Old Taoist Shuiding

 

Old Taoist Shuiding

 

Betty, the chattering crow, said to Agudumba:

You just told the story of Elvis Presley's cat son, which reminds me of the old Taoist Shui Ding. After Elvis King came to the throne, the old Taoist Shui Ding became a frequent visitor to the court. Recently, the old Taoist priest Shuiding encountered a strange thing.

crow betty says:

In Tianjianfang, there lived an old man and an old woman. They have a son. The old man was very poor and wanted his son to learn some crafts. When the son learns the skills, the parents can be comforted when they are young, when they are old, someone will take over the work, and when they die, someone will take care of the funeral.

The old man has no money, and his son cannot learn anything. He took his son from one city to another, but no one wanted to accept his son as an apprentice because he could not afford the tuition.

When the old man returned home, the old couple shed tears and felt depressed, lamenting that they were poor. He took his son into the city again and met a man in the city. That person is Shuiding, an old Taoist priest.

The old Taoist priest Shuiding asked the old man: "Hey, why are you unhappy?"

"I brought my son to learn a craft, but no one was willing to teach him for free, and I have no money. Can I be happy?" the old man said.

"Well, leave it to me." Shuiding, the old Taoist priest, said. "In just three years, I can teach him all kinds of good crafts. Three years later, at this moment, you come to pick up your son. Remember not to pass the time. You must come to recognize your son on time and take him back. Pass. When the time is up, he will be detained with me."

The old man was very happy and did not ask the old Taoist priest where Shuiding lived or what skills he wanted to teach his son. He handed his son to the old Taoist priest Shuiding and went home. He returned home happily and told his wife what had happened. He didn't know that the old Taoist priest Shuiding was actually a wizard.

Three years have passed, and the old man can't remember the day he handed over his son, and he doesn't know what to do. The son turned into a little bird, flew home a day early, and landed on the earth platform at the foot of the wall with a thud. He turned into a beautiful young man and flew into the house, bowed and said hello to his father, told his father that the next day would be exactly three years, and that he was going to pick him up, and also told his father how to recognize him.

"My teacher is actually a wizard. He doesn't just teach me," the son said. "There are eleven others who were detained by the wizard for a long time because their parents didn't recognize me. If you don't recognize me, I We will become the twelfth person to be detained. When you come to pick me up tomorrow, he will turn us into twelve doves and let them out, with the same feathers, the same tail, and the same head. Watch carefully, they all fly Very high, I will fly the highest. The wizard asks you if you recognize your son, and you point out that the pigeon that flies the highest is me."

The son continued: "After this, the wizard will release twelve horses with exactly the same coat color and same mane, leaning in the same direction. When you walk past the horses, pay attention and I will stamp my right foot. The wizard asks you If you recognize your son, feel free to point out that it is me."

The son also said: "Then, the wizard will bring in twelve young men with exactly the same figure, identical hair, identical appearance, and identical clothes. When you walk by them, pay attention and notice that there is a small fly on the right side of my neck. The wizard If I ask you if you recognize your son, point out that I am."

After the son finished speaking, he said goodbye to his father and walked out of the house. He patted it on the earth platform, turned into a bird, and flew to the old Taoist priest Shui Ding.

In the morning, the old man got up and set out to ask for his son. He saw the wizard.

"Hey, old man," the wizard said, "I taught your son many skills, but if you don't recognize him, he will be kept here forever."

The wizard released twelve white doves with identical feathers, identical tails, and identical heads. He said: "Old man, recognize your son."

The pigeons were all the same, how could they recognize each other? The old man looked at them and saw one flying the highest. He pointed to the one and said, "That's my son!"

"Recognized, recognized," said the wizard.

The second time, the wizard released twelve horses. They were all the same, with their manes falling in the same direction. The old man looked around the horse for a while. The boss asked him: "How is it, old man, do you recognize your son?"

"Not yet, please wait a moment."

The old man noticed a horse stamping its right foot. He immediately pointed and said, "This is my son!"

"Recognized, recognized."

The third time, twelve young men came out. They had exactly the same figure, the same hair, the same voice, and the same appearance. They looked like they were born to the same mother.

The old man looked at the young man again and found nothing. He looked again and still found nothing. When I looked for the third time, I found a fly on the right side of a young man's neck. He said: "This is my son!"

"Recognized, recognized!"

The old Taoist priest Shuiding had no choice but to hand over the old man's son. The father and son went home.

As they were walking, they saw a landowner.

"Dad," the son said, "I have become a dog now. If the landlord wants to buy me, you can sell it to him, but don't sell the collar, or I won't be able to come back."

After the son finished speaking, he slapped his hands on the ground and immediately turned into a dog.

The landowner saw the old man leading a dog and wanted to buy it. He took a fancy to the dog and the collar around the dog's neck. The landlord paid one hundred yuan, and the old man asked for three hundred yuan. After all, the landowner bought the dog for two hundred yuan.

