Ancient Chinese fable – The Compassionate Man
古代寓言原是民间口头创作,文学体裁的一种。含有讽喻或明显教训意义的故事。它的结构简短。主人公可以是人,可以是动物,也可以是无生物。多借用比喻手法,使富有教训意义的主题或深刻的道理在简单的故事中体现,而还需要自己去理解,思考,这就是和西方寓言的不同之处。 《古代寓言·大善士》 昔有人得一鳖,欲烹而食之,不忍当杀生之名,乃炽火使釜自沸,横筱为桥,与鳖约曰:“能渡此则活汝。” 鳖知主人以计取之,勉力爬沙,仅能一渡。 主人曰:“汝能渡桥甚善,更为渡一遭。” ——《程史》 The Compassionate Man A compassionate man once caught a turtle. He wanted to make it into soup, but unwilling to be accused of taking life, he boiled a panful of water and, placing a rod over the pan, said to the turtle, “If you can get across the pan, […]
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