The Jing king set out to join his allies to attack the kingdom of Wei. Prince Chu looked at the sky and laughed.
- Why are you laughing? - asked the king.
“I, your servant, laugh at my neighbor,” answered the prince. “He took his wife to her parents, and on the way he noticed a woman collecting mulberry leaves. He liked her and began to flirt with her. But then he turned around and looked after his wife: someone was beckoning her too. Your servant is laughing at him.
The king took the hint, stopped the army and led them back. Before he could reach home, the northern outskirts of his kingdom were attacked.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru