When the old man heard the king's reply, he took his two sons to the royal elephant stables and selected twenty of the best elephants.

老人听到国王的答复后，就带着他的两个儿子去了皇家象厩，挑选了二十头最健壮的大象。

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When the old man heard the king's reply, he took his two sons to the royal elephant stables and selected twenty of the best elephants.

白叟听到国王的回复后，就带着他的两个儿子去了皇家象厩，遴选了二十头最硬朗的大象。

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The same word is used to refer to the best man at a wedding and a king's inner circle of intimate, trusted friends.

原文里“朋友”这这个字与婚礼中的伴郎，以及国王身边的亲密可靠的朋友，是同二个字。

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