It's called Qiushui, from Zhuangzi.
The following is the original text:
Autumn has come, and hundreds of rivers fill the river. There is no dispute between the two cliffs because of the size of the Jinghe River. Therefore, Hebo is happy and complacent, thinking that the beauty of the world lies in himself. He flows eastward. As for the North Sea, he can't see the water eastward. So Hebo began to look at it, at the sea, and sighed, "There is a saying in the wild:' I know a hundred things. "
Translation:
The autumn flood arrived on time, and many rivers poured into the Yellow River. The waves in DC are very big, between the river bank and the sandbar, as far as the eye can see, cattle and horses can't tell the difference. At this time, the river god was very happy and complacent, thinking that all the beautiful things in the world were on himself. He followed the water eastward to the Bohai Sea. He looked east and could not see the end of the water. At this time, the river god changed his original view. He looked up at Poseidon and sighed. "As the saying goes,' After listening to hundreds of truths, I feel that no one in the world can compare with myself, and that is me. Besides, I have also heard that Kong Qiu knows too little, and Boyd's morality is not worthy of attention. At first, I didn't believe it. Now I see your infinity. If I don't go to your house, it will be very dangerous. I will always be laughed at by people who know the truth. "
There is an old legend that tells the story of a mosquito and an elephant living together. There is a close friendship between elephants and mosquitoes. Elephants are not as big as they are now, and mosquitoes are not as thin as they are now. They look like two coins of the same size.
One day, the elephant suggested that mosquitoes had better live in forests and lakes, because there are plenty of plants to eat in forests and enough water in lakes for drinking and bathing. They can live there freely.
Mosquito glanced at his friend contemptuously, almost fell down with laughter, and then said:
"I didn't grow up eating plants in the forest or drinking lake water. When can you gain weight by eating these things? I want to eat human flesh and drink human blood, and I want to live on human blood forever. "
So elephants live freely, peacefully and happily in the forest. Mosquitoes chose another road and moved to a city where people live, where they are in danger of being killed at any time.
Mosquitoes get meat and blood, but they don't get fat; Because there is no happiness and no peace in my heart, I am still a thin little animal that is targeted by people.
The absurd conceit of Yelang Wang-indulge in conceit
During the Han Dynasty, there was a small country named Yelang in the southwest. Although it is an independent country, its territory is small, its people are few, and its products are pitiful. However, because Yelang is the largest country in the neighboring area, the Yelang king who has never been abroad thinks that the country he rules is the largest in the world. One day, King Yelang was patrolling the border with people. He pointed to the front and asked, "Which country is this?" In order to cater to the king's wishes, the subordinate said, "Of course, it is the largest Yelang country!" " "As he walked, the king looked up at the high mountain in front of him and asked," Is there a higher mountain in the world? The subordinate replied, "There is no higher mountain than this." Later, when they came to the river, the king asked, "I think this is the longest river in the world." "Subordinates or said with one voice," your majesty is so right. "From then on, the ignorant king believed that Yelang was the largest country in the world. On one occasion, the Han Dynasty sent an envoy to Yelang, on the way. Hearing this, the messenger got a fright. He didn't expect this small country to be ignorant and think it can be compared with the Han Dynasty. But he didn't expect that the emissary later went to Yelang. The arrogant and ignorant king didn't know that the country he ruled was about as big as a county in the Han Dynasty, so he didn't even know how big it was, so he asked the emissary, "Which is bigger, the Han Dynasty or my country? "