2, the original text: Crows have the meaning of feeding back, sheep have the grace of kneeling, and horses have no heart to bully their mothers.
3. Source: "Augmented Xianwen"
4. Introduction: "Augmented Scholar". It is called Xianwen in ancient times and Xianwen in ancient and modern times. It is a children's enlightenment bibliography compiled by China in the Ming Dynasty. The title of the book was first seen in the drama Peony Pavilion in the Wanli period of Ming Dynasty, so it can be inferred that this book was written in the Wanli period at the latest.
"Glory and Contribution" is a collection of proverbs and aphorisms of China from ancient times to the present. Later, it was changed to this appearance after the continuous supplement of the literati in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It was called "adding glory to the text" in history, commonly known as "adding glory to the text".
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It is said that when the old crow can't find food by himself, the little crow will feed back the food, that is, spit it out to let the old crow feel the kindness of the old crow. This is the behavior of animals "supporting" their parents in turn when they grow up;
The lamb is kneeling when drinking milk, which is an act of gratitude;
People don't commit incest, horses don't commit adultery, good horses are not as good as gentlemen, and horses don't bully their mothers. Horses are particularly sensitive and developed in sense of smell, taste and hearing. Whenever a mare mates with a mare, the mare should smell it with her nose first, or even taste the mare's vagina with the tip of her tongue, so as to tell whether it is her mother or not. If you are your own mother, you will give up immediately, never mate, and never do such a thing.
This is the famous "horse does not bully mother". Therefore, children should know how to be filial to their parents.
Baidu Encyclopedia: Sheep have the grace of kneeling and nursing, while crows have the meaning of feeding back.