There were no donkeys in Guizhou in the past. An eventful man took a donkey by boat, but it was useless to transport it and put it at the foot of the mountain.

A tiger saw the donkey and thought that this tall guy must be very magical, so he hid in the Woods and secretly observed it. Later, he came out quietly and approached the donkey carefully, not knowing the details of the donkey.

One day, the donkey gave a cry, and the big tiger started to run, thinking that the donkey was going to bite himself, and was very afraid. However, after repeated observation, the tiger felt that the donkey had no special skills and became more and more familiar with its barking.

The tiger began to walk in front of and around the donkey, but he was afraid to attack it. Later, the tiger slowly approached the donkey and became more and more presumptuous. He either touched it or relied on it to offend it constantly. The donkey was very angry and kicked the tiger with his hoof.

The tiger thought, "That's all you can do!" "Very happy. So the tiger jumped into the air, growled, bit the donkey's throat and chewed the donkey meat before leaving.

Alas! The donkey is tall and seems to have virtue; It has a loud voice and seems to be very capable. If it does not show its limited ability, the tiger, though fierce, will also have doubts and fears, and will not dare to attack it after all. Isn't this a sad ending?

Step 2 follow the map

Bole was a famous figure who was good at fragrant horses in ancient times. He wrote The Classic of Fragrant Horses.

According to Xiang Ma Jing, a good horse looks like a high-priced horse with a round hoof. His son went out to look for a good horse with a book of fragrant horses in his hand.

As soon as the son went out and saw a toad, he said to his father, "I found a good horse, which is basically the same as the horse in Xiangma Jing, except that the hoof is not round."

Knowing that his son was stupid, Bole turned his anger into laughter and said, "The horse you are looking for likes to jump, but you can't ride."

3. easy to conquer

Guo Guojun usually only likes to listen to good words and can't listen to negative opinions. I was surrounded by little people who could only kiss up and not govern the country, until one day Guo finally perished. The ministers who made mistakes in the country have all dispersed, and no one wants to take care of the monarch. Guo's monarch finally succeeded in following a coachman by luck.

The coachman drove the carriage and carried the king of the State of Guo into the wild. The king was thirsty, hungry and depressed. The driver quickly took out the food bag from the car and sent sake, bacon and dry food to the king to eat and drink. The king was surprised. Where did the driver get all this food? So he wiped his mouth after satiated with food and asked the driver:

"Where did you get these things?"

The coachman replied, "I'm ready in advance."

The monarch asked again, "Why did you make these preparations in advance?"

The coachman replied, "I made this specially for your majesty, in order to satisfy your thirst on the way to escape."

The monarch asked unhappily, "Do you know that I will escape this day?"

The driver replied, "Yes, I think this day will come sooner or later."

The monarch was angry and said discontentedly, "In this case, why didn't you tell me earlier?"

The coachman said, "You only like flattery. If it's advice, even if it makes sense, you don't want to hear it. If I give you advice and you don't listen, you may even put me to death. In that case, you won't even have a follower today, let alone who gives you food and drink. "

The monarch was furious when he heard this. A Zi raised his face and shouted at the coachman.

When the coachman saw this, he knew that the bad king was really hopeless and would not repent until he died. So he quickly apologized and said, "Your Majesty, calm down, I was wrong."

Neither of them spoke. When the carriage had gone a long way, the monarch asked, "Why on earth should I flee my country?"

This time, the coachman had to change his tune and say, "This is because your majesty is too kind and wise."

The monarch was very interested, and then asked, "Why can't a benevolent and wise monarch enjoy happiness and live a stable life at home, but he wants to escape?"

The coachman said, "except your majesty, you are a wise man, and all other monarchs are not good people." They are jealous of you and cause you to flee. "

Hearing this, the monarch felt very comfortable. While sitting on the crossbar in front of the car, he happily said to himself, "Alas, should a wise monarch suffer like this?" He was in a daze and fell asleep with his driver's leg on his pillow.

