The story of the world

A good speaker does not

2011-02-26T09:18:00.001-08:00

Sometimes, a person can speak, and can properly speak, Shun Yi's say he wanted to say, from a certain perspective, is a blessing, because a have lost ability to speak or difficulty speaking suffering people, Chang preferred to express their own opinions, the same as a luxury, which is on the "in happiness," and that people who speak normally unless the "intention", otherwise it is difficult to appreciate this "blessing" of the . Water lilies, a thought-provoking speaker fast story.
One day, a fifty-year-old traditional woman, was introduced to find the water lilies Zhaizhu.
"It's hard to imagine, some people are so painful difficult even to speak!" Water lilies Zhaizhu sigh, he told the discourse reveals a kind of compassion.
She said that when this woman speak, the sound is like a "choking" in the throat, words to get out of the way out but often very hard thing to say it can be very tough, and when speaking, the only respiratory shortness of breath and moving, and can clearly see the pain of twist expression on her face.
When the woman strenuous, off from the throat to "squeeze" sound distorted narrative of departure, after he realized it, she was suffering from the symptoms of difficulty speaking, there are already two or three years long, starting with minor, more later to the more serious, less serious to more than the words out, and when to speak due to severe asthma, and bring the chest and abdomen in a joint body to be crushed and the pain, although looking around the Chinese and Western medicine still can not find the real cause of .
Water lilies Zhaizhu said the woman suffered from symptoms of difficult words, causes in past lives "do not say something nice," karma.
In a previous life, this woman is a man, but discreet poor, unhappy little break that curse, and people like that in the back right and wrong, For mischief is sensationalism, his life, to □ hate, envy, mind, good mouth to speak, I do not know how many made under the "industry." As well as present and future risk of such retribution.
Everyone is only one mouth, two lips, all wide soft words, honest words, polite words, comforting words, words of praise, are said by the person's mouth out. And all the harsh words, fraudulent speech, reckless words, against the speech, defamatory speech, are also said by the person's mouth out.
As for us, what we have to choose that kind of thing? In terms of matter and is responsible for our own future.

Case of old friends on the island of Penglai 蓬萊島上遇舊友

2011-02-25T08:43:00.000-08:00

If the mountain is Lu Tang County people. Emperor, the former Shangshu Lang. Open the first year, he served as provincial governor run, Shiren Zheng, the distance people is admirable.Tang Wakayama like an immortal. Brother Don Flow is the Taoist Mountain, was the thrust of Taoist practice. If water had been summoned into the palace, and soon begged back mountain, he ordered to allow him back to the mountain. To the later years, Don Hill of living so long if more and more honest Benedict. Curry Run state and public funds, he also used to buy medicine alchemy.Guests the bureaucracy was, and blood family, often earnestly advised him not to, he does not listen to the whole. One day, one described as thin, withered old man landscape ever to an audience, say that they have an immortal. To see the old man who laughed at his decrepit aged. Hill met with Don if he was treated with courtesy, very respected, he lived more than a month left. Old man talking about all aspects of the matter is not alchemy.He asked the old man is good at something, like the old man's contempt for the alchemy alchemy, like the fat delicious wine, Jane dishes meal products. Although he is thin, can have three or four of appetite. Don Hill for his worship, if ever, there is no tired of the color.
One night, the old man calmly if Tang Shan said: "Your mouth has a hundred people, assets are often so inadequate supply. You your the one of the Executive, the financial resources so much worse, once dismissed from office homebound, food and clothing on what basis? Moreover, the silver treasures of the house Qian Bo, you also invaded by a lot, I really worry for you. "Tang surprised if Hill said:" I control the state has been a long time, certainly good show when you leave. I have often This worry about, but could not think of a good way. If so punished, and that man himself, willingly, only to have a family worried about the pain of the cold and hunger. "the old man said:" Do not to worry. "the old man urged him to quickly put wine, and even drink a few glasses. Tang Wakayama usually rarely drinks, this drink several cups a day. Jingbu feel drunk, my heart was very surprised. That night the moon was bright, the two slowly walked in the yard. Long, the old man if Tang Shan said: "may be represented by a servant, the pot shipped to the medicine room to iron." If the mountain to the Tang in the chamber arranged to send the servants sat down, and the ascent stoves. The old man said: "The class is divided into two pots, pot burning on the decentralization of Tan, the pan roasted like a brick, people can not face it." Then the old man took off from his waist a small gourd, from the Remove the two pills sleeve immortality, to the two pots in each threw a shot. Closed out, the old man if Tang Shan said: "bone proper way you should extradite you transcend the world, plus you have honesty, integrity, love of nature is not angry, Xianjia thinks highly of this particular character. I was too on the real, to the earth to Tour concept, in order to release souls from purgatory those determined to person. see you there hard work perseverance, so come on salvation you. I have become the gold and silver, some to leave your children and grandchildren, or relief to the poor; part of the invasion to cover your treasures of the house used in the silver, do not leave after the bad news. This can only have the determination to get rid of the secular. Tomorrow I'm waiting for you in the middle of the river. "finish, the old man to suddenly disappeared.
The next morning, Don Hill open the chamber if a look of the thing yesterday, Guangcan put lit brightly lit room. He closed the door, and thirty-five guests floated on the river with the board, go to Gold Mountain Monastery tour. To the middle of the river, the river from the fog, could not see anything within close proximity. If only Don Hill who saw the old man. Old man taking a fishing boat, directly to the Chuan Pang Tang Wakayama, Wakayama to please Don go fishing. So if Don Hill detached away. Soon, the river a little storm subsided, the fog dispersed, it was discovered missing Wakayama Tang.
Between the counties of Jian, a Tang Wakayama a farewell letter, written above it all is how to deal with family. Have a memorial, people put the memorial submitted to the emperor. Memorial to the effect that: "Shilu are all temporary glory, the world is uncertain, there is no guarantee Floating Life, only comprehension moral, to live forever. Former prime minister Fan Li had sailed between the Pan-five lakes, because the emperor is not happy with him; stay Hou Zhangliang learning 'Sihao' and faded, is not afraid of the Emperor long endure. that they have leave, and Chen's situation is different. I was lucky to catch up with clear and bright and prosperity, but also by the gift of the emperor. heave already realized the truth, deeply understand the rules stop. I concentrated on monastic, occasionally been the secret of alchemy, I believe, said former King of Huainan, gold can be made out. day soaring, it is too true by the results. I've already attained, then ask for anything more? So I waved goodbye to the Red, wander in the sea, Fuso in sight, non-remotely Penglai Island. I looked up into the emperor's gate, the hearts of countless pleasures of love Love the Lord . "
Emperor surprised after reading the memorial, quickly ordered a generous pension to the family of Don Wakayama, urging them to Don Flow recruited, so that if water and the minister Tang together, holding the Emperor, searching everywhere in the river beach, butNothing came of it.
After two decades, Don, if there is a mountain under the old unit to the Huainan go from western Zhejiang Feng Shi, Tang and if the fish Shangwang see Stanford in the mountains to sell fish in the fish, peace ordinary people. If the mountain to go under the Tang a alley, the twists and turns away hundreds of steps to a gorgeous mansion. He told its in the rest, and asked him to dinner. Under his poor long-term poverty, let him into the marketplace to buy twenty iron bars. The next day, Tang also met its Wakayama, iron bars, were all turned into gold. He donated all the gold under. That under his surnamed Liu. Now, descendants of generations living in Liu Jinling, which also has monastic.
In addition, the phase state Li Shen, the word public hanging, once in the academic study of Huashan, food ran out, to walk out of the valley, actively look for food. Days when the black back, suddenly it began to storm. He is in a rock, which shelter under. Next to the rock, he saw a Taoist priest. Ship that docked in Taoist stone, a village boy standing in the bow holding a paddle. Li Shen Yi Yi to the priests, priests laughed: "public hanging in here?" Words were like old friends like. But they are strangers. Li Shen then asked the priest: "You know Don, if slopes?" Li Shen replied: "I was in the" national history "in a matter of reading his immortal and often admired him." Priest said: "If I was Don Hill. I want to Penglai, a visit, Jiang met the occasional fog, the boat stops here. I Have you ever had a bond, so being here to meet, do not you forget it? "
Li Shen priests took on board then. This time the river fog has dispersed, bringing a bright moon, the same as during the day.The ship was traveling broadly in the air, soon went to the Penglai Island. Diange magnificent church building, everywhere in the sky.Several gods are old friends, to retain them. Which has a fairy, said: "Lee was going down the public affairs manager assisted the national participation, destined to finish these things can come back." Li Shen is also there to the people for the services by the country's economic ambition, do not want to keep here. If all the mountain gods letting him back to the Tang Shan.
Later, Li Shen really made prime minister in charge of the military for many years, right at National Chengchi University. Death, he will board the fairy products.

