A little frog living in a well.(井底之蛙)
The famous philosopher (Zhuang Zhou) from
the Warring States period in China told a story.
There was a little frog who lived in a
small well.
One day, a big tortoise passed by the well.
The little frog happened to be basking in
the sun by the well. The little frog took the initiative to talk to the big
turtle.
Said the little frog.
I live in this well and I live happily
every day.
I often play at the well and when I get
tired I go back to my home in the well.
I can swim in the water of the well and I
can sit on the mud in the well and rest.
There are also some small crabs and
tadpoles living in this well.
I'm like the king of this well. I am so
happy with my life.
Said the little frog to the big turtle.
Would you like to come and see the well
where I live?
Replied the big tortoise.
OK, I'd love to.
But this well is too small compared to the
turtle's huge body.
One of the big turtle's feet is bigger than
the mouth of a well.
Said the big turtle to the little frog.
Thank you for inviting me. I would like to
visit your home and sit there, but the well is too small.
I'd better go back to my own home first.
Said the big turtle to the little frog.
If you get a chance in the future, you are
welcome to visit me at my home.
The place where I live is called the sea.
The sea is probably thousands of kilometres wide and thousands of metres deep.
The water from all the rivers on the land
flows into the sea every day, but the height of the sea water does not
increase.
Even if there is a drought on the land, the
level of the sea water does not go down.
If you come to visit me, I will definitely
receive you well.
The little frog was so surprised that he
couldn't speak when he heard what the big turtle said.
The literal translation of this idiom is
that a little frog lives in a well.
This idiom is used to describe a person who
thinks he is big and clever, but is actually very small and ignorant
Dear friend, what inspirations or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
Are any of your friends like the little
frog? How can you avoid becoming like the little frog?
I hope this story can give you some new
insights.
此圖片來自維基百科
井底之蛙(A little frog living in a well.)
中國的戰國時代的著名的哲學家(莊周)說過一個故事。
有一隻小青蛙住在一口小小的水井裡。
有一天，一隻大海龜經過了這一口水井。
小青蛙恰巧在水井邊曬太陽，這隻小青蛙主動跟這一隻大海龜聊天。
小青蛙說。
我住在這口井裡面，我每天都過得很快樂。
我常常在井邊玩，累了就回到在井裡面的家。
我可以在井水裡面游泳、我還可以坐在井裡的泥地上休息。
這個井裡還住著一些小螃蟹與小蝌蚪。
我就像是這口井的國王。我對我的生活感覺太滿意了。
小青蛙對大海龜說。
你想到我住的這個井裡來看看嗎。
這隻大海龜回答。
好啊，我很樂意。
但是這口水井與大海龜龐大的身軀相比實在是太小了。
大海龜的一隻腳就比水井的井口還大。
這隻大海龜對小青蛙說。
謝謝你的邀請，我想去你的家看看並且坐坐但是這個水井太小了。
我還是先回我自已的家吧。
大海龜接著對小青蛙說。
如果以後有機會，歡迎你來我家拜訪我。
我住的地方叫大海，大海的寬度大概有好幾千公里而深度大概有好幾千公尺。
陸地上所有河流的水、每天流到大海裡，但海水的高度也不會因此變高。
就算陸地上遭遇旱災，但海水的高度也不會因此變低。
如果你來拜訪我、我一定會好好接待你。
小青蛙聽了大海龜的話後驚訝的說不出話來。
這句成語直接翻譯的意思是一隻住在水井裡的小青蛙。
這句成語被用來比喻一個人自以為自已很偉大又聰明，卻這個人其實很渺小又無知。
親愛的朋友，你聽完這個故事有怎樣的啟發或有怎樣的想法呢。
你的朋友中有像這種小青蛙的人嗎?你如何避免自己成為像小青蛙一樣的人呢?
我希望這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為莊子-秋水
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2025/01/05更新