Aesop's Fables - The Bundle of Sticks
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#1
The Bundle of Sticks
「一捆木棒」
#2
Once there was an old man.
從前有一個老人。
#3
He had three sons.
他有三個兒子。
#4
The sons often fought and yelled at one another.
兒子們經常互相爭吵和叫罵。
#5
This made their father feel very bad.
這讓他們的父親感到非常難過。
#6
One day he called his sons together.
有一天他把他的兒子們叫到一起。
#7
He showed them a bundle of sticks.
他給他們看了一捆樹枝。
#8
They were tied together.
它們被綁在一起。
#9
"Take this bundle of sticks and break it," he said, handing it to the oldest son.
「拿著這捆樹枝把它折斷，」他說，同時把它遞給了最年長的兒子。
#10
"That will be easy," said the son.
「那會很容易的，」兒子說。
#11
I am very strong.
我非常強壯。
#12
The oldest son tried and tried, but the bundle of sticks would not break.
大兒子試了又試，但是那捆樹枝就是折不斷。
#13
"You're so weak," the second son cried.
「你真弱！」二兒子喊道。
#14
"You try," their father said to him, handing the bundle to the second son.
「你試試看。」他們的父親對他說，把那捆柴遞給了第二個兒子。
#15
"Easy, I'm the strongest," he said, but he also could not break it.
「簡單，我是最強壯的。」他說，但他還是無法折斷它。
#16
The youngest son tried next, but the bundle stayed whole.
最小的兒子接著嘗試，但那捆柴仍然完好無損。
#17
Then their father untied the bundle.
然後，他們的父親解開了那捆柴。
#18
He handed each son a single stick.
他遞給每個兒子一根單獨的棍子。
#19
"Now break them," he said.
「現在把它們弄斷，」他說。
#20
Each son easily broke his stick.
每個兒子都輕易地折斷了他的棍子。
#21
"Do you see?" asked their father.
「你們懂了嗎？」他們的父親問道。
#22
When the sticks are together, they are strong.
當這些棍子在一起時，它們就很堅固。
#23
When they are apart, they are weak.
當它們分開時，它們就很弱。
#24
It is the same with you.
你也是一樣。
#25
If you fight and stand alone, you will be weak and can be broken.
如果你們爭吵並獨自一人，你們就會變得軟弱並可能被擊敗。
#26
But if you stand together, you will be strong.
但是如果你們團結在一起，你們就會很強大。
#27
The sons looked at one another.
兒子們互相看著對方。
#28
Then the oldest one said, "Father, we understand."
然後最年長的兒子說：「父親，我們明白了。」
#29
From now on, we will not fight anymore.
從現在開始，我們將不再吵架了。