Story of filial piety in China 24Hit my mother, but for smaller effort, but sorry mom (24孝-挨杖傷老)

2011-02-16T02:20:00.000-08:00

Han Dynasty, a man named Han Bo beam more people, nature pure, your parents, is a famous filial son. His mother is very strict with his discipline, a little fault to give the rod swing fight. One day when Peter more in a passive, even cry. His mother, surprised, asked: "always hit you, you can accept, why do you cry today?" The more Peter replied: "I feel the pain hit me as usual, knew that her mother had strength, good health, but today do not feel to pain, physical decline that the mother, physical weak. so sad could not help but shed a tear. does not bear the pain can not be reconciled. "great honor that his mother.
There is a poem Song said: Chen mother love to read body, the severity of the mother is very concerned about the text; Once Anemarrhena deterioration, Dunqi sad tears wet lapel.

Story of filial piety in China 24-Support parents carrying rice (24孝-負米養親)

2011-02-16T02:16:00.000-08:00

Zhou, a man named Chung by the people, the word Zi Lu. Very poor at home, often outside hopanes and other Chenopodiaceae wild when gathering food. And Zi Lu to support his parents, often to a hundred miles outside of meters back to back, do his filial piety.After the death of their parents, traveled south on the road to the state of Chu. Chu Mu Kung great admiration of his learning and character, to have a hundred cars Zi Lu sealed to the official position of horses. Home food product to reach the remaining many million minutes. But still did not forget their parents toil Zi Lu, lamented that; Although longer wish to live as before, eat quinoa hopane and other vegetables, to Barry meters outside of the back to support of their parents back, but unfortunately there is no way that happened.
There is a poem Song said: Meters for the purpose of negative Gan, Ning speech Barry away; The body has not pro-Rong, Utah remembering travail.

Story of filial piety in China 24-Ran to the tomb to weep to hear thunder (24孝聞雷泣墓)

2011-02-16T02:12:00.000-08:00

State of Wei during the Warring States take out a man named Wang, serve special filial piety to his mother. His mother was alive,is born timid, afraid of thunder, thunder king, when often take out totheir mother to their courage. His mother died, the king take outburied him in a place of silence in the mountains, one to hear theear-splitting thunder wind and rain, the king take out to run to bowbefore the graves of his mother and sobbed told: "The child kingTake out here with you, mother, do not be afraid. "
There is a poem Song said:
Mother afraid of thunder heard, ice crystal overnight sets;
A fragrant when startled, to the tomb of thousands around the back.

Story of filial piety in China 24-Carp find ice to climb (24孝-臥冰求鯉)

2011-02-16T02:10:00.000-08:00

During the Jin dynasty, a man named Wang Xiang person, kind-hearted. He lost his mother when young. Chu stepmother was not kind to him, often in front of his father, made irresponsible remarks and gossip. His father, he gradually cool. Wang Xiang's stepmother likes to eat carp. One winter, the weather was very cold, frozen feet, Wang in order to get carp, lying naked on the ice. He was covered in red with cold, ice is still prayed carp. Is in his prayer when the ice suddenly cracked his right. Wang Xiang overjoyed, is preparing to jump into the river to catch fish when the two suddenly jump out from the ice cracks in the carp. Wang Xiang was very happy, took home two honors to the stepmother carp. His action, in the ten villages for the elephants. People have praised Wang Xiang is the rare earth dutiful son.
There is a poem Song said: Stepmother earth there, Wang World Without; So far the river, and to stay too lay on the ice mold.

