When the pile was big enough, his friend, the morning star, would come out to let everyone know that the fire was about to start.

当木柴堆得足够多时，他的朋友晨星就会出来让大家知道火就要烧起来了。

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This is a cyberspace equivalent of the fairytale about stone soup, in which two men set up a big pot full of water over a fire in a town square, drop in a stone, and start stirring.

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