During
the Song Dynasty, a man named Ye Yuan Qing became the top scholar. Then he
walked pass a crowd and heard a woodman talking.
“What’s
so great about that? If my family had been rich, I could be top scholar too!”
“Hmph!
You want to be top scholar? Don’t overrate yourself. You should just keep
chopping firewood for living!”
“There
are many things to be learnt in life. I can chop firewood in any way I want.
Can you do that?” boasted the woodman.
“Watch
me!” said the woodman as he cut the wood in the way he wanted.
“That’s
amazing!” said Ye Yuan Qing.
“What’s
so great about that?” said an old man who happened to be there.
“Look he
can pour oil into the bottle through the hole of a copper coin from such
height! Brilliant!” said the woodman.
“I have
nothing to be proud of. Each trade has its own top scholar!” said Ye Yuan Qing.
-FIN-
Read the Indonesian translation HERE
Author: Asiapac Books
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