(1) White goose that wants to be a swan
There is a farmer who keeps a goose in his yard. It has snow-white feathers and is very beautiful. Whenever a stranger walks across the yard, he always stops his footnote and says, "Look, what a beautiful goose! Its feathers are like swans. " It was not until they were praised that they let it go. In this way, the goose slowly became arrogant. It just ran to the pond and enjoyed the reflection in the water. "hey!" It sighed with discontent. "Water, if only you weren't so turbid! I'm too beautiful for you to be my mirror. This water is so dirty that you can hardly bathe in it: it will wash all the feathers. "
"Nonsense!" The pond muttered angrily, "Your feathers are no different from other geese. For many years, geese have bathed and played in my water, and they are very satisfied. " The white goose replied, "But I'm not a goose, I'm a swan."
"Oh, haha!" Jitang burst out laughing. "What an air! When an ordinary goose comes, you insist that you are a swan. Have you ever seen a swan? "
"No" Goose is not so proud just now. "I think I'm right." Pond said. "Because, if you have ever seen a dead goose, you will know that the neck of a swan is much longer than that of an ordinary goose. A swan can magically break its neck, if only you had seen it! " There are many small waves in the pond. "I can do this, too." The white goose shouted. It stretched its neck desperately and kept turning.
Its mouth opened wide because of too much force. When the pond saw it, it couldn't help laughing: "Look at this silly goose!" " The white goose felt insulted and waddled away.
From this day on, geese and ponds became enemies. As soon as the goose came near the pond, the pond cried:
"Okay, yours. What happened to gooseneck? In my opinion, it is still just an ordinary neck! " The white goose replied, "You will wait and see. Let's talk about it in winter. "
Winter came and the pond froze. Heavy snow fell in succession, covering the whole pond. White goose is so happy. It runs to the pond and walks on the ice every day. It twisted its neck and said, "Now look, what a beautiful swan I am!" " However, the pond didn't answer a word.
One day, when he walked on the ice of the pond again, he said, "Hey, you are finally speechless by my glory!" " You have to admit, I am a swan! "The pond remained silent. At this time, the white goose was carried away with joy. It regards the silence of the pond as an admission. It turned its neck for a while, then stretched it back and forth, and its eyes almost popped out.
Just then, the peasant woman came over. When she saw the white goose like this, she was scared and shouted, "Oh, dear, this goose is sick. Kill it quickly! " "Say that finish, she grabbed the goose and took it home. Although the white goose shouted desperately, it was useless. Its neck, which has never become a swan's head and neck, was cut with a knife.
(2) Hatred circle
A family's wet nurse made a revolving round toy to entertain the baby, and the baby liked it very much. The wet nurse often turns it over, attracting many children to play with the baby.
This family has a friend named Gong Zhi. When he heard about this toy, he asked the owner to take it out and have a look. As soon as he saw it, he quickly burned it and blamed his master: "The ancient gentleman hated the circle to sing' Better be a slave than a big official; It is better to be tactful and insulting than to be tactful and glorious. "There is a particularly stubborn gentleman among them, because he hates that the sky is round, so he doesn't look up at the sky all his life. Some people explain that the sky is too big to see clearly, so it is round, but it is not. But the gentleman replied,' Even if the sky is not round, people used to call it round, so I still hate it.' Why did your family make this rotating circular device to entertain children? Children like it when they are young, and they will inevitably like round things more when they grow up. It is a grievance to guide children to like round things, and it is Fang Zhengzhi's way to play with round things in person. Alas, you love round things at home, and when you go out, you will definitely like the smooth sailing of the villain. How do I know if you will be round in the future? How can I be your friend? "
The owner of this family had to laugh and cry and say, "My baby has a round toy, so you blame me. If I treat foreign objects with a round attitude and stick to fashion with a round personality, you won't try to kill me with a knife or an arrow, not because I don't participate or do it? "
Although the logic of this story is exaggerated and absurd, it also shows that everything has duality. There is no difference between good and bad circles, and circles have different uses in different places. Only when the wheel is round can the resistance be the least, but if it is made into a round brick wall, it is very dangerous. The same is true of being a man: if you are too smooth, you will lose your principles and positions; If you are not clever at all, it is difficult to do things satisfactorily. So there is no need to hate the circle, it should be square and the circle is round.