Once upon a time, there was an old man named Yu Gong. In front of his house, there were two huge mountains, one named Taihang Mountain and the other named Wangwu Mountain. These two mountains were so tall and large that they blocked the way for Yu Gong's family to go out. Every time they went out, they had to take a long detour, which was very inconvenient.
Yu Gong thought to himself that these two mountains were really in the way. So he made up his mind to move the mountains away. Then he gathered all the family members, young and old, and said to them, "These two mountains are blocking our way. Let's move them away together." The family members all agreed.
In this way, Yu Gong led his family to start the huge project of moving the mountains. Every day, they took hoes and shovels to dig on the mountains and then carried the soil to a far - away place to dump it. Although they were all very tired, everyone was full of enthusiasm because they all believed that as long as they persisted, they would be able to move the mountains away one day.
There was a child named Zhi Sou in the neighbor's family. When he saw Yu Gong's family working so hard to move the mountains, he thought it was very ridiculous. He said to Yu Gong, "You are so old. How could it be possible for you to move these two huge mountains? This is an impossible task." Yu Gong heard this, but firmly replied, "Although I am old, I have sons, and my sons will have grandsons. Generations will go on endlessly, while the mountains will not grow taller. As long as we keep digging, we will be able to move the mountains away one day." Zhi Sou heard this and had nothing to say.
The unremitting spirit of Yu Gong's family in moving the mountains moved the heavens. One day, two immortals saw the efforts of Yu Gong's family and were deeply touched by Yu Gong's firm determination. So the two immortals decided to help Yu Gong move the two mountains away.
Then the immortals used their magic powers to move Taihang Mountain and Wangwu Mountain to other places. Since then, the road in front of Yu Gong's house has become unobstructed, and they no longer need to take long detours.
The story of Yu Gong Moving the Mountains tells us that as long as we have firm beliefs, are not afraid of difficulties, and keep working hard persistently, there is nothing that cannot be done.
