Itisasyouwill,mychild.啥寓意?
Therewasonceawiseoldwomanwholivedbackinthehills.Allthechildrenusedtocomebackandaskherquestions.Shealwaysgavetherightanswers.
Therewasanaughtylittleboyamongthechildren.Onedayhecaughtatinybirdandhelditinhiscuppedhands.Thenhegatheredhisfriendsaround.Hesaid,“Let’stricktheoldwoman.I’llaskherwhatI’mholdinginmyhands.Ofcourse,she’llanswerthatIhaveabird.ThenIwillaskherifthebirdislivingordead.Ifshesaysthebirdisdead,I’llopenmyhandsandletthebirdflyaway.Ifshesaysthebirdisalive,I’llquicklycrushitandshowherthedeadbird.Eitherway,she’llbewrong.”
Thechildrenagreedthatthiswasacleverplan.Upthehilltheywenttotheoldwoman’shut.
“Granny,wehaveaquestionforyou,”theyallshouted.
“What’sinmyhands?”askedthelittleboy.
“Well,itmustbeabird,”repliedtheoldwoman.
“Butisitlivingordead?”demandedtheexcitedboy.
Theoldwomanthoughtforamomentandthenreplied,“Itisasyouwill,mychild.”