精彩英語故事14

PAGE精彩英語故事14TheSwallow’sWords燕子的忠告IthappenedthatacountrymanwassowingsomehempseedsinafieldwhereaSwallowandsomeotherBirdswerehoppingaboutpickinguptheirfood.“Bewareofthatman,”saidtheSwallow.“Why,whatishedoing?”saidtheothers.“Thosearehempseedsheissowing;becarefultopickupeveryoneoftheseeds,orelseyouwillrepentit.”TheBirdspaidnoheedtotheSwallow’swords.Byandbythehempgrewupandwasmadeintocord,andofthecordsnetsweremade,andmanyaBirdthathaddespisedtheSwallow’sadvicewascaughtinnetsmadeoutofthatveryhemp.一個(gè)莊稼人正在地里播種大麻的種子。一只燕子和一些其他的鳥兒正在那里尋找食物?！靶⌒哪莻€(gè)男人。”燕子說?！盀槭裁?？他在干什么？”其他鳥問?！八诓シN大麻的種子，一定要仔細(xì)地把每一粒都揀出來，否則你們會(huì)后悔的?！兵B兒們都沒在意燕子的話。大麻漸漸長(zhǎng)大了，后來被搓成了繩子，繩子又被結(jié)成了網(wǎng)。許多對(duì)燕子的勸告滿不在乎的鳥兒正是被這用大麻編成的網(wǎng)捉住的。智慧箴言：最有價(jià)值的建議往往不易被人重視。我們要善于接納別人善意的勸告，不然等到災(zāi)難來臨再后悔，那就為時(shí)晚矣。IfYouLoveHerEnough只要你愛得夠深MyfriendJohnalwayshassomethingtotellme.Heknowssomuchthatyoungmenhavetohaveolderandmoreworldlywisementotellthem.Forinstancewhototrust,howtocareforothers,andhowtolivelifetothefullest.Recently,JohnlosthiswifeJanet.Foreightyearsshefoughtagainstcancer,butintheendhersicknesshadthelastword.我的一個(gè)朋友約翰總是有很多話和我說。他深知年輕人需要年長(zhǎng)的、有見識(shí)的人來教會(huì)他們一些事情，諸如應(yīng)該相信誰，怎樣關(guān)心別人，以及怎樣讓自己的生命盡其所能。最近，約翰的妻子珍妮特去世了。八年來，珍妮特一直與癌癥抗?fàn)?，但是最后去還是無法從病魔的手中逃出。OnedayJohntookoutafoldedpieceofpaperfromhiswallet.Hehadfoundit,sohetoldme,whenhetidiedupsomedrawersathome.ItwasasmallloveletterJanethadwritten.Thenotecouldlooklikeaschoolgirl'sscrawlsaboutherdreamguy.AllthatwasmissingwasadrawingofaheartwiththenamesJohnandJanetwritteninit.Butthesmallletterwaswrittenbyawomanwhohadhadsevenchildren;awomanwhofoughtforherlifeandwhoprobablyonlyhadafewmonthslefttolive.有一天，約翰從他的錢包拿出一張折疊著的紙。他告訴我，這是他在家里清理抽屜的時(shí)候無意找到的。這是一份珍妮特的小情書，我們會(huì)以為它可能不過是學(xué)生妹對(duì)自己的白馬王子的胡言亂語罷了。但是這份小情書里面卻盡是約翰和珍妮特之間款款深情的見證，這是一個(gè)有七個(gè)孩子的女人寫的，她與病魔奮力抗?fàn)帲词顾雷约嚎赡苤挥袔讉€(gè)月的時(shí)間了。Itwasalsoabeautifulrecipeforhowtokeepamarriagetogether.Janet'sdescriptionofherhusbandbeginsthus:"Lovedme.Tookcareofme.Worriedaboutme."這也是對(duì)于如何維系婚姻的最好解答。珍妮特對(duì)于自己丈夫的描述是這樣開始的：“始終深愛我，不辭辛勞地照顧我，無論何時(shí)都關(guān)心我?！盓venthoughJohnalwayshadareadyanswer,heneverjokedaboutcancerapparently.SometimeshecamehomeintheeveningtofindJanetinthemiddleofoneofthosedepressionscancerpatientssooftenget.Innotimehegotherintothecaranddrovehertoherfavouriterestaurant.即使約翰的心中一直都對(duì)珍妮特的病情清楚，但他從來不拿癌癥的事情開玩笑。有的時(shí)候他晚上回到家，發(fā)現(xiàn)珍妮特再一次處在癌癥帶來的沮喪之中的時(shí)候，他每次都會(huì)送她上車，然后去她最愛的飯館好好開心一下。