山高水远

shan di huang yuan: In the dragon-toothed mountains of Guizhou, a poor boy stole a sweet melon from a elderly melon seller. The boy made no attempt to hide his actions, nonchalantly grabbing a melon as he walked by. "What are you doing!?" the seller shouted. "Taking a melon." The boy mentioned. "You have to pay for that!" was yelled after him as he walked away.

"If you need money for the melon, chase after me and take it--I have nothing," the boy said. "But... but it's the emperor's edict! You can't steal!" complained the melon dealer, looking around hopelessly for a constable. "Oh... it's an edict, then? Old man, don't you see? The mountains are tall, and the emperor is far away."