Five short text versions of classic folk stories
Text version of a short classic folk story
In the early years of Zhenguan, a case occurred in Qingzhou. After a man plotted to rebel and was captured, the state and county officials thought that the time had come to perform meritorious deeds. Under severe interrogation, they used their imagination to catch the wind and follow the clues, and dressed randomly. In a short time, the state and county jails were overcrowded with rebels. This major case quickly alarmed Emperor Taizong Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty, and he ordered Shi Cui Renshi, the imperial censor, to go for review.
This Cui Yushi worked very neatly and quickly. Within a few days, he had identified more than a dozen principal criminals. The others were all declared innocent and released on the spot. After that, he shot *, headed back to Beijing.
This is almost equivalent to negating all the efforts of state and county officials to make meritorious deeds. As soon as Master Cui Ren left, letters of feedback arrived at the central government one after another. Not to mention these people, even Li Shimin felt something was wrong. In a major rebellion case involving so many people, how could only a dozen people be guilty? He immediately sent envoys to interrogate these prisoners, making sure to understand the situation and not unjustly accuse a good person, but he could not let go of a dangerous bad person.
Dali Shaoqing Sun Fujiasu had a good relationship with Cui Renshi. After hearing about this incident, he went to him and said: "A lot of prisoners were captured in this incident, but you actually rehabilitated almost all of them. Everyone is I think it is good to live, who wants to die! Now the emperor has sent people to review, I am afraid that the dozen people you sentenced to death will retract their confessions. I am very worried about you."
Cui Renshi said: "I have heard that the right way to resolve a case should be based on forgiveness. How could anyone know that they were wronged and not appeal to them for their own safety? If my life can be exchanged for innocent prisoners on death row, I am willing to sacrifice the lives of ten people."
Sun Fujia shook his head and left helplessly.
After the special envoy sent by Li Shimin arrived in Qingzhou, he re-interrogated the dozen people who had been sentenced to death and asked them whether the previous verdict was unjust. They all said in unison: "Mr. Cui is very kind and forgiving, and his handling of this matter is very fair. We all plead guilty and abide by the law." No one had a different opinion.
The special envoy is very strange. It is human nature to be greedy for life and afraid of death. At the moment of life and death, even a straw will be firmly grasped. How can these people refuse to defend themselves? After careful questioning, he figured out the whole story.
It turns out that after Cui Renshi arrived in Qingzhou, he did not look down upon these prisoners who had committed the serious crime of "rebellion", but ordered them to remove all their handcuffs and shackles, and let them have fun. He took a bath to get rid of the stinky smell on his body, and then gave them a delicious meal, and said to them kindly, "Until evidence is found, you are all innocent, so there is no need to I'm afraid, things will come to light soon." Not to mention in prison, even when walking on the street, no officials talked to them like this, and many people had tears in their eyes.
Facing the special envoy, a death row prisoner gave the reason for his confession: "Master Cui gave us the dignity of being human."
Cui Renshi became famous in the capital because of this incident, and Li Shimin Also impressed.
Text version of the second classic folk story
As early as the Ming Dynasty, there was a village called "Tianma Village". By the forty-sixth year of the Wanli Year of the Ming Dynasty, the village The population increased and water was insufficient, so the villagers dug a river in front of the village. This river was called "Tianma River". After the river was dug, the village suffered from disasters for several years, and many families were destroyed.
One day a Feng Shui master came. The master said: The water flowing from Yinzhou Lake through the Golden Bull Head is flowing with gold and silver, but this river is not suitable. The river flows eastward, and the two characters In order to maintain safety and live a good life, the villagers must build a "mound" in the center of the river to block the water. Following the master's instructions, the villagers dug earth and transported mud to build a "mound" in the river. After the mound was completed, A villager planted a banyan branch on a mound. A few years later, the banyan tree grew into a large, leafy banyan tree and attracted thousands of birds to perch. reproduce.
In 1933, the literary master Mr. Ba Jin wrote the beautiful prose "Bird's Paradise" after taking a boat trip and was so amazed that the "Bird's Paradise" got its name.
Bird Paradise is a famous eco-tourism attraction at home and abroad in Xinhui, Guangdong, and a natural bird watching resort. It is located in Tianma Village, 10 kilometers south of Xinhui City.
More than 380 years ago, a mud mound and a banyan tree multiplied for a long time in the river, forming a tree with branches and leaves covering more than 10,000 square meters. There are tens of millions of birds perching on the tree. The birds and trees depend on each other, and people and birds get along with each other in a strange and harmonious way. , a rare natural and beautiful scenery in the world.
The Bird Paradise, which has always been praised by tourists, was re-planned and expanded in 2002, and the natural ecological communities of animals and plants were carefully protected and optimized to form an area of 400,000 square meters with unique bird species. With the theme of quasi-ecological landscape, it integrates ecological tourism, cultural tourism, health tourism, and leisure tourism, fully demonstrating the new fashionable gardening of tourism, and a multi-functional large-scale scenic spot.
Text version of three classic folk stories
According to legend, when He Tang was an official in Qinyang County, an imperial envoy passed by, but he did not go to greet him even though he knew it. . The imperial envoy was very unhappy and thought to himself: Everywhere I went, officials of all sizes greeted me warmly, but you, He Tang, dared to be so rude! I wanted to give him some color, but I couldn't find any excuse for the moment.
This day is the Qingming Festival, and it is raining lightly. As the imperial envoy was walking with his troops, he suddenly saw a young farmer running in the mud carrying a hoe, wearing a bamboo hat and a pair of new cloth shoes. He immediately had a plan in mind: he immediately ordered the young man to be captured and sent to He Tang Yamen to convict him.
The young farmer was arrested for no reason and was very angry. He kept shouting "Unjust, wronged!"
