从前,有两个非常杰出的木匠,他们的技艺不分高下,请他们干活的人都络绎不绝。他们一人叫做马班,一人叫做鲁班。那时候,人们总喜欢对能人评头论足,总是要把各种能工巧匠搞出个天下第一来。对马班和鲁班这两个木匠,哪个才是天下第一木匠呢?说来说去,谁也说不清楚。于是,由国王担任会长的“天下第一能人协会”向马班和鲁班发出请帖,让他们到王宫来进行比赛。马班和鲁班都应邀而来。国王给他们两人七天时间,让他们做一只老鼠出来,到时 Once upon a time, there were two very distinguished carpenters who were well-versed in their skills and who asked them to work in an endless stream. One of them called Maban, one called Luban. At that time, people always liked to comment on capable people. They always wanted to make all kinds of craftsmen the best in the world. Which of the two carpenters, Maruben and Luban, is the best carpenter in the world? As a result, the “First World Association of Competent Persons”, chaired by the King, sent invitations to Maban and Luban to tour the palace. Marban and Luban are invited to come. The king gave them two seven days, let them do a mouse out, by the time