Mencius story

2011-02-15T07:50:00.000-08:00

Students starting today I will share with you some stories from Mencius. Before I tell you those stories I might as well give you a brief account of Mencius and his deeds. Mencius first name is Ke and also styled himself Zi-yu. He came from the state of Cho during the warring states period. Cho is located to the southeast of today's Cho county Shan-dong providence on the Chinese mainland. Born between 372-289BC Mencius was an indirect disciple of Zi-si Confucius grandson. Mencius father died when he was still a small child and his mother had to raise him all by herself. The worthy mother of Mencius has enjoyed high regard in Chinese history for changing her residences for three times and cutting the cloth on her loom to ensure her child's growth. These two famous stories will be introduced in lesson one we will turn to that later. Under his mother tutelage Mencius studded hard and proclaimed himself heir of Confucius. He took students and troubled to various states advocating moral government and the ways of an enlighten ruler. He visited the state of Che, Song, Lu, Teng, and Liang and met with king Hui of Liang and king Xuan of Che. While according him reverence and courteous reception the rulers of the time considered Mencius conservative and anachronistic. Mencius is a complete computation of the great scholar's words and deeds. That is a brief account of some basic accounts now lets turn to the stories from Mencius. The first one is Mencius and the man and the book.

Mencius was a wise and kindhearted man and never compromised with evil. When he was a child his family lived near a cemetery. While playing Mencius and his friends staged the rites in funeral procession and burial services. The ideal of moving accrued to his mother as she felt this was not he place where she wanted to raise her child. Later on they moved to a market place and Mencius began to imitate merchants doing business. His mother became away that this was not the place she wanted to raise her child either moving seems to be her only option. Again they moved but next to a school, all eyes and ears Mencius naturally began to imitate the courteous and study habits of the students. Observing this his mother was overjoyed and believed they had found the place where they would live there after. Not long after Mencius began attending school his mother asked him one day what he had studies Mencius was speechless. His mother then angrily took up a cloth being woven on her loom. A person who does not want to study is just like this piece of cut cloth there is no was that he can continue she told her son. After learning his mother's lesson Mencius begins to studding hard and actually became a famed scholar. Unfortunately this was the final period of the Cho dynasty the various states were competing for power and constantly attacking one another the Mencius stood firmly for the Confucius theory of benevolent and rightness and the ideal of moral government. The ruler of the time thought that he was unrealistic and Mencius could not find job opportunities anywhere. Thus Mencius returned to Cho and discussed righteousness conduct with his Gong Sun-chou and Wan Zhang and other. He also wrote a book of seven chapters, which promoted Confucianism. Later generations revered him as the second sage in recognition of his character and his great learning.

Student's Mencius mother chose to move time and again to raise her child well. She eventually found a quite place her pains taken effort was duty rewarded as Mencius grew to one of the greatest man in history. It is obvious that hard work along is not enough for a person to succeed it also has much to do with the environment in which he or she grows up.

Dear Confucius

2011-02-15T07:46:00.000-08:00

Confucius is a striking representative of the Chinese people. For the past two thousand years generation after generation of Chinese have all to some degree been related to Confucius as his spiritual descendents. Confucius was born in the Chow dynasty in the twenty first year of the king ling he was six years younger then sake Ling twelve years older then Socrates and five years older then Jesus Christ. The birth of these four great thinkers in a period of six hundredth years is a coincidence unprecedented in history.

The story of Confucius ancestry begins during the final years of the Shang dynasty during the 11th century BC. The totem of the Shang dynasty was the swallow and the style name of the dynastic founder was Yan Zi, which sounds the same in ancient Chinese as the words for heavenly swallow. The Shang Tang name of the member of the Yan Zi court was Zi and the name of their first ancestor was Chi. Legend has it that the reason the Zi Yi mother gave birth to him was because she ate a swallows egg, the he character Zi- and the character Yi together Knog that is Confucius Zi name in Chinese. Confucius ancestors came from the Chow dynasty kingdom of Song in what is now Shang Du Qiu County in Henan Province. Three generations later his forbore Fang Shu was persecuted by those in power fled to the outside county Chu fu in the kingdom of Lu. Qu Fu is located on the San Dong peninsula at the boarder of the mountains and the Yellow River delta and has beautiful scenery and the city was at that time a renowned cultural city.

It was here that Fang Shu whose family wealth was rapidly declining fathered Bo Xia. Bo Xia later father Ge whose nickname was Shu-liang. Kong Ge was big and tall a solider in the army of the city of Zo Yang. He was brave and good at fighting. In the 563AD at the battle of be-yang the Lu army was half way in the city when the enemy suddenly let down the gate hoping to stop them in the middle of there tracks. But in the middle of all there fighting Kong Ge held up the gate so the soldiers could pass threw and takes the city. Seven years later he fortress that Kong Ge was serving was surrounded he left one hundredth men to defend the city and one hundredth escorted the city leader to safe territory and he then returned to his fortress and push back the invading forces.

