《格林童話》是德國格林兄弟的童話作品之一，《聰明的小伙計》是《格林童話》的故事之一，講述聰明的小伙計漢廝的故事，下文就是這篇童話故事的中英文版本，我們一起閱讀學習吧。

　　如果主人有一個聰明的小伙計，他既順從聽話，又能憑著自己的聰明才智行事，那主人多幸運啊，他的家又該是多安樂! 曾有這樣一位聰明的小伙計漢斯，一次主人讓他去找回走失的牛，他出去后好長時間沒回家，主人想："漢廝多忠心，干起活來多賣力!"可這么晚他還沒回來，主人擔心他出意外，便親自起身去找他。 他找了好久，最后總算瞧見漢斯在寬闊的田野另一頭，正一蹦一跳地朝他迎面趕來。 "喂!親愛的漢斯，我打發你去找牛，找到沒有?"主人走近問。 "沒有，老爺。我沒有找到牛，不過我也沒去找。"小伙計答道。 "那你去找什么了，漢斯?""找更好的東西，很幸運找到了。""是什么，漢斯?""三只山鳥。"小家伙答道。 "在哪里?"主人問。 "我見到一只，聽到一只，然后拔腿去趕第三只。"聰明的小家伙回答道。

　　學學榜樣吧! 別再為主人或他們的命令犯愁。 想干什么，樂意怎么干，盡管去做，到時你肯定會像聰明的漢斯一樣機智。

　　聰明的小伙計英文版：

　　The wise servant

　　How fortunate is the master, and how well all goes in his house, when he has a wise servant who listens to his orders and does not obey them, but prefers following his own wisdom. A clever John of this kind was once sent out by his master to seek a lost cow. He stayed away a long time, and the master thought, "Faithful John does not spare any pains over his work!" As, however, he did not come back at all, the master was afraid lest some misfortune had befallen him, and set out himself to look for him. He had to search a long time, but at last he perceived the boy who was running up and down a large field. "Now, dear John," said the master when he had got up to him, "hast thou found the cow which I sent thee to seek?" - "No, master," he answered, "I have not found the cow, but then I have not looked for it." - "Then what hast thou looked for, John?" - "Something better, and that luckily I have found." - "What is that, John?" - "Three blackbirds," answered the boy. "And where are they?" asked the master. "I see one of them, I hear the other, and I am running after the third," answered the wise boy.

　　Take example by this, do not trouble yourselves about your masters or their orders, but rather do what comes into your head and pleases you, and then you will act just as wisely as prudent John.