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[English]

Li Ming, when I got off work today,

I saw several children playing in the park.

Oh? What are they playing?

They are playing tug of war!

It’s that game where many people pull a rope together.

They were divided into two teams,

There were five people on one side and five people on the other side.

Sounds interesting. Which team won?

I watched it for a long time.

They all worked hard and their faces were red. (laughing)

They shouted together: "One, two, three, come on!

One, two, three, come on!"

That voice was particularly loud and powerful.

Yes,

When everyone works together, the power will become very powerful.

Did you think of anything when you saw them?

I think of my childhood.

We also liked to play games together at that time.

It’s not fun to play alone, but it’s fun when there are more people.

This reminds me of a story we all heard when we were kids.

A story about "pulling out" things,

It's also a story about everyone working together.

Ah!

I know!

Are you talking about the story "Pull the Carrot"?

Absolutely correct!

Today we will talk about those good night stories that

teach us about cooperation and unity.

I think

there are very important things to tell us in these simple stories.

Great! I love telling stories the most.

Let’s start with this very big carrot today!

OK.

Wang Yu, please tell everyone this story.

Your voice tells the best story.

No problem!

(clears throat) The story begins.

In a place far, far away,

there is an old grandfather. We call him "old man".

Old father-in-law. Well, he is a very old grandpa.

Right. My husband

planted a radish in his vegetable garden.

He watered the radish every day,

said to the radish: "Radish, radish, grow up quickly!"

He loved his radish very much.

Yes.

After listening to my husband’s words,

this radish really grew very, very fast.

Finally, it grew into... a super big radish!

Very big, very big!

How big is it?

The story says that it is bigger than a house! (laughing)

Wow, that's an amazing carrot.

My husband must be very happy.

Of course!

He was very happy when he saw such a big carrot.

He said: "Great!

I want to pull out this big radish and take it home!"

So, he walked to the side of the radish,

grabbed the leaves of the radish with both hands,

and started to pull it out hard.

Did he pull it out?

He shouted: "Ouch, ouch, pull out the carrot!"

He used a lot of strength,

However, the carrot was too big and could not move. Husband

My husband cannot do this alone.

One person is not strong enough.

Right. So, the old father-in-law shouted:

"Old lady, come and help!"

The old lady is here.

Yes, the old lady heard it and ran over immediately.

She pulled her husband's clothes,

He pulled the leaves of the radish. The two of them

pulled hard together.

They shouted: "Ouch, ouch, pull out the carrot!"

Was it successful this time? Two people together.

Still not working!

(laughing) The carrot still doesn't move. Not even two people.

It seems that this carrot is really, really big.

Yes.

There was no other way, so the old lady shouted:

"Little girl, come and help!"

Is the little girl their child?

Maybe, she is a very cute little girl.

The little girl heard it and ran over immediately.

She pulled the old woman's clothes,

The old woman pulled the old father-in-law,

The old father-in-law pulled the carrot. The three of them pulled hard together.

Three people, more power.

Right. They shouted together: "Ouch, ouch, pull out the carrot!"

But... the carrot still didn't move.

(laughing) I guessed it. Three people are still not enough.

That's right.

The little girl shouted: "Little yellow dog, come and help!"

Their little yellow dog heard it,

and ran over barking.

The puppy bit the little girl's clothes,

The little girl pulled the old woman,

The old woman pulled the old father-in-law, and the old father-in-law pulled the carrot.

Now there are four "ones",

a person, a person, a person, and a dog.

Yes! They work hard together!

"Ouch, ouch, pull out the carrot!"

Guess what?

Still not working?

Still not working!

(laughing) This carrot is so powerful.

Then, the little yellow dog shouted:

"Little cat, come and help!"

The cat is here too.

The little tabby cat meowed and ran over.

It bit the tail of the puppy,

The puppy bit the little girl's clothes... just like this,

one by one. Five "ones" pull hard together!

The old man, the old woman, the little girl, the little yellow dog, the little cat.

