A Thoughtful Gift

A man went to Africa on a tour, and decided to buy

a present for his friend in America. But everything

was too expensive for him, just like at every tourist spot.

So he bought a broken vase that cost almost nothing.

He gave the address of his friend in America to

the shopkeeper and asked the shop to wrap the vase

and send it to that address.

He thought that his friend might think that the vase was

broken in the mail and would not blame him for being stingy.

When he got home, he received a thank-you

letter from his friend. The letter said: "Thank you very

much for the broken vase. It was very thoughtful of you

to wrap every broken piece in a sheet of paper."

好周到的禮物

有一個人去非洲旅游，他想買件禮物送給在美國的朋友，

但是就像所有的觀光景點一樣，那里每一樣東西都賣得很貴。

最后他決定買了一個不值錢的破碎花瓶，然后他把美國朋友

的地址寫給店主，請他把花瓶包好，寄到那個地址。他心想

那位朋友可能會以為花瓶是在郵寄途中被弄破的，就不會嫌他小氣。

回家以后，他收到朋友的感謝函，信上寫道：

「非常感謝你送我一個破花瓶，而且還把每個碎片分別

用紙包起來，真是設想周到！」