Expensive whip

One day, a man selling whip came to the market. His whip doesn't look so good.

Someone asked him, "Hey, whip seller, how much is your stuff?" When he opened his mouth, he startled people: "5 thousand money." The shopper said, "Are you crazy? This kind of whip is only sold for 5 yuan. How can you sell it for so much money? How about 5 yuan? " The whip seller suddenly laughed, bent over with laughter, and ignored him. The man tried again: "What about 5 yuan?" The whip seller looked very angry. The man knew that the whip was not worth much money, so he deliberately Doby him and said, "5, yuan is enough, right?" The whip seller was furious: "You don't want to buy it, just leave, don't bother, I have to pay 5 thousand yuan to sell it!" "

At this time, a rich young master came to buy a whip. Seeing that the attitude of selling the whip was so firm, he thought that the whip was really unique, so he paid 5 thousand yuan to buy it. Then he took this expensive whip and showed it around, showing off and saying, "Look at my whip, it's worth 5 thousand yuan!"

someone who knows the goods took the whip and looked at it carefully. He saw that the tip of the whip was curled and didn't stretch at all. The handle of the whip was crooked, the wood was worse, it was rotten, and the paint lines were so poor that he couldn't feel any weight in his hand.

So he asked the rich young master bluntly, "What's so rare about this whip that it's worth spending 5, yuan on it?" The rich young master pretends to say, "I like its golden and dazzling color, and the whip seller also said many benefits!" " The man didn't say much. He soaked the whip in hot water. Soon, the whip was twisted, contracted badly and lost its golden color. It turns out that this color is dyed with Zhizi, and the luster is also painted with wax.

The rich young master also realized that the whip was inferior, but he didn't want to lose face, so he had to punch his face and pretend to be fat. He still used this whip for three years. On one occasion, he rode out to play, and when he lifted the whip to whip the horse, his strength was slightly greater. The whip broke into six pieces at once, and he also fell off his horse and was injured. And the broken whip, originally only an empty shell, there is nothing in it, and it has rotted into a pile of soil.

Whips sellers use the vanity of people like the rich young master to sell inferior goods. If a person only tries to make a name for himself without paying attention to reality, he is doomed to be cheated.

Expansion:

Fable Story 1

Modern people dress themselves beautifully through makeup, pay attention to nutrition and eat healthily, protect their limbs and five bodies from getting sick, and take care of themselves in every possible way; But if you want him to practice, you don't have such enthusiasm and care.

There is an interesting story. A very rich man has a four-bedroom wife.

The first wife is old and yellow, and the rich man has long forgotten her.

the second wife's housekeeper is still useful, and the rich occasionally care about it.

the third and fourth wives are young, beautiful and tender, and he is extremely happy.

But life is limited. When a rich man dies in old age, he can't take away not only his wealth, but also these young wives and concubines. The rich man thought to himself, I am lonely on the way to the grave. Isn't there a custom of martyrdom in ancient times? If I find someone I like to be buried with me, I will still have company.

Of course, the rich man's favorite is the fourth wife, so he said to her: I care about you so much that I can't bear to leave you for a moment. Since I am going to die, please accompany me. The fourth wife turned pale and said, "You are good to me now, but what good is it to die?" I am so young, I still have an infinite future, and I can't die with you. " The monopoly was very disappointed, so he turned to his third wife. "I usually give you money, and I will give you anything good. I often swear with you. Can you accompany me to death?" On hearing this, the third wife said, "You know I am young and so beautiful. If you die, I can marry someone else, so I can't die with you."

Monopoly has no choice but to find a second wife. The second wife listened and said, "No way. The affairs of our family are usually nobody's business. Well, you can die peacefully, I'll take care of the funeral for you, I'll send you to your resting place, and then I'll say goodbye to you. "

Monopoly is very frustrated and helpless. Seeing the first wife passing by, he thought, "This is even more hopeless. I don't love her or care about her, but I'd better try!" " Just tell her so. I didn't know that the first wife was a conscientious person. She said, "We women, marry a chicken with a chicken, and marry a dog with a dog. If you die, I will die with you."

when monopoly heard this, he said, "Ah! I really can't see it. Lu Yao knows horsepower and has seen people's hearts for a long time. I didn't expect the first wife to be sincere. I was so sorry for her in the past. "

who is the fourth wife in this story?

is our body.

Many people give everything to their bodies for this color, nutrition, health care, makeup and warmth. The body is our most important and favorite, but in the end of life, it is not ours', and they refuse to go with us.

and the third wife, who is the third wife? The third wife is our money, gold, diamonds and our property. When we left, it also remarried to others and turned into the hands of others.

who is the second wife? The second wife is our friends, family and relatives. They won't die with us, but at most, they will accompany us in the funeral.

