诚实的孩子 – 关于诚实的故事

妈妈说过不能在家里踢球，可是小明还是忍不住踢了起来。球“砰”地一下撞到了柜子上，妈妈最喜欢的花瓶摔碎了。

小明吓坏了，赶紧把碎片藏到沙发后面。妈妈回来问：“花瓶去哪儿了？”小明想说是小猫碰倒的。

可是他心里怦怦直跳，很不舒服。他看着妈妈的眼睛，深深吸了口气：“妈妈，是我打碎的。对不起，我不应该在家里踢球。”

妈妈抱住了他：“花瓶还可以再买，可是你说实话，比什么都珍贵。”那天，小明明白了：说实话，心里就轻松了。

道理 (Moral of the Story)

承认错误、说实话，是真正的勇敢。

English Summary

Xiaoming kicks a ball indoors against his mother’s wishes and breaks her favorite vase. He hides the pieces and is tempted to blame the cat, but confesses and apologizes. His mother hugs him, saying his honesty matters more than any vase.

生词 (Vocabulary)

• 诚实 (chéngshí) – honest
• 花瓶 (huāpíng) – vase
• 踢球 (tī qiú) – to kick a ball
• 对不起 (duìbuqǐ) – sorry
• 实话 (shíhuà) – the truth
• 勇敢 (yǒnggǎn) – brave

Image: Shonagon / Wikimedia Commons, CC0

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