Once there lived two brothers. The elder was called Tom and the younger Jerry. They1each other very much, and always took care of each other. Every day they worked from morning 2nigh, getting as much grain as possible from their fields.
One evening, after their work in the3was done, Tom said to his wife, "Jerry got married last month. He has many bills to pay. I want to put a bag of rice in his barn(谷仓). " Oh, that's a good idea, "said his wife. "But please don't tell him. If he knows I put the rice there, he'll4take it. "
So, late that night he took rice to Jerry's barn. The next day, while looking at his own barn, he found
5strange. "I took a bag to Jerry's barn last night, 6the number of bags in my barn doesn't decrease at all. 7did that happen? " he thought.
Tom decided to take8bag of rice to his brother that night. But the next morning, he found the9number of bags in his barn again!
The night ho10again. He carried a large bag on his shoulder and walked down the road to his brother's barn. In the bright moonlight, he could see a person coming down the road, carrying something on the11too.
"Younger brother! What are you doing? " Tom cried.
"I was 12you, elder brother, " said Jerry. "Your family is13than mine. I thought you needed more rice. " The two brothers quickly realized that they had been taking rice to each other, "It's good to have a brother14you. " Both of them15what had happened.