daggers and to hide inside the jars. He gave them orders to be ready to jump out and attack the man who stole from them.

The leader filled the fortieth jar with oil. He then went to Ali Baba’s house, pretending to be an oil merchant in need of a bed for the night. Ali Baba gave him food and a bed and a stable for his donkeys. The thief left his forty jars in a long row in the courtyard.

Marjaneh discovered his plan and killed all thirty-nine men by pouring boiling oil on them. When the leader came to find why his men were not ready to fight, he saw they were all dead and he ran away. A few weeks later the leader of the thieves went back to the town, disguised as a merchant. He soon became friends with Ali Baba’s son, Khaled, who took him home for dinner.

Ali Baba invited him inside, but Marjaneh soon grew suspicious of the man. After dinner, Marjaneh performed a dance with daggers to entertain the guest. As she finished, she raised her dagger and killed the dinner guest.

All forty thieves were dead and Ali Baba and his family were safe once and for all. Ali Baba was so impressed with Marjaneh that he offered his son to her for her husband. Khaled happily married Marjaneh and they had a baby. Ali Baba decided to show Khaled the cave with the treasure. Khaled promised that he, too, would show his son the cave when he was old enough. And so Ali Baba and his family were never poor again.

2020.03.22(星期日)

沉著冷靜面對危機

Not to React is Wise.

Not to Respond is cowardly

不響應是明智的

不回應是懦弱的

聰明的鹿和膽怯的老虎

短篇小說《智者鹿和膽怯的老虎》對所有人來說都非常有趣。喜歡閱讀這個故事。

山的兩旁有一片茂密的森林。森林裡住著許多動物。一隻鹿和兩個年幼的孩子正在吃草和樹葉。小鹿在這裡快樂地徘徊。鹿追著她的小鹿。小鹿進入了一個山洞。鹿被嚇壞了。那是老虎的洞穴。整個山洞裡都是死去的動物的骨頭。幸運的是，當時老虎不在洞內。

鹿正試圖把她的小孩子帶出山洞。那時她聽到一聲大的吼聲。她在遠處看見了老虎。老虎正朝山洞走來。現在走出山洞很危險。她想到了一個計畫。老虎靠近山洞了。鹿抬起聲音喊道：我的孩子不哭。我會抓老虎給你吃。你可以吃一頓豐盛晚餐。

老虎聽到了這些話。他不安。他對自己說：山洞裡那奇怪的聲音是誰？一隻危險的動物正在裡面想捉住我。我將逃離死亡。

此時，老虎開始盡可能快地逃離那裡。

一隻狐狼看見了奔跑的老虎。 狐狼問道：為什麼要奔跑？老虎說：我的朋友，一種有力又兇猛的動物已經住在我的山洞裡了。年幼的孩子哭著要吃老虎。母親承諾他。為他們捉住老虎。所以，我非常害怕只好逃跑。

狡猾的狐狼現在確定了。老虎是膽小鬼。它對老虎說。不要害怕。沒有動物比老虎更凶悍或更強壯。讓我們一起去尋找答案。

但是老虎說：我不想冒險。你可能會逃跑。我將獨自一人死去。所以，我不會和你一起去。

狐狼說：相信我。讓我們把尾巴綁在一起。那我將無法離開你。

老虎不同意這一提議。狐狼卻將他們的尾巴綁在一起。現在他們一起向山洞走去。

鹿看見狐狼和老虎聚在一起。她再次發出聲音。她對站在洞穴內的孩子們大喊：我親愛的孩子們，我請我的朋友聰明的狐狼為我們捉住老虎。現在狐狼為我們抓了一隻老虎。他把老虎的尾巴綁在自己的尾巴上。這是為了防止老虎逃跑。你們很快就會有老虎晚餐。

老虎聽到了很震驚。他現在確定了。狐狼騙了他。因此，老虎決定逃離他洞穴內的那隻可怕的動物。他開始跑步。他忘記了狐狼。他將狐狼拖到岩石和荊棘上。在瘋狂的逃生中，狐狼被困在兩個岩石之間。老虎竭盡全力，他的尾巴被割傷了。狐狼在此事件中喪命，無尾虎跑到森林的另一部分。

鹿和她的小孩們離開了老虎的洞穴。他們安全地加入了鹿群。

A Wise Deer and A Cowardly Tiger

This Short Story A Wise Deer and A Cowardly Tiger is quite interesting to all the people. Enjoy reading this story.

