Steal the Bell

During the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a greedy and stupid man who did not want to work himself, and when he saw other people's property, he always wanted to find a way to get it before he felt at ease.

One day, he heard that the family of Zhao in the State of Jin had destroyed the family of Fan, so he hurried to the family of Fan to take advantage of the chaos to make some money. Who knows that all the valuable things of the Fan family have been ransacked, he is not upset, really regret to run this trip.

Suddenly, he found a bright light emerging from the woodpile in the courtyard, so he went to the wood and opened it to see that it was a big clock. He examined it carefully and decided that it was made of fine brass. He was so happy that his eyes narrowed with laughter. He could not wait to carry the clock, but the clock was big, high and heavy, not to mention back, and it was impossible to even move.

He was in a hurry not to take what he saw coming to hand. At that moment, he saw a big hammer at the foot of the courtyard wall, and suddenly had an idea in his heart. He said happily to himself, "It is God who has helped me." He swung the hammer in a hurry, trying to cut the clock down, trying to break the clock into pieces, and then put it back in a sack. But the loud noise of the clock startled him, and the "buzzing" reverberated through the courtyard for a long time, deafening his ears. He was afraid that others would run to snatch his bell when he heard it, so he quickly put his hands tightly over his ears. Then he could not hear the bell.

He thought that he could not hear, and no one else must be able to hear, so he dared to smash the bell. Every time you hit it, you have to wrap your hands around your ears, wait for the bell to sound, then release your hands and hit again. After a while, the bell rang loudly for a long distance. The people heard the bell and caught the thief.