I'm curious, did you pull it out this time?

Still...a little bit close!

The carrot moved, but did not come out.

Wow, I'm starting to think this carrot is amazing.

(laughing) Right!

Finally, the little cat saw a little mouse running over.

The little cat shouted: "Little mouse, come and help!"

Little mouse?

A mouse is so small, what strength can it have?

This is the most interesting part of this story.

The little mouse heard it and ran over.

It bit the little cat's tail.

Now, the line is getting very long.

The old man, the old woman, the little girl,

the little yellow dog, the little cat, and the smallest little mouse.

Everyone is here.

Yes.

They are ready, take a deep breath together,

Then... everyone works hard together!

"One, two, three, pull out!"

What's the result?

There was a "bang"!

That very, very big carrot was finally pulled out!

Because they used too much force, everyone fell to the ground,

But they all smiled happily when they looked at the big carrot.

Great! I feel very warm every time I hear this story.

Yes. You see, even the smallest little mouse is so important.

Without its little strength,

the carrot may not be pulled out.

You are right.

This is the power of cooperation.

Cooperation is like a very long chain,

Everyone, even every small animal,

is a link in the chain.

No one can be missing.

Well, not a single link is missing.

This is a really good statement.

Everyone is important.

Yes. This story tells us,

Don't look down on small power.

Many small forces added together,

can accomplish a very big thing.

Just like we learn Chinese.

Learning a little bit every day is like the power of a little mouse.

You may not see anything today,

but if you add it up day by day,

you will eventually be able to "pull out" a big "Chinese carrot"!

(laughing) Wang Yu, your metaphor is so interesting!

Very well said.

However, sometimes, having more people is not necessarily a good thing.

Do you know another story about collaboration?

The result of that story is exactly the opposite of "Pull the Carrot".

Oh? What's the story?

This story is called "Three Monks".

Ah, I’ve heard this too!

One monk carries water to drink, two monks carry water to drink, and three

The three monks have no water to drink. Right?

Exactly right.

You have made the point of the story clear.

Let me tell this story

in more detail.

Okay, please speak.

Once upon a time, there was a very tall mountain,

There was a small temple on the mountain.

There are monks living in the temple.

That's right. At the beginning, there was only one young monk in the temple.

...

He has to go down the mountain to get water by himself every day.

The mountain road is far away,

but he goes there every day.

He carried water back in a bucket, drank it for himself, and used it to

also clean the temple.

He is very diligent.

When you live alone, you have to do everything yourself.

Right. So, he always has water to drink.

After a while, another monk came to the temple.

He is tall and a little thin.

Now there are two monks in the temple.

Yes.

Now comes the problem.

There is only one bucket, how can two people get water?

They thought of a way.

The two of them carried the bucket to the foot of the mountain.

It should be easier for two people to carry a bucket, right?

Yes.

They carry water together, which is not bad.

Have water to drink every day.

However, they began to think:

He went with me today,

Should we go together tomorrow?

If he doesn't go, I won't go either.

Hmm...there is starting to be a little problem.

Yes.

After some time, a third monk came to the temple.

He is fat and doesn't seem to like walking.

Now there are three monks! It's exciting now.

The excitement is great, but new problems have also arisen.

How to get water now?

It's not fair for one person to carry water while the other two people rest.

It is not fair for two people to carry water and leave one person to rest.

Three of us going together?

Three people cannot lift a bucket.

They started looking at each other.

The first little monk thought: Why don’t you two go?

The second high monk thought: Why don’t you move?

The third fat monk thought:

I just arrived, you should be the one to get water.

Everyone looks at others, waiting for others to do it first.

Absolutely correct. Everyone feels that it shouldn’t be done by oneself.

Everyone feels it's unfair.

As a result, no one went to get water today,

no one went to get water tomorrow,

and no one went to get water the day after tomorrow.

Then...they have no water to drink?

Yes.

They quickly drank up all the previous water in the temple.

Now, they are very thirsty,

but no one wants to get water.

Oops, these three people are so stupid.

