Chinese-English Bilingual Fable Stories of Song People Offering Jade

There was a man in the state of Song who liked to please others.

There was a man in the state of Song who liked to flatter others.

One day, he got a piece of uncut jade, and intended to give it to Zi Han, Minister of Song State, to please him.

One day, he got a piece of uncut jade and gave it to Zi Han, Minister of Song State, to please him.

Zi Han resolutely refused to accept it.

Zi Han insisted on not accepting it.

So, the man said sweetly:

So, the man said sweetly:

"This is a rare piece of jade. I regard it as a treasure suitable for being a gentleman's vessel. If it gets into the hands of an old gentleman like you, it will be most suitable for you to wear it or put it on your dining table. I am an uneducated person and I don't deserve such precious wealth. "

"This is a rare piece of jade! I regard it as a treasure, suitable for being a gentleman's vessel. If it falls into the hands of the old man, hangs on you and puts it on your dining table, it is the most appropriate and appropriate. I am a clown, and I don't deserve to use this precious wealth. "

"You can treat this jade as a treasure," Zi Han said, "but I don't accept flattery from others, and I don't treat this behavior as a treasure."

Son Abraham replied:

The Song people felt that they were cut off and sneaked away.

"You treat this jade as a treasure, but I don't accept flattery from others, and I don't treat this behavior as a treasure."

People in the Song Dynasty cut themselves off and ran away.