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35 classic idiom stories+100 must recite literary common sense, and children are smarter.

make an overall judgement of sth. on the basis of one-sided viewpoint

Someone is holding an elephant in the street. When four blind people heard this, they all wanted to know what this strange beast looked like. But they can't see, so they have to touch it with their hands.

A blind man touched the elephant's tusks. He said, "I see. Elephants are like thick and long radishes." Another blind man touched the elephant's big ears. He said, "No, the elephant is like a big dustpan." The third blind man touched the elephant's leg. He said: "An elephant is not like a dustpan or a radish. It is like a long wooden stick, only thicker." The fourth blind man touched the elephant's tail. He said, "You are all wrong. An elephant is like a rope. " What exactly is an elephant like? The four blind men argued for a long time, but the result was still unclear.

Both "the blind touch the elephant" and "the blind touch the elephant" come from this story.

Some people look at things and see only a small part of them, so they think they see everything. It can be said that "the blind touch the elephant" or "the blind touch the elephant".