Zhang sengyou
Zhang Sengyou: "The four white dragons in anrakuji, Jinling don't blink. Every cloud says,' Just blink and fly away.' People think it's a fake birthday, please point it out. In a short time, lightning broke through the wall, and two dragons took the clouds to the sky. Anyone who didn't notice the two dragons saw them. "
Translation:
Zhang Sengyou was a famous painter in Liang Dynasty. Once, the emperor ordered him to draw dragons on the wall of anrakuji in Jinling. Soon, two lifelike dragons appeared on the wall. At this time, the emperor found that two dragons had no eyes, so he asked Zhang Sengyou why. Zhang Sengyou replied, "You draw your eyes and they fly away." People don't believe it. The emperor insisted that he draw eyes, so Zhang Sengyou had to point his eyes at one of the dragons. Lightning and thunder flashed in an instant, and the dragon really flew away.
The idiom "make the finishing point" means that the key part of speaking or doing things is handled well, making the overall effect more vivid.
Idiom: Candle extinguishes a bird (Yan Zi Chunqiu)
Gong Jing was so arrogant that the candle controlled the bird and died. Public anger, a letter to the officials to kill it. Yan Ziri: "Zhu Zou's three sins. Please count them and kill them for their crimes. Gong said, "Ke", so he called it and counted it, saying, "Candle Zou! It is a sin for you to die for my bird; It is the second sin to kill my king because of birds; It is three sins to make the princes smell it and regard my king as a bird and despise people. The crime of counting candles is over, please kill it. " The duke said, "don't kill me, I have heard about my fate." "
Qi Jinggong likes to shoot birds and send candles to take care of the birds, but all the birds have run away. Gong Jing was furious and ordered officials to kill Zhu Zou. Yan Zi said: "Zhu Zou has three charges. Please let me point out his charges one by one and then kill him. " Gong Jing said, "Yes." So he called Zhu Zou to Gong Jing, recounted his sins and said, "Zhu Zou! You were in charge of raising birds for our monarch, but you let them escape. This is the first crime. Letting our monarch kill people because of birds is the second sin; Let the princes hear this and think that our monarch values birds over talents. This is the third crime. I have finished counting Zhu Zou's crimes, and I asked Gong Jing to kill him. " Gong Jing said, "Don't kill me, I was educated by you."
Revelation: Reveals the cruelty of the rulers' extravagant play, valuing birds over people, and praises Yan Zi's eloquence and admonition wit and wisdom.
The fox and the grapes
The hungry fox saw a string of crystal clear grapes hanging on the grape rack, and his mouth watered. He wanted to pick them and eat them, but he also
I can't pick it out. After watching it for a while, he left helplessly. As he walked, he comforted himself and said, "This grape is definitely not ripe."
Very sour. "
That is to say, some people are too weak to do things, so the time is not ripe.
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Wolves and cranes
The wolf swallowed a bone by mistake. He was very uncomfortable and ran around looking for a doctor. He met an egret and agreed to pay him a fee.
After taking out the bone, the crane put his head into the wolf's throat, took out the bone and asked the wolf for a generous reward. The wolf replied.
Say, "hey, friend, you can safely get your head back from the wolf's mouth." Isn't that enough? Why talk about rewards? "
This story shows that the reward for doing good deeds to bad people is to know the essence of bad people's bad faith.
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The little boy and the scorpion
A child caught grasshoppers in front of the city wall and soon caught many. Suddenly he saw a scorpion, and he thought it was also a grasshopper.
Then I tried to catch him with both hands. The scorpion raised its stinger and said, "Come on, if you really dare to do this, even the grasshopper you caught will not be spared."
The flies will all disappear. "
This story warns people to distinguish between good people and bad people and treat them differently.
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Fox and goat fell into the well.
A fox slipped and fell into a well. No matter how hard he struggled, he still couldn't climb up and had to stay there. Shanyangxiang
I was very thirsty. I came to the well and saw a fox in it. I asked him if the well water was good. The fox felt that the opportunity had come, in his heart.
When he was secretly pleased, he immediately calmed down and praised the well water for its delicious taste, saying that it was the first spring in the world, sweet and refreshing, and advised goats to drink it quickly.
Come down and have a drink with him. The goat, who just wanted to drink water, jumped without thinking, and it was very painful.
After drinking, we will discuss with the fox the way to the well. The fox was ready and said slyly, "I have one."
Method. You put your front foot on the wall of the well, then straighten the corner, and I'll jump into the well from behind you and pull you up. We all
Saved. "The goat agreed to his proposal, and the fox stepped on his hind foot, jumped on his back, and then pushed hard from the corner.
