During the Spring and Autumn Period (770一476 B.C.), a skillful craftsman named Gongshu Zi inthe State of Lu, known to people as "Lu Ban", made a magpie with bamboo and wood.
春秋时期,鲁国有个能工巧匠公输子,人称“鲁班”。他用竹木造了一只喜鹊。
“你知道,普通的木匠只花很短的时间,用极少的木料就能做成车辖。将车辖插在车轴的两端,这样的车子可以装载许多东西,能经受五十石的重压。而这只你费了心血做成的木头喜鹊,虽然会飞也很漂亮,但是却不如车辖那样有实用价值。木匠做出来的东西,要对人们的生活有帮助,大家才会夸他心灵手巧;否则难免被人笑骂。”