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There was once a charlatan who claimed he could cure deformities of the spine. ”Whether your back is like a bow, a shrimp, a ring, or whatever you please, come to me and I’ll straighten it in no time.”
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A man saw a wild goose flying in the sky. Fitting an arrow to his bow, he said, “If I can bring it down, we will stew it.”
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There once lived a scholar by the name of Dongguo, who was known for his compassion.
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When Yang Shuxian was in office in Jingzhou, the tigers there were a scourge to the people. So Yang had an edict engraved on a big rock on a nearby mountain, ordering the tigers to leave the place.
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A fool once heard someone say that pears were good for the teeth but harmful to the spleen, and that dates were good for the spleen but harmful to the teeth.