The Frog in the Shallow Well
Have you not heard of the frog that lived in a shallow well? It said to a turtle that lived in the East Sea, "I am so happy! When I go out, I jump about on the railing beside the mouth of the well. When I come home, I rest in the holes on the broken wall of the well. If I jump into the water, it comes up to my armpits and holds up my cheeks. If I walk in the mud, it covers up my feet. I look around at the wriggly worms, crabs and tadpoles, and none of them can compare with me. Moreover, I am lord of this trough of water and I stand up tall in this shallow well. My happiness is full. My dear sir, why don't you come often and look around my place?"
Before the turtle from the East Sea could get its left foot in the well, its right knee got stuck. It hesitated and retreated. The turtle told the frog about the East Sea.
"Even a distance of a thousand li cannot give you an idea of the sea's width; even a height of a thousand ren cannot give you an idea of its depth. In the time of King Yu of the Xia dynasty, there were floods nine years out of ten, but the waters in the sea did not increase. ln the time of King Tang of the Shang dynasty there were droughts seven years out of eight, but the waters in the sea did not decrease. The sea does not change along with the passage of time and its level does not rise or fall according to the amount of rain that falls. The greatest happiness is to live in the East Sea."
After listening to these words, the frog of the shallow well was shocked into realization of his own insignificance and became very ill at ease.
一口废井里住着一只青蛙。有一天,青蛙在井边碰上了一只从海里来的大龟。 青蛙就对海龟夸口说:“你看,我住在这里多快乐!有时高兴了,就在井栏边跳跃一阵;疲倦了,就回到井里,睡在砖洞边一回。或者只留出头和嘴巴,安安静静地把全身泡在水里:或者在软绵绵的泥浆里散一回步,也很舒适。看看那些虾和蝌虾,谁也此不上我。而且,我是这个井里的主人,在这井里极自由自在,你为什么不常到井里来游赏呢!” 那海龟听了青蛙的话,倒真想进去看看。但它的左脚还没有整个伸进去,右脚就已经绊住了。它连忙后退了两步,把大海的情形告诉青蛙说:“你看过海吗?海的广大,哪止千里;海的深度,哪只千来丈。古时候,十年有九年大水,海里的水,并不涨了多少;后来,八年里有七年大早,海里的水,也不见得浅了多少。可见大海是不受旱涝影响的。住在那样的大海里,才是真的快乐呢!” 井蛙听了海龟的一番话,吃惊地呆在那里,再没有话可说了。
寓意:宇宙无终极,学识无穷尽。这则寓言告诫人们,千万不要因一孔之见,便洋洋自得,不要因一得之功,便沾沾自喜。
一群可爱的小蝌蚪出世了,青蛙妈妈却出了远门。小蝌蚪们长得很可爱:大脑袋、黑身子、长尾巴。一天,它们看到鸭妈妈和小鸭们快乐地游玩,非常羡慕。它们说:“鸭妈妈,您知道我们的'妈妈在哪吗?”鸭妈妈说:“你们的妈妈长着大眼镜、宽嘴巴,你们去找找看吧!”小蝌蚪们游啊游啊,看见了一只鱼,它有大大的眼睛。“妈妈,妈妈!”小蝌蚪们开心地叫起来。鱼连连摆头,说:“我不是你们的妈妈,你们的妈妈有四条腿!”小蝌蚪们继续游,看见乌龟有四条腿,又大叫“妈妈!”乌龟连连摆头,说:“我不是你们的妈妈,你们的妈妈是白肚皮!”小蝌蚪找妈妈的故事:小蝌蚪们继续游,看见了一只白鹅,它有白白的肚皮。“妈妈,妈妈!”小蝌蚪们开心地叫起来。白鹅连连摆头,说:“我不是你们的妈妈,你们的妈妈穿着绿衣服。”“它走起路来一蹦一跳,唱起歌来呱呱叫呢!”白鹅接着说。小蝌蚪们继续游,看到了一只青蛙,坐在荷叶上“呱呱”唱歌。小蝌蚪们游过去小声说:“请问,您看见我们的妈妈了吗?”“她有大大的眼镜,宽宽的嘴巴,四条腿走路蹦蹦跳跳,白白肚皮绿衣裳…….” 青蛙没等小蝌蚪说完,就“呱呱”叫起来:“我就是你们的妈妈呀!”小蝌蚪们开心地扑进妈妈的怀里,笑了。
小蝌蚪找妈妈的故事启示:这个故事告诉我们,每个动物都有自己的不同特征。
前几天我读了《童年》这本书,使我受益匪浅。和高尔基比童年,我们今天是多么幸福哎!
高尔基他出生在一个木工家庭,5岁时,父亲病故了,他的生活更加艰苦了,他和妈妈就住在外祖父家里。由于家境贫困,他上学只好穿母亲的皮鞋,外祖母的外套,黄色的衣衫和补丁裤子。
高尔基这样一身不协调的装束, 霎时都引起同学们的嘲笑。和高尔基相比,我们现在穿的全是自己的新衣服,想到这儿,我不禁有些惭愧。尽管我们有这么好的条件,却生在福中不知福,常常挑三拣四,有的衣服穿的时间长了就不愿意再穿。
高尔基为了上学,只得去捡垃圾换钱。每到不上学的日子,他就早早起来,背着一个大布袋,走街串巷,捡一些破布头、烂纸片卖给废品加工厂。运气好才能有半个卢布的收入,如果运气不好呢,高尔基上学的事就没了着落。再想想我们,我们现在什么也不用操心,过着衣来伸手,饭来张口的好日子,相比之下,我们有什么理由不珍惜自己幸福的生活,有什么理由不好好学习呢?
捡垃圾换来的钱成了高尔基的学费来源,但学校里那些有钱人的孩子并不理解高尔基的.行为,反而去嘲笑他,说他身上有臭味,我觉得并不是高尔基的身上有臭味,而是那些有钱人的孩子故意嘲笑高尔基,他们才显得很臭。高尔基把别人的嘲笑变成催促自己努力学习的动力。他发奋学习,刻苦读书,终于取得优异的成绩,受到了同学们的喜爱和敬重。
我和书沉思,不仅思绪万千。与高尔基的童年比起来,我们是多么幸福,又是多么奢侈呀。我们应该向高尔基学习,不管在多么恶劣的环境下,都要好好学习,努力奋斗,朝着美好的未来不断前进。
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