There was a dense forest on the sides of a mountain. Many kinds of animals lived in the forest. A deer was eating grass and leaves with her two young ones. The young ones wandered happily here and there. The deer followed her fawns. The young ones entered a cave. The deer was frightened. It was a tiger’s cave. There were bones of dead animals all over the cave. Fortunately, the tiger was not inside the cave at the time.

The deer was trying to lead her young ones out of the cave. AT that time she heard a loud roar. She saw the tiger at a distance. The tiger was coming towards the cave. It was dangerous to go out of the cave now. She thought of a plan. The tiger had come closer to the cave. The deer raised her voice and shouted, “My deer young children do not weep. I shall capture a tiger for you to eat. You can have a good dinner."

The tiger heard these words. He was disturbed. He said to himself, “Whose is that strange voice from the cave? A dangerous animal is staying inside to capture me. I shall run away to escape death."

So saying, the tiger began to run away from there as fast as possible.

A jackal saw the running tiger. “Why are you running in great fear?" the jackal asked. The tiger said, “My friend, a powerful and fierce animal has come to stay in my cave. The young ones are crying for a tiger to eat. The mother is promising to capture a tiger for them. So, I am running away in great fear."

The cunning jackal was now sure. The tiger was a coward. It said to the tiger. “Do not be afraid. No animal is fiercer or stronger than a tiger. Let us go together to find out."

But the tiger said, “I do not want to take a chance. You may run away. I will be left alone to die. So, I will not come with you."

The jackal said, “Trust me. Let us knot our tails together. Then I will not be able to leave you."

The tiger agreed unwillingly to this proposal. The jackal tied their tails in a knot. Now they walked towards the cave together.

The deer saw the jackal and the tiger coming together. She again raised her voice. She shouted towards her children standing inside the cave, “My dear children, I had requested her friend, the clever jackal, to capture a tiger for us. Now look the jackal has captured a tiger for us. He has tied the tiger’s tail to his tail. This is to prevent the tiger from escaping. You will soon have the tiger for our dinner."

The tiger heard this. He was shocked. He was sure now. The jackal cheated him. So, the tiger decided to escape from the terrible animal standing inside his cave. He started running. He forgot about the jackal. He dragged the jackal over rocks and thorns. In the mad escape the jackal was caught between two rocks. The tiger pulled with all his might. His tail got cut. The jackal was killed in this incident. The tail-less tiger ran away to another part of the forest.

The deer and her young ones left the tiger’s cave. They joined their herd safely.

2020.03.21(星期六) 

忠實的僕人

 

No matter how educated,

talented, rich, or cool you believe you are, 

how you treat people ultimately tell all. 

Integrity is Everything.

國王有大量奴隸。 其中一個很黑。 他忠於國王。 所以國王非常愛他。

一天，國王騎著駱駝出去。 一些奴隸走在國王面前。 其他人則落後於國王。 黑人奴隸在他的主人國王旁邊騎著馬。

國王有一個盒子。 裡面有珍珠。 在途中，箱子跌落在狹窄的街道上。 它碎了。 珍珠在地上滾動。

國王對他的奴隸說。 “去拿珍珠。 我不再想要他們了。”國王說。

奴隸奔跑收集珍珠。 他們拿走了那些珍珠。 黑人奴隸沒有離開他的地方。

他在主人的陪伴下。 他守護他的主人。 他照顧主人的生活。 他不在乎主人的珍珠。 他是真正的僕人。

國王觀察了僕人的態度，並給了他許多禮物。

A True Servant :

A king had a large number of slaves. One of them was very black. He was true to the king. So the king loved him greatly.

One day the king went out on a camel. Some slaves walked in front of the king. Others went behind the king. The black slave rode on a horse by the side of his master – The King.

The King had a box. There were pearls in it. On the way the box fell down in a narrow street. It broke into pieces. The pearls rolled on the ground.

The king said to his slaves. “Go and take the pearls. I do not want them any longer," said the king.

The slaves ran and gathered the pearls. They took those pearls. The black slave did not leave his place.

He was by the side of his master. He guarded his master. He cared for the life of his master. He did not care for the master’s pearls. He was the true servant.

The king observed the attitude of the servant and gave him many gifts.

