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To pass the time away, Franz helped his grandfather part of the day and then whittled just for fun.
為了打發這段時間，弗朗茨一天中會抽出部分時間給祖父幫忙，其它的時間便會削木頭玩。
How The Gift Brought Luck To Franz
這個禮物是怎么給弗朗茨帶來好運的
One day as the boy was whittling, his grandfather said, "Why don't you make an animal, Franz?"
一天，弗朗茨正在削木頭，他的祖父說，弗朗茨啊為什么不刻個小動物出來呢？
The lad looked up in surprise. "I don't believe I can," he answered.
弗朗茨抬起頭驚訝地看著祖父，我覺得自己不行，他回答道。
"You can't if you don't try," said the old man. "But if you really try, you may surprise yourself."
你不試試那當然不行了，祖父說，如果你真的試了，你自己也會很驚訝的。
Franz thought for a little while; then he said, "I wonder if I could make a sheep."
弗朗茨想了一會兒，然后說道，那我想試試刻出一只羊來。
The boy took his new knife and went to work.
弗朗茨拿起了他的新刀開始刻了。
At first he didn't make anything that looked much like a sheep, but he kept on working.
起初他刻得并不怎么像羊，但他還是不斷的刻。
Then, with a little help from his grandfather, Franz began to see a sheep coming out of the piece of wood. How proud he was!
后來在祖父稍加指點之下，弗朗茨終于看到一只羊正從木頭中走出來。他是多么的自豪啊！
"It wasn't hard, was it?" asked his grandfather.
不難吧，對不對？祖父問。
"No," said the boy. "It wasn't very hard."
是的，不是很難，弗朗茨說道。
Every day after that Franz worked eagerly.
自那過后，弗朗茨每天都熱情滿滿地工作著。
Animal after animal was whittled with the knife.
他用把小刀雕刻出了一只又一只動物。
