郑人买履

Long ago, in the state of Zheng, there lived a farmer who was always working.

He walked all day long, every day.

He trudged through the sticky mud fields. He hurried on the dirt roads.

He walked into the chicken coop…out the barn door…and then to pick up eggs, fetch water, and more!

If you close your eyes, you can almost picture him walking quickly around his farm, like a speedy robot.

One day, the farmer’s shoes broke.