姥姥讲故事 Grandma's story in Chinese 讲故事姥姥 Grandma Lao Lao

唐僧师徒终于走到了西天，他们在大雷音寺先取到一堆白纸，送了紫金钵盂作礼物，才取到了真经。没想到他们回去时被通天河的老龟翻到水里，经历了八十一难的最后一难。他们四人把经书送回大唐，又回到西天，都成了佛。


Finally, Tang Seng and his disciples arrived at the Western Heaven. They first received a stack of white papers at the Great Thunder Monastery. They presented a purple-golden alms bowl as a gift, and then obtained the true scriptures. Unexpectedly, on their way back, they were flipped into the water by the old turtle of the Milky Way River, experiencing the final of the eighty-one torment. The four of them returned the scriptures to the Tang Dynasty and then went back to the Western Heaven, all achieving Buddhahood.

这个故事来自一本很好看的图画书，作者汤米·狄波拉是美国知名的图画书作家。这个故事里虽然有城堡、武士、大龙，可是和孩子们听过的古代童话完全不同，充满幽默，而且，故事的主人公都爱读书，和喜欢书的小朋友们一样。


This story comes from a very interesting picture book authored by Tommie de Paula, a well-known American picture book writer. Although the story features castles, knight, and a big dragon, it is completely different from the ancient fairy tales children have heard. It's full of humor, and moreover, the main characters in the story all love to read, just like the book-loving children.

小兔子贝拉关心妈妈，自己煮汤给妈妈喝，多可爱呀。听了故事，小朋友还可以知道为什么汤会越煮越少。妈妈们可以给孩子做个小实验，看看一锅水是不是越煮越少了，再仔细给他们讲讲这是为什么。

Little bunny Bella cares for her mother and cooks soup for her to drink, which is so adorable. After listening to the story, children can also understand why the soup diminishes as it cooks. Mothers can conduct a little experiment with their children to see if a pot of water really decreases as it boils, and then explain to them carefully why this happens.

让孩子记住这个有魔力的字，并且先在家里试一试，看它是不是真的有魔力。再到幼儿园去试一试，回来说说，看效果怎样。不过，像故事里的老爷爷一样，要提醒孩子以什么态度和方式说好这个字呀。


Encourage children to remember this magical word and try it out at home first to see if it really has power. Then, they can try it out at kindergarten and come back to share the results. However, like the grandfather in the story, remind children about the attitude and manner in which they should use this word.

这是一个科学童话，虽然有童话的拟人化描写，但说的又是动物的真实生活。比如这个故事里灰兔智斗老鹰的办法，都是自然界中兔子曾经用过的。听这种故事，孩子可以增加很多知识。


This is a scientific fairy tale. It portrays the real-life activities of animals. For instance, the methods used by the gray rabbit to outwit the eagle in this story are based on tactics actually employed by rabbits in the natural world. Listening to such stories can greatly enhance children's knowledge.

故事里孔子说的一窍不通有很强的贬义，这个成语现在的用法却比较中性，常常用于说自己在一个方面什么都不懂，需要学习。可以让孩子学着用，比如：干这个我可一窍不通啊，得拜你为师了。



In the story, this idiom carried a strong derogatory meaning. However, the contemporary usage of this idiom is relatively neutral and often refers to admitting one's lack of understanding in a particular area, indicating the need for learning.