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<p>一对和睦相处的兄弟之间爆发了矛盾，当推土机铲平草地，开辟出一条小溪，两人的矛盾似乎已无可挽回。此时，一个木匠出现了……</p><p><span word="By">By</span> <span word="Dee">Dee</span> <span word="Tressler">Tressler</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="two">two</span> <span word="brothers">brothers</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="adjoining">adjoining</span> <span word="farms">farms</span>, <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="rift">rift</span> <span word="in">in</span> 40 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="farming">farming</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="side">side</span>, <span word="sharing">sharing</span> <span word="machinery">machinery</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="trading">trading</span> <span word="labour">labour</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hitch">hitch</span>.</p><p><span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="collaboration">collaboration</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="apart">apart</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="misunderstanding">misunderstanding</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="difference">difference</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="exploded">exploded</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="exchange">exchange</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bitter">bitter</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="silence">silence</span>.</p><p><span word="Very">Very</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="knock">knock</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="brother">brother</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="door">door</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="carpenter">carpenter</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="toolbox">toolbox</span>. “<span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="days">days</span>’ <span word="work">work</span>,” <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. “<span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="there">there</span>. <span word="Could">Could</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="you">you</span>?”</p><p>“<span word="Well">Well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="happens">happens</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span>,” <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="brother">brother</span>.</p><p>“<span word="I">I</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="you">you</span>. <span word="Look">Look</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="creek">creek</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="farm">farm</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="neighbour">neighbour</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="younger">younger</span> <span word="brother">brother</span>. <span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="meadow">meadow</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="bulldozer">bulldozer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="river">river</span> <span word="levee">levee</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="creek">creek</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="us">us</span>. <span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spite">spite</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="better">better</span>. <span word="See">See</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="pile">pile</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="lumber">lumber</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="barn">barn</span>? <span word="I">I</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fence">fence</span> ... <span word="a">a</span> 2-<span word="metre">metre</span>-<span word="high">high</span> <span word="fence">fence</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="won">won</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="anymore">anymore</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="carpenter">carpenter</span> <span word="said">said</span>, “<span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span>. <span word="Show">Show</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nails">nails</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="post">post</span>-<span word="hole">hole</span> <span word="digger">digger</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="pleases">pleases</span> <span word="you">you</span>.”</p>
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