English Original
Jimmy began painting at age three and showed remarkable skill by five. He created many beautiful and interesting pictures, which people bought for high prices. They remarked, "This boy will be famous when he's older, and we'll sell these for much more."
Jimmy's paintings were unique because he never used the entire paper. He only painted on the bottom half, leaving the top half empty.
"That's very clever," everyone said. "Nobody else does that!"
One day, a buyer asked him, "Please tell me, Jimmy. Why do you paint only on the bottom half of the paper?"
"Because I'm small," Jimmy replied, "and my brushes don't reach very high."
中文翻译
吉米三岁开始画画，五岁时已展现出非凡的画技。他创作了许多美丽而有趣的画作，人们出高价购买。他们评论道：“这孩子长大后肯定会出名，到时我们能把这些画卖个更好的价钱。”
吉米的画作很独特，因为他从来不在整张纸上作画。他只画纸的下半部分，上半部分总是空着。
“这构思真巧妙！”大家都说，“从没人这么做过！”
一天，一位买家问他：“吉米，请告诉我，你为什么只在纸的下半部分画画呢？”
“因为我个子小，”吉米回答，“我的画笔够不着上面。”