050 善良的兄弟

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Once upon a time, there were two good brothers who lived in the country

从前，有两个好兄弟住在乡下。

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Both brothers were rice farmers

兄弟俩都是稻农。

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The older brother was married and he lived with his family

哥哥结了婚，和家人一起生活。

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The younger brother was unmarried and lived with their mother

弟弟没有结婚，和母亲一起住。

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The brothers worked hard in the rice fields

兄弟俩在稻田里辛勤劳作。

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They began early in the morning and finished late at night

他们清晨就开始干活，深夜才收工。

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Summer ended and it became fall─time to harvest the rice

夏天结束，秋天到了——该收割稻谷了。

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It was a good year and both brothers harvested a lot of rice

那是个好年景，兄弟俩都收获了很多稻谷。

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The older brother looked at his rice and was happy

哥哥看着自己收获的稻谷，心里很高兴。

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Then he thought," My younger brother looks after our mother

然后他想：“弟弟要照顾我们的母亲。

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Maybe he needs more rice."

也许他需要更多稻谷。”

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That night, the older brother waited until everyone had gone to sleep

那天晚上，哥哥一直等到所有人都睡着了。

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He took three bundles of rice and secretly carried them to his brother's field

他拿了三捆稻谷，悄悄搬到了弟弟的田里。

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On that same night, the younger brother thought

同一夜，弟弟心想，

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" My older brother is married and has a family

“我哥哥结婚了，有了自己的家庭。

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Maybe he needs some extra rice."

也许他需要一些额外的稻谷。”

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He carried three bundles of rice to his older brother's field

他搬了三捆稻谷到哥哥的田里。

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The next morning, both brothers awakened early

第二天清晨，两兄弟都早早醒来。

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When they came to the fields, they checked on their rice

他们来到田里，查看自己的稻谷。

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" What?" they both thought

“怎么回事？”他们都这么想。

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" Yesterday I had twenty bundles of rice

“昨天我有二十捆稻谷。

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Last night I took some bundles to my brother's, but today I still have twenty bundles of rice

昨晚我拿了几捆去我弟弟家，可今天我还是有二十捆稻谷。

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Was it all a dream?"

难道都是梦吗？”

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During the day, the brothers worked hard in the fields

白天，兄弟俩在田里辛勤劳作。

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That night, the older brother took some more bundles of rice to his younger brother's field

那天晚上，哥哥又拿了几捆稻谷放到弟弟的田里。

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He thought," My younger brother must find a wife

他想：“我弟弟得娶个媳妇。

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He should have lots of rice."

他得多存些稻谷。”

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That night, the younger brother thought

那天晚上，弟弟心想，

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" My older brother's wife is having a baby soon

“我哥哥的媳妇快生宝宝了。

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He should have more rice."

他得多备些稻谷。”

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He carried some bundles of rice to his older brother's field and left them there

他便扛了几捆稻谷放到哥哥的田里。

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The next day, the older brother was surprised again

第二天，哥哥又很惊讶。

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He still had twenty bundles of rice!

他仍然有二十捆稻谷！

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The younger brother was also surprised

弟弟也很惊讶。

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He still had twenty bundles of rice

他也仍然有二十捆稻谷。

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How could this be?

这是怎么回事？

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That night, both brothers waited until it was dark

那天晚上，兄弟俩都等到天黑。

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They each put four bundles of rice on their shoulders and walked toward the fields

他们各自扛上四捆稻谷，朝田里走去。

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The older brother saw a man in the distance

哥哥看到远处有个男人。

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" How strange! Who is walking so late?"

“好奇怪！这么晚了谁在走路？”

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The younger brother also saw a man in the distance

弟弟也看到远处有个男人。

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" That's funny," he thought

“真奇怪，”他想。

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" The man is carrying something

“那个人扛着什么东西。

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It's very late."

这么晚了。”

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Both brothers kept walking toward the fields and they met

兄弟俩继续朝田里走去，他们碰面了。

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" It was you!" the older brother and the younger brother shouted

“原来是你！”哥哥和弟弟一起喊道。

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The two brothers hugged each other

两兄弟拥抱在一起。

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" What a wonderful brother I have," they each thought

“我有个多好的兄弟啊，”他们各自心想。