1. Parrots put out fires
A group of parrots flew to a mountain. The animals in the mountain all liked each other and respected each other. The parrot thought that although it felt very happy here, it could not stay for a long time, so it flew away. Several months later, a fire suddenly broke out in the mountains. The parrot saw it from a distance, wetted its feathers with water, flew to the mountain, and sprinkled water to put out the fire. Seeing this, the god said: "Although you are very energetic and ambitious, what's the use (effect)?" The parrot replied: "Although I know that I can't put out the fire, I once lived in this mountain. We are friendly with the animals on the mountain and are as close as brothers. I can't bear to watch the mountain fire." The god was very moved after hearing this, and as a reward, he put out the mountain fire.
2. Eel saves the maid
Gao Huaizhong sells eel noodles at Xiaodongmen in Yangzhou. He killed dozens of eels every day. A maid took pity on him and secretly fished two or three eels out of the tank every night and threw them into the river through the back window. This happened for about a year.
One day, a fire broke out in the store. The maid escaped in a hurry and was burned by the fire. She lay very tired by the river and fell asleep in the middle of the night. After waking up, I found that not only the pain was relieved, but the burned area was also much better. The mud from the river accumulated in the wound, and the ground left traces of eels walking on it. Only then did she realize that it was the eel that had been released before that came to save her.
Gao Huaizhong was moved by the maid's behavior, so he stopped working, dismantled the furnace, and put all the stones of live eels in stock into the river.
3. Review of Huang Xiang
During the Han Dynasty, there was a filial son Huang Xiang who was from Jiangxia. When he was nine years old, his family was very poor, so Huang Xiang did hard work and devoted himself to serving his father and fulfilling his duties.
In summer, the weather was very hot, so Huang Xiang used her fan to cool the pillow mat where her father slept. In winter, when the weather was very cold, Huang Xiang used her body to warm the head of the quilt where her father slept. Later, he became famous all over the capital and was said to be "unparalleled in the world, the yellow fragrance of Jiangxia".
4. Lu Ji Huaiju
Lu Ji was a native of Wu during the Three Kingdoms period. His father, Lu Kang, once served as the governor of Lujiang and had a good relationship with Yuan Shu. When Lu Ji was six years old, he went to Jiujiang to meet Yuan Shu. Yuan Shu ordered his servants to bring out many oranges for Lu Ji to eat. Lu Ji secretly put three oranges in his sleeves, and when it was time to say goodbye, he thanked Yuan Shu. Unexpectedly, the three oranges rolled from the sleeves to the ground.
Yuan Shu smiled and said: "Lu Lang, you are a guest and you secretly hid the owner's oranges. Why?" Lu Ji knelt on the ground and replied: "These oranges are very sweet." , I thought of bringing some oranges back to my mother. "Yuan Shu said, "Lu Lang, you know how to honor your parents when you grow up." Yuan Shu was very surprised, and later often praised Lu Ji's virtues in holding oranges. .
5. A dog saves a young girl
A villager in Chenggong County raised a dog. One day, a mother went up the mountain to collect firewood, but the little girl could not keep up and fell several miles behind her mother. Suddenly it snowed heavily. When the mother came back from carrying firewood in the evening, her daughter and the dog were missing. The mother was very frightened and ran back and forth in the village shouting, but she still could not see her daughter. The nearby villages assisted in the search, but to no avail. The parents were very sad that night. They thought that their daughter might have drowned in the water, fell into a well, or been eaten by a wolf dog. Just after dawn, the parents asked nearby villages to help find her. Finally, they saw the girl lying under a tree, and the dog Snuggled next to him, he was not dead yet. This happened in November of the eleventh year of Yongzheng's reign. Everyone in the same county was surprised.