Heshowedconsiderationforher,andsheknewit.Youcannothidesomethingforsomeonewhoknowsbetter."HelpedmewhenIwasill,"thenextlinereads.PerhapsJanetwrotethiswhilethecancerwasinoneofthehorribleandwonderfullulls.Whereeverythingis--almost--asitusedtobe,beforethesicknessbrokeout,andwhereitdoesn'thurttohopethateverythingisover,maybeforever."Forgavemealot.""Stoodbymyside."他關(guān)心她，而珍妮特或許比約翰更深知這份關(guān)心。這就是所謂的你不可能把一些感情藏起來，因?yàn)閷?duì)方比你更了解你?！霸谖倚枰臅r(shí)候一直關(guān)心著我?！苯酉聛淼囊痪溥@樣寫到?；蛟S珍妮特是在癌癥有所緩解的時(shí)候?qū)懴逻@些文字的。癌癥還沒有被發(fā)現(xiàn)的時(shí)候，兩人的生活日復(fù)一日，都以為日子會(huì)這樣繼續(xù)，如果可以甚至希望永遠(yuǎn)?！皩?duì)我總是很包容?！薄笆冀K在我身邊陪伴?！盇ndapieceofgoodadviceforeveryonewholooksongivingconstructivecriticismasakindofsacredduty:"Alwayspraising.""MadesureIhadeverythingIneeded,"shegoesontowrite.Afterthatshehasturnedoverthepaperandadded:"Warmth.Humour.Kindness.Thoughtfulness."Andthenshewritesaboutthehusbandshehaslivedwithandlovedthemostofherlife:"AlwaysthereformewhenIneededyou."Thelastwordsshewrotesumupalltheothers.Icanseeherformewheresheaddsthoughtfully:"Goodfriend."接下來一句對(duì)于那些喜歡給對(duì)方一些建設(shè)性批評(píng)的人很有借鑒作用，他們以為批評(píng)是一種神圣的責(zé)任，其實(shí)不然：“總是會(huì)夸獎(jiǎng)我?！薄翱偸强梢宰屛业玫轿蚁胍??！彼o接著寫到。這句之后她翻過紙?jiān)诒趁嫜a(bǔ)充到：“熱情、幽默、善良、體貼。”而她最愛這個(gè)和她生活的丈夫的一點(diǎn)是：“他總是會(huì)在你需要的時(shí)候出現(xiàn)?！盜standbesideJohnnow,andcannotevenpretendtoknowhowitfeelstolosesomeonewhoisasclosetomeasJanetwastohim.Ineedtohearwhathehastosaymuchmorethanheneedstotalk."John,"Iask."Howdoyousticktogetherwithsomeonethrough38years--nottomentionthesickness?HowdoIknowifIcanbeartostandbymywife'ssideifshebecomessickoneday?""Youcan,"hesaysquietly."Ifyouloveherenough,youcan."我站在約翰的身邊，我不能裝作我知道失去至愛的感受，就像約翰失去珍妮特一樣。我想聽一聽他真正想說的是什么，而不是那些他不得不說的套話。我說：“約翰，即使不說癌癥的那些日子，你怎么可以和一個(gè)人生活38年毫無厭倦呢？如果有一天我的妻子也得病，我怎么知道自己能不能一直守候在她的身邊呢？”他平靜地說：“你一定可以，只要你愛得夠深。”和阻礙你發(fā)展的人做最后的告別TherewasabigcompanylocatedinSt.Louis,Missouri.Oneday,afte在密蘇里州圣路易斯市，有一家大型公司。一天，員工們外出吃完午餐回來，看見公司門口貼著一張告示，上面寫著：“昨日，本公司一位長(zhǎng)久以來阻礙你們晉升的人去世了。我們謹(jǐn)邀請(qǐng)各位參加正在體育館里舉行的悼念活動(dòng)，向他做最后的告別。”Allthestaffwerestandinginline,sayinggoodbyetothedeceasedonebyone.However,whentheyapproachedthecoffinandlookinginside,theyfoundnothinginsidebutacrystalmirror.Everyonewholookedinsidecouldonlyseehisorherface.Lookingcarefully,youcouldalsoseeapieceofpaperattachednexttothemirrorsaying:theonlyonewhocanrestrainyourdevelopmentisyourself!員工們排著長(zhǎng)隊(duì)，一個(gè)接一個(gè)上前向死者做“最后的告別”?？墒?，當(dāng)他們向棺材里張望時(shí)，卻驚訝地發(fā)現(xiàn)棺材里空蕩蕩的，只有一面明晃晃的鏡子。每個(gè)朝里面張望的人，都只看到自己的臉。仔細(xì)一看，鏡子旁邊還有一張小紙條，上面寫著：“只有一個(gè)人能限制你的發(fā)展，那就是你自己！”