睡前故事
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睡前故事
时间往前倒——咱们来到战国时期，楚国。
楚国有这么一位老兄，随身带着一把宝剑，身份感直接拉满。那天他坐船过江。
船刚到江中间，这老兄手一滑——
“哐当”一声，宝剑直接掉进江里。
他立马扑过去捞，可惜啊，宝剑已经下沉，连个水花都没多留。
船上的人一看，都替他心疼。
可奇怪的事来了。
这老兄不慌不忙，从怀里掏出一把小刀，走到船边，
“咔嚓”两下子——
在船帮上刻了个记号。
他还一本正经地宣布：
“记住了，宝剑就是从这儿掉下去的。”
众人一听，全懵了。刻这玩意儿是啥意思？
但看他这么自信，也没人再多问。
船继续往前开，水在流，时间也在走。
终于靠岸了。
这老兄二话不说，按着刚才的记号，“扑通”一声跳进水里，
在那块地方来来回回找了半天——
结果呢？
宝剑影子都没有。
他越找越纳闷，嘴里还嘀咕：
“不对啊，宝剑就是从这儿掉下去的，记号也在，怎么会找不到呢？”
这时候，船上的人终于憋不住了，笑着说：
“兄弟，船一直在移动，可你的宝剑掉到水里，是不会跟船一起走的，你怎么可能在刻记号的地方找到呢？你这不是白忙活吗？”
老兄愣了，听着似乎有道理。他慢慢的坐了下来，看着远方，想着他的宝剑。
这就是——
刻舟求剑，刻舟是得不到剑的。
故事告诉宝宝
这句成语告诉我们什么呢？做事前要先观察实际情况，再制定办法。而且要懂得灵活变通。
在这个故事里，这个楚人的方法错了。如果是你的话，你的宝剑掉入海里，你会怎么办呢？
- 如果真的需要取回的话，要立即下水捞
- 如果水流很急或江很深，可以使用绳子、网兜、钩子等工具下去捞。
Bedtime story
During the Warring States period in China, there was a man from the state of Chu who was crossing a river by boat. While the boat was in the middle of the river, he accidentally dropped his precious sword into the water. He tried to grab it, but it had already sunk. Everyone on the boat felt very sorry for him.
However, the man seemed to have a plan. He took out a small knife and carved a mark on the side of the boat. He said, “This is where my sword fell into the river. I need to mark the spot.”
The other people on the boat didn’t understand why he was doing this, but they didn’t ask any more questions.
When the boat reached the shore, the man jumped into the river at the spot where he had carved the mark, hoping to retrieve his sword. He searched for a long time, but the sword was nowhere to be found. Puzzled, he muttered to himself, “Isn’t this where my sword fell? I even made a mark here, why can’t I find it?”
Hearing this, the others laughed and said, “The boat was moving all along, but your sword sank to the bottom of the river. It didn’t move with the boat! How could you possibly find it at the spot you marked?”
Moral of the story
This story illustrates an important lesson: before you act, you need to understand the actual situation and choose a method that fits reality. Things in the world change, so relying on old habits or rigid rules won’t always work. In this story, the man’s method was wrong because he ignored the fact that the sword sank and the river carried the boat away.
If it were you, and your sword fell into a river, here’s what you should do:
- Act immediately: Try to retrieve it right away.
- Use proper tools if needed: If the river is deep or the current is strong, use ropes, nets, hooks, or other equipment to help retrieve it.
