7 . Once, there was a farmer who worked in his fields（田）all year round. He worked at sunrise and rested at sunset.

One day, when the farmer was working, a hare（野兔）came out of the bushes（灌木丛）. The hare was very afraid when seeing the farmer, so it started to run. It ran so fast that it hit on a tree suddenly and died in the end. The farmer brought the hare home. He enjoyed a wonderful meal with his wife.

The next day, the farmer did not work as hard as before. He turned his eyes to the bushes from time to time, hoping to see another hare. The whole day passed and the farmer didn’t see another hare. He didn’t get much work done, either.

The third day, the farmer was not in the mood to work in the fields anymore. He put his tools aside and sat near the tree. There, he waited for another hare. Again, no hare appeared.

From then on, every day, the farmer waited beside the tree. Days passed, and not a single hare showed up. At the same time, his fields became deserted and nothing grew on them.

The story tells us people who just wait for the good luck instead of working hard to get what they want will never succeed.