Why can't they come up with a solution together?

This is the crux of the matter. They didn't cooperate.

Everyone only thinks about themselves,

Thinking about "fairness or unfairness",

The result is that everyone has no water to drink.

What happened next? Have they been without water?

Later in the story, one night, there was a fire in the temple!

Maybe the mouse knocked the candle over. The fire is getting bigger and bigger.

When the three monks saw the fire, they were all frightened!

Danger! They need water to put out the fire!

Yes!

At this time, they no longer thought about who should get the water.

The three of them immediately picked up the buckets,

and rushed down the mountain to get water.

One person picks it up, two people carry it,

use the fastest speed to get the water back and put out the fire.

They cooperated!

Yes, because they faced a common danger.

They understand that if they don't cooperate, the temple will be gone,

and they themselves will be in danger.

Finally, they worked together and put out the fire.

Great.

From that day on, they knew what to do, right?

Of course.

From that day on, the three of them worked together,

figured out a good way to take turns to get water,

and there was no shortage of water in the temple.

This story is really completely different from "Pull the Carrot".

"Pull the Carrot" means the more people the better, everyone helps together.

"Three Monks" But there were too many people, which caused problems.

Yes.

So cooperation is not just as simple as "more people".

What's more important is that everyone must have a common goal,

and think about "us" instead of just "me".

I understand.

When pulling out the radish, everyone's goal is very clear,

which is to "pull out the big radish".

So even the little mice came to help.

But in the story of the three monks,

their goals were unclear at the beginning.

Everyone only cares about whether they can do more than others.

"One monk carries water to drink,

Two monks carry water to drink,

Three monks have no water to drink."

This sentence is very famous in China.

It tells us,

In a team, if everyone does not cooperate and

is not united, then it will be useless no matter how many people there are.

Well, these two stories are really interesting to read together.

One tells us the benefits of cooperation,

The other tells us the disadvantages of non-cooperation.

Right.

However, sometimes

cooperation is difficult not just because everyone is lazy or selfish.

It may also be because... everyone looks at the problem from different angles.

Looking at the problem from a different perspective?

What does this mean?

This brings me to the third story.

This story is also very famous,

called "The Blind Man Touching the Elephant".

Blind man touching the elephant?

I know this!

It's about a few invisible people touching an elephant,

right?

Yes. Can you tell us about it?

OK! This story is very interesting.

Once upon a time, there were some blind men who had never seen an elephant.

They wanted to know what an elephant looked like.

They can't see it, so they can only touch it with their hands.

Right.

One day,

they heard that an elephant came to their village.

They were very happy and ran over immediately.

They said, "Can we touch the elephant?"

The owner of the elephant agreed.

Yes.

So, the first blind man stepped forward,

and he touched the elephant's leg.

He touched it and felt it was thick and round.

He shouted happily:

"I know!

I know what an elephant looks like!

An elephant is like a big pillar!"

(laughing) He only touched the legs.

The second blind man stepped forward,

He didn't touch the legs, he touched the elephant's tail.

His long and thin tail is moving.

He said: "No, no! An elephant is not like a pillar!

It is like a rope!"

What he said was not right, but he felt it was right.

At this time, the third blind man stepped forward,

and he touched the elephant's trunk.

The elephant’s trunk is long and can move.

He felt wet and soft.

He said: "You are all wrong!

The elephant is long and soft, like a big water pipe!"

The place that everyone touches is different.

Yes.

As for the fourth blind man, he was taller.

He touched the elephant's ear.

Elephants’ ears are large and thin.

He said:

"The elephant is not like what you said!

It is like a big fan!"

Pillars, ropes, water pipes, fans...

They all said it differently.

Each of them feels that they are right and others are wrong.

They started arguing loudly.

Everyone said:

"What I touched is the real elephant! You are wrong!"

They argued for a long time, but to no avail.

Because what each of them said,

is only a part of the elephant, not the complete elephant.

They are just parts of the elephant, not the complete elephant.

