愚公移山
The Tale of the Foolish Old Man Who Moved the Mountains
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很久很久以前，有一個老爺爺，他的名字叫愚公。愚公家的前面有兩座大山，它們叫做太行山和王屋山。這兩座大山擋住了愚公和村裡人去村外的路。
A long long time ago, there lived an old man named Yu Gong, which means "foolish old man" in English. In front of Yu Gong’s home were two massive mountains, known as Taihang Mountain and Wangwu Mountain. These mountains blocked the path from the village to the outside world.
有一天，愚公召集家人說：“我們來把這兩座山挖掉吧，把它們的土石搬到河邊去，這樣我們就可以輕松地出村了。”家人們都同意了，他們覺得這是一個好主意。
One day, Yu Gong gathered his family and said, “Let's dig away these mountains and move the debris to the riverbank, so that we can easily leave the village.” His family agreed, thinking it was a good idea.
于是愚公和他的家人開始了挖山的工作。他們用鋤頭和籮筐，每天都挖一點，然後把土石搬到很遠的河邊去。雖然工作很辛苦，但愚公和家人從不抱怨。
Thus, Yu Gong and his family began the arduous task of digging the mountains. They used hoes and baskets to dig a little every day, then carried the earth and stones to the distant riverbank. Despite the hard work, Yu Gong and his family never complained.
不過，有一位叫智叟的老人覺得愚公很傻，他笑着對愚公說：“你那麼老了，力氣那麼小，這兩座大山那麼大，你怎麼可能挖得完呢？”愚公聽了笑着說：“我死了之後，還有我的兒子，我的孫子，他們繼續挖，一代接一代，總有一天我們會把山挖平的。”
However, an old man named Zhi Sou, which means "clever old man" in English, thought Yu Gong was foolish and laughed at him, saying, “You are so old and with so little strength, and these mountains are so vast, how could you possibly finish this task?” Yu Gong smiled and replied, “After I die, my sons and my grandsons will continue to dig. Generation after generation will persist, and one day, we will flatten these mountains.”
玉帝看到愚公這麼堅持不懈，非常感動，就指令兩位大力神将山挪到别處。最後，愚公和村裡人的前面不再有山了，他們可以自由地到處走動，生活變得更加美好。
The Jade Emperor, seeing Yu Gong's unwavering determination, was deeply moved and commanded two powerful deities to move the mountains elsewhere. Eventually, there were no mountains blocking Yu Gong and the villagers anymore, allowing them to freely roam around. Life became much better for them all.
這個故事告訴我們，隻要我們有決心，不怕困難，堅持不懈，就沒有什麼是做不到的。
This story teaches us that as long as we are determined, unafraid of difficulties, and persist tirelessly, there is nothing we cannot achieve.