Once there lived a family consisting of 6 members (a couple and their four sons) in the countryside, where there were no splendid architectures.The father wanted his sons to learn to not judge things too quickly.So he asked each of them to accomplish a task.He arranged for them to go and observe a pear tree which was famous nationwide.They were all delighted and not unwilling to do it.For convenience, they were divided into four groups.They wore uniforms and got furnished.Then they set out.The first son went in the winter, the second in the spring, the third in the summer, and the youngest son in the fall.

　　When they returned, the father asked them to give a description of what they had seen.To their credit, they didn't give up and all finished their tasks and clarified what they saw.Just as expected, there was a possibility that their collections of the information of the tree were not alike.Their views were in conflict with one another and they even quarrelled about it.The first son said that the tree was ugly and twisted.The second son said it was covered with green buds and full of promise.The third son said it was laden with blossoms, and it was the most graceful thing he had ever seen and he was attracted by it.The last son disagreed with all of them; he said it was ripe with a lot of fruit; he said it was an enjoyable trip.

　　曾经有一户六口之家(一对夫妻以及他们的四个儿子)住在一个乡村里，这里没有辉煌的建筑。父亲希望儿子们学会不要武断地判断事物。所以他要求他们每个人都完成一项任务。他安排他们去观察一棵全国闻名的梨树。他们都很高兴，没有不愿意去的。为了方便，他们被分成了四个小组。他们穿上统一的服装，整装待发。大儿子冬天去，二儿子春天去，三儿子夏天去，小儿子秋天去。

　　当儿子们都回来时，父亲让他们描述一下自己的所见。值得表扬的是，他们没有放弃，而是都完成了任务并弄清了自己所看到的。正如预料的那样，有可能他们所收集的关于那棵树的情况不尽相同。他们的看法互相冲突，甚至为此而争吵。大儿子说那棵树又难看又扭曲；二儿子说那棵树覆盖着绿色的花蕾，充满希望；三儿子说那棵树开满了鲜花，是他看到的最雅致的景象并被此吸引；小儿子与他们的看法都不相同，他说那棵树成熟了，果实累累，他说那是一次令人愉快的旅行。

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