成语故事:叶公好龙
楚国叶县有个名叫子高的县官,人称"叶公"。
叶公特别喜欢龙,不仅室内的墙壁、屋梁、屋柱和门窗上描绘和雕刻着龙,而且连各种家具、衣服、被子、蚊帐上也到处都有龙的图案。
天上的真龙听说以后,非常感动,亲自下来探望叶公。龙的头伸进叶公家的窗户,尾巴长长地拖在庭院里。殊不知,叶公一见真龙,竟然吓得转身跑掉,失魂落魄,面无血色。
原来,叶公并非真的喜欢龙,而是喜欢像龙而不是龙的东西。
A Dragon Admirer
A county magistrate in Chu Kingdom was called Ye Gong who was a great lover of dragons.In his house there were plenty of images of dragons.The dragons were painted or carved on walls,pillars,furniture,window lattices and ceilings.In addition,all the clothes,quilts,bed nets were trimmed with dragon esigns.
When the Dragon in the Heaven heard of this,he was greatly moved,deciding to visit Ye Gong.The Dragon glided down to Ye Gong's house,poked his head into the window first,leaving his long tail out in the yard.To his great surprise,Ye
Gong was so frighteded by the real Dragon that he began to flee,ashen and petrified.
Oh,what Ye Gong liked was not the real dragon,but something resembling a dragon.
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