The Fox and the Grapes
The hungry fox saw bunches of crystal clear grapes hanging on the grape trellis, and his mouth watered. He wanted to pick them off and eat them, but
Can't pick it. After watching for a while, he left helplessly. As he walked, he comforted himself and said: "These grapes are not ripe, they must be sour."
This means that some people can When you are young, if you can't accomplish something, you just use the excuse that the time is not yet ripe.
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Wolf and Egret
The wolf swallowed a bone by mistake and felt very uncomfortable. He ran around looking for a doctor. He met Heron and negotiated a reward for him to take out the bones. The heron stuck his head into the wolf's throat, took out the bones, and asked the wolf for the agreed reward. The wolf replied
"Hey, friend, you can take your head back from the wolf's mouth without incident. Aren't you satisfied? Why do you need to ask for reward?"
This The story illustrates that the reward for doing good to bad people is to understand the bad nature of bad people.
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The Little Boy and the Scorpion
p>A child was catching grasshoppers in front of the city wall, and he caught many in a short while. Suddenly he saw a scorpion. He thought it was also a grasshopper, so he used both hands to catch it. The scorpion raised his stinger and said: "Come on, if you really dare to do this, even the grasshoppers you caught will be lost."
This story Warn people to distinguish between good people and bad people and treat them differently.
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Fox that fell into the well and billy goat
A fox slipped and fell into a well. No matter how hard he struggled, he still couldn't climb up, so he had to stay there. The goat felt very thirsty. When he came to the well, he saw the fox under the well and asked him if the water in the well was good. The fox felt that the opportunity had come, and was secretly happy. He immediately calmed down and praised the delicious well water. He said that the water was the best spring in the world, sweet and refreshing, and advised the goat to hurry up
Come down and drink with him. He just wanted to drink water and believed it was a real goat, so he jumped in without thinking. When he was in pain, he had to discuss with the fox how to get to the well. The fox was well prepared, and he said slyly: "I have a way. You put your front feet on the well wall, then straighten the corners, and I will jump up the well from your back, and then Pull you up, and we will all be saved." The billy goat agreed to his proposal, and the fox stepped on his hind feet, jumped on his back, and then gave him a hard blow from the horns.
Jump, jump out of the well. After the fox went up, he was ready to escape alone. The billy goat accused the fox of not keeping his promise. The fox turned around
and said to the billy goat: "Hey, friend, if your mind was as perfect as your beard, you wouldn't have lost sight of the exit before you saw it.
Jumping blindly."
This story illustrates that smart people should consider the consequences of things in advance before doing it.
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The Widow and the Hen
p>There was a widow who kept a hen that laid an egg every day. She thought that if the chickens were fed more barley, they would lay two eggs a day. So she fed her like this every day. As a result, the hens grew fatter and fatter, and they couldn't even lay an egg every day.
This story shows that some people want to get more benefits because of greed, and in the end they even lose what they already have.
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The vain jackdaw
p>Zeus wanted to establish a king for the birds, specify a date, and require all the birds to attend on time in order to choose the most beautiful one among them as the king. All the birds ran to the river to freshen up. The jackdaw knew that nothing about him was beautiful, so he came to the river, picked up the feathers fallen off by many birds, carefully inserted them all into his body, and then glued them together. When the appointed day came, all the birds
came together to Zeus. Zeus saw the colorful jackdaw at a glance, which looked particularly beautiful among the birds, and was ready to make him king. The birds were very angry and plucked their own feathers from the jackdaw. As a result, the beautiful feathers on the jackdaw
all disappeared and turned into an ugly jackdaw again.
This story is that you can get the illusion of beauty with the help of other people's things, but when the things that do not belong to you are stripped away,
the true colors will be revealed.
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Little goat standing on the roof With the Wolf
The little goat was standing on the roof. When he saw the wolf walking underneath, he cursed him and laughed at him. The wolf said: "Ah, man, it's not you who scolds me, but the terrain you're on."
This story shows that favorable geographical conditions and good fortune often give people the courage to fight against The strong fight.
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Mountain earthquake
Once, a big mountain shook, and the sound it made was like loud groans and noises. Many people gathered at the foot of the mountain to watch, not knowing what was going on. When they gathered there anxiously, fearing that they would see some ominous sign, they only saw a mouse running out of the mountain.
This means that mediocre people worry more about themselves.
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Good and Evil
The weak good was driven to heaven by evil. Good at asking Zeus how to return to the world. Zeus told him that everyone should not go together, but visit the world one by one. Evil is very similar to people, so we go to them one after another. Because goodness comes from heaven, it comes very slowly.
This means that it is difficult for people to encounter good, but they are hurt by evil every day.
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Old Hound
When an old hunting dog was young and strong, he never succumbed to any wild beast in the forest. When he was old, he encountered a wild boar during a hunt.
He bravely pounced on the wild boar and bit it. ears. Because his teeth were old and weak and could not bite firmly, the wild boar
ran away. The master ran over and was disappointed and scolded him. The old hunting dog raised his head and said: "Master! You can't blame me for this. My brave spirit is the same as when I was young, but I can't resist the laws of nature. In the past, my behavior was affected
Your praise should not be blamed by you now. ”
This means that birth, aging, sickness and death are irresistible laws.
