27 short stories that must be told to children

The first story: The dilemma is to give

One day, the lion, known as the king of the forest, came to the gods and said, "I am very grateful to you for giving me such a magnificent physique and such great strength that I have enough ability to rule the whole forest."

The God smiled and asked, "But that's not why you came to see me today! It seems that you are troubled by something! "

The lion gave a gentle roar and said, "God really knows me! I did come here today to ask for something. Because no matter how good my ability is, I am always awakened by the crow every day. God! I pray you, give me another strength, so that I will not be awakened by the crow! "

The God smiled and said, "Go to the elephant, and it will give you a satisfactory answer."

The lion hurried to the lake to look for the elephant. Before he saw the elephant, he heard the "bang" sound of the elephant stamping.

The lion ran to the elephant at an accelerated speed, only to see that the elephant was stamping its feet angrily.

The lion asked the elephant, "Why are you so angry?"

The elephant shook its big ears desperately and roared, "There's a nasty little mosquito trying to get into my ear, which makes me itch to death."

When the lion left the elephant, he thought to himself, "Originally, an elephant with such a huge size was afraid of such a skinny mosquito, so what can I complain about?" After all, chickens crow only once a day, but mosquitoes harass elephants all the time. In this way, I am much luckier than him. "

As the lion walked, he looked back at the elephant that was still stamping his feet and thought, "God asked me to look at the elephant's situation, so I think he just wanted to tell me that everyone will get into trouble, but it can't help everyone. In that case, I have to rely on myself! Anyway, as long as the chicken crows in the future, I will take it as a chicken to remind me that it is time to get up. If I think about it, is it good for me? "

Tips: An obstacle is a new known condition. Any obstacle will become an opportunity to surpass oneself as long as you are willing. On the road of life, no matter how smooth we go, as long as we encounter some unpleasant things, we will habitually complain that God has treated us badly, and then pray that God will give us more strength to help us tide over the difficulties. But in fact, God is the fairest, just like it is for lions and elephants. Every dilemma has its positive value.

The second story: Success is not as difficult as you think

In p>1965, a Korean student went to Cambridge University to major in psychology. During afternoon tea, he often goes to the school cafe or teahouse to listen to some successful people chatting. These successful people include Nobel Prize winners, academic authorities in some fields and some people who have created economic myths. These people are humorous and easy to lift their weight, and they all see their success as natural and logical. After a long time, he found that he was cheated by some successful people when he was in China. Those people generally exaggerate the hardships of starting a business in order to let those who are starting a business retreat, that is to say, they are scaring those who have not yet succeeded with their successful experiences.

As a student of psychology department, he thinks it is necessary to study the mentality of Korean successful people. In 1971, he took "Success is not as difficult as you think" as his graduation thesis and submitted it to Will, the founder of modern economic psychology. Professor Braden. After reading it, Professor Braden was greatly surprised. He thought it was a new discovery. Although this phenomenon is common in the East and even all over the world, no one has boldly proposed it and studied it before. Surprised, he wrote to his Cambridge alumnus, park chung-hee, who was sitting at the top of Korean politics at that time. In his letter, he said, "I can't say how much this book has helped you, but I'm sure it can shake you more than any of your decrees."

Later, this book really took off with the Korean economy. This book has inspired many people, because they tell people from a new angle that success is not necessarily related to "straining their bones and starving their bodies and skins", "lighting the midnight oil at night" and "hanging the beam on their heads and stabbing their legs". As long as you are interested in a certain cause, you will succeed if you stick to it for a long time, because God has given you enough time and wisdom to finish a thing successfully. Later, the young man also achieved success, and he became the president of Korea Panye Automobile Company.

Tips: It's not because things are difficult that we dare not do them, but because we dare not do them. Many things in the world, as long as you want to do, you can do it, and the difficulties you should overcome can also be overcome. As long as a person is still living a simple and interesting life, he will eventually find that the creator's arrangements for the world are all natural

The third story: the pursuit of selflessness

In p>1858, a rich family in Sweden gave birth to a daughter. Soon, however, the child contracted an unexplained paralysis and lost the ability to walk.

once, a girl traveled by boat with her family. The captain's wife told the child that the captain had a bird of paradise. She was fascinated by the bird's description and wanted to see it for herself. So the nanny left the child on the deck and went to the captain herself. The child couldn't bear to wait, so she asked the waiter on board to take her to see the bird of paradise at once. The waiter didn't know that her legs couldn't walk, but just took her to see the beautiful bird. Miracle happened, and the child, because of excessive desire, forgot to hold the waiter's hand and walked slowly. Since then, the child's illness has recovered. When a girl grows up, she devotes herself to literary creation, and finally becomes the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, namely Thelma Lagroff.

