CHINESE PUZZLE

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 11, Issue 72, 27 August 1947, Page 7

CHINESE PUZZLE

WORK IT OUT FOR - YO ; URSELF Confucius met two children arguing. Confucius them what they were arguing over. One child said, “I say the sun is nearer us in the morning and farther away at midday and he says the sun is farther away in the morning and near at midday. One child said “When the sun begins to come up it is big like a carriage cover, and at noon it is like a dinner plate. So it must be farther away when it looks smaller and nearer when it looks bigger.” The other child said “When the sun comes up, the air is cool, and at noontide it burns like hot soup. So it must be nearer when it is hot and farther when it is cool.” Confucius could not decide who was right and the children laughed at him and called “Whoever s'aid that you were a wise guy?” Chest Register Chia Yung went out.to fight-ban-dits. He was wounded and lost his head, but mounted his horse and rode to camp. The soldiers of the camp all came to look at him and Yung spoke from his chest, “I was defeated by bandits and they cut off my head. Tell me, in your opinion does it look better to have a head or to be without a head?” The officers wept and said, “Better to have a head.” Yung replied, “I don’t think so. Just as good to be without.”