麦    草   、 煤    块    和    豆    子   

 一    座    村    子    里    住    着    一    位    贫    穷    的    老    太    太   ， 她    摘    了    一    盘    豆    子   ， 准    备    煮    熟    了    吃   。 她    在    炉    子    里    点    上    火   ， 为    了    让    炉    子    烧    得    快    一    点   ， 她    生    炉    子    的    时    候    用    了    一    把    麦    草   。 当    把    豆    子    倒    进    锅    里    时   ， 她    没    有    注    意    到    一    粒    豆    子    掉    了    出    来   ， 落    在    地    上    的    一    根    麦    草    旁   。 不    一    会    儿   ， 一    块    燃    烧    的    煤    炭    也    从    炉    子    中    跳    了    出    来   ， 落    在    它    俩    的    旁    边   。 于    是   ， 麦    草    开    口    说   ：" 亲    爱    的    朋    友    们   ， 你    们    从    哪    里    来    呀   ？" 煤    块    答    道   ：" 我    总    算    幸    运    地    从    火    里    跳    出    来    了   。 要    是    我    没    有    使    劲    跳    出    来   ， 我    必    死    无    疑   ， 一    定    会    被    烧    成    灰    烬   。" 豆    子    说   ：" 我    也    成    功    地    逃    了    出    来   ， 可    要    是    那    老    太    太    把    我    倒    进    了    锅    子   ， 我    肯    定    会    像    我    的    伙    伴    们    一    样   ， 被    她    毫    不    留    情    地    煮    成    浓    汤   。"" 难    道    我    不    是    不    幸    中    之    万    幸    吗   ？" 麦    草    问   ，" 那    个    老    太    太    把    我    所    有    的    兄    弟    塞    进    炉    火    里   ， 变    成    了    轻    烟   。 她    一    把    就    抓    住    了    六    十    根   ， 要    了    它    们    的    命   。 幸    好    我    从    她    的    指    缝    里    溜    掉    了   。"

" 可    我    们    现    在    怎    么    办    呢   ？" 煤    块    问   。

" 我    觉    得   ，" 豆    子    回    答   ，" 既    然    我    们    都    幸    运    地    死    里    逃    生   ， 我    们    就    应    该    像    好    伙    伴    一    样    团    结    在    一    起   。 为    了    避    免    在    这    地    方    再    遭    到    厄    运   ， 我    们    应    该    离    开    这    里   ， 到    别    的    地    方    去   。"

 另    外    两    位    都    觉    得    这    是    一    个    好    主    意   ， 于    是    它    们    便    结    伴    而    行   。 没    过    多    久   ， 它    们    来    到    了    一    条    小    溪    边   ， 小    溪    上    既    没    有    桥   ， 也    没    有    跳    磴   ， 它    们    不    知    道    该    怎    么    过    去   。 麦    草    灵    机    一    动   ， 说   ：" 让    我    横    躺    在    小    溪    上   ， 你    们    可    以    像    过    桥    一    样    从    我    身    上    走    过    去   。" 麦    草    说    着    便    把    自    己    的    身    子    从    小    溪    的    这    一    边    伸    到    了    另    一    边   。 煤    块    性    子    比    较    急   ， 立    刻    大    着    胆    子    走    上    了    这    座    刚    刚    搭    好    的    桥   。 可    是    它    走    到    桥    中    间    时   ， 听    到    溪    水    在    脚    下    哗    哗    地    流    淌   ， 不    由    得    害    怕    起    来   ， 站    在    那    里    不    敢    往    前    走   。 这    下    麦    草    燃    了    起    来   ， 断    成    两    截    掉    进    了    小    溪   。 煤    块    跟    着    掉    了    下    去   ， 碰    到    水    发    出    咝    的    一    声   ， 就    送    了    命   。 豆    子    一    直    谨    慎    地    呆    在    岸    上   ， 看    到    这    情    景    不    由    得    放    声    哈    哈    大    笑   。 它    笑    呀    笑   ， 笑    得    裂    开    了    自    己    的    肚    皮   。 它    本    来    也    许    就    这    样    完    蛋    了   ， 但    幸    运    的    是   ， 一    个    外    出    找    活    干    的    裁    缝    正    好    坐    在    小    溪    旁    休    息   。 这    位    裁    缝    心    肠    很    好   ， 取    出    针    线    把    它    的    肚    子    缝    在    了    一    起   。 豆    子    好    好    地    谢    了    裁    缝   ， 可    由    于    裁    缝    用    的    是    黑    线   ， 所    以    豆    子    的    身    上    至    今    还    留    有    一    条    黑    缝   。

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