Miner and Worm 矿工和蚯蚓

中文附在后面 本来是蠕虫 但读起来不太通顺 还是用蚯蚓吧

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Once upon a time, there was a very high mountain.

The inside of the very high mountain was full of tunnels and caves.

In the tunnels and caves, lived Miner.

Every morning, when bells rang all through the very high mountain, Miner woke up, got dressed and lit up an oil lamp.

Then, he walked down a very long tunnel...

...to work, in a very big factory at a very big cave with other miners.

Every evening, when bells rang all through the very high mountain, Miner straightened up, dusted himself, and picked up his oil lamp.

Then, he walked up the very long tunnel...

...passing by his favourite coffee machine to buy a cup of very hot coffee...

...to home, and Worm, who shared the cave with him.

While Miner drank his coffee, Worm told him a very long story, for he had bored holes everywhere, thus had known everything.

Miner liked Worm’s stories, so as long as there was a story Worm had yet to tell, he would let Worm stay.

But one day, when Miner came home with a cup of coffee as usual, Worm was no where to be seen.

“Worm! Worm! Where you are?” Miner called. So Worm had to emerge from his tiny little wormhole, but he was reluctant to talk.

“You see,” said Worm eventually, “it was a huge mistake that I accidentally bored a hole which led me to the factory. Up and up I went, when the soft soil turned into a hard sole, there, stood the very bitter boss, he frowned and spat at me.

‘You dirty dirt-eating animal,’ snapped the very bitter boss, ‘how dare you show up in my orderly factory? You’ve destroyed my floor, my walls and my ceiling. I shall squash you into the ground!’

Before he finished his speech, I fled as fast as I could. But he was faster. He got a part of me, the part of me that carried all of my stories. I lived, but you must be ashamed of me, now that I’m just a dirt-eating animal with no stories to tell.”

“But Worm,” said Miner, “I would never be ashamed of you. Didn’t you realise that you had just told me one?”

“Ah,” said Worm, “indeed...and now that I think about it, I’ve come up with an even better one.”

“In that case, I’m glad to hear it,” said Miner, sipping at his coffee, which was still warm in his hands.

“Once upon a time,” Worm began, “there was a very high mountain. The inside of the very high mountain was full of tunnels and caves. In the tunnels and caves, lived Miner and Worm... Miner liked Worm’s stories, so as long as there was a story Worm had yet to tell, he would let Worm stay. So, eventually, Worm came up with a very long story which would never ends.”

很久很久以前 有一座好高好高的山

在好高好高的山里 布满了隧道和洞穴

在隧道和洞穴之间 住着矿工

每天早上 当铃声响彻好高好高的山 矿工醒来 穿上衣服 点亮一盏油灯

然后 他沿着一条好长好长的隧道走下去…

…去工作 他工作的地方是一个好大好大的工厂 在一个好大好大的山洞里 跟其他矿工在一起

每天傍晚 当铃声响彻好高好高的山 矿工直起腰 拍拍灰 拾起他的油灯

然后 他沿着一条好长好长的隧道走上去…

…经过他最喜欢的咖啡机 买一杯好热好热的咖啡…

…回家 见到跟他分享山洞的蚯蚓

当矿工喝他的咖啡的时候 蚯蚓就给他讲一个好长好长的故事 因为他到处都打洞 什么都知道

矿工喜欢蚯蚓的故事 所以只要蚯蚓还有没讲过的故事 他就允许蚯蚓呆在那里

但是有一天 当矿工像往常一样带着咖啡回家的时候 哪里都没有蚯蚓的影子

“蚯蚓！蚯蚓！你在哪儿？” 矿工喊道 所以蚯蚓不得不从他的小小的虫洞里面探出头来 但他不愿意说话

“你瞧” 蚯蚓最终说道 “我一不小心打了个洞 把我引到工厂里去了 这可真是大错特错 我一直往上又往上 当柔软的泥土变成坚硬的鞋底时 就在我眼前 站着那恶狠狠的老板 他对我皱眉头 还冲我吐口水

‘你这个肮脏的吃土的动物’ 那恶狠狠的老板厉声骂道 ‘你怎么敢出现在我秩序井然的工厂里？你破坏了我的地板 我的墙壁 还有我的天花板 我要把你踩到地里去’

在他把话说完之前 我就尽可能快地逃跑了 但是他比我更快 他捉住了我的一部分 那就是携带着我所有的故事的那一部分啊 我活下来了 但是你一定为我感到惭愧 现在我不过是个吃土的动物 没有故事可讲了”

“但是蚯蚓” 矿工说 “我永远不会你感到惭愧 难道你没有意识到你刚刚就给我讲了一个故事吗？”

”啊” 蚯蚓说 “还真是这样…而且现在我仔细想了一下 我又想出来一个比那个还好的故事”

“这样的话 我很乐意听一听” 矿工说着 又抿了一口他的咖啡 那咖啡在他手里还热着呢

“很久很久以前” 蚯蚓开始了 “有一座好高好高的山 在好高好高的山里 布满了隧道和洞穴 在隧道和洞穴之间 住着矿工和蚯蚓… 矿工喜欢蚯蚓的故事 所以只要蚯蚓还有没讲过的故事 他就允许蚯蚓呆在那里 最终 蚯蚓想出了一个好长好长的故事 那故事永远也不会结尾”

（昨晚的梦）