At this time, the coachman finally saw the king of Guo thoroughly, and he felt that it was not worth following this person. So the coachman slowly pulled his leg out from under the king's head, replaced it with a stone as a pillow, then left the king and left without looking back.

Finally, the king of national subjugation died in the wilderness and was eaten by wild animals.

If a person only likes flattery, ignores criticism and goes his own way, the consequences will be very sad.

4. Ceng Zi kills pigs

One sunny morning, Ceng Zi's wife finished washing, put on a clean blue cloth and prepared to go to the market to buy something. She didn't go far from home, and her son kicked her out from behind crying and clamored to follow her. The child is not big, and the market is far from home, so it is inconvenient to take him. So Ceng Zi's wife said to her son, "Go back and wait at home, and I'll come back after shopping." When I come back, I'll kill a pig for you. "This is also effective. Hearing this, the son immediately quieted down and watched his mother leave alone.

When Ceng Zi's wife came back from the market, she heard the sound of catching pigs in the yard before she set foot in the house. When she entered the door, she saw that Ceng Zi was preparing to kill pigs and prepare food for her son. She quickly stopped Zhang Da and said, "There are only a few pigs at home, and they are all killed on holidays. How can you take my words of coaxing children seriously? " Ceng Zi said, "You can't lie in front of the children. They are young and ignorant, and often learn knowledge from their parents and listen to their teachings. If we say anything to deceive him now, it is tantamount to teaching him to deceive others in the future. Although a mother can cheat her children for a while, she won't believe her words after knowing that she has been cheated. It will be difficult for you to educate her children. " Ceng Zi's wife thinks her husband's words are very reasonable.

Ceng Zi told people by example that in order to do a good job, even for children, we should keep our word, be honest and not cheat, and example is more important than words.

All parents should be as honest as Mr. and Mrs. Ceng Zi and influence their children and the whole society with their own actions.

Lan Zi contributed his skills.

In ancient times, people called those who traveled around the world with stunts "Zilan". In the Song Dynasty, a tramp sought audience with the King of Song with his unique skills, hoping to get the reuse of Song. Song met him and asked him to perform his skills in public.

I saw this Zilan tied to his calf with two wooden sticks twice as long as his body, walking and running, and juggling seven swords in his hand. He threw handfuls of swords into the air with his right hand and picked up the fallen swords accurately with his left hand. Seven bright swords took turns from left to right in his hands in an orderly way, and there were always five swords floating in the air like round holes. Song saw this dazzling stunt. Wonderful! "All the onlookers applauded. Song was very happy and immediately asked people to give artists gold, silver and jade.

Soon, another Zilan who can perform "Yan Opera" heard that Song gave the swordsman gold and silver and went to see Song. This time, Song was not only uninterested, but also furious: "The man with stunts came to me earlier, just in a good mood. Although his skill was useless, I gave him gold and silver. Today, this Zilan must have heard about it. " This kind of person is really annoying! "

So Song ordered the arrest of Yan Opera. Song was going to kill the man, but later he felt that he was innocent, so he was released after only one month.

A bad king who decides a person's value only by his own emotions must be unprincipled in dealing with state affairs. It is also foolish to think that he is "learned" by chance.

6. Spinning and carving monkeys

The prince has a hobby of collecting all kinds of exquisite toys. Sometimes he even spends a lot of money to pursue a novelty. The reputation of "the prince likes curiosity" spread like wildfire.

One day, Wei went to Yan to see the prince. When he met the prince, he said, "I heard that the king likes to be curious, so I'll carve macaques on your spine." The prince was very happy to hear that. Although there are gold plates, silver cups, jade carvings, diamond jewelry and antiques in the palace, he has never heard that macaques can be carved on the spine. So, the prince immediately gave the guardian 30 square meters. The prince said to the guard, "I want to see the monkey you carved on the thorn." The defender said: "the monkey on the thorn is not a common thing, only people with sincerity can see it." If the king doesn't enter the harem, drink or eat meat within six months, and it rains, he will take the opportunity to see the monkey's thorn engraved at the moment when the rain changes. "

The macaque with the tattoo was not seen immediately, so the prince had to raise the guardian with his salary and wait for the opportunity.

