姥姥讲故事 Grandma's story in Chinese

这个成语源自《呂氏春秋》中记述的一则寓言，比喻死守教条，拘泥成法，固执不变通的人。

This idiom comes from a fable described in "Master Lü's Spring and Autumn Annals" (3rd century BC). It is a metaphor for a person who sticks to the law, and is stubborn and inflexible.

这是一首幽默的儿童诗。小耗子都听了哪些动物哄睡的歌谣呢？

This is a humorous children's poem. Which animals do you find in the poem?

作者：马尔夏克（俄罗斯）

Author: Samuil Yakovlevich Marshak (Russia)

天鹅湖是柴可夫斯基于1875年-1876年间为莫斯科帝国歌剧院所作的芭蕾舞剧。讲述了被巫师变成天鹅的少女和王子的爱情故事。

Swan Lake is a ballet performed by Tchaikovsky for the Moscow Imperial Opera in 1875-1876. It tells the love story between a prince and a girl who was turned into a swan by a wizard.

得到能下金蛋的鸡，却因为想更快的得到金蛋而把鸡杀了。人如果太贪婪，永远不会得到好结果。

A couple got a hen that can lay golden eggs. But they wanted to get eggs faster and killed the hen. Greedy people lose everything in the end.

这个幽默的小故事大家都太熟悉啦。它还适合讲给刚学说话的孩子听。

This is a well-known humorous little story. Good for teaching little children to speak.

这个故事出自侗族传说。长发妹发现了一个可以让全村人过上好日子的秘密，然而泄露这个秘密就会让自己身陷险境。她该怎样选择呢？

This story comes from a legend of the Chinese ethic group Dong. Long-haired girl discovered a secret that will make life better for the whole village. But revealing this secret would put herself in danger. What was she going to do?

小狗欢欢想成为最厉害的东西。它一会儿变成这个，一会儿变成那个，总是不能让自己满意。最后它发现还是做自己最好！

Puppy Huanhuan wanted to be the most powerful thing. After an adventure he realized that, it's best to be itself!

出自：泰国民间故事

这则成语最早出自战国时期的《韩非子·外储说左上》，比喻看不清事物的本质，不能分清主次。

This idiom first came from "Han Fei Zi" in the Warring States Period (3rd century BC).  This idiom is a metaphor for not seeing the essence of things.

河马到饭店吃饭，要了很多很多菜，结果发生了让人哭笑不得的事……

Hippo went to a restaurant and ordered a lot of food. In the end, something unexpected happened...

出自：美国童话

这则安徒生童话取材于北欧的民间故事，讲的是在任何情况下都能看到事情好的一面。故事里的这对老爷爷和老奶奶是不是很可爱呢？

This Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale is based on Nordic folk tales about seeing the bright side of things in any situation.

作者：安徒生（丹麦）

Author: Hans Christian Andersen