Once there was a rich man who lived with his wife and child.

Once there was a rich man who lived with his wife and child.He loved the child so much that he sent him to Oxford for two or three years.At the end of the first year at the university,this young student came home.He wanted a change.And he also wanted to tell his parents about Oxford.
It happened one night that the father,the mother and the young student were sitting at supper.They had in front of them only two chickens.Just as they were about to begin eating,the father said,“My boy,I have spent a lot of money on you to send you to Oxford.Now I want to know what you have learned.” The son smiled and said,“Father,I have studied a science which can prove that these two chickens on the plate are really three chickens.” “Well,” said the father,“this is something I would like very much to know.” “There are two chickens on the plate,” said the student,and then he took one of the chickens in his hand and said,“Here is one more and one and two makes three.So here are three chickens.” Then the father took one of the chickens to himself,gave the other to his wife,and said,“I will have one of the chickens myself,your mother will have another,and you can have the third for supper and nothing else.” The father kept his word and so the student went without his supper.

从前,有一个富人和他的妻子和孩子住在一起.他非常爱他的孩子并且把孩子送到牛津去学习两到三年.大学第一年结束后,这个年轻的学生回到家.他想要改变.他同时想把他在牛津看到的事情讲给他的父母听.
有一天晚上.这个父亲、母亲和这个年轻的学生坐在一起吃晚饭.餐桌上有两只鸡.正当他们要开始吃的时候,父亲说：“孩子,我花了很多钱送你去牛津.现在你可不可以把你在牛津学到的讲给我听?”这个孩子微笑着说道：“父亲,我学到了一种科学可以证明盘子里的这两只鸡实际上是三只.” “嗯.”父亲说,“这个我很感兴趣.”“盘子里有两只鸡.”学生说道.然后他把其中一只鸡拿在手上,说：“这里还有一只,一加二等于三.所以一共有三只鸡.”然后父亲也拿着一只鸡,并且把另外那只鸡给他的妻子,说：“我拿走一只鸡,你母亲拿走另外一只,那第三只就是你的全部晚餐.父亲说到做到,学生晚上只好空着肚子了.