《二十四孝·蔡顺拾葚供亲》（汉英对照）

汉蔡顺，少孤，事母至孝。遭王莽乱，岁荒，不给，拾桑葚，以异器盛之。赤眉贼见而问曰：“何异乎？”。顺曰：“黑者奉母，赤者自食。”贼悯其孝，以白米二斗、牛蹄一只与之。

诗曰：

黑葚奉萱闱，啼饥泪满衣。

赤眉知孝顺，牛米赠君归。

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Cai Shun Gathered Mulberries for His Mother

Cai Shun of the Han Dynasty, whose father died when he was a little boy, was extremely dutiful to his mother. There was a severe famine during the reign of Emperor Wang Mang of the Xin Dynasty, and supplies were far insufficient. So Cai Shun had to go and pick mulberries for food. The mulberries were classified and put in different containers. A red-browed hooligan saw it and asked Cai Shun, “Why do you put the mulberries in different containers?” Shun replied, “The black ones are for my mother, while the red ones are for myself.” The hooligan showed sympathy for Cai Shun’s filial piety and gave him two dou’s (1 dou=2 decalitres) of rice and one cow hoof.