The Flax

亚麻布的故事

A long time ago, there was a flower called 'Flax'. " I am so happy. No one is happier than me in the world."

很久以前，有一株叫“亚麻”的小花。“我很高兴。我是世界上最幸福的人。”

A leaf of grass said to the Flax. "You don't know anything about the world. Do you know how painful it is to live here?" "That's not true! I've never seen more beautiful flowers than me. I am so happy now."

一片叶子对亚麻说道：“你对世界一无所知。你知道在这里生活有多痛苦吗？”“那不是真的！我从来没有见过比我更漂亮的花。我现在很幸福。”

One day, people came and pulled up the Flax's stem. It hurt her badly, but she thought to herself, 'One good day, one bad day. It's okay. Just be brave!' But the people put her in water and broke her.

突然有一天，人们来到这里把亚麻的根拔了出来。它疼得受不了，但它却认为‘一天好日子，一天坏日子。没关系。勇敢点！’但人们把它扔在水里，将它折断了。

"Well, that's all right. I used to be happy. I can get over this little pain.'" After tolerating all the pain, she became great linen. "I am lucky! I became very beautiful because I endured the suffering. I am so happy."

“这样也好。起码我曾经是幸福的。这种小痛苦我可以忍受的。”承受过所有的痛苦之后，她变得更加坚强。”“我很幸运！在经受了这么痛苦的事情后我变得更加美丽。我很幸福。”

A few days later, the linen was cut with scissors and pricked by needles. However, the linen endured the pain. After the pain, she became a great suit of clothes.

几天后，亚麻被剪刀剪断，被针扎来扎去。然而，亚麻只是默默地忍受这些痛苦。痛苦过后，她变成了一件漂亮的衣服。

"Look at me! I am a great suit of clothes. Finally I became a useful thing." A few years later, she was almost worn-out.

“快看我！我现在是一件漂亮衣服啦。我终于变成了一件有用的东西了。”几年后，它变得很破旧。

She had to suffer the pain of being torn into pieces. Then, the Flax became a fine and white piece of paper. 'People write letters on my body. I am so lucky.' Next, she happened to be sent to a printing shop, and then, she was published as hundreds of books. 'I am going to live my life with everybody's respect and attention. I am very happy.'

所以，它又不得不忍受被撕成碎片的痛苦。此后，亚麻又变成了一张精美的白纸。人们用我的身体写信。“我很幸运，”接下来，她碰巧被送到一家印刷店，然后被出版成了几百本书。“从此，我要在在大家尊敬和爱护中生活了。我很幸福。”

After a while, she was thrown away into a bathtub. 'After hard work all day long, I should take a rest. Maybe I will be sent to a better place in the future like the way I have been in the past.'

过了一段时间后，它又被扔进了一个浴缸里。辛苦工作一整天了，我应该休息一下。也许不久我会被送到一个更美好的地方，就像我过去的那些日子一样。

One day, the paper was put into a fireplace. 'Ouch! This is too hot! But I have to put up with this for more happy days.' The Flax lived with a joyful and appreciating attitude towards her life.

一天，它被扔到壁炉里。哎哟！烫死我了！但是为了以后的美好日子，我必须要忍受这些。亚麻一直用这样乐观积极的态度去生活。