「伊索寓言」The Boy and the Nuts男孩和坚果

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The Boy and the NutsBy Aesop1．A little boy once found a jar of nuts on the table .＂I would like some of these nuts ,＂he thought .＂I ’ m sure Mother would give them to me if she were here . I ’ll take a big handful . ＂So he reached into the jar and grabbed as many as he could hold .2．But when he tried to pull his hand out , he found the neck of the jar was too small . His hand was held fast , but he did not want to drop any of the nuts .He tried again and again , but he couldn ’ t get the whole handful out . At last he began to cry .3．Just then his mother came into the room . ＂What ’ s the matter ?＂she asked . ＂I can ’ t take this handful of nuts out of the jar , ＂sobbed the boy .＂Well , don ’ t be so greedy ,＂his mother replied . ＂Just take two or three , and you ’ ll have no trouble getting your hand out .＂＂How easy that was ,＂ said the boy as he left the table .＂I might have have thought of that myself .＂男孩和坚果伊索男孩取坚果的故事告诉我们少则得，多则惑，欲速则不达的道理。天下难事必做于易，大事必做于细。1．一个小男孩有一次看到桌上有一瓶坚果。“我想吃些坚果，” 他心里想。“相信妈妈在这里也一定会给我的，那就拿一大把吧。” 于是，他把手伸进瓶罐，尽量抓了一大把。 2．但是当他想把手拿出来时，才发现瓶口太小，手已被紧紧地卡住了。然而他一个坚果也不愿少拿。他试了一次又一次，总是不能将整把坚果取出，终于，他哭了。3．这时，妈妈进来了。“出什么事呀？”她问。孩子抽泣着说：“我没法子把一把坚果拿出来。”“好啦，可不能太贪心哦，”妈妈说，“每次只拿两三个，你的手就很容易出来了。” “原来这么简单”，男孩离开桌子说到，“我自己也应该想到呀。”