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« Previous EntriesThe Frog in the Well
Saturday, November 10th, 2007One day, lumbering up from the ocean, a tortoise passed by a well. Curious at the music coming from the well, the tortoise took a look and saw a frog in the well.
Tortoise: “Do you live in this well?”
Frog: “Yep. I live like a king here! When I leap into the water, it supports my […]
Good Wine, Bad Wine
Wednesday, November 7th, 2007Long long ago, a country named “Chu” threw a magnificent feast and invited noblemen from its neighboring countries. Country “Lu” and “Zhao” brought gifts of their most famous wines to the King of Chu.
The Chu wine minister heard that Zhao’s wine is of a most excellent vintage and asked the Zhao wine minister if he […]
The Horse Lover
Monday, November 5th, 2007There was once a man who loved his horse very much.
He waited on it hand and foot (with concerted, never-ending effort). He used a wicker basket to catch the horse’s droppings and a huge conch shell to catch its urine.
One day, when the man went to slap a fly off his horse’s backside, the horse […]
Sudan Famine - cherish foods and water
Sunday, November 4th, 2007Many of us take what we have for granted, not knowing that we actually live a wealthy life which you may perceive otherwise. When I grew up, I was taught to finish everything in my plate at each meal, including every single grain of rice. However, how many of us still do this? Some of […]
The Caged Pheasant
Friday, November 2nd, 2007Finding food is not easy for the wild pheasant, traveling ten steps before getting a single worm.
Even though it has to walk a hundred paces for a drink of water, it still prefers this living to being locked up in a cage
On the other hand, a caged pheasant may have enough to eat and drink, […]