Stories children should learn

Teach students to be trustworthy　　

Tell students a story of "The Mouse and the Frog" by Hans Sachs, a German poet.　　

One day a mouse was sitting by the river and she was thinking about how to cross to the other side.　　

"Alas," she sighed, "it's so far, I'm sure I can't swim across."　　

At that moment, a frog happened to be in the shallow water not far away, and what the mouse said was heard by him. He swam to the shore and said, "I can ferry you safely across the river."　　

The mouse believed his words and readily agreed. At that moment the frog got a rope, tied one end to himself and the other to the mouse's tail, and then he jumped into the water; and when he dragged the mouse a little way in the river and suddenly dived down into the water, the mouse had to follow him deeper into the river. "Help!" At this point she couldn't help but shout, "Do you want to drown me? How can you do such untrustworthy things to me!"　　

But the frog replied, "As the saying goes: "Behind the sweet words lies treachery. Why don't you be careful?"　　

At that moment, a white crane flew in and saw the mouse struggling in the water. He swooped down, grabbed her, and took her back to his nest along with the frog. But he did not see the frog at all when he caught the mouse; he found him only when he returned to his nest, and said, "How did you get caught here too?"　　

"Alas," replied the frog, "I am the evil that comes to me. I wanted to make this mouse unlucky and drown her, but now even I am unlucky with myself." 　　

"Yes, this is what you deserve," said the white crane, and opened his big mouth and swallowed the faithless frog into his belly.　　

The trap set for others is the result of their fall.　　

Teach students not to betray their friends　　

Tell students a story of "betraying friends is the most shameful act" by German writer Han W. Kirchhoff.　　

A captured partridge pleaded with the hunter to spare his life and said, "Later I will draw in many small partridges and their companions, and you will surely catch a large flock of partridges if you open the net."　　

The hunter listened and said, "You are so insidious and poisonous to your countrymen, let alone treat others or me as an enemy? I'd rather kill you now, it's safer!" Said the hunter, the partridge's neck off.　　

Falsehoods, conspiracies, and trickery, will end up with a broken reputation.　　
Teach students not to go for glitz and glamour　　

Tell students a story about "The Master of the Bow" by the German playwright and literary theorist Lessing.　　

A man had a very good bow made of ebony, with which he could shoot far and accurately. He regarded it as his greatest treasure. But one day, when he looked at it carefully, he lamented, "Alas, you are just a little rough! A little more polish would have made it perfect. What a pity!"　　

"But there is a remedy," he suddenly came up with an idea, "I will go to the best carver and ask him to carve a beautiful design on this bow." And he did so.　　

The engraver carved a complete hunting picture on the bow; what could be more appropriate than a hunting picture?　　

The man was overjoyed: "You deserve this kind of decoration, my dear bow!" With that, he was eager to try it out. He pulled the bowstring tightly, pulled, pulled--snap, the bow broke.　　

Teach students not to be greedy　　

Tell students a story of "The Hamster and the Ants" by the German playwright and literary theorist Lessing. 　　

"Poor ants," said a hamster, "you have worked so hard for a whole summer to gather such a little grain: is it worth it? I should have shown you my grain reserves!"　　

"Listen," replied an ant, "it is because you have stored up so much more grain than you need that man has dug you out of the earth, emptied your granary, and made you give your life to atone for your greedy robbery: they are too reasonable to do so! "