The Peddler and His Donkey

The Peddler and His Donkey

小贩和他的驴

One day, a peddler was walking home with his donkey. The donkey was loaded with some big bags of salt. “ Oh my! Whew! My legs are killing me. This salt is so heavy. It makes my back hurt. ” said the donkey. On the way, they had to cross a stream.

一天，一个小贩牵着他的驴子回家。驴子上装满了几大包盐。 “哦,我的天!唷!我的腿疼死了。这盐太重了。它使我的背疼。驴子说。 在路上，他们必须穿过一条小溪。

In the stream, the donkey had trouble walking. The donkey accidentally fell into the stream. The salt dissolved in the water. When the donkey stood up, his load had disappeared. “ Oh no, my salt! All my salt is gone! ” cried the peddler.

在小溪里，驴走起来很困难。那头驴不小心掉进了小溪里。 盐在水中溶解了。。当驴子站起来时，他的负载已经消失了。 “哦，不，我的盐!”我的盐都没了!小贩叫道。

“ Oh yes! Look at what happened! I feel so much better now! ” said the donkey. The peddler was angry, but he could not do anything about the lost salt. “ What an unlucky day, ” he said. “ This is my lucky day! Hee-haw! Hee- haw! ” The donkey was so happy that he laughed and laughed. “ Hee-haw, hee- haw! ”

“哦,是的!看看发生了什么!我现在感觉好多了!”驴说。 小贩很生气，但他对丢失的盐无能为力。“真是倒霉的一天，”他说。 “今天是我的幸运日!”嘻嗬!嘻——嗬!”驴非常开心,他笑了又笑。“嘻嗬，嘻嗬!”

But his master did not notice. Soon, the peddler went to the market again. This time, he bought some big bags of sponges. “ Hmm, what is this?” said the donkey.

但他的主人没有注意到。 不久，小贩又去了市场。这次，他买了几大袋海绵。 “嗯，这是什么?””驴说。

“ This is really not a heavy load. ” So the donkey happily walked with his master. When they got close to the stream again, he thought differently. “ This load is not so heavy. But if I fall into the stream again, maybe it will get even lighter.

“这真的不是一个沉重的负担。”于是驴高高兴兴地跟主人走了。 当他们再次靠近小溪时，他有了不同的想法。“这个负载不那么重。 但如果我再次掉进河里，也许它会变得更轻。