Ancient fable: cranes lay eggs

The following is an old fable: cranes lay eggs. I hope you like it!

There was a man named Liu Yuancai, who was pedantic and eccentric and vain.

There are two cranes in his house. Whenever a guest comes to his house, he always mysteriously and deliberately boasts to the guest:

"I have two cranes at home. This is no ordinary crane. They are real cranes! All birds are oviparous, but my crane is viviparous. "

On this day, Liu Yuancai had several more guests at home. He invited them into the house. As soon as he sat down, he boasted about his two "viviparous" cranes.

Liu Yuancai words haven't say that finish, a servant ran from the backyard report said:

"Sir, our crane laid an egg last night. What a big egg, the size of a big pear. "

Liu Yuancai's face suddenly blushed, and he felt very embarrassed. He squinted at the guest and shouted at the servant:

"Slave nonsense, how dare you slander my crane! How can cranes lay eggs? Don't talk nonsense here! "

The servant had to walk away without interest. Several guests stood up and said:

"Brother Liu, it's rare to have a crane in your home. Let's go and have a look and broaden our horizons. "

Liu Yuancai had to take the guests to the backyard to see the cranes.

When they came to the back garden, they saw one of the "cranes" lying on the ground with its hind legs open.

The guest wanted to tell the crane to stand up, so he frightened it with crutches. Unexpectedly, when the crane stood up, there was another crane egg as big as a pear left on the ground.

Liu Yuancai's face flushed bright red. He smiled falteringly, sighed and said:

"alas! I didn't expect this crane to destroy Xiandao, just like any bird. "

In fact, cranes are just legendary birds. At ordinary times, our cranes are ordinary birds, and they all lay eggs. However, the owner of this crane insisted on mystifying, and as a result, he made a fool of himself in public, which was very embarrassing.