Chinese culture has a long history, is broad and profound. A seemingly ordinary story contains truths that span thousands of years. I believe many people have read fables when they were young. I wonder if everyone at that time understood the mystery? Let me take you through a review of ancient short fables. I hope you like them. Ancient Short Fables Part 1
There are many roses growing in the rose garden: red roses, yellow roses, green roses, purple roses, white roses, and a black rose.
All the roses looked down on this black rose and said with disdain:
"It's so black and looks like an ugly monster! How can it be worthy of growing among us!"
The black rose felt very wronged, but it still lived strong. Not only are the branches and leaves luxuriant, but the flowers bloom brilliantly.
"Huh! Ugly!" The companions all sneered and didn't even want to look at it again.
One day, the gardener accompanied a botanist to visit the rose garden.
The botanist looked and looked among the many roses, and suddenly found this black rose, and exclaimed in surprise:
"Black rose! This is a rare species in the world. ! ”
In order to study black roses and preserve and propagate this precious species, botanists spent a lot of money to purchase this black rose.
When the black rose left the rose garden, it reluctantly said goodbye to its companions, and especially expressed its heartfelt thanks to the gardener who worked hard to cultivate it.
The black rose left the rose garden. Are the roses happy that this "ugly" is no longer among them? No, they all feel very ashamed and remorseful! Ancient Short Fables Part 2
Once, a wildfire burned the mountain and black smoke rose into the sky. Phoenix led hundreds of birds to put out the fire, and saw an unknown bird with white feathers in the distance. It flew and shouted: "It's on fire, put out the fire quickly." It shouted and rushed towards the fire first.
The hedgehog under the tree hurriedly burrowed into the hole and said, "Whoever wants to save me, it's important for me to escape."
The unknown bird held a masson pine tree in its mouth and tried its best to The ground is fighting crazy wildfires. There was only one thought in its mind: "Risk your life to save everyone's forest." So it rushed towards the raging fire with all its strength, but the feathers of the unknown bird were burnt, and it could no longer support its body, so it It fell to the ground, and a fire started to slowly burn beside it. It reluctantly rolled over and suppressed it with its body. The unknown bird died as a result.
Thick smoke rushed into the hole, choking the hedgehog and coughing. It couldn't stand it anymore, so it crawled out of the hole and curled up, not daring to stick its head out.
The phoenix and birds flew over and put out the mountain fire. At that time, thick smoke billowed in the forest, and the air was filled with the smell of burning. Phoenix looked at the foggy forest, plucked a few golden feathers from his body, and said, "Whoever can figure out the life and death of the unknown bird and the hedgehog, I will give these feathers to him."
" Wow, I'll go first." The crow flew down and found the body of the unknown bird. It scratched it with its beak and saw that the unknown bird had stopped breathing. It scratched the hedgehog, and the hedgehog screamed "Zhi Zhi". The crow flew back and said, "I can see clearly. The unknown bird has died long ago, but the hedgehog is still alive."
The Phoenix didn't seem to hear it and said, "Who is going to take a look?"
< p> "I'll go." The magpie glided to the ground, stepped on the hedgehog, came to the unknown bird, dug a hole in the ground with its paws, buried the unknown bird, and used the unknown bird to fight the mountain fire. The pine branch was inserted squarely on the grave. After everything was done, he flew to the tree and said, "I can see clearly. The unknown bird is still alive, but the hedgehog is long dead."Phoenix He nodded and handed the golden feather to the magpie.
"Wow!" the crow cried, "Phoenix, you gave the wrong reward!"
"No!" Phoenix looked at the birds and said, " Everyone should know that the nameless bird dies for the collective benefit, even though it is dead; the hedgehog lives for personal interests, even though it is alive. On the tomb, the red light is shining, the color is full of colors, and a new nameless bird flies into the sky. Phoenix and birds rushed up to greet it. The magpie gave it the brilliant golden feathers and said: "Unknown Bird, you are our hero, this honor should go to you." The birds immediately put the golden feathers on the wings of the unknown bird, and from then on, it became It was more beautiful than ever, so people called it Garuda. Phoenix, Garuda and other birds soar happily in the blue sky, cheering and singing, and they are extremely happy.
The hedgehog looked up, his face full of shame, and burrowed into the hole. From then on, it had to come out to find some food in the middle of the night when the birds were resting. In the bright day, it could no longer be seen. Shadow.
