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The boat-owner’s bright idea
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Once I saw a man travelling on foot at Lvliang. He saw a boat, and offered the boat-owner fifty coins to take him to Pengmen.
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Lighting a candle to find the flint
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One night, Ai Zi asked his pupil to strike a flint to light the lamp.
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Ancient Books for Ancient Bronze
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A scholar, hard-pressed for money, listed a few hundred of his books, packed them up, and set out for the capital, intending to sell them.
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A new lake for an old
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Wang Anshi, prime minister of the Song Dynasty, was fond of public utility projects.
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The wild goose sentry
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The smallest and the most alert of a flock of wild geese is often chosen to keep vigil for the others during the night. At the slightest untoward sound it raises the alarm and the flock start from their sleep and make off.