6. The Farmer and the Cucumbers One day, a farmer is picking cucumbers in his small garden. “How lonely these cucumbers are!” the farmer thinks, “After I pick all of them...” “I will sell the cucumbers, and buy a hen. The hen will lay many eggs. The eggs will grow into many chicks.” “I will sell the chicks, and buy a pig. The pig will have many piglets.” “I will sell the piglets, and buy a horse. The horse will have many ponies.” “I will sell the ponies, and buy... a large garden. I will grow more cucumbers.” “Of course, I will have some people take care of my cucumbers.” “I will just walk around the garden and shout, ‘Hey! Get to work!’” The farmer shouts out! Suddenly he hears a sound. He turns around and discovers a big surprise... “Where are my cucumbers?!” 本文来源：https://www.wddqw.com/doc/26f2a1d3cad376eeaeaad1f34693daef5ef713a4.html