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Paper-Cutting Adapted from a folk fable. In ancient times, there was an old man who collected manure. One day, he found a beautiful silk belt on the road and tied it around his waist. Feeling that his old cotton-padded jacket was too mismatched with the silk belt, he bought a satin robe embroidered with floral patterns. Then, he felt that his original pants and shoes were also too mismatched, so he bought matching pants and boots. Wearing these clothes to collect manure was both inconvenient and inappropriate, but he refused to take them off. As a result, he abandoned his manure basket. His neighbors urged him to remove the clothes and return to labor, but he refused. After drinking some wine, he lay lazily on a mat in his luxurious attire, basking in the sun. In a daze, he felt as if he were sitting in a sedan chair being carried by people—specifically, his two neighbors—and felt quite pleased with himself... At that moment, the neighbors noticed that the old man had fainted from sun exposure. They quickly poured soup and water into his mouth to revive him. From then on, the old man picked up his manure basket and resumed collecting manure.