姥姥讲故事 Grandma's story in Chinese

这个故事最早出自战国时期的《山海经·北山经》，现在用来比喻意志坚决，不畏艰难。

This story first came from the "Shan Hai Jing Bei Shan Jing" in the Warring States Period. Now it is used as a metaphor for a firm will and not afraid of difficulties.

老爷爷捏了两个泥娃娃，他们会动会跑还会说话！

An old craftsman pinched two clay dolls, they can move, run and talk!

画蛇添足是一个寓言故事演化而成的成语，最早出自《战国策·齐策二》，比喻做了多余的事，非但无益，反而不合适。

This is an idiom evolved from a fable, originally from "Warring States Policy: Qi Ce II". It is a metaphor for doing superfluous things, which is not only useless, but inappropriate.

小猴子想带一个好东西回家，它一会儿想要桃子，一会儿想要西瓜，一会儿想要小兔子。它能成功吗？

The little monkey wanted to bring home something great. First he wanted a peach, then change to watermelon, and change to little rabbit again. Will the little monkey succeed?

这篇安徒生的经典童话让每个听过的人久久难忘。

"The Little Match Girl" is a literary fairy tale by Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen.

你知道为什么很多和身体有关的字是月字旁的吗？你知道古人是怎样用字形容清晨和傍晚的吗？

Do you know why many characters related to the body contains the character moon? Do you know how the ancients used characters to describe morning and evening?

如果长颈鹿要买围脖，大象要买腰带，河马要买口罩，会是怎样的情形呢？

What if a giraffe needs a scarf, an elephant needs a belt, and a hippo needs a mask?

中国神话：黄帝战蚩尤  Chinese mythology: Huang Di fights Chi You

冬天就要来了，有一只鸟儿却不着急搭窝，它能度过寒冬吗？

Winter is coming, there is a bird that is not in a hurry to build a nest. Can it survive the cold winter?

这个成语故事出自汉代（公元前202年－公元220年），比喻嘴上说爱好一个事物，实际上并不真爱好它，甚至害怕它。

This idiom story comes from the Han Dynasty (202 BC - 220 AD). It satirizes people who say they like a thing, but don't really like it, or even fear it.