English Original
A little boy desperately needed $50 and prayed for weeks, but nothing happened. He then decided to write a letter to God, requesting the money.
When the post office received the letter addressed to God, they forwarded it to the President. Amused, the President instructed his secretary to send the boy a $5 bill, thinking it would seem like a large sum to a child.
The boy was delighted with the $5. He sat down to write a thank-you note to God:
Dear God,
Thank you very much for sending the money. However, I noticed that for some reason you sent it through Washington, D.C., and, as usual, those turkeys kept $45 in taxes.
中文翻译
一个小男孩急需50美元，他为此祷告了数周，但毫无结果。于是，他决定给上帝写一封信，请求得到这笔钱。
邮局收到这封寄给上帝的信后，将其转交给了总统。总统觉得很有趣，便指示秘书给男孩寄去5美元，他认为这笔钱对一个孩子来说已经很多了。
男孩收到5美元非常高兴。他坐下来给上帝写了一封感谢信：
亲爱的上帝：
非常感谢您寄来的钱。不过，我注意到您不知为何是通过华盛顿特区寄出的，结果和往常一样，那帮家伙扣下了45美元作为“税款”。