This story reminds me of one thing.

What's going on?

This is a bit like when I first started learning Chinese.

For example, if I learn a Chinese character,

I know the meaning of the character,

I think I understand it.

However, if you put this word in a sentence,

or in another situation,

its meaning may be different.

This is a very good example!

You mentioned a very important issue.

Many friends who study Chinese may feel this way.

Really?

I thought I was the only one who felt this way.

Sometimes I feel strange,

Why do I know every word,

But when they are put together, I don't understand what they mean.

I'm like the blind man who only touched the elephant's legs.

You are not alone.

This is a very common problem.

This just shows that learning a language cannot just look at "part",

just like you can't just touch the elephant's leg.

A word is like a part of an elephant,

A sentence, a conversation, a story,

is a more complete elephant.

So what should I do?

A good way is to listen more and watch more.

Just like what we are doing today, listen to a complete story.

You not only know the words "radish", "monk" and "elephant",

you also know how they are used in the story,

how they are connected with other words.

In this way, what you see is not

"pillars" or "ropes",

but slowly the whole "elephant".

Well, I understand.

So, we should listen to more podcasts like "Everyday Chinese"

(laughing)

Yes, this is a good way.

Talking back to "The Blind Man Touching the Elephant", this story also tells us that

communication is very important when cooperating.

Everyone may only see part of the story.

We need to put what everyone sees together,

to see the whole thing.

It's like a team working.

Some people are responsible for this, and some are responsible for that.

Everyone has to tell others what they did and

what they saw.

Only by sharing together can the work be done well.

Absolutely correct.

Therefore,

cooperation not only requires working together like in "Pull the Carrot",

it also needs to avoid ignoring each other like "The Three Monks",

also requires

communicating with each other and understanding each other, as "The Blind Man Touching the Elephant" tells us.

These three stories today are really interesting.

They are very simple, but the principles inside are very important.

Yes, this is the charm of good night stories.

They use the simplest language,

to teach us the most important things in life.

Okay,

Today we listened to three stories about cooperation and unity.

Let’s review some important words in today’s story.

Okay.

In the first story "Pull the Carrot",

the most important word is "pull", which means to pull.

Another word is "together", together.

Only by helping everyone can we pull out the big carrot.

Well, there is also "help", to help.

In the second story "Three Monks",

we learned about "monk", monk,

and "temple", temple.

The most important thing is the famous saying:

"One monk carries water to drink, two monks carry water to drink,

three monks have no water to drink."

This sentence tells us that non-cooperation will not work.

Right. The third story "Blind Man Touching the Elephant",

We learned about "blind person",

"to touch", and "elephant".

This story tells us that when looking at a problem, we must look at the whole thing,

not just look at part of it.

Yes. And also communicate more with others.

That’s all for today’s story.

How do you feel now after listening to these three stories?

I feel very warm in my heart.

These stories remind me of a lot of things,

about my friends, my family.

Cooperation and unity,

are really everywhere in our lives.

Yes. Okay, it's getting late.

I hope today’s story can accompany you all,

and let everyone have a good dream.

Well! So, friends who listen to our podcast,

Today we told three stories,

"Plucking Carrots", "Three Monks",

and "The Blind Man Touching the Elephant".

Which story is your favorite?

Or,

Do you have a

story about working with your friends that you can share with us?

You are welcome to tell us.

Okay. So that's where we end today.

Thanks everyone for listening.

Good night to everyone.

Good night. See you next time on "Good Night Story."