The old man wanted to take off the collar, but the landlord refused and refused to listen to the old man at all.

"I only sell dogs, not collars," the old man said.

"Nonsense," said the landowner, "whoever buys a dog also buys a collar."

The old man thought to himself that there was no way to sell a dog without a collar, so he had no choice but to sell the collar as well.

The landowner took the dog and put it on the carriage. The old man took the money and went home.

The landowner was walking when he saw a rabbit running across from him. He thought to himself, let the dog chase the rabbit and see how strong the dog's legs are.

As soon as he released the dog, the rabbit ran away in one direction. The dog ran off into the woods in the other direction. The landowner waited for a long time, but when the dog didn't come back, he had to leave empty-handed. At this time, the dog turned into a beautiful young man.

Besides, as the old man was walking home, he was thinking about how he would see his wife when he got back and what he would say to her. Where did the son go? At this time, the son caught up with his father.

"Oh, Dad," the son said, "Why did you sell the collar? If I hadn't met a rabbit, I wouldn't have been able to come back. I gave it to others for nothing!"

The father and son returned home and lived a decent life. Some days later, one Sunday, the son said to his father: "Dad, I will become a bird. You can sell it in the market, but don't sell the cage, otherwise I won't be able to come back."

The son slapped his hands on the ground and turned into a bird. His father put him in a cage and sold him. Many people fell in love with the bird and gathered around the old man to bargain for his bird.

The old Taoist priest Shui Ding also came. He immediately recognized the old man and knew that the bird in the cage was the old man's son. Someone paid a high price, and he paid a higher price.

The old man sold the bird to the old Taoist priest Shui Ding, but the cage was not sold. The old Taoist priest Shui Ding tried his best and broke his tongue, but the old man still did not sell the cage.

The old Taoist priest Shuiding took the bird, wrapped it in cloth and took it home.

"Hey, wife," the old Taoist priest Shuiding said to his wife Climbing Turtle Woman when he returned home, "I bought the liar back."

The turtle-climbing woman said: "Where?"

The old Taoist priest Shui Ding opened the cloth, and the bird flew away early.

Another Sunday, the son said to his father: "Dad, this time I become a horse. Remember, only sell the horse, not the bridle, otherwise I will not be able to come back."

The son slapped his hands on the ground and turned into a horse. The old man took the horse to the market to sell. The horse dealers gathered around the old man and bargained, each offering a higher price than the other. The old Taoist priest Shui Ding offered the highest price.

The old man sold his son to him, but not the bridle.

"How can I lead it back?" Shuiding, an old Taoist priest, said, "You can lead it home, and I will put on my own halter then. I won't need yours."

The horse dealer also came to help, saying that things couldn't be done this way, and that if you sell a horse, you have to sell a bridle. The old man couldn't defeat them and sold the bridle.

The old Taoist priest Shuiding led the horse into the yard, locked it in the stable, and tied it firmly to the hanging ring. He hung the horse's head so high that its front legs couldn't reach the ground and it could only stand on its hind legs.

"Hey, wife," said the old Taoist priest Shui Ding, "I finally bought the liar back."

The turtle-climbing woman said: "Where?"

The old Taoist priest Shui Ding said: "Lock him up in the stable."

The tortoise woman ran to see the horse and saw how pitiful the horse was. She wanted to loosen the reins, but at this moment, the horse broke free and ran away.

The turtle-climbing woman ran to tell the old Taoist priest Shui Ding: "Husband, forgive me for doing something wrong. The horse ran away!"

The old Taoist priest Shui Ding patted the ground, turned into a wolf and chased after him, and he was about to catch up. The horse ran to the river, turned into a hedgehog and jumped into the river. The wolf turned into a dog and chased after him.

The hedgehog swam in the water and swam to the raft. A group of girls were doing laundry, so he turned into a gold ring and rolled in front of the girls.

The girl picked up the ring and hid it.

The old Taoist priest Shui Ding became his original person again. "Give me back," he said to the girl, "Give me back the gold ring."

"Take it," the girl said, and threw the ring to the ground.

The ring fell to the ground and suddenly turned into grains of wheat. The old Taoist priest Shui Ding turned into a rooster and pounced on the wheat.

Unexpectedly, a grain of wheat suddenly turned into a bald eagle. Now the old Taoist priest Shui Ding was unlucky. He was blinded by the bald eagle.

The nagging crow Betty sang a song "Evil Comes with Evil" to Agudemba:

 

There must be a ghost in your heart,

Conscience will be wiped out in ashes,

If you hide your sin,

Evil will be punished and it is unforgivable to be punished by nature.

 

You can't deceive God by pretending to be a god.

God’s will can determine whether it is a ghost or a god.

We don't have to be suspicious,

There will always be retribution for gods and ghosts.