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Once there lived a rich merchant and a poor shoemaker in the same house. The merchant occupied in the same house. The merchant occupied the second floor, but the shoemaker lived and worked in a small room on the first floor. The shoemaker was one of the happiest persons on earth. He worked from morning till night, singing merrily. His heart was filled with joy, whenever he looked at the boots and shoes to be repaired. Now the merchant upstairs was so rich that he hardly knew how much wealth he had. He was always counting over his gold and silver coins far into the night. Even in bed his uneasiness about his riches kept him awake when at last he had been asleep for an hour or two, up came the song of the happy shoemaker, who was an early riser. It continued all day and was a trouble to the merchant day by day the merchant grew more and more tired through want of sleep he asked a wise friend of his how he could put an end to the shoemaker's song. “Well, if I were you, I would give the shoemaker a hundred pounds,” answered his friend. “You are rich enough to do that, I suppose. Ask for nothing in return. Simply give the money. ”The merchant readily followed the advice.参考译文：曾经有一位富商在同一所房屋和一个贫穷的鞋匠。商人住在同一个房子。商人占据了二楼，但鞋匠生活和工作在一个小房间在一楼。鞋匠是地球上最幸福的人之一。他曾从早忙到晚，欢快地歌唱。他的心充满了喜悦，每当他在靴子和鞋子看着被修复。现在的商人楼上是如此丰富，他几乎不知道他有多少财富。他总是在他的金牌数，远到深夜银币。即使在床上，他对他的财富使他清醒时的不安，最后他已沉睡了一两个小时，来到了鞋匠的快乐歌，谁是早起。它持续了一整天，是一天天向商家一天的麻烦商人越想越通过睡眠要他问了他的明智的朋友，他怎么能杜绝鞋匠的歌曲累。 “好吧，如果我是你，我便给鞋匠一百斤”，回答他的朋友。 “你有钱，足以做到这一点，我想。要求什么回报。只要给的钱。他说：“商人容易遵循的意见。