Very far away from the city lived a poor farmer and his wife. In front of their house was a small dirt road. Very few cars drove on this road because it was so far from the city. On the dirt road， there was a big hole filled with water. The hole was very deep， but drivers on the road didn’t Know just how deep.Drives always drove into the hole，but they never drove out.

　　One day，a man in a new car was driving down the road. He saw the hole with the water，but he didn’t think it was very deep.He drove into the hole，but he couldn’t drive out. The man saw the farmer on his tractor working in the field，and he signaled to the farmer. The farmer drove over to the man in the new car.

　　“Is there a problem?” asked the farmer.

　　“Yes，”said the man. “My car is stuck in this hole.Can you help me?”

　　“Maybe，” said the farmer.“ But I‘m very busy.”

　　“If you help me， I’ll pay you，”said the man.

　　“OK，” said the farmer. The farmer pulled the car out of the hole with his tractor，and the man paid him a lot of money. The man looked at the farmer and said， “You must make a lot of money pulling cars out of this hole day and night.”

　　“Actually， no，”said the farmer.

　　“Why not?”asked the man.“The hole is very deep，and a lot of people get stuck and ask for help.But I don‘t make money day and night because I don’t pull cars out at night.”

　　“At night I‘m busy filling the hole with water，”answer the farmer.

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　　《乡村的道路》

　　离城市非常远的地方住着一个贫穷的农夫和他的妻子。在他们的房子前面是一条很小的土路。非常少的车辆驶过这条道路，因为它离城市是如此的远。在这条土路上，有一个很大的充满了水的洞。这个洞非常深，但是在这条路上的司机并不知道多深。司机们总是驶进洞中，而且从他们没有驶出来。

　　一天，一个人开着一辆新轿车正驶在这条道路上。他看到了这个有水的洞，但是他认为洞不是很深。他驶进了这个洞中，但是他不能驶出来了。这个人看到农夫正驾驶着拖拉机在田地理工作，于是他对这个农夫打招呼。农夫向这个人坐的轿车驶过来。

　　“有难题吗?”农夫问。“是的，”这个人回答。

　　“我的轿车载进这个洞里了。你能帮助我吗?”

　　“也许可以，”农夫回答。“但是我非常忙。”

　　“如果你帮助我，我将付您钱，”这个人说。

　　“好吧。”农夫说。

　　农夫用他的拖拉机把轿车从洞里拉了出来，然后这个人付给他很多钱。

　　这个男人看着农夫说，“你日夜从这个洞里拉轿车出来一定赚了很多钱。”

　　“实际上不是这样，”农夫说。

　　“为什么不?”这个男人问。“这个洞非常深，有很多陷进去的人请求帮助。但是我没有日夜赚钱