![]() The text originally appeared in the Gujin Shuohai as an anonymous text with no author listed but it has generally been attributed to Ma Zhongxi ( Chinese: 馬中錫 pinyin: Mǎ Zhōngxí) (1446–1512). The authorship of this text is a matter of dispute. He picked up the hoe and strikes the final blow to the wolf's head. Mr Dongguo now no longer pities the wolf. Dongguo and the farmer how it dragged off her little boy. Seeing the pitiful wolf the scholar thinks that the old farmer was too cruel but just then a weeping woman comes running towards them. The farmer bashes the wolf to an inch of his life then unties the bag and drags his dying wolf out of the bag. To illustrate its point, the wolf crawls back into the bag and right away the old farmer ties up the bag and starts to beat the wolf with his hoe. The farmer is sceptical and doesn't believe that the wolf can fit into the bag. The last elder they present their argument to is an elderly farmer. Dongguo reminds the wolf that they have one more elder to seek out. The wolf grins and feels even more justified in his request to eat the scholar. Now his master wants to butcher it so he can eat his meat. The buffalo tells its story of how it served its masters for many years dutifully providing him with milk and plowing his fields. The second elder they present their argument to was an elderly water buffalo. Now it was about to be chopped down to provide firewood. ![]() The tree relates its own experience to the two on how when it was young, children used to pick its fruits from its branches and the tree would tell them to eat their fill. The first elder they present their argument to is an old withering apricot tree. Dongguo and the wolf debated and finally decided to present their case to the judgment of three elders. The wolf also complains that it nearly suffocated while it was crammed in the scholar's bag and the scholar now owed him. Dongguo protests at the wolf's ingratitude, the wolf presents the argument: since the scholar saved his life once why not do it again? Now that it is starving, only by serving as the wolf's food will the scholar have fulfilled the act of saving his life. Dongguo's surprise, the hungry wolf pounces on him and announces its intention to eat him. The donkey, upon hearing this, bolts from the scene as fast as its four legs to carry it leaving Mr. Dongguo inquires if the wolf intends to eat his donkey and the wolf replies "No, no, donkey meat is no good". Dongguo offers the wolf some pastries, but the wolf smiles and said "I don't eat those, I dine solely on meat". The wolf now asks the scholar to save his life again, this time from starvation. Dongguo lets the wolf out of his bag, gets on his donkey, and prepares to take his leave only to be stopped by the wolf. Dongguo denies any knowledge of the wolf's whereabouts. Dongguo takes pity on the creature and hides it in one of his book bags strapped to his donkey. The wolf appeals to the scholar's belief of "universal love" and implores for his help. Dongguo who is a kind young man ( Chinese: 東郭先生 pinyin: Dōngguō Xiānshēng). As the wolf makes its way through the forest he stumbles upon a traveling Mohist scholar Mr. The wolf desperately flees through the forest with the hunting party in pursuit. King Jian takes aim with his bow and arrow but misses and hits a stone instead. King Jian Zi (趙簡子 - BC?-BC 476) was leading a hunting party through Zhongshan when he came across a wolf. The story is set during the late Spring and Autumn period. The story is commonly attributed to Ma Zhongxi (1446–1512). The first print of the story is found in the Ming-dynasty Ocean Stories of Past and Present ( Chinese: 古今說海 pinyin: Gǔjīn Shuōhǎi) published in 1544. "The Wolf of Zhongshan" ( Chinese: 中山狼傳 pinyin: Zhōngshān Láng Zhuàn) is a popular Chinese tale that deals with the ingratitude of a creature after being saved.
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