Long long ago there lived a king.He loved horses. One day he asked an artist to draw him a beautiful horse. The artist said,“All right, but you must wait.” So the king waited. He waited and waited. At last, after a year he could not wait any longer. He went to see the artist himself.

Quickly the artist brought out paper and a brush. In five minutes he finished drawing a very beautiful horse. The king was angry. “You can draw a good horse in five minutes,yet you kept me waiting for a year. Why?”

“Come with me,please,” said the artist. They went to the artist’s workroom.. There the king saw piles and piles of paper. On every piece of paper was a picture of a horse. “It took me more than a year to learn to draw a beautiful horse in five minutes.” the artist said.

　　很久很久以前有一个国王。他喜欢马。有一天,他问一个艺术家画一匹漂亮的马。这位艺术家说,“好吧,但你必须等待。”王等。他等了又等。最后,一年后他不能再等了。他自己去看艺术家。

　　艺术家迅速拿出纸和画笔。在五分钟内他画完一个非常漂亮的马。国王很生气。“你可以在五分钟画好马,但你让我等了一年。为什么?”

　　“请跟我来,”艺术家。他们去了艺术家的工作室。国王看到成堆的纸。每一张纸上的一匹马。“我花了一年多的时间学习在五分钟画一匹漂亮的马。”这位艺术家说。