So this big wife is very important. Who is the big wife? Is our heart. We usually don't care about our own hearts, how our hearts are cultivated, how our hearts should be sublimated, and how our hearts can be clean, regardless of it. In spite of this, when life comes to the end, we can't take it with us, only the karma of good and evil behaviors created by this heart will follow us.

fable story 2

the long-term workers were short of soup every day, but a cloth-clothed man was reluctant to buy a basin, so he took a broken jar to fill his rice. On this day, Bree's family treated us. Afraid that outsiders would see the broken jar sweeping their faces, Bree reluctantly took out a beautiful fine porcelain bowl and gave the long-term workers a big meal. When the guests saw how beautiful the bowl for the long-term workers was, they all praised Bree for treating them well.

dinner is ready. When Zeng Hou opened the rice bowl, he saw that it was still filled with clear soup and little water. He was so angry. Pushing the rice bowl to the ground, the porcelain bowl smashed with a bang, and the thin soup dripped all over the floor. When Buli saw his beloved fine-flowered porcelain bowl smashed, his feet jumped with pain.

Zeng Hou pretended to be in shock and said, "When I was adding rice, I saw a skinny person pulling my hand. I was afraid of ghosts, so I was afraid of people."

when the guests heard this, they saw the clear soup on the ground and there was little water, and they all understood it. They couldn't help laughing. Buli lost money and lost face, but he had nothing to say.

fable 3

lead the wolf into the room

there was a shepherd herding sheep in the valley. When he saw a wolf following him in the distance, he was always on his guard. Months passed, and the wolf just followed from a distance, not close to the sheep, not to mention hurting a sheep. The shepherd gradually relaxed his guard against the wolf. Later, the shepherd thought it was good for the wolf to follow the sheep, so he didn't have to be wary of other wild animals. Later, he simply regarded the wolf as a shepherd dog and told it to look after the sheep. When the shepherd saw that the wolf managed the sheep well, he thought to himself, People say that wolves are the worst, but I don't think so ...

One day, the shepherd had something to go to town, so he entrusted the sheep to the wolf, and the wolf agreed. The wolf estimated that the shepherd had entered the city, so he howled loudly in the forest. Its howling attracted many wolves of all sizes. All the sheep were eaten by wolves.

The shepherd didn't understand the nature of the wolf, so he was deceived by the hypocrisy of the wolf. The idiom "inviting a wolf into the room" is a metaphor for bringing bad people into the house.

fable idiom: collusion

Legend has it that once upon a time, a wolf and a wolf came to the outside of the herdsman's sheepfold to steal sheep to eat. The sheepfold was too high for them to jump over, so they came up with a way. The wolf stood on the neck of the wolf and grabbed the sheep with his front feet. In this way, the wolf stretched out his front paws and grabbed a sheep and dragged it out of the sheepfold to enjoy a good meal with the wolf.

fable idiom: the ambition of a wolf

In the Spring and Autumn Period, Zi Wen and Zi Liang brothers of Ruoao family in Chu became officials. Sima Ziliang gave birth to a fierce son, Dou Yuejiao, which made Yin Ziwen dislike this nephew and thought that he was ambitious. Later, Dou Yuejiao became a Sima. He killed his cousin Ziyang, succeeded Ling Yin, secretly expanded his army and rebelled, and was defeated by the King of Chu, destroying the whole family of Ruoao.

Fable Story 4

One morning, Xiaohua Mall said to her mother, "Mom, look how beautiful the weather is outside. Shall we go shopping?" Mom agreed happily.

On the road, Xiaohua Mall saw a shop and said to his mother, "Mom, mom, let's go to that shop." Mom said, "All right." Xiaohua Mall and his mother walked into the shop, and Xiaohua Mall fell in love with a skirt, so her mother bought it for her. Walking, they came to another shop, and the little cat asked her mother to buy her many delicious foods. Then Xiaohua Mall and her mother went to many shops, and Xiaohua Mall always wanted this and that. After returning home, my mother said to Xiaohua Mall, "Don't spend money casually in the future, okay?" Xiaohua Mall bowed his head in shame and said, "I see, mom."

From then on, Xiaohua Mall will never spend money recklessly.

fable 5

One morning, the rabbit was playing at home alone. He felt bored, so the rabbit went to the tortoise's house to play with him.

While the tortoise and the rabbit were having fun, suddenly, a bird flew in and fell to the ground. The tortoise and the rabbit looked at it. Then, the tortoise crawled slowly and said to the bird, "What's the matter with you? Are you hurt? " The bird gasped and said, "I, my wing is hurt." Hearing this, the tortoise quickly brought the medicine box, took out the painkillers and bandages, helped the bird wrap up the wound, and let the bird lie in bed and rest. At this time, the tortoise quickly asked the rabbit to bring a glass of water for the bird to drink, so that the bird could have a rest at home before leaving, which was better. Rabbit said, "No, bird, you'd better go back to your home and rest!"! Tortoise, let's continue to play our game! " So, the bird listened and struggled to fly up, but soon fell down again. The tortoise quickly helped the bird up

The bird said, "Thank you, tortoise! You are a good turtle. "

The rabbit looks at the tortoise and the bird strangely. The rabbit asked the tortoise, "Why did that little bird say thank you?" The tortoise said, "Because as long as you help others, others will say thank you, and when you encounter difficulties in the future, others will help you." The rabbit blushed and said, "Oh, I see. I must learn from you." Then the rabbit said to the bird, "I'm sorry!" I shouldn't have done this to you just now. You have a good rest at the tortoise's house! "