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Earlier I had made a thread about the 24 Exemplars of Filial Piety, I decided to post several stories on another forum without mentioning who wrote them. I was blocked by one guy and another flipped out at me.
These are the stories:
He Dressed Up to Amuse His Parents:

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"During the Spring and Autumn Period there lived a filial son named Old Master Lai (Lao Laizi). He obeyed their wishes, and even took special care of their innermost thoughts, so concerned was his heart in serving them as a dutiful son. At age seventy he still earnestly made offerings to the elderly couple, who had reached such a lengthy life span due to his filial devotion. He kept them warm in winter, cool in summer, and fed them soft foods, that were easy to digest in their toothless mouths. Old Master Lai, wanting to keep his parents' spirits high, never mentioned the word "old" in their hearing. When he overheard the old friends lamenting one day, "Look at our son, he's already in his dotage! Surely our own days must be drawing to a close!", his heart could not endure the helpless feelings that arose. "I must find a way to lighten their hearts!" he vowed. Determined to keep his parents from lamenting over their increasing years, he hit upon a plan.
Old Master Lai dressed up in the costume of a young child at the circus, or imitate the walk and manner of a mischievous boy at play. He would paint on comic opera make-up and carry a flower drum, horse-playing and cutting comic antics in front of his delighted parents' eyes. To tickle their funny-bone he would take a toy in hand and mimic a child's nonsense prattle, singing and dancing, and falling in a heap. Sometimes he would carry a pole into the sitting room that balanced two full buckets of water. Singing a silly tune he would trip up on purpose, sending water showering over the floor and soaking his foolish-looking wig and face-powder. His ridiculous show never failed to send the old folks into gales of laughter. Playing the fool always dispelled his elders' Periods of melancholy, and made them happy for days. Even though he was not a youngster, he was able to dutifully care for the physical health and mental well-being of his seniors. This was his first priority in life."

He Obeyed His Mother and Wore Thin Clothes:

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"Min Sun's mother died early so his father remarried and had two other sons. Min was ill-treated by his stepmother but he never bore any grudges against her. During winter, his stepmother prepared a coat made of reed catkins for him, but prepared coats made of cotton for his half brothers. One day, Min followed his father out and was instructed to drive the carriage. However, as the coat was too thin, Min was unable to withstand the cold so he shivered and was unable to focus on the task at hand. He accidentally caused the carriage to get stuck in a ditch. Min's father was furious and started beating him until his clothes tore and the reed catkins came out. It was then when Min's father realised that his son was being mistreated. He was so angry that he wanted to expel Min's stepmother from the family. However, Min pleaded with his father to spare his stepmother, saying, "If she stays, only I suffer. But if you send her away, my brothers and I will suffer." Min's stepmother was so touched that she regretted her actions and never mistreated Min again."

He Buried His Son for His Mother

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"Guo Ju lived with his mother, wife and son. He was known for being very filial to his mother. However, his family was poor and Guo became worried when he realised that his family's food supply was unable to feed four people. After discussing with his wife, they made a painful decision to bury their son alive, so that they would have one less mouth to feed. He also felt that he and his wife could have another child again, but he could not have his mother back if he lost her. While Guo was digging, he discovered a pile of gold and a note which said that the gold was a gift to him from Heaven. With the gold, Guo was able to provide for his whole family."

He Carved Wooden Figures of His Parents to Serve Them

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"The father and mother of Ding Lan of the Han dynasty died when Lan was young and never received support and service from him. But he thought often of their “grievous toil". He carved wooden statues and served them as though they were alive. Madame Ding had gossiped to her friend Madam Wong of Master Ding's great reverence for these figurines. Upon hearing this, Madam Wong scoffed "Bah! What foolishness!" She later informed her husband of this who likewise scoffed at Master Ding's display of filial piety. Master Wong went over and defaced the statues with paint. Ding later returned home and saw these statues, he learned from his wife what had transpired and immediately kicked the gossipy old hen out onto the streets. He then went over the the Wong residence and beat Master Wong so badly he required a doctor's visit. Wong's wife reported this incident to the magistrate.
Ding was summoned to give his defense before him, but the magistrate after he heard the whole story was so moved that he had Ding released."

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