Chapter 31 Why does the owl follow behind the goddess of wisdom?

Dear Xiaowen: If there is already a lot of a certain thing in a place, and you still transport that kind of thing to that place, in English, it is called: Carry coals to Newcastle． coal to newcastle There is a lot of coal in Newcastle, England, so if you transport coal there, it will be unnecessary.Now let us make a sentence: "Sending tea to China is like transporting coal to Newcastle", in English: To send tea to China would be carrying coals to Newcastle. There are also idioms in English that express this kind of wasting effort and futile work: Carry water to the river. Carry water to the river. (It means "sell water by the river" in Chinese)

Carry owls to Athens. Carry owls to Athens. Athens is the capital of Greece, and there are many owls. In ancient times, the goddess of wisdom was called Athena, and the name Athens of Athens came from her. The legend of the owl followed the goddess of wisdom, so it borrowed light and became a "wisdom". "A symbol of wisdom", in fact, among birds, geese and crows are smarter than it. Why does the owl follow the ass of the goddess of wisdom?Probably its pair of big eyes were favored by the goddess of wisdom, and it was thought to be clever.Most birds have eyes on both sides of the head and cannot see the same thing at the same time, but owls have eyes like humans and can see the same thing at the same time.But the owl's eyes are dull, the eyeballs can't move, and they can't fly, so they have to shake their heads to see things.When a woman flies eyes, a man will come; if a female owl shakes her head instead of flying eyes, a male owl will fly away.This is where women are more powerful than female owls.

Owls were called "Owl" in ancient China, also known as "Horse Bird", and they are called "Night Owls" in the common saying. The first half, the second half after a break or not with Ben), can also be regarded as a kind of riddle. There is a sentence: Wu Dalang plays night owl - who plays what bird Whether in China or abroad, people are superstitious and don't like night owls. The sound of night owls is like a dog barking, and superstitious people think it is unlucky. A person who looks very serious is also called an owl, a night worker, a nightlifer, a night wanderer, and a person who stays up late is also called an owl, and a movie that is played in the middle of the night in New York is called an owl show in slang.

Night owls are good at making nests. dad May 31, 1974