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Afable:YuGongMovesAwaytheMountainsInancienttimes,therewasanoldmannamedYuGong.Hewasnearly90yearsold.Thereweretwomountainsinfrontofhishouse.OnewastheTaihangMountain,theothertheWangwuMountain.Itwasveryinconvenientforpeopletocomeandgo.Oneday,YuGongsaidtothewholefamily:Thesetwomountainsblockthedoorwayofourhouse.Itisveryinconvenientforustocomeandgo.Letourwholefamilymakeeveryefforttomoveawaythesetwomountains.Howaboutit?Uponhearingthis,allhissonsandgrandsonssaid:Youareright.Letusstarttomorrow!Buthiswifefeltittoodifficulttomovethemountains.Shesaid:Doyouknowhowhighthesetwomountainsare?Howcanyoumovesuchbigmountains?Wherecanyouputallthestonesandearth?Everybodysaid:Solongasweworkhardtogether,wecancertainlymoveawaythesetwomountains.Wecancarrythestonesandearthofthemountainstothesea.Thefollowingday,YuGongledthewholefamilyandstartedtomovethemountains.Hisneighbourwasawidowwithason,only7or8yearsold.Whenheheardofthis,healsocametohelphappily.Theyworkednonstopeveryday,fearingneitherheatinsummernorcoldinwinter,neitherwindnorrain.Whenashrewd(精明的)oldmannamedZhiSousawYuGong'sfamilymovingthemountains,hethoughtitfoolishandsaidtoYuGong:Youaresooldthatyoucanhardlywalk.Canyoumovethemountains?YuGongreplied:Youarenotevenascleverasachild.ThoughIamabouttodie,Ihavesons.Whenmysonsdie,therearestillgrandsons.Generationaftergeneration,myoffspring（后代）areendless.Butwithmoreandmorestonesbeingremoved,smallerandsmallerwillthemountainsbecome.Notagrainofearthorapieceofstonewillgrowonthemountains.Ifweworkwithoutstopeveryday,whycan'twemoveawaythemountains?ZhiSou,whothoughthimselfclever,hadnothingmoretosay.YuGongledhisfamilydiggingthemountainscontinuallyfromearlymorningtilllatenight.Theyfinallymoved（感动）God,whosenttwocelestials(神仙)totheworldtomoveawaythesetwomountains.1.Whatisthenameofthestory?2.Whowrotethestory?3.Whatisthestorymainlyabout?4.Whoisthemaincharacterofthestory?Whatdoeshe/shelooklike?Whatdoyouthinkofhim/her?5.Whydoyoulikethestory?ThisisareportonaChinesetraditionalfable“YuGongMovesAwaytheMountains”byanunknownwriter.Thisfablehastwomaincharacters:YuGongandZhiSou.TherearealsoYuGong’sfamilywhoplayanimportantpartinthestory.YuGongaskshisfamilymemberstomoveawaythetwomountainswhichblockthedoorwayofhishouse.bothYuGongandhissonsareverydetermined.Theyworkednonstopeverydayandtheirneighborevenjoinedthemtohelp.However,ashrewdoldmannamedZhiSoucametolaughatYuGong.HethoughtYuGongwastoooldtomoveawaythemountains.YuGongsenthimawaybytellinghisstrongbeliefofhardwork.Atlast,theGodwasmovedbyYu’sactionandsenttwocelestials(神仙)totheworldtomoveawaythesetwomountains.Thestoryisenjoyableandeducational.Ithelpsreaderunderstandtheimportanceofworkinghardandperseverance.