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痛苦的根源the cbbler and the banker(第1页)

拉封丹

LaFontaine

Acobblerassedhistimeinsingingfrommorningtillnight;itwaswonderfultosee,wonderfultohearhim;hewasmorecontentedinmakingshoesthanwasanyofthesevensages。Hisneighbor,onthecontrary,whowasrollinginwealth,sungbutlittle,andsleeless。Hewasabanker;whenbychancehefellintoadozeatday-break,thecobbler1awokehimwithhissong。ThebankercomlainedsadlythatProvidencehadnotmadesleeasaleable2commodity,likeediblesordrinkables。Havingatlengthsentforthesongster,hesaidtohim,

"Howmucha;yeardoyouearn,MasterGregory?

"

"Howmuchayear,sir?

"saidthemerrycobblerlaughing,

"Ineverreckoninthatway,livingasIdofromonedaytoanother;somehowImanagetoreachtheendoftheyear;eachdaybringsitsmeal。

"

"Wellthen!Howmuchadaydoyouearn,myfriend?

"

"Sometimesmore,sometimesless;buttheworstofitis,and,withoutthatourearningswouldbeverytolerable,anumberofdaysoccurintheyearonwhichweareforbiddentowork;andthecurate,moreover,isconstantlyaddingsomenewsainttothelist。

"

Thebanker,laughingathissimlicity,said,

"InthefutureIshalllaceyouabovewant。Takethishundredcrowns,reservethemcarefully,andmakeuseofthemintimeofneed。

"

Thecobblerfancied3hebeheldallthewealthwhichtheearthhadroducedintheastcenturyfortheuseofmankind。Returninghome,heburiedhismoneyandhishainessatthesametime。Nomoresinging;helosthisvoice,themomentheacquiredthatwhichisthesourceofsomuchgrief。Sleequittedhisdwelling;andcares,susicions,andfalsealarmstookitslace。Allday,hiseyewanderedinthedirectionofthetreasure;andatnight,ifsomestraycatmadeanoise,thecatwasrobbing4him。Atlengththeoormanrantothehouseofhisrichneighbor;

"Givemeback,

"saidhe,

"sleeandmyvoice,andtakeyourhundredcrowns。

"

一个皮匠以歌自娱,在歌声中度过每一天。每一个见到他,或听到他歌声的人都甚感愉快。他安于自己的制鞋工作,甚至觉得比做希腊七圣还满足。他的邻居是一个家财万贯的银行家,与他相反,银行家很少唱歌,睡眠也不好,偶尔在天快亮时才打个盹,又被皮匠的歌声吵醒了。他痛苦地抱怨上帝没有把睡眠也变成商品,他多想睡眠也像食品和饮料那样能随意购买啊。最后,银行家把这个歌唱者请过来,对他说:“格雷戈里师傅,您一年能赚多少钱啊?”

“一年赚多少钱吗,先生?”快乐的皮匠笑道,“我可从来没有统计过,我天天如此,每天挣足三餐,总能撑到年底。”

“啊,朋友,那么,你一天挣多少呢?”

“有时候挣得多,有时又少点,我们的收入还可以。最难过的日子就是每年总有些时候不让我们工作,而牧师又常吸纳新的圣徒。”

银行家被皮匠的直率逗乐了,他说:“今后,我将满足你的一切需求,你把这一百枚钱拿去存好,需要时就拿出来用。”

皮匠觉得自己好像看到了几个世纪以来,大地为人类所需创造出来的所有财富。他回家后,把这笔钱埋了起来,同时,也埋葬了他的欢乐。从此,他不再唱歌。在他得到钱这个痛苦根源的那刻起,就失去了歌喉。担心、怀疑、虚惊让他不能安稳入睡。他的目光整天游移在藏钱的地方。晚上,就是野猫弄出点声响,他也会以为有人来抢他的宝贝。最后,这个可怜的人跑到他富有的邻居那里,“还我睡眠和歌喉吧,把你的一百枚钱币拿回去。”

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