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In a small kingdom， a boy named Yes lived in a small village. Yes was good at many things. He was the best， smartest and most liked person in the village.

在一个小王国里，有一个住在小村庄里名叫“是”的男孩。是擅长做很多事情。他是这个村庄里面最好、最聪明也是最受人喜爱的人。

Yes had a brother， and his name was No. No was jealous1 of his brother because he was not much good at anything himself. Whenever the villagers asked No for help， he says no because he didnt like people very much. Whenever someone asked Yes for a help， he would happily help， and he didnt know that it make No unhappy when he did.

是有一个弟弟，名叫“否”。否嫉妒他的哥哥，因为他自己什么也不擅长。不管何时村民们找否寻求帮助的时候，他都会拒绝，因为他不喜欢这些人。但是当村民们向是寻求帮助的话，他会很乐意帮助他们。他并不知道当他这样做的时候，否会不高兴。

One day， Yes and Nos father， Okay， went on a long journey and he left his two sons take care of all the animals. Yes took good care of the duck， the monkey， and the three-toed dog. No didnt want to do the boring things like taking care of the animals. So， No went down to the lake and threw2 stones into the water， not helping his brother.

有一天，是和否的父亲，好，要出门远行。他把所有的动物交给两个儿子照顾，是照顾一只鸭子、一只猴子，还有一只三趾小狗。否不愿意做这些照顾动物的无聊工作，所以他并没有帮助哥哥做这些，而是坐在湖边，向里面扔石头。

A few days after his father left， Yes asked his brother to watch the three-toed dog while he went to find some food to eat. Not doing what Yes had asked， No went to bed， closed his eyes， and forgot about the dog.

父亲离开后的几天，是让弟弟帮他照看那只三趾的小狗，因为他要出去找些吃的回来。不管是跟他交代了什么，否依旧躺在床上，闭上眼睛，完全忘记了小狗的事情。

The King had a personal3 road nearby， and he traveled on it often. That day， the three-toed dog walked onto the road. The Kings carriage4 was passing by and had to turn to avoid5 hitting it. The King was thrown from the carriage and was badly injured6.

国王在附近有一条私人的道路，而且他经常在上面驰骋。那天，这只三趾小狗跑到这条路中间去了，国王的马车刚好经过，为了不撞到这只小狗，马车不得不急转弯。国王从马车上摔下来了，受了很严重的伤。

The King wanted to know why a three-toed dog had been on his road alone and he asked all the villagers for an explanation7. Yes was always honest8， so he told the King the story.

國王想知道为什么会有一只三趾小狗独自出现在他的路上，就问当地的村民要个说法。是很诚实，就把整件事告诉了国王。

The King thought for a minute， and then he came up with an idea that he was quite happy with. Yes and No were to work in the castle9 as his personal servants10 as punishment11.

国王想了想，然后想出了一个他觉得很好的主意：让是和否都去他的城堡里给他做仆人，以示惩罚。

The King needed help with many things around the castle because a King cannot be bothered12 with things of a kingdom. However， soon after his idea about the two brothers， the King knew that only Yes would be of any use to him as a servant.

城堡里的国王需要人帮他做很多事情，因为一个国王不能在治理国家的时候被打搅。……