★ Great white elephant

Long ago, there were two kings, one was King Jia and the other was King Bitiyan. Because King Bitiyan has powerful incense elephants, he always easily defeated King Jia's army. In order to avenge the past, King Jia issued an order to the whole country: "Whoever can catch a strong elephant for the king will be rewarded."

At that time, a big white elephant lived in the mountains. After the discovery, the king immediately sent troops up the mountain to round up. The strong elephant had no intention of running away at all, and was tamed and brought back to the palace. The king was very happy to get this precious white elephant, so he built a beautiful house for it, covered it with a very soft blanket, gave it good food and asked someone to play the piano for it, but the elephant always refused to eat.

King Jia was very anxious. He came to see the elephant himself and asked, "Why don't you eat?" Xiang Xiang replied, "My parents live in the mountains. They are old and blind. They can't find water plants to eat by themselves. I must be hungry. As long as I think about it, I feel so sad that I can't eat anything ... Your Majesty, can you let me go back to my adoptive parents and wait for my parents to die of old age?

Deeply moved, King Jia put the elephant back into the mountain and issued an order that the whole country should honor their parents. Those who are not filial will be punished with a felony.

A few years later, the old elephant died, and Daxiangxiang returned to the palace as promised. Wang Jimin was dead, and he immediately sent it to attack Bitian. However, Xiang Xiang persuaded the king to make peace and was willing to go to Bitian as a peace envoy. Sure enough, Xiangxiang really resolved the feud and let the two peoples live and work in peace and contentment.

★ Waterfall brewing.

Once upon a time, there was a very filial young man in MINO (today's Qibu County). His mother died when he was very young, and he lived alone with his father for a long time. They are too poor to even buy rice.

Father loves to drink, but he doesn't even have money to buy rice. How can he afford to buy wine? The young man knew that his father had always wanted to drink. Every day when he goes out, he always says to his father, "Dad, I will definitely try my best to buy you wine. Please wait patiently! However, cutting firewood for a whole day can only buy one meal. The thought of his father drinking some wine makes him happy. The young man can't help but feel sad and drag his tired body home step by step.

A father really can't bear to watch his son busy from morning till night, but he doesn't have enough to eat a meal, and he still has to worry about whether he has wine to drink. Seeing his son's sad face, he quickly comforted his son: "Don't worry, my good son, I think life is very good now, and it doesn't matter if I don't drink." Hearing that his father comforted him in turn, the young man felt even more sad and thought, "Tomorrow, I must buy wine for my father."

Early the next morning, before dawn, the young man went up the mountain. From early morning to dusk, the young man worked hard to cut wood and gained more than usual. "This should be enough to buy a pot of wine." The young man looked at his hard work today with satisfaction, then picked up the tied wood and prepared to go down the mountain to sell it. However, it was getting late, and the young man was in such a hurry that he accidentally slipped and fell into the valley!

When he woke up in a daze, he heard running water nearby. The thirsty young man supported his aching body and walked in the direction of running water. He found a small waterfall on a nearby cliff, and the water quality was very clear. He bent down, scooped up water and tasted it. "wow! Delicious "..." Gee, this water seems to smell like wine. " The young man felt incredible and took another sip. "This is a real bar. Yes, it's wine. Still a good wine! After several attempts, the young man finally decided that the water in this small waterfall was wine, so he took the empty gourd tied around his waist and poured it into the waterfall, hoping to take it home for his father to drink.

The young man ran and jumped home and apologized to his long-awaited father: "Dad, I'm sorry I came back late today, because I accidentally fell into the valley and worried you." Please forgive me! " Seeing his son covered in mud and hurt, the father stroked his son's hair and said, "It's good to come back safely." If you fall, wipe the medicine quickly! " 」

"Dad, this has nothing to do with me. I have a strange thing to tell you. After falling into the valley, I found a small waterfall. The water world in the waterfall is rare! That water is excellent wine! You must have a drink. This is my gift to you as a son. " The young man quickly took down the gourd and poured out the wine for his father to enjoy. "Really, I want a drink." The father was surprised to see his son pour the water out of the gourd and took a drink with a grain of salt. "Ah, it's really wine, and it's good wine." Father was moved to tears. "My good son, this must be it." Will give us such a precious gift. "The father hugged his son and burst into tears. The father not only drinks wine, but also drinks it every day because his son goes to the waterfall to get it back. His hunchback has been straightened for years! After the news spread, the monarch of Mino also knew the filial piety of young people. He sent young people to reward him face to face: "You are really a good filial boy. What you have done for your father is really admirable and in line with the samurai spirit. I hereby make you the Minoan samurai. You have to work hard! Since then, people have called that small waterfall with drinking water "Old Age Waterfall".

