Xu Yan of Yangxian was traveling in the Sui'an Mountains when he met a scholar, seventeen or eighteen years old, who was lying on the side of the road with pain in his feet and asked him to send him to a goose cage. Yan thought that the scholar was in a cage because of his joking. The cage was not wider, and the scholar was not smaller. It's like sitting with two geese, and the geese are not surprised...
I really like the goose cage in this classical Chinese novel. The small goose cage can actually accommodate a big and big scholar. The goose cage does not become larger to accommodate the scholar, nor does the scholar become smaller to fit into the goose cage. The concept of size is cleverly downplayed here, and there is a sense of mustard seeds receiving Xumi and Xumi hiding mustard seeds. What is even more thought-provoking is that the two geese in the cage are sitting next to each other, but they are not surprised. I think it is not a common thing for the geese in the cage to be well-informed.
Things in the world come one after another, some are bizarre, some are ridiculous, some are magnificent, and some are unimaginable. When you encounter them, you should not be surprised or surprised.
Geese are poultry, and they are especially capable of not being surprised by changes, let alone humans. Therefore, this novel is titled "Don't Frighten the Goose".
Purpose: A story that explores human nature