Kong Ge first wife whose Shi name was Shi gave birth to nine daughters his second wife gave birth to a son name Meng Pi who was stricken with an incurable foot disease. Kong Ge was deeply grieved by this and he later took the young daughter of the Yan family as his third wife, this was the mother of Confucius. Kong Ge was already at that time over fifty years old his young fearing that her husband was unable to father a child went up to Ni Mountain to pray for a son. Sure enough heaven fulfilled her wishes in the year 551BC she gave birth to baby boy his given name was Qiu and his nickname was Zhong Ni but he would be known to posterity as Confucius. The son gaveKong Ge much pleasure unfortunately he passed away when Zhong Ni was only three years old. WithKong Ge death the pillar of Kong family gone Zhong Ni mother took her son and move to Chi-fu. Zhong Ni was a very cleaver little boy he especially like to imitate the way adults offered sacrifices to the ghost and spirits. And he would use clay utensils and roots and flowers as his offering practicing his sacrifice offerings in his play. Zhong Ni mother taught him the rudiments of reading and writing in her free time because she did not have the means to send him to school and she needed him to stay at home and help with the chores. So Zhong Ni completed his basic education by studying on his own. Young Zhong Ni thanks to introductions by some of his father's friends served as a low level government clerk at first he was responsible for keeping track of food reserves. And later he was in charge of live stock and poultry although his status was low he worked very hard even duke Zhao the monarch of Lu heard of him from time to time. When Zhong Ni was nineteen he got married and the next year his wife gave birth to a baby boy. Duke Zhao sent a carp to the couple as gift of congratulations and in order to express his thanks Zhong

Ching dynasty story

2011-02-15T07:42:00.000-08:00

The founder of the Ching dynasty, Nu-R- Ha-Chi was born 38 year of the Jia Jin reign of the Ming Dynasty 1559. He was a distinguished leader of Ming dynasty northeastern ethnic group. The Nu Zhen whose ancestor Meng-Ke-Tie-Mu- R was once appointed chief of the left branch of the Chin Shu way Ming court afterwards his family's power gradually diminished. When Nu-R- Ha-Chi was in his youth he often carried pine nuts and ginseng to Chinese markets to sell and in this way was gradually influenced by Chinese culture. He learned to speak Chinese and like to read the romance of the three kingdoms.

Nu-R- Ha-Chi was 25 years old his father and grandfather were killed in battle with the Ming army. He inherited his father’s thirteen sets of armor and started collecting soldiers and horses in order to develop his own military strength. He was a brave fighter and an exceptional strategist and before long had conquered several neighboring peoples and consolidated all he other Nu Zhen tribes under his power. In the 44-year of the Wang le reign of the Ming dynasty 1616 he established a nation and named it Chin. In history books this nation the latter chin from this time on he was he open enemy of the Ming dynasty.

In the 46 year of the Wan Li reign 1618 Nu-R- Ha-Chi made a pledge of hatred of the Ming called the seven great manifestations and swearing to avenge his fathers death he lead an army of 20 thousand to attack the Chinese boarder. Although Ming sent 200 thousand to counter the attack after five days of fighting the Ming suffered a big defect this was the famous battle of Sar-Er-Xu. Afterwards Nu-R- Ha-Chi went on to capture the entire region of Liao Ning , Shen Yang. Strength grew and grew and gradually set down the foundations of the political power of the Ching dynasty.

Story of filial piety in China 24-Personally try to drink medicine (24孝-親嚐湯藥)

2011-02-15T07:33:00.000-08:00

In 202 BC, Liu Bang established the Western Han Dynasty. Liu Heng Liu Bang's third son, later Emperor Wen of Han is a famous big dutiful son. Liu Heng of the Queen Mother is very filial to his mother, never neglect. Once, his mother is seriously ill, which can be very anxious Heng.His mother is the one disease for three years, bedridden. Heng Tang decoction in person for the mother, and guarded day and night in her mother's bed. Every time I see his mother slept, the mother was lying in bed and sleep for a while. Liu Heng decoction every day for mothers, each fried finished, his first taste of total and see him for the medical hardship is not bitter, hot is not hot, feel about it, which gave the mother to drink. Liuheng Xiao Shun mother's things, widespread in the ruling and opposition parties. People praised him as the son of a Rensiao.
There is a poem Song said: Rensiao hear the world, towering king of a hundred crowns; Queen of III contains the disease, decoction must to taste.

Story of filial piety in China 24-Father sold themselves buried (24孝-賣身葬父)

2011-02-15T07:30:00.000-08:00

Han Dynasty, a famous filial son, surnamed Dong name forever.His family is very poor. After the death of his father, Dong money funeral, the body had to price loans to landlords, buried his father.After the funeral, after finishing, Dong went to work at home pay back the money the landlord, in the case of a beautiful woman half way. Dong Dong stopped to marry her. Dong recall was poor, such as washing, still owes the landlord money, life and death do not agree. The woman left the right bar resistance, said she does not love money. Love him good character. Dong had no option but to take her landlord to help. The woman ingenuity, weaving like a champ. She worked around the clock, in just one month to three hundred feet of fine woven silk, the landlord paid off the debt, in their way home, went to an acacia trees, that woman will farewell the Dong. According to legend, the woman is the sky fairies.Because Dong hearted, seven fairy touched by his filial piety, then descend to help him.
There is a poem Song said: Parent loans hole buried brother, Xian Ji Mo Sun; Woven wire debt principal, filial piety touched the sky.

Story of filial piety in China 24-Stepmother moved a piece of clothing (24孝-單衣順母)

2011-02-11T08:17:00.000-08:00

Zhou Min loss, word Zi Qian is a dutiful son. His mother died, my father knows no pity for him food and clothing, we take care of Zi Qian stepmother remarried. A few years later, stepmother had two sons, to be sub-Qian wax cold. Year, winter is coming, did not return his father, stepmother made cotton eccentric, to the son with a thick cotton, and used to sub-Qian Lu tidbits.
One day my father came back, called Zi Qian helped pull a cart outside. Cold and windy outside, Zi Qian Yi monomer cold, but he silently endured, nothing to the father said. Later, cotton rope handle Qian shoulder worn. Father saw cotton in the aloe, that his son abused by the stepmother, to go home after repudiation.
Zi Qian see the stepmother and two little brother cried, Nanfennanshe, they Guiqiu father said: "If the mother is only one little child by a single cold; if driven from the mother of three baby are subject to cold." Sub- Qian arrangement and stepmother moved to make it repentant. Since then the mother Cizi Xiao Carnival music.
A poem in praise, saying: Min Yin Lang's there, ever complain stepmother; To stay home in front of the vehicle, the third son of wind and frost-free.

