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Bao Gong was a famous and smart official (官员) in China about 1,000 years ago. One day, he a boy crying (哭) on the street. He asked the boy what
"I sold meat this morning and got 100 coins (硬币). Then I had a short But when I woke up, I couldn't find my money," said the boy.
Bao Gong looked the boy up and down and for some time. Then he pointed at a horse and said it was the thief (小偷). He shouted at the horse and asked it to give the boy's back.
People around laughed and said quietly, "What is he doing? Shouldn't Bao Gong be Bao Gong heard that and shouted, "How could you say bad words an official? You are all .fined (被罚款) one coin" Then he took out a large bowl full of And asked everyone to put a coin into it.
When one man put his into the bowl, Bao Gong said, "This is the thief! When he put the coin into the bowl, there was a film of oil (一层油) on the water. All the boy's corns have oil from the meat on
At last the boy got his money back. Everyone said that Bao Gong was a really smart man.
