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Once there was a farmer who owned a farm near the ocean. It was difficult for him to do all the farm work alone. So he wanted to hire (雇佣) someone for help. But most people didn’t want to work on farms there because of the awful storms across the ocean.

One day, a middle-aged man called Robby came for an interview. On his way to the farm, he met a man who carried a heavy box, and he seemed very tired. So Robby just stopped and gave a hand. The man tried to pay for that, but Robby refused and said it was no big deal.

When Robby arrived, he found the farmer was just the man he helped. The farmer was surprised and he asked, “Are you good at farm work?” Robby answered, “Yes, I’ll try my best and I can even sleep when the wind blows.” The farmer didn’t understand what he meant, but he still hired him.

Robby started to work on the farm. Every day, he fed the cows and chickens. cleaned the farm and did everything he could. The farmer was satisfied with his work. One night, the wind blew strongly. When the farmer heard it , he jumped out of the bed and rushed into Robby’s room. He shouted, “Get up! Hurry! A storm is coming! We have to tie things up before the wind blows them away.” But Robby said, “No, sir, I’ve already told you I can sleep when the wind blows.”

The farmer was very angry and planned to fire (解雇) him from his job after the storm. He hurried outside to prepare for the storm.

Just then the farmer understood the man’s words. He was able to sleep well because he had done what he could to protect the farm from storms. When one is well prepared, he has nothing to fear.