Be it talking to someone or writing a piece of something for other people to read, it is very important for there to be a main point which is obvious to the listener or reader. This is because only with the main point lurking behind as a support can communication between speaker and listener or writer and reader be at its optimum. And this can be attributed to the fact that a lot of times when we speak or write, it meant the unspoken or sort of spoken parts.
Folk literature is an interesting aspect in literature as it represents the majority of population. It reflects their culture, thinking, perspectives and perception of their surroundings at the time of creation. And the ones which are passed down to us now from the past have been through many rounds of selection and editing, only which those that are widely accepted can be passed down via the word of mouth. This explains the many variations or slight differences you see or hear from a similar general story.
In the past, long long time ago past, leaders or officials in China is not so sought after like those shown in TV of later dynasties. They lived lifes that may be harder and tougher than any average civilians, i.e. wear lousy clothes, eat and drink cheap-o stuff, stay in rundown place... Thus it was very tempting for someone to want to give up his leadership to someone else instead, and it did happen frequently. It was only later with all the scholar system that officials become a well-sought position to be.
11:10 AM
Yours Truly
A little girl
learning to live in a big big world
and trying not to give up things she believes in despite everything