He Tang felt very strange when he received the case. This young man was loyal and honest and went home in the rain. What crime did he commit? Isn't this the imperial envoy deliberately making things difficult for me? Then I thought, since the imperial envoy has sent me for trial, there must be something incriminating in it. If he can't be found out, he must have some leverage to humiliate me and explain his hatred for being treated coldly.
He Tang observed carefully while interrogating. When he saw the young man carrying a pair of cloth shoes, he suddenly understood and immediately asked, "Who made these shoes for you?" The young man said, "It's my wife." He Tang asked again, "You Who gave birth to your body?" The young man replied, "It's my parents." At this time, He Tang slapped the gavel and pretended to shout: "Cherish your wife's handiwork, but don't care about your parents' remains. Isn’t this a heinous crime? What’s wrong with it?” Take the “culprit” to the Imperial Envoy at any time. The young man was also sentenced to kowtow three times in front of his mother to abide by the law.
When the imperial envoy saw the case files reviewed by He Tang, he couldn't help but be shocked. He knew that He Tang was not someone to be trifled with, so he had to let the young farmer go.
Text version of the four classic folk stories
One day, the sun was setting in the west, and the sheepherder was driving the sheep home. As I was walking, I suddenly saw a bowl-sized pink peony lying on the roadside. The flower was tender and handsome. After a while, the flowers bloomed big and handsome. The shepherd boy picked up the flowers, put them on his old felt hat, and took them home.
When they arrived at the cave, the shepherd boy quickly dug a small hole at the entrance of the cave, planted the peonies in it, and poured some water. With peonies as company, he felt that he was no longer so lonely. That night, the shepherd boy slept soundly and sweetly.
When I got up the next morning, the sheepherder ran to see the peonies first. The flowers are blooming even bigger than yesterday, and they are so beautiful. He poured two more bowls of water on the peony, and then drove the sheep to graze. In the evening, the shepherd boy returned to the cave. The cave was clean, and the kang was covered with new felt. There were new quilts, new mattresses and flower pillows on one end, and on the other end were two large mahogany boxes with copper buttons and rings. , shiny. There was also a small kang table in the middle of the kang. On the kang table were two dishes, three large bowls of noodles, and a pair of chopsticks. The bowl of noodles was still steaming. He thought to himself: Maybe someone took pity on me and prepared such good bedding and food for me.
So, he had a delicious meal. That night, I had a comfortable sleep on the kang for the first time in my life.
The next morning, he poured two bowls of water on the peonies and went to herd the sheep. When he came home at noon, he saw that someone had prepared food for him again. At night, he made up his mind to find out tomorrow.
Gastrodia Maliang’s sheepherder drove the sheep away. But after walking not far, he abandoned the sheep and came back alone. He squatted behind a big stone at the entrance of the cave and secretly looked at the entrance of the cave. Suddenly, the peony at the door moved and turned into a girl. The girl was sweeping the floor and cooking. After a while, they were all done.
The shepherd boy stepped forward and shouted, "Sister! You have been cooking for me these two days!" The girl told the truth to the shepherd boy: "I am neither a human nor a flower. I am a fairy in the moon palace." The girl said slowly: "I saw you in the sky living a very difficult life, and I wanted to come down to help you. I don't want to be a god, but I want to turn into a peony to help you."
< p> From then on, the young couple lived a good life.Text version of five classic folk stories
According to legend, a long time ago, Teng County was a very beautiful and wealthy place.
Suddenly one day, the sky became dark, there was thunder and lightning, and it rained non-stop. What's going on? It turns out that it was the Jade Emperor who demoted a white dragon that violated heaven's rules to the mortal world. But it persists in its obsession and still does not obey the rules and endangers the people.
The common people didn’t know why God was angry, so they all burned incense and kowtowed at home, asking God not to rain again. Just as people were pleading, the evil dragon appeared in the rain. It showed its teeth and claws, and said viciously to the people: If people don't send the pigs, cows, and sheep to the place it said, it will get angry. The wind caused rain and flooded the crops. The people were afraid and had no choice but to agree to it. When the evil dragon saw that he had agreed to it, he put away his spell and waited for the delicious meal.
After the evil dragon left, the people had no choice but to send their livestock away, and this happened every year. Within a few years, all the livestock were eaten by the evil dragon, but the evil dragon still wanted more and more food every day. The people sighed and frowned, but there was nothing they could do.
One day, an old man with a white beard came here and heard what people said about it. He said to the people: "This is an evil dragon. We can no longer let it do evil. Get rid of it." People were very happy when they heard what he said, but they immediately hesitated: Can such an old man get rid of the evil dragon? But you can't hurt him. The old man didn't wait for the people to speak out, as if he had read through their minds, he said resolutely: "I have a way to get rid of it, as long as you give more livestock and good wine tonight, don't worry about me. ”
When it got dark, that is, it was time to deliver food to the evil dragon, people did as the old man said. The evil dragon was hungry. Seeing so many things, he opened his mouth to eat and drink. It was really a storm. After a while, he was full of food and wine and fell asleep. At this time, the old man walked out from the crowd, reached out from his pocket and took out a little finger-like tower, and covered it towards the dragon. Strangely enough, when the wind hit the tower, it became very big and suddenly covered the dragon. The evil dragon was still dreaming.
People were shocked when they saw this scene. When they remembered to thank the old man, the old man had disappeared. They shouted everywhere, only to hear someone talking above them. When they looked up, they saw that it was the old man, and the people cheered and knelt down to kowtow. I heard the old man say in mid-air: "I was sent by the Jade Emperor to get rid of the evil dragon. The evil dragon was suppressed by the tower, and it will never do evil again. From now on, you can just plant crops and live a good life." "After that, he disappeared.
This is the origin of Longquan Tower.