Stupid Pig Two Hundred and
Five
Wolf, the wolf king, and Fox, the double-faced fox, are good
friends. The double-faced fox Fox was a strategist. He persuaded lions, tigers,
and leopards to unite and form an alliance to carve up part of the mountain forests
in the snowy area. The double-faced fox was appreciated by Wolf King Wolf and
was named Prime Minister. Lord.
Wolf, the wolf king, took a fancy to the fat pigs raised by the
rich man's family. He wanted to keep it for himself, but he was worried that
lions, tigers, and leopards would come to share it. The double-faced Fox Prime
Minister came up with an idea for Wolf King.
Wolf King Wolf soon followed, and there were rumors in the
mountains and forests that the double-faced fox prime minister met the
double-faced fox assassin and was stabbed in the chest. He died that night.
Wolf King was very angry when he heard the news. Wolf, the wolf
king, invited the leaders of lions, tigers, and leopards to discuss how to
jointly hunt down the assassin. The lion, tiger, and leopard didn't want to get
involved, but just expressed sympathy.
Wolf King Wolf posted a notice: "I treated the double-faced
fox very well and named him prime minister. I didn't expect that this
double-faced fox did the same thing in front of me and behind his back, and
actually wanted to murder me. Now a righteous man took action and assassinated
him. A double-faced fox. This king has decreed a heavy reward, a thousand taels
of gold, and a righteous man is invited to receive the reward."
The donkey Mahu saw the notice posted by the wolf king Wolf and
informed his masters Adhuo and Agudengba about it. At this time, the rich man
came riding a white hoofed horse to collect rent. Azhuo had no money to pay the
rent, so the rich man took away the donkey and horse to pay off the debt.
The rich man rode a white-hoofed horse and said to Ma Hu, the
donkey: "Donkey, you belong to my slave now, and you have to obey my
orders. You must tell me honestly, what were you talking about just now?"
Donkey Mahu talked about the notice posted by Wolf King: Anyone
who assassinates the double-faced fox Fox will be rewarded with a thousand
taels of gold.
The white-hoofed horse said to the rich man: Sooner or later, the
stupid pigs you raise will be sold to the slaughterhouse, and let them pretend
to be martyrs to receive the reward. Then they can get a reward of a thousand
taels of gold!
The rich man was happy. He said to the stupid pigs, you should go
immediately to Wolf King to receive the reward. You all insisted that you
killed the double-faced fox yourself. Once the thing is done, you will gain
both fame and fortune!
Wolf King Wolf saw the four stupid pigs who came to receive the
reward, and he asked seriously: "How do you four pigs divide these one
thousand taels of gold?" These four stupid pigs didn't know that they had
fallen into the trap. He was so happy that he immediately replied: "This
is easy to handle, each will get two hundred and fifty." These stupid pigs
were happily thinking about the reward.
At this time, the double-faced Fox Prime Minister suddenly
appeared in front of Wolf King. He said in a sinister tone: "Who said I
was assassinated? That was a rumor spread by stupid pigs."
Wolf King was furious: "Push these four two hundred and fifty
out and kill them!"
After these four stupid pigs were killed, they became a delicious
meal for Wolf King. The rich man lost four pigs in vain, but the leaders of the
lion, tiger and leopard had nothing to say. Since then, the saying "two
hundred and five" has been left in the folk. People often use it to
describe fools, stupid pigs and people who are deceived by wealth and lust.
When Donkey Mahu heard the news, he happily danced the Snowy Han
Dance "Two Hundred and Five":
Fat head, big ears,
It’s delicious but lazy and
doesn’t work.
Stupid Pig is two hundred
and five,
Finally ending up in the
slaughterhouse.
Taking the legendary wise Agu Demba as the protagonist, I started to create the Chinese-English version of "Snow Land Fable" using the traditional fable creation method that combines poetry and prose. Writing fables makes me feel like a child again. Studying snowy culture is my prescription to prevent Alzheimer’s disease.
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