Brief Introduction to the Published Works of Pony Crossing the River

Author: Peng Wenxi (Ruian, Wenzhou, Zhejiang)

Release date: 1955

Impact:

The works are beautiful in language and profound in meaning, and are deeply loved by children. 1980 the second national children's literature creation award conference won the first prize.

Over the past 50 years, The Pony Crossing the River has been selected as a primary school textbook and translated into English, French and Japanese 14 languages, with an annual circulation of over 260,000 copies. Where children's literature is published, Pony Crossing the River will always be selected.

"This river is neither so deep as the little squirrel said, nor so shallow as the old cow said." This is the conclusion drawn by Pony after his own practice. Mama Pony encourages Pony to think independently and be brave in practice, which just fits the spirit of Wenzhou people who dare to practice and explore. It has imperceptibly influenced thousands of China people in Wenzhou and even Qian Qian.

An old horse and a pony live in the stable.

One day, the old horse said to the pony, "You have grown up. Can you do something for mom? " The pony jumped up and down and said, "Why not? I am very willing to help you. " The old horse said happily, "That's good. Take this half bag of wheat to the mill. "

The pony picked up his bag and ran quickly to the mill. Running and running, a small river blocked the way, and the river was rushing. Pony was embarrassed and thought, can I go over? If mom is around, how nice it is to ask her what to do! But it is far from home. The pony looked around and saw an old cow grazing by the river. The pony ran over and asked, "Uncle Niu, please tell me, can I cross the river?" The old cow said, "The water is very shallow. I just don't have calves, so I can wade across. "

The pony listened to the old cow and immediately ran to the river to prepare for the past. Suddenly, a squirrel jumped down from the tree, stopped him and shouted, "pony!" " Don't cross the river, don't cross the river, you will drown! The pony was surprised and asked, "Is the water deep?" "Squirrel said seriously," deep! Yesterday, one of my partners fell into the river and drowned! " The pony stopped quickly, not knowing what to do. He sighed and said, "Alas! Go home and ask your mother! "

The pony wagged its tail and ran home. Mother asked him, "Why did you come back?" The pony said shyly, "A river is blocking the way, and I ... I can't get through." Mother said, "Isn't that river very shallow?" The pony said, "Yes! That's what Uncle Niu said. But the squirrel said that the river was deep and drowned his partner! " Mother said, "So is this river deep or shallow?" Have you thought over what they said? "The pony looked down and said," No ... I didn't think about it. Mother kindly said to the pony, "son, it is impossible to just listen to others and not try." The river is deep or shallow. You just have to try. "

The pony ran to the river and just raised its front hoof when the squirrel shouted again, "What's the matter? You're killing yourself! ? "The pony said," Let me try! " "He got off the river and waded carefully to the other side.

It turns out that this river is neither so shallow as the old cow said, nor so deep as the squirrel said.

It means the same river The old cow thought it was a knee-deep stream, the squirrel thought it was an unfathomable natural disaster, and the pony thought it was neither deep nor shallow.

If each book is compared to a river, some readers may be like squirrels and some readers may be like old cows because of the differences in age and experience, and they will have different feelings after reading it. And you are a pony-listen to other people's opinions and experience for yourself.

The historical fable "Pony Crossing the River" was selected into the primary school Chinese textbook from 1957. After 50 years, it has become one of the few excellent classics with high update rate in primary school Chinese textbooks. Many people don't know that the author of Pony Crossing the River is Mr. Peng Wenxi, and this famous article is almost considered to be written by foreigners.

Danger has become an unsolved case in history.

1979, eight ministries and commissions jointly held the second national children's literary and artistic creation award, and the first one was held in 1954. The work "Pony Crossing the River" won the first prize, with only 12 in the whole country. However, the organizing Committee could not find the author of this article. Some people have seen the English version of The Pony Crossing the River, and they suspect that it is just a translation.

Fortunately, the staff at that time were extremely responsible. After going to Shanghai International Studies University and other places for verification, I went to New Youth Daily according to the clues and looked through the index of articles more than 20 years ago. Finally, they found that the author of this article is Peng Wenxi from Ruian, Wenzhou.

After graduating from high school, Peng Wenxi taught at Xincheng Primary School in Rui 'an. 1955. At the age of 29, he wrote "Pony Crossing the River" and published it in New Youth Daily. "This is my first officially published article. At that time, it was a sudden inspiration, without any inspiration and reference. This is completely original. " Peng Lao, who is now over 80 years old, recalls the past and seems to have passed away. After the article was published, due to the complicated family relationship, it was labeled as "counter-revolutionary" and went home to farm and accept reform.

Four books as tuition.

Peng Wenxi was in trouble, but his pony crossing the river became a hit and was adapted into a picture book. The four books sent by the publishing house unexpectedly helped him through a difficult period. At that time, Peng Wenxi, who went home to farm, could not afford his son's tuition. Fortunately, the school leaders saw these four albums of "Pony Crossing the River" and were fascinated by this fable. They volunteered to use these photo albums to pay for their tuition, and Peng's son was able to finish his studies.