To this day, Garuda is still loved by people. Ancient Short Fables Chapter 3
When Qin attacked Yiyang, the king of Zhou asked Zhao Lei, "Why do you think this is the case?" He said to him, "Yiyang must be conquered." The king said, "The city of Yiyang is far away. In Bali, there are 100,000 men and several years of millage. Gong Zhong has an army of 200,000. Jing Cui will come to the mountain with Chu troops to rescue him. Qin will definitely have no success." He said to him, "Gan Mao is here to attack Yiyang. If he has meritorious service, he will be the Duke of Zhou; if he has no meritorious service, his traces will be reduced to Qin.
The King of Qin did not listen to the righteousness of his ministers, father and brothers, and attacked Yiyang. Yiyang did not pull out, and the King of Qin was ashamed. I therefore call it ‘pull’. "The king said: "My son is plotting against me, what can I do?" He said to him: "The king said to Jing Cui: 'The Duke is the chief executive, and the official is the pillar of the country. If you win in battle, there will be nothing to gain; if you fail to win, you will die. It is better to carry Qin behind. To aid Yiyang, the Duke marches with troops. Qin is afraid that the Duke will take advantage of his disadvantages, so he will serve the Duke with treasures. Those who admire the public will take advantage of the Qin Dynasty for themselves, and they will also use all their treasures. '"
Qin conquered Yiyang, and Jingcuiguo marched into the army. Qin was afraid, and the fruit of Han Dynasty was also used as a treasure. Jingcui won the city from Qin, received the treasure from Han, and became the leader of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. Ancient Short Fables Chapter 4
Lord Mengchang was about to enter the Qin Dynasty, but there were thousands of people who wanted to stop him, but no one could listen. Damn things. Su Qin said: "When I come, I dare not talk about human affairs, but I will see you with ghost affairs." "Mr. Mengchang saw it.
He said to Mr. Mengchang: "Now that I have come, passing by Zishang, there is a puppet talking to a peach stalk. Tao Jian said to the earth puppet man: "The soil on the west bank of the son is also a human being. In the eighth month of the year, when the rain falls and the Zi River arrives, you will be disabled." ’ Tuwu said: ‘No. The soil on my west bank is also the soil on the west bank.
Nowadays, the peach stems of the Eastern Kingdom are carved and peeled to resemble human beings. When the rain falls and the Zi River arrives, and the peach leaves drift away, how will those who drift away be like their ears? For example, if the king enters a tiger's mouth, the ministers will not know where the king came out. "Mengchang Jun Naizhi. Ancient Short Fables Chapter 5
It is said that the Jade Emperor issued a decree to recruit ambassadors of the twelve zodiac signs as the zodiac signs in the world. No, the Dragon Emperor who grew up in the ignorant sea and the Dragon Emperor who grew up in the understanding The tiger monsters in the mountain and the monkeys in the Huaguo Mountain have all learned the news and are preparing to rush to the heaven.
The Dragon Emperor thought that I would just ride on my Xiangyun and feed it well first. Let's get some sleep. This Xiangyun Cavalry is the Dragon Emperor's ancestral treasure. As long as you sit on it, you will have no worries and you will reach your destination in less than half a quarter of an hour. It is safe and reliable. The one my grandpa had ridden was old and his body bones were no longer good. The Dragon Emperor planned to let it retire and enjoy its old age after sitting here, while he trained the next Xiangyun Rider. It is not easy to train one. Not only does it require four rare treasures in the world, but it also requires three years of training in the deep sea. Therefore, the dragon masters of the past generations of Wushan are careful to use it and do not dare to damage it.
This monkey is a flower and fruit. The tenth generation owner of the mountain was about to do something big. When he heard the news about the Jade Emperor's recruitment, he immediately summoned a group of monkeys to discuss how to get to the heaven. Some of his monkey generals suggested using the gods of Niu Mountain. Some people suggested borrowing the fairy deer from the neighboring mountain Shou Weng... Finally, the old monkey spoke up: "I see, your suggestions are useless. Do you think the Jade Emperor is openly recruiting people to sign the zodiac sign? Which one?" Who doesn't want to be the first? It's better to rely on yourself than to rely on others. The day after tomorrow is the day when the Buddha will come to our Taohua Temple to chant sutras. It's better to go on the Buddha's magic stick, which is fast and convenient. "The Buddha the old monkey is talking about is none other than Sun Wukong, the founder of Huaguo Mountain. Sun Wukong has been named the Holy Buddha of Fighting since he came back from studying Buddhist scriptures with Tang Monk from the West. Now he is sitting in the East Wuliang Mountain and chanting scriptures. On the first day of every month He will come to Huaguo Mountain to teach the scriptures to his descendants. The magic stick that the old monkey mentioned is the Ruyi Golden Cudgel that Sun Wukong borrowed from the Dragon King of the East China Sea.
