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英语经典民间故事：神奇的梨树

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英语经典民间故事：神奇的梨树Themarketwasfilledwithmerchantssellingfreshgroceries.Thefishmongerhadcrabandbassasthecatchoftheday.Thechefwascookingsoftanddeliciousnoodlesinavarietyofsauces.Onefarmerhadthebrightestgreens,whileanotherhadthesweetestpears.Hustleandbustle,themarketwasafilledwithactivity.Abeggarenteredthemarket,holdingouthishand,hopingforacoinortwo.Theshoppersandmerchantsignoredhimashepassedthefoodbins.Hestoppedinfrontofthepearmerchant'scart."Pleasesir,youhavesomanypears.Canyousparejustone?Ihaven'teatenforsevendays."Thepearmerchant,alarmedandangered,triedtochasethebeggarawaybycallinghimnamesandthreateningtobeathim.Thelocalpolicemancamebytolookintothecommotion.Feelingsorryforebeggar,thepolicemanboughtapearandgaveittothebeggar.Thebeggarthankedthepoliceman,shookhishand,andstartedtodigahole.Confused,thepolicemanaskedthebeggarifhewasgoingtoeatthepear."Oh,no,sir.You'vegivenmeamagicpear.I'mgoingtoburyitanditwillgrowintoahugetree,"repliedthebeggarashecontinuedtodighishole.Thepeopleinthemarketgatheredaroundandwatchedthebeggarburythefruit.Whenthelasthandfulofdirtwasplacedbackinthehole,thebeggarsatdownandchanted.TheeyesofthecrowdedwidenedandwasfollowedbymanyOH'sandAH'sforjustassoonasthebeggarsatdown,atinygreensproutemergedfromthedirt,climbingupandup,
thickerandstronger.Whenthesproutreachedthreefeettall,itgrewbranches.Onthosebranches,leavesfilledthevoid.Andattheendofeachbranch,manymanypearssprouted.Thereweresomanyofthemthatthebeggarhadtostandupandpickthefruit,orelsethetreewouldcollapse.Thebeggar,withpearsinhisarms,startedtogiveawayhispears."IhavesomanypearsandIwanttosharewitheveryonewhodoesn'thaveany."Whenallthepearsweregoneandeaten,thebeggartookalongknifefromhisbagandchoppeddownthemagicalpeartree.Everyonethankedthebeggarfortheshowandforsharing,includingthepearmerchant.Thebeggarsmiledandwalkedaway.Assoonasthecrowddieddown,thepearmerchantwalkedbacktohiscart.Tohissurprise,allofhispearsweregone.Thebeggarhadgiventhemallaway.Thepearmerchant'scarthadahandlemissing.Thebeggarhadchoppeditoff.Thepearmerchantsatdownonhisempty,brokencartandcried.Ifyougetachance,don'tthinkaboutthisstorytoomuch.Don'tfigureouthowthebeggardidwhathedid.Justletitbe.Asaclosefriendsaidtome,"Iamhumanbeing.Ibe."

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