The Keeper of the River
An old man had been working for many years for a town.His job was to clear away natural waste from the pool water in the hills, which made up the lovely river flowing through the town nearby.Quietly and
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, the old man guarded the hills,
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the leaves and branches, and cleaned up the dirt that would have
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and polluted the fresh flow of water.The town soon became a popular attraction for tourists.Elegant swans (天鹅) floated along the clear river and the view was so beautiful
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words.
Years passed.One evening the town
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met.As they reviewed the budget, one man's
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caught sight of the salary
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being paid to the seldom seen keeper of the river.He asked, "Who is the old man? Why do we
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to employ him? No one in town ever
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him. For all we know, the strange keeper of the hills isn't doing his job.His position isn't
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any longer." Then they voted to
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the man.
For several weeks, nothing changed ...
By early autumn, the trees began to
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