2020.03.21(星期六) 

暗喻或明示(富翁和兒子)

一個有錢人的兒子正要大學畢業。

幾個月以來，兒子一直在向父親要一輛新車，因為他知道父親有足夠的錢。

畢業那天到了，這個年輕人的父親叫他去書房。父親遞給他包裹的禮物，並祝賀他的畢業和成就。

看上去很失望，兒子打開了禮物，找到了一個可愛的皮革裝訂的日記本，封面上刻有這個年輕人的名字。他憤怒地拉高聲音，扔下日記，衝了出去。

自畢業那天起，這個年輕人就沒有見過他的父親。他成功了，像父親一樣富有，擁有一個美麗的家庭和家庭。他開始意識到父親正在衰老，也許是時候把過去拋在腦後了。

就在這時，他收到一條消息，說他父親已經去世，他不得不返回家園照顧遺產。

當哀悼的兒子遺憾地回到家中時，他開始翻閱父親的重要論文，並看到了那本仍然是新的日記，就像他離開時一樣。

他打開它，翻閱頁面時，一把車鑰匙從日記本的背面掉落了。

鑰匙上貼有一個經銷商標籤，上面寫著：“已全額付清。無論這輛車帶你到哪裡，都要寫下來以永遠記住它。愛，爸爸”

A Rich Man and His Son

A rich man's son was graduating from college.

For months, the son was asking his father for a new car, knowing that his father had more than enough money.

When graduation day came, the young man's father called him into the study. The father handed him a wrapped gift and congratulated him on his graduation and his achievement.

Looking disappointed, the son opened the gift to find a lovely, leather-bound journal, with the young man's name embossed on the cover. He angrily raised his voice, threw down the journal and stormed out.

The young man had not seen his father since graduation day. He became successful and was wealthy like his father, with a beautiful home and family. He came to realize his father was aging and it may be time to put the past behind them.

Just then, he received a message that his father had passed, and he had to return home to take care of the estate.

As the mourning son regretfully returned home, he began searching through his father's important papers and saw that still new journal, just as he had left it.

He opened it, and as he flipped through the pages a car key dropped from the back of the journal.

A dealer tag was attached to the key that reads "Paid in full. Wherever this car takes you, write about it to remember it forever. Love, Dad"

Moral of the story

No matter what you expect, be grateful for what you are given. It may be more of a blessing than you think.

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2020.03.20 

一個很棒的故事：人人皆可助人

 A person has two hands,

 One for helping himself,

 the other for helping others.

一個男人帶著一個十幾歲的男孩進入旅館。接待員注意到客人安靜態度和男孩的蒼白外表。後來，男人和男孩在酒店餐廳吃晚餐。

工作人員再次注意到，兩位客人非常安靜，男孩似乎對他的食物不感興趣。

吃完飯後，男孩去他的房間，那個男人去見經理。接待員最初詢問服務或房間是否有問題，是否要修理，但那人說沒有問題，並重複了他的要求。

當經理出現時，他把他拉到一邊，解釋說他正與他十四歲的兒子一起在旅館過夜，兒子當時病情很重，很快就要接受治療，這將使他掉頭髮。他們來酒店休息是因為，那個男孩打算那天晚上剃光頭，而不是覺得疾病在攻擊他。父親說，他也將剃光自己的頭，以支持兒子。

他要求工作人員在兩個光頭進餐時要恭敬。

經理向父親保證，他會通知所有員工，並保證他們的行為適當。

第二天早上，父親和兒子進入餐廳吃早餐。在那兒，他們看到四名男性工作人員完全正常地履行職責，都是剃光頭。

A Powerful Story :Every one can help others

A man and a young teenage boy checked into a hotel and were shown to their room. The receptionist noted the quiet manner of the guests and the pale appearance of the boy. Later, the man and boy ate dinner in the hotel restaurant.

The staff again noticed that the two guests were very quiet and that the boy seemed disinterested in his food.

After eating, the boy went to his room and the man went to ask the receptionist to see the manager. The receptionist initially asked if there was a problem with the service or the room, and offered to fix things, but the man said that there was no problem of the sort and repeated his request.

When the manager appeared, he took him aside and explained that he was spending the night in the hotel with his fourteen-year-old son, who was seriously ill, probably terminally so. The boy was very soon to undergo therapy, which would cause him to lose his hair. They had come to the hotel to have a break together and also because the boy planned to shave his head, that night, rather than feel that the illness was beating him. The father said that he would be shaving his own head too, in support of his son.

He asked that staff be respectful when the two of them came to breakfast with their shaved heads.

The manager assured the father that he would inform all staff and that they would behave appropriately.

The following morning the father and son entered the restaurant for breakfast. There they saw the four male restaurant staff attending to their duties, perfectly normally, all with shaved heads.

No matter what business you are in, you can help people and you can make a difference.

