Liu Always in a Hurry

In China long ago, there was a farmer named Liu. He was not a patient man. He was very impatient. He was always in a hurry. He rushed through breakfast. He rushed through lunch. He rushed through his work. He wanted to be first in everything. He didn't worry about being careful in his work. He just wanted to finish it quickly.

One day, Liu was in the village. Some farmers were talking about their rice.
"My rice is doing very well," said one farmer. "It is almost three inches high."
"My rice is already three inches high," said another farmer.

Liu hurried home. He measured his rice. The plants were strong and healthy. But they were only two inches high.

Liu decided to hurry his plants along. He pulled each plant up from the ground until it was over three inches high. "Now my rice is higher than anyone's." he thought. "Tomorrow it will be even higher!”

The next morning. Liu hurried out to his rice field. The little rice plants were dead.
The people of the village soon heard about Liu's rice. They laughed and shook their heads.
They said, "Foolish Liu always-in-a-hurry!
That's what happens when you don't have any patience."
This story happened long ago. But today in China, people have a saying for someone who is not patient or careful: “Don’t be a rice puller!”

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