Does anyone know the story of "stealing donkeys and pulling pegs"?

The source is a proverb: when someone steals a donkey, he pulls out a nail.

Pin, short stake. When someone steals a donkey, he pulls the short post to tie it. Refers to others who do bad things and end up unconsciously, and are regarded as scapegoats for bad people. He is not the principal offender, but participated in the crime unintentionally, which belongs to the fault of "others stole the donkey and he pulled out the pegs" and should not be punished excessively.

Allusions:

There is a joke about two thieves trying to steal a farmer's donkey.

As a result, one of the thieves took the lead, untied the reins tied to the donkey and stole it. Another thief came and saw that the donkey was gone. According to the thief logic of "thieves enter the house empty-handed", he began to pull wedges into the underground pegs.

But before he succeeded, he was caught by farmers and wanted to hand him over to the government for stealing donkeys. Seeing this scene, it was difficult for the thief to defend himself, so he had to admit his bad luck and obediently accompany the farmer's donkey, which was laughed at by everyone.

Since then, there has been a joke that "people take the donkey away and he pulls the pegs behind him". It is intended to remind some ignorant and stupid people not to make low-level and simple similar mistakes, not to mention adding mistakes to them.

Extended data:

In the mid-1990s, there was a movie "The Day of Leaving Lei Feng", in which Qiao Anshan, the protagonist, was a typical one.

Qiao Anshan rescued old Liang who was injured by a car while driving. Because the children of the old man refused to pay the medical expenses, they were wronged as the perpetrators by Liang's relatives. In addition to his wife, even his own son once stood on the opposite side. Few people around Qiao Anshan believe that there are selfless and fearless people like Lei Anshan in today's society.

Qiao Anshan's true feelings in the broadcast awakened the conscience of the witness and finally stood up to testify for Comrade Qiao Anshan. At the same time, the police arrested the driver who caused the accident and really cleared the living Lei Feng. Otherwise, "Mule Puller" Qiao Anshan is probably a "donkey thief".

Baidu Encyclopedia-Days of Leaving Lei Feng