That character's nickname derives from the first three characters in a children's copybook.
The narrator of this story is unable to write the Chinese character for "aniseed" when confronted by a patron of the tavern in which he works as a potboy. The title character of this story claims that his broken legs are the result of a fall, not the result of stealing from Mr. Ding, and he also claims that for a scholar, taking books shouldn't be considered stealing. That character's nickname derives from the first three characters in a children's copybook. Coming after "Diary of a Madman" in Lu Xun's collection Call to Arms, for 10 points, what is this short story about a student who has never passed the imperial examinations?
The narrator of this story is unable to write the Chinese character for "aniseed" when confronted by a patron of the tavern in which he works as a potboy.
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