Chinese Traditional Story: The Gods Knew the Official Was Lying

A boy named Chen Sheng lived during the Song Dynasty. He was about 13 years old. One day, when he was walking back from the market, he stopped on a bridge to rest. As he sat there he noticed a Taoist coming towards him. Although the Taoist looked healthy his body was covered with sores. Even though Chen Sheng was just a boy, when he saw the Taoist, he immediately knew that he was not an ordinary person so he respectfully bowed to him. The Taoist seemed to know the boy. He smiled at him and said, "How many miles have you walked?" Chen Sheng answered, "About 35 miles." The Taoist said, "You must be very hungry. I have prepared some food for you." He reached into his robe, took out two sesame cakes and handed them to the boy. Chen Sheng happily ate one, but when he started to eat the second one, he smelled something unpleasant. He just rinsed the cake out in the river and then ate it.