[Chinese]

李明，我今天下班的时候，

看到几个小孩子在公园里玩。

哦？他们在玩什么？

他们在玩拔河！

就是那个很多人一起拉一根绳子的游戏。

他们分成两队，

一边有五个人，另一边也有五个人。

听起来很有意思。哪一队赢了？

我看了很久。

他们都很努力，脸都红了。(笑)

他们一起喊：“一、二、三，加油！

一、二、三，加油！”

那个声音特别大，特别有力量。

是啊，

大家一起努力的时候，力量会变得非常大。

看到他们，你是不是想到了什么？

我想到了我小时候。

我们那时候也喜欢一起玩游戏。

一个人玩没意思，人多了才好玩。

这让我想起了一个我们小时候都听过的故事。

一个关于“拔”东西的故事，

也是关于大家一起努力的故事。

啊！

我知道了！

你说的是不是《拔萝卜》的故事？

完全正确！

今天我们就来聊一聊那些

教我们合作和团结的晚安故事吧。

我觉得这些简单的故事里，

有很重要的话想告诉我们。

太好了！我最喜欢讲故事了。

那我们今天就从这个非常大的萝卜开始吧！

好。

王雨，你来给大家讲讲这个故事吧。

你的声音讲故事最好听了。

没问题！

(清了清嗓子) 故事开始了。

在一个很远很远的地方，

有一个老爷爷。我们叫他“老公公”。

老公公。嗯，就是很老的爷爷。

对。老公公在自己的菜园里，

种了一个萝卜。

他每天都给萝卜浇水，

对萝卜说：“萝卜，萝卜，快快长大！”

他很爱他的萝卜。

是啊。

这个萝卜听了老公公的话，

真的长得非常非常快。

最后，它长成了一个……一个超级大的萝卜！

特别大，非常大！

有多大呢？

故事里说，它比房子还大！(笑)

哇，那真是一个神奇的萝卜。

老公公一定很高兴。

当然了！

他看到这么大的萝卜，开心极了。

他说：“太好了！

我要把这个大萝卜拔出来，带回家！”

于是，他走到萝卜旁边，

用两只手抓住萝卜的叶子，

开始用力拔。

他拔出来了吗？

他喊：“哎哟，哎哟，拔萝卜！”

他用了很大的力气，

可是，萝卜太大了，一动也不动。老公

老公公一个人不行。

一个人力量不够。

对。所以，老公公就大声喊：

“老婆婆，快来帮忙呀！”

老婆婆来了。

是的，老婆婆听到了，马上跑过来。

她拉着老公公的衣服，

老公公拉着萝卜的叶子。他们

两个人一起用力拔。

他们喊：“哎哟，哎哟，拔萝卜！”

这次成功了吗？两个人一起。

还是不行！

(笑) 萝卜还是不动。两个人也不行。

看来这个萝卜真的非常非常大。

是啊。

没办法，老婆婆就喊：

“小姑娘，快来帮忙呀！”

小姑娘是他们的孩子吗？

可能是吧，一个很可爱的小姑娘。

小姑娘听到了，也马上跑过来。

她拉着老婆婆的衣服，

老婆婆拉着老公公，

老公公拉着萝卜。他们三个人一起用力拔。

三个人，力量更大了。

对。他们一起喊：“哎哟，哎哟，拔萝卜！”

可是……萝卜还是不动。

(笑) 我猜到了。三个人还是不够。

没错。

小姑娘就喊：“小黄狗，快来帮忙呀！”

他们家的小黄狗听到了，

汪汪叫着跑过来。

小狗咬着小姑娘的衣服，

小姑娘拉着老婆婆，

老婆婆拉着老公公，老公公拉着萝卜。

现在有四“个”了，

一个人，一个人，一个人，还有一只狗。

对！他们一起用力！

“哎哟，哎哟，拔萝卜！”

你猜怎么着？

还是不行？

还是不行！

(笑)这个萝卜太厉害了。

然后，小黄狗就喊：

“小花猫，快来帮忙呀！”

猫也来了。

小花猫喵喵叫着跑过来。

它咬着小狗的尾巴，

小狗咬着小姑娘的衣服……就这样，

一个拉着一个。五“个”一起用力拔！

老公公，老婆婆，小姑娘，小黄狗，小花猫。

我很好奇，这次拔出来了吗？

还是……差一点点！

萝卜动了一下，但是没有出来。

哇，我开始觉得这个萝卜很了不起了。

(笑) 是吧！

最后，小花猫看见一只小老鼠跑过去。

小花猫就喊：“小老鼠，快来帮忙呀！”

