English Original
There was once a boy in a village. Whenever he asked people to do things, no one would listen to him. He was sad. So he asked a wizard to solve the problem by using magic. The old wizard tried a lot of spells, but none of them worked.
A young man heard about the problem. He went to the boy and said that he knew the solution. He gave the boy two small pieces of paper.
"These are two spells, my boy. Use the first before you ask others to do something, and use the second when they have done it. A smile is also necessary," the young man said.
The boy was happy and tried to use the spells. When he asked people to do something, he said "Please" before his words, and "Thank you" after they had done it. People were very surprised that the boy could be so polite. Soon, they became happy to do what the boy asked them to do.
The wizard was surprised and asked the young man about the spells.
"It's not magic. When I was a child, my teacher told me that with good manners you could get anything you want. And he was right. The boy only needed good manners to get what he wanted."
中文翻译
从前，村庄里有一个男孩。每当他请人帮他做事时，都没有人理会他。他很伤心，于是请一位巫师用魔法来解决这个问题。老巫师尝试了许多咒语，但都没有奏效。
一个年轻人听说了这件事。他找到男孩，说自己知道解决办法。他给了男孩两张小纸条。
"这是两条咒语，我的孩子。第一条在你请别人做事之前使用，第二条在他们做完之后使用。微笑也是必不可少的，"年轻人说。
男孩很高兴，尝试使用这些咒语。当他请人做事时，他会在开口前说"请"，在人们做完后说"谢谢你"。人们非常惊讶这个男孩变得如此有礼貌。很快，他们都很乐意帮男孩做事。
巫师很惊讶，向年轻人询问咒语的事。
"这不是魔法。当我还是个孩子时，我的老师告诉我，良好的举止能让你得到任何想要的东西。他是对的。这个男孩只需要良好的举止就能得到他想要的。"