英语翻译
Oneday,afarmerwaswalkingalongaroadwithhissonThomas.Thefathersaid,“Look!There’sahorseshoe.Pickitupandputitinyourbag.”Thomassaid,“Itisn’tworththetrouble.”Hisfathersaidnothingbuthepickedituphimself.Whentheygottoanearbytown,theyhadarest.Therethefarmersoldthehorseshoeandwiththefewpenniesheboughtsomecherries(樱桃).*
Thefatherandthesoncontinuedtheirway.Thesunwaswellupinthesky,andtherewasn’tahouseorevenatreewheretheycouldhavearest.Thomasfelttoothirstytowalkon.Atthistime,hisfatherdroppedacherryonthegroundandThomaspickeditupquicklyandateit.Afterawhile,hisfatherdroppedanothercherryandonceagain,hissonlostontimeinpickingitupandputtingitinhismouth.*
Andsotheywenton.Theoldfarmerdroppedthecherriesandthesonpickedthemup.WhenThomashadeatenupallthecherries,hisfathersaidtohim,“Mydearson,ifyouhadbent(弯腰)downearlytopickupthathorseshoe,itwouldnothavebeennecessaryforyoutobendsomanytimesforthecherries.Alwaysrememberthelessonthathewhodoesnotworryaboutthelittlethingswillfindthathecannotdothegreatthings.”*