English Original
Once upon a time, there were two sisters. One was rich but childless; the other was a poor widow with five children, so destitute that she could no longer feed her family. In desperation, she went to her rich sister and pleaded, "My children and I are starving. You are rich; please give us a mouthful of bread."
The wealthy sister was heartless. "I have nothing in the house," she said harshly, and drove her poor sister away. Later, when the rich woman's husband returned home and tried to cut a loaf of bread, red blood flowed from the first cut.
Terrified, the wife confessed what she had done. Her husband rushed to aid the widow and her children. Upon entering their room, he found the widow praying, her two youngest in her arms and the three eldest lying dead. He offered food, but she replied, "We no longer desire earthly food. God has satisfied the hunger of three of us, and He will heed our supplications as well." No sooner had she spoken than the two little ones drew their last breath. Her heart broke, and she sank down dead.
中文翻译
从前有两姐妹。一个富有但无子；另一个是贫穷的寡妇，有五个孩子，穷得再也养不活家人。绝望中，她去找富有的姐姐恳求道：“我和孩子们快要饿死了。你这么富有，请给我们一口面包吧。”
富有的姐姐冷酷无情。“我家里什么也没有，”她厉声说道，并把可怜的妹妹赶走了。后来，富姐姐的丈夫回到家，正要切一块面包时，第一刀切下去，竟流出了鲜红的血。
妻子吓坏了，坦白了自己的所作所为。她的丈夫急忙赶去帮助寡妇和她的孩子们。走进房间时，他发现寡妇正在祈祷，怀里抱着两个最小的孩子，三个最大的已经躺在地上死去了。他拿出食物，但寡妇回答说：“我们不再需要人间的食物了。神已经满足了其中三人的饥饿，他也必会垂听我们的恳求。”她话音刚落，两个幼小的孩子便咽下了最后一口气。她的心碎了，随即倒地身亡。