介绍:
旁白:A cobbler passed his time in singing from morning till night; it was wonderful to see, wonderful to hear him; he was more contented in making shoes, than was any of the seven sages. His neighbor, on the contrary, who was rolling in wealth, sung but little, and slept less. He was a banker; when by chance he fell into a doze at day-break, the cobbler awoke him with his song. The banker complained sadly that Providence had not made sleep a saleable commodity, like edibles or drinkables. Having at length sent for the songster, he said to him,
Banker: "How much a year do you earn, Master Gregory?"
Cobbler:"How much a year, sir?" "I never reckon in that way, living as I do from one day to another; somehow I manage to reach the end of the year; each day brings its meal."
banker :"Well then! How much a day do you earn, my friend?"
Cobbler:"Sometimes more, sometimes less; but the worst of it is, -and, without that our earnings would be very tolerable, -a number of days occur in the year on which we are forbidden to work; and the curate, moreover, is constantly adding some new saint to the list."
banker:"In the future I shall place you above want. Take this hundred crowns, preserve them carefully, and make use of them in time of need."
旁白:The cobbler fancied he beheld all the wealth which the earth had produced in the past century for the use of mankind. Returning home, he buried his money and his happiness at the same time. No more singing; he lost his voice, the moment he acquired that which is the source of so much grief. Sleep quitted his dwelling; and cares, suspicions, and false alarms took its place. All day, his eye wandered in the direction of the treasure; and at night, if some stray cat made a noise, the cat was robbing him. At length the poor man ran to the house of his rich neighbor;
Cobbler："Give me back," "sleep and my voice, and take your hundred crowns."
旁白:There was a thief who broke into a house and started collecting things. Suddenly, he heard a voice coming from a dark corner saying,
parrot :"Jesus is watching you."
旁白:So he looked and looked, but he didn't see anyone. He thought maybe his ears were deluding him. So he continued collecting items in the house.And then there came a voice again:
parrot :"Jesus is watching you!"
旁白:This time it was louder. So he realized that his ears were not wrong. He followed the voice to find its source, and he found a parrot sitting there.
Thief: "Was it youwho said that?"
parrot : "Yes, I was just trying to warn you."
Thief: "Ha! Who do you think you are?"
parrot : "I am Moses."
Thief: "Ha! What kind of stupid people would name a parrot Moses?"
parrot: "Well, probably the same people who named the Rottweiler dog 'Jesus'!"
旁白:A Rottweiler is a first-rate guard dog. And this one's name was Jesus. And he was watching the thief from somewhere. He weighed about 150 pounds. Haha, so you guys can imagine what happens next to the thief……
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