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THE GOATS TONGUE 羊舌头 The Tang dynasty from 618 to 907 AD was one of the great eras of Chinese history. In the capital lived one Pan Guo， whose skill as a martial artist earned him a post in the government offices when he was still very young. He was easy to get along with， so he made many friends among the other young men working there. 唐代(公元618-907)是中国历史上最伟大的王朝之一。在都城里住着一位潘国(名字待议)，他是一位武术高手，这使他很年轻的时候就在官府里谋得一个职位。他为人随和，结交了许多与他一起工作的年轻朋友。 One day， a group of them was walking along by a cemetery. Among the tombs， Pan spotted a goat that a shepherd had forgotten. The goat was minding its own business， eating the grass. Pan and his friends surrounded it and dragged it off towards home. The goat started bleating. They were afraid the shepherd would hear and come after his goat， so Pan reached in and pulled out the goats tongue by the roots. He was proud of his quick wits. 一天，他们一伙人从一个坟墓边走过。在那些坟墓中，潘看到了一只羊，肯定是被牧羊人遗忘在那的。那只羊只顾着吃草。潘和他的朋友们包围了那只羊，并且把它向家里拖去。那只羊开始叫起来。他们害怕被牧羊人听到跟了来，于是潘伸手把羊的舌头连根拔掉了。他觉得他自己真是聪明极了。 | 
