Myth

A man from the State of Zheng buying shoes

A man from the State of Zheng was going to buy himself a pair of shoes. Before he left for the market, he measured his feet with a piece of string. He cut the string to match the size of his foot. Then he got dressed and set off for the market.

It was quite a long walk.when he arrived the shoes store, it was almost noon and he spent a long time to find a beautiful pair of shoes that he really loved..because there were so many kinds of nice shoes. he looked it again and again with smelling . And finally he chose this pair that he liked very much. he wanted to measure them against the string to make sure the size was right. He turned every pocket inside out. The string was not there. He had forgotten to bring it!

"How forgetful I am" he thought "I'll have to go back to fetch it"

Then he came to his house and grabbed it and ran back to the market as fast as his legs could carry him.By the time he got there, the shop was closed. He stared at his string, looking forlorn.

"If only I had brought the string the first time!" he said.
A passer-by heard him and asked,
"You're buying shoes for yourself, aren't you? Why didn't you try them on?"
"Try them on my own feet?"
the man responded with surprise,
"I'd rather trust the string!"