Source: "Cutting Rod into the City" —— Han Danchun in Wei and Jin Dynasties
If Lu has a long pole entering the city gate, he can't enter it if he holds it vertically at the beginning; You can't get in if you hold it sideways. Nothing can be done. My father came to Russia and said, "I am not a saint, but I have seen a lot!" " Why not use a saw? "Then in accordance with the cut.
There was a man in the state of Lu who walked into the city gate with a long pole. At first he stood up and held it, but he couldn't get into the gate. He can't think of any way. Soon, an old man came here and said, "I am not a saint, but I have seen many things." Why not use a saw to cut off the long pole from the middle and enter the city gate? " So the Lu people listened to the old man's method and cut off the long pole.
Extended data
1, the creative background of "Cutting the Rod into the City"
"Cut the pole into the city" produced an ancient joke collection "Laughing Forest". Laughing Forest was written by Wei Han Shan Chun in the Three Kingdoms Period. It has three volumes, all of which are humorous stories. This is the earliest joke book in ancient China. The original books have been lost, and now there are more than 20.
2. Introduction to the author of "Cutting the Rod into the City"
Han Danchun (about 132-22 1 year) was born in Yangzhai, Yingchuan (now Yuzhou City, Henan Province) in the Eastern Han Dynasty, a calligrapher in the Wei Dynasty of the Three Kingdoms, and an official. Known as the ancestor of Kobayashi, he is famous for "Kobayashi Three Volumes" and "Yijing One Volume". Chun was famous, knowledgeable and good at writing articles since he was a child. Many people in Fiona Fang know his name.