有个坏脾气的男孩,他父亲给了他一袋钉子,并告诉他,每当他发脾气的时候钉一个钉子在后院的围栏上。头一天,男孩钉下了37根钉子。慢慢地,男孩每天钉的钉子减少了,他发现控制自己的脾气要比钉下那些钉子容易。有一天,男孩觉得自己再也不会失去耐性,乱发脾气,他把这件事情告诉了父亲。父亲又说,现在开始每当他能控制自己脾气的时候,就拔出一根钉子。一天天过去了,最后男孩告诉他的父亲,他终于把所有钉子拔出来了。父亲握着他的手,来到后院说:“你做得很好,我的孩子!但是看看那些 A bad-tempered boy, his father gave him a bag of nails, and told him that every time he lost his temper, he nailed a nail on the fence in the backyard. The first day, the boy nailed 37 nails. Slowly, the number of nails the boy nailed down every day, he found it easier to control his temper than nails. One day, the boy felt that he would never lose patience and lose his temper. He told his father about the incident. Father added that now he started to pull out a nail whenever he could control his temper. Day by day, and finally the boy told his father, he finally pulled out all the nails. Father holding his hand, came to the backyard and said: ”You did a good job, my boy! But look at those