In ancient times, there was a man named Cao Cao.
In ancient times there was a man named Cao Cao.
He was very happy when someone gave him an elephant, and he took his son and officials to see it.
Someone gave him an elephant. He was very happy and took his son and officials to see it.
Elephants are tall and big. Its body is like a wall and its legs are like four pillars.
Elephants are tall and big, with a body like a wall and legs like four pillars.
Officials watched and talked: "How much does such a big elephant weigh?"
Officials watched and talked: "How heavy is such a big elephant?"
Cao Cao asked, "Who can weigh this elephant?"
Cao Cao asked, "Who can weigh this elephant?"
Some said, "You have to build a large scale and cut down a big tree to make a scale."
Some said, "You have to build a large scale and cut down a big tree to make a scale."
Some said, "Is it good to have a large scale? Who has the strength to lift such a big scale? "
Some said, "Even if it is a big scale, who has the strength to lift it?"
Cao Cao shook his head.
Cao Cao shook his head.
Cao Chong, the son of Cao Cao, is only seven years old.
Cao Chong, the son of Cao Cao, was only seven years old.
He stood up and said, "Drive the elephant to a big ship and see how much it sinks. Draw a line along the water on one side of the boat. Then he drove the elephant to the shore and put stones on the boat until it sank to the place where the line was drawn. Then weigh the stones on the boat. The weight of a stone is equivalent to the weight of an elephant. "
He stood up and said, "Drive the elephant to a big ship and see how much it sank." Just draw a line beside the boat along the water. Then the elephant was driven ashore, and the stone was loaded on the boat until the boat sank to the place where the line was drawn. Then weigh the stones on the boat. Elephants are as heavy as stones. "
Cao Caoxiao nodded.
Cao Caoxiao nodded.
He asked people to do what Cao Chong said. As expected, he weighed the elephant.
He told people to do as Cao Chong said, and sure enough, he weighed the elephant.