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The Ant and the Dung Beetle
In summer, other animals live leisurely lives. Only ants run around in the fields, collecting wheat and barley to store themselves food for winter.
The dung beetle was surprised and asked him why he was so hardworking. Ant said nothing at that time.
When winter came, the heavy rain washed away the cow dung. The hungry dung beetle went to the ant to beg for food. The ant said to him: "Hey, man, if I was working at that time, Instead of criticizing me, you went to work, and now you won’t be hungry.”
This means that despite the ever-changing situation, those who take precautions can avoid disasters.
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The Rooster and the Jade
A rooster was looking for food for himself and his hens in a field. He found a piece of jade and said to Baoyu: "If it were not me but your master who found you, he would pick you up with great treasure; but when I found you, I didn't care. It’s useless. Instead of getting all the gems in the world, it’s better to get a grain of wheat.”
This means that what you need is truly precious.
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The little deer and his father
One day, the fawn said to the male deer, "Father, why are you still afraid of dogs? You are taller than him, you can run faster than him, and you are also very big. The horns are used for self-defense.” The buck said with a smile: “Boy, you are right, but I only know one thing. As soon as I hear the barking of a dog, I will run away involuntarily. ."
This story illustrates the uselessness of motivating those who are naturally timid and weak.
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Two pockets
Prometheus created humans and hung two bags around each of their necks, one to hold other people's shortcomings and the other
to hold his own. He hung the pocket that held other people's shortcomings on his chest and the other behind his back. Therefore, people can always see the shortcomings of others very quickly, but they can never see their own.
This story shows that people often like to find fault with others but ignore their own shortcomings.
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The Eagle and the Fox
p>The eagle and the fox became friends with each other. In order to strengthen their friendship, they decided to live together. So the eagle flew to
a tall tree and built a nest to raise its offspring, while the fox went into the bushes under the tree to have children.
One day, the fox went out to look for food, and the eagle just ran out of food, so he flew into the bushes, snatched the young fox away, and had a feast with the eaglets
Dayton. After the fox came back, he knew that it was the eagle who had done this. He grieved for the death of his children, and what made him most sad was that he could not take revenge for a while, because he was an animal and could only run on the ground and could not go. Chasing flying birds. Therefore, he had to stand far away and curse the enemy. This is the only thing that a weak person can do.
Soon, Eagle's crime of treachery was also severely punished. Once, some people were killing a sheep in the wild to offer sacrifices to the gods. The eagle flew down, grabbed the flaming lamb from the altar, and brought it back to its nest. At this time, a strong wind blew over, and the small dry branches in the nest immediately ignited with fierce flames. The fledgling eagles were burned to death and fell from the trees. The fox ran over and ate all the eaglets before the eagle's eyes.
This story illustrates that for those who betray their faith, even if the victim is too weak to retaliate against him, God will punish him.
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The Horse and the Groomer
Once upon a time, there was a groom who secretly sold the barley that he fed to his horses, but he still scrubbed his horses every day and combed their hair with a comb
. The horse said to the groom: "If you really want me to be beautiful, don't sell the barley that feeds me."
This means that those hypocritical people use sweet words and small favors to Bribing others takes away what they need most
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The Farmer and the Snake
In winter, the farmer found a frozen snake. He felt sorry for it and put the snake in his arms. After the snake was warmed, it came to life
recovered, resumed its nature, and bit its benefactor, fatally wounding him. Before he died, the farmer said: "I
destined to die. I pity the evil people and should suffer evil retribution."
This story shows that even if the evil people are completely benevolent, their evil nature will not changed.
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The fisherman playing the flute
p>There was a fisherman who could play the flute and came to the seaside with his beloved flute and fishing net. He first stood on a protruding rock
and played the flute, thinking that the fish would jump in front of him when they heard this wonderful music. He blew it for a long time with great concentration, but to no avail. He had no choice but to put down the flute, pick up the net, and cast it into the water. As a result, he caught many fish.
He threw the fish in the net onto the shore one by one, and said to the jumping fish: "Hey, you ungrateful things! I play the flute.
You didn't dance when I stopped playing, and now you dance backwards."
This story applies to people who do things without choosing the right time.
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Man and the God of the Forest
Legend has it that a man once made friends with Satyros, the god of the forest. Winter has arrived, and the weather has become very cold. The man put his hand to his mouth and kept breathing hot air. The forest god quickly asked what was the reason and why he did this. The man replied: "It's cold and my hands are cold. Breathing the hot air can make my hands warmer." Later, they ate together at the same table, and the food on the table was steaming.
, it was very hot. The man picked up a little and put it to his mouth. The god of the forest asked him again why. He said the food was too hot and he had to blow it to cool it down. The God of the Forest said to people: "Hey, friend! I have to break off our friendship with you, because your mouth can produce hot air for a while and cold air for a while."
The story is that you should never make friends with those who are fickle.
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Flies and Honey
Honey leaked out of the room, and many flies flew in to feast. The honey was so sweet that they were reluctant to leave. However,
At this moment, their feet were stuck with honey and they could no longer fly. They regretted endlessly and shouted: "We are so unlucky.
We lost our lives because of our greed for temporary enjoyment."
For many people, greed is the source of many disasters. source. .