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    Anoldfarmerlivedonafarminthemountainswithhisyounggrandson.Eachmorninggrandpawasupearlysittingatthekitchentablereadinghisholybook.Onedaythegrandsonasked,grandpa!ItrytoreadtheholybookjustlikeyoubutIdon'tunderstandit,andwhatIdounderstandIforgetassoonasIclosethebook.Whatgooddoesreadingthebookdo?
 
    从前,有一位老农和他的小孙子住在山间的农场里。每天早上,老人都会早早起床,坐在厨房桌子上读圣书。一天,他的孙子问道:“爷爷!我努力尝试像您一样读圣书,可我看不大懂,而那些能看懂的部分,一合上书我又给忘了。那我读这本书有什么用呢?”
 
    Thegrandfatherquietlyturnedfromputtingcoalinthestoveandreplied,takethiscoalbasketdowntotheriverandbringmebackabasketofwater.
 
    老人正在给炉子添煤,这会儿平静地停下手中的动作,答道:“带着这个煤篮子到河边去,给我打一篮水回来吧。”
 
                    Theboydidashewastold,butallthewaterleakedoutbeforehegotbacktothehouse.Thegrandfatherlaughedandsaid,you'llhavetomovealittlefasternexttime,andsenthimbacktotheriverwiththebaskettotryagain.Thistimetheboyranfaster,butagainthebasketwasemptybeforehereturnedhome.Outofbreath,hetoldhisgrandfatherthatitwasimpossibletocarrywaterinabasket,andhewenttogetabucketinstead.Theoldmansaid,Idon'twantabucketofwater;Iwantabasketofwater.You'rejustnottryinghardenough,andhewentoutthedoortowatchtheboytryagain.Atthispoint,theboyknewitwasimpossible,buthewantedtoshowhisgrandfatherthatevenifheranasfastashecould,thewaterwouldleakoutbeforehegotbacktothehouse.Theboyagaindippedthebasketintotheriverandranhard,butwhenhereachedhisgrandfatherthebasketwasagainempty.Outofbreath,hesaid,seegrandpa,it'suseless!
 
    男孩便照做,可还没等他回到家,篮子里的水就都漏光了。老农夫笑道:“你下次得跑快点。”说完便又让他提着篮子回去。这一次,男孩跑得更快了,但半路上篮子里的水又漏光了。他喘着气告诉老农夫用篮子提水是不可能的,他要去换成桶。老人说:“我不要一桶水,我要的是一篮水。你只是没有尽全力罢了。”说完便出门想看着男孩再试一次。这回,男孩心里已经清楚这是不可能的,但为了向祖父证明即便自己竭尽全力地跑,水还是会在他没到家前就流光,便再一次把篮子浸到河里装水,提起后飞奔往回跑。不出所料,当他来到祖父面前时,篮子又一次空了。他气喘吁吁地说:“看吧,爷爷,根本没用!”

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