中国传统民间故事：认人为兄
<p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="good">good</span>-<span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wise">wise</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="everybody">everybody</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="admiration">admiration</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="fool">fool</span> <span word="learnt">learnt</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="whenever">whenever</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="man">man</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="him">him</span> "<span word="My">My</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="brother">brother</span>". <span word="He">He</span> <span word="reasoned">reasoned</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span>, <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="younger">younger</span> <span word="brother">brother</span>" <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span>.</p><p><span word="Later">Later</span> <span word="on">on</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="fortune">fortune</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="fool">fool</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="him">him</span> "<span word="big">big</span> <span word="brother">brother</span>". <span word="His">His</span> <span word="neighbours">neighbours</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="him">him</span>, "<span word="How">How</span> <span word="foolish">foolish</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span>. <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="brother">brother</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="indebted">indebted</span>?"</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fool">fool</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="reply">reply</span>? "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="brother">brother</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="money">money</span>. <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="brother">brother</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="debt">debt</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="naturally">naturally</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span> <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="that">that</span>."</p><p>从前有一个人，容貌、举止端正，富有智慧，又有很多钱财。</p><p>世间所有的人，没有不称赞他的。当时有个愚蠢的人，看见他有这样的地位，便说他是“我的兄长”。愚人之所以这样做，是因为这个人很有钱，愚人需要用钱的时候就可以向他借用，所以才称之为“兄长”。</p><p>后来愚人看见这个人给别人还债，他就说：“这人不是我的兄长。”周围的人对他说：“你真是个愚蠢的人，为什么你在需要钱的时候，就说他是你的兄长，看到他负债时，又说他不是你的兄长了呢?”</p>
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