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The ass and his purchaser




gè
mǎi
zhǔ
dào
shì
chǎng
shàng
qù
mǎi


tā
kàn
zhōng

tóu
wài
biǎo
bù
cuò
de


dàn
shì
tā
xiǎng
yào
qiān
zǒu
shì

shì


tā
bǎ

qiān
huí
jiā

fàng
zài



tā
de

zhī
jiān

zhè


chǔ
kàn
kàn



zǒu
xiàng

tóu
hǎo
chī
lǎn
zuò
de

páng
biān

A man wanted to buy an ass. He went to the market, and saw a likely one. But he wanted to test him first.

So he took the ass home, and put him into the stable with the other asses. The new ass looked around, and immediately went to choose a place next to the laziest ass in the stable.

yú
shì

mǎi

de
rén

kè
gěi
nā
tóu

tào
shàng
pèi
tóu

qiān
qù
hái
gěi

de
mài
zhǔ


mài
zhǔ
gǎn
dào
hěn

guài

tā
wèn
mǎi
zhǔ



zěn
me
zhè
me
kuài
jìu
huí
lái
le


mǎi
zhǔ
shuō


bù

zài
shì
le

cóng
tā
suǒ
xuǎn
zé
shí
me
yàng
de
péng
yǒu
lái
kàn

wǒ

jīng
zhī
dào
tā
shì
shí
me
yàng
le



yù

wù

lèi
jù

rén

qún
fēn

rén
men
wǎng
wǎng

huān
gēn
yǔ


xiāng
tóng
de
rén
jiāo
wǎng

suǒ


wǒ
men
kě

gēn
jù

gè
rén
de
péng
yǒu
lái
tuī
duàn
tā
de
wèi
rén

When the man saw this he put a halter on the ass at once, and gave him back to his owner.

The owner felt quite surprised. He asked the man, "Why are you back so soon? Have you tested him already?" "I don't want to test him any more," replied the man, "From the companion he chose for himself, I could see what sort of animal he is."

We may judge a person's character by his friend.

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