Filial piety story

★ Xiaogan moves heaven

Yu Shundi () of the Three Emperors and Five Emperors was originally an ordinary civilian, and his father (you: Yingu) was blind. You: dirty hands, old man. ) blind and stubborn and don't know manners. Shun's mother died young and remarried, and his stepmother was naughty. But he didn't dislike it. He took on the work of the whole family. He often cultivates in Lishan. Because Shun's filial piety is so rare that it touched the sky that when he was farming, elephants came out to help him and birds helped him weed.

By the time Shun was 20 years old, his deeds had spread far. At the age of 30, the then leader Di Yao asked April (the official of the Four Seasons) to find a successor. Shun was recommended together in April this time. Therefore, Emperor Yao decided to conduct an in-depth investigation on Shun, married his two daughters and ordered his nine sons to work with Shun to observe his behavior at home and abroad.

After Shun's marriage, she asked her wife to honor her in-laws, do her daughter-in-law's duty, take care of her younger brother, and do good sister-in-law's duty. Shun is also very strict with Yao's nine sons, which makes them more sincere, cautious and respectful in everything.

Shun cultivates in Lishan. Because of his kindness and humility, the people who worked with him in farming were infected and became able to give and take and get along well. Go fishing with Razer, where people gradually put aside their disputes, respect each other, and give and take. Shun makes pottery by the river, carefully, and redo it if it is not done well. Those careless people saw it and felt ashamed, and gradually became refined. Shun's character is well known.

Emperor Yao appreciated Shun very much, gave him clothes made of high-grade materials, an expensive piano, a flock of cattle and sheep, and built a granary for him. Shun's father, stepmother and younger brother were so jealous when they saw him that they were bent on murdering him and taking it for themselves. Gu Sou asked Shun to clean the high cover of the granary, and then secretly set a fire. Fortunately, I prepared bamboo hats for Shun in advance, one by one. He Xiang designed to repair the well and buried him alive. After his success, Shun's property was divided among three people, like Qin Heshun's two wives, and the barn for cattle and sheep clothes belonged to his stepmother. Fortunately, under the arrangement of his two wives, Shun dug a hole by the well in advance and hid himself when he got down. When he came out, Xiang was fondling the precious piano in Shun's house. See.

Emperor Yao visited Shun for a long time and assigned work to Shun. Finally, he believes that Shun's moral character is really good and capable, which can unite capable people all over the world and make more capable people willing to come out to assist in political affairs. The local father, mother, son, brother, brother and respected brother all respected Shun, so they passed on the throne to the sage. This is what is called abdication in history. Pure filial piety and loyalty. Master Lv Chunyang introduced seventy-two loyal gods, thirty-six filial piety gods and five filial piety gods in The Complete Works of Lv Zu, with a total of 1 13, and Emperor Shun ranked first. He said, "Spinning dry Kun, pure loyalty and filial piety, making great virtue and saint, making Shun Di dangerous, infinite supreme", which is extremely respectful and demanding to my people.

The story of thirty-six filial piety

★ Shun's story

Shun, a descendant of the Yellow Emperor, had a deaf and blind father, a very bad temper and a very virtuous mother, which made Shun spend a very happy childhood under her care.

However, his mother was seriously ill and died soon. Since her death, her father's temper has become worse. Later, his father got together in the second room and gave birth to a younger brother. Since then, my father has been more fond of my stepmother. Her stepmother is narrow-minded and often speaks ill of Shun in front of her father, so that Shun is often beaten by her father.

However, Shun, who is filial, did not complain because of this, but still showed filial piety in all aspects. But the stepmother is still afraid that he will divide more than half of his family business, so she often wants to get rid of Shun and frame him again and again.

