A small picture book of children's jokes in the early 1980s.

I. Introduction to this book

This book is a set of picture literature series for children, which is divided into three series: classic myths and legends, classic fairy tales and life stories. The first two series are adapted from Chinese and foreign classic fairy tales and myths and legends, and the third series tells children the moral standards and codes of conduct that should be observed in their lives in the form of stories and in a kind and natural style. The main titles are The King and the Golden Touch, Heroes in Sheyang, Heroes in Sheyang, Apollo and the laurel tree, Magic Writing, Goddess of Making Man, The Story of the Golden Apple, The Emperor's New Clothes, the Monkey King in the Sky, Independence of Golden Rooster, and Qiaoqiao Bridge Building. Cats and dogs make birthday cakes, wild grapes, checkered dreams, Christmas flowers, sheets, green curtains, peach boats, triceratops, washing clothes, Lan Tu, crossing the road, etc. The words in the book are fresh and simple, and the paintings are exquisite, full of China traditional feelings.

Second, the main story summary

Kings and alchemy-classic myths and legends

There is no more greedy king in the world. He likes gold. His palace is full of gold and silver, but he is still not satisfied. Try to get more gold. By chance, he got the touch of the immortal and mastered the touch of gold. From then on, as long as his hand touches something, it will change its original appearance and become gold. Of course the king was happy, but when he first met his beloved daughter, his precious daughter turned into gold. The king was in great pain He asked the immortal to unlock his alchemy. Since then, the king is no longer greedy.

Heroes shooting at the sun-classic myths and legends

Legend has it that ten sun brothers take turns to be on duty in the sky, so that each sun brother can only go to the sky once every ten days, and the rest of the time can only rest on the hibiscus tree. One day, when Mother Sun was away, all ten brothers went to the sky. They are shining in the sky, alive and kicking, very happy! But what did the ten suns bring to the world? Since then, there is no night, and drought threatens the safety of all living things! So Emperor Yao, who was in charge of the people, asked the Heaven Emperor to save the life on the earth. Thus, the archer Hou Yi came to the world with the mission given to him by the Emperor of Heaven. When there is only one sun left in the sky, there will be no arrows in Houyi. Considering that the sun also contributes to the earth, this sun was left behind. Houyi also eliminated all kinds of great harm to human beings, and the ground was more prosperous than before.

The emperor's new clothes-classic fairy tales

Liars are hateful, but do the deceived people deserve our sympathy? It was hypocrisy that led them to be fooled by others and deceived themselves. They are afraid of not seeing this magical and beautiful cloth, and they are considered as stupid and incompetent people. In fact, this cloth is simply fake! This book has vivid plot and concise language, and pays attention to expressing the characteristics of characters by describing psychology.

The Monkey King in Heaven-Classic Fairy Tales

The Monkey King and the Monkey King shocked the world as soon as they were born. It is transformed from a fairy stone. Because he wanted the golden cudgel, the Dragon King sued him to the Jade Emperor. The Jade Emperor asked the Monkey King to make a comparison with Marvin. He was very dissatisfied when he learned that it was just a horse errand. In a rage, he returned to Huaguoshan and became the "Monkey King" on an equal footing with the Jade Emperor. When the Jade Emperor knew about it, he sent Tota, Li Tianwang and Nezha to appease the Monkey King, and the result was defeated. At the flat peach party of the Empress Dowager, Wukong not only secretly ate wine and delicacies, but also poured out the elixir in the blast furnace and ate it all. The Monkey King was tied up by too many cooks, and sent to the Heavenly Palace for disposal. I didn't think that the Monkey King wouldn't be burned to death-because after drinking fairy wine, eating Xiantao and then eating elixir, his strength increased greatly.

Classic myths and legends-Apollo and laurel

Who caused the trouble? Apollo was very proud of helping people shoot dragons. So he doesn't like Cupid's little bow and arrow. Little love god came up with a clever plan to punish Apollo, so as to hurt his self-esteem. It first shot an arrow that hated love at Narcissus Daphne, and then shot an arrow that lit the fire of love at Apollo. Of course, the result can be imagined that Apollo's pride was finally punished.

Classic myths and legends-birds in the sea

Jingwei is the daughter of Emperor Yan, the sun god. She is smart, beautiful and lively, and she likes the sea very much. She often goes to the seaside to pick up shells. But one day, her mother told her not to go to the seaside because a big storm was coming. The girl likes the sea and shells too much. She didn't listen to her mother, so she kept running around on the beach and jumping around looking for shells. At this moment, the storm broke out! The girl was swept into the boundless sea by the rough waves. The girl left this world forever. She hated the sea for taking her beautiful life and vowed to avenge herself. She wants to fill the sea!

Classic myths and legends-goddess of creation

At the beginning of the world, there were lush plants and lively animals on the earth, but in the eyes of Nu Wa, the god of heaven, they were still not satisfied: there was still a life on the earth that could think, work and have wisdom! So, Nu Wa imitated her reflection in the water and made the first man and the second man out of loess ... Later, she adopted a faster method and created more people. When the earth was full of vitality, the water god and the fire god launched a war for the hegemony of the world. This fierce battle almost burned all the hard work of Nu Wa ... Finally, Nu Wa calmed the war, gave new life to mankind and made the earth more prosperous!

