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<p>我很小的时候曾经听祖母讲过这么一个故事：传说在很久以前，在遥远的长白山下生长着一处湖水。这处湖水有一个特点就是四季都保持着同一个水温，很适合人们游泳或者洗澡。因此，这里也吸引了许多游客前来光顾。这年冬天，湖水迎来了三个比较特殊的顾客。说他们特殊是因为他们的个子的高低成阶梯状。他们很瘦，但是热情很高，一到湖边，他们就扒光了衣服，扑通扑通扑通，有秩序地跳进了湖里。</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="young">young</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="grandmother">grandmother</span>: <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lake">lake</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="distant">distant</span> <span word="Changbai">Changbai</span> <span word="Mountain">Mountain</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="characteristics">characteristics</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="lake">lake</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="temperature">temperature</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="round">round</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="suitable">suitable</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="swim">swim</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bath">bath</span>. <span word="Therefore">Therefore</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="attracts">attracts</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="winter">winter</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lake">lake</span> <span word="welcomed">welcomed</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="customers">customers</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="height">height</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ladder">ladder</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="thin">thin</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="enthusiastic">enthusiastic</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lake">lake</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="strip">strip</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span>, <span word="plop">plop</span>, <span word="plop">plop</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="orderly">orderly</span> <span word="jump">jump</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lake">lake</span>.</p><p>等他们洗完澡，享受完湖水带给他们舒服时，他们发现扔在湖边的衣服和裤子不见了，三个都不约而同地互相注视着。这时，在湖的一边出现了一个白胡须的老者。老者穿的一件白衫，腰上配着一把长剑。老者的出现使他们都格外的兴奋。高个子首先打开了话题：老人家，给我们一些衣服和裤子吧。老者抚摸着下巴的长须：衣服和裤子是有的，但是。中个子急了：但是什么呢？老者呼了口气：你们只能在衣服和裤子上任选一件。为什么？矮个子不明白。没有为什么，要不要选择你们自己决定，我不会强求。老者说完转身想离开，高个子说：老人家，先别走，让我们考虑一下。老者回过头来：给你们五分钟时间。</p>
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