English Original
Tu Gu Hun in ancient times was located in what is now the Songpan area of Qinghai and Sichuan Provinces.
A'cai, the chief of Tu Gu Hun, had twenty sons. One day, he said to them, "Each of you, bring me an arrow."
He then broke the arrows one by one and threw them on the ground.
After a while, A'cai said to his half-brother Mu Liyan, "Take one arrow and break it."
Mu Liyan broke it effortlessly. "Now bring nineteen arrows and try to break them all at once," A'cai demanded.
This time, despite all his efforts, Mu Liyan could not break the bundle.
Thereupon, A'cai said meaningfully, "Do you understand why? A single arrow is easily broken, but bound together, they become unbreakable. As long as you cooperate fully and remain united in purpose, our kingdom will endure for generations."
中文翻译
古时的吐谷浑，位于现今青海及四川的松潘一带。
吐谷浑的首领阿豺有二十个儿子。一天，他对儿子们说：“你们每人拿一支箭给我。”
然后，他将箭一支一支地折断，扔在地上。
过了一会儿，阿豺对他的同母弟弟慕利延说：“你拿一支箭来折断它。”
慕利延毫不费力地折断了。阿豺又说：“现在拿十九支箭来，试着一起折断它们。”
这一次，慕利延用尽全力，也无法折断那捆箭。
于是，阿豺意味深长地说：“你们明白其中的道理吗？一支箭容易折断，但捆在一起就坚不可摧。只要你们精诚合作，团结一心，我们的江山就能世代相传。”