Jump, jump out of the wellhead. After the fox went up, he was ready to escape alone. The goat accused the fox of breaking his promise. Fox turned around.
Say to the goat, "Hey, friend, if your mind is as perfect as your beard, you won't miss the exit."
Jumping around before. "
This story shows that a wise man should think clearly about the result of something before doing it.
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Widows and hens
A widow keeps a hen. The hen lays an egg every day. She thought that if she fed more barley to the chickens, she would plant two a day.
Eggs. So, she feeds it like this every day, and as a result, the hen grows fatter and fatter, and doesn't even lay an egg every day.
This story shows that some people want to get more benefits because of greed, and even lose what they have.
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West Western jackdaw lived in vain.
Zeus wanted to establish a king for these birds, specify a date, and ask all birds to attend on time, so as to choose the best one among them.
Beauty is king. All the birds ran to the river to freshen up. Western Western jackdaw knew that he was not beautiful, so he came to the river and picked up the crowd.
The feathers of the bird were carefully inserted into themselves and then glued on. The appointed date has arrived, and all the birds are
Come to Zeus together. Zeus saw the colorful western Western jackdaw at a glance, especially beautiful among the birds, ready to set a trap for him.
Become a king. These birds are very angry. They plucked their feathers from Western jackdaw in the west. So, the beautiful feathers of western Western jackdaw.
It's all gone. It's another ugly western Western jackdaw.
The story is that you can get the illusion of beauty with the help of other people's things, but when things that don't belong to you are stripped away,
You will show your true colors.
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The little goat and the wolf are standing on the roof
The little goat stood on the roof and saw the wolf pass by, so he insulted him and laughed at him. The wolf said, "Oh, man, curse."
Mine is not you, it's your terrain. "
This story shows that geography and nature often give people the courage to fight against the strong.
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Mountain earthquake
Once, a mountain had a big vibration, and the sound from the vibration was like a huge groan and noise. Many people gathered together.
Watching at the foot of the mountain, I don't know what happened. When they gathered there anxiously, worried about seeing something ominous, they only had
I saw a mouse running out of the mountain.
This means much ado about nothing.
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Virtue and evil
Weak goodness is overtaken by evil. Good at asking Zeus how to return to earth. Zeus told me.
He, let's not go together. Let's visit the world one by one. Evil is close to people, so I have been looking for him.
Kid. Kindness comes slowly, because it falls from the sky.
In other words, it is difficult for people to meet good, but they are hurt by evil every day.
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Old hunting dog
An old hunting dog never gave in to any wild animals in the forest when he was young and strong. When he was old, he met one on a hunting trip.
A wild boar, he bravely rushed up to bite the boar's ear. Because the teeth are too old to bite firmly, wild boar.
Ran away. The host was disappointed and ran over to scold him. The old hound looked up and said, "Master! This is impossible.
Blame me. I can't be as brave as when I was young, but I can't resist the laws of nature. In the past, my behavior has been affected.
Your praise should not be blamed by you now. "
In other words, birth, old age, illness and death are irresistible laws.
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Ants and dung beetles
In summer, all other animals live leisurely. Only ants run around the fields, collecting wheat and barley and storing them for themselves.
Store food for winter. Dung beetles was surprised and asked him why he was so hardworking. The ant didn't say anything at that time.
Winter came, and the heavy rain washed away the cow dung. Hungry dung beetles went to the ant to beg, and the ant said to him, "Hey,
Dude, if you hadn't criticized me at work, you wouldn't be hungry now. "
In other words, people who plan ahead can avoid disasters despite the myriad changes.
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Rooster and Baoyu
A rooster is looking for food for himself and his hen in the field. He found a piece of Baoyu and said to Baoyu, "Otherwise,
I, not your master, found you, and he will cherish you; But I find you useless. I
Getting a wheat is better than getting all the jewels in the world. "
This means that what you need is really precious.
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The deer and his father
One day, the deer said to the male deer, "Dad, why are you still afraid of dogs?" You are taller and faster than him, and
And there is a big horn for self-defense. The stag smiled and said, "Son, you are right, but I only know a little.".
When the dog barked, I couldn't help running away at once. "
This story shows that it is useless to inspire those who are naturally timid and cowardly.
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Two pockets
Prometheus created human beings, and hung two bags around his neck, one to hold the shortcomings of others, and the other to hold the shortcomings of others.
Put it on yourself. He hung the bag containing other people's shortcomings on his chest and the other on his back. So people can always be very
Quickly see the shortcomings of others, but not your own.