6. Sun Tai
Sun Tai was from Shanyang. When he was young, he worshiped Huangfuying as his teacher. His behavior and character were like those of ancient sages. Sun Tai's wife is his aunt's daughter. At first, her aunt was old and entrusted her two daughters to Sun Tai, saying, "The eldest daughter has a problem with one eye. You can marry her sister." After her aunt passed away, Sun Tai married her aunt's eldest daughter. Someone asked him why, and Sun Tai said: "That man has something wrong with his eyes, and he can't marry other than me." Everyone admired Sun Tai's loyalty.
Sun Tai once met an iron lampstand in the city, bought it, and had it cleaned. It turned out to be made of silver. Sun Tai hurried to return the seller.
7. Wen Zhengming practiced calligraphy
Wen Zhengming wrote the "Thousand-Character Essay" before posting it. He wrote ten copies of it every day as a standard, and his calligraphy improved rapidly. He has never been careless about writing in his life. Sometimes when someone replies to a letter and it doesn't quite meet their needs, I must rewrite it over and over again without fear of trouble. Therefore, his calligraphy became more sophisticated and skillful as he aged.
8. Kuangquan
Once upon a time, there was a country with only one spring in the country, named "Kuanquan". Everyone in the country drinks this water, and everyone goes crazy; only the monarch of the country who draws the water can be free from diseases. Since everyone in the country was crazy, they gathered together to find a way to catch the king and cure the king's madness. They used mugwort leaves, acupuncture, and medicine, all of which were used. The king couldn't bear the pain, so he came to the spring, scooped out water and drank it. They all had the same madness. The king, ministers, adults and children, all had the same madness, and everyone was happy.
9. The smart dog solves the case
A hundred miles away from Hangzhou, there is a temple with strong incense. One night, a thief climbed over the wall and entered (the temple). The dog kept barking and a monk discovered the thief. The thief chopped the monk to the ground and fled with the goods. A few days later, two young monks saw the body and were very surprised. So he went to the government to complain, and his dog also went away. I passed a pub on the way and saw 5 or 6 drunkards drinking. The dog stopped and the monk blamed the dog. Suddenly the dog jumped close to the tavern and bit one of the drunkards. The monk suspected that he was a thief, so he was tied up and sent to the government. After interrogation by the officials, it turned out to be him. It turns out that dogs are also very smart.
10. Young Swallow
My brother likes birds and wants to raise a bird. This spring, swallows came from the south, carrying mud in their mouths every day and building nests under the eaves of my house. It was very hard. Soon, you can hear the sound of chirping, because the little swallows have broken out of their shells. One day, a little swallow fell into the house and was picked up by his younger brother. He was very happy and put the little swallow in a cage to raise it. The mother knew about it and said, "Swallows are beneficial birds and eat pests. They will soon fly to the south to spend the winter. How can you keep them for a long time?" She asked the younger brother to let go of the little swallows immediately. The younger brother was reluctant to part with the little swallow, but when he saw its expression, he was very sad, so he let the little swallow out of the cage. The little swallow flew back to the nest and lived happily with its family.
11. Fool’s Salt
Once upon a time, a foolish man came to someone else’s house, and the master invited him to eat. The man thought the master's dish was bland, so the master heard about it and added some salt. After adding salt, the taste of the dishes became delicious, and the man thought: "The taste of the dishes is delicious because of the addition of salt. If you add a little bit, it will taste better. Wouldn't it be better to add more?" This man really thought. Being extremely stupid, he doesn't want vegetables and only eats salt. If you eat salt in vain, your taste will be ruined and you will be harmed by the salt.
12. Parrot in a Cage
There was a wealthy businessman named Duan who kept a parrot. It was very smart and could recite poems and talk to guests. So the businessman named Duan cut it. The feathers on his two wings kept him in a beautifully carved cage. In the sixth year of Emperor Shenzong of the Song Dynasty, a businessman named Duan went to prison because of an accident. After he was released from prison, he asked the parrot: "I am in prison." How painful it is to not be free everywhere for half a year. How happy you are to have someone to feed you at home!" The parrot said: "You have only been in prison for half a year and you already feel miserable. And I feel the same in this prison. He has been in a cage for many years, what kind of happiness is there?" The businessman surnamed Duan suddenly realized after hearing this, and immediately let him go.
