Long, long ago, there were two brothers, the one rich and the other poor. When Christmas Eve came, the poor one had not a bite in the house, either of meat or bread; so he went to his brother, and begged him, in God's name, to give him something for Christmas Day. It was by no means the first time that the brother had been forced to give something to him, and he was not better pleased at being asked now than he generally was.
"If you will do what I ask you, you shall have a whole ham," said he. The poor one immediately thanked him, and promised this.
"Well, here is the ham, and now you must go straight to Dead Man's Hall," said the rich brother, throwing the ham to him.
"Well, I will do what I have promised," said the other, and he took the ham and set off. He went on and on for the livelong day, and at nightfall he came to a place where there was a bright light.
"I have no doubt this is the place," thought the man with the ham.
An old man with a long white beard was standing in the outhouse, chopping Yule logs.
"Good-evening," said the man with the ham.
"Good-evening to you. Where are you going at this late hour?" said the man.
"I am going to Dead Man's Hall, if only I am on the right track," answered the poor man.
"Oh! yes, you are right enough, for it is here," said the old man. "When you get inside they will all want to buy your ham, for they don't get much meat to eat there; but you must not sell it unless you can get the hand-mill which stands behind the door for it. When you come out again I will teach you how to stop the hand-mill, which is useful for almost everything."
So the man with the ham thanked the other for his good advice, and rapped at the door.
记得那是在一个下着雨的一天,爸爸给我报了一个游泳班,在家里我的心就一直就停不下来,恨不得现在就穿上泳装去游泳,在家里我盼呀盼,终于到点了,我满怀着信心和期盼来到游泳馆,在更衣室是我一直在想游泳时的情景,真是越想越高兴,我们陆陆续续的来到这里,每个人的脸上都露出了一种高兴和兴奋的表情,好像到了春天,丰收了的那种笑,“开始上课”,随着粗壮一阵的声音,我们开始上课了,这会是谁呢?原来是游泳教练——王老师,我认为游泳好的人都很强壮,当然王老师也不例外。
开始上课,老师先让我们做热身活动,然后又让我们做那种苦作乏味的基本游泳动作在们,老师告诉我们,首显老是要让我们明白,手和脚要保持平衡,步调要一致,不可以胡闹,在水里是很危险的,老师说了很多的文字的解释,但是我们却一点都不懂,大家心里肯定都会想,:说了那么多有什么用,还不如让我们施展一下我们的技术。这时全体人员的脸色白了,我知道全都是被气得,我们愤愤不平,心里都在埋怨老师,这是老师说:“我们开始练习在水上的动作。”听完这句话,只听得“扑扑扑”的'声音,这回事什么哪?原来是我们跳水的声音,在水里有的人用仰永、蛙泳、蝶泳、自由泳,什么姿势都有,五花八门,还有的人在扑腾,老师生气了,一声怒吼后把我们都叫上来了,经过我们努力的学习,大家都学会了,除了我和和我一起来的朋友,我们两个都没有学会,我那个朋友说:“要不咱们甭学了,反正咱们也学不会,只学会个基本动作,正说着,突然有三个小朋友自由自在的游了过来,故意的泼了我一身水,好像嘲笑,并大声说:“你们这两个笨蛋,但快走吧,别在这里捣乱,说着还并做了个鬼脸。就在这时它们不见了人影突然在对岸上看见了那三个人,那个朋友说:”咱们走吧。“他一直的提醒了我5遍,我这时屋外突然打了个响雷,闪电犹如一阵风钻进我的心里,在我的心里面想:我到底还学不学呀,如果不学我就不能完成爸爸对我的期盼,如果学成功了,我还能学会一个技能,这是我的心好像就有两个人似的在打架,一个人说:“应该学语文。”另一个说:“不对,他这么笨,还不如不学呢。”最后我毅然决然的选择了继续学游泳,我总不能辜负了爸爸对我的期盼。但那个人走了,望着他的背影,可以看出他对自己很失望。等他走后,我开始认真练习老师教导的方法,我有时呛水,有时手脚不并用,我经历了重重阻挠,终于练好了,终于可以在别人面前抬起头做人了,不用看别人脸色了。
信念往往是最重要的。
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