英語(yǔ)翻譯
One day,a man who seemed to own everything he could want suddenly felt a deep,inexplicable sadness.What's wrong with him Did he finally regain his happiness Here is the story...
The Happiest Man in the World
Adapted by Amy Friedman
Once upon a time there lived a man named Henry who had both land and money.He loved his wife and their strong and healthy children.In short,Henry had everything a man could want.At least that's the way it seemed to everyone who knew him.
But one morning Henry awoke from a deep sleep beneath a warm comforter,his eyes filled with tears.His heart felt heavy."I'm unhappy," he said.For a moment he was frightened by such a feeling,but then he jumped out of bed,packed a picnic lunch and set off for a walk in the woods.He was determined to feel happy again.
Henry hiked for hours,looking at the bright blue sky,enjoying the crisp autumn day.Everyone he passed greeted him.His neighbor's dog barked hello.Another neighbor,meeting him as he returned home,handed him a freshly baked pumpkin pie,which he took home for supper.
Henry had always loved pumpkin pie,but even the pie,and his children's happy voices and the blaze of the fire in the hearth,did not lift his spirits.He fell asleep feeling unhappier than he had ever before felt in all his life.
When he woke the next morning,he was even sadder."I must fix this," he said,and set off for the city,where he thought he would find a hundred ways to cheer himself.He purchased
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