Youaretheonlyonewhocanchangeyourlife.Youarealsotheonlyonewhocandetermineyourhappiness,dreamsandachievementsandwhocanhelpyourself.Yourbossmaychange,yourfriendsmaychange,yourpartnersmanychangeandyourcompanymaychange.Butyourlifewillnotbechangedduetoallthese.Onlywhenyouchangeyourself,breakthelimitofyourthinkingpatternandbraveyourresponsibilitiescanyouchangeyourlifeforbetter!你是唯一能改變自己生活的人，你也是唯一能決定自己的幸福、夢(mèng)想和成就的人，你還是唯一能幫助自己的人。你的老板變了，朋友變了，搭檔變了，公司變了，你的生活仍然不會(huì)起變化。只有當(dāng)你自己變了，只有當(dāng)你跳出自己思維的局限，勇于擔(dān)當(dāng)起生活的重任時(shí)，你的生活才會(huì)有起色。你是獨(dú)一無二的你IwillneverforgetthelessenwhichMr.Ligaveus.OnedayMr.Liwasspeakingtousinourschoolmeetingroom.Hebeganhisspeechbyholdingupa￥100bill.Heasked,"Whowouldlikethis￥100bill?"Mostofusputupourhandsquickly.Thenhesaid,"Iamgoingtogivethis￥100tooneofyou,butfirstletmedothis."Hethenmadethebillintoaballandsaid;"Whowantsitnow?"Weraisedourhandsagain.Buthesaid,“Waitamoment.”HethendroppeditOnthefloorandsteppedonit.Afterthat,hepickedupthedirtybillandsaid,“Whostillwantsit?”Manyhandswerestillup."Myfriends,"hesaid,"youhavelearnedavaluablelessontoday.NomatterwhatIdidtothemoney,youstillwanteditbecauseitdidnotgodowninvalue.Itwasstillworth￥10O."Wealwayslosemanychanceswetakeinourlives."Hewentonspeaking,"Wefeelasifweareworthnothing.Butremember,nomatterwhathashappenedtoyou,youwillneverloseyourvalue:youarealwaysvaluabletothosepeoplewholove.you,.Yourvaluedoesn'tcomefromwhatyoudoorwhoyouknow,butWHOYOUARE.""Youarespecialandvaluable.Don'teverforgetit!"。我難以忘懷李老師給我們上的那一課。有一天天，他在學(xué)校的會(huì)議室給我們做了一次演講。他手持一百美元，開始了他的講話。“誰想要這100美元？”他問道。絕大部分的學(xué)生迅速舉手。接下來，他說：“我會(huì)把這一百美元給你們之中的一個(gè)人，但是，我先得做點(diǎn)什么?！彼麑⑦@張鈔票揉成一團(tuán)（這里個(gè)人覺得應(yīng)該這樣翻譯比較準(zhǔn)確）后說道：“現(xiàn)在，誰還要這100美元？”學(xué)生再一次舉起手來。但是，他又說：“請(qǐng)稍等片刻?！彼麑⑩n票扔到地上用腳踩它，之后，他拾起這張臟了的鈔票問道：“誰還要它？”很多人依然舉手?！拔业暮⒆觽儭保f道，“今天，你們得到了寶貴的一課。不管我怎么對(duì)待這張鈔票，你們依然想要得到它，這是因?yàn)槲也]有貶低它的價(jià)值。它仍然是一張價(jià)值一百元的鈔票?！薄拔覀兛偸桥c生命中許多機(jī)會(huì)失之交臂?！彼又f道，“我們覺得自己沒有價(jià)值，但是，要牢記，無論發(fā)生什么，我們的價(jià)值仍然存在，對(duì)于愛著你的人們來說，你有很大的價(jià)值，你的價(jià)值并不來源于你的出身還有你的作為，僅僅來源與你自身?！薄皠e忘了，你是珍貴而特殊的存在?！痹⒁猓赫缡澜缟蠜]有兩片相同的葉子，我們每個(gè)人都是獨(dú)一無二的。相信自己，命運(yùn)就掌握在我們的手中。一個(gè)發(fā)生在越南的感人的友情故事Backintheolddaystherewerethreeboys,Tung,Truc,andMai.EachoftheboyswasfromadifferentregioninVietnamandbychancetheywerebroughttogethertostudyunderthesameteacher.Theonlythingtheyoungmenhadincommonwashowpooreachofthemwas.Theirfamiliesweredirtpoorbuttheparentsweredeterminedfortheirsonstohaveaneducation.Forthatveryreason,allofthemburiedthemselvesintheirbookssotheirfamily'seffortwouldnotgotowaste.Somehowtheybecamefriends.Whentheybecamefriends,theboyssworetogetherthatlateroninlifeifoneofthethreebecamesuccessful,hewouldnotforgettheothersandtheirtimeinpoverty.Hewouldalsopromisetoaidtheotherfriendsoutofthelowerclass.Afterawhile,duetofamilycircumstancesallthreeboyshadtoquitschool;theywenttheirseparateways.Tungwasthefirstfortunateonetohavehisluckturnaround.Withabrightmindandperseverance,Tungwasverydeterminedtopursuehisstudies.TungbecameaservantforanelderlymannamedNgheinordertocontinuehisstudies.TheoldmanrecognizedTung'spotentialanddeterminationandsupportedhimlikeason.Forthenextfewyears,TungstudiedandhewasfinallyabletoobtainTienSi(apersonwhopassedallthreeexaminationsheldbythegovernment).WiththeTienSi,Tungbecameanofficerinthecapitalcity.Fromthatpoint,Tung'slifepickedupitspace,itsspeedturnedintoawhirlwindthatnoonecouldcatchupwith.Eventhoughhenowlivedinluxury,Tungstillrememberedhisbookfriendsfrombefore.Oneday,Tungdecidedtofindhisfriendssohetookaleaveofabsence.OnTung'sjourneytofindhisfriends,hedressedasacommonerinordertoavoiddisturbancesandbeinghassledbytheguardsoldiersaroundhim.ItdidnottakehimalongtimetofindTruc'shouse,oneofhistwobestfriendsbackintheolddays.曾有三個(gè)叫東（Tung），特呂克（Truc）和麥(Mai)的男孩。他們來自不同的地區(qū)，但命運(yùn)安排他們師從于同一老師。他們唯一共同點(diǎn)是他們都很窮。他們家徒四壁，但父母卻下定了送兒子上學(xué)的決心。為了對(duì)得起家里的犧牲和付出，為了家人的希望不付諸東流，他們都埋頭苦讀。不知怎的，他們成了朋友。而后，男孩們一起發(fā)誓說以后如果他們中的其中任何一個(gè)若是功成名就，肯定不會(huì)忘記其他兩個(gè)伙伴和曾經(jīng)受窮的歲月，并承諾幫助以后如還處于下層階級(jí)的朋友。不久之后，由于家庭原因，三個(gè)孩子不得不輟學(xué)，他們分道揚(yáng)鑣了。好運(yùn)最先降到了東身上。聰明伶俐、堅(jiān)忍不拔的他決定繼續(xù)完成學(xué)業(yè)。為了繼續(xù)深造，東為一個(gè)名叫納喝（Nghe）的老人當(dāng)仆人。老人看出了東的潛力和決心，像待兒子般的支持他完成學(xué)業(yè)。經(jīng)過幾年的苦讀，東終于成為了“進(jìn)士”（TienSi）（注：通過了政府組織的三門考試的人）。之后，在首都當(dāng)官。從此，他飛黃騰達(dá)，升官如旋風(fēng)之勢(shì)，無人能及。盡管過上了奢華的生活，他還是沒忘記曾經(jīng)的朋友。于是，東決定請(qǐng)假去找他的朋友。為了避免擾民，他決定扮成平民。沒多久，他就找到了特呂克的宅邸。Thefirstvisit...Let'sbacktrackabittoTruc'sstoryafterhelefthisfriends.ThedayafterTrucquittedschoolheinheritedalargeamountoflandfromhisgrandparentsonhismother'sside.Throughhardworkandknowinghowtoturnthelandaround,Trucwasabletomakethelandrichintenyearsandbecamewelloff.Eventhoughhewasrich,hedidnotwanttoloseadollar,aquarter,orevenapennytoanyone.Becauseofthis,Truchadforgottenthewordsofpromisebetweenthethreefriendsinthepast."AWHeck!Whywasteyourtimesearching?TheotherpeopledidnotbothertofindyouorI."Withthatthought,Trucfeltverysecurewithallhisactionsandwords.WhenTungfirstsawhowrichhisfriendwas,hewantedtotesthowtruethefeelingsweresohedidnotsayanythingabouthiscurrentlife.TheonlythingthatTungtoldTrucwasthathemissedhisfriendsohewantedtofindandvisithim.JudgingfromTung'sappearance,Trucguessedheonlyhadenoughtoeatandonlycametorekindlethefriendshiptoaskformoney.ThethoughtfloatedwithTrucashepretendedhislifewasstillindifficultyandwentontotellTung."Totellyouthetruth,ifitwerenotbecauseofpastrecentbusinesstripsthenIwouldnotbelosingtoanyone.EarlierIwasconsideringfindingyouintheNorthbutaftersomanybaddroughtscontinuouslyandthentherewasafamine,IhadtomortgagesomeofmyacresanditwasnotuntilrecentlythatIfinishedpayingitoff."Trucwentonandonabouthisso-calledhardshipsinordertozipTung'smouthifhehadanythoughtsaboutaskingformoney.Tocontinuewiththecharadeofhislifeofpoverty,Trucgavehisfriendasmall,simpledinner.Thenextmorningbeforeeveryonewokeup,Trucwenttothecookandaskedhimtomakeafishnetandwormsforhisnextplan.WhileTrucshowedTungaroundtheproperty,theycameuponthecook.Trucyelledatthecook,"Hey!'Danbatkhahatri'(at3donotletthenetdown).Don'tyouremembertheoldsaying?!Whydoyouwanttofishatthishour?Doyouwantmetogobankrupt?"Theservantcaughttheowner'smeaningandquietlyleftthescene.Thatafternoonwhenthechickensreturnedtotheircoop,Truc'swifetoldthehouseservanttopicktheplumpestchickentokill.Beforethechickencouldbekilled,Trucranintothekitchenscreaming,"Ey!At4youshouldnotkillbirds!Evenifyourfriendshouldvisit,youshouldstillnotkill.Itishighlyforbidden."TungwasdonewitnessinghowTruc'slifewasandcontinuedontoMai'shouse,thesecondfriendwholivedthroughhardshipswithTungduringhisschoolyears.Stillinhiscommoner'sclothes,TungarrivedatMai'shouseandjustasbeforeatTruc's,hedidnotmentionedanythingabouthislife.初訪讓我們把時(shí)間往回拉。話說特呂克與好友別離后，他繼承了外祖父的大規(guī)模的土地。他知道怎樣去經(jīng)營(yíng)這塊土地，通過艱苦的工作，他在十年間迅速致富。雖然有錢，他不想失去一分一厘。所以，他忘記了當(dāng)初的承諾，過去的誓言?！吧癜?！何必花時(shí)間去找呢？誰知道他們會(huì)不會(huì)花時(shí)間找我呢？”這樣一想，特呂克就心安理得了。當(dāng)東看到他的第一眼，他就看出他的朋友有多富有了。他想考驗(yàn)一下他，看看他內(nèi)心的最真實(shí)的情感。所以，他隱瞞了自己生活。僅僅告訴特呂克他是如此地想他，多么迫切地要造訪他而已。打量了一下東的外表，特呂克猜想東的收入只能勉強(qiáng)維持生計(jì)，如今來找他只是為了特呂克通過敘舊從他身上榨點(diǎn)錢。心存這個(gè)想法，他就假裝他仍然生活艱難，并重復(fù)告訴東這點(diǎn)?！罢f實(shí)話，如果不是最近出差，我絕不輸給任何人。前階段，我還想去北方找找你，但最近旱災(zāi)不斷，饑荒太嚴(yán)重了，而且我的按揭最近才付清?！睘榱俗寲|不開口問他借錢，特呂克喋喋不休的訴說著所謂的困境。同時(shí)，為了使東相信自己生活貧困，特呂克只提供了簡(jiǎn)單的晚餐。次日一起床，特呂克就跑去找廚師，要他做個(gè)漁網(wǎng)，并找些蚯蚓——他已想出了下一個(gè)鬼主意，并在努力的付諸實(shí)踐。當(dāng)特呂克帶著東參觀他的產(chǎn)業(yè)時(shí)，他們遇上了廚師。特呂克對(duì)廚子嚷道：“你忘了'Danbatkhahatri'（意為3點(diǎn)不撒網(wǎng)。）這句老話了嗎？為何要在這個(gè)時(shí)候捕魚呢？你想要我破產(chǎn)??？“仆人知道了主人的意圖，悄悄地離開了。日暮西山，小雞回舍，特呂克的妻子讓仆人宰掉最肥的那只雞，特呂克跑進(jìn)廚房尖叫道：“嘿!4點(diǎn)不能殺雞，即使你朋友到訪也不行。這是強(qiáng)烈禁止的事。”東目睹了特呂克的生活，打算去拜訪麥了。即使在臨行前，東也沒對(duì)特呂克說起自己的生活。