Chinese Short Stories

乌鸦喝水 – 经典儿童故事

炎热的夏天,一只乌鸦口渴极了。它飞来飞去,到处找水喝。

飞了很久,它终于看见院子里有一个瓶子。可是瓶子里的水太少了,瓶口又小,乌鸦的嘴怎么也够不着。

乌鸦没有放弃。它看看四周,发现地上有许多小石子。它想出了一个好办法。

乌鸦把小石子一颗一颗地叼起来,放进瓶子里。瓶子里的水慢慢升高了。最后,乌鸦终于喝到了清凉的水,高高兴兴地飞走了。

道理 (Moral of the Story)

遇到困难要动脑筋,坚持就能想出好办法。

English Summary

On a hot summer day, a thirsty crow finds a bottle with too little water to reach. It drops pebbles in one by one until the water rises, then drinks happily. A classic Chinese school story about cleverness and persistence.

生词 (Vocabulary)

  • 乌鸦 (wūyā) – crow
  • 口渴 (kǒukě) – thirsty
  • 瓶子 (píngzi) – bottle
  • 石子 (shízi) – pebble
  • 办法 (bànfǎ) – method / idea
  • 放弃 (fàngqì) – to give up

Image: Loz (L. B. Tettenborn) / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

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