There was once a boy whose father was a poor farmer （一位貧窮的農夫）. The other children at school had new shoes and shiny lunchboxes, but the boy had only old clothes. He felt ashamed of his father, and he wished his family were rich.
從前有一個男孩，他的父親是個貧窮的農夫（一位貧窮的農夫）。學校裡其他孩子都有新鞋子和亮晶晶的便當盒，但這個男孩只有舊衣服。他為自己的父親感到羞愧，希望自己的家是富有的。
What the boy did not know was that his father quietly gave away almost everything. When a neighbor’s child was hungry, the father shared their rice. When an old man could not walk, the father carried him home. He never spoke about it, and he never asked for thanks. His love was selfless （無私的） — and altruistic （利他的）.
男孩不知道的是，他的父親默默地把幾乎所有的東西都送了出去。當鄰居的孩子餓肚子時，父親分出他們的米飯。當一位老人家走不動時，父親揹著他回家。他從不提起這些事，也從不要求別人感謝。他的愛是「無私的（selfless）」（無私的）——也是「利他的（altruistic）」（利他的）。
One day the boy fell sick. Many people from the village came to help, because they remembered the father’s kindness. The boy finally understood: his family was not poor at all. His father had given them the greatest wealth — a heart full of love. From that day, the boy appreciated his father, and his envy turned into joy.
有一天男孩生病了。村裡許多人都來幫忙，因為他們記得這位父親的善良。男孩終於明白：他的家一點都不貧窮。他的父親給了他們最大的財富——一顆充滿愛的心。從那天起，男孩開始「感謝（appreciated）」他的父親，他的嫉妒也轉化成了喜悅。