Translation of the Classical Chinese "Chu Man is Invisible"

There was a poor Chu man who read Huainanzi and saw in the book that "when mantis spies on cicada, it can hide itself with leaves." So he stood on his back under the tree and picked leaves.

When he saw the mantis climb the leaf to look for cicada, he took off the leaf. This leaf fell under the tree, and there were many fallen leaves under the tree, so it was impossible to tell which one was the invisible leaf of mantis.

The Chu people picked several baskets of leaves under the tree and took them home. They covered themselves with leaves one by one and asked their wives, "Can you see me?"

At first, my wife always replied, "I can see." After a whole day, (wife) was too tired to stand, so she had to coax him into saying, "I can't see."

Truman was secretly happy. They entered the market with leaves and took other people's property in front of others. So officials tied him up and sent him to the county government. After the magistrate knew, the Chu people told the magistrate the whole story, and the magistrate laughed and let him go.

Original text:

The Chu people lived in poverty. After reading Huai Nan Zi, they learned that "when praying for cicadas, the leaves can't be seen", so they picked up the leaves under the tree-praying for cicadas by praying for cicadas. Leaves fall under the tree, and leaves fall under the tree first, which can't be separated.

After a few sweeps, I called back, one by one blocking myself with leaves and asking my wife, "Have you seen me?" My wife always answers "yes" at first, but after a day, she gets bored.

Well, I was overjoyed, though. Ye enters the market and picks people up from the opposite side. Officials then bound Yixian. The county magistrate was resigned and told the whole story. The officer smiled and let it go.

Extended data:

Revelation:

Don't deceive yourself, don't try to get something for nothing; No theory can be pursued blindly, but the essence of things should be seen clearly.

Meaning:

Criticized those who study hard and believe in books completely, but don't think and have no opinions.

Idiom: Chu people are stupid people in the invisibility of Chu people. They use idioms to sum up that one leaf can't see Mount Tai.

Summary:

Chu people are stupid and selfish, and always want to get something for nothing.

We should not learn from him, but be down-to-earth in order to become useful people and become the pillars of the country.