Once there was a king. One day he was traveling alone in a forest. After a long time, he reached a small house. Outside the house, he saw an old lady. The lady placed a plate of hot rice in front of the king.
The king was so 1 that he quickly put his fingers on the hot food. The hot food 2 his fingers, and he spilled (溢出) some rice on the floor.
The old lady saw this and said, "You seem too impatient and hasty (草率的) like our 3 . "
Hearing the old lady's words, the king was 4 and asked her, "Why do you think our king is impatient and hasty?"
The old lady began to explain, "Our king is having a big dream of capturing all his enemy forts (城堡) and he is focusing only on capturing the large forts. "
The king said, "That's a 5 thing, isn't it?"
The lady replied, "Like your 6 when eating the food, you burnt your fingers and wasted some food. In the same way, the king wants to defeat the enemies quickly, which 7 the loss of men in his army. Instead, you should eat the less hot food at the edge (边缘) first and then at the center. 8 , the king should target the small forts and strengthen his position. It 9 him to capture the large forts without losing his soldiers in the army. "
Hearing this, the king understood his 10 . He realized that one should have patience and avoid being hasty in any situation to achieve his goals.
