Folk Tales for Elementary School Students

Folk tales suitable for elementary school students are Kuafu chasing the sun, Jingwei filling up the sea, Houyi shooting the sun, Chang'e running to the moon, Cowherd and Weaving Maiden, Fool's Gold removes the mountain, Dayu cures the water, the White Snake and the Hsuixian, Meng Jiangnu crying on the Great Wall, chiseling the wall to steal the light and so on.

1. The Quartet chases the sun.

According to legend, the ancient warrior Kwa-Fu, who was big and strong and believed that there was nothing in the world that could not be done, went to catch up with the sun with his walking stick, and he climbed over many mountains and crossed many rivers, and even when he was tired and exhausted, he did not catch up with the sun. Still undaunted, he persisted in his search until he was almost at the edge of the great lake, when he died of exhaustion.

Recommendation: The story of "Quafu Chasing the Sun" has a profound meaning, which profoundly illustrates that only those who attach importance to time and the sun can walk fast; the faster one walks, the more empty one feels in his belly, so that he can need and receive more water, and only when he gets more water can he race with time, so as not to be lagging behind time.

2. Jingwei reclaims the sea.

Jingwei is one of the Chinese folklore. Jingwei was originally the youngest daughter of Yan Emperor Shennong's, called the female child, one day the female child to the East China Sea to play, drowned in the water. After his death, his uneven spirit into a flower head, white beak shell, red claws of a bird, every day from the mountains to bring the stone and grass, into the East China Sea, and then issued a "Jingwei, Jingwei," the sad song, as if in the call for their own.

Rationale: The myth of Jingwei expresses the most essential and eternal thing of human beings: the fear of survival, and the eternal and unique spirituality of human beings expressed on top of that. Therefore, from Jingwei reclamation, students can learn that even in difficult things, they cannot lose their spirituality.

3. Houyi shoots the sun.

Hou Yi shoots the sun tells of a time when ten suns slept under the branches and took turns coming out to do their duty in the sky and shine on the earth. But one time, they all came out together and brought disaster to human beings. In order to save mankind, Hou Yi opened his bow and arrow and shot at the nine suns. The sky exploded with fireballs and three-legged crows fell down. In the end, there was only one sun left in the sky.

Reason for Recommendation: Houyi's shooting at the sun expresses the indomitable spirit of struggle of human beings in the ancient times, when the level of productivity was relatively low, who fought against the harsh natural environment and dared to conquer nature and create a better life. This is very inspiring to our contemporary elementary school students.

4. Chang'e runs to the moon.

Chang'e's journey to the moon tells the story of Chang'e, who knew that her husband, Da Yi, had begged for the medicine of immortality from the Queen Mother of the West, and then took the medicine to become immortal. One day, she took advantage of Da Yi's inattention to steal the immortality pill, and then flew to the Moon Palace. Chang'e alone stole the medicine of immortality and then ascended to the heavenly realm, but she could only be accompanied by the Jade Rabbit in the desolate Guanghan Palace, which was very lonely.

Reason: On the one hand, Chang'e's flight to the moon can inspire children's aerospace dreams and innovative spirit, and motivate elementary school students to bravely explore the unknown and discover the beauty; on the other hand, Chang'e's flight to the moon also tells us that we should not do anything that is treacherous, or we will be retributed.

5. The Cowherd and the Weaving Maiden.

The Weaving Maiden is the daughter of the Heavenly Emperor. Once upon a time, she labored on the loom year after year to weave the brocade heavenly clothes. The Heavenly Emperor took pity on her for living alone and gave her permission to marry the Cowherd on the west side of the Heavenly River. The Weaving Maiden deserted her weaving job after she got married. The emperor was furious and ordered her to return to the east side of the river, allowing them to meet only once a year. Legend has it that on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, when the Cowherd and the Weaving Maiden met on the east bank of the Milky Way, they used magpies as a bridge to walk over their heads, so that all the hairs on their heads were stepped on baldly.

