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4. HE OBEYED HIS MOTHER IN SIMPLE CLOTHES Mĭn Sŭn of the Zhōu dynasty was called Zĭqiān (=the Master's Inferior). His mother died very early, and his father took another wife, who bore two sons, whom she dressed in raw silk lined with cotton wadding. She was jealous about Sŭn and dressed him in mere rushes. One day his father ordered Sŭn to harness the cart. Sŭn 's body was cold and he dropped the rope. His father looked into the reason, then resolved to divorce his second wife. Sŭn said: "If Mother stays, one child will be poorly dressed. If Mother leaves, three children will be cold." The stepmother heard this, and she repented and changed. Verses praise him, saying: The Mĭn family has a saintly son, |
四、单衣顺母 周。闵损。字子骞。早丧母。父娶后母。生二子。衣以棉絮。闵损。衣以芦花。一日。父令损御车。体寒失鞭。父察知其故。欲出后母。损曰。母在一子单。母去三子寒。后母闻之。卒悔改。系诗颂之。 诗曰 闵氏有贤郎。何曾怨后娘。车前留母在。三子免风霜。 4. Dān Yī Shùn Mŭ Zhōu. Mĭn Sŭn. Zì Zĭqīn. Zăo sàng mŭ. Fù qŭ hòumŭ. Shēng èr zĭ. Yì yĭ mián shù. Dù Sŭn. Yì yĭ lúhuā. Yí rì. Fù lìng Sŭn yù jū. Tĭ hán shī yĭn. Fù chá zhī qí gù. Yù chū hòumŭ. Sŭn yuē: Mŭ zài yì zĭ dān. Mŭ qù sān zĭ hán. Hòumŭ wén zhī. Zúhuĭ găi. Xì shī wéi sòng: Shī yuē: Mĭn shì yŏu xiánláng. Hé zēng yuàn hòuniáng. Jūqián liú mŭ zài. Sān zĭ miăn fēngshuāng. 四、單衣順母 周。閔損。字子騫。早喪母。父娶後母。生二子。衣以棉絮。閔損。衣以蘆花。一日。父令損御車。體寒失鞭。父察知其故。欲出後母。損曰。母在一子單。母去三子寒。後母聞之。卒悔改。系詩頌之。 詩曰 閔氏有賢郎。何曾怨後娘。車前留母在。三子免風霜。 |