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英语经典寓言故事 A man had two horses to carry loads for him. When they were working, the front horse went very well, but the rear one was very lazy. The man began to transfer its load onto the front horse. When he had transferred it all, the rear horse said to the front one. You see Im easy going now. You toil辛苦工作 and sweat, but the harder you work, the more you will suffer. When they got to a pub, the owner said, I dont need to raise two horses. I had better give all the food to the good one and kill the lazy one. Then I may have its skin at least. And so he did. When the couple arrived in Los Angeles, the husband became fascinated by the plush豪华的casino and started betting on all the attractions. After four days, they had just two dollars left. Let me go to the casino alone, the man told his wife. I ve got a feeling that Ill be luck today. Once downstairs he went to the roulette轮盘赌 table and put his last two dollars on No.14.red. His number won. He continued betting and winning. Within an hour, he had acquired $50000. Feeling that his luck was about to change, he picked up his chips and walked toward the cashier. Just before he reached her, he felt one final urge to bet. He went back to the roulette table and put everything on No. 10, black. The wheel spun round and round, and finally stopped on No.12. red. Heartbroken, the fellow returned to his room. Well, his wife asked anxiously, How did you make out? I lost two dollars. There was a rich merchant who had 4 wives. He loved the 4th wife the most and adorned her with rich robes长袍，礼服 and treated her to delicacies. He took great care of her and gave her nothing but the best. He also loved the 3rd wife very much. Hes very proud of her and always wanted to show off her to his friends. However, the merchant is always in great fear that she might run away with some other men. He too, loved his 2nd wife. She is a very considerate person, always patient and in fact is the merchants