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A short story about China's traditional virtues

The short stories of China's traditional virtues are: Dayu managed water, Liu Gongquan, Kong Rong moved pears, Meng Mu moved three times, and Guan Bao made friends.

Giant flood of shad

Dayu's flood control is a myth and legend in ancient China and a famous legend of ancient floods. He is a descendant of the Yellow Emperor. During the period of Three Emperors and Five Emperors, the Yellow River flooded. Yao Shun, Ren Chongbo, Fenfu Gun and Yu Zhi Shui.

Dayu led the people to fight against floods in natural disasters and finally won. Facing the flood, Dayu learned a lesson from the failure of gun control, changed the method of "blocking" and diverted the flood, which showed that he had the wisdom to lead the people to overcome difficulties. In order to control the flood, Dayu has been fighting with outsiders for many years, regardless of personal interests. Dayu managed water for 0/3 years, exhausted his painstaking efforts and physical strength, and finally completed the great cause of water control.

Juvenile Liu Gongquan

Liu Gongquan, a calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty, wrote a good hand when he was a teenager, but an old man told him that someone could write better with their feet, and Liu Gongquan was dissatisfied. After seeing it with his own eyes, he was finally able to ask for advice modestly and understood the truth that he could not be complacent.

Kong Rong gave up the biggest pear.

Kong Rong was born in Qufu, Shandong Province in the Eastern Han Dynasty, the twentieth grandson of Confucius and the sixth son of Kong Zhou, a captain of Mount Tai. When Kong Rong was four years old, it happened to be his grandfather's sixtieth birthday, and many people came. There is a dish of fragrant pears, which is placed on the longevity platform. Mother let Kong Rong share it. So Kong Rong divided them according to the order of generations, and everyone got his own share, but his own share was the smallest. His father asked him strangely, "everyone else takes big pears, but you take small ones." Why? " ? Kong Rong calmly replied, "There are heights in trees and ages in people. Respecting the elderly is the truth of being a man! " Father is very happy.

When Kong Rong was a child, he was smart and studious, with a flexible mind and a flow of answers. Everyone praised him as a child prodigy. By the age of 4, he had been able to recite many poems, and he also knew manners. His parents love him very much.

Mencius' mother moved three times

Mencius' mother was called Meng Mu. Mencius lived near the cemetery when he was a child. Mencius learned some things like worship and played games to deal with funerals. His mother said, "This place is not suitable for children to live in." So he moved his family to the market, and Mencius learned some knowledge about business and slaughter. The mother thought again, "This place is still not suitable for children to live in." I moved my family to Gong Xue. Mencius learned the etiquette of bowing forward and backward in the imperial court. Meng Mu said, "This is where children live." Settle here. Mencius learned six arts when he grew up and gained the reputation of a great scholar. This gentleman thinks that all this is the result of Meng Mu's gradual enlightenment.

David and Jonathan

Guan Zhong, also known as Yi Wu, is a clever man. When he was young, he often interacted with Bao and knew that he was talented. Guan Zhong was born in a poor family and often occupied part of Bao Shu's property, but Bao Shu always treated him well and didn't complain. Later, he served the son of Qi, and Guan Zhong served Gong Zijiu. When Xiaobai was made Duke Huan, Gong Zijiu was killed and Guan Zhong was imprisoned. Bao Shu recommended Guan Zhong to Huan Gong. After Guan Zhong was hired, he took charge of Qi politics, which led to Qi Huangong's hegemony. It is Guan Zhong's strategy to gather many governors to form an alliance and rectify the world. Guan Zhong said, "When I was poor, I often did business with Uncle Bao, and I often got more money by myself. Uncle Bao didn't treat me like a greedy man. He knows I'm poor. I used to work for uncle Bao, but things got worse and worse. Uncle Bao didn't think I was an idiot. He knows that this opportunity is both favorable and unfavorable. He was an official many times and was driven away by the monarch many times. Uncle Bao doesn't treat me like an incompetent person. He knew that I had no luck. I have fought many wars and retreated many times. Uncle Bao doesn't think I am a coward. He knows that my family has an old mother. After Miyako failed to compete for the throne for a long time, my colleague Zhao suddenly committed suicide, and I was locked in a deep prison to drag out an ignoble existence. Uncle Bao didn't think I was shameless. He knows that I will not be ashamed of losing my part, but I am ashamed that my reputation has not appeared in the world. My parents gave birth to me, and Uncle Bao knows me! " After Bao Shu recommended Guan Zhong, he was willing to be under Guan Zhong. His descendants have enjoyed their salaries in Qi for generations, and more than a dozen generations have had fiefs, mostly famous doctors. Therefore, people all over the world do not praise Guan Zhong's talent, but praise Bao Shu's ability to identify talents.