Lord Pingyuan was from the State of Zhao. At that time, the State of Qin was
stronger
(strong) than Zhao, so Qin wanted to attack Zhao. Lord Pingyuan decided
to ask
(ask) the State of Chu for some help. He wanted
to pick
(pick) twenty talented (有才能的) people to go with him. But he could only find nineteen of them. Where is the
twentieth
(twenty) person? Soon, a man
called
(call) Mao Sui said, "Please believe in me." Lord Pingyuan let Mao Sui
join
(join) them.
Lord Pingyuan and these talented people went to Chu. When they got there,
however
, they found the king didn't want to help Zhao. Mao Sui was so brave that he walked to the king
with
a sword (剑) in his hand. The king was afraid and had to listen to him. Mao Sui explained how important the
friendship
(friend) between Chu and Zhao was. Finally, the king agreed to help Zhao. Then Mao Sui became a hero of Zhao.
It tells us that we should always believe in ourselves
like
Mao Sui. Don't be shy to show your talents.
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