八仙的故事定型于明朝吴元泰的小说《东游记》,距今四百多年;八位神仙各自的来历,是从唐宋以来的传说里一点一点攒起来的。本集讲前四位:铁拐李"魂游华山、七日不归、借身还魂"的传说;汉钟离兵败入山、遇东华帝君的传说(见《列仙全传》);吕洞宾"黄粱一梦"(唐代《枕中记》原本讲的是书生卢生,八仙传说把这个梦安在了吕洞宾身上,煮小米的人就是汉钟离,本集采用这个版本);曹国舅"问道指天、问天指心"的传说。给小朋友讲的改编:铁拐李借的身体只写"路边一个没有人要的身子",不写谁去世了;徒弟那边写成"把师父的身体收起来";汉钟离打仗一句带过,东华帝君那一夜说的话是本集新写的;曹国舅家里人作恶的细节不展开。吕洞宾的纯阳剑和"砍烦恼、砍坏念头"的说法出自后世传说;药店门口挂葫芦是古时候的习俗,本集只说葫芦和药有关,没有把它的来历安在铁拐李身上。
天上有八位神仙,从前都是普通人,一个带一个才成了神仙。第一位李玄,魂能离开身体去很远的地方,他去华山做客,叫徒弟看好身体七天,徒弟第六天就跑回了家……魂回来找不到身体,只好钻进路边一个瘸腿的身子里,从此叫铁拐李。第二位汉钟离,本来是个打了败仗的将军,在山里遇见一位烤火的老人,老人问他:有没有一种本事,能让打仗的两边都不哭?第三位吕洞宾,在小店里等一锅小米饭,睡着了,梦里当了大官、儿孙满堂,又忽然什么都没有了,一叹气醒过来——饭还没熟。煮饭的那个胖胖的人是谁?第四位曹国舅是皇后的弟弟,把钱全分给了穷人,一个人进了山,两个人问他:道在哪儿?天在哪儿?他指了指什么?
用温暖的声音和慢慢的节奏,陪 4-10 岁的小朋友听中国神话故事。适合睡前、旅途中和亲子时间收听,也欢迎所有正在学中文的大朋友一起来听哦!
八仙過海。兒童睡前故事、兒童故事、中國神話、親子中文、中文學習、海外華人。
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"The Eight Immortals, Part 1" (八仙过海(上), bā xiān guò hǎi) tells how the first four of China's Eight Immortals came to be. The Eight Immortals were fixed as a group in a novel from about 400 years ago, but each one has older folk tales. We tell four: Iron-Crutch Li, whose soul left his body and had to borrow a lame beggar's body; Han Zhongli, a general who lost a battle and met an old immortal in the mountains; Lü Dongbin and his famous "millet dream"; and Cao Guojiu, who gave all his money to the poor. For young listeners we do not talk about death in the body story, and we keep the war to one line.
Long ago, eight immortals lived in heaven, but they all started as ordinary people. Li Xuan could send his soul far away while his body stayed home. He told his student, "Watch my body for seven days." On day six, the student ran home. When the soul came back, the body was gone! Han Zhongli was a general who lost a battle and got lost in the mountains, where an old man by a fire asked him a strange question. Lü Dongbin fell asleep in a little inn while millet cooked on the stove. In his dream he lived a whole life, then woke up. Was the millet done yet?
A warm voice and a gentle pace, bringing classic Chinese myths and legends to little ones ages 4-10 — perfect for bedtime, travel, and family time. Chinese learners big and small are very welcome to tune in too!