Classic fairy tale-a good horse with a wonderful pen.

Ma Liang, a bitter child, is a born little painter. An old fairy gave him a magic pen, which can make anything come true. From then on, he used this magic pen to serve the poor. The news that Ma Liang has a magic pen soon spread. The greedy rich man asked Ma Liang to draw him a gold ingot, and the emperor asked Ma Liang to draw him a cash cow. But Ma Liang is a kind and upright man, and he certainly won't promise the unreasonable demands of the rich and the emperor. How can the rich and the emperor let go?

Classic myths and legends-the story of Sinbad the navigator

Tells the bizarre experience of a businessman who went to sea seven times. On my first voyage, I saw a big fish as big as an island. On the second voyage, on a desert island, he met an eagle egg and an eagle like the white dome building, tied himself to the eagle's leg and left this isolated place with him. Found a valley full of diamonds. The valley is too deep for people to walk, but people here have their own ways. They threw the slaughtered sheep into the valley, and the mutton was covered with diamonds. When the vultures nearby saw it, they jumped down and caged the slaughtered sheep and flew to the top of the mountain. At this time, people came out to coax the vultures away, and the vultures had to leave the mutton and fly away. By the way, he tied himself to the sheep and let the vultures leave the Jedi with him. The third voyage was the strangest. It escaped from the apes. On the fourth voyage, I met a country that feeds foreigners as pigs to kill meat. There is also a bad habit in this country: when one spouse dies, the other spouse has to be buried with him. On the fifth voyage, I met an old man who was wandering around the sea. On the sixth voyage, on a desert island, I found countless jewels and jade, various precious minerals, agarwood and dragon saliva. On the seventh voyage, I saw a mysterious country. Men in this country have an abnormal physiological change every month: at the beginning of each month, they grow two wings and fly and roam in the air, leaving only women and children in the city.

Classic myths and legends-Pandora's box

Prometheus sympathized with mankind that there was no fire, so he drew fire from Apollo's sun car and brought light and warmth to mankind. Zeus, the king of the gods, was very angry when he learned this. He used strong chains and wedges to send Prometheus to the edge of the cliff of Caucasus Mountain, and sent a giant eagle to peck his liver. It is under such torture that he still does not regret his behavior of sending fire to mankind. Zeus couldn't get the fire, so he tried to invade human beings, so there was the mysterious Pandora's Box. What's in this box? Bring disaster or hope to mankind? Let's open this mysterious Pandora's Box with books!

Classic fairy tale-wolf and seven children

A wolf pretended to be a ewe and knocked at the door. At first, he ate a mass of powder to soften his rough voice, then drew wet noodles on his feet and sprinkled white powder on his paws. Finally, he tricked the door and swallowed six lambs, only the smallest one escaped from the bell shell. When the ewe came back, the surviving little goat cried and told her what had happened. Mother sheep also began to cry sadly. They came to the grass and saw the wolf lying beside the tree snoring. The knocking was so loud that even the branches were shaking. Look at the wolf carefully. I see something moving in its full belly. Mother sheep thought to herself, "Oh, are my children still alive?" The little goat immediately ran home to get scissors and needle and thread, and the mother goat cut the belly of the bad thing. Just after cutting, a little goat poked its head out. It continued to cut, and all six goats jumped out one after another, unharmed. I swallowed all the bad things because they were greedy. This is really a happy thing! They hugged their dear mother, kissed and danced with joy. ...

Classic myths and legends-the story of the golden apple

Queen Troy is pregnant. One night, she had a terrible nightmare. The prophet thinks that this nightmare indicates that the soon-to-be-born prince will bring great disaster to Troy. So, as soon as the prince was born, the old shepherd obeyed the wishes of the queen and threw him into the wild. The prince saved by the mother bear was fat and lovely, and the kind old shepherd couldn't bear to abandon him again, so he took the prince home and named him Paris. In order to get back at the ocean goddess who didn't invite her to the wedding, the disharmony goddess set a "golden apple" trap, and Paris accidentally got involved in the dispute between the three goddesses. ...

Classic fairy tale-lilliputian country

Gulliver's boat was overturned by the waves. He fell into the sea and was at the mercy of the waves. When he tried to swim to the shore, he finally fainted because of fatigue. When he woke up, he found that people in Lilliput were saving themselves. They brought him food and drinks and transported him to the capital of Lilliput by special car. Gulliver learned the language of Lilliput in the capital of Lilliput, and had many exchanges with the emperors of Lilliput, helping them to end the war with the enemy and sign a peace treaty. Gulliver bid farewell to the island country and returned to England safely with the cattle and sheep that everyone gave him. This story is full of legend and suits children's tastes very well. This book is concise, illustrated and worthy of reading by children.

