During the Warring States Period, there was a minister in the Wei State named Pang Gong. The King of Wei sent him and the prince to Handan, the capital of the Zhao State, as hostages. Pang Gong was worried that the King of Wei would no longer trust him after he left, so before leaving, he went to the palace and said to the King of Wei: "Your Majesty, if someone reported to you (bǐng) that there was a tiger in the market, would you believe it?" ?" King Wei immediately replied: "Of course I don't believe it. ”
Pang Gong then asked: "If the second person also reported to you that there was a tiger in the market, would you believe it?" King Wei hesitated and said, "I am hesitant." Pang Gong then asked: "If a third person also reported to you that there was a tiger in the market, would you believe it?" King Wei nodded and said: "I believe it." ”
So Pang Gong said: “There are no tigers in the market, but if three people say there are tigers there, people will believe it. Now I am accompanying the prince to Handan. The distance between the place and Daliang, the capital of Wei State, is much further than the distance from the palace to the market. Besides, there are probably more than three people talking about me behind my back. Therefore, I hope that your Majesty will be aware of these discussions in the future and not easily believe them. ”
King Wei said calmly: “I understand what you mean, you can go with the young master without any worries. ”Not long after Pang Gong went to Zhao State, someone actually spoke ill of him in front of the King of Wei. At first, the King of Wei didn't believe it. Later, when more people said bad things about Pang Gong, the King of Wei believed him.
After the prince ended his life as a hostage and returned home, the King of Wei never summoned Pang Gong again and no longer reused him. [2]
This story was originally a satire on King Hui of Weis ignorance, but later generations extended this story to become the idiom "three people become tigers", which is a metaphor for how sometimes rumors can cover up the truth. . For example: To judge the authenticity of something, you must carefully examine and think about it, and you cannot hear it by hearsay. Otherwise, "three people make a tiger" and sometimes they mistake rumors for truth.
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This simple tiger painting has a simple composition and beautiful picture, full of children’s whimsical ideas, and is very suitable for us to learn!
