World Children's Story Classics: Family Stories

Chapter 6
During the Spring and Autumn Period, Wu Zixu, the great general of the State of Wu, led troops to attack the State of Zheng.A young fisherman came to Zheng Dinggong, the king of Zheng State, and said, "I have a way to prevent Wu Zixu from attacking Zheng State." The fisherman ran to Wu Zixu's barracks to find Wu Zixu.While singing, he tapped the oars: "People in the reed, people in the reed; crossing the river, whose favor is it? On the sword, the seven-star inscription; I will return it to you and take it with you. You are proud today, but Remember, the fisherman?" Wu Zixu saw the oar in the fisherman's hand, and immediately asked him, "Young man, who are you?" The fisherman replied, "Didn't you see the oar in my hand? ? My dad lives on this oar, and he saved you with this oar.

When Wu Zixu heard this, he said, "I remembered. When I was fleeing, there was a fisherman who rescued me. I always wanted to repay him! Why did you come here?"

Fisherman said: "I didn't come to attack our Zheng State because of your Wu State. I hope that General Wu will not attack Zheng State because my dead father has saved you." Wu Zixu said: "Because your father saved me. , I was able to become a general alive, and I will definitely repay my gratitude!" As soon as Wu Zixu finished speaking, he immediately took all the Wu soldiers back.Da Yulang happily told Zheng Dinggong the news.All of a sudden, all the people in the Zheng Kingdom regarded Fisherman as a great savior and called him "the doctor who fished". Zheng Dinggong also gave him a hundred miles of land!

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