Once there was a young man. He walked each day to the marketplace to sell his wares (货物). It was a hard life, but the young man was still1. He worked from sunup until sundown. He knew that one day his hard work would2.
One day, as the young man made his way to the marketplace, he could see a large wagon (马车) filled3goods. The young man set down his bundle (捆) of baskets. Greed (贪婪) began to4his heart.
"I could buy those flowers in the wagon and sell them for a5price. The land is too poor for planting flowers, and I know I could sell them6." he thought.
So with that, the young man offered his goods in exchange for the flowers. The young man and the seller made their7.
The young man made his way to the marketplace. He laid out his flowers and waited for the ladies to come to buy his flowers. But the hot sun shone down on the flowers, and without any water nearby, they soon dried up. The young man8his mistake. He looked over at the man selling his goods.
The next day, the young man saw the man with a wagon full of fruit. The man asked the young man9he wanted to trade. The young man saw money in the man's eyes and said simply, "It is better to work for10than to wish it away."
