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A clever boy

(Favourite stories from Chinese)

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Ts’ao Ch’ong was the son of Ts’ao Ts’ao. He was a very clever boy. One day, Suen Ch’uan, the King of Eastern Wu, gave his father an elephant. Ts’ao Ts’ao wanted to find out its weight. No one was able to tell him how to do so.

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Ts’ao Ch’ong suddenly thought of an idea. “Put the elephant in a boat,” he said. “Draw a line on the side of the boat level with the water. Take the elephant out. Then load the boat with stones until the water comes up to the line. You can then weigh the stones to find out the weight of the elephant.”

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Everyone praised Ts’ao Ch’ong for being so clever.

A few months later some clothes in a store were eaten by rats. The clerk in charge was very frightened, he knew that he would be sent to prison of Ts’ao found out what had happened. He did not know what to do. When Ts’ao Ch’ong heard about it, he sent for him.

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“Don’t worry,” he said “ I can help you. But please wait a few days before saying anything to my father.’

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Ts’ao Ch’ong then cut some holes in his coat. He took it to show to his father. His father asked him what had happened.

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“My coat has been eaten by rats.” He said “I am very sorry. I must have been very careless.”

His father laughing at him. “Don’t  be silly,” he said, “how can anyone blame you? It’s not your fault.”

A few days afterwards, the clerk went to tell Ts’ao Ts’ao what had happened to the clothes in the store.

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Ts’ao Ts’ao listened carefully to what he said. “My son’s coat has also been eaten by rats,” he answered. “How can I be angry with you because the clothes in your store have been eaten?

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Nothing more was heard of the matter after that.

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