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یک روز بخاطر یک سوء تفاهم کوچک، با هم جر و بحث کردند... پس از چند هفته سکوت، اختلاف آنها زیاد شد و از هم جدا شدند.
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یک روز صبح در خانه برادر بزرگتر به صدا درآمد. وقتی در را باز کرد، مرد نجاری را دید. نجار گفت:
« من چند روزی است که دنبال کار می گردم، فکرکردم شاید شما کمی خرده کاری در خانه و مزرعه داشته باشید، آیا امکان دارد که کمکتان کنم؟»
برادر
بزرگتر جواب داد: « بله، اتفاقاً من یک مقدار کار
دارم. به آن نهر در وسط مزرعه نگاه کن، آن همسایه در حقیقت برادر کوچکتر من است.
او هفته گذشته چند نفر را استخدام کرد تا وسط مزرعه را کندند و این نهر آب بین
مزرعه ما افتاد. او حتماً این کار را بخاطر کینه ای که از من به دل دارد، انجام
داده است.»
سپس
به انبار مزرعه اشاره کرد و گفت:« در انبار مقداری
الوار دارم، از تو می خواهم تا بین مزرعه من و برادرم حصار بکشی تا دیگر او
را نبینم.»
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نجار پذیرفت و شروع کرد به اندازه گیری و ارّه کردن الوار. برادر بزرگ تر به نجار گفت:
« من برای خرید به شهر می روم، اگر وسیله ای نیاز داری برایت بخرم!»
نجار
در حالی که به شدت مشغول کار بود، جواب داد:« نه، چیزی
لازم ندارم!»
هنگام
غروب وقتی کشاورز به مزرعه برگشت، چشمانش از تعجب گرد شد. حصاری در کارنبود. نجار به جای حصار یک پل روی نهر ساخته بود..
کشاورز
با عصبانیت رو به نجار کرد و گفت: « مگر من به تو
نگفته بودم برایم حصار بسازی؟
در همین لحظه برادر کوچکتر از راه رسید و با دیدن پل فکرکرد که برادرش دستور ساختن آن را داده، از روی پل عبور کرد و برادر بزرگترش را در آغوش گرفت و از او برای کندن نهر معذرت خواست.
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کشاورز نزد او رفت و بعد از تشکر، از او خواست تا چند روزی مهمان او و برادرش باشد.
نجار گفت: دوست دارم بمانم ولی ...
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Two brothers who lived on adjoining farms fell into conflict.
It was the first serious rift in many years of farming side by side,
sharing machinery,and trading labor and goods as needed without a hitch.
Then the long friendship, brotherhood and teamwork fell apart one day.
It began with a small misunderstanding and it grew into a major difference,
and finally it exploded into an exchange of bitter words of argument followed by weeks of silence.
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He opened the door to find a man with a carpenter's toolbox standing before him.
"I'm looking for a few days work“"Perhaps you would have a few small jobs here for me that I Could help you?“
… Said
the Carpenter
"Yes"
said the older brother. "I do have a job for
you.” He paused a moment and then pointed out to the
carpenter
“Look across the creek at that farm” That's my neighbor, in fact, it's my younger brother’s farm.
Last week there was an open field for grazing between our properties…
and he took his bulldozer to the river levee and now there is a stream dividing between us.
Well, my brother may have done this in an act of haste with anger & fury towards me.
But I'll do him one better. See that pile of lumber (wood) curing by the barn?
“I want you to build me a fence that’s ten feet high so I won't need to see my brother’s place anymore.”
The carpenter looked at his eyes but all he could see was resentment & discontent in his heart towards his brother.
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Show me the nails and the post-hole digger and I'll be able to do a job that pleases you.
The older brother helped the carpenter get the materials from the barn ready for the job
and then he went away the rest of the day to his business …
The carpenter worked hard all that day measuring, sawing, nailing.
About sunset when the older brother returned, the carpenter had just finished his job.
The farmer's eyes opened wide, in disbelief as his jaw dropped.
There was no fence there at all. Instead there was a bridge stretching from one side of the creek to the other side!
It was a fine piece of work with handrails and all, as the neighbor, his younger brother, was coming across, with his hand outstretched.
Younger Brother reached out said to his older brother:
“You are quite a fellow to build this bridge after all that I have said and done.”
The two brothers stood at each end of the bridge, and then they met in the middle, taking each other's hand and greeting with a hug…
They turned to see the carpenter hoist his toolbox on his shoulder.
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"I'd love to stay on" replied the carpenter,
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