Hou Di thought about it. It’s a good idea. Firstly, you don’t have to trouble others. Secondly, you can learn some skills from the Buddha to fly in the clouds and ride the mist. “Okay, that’s it. When the Buddha comes the day after tomorrow, let’s ask him for help. After saying that, he showed his tongue and made a funny face and shouted: "Children, go pick fruits." "So the group of monkeys followed him and ran towards Wangtian Peak, the highest peak of Huaguo Mountain.
The tiger monster who knew the mountain also got the news, and immediately summoned his subordinates Xiong Chenxiang and General Bao to discuss how to drive away Go to heaven to get a zodiac sign. General Leopard had just come back from hunting outside. The blood on his body was not dry. He said with two big eyes: "Brother, this is a good thing. Being able to get a zodiac sign is great for us. Guangzong Yaozu. "Third brother, I say so, but you also know that since our ancestors broke the rules of heaven by eating Tang Monk's meat, our mountain was also demoted to a monster mountain by the Jade Emperor. Heaven is so high and far away, and our magic weapons are all gone." It's been taken back, how can we get there?" Xiong Chenxiang, whose eyes kept rolling to one side, said, "Your Majesty, although we don't have the magic weapon to go to heaven, we can borrow someone else's to use it!" "Oh, Second brother, I would like to hear the details. "The three monsters put their heads together, and Xiong Chenxiang chattered... After finishing speaking, the tiger monster showed a strange smile, "Be extremely careful about this matter. "Yes, brother, don't worry, this matter will be taken care of by me." "After saying that, Prime Minister Xiong Chen withdrew.
The Dragon Emperor has been very busy these two days. In order to find delicious food for the old Xiangyun Cavalry, the Dragon Emperor personally led his dragon horse to Qingzhu Mountain to pick food. Fresh bamboo shoots. The bamboo shoots that Xiangyunqi eats are very picky. They want the kind of young bamboo shoots that have just emerged from the ground in the morning and have been sprinkled with morning dew. In order to pick these young bamboo shoots, the Dragon Emperor came to the mountains three days in advance and returned them. We built a temporary straw shed for rest. On the first day, it rained and the young bamboo shoots did not grow. On the second day, the young bamboo shoots did not grow because they were not soaked by the morning dew. Fortunately, on the third day, the bamboo shoots did not grow. With the fog and early morning dew, the Dragon Emperor finally picked the right young bamboo shoots.
The happy Dragon Emperor took these young bamboo shoots back to Muhai. As soon as he reached the gate of the palace, he saw the turtle butler hurriedly ran to report: "Your Majesty, it's not good. When I went to inspect the Jade Hall just now, I found that Old Xiangyun was riding a horse. Missing!" "What, what's going on?" When the Dragon Emperor heard this, he rushed to Guan Xiangyunqi's cave in a hurry. As expected, he found that except for the jade worn by Xiangyunqi, which fell to the ground, Lao Xiang was nowhere to be found. The Dragon Emperor immediately ordered the turtle ministers to close the four palace gates in the east, west, south and north. At the same time, he ordered Long Ma to lead the dragon army to conduct inspections and searches on the main palace roads of the Dragon Palace. And one afternoon passed, and there was no news about Lao Xiang.
