In July the fires fell westward, and in August the reeds were to be cut. In March, prune the branches of the mulberry tree and fetch a sharp axe. Cut off the tall and long branches, and climb the thin branches to pick the young mulberries. In July the shrike cried, and in August began to weave the linen. The dyed silk is black and yellow, and my red is brighter, and I offer it to the nobles to make clothes.

In April, Yuanzhi bore seeds, and in May, he knew a burst of screams. In August, the harvest in the fields is busy, and in October the leaves fall on the trees. In November, I went up the mountain to hunt raccoon dogs, hunted fox fur, and gave them to nobles to make leather jackets. In December, the hunters rendezvoused to continue their drills and hunting. Hit the piglet to his own, and hunt the big pig to sacrifice the prince.

In May, grasshoppers flick their legs and call, and in June, weavers flutter their wings. Crickets are in the fields in July, and come under the eaves in August. Crickets came in the door in September, and crickets got under my bed in October. Plug the rat hole to smoke the rats, and seal the north window and paste the door crack. Sigh my wife and children are so pitiful, the end of the year will be the New Year, move into this house and be safe.

Eat plums and grapes in June, boil sunflower and boiled beans in July. In August, the red dates were harvested, and the rice was harvested in October. Brewed into spring wine is beautiful and fragrant, for the sake of the owner to seek longevity. You can eat melons in July, and pick gourds in August. In September, he picked up autumn hemp seeds, picked bitter herbs and chopped firewood, and fed the farmers with peace of mind.

In September, a threshing floor was built, and in October, the crops were harvested and put into the warehouse. Millet early rice and late rice, corn, hemp, beans and wheat are all put into the warehouse. Sigh that my farmer is really hard, the crops have just been cleaned up, and I have built a palace for the official family. During the day, he had to cut the thatch, and at night he rushed to rub the ropes. Hurry up and repair the house, and you have to plant a hundred grains in the spring.

In December, the ice was chiseled and rushed, and the first month was moved into the ice cellar. At the beginning of February, ancestors are sacrificed, leeks and lambs are offered. Frost begins in September, and the threshing floor is cleaned in October. Two troughs of fine wine toast the guests, slaughter the lamb for everyone to taste. Ascend to the master's temple, raise a glass to the master, and shout in unison for longevity.

Yuanzhi: a botanical name; Textile Niang: An insect

"鸱鸮" (chīxiāo): A helpless mother bird

Fable is a special way of expressing life emotion or philosophy in the form of storytelling, and its protagonists can be real people, myths, legends, and illusory characters, and more are birds, beasts, insects, fish, flowers, plants, trees and stones in nature. This kind of expression was widely used in the sayings of the hundred schools of thought of the sons of the Warring States period, adding a moving charm to the ancient reasoning prose and radiating a strange philosophical brilliance.

But the use of fables to compose poems was really rare in the pre-Qin era; It was only in the Han Dynasty that a large number of Yuefu poems appeared, and they became a wonder for a while. If we want to trace the origin of allegorical poetry, we have to recommend today's poem.

Today's protagonist is a lonely and helpless mother bird, and before it appears, the evil bird owl has just ransacked its nest, taken its chicks, and hovered triumphantly high in the sky. The mother bird wailed: this evil bird has taken my baby and can no longer destroy my nest! It shows the extreme horror and grief of the mother bird when she witnesses the misfortune coming to her. We didn't see the owl doing evil, but from the wail of the mother bird, it seems that we can imagine the tragic picture of the nest being lost and the nest broken after the mother bird flew back. The mother bird raised her head to the heavens and made a terrible cry, and her feathers stood up angrily, and she was full of anger and anger!

However, owls are powerful birds, and they cannot be punished by a lonely mother. The angry cry faded away with the owl's shadow, leaving only the sad whimper of the mother bird. This whimper, coming from the vast and unforgiving sky, from the windy treetops, made people shudder when they heard it.

People pay little attention to the sorrow of birds and beasts, and seldom understand their greatness and strength in the face of calamity. This mother bird is lonely and weak, but it is full of survival courage and perseverance, it was still immersed in the grief of losing a child and breaking the nest at first, but then in the grief raised its resolute head, it wants to take advantage of the sunny weather, quickly repair its broken nest.

The sad mother bird hurried, and suddenly flew down between the mulberry trees, pecked at the roots of the mulberry bark tree, and suddenly flew back to the top of the tree, holding the fibrous roots with good tenacity in her mouth, and wound the nest well. It is very difficult to peck at mulberry roots, and it is very serious when it tangles its nest. After its hard work, it issued a vigilant and proud declaration: You people under the tree, who else dares to bully me! It's a bitter recollection of the harassment it has suffered from the people under the tree, a proud self-description of its tightly entangled nests, and a solemn warning to its people who often bully the birds. If humans can really decipher bird language, they should heed the mother bird's warning and be in awe of its tenacity and tenacity.

The mother bird's claws are cramped, its beak and horns are tired, and its feathers and tail have completely lost their former fineness and softness, and have become sparse and withered. The mother bird, which had suffered a huge blow, finally rebuilt its nest and survived with courage, but this strong survival paid a huge price for the lonely and weak mother bird.

The mother bird is sad to tell that after experiencing such a calamity and struggling to repair the nest, such pain is surging like a tide. However, what frightens the mother bird even more is the wind and rain that carries the power of nature. The mother bird can resist the invasion of the owl with her extraordinary courage, but the little mother bird is powerless to resist the storm between heaven and earth.

The mother bird was chirping, piercing through the wind and rain that shook the heavens and the earth, and cried out the sorrow of not being able to control her own destiny.

Owl, you evil bird, you have taken away my chicks, and you can no longer destroy my nest. I've been working hard, and I've long been sick for raising my chicks!

Taking advantage of the rainy weather, I pecked at the mulberry root and tied the window sash door tightly. Now you people under the tree, who else dares to bully me!

I used my stiff claws to pick thatch flowers. He also accumulated hay at the bottom, and his beak and horns were tired and sick, just for the sake of a home that had not yet been built.

My wing feathers are sparse, and my tail feathers are withered. My nest is dying, it is swaying in the wind and rain, and I can only wail in horror!

"East Mountain": The return of the Eastern Crusade

Around 1046 BC, King Ji Fa of Zhou Wu annihilated the main force of the Shang Dynasty army at the Battle of Muye, and thus established the Western Zhou Dynasty. In order to better rule the remnants of the Shang Dynasty, King Wu of Zhou divided the territory directly controlled by the Shang Dynasty into four regions: Chaoge, the capital of the original Yin Dynasty, was given to Wu Geng, the son of the King of Zhou, to take charge; The area east of Chaoge was defended and given to King Wu's younger brother Guan Shu Ji Xian to take charge; The area west of Chaoge was the kingdom of Hu, and it was given to King Wu's younger brother Cai Shu Ji Du to take charge; The area north of Chaoge was the kingdom of Shao, and it was given to Huo Shuji, the younger brother of King Wu, to take charge. Together, they came to monitor Wu Geng, known in history as the Three Eunuchs. Wu Geng ostensibly submitted to the Zhou Dynasty, but in fact was always ready to restore the Shang Dynasty.