13. Stealing cattle
A man was caught for stealing cattle. His acquaintance was passing by and asked, "What did you get caught for?" He replied, "Unlucky to hit me!" The acquaintance asked, "Where did the bad luck come from?" He said : "I was walking on the street just now and saw a straw rope on the ground. I thought it was useful, so I picked it up." The acquaintance asked: "If this is the case, why has the crime reached this level?" He then replied: "There is still something on the other end of the rope. There is a calf.
"The people who heard it couldn't help but be very surprised.
14. Sun Shuao killed the two-headed snake
There was a Sun Shuao from Chu State. He once went out to play and saw a two-headed snake, so he killed it. He buried the snake, and after returning home, he was very sad and refused to eat. He said: "I heard that people who see two-headed snakes will definitely die. Now that I saw it, I was afraid that I would leave my mother behind." dead. The mother asked: "Where is the snake now?" She replied: "I was afraid that people would see this snake again later, so I killed it and buried it." The mother said: "Don't worry." I heard that people with good moral character will definitely be rewarded with good things. You will surely prosper in Chu State. "Sun Shu'ao later became the Ling Yin and took charge of the power of the Chu State.
15. Water drops penetrate the stone
During the Song Dynasty, Zhang Guaiya was the county magistrate in Chongyang. One day, he was in the Yamen Patrolling around, he suddenly saw a clerk coming out of the treasury in a panic. Zhang Guaiya stopped him and found a penny hidden under his turban, before admitting that he was from the treasury. It was stolen from the army. Zhang Guaiya took the clerk back to the lobby and ordered him to be tortured. The clerk was unconvinced and said, "A penny is nothing!" You can only hit me, not kill me! Zhang Guaiya was furious and said: "One penny a day, a thousand penny a thousand days. The rope will cut the wood, and the water will penetrate the stone." "In order to punish this behavior, Zhang Guaiya beheaded the petty official in public.
16. The Mangshan bandit was about to be executed
During the Xuanhe period, a bandit in Mangshan was about to be executed. His mother came to say goodbye to him. Mangshan Bandit said to her: "I want to suck my mother's milk as a child and feel no regrets even after I die. "The mother asked him to suck her breasts, but the Mangshan Bandit bit off her nipples, bleeding all over the floor, and the mother died. The Mangshan Bandit told the executioner: "When I was a child, I stole a vegetable and a piece of firewood. My mother saw it and liked it very much. My bad behavior led to my inability to restrain myself, which is why I ended up where I am today. So he killed her out of spite. ”
17. You are also an eagle and a dog
Once upon a time there was a young man whose family was very poor. He cut firewood to support himself and read by moonlight at night. There was a rich man in the neighboring village who wore brocade. He made clothes, ate meat, and often showed it off in front of everyone. One day, the rich man went out to hunt. His followers were holding bows and arrows, and flying eagles and hounds were following him. On the way, they met the young man and a group of people insulted him. If you are poor like this, you are worse than my eagle and hound. "The young man did not respond to him. The rich man added: "Follow me and chase foxes and rabbits with my eagles and hounds. Whoever catches them first, I will reward him! The young man said: "Although I only have four walls in my home, my ambitions are very high and lofty, which are not comparable to those of you rats!" The entourage on the left and right wanted to beat him, but the young man opened his eyes and rebuked them: "You people are also eagles and hounds!" "Left without looking back.
18. Wang Rong's early wisdom
When Wang Rong was seven years old, he once played with some children and saw a plum tree on the roadside. There were many fruits, and the branches were broken. Many children rushed to pick the fruits. Only Wang Rong did not move. People asked him why and replied: "The plum tree grows on the roadside but there are many fruits. This must be a bitter plum tree." "It is indeed like this when picking fruits and tasting them.
