英文版《塞翁失馬》，英語講故事比賽素材，英語中華成語小故事

塞翁失馬

The Blessing in Disguise

在很久很久以前，有一個住在邊疆的老爺爺，他有一匹漂亮的馬。一天，這匹馬突然跑走了，大家都爲老爺爺感到難過。但老爺爺卻說："也許這是件好事呢！"

Once upon a time, there lived an old man on the borderlands. He had a beautiful horse. One day, the horse suddenly ran away, and everyone felt sad for the old man. But the old man said, "Maybe this is a good thing!"

過了一段時間，那匹馬帶着一匹漂亮的野馬回來了！大家都來祝賀老爺爺得到了兩匹馬。但是老爺爺說："也許這會是件壞事呢！"

After a while, the horse came back with a beautiful wild horse! Everyone congratulated the old man for having two horses now. But the old man said, "Maybe this will turn out to be a bad thing!"

老爺爺的兒子開始訓練這匹野馬，但不小心摔斷了腿。大家都來安慰老爺爺，但老爺爺卻說："也許這是件好事呢！"

The old man's son started training the wild horse, but accidentally broke his leg. Everyone came to comfort the old man, but the old man said, "Maybe this is a good thing!"

後來，村子裡召集年輕人去打仗，老爺爺的兒子因爲腿受傷不能去。這場戰爭很危險，很多年輕人都沒有回來。但因爲兒子的腿摔傷了，他就沒有去打仗，所以他平安地留在家裡。

Later, the village called up young men to go to war, but the old man's son couldn't go because of his injured leg. The war was very dangerous, and many young men did not return. But because the son broke his leg, he didn't go to war and stayed safely at home.

這個故事告訴我們，有時候事情看起來是壞的，但可能會帶來好事。事情的好壞總是變化的，我們要學會看事情的另一面。

This story teaches us that sometimes things may seem bad, but they can bring good outcomes. The fortunes and misfortunes of life are always changing, so we need to learn to see both sides of a situation.