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One day when the Little Old Woman was weeding her soup garden,the pack peddler came along crying his wares."Any tacks,laces,nutmeg graters,mousetraps or buttons today?"he cried.
The Little Old Woman shook her head."No,"she said."I have no money to spare.It is all I can do to make both ends meet."
"Any hairpins,cooking pots,buttonhooks,needles or spices?"he cried.
But the Little Old woman shook her head."No,"she said."Today is market day,and I must save my money to buy meat and bread for my supper."
"How about a pair of magnifying spectacles?"asked the peddler.
Magnifying spectacles!"exclaimed the Little Old Woman."And what may they be?"
"They are a very useful kind of spectacles,"the peddler explained."when you wear them,everything looks twice as large as before."But what good and they?asked the little old woman,why should I want things to look twice as big as before?
"That is easy to answer,"the peddler replied."the larger things are,the more plainly you can see them."
"I never happened to think of that before,"said the Little Old Woman."What you say is very true."
"Why not put the spectacles on,and see for yourself how large things look?"said the peddler.
"Well,I suppose it would do no harm to try them on,"she said."But,mind you,I have no money to buy them."
The peddler opened his pack and took out the magnifying spectacles.The Little Old Woman put them on and looked at her soup garden.She could hardly believe her eyes.The cabbages looked twice as big.The tomatoes looked twice as big.Everything in the garden looked twice as big as it had before.
"How my vegetables have grown!"
exclaimed the Little Old Woman."And how plainly I can see them!These are very fine spectacles indeed."
"They are quite cheap,too,"said the peddler."If you should buy them,I am sure they would come in very handy."
"That is just what I was thinking,"the Little Old Woman replied."I will fetch you some money from my china teapot."She hurried into the house and took some money from her china teapot to pay for the spectacles.
After the peddler had gone,she said to herself:"I should like to look at the soup garden through these spectacles again.But frist I must go to the market and buy some bread and meat for my supper."
As she was getting ready to go to the market,she thought:"I will take the spectacles with me and wear them while I am doing my marketing.I will he able to see more plainly,and I will get more for my money."So the Little Old Woman put the magnifying spectacles in her market basket and took them with her.
After she reached the market,she put on the spectacles,so the could see more plainly.When she went to buy her bread,she said to the baker:"What fine rolls you have today!They are nearly as large as a loaf of bread.One roll will be all I will need."She bought one roll and put it in her market basket.Then she went to buy her meat."What fine chops you have today," she said to the butcher."They are nearly as lage as a whole roast.One chop will be all I will need."So she bought one chop and put it in her market basket.
As the Little Old Woman was coming home from market,she said to herself:"I have never bought so much bread and meat for so little money.These spectacles are very useful indeed."
When she was home again,she set about preparing her supper She took the roll out of the market basket."This roll is too big for one meal,"she thought."I will cut off a piece and save the rest for tomorrow."After she had cut off a piece of the roll and put the rest away,she took the chop out of her market basket."This chop is too big also,"she thought."I will cut off a piece and save the rest for tomorrow."So she cut off a piece of the chop and put the rest of it away
When she had prepared her supper,the Little Old Woman took off her magnifying spectacles.She put them away carefully and then sat down to eat.She looked at the piece of roll.It was no bigger than a thimble.She looked at the piece of chop.It was no bigger than a thimble either."Mercy!"cried the Little Old Woman."What has happened to my supper?There is not enough left to feed a mouse!"
She began to look for the rest of her supper.She looked at her plate.She looked under her plate.But she did not find it.she looked on the table.she looked under the table.But she did not find the rest of her supper.
After she had looked everywhere,she said:"This is very strange.Something seems to be wrong,and I must use my head to find out what it is."So she tied a wet towel around her forehead and sat down with her forefinger against her nose and shut her eyes.
She used her head and used her head.Pretty soon she found out what to do."What a silly old woman I am!"she said."How can I find my supper when I cannot see plainly？I must put on my magnifying spectacles."
The Little Old Woman got her magnifying spectacles and put them on.Then she came back to the table.she looked at her plate,and there she saw her supper as plainly.as anything.As she sat down to eat,she said to herself:"It was very wise of me to put on my magnifying spectacles,Now I see my super very plainly.And what a fine big supper it is,to be sure!I am afraid I shall not be able to eat half of it."
