"Beingsensiblegirls, they decided to try her advice, and soon were surprised to see how well off they were. One discovered that money couldn't keep shame and sorrow out of rich people's houses, another that, though she was poor, she was a great deal happier, with her youth, health, and good spirits, than a certain fretful, feeble old lady who couldn't enjoy her comforts, a third that,disagreeableas it was to help get dinner, it was harder still to go begging for it and the fourth, that evencarnelianrings were not so valuable as good behavior. So they agreed to stop complaining, to enjoy the blessings alreadypossessed, and try todeservethem, lest they should be taken away entirely, instead of increased, and I believe they were never disappointed or sorry that they took the old woman's advice."
“姑娘们是聪明人,决定采纳这个建议,不久便惊奇地发现她们是多么富有。一个姑娘发现,金钱并不能使有钱人家免受羞辱和痛苦;另一个发现虽然自己没有钱,但却拥有青春活力和健康的身体,远比愁眉苦脸、年老体弱、不会享受生活乐趣的人幸福;第三个发现下厨做饭虽然不是件快事,但被迫去讨饭的滋味更难接受;第四个发现良好的品行比红玉戒指更加珍贵。于是她们不再牢骚满腹,而是尽情享受已经拥有的一切,并力图报答天恩,唯恐失去而不是更多地享受它们。我相信她们没有后悔接受了老妇人的建议。
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