An artist went to a beautiful part of the country for a holiday, and stayed with a farmer. Every day he out with his brushes(刷子), and painted from morning to evening. And then when it got
, he went back to the farm and had a good dinner
he went to bed. At the end of his holiday, he wanted to pay the farmer, but the farmer said, “No, I don’t want
. Please give me one of your
. In a week the money will be used up, but your picture will
be here.” The artist was very pleased and thanked the farmer for saying such kind of things
his pictures. The farmer smiled and
again, “It’s not that. I have a son in London. He wants to
an artist. When he comes home next month, I’ll show
your picture. Then he will not want to be an artist any more, I think.”