Tortoise and Hare Race Little Kids Cinema

Author: He Jia
Publisher:
Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: "Little Kids Cinema" is another innovative new product launched by the Little Kids series books from Jilin Fine Arts Publishing House. It includes ten famous Chinese and foreign children's fairy tales, fables, and traditional virtue stories, such as "Crow Drinking Water," "Pulling Out the Radish," "The Three Little Pigs," "Tortoise and Hare Race," "Little Rabbit," "The Wolf Is Coming," "Mr. Dong Go," "Waiting for Rabbits by the Bush," "Sima Guang," and "Kong Rong Letting Go of Pears." These stories have been passed down through generations and loved by readers of all ages because, beyond teaching children basic moral lessons, they reflect the beautiful moral sentiments of the Chinese nation and even all of humanity. For example, in "Crow Drinking Water," the story describes how the crow, despite being extremely thirsty, finally thinks of a way to drink water, showing that wisdom often triumphs over strength. "Pulling Out the Radish," a children's fairy tale popular in many countries, has a clear moral: "Many hands make light work" and "Unity is strength." In "Tortoise and Hare Race," the rabbit, who is naturally good at running and jumping, far outpaces the turtle. However, during the race, the rabbit falls asleep and loses to the turtle. The reason is that the rabbit's arrogance and laziness cost him the victory. In "Mr. Dong Go," the scholar applies the principle of "universal love" to a wolf, only to suffer misfortune as a result. This teaches young readers that even in human relationships, such problems exist—people should genuinely love others but show no mercy to those like wolves. In "Waiting for Rabbits by the Bush," the farmer treats a event as a common occurrence, mistaking it for a natural law. This shows that he is baseless and reckless. That's why he did the foolish thing of sitting under the tree every day waiting for rabbits while neglecting his crops. "Sima Guang" vividly reflects that Sima Guang was diligent from a young age, loyal to his friends, calm and composed in emergencies, and also intelligent and clever. "Kong Rong Letting Go of Pears" praises Kong Rong for his kindness and humility, even though he was young, and for his willingness to endure personal loss to share the benefits with others.