Other famous stories from this thinker include a defense of the "uselessness" of a large tree by asking "why not just take a nap under it?", and how Cook Ding used the same knife for nineteen years because he cuts between joints instead of hacking at tough bits.
This thinker argues that a piece of metal that insisted on being made into a legendary sword would be "very inauspicious" in a discussion of the connection between life and death. This thinker illustrates his disdain for those with "wisdom enough to fill one office" in a story about small birds that fail to understand how the giant Peng (pung) bird could fly across the world. Other famous stories from this thinker include a defense of the "uselessness" of a large tree by asking "why not just take a nap under it?", and how Cook Ding used the same knife for nineteen years because he cuts between joints instead of hacking at tough bits. For 10 points, name this Daoist thinker who couldn't tell if he dreamt of being a butterfly or if a butterfly dreamt of being him.
This thinker argues that a piece of metal that insisted on being made into a legendary sword would be "very inauspicious" in a discussion of the connection between life and death.
Zhuangzi (JWONG-dzuh)