On the tenth day of the lunar month, Huaguo Mountain was very lively, because the monkeys traditionally held a ceremony to welcome their Buddha, Sun Wukong, to teach and recite sutras. Throughout Huaguo Mountain, flags were fluttering, ribbons were flying, and there were countless fresh peaches and wine. Monkeys lined up neatly in several rows and stood in front of the Peach Blossom Temple, waiting for the arrival of the Holy Buddha. Houdi was particularly energetic today, wearing the official uniform that Sun Wukong wore back then, and standing in front of the group of monkeys with a serious expression, because according to the convention, Sun Wukong would come from the northeast on the Puwei Cloud, then stop over the Peach Blossom and slowly descend, starting Preaching and chanting sutras. But today, Sun Wukong descended from the sky directly in front of Houdi. Before Houdi could open his mouth, Sun Wukong said: "Sun Wukong, I already know about the Jade Emperor's zodiac sign. This is a very good thing. If it succeeds, it will be good for me in Huaguo Mountain." It will be a good thing, but everything must be done personally, just like the ancestors went to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures. Without some suffering, they will not achieve positive results. "" Yes, Buddha, I understand, but my skills are small, and I can't even achieve enlightenment. I don’t even have the ability to go to heaven. I just hope that I can borrow the magic stick from the Buddha to help my child succeed. ""The magic stick can be lent to you, but it is not with me now. After I become a Buddha, I will return it to the Dragon Palace. You can go to Manghai and ask the Dragon Emperor. "Yes, thank you Buddha." Houdi replied happily.
After listening to the Buddha's chanting, Houdi went straight to the Muhai Dragon Palace. After being solemnly welcomed by the Dragon Emperor, Houdi said straight to the point: "Brother Long, I am here to borrow one. "Oh, there are countless rare treasures in Huaguo Mountain. Brother Monkey, do you still want to borrow them from me?" "Brother Long doesn't know that this treasure was borrowed from the treasure land by my Buddha, Sun Dasheng. "You mean the Sea God Needle - the Golden Cudgel!" "Exactly, just borrow it once and return it." "Back then, my ancestor had locked this treasure in the deep sea alchemy room, and stipulated that it should not be used again except in emergencies. "Brother Long, you just want to borrow it from me because of the friendship between my ancestor Buddha and Bai Longma. It's really urgent." "Okay, then I'll take Brother Monkey to the deep sea." After a burst of mysterious water waves, Houdi followed the Dragon Emperor to the deep sea alchemy room, but found at the door that the guard guarding the door had passed out. The two quickly stepped forward to check and found that he had been struck by the soul-sucking spirit and dispersed. Powder is a poison commonly used in the demon world. It smells fragrant and can cause people to become confused at the least, or sleep to death at the worst. I went into the alchemy room to check again and found that the magic stick had long since disappeared. "It's weird. I just lost my mount Xiangyunqi, and now I've also lost my magic needle. "Brother Long, what's going on?" So the Dragon Emperor told Houdi exactly what happened that day. After hearing this, Di analyzed: "Brother Long, this is very strange. What do you think your Xiangyun Cavalry and my magic stick are used for?" "Yes, aren't we both used to compete for zodiac signs in heaven? "Yes, it must have something to do with this. I think the demon took advantage of your lax defense and used a blinding method to charm the guards with the incense to take away the Xiangyun Cavalry and steal the magic stick." "Who could this be?" "Who else could be near the Dragon Palace using such dirty tricks as the soul-taking incense?" "Are you talking about the tiger, bear and leopard who know the mountains?" "It must be them, I don't believe it. Let’s go to Dongshan Mountain now. "Humph, I didn't expect them to be so bullying. I can forgive you for stealing shrimps and fishes, but this time it's easier for you to bully me, Dragon Palace." No, I'm going to level the mountain. Ryoma immediately summoned the dragon-controlling army, fully armed, to surround the mountain for me. "Yes." General Ryoma responded and left.
Just when the Dragon Emperor and Houdi led the army to the foot of Mt. Know, they found that the beast army all over the mountains and plains were ready for battle, and they were in the middle of the towering city. Standing on the door were the Tiger Monster, Xiong Chenxiang and General Leopard. "Haha, you just came. Sorry, I just came back from heaven. I have already obtained the position of Zodiac. I think you should go back and think of a solution. Otherwise it will be too late. "You despicable man, give us back our treasure." "Houdi scolded angrily. "Baby, if you don't return them, I've already replaced them. "The Dragon Emperor was anxious: "What, where did you go?" "Haha, you have two options now, either stay and fight in a bloody battle, or you can quickly go to Niu Demon Mountain to find the Niu Demon King to see if your treasure is still there. Houdi said in a low voice: "Brother Long, there is nothing we can do. Heavenly Court's affairs are important. Let's deal with this tiger monster next time." "The Dragon Emperor nodded helplessly. "Well, if you lie to us again, I will lead the army to destroy this monster mountain of yours, hum!" After the Dragon Emperor finished speaking, he ordered the army to withdraw.
