Ancient prose about dialogue with dying fish.

Zhuangzi Foreign Things tells the story of "losing land".

Original text:

Zhuang Zhou's family was poor, so he borrowed millet from Jianhe Hou. Hou Jianhe said: "Promise. I will get a pound of gold, and I will lend you three hundred dollars, but what? " Zhuang Zhou said angrily, "Zhou came yesterday, and someone called halfway." Zhou Gu saw fish in the rut. Zhou asked,' What is the fish when it comes?' Yes:' I, Minister of the East China Sea. "Do you have water to fight with me and live?" Zhou Yue said,' promise me, can I swim south to King Wu Yue and excite the waters of Xijiang River to meet my son?' The fish said angrily,' I have lost the same relationship, and I have no place to stand. I have to put up with rising water. That's what you said. You might as well let me stay where the dead fish are! " "。

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Zhuang Zhou's family was poor, so he borrowed grain and rice from Houjian River. Zhuangzi, such as Jiang He, called for help and readily agreed. He said, "Yes, I'll lend you three hundred and twenty pieces of silver, okay?" Zhuang Zhou said angrily, "I came yesterday and heard shouts on the road. I looked around and saw a crucian carp in the dry rut. " I asked it,' crucian carp, what do you do?' The crucian carp replied, "I used to be a common people in the East China Sea. Can you give me a liter and a half bucket of water to save my life? I said,' Yes, can I go to the south to lobby King Wu Yue and bring water from the Xijiang River to see you? The crucian carp said angrily,' I lost the water I can't leave, and I'm trapped here. As long as there is a liter and a half of water, I can live. You might as well go to the store selling dried fish and find me as soon as possible!' "。