小老鼠？

老鼠那么小，它能有什么力气？

这正是这个故事最有意思的地方。

小老鼠听到了，也跑了过来。

它咬住小花猫的尾巴。

现在，队伍变得很长了。

老公公、老婆婆、小姑娘、

小黄狗、小花猫，还有最小的小老鼠。

所有人都来了。

是的。

他们准备好了，一起深呼吸，

然后……大家一起用力！

“一、二、三，拔！”

结果呢？

“嘭”的一声！

那个非常非常大的萝卜，终于被拔出来了！

因为他们用力太大了，所有人都摔倒在地上，

但是他们看着那个大萝卜，都开心地笑了。

太棒了！这个故事我每次听都觉得很温暖。

是啊。你看，连最小的小老鼠都那么重要。

没有它的那一点点力气，

可能萝卜就拔不出来。

你说得对。

这就是合作的力量。

合作就像一根很长的链条，

每个人，甚至每个小动物，

都是链条上的一个环。

一个都不能少。

嗯，一个环都不能少。

这个说法真好。

每个人都很重要。

是的。这个故事告诉我们，

不要看不起小的力量。

很多小的力量加在一起，

就能做成一件非常大的事情。

就像我们学习中文一样。

每天学习一点点，就像小老鼠的力量。

可能今天看不出什么，

但是一天一天加在一起，

最后就能“拔”出一个很大的“中文萝卜”！

(笑) 王雨，你这个比喻太有意思了！

说得非常好。

不过，有的时候，人多了不一定就是好事。

你知道另一个关于合作的故事吗？

那个故事的结果正好和《拔萝卜》相反。

哦？是什么故事？

这个故事叫《三个和尚》。

啊，这个我也听过！

一个和尚挑水喝，两个和尚抬水喝，三个

三个和尚没水喝。对不对？

完全正确。

你已经把故事的重点说出来了。

我来把这个故事

讲得详细一点。

好的，请讲。

从前，有一座很高很高的山，

山上有一座小小的寺庙。

寺庙里住着和尚。

没错。一开始，

寺庙里只有一个年轻的小和尚。

他每天都要自己去山下拿水。

山路很远，

但是他每天都去。

他用水桶挑水回来，给自己喝，也用来

也用来打扫寺庙。

他很勤快。

一个人生活，什么都要自己做。

对。所以，他总是有水喝。

过了一段时间，寺庙里又来了一个和尚。

他个子高高的，有点瘦。

现在寺庙里有两个和尚了。

是的。

现在问题来了。

水桶只有一个，两个人怎么拿水呢？

他们想了一个办法。

他们两个人一起抬着水桶去山下。

两个人抬一个水桶，应该会轻松一点吧？

是啊。

他们一起抬水，也还不错。

每天都有水喝。

可是，他们心里开始想：

今天是他和我一起去的，

明天是不是也应该一起去？

如果他不去，我也不去。

嗯……开始有一点点小问题了。

是的。

又过了一段时间，寺庙里来了第三个和尚。

他胖胖的，看起来不太喜欢走路。

现在有三个和尚了！这下热闹了。

热闹是热闹了，但是新的问题也来了。

现在怎么拿水呢？

一个人去挑水，另外两个人休息，不公平。

两个人去抬水，留一个人休息，也不公平。

三个人一起去？

三个人没有办法抬一个水桶。

他们开始互相看着对方。

第一个小和尚想：你们两个为什么不去？

第二个高和尚想：你们为什么不动？

第三个胖和尚想：

我刚来，应该是你们去拿水。

大家都看着别人，等别人先去做。

完全正确。每个人都觉得不应该是自己去做。

每个人都觉得不公平。

结果，今天没有人去拿水，

明天没有人去拿水，

后天还是没有人去拿水。

那……他们没有水喝了？

是的。

他们很快就把寺庙里以前的水都喝完了。

现在，他们渴得不得了，

但是谁也不想去拿水。

哎呀，这三个人真傻。

