YuGongMovesMountains愚公移山LongLongago,thereweretwobigmountains.TaihangmountainandWangwumountain.Thesetwotallmountainswereveryclosetoeachother.Theyblockedthewayforthevillagerstogetoutofthevalley.AtthefootofthemountainlivedanoldmannamedYuGong.Hewasmorethan90yearsold.Hehadtotakeaharddetourtogetouteverytimetoleavethevalley.Oneday,YuGongcalledhisfamilytogetherandsaid,"Thetwomountainsaretoomuchintheway.Let'sworktogethertomovethemapart."Hiswifesaid,"Don'tdreamofit,oldman.Wecan'tevenshovelasmallmoundwithourownstrength.Howcanwemovetwobigmountains?Andwhataboutallthedirtandstones?"YuGongsaid,"Don'tworry,wecanmovethedirtandstonestotheseaside."ThenYuGongledhisthreestrongsonsandmovedthedirtandstonestotheseaside.Hequzhisoulaughedandsaid,"Youarenotsmart,youaresoold.Youhavenotmuchstrengthleft,howcanyoumovemountains?"YuGongsaid,"Youaresostubbornthatyouareworsethanachild.Evenif

Idie,Ihavesons,mysonsalsohavesons.Themountainwillnotgethigher,overtime,wecanmoveit."YuGongstayedwithhisfamilyandmovedthemountainseverydayandnight,nevertakingabreak.Oneday,thegodoftheskywasflyingandsawthisscene.HewentbackandtoldtheHeavenlyEmperor.TheEmperorwasverymovedandthoughtYuGong's

spiritwascommendable,sohesenthistwosonstomovethemountains.Whentheycametothefrontoftheill,eachofthempickedoneupandmoveditaway.