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Once there lived two brothers. The elder
was called Simon and the younger was Victor. They1each
other very much, and always took care of each other. Every day they worked from
morning until night, getting as much grain as possible from their fields.
One late autumn evening, after their work
in the fields was done, Simon said to his wife, "Victor got married last
month. He has many bills to pay. I think I should put a bag of rice in his barn(谷仓)." "Oh, that's a good idea!" said his wife." But
please don't tell him, "said Simon." If he knows I put the rice there,
he will2take it."
So late that night Simon took a bag of rice
to Victor's barn. The next day, while looking at his own barn, he found3 strange." I took a bag of rice to
Victor's house last night, 4I
still have the same number of bags in my barn.5 did that happen?"
Simon decided to take another bag of rice
to his brother's barn that night. But the next morning, he found the6number
of bags in his barn again! "This is very strange," he thought.
That night he 7 again. He carried a large bag of rice on his
shoulder, and walked down the road to his younger brother's house. In the
bright moonlight, he could see another person coming down the road. He was
carrying something on his shoulder, too.
"Younger brother!" Simon cried. "What
are you doing?"
"I was 8you,"
said Victor. "Your family is larger than mine. I thought you need more
rice." The two brothers quickly 9 that they had been taking rice to each other.
They 10what had happened. "It is good to
have a brother like you," they both said.