他们为什么不能一起想个办法呢？

这就是问题的关键。他们没有合作。

每个人都只想着自己，

想着“公平不公平”，

结果就是大家都没水喝。

后来呢？他们一直没有水喝吗？

故事的后来，有一天晚上，寺庙里着火了！

可能是老鼠把蜡烛弄倒了。火越来越大。

三个和尚看到火，都吓坏了！

危险！他们需要水来灭火！

是的！

这个时候，他们再也不想谁应该去拿水了。

他们三个人马上拿起水桶，

一起冲下山去拿水。

一个人挑，两个人抬，

用最快的速度把水拿回来灭火。

他们合作了！

是的，因为他们面对了共同的危险。

他们明白了，如果不合作，寺庙就没有了，

他们自己也危险了。

最后，他们一起努力，把火灭了。

太好了。

那从那天以后，他们知道怎么做了吧？

当然。

从那天以后，他们三个人一起合作，

想出了很好的办法轮流去拿水，

寺庙里再也不缺水了。

这个故事和《拔萝卜》真的完全不一样。

《拔萝卜》是人越多越好，大家一起帮忙。

《三个和尚》却是人多了，反而出了问题。

是的。

所以合作不仅仅是“人多”这么简单。

更重要的是，大家要有一个共同的目标，

心里要想着“我们”，而不是只想着“我”。

我明白了。

在拔萝卜的时候，大家的目标很清楚，

就是“把大萝卜拔出来”。

所以连小老鼠都来帮忙。

但是在三个和尚的故事里，

一开始他们的目标不清楚，

每个人都只关心自己会不会比别人做得多。

“一个和尚挑水喝，

两个和尚抬水喝，

三个和尚没水喝”，

这句话在中国非常有名。

它告诉我们，

在一个团队里，如果大家不合作，

不团结，那么人再多也没有用。

嗯，这两个故事放在一起看，真的很有意思。

一个告诉我们合作的好处，

一个告诉我们不合作的坏处。

对。

不过，有时候，

合作困难不仅仅是因为大家懒，或者自私。

也可能是因为……大家看问题的角度不一样。

看问题的角度不一样？

这是什么意思？

这让我想到了第三个故事。

这个故事也很有名，

叫《盲人摸象》。

盲人摸象？

这个我知道！

是说几个看不见的人去摸一头大象，

对吗？

是的。你给大家讲讲？

好啊！这个故事很有趣。

从前，有几个盲人，他们从来没有见过大象。

他们很想知道，大象到底是什么样子的。

他们看不见，所以只能用手去摸。

对。

有一天，

他们听说有一头大象来到了他们的村子。

他们非常高兴，马上跑了过去。

他们说：“我们可以摸一下大象吗？”

大象的主人同意了。

是的。

于是，第一个盲人走上前，

他摸到了大象的腿。

他摸了摸，感觉又粗又圆。

他就高兴地大喊：

“我知道了！

我知道大象是什么样子的了！

大象就像一根大柱子！”

(笑) 他只摸到了腿。

第二个盲人走上前，

他没有摸到腿，他摸到了大象的尾巴。

他又细又长的尾巴在动。

他就说：“不对不对！大象才不像柱子！

它像一根绳子！”

他说的也不对，但他觉得是对的。

这时候，第三个盲人走上前，

他摸到了大象的鼻子。

大象的鼻子长长的，还会动。

他觉得又湿又软。

他说：“你们都错了！

大象又长又软，像一条大水管！”

每个人摸到的地方都不一样。

是啊。

第四个盲人呢，他个子比较高，

他摸到了大象的耳朵。

大象的耳朵又大又薄。

他就说：

“大象根本不像你们说的那样！

它像一把大扇子！”

柱子，绳子，水管，扇子……

他们说得都不一样。

他们每个人都觉得自己是对的，别人是错的。

他们开始大声地吵架。

每个人都说：

“我摸到的才是真的大象！你错了！”

