「翰林九年級上學期 Unit 3: The Soldier Was Saved by a Dog」- Reading

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The Nail Soup

Once upon a time, there was a soldier. He traveled for many days, and he was very hungry. He had nothing in his pocket but a nail. One evening, he came to a house and knocked on the door. A woman opened the door, and the soldier asked her for help.

"Excuse me. Could you let me stay for a night and give me something to eat?"

"Sorry. My family is not rich. We don't have much food," answered the woman.

"It's OK. Just let me use your kitchen. I can make myself a dish. It's called nail soup," the soldier said.

The woman led the soldier to the kitchen, handed him a pot, and helped start the fire. She was excited about the nail soup. When the water started boiling, the soldier dropped the nail into the pot. Then he asked the woman for some salt. She gave him some right away.

"The soup will taste better if we add some vegetables." Right after she heard that, the woman took out a big head of cabbage from a basket. "Hmm...something is missing here," said the soldier. "Eggs," the woman quickly said.

After eggs were added to the soup, it began to smell very good. The smell woke up the woman's husband and son. Soon everyone in the house took turns stirring the soup.

Finally, the soup was ready. The soldier filled everyone's bowl with soup, and they all enjoyed it. The big pot of soup was finished in a short time.

The woman then said, "Oh, my! That soup was really good! Was it because of the nail?"

The soldier smiled. "No. The taste came from helping people in need."

釘子湯

從前，有一位士兵。他旅行了好多天，他非常飢餓。他的口袋裡什麼都沒有，只有一根釘子。有一天傍晚，他走到一間房子並敲門。一位婦人來應門，這位士兵就向她尋求幫忙。

「不好意思。請問可以讓我借住一晚，並給我點東西吃嗎？」

「抱歉。我家並不康裕。我們沒有足夠的食物。」婦人回應。

「沒關係。就讓我使用妳的廚房。我可以替自己做道菜。這叫作釘子湯。」士兵說道。

婦人帶士兵去廚房、遞給他一個鍋子並幫忙開火。她對釘子湯滿心期待。當水開始煮沸時，士兵將釘子丟入鍋中。然後士兵向婦人要了點鹽巴。她馬上就給了他一些。

「如果我們加點蔬菜進去，湯會嚐起來更加美味。」婦人一聽到後，她就立刻從一個籃子裡拿出一大顆甘藍菜。「嗯...這裡還缺一些什麼。」士兵說。「蛋。」婦人很快地說道。

將蛋加入湯中後，這鍋湯開始聞起來很香。這香味喚醒了婦人的丈夫及兒子。很快地家中的每個人都來輪流攪拌這鍋湯。

終於，湯煮好了。士兵將每個人的碗裝滿湯，他們都吃得津津有味。這一大鍋湯很快就被吃光了。