武松打虎

　　Onhiswaytovisithisbrother,WuSongwasataplacecalledMountJingyang.Thoughabitdrunk,hebegantoclimbthemountain.Beforelonghesawasignpostedonatree："Travelersareadvisedtogrouptogethertoclimboverthemountainsincetigershavekilledsomesingulartravelersoflate.Pleasedonotriskyourlife."WuSongreasonedthatthesignmusthavebeenwrittenbytheinnkeeperatthefootofthemountainforthesakeofscaringtravelersintospendingthenightinhisinn.Hedidnotpayattentiontothesignandcontinuedonthisway.Atsunsethecametoanoldtempleontopofthemountain.ThereWuSongsawanotherofficialsingtigersonthemountain.Still,hedecidednotoreturntotheinnatthefootofthemountainforfearthattheownerwouldlaughathim.Hefelttoodrunktowalkon,sohedecidedtoliedownonaslabofgraystone.Justashewasabouttofallasleep,hefeltagustofwindwhistlingaroundhim：Itwasamammothtigerchargingathim.WuSongimmediatelyturnedhisbodyanddodgedtheanimal.Thetigerleaptagain,butWuSongmanagedtoevadeit.ThebeastgotsoangrythatituseditstailtosweeptowardWuSong.WuSongjumpedtododgetheattack.Heliftedhiscudgeltohitthetigerwhileitwasturningaround,buthiscudgelcaughtthebranchesofatreeandbrokeintwo.Thetigerwasannoyedandlaunchedanotherassault.WuSongthrewawaytheremnantofhiscudgelandjumpedontothebackofthetiger.Withhislefthand,hegrabbedtheskinoftheheadofthetiger,andheusedhisotherfisttohittheeyes,mouth,noseandearsofthetiger.Beforelong,thetigerwasbleedingalloverandliedonthegroundmotionless.WuSongwasafraidthetigerwaspretendingtobedead,sohewieldedthebrokencudgeltohitthetigeruntilhewassurethetigerwasdead.TheincidentonMountJingyangmadeWuSongfamousfarandwide.

　　武松打虎

　　Onhiswaytovisithisbrother,WuSongwasataplacecalledMountJingyang.Thoughabitdrunk,hebegantoclimbthemountain.Beforelonghesawasignpostedonatree："Travelersareadvisedtogrouptogethertoclimboverthemountainsincetigershavekilledsomesingulartravelersoflate.Pleasedonotriskyourlife."WuSongreasonedthatthesignmusthavebeenwrittenbytheinnkeeperatthefootofthemountainforthesakeofscaringtravelersintospendingthenightinhisinn.Hedidnotpayattentiontothesignandcontinuedonthisway.Atsunsethecametoanoldtempleontopofthemountain.ThereWuSongsawanotherofficialsingtigersonthemountain.Still,hedecidednotoreturntotheinnatthefootofthemountainforfearthattheownerwouldlaughathim.Hefelttoodrunktowalkon,sohedecidedtoliedownonaslabofgraystone.Justashewasabouttofallasleep,hefeltagustofwindwhistlingaroundhim：Itwasamammothtigerchargingathim.WuSongimmediatelyturnedhisbodyanddodgedtheanimal.Thetigerleaptagain,butWuSongmanagedtoevadeit.ThebeastgotsoangrythatituseditstailtosweeptowardWuSong.WuSongjumpedtododgetheattack.Heliftedhiscudgeltohitthetigerwhileitwasturningaround,buthiscudgelcaughtthebranchesofatreeandbrokeintwo.Thetigerwasannoyedandlaunchedanotherassault.WuSongthrewawaytheremnantofhiscudgelandjumpedontothebackofthetiger.Withhislefthand,hegrabbedtheskinoftheheadofthetiger,andheusedhisotherfisttohittheeyes,mouth,noseandearsofthetiger.Beforelong,thetigerwasbleedingalloverandliedonthegroundmotionless.WuSongwasafraidthetigerwaspreten