2001 Chinese Fables Stamps. Formosa(Taiwan), Rep of China.
The photo is only an example.
Mint & never hinged(mnh).
1) "Now Three, Now Four": This fable comes from Chuang-tzu. The stamp shows a monkey keeper holding up his hands in front of a group of monkeys, with three acorns in one hand, and four acorns in the other. It originally referred to trickery, and it has come to mean inconsistency.
2) "Selling the All-Penetrating Sword and Unyielding Shield": This expression comes from Hanfei-tzu. The stamp shows a boastful hawker of weapons who is asked what happens when the "unyielding" shield he is selling meets the "all-penetrating" sword he is also selling. The fable is about how those who utter false boasts often fall into a trap of their own making.
3) "Waiting by the Tree for the Rabbit": This fable comes from Hanfei-tzu. It describes a farmer who once saw a rabbit accidentally killed when it ran into a tree. The farmer thus decides to hunt for rabbits by waiting next to the tree. It´s a fable about how a foolish lack of initiative can turn one into a laughing stock.
4) "An Old Fool Moves Mountain": This fable comes from Lie-tzu. The stamp shows an old man in his nineties who leads his children and grandchildren in moving rocks and digging earth, determined to remove the mountains that block the way to their home. Determined to help himself, the old man meets with Heaven´s favor. It shows that where there´s a will, there´s a way.
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