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Li Bai, a famous poet in Tang Dynasty, didn't like reading when he was a child. He often plays truant and wanders in the street.

One day, Li Bai did not go to school again. He wandered about the street, looked around and unconsciously arrived outside the city. Warm sunshine, cheerful bird songs and flowers swaying in the wind made Li Bai sigh: "How boring it is to study in the house all day in such good weather?"

Walking, at the door of a shabby hut, sat a white-haired old woman grinding an iron pestle as thick as a stick. Li Bai went over and said, "Old woman, what are you doing?"

"I'm going to grind this iron pestle into an embroidery needle." The old woman looked up and smiled at Li Bai, then lowered her head to continue grinding.

"Embroidered needle?" Li Bai asked again, "Is it an embroidery needle for sewing clothes?"

"Of course!"

"But, the iron pestle is so thick, when can it be ground into a fine embroidery needle?"

The old woman asked Li Bai, "A drop of water can pierce a stone, but a fool can move a mountain. Why can't an iron pestle be ground into an embroidery needle?"

"But, you are so old?"

"As long as I work harder than others, nothing is impossible."

Li Bai was ashamed of what the old woman said, so he never played truant after he went back. He studied very hard every day and finally became an immortal poet.

Study and explain ancient works.

No matter what you do, you will succeed as long as you have perseverance. Many things happen. If our children are serious, diligent and persistent in their studies, it is no problem to get good grades.

(2) Smelling chickens dancing

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Zu Ti in Jin Dynasty was an open-minded and ambitious man, but he was a naughty boy who didn't like reading when he was a child. When he entered his youth, he realized his lack of knowledge and felt that he could not serve his country without studying, so he began to study hard. He read widely and studied history carefully, from which he gained rich knowledge and made great progress. People who came into contact with him said that Zu Ti was a talented person who could help the emperor to govern the country. When Zu Ti was 24 years old, he was recommended as a lawyer, but he refused, and he still studied tirelessly.

Later, Zu Ti and his childhood friend Liu Kunyi became the chief bookkeeper of Sizhou. He and Liu Kun have deep feelings, not only sharing the same bed, but also sharing a lofty ideal: making contributions, rejuvenating the State of Jin and becoming a pillar of the country.

Once, in the middle of the night, Zu Ti heard the cock crow in his sleep. He kicked Liu Kun awake and said to him, "Everyone else thinks it's unlucky to hear a rooster crow in the middle of the night. I don't think so. How about we get up and practice swords when we hear chickens crow in the future? " Liu Kun readily agreed. So every day after the cock crows, they get up and practice their swords, which are fluttering and sonorous. Spring goes to winter, cold goes to summer, and never stops. After long and arduous study and training, they finally became generalists who can write good articles and lead troops to win the battle. Zu Ti was named General Zhenxi, realizing his desire to serve the country. Liu Kun became commander-in-chief, in charge of the military affairs in Sanzhou, Hebei and Youzhou, and also gave full play to his literary talent and military talents.

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This story comes from the Biography of Zu Ti in the Book of Jin. The idiom "dancing at the smell of chickens" is used to describe people who are full of energy and promising, and it also means that people with lofty ideals cheer up in time.

Better late than never

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This story comes from the Warring States Policy. During the Warring States Period, there was a minister of Chu named Zhuang Xin. One day, he said to King Xiang of Chu, "You are in the palace, with Zhou Hou on your left and Xiahou on your right; When you went out, Yan Lingjun and Shou Jing Jun followed you all the time. You and these four people are very particular about luxury and debauchery. Regardless of national events, Ying (Chu capital, in the north of jiangling county, Hubei Province) will be in danger! "

Wang Xiang was very unhappy after hearing this. He got angry and scolded, "Are you crazy? Deliberately saying these insidious words to confuse people? "

Zhuang Xin replied unhurriedly: "I really feel that things must come to this, and I dare not deliberately say that Chu has any misfortune."

If you always attach importance to this man, Chu will surely perish. Since you don't believe me, please allow me to hide in Zhao and see what will happen. "Zhuang Xin lived in Zhao for five months, and Qin Zhen invaded Chu and was forced to exile Yangcheng (now northwest of Xixian County, Henan Province). This made Zhuang Xin's words sound good, so I quickly sent someone to get Zhuang Xin back and asked him what he could do. Zhuang Xin said sincerely: "I've heard that it's not too late to think of hounds when I see rabbit teeth;" "It's never too late to mend ..."

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This is a very meaningful story, knowing only pleasure but not doing anything, and the result is doomed to be a tragic failure.

This idiom is based on the above two sentences. It means that if things are not handled properly, it is not too late to save them. For example, an entrepreneur has misjudged the development of things and is in a state of failure. But he was not discouraged. He patiently rethought things and learned from this mistake, thinking that "better late than never".