Story of filial piety in China 24-To give an official, home care of their own parents (24孝-棄官奉親)

2011-02-11T08:13:00.000-08:00

Ying Yang Pan Zhongmu people, the word Ani, Emperor Wu when he hayang magistrate. He pro-Shiko things, when his father has died, to meet his mother to either the ministry. He was pleased to planting flowers and trees, Over time, he planted a peach is a way forest. Annual flower season, he always picked a good sunny day, personally helped the mother to the forest flowers play. Year, the mother infected Sigui hometown. Pan Yue, meaning that the mother, then resign instructions from the mother to return home.Shangguan again to stay. He said: "If I lust for wealth, the mother refused to listen to views, you call that son?" Shangguan moved by his filial piety, he allowed that he resign. Back home, he actually recovered by the mother. Poor family, he farming vegetables vegetables, then repurchase the mother's favorite food. He also fed a flock of sheep, to the mother to drink milk every day. In his meticulous care, the mother with dignity.
Poem says: Xiao Cheng Qi Guan Qian from the mother, and go in the sheep farming; Cheng Huan nourishment to the mother, something recovery joy later years.

Story of filial piety in China 24-Mother carrying home(24孝-籠負母歸)

2011-02-11T08:10:00.000-08:00

Martin out, the word Fann, Xinfeng the post-Han people, naturally burly, nature Shiko. One day he was not at home, a group of robbers stole his mother. Martin, after a hearing, feeling angry and he took a knife to chase down at all costs. Along the way to kill a dozen suspects, and finally caught up with the robbers looted his mother, his mother and neighbors far to see the old woman tied together. He roared loudly, struggling to the front. Zhongzei see him ferocious, unstoppable, horror scattered for their lives. Martin attend Zhuidi out, ran straight to come, kowtow, confessing his sin.Kneeling down to untie the elderly mother and neighbors Bangsheng, the liberation of their home.
Later, the war flared up, he would serve his mother to the Nanyang asylum. Thieves put down disorder, home of his mother think of returning home. But the road hell and high water, the Sedan Chair difficult, Martin out of time to meditate, to compile a bamboo basket, mothers sitting in a cage, her back to return home.
Descendants of a poem in praise, saying: Risk of treading on thin ice to save the mother, the more mountain shoulder step Jingjing; Numerous benefits of distress perseverance, filial piety can boast a more exquisite feet.

Story of filial piety in China 24-Parents with a deer's milk to feed (24孝-鹿乳奉親)

2011-02-08T19:33:00.000-08:00

Zhou dynasty, has a son named Tan, filial very small.
His parents were old when the eyes are suffering from eye diseases, and eat deer milk. Tan Zi think hard, and finally come up with a solution. So he put on a deerskin, and went to the mountain deer, deer to get milk so dedicated to his parents, who did not expect to be found hunting.
While the hunter raised his bow and arrow to shoot him, he hastily exclaimed: "I get the deer to milk, to eat with the parents to wear eye deerskin, mingled herd of deer taken in milk." Hunters know that the people are not deer, it did not lay down their bows and arrows shoot him, and his amazed that the behavior of your parents.
A poem in praise, saying: Old thinking deer milk parent, wearing a brown sweater; If loud words, the mountains with the arrow go.

Story of filial piety in China 24-Rather Than Tiger (24孝-打虎救父)

2011-02-08T19:29:00.000-08:00

During the Jin dynasty, there was the dutiful son of Hong Jiao Yang, fourteen years old when his father often went to the fields harvesting their crops.
One day, suddenly a tiger to the title to his father. Yang Hong wasunarmed, but he deeply aware of the need to save his father, soregardless of their own risk, immediately back up the tiger, the tiger's neck tightly strangling the tiger finally let go and fled. His father, also from the jaws of death, the preservation of their lives.

There is a poem Song said:
The amount of every white mountains, to fight Xing Feng;
Father and son both unharmed, to get out in the tiger's mouth.

Story of filial piety in China 24- Weeping bamboo shoots Health(24孝-哭竹生筍)

2011-02-08T19:26:00.000-08:00

In the three countries, there is a dutiful son, surnamed Meng, names were, word Christine Wu, childhood mourning his father, the family is very poor, mother and son had each other. Growing up, his mother was old, frail and sick. No matter what the mother wanted to eat, he tries to meet her. One day, his mother was seriously ill, want to eat bamboo shoots cooked soup, but this time it is winter, snowy, stormy, where would shoot it?
He was helpless, could not think of any good way to go to hold bamboo bamboo wept. Cried for a long time, I just feel the body heat, wind and over is hot. He looked outside, surrounded by snow and ice are melting and trees are turning green from the dead, and then carefully look around to grow a lot of bamboo shoots. His filial piety moved heaven and earth. He shoots the mother ate, the mother's illness enough.
There is a poem Song said: Teardrop cold north wind, the rustling bamboo pole number; Bamboo shoots out of a moment, God move peace.

Story of filial piety in China 24-Technicolor Dreamcoat Their Parents (24孝 -彩衣養親)

2011-02-08T19:22:00.000-08:00

Tang has a named Yang who was poor, such as washing, but very filial piety, support their parents by begging. Yang begging people to call him so. His discussion of food, bringing home dedicated parents. Parents have not tasted, although he did not dare to taste hunger. If wine, and kneeled down, holding to their parents, and other parents took the cup that is as up to sing and dance as a child, the parents happy. Pity he was poor and advised him to work for others, using income support pro. Qi Yang replied: "they grow old, if the others work, too far from home, you can not time Fengshi them." Listen to people who feel that he is really a dutiful son. Then the parents died, he was begging for coffin burial. Every first day, fifth, he took food to the tomb crying Festival.
A poem in praise, saying, Feng Qi wine pro to do rituals, singing dancing school Jiao Zi; Wonderful entertainment pro-cited laughter, constantly blowing Amberpack spring.

