short story of civility and etiquette: the power of unity

Once upon a time, the king of Tugu Hun had 21 sons. His 21 sons are all very capable, and it is difficult to tell them apart. However, they are self-reliant and highly skilled, and they don't care about others. They think that only they are the most talented. Usually, 21 sons often fight in secret, ridicule each other when they meet, and always speak ill of each other behind their backs.

When Ah Chan saw his sons' incompatibility, he was very worried. He knew that it was easy for the enemy to take advantage of this discord to divide them one by one, and then the national security would hang in the balance. Ah Chan often takes advantage of various opportunities and occasions to earnestly teach his sons to stop attacking and feuding with each other and to unite and be friendly to each other. However, what the sons said to their father went in one ear and out the other. On the surface, they pretended to follow the instructions, but in fact they didn't take it to heart, or they still went their own way.

A Lao is getting older every day. He knows that his reign will not last long. But what will the sons do after their own death? No one can teach them and mediate their contradictions anymore. Isn't that country going to be torn apart? How can we make them know how to unite? Ah Chan became more and more worried

One day, after a long illness in bed, Ah Chan had a premonition that death was coming, and he finally had an idea. He called his sons to his sickbed and told them, "Each of you put an arrow on the ground." The sons somehow complied. The jackal called his brother Muliyan and said, "Pick up an arrow and break it." Mu Liyan conveniently picked up an arrow beside him, and with a little effort, it broke. Jackal added, "Now you pick up all the remaining 19 arrows, tie them together, and then try to break them." Mu Liyan grabbed the bundle of arrows, tried his best to suck the milk, bent down with his teeth clenched, and the veins stood out on his neck, sweating profusely, but he never broke the bundle of arrows.

jackal slowly turned to his sons and spoke earnestly, saying, "You all know very well that an arrow breaks when it is easily folded, but when it is put together, it keeps breaking. The same is true of your brothers. If you fight against each other and act alone, you will easily fail. Only when 21 people unite and Qi Xin work together, will you have enormous strength, which can overcome everything and safeguard national security. This is the power of unity! "

The sons finally understood their father's good intentions and remembered their past behavior. They all said with tears of regret, "Father, we understand, so don't worry!" When the jackal saw that his sons really understood, he nodded with relief, closed his eyes and died safely.

The truth of the broken arrow tells us that unity is strength, and only by uniting can we produce great strength and wisdom to overcome all difficulties.

why do you avoid turning over when eating fish?

In the dining etiquette of many countries (regions), it is emphasized not to turn the fish over when eating it. Instead, after eating the upper side of the fish, take off the big bones of the fish, and then continue to eat the fish below, avoiding "turning over".

When eating fish, it is forbidden to "turn over". This taboo began with fishermen. Turning over fish is reminiscent of capsizing, which is very unlucky. Sometimes guests don't know this taboo, and when they eat fish, they turn it over, and the host will be very angry and have to take the fish and cook it again.

In some places, the action of "turning the fish" is taboo, and in some places, the word "turning" is taboo. When people turn the fish over with chopsticks, they will say "fish in the right direction" (fish in the right direction), while in others, they will say "fish in the right direction". In some places, actions and language are taboo.

In inland areas with little water and fish, most people didn't pay attention to it in the past, but later, with more people driving cars, they gradually began to avoid turning fish. It has nothing to do with capsizing, but it has something to do with capsizing

In some places, people turn the fish upside down from the beginning, which means to come back safely from the sea.

some places eat fish, and the fish head faces the house. Because the fish head was facing outwards, Yu slipped out of the door.

But I heard that some people who invest in stocks like to "flip fish". If this is the case, should they not order the dish "diving fish" when they eat?

The absent-minded professor was ill and had to be hospitalized. When the doctor came to the door of his ward, the nurse said, "Professor, < P > the doctor is here." The poor professor snorted and said, "Tell him I can't see him now. I am too sick. "

Zhang is from Jiangnan. To be exact, he is the son of a fisherman in the upper reaches of Fuchun River. He has eaten almost all the fish in Fuchun River, from snacks like Jiangxian, Baotou fish, carp, bream and crucian carp.

but after coming back from Germany, he won't eat fish. Once eaten, once stuck in the throat, it is extremely painful. A fisherman's son was caught by a fishbone for eating fish, which is as ridiculous as a master swimmer drowning in a bath. But he really won't eat fish. Zhang's mother is kind-hearted and good at cooking fish. Now her old man is confused. She cooked fish for her son since she was a child, and when he was still in his hand, he would eat fish. There has never been a fishbone stuck in his throat. She has always believed that the fisherman's son's mouth is different from other children's, and there is a special "fishbone-resistant gene". Is it because his son stayed in Germany for several years and lost this "fishbone-resistant gene"?

The result was really guessed by Zhang's mother. Zhang, who grew up by the river, couldn't eat fish, which was caused by the living habits he developed in Germany for several years. In Germany, people mainly eat meat, and there are also fish, and there are many fish cooked there. When Zhang was studying in Germany, he made a "big gaffe" and almost made bad friends with the professor < P > once. When Zhang attended a banquet, there were fish pieces in the buffet, so Zhang took a lot of fish pieces and enjoyed them beautifully. But while eating, all the people next to him walked away with plates, and they looked at him with strange eyes. Zhang is puzzling and doesn't know what's wrong with him. But he still ate the fish, and finally finished eating the fish pieces on the plate, leaving a small pile of fish bones and bones on the table. After the banquet, Zhang felt that some German friends seemed to give him a lot of cold shoulder, but he didn't find the reason. At the end of the first school year, he went to visit the professor, and the professor invited him to have dinner at home. There was fish on the dining table, which was fragrant and crisp, reminding him that his mother cooked fish for him in China, and he was very moved. He and the professor's family had a good talk while drinking red wine and eating fish. But while eating, the professor and his family all looked at him. Finally, the professor's wife stood up and walked away with some unhappiness on her face.