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2020.03.20(星期五) 

鏡子裡的本我(孩子是自己的一面鏡子)

父親從兒子那裡學到的這則短篇小說對所有人來說都是很有趣的。 喜歡閱讀這個故事。

Velan是個木匠。住在一個村莊。 他母親去世很久了。 他年邁的父親庫潘（Kuppan）與Velan住在一起。 庫潘非常虛弱。 他甚至不能走路。 他太虛弱了。 這是因為Velan沒有給他足夠的食物。 他給了父親一個小陶土盤子。他把食物分散開， 盤子裡即使少量的米飯看起來也很多。維蘭是個壞人。 他也是個酒鬼。喝酒後，他嚴重虐待了父親。

Velan生了一個兒子。他的名字叫Muthu。 Muthu才十歲。他是一個非常好的男孩。他愛他的祖父。他非常尊重他的祖父。他不喜歡父親的態度和品格，因為父親殘酷地對待他的祖父。

有一天，庫潘用他兒子給他的陶盤吃著他的食物。陶盤掉下來了。盤子碎了。食物也掉在地上。Velan在房間的另一端工作。他看到了破盤子。他對他的父親很生氣，並用很苛刻的話虐待他的父親。老人對發生的事情感到難過。他為自己的錯誤感到抱歉。Velan的話深深地傷害了他。

Velan的兒子Muthu看到了這一點。他不喜歡他的父親虐待他的祖父。他害怕對父親說話。他為他的祖父感到難過。但是他沒有能力支持他的祖父。

第二天，Muthu拿走了父親的一些木工工具和一塊木頭。他使用工具製作木盤。父親看見他在工作。

“你在做什麼，Muthu？”他問。

“我正在做一個木製盤子！”Muthu回答。

“木製盤子！是為了什麼？”他父親問。

“父親，我為你做。當您像我的祖父一樣長大後，您將需要一盤食物。陶製盤子很容易破裂。那我可能會嚴厲責罵你。

 所以，我想給你一個木盤子。它不會輕易破裂。”

木匠聽到這個消息感到震驚。直到現在他才意識到自己的錯誤。他的父親對很友善。他很好地照顧了Velan。現在，他老了。Velan卻嚴厲對待他的父親。 Velan現在對自己的行為感到非常難過。他意識到自己的錯誤。然後他改變成了另一個人。

從那天起，Velan就非常尊重他的父親。他也放棄了喝酒。Velan從自己的兒子那裡學到了教訓。

您應該時刻尊重您的父母。這是你的責任。它帶給您他們的祝福。

A Father learns A Lesson from His Son(2020.03.20)

This Short Story A Father learns A Lesson from His Son is quite interesting to all the people. Enjoy reading this story.

Velan was a carpenter. He was living in a village. His mother dies a long time back. His aged father, Kuppan, lived with Velan. Kuppan was very weak. He could not even walk well. He was so weak. It was because Velan did not give him enough food. He had given his father a small earthen plate. Even a small quantity of rice in the plate appeared to be much. Velan was a bad man. He was a drunkard also. After taking drinks, he abused his father badly.

Velan had a son. His name is Muthu. Muthu was just ten years old. He was a very good boy. He loved his grandfather. He had great respect for his grandfather. He did not like his father’s attitude and character, because his father was treating his grandfather cruelly.

One day Kuppan was eating his food out of earthen plate that his son had given to him. The earthen plate fell down. The plate broke into pieces. The food also fell on the floor. Velan was working at the other end of the room. He saw the broken plate. He was very angry with his father and used very harsh words to abuse his father. The old man felt bad about what happened. He was sorry for his mistake. Velan’s words wounded him very deeply.

Velan’s son, Muthu, saw this. He did not like his father. His father was ill-treating his grandfather. He was afraid to speak against his father. He was sad about his grandfather. But he was not powerful to stand in support of his grandfather.

The next day Muthu took some of his father’s carpentry tools and a piece of wood. He worked with the tools to make a wooden plate. His father saw him working.

“What are you making, Muthu?" he asked.

“I am making a wooden plate!" replied Muthu.

“A wooden plate! What for?" asked his father.

“I am making it for you, father. When you grow old, like my grandfather, you will need a plate for food. A plate made from earth mat break very easily. Then I may scold you severely.

 So, I want to give you a wooden plate. It may not break so easily."

The carpenter was shocked to hear this. Only now he realized his mistake. His father was kind to Velan He had looked after Velan very well. Now, he was old. Velan was treating his father severely. Velan was now very sad about his own behavior. He realized his mistakes. He then became a different person.

From that day, Velan treated his father with great respect. He gave up drinking too. Velan learnt a lesson from his own son.

You should honor your parents at all times. It is your duty. It brings you their blessings.