短篇英语阅读理解

Washington was the first president of the U.S. He was very clever even when he was still a 12-year-old-boy.

Once a thief stole some money from Uncle Post, Washington's neighbor. The door of the house was not broken, and things inthe room were in good order. Washington concluded that the thief must have been committed by one of the villagers.That evening at the villagers' meeting the said, \"We don't know who stole the money but God does. God sends his wasp1 totell good from evil. Every night the wasp flies among us but few people notice it…\" Then, all of a sudden Washington wavedhis hand and cried out, \"Look! The wasp has landed on the thief's hat. It is going to sting!\"

The crowd burst into an uproar. Everybody turned to look for the thief. But soon the noise died down. All eyes were fixed on aman who was trying hard to drive the \"Wasp\" off his hat.\"Now we know who the money,\" Washington said with a smile.华盛顿是美国的第⼀任总统，他在12岁时就⼗分聪明。

有⼀次，⼀个⼩偷从他的邻居⼤叔⽪斯特那⾥偷了⼀点钱，房屋是好好的，屋⼦⾥的东西很整齐。华盛顿得出结论窃案必定是村民中的某⼀个⼈⼲的。

晚上在村民⼤会上，他说：“虽然我们不知道是谁偷了钱，但神知道。神派他的黄蜂分辨善恶，每天晚上黄蜂虽然在我们之间飞，但很少⼈会察觉。”华盛顿突然挥了挥⼿喊道：“看黄蜂停在贼的帽⼦上了，贼要被刺到了。”

⼈群突然变得哗然，每个⼈都转过⾝找那个贼，但是不久喧哗声渐渐平息下来。所有的眼睛都盯着试图赶⾛帽⼦黄蜂的⼈。“现在，我们知道了谁偷了钱。”华盛顿微笑着说。