That's it, the tiger monster is playing The conspiracy won the position of the zodiac sign, but it was only ranked third, because the top two were taken away by the Rat God and the Ox King. As for how they were taken away, that is another story. Later, the Dragon Emperor and Houdi found the Ox Demon King and asked for it. Returning to the treasure, it turns out that the Ox King swapped his divine ladder with the Xiangyun Cavalry and the Divine Stick because of his love for rare and exotic objects. He thought he would get an advantage, but he didn't expect that the ones he exchanged would not be used, so he had to return them to their owners. And plans to unite the two gangsters to enter the Beast King Mountain to suppress them.
Due to time delay, Dragon Emperor only got the fifth position, and Houdi only got the ninth position, but they became the captains of the latter two teams and became the Jade Emperor's twelve zodiac ambassadors As for how other zodiac ambassadors obtained their zodiac signs, there are many interesting stories. Ancient Short Fables Chapter 6
Once, Cai Jing asked Zhang Jinshi to teach his grandson to read. After Zhang Jinshi established the school, he neither taught reading nor writing articles, but only taught the children how to run.
At first the children were playful and followed the instructions, but after a few days they became impatient and asked the teacher to learn lessons.
Zhang Jinshi shook his head and said: "No need, let's continue practicing running!"
The children asked: "Why?"
Zhang Jinshi said: " Your grandfather and father are both treacherous and arrogant, and have caused harm to the people. The people will one day come to settle the accounts with them. You are children and have no fault. If you run fast, you may still be able to save your life. But there is no other way. "Ancient Short Fables Chapter 7
Once, Sun Quan of Wu State gave Cao Cao an elephant. Cao Cao was very happy. On the day the elephant arrived in Xuchang, Cao Cao took Baiguan and his youngest son Cao Chong to see the elephant.
Cao Cao’s people had never seen an elephant. The elephant is tall and big. Its legs were as thick as the hall's pillars. When people get closer to it, they can't reach its belly.
Cao Cao said to everyone: "This elephant is really big, but how much does it weigh?" Who of you can call it? Okay! What do you call such a big guy? The ministers are all talking about this. thing.
One said: "Just make a big scale to weigh it."
The other said, "How big is this scale?" Besides, the elephant is still alive and cannot be called! I think this is the only way to kill it, cut it into pieces and weigh it.
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone laughed. One said: "You can't do that. Unfortunately, you beat the elephant to death in order to weigh it." Ministers have tried many methods, but none of them work. It's really embarrassing.
At this time, a child walked out of the crowd and said to Cao Cao: "Dad, I have a way to call an elephant."
Cao Cao took a look and found that he was his favorite. Cao Chong, the son of Cao Chong, smiled and said: "What did you do when you were young?" Let's talk. See if it makes sense.
Cao Chongzhi whispered in Cao Cao’s ear. As soon as Cao Cao heard the shouting, he ordered his neighbors to prepare immediately. So he said to all the ministers, "Go ahead." Let's go to the river and be like it!"
The ministers followed Cao Cao to the river. There was a big boat in the river. Cao Chong asked people to bring the elephant to the boat. When the boat was stable, the elephants stood on the side of the boat. A flat road was carved on it. The elephant was brought to the shore, and stones of various sizes were loaded onto the boat one by one. When the hull sank to the same height as the water, the boat sank little by little. Cao Chong asked people to stop pretending to be stones.
The ministers opened their eyes and didn't know what was going on at first. When they saw it, they couldn't help but say: "What a way! What a way!" Now everyone knows. , if you weighed all the rocks on the ship, how much would they weigh together?
Cao Cao was naturally even happier. He squinted his eyes and looked at his son, and looked at the ministers triumphantly, as if saying in his heart: "You are not as smart as my youngest son!" Ancient Short Fables Chapter 8
Most kings in history love Horses, whether they are used as mounts during battles and hunting, or used as baggage and farm work, all require strong and excellent horses.
