There is a story about a child in ancient times. His father sent him to study, and the teacher started teaching from one, two and three. As a result, the child thought it was very simple, and four was

There is a story about a child in ancient times. His father sent him to study, and the teacher started teaching from one, two and three. As a result, the child thought it was very simple, and four was four horizontal. From 3, to 1,

Original text

You have Tian She Weng, and your family wealth is rich, but you don't know "Zhi" and "Hu" all your life. At the age of one, he hired Chu Shixun's son. Chu Shi's initial training is to manage Zhu. A painting in a book says: one word; Book two paintings, training: two words; Three paintings in the book, saying: three characters. His son was delighted and threw a pen at his father, saying, "My son got it, my son got it;" Don't bother, sir. Thank you for your expense. His father liked it, so he took it and thanked Chu Shi with money.

over time, his father planned to enlist Wan's in-laws to drink, so that the child could be cured in the morning, but it failed for a long time. The father was interested, and his son said, "The family name is gang, but the family name is Wan! Only five hundred paintings have been finished since morning. "

translation

There was an old country man whose family was very rich, but the word "Zhi" and "Hu" were unknown for generations. One year, a scholar from Chu was invited to teach his son. At first, the teacher taught his son to write a picture, teach him to say, "This is a word." Write two pictures and teach him to say, "This is a word." I learned! You don't have to bother the teacher and spend more tuition. Please dismiss him! " His father was very happy, so he obeyed his son and prepared a sum of money to dismiss the scholar in Chu.

After some time, the rich man planned to invite an in-laws surnamed Wan to drink and told his son to write an invitation when he got up in the morning. But after waiting for a long time, he still didn't write it, so his father went to urge him. His son complained, "There are many surnames in the world, so why should I write it in the morning?"

It was originally a story in the notes of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Ma Nancun (Deng Tuo) wrote an essay on "From 3, to 1,", which was published in the column of Yanshan Nighttalk in Beijing Evening News in 196s. Short in length, vivid in language and profound in meaning. Admonish learning not to be eager for success, but to be diligent, modest and prudent; If you try a little, you will inevitably fail.