But people passed by and no one took of the fruit.

從前有一個人，他的果園裡種了許多石榴樹。有好幾個秋天，他總是把石榴盛在他的住宅外邊兒的幾個銀盤裡，盤上還放了一塊他親手寫的招牌："務請取用一個。不勝歡迎。"

And now behold, al九九藏書l the men and women of the neighbourhood came rushing to buy.

然而，來往經過的人們，竟沒有一個人取用那果實。

The Pomegranates

There was once a man who had many pomegranate九*九*藏*書 trees in his orchard. And for many an autumn he would put his pomegranates on silvery trays outside of his dwelling, and upon the trays he would place s九*九*藏*書igns upon which he himself had written, "Take one for aught. You are welcome."

Then the man bethought him, and one autumn he placed no pomegranates九_九_藏_書 on silvery trays outside of his dwelling, but he raised this sign in large lettering: "Here we have the best pomegranates in the land, but we sell them for m九九藏書ore silver than any other pomegranates."

瞧瞧吧，附近的男男女女都跑來搶購石榴了。

這人左思右想，於是在某～年秋天，他就不把石榴盛在住宅外的銀盤裡了，卻高懸著用大字寫的招牌："此間備有人世最佳石榴，但其售價較任何其他石榴昂貴。"