艺术家

The Artist

一天中午．阳光明媚．两张纸沐浴在温暖和煦的阳光中，享受着夏季的快乐。一张纸叫“雪白”．因洁白无瑕而得名，也由此而自豪。“瞧瞧我，”“雪白”对同伴说，“你见过像我这样美丽的纸吗？”同伴叫“洁如黎明”，也是自得一尘不染，令人惊叹。两张纸在正午的阳光中争奇斗艳。

One bright, sunny day, two pieces of paper were sunbathing in the midday warmth, enjoying the pleasures of the summertime. One piece of paper was called Snow-White. She was pure white, and so very proud of her pristine purity. ＂Look at me,＂ she said to her companion. ＂Did you ever see such a beautifully white piece of paper？＂ Her companion was called Pure-as-the-Dawn. She too was amazingly white and wonderfully free from the slightest stain. The two pieces of paper outshone each other in the midday sunlioht.