This story shows that people tend to find fault with others, but ignore their own shortcomings.
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Shan Ying and the fox
Shan Ying and the fox became friends. In order to strengthen their friendship, they decided to live together. So the eagle flew.
In a big tree, a nest was built to hatch offspring, and the fox got into the bushes under the tree to give birth.
One day, the fox went out for food, and the eagle just broke the cooking. He flew into the bush and took the little fox away.
Eagles enjoy a big meal together. When the fox came back, he knew it was an eagle. He felt sad for the death of the child, and most importantly, he felt sad.
But he can't take revenge for a while, because he is an animal and can only run on the ground and can't chase birds. So he had to stay away.
Standing and cursing the enemy is the only thing the weak can do.
Soon, the eagle's treachery was also severely punished. Once, someone killed sheep in the wild to sacrifice to the gods, and the eagle flew down.
Go, grab the mutton with fire on the altar and take it back to his nest. At this time, a gust of wind blew over and the nest was fine.
The small dry branches immediately ignited a fierce flame. Those fledgling eagles were burned to death and fell from trees.
Let's go The fox ran over and ate all the young eagles in front of the eagle.
This story shows that God will punish a faithless person, even if the victim is weak and unable to retaliate against him.
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Horse and groom
Once upon a time, there was a groom who secretly sold the barley he had fed his horse, but he still scrubbed the horse every day and combed it with a comb.
Mao. The horse said to the groom, "If you really want me to be beautiful, don't sell the barley you fed me."
In other words, those hypocritical people bribe others with sweet words and small favors, but put what others need most.
Took it.
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The Farmer and the Snake
In winter, the farmer found a snake frozen stiff. He felt sorry for it and held it in his arms. The snake woke up after warming up.
Come here, restore its nature, bite its benefactor and fatally wound him. Before he died, the farmer said, "I
Damn it, I pity the wicked and deserve it. "
This story shows that even if the wicked are extremely kind, their evil nature will not change.
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A blowjob fisherman
There is a fisherman who can play the flute. He came to the seaside with his beloved flute and fishing net. He first stood on a protruding rock.
In the morning, I played the flute, thinking that the fish jumped in front of him when he heard this wonderful concert. He played with rapt attention.
It's been a long time, and nothing has come of it. He had to put down his flute, picked up his net and spread it in the water, and as a result, he caught a lot of fish. He can cast a net.
Our fish were thrown to the shore one by one and said to the jumping fish, "Hey, you ungrateful people!" " I suck a blowjob
At that time, you couldn't dance. Now I don't play, but you jump. "
This story is suitable for people who do things at the wrong time.
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Man and the God of the Forest
Legend has it that once there was a man who made friends with Satiros, the god of the forest. When winter comes and the weather becomes very cold, then
People put their hands to their mouths and kept steaming. The god of the forest asked why and why. The man came back.
Answer: "cold hands can make them warmer." Later, they ate at the same table, and the food on the table was steaming.
Teng, it is very hot. The man picked it up and put it to his mouth. The god of the forest asked him why. He said the food was too hot, so blow it.
Cool. The god of the forest said to mankind, "Hello, friend!" " I have to break up with you because your mouth can give off heat for a while.
Then the air conditioner came out again. "
The story is that you should never make friends with those capricious people.
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Flies and honey
When honey leaked out of the room, many flies flew to have a good meal. Honey is too sweet for them to leave. however
At this moment, their feet were stuck with honey and they couldn't fly anymore. They were so regretful that they buzzed and said, "Unfortunately,
He lost his life for a moment of pleasure. "
For many people, greed is the root of many disasters.
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Two cockfights
In order to possess the hen, two cocks fought, and one of them beat the other away. The defeated had to hide.
Where there is cover, the winner flies to the high wall and makes a hullabaloo about. Then an eagle flew over and caught him. this
After that, the defeated rooster took possession of the hen safely.
This story shows that arrogance brings harm to people and humility brings benefits to people.
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Rats and frogs
Rats are unfortunately loved by frogs. The frog foolishly tied the mouse's foot to his own. At first, they rose on the ground.
Go, go, everything is normal, and you can still eat millet. When he came to the pond, the frog took the mouse into the water, and he himself
Playing in the water, screaming happily. The poor mouse was flooded and died. Soon, the mouse surfaced,
But his feet are still tied to the frog. The kite flew here, saw the mouse, rushed into the water and caught him, frog.
Then release it from the water, and it becomes the food of the kite.
In other words, if you get too close to others, when disaster comes, you will often be implicated.
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A dog with meat in its mouth.
