哥伦布没有作声，他从盘子里拿了一个鸡蛋，对着所有客人说：“先生们，你们之中有谁能让这个鸡蛋站稳呢？”
在场的人逐个尝试了一番，但鸡蛋转了一圈，没有一个人能把鸡蛋竖起来。最后，所有的人都说这是无法办到的事情。
于是，哥伦布拿起鸡蛋，将相对较小的那一端在桌子上轻轻一磕。就这样，蛋壳被磕破了一点，接着鸡蛋就毫不费力地在桌子上竖了起来。
“先生们，”哥伦布说，“还有比这更简单的事情吗？这是世界上最简单的事情！你们居然说不可能！谁都可以做到——只是需要有人告诉他怎么做才行。”
columbus and the egg
christopher columbus discovered america on the 12th of october, 1492. he had spent eighteen years in planning for that e hts and hopes of the best part of his life had been given to it. he had talked and argued s, saying, “i kno reat ocean, one may at last reach lands that have never been visited by europeans.” but he had been laughed at as a foolish dreamer, and fe and queen of spain gave him ships e. he crossed the ocean and discovered strange lands, inhabited by a people unlike any that had been knoreat rejoicing, and he iven a neh and queen e. never had so great respect been shomon man.
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