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Which was the more handsome?
Lord Zou Ji of the state of Qi was six feet tall and a fine figure of a man. One morning he dressed himself smartly, and studied himself in the mirror.
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Borrowing the light
A girl in one of the workshops by the river was too poor to buy oil for the lamp; so the other girls decided to drive her away.
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Drawing a snake with legs
In the state of Chu, a man who had held a sacrifice gave the goblet of sacrificial wine to his stewards.
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Racing north to reach the South
The King of Wei decided to invade Handan, the capital of the state of Zhao.