English Original
Long ago, a young man named Wang Qi heard that many immortals dwelled on Mount Lao and journeyed there at once.
He met a Daoist who appeared young despite his great age and became his pupil. In his first month, Wang Qi diligently followed other students into the hills each day, patiently listening to his teacher's instructions. By the second month, he grew weary of the hard life but stayed, hoping to learn magical skills. In the third month, his patience ran out. He confronted his teacher: "I've toiled for many days. Please teach me some skill now, or my time here is wasted."
"What do you wish to learn?" asked the Daoist.
"Anything," Wang Qi replied.
"Then I shall teach you to pass through a wall." The Daoist taught Wang Qi the incantations needed. After reciting them, Wang Qi successfully walked through a wall. Overjoyed, he bid his teacher farewell and returned home.
At home, he boasted to his family and neighbors about meeting an immortal and learning to magically pass through walls, but no one believed him. To prove it, Wang Qi recited the incantations and charged at a wall. However, his head struck the wall with a loud "Bang!" and he fell to the floor. His wife helped him up and found a large bump on his forehead.
The moral of the story is that bragging leads only to failure.
中文翻译
从前，有个叫王七的年轻人，听说崂山上住着许多仙人，便立刻动身前往。
他遇到一位鹤发童颜的老道士，并拜其为师。第一个月，王七每日跟着其他学生上山，耐心聆听老师的教诲。到了第二个月，他开始难以忍受清苦的生活，但为了学到仙术，他选择等待。第三个月，他再也无法忍耐，于是找到老师说道：“弟子已操劳多日，恳请师傅传授些仙术，也不枉我在此受苦。”
道士问：“你想学什么？”
“什么都行。”王七答道。
“那我便教你穿墙术吧。”道士将穿墙所需的咒语教给了王七。念诵咒语后，王七果然穿墙而过。他大喜过望，辞别老师下了山。
回到家，王七向家人和邻居吹嘘自己遇到了神仙，学会了穿墙术，但无人相信。为了证明，王七念动咒语，朝一堵墙冲去。只听“嘭”的一声，他的头重重撞在墙上，摔倒在地。妻子扶他起来，发现他额头上肿起了一个大包。
这个故事告诉我们：炫耀和投机取巧只会导致失败。