The Old Man and the Sparrow
Jahiz (775–868), Arab
This story is told in the winter, the winter weather is very cold, especially in the north, heavy snow, thick ice, everyone does not work, let alone go out. There was an old man, who was cold enough in the winter, and he set up a shelf outside and pulled a net to hide and catch sparrows. (Is there Yaxing?) Of course not, the old man who has to play this, children and Beatles)
The old man waited for the birds to catch, waited for a while, hey, sure enough, there was a sparrow to cover it. The little sparrow is too hungry, come out to find food, wow, in the middle! Blame yourself for being stupid!
Wow, then this old man walked over right away. Hey, catch the sparrow. If the sparrow is caught, it will struggle, this is fatal, any creature realizes that its life is in danger, it will die to break free, try to escape.
Those who have caught birds know that in order to prevent birds from escaping, the most direct and effective way is to break the wings of birds. Like the people who used to fight birds, take a flashlight at night, shine on the trees, and if the birds are illuminated, they will not move, and the birds will fall down with a "whoosh" sound. The bird that fell down is not dead, but strangely, they do not bark desperately, only when they go forward to catch it, so the bird pickers in the past will strangle the bird's neck, strangle them, or throw the bird to the ground with force (otherwise, when the bird barks, the pile of birds hiding in the tree will fly away). Thief Horror!
Speaking of this old man, he was afraid that the bird would break free and fly away, so as soon as he caught it, he broke the bird's wings and threw it into the basket. People are always old, but the movements are sharp.
At this time, a cold wind swept over, and the old man was blown to tears by the cold wind blowing in front of him.
Wow, can't stand it. An old man dressed in rags, a cat with tears in the cold ice and snow, a cold wind swept through, people fell into this situation, this scene who has seen how much is sad.
We humans are like this, birds, so are we, the same. Therefore, when some of the flying sparrows saw this scene, the finches could not help but sympathize with each other: Alas, this old man is really miserable, he is an old man, you see, you all see, the helpless old man, the old tears, so pitiful...
At this time, a sparrow answered: "Is it?" How come you only see his tears, why don't you see what he just did? What was he holding in his hand?