Lesson 10 "The Son of Yang" in the last semester's exercise book of Grade Five in Chinese of Tianjin People's Education Publishing House.

Curiously, Junping Kong made a fuss about surnames, and so did the children. Peacock was thought of by Kong Qunping's surname Kong. Best of all, he didn't directly say "Peacocks are Confucius' poultry". Instead, he took a negative approach and said, "I haven't heard that peacocks are Confucius' poultry." He replied tactfully, which not only showed due courtesy, but also expressed the meaning of "Since peacocks are not your birds, is waxberries the fruit of my family?" Kong Qunping was speechless.