19. Guan Yu scraped bones to cure poison
Guan Yu was once shot by a random arrow, and the arrow penetrated his left arm, and later the wound Although it healed, the bones often hurt every rainy day. The doctor said: "The arrow is poisonous and the poison has seeped into the bones. We should open the arm and scrape off the bones where the poison has penetrated to remove the poison, so that the disease can be eradicated."
"Guan Yu then stretched out his arm for the doctor to open. At that time, Guan Yu happened to invite all the generals to have a drink and dinner together. The blood on his arm was dripping and overflowing from the plate, but Guan Yu was still eating barbecue, raising his glass and drinking, talking and laughing freely.
20. White-haired Girl
Yang Bailao lost his wife in his early years and had a daughter named Xi'er who was betrothed to Dachun in the same village. The landlord Huang Shiren was very rich but unkind. He used heaven and earth to pay taxes. Forced. In the ancient temple, everyone thought she was a ghost. Later, when the People's Liberation Army arrived, Xi'er was intercepted by Dachun. Dachun looked closely and saw that it was Xi'er. Seeing the rising sun in the long night, the world has changed. Since this incident, there has been no cruel government order, and the wolves, tigers and leopards have turned into ashes.
21. Ouyang Xuguan Ancient Stele
Ouyang Xun of the Tang Dynasty was riding on a horse one day when he accidentally saw an ancient stele written by Suo Jing, a famous calligrapher of the Jin Dynasty. He stopped to browse it and left after looking at it for a long time. He came back again, dismounted and stood in front of the monument to observe. When he was tired, he spread out his leather clothes and sat down to observe. He stayed in front of the monument for three days and three nights before leaving.
22. Gongye Changyu. Eagle Eagle
It is said that Gongye Chang can understand all kinds of bird songs. Once, Gongye Chang heard an eagle croaking: "Gongye Chang, Gongye Chang, there is a dead deer in Nanshan. Come here." Eat meat, I eat intestines. "Gongye Chang ran to Nanshan and found a deer, but he didn't want to give its intestines to the eagle. The eagle held a grudge. Soon after, the eagle came to report like last time, and Gongye Chang came again like the last time. The first time he ran to Nanshan, he saw several people gathered around something, and they were talking about it. He thought it was a dead deer, so he shouted from afar: "I killed it." ! "When he ran over and saw it, it turned out to be a corpse, not a deer. These people arrested Chief Gongye and took him to the government. The county magistrate asked about the case, and Chief Gongye explained the ins and outs, but the county magistrate did not believe that he understood the language of birds. At this time, the birds under the eaves were chirping very urgently, so the county magistrate asked Mr. Gongye: "If you understand the language of birds, then do you understand the purpose of this bird's chirping?" After listening carefully for a while, Gongye said: "The bird said that a cart of corn in Dongxiang overturned and the corn was scattered all over the ground. Come and tell everyone to eat it!" "The county magistrate sent someone to Dongxiang to investigate. If it turned out to be true, he released Chang Gongye.
23. Bingyuan Weeping School
Bingyuan lost his father when he was young, so he studied in a private school. As he passed by, he couldn't help but cry when he heard the sound of books. The teacher from the book school asked him, "Why are children crying?" Bing Yuan replied: "Orphans are prone to sadness, and poor people are prone to sentimentality." Those who study, those who can learn, must be children with parents. Firstly, I envy them for having parents, and secondly, I envy them for being able to go to school. I feel sad inside and cry because of it. "The teacher said pitifully: "You are so pitiful, then go to study! Bing Yuan said, "I have no money to pay tuition." The teacher said, "If you are determined to study, I am willing to teach you for free without charging tuition." "Bing Yuan then entered the school to study, and studied extremely hard. In just one winter, he was familiar with the "Book of Filial Piety" and "The Analects of Confucius".
24. Children feeding magpies
In the yard There was a tree with a bird's nest on it. The bird magpie was feeding her two children and croaking there every day. Later, when a strong wind struck, the tree broke, the nest was destroyed, and the two little birds fell to the ground.
