The Frogs Who Desired a King
Wise Little Tales · Text to read aloud
Wise Little Tales
塞翁失马
近塞上之人有善术者,马无故亡而入胡,人皆吊之。
Public-domain text · Ages 7–10 · Chinese Stories 中文故事
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这是古文原文。可以先读一遍原文,再参考下面的白话版本,用自己的话讲给孩子听,一起录下来。
原文
近塞上之人有善术者,马无故亡而入胡,人皆吊之。其父曰:“此何遽不为福乎!”居数月,其马将胡骏马而归,人皆贺之。其父曰:“此何遽不能为祸乎!”家富良马,其子好骑,堕而折其髀,人皆吊之。其父曰:“此何遽不为福乎!”居一年,胡人大入塞,丁壮者引弦而战,近塞之人,死者十九,此独以跛之故,父子相保。
白话参考(由 AI 翻译,仅供参考。父母可以按照自己的理解来讲、来录)
靠近边塞住着一个精通术数的人。有一天,他家的马无缘无故跑到了胡人那边,大家都来安慰他。这家的老人说:“这怎么知道不是一件好事呢?”过了几个月,那匹马带着胡人的骏马回来了,大家都来祝贺他。老人说:“这怎么知道不会变成坏事呢?”家里的好马多了,他的儿子喜欢骑马,结果从马上摔下来,摔断了大腿,大家又来安慰他。老人说:“这怎么知道不是一件好事呢?”过了一年,胡人大举攻进边塞,年轻力壮的男子都拿起弓箭去打仗,边塞附近的人,十个里有九个死去了。只有这家的儿子因为腿瘸没有去打仗,父子俩都保全了性命。
Source: 《淮南子·人间训》(原文,繁体转为简体) · License: Public domain
Wise Little Tales · Text to read aloud
Wise Little Tales · Text to read aloud
Wise Little Tales · Text to read aloud
Wise Little Tales · Text to read aloud
Wise Little Tales · Text to read aloud
Wise Little Tales · Text to read aloud
Wise Little Tales · Text to read aloud
Wise Little Tales · Text to read aloud
Wise Little Tales · Text to read aloud
Wise Little Tales · Text to read aloud
Wise Little Tales · Text to read aloud
Wise Little Tales · Text to read aloud
Wise Little Tales · Text to read aloud
Wise Little Tales · Text to read aloud
Wise Little Tales · Text to read aloud
Wise Little Tales · Text to read aloud
Wise Little Tales · Text to read aloud
Wise Little Tales · Text to read aloud
Wise Little Tales · Text to read aloud
Wise Little Tales · Text to read aloud
Wise Little Tales · Text to read aloud
Wise Little Tales · Text to read aloud