OnceuponatimetherewasachildnamedMaLiang.Father,mother,longdead,relyingonhisownfirewood,mowinglive.Hestudiedpaintingfromchildhoodlove,buthewasnotevenapenah!
Oneday,hepassedaschoolhalldoortotheschoolhallwheretheteachers,holdingapen,ispainting.Hedidnotconsciouslywentin,theteachersaid:
"Iwanttostudypainting,lentmeapencanit?"Teacherstareathim,"Pooh!"Aspittlespitinhisface,cursing:"ThepoorwanttoWazipen,wouldliketolearnpainting?dream啦!"finished,itwillbethrustoutofthedoortohim.
MaLiangisanaspiringchildren,hesaid:"Thechosennotbelievehowpoorchildrencannotlearneventhepainting!"Fromthenon,hedeterminedtostudypaintingintheintentionsoftraininghardeveryday.Whenhewenttothemountainsfirewood,itfoldedabranch,thepaintedbirdsinthesandtogotoschool.Hewenttotherivergrass,youusegrass-rootsdipdipwater,intheshorestonetogotoschoolwithpaintedfish.Theevening,backhome,withapieceofcharcoal,inthecave'swalls,paintedduringthedayoveragainwhatapieceofre-paintingagain.Nopen,hewastocopythesamepainting.
Fromyeartoyearinthepast,MaLiangstudiedpaintingneveradayinterrupted.Hiscavewalls,paintedonthestackpaintings,hempcannabisflowersareallpainted.Ofcourse,progressveryrapidlyfrombirdpaintingreallywouldnotaskmorebackward,andpaintingwillnotbebackwardinthefishfromswimmingout.Abackentrancetothevillage,hedrewonlyasmallhen,overtheentrancetothevillagewithaneagleontheroundandroundalldaylong.Onebackinthemountainsafterhedrewablackhairwolf,frightenedafterthecattleandsheepcannotgrazeinthemountains.MaLianghasnotapen,butah!Hethought,hecouldhaveapenintheHowwonderful!
Oneevening,MaLianglyinginacavedwelling,becauseofhisday'swork,andstudiedpainting,hasbeenverytired,onetoliedown,theydrowsilyfellasleep.Donotknowwhen,litcavewhereaburstofcolorfullight,cameawhite-beardedelderly,toapengiventohim:"ThisisaGodpen,tomakegooduseit!"MaLiangtookalook,thatsumpaymentofGuangCancan;holdingintheirhandsandheavy.HejumpedupandXiDe:"Thankyou,grandfather,......"MaLiang'sdidnotfinish,white-beardedoldhaddisappeared.
MaLiangwassurprised,theywokeup,rubbeditseyes,itwasoriginallyadream!Canyounotadreamah!Thatpenisnotverygoodintheirownhandsdo!Heisveryhappy,Benoutdoortodoortodoor,thepartnershavetowakeupandtoldthem:"Ihaveapen啦!"Untilmidnight,thenmiles!
Hestrokesofabird,birdburstforthwings,andflewtoheavenonhisshoutingnumerousCha-chatoburstintosong.Hestrokeafish,fish,curvedtail,swimwatergotohiminaswayingdance.Hewasveryhappy,andsaid:"ThisisGodpen,multi-okay!"MaLianghasZhezhiGodpen,drawingeverydayforthevillage'spoor:WhoseisnotRakes,hegavethemthepaintingRakes;someone'snotcattle,hegavethemthepaintingsofcattle;someone'snowatertankers,watertankers,hegavethemthepainting;someone'snotstone,hegavethemthepaintingstonemill......
Thereisnowallisnottotaketheair,themessagequicklypassintotheneighboringvillage,abigrichears.Thisrichmansenttohimarrestedandtworetainers,forcedhimtodraw.MaLiangageissmall,butthechildbornisahardandfast.Thebadheart,herealizedthattherich,lefttotherichmanhowtocoax