When a child saw it, he couldn't help being happy. He took the birds back and fed them every morning and evening. He liked them very much and waited until they grew up before they could fly away. A cat came over and attacked and took the bird away. The child immediately chased the cat, but when he failed to catch up, he stopped and cried. The child said: "If I had known this, if I had put them back in the forest, the cats would not have eaten the birds. This is my fault."
25. Liu's kind deeds
Ms. Liu is a widow from a certain village and has a child. She works in the fields during the day and spins on the loom with candlelight at night, like this all year round. There were poor people among her neighbors, and she often helped them with one liter and one bushel of grain. Occasionally, if there were people who had no clothes to wear, she would give them her own clothes. People in the village praised her kindness. However, her son did not understand and was very complaining. His mother warned him, saying: "Doing good things for others is the foundation of life. Who doesn't have urgent things?" Three years after his mother's death, Liu's family suffered a fire. Almost all the house and clothing were burned, and the neighbors gave them money. Clothes, and cutting down trees to build houses for them are all in memory of Widow Liu. Only then did Widow Liu's son understand the reason why his mother did the good deeds.
26. Owl meets dove
The owl met the turtle dove. The turtle dove said: "Where are you going?" The owl said: "I want to move to the east.". The turtle dove Said: "Why?" The owl said: "Everyone in the village hates the sound of my hoot. For this reason, I want to move to the east." The turtle dove said: "If you can change the sound of my hoot, then That’s fine; if you can’t change your barking sound, even if you move to the east, people will still hate your sound.”
27. Deer also knows
Boshan You. People named Li make a living by chopping firewood. One day, he picked up a deer calf in a mountain col and took it home to feed. When the deer grows older, it becomes very tame and barks when it sees people. Their home is surrounded by mountains. If the deer goes out, it will definitely come back at night. When it came time for the Autumn Festival, a deer was sacrificed as usual. The official hunting supervisor was very anxious and had to deliver it within a time limit. However, the hunter had not caught a deer for more than ten days, so he asked the man named Li to give him the deer. People named Li will not give it. Orion kept begging. The man named Li hesitated and said, "Let me think about it." The deer ran away that night and never came back. People named Li are very regretful.
28. Erhong
A hunter got a swan. The male one followed the hunter and flew to his home. It chirped sadly and wandered around until dusk. Walk. The next day came, and the hunter caught him, and saw him stretching out his neck and spitting out half a piece of gold. The hunter understood what he meant. This was to redeem his wife. The hunter released two swans, and the two swans flew away. The hunter weighed the gold and found that it was more than two taels. well! Beasts know this, and deep feelings can do this! Sadness is nothing but sadness when life and death are parting. Is it the same for animals?
29. Chaos and dusk
There was a man in the Song Dynasty who liked to raise monkeys. People called him Sniper Gong. He has a large group of monkeys at home. He can understand the monkeys' meanings, and the monkeys also understand his thoughts. He would rather reduce the food for the whole family to satisfy the monkey's requirements. However, soon after, the family became poorer and poorer. They planned to reduce the number of acorns the monkeys ate, but they were afraid that the monkeys would not obey them, so they deceived the monkeys first and said: "I will give you three acorns in the morning and four in the evening. That's enough." Are you ready?" When the monkeys heard this, they all stood up and were very angry. After a while, he said again: "I'll give you acorns, four in the morning and three in the evening. Is this enough to eat?" When the monkeys heard this, they all lay down on the ground, very happy.
30. Kill the camel and break the urn
Once upon a time, there was a man who initially stored grain in an urn. A camel stuck his head into the urn while eating grain, and his head got stuck inside and couldn't get out. Because the camel's head couldn't come out, the man was worried about it. An old man came and said: "Don't worry, I will teach you a way to make the camel's head come out. You cut off the camel's head, and it will come out naturally."
