THE LAMP

A Lamp, well filled with oil, burned with a clear and steady light, and began to swell with pride and boast that it shone more brightly than the sun himself. Just then a puff of wind came and blew it out. Some one struck a match and lit it again, and said, “You just keep alight, and never mind the sun. Why, even the stars never need to be relit as you had to be just now.”

灯

灯里面装满了灯油，释放着干净而稳定的光芒，他开始志得意满，骄傲地说自己比太阳都明亮得多。就在这时，刮来了一阵风，把他给吹灭了。有人划了一根火柴，将灯再度点燃，说：“你就一直发光吧，别想着太阳了。唉，就算是星星，也不需要像你一样被重新点燃啊。”