Once upon a time, there was a man from Chu who crossed the river by boat. His sword fell from the boat into the river. So he quickly carved a mark on the boat and said, "This is where my sword fell." After the boat stopped, he went into the water from the marked place on the boat to look for the sword. The ship has gone a long way, but the sword will not follow the ship. Isn't it silly to find a sword in this way?

This story tells us that people should not stick to conventions, but learn to be flexible and keep pace with the times.

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There was a farmer in Song State. He planted several acres of land and there was a big tree on his land. One day, while he was working in the field, he suddenly saw a rabbit flying like an arrow, slamming into that big tree, breaking his neck at once, kicking and dying. The farmer ran fast and picked up the rabbit. He said happily, "It's a waste of effort. I got a big bargain for nothing. You can have a good meal when you go back. " When he came home with the rabbit, he thought proudly, "I am so lucky." Maybe a rabbit will come tomorrow. I can't let go of such a bargain. "

The next day, he went to the field without working, just waiting for the rabbit to hit him. As a result, I waited for a day and found nothing. He was unwilling, so he sat under that big tree every day and waited for the rabbit to kill him. He waited and waited until the weeds in the field grew taller than the crops, and there was not even a rabbit.

The idiom "waiting for the rabbit" comes from this story. People use it as a metaphor for the luck of not trying hard but hoping for success.

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Qi Zhuanggong went out hunting, and a mantis raised his foot, ready to fight with the wheels of his carriage. (Zhuang Gong) asked his coachman, "What kind of bug is this?" The driver said, "This is mantis. As an ant, it is rash to sum up without estimating the strength and comparison.

Enemy confrontation. Zhuang Gong said, "If this bug is human, it must be a warrior in the world. So I let the car go around, and later all the warriors went to Zhuanggong.

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During the Warring States Period, there was a pleasure-seeking monarch named Qi Xuanwang in the State of Qi. He sent people everywhere to find musicians who could play well and formed a big band. Qi Xuanwang especially likes listening to music played with cymbals. Every performance is full of ostentation and extravagance, and 300 musicians are always gathered together to play.

There was an idle and unprofessional Mr. Nan Guo, who knew that Qi Xuanwang's band was well paid and wanted to join it. But he doesn't know how to play the flute at all, but he knows that Qi Xuanwang likes all musicians to play together. If he gets in, who can tell?

Mr. Nan Guo finally tried his best to join the band. Whenever the band plays, he learns to "play" like everyone else. Because he studied perfectly, a few years later, he didn't show any flaws.

Until Qi Xuanwang died, his son King Qi Min succeeded to the throne. King Qi Min, like his father, likes listening. But he doesn't like ensemble, and he likes listening to solo. He asked musicians to play for him one after another. Now, Mr. Nanguo, a fake body double, is nervous. His heart is so anxious that he will reveal clues. He can't fool you! I had to pack my bags quickly and slip away in a panic.

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Stealing a clock to plug your ears-deceiving yourself.

During the Spring and Autumn Period, Zhi Bo, a nobleman of the State of Jin, was defeated. Someone took the opportunity to steal from Fan's house and saw a big clock hanging in the yard.

This clock is made of exquisite bronze with exquisite shapes and patterns. The thief was very happy.

Great, I want to take this beautiful clock home. But this clock is big and heavy.

I can't move it. There is only one way he can think of, and that is to break the clock.

And then move home separately.

The thief found a sledgehammer and slammed it at the clock.

I was shocked. The thief panicked and thought, this is bad. Isn't this noise equivalent to telling people that I stole the clock here? He was in a hurry and leaned over.

Suddenly I jumped on the bell and tried to cover it with open arms, but how could the bell be covered? The bell is still echoing in the distance.

The more he listened, the more afraid he became. He involuntarily withdrew his hands and covered his ears hard. "Hey, the bell is getting smaller and I can't hear it!" Thief height

Get up, "wonderful! Cover your ears and you won't hear the bell! " He immediately found two cloth balls, plugged his ears, and thought, this is it.

