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Many years ago, there was a carpenter (木匠) who made a wooden girl that looked like a real
one. When a painter heard about it, he was very interested and paid the carpenter a visit.
The carpenter and the painter talked and drank until late at night. Finally, the carpenter said. "I'll let
you rest now. lf there's anything you need, just call the servant (仆人). " Then he went to sleep in another
room.
The painter told the servant girl to bring him a cup of tea, but she just stood there as if (似乎是) she was not listening.
The painter realized that the servant girl was the wooden girl. He got very angry. The next morning, the carpcnter wanted to see how amused the painter was. He opened the door. To his surprise, there
was plenty of food on the table. He was very happy. He tried to cat a piece of bread, but couldn't pick
it up. It turned out (原来) everything he was seeing was just a painting.
The carpenter was so embarrassed. The painter went out and said, "If you make fun of others,
you'll be made fun of too ! "
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