Tips: Don't think of yourself as a mouse, or you will definitely be eaten by a cat. Selflessness is a shortcut to success. Only in this environment can people transcend their own constraints and release the greatest energy.

The fourth story: Broken Arrow-You can never be a general if you don't believe in your own will.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, a father and his son went to war. The father has become a general, and the son is just a pawn. Another horn sounded, the drums thundered, and my father solemnly held up an arrow bag with an arrow in it. The father solemnly said to his son, "This is a treasure-attacking arrow from home. It is extremely powerful when carried around, but you must never take it out."

It's an extremely exquisite quiver, made of thick cowhide, with a faint shiny copper edge. Look at the exposed tail. You can tell at a glance that it is made of the finest peacock feathers. My son's face was beaming, and he greedily speculated about the appearance of the shaft and arrow. As if the arrow whizzed past his ear, the enemy commander fell off his horse and died.

Sure enough, the son with the treasure arrow was brave and invincible. When the bugle sounded, the son could no longer resist the heroic spirit of victory, completely abandoned his father's words, and a strong desire drove him to pull out his treasure arrow with a shout, trying to find out. Suddenly he was stunned.

a broken arrow, with a broken arrow in the quiver.

I've been fighting with a broken arrow! My son broke out in a cold sweat, as if the house lost its pillar in an instant and collapsed.

The result is self-evident, and my son died tragically in the disorderly army.

blowing away the misty smoke, my father picked up the broken arrow and spat heavily, "You can never be a general if you don't believe in your own will."

How foolish it is to pin one's victory or defeat on a precious arrow, and how dangerous it is when one gives the core and handle of life to others! For example, pin your hopes on your children; Put happiness on her husband; Put your life security on the unit ...

Tips: You can never be a general if you don't believe in your own will. You are an arrow. If you want it to be tough, sharp, piercing, sharpening and saving, you can only be yourself.

the fifth story: try again

a young man went to Microsoft to apply for a job, but the company didn't advertise for a job. Seeing the general manager puzzled, the young man explained in poor English that he happened to pass by here and rushed in. The general manager feels very fresh, so make an exception and let him have a try. The result of the interview was unexpected, and the young people performed badly. His explanation to the general manager was that he was not prepared in advance. The general manager thought he was just looking for an excuse to go down the stairs, so he casually replied, "Try again when you are ready."

a week later, the young man walked into the door of Microsoft again, and this time he still failed. But compared with the first time, his performance is much better. The general manager gave him the same answer as last time: "Try again when you are ready." In this way, the young man stepped into the door of Microsoft five times, and was finally hired by the company, becoming the key training object of the company.

Tips: What is harder than a stone or softer than water? However, the soft water has penetrated the hard rock and persisted. Perhaps, our life journey is full of swamps and thorns; Perhaps the scenery we are pursuing is always full of mountains and rivers. Perhaps, our steps forward are always heavy and stumbling; Perhaps, we need to grope for a long time in the dark to find the light; Perhaps, our pious faith will be entangled in secular dust and fog, but we can't fly freely; Perhaps, our noble soul can't find the pure land in reality for the time being ... Then, why can't we say "try again" to ourselves firmly and confidently with the courage of the brave!

Try again, and you may reach the other side of success!

The sixth story: Draw a leaf for life

O, American writer; In his novel The Last Leaf, Henry told a story: In the ward, a dying patient saw a tree outside the window from his room and fell one by one in the autumn wind. The patient looked at the rustling leaves in front of him, and his body went from bad to worse. She said, "When all the leaves are gone, I will die." When an old painter learned about it, he painted a leaf with green veins and hung it on the branch with a colored pen.

the last leaf never fell off. The patient miraculously survived because of the green in his life.