Story of filial piety in China 24-Rather Than a letter(24孝-上書救父)

2011-02-08T07:35:00.000-08:00

Emperor Wen of Han, there was the person named Chunyu Yi, thanks to the famous Qi Yang, MD, as a teacher, learned first-hand the superb art of healing, Qi positions have done so. After the death of his teacher, Qi Guan practice. Because upright character, practice time, offended a powerful man, which later led to his being framed, was taken to the capital punishment. Ti Ying named his daughter, though a small woman, but worked tirelessly to travel long distances to travel together to the Emperor Chang redress.She stated the harmful effects of corporal punishment, and that when an official clean loving father, practicing medicine Shi Ren save the world, it is indeed being Wuhai. For the parent is willing to torture. Ti Ying Han Emperor was deeply moved by the arrangement, and forgive her father, and the abolition of corporal punishment under the edict.
There is a poem Song said: Calendar Kuxin father to Beijing, a letter intended to be cut motive; Amnesty edict into their filial piety, but also benefit future generations of waste corporal punishment.

Story of filial piety in China 24-Wang Yun their loved ones (24孝-望雲思親)

2011-02-08T07:02:00.000-08:00

One of the Tang Dynasty who called Di Renjie, from small family poverty, work hard, then do the prime minister. He was an honest, Illustrative-Jen, ruling and opposition parties are respected him down. One of his colleagues, Feng Zhao occasion of frontier mission, the mother was very ill, if not let go, can not wait around the heart is very sad. Yen Kit know his feelings after the pain is hereby petitioned the emperor reassign others. One day Yen Kit out inspections on the way to the Taihang Mountains. He looked down at clouds reach the top of his entourage said: "My family lived under the clouds." Lingered for a long time, it did not leave, could not help but shed tears of their loved ones.
There is a poem Song said: Chi hurt their loved ones day and night God, the mother tears looking mountain frequency; Huai Xiao phase still occupying the country, worthy of Feng Chen worthy people.

Story of filial piety in China 24-Jhongsiao duple(24孝-忠孝雙全)

2011-02-08T06:56:00.000-08:00

Morimasa Ming Chuan Shen Hunan Road to the thread, there is an only child, named Chen Yunying. Childhood smart, studious, with his father was a good martial arts school. Welcome because of the different armed forces shuaibing father died in battle, when Chen Yunying was seventeen years old, she boarded the high calling loudly said: "Although I was a small woman, for the defenders to complete his father's behest, I have to fight to the death . hope all the soldiers defend the homeland. "We deeply moved and vowed to regain lost ground. Quickly lifted the siege, to victory. Chen Yunying find his father's body, crying loudly, all soldiers are put on mourning, attended the funeral. Court ordered bestowed to the thread as Fuzong Bing Shen, and named Chen Yunying as guerrilla general, continue to guard channel state capital. Later, people built a Hau for her queen of the Memorial Temple.
There is a poem Song said:
Different meaning of the military siege around soldiers, crescent city siege Khan MA; Difficult two-Jian Xue Wai Fu Chou, Chung Hsiao Liufang name through the ages.

The Bear and the Two Travelers 熊和兩個旅客

2011-02-07T08:51:00.000-08:00

The Bear and the Two Travelers

Two men were traveling together through the wood. Then a dig bear suddenly appeared before them. One of them climbed up quickly into a tree and hid himself in the branches. The other wanted to climb up another tree, but there was no time to do so. The bear was just near him. So he fell flat on the ground and pretended that he was dead, for he knew that a bear will not touch a dead body. The big bear came up to him, and smelled him all over. He lay as still as he could, held his breath and pretended to be dead. The bear examined him closely and walked slowly away. When the bear had gone, the traveler in the tree came down, and said, “The bear looked as if he were talking to you. What did he whisper in your ears? He replied, "He gave me this advice: Never trust a friend who deserts you in time of need!"

Belling the Cat 把鈴掛在貓身上

2011-02-07T08:49:00.000-08:00

Belling the Cat

Once some mice were living in a farmhouse. They all met together and talked about the cat in the farmhouse. “We can not stay here long with that cat near us. She has eaten many of us. How can we keep her from killing us?” said one old mouse. One proud young mouse said, “I have a good idea. We never hear her when she comes. What do you say to hang a bell around her neck? Then we can hear her when she is coming.” “That is a splendid idea. Let us tie a bell around her neck. Now we can run away before she catches us,” said another. Just then the old mouse stood up and said, “Your plan is very fine, but who can hang a bell around the cat’s neck?” All the young mice were silent, and only looked at one another.

Peter Pan 彼得潘

2011-02-06T08:33:00.000-08:00

Peter Pan

Once there lived in England a little girl whose name was Wendy Darling She had two brothers john Darling and Michael Darling. Their house was small house made of brick, and they kept big dog called Nana, and Nana acted as nurse to the three children.

Nana was very clever, and she always took care that the children would put on pajamas after warming them at the fire Sometimes the children would not go to bed, but Nana always made them do as they were always made them do as they told. Mrs. Darling loved Nana and she had very good reason for keeping Nana as the children’s nurse One night, when she went into the nursery, she saw a strange Shape flying to and fro in the dim light.

When this Shape saw Mrs. Darling, it rushed to the window after it, just as ran out into the night, Mrs. Darling suddenly closed the window. And Mrs. Darling rushed to the window after it ran out into the night, Mrs. Darling suddenly closed the window. The Shape fled; but something fell on the floor at Mrs. Darling’s feet. It was the shadow of this strange flying Shape. Mrs. Darling picked up the shadow and put it in a drawer; but she felt very anxious about the safety of her children. She was afraid that the Shape might come back and hurt them, but she hoped that Nana would come to the nursery and protect them from all danger. But some days after that Nana was led to the yard to sleep in her kennel. That night the window was pushed open and the strange Shape slipped into the room and began to dance about.

