Translation:
There was a poor Chu man who read Huainanzi and saw in the book that "mantis can hide himself with leaves when spying on cicadas." So he stood on his back under the tree and picked leaves.
When he saw mantis climbing on a leaf to detect cicadas, he took it off. This leaf fell under the tree, and there were already many fallen leaves under the tree, so it was no longer possible to tell which one was the invisible leaf of mantis.
The Chu people collected several baskets of leaves under the tree and took them home. They covered themselves with leaves one by one and asked their wives, "Can you see me?"
My wife always replies "Yes" at first. After a whole day, (my wife) becomes so tired that she can't stand it, so she has to coax him into saying "No".
The Chu people were secretly happy. They entered the market with leaves and took their belongings in front of others. So the officers tied him up and sent him to the county yamen. After the county magistrate knew, the Chu people told the county magistrate the whole story, and the county magistrate laughed and let him go.
Original text:
Chu people lived in poverty. After reading Huainanzi, they learned that "mantis can hide itself from cicadas", so they picked up the leaves under the tree-mantis held the leaves and waited for cicadas to pick them. When the leaves fall under the tree, there are fallen leaves under the tree first, and they cannot be separated.
Sweep took several fights and returned. One by one, he blocked himself with leaves and asked his wife, "Have you seen me?" My wife always replied "see" at the beginning, but after the day, she was tired of it.
hey, I'm overjoyed. I entered the market and picked up people from the opposite side. The officials then bound Yi County. The county magistrate was resigned and said the whole story. The officer laughed and let it go.
Extended information:
Enlightenment:
Don't deceive yourself and others, and don't try to get something for nothing; No theory can be blindly pursued, but the essence of things should be seen clearly.
Meaning:
Criticized those people who are dead on reading and completely believe in books but have no brains and opinions.
Idiom: Chu people are very stupid people in their invisibility. They can't see Mount Tai by using idioms.
Summary:
Chu people are stupid, selfish and always want to get something for nothing.
We should not learn from him, but be down-to-earth, so that we can become useful people and become the pillars of our country.