Once upon a time, a king went for hunting in the forest. While returning back, because of the dark he couldn't find his way. At last he found a small1 . The king went over and2 the door. A poor farmer lived in the house. He3 great care of the king.
Before leaving the next day, the king gave the farmer a nearby sandalwood (檀香木) forest as a gift. But4 , the farmer didn't know the value of sandalwood. He started to make coal from the sandalwood and5 it in the market. At last, only a few sandalwood trees were left in the forest.
One day, it rained a lot, and the farmer couldn't make coal from the6 wood. So he cut down some branches (树枝) and took them to the market. The sandalwood7 very good. Many customers came to buy it and they wanted to pay a lot for a small branch. The farmer didn't8 that. He asked one of his9 , "Why does everyone want to pay huge amount for this wood?"
The buyer10 , "This is sandalwood. It has good smell and it's very11 "
When the farmer understood this, he started to cry and just at that moment an old man was passing by.
12 he knew everything, he said to the farmer, "All people in the world can make13 But it's better late than never. You still have some sandalwood trees left. You can use14 wisely. "
The farmer15 his mistake and then went back and sowed (播种) more sandalwood seeds in the forest.
He would use his sandalwood wisely from then on.
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