English Original
There was a dense forest where all the trees grew straight and tall, with broad, shapely trunks. However, one tree had a crooked and shapeless trunk.
The crooked tree was sad. He thought, "How ugly I am! All the others are straight and shapely. I alone have a crooked trunk."
One day, a woodcutter came to the forest. He looked around and said, "I will cut all the trees here, except that crooked one. It is of no use to me."
He cut down all the straight trees. The crooked tree then understood that being different could have its own advantages.
中文翻译
从前有一片茂密的森林，里面所有的树都长得又直又高，树干宽阔有形。然而，有一棵树的树干却弯曲难看，不成形状。
这棵弯曲的树很伤心。他想：“我多丑啊！其他的树都又直又有型，只有我的树干是弯的。”
一天，一个伐木工来到森林。他环顾四周，说道：“我要把这里所有的树都砍掉，除了那棵弯曲的树。它对我没什么用处。”
他砍倒了所有笔直的树。这时，那棵弯曲的树明白了，与众不同有时也有其独特的好处。