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 walked home with a rabbit in his hand, he thought proudly, "I am so lucky." Maybe another 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.

Carve a boat for the sword.

During the Warring States Period, a Chu man crossed the river by boat. He was careless when the boat reached the middle of the river. Throw the sword you are carrying into the river. He immediately took out a knife and carved a mark on the side of the ship. He said, "This is where my sword fell into the water, so I want to carve a mark."

After the ship landed, the Chu people immediately jumped into the water from the place marked on the ship and caught the fallen sword. After fishing for a long time, there is still no sign of the sword. In fact, how can he find the sword? The boat kept going, but the sword didn't move. It's ridiculous to find a sword like him.

3. Ye Gong Haolong

Once upon a time, there was a man named Ye Gong who liked dragons very much. In his home, dragons are painted on walls, carved on columns and embroidered on the cover. The real dragon in the sky heard that Ye Gong likes dragons, so he came to visit him at Ye Gong's house. His long tail stretched out in the hall and put his head into the window to look around. When Ye Gong saw the real dragon in the sky, he was terrified out of his wits and turned pale, so he quickly hid. It turns out that Ye Gong likes not real dragons, but fake dragons that are painted, embroidered and carved.

4. contradiction

There was a man in Chu who sold both shields and spears. (He) boasted, "My shield is so strong that nothing can penetrate." (He) praised his spear and said, "My spear is very sharp, and there is nothing it can't pierce." Someone said, "What will happen if you stab your shield with your spear?" The seller can't respond. An airtight shield and an airtight spear cannot exist at the same time.

keep faith

During the Warring States period, the army of Qin surrounded Handan, the capital of Zhao, and the situation was very critical. Cheng Xiao, the king of Zhao, sent Ping Yuanjun to Chu for help. Pingyuan intends to lead 20 public tourists to complete this task. 19 of them have been selected, but one of them is still uncertain. At this time, he volunteered to go, Ping Yuanjun with a grain of salt, reluctantly took him to Chu.

When Ping Yuanjun arrived in Chu, he immediately talked with the king of Chu about "assisting Zhao", but the conversation was fruitless for a long time. At this time, Mao Sui said to the king of Chu: "We came to ask you to send reinforcements today, but you didn't say a word, but you should not forget that although Chu has many soldiers, it has been defeated and fought many times, and even the country has been lost." In my opinion, Chu needs to unite against Qin more than Zhao! " Mao Sui's words convinced the king of Chu and immediately promised to send troops to help Zhao.

When Ping Yuanjun returned to Zhao, he said with emotion: "When Mr. Mao arrived in Chu, Chu was more important than Jiuding Road." Jiuding Dalu: Together with Ding, it is a treasure of an ancient country. )

The idiom "It's a deal" comes from this story, and describing a sentence can play a very important role.

6. Honest people buy shoes

Zheng has a man who wants to buy a pair of shoes. He measured his feet first, and then put the measured size on the seat. He hurried to the market and forgot to bring that size. He got the shoes, but said, "I forgot my size." "Go home and get it. By the time he came back, the market had already dispersed, and he finally didn't buy shoes.

Someone asked him, "Why don't you try on the size of your shoes with your own feet?" He replied, "I would rather believe in size than my own feet!" 」

Concentrate

Once upon a time, there was a chess player named Qiu. His chess skills are superb.

Qiu has two students studying chess with him. A student is very absorbed in learning from the teacher. The other one didn't. He thinks it's easy to learn chess, so there's no need to be serious. When the teacher explained, although he sat there, his eyes seemed to be looking at the chess pieces, but his heart was thinking, "If I kill a swan in the wild now, it will be a delicious meal." Because he is always daydreaming and absent-minded, the teacher doesn't listen at all.

As a result, although both students are famous teachers, one has made rapid progress and become a famous chess player, while the other has not learned any skills.

8. Cup bow snake shadow

One day, Le Guang invited his friends to drink in the hall at home. When that friend was drinking, he suddenly saw the shadow of a small snake shaking in his glass. He was disgusted, but he drank the wine anyway. I feel uncomfortable and uneasy after drinking it. I got sick when I got home.

A few days later, Le Guang heard the news that his friend was ill and knew the reason why he was ill. Le Guang thought, "There will never be a snake in the glass!" So he ran to the place where he was drinking that day. It turns out that there is a colorful bow on the wall of the hall. The shadow of the bow happened to fall where his friend put down his glass, so Yue Guang ran to his friend and explained the reason. After the man understood the reason, he immediately recovered.

Later, people used the metaphor of "a cup bow and a snake shadow" to be suspicious and ask for trouble.

9. past praying for

There was a nobleman named KATTO in the Zhou Dynasty. KATTO is not only talented in poetry, but also good at managing state affairs. Later, he was by Zhou Liwang's side to help handle state affairs. However, Zhou Liwang is arrogant and misinterprets the law. Treacherous court officials try their best to please. KATTO bluntly advised him and listed the disadvantages of state affairs, but the treacherous court official spoke ill of him in Zhou Liwang's ear. Zhou Liwang is very tired of KATTO. Since then, treacherous court officials have gone in and out, ignoring KATTO. KATTO was very angry and wrote a poem, which was later included in The Book of Songs. In the poem, he attacked the traitor and said, "There is no cure for evil!"

"incorrigible": terminally ill, medicine can't save it. The latter metaphor is that things are hopelessly bad.

10. Ride the wind and waves

In the ancient Southern and Northern Dynasties, there was a general named Zong Qiming in Song State. He was brave and ambitious since he was a child. One day, Zong Yi's uncle asked him what his ambition was, and Zong Yi replied, "I would like to ride the wind and waves." I must break through all obstacles, go forward bravely and make a difference. After studying hard and working hard, Zong Yi finally became a general who can be good at fighting.

Later, people used "braving the wind and waves" to describe the spirit of facing difficulties.