Once a simpleton’s wife told him to buy some ice.

Two hours later, he didn’t come back. She wanted to know why he didn’t come back and went out to have a look. She saw he was standing¹ in the sun at the gate and watching the ice melting.

“What’s the matter?” She asked him. “Why don’t you bring it in?”

“I saw the ice was wet and I was afraid that you would scold me so I’m running it dry.” The simpleton answered.

从前有一个笨人的妻子让她的丈夫买几块冰。

两个小时后，他还没回来。

她想知道他为什么没回来，就出去看了看，发现她的丈夫在门口站着，在太阳下晒冰，看着冰融化。

她问他：“怎么啦？你为什么不把它拿进来？”

“我看见冰是湿的，恐怕你会训斥我，因此，我正在把它晒干。”笨人回答道。