The rain gods had been smiling the whole night. The roads were muddy and the potholes were filled to the brim. It was the day for the market and Raju the farmer was riding his cart along the country road. He had to reach the market early so that he can sell his hay. It was very difficult for the horses to drag the load through the deep mud. On his journey suddenly the wheels of the horse cart sank into the mire.
雨，下了一整夜。坑坑洼洼的道路被雨水填满了。今天是个赶集的日子，农夫正沿着乡间小路赶着马车前行。他必须尽早赶到集市，以便卖掉他的草料。马儿们在泥泞的道路上艰难的前行。突然间，马车轮子陷入了泥泞之中。
The more the horses pulled, the deeper the wheel sank. Raju climbed down from his seat and stood beside his cart. He searched all around but could not find anyone around to help him. Cursing his bad luck, he looked dejected and defeated. He didn’t make the slightest effort to get down on the wheel and lift it up by himself. Instead he started cursing his luck for what happened. Looking up at the sky, he started shouting at God, “I am so unlucky! Why has this happened to me? Oh God, come down to help me.”
马儿们拉的越使劲，车轮子陷得越深。拉朱从车上下来，站在车旁。他到处找人，却找不到任何人来帮助他。他垂头丧气的咒骂着自己的坏运气，丝毫没有想过自己趴下把轮子抬起来一点。相反，他继续咒骂着自己的坏运气。仰望天空，他对上帝吼道：“我真不走运！这种事为什么发生在我身上？上帝啊，快下来帮帮我吧。”
After a long wait, God finally appeared before Raju. He asked Raju, “Do you think you can move the chariot by simply looking at it and whining about it? Nobody will help you unless you make some effort to help yourself. Did you try to get the wheel out of the pothole by yourself? Get up and put your shoulder to wheel and you will soon find the way out.”
经过漫长的等待，上帝终于出现在拉朱跟前。他问拉朱，“你觉得只是眼睁睁的看着它，抱怨它，就能使车移动了？没人会帮助你，除非你自己努力帮自己。你有试过自己让车轮从泥泞中出来吗？动起来，用你的肩膀抵住车轮，很快就可以找到办法。”
Raju was ashamed of himself. He bent down and put his shoulder to the wheel and urged on the horses. In no time the wheel was out of the mire. Raju learnt his lesson. He thanked God and carried on his journey happily.
拉朱深感羞愧。他弯下腰，把肩膀靠在车轮上，吆喝着马。不一会儿，车轮就从泥泞中出来了。他吸取了教训，一边感谢着上帝，一边开心的上路了。
英文来源：网络
英文作者：佚名
译文作者：牛星
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