能言善辩的农民

简介： BasedononeofthemajorliterarytextssurvivedfromtheMiddleKingdom,theclassicalperiodofEgyptianliterature,TheEloquentPeasantisacombinationofamorality/folktaleandapoem.Theeventsaresetbetween2160and2025BC.WhenthepeasantKhun-anupandhisdonkeystumbleuponthelandsofthenobleRensi,thepeasant’sgoodsareconfiscatedandhe’sunjustlyaccusedoftheft.ThepeasantpetitionsRensiwhoissotakenbythepeasant’seloquencethathereporthisastonishingdiscoverytotheking.Thekingrealisesthepeasanthasbeenwrongedbutdelaysjudgementsoastohecanhearmoreofhiseloquence.Thepeasantmakesatotalofninepetitionsuntilfinally,hisgoodsarereturned.