There was once a carpenter (木匠) living in a small village. He had no other skills, but he was good at1houses. His boss was very nice, so he worked for his boss one year after another.2ten years of working for the same company, he finally got tired of it and made a3He told the boss that he wanted to4the job and live a peaceful life with his family.
However, after hearing this, his boss asked him to5to build one final house before he left the team. The carpenter6agreed, although he didn't want to do this kind of work anymore. He built the house, but his7wasn't in it. In order to rush to finish the job, he used cheap8. As a result, it turned out to be the9house that he had ever built. When he finished, his boss came to see him last time. Seeing the house, he said nothing.
He paid the worker for building the house. He then10,"I wanted to do something special for you to say thanks for your ten years of hard work. You have built so many11houses for other people these years. But there is no one for12. So I'm giving you this house as a13."
What a shame! The carpenter was speechless. He had never14his boss would give him such a big gift. If he knew he was building his own house, he would have done it much more15. He regretted building his final house so poorly.
