The Most Fun Teenager Brain Teaser Story Collection

Author: Zhang Tiecheng / Country: Mainland China
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features: A line that brings lifelong benefits
Once there was a very cruel king. Because his queen was abducte by a foreign scholar, he harbored deep hatred toward people of knowledge. Over time, he even came to despise knowledge itself. One day, he issued an order: all books in the country must be confiscated, and anyone who dared to hide even half a piece of paper would be executed without hesitation. The books collected from all over the country were gathered in the largest square of the capital and burned publicly. Watching the flames rise high as mountains, the precious classics were reduced to ashes, people felt immense sorrow. However, out of fear of the tyrant's tyranny, they dared not speak out. The fire burned for three days and nights before finally being extinguished. A soldier in charge of clearing the ashes discovered that half a piece of paper had not been completely burned. Taking advantage of no one's attention, he secretly hid the half piece of paper in his pocket. When he returned home, he dared not take it out. Only at night did he quietly go to the courtyard and take out the half piece of paper. By the dim moonlight, he examined it carefully. He saw a faint line of words on it. Unfortunately, he couldn't read it and had no idea what it meant. It wasn't until after the cruel king died that he was able to take out the note and ask others to interpret it. The line of words was ordinary yet benefited him for life. The line was: "Rely on yourself!" P15