One day, Duke Huan of Qi, accompanied by Guan Zhong, came to the stable to inspect the situation of raising horses. As soon as he saw the horse breeder, he asked with concern: "Of all the things in the stable, which one do you think is the most difficult?" The horse breeder couldn't answer for a while. In fact, horse breeders are very clear in their minds: 365 days a year, cutting grass and preparing feed, drinking and riding horses, adjusting saddles and bridles, picking up horses and shod, removing manure and clearing stalls, none of it is easy! But in front of the king, how can a horse breeder complain freely? Guan Zhong saw that the horse breeder was still hesitating, so he answered on his behalf: "I have been a groom in the past. In my opinion, weaving fences for tying horses is the most difficult thing. Why? Because when weaving fences The wood used is often a mixture of straight and straight. If you want the wood you choose to be easy to use and make the fence neat and beautiful, strong and durable, the initial material selection is extremely important if you use a curved one when laying the first stake. Wood, then you have to use the curved wood to the end. If you add curved wood after the curved wood, it will be difficult to use the straight wood. On the contrary, if you choose straight wood at the beginning, it will inevitably be straight wood. The bent wood will no longer be used.”
Although Guan Zhong was talking about weaving fences to build stables, his intention was to remind Duke Huan of Qi that the selection of materials for weaving fences should be related to the people employed in the establishment of the country. When selecting talents to shoulder important responsibilities, we must act cautiously and grasp the standards of integrity from the beginning, so that we can always select talents according to such standards.
Ancient Short Fables Chapter 9
A black goat grew up, with a wide forehead, big eyes, long and curved horns, and a beautiful beard under its chin. It walked into the tribe, and the two His ears were filled with praise: "Tsk, tsk, he's so handsome!" "Look, look, that gentleman's beard, I'm sure he's knowledgeable." "Oh, what a talent!"
With the comfort of its two ears, the goat felt that it should be a learned sheep, so it swayed back and forth lightly and joined the flock of sheep.
Seeing the plump and densely haired sheep obediently cooperating with the shearers, the goat sighed: "What century has it been, and there are still slaves! They are all covered in fine wool, and they can be fucked when asked." . Slave!"
"It's not bad to scan everywhere, but you have to look at your feet! Otherwise, you will never see the knife staring at your flesh!"
A sheep answered it. Ancient Short Fables Chapter 10
During the Three Kingdoms period, Sun Liang, the king of Wu State, was very smart. He observed and analyzed things very deeply and meticulously. He could often draw correct conclusions about difficult things, which was beyond the reach of ordinary people.
Once, Sun Liang wanted to eat raw plums, so he asked Huang Menguan to go to the warehouse to get honey-soaked plums. This Huang Menguan has evil intentions and is narrow-minded. He is a villain who likes to hold grudges. He and the treasurer in charge of the warehouse had a long-standing quarrel, and they often quarreled when they met. He held a grudge and had been waiting for an opportunity to take revenge. This time, he got the chance. After he took the honey plums from the treasurer, he quietly found a few pieces of mouse droppings and put them in before taking them to Sun Liang.
As he expected, Sun Liang discovered that there were mouse droppings in the honey after just a few mouthfuls. As expected, he was furious: "Who is so bold and dares to bully me? It's the opposite!" Huang Menguan, who had evil intentions, knelt down and said: "The treasurer has always been unfaithful to his duties and often idles around. It must be his dereliction of duty that caused the mouse droppings to fall into the honey, which not only ruins the lord's elegance but also damages Your health is really an unforgivable crime. Please punish him and teach him a lesson!"
Sun Liang immediately summoned the treasurer to interrogate the situation of rat droppings and asked him: " Did Huang Menguan get the honey from you just now?" The treasurer's face turned pale with fright. He kowtowed and stammered, "Yes...yes, but I When I gave it to him, there was definitely no rat droppings in it." Huangmenguan rushed to say, "No! The treasurer was lying, the rat droppings were already in the honey." The two couldn't argue. They all said they were telling the truth.
The lieutenants Diao Xuan and Zhang Bing came up with the idea: "Since Huangmenguan and the treasurer can't come to an outcome in their dispute and cannot tell who is responsible, it is better to imprison them both. Punish the crime together. "Ancient Short Fables Chapter 11
Both Zang and Gu were shepherd boys who tended the sheep of the rich man's family. Because of their poor family background, these two children embarked on the same life path of working for the rich just like their parents. When they started herding sheep, they regarded sheep as playthings that could be driven away like chickens, ducks, and pigs. They thought it was interesting to get along with these animals and birds. The green grass on hillsides, roadsides and wilderness; the ripples of blue waves in rivers and ponds; the colorful scorching sun, blue sky and white clouds overhead; and the fresh air that fills every corner of nature make these two children blend harmoniously with everything in the world. in one time and space. Like the poultry and livestock, the grains and the flowers; like the rocks in the mountains, the drops of water in the river, and all living and inanimate things, they are not worried about their situation.
