Fable: The plum tree on the side of the road

In ancient times, there was a man named Wang Rong, who was clever and clever when he was young, and he loved to use his brain when things happened, analyze carefully, think about it first, and then do things.

Once, Xiao Wang Rong went out with a group of children from the same village to play. Everyone was playing and making trouble, and unconsciously came to the outside of the village.

The children ran farther and farther, all the way to the side of the road in the suburbs. A sharp-eyed child suddenly noticed something, raised his arm and pointed not far away, and said, "Hey, you see, it seems to be a plum tree over there, and there is fruit on it?" ”

Everyone ran in the direction he was pointing and looked, ah, it was really a tall and large plum tree, and it was full of ripe plums, and the branches were bent, and the plums were bright red and red, as if they were about to drip juice, which was very tempting.

The children saw the ripe plums full of trees, remembered the sweet and sour taste of the plums, and were extremely hungry, and swallowed the saliva one by one, hoping to eat it immediately.

The leading child beckoned, "Hey, go up to the tree and pick plums to eat, what are you waiting for?" ”

Everyone cheered, rolled up their sleeves and trouser legs, spit two mouthfuls of spit into the palms of their hands, and scrambled to climb the tree, picked a lot of plums, and wrapped them in the hem of their clothes.

But Wang Rong still stood still, he turned the big eyes of the water spirit, as if he was thinking about something.

The children all felt very strange and asked him loudly, "Wang Rong, what are you still doing there, there are so many plums, we can't finish picking them at all, you hurry up!" ”

Wang Rong said, "Don't you think it's a little strange?" This plum tree grows on the side of the road, the fruit is ripe, there are so many people coming and going, but not many people go to pick it, and until now, the fruit is still hanging on the branches, so in my opinion, the fruit on this plum tree must be bitter. ”

The children took the newly picked plum and tasted it in their mouths, and immediately they all spat it out, and the plum was really bitter and astringent, and it was extremely unpalatable. As a result, everyone admired Wang Rong's good thoughts.

It can be seen that when we face the temptation of freshness, we must not blindly believe in the benefits that seem to be within our reach, but should have a few more eyes and calmly analyze in order to make the right choice.