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Folktale: The Idiot and the Rich Man

There is a folktale about how in ancient times there was a rich man who was cunning and stingy. One day, he hired a long-term laborer named Idiot Zhang. Though Zhang had such a name, he was really very smart. He calmly accepted being bullied or swindled, and would never do things to harm others. ...

Emma Lu

A Friesian calf in front of a hay bale.