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This s a Chinese creation myth. It's about a guy who worked really really hard.

This week's idiom is called: To Buy Jewelbox, and Return The Jewel (买椟还珠) it's pretty ridonkulous...why would you return the jewel back to the merchant and only keep the box?! Listen to find out, or just fast forward to the end.

What does it mean to add feet to the snake you ask? Well it means you are adding more than necessary. Because everyone knows snakes don't need feet! Even if you give snakes feet...they won't know how to use them! In Chinese it is called "Adding Feet To The Snake" or 画蛇添足 (Hua She Tian Zu). Have fun!

A bunny bashes its head into a tree and sets off a sequence of unfortunate events. Ultimately, this idiom is telling us to work hard! We can't rely on bunnies for anything!

This episode gives a brief history surrounding the myths of where Chinese people came from! Before this podcast, I didn't even know! Oh the shame of not knowing one's ancestors...Finally, the episode ends with the Chinese idiom: 一举两得

Emperor Meow purrs about China being one of the 4 major civilizations. Your majesty then talks about a Chinese idiom called: 一字千金 which means one word equals 1,000 pieces of gold. That's a lot of gold you guys! Enjoy.

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