A beggar had been sitting by the side of a road for over thirty years. One day a stranger walked by. "Spare some change?" mumbled the beggar, mechanically holding out his old baseball cap. "I have nothing to give you," said the stranger. Then he asked: "What's that you are sitting on? " " Nothing," replied the beggar. "Just an old box. I have been sitting on it for as long as I can remember. " " Ever looked inside?" asked the stranger. "No," said the beggar. "What's the point? There's nothing in there." "Have a look inside," insisted the stranger. The beggar managed to pry open the lid. With astonishment, disbelief, and elation, he saw that the box was filled with gold.
曾经，有个乞丐在路边坐了30多年。一天，一位陌生人经过。这个乞丐机械地举起他的旧棒球帽，喃喃地说：“给点儿吧。”陌生人说：“我没有什么东西可以给你。”然后他问：“你坐着的是什么？”乞丐回答说：“什么都没有，只是一个旧箱子而已，自从我有记忆以来，我就一直坐在它上面。”陌生人问：“你曾经打开过箱子吗？”“没有。”乞丐说，“有什么用？里面什么都没有。”陌生人坚持：“打开箱子看一看。”乞丐这才试着打开箱子。这时令人意想不到的事情发生了，乞丐充满了惊奇与狂喜：箱子里装满了金子。
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