Although the stepmother and younger brother are afraid of harm, Shun never cares. At the age of twenty, filial piety spread thousands of miles, and Emperor Yao was recommended by local officials to meet Shun. He also admired him and married both his daughters to Shun. Shun's filial piety finally touched his stepmother and younger brother, and the family finally lived happily together. Yao also abdicated to Shun. Under the rule of Shun, the country was prosperous and peaceful.

★ ZTE serves the country (filial piety is to show the reputation of parents, not only to honor ancestors, but also to make future generations admire)

The throne of Xia Dynasty passed to Xiang, and Han Jue killed Xiang Emperor and seized the country. The queen got pregnant and fled back to her family. Soon after, she gave birth to Prince Shao Kang. The queen brought up Shao Kang in one hand, and often told him to recover China.

When Shao Kang was twenty years old, Shao Kang listened to his mother's instruction. He left his mother for Guo Yu. When Yu Wang saw Shao Kang, he thought he could achieve great things, so he married his daughter and gave him troops and a brigade from Lun County.

Only one brigade of soldiers, Tian Yicheng and Shao Kang, made great efforts for the country's prosperity and people's security. On the contrary, in Anyi, Kyoto, under the brutal rule of Han Zhuo, the people were miserable and complained. Seeing that the time had come for the restoration of the country, Shao Kang contacted his father's old minister, captured the capital in one fell swoop and recovered the country.

"People with filial piety are good at inheriting people's aspirations and telling people's stories"-people with filial piety are good at inheriting ancestors' wishes and recording their deeds. Here, what Shao Kang did was to inherit the wishes of his ancestors.

★ Pure filial piety (filial piety means taking care of parents when you are blessed)

Uncle Ying Xiao of the Zhou Dynasty was a native of Zheng in the Spring and Autumn Period. His mother is the most filial in his life. If there is anything delicious at home, be sure to let her eat first.

At that time, Zhuang Gong, the monarch of the State of Zheng, was very sad because his mother and brother Shu Duan rebelled. After the rebellion, he put Shu Duan in prison, and the queen mother was exiled to Cheng Ying, vowing "never to see each other again until she went underground."

One day, Duke Zhuang invited his uncle to visit him, but Uncle Xiao didn't get a bowl of delicious meat in front of him. Zhuang Gong was frightened and asked him why. Uncle Xiao said that looking at the delicious meat reminds me of my mother at home. Her mother has never eaten such delicious meat, so she dare not eat it herself. He hoped that Zhuang Gong could give it to her.

Hearing this, Zhuang Gong was suddenly silent and sad. Xiao Shu looked at it and asked what was going on. Zhuang Gong told him the story of his mother and brother rebelling, and told Xiao Shu the story of swearing "never to meet again".

Uncle Xiao thought for a moment, and then pointed out that just dig a tunnel and meet in it. Zhuanggong immediately agreed to send someone to deal with it. As a result, Zhuang Gong met his mother in the tunnel and made up. Uncle Xiao not only fulfilled his filial piety, but also touched the monarch's filial piety to his mother. Later generations called him "pure filial piety."

★ Walk upright (not only to be filial, but also to persuade people to be filial)

Confucius was born in Lu during the Spring and Autumn Period. His father Shu is a scholar and his mother is his stepmother.

When Confucius was three years old, his father died unfortunately and was raised by his mother Yan. Zhong Ni was very clever since he was a child, and he was very filial to his mother.

For the future of Zhong Ni, Yanshi specially invited famous scholars at that time to teach Zhong Ni. Under the guidance of his mother and Yan, Zhong Ni read all the books at that time, and paid attention to and made progress in academic and moral cultivation from time to time. So when he was young, he was already slightly famous.

Later, Confucius taught in Lu and preached benevolence. There are as many as 3000 students from all sides, 72 of whom have made special achievements. He teaches students that setting an example is more important than teaching by example, and he gives them different educational methods according to their sexual orientation. He often teaches students that "if you don't learn manners, you can't stand it". In addition, Confucius also devoted himself to spreading the great spirit of kindness with words.

Painted clothes entertainment (filial piety is endless regardless of age. )

Lao Laizi, a Chu native in the Spring and Autumn Period of the Zhou Dynasty, was very filial from an early age. When he was seventy years old, the two old people were still alive. But seeing their son getting old, they also have their own worries. When Lao Laizi saw it, he thought of a way. Lao Laizi dressed himself up as a child, skipped to his parents' side and laughed and played with the child. Since then, Lao Laizi has never mentioned old stories in front of his parents. He often dresses up as a child and lets the two old people live a happy old age.

