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夸父逐日
巨人夸父不想让天黑，拄着木杖去追太阳。他追到了太阳身边，却渴得喝了黄河、渭水还不够，倒在了去北方大泽的路上，手杖化成了一片绵延几千里的桃林。
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About this story
夸父逐日出自《山海经·海外北经》，原文只有三十几个字：夸父追赶太阳，一直追到太阳近旁，渴得想喝水，喝了黄河、渭水还不够，又往北去喝大泽的水，没走到就渴死在半路，扔下的手杖化成了一片“邓林”。《山海经·大荒北经》还说夸父住在成都载天山，耳朵上挂着两条黄蛇，手里握着两条黄蛇。古书没有交代他为什么要追太阳，这一版给了他一个理由——不让部落的孩子怕黑；清代毕沅认为邓林就是桃林，故事里也这样讲。
What it teaches
夸父敢和太阳赛跑，倒下时还把手杖留给后人，代表着不怕困难、勇于追求光明的精神。古书里也有“夸父不量力”的说法，可以和孩子聊聊：有梦想很好，也要量力而行、做好准备。
Suits
5–10 岁
Tips for telling it
- 追太阳的段落可以越讲越快，讲到“一步跨过一座山”时，让孩子跟着跺跺脚。
- 讲完可以问孩子：夸父为什么要追太阳？如果是你，出发前会做哪些准备？
- 可以和《后羿射日》放在一起讲：一个追太阳，一个射太阳，古人对太阳的想象特别丰富。
Questions people ask
- 夸父逐日出自哪本书？
- 出自《山海经·海外北经》，《山海经·大荒北经》和《列子·汤问》中也有记载，情节大致相同：夸父追日，口渴饮于河、渭，不够，北饮大泽，未至而死，手杖化为邓林。
- 夸父逐日告诉我们什么？
- 通常理解为歌颂追求光明、不屈不挠的精神。但《山海经·大荒北经》也说“夸父不量力”，所以“夸父逐日”有时也用来比喻不自量力。两种理解都可以和孩子一起讨论。
- 夸父的手杖变成了什么？
- 变成了一片叫“邓林”的树林，《列子·汤问》说它“弥广数千里”。清代学者毕沅认为邓林就是桃林，所以民间常说夸父的手杖化成了桃林。
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