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In China, Doing a Good Deed Can Lead to Misery

“The Farmer and the Snake” is one of Aesop’s Fables, which contains many lessons and great wisdom. As this story goes, on a chilly winter’s night a farmer found a frozen snake along the roadside. The man took pity on the snake and put it on his chest to warm it up. When the snake ...

July 25, 2022

Tatiana Denning

Wood engraving from 'The farmer and the snake.'

General Wei Ke’s Good Deed Was Repaid so He Could Win the Battle

In the fall of 594 B.C., Duke Huan of the Qin state, wanting to expand his territory, ordered his famous commander, the brave and fierce Du Hui, to lead his army to battle the Jin state. General Wei Ke led the combat for the Jin state. The fight broke out at Fu Shi (now Dali, Shanxi ...

February 17, 2022

Helen London