A blacksmith heard about it and thought it was a lie, so he went to give advice to the prince. The craftsman said to the prince, "it takes a sharp carving knife to carve things on bamboo and wood." The object to be carved must be adapted to the blade of the carving knife. I am a craftsman who makes knives and axes. As far as I know, the top of the thorn is comparable to the blade of a meat cleaver made by a skilled craftsman. " If the guardian is really ingenious, he must have a wonderful meat cleaver. The king doesn't have to wait for the first half of the year. Now just look at his meat cleaver, and he will soon know whether he can carve a macaque smaller than the tip of a needle with this cleaver. Hearing this, the prince clapped his hands and said, "This is a great idea! "

The prince called the guardian and asked, "What tool do you use to carve monkeys on thorns?" The guard said, "This is a meat cleaver." The prince said, "I can't see the little monkey you carved at the moment, so I want to see your meat cleaver first." The doorman said, "Please wait a moment, I'll get it from my residence." The prince and the people present waited for about an hour, but the guard didn't come back. The prince sent a waiter to find it. The waiter came back and said, "That man is missing."

The hypocrisy in these two things was quickly exposed by a blacksmith by reasoning before the actual verification, which shows the wisdom of workers; It also mocked the ignorance and incompetence of feudal rulers.

This fable tells us that the correct reasoning method, like practical activities, is an important magic weapon for us to understand the world.

7. The opposite is true.

Once upon a time, a man came to Chu from Wei. He took a large sum of money, hired a good car, rode a good horse, hired a skilled driver and set off. Chu is in the south of Wei, but this man asked the coachman to drive journey to the south away without asking.

Someone on the road asked him where his car was going, and he replied loudly: "To Chu!" " Passers-by told him, "To go to Chu, you should go south. You are going north, in the wrong direction. "The man said casually," Never mind, my horse is fast! Passers-by worried about him, grabbed his horse and stopped him and said, "The direction is wrong. No matter how fast your horse is, it will never reach Chu! " The man still said, "It doesn't matter, I have a lot of money with me! "Passers-by tried to dissuade him, saying," Although you have a lot of money, you are not going that way. You can only spend a lot of money! " The man who just wanted to go to Chu said impatiently, "What's the difficulty? My coachman drives very well! " "Passers-by are helpless, so we have to let go of the handle and watch Ren Wei leave blindly on the road.

Wei ren, on the other hand, did not listen to others' advice and relied on his own advantages, such as fast horses, more money and good drivers, to do the opposite. Then, the better his conditions, the farther away he wants to go, because his general direction is wrong.

The fable tells us that no matter what we do, we must first look at the direction in order to give full play to our advantages; If the direction is wrong, then favorable conditions will only have the opposite effect.

8. Zheng people buy shoes

A man in the state of Zheng saw that his shoes were worn from the upper to the sole, and he planned to go to the market to buy a new pair of shoes.

Before going to the market, the man measured the length of his feet with a small rope at home, put the rope on the seat, got up and went out.

Along the way, he walked slowly and walked ten or twenty miles before he came to the market. The market is very busy and crowded, and all kinds of small commodities are filled with counters. The Zheng man went straight to the shoe store, where there were all kinds of shoes. Zheng Guoren asked the shopkeeper to take several pairs of shoes. He chose from left to right and finally chose a pair that he was satisfied with. He was about to take out a small rope and compare them with the measured size in advance. It suddenly occurred to me that I left my rope at home and forgot to bring it. So he put down his shoes and hurried home. He hurried home, picked up the rope and hurried to the market. Although he runs fast, it takes him nearly two hours to jog. When he reached the market, the sun was setting. All the vendors in the market have closed their stalls, and most shops are closed. He came to the shoe store, which was closed. He didn't buy shoes, so he looked down at his feet. The original one.

