The Chinese have a great sense of humour. Here’s an example:

An emperor, returning to the capital after many years touring his empire, hears that one of his concubines has given birth to a son. He thinks, “I’ve been away for so long, how can she be pregnant? It must be one of the eunuchs!” In a rage, he summons all the eunuchs, commands them to line up and number off: 1, 2, 3, 4 (high-pitched eunuch’s voices), 5 (deep voice). “Stop!” barks the emperor. “Lock up number five. We’ll behead him tomorrow.” At the third watch, the concubine, holding her child, sneaks into the prison and says to number five “I’ve bribed the guard. We can run away to a place where no one will find us and we can live happily ever after.” Number five says “No we can’t. You’re already too late” (high-pitched voice).

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