However, they are human beings after all. Whenever Zang Hegu sees children from rich families studying and having fun, he is always very envious. After some thinking, one of the children asked someone to borrow a book. He used his time at night to learn to read from others, and during the day when he was tending sheep, he took out the books he brought with him to practice calligraphy and review. Another child chipped some dice from bamboo. When herding sheep, he sat on the grass and took 5 dice with different numbers of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 engraved on the six sides of the cube. The dice were thrown up and then dropped, and then thrown up again, concentrating on playing the game of throwing dice. 5 dice show unpredictable points on the ground. A poor boy throwing dice alone actually enjoyed the same fun as playing chess.
One day when the sun was going down, Zang Hegu thought of driving the sheep home. They called the sheep together and counted them, and found that each of them had lost some sheep. After the two men returned, the rich man asked them what they were doing while tending the sheep. One replied that he was reading a book; the other said that he was playing dice. Although the two children did different things when they lost the sheep, the consequences of losing the sheep were exactly the same.
When a person is engaged in a certain job, he must be loyal to his duty and concentrate on it, otherwise he will easily make mistakes. As for the fact that Zang Hegu made the mistake because he was young and longed for opportunities to learn and have fun, that is another matter. Ancient Short Fables Chapter 12
Once upon a time, there was a man in Chu land who was obsessed with money and very greedy, but he was unwilling to work hard and support himself. He always wanted to make a fortune easily. So he found a lot of books about evil ways and came back to study them. He kept saying all day long: "How can I get a lot of money easily?" He hoped to find tips for getting something for nothing from these books.
One day, he was reading a book called "Huainanzi". He had been reading it for a long time and still found nothing. He couldn't help but feel disappointed and was ready to just go to bed. Suddenly, his eyes fell on a random page and froze. I saw this sentence in the book: "If a person can get the leaf that the mantis uses to hide himself when hunting cicadas, he can become invisible."
The man believed it and was overjoyed. He threw down the book and hurriedly He hurriedly ran to the mountains and woods to find the invisible leaves. He raised his neck and looked and searched carefully everywhere. After a few hours, his neck was sore and extremely uncomfortable.
The hard work paid off, and he finally found it. Behind a leaf, a mantis lurked, waiting for an opportunity to pounce on the cicada that was about to reach its mouth. The man hurriedly climbed up the tree, picked off the leaf, and held it in his hands as if he had found a treasure. Suddenly a gust of wind blew over, and the leaves floated away and fell to the ground, mixing with the fallen leaves that had already fallen a thick layer. The man ran over and looked again and again with wide eyes. He couldn't tell which leaf he had just picked. Helpless, he had no choice but to sweep all the leaves into his basket and take them back.
When he got home, he poured all the leaves he brought back on the ground, took one and put it in front of his face and asked his wife: "Hey, can you see me?" His wife was busy doing housework. , glanced at him casually, and replied casually: "You can see me!" The man took another leaf to cover his face and asked: "Can you see me?" The wife still replied: "You can see me!" "
I asked this question hundreds of times, and my wife answered "I can see it" every time. In the end, the wife was really impatient and said casually: "I can't see it, I can't see it!" After hearing this, the man thought he had finally found the invisible leaf and was ecstatic. He carefully hid the leaves on his body, danced and said to his wife: "Just wait at home, we will make a fortune soon and live a good life!" After saying that, regardless of the surprise on his wife's face, he walked away He ran to the market.
The market is bustling with people doing business and buying things. There are all kinds of goods in shops of all sizes: clothes, shoes, jewelry... It's so dazzling that this person's eyes are dazzled. Finally, he selected an expensive headdress, took out the leaves to cover his face, and reached out to the counter to get it. The clerk in the store looked at him in surprise at first, wondering why he was so aggressive. After a while, he finally came to his senses, grabbed his hand and shouted: "Who are you, come and catch the robber!" People nearby heard this. He rushed over and took the man to the county government office.
This money-grubbing person was obsessed with profit until he lost his mind. This shows how terrible greed is. A person like him who is obsessed with material interests and does not hesitate to do things that harm others will inevitably end up being brought to justice.