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The China History Podcast

S9E04 | Be like Kong Rong

The China History Podcast

Laszlo Montgomery

Places & Travel, Society & Culture, History

4.81.2K Ratings

🗓️ 7 April 2024

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

This Chinese Saying, or at least the story, is rather well-known. The story of young Kong Rong and the bowl of pears. Kǒng Róng Ràng Lí 孔融让梨. This perennial children's favorite has a nice moral lesson to teach. When you see young children exhibiting generosity and kindness, many might recall these kids were just like Kong Rong back in the late 2nd Century. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:30.0

Hey everyone, Lausla Montgomery here.

0:32.1

Thanks for tuning in to the Chinese Sangs Podcast.

0:36.1

Today we have a short one. In fact, in all the years of this educational family program,

0:41.7

this just may be the shortest one ever. But that doesn't diminish

0:45.1

the lesson it teaches. All of us all over the world grew up with our own

0:50.6

versions of this Chengu.

0:52.8

Kong wrong, Rang Li.

0:55.4

This one, hearkens back to my younger days growing up in Chicago and reading

1:00.9

highlights magazine that popular American children reading highlights also included moral lessons.

1:05.0

That popular American children's periodical that first came out in 1946.

1:09.0

Aside from all the educational stories and features,

1:12.0

highlights also included moral lessons that

1:15.1

were conveyed through the comic strip, Goofus and Gallant. Those were two brothers.

1:20.0

One was a model child in every way, thoughtful, selfless, mature, kind, generous, and always thinking of others.

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