Something From Nothing
无中生有
When Joseph was a baby, his grandfather
made him a wonderful blanket...
...to keep him warm and cozy and to chase
away bad dreams. But as Joseph grew older,
the wonderful blanket grew older too.
One day his mother said to him,
"Joseph, look at your blanket. It's frazzled, it's worn,
it's unsightly, it's torn. It is time to throw it out."
"Grandpa can fix it," Joseph said.
Joseph's grandfather took the blanket
and turned it round and round.
"Hmm," he said as his scissors went snip, snip,
snip and his needle flew in and out and in and out,
"There's just enough material here to make..."
...a wonderful jacket. Joseph put on the wonderful
jacket and went outside to play. But as Joseph grew
older, the wonderful jacket grew older too.
One day his mother said to him, "Joseph, look
at your jacket. It's shrunken and small, doesn't
fit you at all. It is time to throw it out!"
"Grandpa can fix it," Joseph said.
Joseph's grandfather took the jacket
and turned it round and round.
"Hmm," he said as his scissors went snip, snip,
snip and his needle flew in and out and in and out,
"There's just enough material here to make..."
...a wonderful vest. Joseph wore the wonderful
vest to school the very next day. But as Joseph
grew older, the wonderful vest grew older too.
One day his mother said to him, "Joseph, look
at your vest! It's spotted with glue and there's
paint on it too. It is time to throw it out!"
"Grandpa can fix it," Joseph said.
Joseph's grandfather took the vest
and turned it round and round.
"Hmm," he said as his scissors went snip, snip,
snip and his needle flew in and out and in and out,
"There's just enough material here to make..."
...a wonderful tie. Joseph wore the wonderful tie
to his grandparents' house every Friday. But as
Joseph grew older, the wonderful tie grew older too.
One day his mother said to him, "Joseph, look
at your tie! This bug stain of soup makes the
end of it droop. It is time to throw it out!"
"Grandpa can fix it," Joseph said.
Joseph's grandfather took the tie
and turned it round and round.
"Hmm," he said as his scissors went snip, snip,
snip and his needle flew in and out and in and out,
"There's just enough material here to make..."
...a wonderful handkerchief. Joseph used
the wonderful handkerchief to keep his pebble
collection safe. But as Joseph grew older,
the wonderful handkerchief grew older too.
One day his mother said to him, "Joseph,
look at your handkerchief! It's been used
till it's tattered, it's splotched and
it's splattered. It is time to THROW IT OUT!"
"Grandpa can fix it," Joseph said.
Joseph's grandfather took the handkerchief
and turned it round and round.
"Hmm," he said as his scissors went snip,
snip, snip and his needle flew in and out
and in and out, "There's just enough
material here to make...
...a wonderful button. Joseph wore
the wonderful button on his suspenders
to hold his pants up.
One day his mother said to him,
"Joseph, where is your button?"
Joseph looked. It was gone!
He searched everywhere but
he could not find it.
Joseph ran down to his grandfather's house.
"My button! My wonderful button is lost!"
His mother ran after him.
"Joseph! Listen to me."
"The button is gone, finished, kaput. Even your
grandfather can't make something from nothing."
Joseph's grandfather shook his head sadly.
"I'm afraid that your mother is right," he said.
The next day Joseph went to school. "Hmm,"
he said, as his pen went scratch scratch,
scratch scratch, over the paper.
"There's just enough material here to make..."
...a wonderful story.
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