Near an apple tree grew a rose bush．The rose bush saw how much she was admired and said，“Who can compare with me，and who is as worthy as I am？My flowers look so beautiful and smell so sweet．”True，the apple tree is bigger than I，but what pleasure does he give to mankind？”
When the apple tree heard this he said，“Even though you are worthier than I in terms of the beauty of your blossoms and the sweetness of your smell，you are less worthy in terms of goodness of heart and friendliness．”
“Tell me，”the rose bush said，“what is the evidence of your goodness？”
And the apple tree answered：“You do not give your flowers to man unless you first wound him with your thorns．But I give my frul to all，even to those who throw stones at me．”
Exercises：
回答下列问题：
①Where did the rose bush grow？
②Why was the rose bush very proud of herself？
③What did the apple tree say？
④What is the evidence of the apple tree's goodness？ |