他们吵了很久，也没有结果。

因为他们每个人说的，

都只是大象的一部分，不是完整的大象。

都只是大象的一部分，不是完整的大象。

这个故事让我想到一件事。

什么事？

这有点像我刚开始学习中文的时候。

比如我学习一个汉字，

我知道了这个字的意思，

我就以为我懂了。

但是，把这个字放在一个句子里，

或者在另一个情况下，

它的意思可能就不一样了。

这是一个非常好的例子！

你说到了一个很重要的问题。

很多学习中文的朋友可能都有这样的感觉。

是吗？

我以为只有我这样觉得。

有时候我觉得很奇怪，

为什么每个字我都认识，

但是它们在一起，我就不明白是什么意思了。

我就像那个只摸到大象腿的盲人。

你不是一个人。

这是一个非常普遍的问题。

这正说明，学习语言不能只看“一部分”，

就像不能只摸大象的腿。

一个词语就像大象的一部分，

一个句子，一段对话，一个故事，

才是更完整的大象。

那我应该怎么办呢？

一个很好的办法，就是多听，多看。

就像我们今天这样，听一个完整的故事。

你不仅认识了“萝卜”、“和尚”、“大象”这些词，

你还知道了它们在故事里是怎么用的，

它们和其他的词是怎么连接的。

这样，你看到的就不是

“柱子”或者“绳子”，

而是慢慢看到了整头“大象”。

嗯，我明白了。

所以，我们要多听像《每天中文》这样的播客

(笑)

是的，这是一个好办法。

说回《盲人摸象》，这个故事也告诉我们，

在合作的时候，沟通很重要。

每个人都可能只看到了事情的一部分。

我们需要把大家看到的都合在一起，

才能看到事情的全部。

就像一个团队在工作。

有的人负责这个，有的人负责那个。

每个人都要告诉别人自己做了什么，

看到了什么。

大家一起分享，才能把工作做好。

完全正确。

所以，

合作不仅需要像《拔萝卜》里那样一起努力，

也需要避免《三个和尚》那样互相不理睬，

还需要像《盲人摸象》告诉我们的那样，

互相沟通，理解对方。

今天这三个故事真的太有意思了。

它们都很简单，但是里面的道理却很重要。

是啊，这就是晚安故事的魅力。

它们用最简单的语言，

教给我们生活中最重要的东西。

好了，

今天我们一起听了三个关于合作和团结的故事。

我们来回顾一下今天故事里的一些重要的词。

好的。

第一个故事《拔萝卜》，

最重要的词是“拔”，就是 to pull。

还有一个词是“一起”，together。

大家一起帮忙，才能拔出大萝卜。

嗯，还有“帮忙”，to help。

第二个故事《三个和尚》，

我们学到了“和尚”，monk，

还有“寺庙”，temple。

最重要的，是那句有名的话：

“一个和尚挑水喝，两个和尚抬水喝，

三个和尚没水喝”。

这句话告诉我们，不合作是不行的。

对。第三个故事《盲人摸象》，

我们学到了“盲人”，blind person，

“摸”，to touch，还有“大象”，elephant。

这个故事告诉我们，看问题要看全部，

不能只看一部分。

是啊。而且还要多和别人沟通。

今天的故事都说完了。

听了这三个故事，你现在感觉怎么样？

我觉得心里很温暖。

这些故事让我想起了很多事情，

关于我的朋友，我的家人。

合作和团结，

真的在我们的生活中无处不在。

是啊。好了，时间不早了。

希望今天的故事能陪着大家，

让大家有一个好梦。

嗯！那么，听我们播客的朋友们，

今天我们讲了三个故事，

《拔萝卜》，《三个和尚》，

还有《盲人摸象》。

你最喜欢哪一个故事呢？

或者，

你有没有一个

关于你和朋友一起合作的故事可以分享给我们？

欢迎你告诉我们。

好的。那我们今天就到这里。

感谢大家的收听。

祝大家晚安。

晚安。下期“晚安故事”再见。