Rescuing Little Ants

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R escuin g Little Ant

s

1

Once, there lived an old Master and a little monk.

从前，有一位老法师和一名小和尚。 cóng qián

yǒu

yī

wèi

lǎo

fǎ

shī

hé

yī

míng xiǎo hé shàng

2

3

The old Master knew that the little monk would die soon.

老法师知道小和尚很快就会死去。 lǎo

fǎ

shī

zhī

dào

xiǎo hé shàng hěn kuài jiù

huì

sǐ

qù

4

So, he allowed the little monk to visit his parents.

5

所以他让小和尚去探望他的父母。 suǒ

yǐ

tā

ràng xiǎo hé shàng qù

tàn wàng tā

de

fù

mǔ

6

7

“Be back at the temple on the eighth day,” the old Master said.

老 法 师 说 ：“ 第 八 天 回 来 寺 庙 。” lǎo

fǎ

shī

shuō

dì

bā

tiān

huí

lái

sì miào

8

“Okay. Thank you dear Master. Please take care.

I’m leaving now,” said the little monk happily.

9

“好的。谢谢您，敬爱的师父。请保重。 hǎo

de

xiè

xiè

nín

jìng

ài

de

shī

fu

qǐng bǎo zhòng

我 现 在 就 出 发 了 。” 小 和 尚 愉 快 地 说 。 wǒ xiàn

zài

jiù

chū

fā

le

xiǎo hé shàng yú kuài

dì

shuō

10

11

After a long walk, the little monk stopped by a stream for a drink.

走了很长的路，小和尚在溪边停 zǒu

le

hěn cháng de

lù

xiǎo

hé shàng zài

xī

biān tíng

下来喝水。 xià

lái

hè shuǐ

12

He saw an ant cave near the stream.

他在溪边看到一个蚂蚁窝。 tā

13

zài

xī

biān kàn dào

yī

gè

mǎ

yǐ

wō

14

Many ants were busy crawling in and out of their home.

很多蚂蚁忙碌地从蚂蚁窝爬出去 hěn duō

mǎ

yǐ

爬进来。 pá

15

jìn

lái

máng lù

de cóng

mǎ

yǐ

wō

pá

chū

qù

16

17

“Oh! Why is the water level going up?

The ants will drown!” said the little monk.

“哦！怎么涨水了？小蚂蚁会被 ò

zěn me zhàng shuǐ

le

xiǎo mǎ

yǐ

huì

bèi

淹 死 的 ！” 小 和 尚 说 。 yān

sǐ

de

xiǎo hé shàng shuō

18

Using his clothes and soil, he quickly built a protective wall around the ant cave.

他用自己的衣服和周围的土壤迅速地 tā yòng

zì

jǐ

de

yī

fú

hé

zhōu wéi

de

tǔ rǎng xùn

sù

在蚂蚁窝附近围建了一道防护墙。 zài

19

mǎ

yǐ

wō

fù

jìn

wéi

jiàn

le

yī

dào fáng

hù qiáng

de

20

He stopped the water from covering the cave.

他防止水把蚂蚁窝给淹没。 tā

21

fáng zhǐ

shuǐ

bǎ

mǎ

yǐ

wō

gěi

yān mò

22

He was also able to channel the water flow elsewhere.

还把水流导引到其它地方去。 hái

23

bǎ

shuǐ

liú

dǎo yǐn

dào

qí

tā

dì

fāng

qù

24

The little monk saved countless ants with his act of kindness and love.

小和尚的善举拯救了无数的小蚂蚁。 xiǎo hé shàng de

25

shàn

jǔ zhěng jiù

le

wú

shù

de

xiǎo

mǎ

yǐ

26

The little monk returned to the temple on the eighth day.

27

第八天，小和尚回到了寺庙。 dì

bā

tiān

xiǎo

hé shàng huí

dào

le

sì

miào

28

29

He told his Master what had happened.

他告诉老法师他遇到的事情。 tā

gào

sù

lǎo

fǎ

shī

tā

yù

dào

de

shì

qíng

30

“You have saved countless lives. Because of your good deeds, you will now have a long and happy life.�

31

“你挽救了无数的生命。因为你的善举， nǐ

wǎn jiù

le

wú

shù

de sheng mìng

yīn

wèi

nǐ

de

shàn jǔ

你 将 会 长 寿 和 过 着 幸 福 的 生 活 。” nǐ

jiāng huì cháng shòu hé

guò

zhe

xìng

fú

de sheng huó

32

33

Moral of the Story: Be kind and good. Be helpful, even if the act seems small.

启示：发善心，行善举。善有善报， qǐ

shì

fā

shàn

xīn

xíng shàn

jǔ

shàn yǒu shàn bào

就算看起来微不足道的事，也要乐于 jiù suàn

kàn

qǐ

lái

wēi

bù

zú

dào

de

shì

yě

yào

lè

yú

伸出援手。 shēn chū yuán shǒu

34

BEFORE READING Talk together

• Read the title and describe the picture on the cover.

• Ask the children to guess what this story is about.

• Ask the children to tell you what it feels like for the ant if they encounter a big creature.

• How would the children feel if they see a huge giant that would easily step on them?

DURING READING

• Read the story to the children. Enjoy reading together and encourage the children to respond to the pictures.

• Ask the children to tell you what is happening in each picture.

• Discuss anything that the picture reminds the children about.

AFTER READING

• Ask the children how do they feel after listening to this story.

• Ask the children what will happen if the little monk did not quickly think of ways to help the ants.

• Ask the children to share other examples of how good things happen to them when they were kind and good to others.

读前一起讨论

• • • •

阅读时

• 把故事读给孩子们听。享受一起阅读的乐趣，并鼓励他们针对图画作出回应。 • 让孩子们告诉你每张画面中发生了什么事？ • 讨论画面让孩子们联想到的任何事情。

读后感想

• 问孩子们听完故事后的感想。 • 问他们如果小和尚没有迅速地想到帮助小蚂蚁的方法，会发生什么事？ • 让孩子们分享他们行善时受到善报的例子。

阅读标题并描述封面上的图画。 让孩子们猜猜看这则故事是关于什么？ 让孩子们告诉你，如果他们变成小蚂蚁遇到一个大生物，感觉会是怎么样？ 如果孩子们看到一个可以轻易踩在他们身上的巨人，他们会有什么感觉？

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Rescuing Little Ants

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is a simple short story that demonstrates to children the importance of showing kindness and love in all that we do, even if we think our actions are small and insignificant. 《 》是一则简短易懂的故事，向孩子们灌输发 善心，行善举的重要性，就算看似微不足道的事， 也应该力行。

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