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 当    我    们    的    主    还    在    地    上    巡    视    时   ， 有    一    天    晚    上   ， 他    带    着    圣    彼    得    到    一    个    铁    匠    家    投    宿   ， 铁    匠    倒    还    乐    意   。 这    时    碰    巧    来    了    位    乞    丐   ， 年    迈    体    弱   ， 精    神    不    振   ， 样    子    十    分    可    怜   ， 他    求    铁    匠    施    舍    点    东    西    给    他   ， 圣    彼    得    很    同    情    他   ， 说   ：" 主    呀   ， 如    果    你    愿    意   ， 请    帮    他    治    一    下    病    吧   ， 让    他    能    够    自    己    挣    得    食    物   。" 上    帝    非    常    和    蔼    地    说   ：" 师    傅   ， 请    把    你    的    铁    炉    借    我    用    一    下   ， 加    些    炭    在    里    面   ， 我    要    把    这    老    乞    丐    炼    得    年    轻    些   。" 铁    匠    非    常    乐    意   ， 圣    彼    得    便    拉    起    风    箱   ， 上    帝    把    乞    丐    推    进    炉    火    中    的    最    旺    处   ， 老    人    在    里    面    烧    得    像    玫    瑰    般    通    红   ， 口    里    还    大    声    赞    美    着    上    帝   。 过    了    一    会    儿   ， 上    帝    踏    到    水    槽    前   ， 把    这    烧    红    的    人    放    了    进    去    浸    在    水    中   ， 等    他    冷    却    后   ， 上    帝    就    向    他    祝    福   。 过    了    一    会    儿   ， 那    小    个    子    老    人    一    跃    而    出   ， 面    目    一    新    了   ， 他    显    得    那    样    挺    直   、 健    康   ， 就    像    一    位    二    十    岁    的    小    伙    子   。 铁    匠    在    一    旁    仔    细    地    瞧    着   ， 请    他    们    一    起    吃    了    晚    饭   。 铁    匠    有    位    半    瞎    背    驼    的    老    岳    母   ， 她    走    到    年    轻    人    的    跟    前   ， 仔    细    地    瞧    着   ， 问    他    炉    火    可    曾    烧    了    他   。 那    人    告    诉    他    从    来    没    有    这    般    舒    服    过   ， 立    在    炉    火    中   ， 就    像    沐    浴    在    清    凉    的    露    水    中    一    样   。 那    年    青    人    的    话    在    老    妇    人    的    耳    边    响    了    一    整    夜   。 第    二    天    早    上   ， 上    帝    准    备    上    路    了   ， 他    感    谢    了    铁    匠   ， 铁    匠    认    为    他    也    能    把    自    己    的    老    岳    母    变    得    年    轻    些   ， 因    为    昨    天    的    一    切    他    都    看    在    眼    里   。 于    是    他    问    岳    母    是    否    也    想    变    成    个    十    八    岁    的    少    女    跳    来    跳    去   。 她    说   ：" 我    太    想    了   。" 于    是    铁    匠    生    起    了    一    炉    大    火   ， 把    老    妇    人    推    了    进    去   。 她    在    里    面    翻    来    覆    去   ， 叫    得    十    分    可    怕   。" 安    静    地    坐    着   ， 你    又    叫    又    跳    干    什    么   ？" 铁    匠    对    她    叫    道   。 说    完    他    又    重    新    拉    风    箱   ， 把    老    妇    人    的    破    衣    服    都    烧    了    个    精    光   。 老    妇    人    还    是    叫    不    绝    口   ， 铁    匠    便    怀    疑    道   ：" 难    到    我    手    艺    没    学    到    家   ？" 于    是    把    她    拖    了    出    来   ， 扔    进    水    槽    里   。 老    人    又    是    一    阵    尖    叫   ， 连    住    在    楼    上    的    铁    匠    的    妻    子    和    老    人    的    媳    妇    都    听    见    了   ， 她    们    一    齐    跑    下    楼    梯    来   。 只    见    老    婆    子    在    水    槽    里    卷    成    一    团   ， 号    啕    大    哭   ， 她    的    脸    已    起    皱   ， 烧    得    不    成    样    子    了   。 那    两    个    人    正    怀    着    孩    子   ， 由    于    受    了    惊    吓   ， 那    天    晚    上    就    生    下    了    两    个    小    孩   ， 不    像    人   ， 而    像    猴    子   。 后    来    他    们    跑    进    了    森    林   ， 从    此    地    上    就    有    了    猴    子   。

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