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格林童话: 寿命(中)

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  上帝创造了这个世界,准备给万物的生命,这时驴子走了过来问道:“主啊,我将活多少年?”“三十年,”上帝回答道,“你满意吗?”“啊!主呀,”驴子答道,“那够长了。想想我活得多苦呀!每天从早到晚背着沉重的负担,把一袋的谷子拖进作坊,而其他人可以吃包,他们只知用打我、踢我来的方式鼓舞我、振作我。请把我从这漫长的痛苦岁月中解放出来吧。”上帝很同情它,就减了它十八年的寿命。驴子心中宽慰地走了。接着狗又来了。“你想活多久?”上帝问,“三十年对驴来说太长了,但你会满意吧!”“主呀,”狗回答说,“这是你的意志吗?想想我将怎样狂奔,我的脚决不可能坚持那么久,当我一旦不能叫了,除了从一个角落跑到另一个角落,我还能干甚么呢?”上帝见它说得对,减了它十二年寿命。接着猴子来了。“你一定愿意活三十年吧?”上帝对它说,“你不必像驴和狗那样干活,却可以享受生活。”“啊!主呀,”它回答,“过去也许是这样,但现在已大不同了。如果天降小米粥,我可没有勺儿。我总是干些发笑的勾当,比如做做鬼脸逗人发笑。如果他们给我一个苹果吃,我就大咬一口,不过它是酸的。悲哀常常藏在欢笑之后!三十年我可耐不住。”上帝仁慈,减了它十年。

  最后人类出现了,他是那样地开心、健康而又充满生命力,他请上帝指定他的寿命。“你将活三十年,”上帝说,“够长了吗?”“太短了,”人说,“当我刚建起我的房子、在自己的灶上烧火时,当我辛勤栽培的树木刚开花结果时,当我正准备享受生活时,我却要死了!哦,主呀,请延长我的生命吧!”“加上驴子的十八年。”上帝说。“那还不够。”人回答。“那再加上狗的十二年。”“还是太少了。”“那么,”上帝说,“我再给你猴子的十年,但不能再多了。”人走了,但还是不满意。

  这样人活七十岁,起先三十年是他的本份,但瞬息即逝,这阶段他健康、快乐,高兴地工作,生活也充满了欢乐。接下来是驴子的十八年,这时候,生活的负担压在肩上,他得辛勤地劳作养活他人,他这种忠实的服务换来的却是拳打和脚踢。然后是狗的十二年,那时他失去了利齿,咬不动东西,只能躺在墙脚忿忿不平地低吼。这痛苦日子过后,猴子般的生活结束了他最后的一生。这时,他傻头傻脑,糊里糊涂,成了孩子们捉弄、嘲笑的对象。

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