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The “Unlucky” Withered Tree
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A man had a withered plane tree. “It’s unlucky to keep a withered tree,” said his neighbour, an old man.
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The price of pious release
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It was the custom in Handan city to catch doves to present to the prince Jian Zi (Zhao Yang) on New Year’s Day, for this pleased him so much that he gave rich rewards.
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The lost sheep at the crossroads
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One of Yang Zi’s neighbours, who lost a sheep, sent all his men out to find it, and asked Yang Zi’s servant to join in the search.
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The lost axe and the suspicious eye
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A man who lost his axe suspected his neighbour’s son of stealing it.
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How the fool moved mountains?
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Taihang and Wangwu Mountains are some seven hundred Ii around, and hundreds of thousands of feet high.