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关于月亮的英语故事阅读 THE SUN loves the moon. She is his sweetheart. He wants her for his wife. But once the moon said to him, I will marry you, but only on the condition that you give me a gift. Anything suits me, but it must be to my measurement. What kind of a gift would you like? asked the sun. It doesnt matter, as long as it fits me. Good, said the sun. He brought her a gift, the best that there was. But he could not get the correct measurement. He never could. He would measure her carefully so that it would fit just right. Then he would bring the gift and it would be too small, or maybe too large. So it went on, and he never could fit her. For this reason, the sun could never marry the moon. He loves her very much and also he wants her because the wealth that she owns is durable. The suns wealth never lasts. It disappears very quickly. One cold night the king called Nasreddin to him and said, If youre able to spend this night in the courtyard with only your shirt on, I will give you one hundred gold coins! In the courtyard Nasreddin saw a stone mill. He began to push it around, faster and faster. When dawn came, he was sweating all over himself. The king got up and was surprised to see Nasreddin in high sprits. The king hated to lose one hundred gold coins, so he asked, Was there a moon last night? Yes. Then our bargain is off, said the king. If there was a moon, it was warm. In that case even I could have spent the night outside! A few months later, the king and his men went hunting. It was hot summer and at the edge of the desert it was like a furnace. The king and his men were dying of thirst. They turned toward Nasreddins house in the hope of getting some water. Nasreddin was sitting in the edge of his well when he heard the voice of the king, Nasreddin, bring some fresh water! Be quick and serve us! Please make yourself at home, said Nasreddin. Where is the water? cried the king.