Tips: As long as you have faith, there will always be miracles. Although the hope is slim, it will last forever. Life can be without many things, but only without hope. Hope is an important value of human life. Where there is hope, life is endless!

seventh story: crossing yourself

one day, a lobster and a hermit crab met in the deep sea, and the hermit crab saw that the lobster was taking off its hard shell, leaving only its delicate body. The hermit crab said very nervously, "lobster, how can you give up the only hard shell that protects your body?" Aren't you afraid that a big fish will eat you up? Judging from your present situation, even the rapids will wash you to the rocks, so it's strange that you won't die then? "

The lobster calmly replied, "Thank you for your concern, but you don't understand that every time we lobsters grow, we have to shed our old shells before we can grow stronger shells. The danger we face now is only to prepare for better development in the future."

Hermit crabs think about it carefully. They only look for places to hide all day, but they don't think about how to grow stronger. They only live in the shade of others all day. No wonder they always limit their development.

Tips: For those who are afraid of danger, danger is everywhere. Everyone has a certain safety zone. If you want to surpass your current achievements, please don't limit yourself, be brave enough to accept challenges and enrich yourself, and you will certainly develop better than you imagined.

the eighth story: a lesson forever

the snowstorm that day was really violent, and there were countless crazy monsters howling and fighting outside. Snow is looking for the target of attack, and the wind is sobbing and searching everywhere.

everyone is shouting cold, and the mind of reading seems to have been frozen. The stomping of a room.

When Mr. Ouyang, with a red nose, squeezed into the classroom, the long-awaited wind swept in, and the "Code for Middle School Students" on the wall rolled into the air like a joke and fell down again.

Teacher Ouyang, who used to be very gentle, is uncharacteristic: her face is solemn and even cold, just like the weather outside.

The noisy classroom quieted down, and we looked at Mr. Ouyang in surprise.

"Please put on your rubber shoes and let's go to the playground."

dozens of pairs of eyes are asking.

"Because we have to stand at attention for five minutes on the playground."

Even though Mr. Ouyang threatened that "Don't take this class, never take my class", there were still a few delicate girls and a few cross boys who didn't leave the classroom.

The playground is in the northeast corner of the school, with an empty vegetable garden in the north and a big pond in the north.

On that day, the playground, vegetable garden and pond were connected into a whole by snow.

The much shorter basketball stand was "snapped" by the snow ball, and the snow ball rolled up on the ground choked people's eyes. There are countless narrow knives on the face, thick clothes are like iron blocks of ice, and feet are like stepping on water with ice.

We were huddled under the eaves of the classroom and refused to walk half a step towards the playground.

Teacher Ouyang didn't say anything. He stood facing us, took off his down jacket, took off his sweater in the middle, and the snow helped him finish the other half. "Go up on the playground and stand still!" Teacher Ouyang looked pale and said to us slowly.

No one said a word, so we honestly went to the playground and lined up three columns.

The thin teacher Ouyang only wears a white lined jacket, which makes him even thinner.

Later, we stood in the playground for more than five minutes.

In the classroom, the students thought that they could not compete with the snowstorm. In fact, they could stand it if they were told to stand for half an hour, and they could stand it if they were told to wear only one shirt.

Tips: Many people wear magnifying glasses in the face of difficulties, but if you struggle with difficulties, you will feel that the difficulties are nothing more than that. Just like many pains in life, they are not as serious as you think. If you don't take it seriously, it won't hurt very much. You feel pain, because you think the wound is hurting, and you are afraid of the pain of the wound.

The ninth story: Take the ticket forever

A man often travels on business and often can't buy a ticket for the right number. But no matter how long or short the journey, no matter how crowded the bus is, he can always find a seat.

In fact, his method is very simple, that is, he patiently looks for it car by car. This method doesn't sound brilliant, but it works. Every time, he is ready to walk from the first car to the last car, but every time he doesn't have to walk to the end, he will find a vacancy. He said that this is because there are not many passengers who are so persistent in finding seats. Often, there are some seats left in the carriage where he sits, but in the aisles and car joints of other carriages, it is actually crowded.

He said that most passengers are easily confused by the superficial phenomenon of one or two cars being crowded, and they don't think much about the opportunities to provide seats in the dozens of stops and the flow from more than a dozen doors of the train. Even if they thought about it, they didn't have the patience to find it. At present, one side stands small.