Golden Story - Smart Kids Pocket Book

Author: Lao Jian
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Publish Date: 2006-06-01
Features: In the early days, in a village at the foot of a mountain, there was a family with only a husband and wife living together. They longed every day for a child. Both said, "We’d even be happy to see a child as small as a jujube pit!" After saying this, many days passed, and they had a child who was truly as small as a jujube pit. The couple was overjoyed and named the child "Jujube Pit." Year after year, Jujube Pit didn’t grow at all and remained the size of a jujube pit. The father said, "Jujube Pit! You’ve made me happy for nothing. Raising a child like you will be of no use!" The mother said, "Jujube Pit! You’re not growing at all, and I’m truly worried about you!" Jujube Pit said, "Father, Mother, don’t worry. Even though I’m small, I can still do things." One year, there was a drought, and the crops on the entire hillside yielded nothing. The villagers had nothing to eat, and the city officials still came to demand taxes. The villagers couldn’t afford to pay the taxes, so the county magistrate ordered the officials to take the oxen and donkeys away. After the oxen and donkeys were taken, there was no longer anyone to plow the fields, and everyone was in great distress. Jujube Pit said to everyone, "Don’t worry, I have a solution!"