Jin Shi Xin Bian

In the past， there were two near-sighted men， Mr. A and Mr.B. They didnt admit they were near-sighted， but boasted about their good eyesight instead.

One day， they heard that a new inscribed board was to be hung up in a temple， so they made an appointment with each other to have a contest of their eyesight. In order to win， both of them stealthily inquired beforehand about the characters inscribed on the board. When the day came， they went to the temple early in the morning.

Mr. A looked up at the place for the board， wagged his head and said：

“Arent these the four characters `Guang Ming Zheng Da（open and just）？”

Mr. B added：

“What is so strange about that？ I can even make out the small characters on both sides. Look， arent these the year， the month， and the name of the calligrapher？”

The people standing nearby all burst into laughter and said：

“The new inscribed board hasnt been hung up yet. Where are the characters you just read？”endprint