一天小老太在菜园子里除草，过来一个背着包裹的小贩子。他大声的叫卖着，“有没有要大头钉，花边，肉豆冠子研磨器，鼠夹和纽扣的？”
小老太摇摇头，“不要，”她说道，“我没有多余的钱。我不借钱过日子就不错了。”
“有没有要发卡，汤罐，纽扣钩，缝衣针或香料的？”小贩叫道。
小老太依旧摇摇头，“不要，”她说道。“今天是赶集的日子，我要省下钱为晚餐买些肉和面包。”
“来副放大镜怎么样？”小贩问道。
“放大镜？”小老太叫道。“那玩意儿有什么用？”
“那可是一种非常有用的眼镜，”小贩解释道。“当你戴上它，一切事物看上去会变得像以前的两倍大。”
“但这又有什么好处呢？”小老太问道。“我为什么要让东西看上去比以前大两倍？”
“这很好回答，”小贩答道。“东西越大你就看得越清楚。”
“我以前还没有这样想过，”小老太说道“你说的很对。”
“那你为什么不戴上眼镜来亲自看看事物有多大？”小贩说道。
“啊，我想试试也没什么不好的，”她说道。“但你得记住我可没有钱来买它们。”
小贩打开取出这副放大镜。小老太戴上放大镜朝她的菜园里望去，她简直不敢相信自己的眼睛。每颗卷心菜看上去都有以前的两个大。每个西红柿看上去也比以前大两倍。菜园里所有的东西看上去都比以前大两倍。
“我的菜长得可真好呀！”小老太叫道。“我看得太清楚了。这真是一副放大镜呀。”
“它们也非常便宜，”小贩说道。“如果你买下来，我打赌它们对你会有用的。”
“这正是我考虑的。”小老太答道。“我去从我的瓷茶壶里给你拿钱。”她跑进屋从瓷茶壶里拿了一些钱付给小贩。
当小贩走后，小老太自言自语道，“我应该再戴上这副眼镜来看看我的菜园。但首先我必须到集市上为晚餐去买回些面包和肉。”
当她准备去赶集时，她想道，“我要随身戴着这副眼镜，当我购物时我就戴上它，这样我就能看得更清楚了。我的钱也就能买回更多的东西了。”于是小老太把这副放大镜放进了菜篮子里去赶集了。
当她到达集市后，她便把眼镜戴上好使自己看得更清楚。在买面包时，她对面包师说道，“你今天的小面包卷真好！它们差不多有一整条面包大。看来一个小面包卷对我就足够了。”她买了一个面包卷，把它放进菜篮子里。然后她去买肉。“你今天的排骨真好呀！”她对卖肉的说道。“它们差不多有一整块烤肉大。看来我只需要买一根排骨就够了。”于是她买了一根排骨并把它放进菜篮子里。
当小老太从集市上往家赶时，她心里想着，“我从来没有用这么少的钱买回这么多的面包和肉。这副眼镜对我可真有用呀。”
回到家里，她开始准备起晚餐来。她从菜篮子里拿出面包。“这卷面包一餐吃不完，”她想到。“我只需要切下一片来做晚餐，剩下的好留着明天吃。”她切下一片面包并将其余的面包放好。她从菜篮子里拿出排骨。“这块排骨也太大了。”她想着。“我只需要切下一块来，其余的我就留着明天吃。”于是她从排骨上切下一块肉并把其余的放好。
当晚餐准备好后，小老太取下了放大镜。她小心翼翼的把它放好。然后坐下来吃饭。她看着面包，发现只有针箍那么大。她看着排骨，发现它也只有针箍那么大。“天哪！”小老太叫道。“我的晚餐怎么了？这些东西连喂一只老鼠还不够呢！”
她开始寻找她那不见的晚餐。她向盘子里看看，又看看盘子底，没有找到什么。她在桌子上找，又在桌子底下找，还是没有找到她那不见的晚餐。
当她四处都找遍后，她说道，“这真是奇怪。似乎出了什么问题，我要动动脑子来找出究竟是什么不对头。”于是她在额头上系上一条湿毛巾，然后坐下来用食指按着鼻子并紧闭双眼。
她不停的想啊想啊。很快她想出了要做什么。“我真是一个糊涂的老太婆！”她说道。“当我看不清楚的时候我怎么能找到那不见的晚餐呢？我必须戴上我的放大镜。”
小老太拿来她的放大镜，她戴上后来到餐桌旁，她看看她的盘子，她发现她的晚餐历历在目，依然如故。当她坐下来吃时，她自言自语道，“我真聪明戴上了我的放大镜。现在我可以清楚地看见的我晚餐了。毫无疑问，这是一道多丰富的大餐呀！我真担心自己连一半都吃不完呢。”