Classic fairy tale-the story of golden comb

In this colorful picture book, children will hear the story of a fox and a cat, a thrush and a rooster. The fox is very cunning and always wants to turn this red-crowned chicken into his own Chinese food. However, with the help of the witty and brave thrush and the cat, the rooster finally saved the day, and the fox tasted their power and never dared to have any wild thoughts about the rooster again. While listening to parents' stories, children can also see many bright illustrations, nice stories and beautiful pictures in the book, just trying to tell children a truth: you should resist the temptation of sweet words and don't be confused by illusions. Do you remember, children?

Classic fairy tale-wild swan

Ai Lisha and her eleven brothers were persecuted and rejected by the new queen and were expelled from the palace. The two brothers were transformed into eleven wild swans by the queen's magic, and they can only change back to human form after sunset. In order to help his brothers get rid of magic, Ai Lisha got the guidance of the fairy and went through various difficulties to weave a nettle armor for each brother. The young king was deeply moved by Ai Lisha's beauty and decided to marry her. Unexpectedly, the evil archbishop got in the way. What will happen to the princess? Classic Fairy Tales-Puppies and Kittens Making Birthday Cakes

It was the birthday of the dog and kitten, and the children who loved them made them a particularly beautiful mud cake. To thank the children, the puppy and the kitten also made a real cake with various colors and flavors. Just as they were about to enjoy the delicious cake with the children, they found that the cake had been stolen by the big dog. Because the cake is too big, the big dog's stomach is swollen and the pain is unbearable. Until the children and the dog and kitten finished eating, the big dog was still humming and shouting alone! This story has profound implications, and there are exquisite illustrations in the book. I hope the children will like it!

Life story-line up to go home

In this book, children will hear two short stories: "Line up to go home" and "I know what birds say". One common feature of these two stories is that they are both teaching children to be smart. In the story of "queuing to go home", Bobo always likes to imitate others. One day, he saw a group of students coming home from school in a neat line, so he followed. But in the end, all the students went home, but he got lost himself. In order to help Bobo find his home, the clever Tintin came up with a good idea-queuing again. I Know What Birds Say tells the story between Pippi and Tong Tong and the birds. The witty Pippi used clever methods to get the injured bird back to her mother, and also let the naughty Tong Tong know the mistake.

Life story-Christmas flowers

In this book, children will hear two short stories. They are "Christmas flowers" and "gifts for grandpa".

Christmas Flowers: Linlin was ill in hospital and met Ann in the next bed. The kind doctor gave Linlin and Ann a pot of Christmas flowers for their early recovery, and told them that if they cooperated with the doctor, the flowers would bloom. With the help of Christmas flowers, Linlin overcame the disease and became good friends with Ann, who was seriously ill.

Gift for grandpa: Xiaoxiao had to be sent to kindergarten because grandpa was ill. However, Xiaoxiao always thinks about his sick grandfather. She is worried that grandpa will be bored at home alone and will keep crying. After knowing the reason, the kindergarten teacher asked all the children in the class to make suggestions for Xiaoxiao. Why doesn't grandpa feel bored at home alone?

Life story-covering sheets

In this book, you will hear two short stories, and you will know two lovely children, Ningning and Lili. Ningning is a responsible child. She promised Jia Jia's mother to cover Jia with a quilt. Despite some minor troubles, she did what Jia Jia's mother told her seriously. Xiao Li, as old as Ningning, is a responsible and capable little boy. He did a good deed for his grandfather, but made a big joke for his mother. Let's take a look at the story that happened to these two children.

Life story-green curtain

This book tells readers two stories: "Green Curtain" and "Xiuer". The flowers are beautiful, but summer is coming, and the hot sun shines on Grandpa Hua's house. The most beautiful thing is the green gourd vine. Where did these gourds and vines come from? It was planted for grandpa Hua by sensible people. Because of the gourd vine, Grandpa Hua's room has become much cooler, just like hanging a green curtain.

Xiuer is very sad because she can't wait for her mother at the station. But when she saw Xiao Mu who couldn't find her father, she forgot her own business ... Let's take a look at Xiuer's story of helping others!

Life story-Triceratops

Doudou likes dinosaurs very much. One day, she had a dream that the dinosaur said to her, "Doudou, we have been extinct for too long, and we will be resurrected!" " "If the earth is not like this, will there really be a day when dinosaurs come back to us?

The 100-year-old turtle once released by my grandfather has now returned to his home in Linlin. It wants to drink water. It drinks a lot of mineral water. It's too thirsty because it hasn't drunk water for a long time. The water in the river is polluted and has turned yellow and stinked.

Three. Brief introduction of the author

This series is mainly edited by Zhang Meini, who compiled and painted most classic fairy tales and legends. Most of the life stories and a few works in the above two categories were edited by Mao Yang, Li Xiang, Shi Zhongjie, Zhang Yan and Liu Yifen.

Zhang Meini (1935-2007) is a famous educator and critic of children's literature in China. Authors: Editor-in-Chief of Introduction to British Children's Literature, Fairy Tale Dictionary, Introduction to World Children's Literature, World Children's Novel Library, Foreign Fairy Tales Library, Appreciation of Children's Literature in China in the New Era, China Children's Literature Integration191989, etc.

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