"After hearing this, the man immediately adopted the old man's advice and cut off the camel's head with a knife. After killing the camel, he had to break the urn to take out the grain. People who act like this will be ridiculed by future generations.
31. Wild Goose Tomb
A man got a wild goose in Dangkou Town, Wuxi County, and planned to kill it and burn it to eat. A scholar saw it and felt very pitiful, so he bought it and took it home to raise. But I was afraid that it would fly away, so I tied the wings of the wild goose so that it could not fly. The wild goose lived in the chicken coop and endured the bullying of the chickens. There was a group of wild geese flying over the sky. This wild goose was shouting. Suddenly, a wild goose flew down from the sky and perched on the eaves. The two wild geese spread their wings in correspondence with each other. As if they knew each other, one wanted to invite it down, and the other asked it to come down. Go up. After looking at it, the scholar realized that the two geese must have known each other, so he cut the rope and let it fly away. However, the goose had lowered its wings for a long time and could no longer fly. When they came down, the two wild geese screamed sadly at each other. One day later, the two wild geese died. The scholar was moved by the wild geese and buried them together.
32. Villain
During the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, there was a magician with a box. There was a little man hidden in the box. This little man was about a foot tall. Someone put money into the box and played magic. The person opened the box and let the little man come out to sing. After singing, the little man returned to the box. When the magician arrived at the palace, the person in charge of the palace asked the magician for the box and took it to the office. He asked carefully where the little man in the box came from. The man in charge didn't dare to say it at first. It turned out that the little man was a boy who was studying and was drugged by a magician when he came back from a private school. The magician then gave him medicine to shrink his limbs; the magician then took him around and used him as a trick. The person in charge was furious and beat the magician to death. p>
33. The righteous Zhao Liang
Zhao Liang, whose ancestral home is Yanzhao, wandered in the rivers and lakes, and hated evil as much as his enemies. One day, he passed by Xiezhuang and heard the sound of crying, so he quickly entered the thatched house. , seeing a girl with a dirty face and a very sad expression, Zhao Liang asked her what was wrong, and then he learned that she was being bullied by two bad boys in the village. Zhao Liang was angry, and went straight to the village, found the two bad boys, and asked them: "You guys. Why bully the little girl? A bad boy said, "What does it have to do with you?" "Before the evil young man could draw his sword, Zhao Liang's sword had already penetrated into his heart.
34. The people of Lu entered the city with saws.
There was a man from the state of Lu holding a long sword. People who entered the city gate with the pole could not enter the city gate if they held it upright at first. They could not enter the city gate if they held it sideways. After a while, an old man came here and said: "I'm not a saint, but I've seen a lot of things. Why don't you cut the long pole with a saw and enter the city gate? "The man from Lu followed the old man's advice and cut off the long pole.
35. The Bear and the Man in the Kanzhong
A man went to the mountains to shoot deer and suddenly fell into a pit. , saw several little bears. After a while, a big bear entered the pit, and the man thought it was going to hurt himself. After a while, the big bear gave the food to several children, and finally gave the man a portion. Risking his life, the big bear seemed to sympathize with him and would give him a share every time he came back from foraging. Later, when Xiao Xiong grew up, the female bear took them one by one. Carrying him out of the pit. The cubs were all gone, and the man thought he would die in the pit, but the mother bear came back and sat next to the man. The man understood what she meant, so he hugged the bear's legs, and the bear jumped out immediately. It is said that animals have no affection, but look at this bear, how can you say that it has no affection?
36. Chen Wannian teaches his son
Chen Wannian was ill and called his son Chen Xian to the bedside. Teach him how to read until midnight. Chen Xian fell asleep and hit his head on the screen.
Chen Wannian was very angry and wanted to beat him with a stick. He scolded him and said, "I keep teaching you, but you fall asleep and don't listen to me. Why?" Chen Xian quickly knelt down, kowtowed and said, "I know what dad said, probably." Teach your son to flatter and please his boss, that's all!" Chen Wannian said no more.