Honest story

The story of Ceng Zi Once, Ceng Zi's wife went to the market to buy things, and her little son was crying to leave. She said to the child: You wait for your mother at home and let your father kill the baby pig for you when she comes back. Son, stop it. When she came back from the market, Ceng Zi was sharpening the knife and preparing to kill the pig. She quickly said to Ceng Zi: Piglets won't be killed, I'm just teasing the children. Ceng Zi said: How can adults have no confidence in their children? If the mother doesn't keep her word, the child will break her word. You can't break your promise to the child. Ceng Zi's wife nodded and said that she killed the baby pig with Ceng Zi.

Ye Chengzhong, a native of Zhenhai in the late Qing Dynasty, is a model of modern successful people. His life is full of legend and charm. It is said that when he was young, he was poor and lived on the Huangpu River in Shanghai as a teacher. Once, when he was boating a foreigner across the river, he found a lot of money, but his ambition was not bad, so he returned all the money to the foreigner. Out of gratitude and admiration, the foreigner recommended him to the business circles in Shanghai. He started from scratch, thrifty and self-sustaining, eventually accumulated wealth and became a millionaire step by step, enjoying a high reputation in the Shanghai business community.

On May 2nd every year, American children hold various activities to celebrate a special festival-Honesty Day. This festival comes from a tragic and true story.

Many years ago, in Montero, Wisconsin, there was a child named Emmanuel Denan. After he was born, his family suffered misfortune one after another, and his parents died one after another. At this time, he was only 5 years old. Just when he was desperate, a childless hotel owner named Norton adopted him. After Dannan was rescued, he recognized the Norton couple as adoptive parents. Although Dannan is young, all kinds of troubles and hardships that come too early make him very sensible. Norton's hotel is not big, he does everything, and he is very respectful and filial to his adoptive parents. The life of a family of three is going well.

In a blink of an eye, three years have passed, and Dannan has grown to 8 years old and is more sensible. He gradually found that his adoptive parents were not decent people. Small hotels sell watered wine and charge more for flowers. Mr. and Mrs. Norton are always trying to find ways to cheat customers. Dannan was very dissatisfied when he saw it, and often advised his adoptive parents not to make money. Instead of listening, Norton sometimes slaps him in the face and scolds him for eating inside and choosing outside. Over time, the more he looked at the children, the less pleasing to the eye, and the more he punched him.

One night, a peddler came. He quarreled with the Norton couple as soon as he entered the door. Dan nan listened carefully, as if he were having an account problem. That night, the vendor checked into the hotel. Norton seems to be in a bad mood. He drank a lot of wine at dinner. Moreover, he blasted Dannan upstairs early, waving his fist to warn him that if he dared to run downstairs tonight, he would break his "dog leg". Dannan was lying in bed, surprised and scared. This year, although the adoptive father often beat him, it was the first time in memory that he was so fierce and bullied. Moreover, from the flashing eyes of my adoptive father, I always feel that something unusual will happen tonight. After midnight, Dannan, who finally fell asleep, was awakened by a fierce quarrel. He got out of bed, put his ear to the floor, and heard the adoptive father and the peddler swearing in the dirtiest and dirtiest language. After a while, I only heard a scream of "Ah", and then there was silence, and there was no sound at all. Although Dannan was trembling with fear, he put on his clothes, crept downstairs, put his face on the door of his adoptive parents' room and looked through the crack of the door. The sight scared his hands and feet cold. I saw the peddler lying on the ground, with a knife in his chest still shaking gently. The foster mother stood by, rubbing her hands, and kept muttering, "You killed him. How good is that? " ? He died, died ... "Dan Nan suddenly felt dizzy. At present, golden flowers were flying, and he suddenly leaned forward, only to hear a "shout" and hit his head on the door frame. Norton was stupefied and immediately strode over, pushed open the door, grabbed Dan Nan's hair and dragged him in. Norton rolled his eyes and his face softened. He sat down Dannan, who was at a loss, and said kindly, "Son, you saw this peddler come in and kill him. Dad accidentally killed him in self-defense, right? "He also brought this knife, didn't he? When the police come tomorrow, you will say so. " Dannan sat there like a log and never left the vendor's body. After a long time, he suddenly "plopped" down on his knees, buried his head in his adoptive father's knee and burst into tears. He said, "Dad, what you said is wrong. I know. You killed someone. Dad, I beg you, please turn yourself in to the police station! In this way, our family can live ... "Norton's face turned into a pig's liver color with anger. He raised his leg and kicked Dannan to the ground, shouting at the top of his lungs," You little bastard, are you going to take dad to court? Come on, it's the peddler who wants to kill people ... ""No! " Holding his chest, Dannan looked up and said, "I won't lie. You killed someone. You should turn yourself in ... ""Bang! " 1, Dannan got another slap in the face. The foster mother also jumped up, punched and kicked, took out a rope and tied Dannan tightly. Then, the couple started together and hung him on the floor. Norton picked up the whip, slapped Dannan and said, "Well, don't lie! Then go to hell! Go to hell! " "I will not lie when I die!" On Dan Nan's head, sweat as big as a bean kept oozing out, but he was still stubborn, he said. The whip rained down on Dannan, and the foster mother took another stick and hit it mindlessly. "Tell me, how did this peddler die?" If you are right, let you down. ""This is ... you ... "Dana opened her dim eyes and said weakly. Whip. The stick rained down again, and Dannan twitched all over and suddenly shouted, "No, I won't lie!" " "His head suddenly fell to his chest, motionless. Mr. and Mrs. Norton looked at each other, only to know that they had made another big disaster and could not afford to fall to the ground. Mills of God grind slowly but sure. Although Mr. and Mrs. Norton were evasive in court, they were arrested for murder and received due punishment. Afterwards, the Montero municipal government built a monument and a statue for Dannan to commemorate the child who would rather die than lie, and decided that the day of his death on May 2 was Honesty Day. The monument is engraved with the following words:-I miss the man who died for the truth, and he will live in heaven forever. Now, the monument is filled with white flowers to express condolences every day. Everyone passing by here should take off his hat to pay tribute to this fearless and honest man. Teachers and parents should also tell their children the story of Dannan.

