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Merecopycat/DongshiImitatesXishiIntheSpringandAutumnPeriod,therewasabeautyintheStateofYuecalledXishi.Sheoftensufferedfrompainsinherchest,andsoshewouldoftenwalkarounddoubledoverandwithherbrowsknitted.TherewasanuglygirlinthevillagecalledDongshiwhoenviedXishi.StrivingtoemulateXishi,sheimitatedherstoop,knittingherbrowsatthesametime.Shethoughtthatthismadeherelegant,butinfact,itonlymadehermoreugly.Later,thisidiomcametobeusedtoindicateimproperimitationthatproducesthereverseeffect.ThetigerandthefoxAtigercaughtafoxinaforest,andwasjustabouttoeatit,whenthefoxsaid,"Youmustn"teatme.IwassentbyHeaventoruletheanimals.Byeatingme,youwillviolatethecommandofHeaven.Ifyoudon"tbelieveme,justfollowmetoseewhethertheanimalsareafraidofme.Thetigeragreed,andfollowedthefoxasitwalkedaroundtheforest.Theanimalsallranawaywhenseeingthem.Thetigerthoughttheywereafraidofthefox,soheletitgo.Hedidn"trealizethatitwashimthatthebeastswerereallyafraidof.Thisidiommeansrelyingonanother"spowertobully（欺负）orfrightenothers.TheTigerandthefoxOneday,thetigerandthefoxaretalking.Thefoxsays,‘Doyoubelievethatalltheanimalsintheforestarescaredofmenotyou?’Thetigerdoesn’tbelieveandfollowsthefoxtotheforest.Alltheanimalsareveryfrightenedwhentheyseethetigerandranaway.Thetigerisshockedandthinksthattheanimalsarescaredofthefox.Thefoxisverycomplacentbecauseinfactitdependsontheterrorofthetigertofrightentheanimals.Thisstorytellsusthatdon’tbullypeoplebyflauntingothers’powerfulconnections.BellingthecatLonglongago,therewasabigcatinthehouse.Hecaughtmanymicewhiletheywerestealingfood.Onedaythemicehadameetingtotalkaboutthewaytodealwiththeircommonenemy.Somesaidthis,andsomesaidthat.Atlastayoungmousegotup,andsaidthathehadagoodidea."Wecouldtieabellaroundtheneckofthecat.Thenwhenhecomesnear,wecanhearthesoundofthebell,andrunaway."Everyoneapprovedofthisproposal,butanoldwisemousegotupandsaid,"Thatisallverywell,butwhowilltiethebelltothecat?"Themicelookedateachother,butnobodyspoke. ThegoosewiththegoldeneggsOnemorningacountrymanwenttohisgoose‘snest,andsawayellowandglitteringeggthere.Hetooktheegghome.Tohisdelight,hefoundthatitwasaneggofpuregold.Everymorningthesamethingoccurred,andhesoonbecamerichbysellinghiseggs.Thecountrymanbecamemoreandmoregreedy.Hewantedtogetallthegoldatonce,sohekilledthegoose,whenhelookedinside,hefoundnothinginitsbody.TheyoungthiefandhismotherAyoungmanwascaughtstealing,andsentencedtodeaththreedayslater.Hewantedtospeakwithhismotherbeforetheexecution.Ofcoursethiswasgranted.Whenhismothercametohim,hesaid,"Iwanttotellyousomething."Hesaidsomethingbutshecouldnothear.Hewhisperedagain,andwhenshecameclosetohim,sheputhereartohismouth.Henearlybitoffherear.Allthebystanderswerehorrified."Itistopunishher,"hesaid."WhenIwasyoungIbeganstealinglittlethings,andbroughtthemhometomother."Insteadofpunishingme,shelaughedandsaid,‘Itwillnotbenoticed.‘ItisbecauseofherthatIamheretoday."ThemiserandhisgoldOnceuponatimetherewasamiser.Hehidhisgoldunderatree.Everyweekheusedtodigitup.Onenightarobberstoleallthegold.Whenthemisercameagain,hefoundnothingbutanemptyhole.Hewassurprised,andthenburstintotears.Alltheneighborsgatheredaroundhim.Hetoldthemhowheusedtocomeandvisithisgold.　　"Didyouevertakeanyofitout?"askedoneofthem."No,"hesaid,"Ionlycametolookatit.""Thencomeagainandlookatthehole,"saidtheneighbor,"itwillbethesameaslookingatthegold."TheeagleandthearrowAneaglewasflyinginthesky.Assoonasitsawarabbit,itswoopeddownonitsprey.Suddenlyitwashitbyanarrow.Itflutteredslowlydowntotheearth,andbloodwaspouringfromthewound.Whentheeaglelookeddown,hefoundthattheshaftofthearrowwasfeatheredwithoneofitsownplumes.Itcried.“Weoftengiveourenemiesthemeansforourowndestruction.” ThefoxandthelionWhenthefoxfirstsawthelionhewasterriblyfrightened.Heranaway,andhidhimselfinthewoods.Thesecondtime,however,hecamenearthelion.Hestoppedatasafedistance,andwatchedhimpassingby.Thethirdtimetheycamenearoneanother.Thefoxwentstraightuptothelion,andstayedthewholedaywithhim.Heaskedthelionhowhisfamilywas,andwhentheywouldmeetagain.Theysoonbecamegoodfriends.LittleRedRidingHoodLonglongago,therewasagirlcalledLittleRedRidingHood.Becauseshewasalwaysinaredhatwhichhergrandmasenttoher.Oneday,hermotheraskedhertogotohergrandma"shometosendsomefoodforhergrandma.Becausegrandmawasill.Soshestarted.Shewasveryhappy.Atthattime,awolfcameoutandsaid"Whatareyougoingtodo?Littlegirl?""I"mgoingtoseemygrandma,she"sill.""What"sthatinyourbasket?""Theyarebutton,bread,drinkandsomeotherfood!"Thenthewolfsaid"Doyoulikeflowers,?therearemanyflowersoverthere!"Getonagravytrain守株待兔Onceuponatime,therewasafarmer.Oneday,whilehewasworkinginthefields,hesawaharerunningintoatreestumpaccidentallyanddiedofabrokenneck.Thefarmertooktheharehomeandcookedadeliciousmealforhimself.Thatnighthethought:"Ineedn"tworksohard.AllIhavetodoiswaiteverydaybythestumptopickuptheharethatrunsintoit."Sofromthenon,hegaveupfarming,andstoodbythetreestumpwaitingfortheharetocomeandrunintoit.Butfromthenon,heneversawanotherharerunintothetreestump.　　 TheclevercockOnemorningafoxsawacock.Hethought,"Thisismybreakfast.""Hecameuptothecockandsaid,"Iknowyoucansingverywell.Canyousingforme?""Thecockwasglad.Hecloseshiseyesandbegantosing.Thefoxsawthatandcaughthiminhismouthandcarriedhimaway.Thepeopleinthefieldsawthefox.Theycried,"Look,look!Thefoxiscarryingthecockaway.""Thecocksaidtothefox,"MrFox,doyouunderstand?Thepeoplesayyouarecarryingtheircockaway.Tellthemitisyours.Nottheirs.""Thefoxopenedhismouthandsaid,"Thecockismine,notyours.""Justthenthecockranawayfromthefoxandfledintothetree.