How a Colt Crossed the River (小马过河) One day, a colt carried a bag of wheat to the mill.As he was running with the bag on his back, he came to a small river. Water went gurgling on. The colt could not decide whether he could cross it. Looking around, he saw a cow grazing nearby. He asked, "Uncle Cow, could you tell me if I can cross the river?" the cow told him that he could and that the river was not very deep, just to his knees.The colt was crossing the river when a squirrel jumped down a tree and stopped him. The squirrel shouted, "Colt, stop! You'll be drowned! One of my friends was drowned yesterday just in the river." Not knowing what to do, the colt went home to consult his mom.He told his mom his experience on the way. His mother said, "My child, don't always listen to others. You'd better go and try yourself. Then you'll know what to do."Just at the river, the squirrel stopped the colt again. "Little horse, it's too dangerous!" "No, I want to have a try by myself", answered the colt. Then he crossed the river carefully. On the other side of the river, the colt realized that the river was neither as shallow as the cow said nor as as deep as the squirrel told him.The fable tells us a truth: real knowledge comes from practices.
从前有一只小马，来到一条河边，要过河。但他不知道河水有多深，于是他去问小象河水深不深，小象说：河水很浅，我淌着就过去了。小马又去问小羊河水深不深，小羊说：河水很深，千万别去，上次差点把我冲走。最后小马自己去过了一下河，才发现，河水不深不浅，他正好可以渡过河去。 Mummy asks a little horse to carry a bag of wheat home. On the way home.The little horse meets a small river.He is very worried."What should I do?" He thinks. At this time,he meet a squirrel. "Can I cross the river?"the little horse asks,"Oh,you can't The river is very deep.You willdrown."the squirrel says. The little horse is very ofraid.He cries. A coe comes to the little herse."What is the matter with you,little horse?"The cow asks. "I can't cross this river.It's very deep."the little horse answers."Oh,don't worry This river isn't deep at all.I am sure you can cross the river easily.Try!"the coe days. The little horse stops crying.He tries his best and crosses the river. Moral:You never know what you can do until you try.
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