Children's stories that help them learn another language are perfect for getting young learners started on the right path to being lifelong learners. Try this one on for size! It's called "盲人摸象 (mángrén mō xiàng) Blind Men and an Elephant" and has a great lesson that teaches the reader that we can't draw conclusions from incomplete information. If you like Chinese stories to help teach your child, you can now get the children's ebook "Most Popular Chinese Tales with Animals" here: https://bit.ly/3BWPSiA Follow along with the story below: Cóngqián, yǒu sì gè mángrén hěn xiǎng zhīdào dàxiàng shì shénme yàngzi. 从前， 有 四 个 盲人 很 想 知道 大象 是 什么 样子。 In ancient times, there were four blind men. They were curious to know what an elephant looked like. Kěshì tāmen kàn bú jiàn, zhǐhǎo yòng shǒu qù mō dàxiàng. 可是 他们 看 不 见，只好 用 手 去 摸 大象。 Since they couldn't see anything, they had no way but to touch an elephant. Pàng mángrén mō dào le dàxiàng de yáchǐ. 胖 盲人 摸 到 了 大象 的 牙齿。 Tā jiù shuō: "Wǒ zhīdào le, dàxiàng jiù xiàng yí gè yòu dà yòu cū de luóbo." 他 就 说：“ 我 知道 了，大象 就 像 一个 又 大 又 粗 的 萝卜”。 The fat blind man touched the elephant's teeth, and said, "I see, an elephant is just like a big and thick radish." Gāo gèzi mángrén mō dào de shì dàxiàng de ěrduo. 高 个子 盲人 摸 到 的 是 大象 的 耳朵。 Tā shuō: "Bú duì, dàxiàng míng míng shì yì bǎ dà púshàn ma!" 他 说：“ 不 对， 大象 明 明 是 一把 大 蒲扇 嘛” ! The tall blind man touched one of the elephant's ears, and said, "You are wrong, an elephant is just like a palm-leaf fan." "Nǐmen jìng xiāshuō, dàxiàng zhǐshì gēn dà zhùzi." “你们 净 瞎说， 大象 只是 根 大 柱子”。 Ǎi gèzi mángrén hǎn qǐlái, yīnwèi tā mō dào le dàxiàng de tuǐ. 矮个子 盲人 喊 起来，因为 他 摸 到 了 大象 的 腿。 "What nonsense are you talking about? An elephant is just a big pillar!" The short blind man shouted because he just touched the leg of the elephant. Dì sì wèi niánlǎo de mángrén ne, tā mō dào le wěiba, 第 四 位 年老 的 盲人 呢，他 摸 到 了 尾巴， dūnang zhe: "Āi, dàxiàng nǎ yǒu nàme dà, tā zhǐ búguò shì yì gēn cǎoshéng." 嘟嚷 着：“唉，大象 哪 有 那么 大，它 只 不过 是 一 根 草绳”。 The fourth old blind man touched the tail and burbled, "Hey, how can an elephant be so big? It is just a straw rope!" The four men quarreled with each other endlessly and they all thought they were each right. In fact, none of them were right nor really knew what an elephant looked like. ________________________ Add us on the following platforms: WeChat: jenniferzhu6 Facebook Messenger: EChineselearning Live TikTok: jenn_zhu #ChineseForKids #ChildrensChinese #ChineseForChildren #ChineseStory #ChineseLesson #NativeChinese #MandarinChinese #HowToLearnChinese