![]() ![]() ![]() «I have certainly got a deer», replied her husband «so what does it matter to us whether it was his dream or mine?» But where is the wood-cutter? It is evidently your dream that has come true.» «On the contrary», said his wife, «it is you who must have dreamt that you met a wood-cutter who had caught a deer. Now I have found the deer, so it appears that his dream was a true dream.» On reaching home with his booty 3 Valuable stolen goods, especially those seized in war., this man made the following statement to his wife: «Once upon a time», he said, «a wood-cutter dreamt that he had got a deer, but couldn’t remember the place where he had put it. He told the story to people he met as he went along and one of those who heard it, following the indications given, went and found the deer. ![]() He was overjoyed at his good luck but, for fear of discovery, he hastily concealed the carcass 2 The trunk of an animal such as a cow, sheep, or pig, for cutting up as meat in a dry ditch, and covered it up with brushwood.Īfterwards, he forgot the spot where he had hidden the deer, and finally became convinced that the whole affair was only a dream. He gave chase, and succeeded in killing it. Kapadia, translated by Lionel GielsĪ man was gathering fuel in the Cheng State when he fell in with a deer that had been startled from its usual haunts. From Taoist Teachings from the Book of Lieh Tzuīy Lieh Tzu 1 This story is taken from: Taoist Teachings from the Book of Lieh Tzu, edited by L. ![]()
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