An old horse and a pony live in the stable. One day, the old horse said to the pony, "You have grown up. Can you do something for mom? " The pony said happily, "Why not? I am willing to help my mother. " The old horse said happily, "Great! Take this half bag of wheat to the mill. "
The pony ran to the mill with his bag on his back. Running a river of unknown depth blocked the way, and the river was swift. Pony is in a dilemma, thinking, can I go? If mom is here, just ask her, but it's too far from home.
The pony looked around and saw an old cow grazing by the river. The pony pattered past and asked, "Uncle Niu, please tell me, can I cross the river?" The old cow said, "The water is very shallow. I just crossed my calf, so I can cross it. " . The pony listened to the old cow and immediately ran to the river to prepare for the past. Suddenly, a squirrel jumped down from the tree, stopped it and shouted, "Pony, don't cross the river, don't cross the river, you will drown." The pony asked in surprise, "Is the water deep?" The squirrel said, "It's very deep. Yesterday, one of my companions fell into the river and drowned. " The pony stopped at once, not knowing what to do. Sighed and said, "Alas! Let's go home and ask mom! "
The pony wagged its tail and ran home. Mother asked it, "Why did you come back?" The pony said shyly, "A river is blocking the way, and I ... I can't get through." Mother said, "Isn't that river very shallow?" The pony looked down and said, "I don't know, I didn't think about it." Mother kindly said to the pony, "silly boy, just listen to others and say you don't want to think about it." It is impossible not to try. Deep or shallow. Just try it. "
The pony ran to the river, and as soon as he raised his front hoof, the squirrel shouted again, "What, are you going to die?" The pony said, "Let me try!" " It waded carefully down the river to the other side.
It turns out that this river is neither so shallow as the old cow said, nor so deep as the squirrel said.
This is a classic China fairy tale, telling everyone that to be a real person, you must have your own thinking, your own thoughts, and put yourself in the other's shoes in order to get the results you want. (This fable was published in 1955 by Peng Wenxi, a native of Ruian, Wenzhou, Zhejiang. )
My friend China, there are many fairy tales with profound meanings, such as (the crow drinks water) and (the race between the tortoise and the hare). Tell it to children whenever it is inappropriate, which will help children grow up and make adults who are busy all day happy to learn knowledge with their children.