Remember the Scorpion Classical Chinese

Remembering Scorpions

When Guanzi was traveling to Shangqiu, he saw a boy who was traveling against the odds and was carrying scorpions for play. When asked about his technique, he said: "I caught him and removed his tail, so he didn't poison him and left it for me to play with my ears." Looking at it, he found that there were dozens of scorpions in his vessel, all of which were very tame. If you feed them, they will compete; if you point at them, they will start running away in shock. Judging from his posture, it seems that he is very afraid of others. Then the boy was very happy and went away laughing and shouting.

The guest said to Guanzi: "If you have this skill, you can ward off evil people."

Translation

Guanzi traveled to Shangqiu and saw that the servants in the hotel were well-educated. Scorpion is here to play. When asked about his method, he (answered) said: "I caught it (later) and removed its tail, so it can't poison me, but (can) play with me." To see, he kept ten animals in his vessel. Several of them are very tame. If you throw things at them, they will all gather together; if you tease them with your fingers, they will all run away in fear. Looking at them, they definitely seem to be afraid of people. So the boy was very happy, shouted and took it away with a smile.

The guest said to Guanzi: "If you master this method, you can resist evil people.

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