An elderly woman with two large pots
<p><span word="An">An</span> <span word="elderly">elderly</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="pots">pots</span>, <span word="each">each</span> <span word="hung">hung</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ends">ends</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pole">pole</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="neck">neck</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pots">pots</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crack">crack</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="pot">pot</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="delivered">delivered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="portion">portion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="water">water</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="walks">walks</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stream">stream</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cracked">cracked</span> <span word="pot">pot</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="full">full</span>. </p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="daily">daily</span>. <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span> <span word="pot">pot</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="proud">proud</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="accomplishments">accomplishments</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="cracked">cracked</span> <span word="pot">pot</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="ashamed">ashamed</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="imperfection">imperfection</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stream">stream</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="ashamed">ashamed</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="myself">myself</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="crack">crack</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="causes">causes</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leak">leak</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="house">house</span>." </p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="smiled">smiled</span>, "<span word="Did">Did</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="notice">notice</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="flowers">flowers</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="path">path</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="pot">pot</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="side">side</span>? <span word="That">That</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="flaw">flaw</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="planted">planted</span> <span word="flower">flower</span> <span word="seeds">seeds</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="path">path</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="back">back</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="flowers">flowers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="decorate">decorate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="table">table</span>. <span word="Without">Without</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="beauty">beauty</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grace">grace</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span>." </p><p><span word="Each">Each</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="unique">unique</span> <span word="flaw">flaw</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cracks">cracks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="flaws">flaws</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="interesting">interesting</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rewarding">rewarding</span>. <span word="You">You</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="them">them</span>. </p><p>从前有位老妇人，用两个大罐挑水回家，其中一个有条裂缝，另一个完好无损，挑回家滴水不漏。因为路途遥远，有裂缝的水罐从小河到家里，只剩下半罐水了。</p>
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