“Where is my shadow?” it cried. Nana barked furiously outside. “I can’t be happy without my shadow. Tinker Bell, Tinker Bell, where is my dear little shadow?” cried the Shape. At that a tiny Ball of fire flew into the room, and sprang round the room. Wherever it went it made a tinkling sound like a little silver bell. Now this little ball of fire was really a fairy girl. She told the Shape where the shadow was. Soon the drawer was opened, the shadow was pulled out, and the Shape danced round the room with delight. The Shape could find its shadow, it was true; but it could never put it on again. And so all the delight went, and the shape was so unhappy that tears filled its eyes and rolled down its cheeks. Just at that time, Wendy woke up. She was not afraid, but asked the little Shape why it was crying. Then she asked it its name, and the shape told her that it was Peter Pan. Wend got a needle and some thread and sewed the shadow on to Peter Pan, and then Peter Pan danced with joy, for wherever he went the shadow followed him on the floor. Peter Pan then told Wendy the story of his life. He said that he lived in a place called never-Never-Land, with a lot of little boys who had all been dropped out of their baby carriages by careless nurses. He also said that they lived with fairies ever would remain happy boys in this enchanting Never-Never-Land. He then told her that when the first baby laughed, the laughter broke into little pieces, and each little piece became a fairy, and went dancing about the world. But whenever a child said that it did not believe in fairies, then one of the fairies died. Peter Pan said that it was a dreadful and wicked thing for a child to say that it did not believe in fairies. There was only one thing that made them sad, he sad, and that was the want of a mother; all the boys in Never-Never-Land wanted to have a mother very much indeed. Wendy asked if there was any little girl among them who could pretend to be their mother; but Peter Pan shook his head and answered that girls never dropped out of their baby-carriages; they were far too clever. This pleased Wendy, and she loved Peter Pan. “Oh, wend,” cried Peter, “come and live with us and be our mother!” Wendy’ s brothers woke up. Peter Pan said he would teach them all to fly if Wendy would only come and be their mother. When the children heard that they could learn to fly, they were quite excited, and at once began to jump up into the air. But every time they jumped they fell onto the ground, “Look and fly as I do,” cried Peter; and so saying, he flew gracefully high up into the air, and sailed noiselessly round the room. Soon the children learned, and all began to fly round the room with cries of delight. Then the windows were opened wide, and tinker bell led the way into the night. Peter held Wendy’ s hand and they floated away into the starry night. Very soon Mrs. Darling, who had just come home from the theater, rushed into the nursery with Nana at her heels. But it was too late. The children had already left for never-never-land.

(2)Now, the boys in never-never-land were beginning to get anxious about Peter Pan, who was their leader. He was away for a long time, and they were afraid of wolves and pirates. By and by they saw something that looked like a large white bird in the sky. As they looked at it, tinker bell suddenly shone on the trees, and told them that Peter Pan wanted them to shoot this bird at once. So they ran and got bows and arrows, and shot the bird. Suddenly down it fell—what do you think it was?-----poor Wendy fell with an arrow in her breast. But Wendy was not dead. Soon she felt well, and then with her brothers round her, and Peter Pan holding her hand, she promised all the boys to be their mother. Then they began working and built Wendy funny little house, with john’s silk-hat for a chimney; and every body was very, very happy. But tinker bell was very jealous of Wendy. Though they were so happy in their house, there were on the lake near the forest some terrible pirates. The captain of these terrible pirates was named James hook. All his crew were afraid of him and trembled when they saw him. His long black hair was fearful, the wrinkles on his face was fearful, his eyes were fearful, and his voice was fearful. But, above all, his right hand was most fearful. It wasn’t a common hand at all; it was an iron hook. Peter pan had once driven this terrible pirate into the sea, and a huge crocodile had bitten off his hand and part of his wrist. The crocodile followed the captain wherever he went, and wanted to have another bite. It dreamed of the happy day when it could eat him all up. The captain always knew when this fearful enemy was near, because on one occasion it had swallowed an alarm-clock. It was so made that it would go for one century without stopping. Now the ticking of this clock could plainly be heard even through its thick skin. It ticked so loudly that the captain could al-ways hear it coming, and it was the signal for him to run! But the captain was afraid, because he knew the clock would stop some day. Then the crocodile would come up behind him and eat him up. So he grew to hate Peter Pan, and wanted to kill him. The home of the lost boys was in the forest by the lake. They lived under the ground for fear of the pirates and the wolves. Each boy had a special staircase hollowed in a tree-trunk; so that they could easily run down among the roots of the trees into their cave. Wendy, you must know, had become the mother of these boys, and they all loved her, because it was so delightful to have a mother after having lived so long without one. Wendy gave each of the boys some medicine, taught them how to behave nicely, and put them all in their comfortable beds at night. Though she was only nine years old, Wendy was quite a splendid mother. The lost boys were protected by some friendly Indians. On this day, up came the pirates, and suddenly there was a stamping overhead, and a sound of people fighting and struggling here and there. The pirates had attacked the red Indians by surprise. The battle was very soon over. The Indians were beaten and ran away, or crawled seriously wounded into the forest. The pirates won a victory close above the children’s heads. Now, on this night, before the fight had started, Wendy had been telling the boys a story about her own father and mother-a beautiful story which showed how her father and mother must be crying for their lost children. As she was finishing her story, John and Michael sprang up in their beds and said, “Wendy, we must go back quickly!” “yes, answered Wendy, “we must go back quickly” You can imagine how sad all the motherless boys were when they heard that Wendy was going home. They cried so much that at last she told them they might return with her and her brothers. She said they could live in there house, and have Mr. And Mr. Darling for their father and mother. All the boys except Peter Pan were very glad to hear that. Peter Pan said he did not want to grow up. He did not want to live in a real house and go to school. He wanted to live always in Never-Never-Land. So they all said good-by to Peter Pan, and climbed up the staircases in the tree-trunks which led from their underground home to the forest. Wendy was the last to go, and before she went she left some medicine for Peter and mad him promise that he would take it when he woke up in the morning. But the pirates were there on the ground waiting for them to come out. The boys were caught as they stepped on the ground; a rough hand was held over their mouths to prevent them from crying out, and they were carried away to the pirate ship with Wendy.

