"Bearing Thorns to Ask for Punishment" (负荆请罪, fù jīng qǐng zuì) comes from Sima Qian's *Records of the Grand Historian: Biographies of Lian Po and Lin Xiangru* (《史记·廉颇蔺相如列传》), written in the Western Han, set in the Warring States state of Zhao. Over 2,200 years old. (It's a companion piece to "Returning the Jade Intact to Zhao"!)
Lin Xiangru's great deeds earned him a rank above the mighty general Lian Po — and Lian Po was furious, vowing to embarrass him to his face. But Lin Xiangru kept avoiding him, even turning his carriage aside on the road. Everyone thought he was simply afraid — until Lian Po learned the real reason, and did something no one expected: he walked all the way to Lin Xiangru's door carrying a bundle of thorns. Can you guess why?
A warm voice and a gentle pace, bringing classic Chinese idiom stories to little ones ages 3-8 — perfect for bedtime, travel, and family time. Chinese learners big and small are very welcome to tune in too!
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