There was a farmer in the Song Kingdom in ancient China. He worked in his field day after day. In good harvest years, he could only have enough food to eat and enough clothing to wear. If the field failed to produce enough crops, he had to go hungry. This farmer wanted to improve his life. But he was too lazy and too cowardly. He always dreamed of having unexpected fortune.
A miracle took place at last. One day, when he worked in the field, some people were hunting nearby. They shouted loudly one after another. Some little animals were running desperately. Suddenly, a hare dashed itself headlong against the stump of a dead tree in his field and died.
That day, he had a good meal.
From that day on, he no longer worked in his field. From morning till night, he stayed by that miraculous stump, waiting for another hare. Will the miracle happen again?
People often use the set phrase “staying by a stump waiting for more hares to come and dash themselves against it" to refer to persons dreaming to reap without sowing.
在战国时代的宋国,有一个农民,每天都很辛苦地在田地里干活.遇到好年景,也不过刚刚吃饱穿暖;要是遇到灾荒,他就得忍饥挨饿了.他很想能过上好一点的日子,可是他太懒,胆子又特小,干什么都是又懒又怕的,总是想着能碰到送上门来的意外之财就好了。
奇迹终于发生了。一天,他正在田里干活,一群打猎的人靠近了。吆喝之声四处起伏,受惊的小动物们没命地奔跑。突然, 有一只兔子,不偏不倚,一头撞死在他田边的树根上。
这天,他美美地饱餐了一顿。
从此,他就不再种地了,一天到晚守着那个神奇的.树根,等着奇迹再次出现。
人们后来就常用“守株待兔”这个成语来形容那些老梦想着不耕种就会有收获的人。
【汉字】守株待兔
【拼音】shǒu zhū dài tù
【基本释义】株:露出地面的树根。原比喻希图不经过努力而得到成功的侥幸心理。现也比喻死守狭隘,不知变通。 贬义词
【出处】汉·王充《论衡》:“犹守株待兔之蹊;藏身破置之路也。”
【近义词】刻舟求剑 固守成规 坐享其成 墨守成规 好逸恶劳 守株缘木 缘木求鱼
【反义词】通权达变 借坡下驴 标新立异 见风使舵 除旧布新 随机应变
日子一天一天过去了,再也没有野兔来过。可种田人的田里已经长满了野草,庄稼全完了。
种田人靠在树桩的旁边,做了一个美梦:一天,种田人又在路边闲逛,突然又看见了一只又要找死的兔子从远处跑来。那只兔子只顾没命的跑,哪里注意前边的危险,竟然一头撞到了田边的一个树桩上。兔子四脚乱蹬,口鼻流血,不久便肚皮朝天,一命呜呼了。然后,又来了很多要找死的兔子,一只,两只,三只……正当种田人心花怒放手舞足蹈的.时候,一觉醒来,希望犹如肥皂泡破裂,原来是一场黄梁大梦呀!
种田人醒来了,觉得自己有冻又饿,有气无力,身上起满了鸡皮疙瘩,肚子饿的咕咕叫。正在似醒非醒,迷迷糊糊只觉眼前一亮。只见一位白发苍苍的老爷爷从远处走来,手拄龙头拐杖走到自己跟前,这位老爷爷慈眉善目,鹤发童颜。语重心长地对种田人说:“孩子,守株而待兔,侥幸而懒惰,必定一事无成,最终不是饿死,就是冻死。要向风衣足食,只能靠老实做人,勤劳做事,一分耕耘,一分收获,除此之外,没有其它的路可走。蚕儿吐丝成茧,燕儿衔泥筑巢,蜂儿采花酿蜜,都说明上面的这些道理。孩子,你一定要好好领悟啊!”转眼间,老爷爷已经不见了。
种田人醒来,只见远近农田里到处都是人们在耕种,在锄草,在施肥,在***虫。大家都忙的不亦乐乎。种田人自己田里的庄稼因无人管理,已经枯黄,种田人脸一红心一沉,想了想,努力的站起来,紧了紧腰带,跌跌撞撞的回了家。
从此,他按照梦中老爷爷的话做人做事,日出而作,日落而息,凿井而饮,耕田而食,三年后,终于成了一个小康之家。
自从农夫发现了死兔子以后,他就再也不种地了。他泡了一壶茶,心想:哈哈,等兔子可是比种庄稼容易多了,要是再来几只兔子,我们家可就衣食无忧了呀!
可是,接连好几天,农夫都没有等到死兔子。无奈之下,他只好去找村里的智者帮忙,可智者也一时半会儿想不出什么好办法来。
转眼又过了两天,智者来到了农夫的家里,他对农夫说:“农夫啊,我经过苦思冥想终于想出了一个好办法。你愿意不愿意听老夫讲呢?”农夫一听,连忙点头答应了。智者接着说:“我的办法就是——种树!”农夫说:“种树?种树关兔子什么事啊!”“你想啊,树多了兔子撞的几率不就大了吗?”智者说。农夫觉得有道理,便谢过了智者,开始了种树。
果然,功夫不负有心人,居然又有几只笨兔子丧命在树林。这更加坚定了农夫种树的信心。可是好景不长,当一棵棵树长成了参天大树,却再也没有了一只兔子。农夫很生气,他觉得智者骗了他,他就去找智者评理。智者听完农夫的怨诉以后,突然大笑起来,农夫疑惑不解,问:“你笑什么?”智者说:“这片树林就是你的'财富啊!现在的树木十分珍贵。就看你会不会做生意啦!”农夫一脸茫然,挠着头似懂非懂的一边想着心事一边往回走。
后来有一天,有一位城里的大老板看中了农夫种的这些树,并愿意出高价钱买下农夫家的树。然后农夫用他种的树换来了很多钱,并用这些钱做起了生意,成了富贵人家。
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