(3) Wendy and all the Lost Boys were now on board the pirate ship. Peter Pan lay asleep in his underground bed. He was alone. Captain hook was creeping down the stair-case above. Now was the chance for the captain to kill Peter Pan. He crept up to the door and peeped in. Peter Pan was fast asleep. The captain tried to open the door and failed. Again and again he tried to open the door with his hook, but without success. Peter Pan was safe. But, no! the terrible captain found the glass of medicine left by Wendy on a shelf; he reached toward it, and then, taking a bottle of poison from his pocket, poured the contents into the glass. Peter Pan woke up. He remembered his promise to Wendy, and went to drink the poison. At that moment tinker bell rushed in, crying, “don’t drink! Don’t drink!” but her warning was useless. “I have promised Wendy,” answered Peter, and walked toward the glass, stretching out his hand. Just as Peter was about to drink, the little tinker bell flew into the glass and drank all its deadly contents. Then its light flamed weakly and went pale, and it fell toward the bed dying. Peter Pan knew there was only way in which he could possibly save tinker bell. “Do you believe in fairies? Oh, please say you believe in fairies!” cried Peter Pan to all the children in the world. And back from the children everywhere, who were so sorry for poor tinker bell, came the answer, “We believe in fairies. So tinker bell got well again and was saved. Then she told Peter Pan how the pirates had carried off the Lost boys, with Wendy and her brothers, to their ship, and that they were all in very great danger. The poor children were all at once driven into the dark and dirty hold. Captain Hook thought that at last he had them in his power. “Are all the children chained so that they cannot fly away?” he asked. “YES, Captain,” replied his men. “Then bring them up, ”shouted the Captain. He seated himself. On a chair on the deck, waiting while the boys were dragged out of the hold and brought before him. Six of them, he said, were to walk the plank at once, but he would save any two of them who were willing to be cabin boys. The children could not understand him well, but Hook soon explained them the meaning by roaring out something like a song; ”Yo ho! Yo ho! The jolly plank, You walk along it so----- Till it goes down, and you go down To tooral looral lo.” Then he waved his hook to show them that when the plank tipped they would be shot into the water and drowned! But Peter Pan had already started out. He had an alarm-clock in his pocket. It had begun ticking. “Tick! Tick! Ter-ick, tick, tick!” the captain heard, and at the dreaded sound, he shouted, “the crocodile! Hide me! Hide me!” He rushed into a corner of the ship, while his men crowded round him, anxious to protect their captain from the terrible crocodile. The boys, too, waited, breathless with horror. At last, with sudden relief and joy, they saw, not the crocodile, but their brave leader, peter Pan, appearing over the ship’s side. In one hand he held the alarm-clock, the ticking of which had made the captain believe that the crocodile was coming to eat him. Peter Pan dashed into the cabin unseen by the pirates, and closed the door. The ticking stopped at once, and the captain’s terror disappeared. Captain Hook again began to sing his song “The Jolly Plank,” but the boys, filled with hope and delight, drowned his voice by singing “Rule, Britannia, Britannia Rules the waves.” And just as the captain was about to force them to walk the plank, he was silenced by a terrible shriek from the cabin. The captain ordered one of his men to enter the cabin and find out what was the matter. The man went, but did not return. Once more they heard that dreadful shriek. The rest of the men were now frightened. They refused to enter the cabin; one threw himself into the sea. “Drive the boys in—let them fight the terror,” cried the captain. “if they kill him. So much the better; it he kills them, we’re none the worse.” This, of course, was just what the boys wanted, but, hiding their delight, they allowed themselves to be driven into the cabin. But as for the pirates, all of them were so terrified that no one saw Peter Pan steal out, followed by the boys. No one saw Peter Pan cut the ropes with which Wendy had been bound, take her the brown cloak she had left, while Wendy joined the boys. "It's the girl!" cried the captain, "there's never luck on a pirate ship with a girl on board; let's throw her into the sea!" All the men knew that their captain was right, and one of them started up and cried to the figure at the mast, "There's nothing can save you now!" "There is one," came a ringing voice, and the brown cloak was thrown aside, and there stood Peter Pan. "Down, boys, and at them," the captain shouted, and the boys, armed with the weapons Peter Pan had found and given them in the cabin, rushed down upon the lower deck. A terrible fight followed. Some of the crew jumped into the sea; others rushed at the boys with their knives, while Captain Hook tried to escape into the cabin, fighting for his life. "Put away your knives, boys; that man is mine!" cried Peter Pan, pointing to Captain Hook. Hook's men jumped one by one into the sea and were drowned. Peter Pan and Captain Hook appeared at the cabin door, fighting violently. Step by step, Hook was driven back to the side of the ship. At last, Peter Pan pushed him into the sea, right into the mouth of the waiting crocodile, which ate him up at last. The boys burst into ringing cheers as they and Wendy crowded round their hero, who stood like a victorious Napoleon while the pirate flag was lowered. Then Wendy and all the boys went home, and you can imagine how glad Mr. and Mrs. Darling and Nana were to see their lost children again. Mrs. Darling had always kept the window open, and used to sing "Home, Sweet Home," hoping that the children might hear her and come back. But Peter Pan, all alone in Never-Never-Land, longed for little Wendy; and Mrs. Darling allowed Wendy to go every now and then to visit Peter Pan, and see that his house was nice and tidy. Peter Pan never wanted to grow up, and Wendy never forgot the fairies.

--------by James Barrie(Easified)

The Wolf and the Lamb 狼和小羊

2011-02-05T08:21:00.000-08:00

The Wolf and the Lamb（狼和小羊）

Once upon a time a wolf was drinking water at a brook on a hillside. When he looked up, he saw a little lamb beginning to drink water a little down. The wolf wanted to eat the lamb. He thought he could catch the lamb by a trick. He said to the lamb. “You are making the water dirty, and I cannot drink it.” The lamb said, “Am I making the water dirty? That is impossible. You see, you are higher up than I. The water runs down from you to me, so I cannot make it dirty." " Well, then," said the wolf, " for I was born this year." " I don’ t care," cried the wolf." If it was not you, it was probably your father." Then the wolf could say no more, and went away.