Now I'm going to give you a story. It's an Indian story about an Indian woman and her journey.

我想说一个故事，关于一个印度女人及她经历的故事。

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Let me tell you a story. If you still insist on spreading it on your work table after hearing my story, I will give it to you.

要是你听完了我给你讲的这块油布的故事，你还要用它去铺桌子，我就把它送给你。

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“This is not a bad story,” said the soldier; “but what am I to give you, you old witch?

“这倒很不坏，”兵士说。 “不过我拿什么东西来酬谢你呢。

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"You all have bought a ton of my books, and I wanted to give you this story as a gift, " she said.

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The site even offers estimated reading times, to give you an idea of how long a story might entertain you during your flight, train ride or afternoon by the pool.

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And I really don't want to give away the story a lot, but you have to just pay attention to what's going on.

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