The Story of the Cherry Tree in Washington, D.C. Washington cut down his father's favorite cherry tree. Because he dared to admit it, his father did not criticize him, but also praised his noble sentiments. Now, when the Meng family still lives next to the market in Miaohuying village, someone is killing pigs in the east. Mencius asked his mother puzzled, "Why do neighbors kill pigs?"

Meng Mu was very busy at that time, so he casually replied, "Here you are!" Mencius happily waited to eat meat. In order not to break his promise to his son, Meng Mu reluctantly took out part of his living expenses and bought a piece of meat to let his son have a good time.

Guo Moruo was very filial when he was a child. Once, my mother got carsick. Guo Moruo didn't know where he heard that plantain flower could cure this disease, so he wanted to get one. But this kind of flower is very expensive and rare in the market, so he and his brother ran to a garden to look for it. It happened that the plantain in the garden had just opened a big yellow flower, and Guo Moruo and his brother secretly picked it and gave it to their mother. Although my mother knew that Guo Moruo was very filial to her afterwards, her son's behavior made her very sad, so she educated him and told him to be honest in the future. Guo Moruo kept this story in his heart until he became a great scholar in China.

Sculpt a bronze statue for the "frustrated"

In the track and field of Athens Olympic Games, people once again saw the figure of "evergreen tree" Oti. As the oldest athlete in track and field competition-44 years old, she participated in the women's 100 meters and 200 meters. Although all of them were blocked from the final, and after entering the 200-meter semi-final, she had to withdraw from the competition for physical reasons, but she still won the praise and admiration of the world.

1980, at the age of 20, Oti began to participate in the Olympic Games and won the bronze medal in the 200m. The Jamaican girl immediately made up her mind to win the Olympic gold medal in the future competition. But her luck is really bad. First, she met Griffith, an American beauty like "Macho Man" and a world record holder.

Joinet, then met devers, the American "flying man", who made a guest sprint from the hurdle and was very brave. Oti was blocked behind them again and again.

1992 Barcelona Olympic Games, she ran out of the high level of 100 meters and only won the fifth place. Four years later, at the Atlanta Olympic Games, Oti and devers took the lead in the 100 meter final and crossed the finish line side by side with a score of 10.94 second. The referee had to use the computer to judge the high-speed photos of the finish line. As a result, devers Biotti crossed the finish line five thousandths of a second earlier, that is, only five centimeters faster. Oti can only win the silver medal in tears.

In the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, Oti won the fourth place in the 100 meter race, but won a bronze medal for Jamaica in the 4x 100 meter relay race. After the game, at the age of 30, she reluctantly said that she would leave the runway and concentrate on her favorite fashion design. Unexpectedly, in Athens Olympic Games, Oti returned to his familiar track and ran 1 1 sec 14 in the 100 meter pre-race.

Looking back, in 24 years, Oti participated in 7 Olympic Games and won 7 medals. Although she never became a gold medal hero, although she became a Slovenian citizen in 2002, the Jamaican Ministry of Sports recently decided to spend $6.5438+0 million to build a bronze statue for Oti.

There is also a male sprinter, Frainelix of Namibia, who is in the same boat as Oti. He was one of the best male sprinters in the world in the 1990s. But "it was not the right time". Britain's Christie came first, and then the world record creator Bailey of France and michael johnson of the United States fought side by side, resulting in two Olympic Games, 1992 and 1996. Ricks of Freinet, who performed quite well, passed the champion in the 100 and 200m races. Four Olympic silver medals embarrassed him to be named as a "silver professional". Even so, Fraine Ricks did not lose confidence. At the Athens Olympics, at the age of 37, he won the fourth place in the 200-meter race.