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                   Text 3                From Xin xù 新序, Záshì pian 雜事篇 (1.16)

                   The Xin xù is a work of the Hàn 漢 Dynasty (202 BC – AD 220), attributed to Líu
                   Xìang 劉向 (77-6 B.C.), a famous archivist and bibliographer who lived towards the end
                   of the Former Hàn period. The Xin xù consists of collections of anecdotes, and the next
                   two texts are selected from it.


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