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There is an interesting legend about how chopsticks were invented. It is said that Jiang Ziya and his wife once lived a poor life in the ShangDynasty. The cruel wife was not satisfied with their life and alwayswanted to hurt her . 
One day, Jiang Ziya's wife cooked some meat and put somethinginto it secretly. When Jiang Ziya was about to take the meat, a bird flewin through the window pecked(啄)him. He didn't eat the meat and hurried off to catch the bird. Jiang Ziya knew it a fairy bird, so he pretended (假装)to drive the bird and ran after it out to a hillside. The fairy bird stopped on a bamboo, shook off two bamboo sticks andwhispered, " Jiang Ziya, you should pick up the meat with these bamboo sticks. "
Jiang Ziya picked the two bamboo sticks and returned home.
When his wife asked him to eat the meat again, Jiang Ziya put the two bamboo sticks the bowl to hold the meat. Suddenly, he the bamboo sticks hissing (发出" 嘶嘶" 声) out green smoke. Jiang Ziya pretended not to know about the truth and said to his wife, " How can themeat ? Is there anything wrong with the meat? " As he said it, Jiang Ziya picked up the meatand offered to his wife's mouth. His wife's face turned white and she hurried out of thedoor.
Jiang Ziya knew that these bamboo sticks were a sent by the fairy bird. From then on, he used the two bamboo sticks for every meal.
After the story was told, not only did his wife dare not hurt him again, but also the neighborslearned to eat with bamboo sticks. Later, more and more people ate with , and the customwas passed down from generation to generation.
