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" But, Dad," Tony argued, " They do kill fish." " Yes," agreed Old Joe, " They kill fish, nature lets them do it. The turtle kills fish to eat and live. We kill fish too, we men. Do we kill them so we can live? No, we do it for fun. This old turtle takes what he needs. I do not kill him. I do not act like God." Tony got into the driver seat and laughed. " Dad, you have strange ideas." Old Joe walked around behind the turtle and gently pushed it with his shoe. The turtle went forward across the road and into the tall grass. He was going toward the river. Joe watched until he could not see that turtle any longer. Then he got into the car beside his son. The two men sat and looked at each other. The sun was coming up strong now, and the sky was bright. Tony started the engine. Old Joe brought out his cigarettes. They sat and smoked and looked at each other. Then they started to smile. The car moved slowly along the dirt road toward the morning sun. They did not stop until they reached the quiet waters of White River. |
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" bà bà, dàn shì tā men huì shā sǐ yú a!" tuō ní zhēng biàn dào. " shì," lǎo Joe tóng yì dào," tā men shì shā yú, dàn shì shì zì rán jué dìng de. hǎi guī shā yú shì ná lái chī hé huó mìng. wǒ men yě shā yú a. nán dào wǒ men shā tā yě shì wèi le huó mìng? bù, wǒ men zhǐ shì wèi le yú lè ér yǐ. zhè zhǐ lǎo hǎi guī nà tā suǒ xū de bà le. wǒ bú huì shā tā de, wǒ bù xiǎng xiàng shàng dì nà yàng." tuō ní zuò jìn jià shǐ yuán wèi xiào dào:" bà bà, nǐ de xiǎng fǎ hěn qí guài." lǎo Joe zǒu dào hǎi guī bèi hòu, yòng jiǎo qīng qīng dì tuī le yī xià hǎi guī. hǎi guī biàn zhí jiē zǒu guò le dào lù, pá dào shēn shēn dì cǎo cóng zhōng. tā zhǔn bèi dào hé lǐ qù le. Joe yī zhí kàn zhe tā, zhī dào tā xiāo shī wéi zhǐ. rán hòu, tā zǒu jìn chē nèi zuò zài tā ér zi páng biān. liǎng gè nán rén zuò zài nà xiāng hù dì kàn le kàn. nà shí hou tài yáng yǐ jīng hěn yào yǎn le, tiān kōng yě biàn de míng liàng le. tuō ní kāi dòng le fā dòng jī. lǎo Joe ná chū le tā de yān. tā men zuò zài nà chōu yān, hù xiāng kàn le kàn. biàn kāi shǐ xiào le qǐ lái. qì chē dǐng zhe yáng guāng zǒu de hěn màn. zhī dào tā men dào le nà chōng mǎn níng jìng hú shuǐ de White hé tā men cái tíng xià. |