Reason: The myth of the Cowherd and the Weaving Maiden tells us that happiness is something we have to strive for on our own, and that if we don't work hard enough, we won't be able to realize our ideals, nor will we be able to get love. It also inspires us to learn from the industrious and kind-hearted Cowherd, the dexterous Weaving Maiden and the grateful Old Ox.

6. Yugong Yishan.

There was an old man in the north mountain named Yugong. When he saw Taihang Mountain and Wangwu Mountain blocking his door, it was inconvenient for him to go out, so he wanted to move these two mountains. Yugong took his wife, children and grandchildren, carried a hoe, a stiletto, and a dustpan to the mountains to move the mountains. Heavenly Emperor knew very touched, he felt that Yugong their spirit is commendable, so he sent two sons to remove the two mountains, they came to the mountain to shake the mountain, squatting down, a person one, the mountain removed, from then on, Yugong's home in front of a plain, the road is very good to go.

Reason for Recommendation: Through the perseverance of Yugong and the timidity of Zhisuo, as well as the contrast between "foolishness" and "wisdom", it shows the confidence and perseverance of the ancient Chinese working people, and illustrates the truth that one must be persistent in order to overcome difficulties. It also inspires fifth graders to be persistent when things go wrong.

7. Yu the Great ruled the water.

Da Yu cures the water is another famous ancient flood legend. He is the descendant of the Yellow Emperor. During the period of the Three Emperors and Five Emperors, the Yellow River was flooded, Jiu Ji and Yu were appointed by the Emperors Yao and Shun, as Chong Bo and Xia Bo, in charge of water treatment. Yu led the people to fight with the flood of natural disaster, Jiu Ji Ji learns the lesson from the failure of water treatment, change blocking to dredging, and finally won the victory.

Reason: In the process of water treatment, Da Yu overcame many difficulties and finally succeeded in treating water by relying on the concepts of hard work, making the best use of the situation, scientific treatment of water, and putting people first. This story inspires later people to be persistent, undaunted by difficulties, bravely face setbacks and overcome difficulties.

8. The White Snake and Xu Xian.

White Snake and Xu Xian is an ancient Chinese love story about human and demon, one of the four great legends of Chinese folklore, which tells the tragedy of the love between White Snake, a snake demon, who took human form to repay her kindness, and Xu Xian, who saved her life five hundred years ago, but was thwarted by the monk Fa Hai.

Recommendation: After escaping from the Jinshan Temple, Xiao cultivated in the deep forest for a long time, and finally defeated Fahai and rescued the White Snake Demon, and since then, she lived happily with Xu Xian and their children, never to be separated again. This kind of touching traditional story can mold the character of small children who are bent on goodness.

9. Meng Jiangnu weeps at the Great Wall.

During the Qin Dynasty, Meng Jiangnu saved the life of a scholar, and they fell in love with each other and got married. Within three days of their marriage, the officials and soldiers simply took Fan Xiliang away to repair the Great Wall. Meng Jiangnu went to the Great Wall to look for him, and when she learned that he had passed away, Meng Jiangnu cried at the foot of the Great Wall for three days and three nights, which moved even heaven and earth. She cried for three days and three nights, and even heaven and earth were moved by her tears.

Recommendation: Meng Jiangnu cried at the Great Wall tells us that where there is a will, there is a way, as long as there is an idea, it can be done. The fact that Meng Jiangnu was able to cry over her husband's body shows the strength of character of this woman.

10. Chiseling the wall to steal light.

Kuang Heng was a diligent student, but he had no candles at home. Neighbors have lamps and candles, but next door candlelight can not penetrate, Kuang Heng cut a hole in the wall to introduce the neighboring light, so that the light shines on the book to read. There was a big family in his hometown who was illiterate but rich and had a large collection of books. Kuang Heng went to his house to work as a hired laborer without pay. In this way, Kuang Heng eventually became an educated man.

Reason: Nowadays, "Chiseling the wall to steal light" is used to describe people who are poor but study hard. We should learn the spirit of stealing light from the wall, and learn the perseverance and fortitude of Kuang Heng who is not afraid of studying hard.