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女娲补天
共工怒撞不周山,撑天的柱子断了,天塌了个大窟窿。女娲炼五色石补天,神鳌献出四足撑起四方,芦灰止住了洪水。
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About this story
女娲补天最早见于西汉《淮南子·览冥训》:远古时天塌地裂、水火不息,女娲“炼五色石以补苍天,断鳌足以立四极”,又积芦灰止住洪水。共工怒触不周山、“天倾西北,地不满东南”的故事见于《淮南子·天文训》,唐代司马贞《补史记·三皇本纪》把共工与祝融之战、天柱折断和女娲补天连成了一个故事。这一版沿用这种连起来的讲法,并让神鳌主动献出四足、共工最后认错。
What it teaches
闯了祸要敢于认错,出了事要有人站出来担当。女娲补天讲的是守护与责任:天塌下来时,有人不逃,而是一块石头一块石头把它补好。
Suits
5–10 岁
Tips for telling it
- 共工撞山、天塌地裂的段落可以讲得声势大一些,到女娲炼石补天时再慢下来、柔下来。
- 数五色石时可以让孩子一起说出五种颜色,讲完带他们找一找天边的彩霞。
- 结尾“天倾西北、地不满东南”可以顺便告诉大一点的孩子:中国地势西高东低,所以大河多向东流。
Questions people ask
- 女娲补天出自哪本书?
- 最早见于西汉《淮南子·览冥训》:“女娲炼五色石以补苍天,断鳌足以立四极,杀黑龙以济冀州,积芦灰以止淫水。”
- 女娲补天用的是什么石头?
- 用的是五色石。古书说女娲“炼五色石以补苍天”,民间也常说天边的彩霞就是五色石发出的光。
- 天为什么会塌下来?
- 流传最广的说法是共工争帝失败,怒撞不周山,撑天的柱子断了。《淮南子·天文训》里和共工相争的是颛顼,司马贞《补史记·三皇本纪》里则是祝融。
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