Many idioms in our country come from ancient fables. What about you?

There was a farmer in Song State. He planted several acres of land and had a big tree. One day, while he was working in the field, he suddenly saw a rabbit flying like an arrow, slamming into a big tree, breaking his neck, kicking his leg and dying. The farmer rushed to pick up the rabbit and said happily, "It's really no trouble. I got a big bargain for nothing, and I can still eat beautifully when I go back."

The next day, he went to work in the field and didn't work. He just waited for the tree and the rabbit to hit him. As a result, he waited all day, but he didn't want to wait. From then on, he sat under the big tree every day, waiting 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 mark on the side of the moving ship to show where someone's sword fell ―― take measures regardless of the change of environment.

During the Warring States Period, a Chu man crossed the river by boat. When the boat reached the middle of the river, he accidentally dropped a sword he was 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 marked place 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 look for a sword like him.

Pretend to love what you are actually afraid of.

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 pillars and embroidered on the quilt he wears. It is said that Ye Gong likes dragons. The real dragon in the sky came to visit Ye Gong's house. His long tail stuck 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 scared out of his wits and his face changed, so he quickly hid.

People who would rather believe their size than their feet when buying 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 his measurements. He has got the shoes, but said, "I forgot my size." He went home to get it. By the time he came back, the market was over and he finally didn't buy any 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!" 」

contradictory

There was a man in Chu who sold both shields and spears. (He) praised himself and said, "My shield is very strong and nothing can penetrate." (He) praised his spear and said, "My spear is so sharp that I can't pierce anything." 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.

One word is more valuable than nine tripods-a person's words carry a lot of weight.

During the Warring States period, the Qin army surrounded Handan, the capital of Zhao, and the situation was very critical. The prince of Zhao sent Ping Yuanjun to Chu for help. Pingyuan plans to lead 20 public tourists to complete this task, of which 19 has been selected, but one of them can't decide. At this time, he volunteered to go, and Ping Yuanjun was reluctant to take him with him to Chu.

When Ping Yuanjun arrived in Chu, he immediately talked with the king of Chu about "assisting Zhao", but for a long time there was no result. At this time, Mao Sui said to the king of Chu: "We asked 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 repeatedly and even lost its capital. In my opinion, Chu needs to unite against Qin more than Zhao! " Mao Sui's words convinced the king of Chu and immediately agreed 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."

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

Don't pay attention to facts based on people's casual views on things.

Once upon a time, a countryman lost an axe. He thought it was the neighbor's son who stole it, so he paid great attention to his words and deeds. The more he looked at it, the more he felt that this man looked like a thief who stole an axe. Later, the man who lost the axe found it. It turned out that he lost his way in the valley when he went up the mountain to cut wood the other day. After finding the axe, he met his neighbor's son again, and then he looked at him carefully. He doesn't look like a thief.

Suspecting neighbors and stealing axes: not paying attention to facts and being careless about people and things.

Lucky enough

In the Tang Dynasty, there was a monk named Guo Ze, who made great achievements in Buddhism and was very close to his friend Li Yuanshan. One day, they went on a trip together and passed a place where they saw a woman drawing water by the river. This woman has a big belly, and she is pregnant. Yuan Ze pointed to the woman and said to Li Yuanshan, "This woman has been pregnant for three years, waiting for me to be reborn as her son, but. Wait until the thirteenth year, the Mid-Autumn Festival, I will wait for you at Tianzhu Temple in Hangzhou, and then we will meet again. " After they broke up, on that night, Yuantan really died, and at the same time, the pregnant woman gave birth to a boy. On the third day, if Li Yuanshan looked after Yuan Ze, he went to the woman's house to explore, and the baby really smiled. Wait until the Mid-Autumn Festival moonlit night 13 years later, Li Yuanshan arrived as scheduled. As soon as I arrived at the gate of the temple, I saw a shepherd boy sitting on the back of a cow and watching singing. He said: "There is an old soul on the Sansheng Stone. I don't want to say anything about enjoying the moon and singing the wind. I am ashamed that my lover has come from afar. Although this body is of the opposite sex, it always exists. "

At present, most people regard it as "three lucky lives" that there is no fate, or that friends meet each other by chance or under special circumstances and become bosom friends.

