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后羿射日
十个太阳一起跑上天,河干了,庄稼焦了。神射手后羿登上山顶,先劝后射,一连射下九个,只留下最小的那一个照亮人间。
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About this story
后羿射日是中国最有名的上古神话之一。《淮南子·本经训》记载,尧的时候“十日并出”,庄稼草木都被烤焦,尧便派羿“上射十日”;东汉王逸注《楚辞·天问》时说羿射中九日,留下了一个。这一版把十个太阳写成一群调皮的兄弟,让后羿先劝后射,并让最小的太阳认错留下。
What it teaches
再大的本事也要用来保护别人;后羿先讲道理、劝不听才出手,是英雄的分寸。小太阳的故事也告诉孩子:守规矩不是束缚,而是对大家负责。
Suits
4–10 岁
Tips for telling it
- 射箭的段落可以越讲越快,数“第二个、第三个”时让孩子跟着一起数。
- 讲完可以问孩子:太阳兄弟哪里做错了?为什么最后要留下一个太阳?
- 可以接着讲《嫦娥奔月》,后羿在民间故事里正是嫦娥的丈夫。
Questions people ask
- 后羿射日出自哪本书?
- 主要见于《淮南子·本经训》:尧时十日并出,焦禾稼,杀草木,尧派羿上射十日。《山海经》和《楚辞·天问》中也有羿与太阳的相关记载。
- 后羿射下了几个太阳?
- 射下了九个,留下了一个。东汉王逸注《楚辞·天问》说羿“中其九日”,日中的九只乌鸦坠落,所以天上只留下了一个太阳。
- 后羿和嫦娥是什么关系?
- 在流传的神话里,嫦娥是后羿的妻子。《淮南子·览冥训》说羿从西王母那里求得不死药,姮娥(嫦娥)服药奔月。
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