A Rose and an Amaranth blossomed side by side in a garden, and the Amaranth said to her neighbour, “How I envy you your beauty and your sweet scent! No wonder you are such a universal favourite.” But the Rose replied with a shade of sadness in her voice, “Ah, my dear friend, I bloom but for a time: my petals soon wither and fall, and then I die. But your flowers never fade, even if they are cut; for they are everlasting.”
在一座花园里，玫瑰和不凋花挨着，一起绽放。不凋花对自己的邻居说：“我真是嫉妒你的美丽和你的芬芳。难怪你人见人爱！”但是玫瑰的回答却透着悲伤：“唉，亲爱的朋友，我也不过花开一时，我的花瓣很快就会凋零，然后我就死了。而你的花从来都不凋谢，就算被摘掉了也没什么，因为他们会不断长出来。”