The translation of the source of the fable "Classical Enlightenment of Sinology" "Buwei Cut Down the Roots of trees" implies the classic story

Name: Do not cut down the roots of trees

Category: Fables

Age: Ming

Description: [Original]

　　The more he entered the Kou, the more he avoided the soldiers, and the poor had no way to cure him, and he wandered under the heavenly grandmother, and he got a big tree and a big tree. An Yiyi took the axe root as a salary, and his wife stopped saying: "I have no room, but I am sheltered." Since I have stopped, the sun is shining and not burning, the cold dew is zero and not my sorrow, the wind is blowing without my chestnut, the thunderstorm is obscure and not my shock, whose power is yes? I should protect him like a pure son, look up to him like a loving mother, love like a body, and fear that he will not be born and multiply, but dare to destroy it? I heard: 'The water spring shrinks and the diving fish are frightened, the frost bell chimes and the nesting birds are sad, and the exhaustion of the river and the fall of the forest are also feared.' 'Fish and birds, and the situation is like people?' Yu Ion heard it: "Sorrow is Fuya!" And his knowledge is not as good as a woman's. Whoops, it is better than a woman, then it is not as good as a bird and a fish. ”

[From] "Yu Ion"

[Translation]

　　The country of Yue was invaded by thieves, and fled to the land of Jiao, too poor to build a house, wandering under the Tianmu Mountain, and later found the shade of a large tree, and settled there. After a night's rest, he was going to cut down its roots with an axe as firewood, and his wife stopped him from saying, "We have no house, so we will put this big tree to rest." Since we came here, the sun is like a fire but can't roast us, the cold dew is scattered but it can't wet us, the cold wind can't freeze us, the thunderstorm is wrong but can't shock us. We should protect it as we treat a newborn baby, admire it as we treat a loving mother, love it as we treat our own body, and even then fear that it will not flourish, let alone dare to destroy it? I have heard, 'The spring water is reduced and the fish are frightened, and the autumn frost comes and the nesting birds are sad, because they are afraid that the river will dry up and the trees will fall leaves.' 'Fish and birds can still do this, let alone people?' After hearing this, Yu Ion sighed and said, "This man is pathetic! And his insight is not as good as a woman's. Alas, it is not only inferior to a woman, but even birds and fish are not as good! ”

[Meaning]

　　Through the stupidity of the undeserved, this parable reflects the idea that the haters are people-oriented and that harming the people will harm themselves.

Related words: More into the Kou, do not wei avoid the soldiers and go to the "Yu Ion"

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