A good mother is better than a good teacher

Chapter 5 To be a person and do things first, do the things around you well (4)
That night, Su Da sneaked into the Qi army camp with his face covered.With his kung fu, he easily escaped the guarding soldiers.He crept into General Qi's camp and stole his curtains without anyone noticing.

After returning to Chuying, he handed over the curtain to Zifa.Zifa then sent an envoy to return the curtain to the Qi camp, and said to General Qi, "One of our soldiers went out to cut firewood and got the general's curtain. Now I come here to return it." General Qi and other generals After listening, everyone looked at each other in blank dismay.

On the second night, the Qi army camp strengthened its guards.Originally, this was a piece of cake for Su Da, but he was exhausted a few days ago, and when he was about to arrive at General Qi's barracks, he slipped and alarmed a soldier.Fortunately, Su Da used his housekeeping skills in time.Hearing only the two mice's "squeak", the soldier walked away.This time Su Da took back General Qi's pillow.

Zifa sent someone back after daybreak, and the general of Qi was terribly angry and terrified.He said angrily to his subordinates: "Tonight, everyone is not allowed to sleep, so I can see clearly with my eyes wide open."

At this time, a general persuaded: "Don't worry, general, don't fall into the trap of the Chu people. You think, he deliberately sent troops to harass us, so that we can't sleep well at night, so that we can't fight them during the day."

The general thinks about it too, only double the number of guards compared to yesterday.

But Su Da still sneaked into the barracks, this time he stole General Qi's hairpin.

When Zifa sent someone to return the hairpin for the third time, General Qi couldn't take it anymore.He said: "If I don't retreat today, the Chu army will probably take my head!" Although the soldiers felt that it was inappropriate to retreat, they had no choice but to retreat.

Zifa rewarded Su Da heavily, saying that without him, how many soldiers would have been killed or injured.Su Da replied: "Where is the general? If there is no general, the villain will still be a thief who is ridiculed by others."

mother heart words
A person who has made mistakes in the past especially needs the respect and understanding of others.Sometimes even just a look or a greeting can give him the dignity of being a human being and thus set him on the right track.On the contrary, if he is ridiculed and abused, it is very likely that he will give up on himself and endanger society again.

Famous writer and little girl asking for an autograph

Booth Tarkington is a famous American novelist and playwright in the 20th century. His works "The Great Ambersons" and "Alice Adams" both won the Pulitzer Prize.At the height of his fame, Tarkington told such a story on various occasions:
It was at an exhibition of artists' works held by the Red Cross, and I participated in the exhibition as a special guest.During this time, two lovely little girls aged [-] or [-] came to me and piously asked me for my autograph.

"I didn't bring a fountain pen, can I use a pencil?" I actually knew that they would not refuse, and I just wanted to show how a famous writer treats ordinary readers with humility.

"Of course." The little girls agreed readily. I could see that they were very excited, and of course their excitement also made me feel very gratified.

A girl handed me her very delicate notebook, and I took out a pencil, wrote a few words of encouragement with ease, and signed my name.After the girl saw my signature, she frowned. She looked at me carefully and asked, "Aren't you Robert Chapos?"

"No," I told her, very pompously, "I'm Booth Tarkington, author of Alice Adams, two-time Pulitzer Prize winner."

The little girl turned her head to the other girl, shrugged and said, "Mary, lend me your eraser."

At that moment, all my conceit and pride disappeared in an instant...

mother heart words
The more outstanding you are, the more you need to remind yourself to remain humble and calm. "Don't be proud of your strengths, rather be humble when you know your weaknesses." No matter how good you are, keep calm and don't take yourself too seriously!
Gentleman with a difference

Once upon a time, there was an English gentleman with a strange look who hired a little girl from the market.After returning home, he said to her: "Everything in my house has different names, and each has its own unique name." The gentleman paused for a while, and then began to teach seriously, "What are you going to call me?"

"Call you master or sir, as you like, sir," answered the little girl.

"No, I should be called 'Grand Lord'." The gentleman shook his head, then pointed to the bed and asked, "What is this called again?"

"Bedding or a bed will do, my lord."

"No, this is my 'white swan'. So, what is it called?" he asked, pointing to his pants.

"Pants or bottoms are fine, Mr. Tai Shang."

"You should call it 'double-barreled casing'." He turned his head and pointed to a tabby cat and asked, "What do you call it?"

"Kitten or kitten, the Grand Master."

"From now on, you should call it 'Little Monkey with a Beard'." He rolled his eyes, pointed to the fire again, and said, "Well, what about this one?"

"Flame or flame, my lord."

"You should call it 'the little red rooster'." He picked up a bowl of water and continued to ask, "What about this one?"

"Clear water or pure water, the Grand Master."

"No, this is—'Clean Sacred Spring.' So what should I call my house?" he asked, pointing to his own house.

"A house or a residence, my lord."

"You should call it 'the mountain of mountains.'"

After a few days, the little girl could already remember these unique names firmly.

Late one night, the panic-stricken little girl woke up the master suddenly: "Oh, my lord! Get off your own white swan quickly and put on the double-barreled sleeves! The red rooster's sparks fell to the left On the tail of the bearded little monkey! Hurry up and get the clean holy spring, or the red rooster will eat your whole mountain of mountains!"

However, by the time the gentleman realized what had happened, his house was almost burning down.

mother heart words
In the small details of life, it is not appropriate to pursue innovation and innovation.Only when you do as the Romans do, you can get along well with the people around you, otherwise you will be isolated and feel weird.

Punctuality is reputation
In 1779, the German philosopher Kant planned to visit an old friend, William Peters, in a small town named Bopin.Kant wrote to Peters before leaving, saying that he would arrive by 3:2 am on March 11.

On March 3, Kant embarked on a trip and arrived at the small town of Bopin on the same day. On the next morning, Kant rented a carriage and rushed to Peters' home.The old friend lived on a farm 1 miles from the town, separated by a river.When the carriage came to the river, the careful driver said: "Sir, I'm really sorry, I can't go any further. The bridge is broken and it's very dangerous."

Kant got out of the carriage and looked at the bridge. It was indeed broken in the middle.Although the river is not wide, the water is deep and the current is fast.

"Are there any other bridges nearby?" Mr. Kant asked anxiously.

"Yes, sir, there is another bridge six miles upriver," replied the coachman.

Kant looked at his pocket watch, it was already 10 o'clock.

"If we take that bridge, when can we get to the farm at our normal speed?"

"I think about half past twelve."

Kant asked again: "If we pass the bridge in front of us, when can we reach it at the fastest speed?"

The coachman replied: "It will take 40 minutes at the fastest." Kant ran to a dilapidated farmhouse by the river, greeted the owner politely, and asked: "How much do you need to sell this house? "

The peasant woman was taken aback: "Why did you buy such a shabby house?"

"Don't ask why, are you willing or not?"

"Then give me 200 francs!"

Kant paid the money immediately and said: "If you can immediately remove a few long logs from the broken house and repair the bridge within 20 minutes, I will return the house to you."

The peasant woman was very happy when she heard this, and hurriedly called her two sons. They worked very hard, and the bridge was repaired in a short time.

In this way, the carriage crossed the bridge safely and galloped on the country road. At 10:50, Kant arrived at his old friend's house.

(End of this chapter)