This idiom is very short.

Zu Ti was born in Fanyang, Hebei Province in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. He had a great ambition since he was a child, that is, to make contributions and become a pillar of the country. Zu Ti and his good friend Liu Kun are the main books of the state. They have a good relationship and eat and sleep together.

One night, Zu Ti was sleeping soundly when he was suddenly awakened by a crow. He looked out of the window and saw that it was dark outside. It was midnight. Zu Ti woke up Liu Kun around him and said, "Did you hear the cock crow?" Liu Kun listened attentively and said, "It's a cock crow. However, crowing in the middle of the night is an ugly voice! " It turns out that people in ancient times called chickens crowing before midnight "pheasants", and crowing at this time was regarded as evil crowing.

Hearing Liu Kun's words, Zu Ti said, "Others say it's unlucky, but I don't think so. Will you get up and practice your sword when you hear the cock crow? " Liu Kun readily agreed, so when they heard the cock crow, they got up and practiced sword. They persist every day and never stop. After a long period of hard practice and training, they have a skill and become the pillars of the country.

The story of "Smelling Chicken Dancing" tells us that we should persevere in doing things, and only by working hard can we realize our dreams.