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A cow was blown by you and floated away.

The Story of Brothers Dividing the Ox [Indian Folktale] Before he died, an old Indian man called all three of his sons to the Tama and said to them: "Children, I have been poor all my life, and now I am leaving you, and these 19 cows are the only property I have left to you." The eldest should take 1 2 of the property, the second should take 1 4, and the third should get 1 5.

After saying that, the old man died. After the three sons buried their father, they came to divide the inheritance. The 5 of the 19 cows is not a whole number, and according to Hindu law, the cow is considered a god and cannot be slaughtered.

However, the will of the deceased cannot be changed. This was a bad thing for the three brothers, and they racked their brains and couldn't come up with a good solution. At this time, an old man passed by with a cow, and saw that the three brothers were frowning, and there was a herd of cows next to them, so he stepped forward to ask what was going on, and the three brothers told him the truth about their father's will.

The old man pondered for a moment and said, "What can I do with this line of ants, I will lend you a cow first, and you will be divided." So the three brothers divided the 20 oxen and the eldest 1 2, and led the 10 oxen away happily; The second child deserved 1 4, and he drove his 5 cows and went home satisfied.

The third child said, "I should divide 1 5, that is, 4 cows." The old man smiled and said

The rest of the cow should still be mine. The old man took his ox and went on his way.

1. Bulls and ibex.

A bull was chased by a lion and fled into a cave where a herd of wild goats lived. Although the goats kicked and shoved him, the bull said to them, "I have endured humiliation and humiliation here, not because I am afraid of you, but of the lion who stands at the mouth of the cave." ”

2. Bulls, lions and hunters.

When the bull saw that a lion cub was sleeping soundly, he took the opportunity to kill him by the horns. When the lioness came to see her child dead, she was very sad and wept bitterly. A wild boar stood in the distance and said to the sad lion in the distance

Do you know how many people weep for their children to be bitten to death by you? ”

3. Three bulls and a lion.

Three bulls live together. One of the lions was bent on eating them, but they were united, and the lion never succeeded. The lion then sowed discord between them, causing them to clash with each other, and then the lion easily ate the three cows one by one while they were living alone.

4. Mosquitoes and bulls.

The mosquitoes flew to the horns of the bull and rested for a long time. When he was about to fly away, he asked the bull if he wanted him to leave. The bull said, "I didn't know anything when you came, and I may not care if you leave." ”

5. The lion and the bull.

The lion prepares to kill a large bull, and he intends to use his cunning to outwit him. Then the lion said to the bull, "Friend, if you will, I will kill a sheep and give you a feast." "He wanted to kill the bull while he wanted to lie down and eat.

When the bull came to the lion, he saw many brass basins and many large iron forks, but he saw no sheep at all, and he went away without saying a word. The lion asked him why he had gone away without a sound for no reason. He said:

I did this for a reason, because I saw that the utensils were not prepared for the purpose of eating the sheep, but for the purpose of eating the cows. ”

As a result of this bizarre custom, there is a very interesting story about dividing cattle among the people of India.

Legend has it that in very distant antiquity, an old man became seriously ill and got worse day by day. Knowing that he would soon die, he called his three sons to his bed one day and made a will. The will said that his three sons could divide his 17 cows, but did not specify which son would share how many cows.

It's just that the eldest deserves 1 2 of the total, the second deserves 1 3 of the total, and the third deserves only 1 9 of the total.

Soon after, the old man died. After burying the old man, the three brothers began to discuss how to divide the cattle. At first, they thought it would be a very easy task, but they discussed it for a long time, but they couldn't find a division that met the rules of the old man.

Because of 17, 1, 9, none of these three numbers are integers.

And if it is divided like this, it will also kill two live laughing cows. As we said earlier, in India at that time, this was impossible, it was equivalent to a crime, so it didn't work at all.

In fact, even if two cows were slaughtered secretly, there was no way to divide them, because they could not divide all 17 live cows, and there would be 1 17 18 of 1 cow left. What about the rest?

The three brothers were troubled. After discussing it for a long time, they decided to consult a learned person. But even those who are very knowledgeable shake their heads when they hear this will, and no one can come up with a good solution.

An old farmer passed by the door of the three brothers with an ox in tow, and when he heard the three brothers sighing, he asked what was the matter. The three brothers told the old farmer about the old man's will, and the old farmer thought for a while and said, "This matter is very easy to do, and it is not as difficult as you think."

So then, I will lend you this ox, and you will add to it, and divide it according to 3 and 1 9 of the total, and then give it back to me when it is finished.

The three brothers listened to it, and after thinking about it for a long time, they still didn't figure out how the old farmer calculated.

Do you know what's going on?

Let's imagine that the three brothers have a total of 18 cows. According to the will, the eldest divided 1 2 and got 9 cows; The old two points to 1 3, get 6 heads; The old three-point 1 9, get 2 heads. Strange to say, they just divided the 17 cows of their own family, and the remaining 1 cow was returned to the old farmer as it was.

This problem has also stumped many scholars, and everyone is wondering how to solve the problem in this borrowing and repaying in a frank way like magic. Ponder.

The old cow was a small god in the sky. One day, the Jade Emperor asked him to go down to the earth to observe the peasants. When he came to the earth, he saw that the peasants were working very hard in the fields, and when he returned to heaven, he said to the Jade Emperor

The peasants work in the fields at sunrise and return home at sunset, which is very hard. The Jade Emperor said, "In this case, you should go down to the world and tell the peasants, and let the rich tell the poor to dress up as rich when they eat."