The dog crossed the river with meat in its mouth. He saw his reflection in the water and thought it was another dog with a bigger piece of meat in his mouth.
With this in mind, he decided to grab the bigger piece of meat. So he dived into the water to catch the bigger one. As a result, he has two pieces of meat.
I didn't get it. The piece in the water doesn't exist. The original piece was washed away by the river.
This story is suitable for greedy people.
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Bull and axle
Several bulls are pulling the truck hard, and the axle creaks. The cow turned around and looked at the car impatiently.
The shaft said, "hey, friend, we are silently bearing all the weight." What are you yelling about? "
The story goes like this: those who shout often do less work, while those who don't speak often bear all the weight.
Quantity.
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Wolf and lamb
A lamb is drinking water by the river. When the wolf saw it, he wanted to find a justified excuse to eat him. So he ran to the beach.
Swim, maliciously said that the lamb stirred the river and made him unable to drink clear water. The lamb replied that he was just standing by the river drinking water.
Water, and in the downstream, it is impossible to muddy the upstream water. When the wolf saw that the plan failed, he said, "My father was killed last year.
You scolded. "Said the unborn lamb. The wolf said to him, "No matter how you justify it, I won't let it go anyway. "
You "
It can be seen that it is ineffective to find any legitimate excuse for the wicked.
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Bears and foxes
A bear boasted that he loved human beings because he never ate dead people. A fox said to him, "I hope you can put
The dead are torn to pieces, but don't hurt the living. "
This story applies to those wicked people who pretend to be kind in life.
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Vole and house mouse
The vole and the house mouse are good friends, and the house mouse goes to the countryside for dinner at the invitation of the vole. When eating barley and millet, he was right.
The vole said, "friend, you know, you live an ant's life." I have many good things there. Come with me. "
Enjoy it! The vole followed the mouse to the city. The mouse showed the vole beans and millet, as well as red dates, cheese, honey and fruit.
Son. The vole was dumbfounded, surprised, praised and lamented his fate. They were about to start eating when someone.
Opening the door, the timid house mouse heard the sound and got into the mouse hole in fear. When the mouse owner wanted to get the cheese again, someone came in.
Take things away from the house. As soon as he saw someone, he got into the hole. At this time, the vole also forgot his hunger and trembled all over.
Whispered to the house mouse, "Goodbye, friend!" " Eat to your heart's content and enjoy these delicacies in fear. can
Have pity on me, I'm still going to eat those barley and millet, and live an ordinary life in peace that you despise. "
This story shows that people would rather live a simple and stable life than enjoy a happy life full of terror.
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Dogs, roosters and foxes
Dogs and cocks make friends, and they travel together. At night, the rooster will jump into the tree and perch on the branch.
The dog spent the night in the hole in the tree below. When dawn comes, the rooster crows as usual. A fox heard the cock crow and thought.
After eating the chicken, he ran and stood under the tree, respectfully invited the chicken down and said, "What a nice voice! It's so sweet, I
I really want to hug you. Come down, let's serenade together. The chicken replied, "please go and wake the one in the tree hole."
Night watchman, I can come down as soon as he opens the door. "The fox went to the door at once, and the dog suddenly jumped up and bit him.
It's broken.
This story shows that smart people keep calm in times of crisis and defeat the enemy skillfully and easily.
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The lion and the mouse
The lion fell asleep and a mouse jumped on him. The lion suddenly stood up, grabbed him and prepared to eat him. Please use the mouse.
Begging for mercy said that if he saved his life, he would repay him. The lion smiled contemptuously and let him go. Soon, the lion really
Some of them were saved by rats. It turned out that the lion was captured by hunters and tied to a tree with a rope. The mouse heard his voice.
He walked over and bit the rope, set the lion free and said, "You laughed at me and didn't believe I could repay you.
Now it is clear that rats can repay their kindness. "
This story shows that when fate changes alternately, the strong sometimes need the weak.
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Seagulls and kites
A seagull swallowed a big fish, burst its stomach and lay on the beach waiting to die. A kite saw it and said:
"You really deserve it! You are a bird flying in the air. You shouldn't go to the sea to find food. "
This means that everyone should obey the rules.
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Idol seller
Someone carved a wooden statue of Hermes and sold it in the market. Because no buyer came out, he shouted
Shouting, trying to attract business, saying that there are blessings and lucky gods to sell. At this moment, a man next to him said, "Hey, friend, since.
In this way, you should enjoy his benefits yourself. Why sell him? "He replied," what I want is now.
Benefits can be achieved, but the benefits of this god come slowly. "
This story is about people who seek benefits by hook or by crook and even don't respect God.