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APAD: The straw, The coal, and The bean
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APAD: The straw, The coal, and The bean

最西边的岛上
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The starw, the coal and the bean are the three characters from one of Grimm's fairy tales. They all escaped from being burned down or cooked alive. The rest of the story goes as below:   "But what are we to do now?” said the coal.

“I think,” answered the bean, “that as we have so fortunately escaped death, we should keep together like good companions, and lest a new mischance should overtake us here, we should go away together, and repair to a foreign country.”
  The proposition pleased the two others, and they set out on their way in company. Soon, however, they came to a little brook, and as there was no bridge or foot-plank, they did not know how they were to get over it. The straw hit on a good idea, and said: 'I will lay myself straight across, and then you can walk over on me as on a bridge.' The straw therefore stretched itself from one bank to the other, and the coal, who was of an impetuous disposition, tripped quite boldly on to the newly-built bridge. But when she had reached the middle, and heard the water rushing beneath her, she was after all, afraid, and stood still, and ventured no farther. The straw, however, began to burn, broke in two pieces, and fell into the stream. The coal slipped after her, hissed when she got into the water, and breathed her last.   The bean, who had prudently stayed behind on the shore, could not but laugh at the event, was unable to stop, and laughed so heartily that she burst. It would have been all over with her, likewise, if, by good fortune, a tailor who was travelling in search of work, had not sat down to rest by the brook. As he had a compassionate heart he pulled out his needle and thread, and sewed her together. The bean thanked him most prettily, but as the tailor used black thread, all beans since then have a black seam."   - translated by Margaret Raine Hunt

"The tale teaches the importance of unity and the consequences of individual actions. Despite their differences, the characters initially band together for safety. However, their lack of cooperation and consideration for one another ultimately lead to their downfall, with only the bean surviving due to outside assistance."  - https://fairytales.love/the-straw-the-coal-and-the-bean/
So what to do and what should have been done? Maybe the coal sould take a dip in the brook to cool herself down first, and they should find a wooden board to make a boat?  Feel free to use your imagination.  All would be good as long as they could all survive and are safer together, wouldn't it?   Wish you all a Happy Friday!  
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移花接木
2 楼
The bean bursted into a popbean
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最西边的岛上
3 楼
and a lonely survivor
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方外居士
4 楼
Why straw “began to burn”?
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最西边的岛上
5 楼
coz theCoal was a burning one sprang out of the fire
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方外居士
6 楼
I see. 中国有箕豆相煎的典故,这里多了一块煤。
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暖冬cool夏
7 楼
Learn the word “repair “,~~ to a foreign country.
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暖冬cool夏
8 楼
Unrealistic for a straw to bear the weight of coal, a burnin
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暖冬cool夏
9 楼
A burning one. Reminds me of 以前类似的摆渡羊什么的过河:)
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暖冬cool夏
10 楼
Confused 2. Per西岛,it sounds like the coal is burning:)
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最西边的岛上
11 楼
哈哈,我小时候是从格林童话的中文版开始认字的,后来也从英文版又学到了不少。Yes, theStarw is naive,
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最西边的岛上
12 楼
but is theMostDecent 1 among the 3 and I admire her forThat!
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最西边的岛上
13 楼
Yes, U R right. I didn't put in 1st partStory, as it's 2long
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7grizzly
14 楼
We're old enough to enjoy and learn from fairytales again:))
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最西边的岛上
15 楼
that's 4sure + mayEven understandMore afterBeen throughLife!
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7grizzly
16 楼
Agree totally but better days are ahead!
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最西边的岛上
17 楼
Just added theFact into theStory. Sorry and Thx 2 both U&暖冬
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妖妖灵
18 楼
It reminds me of煮豆燃豆萁,豆在釜中泣
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移花接木
19 楼
Only bcoz I am old enough did I learn from fairytales, e.g.,
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移花接木
20 楼
西游记,all demons with fairy background are rescued& recycled
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移花接木
21 楼
没有后台的,Are destroyed
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最西边的岛上
22 楼
haha, yes&no. Yes = 都是悲剧。No = 煮豆燃萁是指兄弟同胞之间自相残杀的惨景;
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最西边的岛上
23 楼
while this one is 同盟者不合作不为队里他人着想的后果。;-)
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移花接木
24 楼
It's also amazing a coal can balance on a straw:-)))))
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最西边的岛上
25 楼
这个童话写的很油墨,所以也是个很好玩儿的笑话,让人一边捧腹大笑一边思考哈
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最西边的岛上
26 楼
why not? 1 can talk 1 can balance = ordinary miracle
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最西边的岛上
27 楼
暖冬美眉移花兄,在文里加了图片。It'sn't A straw, butTheStraw, Big&Strong;)))
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7grizzly
28 楼
Probably it's the same everywhere, but I try to forget 后台.
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