Story: 1
There lived a man in the state of Qi who loved gold above everything else. Nothing else could excite him as much as the sight of gold.
One day while passing a jeweler’s shop he saw a man handling a bar of gold. He rushed in, grabbed the gold and ran.
But he was soon caught.
"Why did you steal the gold in front of so many people?" asked the judge.
"Your worship," said the man, "when I saw the gold I became blind to everything else. I did not see the people around."
One day while passing a jeweler’s shop he saw a man handling a bar of gold. He rushed in, grabbed the gold and ran.
But he was soon caught.
"Why did you steal the gold in front of so many people?" asked the judge.
"Your worship," said the man, "when I saw the gold I became blind to everything else. I did not see the people around."
Story: 2
A young man was working in the family garden when his older brother called out to him to come in and have lunch.
“Wait a minute!” shouted the younger brother. “I’ll hide the spade and come!”
When he came in, his brother scolded him for his indiscretion.
A young man was working in the family garden when his older brother called out to him to come in and have lunch.
“Wait a minute!” shouted the younger brother. “I’ll hide the spade and come!”
When he came in, his brother scolded him for his indiscretion.
“Did you have to shout like that for the whole world to hear?” He said, testily. “What is meant only for my ears should be heard by me alone!”
After lunch the young man went back to the garden to continue his work, but returned almost immediately.
“I have something to tell you,” he whispered to his brother, “Somebody has stolen the spade!”
Story: 3
Lin Piao used to absent himself from classes very often and one day the principal of the college made up his mind to expel him. So he sent for the young man.
Lin arrived just as the principal was about to go for lunch.
"Is this the time to come!" said the principal, sternly.
"Forgive me, Sir," said Lin, "but I got to college very late today. You see, I found a lump of gold in our field."
"A lump of gold!" said the principal, his eyes popping out. "Oh, my, what are you going to do with it?"
"I decided to build a palatial house, buy several acres of land and several head of cattle," said the student. "I also decided to give you a small sum for the trouble you have taken in educating me."
The principal was pleased and invited Lin to eat with him. The young man ate ravenously but the principal hardly touched his food. He was wondering how much Lin would give him and if it would be enough to buy that small paddy field he had always wanted.
"I hope you've kept the gold in a safe place," he said, suddenly coming out of his reverie.
"I never got a chance to do that," said Lin. "It disappeared the moment my mother shook me awake."
"What!" screamed the principal. "You mean it was all a dream?!"
The young man nodded.
The principal controlled himself with a great effort of will.
"I'm happy you remembered me in your dream," he said, finally. "I hope you remember me when you really get some gold. Now please leave."
It was only when the young man had left that the principal remembered why he had sent for him.
Lin Piao used to absent himself from classes very often and one day the principal of the college made up his mind to expel him. So he sent for the young man.
Lin arrived just as the principal was about to go for lunch.
"Is this the time to come!" said the principal, sternly.
"Forgive me, Sir," said Lin, "but I got to college very late today. You see, I found a lump of gold in our field."
"A lump of gold!" said the principal, his eyes popping out. "Oh, my, what are you going to do with it?"
"I decided to build a palatial house, buy several acres of land and several head of cattle," said the student. "I also decided to give you a small sum for the trouble you have taken in educating me."
The principal was pleased and invited Lin to eat with him. The young man ate ravenously but the principal hardly touched his food. He was wondering how much Lin would give him and if it would be enough to buy that small paddy field he had always wanted.
"I hope you've kept the gold in a safe place," he said, suddenly coming out of his reverie.
"I never got a chance to do that," said Lin. "It disappeared the moment my mother shook me awake."
"What!" screamed the principal. "You mean it was all a dream?!"
The young man nodded.
The principal controlled himself with a great effort of will.
"I'm happy you remembered me in your dream," he said, finally. "I hope you remember me when you really get some gold. Now please leave."
It was only when the young man had left that the principal remembered why he had sent for him.
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