中國寓言故事雙語版 第134期:貪得無厭

One day a man walking on the road met a celestial, who happened to be an old friend of his.

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一天，有個人走在路上遇到一個神仙。原來，這個神仙還是他的老朋友呢。

Seeing that his life was hard, the celestial pointed with his finger at a brick on the roadside, which turned into a gold brick at once.

神仙看到他生活很困難，就用手指朝路邊的一塊磚頭一指，磚頭立即變成了金磚。

And he gave it to the man.

神仙把金磚送給了他。

But the man was not satisfied. The celestial pointed again with his finger at a large stone lion at the gate, which at once turned into a gold lion.

他並不滿足。神仙又把手指一指，門前的一尊大石獅馬上變成了一尊金獅，

And he gave it to him too. But the man still complained it was not enough.

也送給了他。可是他仍舊嫌少。

The celestial asked him:

神仙問他:

“My friend, how much will be enough for you? What should I do to satisfy you?”

“朋友，你要多少才能滿足?我怎麼做你才滿意?”

The man hummed and hawed and said:“I want your finger.”

他支支吾吾地說:“我想要你的這個手指頭!”