From 65438 to 0957, "Pony Crossing the River" was selected as a primary school Chinese textbook compiled by Beijing, and has been selected as a national textbook ever since. A primary school teacher with 20 years' teaching experience said that "Pony Crossing the River" is now arranged in Chinese textbooks for the second grade of primary school, and there are very few articles selected for 50 years' teaching materials.

However, the selected articles in primary school textbooks are not signed by the author. Although Pony Crossing the River has educated generations of children and been widely quoted, the author Peng Wenxi has been gradually forgotten. During this period, Peng Wenxi still worked in the fields, isolated from the world and lived a very hard life. It was not until 1980 that he unexpectedly received the award notice of the second national children's literature and art creation award that he realized that his works had such great influence.

Little "horse" fans "chase" Peng Lao

After being rehabilitated, Peng Wenxi returned to a local middle school to teach and retired 20 years ago. Today, he and his wife live in an old house in Shibajiang Village, Feiyun Town, Ruian City.

1980, once again confirmed the identity of the author of Peng Wenxi's "Pony Crossing the River". From then on, sitting at home, he kept receiving payment bills for pony crossing the river, averaging more than a dozen a year, and some were sent by Japan and other countries. The pony crossing the river has been translated into 14 languages, which has great influence in the world. The foreign manuscript fee is generally 50 dollars, and the domestic manuscript fee is about 200 dollars to 300 yuan. These treasures from the sky have brought some nourishment to his life. A few months ago, Peng Lao received a letter from Hong Kong, and Hong Kong hoped to sign an authorization agreement with Peng Lao to incorporate Pony Crossing the River into local Chinese textbooks.

Because of The Pony Crossing the River, Peng Lao became a modest "star". It is reported that almost all primary schools in Feiyun, Ruian, when teaching "Pony Crossing the River", will especially point out: "This is written by our grandpa Peng Wenxi in Bajiang Village". Local teachers and students are proud of Peng Lao. A female college student in Lishui Songyang Normal University read Pony Crossing the River when she was a child. When she grew up, she finally knew that the author was Peng Wenxi. She found Peng Wenxi's address and sent a greeting card specially, expressing her hope to see Pony Crossing the River again.

It became an allusion. One day, several friends discussed and analyzed a social phenomenon together, and everyone expressed their opinions. There is a heated debate and different opinions. A friend teased me: "Why are you as soft as a pony when you cross the river?"? You can't think for yourself ... "

It is not uncommon to regard the story in the fable "Little Horse Crossing the River" as an allusion in life, but it can be seen from time to time, just as familiar as the idiom carving a boat for a sword and stealing a clock to wait for a rabbit. This is the success of fable creation, and it is also rare in literary creation. Indeed, the pony crossing the river contains profound philosophy! Its essence lies in the pony's feeling at the end: "The river is neither as shallow as the old cow said, nor as deep as the squirrel said."

As a cultural function, the influence of pony crossing the river permeates people's consciousness and becomes a cultural symbol. In the TV series "Qiao Family Courtyard", Qiao Zhiyong tried to draw up the invoice number, which attracted an opposition. He finally persuaded Sun Maocai with the story of "Little Horse Crossing the River". Although this is a joke like the comic dialogue Guan Gong vs Qin Qiong-a story that only appears in 1955, how can it go forward for almost a century? But it reflects a truth that "a pony crossing the river" has been regarded as a literary allusion.

"Pony Crossing the River" (09 edition) was compiled by the editorial board of Children's Animation Story Museum.

Press: Yunnan Education Press

Release date: September 2009-1

Page number: 12

Number of prints: 1

Paper: coated paper

Packing: paperback

Category: Books >> Children >> School Preparation and Kindergarten Textbooks

Pricing: ￥8.00 Content Introduction

Small story and great truth

When telling children the story of "pony crossing the river", parents should explain to their children why cows say the water is shallow and squirrels say the water is deep. Let children know that other people's experiences may not be suitable for them. Only by trying it themselves can they understand the truth. Parents should cultivate their children's practical ability in their later life.

Parent-child problem

Mother asked the baby:

1. Did Uncle Niu tell Pony how deep the water was?

2. Why don't squirrels let ponies cross the river?

3. Why did the pony dare to cross the river at last?

Book information Title: Pony Crossing the River: Dare to Try

Author: Little Dolphin Studio Wu

Press: Dalian University of Technology Press

Release time: 20 10 0 1 month

Format: 16

Pricing: 12.00 yuan

Content abstract: Crossing the River with Pony: A Chinese-English Comparison is a parent-child book with China allusions to help children cultivate their character. To cultivate children's character, we should not only rely on parents and teachers to instill in children the truth of being a man, but also pay attention to the effect of "moistening things quietly", as people often say, "morality is infected, not taught." By reading these short stories, children are encouraged to think from different angles, so that they can learn to be human unconsciously.

"Pony Crossing the River: Dare to Try: Chinese-English Comparison" is also an animated audio book to help children learn English and Chinese. A high-definition English-Chinese bilingual dubbing cartoon focusing on language learning was made with this set of books. Children can not only read stories under the guidance of their parents, but also be influenced by English and Chinese in vivid storylines by watching cartoons. Through this multi-channel bilingual audio-visual mode, children's language ability is improved unconsciously.