中国成语故事：棘刺母猴
<p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Wei">Wei</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="carve">carve</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rhesus">rhesus</span> <span word="monkey">monkey</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sour">sour</span> <span word="jujube">jujube</span>(枣子) <span word="thorn">thorn</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="King">King</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Yan">Yan</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="salary">salary</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="blacksmith">blacksmith</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="king">king</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="carving">carving</span> <span word="knives">knives</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="delicate">delicate</span> <span word="playthings">playthings</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="carving">carving</span> <span word="knife">knife</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="theory">theory</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="carved">carved</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="bigger">bigger</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tip">tip</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="knife">knife</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="tip">tip</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thorn">thorn</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="knife">knife</span>. <span word="How">How</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="carve">carve</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tip">tip</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thorn">thorn</span>? <span word="If">If</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="Majesty">Majesty</span> <span word="doubts">doubts</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="knife">knife</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="not">not</span>." <span word="Hearing">Hearing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="king">king</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="knife">knife</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Wei">Wei</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="deceitful">deceitful</span>(欺骗的) <span word="trick">trick</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="light">light</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="baggage">baggage</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fled">fled</span> <span word="stealthily">stealthily</span>(暗地里).</p><p>一个卫国人声称自己能自己能在酸枣尖上雕刻出猕猴的图像。</p><p>燕王相信了他的话，给了他优厚的俸禄，尽管没有看见他刻的猕猴。</p><p>一个铁匠听说这件事后，晋见燕王说：“我是一个制造刻刀的人，我知道各种小巧的珍玩都是用刻刀雕刻出来的。从道理上讲，被刻的东西必须比刀尖大，而酸枣刺尖的体积比刻刀尖要小得多，怎么能在上面雕刻呢?大王如果不信，可以让他拿出刻刀来，就能够知道他是否刻得猕猴来。”燕王闻言便想看一下卫国人的刻刀，卫人知道自己的把戏被揭穿，于是带上自己的行李暗中逃走。</p>
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