两道咒语：以礼貌赢得人心

中等

初中二年级

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从前有一个男孩，当他请人帮他做事情的时候，没有人会听他的，他很伤心，所以他请巫师帮忙，但都没有成功。一个年轻人听说了这件事情。他就去了那个小男孩那里并且告诉他应该怎样解决这个问题。

There was once a boy in a village. Whenever he asked people to do things, no one would listen to him. He was sad. So he asked a witch (女巫) to solve the problem by using magic. The old witch tried a lot of spells, but didn’t work.

从前，村子里有个男孩。每当他要求别人做事时，没有人会听他的。他很伤心。于是他请一个女巫用魔法来解决这个问题。老巫婆试了很多咒语，但都没用。

A young man heard about the problem. He went to the boy and said that he knew the solution. He gave the boy two small pieces of paper. “These are two spells, my boy. Use the first before you ask others to do something, and use the second when they have done it. A smile is also necessary,” the young man said.

一个年轻人听说了这个问题。他找到男孩说他知道解决办法。他给了男孩两张小纸条。“这是两个咒语，小伙子。在你要求别人做某事之前使用前者，当他们完成某事时使用后者。微笑也是必要的，”年轻人说。

The boy was happy and tried to use the spells. When he asked people to do something, he said “Please” before his words, and “Thank you” after they had done it. People were very surprised that the boy could be polite. Soon, they became happy to do what the boy asked them to do.

男孩很高兴，试着使用咒语。当他要求别人做某事时，他会先说“请”，然后在他们完成后说“谢谢”。人们对这个男孩的礼貌感到非常惊讶。很快，他们就高兴地按照男孩的要求去做了。

The witch was surprised, and she asked the young man about the spells. “It’s not magic. When I was a child, my teacher told me that with good manners (礼仪) you could get anything you want. And he was right. The boy only needed good manners to get what he wanted.”

女巫很惊讶，她问年轻人关于咒语的事。“这不是魔法。当我还是个孩子的时候，我的老师告诉我，只要有礼貌，你就能得到你想要的任何东西。他是对的。这孩子只要有礼貌就能得到他想要的东西。”