Pu Songling's translation of Wolf, and the author's brief introduction.

A butcher came home at night, and the meat in his burden had been sold out, leaving only bones. I met two wolves on the road and followed them for a long time.

The butcher was afraid and threw the bone to the wolf. A wolf got a bone and stopped. Another wolf is still following him. The butcher threw the bone to the wolf again, and the wolf who got the bone behind stopped, but the wolf who got the bone in front came again.

The butcher then ran over, leaned over the pile of firewood, put down the burden and picked up the butcher's knife. The two wolves dared not go forward and stared at the butcher. After a while, one wolf went straight away, and the other wolf squatted in front of the butcher like a dog.

The butcher just wanted to leave, but he turned and saw the back of the firewood pile. Another wolf is digging a hole in the firewood pile, intending to drill a hole to attack the butcher's back.

After a long time, the wolf's eyes seem to be closed, and it looks very leisurely. The butcher suddenly jumped up, cut off the wolf's head with a knife, and killed the wolf with a few knives.

The wolves were too cunning, but after a while, both wolves were killed. How deceptive can animals be? It's just a joke.

Second, the original text:

Wolf

Author: Pu Songling

Dynasty: Qing dynasty

Ah Zai came home late, and all the meat in his burden was eaten, leaving only bones. On the way, the two wolves traveled a long way. Eliminate fear and throw it at the bone. The wolf has a bone to stop, and the wolf still comes from. After the re-voting, the post-wolf stopped and the former wolf came again. It hurts the muscles and bones, and the two waves drive together.

Tu was embarrassed. He was afraid of being attacked by the enemy. There is a wheat field in Gu Ye, where the landowner earns a lot of money. Tu Naiben leaned against it with a knife on his shoulder. Wolves are afraid to go forward, eyeing each other.

Fang wanted to go, but when he turned to his salary, he saw a wolf hole in it, which was intended to attack him in the tunnel. When I was a child, a wolf left and a dog sat in front of him. After a long time, my eyes seem to be useless and very idle. Tu suddenly and violently, one knife to cut the wolf's head, several knives to kill it. The body is half in, and only the tail is exposed.

After the slaughter, he died of a broken stock. It was the wolf who fell asleep before enlightenment, and covered it to lure the enemy. The wolf was afraid, too, but he was killed twice in an instant. What is the geometry of the beast? Stop laughing.

Extended data:

The image of the wolf in this paper is greedy, cunning and fierce; The story is ironic: no matter what tricks a villain like a wolf plays, he will always be seen through. As long as you dare to fight and play well, you will win.

The plot of this article is vivid and tortuous, and the theme is expounded from different aspects. When a butcher meets a wolf, he gives in at first and is almost eaten. Then he rises to kill the wolf and turns himself into a safe place, which highlights this theme.

Pu Songling is a writer who sympathizes with people's sufferings and hates corrupt officials. In Dream Wolf, another story in Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio, corrupt officials are written as sharp-toothed tigers, and officials are written as flesh-eating wolves. They ate and chewed, resulting in a tragic image of "white bones like mountains".

The story of Wolf is meaningful and can be said to be a supplement to Dream Wolf. In fact, it embodies the author's thought of flogging corrupt officials. In this way, we also need to deal with class enemies in real life. We must dare to struggle and be good at it in order to win.

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