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One stormy winter night, a farmer noted that another farmer’s goats were on his land. He was quite excite. “If these new goats stay here, I could sell them in the spring,” he thought.
一个暴风雨的冬夜，一名农夫注意到另一个农夫的山羊在他的地盘上。他十分高兴，心想：“如果新来的山羊待在这里，明年春天我就可以把他们卖了。”
The farmer made sure that the new goats were comfortable. He let them stay in the warm barn （畜棚）and gave them large piles of hay to eat.
农夫确保新山羊过得舒舒服服，他让他们待在温暖的谷仓内，并且给他们一大堆干草吃。
Meanwhile, he showed no concern for his old goats. He left them out in the bitter（严寒刺骨的） wind and gave them almost no food. They were cold and hungry all night long.
在这期间，农夫对原来的山羊不闻不问，他把山羊留在寒风中，几乎不给他们食物吃，让他们度过挨饿受冻的夜晚。
The next morning, the storm was over and the sun was shining.When the farmer opened the barn doors, the goats rushed out as quickly as they could. “How can you leave?” shouted the farmer angrily. “I was so generous to all of you!”
隔天早上，暴风雨过去了，阳光普照。农夫一打开谷仓的门，羊群却拼命地往外冲。农夫生气地大叫：“你们怎么可以离开？我对你们这么仁慈！”
“Yes, ” said one of the goats, but you ignored your own goats on a stormy night. We fear that one day, you would be careless with us,too.”
一只山羊说：“没错，但是你在暴风雨的夜晚却忽略了自己的山羊，我们害怕有一天，你也会这样马虎地对待我们。”
The farmer learned that you shouldn’t forget about old friends when you are trying to make new ones.
于是农夫明白了，人不应该喜新厌旧。
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