There was a lovely vegetable patch (菜园). A large tree grew there. Both the patch and the tree gave the place a wonderful look, and they were the pride of the gardener. But no one knows that the vegetables and the tree couldn’t stand each other. The vegetables hated the tree’s shadow (阴影), because it left them only just enough light to live. The tree, on the other hand, hated the vegetables because they drank nearly all the water, leaving him just enough to live.
从前有一个可爱的菜园。那里长着一棵大树。菜园和树都让这个地方显得非常美丽，是园丁的骄傲。但没人知道蔬菜和树彼此无法忍受。蔬菜讨厌树的阴影，因为它只留给它们勉强够用的光线；而树则憎恨蔬菜，因为它们几乎喝光了所有的水，只留给他勉强维持生存的量。
The situation became so serious that the vegetables decided to use up all the water in the ground so that the tree would die. The tree answered back by not protecting the vegetables from the hot sun, so they began to dry up. Soon the vegetables were really weak, and the tree was drying up.
情况变得如此严重，以至于蔬菜决定耗尽地下的所有水分，想让树枯死。树则以不再为蔬菜遮挡烈日作为回应，于是蔬菜开始干枯。很快，蔬菜变得非常虚弱，树也在逐渐干涸。
The gardener wondered why and stopped watering them. When he did that, both the tree and the vegetables realized that it was better to help each other. They learned how to live in harmony with those around them. So they decided to work together, using both the shade and the water to grow well. After seeing how well they were doing, the gardener gave the best care to the vegetable patch, watering and fertilizing (施肥) it better than any other patch for miles around.
园丁感到困惑，便停止给它们浇水。当他这样做时，树和蔬菜都意识到互相帮助才是更好的选择。它们学会了如何与周围的事物和谐共处。于是它们决定合作，共同利用阴凉和水源茁壮成长。看到它们长得这么好，园丁便给予这片菜园最好的照料，比方圆几英里内任何其他菜园都更用心地浇水和施肥。
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