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阿拉克涅织布
吕底亚姑娘阿拉克涅织布织得连仙女都来看，她却夸口说自己比智慧女神雅典娜还强。一位老婆婆来劝她，丢下拐杖，竟是雅典娜本人。一场织布比赛，就此开始。
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阿拉克涅
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About this story
阿拉克涅的故事出自古罗马诗人奥维德的《变形记》第六卷。吕底亚姑娘阿拉克涅织布的手艺无人能比，却不肯承认是雅典娜（罗马人称密涅瓦）所教，还向女神发起挑战，最后被变成了蜘蛛。原诗里两人织的画面、老婆婆的劝告和撒草药汁变蜘蛛都在，但结局更阴暗；这一版把冲突留在织布比赛上，结尾写得温和一些。
What it teaches
本领再大也要谦虚，懂得尊重别人、听得进劝告。也可以和大一点的孩子聊聊：阿拉克涅织得一点不比女神差，雅典娜撕掉她的布公平吗？这个问题，读者们已经讨论了很多年。
Suits
6–12 岁
Tips for telling it
- 老婆婆现身那句“她已经来了！”是全篇的转折，可以突然提高声音。
- 讲完可以找一张蜘蛛网给孩子看，问问：阿拉克涅现在还在织什么？
- 大一点的孩子可以讨论：骄傲和自信有什么不一样？
Questions people ask
- 阿拉克涅为什么变成了蜘蛛？
- 因为她夸口说自己的织布手艺胜过智慧女神雅典娜，不听劝告，还在比赛中织了讥讽众神的画。雅典娜撕碎了她的布，又把她变成蜘蛛，让她和后代永远织下去。
- 阿拉克涅的故事告诉我们什么？
- 最常见的寓意是：不要骄傲自大，不要轻视比自己强的人和别人的劝告。也有人从另一面读它：阿拉克涅的作品无可挑剔，这个故事也在讲才华与权力之间的冲突。
- 阿拉克涅和“蜘蛛”这个词有什么关系？
- 在古希腊语里，arachne 就是“蜘蛛”的意思。今天生物学上的“蛛形纲”（Arachnida）、英语里的 arachnid（蛛形动物）都来自这个词。
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