Smile Book - New Edition of the Little Five Classics and Four Books

Author: Zhu Lihong / Country: Mainland China
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Publish Date: 2006-06-01
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Robbing a Bride (Original) There was a marriage engagement between two families, with the bride's family being wealthy and the groom's family poor. Fearing the bridegroom might back out, the groom's family chose a propitious day to abduct the bride. In the chaos, the groom mistakenly grabbed his sister-in-law and took her out. The bride's family chased after them, shouting, "You've robbed the wrong one!" The sister-in-law, on the groom's back, said, "Don't listen to them—this is not wrong, not wrong, just hurry!" – Laughing Forest (Translation) There were two sets of in-laws, and their children had been engaged. The bride's family was wealthy, while the groom's family was poor. Fearing the bride might renege on the marriage, the groom's family chose a lucky day and led their son to abduct the bride. However, in the rush, the son mistakenly grabbed his sister-in-law and took her out. The bride's entire family came out to chase them, shouting, "You've robbed the wrong one, you've robbed the wrong one!" But the sister-in-law, on the groom's back, said, "Don't listen to them—this is not wrong, not wrong, just hurry!"
Exchanging Hair for Candy (Original) A man saw someone exchanging hair for candy and assumed that anything edible could be traded for hair. One morning, he hid a lock of hair and went out. He came across a tavern, ate a hearty meal, and after finishing, offered the hair to the tavern keeper. The tavern workers all laughed, but the man angrily said, "Others use hair as money, but when it comes to me, I can't?" They argued for a long time, and the tavern workers ended up grabbing his hair and beating him. After the beating, the man slowly combed his hair and said, "You didn't want the whole lock, but now you're grabbing it from my head." – Laughing Forest (Translation) A man saw someone else exchanging hair for candy and thought that anything edible could be traded for hair. One morning, he hid a lock of hair and went out. He came across a tavern, ate a big meal, and after finishing, gave the hair to the tavern keeper. The tavern workers all laughed. The man angrily said, "Why are you laughing? Others use hair as money, but when it comes to me, I can't?" They argued for a long time, and the tavern workers, still insisting that hair could be used as money, grabbed his hair and beat him. After the beating, the man slowly combed his hair and said, "You didn't want the whole lock, but now you're grabbing it from my head."
Taking a Poo (Original) An official was sitting on the bench when someone in the crowd passed gas. The official asked, "What was that noise? Bring it here?" The constable reported, "It can't be caught." The official said, "How are you covering it up? You must bring it in!" The constable had no choice but to wrap a piece of feces in paper and return it, saying, "The culprit has escaped, but we've caught his family here." – Laughing Forest (Translation) A county official was sitting on the bench when one of the passed gas. The official immediately asked, "What was that noise? Bring it here!" The constable reported, "It can't be caught." The official said, "Why are you protecting the culprit? You must bring it in!" The constable had no choice but to wrap a piece of feces in paper and return it, saying, "The culprit has escaped, but we've caught his family here."
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