One day, two women came¹ to king² Solomon with a baby boy. Both women said³ the boy was⁴ their son. No one knew which woman was telling the truth⁵.

 

King Solomon ordered⁶ a soldier⁷ to cut the boy in half, and divide⁸ the boy between the two women. The first woman said, "Go ahead⁹. That seems¹⁰ fair¹¹."  However, the second woman was filled¹² with fear¹³. "No" she shouted, "Don't kill¹⁴ him. Let the other woman have him."

 

King Solomon stopped the soldier. "Give the boy to the second woman," he said. "I'm certain¹⁵ that she's his real¹⁶ mother."

 

The woman took¹⁷ the baby boy home happily¹⁸. Everyone was amazed¹⁹ at how king Solomon solved²⁰ this problem²¹.

 

一天，两个女人带着一名男婴来见所罗门国王。两个女人都说这个男孩是她们的儿子，没有人知道哪个女人说的是实情。

 

所罗门国王命令一名士兵把男婴切成两半，然后分给两个女人。第一个女人说：“开始吧，那好像很公平。”然而，第二个女人充满了恐惧。“不！”她喊道，“不要杀他，让另一个女人抱走吧。”

 

所罗门国王阻止了士兵，“把男孩给第二个女人，”他说：“我确信她是他的亲生母亲。”

 

那个女人高兴地带着男婴回家。大家都很惊讶所罗门国王如何解决这个问题。

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