Zhang didn't understand what happened, but he finished eating the fish on his plate. After dinner, the professor looked at him and said to him in a very angry tone, "Zhang, you are too rude. I hope you can learn more manners in Germany."

Zhang was at a loss at that time. I wonder why the professor made such a statement. Zhang asked himself what he had done wrong, and the professor said that when you eat fish, it is very impolite to spit bones while eating. Zhang said that he ate fish like this in China. Is it possible to swallow fish with bones and fishbones? The professor is even more angry. The professor said that when dining in Germany, you spit out what you have eaten in your mouth, which makes people feel very unsanitary and lacks the most basic manners. Zhang suddenly realized this. Later, Zhang learned that when Germans eat meat, they seldom spit bones and fishbones. Because when they cook, they usually remove bones and fishbones first. If they eat bones and thorns during meals, they will not spit them out, but chew them up and swallow them. They think it is a kind of etiquette not to spit from the mouth at the dinner table. However, Zhang's method of eating fish constantly spits fishbones as thin as hair out of his mouth, which is an incredible thing for Germans. After returning to China, Zhang also ate fish as in Germany, while his mother never removed fishbones when cooking fish, so his throat was constantly stuck by fishbones.

Rude little mouse

Once upon a time, there was a little mouse who always thought he was great and rude to others.

once he went to school, a snail came up and blocked his way. The little mouse said fiercely, "Get out of my way, little one!" " The mouse said, and kicked the snail far away.

once, a little mouse went to the river to drink water. He felt that a small fish in the river got in his way, so he picked up a stone and threw it over. The little fish was attacked, startled and hurriedly avoided. The little mouse laughed and said, "Do you know what I'm capable of?".

One night, on his way home, the little mouse saw a little pig lying on the side of the road, and he said proudly, "Who gave you so much courage to block my way?" He said and kicked it. With a bang, the little mouse just kicked the pig's foot. The pig was fine, but the little mouse cried "Alas, alas". It turned out that his foot was swollen with a big bag. The pig stood up and said to the mouse, "You are arrogant and rude to others, and you don't know how to respect people. You have suffered today!" Only by respecting others can we gain the respect of others. " The little mouse looked at the injured foot and lowered its head in shame.

think about it, have you ever had such behavior or psychology as a mouse?

clever newsboy

in a certain area, there are two newsboys selling the same newspaper, and they are competitors.

The first newsboy was very diligent, peddling along the street every day, and his voice was loud, but not many newspapers were sold every day, and there was a tendency to decrease.

The second newsboy is willing to use his brain. Besides peddling along the street, he insists on going to some fixed places every day. Once he goes, he distributes newspapers to everyone and collects money later. The more familiar the place is, the more newspapers are sold. Gradually, the second newsboy sold more newspapers, and the first newsboy could sell less, so he had to make a living.

why is this so? The second newsboy's approach is of great significance: first, in a fixed area, readers and customers of the same newspaper are limited. If you buy mine, you won't buy him. I'll send out the newspaper first, and those who get it will definitely not buy other people's newspapers again. It means that I occupied the market first, and the more I made, the more his market went, which dealt a blow to the profits and confidence of competitors.

second, unlike other consumer goods, newspapers have a complicated decision-making process, and they buy a lot at random, so they are generally not returned because of quality problems. Moreover, there is not much money, and everyone will not give it away. If there is no change today, they will give it together tomorrow. Educated people will not embarrass children.

Third, even if some people read the newspaper and return it without giving money, it doesn't matter. For one thing, there will always be a backlog of newspapers. For another thing, after reading the newspaper, they will definitely not buy other people's newspapers, and they will still be their potential customers.

Comment: There are so many skills in a small newspaper business. It can be seen that business is a book that can never be learned. At any time, as long as you have your own unique ideas, you will have unique gains.

short story of civility and etiquette: iron pestle sharpens needles

Li Bai, a famous poet in the Tang Dynasty, didn't like studying when he was a child, and often played truant and wandered in the streets.

one day, Li Bai didn't go to school again. He wandered around the street and looked around, and unconsciously arrived outside the city. Warm sunshine, cheerful birds and flowers swaying with the wind made Li Bai sigh, "How boring it is to study in the house all day in such good weather?"

Walking, at the door of a shabby hut, sat an old woman with white hair, grinding an iron pestle as thick as a stick. Li Bai walked over. "What are you doing, old woman?"

"I want to grind this pestle into an embroidery needle." The old woman raised her head and smiled at Li Bai, then lowered her head and continued grinding.

"embroidery needle?" Li Bai asked again, "Is it an embroidery needle for sewing clothes?" "Of course!"

"However, the iron pestle is so thick, when can it be ground into a fine embroidery needle?"

The old woman asked Li Bai, "A drop of water can pierce a stone, and a foolish man can move mountains. Why can't an iron pestle be ground into an embroidery needle?"

"But how old are you?" "As long as I work harder than others, there is nothing I can't do."

Li Bai was ashamed of what the old woman said, so he never skipped school after he went back. I studied very hard every day and finally became a immortal poet.

After reading: No matter what you do, as long as you have perseverance, you will certainly succeed. Everything comes to him who waits.