农夫卖猫

浙江省绍兴市 张祖平 供稿

农夫卖猫

浙江省绍兴市 张祖平 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.”

一个男人正在寻找古董。一天他来到一个村庄，发现一只蓝色的碗，看起来很古老。碗放在地上，一只猫正在喝碗里的牛奶。猫的主人是一个农夫，他正躺在碗的旁边。

为了不引起农夫对这只碗的价值的注意，男人轻声对农夫说：“多么漂亮的一只猫啊！卖给我，好吗？”

“你出价多少？”农夫睁开眼睛问道。

“二十美元，够吗？”

几分钟后，农夫答应了。男人付钱给农夫后，他说：“我的猫肯定会口渴。我能带走这只碗吗？那样我的猫就可以喝牛奶了。”

但是农夫却说：“对不起，我不能把碗给你。幸亏有了这只碗，我已经卖出了20只猫。”