The Young Thief and His Mother
小偷和他的母亲
Long ago, there were a mother and a son living in a house.
很久以前，一所房子里生活着一个母亲和她的儿子。
She worked hard everyday, but they were always poor.
母亲每天辛苦工作，但他们还是很穷。
One day, her son stole his friend's bag.
有一天，她的儿子偷了朋友的包。
"Mom, what do you think of this bag?" His mother praised her son rather than scolding him.
"妈妈，你觉得这个包怎么样？"他的母亲没有骂他反而称赞她的儿子
"It looks great!"
"看起来很好！"
The next time, he stole an overcoat.
下一次，他又偷了一件大衣。
She praised him again when he stole it.
当他告诉母亲偷东西的时候，母亲又表扬了他。
A few years later, he grew up to be a young man.
几年后，儿子长成了一个小伙。
He stole jewelry and brought them to his mother.
他偷了珠宝，放到了母亲面前。
"How beautiful!" This time, she did not scold her son again.
"多美啊！"这一次，她又没有骂她儿子。
Then, because he was elated by his mother, he started to steal more expensive things.
然后，因为看到母亲为此高兴，他开始偷更昂贵的东西。
One day, the police caught him.
一天，他被警察抓住了。
Before putting him in jail, he begged the police to meet his mother.
在关进监狱之前，他恳求警察希望见母亲一面。
They took him to his mother.
于是警察带着他去看望他的母亲。
As soon as he saw his mother, he bit her earlobe.
当他看到他的母亲，立即咬着她的耳垂。
"Ouch! What's the matter with you?" She finally scolded him.
"哎哟！你疯了？"她终于骂他了。
Her son answered. "If you had given me a scolding like that when I stole the first bag, I could not have become a thief."
她的儿子回答："如果在我偷了第一个东西的时候你数落我一顿，我就不至于沦为一个小偷。"
She collapsed as she looked at her son heading to prison.
看着她的儿子被送进监狱的时候她崩溃了。
"If I only could turn back time, I would scold him severely."
"如果时间能够倒流，我会狠狠地骂他一顿。"
She regretted that she always praised him, whatever he did.
她最后悔的是不管儿子做什么她都会称赞。
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