在山东滕州，有这样的一个习俗：吃鱼时不吃鱼头。这背后藏着一个温馨的故事：这是因为“鲁”字的上半部分是“鱼”，不吃鱼头就是不吃“鲁头”，以此表达对“百工圣祖”鲁班的敬仰。

　　In Tengzhou, Shandong, there is such acustom: when eating fish, people do not eat the fish head. A warm story was behind this: since the upper part of the character “Lu“ is “fish,“ not eating the fish head means not eating the “head of Lu,“ expressing admiration for “Sage of All Crafts“, Lu Ban.

　　鲁班，春秋时期鲁国人（故里山东滕州），本姓公输，名般，因古代“般”通“班”，故称其为鲁班。

　　Lu Ban, a native of the State of Lu during the Spring and Autumn period (his hometown is Tengzhou, Shandong), had the surname Gongshu and the given name Ban. Since “Ban“ was interchangeable with “Ban“ in ancient times, he is known as Lu Ban.

　　齿草化锯：悲悯之心驱动发明

　　The Inspiration of the Saw from a Grass Blade: Driven by a Heart of Compassion

　　出身于世代工匠的家庭，鲁班从小就跟随家里人参加过许多土木建筑工程劳动，他常常注重观察和实践，并对广大劳动人民予以同情，许多发明都为人们的劳作提供了便利。相传有一次他进深山砍树木时，一不小心，脚下一滑，手被一种野草的叶子划破了。他摘下叶片轻轻一摸，原来叶子两边长着锋利的齿。鲁班就从这件事上得到了启发：要是有这样齿状的工具，就能很快地锯断树木！于是，经过多次试验，他终于发明了锋利的锯子，大大提高了工效。