1.** Ceng Zi kills pigs * *: This story tells that Ceng Zi's wife goes to the market and their son cries with her. In order to appease him, she promised to kill the pig for him when she got home. When his wife came back from the market, Ceng Zi was about to kill the pig. His wife stopped him, saying it was just a joke with the children. But Ceng Zi said seriously that children are not joking, they are learning and trusting their parents. If parents cheat children, children will no longer trust their parents. Finally, Ceng Zi cooked the pig and killed it, which satisfied the child's wish.

2.** Buy bamboo slips and return pearls * *: A Chu man sold pearls to A Zheng people. He made a box out of magnolia wood, scented with cinnamon, decorated with jewels and precious stones, and edged with roses and emeralds. Zheng bought his box and returned the pearls to him. It can be said that the seller of boxes is good, but the seller of pearls is not.

3.** Drummer * *: When Li, the king of Chu, had an alarm, he drummed the drums to make the people ready for war, but because he was drunk, something went wrong when drumming, and the people were frightened. Later, he explained that he was joking with the people around him and played the drums by mistake. However, after a few months, the real alarm sounded, and he beat gongs and drums, but the people no longer responded. So he changed his order and made it clear that the people could trust him.

These stories are fables recorded in Zuo Zhuan, which convey the wisdom and lessons of life with vivid characters and plots.