Several people gathered around and asked him after understanding the situation: "Why don't you wear shoes and try on the size of shoes?" He replied, "That's impossible. The measured size is reliable, but my feet are not. I believe in size more than my own feet. "

This man's head is as stiff as a knot in his heart. Aren't those self-righteous people who don't respect the objective reality as stupid and ridiculous as this person who buys shoes for himself with shoe sizes?

9. Couples are jealous.

There is a couple who are narrow-minded and always quarrel over trifles. One day, his wife cooked some good dishes and thought it would be better if she had some more wine to entertain. So she took a spoon and went to the jar to get wine.

My wife looked into the jar and saw her own shadow reflected in the wine. She didn't look carefully. She saw a woman in the jar, thinking that her husband was unfaithful to her and secretly took her home and hid her in the jar. Her jealousy and anger suddenly took her away. Without thinking, she shouted, "Hey, you bastard, don't you dare secretly hide someone else's woman in a jar without telling me. Come and have a look. "

The husband was very confused. He doesn't know what happened. He ran quickly through the jar and saw his own shadow. When he saw it was a man, he didn't hesitate to scold him: "You bad woman, you obviously took other men home and hid them in a jar, but you framed me." What kind of mentality are you setting up! "

"Well, you still have a reason!" The wife put her head into the jar again and saw the same woman as before. She thought her husband was teasing her on purpose, but she flew into a rage and pointed at her husband and said, "Who do you think I am to fool me?" You, you are so sorry for me ... "The more the wife scolded, the more angry she became. She raised the ladle in her hand and threw it at her husband.

The husband dodged sideways and saw that his wife was not only unreasonable, but also hit herself, not to be outdone, and gave her a slap in the face. This is a terrible situation. The two of them got into a ball, pulling and biting, and they had a terrible quarrel.

Finally, the official contacted the government. After listening to what the husband and wife said, the official immediately understood most of it, so he ordered his men to break the jar. A bodyguard swung a sledgehammer and followed, and the wine gurgled out of the smashed hole. In a short time, the wine was finished and there was no figure in the jar.

The husband and wife realized that they were only jealous of their own shadows and were ashamed, so they apologized to each other and made up again.

When the couple saw their own shadow, they were carried away by jealousy without thinking and analysis, which hurt their feelings. When we are in doubt, we should not jump to conclusions prematurely, and we should analyze objectively and rationally to know the truth.

10, Handan toddler

During the Warring States Period, there was a young man in Yan State. He heard that people in Handan, the capital of Zhao State, are very polite. They walk slowly, smartly, elegantly, and have a particularly beautiful posture. So the young people of Yan decided to go to Zhao to learn the walking posture of Handan people. Regardless of the opposition of his family, he took the travelling expenses and came all the way to Handan to learn the walking style of Handan people.

He came into the street and looked at people coming and going. He was stunned and didn't know how to go. At this time, a man came face to face, almost the same age as young Yan, and the way he walked was really enviable. So the man passed by, and the young Yan imitated behind. The man holds his left foot, Xiao Yan also holds his left foot, and Xiao Yan also holds his right foot. How can you care about posture? Seeing that the young people in Yan couldn't keep up with him, he had to go back to his original place. Then he stared at an old man, and he followed others step by step to learn to walk, causing people in the street to stop and watch, and some even covered their mouths and laughed. After a few days, he was so tired that his back ached and his legs ached, but he never learned his lesson.

Young people in Yan think that the reason why they can't learn well must be that their posture and footwork are outdated, so they are determined to get rid of the old habit of walking and learn to walk from scratch, so they must master the footwork of Handan people.

But after several months in a row, Yan's young people are getting worse and worse. Not only did they not learn to walk in Handan, but they also forgot how to walk in the past. Seeing that the travel expenses they brought had been spent, they found nothing. He was depressed, so he had to go home. But he forgot how he used to walk, and he couldn't take another step. Helpless, the young people in Yan had to crawl back on the ground, which was good.

Mechanical learning seems undesirable. Not only did you not learn from others, but you lost your own, which is really unnecessary.