Chinese Short Stories

神笔马良 – 中国民间故事

从前,有个穷孩子叫马良。他非常喜欢画画,可是家里连一支笔也买不起。他就用树枝在沙地上画,用木炭在墙上画。

一天晚上,一位白胡子老爷爷送给他一支金光闪闪的笔。马良用它画了一只小鸟,小鸟竟然扑扑翅膀飞走了!原来这是一支神笔。

马良用神笔帮助村里的穷人:给没有牛的人画牛,给没有水的地方画水车。大家都很感激他。

贪心的财主想抢走神笔,让马良给他画金山。马良画了一片大海,海中间有一座金山。财主坐船去抢金子,马良又画了一阵大风,把船吹得远远的。从此,马良继续用神笔帮助需要帮助的人。

道理 (Moral of the Story)

才能要用来帮助别人,贪心的人不会有好结果。

English Summary

Ma Liang, a poor boy who loves to draw, receives a magic brush that brings drawings to life. He paints oxen and waterwheels for poor villagers. When a greedy landlord demands a mountain of gold, Ma Liang paints it in the middle of the sea and sends a wind to carry the landlord away. A famous Chinese folktale.

生词 (Vocabulary)

  • 神笔 (shénbǐ) – magic brush
  • 画画 (huàhuà) – to draw / paint
  • 穷人 (qióngrén) – poor people
  • 财主 (cáizhu) – rich landlord
  • 贪心 (tānxīn) – greedy
  • 帮助 (bāngzhù) – to help

Image: ink stone / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0

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