《纪伯伦散文：流浪者》 作者：纪伯伦
三件礼物
【三件礼物】
从前，在贝沙累城里住着一个宽宏大量的王子，城里所有的子民们都热爱和尊敬王子。
不过，有个十分贫穷的人，他对王子怀恨在心，不断地用他的贫嘴恶舌攻击王子。
王子知道这事，然而他耐心容忍。
但王子终于想到了这个穷人；一个冬天的寒夜里，王子的仆人来到这穷人的门前，带来一袋面粉，一小袋肥皂和一大块糖。
仆人说："王子送给你这些礼物，作个纪念。"
面粉是饱你空空如也的肚子的，肥皂是洗你肮脏的皮肤的，糖是甜你辛辣的舌头的。"
the three gifts
once in the city of becharre there lived a gracious prince who was loved and honoured by all his subjects.
不过他从此就缄口无言了。
从这一天起，那穷人就变得对自己也感到害臊了。他对王子的憎恨比过去更大，他甚至更恨那给他解明王子真意的主教。
the prince knew this, yet he was patient.
but at last he bethought him; and upon a wintry night there came to the door of the man a servant of the prince, bearing a sack of flour, a bag of soap and a cone of sugar.
but there was one exceedingly poor man who was bitter against the prince, and who wagged continually a pestilent tongue in his dispraise.
and the servant said, "the prince sends you these gifts in token of remembrance."
but the bishop said, "oh, how wise a prince, and how little you understand. he speaks in symbols. the flour is for your empty stomach; the soap is for your dirty hide; and the sugar is to sweeten your bitter tongue."
from that day forward the man became shy even of himself. his hatred of the prince was greater than ever, and even more he hated the bishop who had revealed the prince unto him.
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不过，有个十分贫穷的人，他对王子怀恨在心，不断地用他的贫嘴恶舌攻击王子。
王子知道这事，然而他耐心容忍。
但王子终于想到了这个穷人；一个冬天的寒夜里，王子的仆人来到这穷人的门前，带来一袋面粉，一小袋肥皂和一大块糖。
仆人说："王子送给你这些礼物，作个纪念。"
面粉是饱你空空如也的肚子的，肥皂是洗你肮脏的皮肤的，糖是甜你辛辣的舌头的。"
the three gifts
once in the city of becharre there lived a gracious prince who was loved and honoured by all his subjects.
不过他从此就缄口无言了。
从这一天起，那穷人就变得对自己也感到害臊了。他对王子的憎恨比过去更大，他甚至更恨那给他解明王子真意的主教。
the prince knew this, yet he was patient.
but at last he bethought him; and upon a wintry night there came to the door of the man a servant of the prince, bearing a sack of flour, a bag of soap and a cone of sugar.
but there was one exceedingly poor man who was bitter against the prince, and who wagged continually a pestilent tongue in his dispraise.
and the servant said, "the prince sends you these gifts in token of remembrance."
but the bishop said, "oh, how wise a prince, and how little you understand. he speaks in symbols. the flour is for your empty stomach; the soap is for your dirty hide; and the sugar is to sweeten your bitter tongue."
from that day forward the man became shy even of himself. his hatred of the prince was greater than ever, and even more he hated the bishop who had revealed the prince unto him.