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畫蛇添足DrawaSnakeandAddFeettoItLongtimeago,afamilyinthestateofChuheldaceremonyforancestorworship.Theyemployedseveralpeopletohelp.Afterabusyday,theyallsatdownandhadarest.Therewasonlyonepotofliquor,andonesipwasnotenoughforeveryone.Ifsomeonedrankitalone,hewouldenjoyit.Everyonestaredatthispotofliquorandwalkedaround.Theydidn'tknowhowtodrinkit.Then,amansaidloudly,"Ihaveanidea.Let'seachdrawasnakeontheground.Theonewhopaintsitfastandwellwilldrinkthispotofliquor!"Theyallthoughtthisideawasgood.Everyonewantedtodrinkthispotofliquoralone.Someonecouldn'tfindanything,sohe

usedhisfingertodrawontheground…Someonefoundachopstick.Someonefoundastone."Ready—go!"

Everyonestartedlookingforsomethingtodrawasnake.someonefoundastick.Amanhappenedtohaveakeywithhim.Rightaftertheword"go",hetook

outthekeyanddrewitontheground.Hefinisheddrawingthesnakeverysoon.Atthistime,theothersjustfoundtoolsandbegantodraw.Hewasthefirstonetofinishpaintingasnake.Hewasveryproud.Hepickeduptheliquorpotandsawthatsomepeoplehadnotstartedpaintingyet.Hetookoutthekeyandsaid,"Howslowyouare!Istillhavetimetodrawsomefeetforthesnake."Assoonashefinisheddrawingthefeetofthesnake,anothermanalsofinisheddrawinghissnake.Hewasabouttodrink,buttheothermansnatchedthepot.Hewasveryangryandsaid,"I'mthefirstonetofinishpaintingthesnake.Thispotofliquorismine!"Theothermansaid,"Snakeshavenofeet!Ifyouaddfeet,thenit'snotasnake!I'mthefirstonetofinishdrawingasnake!Thispotofliquorbelongstome!?"Withthat,hebegantogulptheliquor.Athistime,otherpeoplehadjustfinisheddrawingtheirownsnakes.Theysaidwithasmile,"Wearecompetingtodrawsnakes.Whatyoudrewisnotasnake.It'suselesstodrawthefastest."百鳥朝鳳BirdsPlayingHomagetothePhoenixOnceuponatime,inaforest,therewasabigtree.Everyday,thebirds

flewtothistreetoshowtheirbeautynoisily.Eachbirdthoughtshewasthemostbeautiful."Whatbeautifulfeatherstheyhave!"

ThePhoenixwasaveryinconspicuousbird.Shewasbiggerthananyotherbird.Butthecolorofherfeatherswasdarkerthanthatofotherbirds.ThePhoenixwasnotbeautiful,butshewasveryindustrious.Shelewaroundallday,storingfoodinsidetheholeofhertree.ThefoodwasenoughforthePhoenixtoeatforawholeyear,butshestillwentoutearlyandcamebacklatetoworkeveryday.Sheflewtotheeastandwest.lookingfornuts.grassseedlandplantseeds,andcrriedthembackbitbybittothetreehole.Unconsciously,thefoodinthetreeholehadbeen

enoughforthePhoenixtoeatforthreeyears.ThePhoenixalsocouldn'tfindfoodforseveraldays,to.Althoughshewasnotinshortoffod,shewasveryworriedaboutotherbirdsAtthistime,itwasnorainintheforestforalongtime.Thebirdscouldn'tfindfoodformanydays,sotheywerehungry.Thebeautifullittlebirdsweresohungrythattheyhadnostrengthtocompetitivebeauty.ThePhoenixsaidtoeveryone,""Thereisalotoffoodinmytreehole.Let'stideoverthedifficultiestogether!"Thesunstillscorchedtheforest,andalltheplant

withered,butthebirdsneverstarvedagain.TheycametothePhoenix'streeholeeveryday,sharedthePhoenix'sfood,andsangaroundthePhoenix.InordertothankthePhoenixforsavingtheirlives,allthebirdschosethemostbeautifulfeatherfromthemselvesandmadeadressforthePhoenix.

Thiswasa-hundred-birdfeatherdress.Puttingonthisdress,thePhoenixthenbecamethemostbeautifulbirdintheforest.Sincethen,everyyearthisday,birdsinalldirections