Once upon a time, there was a mouse father.
He wanted to marry his daughter to the greatest person in the world.
But, who was the greatest person in the world?
Oh! The sun! He must be the greatest person in the world.
The mouse father went to talk to the sun.
“Hello! Mr. Sun. I know you are the greatest person in the world. Would you marry my daughter?”
“What? I'm not the greatest person in the world. The greatest person is the cloud. If he comes out, I'll be covered.”
The mouse father went to talk to the cloud.
“Hello! Mr. Cloud. I know you are the greatest person in the world. Would you marry my daughter?”
“What? I'm not the greatest person in the world. The greatest person is the wind. If he comes out, I'll be blown away.”
The mouse father went to talk to the wind.
“Hello! Mr. Wind. I know you are the greatest person in the world. Would you marry my daughter?”
“What? I'm not the greatest person in the world. The greatest person is the wall. If he comes out, I'll be stopped.”
The mouse father went to talk to the wall.
“Hello! Mr. Wall. I know you are the greatest person in the world. Would you marry my daughter?”
“What? I'm not the greatest person in the world. The greatest person is YOU, the mouse.”
“The greatest person in the world is...mouse?”
“Yes, the greatest person in the world is mouse. See? If mouse comes out, I'll be bit!”
The mouse father was very happy.
He finally knew mouse was the greatest person in the world.
He would marry his daughter to the handsome mouse next door.
从前，有个鼠爸爸。
他想把女儿嫁给世界上最伟大的人。
可是，谁才是这世界上最伟大的人呢？
噢！是太阳！他肯定最伟大。
鼠爸爸去找太阳，他说：
“你好啊，太阳先生！我知道您是世界上最伟大的人。您愿意娶我女儿吗？”
“什么？我才不是最伟大的人呢，最伟大的是云。他一出来，就把我遮住了。”
鼠爸爸去找云，他说：
“你好啊，云先生！我知道您是世界上最伟大的人。您愿意娶我女儿吗？”
“什么？我才不是最伟大的人呢，最伟大的是风。他一出现，就把我刮跑了。”
鼠爸爸去找风，他说：
“你好啊，风先生！我知道您是世界上最伟大的人。您愿意娶我女儿吗？”
“什么？我才不是最伟大的人呢，最伟大的是墙。他一出现，就把我挡住了。”
鼠爸爸去找墙，他说：
“你好啊，墙先生！我知道您是世界上最伟大的人。您愿意娶我女儿吗？”
“什么？我才不是最伟大的人呢，最伟大的是你们老鼠啊。”
“最伟大的是……老鼠？”
“是啊，世界上最伟大的就是老鼠。看见了吧？老鼠一出来，就把我咬了！”
鼠爸爸高兴极了。
他终于知道了老鼠才是这世界上最伟大的人。
他要把女儿嫁给隔壁帅气的鼠小哥。
凡事皆同理：最好的未必是最适合的，而最适合的就是最好的。
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