Once upon a time, there was a man who had a bad habit of boasting. He always exaggerated everything he saw. One day, he went into the forest to cut wood. When he returned, he excitedly told his wife: "My dear! Today I saw a gigantic snake! It was incredibly huge!"
His wife, knowing his habit, calmly asked: "How big was it?" The husband replied: "It was huge! It must have been one hundred meters long and one hundred meters wide!"
The wife shook her head and said: "That is impossible. If it was that wide and long, it would be a square snake! Are you sure?"
The husband paused and said: "Well, maybe not one hundred. But it was definitely eighty meters long!" The wife smiled skeptically: "Eighty meters is still too long for a snake in this forest."
Feeling cornered, the husband reduced the size again: "Okay, maybe it was fifty meters long." But the wife still looked doubtful. Finally, the husband shouted: "Fine! It was forty meters long and forty meters wide!"
The wife burst out laughing: "See! Forty meters long and forty meters wide? So it really is a square snake after all! Where on earth can you find such a creature?" The husband felt ashamed and realized his lie was too ridiculous to be believed.
Exaggeration (Nói quá): This story satirizes the habit of boasting. People who exaggerate often get trapped in their own lies until the story becomes absurd (a square snake).
Logic (Logic): The wife represents common sense. By asking simple questions, she exposes the husband's lie without needing to argue angrily.
Nói quá: Câu chuyện châm biếm thói khoác lác. Những kẻ hay phóng đại thường tự sa vào bẫy của chính mình cho đến khi câu chuyện trở nên vô lý (con rắn vuông).
Logic: Người vợ đại diện cho lẽ thường (common sense). Bằng những câu hỏi đơn giản, cô đã vạch trần lời nói dối của chồng mà không cần tranh cãi gay gắt.
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