A seabird was once seen perching on the city gate of the capital of Lu. Nobody had seen such a bird before, so they called it the "holy bird."
The King of Lu ordered his men to capture the seabird alive. They kept it in a golden cage and brought it to the Imperial Ancestral Temple.
The King treated the seabird as though it were his guest of honour. Each day there would be banquets where dainties and delicacies of every kind would be offered to the seabird. Even the King s musicians had to perform for the seabird s sole amusement.
But the seabird was terrified by all this grandness. It became so frightened and sad that it dared not eat or drink. After three days, it died.
The King thought that he had been a good host to his guest. Why not? He was treating the seabird the same way he treated himself.
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