No one can hear the bell. So I let go and hit the bell. When the bell rang, it spread loudly to far away places. People heard the bell ring.

Even caught the thief.

The story comes from Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals: Self-knowledge. "Stealing the bell of the ear" describes "stealing the bell of the ear" as a metaphor for covering up ignorance and deceiving others.

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During the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a businessman in the State of Chu who specialized in selling jewelry. On one occasion, he went to Qi State to sell jewelry.

Well, in order to sell jewelry, many small boxes are made of precious wood. The boxes are beautifully carved and decorated.

Look, let the box smell, and then put the jewelry in the box.

A man from Zheng saw that the box containing the orb was exquisite and beautiful. After asking the price, he bought one and opened the box.

Son, take out the treasure inside and return it to the jeweler.

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In the spring and autumn period, there was a beautiful woman named. Her beauty is almost to the point of falling in love with everything in this country. Whether it is her posture, her movements or her smile, it is lovable. Wearing light makeup and simple clothes. Everywhere she goes, many people "stare at her", and no one can but marvel at her beauty.

Shi suffers from heartburn. One day, her illness broke out again. She put her hand over her chest and frowned, revealing a charming female beauty. When she walked through the countryside, all the villagers opened their eyes.

There is an ugly girl named Dong Shi in the country. She is not only ugly, but also uneducated. She usually acts rudely and speaks loudly, but she dreams of becoming a beautiful woman all the time. Today she wears such clothes and combs her hair like that tomorrow, but still no one says she is beautiful.

On this day, she saw the stone frowning on her chest and won the favor of so many people, so when she went back, she also learned to look like a stone, frowning on her chest and walking around the village. I didn't expect the ugly girl's affectation to make her already ugly look even uglier. As a result, the rich people in the countryside saw the ugly girl's strange appearance and immediately closed the door tightly; The poor people in the countryside saw the ugly girl coming and immediately took away their wives and children. People saw this grotesque ugly woman walking around the village, imitating Shi's heartache, just like seeing the god of plague.

The ugly woman only knows that Shi's frown is beautiful, but she doesn't know why she is beautiful. She just imitated her appearance and was laughed at. It seems foolish to imitate others blindly.

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Imitate others and lose your personality.

Legend has it that two thousand years ago, there was a teenager in Shouling, Yan State. If you don't know his last name, just call him Shouling Youth!

This young Shouling is not worried about food and clothing, and he is a medium-sized talent in appearance, but he lacks self-confidence. He often feels that he is nothing like others for no reason-good clothes, delicious food and elegant standing and sitting. He learns what he sees and loses what he learns. Although he has a new look, he still can't do one thing well. He doesn't know what he should look like.

His family advised him to change this problem, which he thought was because his family cared too much. Relatives and neighbors said he was a bear breaking a stick, but he didn't listen at all. Over time, he doubted whether he should walk like this, and the more he looked at it, the more he felt that his walking posture was too stupid and ugly.

One day, he met several people talking and laughing on the road, only to hear someone say that the walking posture of Handan people is beautiful. As soon as he heard this, he had a heart attack and hurried forward to find out. Unexpectedly, the men saw him and walked away with a smile.

How beautiful is the walking posture of Handan people? He can't imagine. This has become his heart disease. Finally, one day, he went to Handan, a distant place, to learn to walk without telling his family.

When I arrived in Handan, I felt fresh and dazzling everywhere. Seeing children walking, he feels lively, beautiful and academic; Seeing the old man walking, he felt steady and learned; Watch women walk, sway and learn. In this way, after only half a month, he couldn't even walk, and his travel expenses were spent, so he had to climb back.

The story comes from Zhuangzi Autumn Water. The idiom "Handan toddler" means to imitate others mechanically. If you don't learn from the strengths of others, you will lose your own strengths and skills.

There are too many toddlers in Handan now, which must be stopped.