The House of 1000 Mirrors | 千镜之屋

English Original

Long ago in a small, faraway village, there was a place known as the House of 1000 Mirrors.

A small, happy little dog learned of this place and decided to visit. When he arrived, he bounced happily up the stairs to the doorway of the house. He looked through the doorway with his ears lifted high and his tail wagging as fast as it could. To his great surprise, he found himself staring at 1000 other happy little dogs with their tails wagging just as fast as his. He smiled a great smile and was answered with 1000 great smiles just as warm and friendly. As he left the House, he thought to himself, "This is a wonderful place. I will come back and visit it often."

In the same village, another little dog, who was not quite as happy as the first one, decided to visit the house. He slowly climbed the stairs and hung his head low as he looked into the door. When he saw the 1000 unfriendly-looking dogs staring back at him, he growled at them and was horrified to see 1000 little dogs growling back at him. As he left, he thought to himself, "That is a horrible place, and I will never go back there again."

All the faces in the world are mirrors. What kind of reflections do you see in the faces of the people you meet?


中文翻译

很久以前,在一个遥远的小村庄里,有一个被称为“千镜之屋”的地方。

一只快乐的小狗听说了这个地方,决定去参观。当他到达时,他欢快地跳上台阶,来到屋门口。他竖起耳朵,尾巴飞快地摇着,朝门里望去。令他大吃一惊的是,他发现自己正盯着1000只同样快乐的小狗,它们的尾巴摇得和他一样快。他露出了灿烂的笑容,也得到了1000个同样温暖友好的灿烂笑容作为回应。离开屋子时,他心想:“这真是个美妙的地方。我要经常回来看看。”

在同一个村子里,另一只不那么快乐的小狗也决定去参观这所房子。他慢慢地爬上台阶,低着头朝门里看。当他看到1000只不友好的小狗盯着他时,他朝它们咆哮起来,并惊恐地看到1000只小狗也朝他咆哮。离开时,他心想:“那是个可怕的地方,我再也不会回去了。”

世界上所有的面孔都是镜子。你在遇到的人的脸上看到了什么样的倒影?

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