index pinyin-less version
zhèng rén mǎi
cóng qián zhèng guó yǒu rén xiǎng mǎi
shuāng xié
liàng hǎo le jiǎo de chǐ
fàng zài le shàng
dāng gǎn wǎng shì shí què
wàng le dài liàng hǎo de chǐ
yào mǎi xié shí cái xiǎng le
lái
shuō wàng dài chǐ le
huí jiā liàng hǎo de chǐ
děng gǎn huí lái shí shì
jīng guān le huán shì méi néng
mǎi dào xié
yǒu rén wèn wèi shén me yòng
de jiǎo shì shì xié
shuō níng yuàn xiāng xìn chǐ
xiāng xìn de jiǎo
do sth by the book
A man of the state of Zheng wanted to buy a pair of shoes.
He measured his foot and put the measurement on a chair.
When he set out for the market,he forgot to bring it along.
It was after he had found the pair he wanted that this occurred to him.
"I forgot the measurement", said he.
He went home to get it. But when he returned, the market had closed and he did not get his shoes after all.
"Why didn't you try on the shoes with your feet?" He was asked.
"I'd rather trust the measurement than trust myself."
index pinyin-less version