To be precise, what Yusuf Zuck was reciting wasn't a story, but the Three Character Classic, which he could recite verbatim from start to finish. So first he recited it once, and then explained the meaning of each phrase.
"The meaning of the first sentence is that when a person is just born and hasn't been influenced by the world, their heart is inherently good, without distinctions of good and evil!"
"Yes, yes, exactly like that. I was inherently good, but was deceived by others and only later turned bad!"
"Now listen to me, don't interrupt!" Yusuf Zuck explained the Three Character Classic word by word, and upon finishing, he required the Heavenly Demon not only to memorize it but also to understand its meaning.
The Heavenly Demon wasn't exactly foolish; after all, he was the supreme Heavenly Demon, but he always struggled to remember what he learned.
And when he couldn't remember, Yusuf Zuck just looked at him with a smile, neither angry nor upset.
