When Kong Rong was a child, he was smart and studious, with a flexible mind and a flow of answers. Everyone praised him as a child prodigy. At the age of four? He can recite many poems and poems, and he knows manners. His parents love him very much. One day, my father's friend brought a plate of pears to the Kong Rong brothers.
Father asked Kong Rong to divide the pears, Kong Rong picked the smallest pear, and the rest were given to the brothers in the order of generations. Kong Rong said, "I am young? Small pears should be eaten, and big pears should be eaten by brothers. "
Father was very surprised and asked, "Is that brother younger than you?" ? Kong Rong said, "Because my brother is younger than me? , so I should also let him. " This story tells people that everything should abide by public order and good customs, which is moral common sense that should be known from an early age.
2. Rats on the stupa
A stray mouse made its home on the top of the stupa.
Life in the stupa is really happy. Not only can you cross the floor at will, but you can also enjoy rich sacrifices. It even enjoys privileges that others can't imagine, and it can chew unknown secrets; People dare not face up to the Buddha statue, which is a free relaxation. When it rises, it can even leave some shit on the head of the Buddha.
Whenever a good man and a woman burn incense and kowtow, the mouse always looks at the intoxicating smoke and rises slowly. It jerked its nose, laughing internally: "Funny human, knees are so soft, kneel when you say it!" " "
One day, a hungry wild cat broke in and caught the mouse.
"You can't eat me! You should bow to me! I represent the Buddha! " The noble prisoner protested.
"People bow down to you only because of your position, not because of you!"
The wild cat sneered, and then it broke the mouse in half like a hamburger.
Truth: In life, many people have moments of pride. Think objectively. When others are respectful to you, is it because of your own character, knowledge and kindness, or because of your temporary position?
3. The emperor's new clothes
A luxurious and stupid king only cares about changing clothes every day. One day, two swindlers came to the kingdom. They claim that they can make a magical dress that only sages can see, but fools can't.
The swindlers demanded a lot of treasure, and kept saying that the dress was luxurious and dazzling, which the poor officials could not see. But in order to cover up their ignorance, they all said they could see it, and so did the king. Finally, a child said, "He has nothing on!" " .
Through the ugly drama of a stupid emperor being fooled by two swindlers, wearing invisible new clothes and holding a military parade naked, the fatuity of the emperor and the ugly nature of hypocrisy, treachery and stupidity of officials of all sizes are deeply exposed. Praise the childlike innocence of being selfless and fearless and daring to reveal the truth.
4. Sima Guang smashed the cylinder
When Sima Guang was seven years old, he was as steady as an adult. When he heard the teacher explain Zuo's Chunqiu, he liked it very much. After school, he told his family what he had learned. He immediately understood the connotation of Zuo's Spring and Autumn Annals. From then on, he couldn't put books in his hand, and even forgot hunger and cold.
Once, he and his friends were playing in the backyard, and a child climbed into the vat and fell into the water in the vat. When the other children saw something was wrong, they all gave up and ran away, but Sima Guang used his quick wits to pick up a big stone from the ground and hit it hard at the water tank. The water gushed out and the child was saved.
5. a blessing in disguise
A person who is good at speculating and mastering tricks lives near the frontier fortress. Once, his horse ran to the residence of the Hu people for no reason. People came to comfort him for this. The old man said, "Why isn't this a blessing?" A few months later, the lost horse came back with many good horses of the Hu people. People came to congratulate him.
The old man added, "Why isn't this a disaster?" There are many good horses in the fortune teller's house. His son likes riding horses. As a result, he fell off his horse and broke his leg. People began to sympathize with him.
The old man said, "Why isn't this a good thing?" After a year, the conference semifinals invaded the frontier fortress on a large scale, and all the able-bodied men confessed to go to war. Many people died near the frontier fortress. Only Sai Weng's son was saved from the battle because of his lame leg, and the father and son saved their lives together.