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Chinese Idioms and Fables:Playing the Lute to a Cow

Gong Mingyi was a famous musician in ancient times, who played the lute very well.

Gong Mingyi was a famous musician in ancient times, who played the lute very well.

One day, while playing the lute indoors, Gong Mingyi saw a cow eating grass leisurely outside the window. He had a sudden whim to play some melodies for the cow. He first played the "Exercise of Qing Jiao", but the cow still kept on eating grass with head lowered. He seemed to realize that the melody was too highbrow for the cow to understand.

One day, he was playing the piano indoors and saw a cow eating grass outside the window. He suddenly wanted to play something for the cow. First, he played a song called "The Exercise of the Clear Horn". However, the cow just kept its head down and ate the grass as before. He seemed to realize that the song was too elegant and the cow did not understand it.

So he played several other melodies, imitating the buzzing sounds of swarms of flying mosquitoes, and the bleats of a calf looking for its panions. At this, to his surprise, the cow stopped eating grass, but raised its head, pricked up its ears, wagged its tail and, pacing up and down in *** all steps, began to listen attentively.

So he played a few other tunes, simulating the buzzing of mosquitoes flying around in swarms; simulating the eye-blinking call of a young calf searching for a partner. In this way, the cow did not eat grass, raised his head, ears, tail, stride, listen attentively.

Chinese idiom fable: The Gentleman on the Beam

One year in the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was a serious famine in I-Jenan.

One year in the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was a serious famine in I-Jenan. p>One year in the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was a serious famine in I-Jenan.

One night, a thief sneaked into Chen Shi's house and hid himself on the beam. When Chen Shi was aware of this, he got out of bed without haste, called When Chen Shi was aware of this, he got out of bed without haste, called his children and grandchildren to his room and said in a stern voice:

One night, a thief sneaked into Chen Shi's house and hid himself on the beam. When Chen Yan realized it, he got up unhurriedly, called his children and grandchildren to his room and said in a stern voice:

"One must always restrain and encourage oneself no matter under what circumstances. Bad men were not born bad. It is only bee they don't restrain themselves that they develop bad habits and turn bad gradually. That gentleman on the beam is just a case in point."

"One must always restrain and encourage oneself no matter under what circumstances. p>

"A man must restrain himself and encourage himself no matter what the circumstances. Bad people, instead of being born bad, slowly become bad because they develop bad habits by not restraining themselves normally. That's what happened to that gentleman on the beam."

Much ashamed upon hearing this, the thief hiding on the beam promptly jumped down to the ground, kowtowed and begged for forgiveness.

Hiding on the beam The thief, ashamed upon hearing this, the thief hiding on the beam promptly jumped down to the ground, kowtowed and begged for forgiveness.

Chen Shi enlightened him by saying:

Chen Yan enlightened him by saying:

"Judging from your appearance, you don't look like a bad man. Perhaps you are driven by poverty to steal. Perhaps you are driven by poverty to steal. But you should carefully examine yourself and turn over a new leaf."

"Judging from your appearance, you don't look like a bad man. But you should reflect carefully and turn over a new leaf."

Then he immediately asked someone to bring two bolts of white silk to give the thief as a present. The thief kowtowed and thanked him repeatedly.

Then he immediately asked someone to bring two bolts of white silk to give the thief as a present. The thief kowtowed and thanked him repeatedly.

Since then, very few thefts occurred in this locality.

Since then, very few thefts occurred in this locality.

Fable of Idioms by The Free Dictionary:Cutting the Fabric to Admonish the Hu *** and Cutting the Weaving Commandment

A long time ago, in Henan there was a young man named Le whose family was very poor. family was very poor.

Once upon a time, in Henan there was a young man named Le whose family was very poor.

One day, Le Yangzi picked up a piece of gold on the road. He happily took it home and gave it to his wife. His wife said in all seriousness:

One day, Le Yangzi picked up a piece of gold on the road. He happily took it home and gave it to his wife. His wife said in all seriousness:

"I heard that men with aspiration do not drink from the Dao ***meaning steal in Chinese **** Spring, and honest men do not take handout food. food. Furthermore, picked-up money and things will stain one's moral character."

"I heard that men with aspiration do not drink from the Dao ***meaning steal in Chinese *** Spring, and honest men do not take handout food; Furthermore, this picked-up money and things will stain one's character!"

Hearing this, Yangzi was very ashamed of himself. So he threw the piece of gold away in the open field.

Le Yangzi heard his wife's words, and felt very ashamed in his heart.

This incident touched Le Yangzi y. He made up his mind to leave home and go to a faraway place to study under a master.

This incident touched Le Yangzi y. He made up his mind to leave home and go to a faraway place to study under a master.

One year later, Le Yangzi returned home. His wife inquired why he returned so soon. Le Yangzi *** iled and said:

One year later, Le Yangzi returned home. His wife inquired why he returned so soon. Le Yangzi smiled and said:

"There is no other reason except that I, being all alone away from home, miss you so much that I e back."

"There is no other reason except that I, being all alone away from home, miss you so much that I e back."

"There is no other reason, except that being all alone out there missing you so much that I e back."

His wife turned pale at his words. She took up a knife, ran to the silk loom, put the knife on the silk fabric woven from natural silk, and said to Le Yangzi in an agitated tone:

His wife turned pale at his words. She took a knife in her hand, ran to the silk loom, put the knife on the silk fabric woven from natural silk, and said to Le Yangzi in an agitated tone:

"I reeled silk strand by strand from cocoons and, with the shuttle moving to and fro, weaved it inch by inch into this bolt of silk fabric. Now if I should cut the fabric with the knife, all the previous efforts and time I've devoted would be wasted. Now if I should cut the fabric with the knife, all the previous efforts and time I've devoted would be wasted. If you give up halfway, it will be just like cutting up this silk fabric at one stroke."

"This silk, which I surrendered from the cocoon to the silk thread, one thread at a time, one shuttle coming, one shuttle going, one inch at a time, has been woven into this one! Now, I assume that a knife cut this silk, not to give up, a waste of time? You ah, reading for knowledge, but also should always remind themselves to learn is not enough, so that you can develop a noble character. If you give up halfway, then with a knife cut this silk and what is the same!"

Deeply moved by his wife's words, Le Yangzi bid farewell to her at once, went to the faraway place, and made determined efforts to study hard. been away from home for a good seven years, and finally succeeded in his studies.

Le Yangzi was y moved by his wife's words. He had been away from home for a good seven years, and finally succeeded in his studies.