Chinese Fairy Tales and Fantasies (The Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library) by Roberts Moss

Author:Roberts, Moss [Roberts, Moss]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
ISBN: 9780307760425
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Published: 2011-09-06T16:00:00+00:00

The Fish Rejoice

Chuang Tzu and his close friend Hui Tzu were out enjoying each other’s company on the shores of the Hao. Chuang Tzu said, “The flashing fish are out enjoying each other, too, swimming gracefully this way and that. Such is their joy!”

“You’re no fish,” said Hui Tzu. “How can you tell they are enjoying themselves?”

“You’re no Chuang Tzu,” said Chuang Tzu. “How can you tell I can’t tell?”

“As surely as ‘I’m no Chuang Tzu’ proves I can’t tell,” said Hui Tzu, “ ‘You’re no fish’ proves you can’t tell. It’s perfectly logical.”

“May we begin at the beginning?” returned Chuang Tzu. “By asking ‘How can you tell the fish are enjoying themselves?’ you acknowledged I could tell you! And what’s more I can do it from up here!”

—Chuang Tzu

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