Father had a family of sons who were perpetually quarrelling among themselves. When he failed to heal their disputes by his exhortations, he determined to give them a practical illustration of the evils of disunion; and for this purpose he one day told them to bring him a bundle of sticks. When they had done so, he placed the faggot into the hands of each of them in succession, and ordered them to break it in pieces. They each tried with all their strength, and were not able to do it.
He next unclosed the faggot, and took the sticks separately, one by one, and again put them into their hands, on which they broke them easily. He then
addressed them in these words: "My sons, if you are of one mind, and unite to assist each other, you will be as this faggot, uninjured by all the attempts of your enemies; but if you are divided among yourselves, you will be broken as easily as these sticks."
雪花飘呀飘,飘到了你的头上。就被误认为是头皮屑呢!雪还可以堆雪人,红红的鼻子,黑黑的眼睛真是可爱极了。大家可以来打雪仗,可以望着大雪纷飞、苍白的大地,显示它的美。
可是,有一首古诗是这样的:尽道丰年瑞,丰年事若何?长安有贫者,为瑞不宜多。是呀,在旧社会上还有这样的人啊。他们忍饥挨饿,连吃口饭都难。在这样的冰天雪地里,把庄稼都压着,岂不是不能维持生活了吗?那单薄的衣服,让他们就这一点一点的冻死,又能怎么办呢?
还有七老八十的老奶奶,看不见光明的盲人。又该怎么扫门前的雪呢?雪有它的好处,自然就有它的灾害。我希望全世界的'人们在下一次雪的来临时都应该是高兴的。
没有了忍饥挨饿的人了,只有那高高兴兴在雪地里玩耍的孩子。雪,其实就是这样奇怪的。
一位父亲有几个孩子,这些孩子时常发生口角。他丝毫没有办法来劝阻他们,只好让他们看看不合群所带来害处的例子。为了达到这个目的,有一天他叫他们替他拿一捆细柴来。当他们把柴带来时,他便先后地将那捆柴放在每一个孩子的手中,吩咐他们弄断这捆柴。他们一个个尽力去试,总是不能成功。
然后他解开那捆柴,一根根地放在他们手里,如此一来,他们便毫不费力地折断了。于是他就告诉他们说:「孩子们!如果你们大家团结一致,互相帮助,你们就像这捆柴一样,不能被你们的敌人折断;但如果你们自行,你们就将和这些散柴一般,不堪一折了。」
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