Once, in a village, there lived a man named Li Ming.
从前，有一个村庄里住着一个叫李明的人。
Li Ming was very lazy and didn’t want to do anything.
李明是个非常懒散的人，什么事都不愿意做。
Every day, he just lay in bed, and meals were brought to him.
每天，他只是躺在床上，吃饭也只靠别人送来。
The elders in the village often advised him, saying, "Young man, you should work hard."
村里的老人们常常劝他说：“年轻人，应该好好做事。”
But Li Ming just smiled, thinking he was living a good life.
但李明总是笑笑，觉得自己过得挺好。
One day, the village held a competition with a big sack of rice as the prize.
有一天，村里举行了一场比赛，奖励是一个大袋米。
Li Ming thought he could easily win, so he decided to join.
李明觉得自己可以轻松赢得比赛，于是决定去参加。
The competition was to see who could run to the mountain top and grab the flag the fastest.
比赛是比谁最快跑到山顶拿到旗帜。
Everyone got ready, and the race began.
大家都做好准备，比赛开始了。
At first, Li Ming ran slowly and even stopped to eat a few bites of food.
李明一开始跑得慢吞吞的，甚至停下来吃了几口饭。
The other participants raced quickly towards the mountain top.
其他参赛的人都快速向山顶冲去。
By the time Li Ming reached the top, everyone else had already grabbed the flag and returned.
李明慢慢地走着，到了山顶时，大家早就拿到旗帜回来了。
Li Ming looked confused and asked, “Why did everyone run so fast?”
李明一脸懵懂，问：“为什么大家跑得那么快？”
The elder shook his head and sighed, saying, "This shows your attitude. You really don't understand."
村里的长者摇头叹息，说：“这不是做事的态度，你真是愚不可及。”
Li Ming didn’t win the race and didn’t get the rice.
李明没有赢得比赛，连米也没得到。
He finally realized that laziness and lack of effort would only make him fall behind.
他终于明白，懒惰和不努力只会让自己落后。
From then on, he started working hard and no longer just ate, slept, and lazed around.
从那以后，他开始努力工作，不再只顾吃喝睡觉。
Although he always felt he wasn't the smartest, he learned to put in effort.
虽然他一直觉得自己不是最聪明，但他开始学会努力。
