Script of traditional textbook drama in primary school

Characters: Yan Zi, King of Chu, and the gatekeeper warrior.

Narrator: At the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, Qi and Chu were both big countries, and Qi sent doctor Yan Zi to Chu. When Yan Zi came to the gate of Chu State, he saw that the gate was closed and there was a small hole beside it.

Yan Zi: This is a dog hole, not a city gate.

Guard: The king of our country says that you are short and only deserve to go through this small hole.

Yan Zi: Only when you visit "Dog Country" can you go in through the dog hole. Ask Jun, what kind of country is Chu?

Voice-over: When the guards reported Yan Zi's words to the King of Chu, Chu Yu had to order Yan Zi to open the city gate wide.

Soldier: Open the door and call a doctor, please!

(Yan Zi strode into the hall and sat side by side with the King of Chu)

King Chu: (sneers) Is there no one in Qi?

Yan Zi: (seriously) What is this? Linzi, the capital of China, is full of people. As soon as everyone presses their sleeves, they can be connected into a cloud; Everyone is sweating and can take a shower; Pedestrians in the street jostled shoulder to shoulder. Toes touch heels. How can it be said that there is no one in Qi?

King Chu: Since there are so many people in Qi, why did you send such a person?

Yan Zi: (embarrassed) I really can't answer your question. Lying, afraid of committing the crime of deceiving the monarch; To tell the truth, I'm afraid the king will be angry.

King Chu: To be honest, I'm not angry.

Yan Zi: (Bowing) In our country, when you visit a superior country, you should send a superior. Visit the next country and send it to the next country. I am the most useless, so I was sent here.

Guard: Catch the prisoner!

(Two prisoners were taken away by the samurai)

King Chu: What crime did that prisoner commit? Where is he from?

Samurai: He committed theft, and he is from Qi.

King Chu: (grinning grimly) Why are Qi people so worthless and do such a thing?

A minister, warrior, etc. Laughed)

Yan Zi: Why didn't your Majesty know about it? The oranges in Huainan are big and sweet. However, this kind of orange tree can only produce small and bitter oranges when it reaches Huaibei. Your Majesty, what is the reason?

King Chu: Because the water and soil are different, right?

Yan Zi: Yes, people in the State of Qi can live and work in peace and contentment in the State of Qi, but they become thieves in the State of Chu. Maybe the water and soil in the two countries are different.

King Chu: Well, I wanted to make fun of the doctor, but I didn't expect the doctor to make fun of me. (end of the play)