中国民间故事传说：楚王好细腰
<p><span word="King">King</span> <span word="Chulin">Chulin</span>, <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="Chu">Chu</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="slender">slender</span> <span word="waists">waists</span>.</p><p><span word="So">So</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="curry">curry</span> <span word="favor">favor</span> <span word="with">with</span>(巴结，拍马屁) <span word="the">the</span> <span word="king">king</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="strived">strived</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="meal">meal</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="breath">breath</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="fasten">fasten</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span> <span word="cinctures">cinctures</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wall">wall</span>.</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="wan">wan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sallow">sallow</span>(气色不好的) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="terrible">terrible</span>.</p><p>楚国的国君灵王是非常喜欢腰身纤细苗条的朝臣。</p><p>于是，大臣们为了讨好他，都拼命控制自己的饭量，甚至每天只吃一顿饭。</p><p>他们系衣带之前，都要长叹一口气，然后才束紧腰带，这样一来往往要扶着墙壁才能站起来。</p><p>一年之后，满朝文武都因节制饮食而变得枯黄瘦瘪，不堪入目。</p>
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