那些給我智慧和勇氣的寓言故事54:農夫和兒子

A Farmer being on the point of death,wished to insure from his sons the same attention to his farm as he had himself given it.

一個農夫在臨終時，希望他的兒子們和自己一樣勤耕他的田地。

He called them to his bedside, and said, "My sons, there is a great treasure hidden in one of my vineyards."

他叫他們來到牀前說：“孩子們，在我葡萄園裏的某個地方，藏着一大筆的財物。”

The sons after his death took their spades and mattocks, and carefully dug over every portion of their land.

他的兒子們在他死後，都拿了鐵鍬和鋤頭，小心地在田地的各處翻掘着。

They found no treasure, but the vines repaid their labour by an extraordinary and super abundant crop.

但他們找不到任何財物，然而葡萄卻因此生長得很茂盛，成爲他們勞動的報酬。