The-Shirt-of-a-Happy-Man

TheShirtofaHappyMan(Alongtimeago,inarichandbeautifulcountry,therelivedanunhappyking.)King:I’munhappy.Isleepbadlyanddon’tfeellikeeating.(Hisfacewasalwayspaleaschalk.Heoftencryfornoreason.Thismadethequeenandhispeopleworried)Queen:Darling,I’mreallyworriedaboutyou.Weshouldcallthedoctor.(Adoctorwascalledintoexaminetheking.Buthefoundnothingwrongwithhisbody.)Doctor:It’sallinhismind.Neithermedicinenorrestcanhelphim.Whatheneedsistheshirtofahappypersontowear.That’llmakehimhappy.(Theprimeministerwascalledtothepalace.)Primeminister:AlthoughIhavealotofpower,itdoesn’tmakemehappy.I’malwaysworriedaboutlosingmypower.Manypeoplearetryingtotakemyposition.(Then,theking’sbankercametothepalace)Banker:Oh,I’mafraidI’mnothappyeither,Ihavealotofwealth(n.财富),butI’malwaysworriedaboutlosingmymoney.Someonetriestostealmymoneyeveryday.(Next,thepalacesingercametotheking’sroom.)Singer:It’struethatI’mfamousandeveryonelovesmysongs.ButI’mnothappybecauseI’malwaysworriedaboutbeingfollowedbyothers.Icannotbefree!(Finally,theking’stopgeneralwastoldtogooutandfindahappymaninthreeday’stime.)(Thegeneralsearchedandsearchedbutcouldn'tfindanyone.Itseemedthateveryonehadtheirownproblems,andnoonewastrulyhappy.Twodayspassed.Justashewasabouttogiveup,hesawapoormanonthestreet.Hewaseatingwithhishandsandsinginghappilytohimself.Thegeneralwentuptohim.)General:Hello!I'mtheking'stopgeneral.Man:Hi,General.WhatcanIdoforyoutoday?General:Iheardyousingingjustnow,andyousoundveryhappy.Man:That'sbecauseIamhappy.General:ButIdon'tunderstand.Whatmakesyousohappy?Youhavenopower,moneyorfame.Man:IhaveeverythingIwant,andIdon'twantwhatIcan'thave.SoI'mhappy,andmysongcomesfromthehappinessinmyheart.General:ThenIneedtogiveyourshirttotheking.Isitthereinyourbag?Howmuchdoyouwantforit?Man:Shirt?Whatshirt?Idon'townanyshirts!