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Koi Carp Fish
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Zhuangzhou’s famly was poor and so he went to borrow grain from Duke Jianhe, the superintendent of river-courses. The superintendent said,”All right.  When I get the revenue of my fief, I will lend you three hundred yuan. Will that do?” 
Zhuangzhou flushed with anger and said,”When I was on the way here yesterday, I heard someone calling me. I looked back and saw a carp in the cart-rut. I asked it, ‘Come over,crap. What are you doing here?’ It replied,’I am a messenger from the East Sea. Will you save me with a bucket of water?’

I said, ‘All right. When I meet the princes in the state of Wu and the State of Yue, I will try to persuade them to divert the water from the west River to welcome you. Will that do?’ 

The carp flushed with anger and said, I have lost my normal environment and have no place to stay. I can survive with a mere bucket of water. But if you talk to me like this you’d better look for me in the dried-fish market’”.
3/31/2018 08:35:56 am

That is a very strange story! But it makes sense. I think I understand it a bit - so you shouldn't "help" people by offering them things that aren't immediately useful?

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