[TardS] Yu Bang Xiang Zheng (The Fight Between the Snipe and the Clam)

Title

Yu Bang Xiang Zheng

AniDB

11710

MAL

21081

Episodes

1

* A short film using the Chinese ink wash painting technique, based on the Chinese proverb "When the snipe and the clam grapple, it's the fisherman who stands to benefit". A fisherman was attracted by a snipe and a clam while fishing. He tried to capture both but to no avail. A kingfisher caught a worm, but the clam took the worm away. When the clam tried to eat the worm, the snipe snatched the worm and ate it. The clam was very angry, and a grapple occurred between the snipe and the clam. The fisherman was delighted to observe the grapple. The idiom warns against fighting each other because a third party may be taking advantage of the two involved in the fighting. Source: douban Note: This short has won several international awards, including the Jury Prize Silver Bear (Short Film) in the 34th Berlin International Film Festival (1984).