Once upon a time, there was a gentleman who looked quite spry. The most valuable things he had on him were a comb and a boot remover. But he also had one thing he was particularly proud of – a very beautiful shirt collar.
The story we are going to tell today is about this shirt collar.
The shirt collar had been in use for a long time, and it was getting old. It thought it was time for it to think about “starting a family”. One day, it was put into the water with other clothes to be washed.
In the water, it came across a garter. The garter was thin, soft, and lovely to look at. As soon as the shirt collar saw it, its heart thumped.
It rushed over to it and said, “Wow, you’re so pretty! I’ve never seen such a gentle and lovely fellow as you. May I ask what your name is?”
The garter was a little shy and whispered, “Well …… I’m not really at liberty to tell you.”
The shirt collar asked again, “And where do you live?”
Garter heard, the face is red, think this question is not very good to answer.
The shirt collar guessed and guessed and finally said, “Are you a belt? The kind you wear under your clothes and decorate and help?”
Garter wasn’t too happy to hear that and said, “You shouldn’t just talk to me like that, should you? We’ve only just met, and I don’t think it’s appropriate for you to be so enthusiastic.”
The shirt collar smiled and said, “But you’re so good looking, it’s only natural that I want to talk to you, right?”
Garter said, “I’m a little uncomfortable with you being so close.”
The shirt collar, however, said, “Geez, don’t be so squirmy.”
As they were talking, they were taken out to dry. Then it was sent off to be ironed again.
At this time, a hot iron came along.
The shirt collar took one look at it and immediately said, “Ouch, this lady, you are so warm! I’m all warmed up by your ironing now, and I feel like my whole body has become younger. Can I marry you?”
The iron heard, coldly said: “You this rag head, still want to marry me? Don’t even look at your own weight!” After saying that, it also deliberately pressed hard over the shirt collar, as if to show its own might.
The shirt collar was scalded enough, and his mouth was still muttering, “Ouch, she is too excited ……”
After a while, someone brought a pair of scissors, ready to cut some of the torn on the edge of the shirt collar neatly.
The shirt collar took a look at the scissors, his eyes lit up, and he began to boast again, “Wow! You must be a ballet dancer, right? Look at your legs, how straight they are stretched out! No one in the world can have such a nice posture like you!”
Scissors listens, nods and says, “Well, I know I’m pretty good.”
Shirt Collar continued to pat himself on the back, “You’re so beautiful, you should be a countess! I’m not a rich and famous man, but I’m a handsome gentleman with a boot remover and a comb! It would be nice to have the title of Count again.”
When the scissors heard this, they said angrily, “Does this fellow want to propose again?” So without saying a word, it “clicked” and made a sharp cut, removing one of the corners of the shirt collar.
The shirt collar wailed in pain, “Ouch hey, this is too hard ……”
On second thought, it went back to the comb next to it and struck up a conversation, “Dear comb girl, look at how well you protect your teeth, it’s really admirable! Have you ever thought about getting a boyfriend?”
The comb said, “Of course I’ve thought about it, I’m actually engaged to the boot remover.”
Shirt Collar nearly fainted at that, “What? Boot remover?!”
It then realized that it didn’t even have a chance to propose. From then on, it never believed in love again.
Time flew by, and the shirt collar was gradually forgotten and finally thrown into a box full of old cloth.
There were a lot of other old cloths in the box, some cleaner and some dirty, and they all mingled together and talked.
The shirt collar loved to show off, always talking about how beautiful he used to be and how many “girlfriends” he had.
I used to be very popular,” he said! I was always surrounded by girls. I still remember how handsome and cool I was. I had a boot remover and a comb, but I didn’t use it much! You guys don’t know, I had a wonderful experience of falling in love back then.”
It began to recall that “love history”:
“My first favorite was the garter, she was so gentle and sweet. She even jumped into the water basin for me! Then came the widow, who was also very enthusiastic about me, but I ignored her until she turned pale and I was satisfied. Then there was the ballet scissors, who was so bad-tempered that she cut me, and it’s still not healed. And the hairbrush, she had a crush on me, but she ended up running off with the boot remover and got so mad she lost her own teeth.”
Speaking of which, Shirt Collar sighed and said, “Actually, it was the garter that upset me the most. She jumped into the water for me, and I’ve always felt sorry for her. Sometimes I wonder if I could do it all over again, I would have treated her right. Maybe I shouldn’t have been so braggadocious and proud after all.”
But there was no use in finishing those words. For it wasn’t long before all these old cloths were taken to make paper.
All the cloth was turned into white paper, and the shirt collar was made into one of them. This piece of paper had its story printed on it, which is the one you are reading now.
Why did it end like this? It’s because the shirt-collar was so braggadocious, always talking things up as if he had really experienced many great things.
So yeah, we also have to remember this lesson: don’t be too much of a braggart, or else one day you might also turn into a piece of paper and write out all your embarrassing things, so that everyone will know how exaggerated you used to be.
To summarize.
This article is about a shirt collar. It was originally just a part of the shirt, but because it was so braggadocious and always thought it was great, it ended up being made into a piece of paper, exposing all its experiences.
The story tells us several truths:
- Don’t think you are: the shirt collar thought it was very attractive and showed off everywhere, but ended up getting into a lot of trouble instead.
- Don’t judge others so easily: it misunderstood the garter as a belt at first, and laughed at others for being shy, but in fact, they are just more introverted.
- Bragging can be a problem: It makes up a lot of things that don’t even exist, but ends up being recorded and becomes a laughing stock.
- Cherish Sincere Feelings: It’s actually had objects it genuinely liked, like that garter belt, but it didn’t cherish them.
So, no matter who you are and what kind of work you do, be down-to-earth and don’t always think of exaggerating. Only by being honest can you win the respect of others.