The old cow came to the world and said to the peasants, but the words of the Jade Emperor were reversed, and the characters and clothes dressed up were reversed, and it was passed on to the rich to dress up as poor when they were eating. Now people are even more miserable. The Jade Emperor knew, and slapped the old cow to the world and said:

Let you pass the word, but you do, go, go feed them! "Because of the force, the lower teeth of the cow were knocked off, so until now the cow has no lower teeth, and the cow can only work well for the people.

1. There is a legend in the Yao family: Pangu opened the sky, Luban built a wall, King He sent He, and King Niu ploughed the field. The ancient books of the Yao nationality "Pantian Song" and "Mountain List" say:

Yin Mao had a big flood in two years, and everything in the world was flooded, leaving only the Fuxi brothers and sisters to hide in the gourd floating water. Only then was able to continue the human race, and later the king of Pan ascended the palace and gave the Yao people the mountains of the world, let them cut seeds, and live and work in peace and contentment. However, the Yaoshan area, with its poor mountains and bad waters, is still precarious despite people's hard work.

One year, Tai Bai Xing went down to inspect the people's situation, and saw that the Yao family had lived in the mountains and mountains for generations, slash and burn, and life was difficult, so he told the heavenly court. The Jade Emperor sent King He to send He to the world, and the King of Cattle came down to plough the fields. Since the king of the ox came to the world, the Yao family began to plough the fields and plant crops, and the wind and rain were smooth every year, and the grains were abundant.

In order to thank the Ox King, the Yao family took the day of the Ox King's descent (the eighth day of the fourth lunar month) as the traditional festival Ox's birthday.

2. There is a folk song in the Yao family on April 8, throwing the plow and rake, and in the middle of July, the grain is full, and 10,000 loads of grain are recovered, all relying on the help of the oxen. On the eighth day of the fourth month, the Yao family loves the cattle the most, and worships the cattle as gods, so that the cattle can drop the rake and rest for a whole day. On this day, no one is allowed to whip an ox, fight a bull, kill a bull, or even scold a bull.

On the first day, every household should take a hot bath for the cow, comb the whole body cleanly, and make the cowpen neat and tidy, pave a new grass, draw it on red paper or cut it into a Buddhist charm and stick it on the cowpen to drive away evil spirits and send the plague god to bless the health of the cow. On this day, the cow eats something even more chic and wonderful, early in the morning, people compete to let the cow out to eat dew grass, the sooner the better, grab the head. In the morning, boiled eggs with glutinous rice sake lees are given to the cow to eat, and in the Yao family, children have the habit of eating eggs on their birthdays, which shows the worship of the cow.

There is a saying in the family: people live and eat ginseng; Cattle live and eat bitter ginseng. In the afternoon, the cows are fed with bitter ginseng loaches to make the cattle healthy and long-lived.

In the evening, the Yao family will also select the best and strongest cattle to gather, and the Yao family will dress in festive costumes, beat long drums, and sing cheerful songs and dance.

It is said that the old cow turned out to be a god in the sky like the old pig. One day, the Jade Emperor sent Lao Niu to the world to do some "research" and convey the Jade Emperor's will by the way.

When the old cow came to the world, he saw that the people were not clothed and hungry, and he was very sad. It became sympathetic, and conveyed the Jade Emperor's statement that people should only eat one meal in three days to eat three meals a day.

When Lao Niu returned to Heaven, the Jade Emperor asked him, "How is the situation in the world?" "Lao Niu truthfully saw the situation, and reported to the Jade Emperor:

People are so pitiful, I have conveyed your will to let them eat three meals a day. When the Jade Emperor heard this, he was furious and said, "Who will provide for them after eating three meals a day?"

Go earn it and give it to them! "Anyway, with a push of the trend, the old cow was pushed from heaven to the world. Before the old cow could react, he lay on the ground in the world.

This fall, a mouth full of blood, got up and touched his mouth, only to know that the entire upper tooth was lost.

According to the Jade Emperor's'Punishment, the old cow will be diligent in cultivating the land to feed the people in the world. But the man was not polite, put shackles on the old ox, and drove it to work in the field every day. The old cow was so tired that he couldn't stand it, so he said to the man:

Don't be so fierce, I fell to this point because I sympathized with you and for your good. The man was very unhappy when he heard this, so he went to report to the Jade Emperor and said, "The old cow does not listen to the call, and says something unpleasant.

The Jade Emperor said to the people, "Then you will put a nail in its jaw and tell it never to speak again!" ”

In this way, since then, the cow and the grandson have never grown upper teeth, and they were born with a nail at the bottom of their chin, and they have never spoken again.

Story insight: Xiao friends now know that the most diligent labor in the world is the cow, has been hard work for the people to farm the field, the old cow was also a god in the sky before, because when they came to the mortal world to see the people more fortunate and sympathetic to the working people but were degraded to the mortal world, since then they have been serving the people, is an indispensable labor force for the people's life, for the three meals a day in the world, at the same time the old cow is very pitiful has been led by the nose and can not speak, pay will always be rewarded, the people see the old cow's happiness and hard work, In order to be good to the old cow, the production tools are constantly improved, and the fate of the old cow has been changed, and the society is also making continuous progress.