Panic about the shadow of the bow in the cup-fear of the shadow

One day, Yue 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. After drinking it, he felt uncomfortable and uneasy. When he got home, he was ill.

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 turned out that there was a colorful bow hanging on the wall of the hall. The shadow of the bow fell right where the friend put down the glass. Le Guang ran to this friend and explained it to him. As soon as the man understood the reason, he was all right.

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

Desperate

In the Zhou Dynasty, there was a nobleman named KATTO. KATTO is not only brilliant in poetry, but also good at managing state affairs. Later, he was assisted by Zhou Liwang. However, Zhou Liwang is arrogant and misinterprets the law. The traitor tried every means to please him. KATTO bluntly listed the shortcomings of state affairs, but the traitor 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 of the court.

"incorrigible": terminally ill, medicine can't save it.

riding the winds and breaking the waves

In the ancient Southern and Northern Dynasties, there was a general named Ming Zong in the State of Song. 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. Zong Yi.

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

Imitate clumsily

In ancient times, there were two women in the state of Yue. One is beautiful, the other is ugly. Dong Shi envies Xi Shi's beauty and always imitates her every move. One day, Shi had a heart attack and was walking in the street. He put his hand over his chest and frowned. When he saw it, Dong Shi thought Shi was beautiful, so he imitated her appearance. I dare not go to see her. Later, people used "learning from others" to mean imitating others without knowing their strengths and weaknesses. "Effect" means "imitation" and "frown" means "frown".

Natural flow of cursive script

Shi Yalou was a monk in the Tang Dynasty. He lived in a temple for a long time, burning incense and chanting. Other monks secretly play chess and sleep in their spare time, but Shi Yalou bought inkstone, ink, pen and paper to practice calligraphy. Sometimes, he still practices hard at midnight. A year has passed, and his writing skills are getting deeper and deeper. Many people who burn incense and worship Buddha also ask him to write. He promised all of them. His cursive script is particularly elegant and unrestrained. Someone asked him. Shi Yalou wrote eight words: "Birds out of the forest, frightened snakes into the grass!" " "

"A bird scares a snake" describes a font as elegant as a bird flies, and its brushwork is vigorous, even the snake is scared.

The body of wood and the heart of stone-unshakable

On the third day of March, the banks of Luoyang were pink and green. Tourists splashed water on the bridge and laughed all the way. However, there was a man on board who was quiet and unhappy. Qiu Jiachong was surprised and stepped forward to ask questions.

This man's name is Xia Tong, and he is a hermit. Jia Chong saw his extraordinary words and intended to be an official. Jia Chong also told him to lean on and play drums. Later, the young woman danced with heavy makeup. Jia Chong thought of Xia Tong's natural yearning when he saw this scene. Unexpectedly, Xia Tong was as quiet and indifferent as ever. Jia Chong sighed: "This boy is a stone man."

Described as "Woodenhead with a heart of stone", he was not tempted by the rich sound.

Fall behind Sun Shan (last on the list of successful candidates)-fail in the competitive examination.

There was a gifted scholar named Sun Shan in the Song Dynasty. He is humorous and good at telling jokes, so he is called a funny wit.

Once, he and the son of a fellow countryman went to Beijing to take the juren exam. When the list was published, Sun Shan's name ranked first from the bottom, but it was still on the list, but the son of one of his fellow villagers failed to get in.

Soon, Sun Shanxian returned home, and the villagers came to ask if his son had been admitted. Sun Shan embarrassed to say it directly, it is not convenient to hide. So, he casually read out two poems that were not poetic: "Xie Yuan is the best place in Sun Shan, and Xianlang is beyond Sun Mountain." Xie Yuan is the first in China's imperial examination system. The so-called "Xie Yuan" in Sun Shan's poems refers to the general juren examination. Your son's name is still behind my Sun Shan. From then on, people called it "Falling out of Sun Shan" according to this story.