Lu Ban was in a dilemma when he saw a hut at the foot of the mountain and an old lady sitting at the door spinning. Lu Ban led the horse, bowed and asked, "Grandma, which way should I go to Zhong Nanshan to learn from the teacher?"
The old lady said, "There are 999 roads here, and the middle one is it." Lu Ban quickly thanked him. He counted 499 from the left and 499 from the right, chose the middle road, got on his horse and ran up the hill.
Lu Ban studied hard for three years and learned all his skills. The master will try him again, destroy all the models and let him rebuild. From memory, he did everything exactly as before. The old master put forward many new models for him to build. He pondered and did it, and the result was made in the style that the master said. Master is very satisfied.
One day, Old Master Q called Lu Ban to his eyes and said to him, "Disciple, after three years, you have learned your skills. It's time to go down the mountain today. " Lu Ban said, "No, my craft is not perfect. I want to study for another three years! " "The master smiled and said," You can learn by doing in the future. The axe, plane and chisel I sharpened for you. Take it! "
Lu Ban could not bear to leave the master, but he knew that the master would not keep him. He cried and said, "What should I leave for my master?" The master smiled again. He said, "Master needs nothing, as long as you don't lose his face and his reputation."
Lu Ban had to bid farewell to the master and went down the mountain with tears in his eyes. He will always remember his master's words. He built many bridges, machinery, houses and furniture with axes, planes and chisels given to him by his master, and taught many disciples, leaving many touching stories, so later generations respectfully called him the founder of woodworking.
This article comes from the original Zhejiang Education Edition primary school Chinese textbook, Grade 6, Volume 2, lesson 17 (2nd edition, 65438+June 2004).
Extended data story background:
Lu Ban lived from the late Spring and Autumn Period to the early Warring States Period, which was a period of great change from slave society to feudal society in China. The development of productive forces created a material foundation for the disintegration of slavery and the establishment of feudal society. The popularization and use of ironware provide unprecedented efficient tools for agriculture and handicraft industry, and greatly improve labor productivity.
During this period, the surging resistance and uprising between slaves and civilians dealt a heavy blow to the slave owners and nobles, and their rule declined day by day. The situation that government handicrafts dominated the whole country was finally broken, and private handicrafts and independent individual handicrafts appeared. Many handicraft slaves who have been slaves for generations have been liberated, and they have the freedom to travel and work everywhere and the opportunity to display their talents.
Luban may be a slave craftsman who was freed during this period. Lu Ban was born in the family of a generation of craftsmen in Lu State. Influenced and edified by his family, he liked the activities of ancient craftsmen since he was a child, such as machinery manufacturing, handicrafts, civil construction and so on. When he was a child, he took part in many civil engineering jobs with his family.
In his work, he humbly consulted experienced masters and their families, learned their advanced technology and experience, and carefully observed their superb operational skills in various kinds of labor. With long-term production practice and his continuous efforts, Luban gradually mastered many skills needed by ancient craftsmen and accumulated very rich practical experience, becoming a famous craftsman at that time.
Personal data:
Lu Ban was born in the 13th year of Zhou Wangjing (507 BC) and died in the 25th year of Zhou Pingjing (444 BC). He lived in the late Spring and Autumn Period and the early Warring States Period, and was born into a family of artisans for generations. He participated in many civil engineering projects with his family since childhood, gradually mastered the skills of productive labor and accumulated rich practical experience.
Lu Ban was an outstanding inventor in ancient China. His name and story have been circulated among the broad masses of the people for more than two thousand years.
Lu Ban, surnamed Gong Bo, has the same name. Because he is a native of Lu, the pronunciation of "Xiang" and "Ban" is the same, which is very common in ancient times, so people often call him Lu Ban. The legends of chisels, shovels and other tools were also invented by Lu Ban. The invention of these woodworking tools liberated craftsmen from the primitive and heavy labor at that time, and the labor efficiency was doubled, and the civil technology took on a brand-new look.
Later, in memory of this famous master, people regarded him as the ancestor of China folk craftsmen. According to historical records, the stone mill was also invented by Lu Ban. Legend has it that Luban used two hard round stones, each of which was chiseled into dense shallow grooves, which were put together and turned by human or animal power, and the rice flour was ground into powder.