Nomoney,noworry...EversinceMaiquitschoolandreturnedhome,hesawhisfamily'ssituationworsen.Heworkedhardtotrytomakeittothetopbutitseemedlikeitwasnothistime.Allhisbusinesstripsendedinfailureandlossesandwhenheswitchedtoteaching,hesuddenlybecamesick.Maihadtoselloffpartsofhislandtopayoffthemedicalbills.Intheendbothhusbandandwifehadtorentsomelandtofarmandhadtoworkonother'slandtobeabletogetby.Eventhoughthecouplehadnothingandfindingamealwashard,theydidn'toncecomplain.MaiwelcomedTungwarmlyintohishousewhenhecametovisit.Heintroducedhisfriendtohiswife,"ThiswasmyclosestfriendwhenIwenttoschoolinthecity.Ifyoucountthedayssincethen,itmusthavebeenleastfifteenyears.Goandfindfoodtoservetoourguest."Tungsawhisfriend'swifelistenedtoherhusbandandthentookthebasketandleftforthemarket.Aroundnoon,hesawthewomancarryingbackabasketfulloffoodbutthistimearoundherheadwasinablackscarfeventhoughitwasnotthewindseason.HedidnotthinkofthismuchatfirstbutsoonafterwhenhewasroamingthehousehesawMaiandhiswifebytherestroomwhispering.Heimmediatelyhidhimselfonthesidesotheywouldnotseehim.Likesomethingjustkickedhimintheface,hewasshockedwalkingintothescene.Mai'swifehadjusttakenoffherscarf;however,thefineblackhaironherheadwasnolongerthere.TunginstantlyquestionedwhathadhappenedtoherhairwhenMaiandhiswifewalkedawayfromtherestroom.Mai'swifeknewthattheycouldnotkeepthesecrethiddenanylonger,shesaid,"ThismorningtherewasnomoneywhenIleftthehouse.IthoughtIcouldgoandborrowsomemoneyfromtheneighborsbuttheyalsodidn'thaveany.However,therewasawigfactoryinneedoflonghair,andsinceIhaveitIsoldit.Itisonlyonceinalifetimeafriendlikeyoucomestovisit.Doyouexpectusonlytolookateachotherthewholetime?Pleasedonotfeelbad.Oncehairhasbeencutitwillgrowagain.Whyworry?"TungwasverytouchedbyMai'swife'swordsandactions.Notamomentsooner,heconfessedtohisfriendabouthislifesincethedaytheywenttheirseparatewaysincludingthevisittoTrucandhowhewastreated.AfterTungwasdonetalking,hetookoutaboxofjewelryandgaveittoMai'swifeandsaid,"Thehair'srootisthebasisofaperson.Itrulyregretnotknowingbeforehandofthesituationsothatyouwouldhavenotsoldyourprecioushair.Nonetheless,withthatactionIdiscoveredwhatkindofpersonyouareandIwanttogiveyouthisasagift.Goaheadandsellthis.Spendithoweveryoulikewhileyouwaitforyourhairtogrowbackandcanfindworkagain."NotlongafterTungreturnedhome,hesentmoneytoMaianddispatchedhimtoNamDinhtolearntheartofdyeingclothes.WhenMaifinishedlearningtheskill,Tunghelpedhimopenupadyeingfactoryinthevillage.Theirbusinessbegantogrowbiggerbythedayandbeforelongitbecamesuccessful.Maitookwhatheknewandtaughtittothepeopleinthevillage.Thedyeingskillbecamethemostsuccessfulbusinessthatanyonehadeverknown.AndwhathappenedtoTruc?ItwasnotuntillateronwhenheheardTunghadbecomeanofficerinthecapitalcitythat