株を守りて兎を待つ

Reading
かぶをまもりてうさぎをまつ
English
Stubborn as a mule
Notes
By sheer chance, a farmer happens to witness a rabbit run headlong into a stump, smashing its head and dropping dead. However, the farmer now believes he can get endless rabbits with no effort, so he protects守 the stump株 and waits待 for more rabbits兎
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