姥姥讲故事 Grandma's story in Chinese

这则成语相关的典故最早出现在《庄子·山木》中，衍生典故出现在汉朝刘向的《说苑·正谏》中。螳螂捕捉蝉，却不知道黄雀在它后面正想吃它，比喻为了利益损害别人，而不知道有人跟着算计他。

The story related to this idiom first appeared in "Zhuangzi·Shanmu" (3rd century BC), and "Shuoyuan·Zhengjian" by Liu Xiang of the Han Dynasty (1st century BC). The mantis catches the cicada, but does not know that the oriole is trying to eat it behind it. It is a metaphor for harming others for own benefit, without knowing that someone is doing the same to him.

小兔子暂时没有了丝带，却有了那么多好朋友，还有真蝴蝶为她当蝴蝶结呢！这个故事让孩子们懂得分享的乐趣。

The little bunny lost his ribbon, but got many good friends, and a real butterfly as a bow for her! This story teaches children the joy of sharing.

这个故事出自一千零一夜。人类可以获得的资源是有限的，房子不是造得越大越好，生活不是越奢侈越好。哪怕是至高无上的帝王，都不能不节制自己的欲望，如果不珍惜民力，不爱惜资源，终究也会受到惩罚。

This story is from One Thousand and One Nights. The resources available to human beings are limited. Even the supreme emperor needs to control his own desires. If he does not cherish the resources and people's work, he will be punished in the end.

昨天我们听了伊索寓言里乌鸦喝水的故事。在这个故事里，乌鸦用了老方法，可是为什么没有喝到水呢？老经验是有用的，但如果情况变了，还照搬老经验，就很可笑了。

Yesterday we listened to Aesop's fable about the crow drinking water. In this story, the crow used the old method, but why wasn't it able to drink the water? Old experience is useful, but if the situation changes, it is ridiculous to copy the old experience.

小朋友知道乌鸦的办法是怎样让水面升高的吗？可以做个实验看一看！遇到困难的时候，应该像故事里的乌鸦那样，尽量想办法解决问题。

How did crow raises the water surface? We can do an experiment and show it to our children. When encounter difficulties, we should try our best to find a way to solve the problem, just like the crow in this story.

尽管蟋蟀看不起小青虫，不让它听音乐，但是小青虫始终不放弃音乐，不放弃自己的梦想，它终于变成了美丽的蝴蝶，能够与音乐共舞。

Although the cricket looked down on the little caterpillar and did not let it listen to music, the little caterpillar never gave up on music and never gave up its dream. It finally turned into a beautiful butterfly and could dance with the music.

作者：冰波

这则成语出自《韩非子·难一》，比喻行事或言语先后不相应、互相抵触。

This idiom comes from "Han Feizi" (3rd century BC). It refers to actions or words that are inconsistent and contradict each other.

梅花鹿和山羊是最好的朋友，可是在危机的时刻，它却丢下朋友不管了。这样的事只需发生一次，就会永远失去朋友的信任。

Sika deer and goat are best friends. But in a dangerous situation, the sika deer left its friend behind. It only needs to happen once, to lose the trust of the friend forever.

作者：薛贤荣

这个故事出自《格林童话》，年轻勇敢的小伙子不仅在好运的眷顾下逆转了自己的命运，更是靠智慧和勇气赢得了众人的尊敬。

This story comes from "Grimm's Fairy Tales". The young and brave man not only reversed his own destiny under the blessing of good luck, but also won the respect of everyone with his wisdom and courage.

乌鸦为什么会受狐狸的骗呢？世上有不少骗子，他们的骗术并不一定高明，为什么总有人受骗？受骗的人都像乌鸦一样，吃了虚荣和贪婪的亏。

Why are crows deceived by foxes? There are many liars in the world, and their tricks are not necessarily brilliant. Why are there always people who are deceived? Those who are deceived because of vanity and greed, just like the raven.