Sima Guang (1019-1086) was a Chinese historian, scholar, and high chancellor of the Song Dynasty. He is best remembered for compiling his monumental "Comprehensive Mirror for Aid in Government" masterwork, a general chronicle of Chinese history from 403 BC to 959 (294 scrolls), considered one of the largest historical magnum opus in history and one of the finest single historical works in Chinese.
This story is a folktale that Sima Guang broke a great ceramic container where a boy was drowning. Frightened, all other boys ran away. Only Sima Guang remained calm and had the presence of mind to break the vat with a large rock. The water flushed out of the vat, and the boy was rescued.
Shortly afterwards Sima Guang''s heroic deed was drawn into pictures and widely told. Till today this story has been known to every household in China, inspiring countless children''s minds and courage.
The story is titled "Sima Guang Za Gang” in Chinese, which could simply be a play on his name for rhyming, or a twist of tongue.
Now your child can enjoy this timeless classic tale in Chinese. The book comes with Chinese characters and the Pinyin (phonetic transcriptions), a great way to teach children how to recognize Chinese characters and read them!
内容简介
有一天，故事中的小朋友们在一起玩儿捉迷藏，有一个小朋友爬到假山上，结果不小心摔了下来，正好摔到大水缸中。水缸又高又大，小孩儿很快就会被淹死。别的小朋友有的吓哭了，有的吓跑了。只有一个叫司马光的小朋友很勇敢，他急中生智，抱起地上一块大石头狠劲儿向水缸砸去，水缸破开了，水哗哗的流了出来，缸中的小孩儿得救了。司马光机智勇敢的举动，受到了大家夸奖。由于司马光从小勤奋好学，又喜欢读历史书籍，使得他博学多闻，二十岁时考中了进士。他在朝中做官期间，努力收集历史资料，经过几十年的努力，最后编成了《资治通鉴》，后来还当过宰相。他也成了我国宋代有名的史学家。小朋友们，你们应当从中受到启发和鼓舞，激励自己从小爱学习，培养机智勇敢的品德。
