"Little Carp Jumping at the Dragon Gate" created a group of brave little carp images with a touching story. After listening to the legend told by grandma carp, they devoted themselves to looking for Longmen, and after tenacious struggle, they finally jumped into their ideal home. This fairy tale praises a spirit of being positive, striving for progress and constantly surpassing oneself. The Little Carp Jumping at the Dragon Gate is a fairy tale written by the writer Jin Jin in July 1956, which was first published in People's Literature 1956, No.9.
It tells the story of a group of small carp who heard grandma say that at the junction of the big river and the sea, there is a tall dragon gate. Just jump over it and it will become a dragon, and then fly into the sky like a cloud. The little carp are determined to find the dragon gate and jump over it. They swam along the big river, crossed the bend, crossed the current, struggled forward in the reeds and water grass, and finally swam to the dam of a big reservoir. Facing the towering dam, the little carp thought this was the Longmen.
They jumped up first, but they all fell back into the water and were washed into the big reservoir by the river. The reservoir is beautiful and the river is quiet. In the green water, the water plants are dancing, the orchids are in bloom, and the willows and peach trees on both sides are light and leisurely, emitting wisps of fragrance. The little carp were so happy that they wanted to live here forever, so they wrote a letter on the willow leaves and asked Aunt Swallow to give it to their parents. Ask them to swim over and live in the reservoir all their lives.
Artistic Features of Little Carp Jumping at the Dragon Gate
"Little Carp Jumping at the Dragon Gate" is characterized by rich poetic and picturesque meaning, which gives readers beautiful enjoyment. At the beginning of the story, the scenes of green mountains and green waters, willow green and peach red, swallows flying low, bees and butterflies shuttling, dragonflies landing on calamus leaves, and small carp swimming in the water lead readers into an idyllic realm.
At the end of the story, the description of Longmen Reservoir is also quite attractive-the calm water surface, the smooth lakeshore and the beautiful houses on the shore, which are in harmony with the pink and willow green. In the evening, the lights are brightly lit, reflecting the night into day, the small carp is foaming, and the swallows are circling on the water. These scenery descriptions are rich in imagination and can give readers a sense of beauty.
In this fairy tale, the author personifies the small carp by means of association, fantasy and personification, which makes the work full of vibrant flavor of the times and rich fragrance of life. His beautiful words and simple language are beautiful and easy to be accepted by children.