舜，
歷山耕種，
象鳥相助，
孝感動天。
故事詳情：
舜是古代中國的一位聖君，但他的童年和青年時期卻充滿了艱辛。舜的母親早逝，父親瞽叟再娶。繼母和同父異母的弟弟象對舜非常刻薄，經常虐待他，甚至多次試圖害他。有一次，瞽叟讓舜修理穀倉的屋頂，卻在下面放火，企圖燒死他。舜機智地用兩頂斗笠當作翅膀，從屋頂跳下逃生。另一次，瞽叟讓舜挖井，卻在井口填土，想活埋他。舜早有準備，從事先挖好的側道逃脫。
儘管家人如此對待他，舜從未怨恨，反而更加孝順父母，友愛弟弟。他的德行感動了天地，連大象都來幫他耕田，鳥兒也來幫他除草。堯帝聽聞舜的孝行和賢能，決定考驗他。堯將自己的兩個女兒嫁給舜，並觀察他如何治家。舜以仁德和智慧贏得了堯的信任，最終堯將帝位禪讓給了他。舜成為了一位偉大的君主，以孝治國，天下大治。
“Filial Piety Moves Heaven”
Shun plowed the fields on Mount Li,
With elephants and birds aiding him,
His filial piety moved heaven.
Expanded Story:
Shun, an ancient Chinese sage-king, endured a difficult childhood and youth. His mother passed away early, and his father, Gusou, remarried. Shun’s stepmother and half-brother, Xiang, treated him cruelly, often abusing him and even attempting to kill him on multiple occasions. Once, Gusou asked Shun to repair the roof of a granary but set fire to it from below, hoping to burn him alive. Shun cleverly used two bamboo hats as makeshift wings and jumped to safety. Another time, Gusou ordered Shun to dig a well, but as Shun worked, his father and brother filled the well with soil, intending to bury him alive. Shun, however, had prepared a side tunnel and escaped.
Despite such mistreatment, Shun never harbored resentment. Instead, he remained filial to his parents and kind to his brother. His virtue moved heaven and earth, and even elephants came to help him plow the fields, while birds assisted in weeding. Emperor Yao, hearing of Shun’s filial piety and wisdom, decided to test him. Yao married his two daughters to Shun and observed how he managed his household. Shun’s benevolence and wisdom impressed Yao, who eventually abdicated the throne to him. Shun became a great ruler, governing with filial piety and bringing peace and prosperity to the land.
