Translate China's ancient fables into English and choose one of them.

Plug your ears when you steal the clock.

During the Spring and Autumn Period, Zhi Bo

During the Spring and Autumn Period, Zhi Bo of the State of Jin destroyed the Fan family. take

Taking advantage of this opportunity, a man went to the fan's house and tried to steal something. would rather

When the man walked into the gate, he saw a big clock hanging in the yard. ring

It is made of high-quality bronza, with beautiful design and shape. Theif is very

I am very happy and decided to take this beautiful bell home. But no matter how hard he tried,

He can't move the clock because it is big and heavy. He thought and thought.

And believe that there is only one way to solve this problem. He had to ring the bell.

Before he can take them home separately. The thief found a big one.

Hammer, he knocked on the clock with all his strength. The strike caused a riot.

A loud crash. The knocking produced a loud crash,

This made the thief very afraid. The thief panicked and thought it was too

Bad collision sound will be on the clock itself, trying to cover it up.

His arm thumped. However, how can we suppress the impact of the bell?

The crash still drifted sweetly into the distance. The more he listens,

The louder the voice, the more afraid he is. He subconsciously shrank back, covering his.

Squeeze your ears with your hands. "Hey, the voice is getting weaker and I can't hear you," the thief changed.

Immediately in high spirits, "great! When your ears don't work, you can't hear the bell.

Covered. "He immediately got some strange cloth and made two volumes with them. His

Plug your ears with two rolls of cloth. He thinks that no one can hear the sound.

The bell rang. He was relieved and began to ring the bell one after another. this

There was a loud bell in the distance, and finally people caught the thief.

Through an elegant voice. This story comes from "Knowing People" in Buwei's Chronicle.

Just before the establishment of the Qin Dynasty (22 BC1-207 BC). It is said that when Li

Yuan, Tang Gaozu (6 18-907), after reading this story, he found it very simple.

Ridiculously said: "This is the so-called stealing the bell."

Later, people used the idiom "stealing the bell from the ear" to refer to it.

People who cheat themselves and others are ignorant and stupid.