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Once upon a time, there was a poor boy named Ma Liang who was naturally clever and loved drawing from a young age. Due to his family’s poverty, he couldn’t afford a brush; instead, he drew with tree branches on hillsides, grass roots dipped in river water by the banks, and pieces of charcoal…
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In the Emei Mountain in Shu (Sichuan Province) there were many monasteries. The monks in the big monasteries were rich, while those in the smaller ones were poor.
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The cuttlefish has four pairs of legs which it can draw into its beak, and it can hide its beak under its belly.
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Baboons are the wisest beasts who know the past, but lack foresight for the future.
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The kingfisher is a timid bird. It always builds its nest high up in the tree as a protection against danger.
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A schoolboy was playing truant in the street when he saw an old woman grinding an iron pestle on a stone.