佛教的故事:The Golden Plate
<p> <span word="Greed">Greed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Honesty">Honesty</span></p><p> <span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Seri">Seri</span>， <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="salesmen">salesmen</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pots">pots</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pans">pans</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>-<span word="made">made</span> <span word="trinkets">trinkets</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="divide">divide</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="area">area</span>， <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="been">been</span>.</p><p> <span word="One">One</span> <span word="day">day</span>， <span word="while">while</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="street">street</span>， <span word="a">a</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="girl">girl</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="grandmother">grandmother</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bracelet">bracelet</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="grandmother">grandmother</span> <span word="replied">replied</span>， <span word="How">How</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="bracelets">bracelets</span>? <span word="The">The</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="girl">girl</span> <span word="said">said</span>， <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="money">money</span>， <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="sooty">sooty</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="plate">plate</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="try">try</span>， <span word="so">so</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="invited">invited</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dealer">dealer</span> <span word="inside">inside</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="salesman">salesman</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="innocent">innocent</span>， <span word="so">so</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="waste">waste</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="pleaded">pleaded</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="him">him</span>， <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="bracelet">bracelet</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="afford">afford</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>， <span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="plate">plate</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="useless">useless</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="us">us</span>， <span word="can">can</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bracelet">bracelet</span>? <span word="The">The</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="and">and</span>， <span word="while">while</span> <span word="examining">examining</span> <span word="it">it</span>， <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="scratch">scratch</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bottom">bottom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span>， <span word="he">he</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="underneath">underneath</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="soot">soot</span>， <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="golden">golden</span> <span word="plate">plate</span>! <span word="But">But</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="noticed">noticed</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deceive">deceive</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plate">plate</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="bracelet">bracelet</span>， <span word="theres">theres</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span>， <span word="I">I</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="it">it</span>! <span word="He">He</span> <span word="left">left</span>， <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plate">plate</span>.</p>
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