Once upon a time, there lived a great king. One day, he went out of his palace alone. The king had his reasons. His advisors always said something good to make him happy. This time, he wanted to talk with his people to get information directly（直接地）from them.
When it was getting dark, the king found that he lost his way. He looked around but couldn't see any people. Then he went to the top of a hill. Luckily, he saw a small house. He walked over there.
As the king got closer, he noticed an old woman cleaning up outside the house. She didn't know he was a king. She welcomed him by providing him with a plate of hot rice.
The king was very hungry, so he used his hands to get the hot food to eat. The hot food burnt his hand, so he dropped some rice on the floor.
"Oh you seem very impatient like the king," the old woman said.
The king asked, "Why do you think the king is impatient?"
"The king had a big dream of taking over all his enemy's (敌人)forts（城堡）. He took over the larger forts but he didn't pay attention(注意) to the smaller ones."
"But wasn't it a good thing?" the king asked.
The woman said, "You got hurt because of your impatience. Similarly, the king's impatience caused many deaths. Instead, if the king first had taken over the smaller forts to make his army larger and stronger, it would be easier for him to take over the larger ones.
Hearing this, the king knew about his mistakes and learned the importance of patience.
