Draw a Snake by Adding Feet to It

This story dates back as early as the State of Chu (770 - 476 B.C.).
One day in an ancestral temple after the Spring Sacrifice ceremony, an official offered his men a jar of rice wine. Since there was only enough for one person, they all agreed that each of them should draw a snake; and the quickest one could drink the wine.

They all began to draw snakes. In just a few minutes, one man finished, but seeing the others still busy with their brushes, he couldn’t help adding some strokes to improve his drawing.
When he finally finished his improvements, he found, to his great surprise, that someone else had already finished drawing and was ready to get the drink.
Before he could protest, he heard the others burst into laughter at his drawing, "Look at his snake! A snake with feet!”  So the first one lost his chance, and the drink went to the second competitor. 


Moral:  Do the superfluous thing causing a negative effect just like Carrying coals to  New Castle . 
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