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井底之蛙 –  jǐngdǐzhīwā

一、中文故事 / Chinese Story

很久以前hěn jiǔ yǐ qián， 有yǒu 一只yì zhī 青蛙qīng wā 住在zhù zài 一口yì kǒu 井里jǐng lǐ。

它tā 每天měi tiān 看着kàn zhe 井口jǐng kǒu 上面shàng miàn 小小的xiǎo xiǎo de 天空tiān kōng。

青蛙qīng wā 觉得jué de 天空tiān kōng 只有zhǐ yǒu 井口jǐng kǒu 那么大nà me dà。

一天yì tiān， 一只yì zhī 小鸟xiǎo niǎo 飞来fēi lái， 停在tíng zài 井边jǐng biān。

青蛙qīng wā 问wèn：“ 你nǐ 从cóng 哪里nǎ lǐ 来lái？”

小鸟xiǎo niǎo 说shuō：“ 我wǒ 从cóng 很远的hěn yuǎn de 地方dì fang 来lái， 飞了fēi le 很久hěn jiǔ。”

青蛙qīng wā 笑着xiào zhe 说shuō：“ 你nǐ 说错了shuō cuò le！ 天空tiān kōng 只有zhǐ yǒu 这么大zhè me dà， 怎么zěn me 会huì 飞fēi 那么久nà me jiǔ 呢ne？”

小鸟xiǎo niǎo 说shuō：“ 天空tiān kōng 很大hěn dà 很大hěn dà， 比bǐ 你nǐ 看到的kàn dào de 大得多dà de duō。”

青蛙qīng wā 不相信bù xiāng xìn， 它tā 说shuō：“ 我wǒ 每天měi tiān 都dōu 看见kàn jiàn 天空tiān kōng， 我wǒ 不会bú huì 错cuò。”

小鸟xiǎo niǎo 说shuō：“ 如果rú guǒ 你nǐ 跳出tiào chū 井口jǐng kǒu， 就jiù 会huì 看到kàn dào 真正的zhēn zhèng de 天空tiān kōng。”

青蛙qīng wā 听了tīng le 以后yǐ hòu， 低下dī xià 头tóu， 开始kāi shǐ 想xiǎng： 也许yě xǔ 外面的wài miàn de 世界shì jiè 真的zhēn de 很大hěn dà。

二、Moral / Bài học

English: Do not judge the whole world only by what you see. We should learn more and keep an open mind.

Vietnamese: Đừng đánh giá cả thế giới chỉ bằng những gì mình thấy. Chúng ta nên học hỏi nhiều hơn và giữ tư duy rộng mở.

Chinese: 不要bú yào 只zhǐ 用yòng 自己zì jǐ 看到的kàn dào de 东西dōng xi 判断pàn duàn 世界shì jiè， 我们wǒ men 应该yīng gāi 多duō 学习xué xí， 多duō 了解liǎo jiě。

三、Vocabulary Table / Bảng từ vựng

Chinese	Pinyin	English	Vietnamese	Example
井底之蛙	jǐng dǐ zhī wā	a frog at the bottom of a well; a person with a narrow view	ếch ngồi đáy giếng; người có tầm nhìn hạn hẹp	不要做井底之蛙。Do not be a frog at the bottom of a well.
青蛙	qīng wā	frog	con ếch	青蛙住在井里。The frog lives in the well.
井	jǐng	well	cái giếng	这口井很深。This well is very deep.
井口	jǐng kǒu	mouth of a well	miệng giếng	小鸟停在井口。The bird stopped at the mouth of the well.
天空	tiān kōng	sky	bầu trời	天空很大。The sky is very big.
小鸟	xiǎo niǎo	little bird	con chim nhỏ	小鸟从远方飞来。The little bird flew from far away.
飞	fēi	to fly	bay	小鸟飞得很高。The bird flies very high.
停	tíng	to stop	dừng lại, đậu lại	小鸟停在井边。The bird stopped beside the well.
井边	jǐng biān	beside the well	bên giếng	青蛙看着井边的小鸟。The frog looked at the bird beside the well.
哪里	nǎ lǐ	where	ở đâu	你从哪里来？Where do you come from?
地方	dì fang	place	nơi, địa phương	这是一个好地方。This is a good place.
很远	hěn yuǎn	very far	rất xa	小鸟从很远的地方来。The bird came from a very far place.
很久	hěn jiǔ	for a long time	rất lâu	它飞了很久。It flew for a long time.
说错了	shuō cuò le	said it wrong	nói sai rồi	你说错了。You said it wrong.
相信	xiāng xìn	to believe	tin tưởng	青蛙不相信小鸟的话。The frog did not believe the bird’s words.
如果	rú guǒ	if	nếu	如果你出去，就会看到更大的世界。If you go out, you will see a bigger world.
跳出	tiào chū	to jump out	nhảy ra	青蛙可以跳出井口。The frog can jump out of the well.
真正的	zhēn zhèng de	real; true	thật sự	它会看到真正的天空。It will see the real sky.
世界	shì jiè	world	thế giới	外面的世界很大。The outside world is very big.
判断	pàn duàn	to judge	phán đoán, đánh giá	不要太快判断别人。Do not judge others too quickly.
了解	liǎo jiě	to understand; to know about	hiểu, tìm hiểu	我们应该多了解世界。We should learn more about the world.

四、Reading Questions

1. 青蛙住在哪里？
   Where did the frog live?
2. 青蛙觉得天空有多大？
   How big did the frog think the sky was?
3. 小鸟从哪里来？
   Where did the bird come from?
4. 青蛙相信小鸟的话吗？
   Did the frog believe the bird’s words?
5. 小鸟叫青蛙做什么？
   What did the bird tell the frog to do?

五、Answer Key

1. 青蛙住在一口井里。 / The frog lived in a well.
2. 它觉得天空只有井口那么大。 / It thought the sky was only as big as the mouth of the well.
3. 小鸟从很远的地方来。 / The bird came from a very far place.
4. 不相信，它不相信小鸟的话。 / No, it did not believe the bird’s words.
5. 小鸟叫青蛙跳出井口，看看真正的天空。 / The bird told the frog to jump out of the well and see the real sky.