★ the story of Mrs. Wu

Ms. Wu grew up in a very poor family with eight brothers and sisters. She is the oldest child. After finishing primary school, she had no money to go to junior high school and began to work in a factory. She has a wide range of interests, washing dishes in restaurants, selling flowers on the roadside and cooking in the canteen. A few years ago, he began to prepare meals for the boss of the factory. They were delicious and won the favor of the boss's family.

She is in her early fifties and has two children, a man and a woman, who are extremely filial. Because of her children's suffering, she insisted on attending evening classes after work and became an older worker and a young student. This coincides with the lifelong learning that she has paid great attention to in recent years. She is really never too old to learn. Although there are some elderly grandfathers and old ladies in the night makeup school, the most gratifying thing for the children is that no matter how tired her mother is, she always spends a long time chatting with them. For them, this woman is not only a mother, but also a rare mentor!

Mother's Day is coming, and two children are thinking hard about what gift to give their mother. For several years, they have never celebrated Father's Day in Ceng Qingzhu, so they always want to double their feelings on Mother's Day. After listening to their conversation, people really feel that these two children are so filial!

"Single neon, those watches are so expensive, we simply can't afford it! 」

"However, some are not so expensive! 」

"But, those cheap like toys, disgusting! 」

"I have a friend who bought a brand-name watch at an incredibly low price. Should we also see it in buy buy? But it is likely to be a fake. "

"This is a bad idea. Mom hates illegal things. We can't do this. " ... suddenly, a bus stopped in the distance. "What's the date? I can't see clearly! I have a good idea! 」

Therefore, the two children decided to give their mother a pair of glasses to alleviate the trouble caused by her poor eyesight with age. With the active planning of the children, Mrs. Wu spent one quite happy Mother's Day after another. The most gratifying thing is the filial piety of the two children, not just Mother's Day.

★ A child who refuses to eat-Li.

The child is very stupid. The nuns in the orphanage told me that he was a little mentally retarded, not very serious. He can take care of himself. But he can't study, and he takes an enlightenment class at school.

Every time I ask him any questions, he doesn't know, which really drives me half to death.

His leg was hurt and the nun took him to the hospital. His grandfather was his only relative and rushed to the hospital to accompany him, because it was impossible for a nun to accompany him 24 hours a day.

He stopped eating suddenly, because it was a trauma, so there was no reason not to eat. How to coax him? He only eats one or two vegetables at a time, and doesn't touch the others. When his grandfather saw that he didn't eat, he ate all the food. Two days later, he still only ate some vegetables. Grandpa was in a hurry, so he quickly called the nun.

This nun, who knows him very well, is also puzzled. She knows that the child has always had a good appetite, and there must be a reason for not eating. But what is the reason?

It was the same nun. She guessed that the child must be afraid that Grandpa was too poor to buy anything to eat, so he had to stop eating and let Grandpa have a good meal. His grandfather does eat, so he believes that only by starving himself can his grandfather have something to eat.

The nun went downstairs and bought two lunches, one for his grandfather and one for himself. No sooner had they started eating than the children snatched food from the hospital. Not only did he finish the hospital meal, but the nun also bought him a box of lunch.

The children in the same ward breathed a sigh of relief. Doctors and nurses came to see him eat, and the room was almost full of joy.

★ A child who can only pray-Li

I first saw this child in the children's center, about four years ago. The child is only about six years old, skipping. He automatically said to me, "My mom left too early, and my dad had to work, so he couldn't take care of me, so he had to send me." I was very sad at that time, because the six-year-old child actually used the words "My mother left too early". .

In the past four years, children have grown taller and taller. About a few days before Christmas, I walked into the church of this children's center and saw the child again. There was no one in the church at that time, only children knelt in front of the Madonna and prayed.

I asked him what happened, and he said, "My father is ill. As a child, I can't find a good doctor for my father, so I can only pray for my mother to bless my father. "

I couldn't help looking back when I left the church. There are some burning candles in front of the Madonna in the church. The child knelt in front of the Madonna, with his head held high. The candlelight shone on his face. From a distance, it looks like a beautiful picture, and it is also very suitable for making Christmas cards.

I was happy for the father. How many people can have such a filial child?