One day, Mike’s mother needed a pot. —
有一天，Mike的母亲需要一个锅。 —

She asked Mike to borrow one from her friend. —
她让Mike向她的朋友借一个。 —

So Mike went to the friend’s house. —
于是Mike去了朋友家。 —

She gave him a big pot. On the way home Mike put it down on the road and looked at it. —
她给了他一个大锅。在回家的路上，Mike把它放在路上看着它。 —

It was made of clay and had three legs.
它是由黏土制成的，有三条腿。

Then he said to the pot, “You have three legs and I have only two. —
然后他对锅说：“你有三条腿，而我只有两条。 —

You can carry me for a few minutes.” —
你可以背我几分钟。” —

Then Mike sat down inside the pot. —
然后Mike坐在锅里面。 —

But the pot didn’t move.
但锅没有动。

Mike got angry and broke it then carried the broke pot home. His mother was angry. —
Mike生气了，打破了它，然后带着破锅回家了。他的母亲很生气。 —

“You are stupid.” She said. —
“你真笨。”她说。 —

But Mike thought, “I’m not stupid. —
但Mike想：“我不笨。 —

Only a stupid person carried something with three legs.”
只有一个笨蛋才会背着有三条腿的东西。”