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Yuan Liuzhuang was an expert fortune-teller. He could tell a persons fate from the lines on his palm or the shape of her nose. Once a very powerful government official brought his son to Yuan to have his fortune told. Yuan knew immediately that a few years later， the little boy would die. He told the official. 袁柳庄是一个很准的算命先生。他能够根据一个人的手相或者鼻子的形状预测他的未来。有一回，一个非常有权势的官员带了他的儿子来算命。袁马上就算出来几年后，那个小男孩就会死掉。他如实告诉了那个官员。 Of course the official was heartbroken. On his way home， he ran into a monk， who asked， Why do you look so sad? The official explained that he had just had bad news from a fortune- teller. The monk examined the little boy and looked into his fate. He told the boys father， The only way to save your little boy is through hidden virtue， but there not always chances to do good. If you wish to build hidden virtue， the most convenient way is through releasing animals. That way you can build hidden virtue， which will protect your son. 那个官员当然很悲伤，在回家的路上，他遇到了一个和尚。为什么你看起来那么难过?官员解释说算命先生刚才给他儿子算了个很不好的命。和尚审视了一下小男孩，开始预测他的命运。他对小男孩的父亲说，要救你的孩子，只有一个办法多积阴德。但行善的机会不是那么多。如果你要积阴德，最方便的方法就是放生。这样你就能积下阴德来保你的儿子的命了。 | 
