This poem comes from "Children Fishing" by Hu Linngneng, a poet of the Tang Dynasty.

A child with a shaggy head is learning to fish, sitting sideways on the strawberry grass.

Passers-by asked and waved, fearing that they would be frightened and ignored.

Translation

Sentence-by-sentence translation

A child with disheveled hair and green face was learning to fish by the river, sitting sideways in the grass, weeds Hide his figure. When a passerby asked for directions, the child waved his hand indifferently, fearing to disturb the fish and not daring to respond to the passerby.

"Children Fishing" is a poem based on children's life. The poem describes a "child with unkempt hair" learning to fish, "sitting sideways on the strawberries and grass," and passers-by waved to the child and wanted to ask questions. When I inquired about some things, the child was "afraid of frightening the fish and not responding to people" (not saying a word for fear of frightening the fish). It was really vivid, lifelike, both physical and spiritual, and full of interest. Its artistic achievements are no less than Du Mu's famous poem "Qingming".

In Tang poetry, there are relatively few subjects about children, which makes them valuable. This poem about children's fishing is very interesting. There are no brilliant colors or deliberate carvings in the poem. It is just like a beautiful hibiscus. It reveals some innocence, infinite childlike interest and some concentration in the plain and simple narrative. This poem can be regarded as a masterpiece describing children with a blend of scenes and both form and spirit.