079 小商贩与驴

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One day, a peddler was walking home with his donkey

一天，一个小贩牵着他的毛驴回家。

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The donkey was loaded with some big bags of salt

毛驴驮着几大袋盐。

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" Oh my! Whew! My legs are killing me

“我的天哪！呼！我的腿疼死了。

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This salt is so heavy

这盐也太重了。

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It makes my back hurt," said the donkey

压得我背好疼。”毛驴说。

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On the way, they had to cross a stream

路上，他们得趟过一条小溪。

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In the stream, the donkey had trouble walking

到溪水里后，毛驴走起来很费劲。

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The donkey accidentally fell into the stream

毛驴不小心摔进了溪水里。

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The salt dissolved in the water

盐在水里溶化了。

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When the donkey stood up, his load had disappeared

等毛驴站起来，背上的货全没了。

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" Oh no, my salt!

“哦不，我的盐！”

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All my salt is gone!" cried the peddler

“我的盐全没了！”小贩喊道。

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" Oh yes! Look at what happened!

“太好了！看看发生了什么！”

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I feel so much better now!" said the donkey

“我现在感觉好多了！”驴子说。

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The peddler was angry, but he could not do anything about the lost salt

小贩很生气，却拿丢失的盐没办法。

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" What an unlucky day," he said

“多么倒霉的一天，”他说。

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" This is my lucky day! Hee-haw! Hee-haw!"

“今天是我的幸运日！昂昂！昂昂！”

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The donkey was so happy that he laughed and laughed." Hee-haw, hee-haw!"

驴子高兴得笑个不停。“昂昂，昂昂！”

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But his master did not notice

可是它的主人并没有发现。

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Soon, the peddler went to the market again

很快，小贩又去市场了。

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This time, he bought some big bags of sponges

这次，他买了几大袋海绵。

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" Hmm, what is this?" said the donkey

“嗯，这是什么？”驴子说。

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" This is really not a heavy load."

“这真的不算重。”

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So the donkey happily walked with his master

于是驴子高兴地和主人一起走。

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When they got close to the stream again, he thought differently

当他们再次走近小溪时，他的想法变了。

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" This load is not so heavy

“这担子不算太重。

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But if I fall into the stream again, maybe it will get even lighter

但如果我再掉进小溪里，也许它会变得更轻。

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It might feel like I have no load at all!"

可能会觉得身上什么担子都没有！”

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So when they arrived at the stream, the donkey fell down

于是当他们来到溪边时，驴子倒了下去。

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" Oh no! My donkey fell again

“哦不！我的驴又摔倒了。

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Stand up, donkey!" cried the peddler

站起来，驴子！”小贩喊道。

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" Hee-haw!" The donkey cried loudly, imagining how well his trick would work!

“咴咴！”驴子大声叫道，心想这招儿一定会奏效！

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But when he tried to stand up, he had problems

可当他试图站起来时，却遇到了麻烦。

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" Oh, oh! What happened?

“哦，哦！怎么回事？

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Why is this load so heavy?"

为什么这担子这么重？”

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The donkey could hardly stand up

驴子几乎站不起来。

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" Ah! The sponges are full of water," said the peddler

“啊！海绵吸满了水，”小贩说。

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Finally, the donkey stood up

最后，驴子终于站了起来。

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" Oh no, my load is much heavier now!

“哦不，我的担子现在重多了！

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I should not have tried to trick my master."

我不该想骗主人的。”

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But it was too late

但已经太晚了。

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The unhappy donkey had to carry home a load much, much heavier than before

倒霉的驴子只好驮着比之前重得多、多得多的担子回家。