真正的藝術家/A True Artist

這是我在烏克蘭流浪時聽來的故事：

說故事的那個人上了一輛公共汽車，看到有位年輕人，一身黑衣，全身上下充滿藝術氣息；帶著個皮箱，一看就知道裡頭裝的是薩克斯風。

那個年輕人身旁那個人跟他說："你一看就知道是個藝術家。為我們演奏一曲如何？"

年輕人答道："我是個成名的藝術家。我的表演費很高的！"

那人說："你說得一點都不錯，真正的藝術家的演出費的確很高；"

他繼續說："或者，一介不取！"

那年輕人聽了以後，愣了一下，若有所感。

然後，他以閃電般的速度，掏出他的樂器，開始演奏！手段果然不低！

全車的人聽得如癡如醉，不曉得有多少人坐過了站，包括告訴我這個故事的人在內。

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This is a story I heard while back packing in Ukraine:

The gentleman told me the story got on a bus on day. He saw a young man in black looking quite artistic. His case appear to be containing a saxophone.

The gentleman standing next to the young man told him "You look like an artist. Would you play something for us?"

"I am a famous artist. The price tag for my performance is very high." The young man replied.

The gentleman agreed "You are right. A true artist either charges a lot..."

He continued "... or nothing at all!"

The young man became quite for a moment.

After a moment, he pulled out his weapon in a lightning speed, and began playing! He was indeed very good!

All the passengers enjoyed his music. Many people missed their stops, including the gentleman told me this story.