Episode #18
吴刚伐桂 - 儿童神话故事
"吴刚伐桂"出自唐朝段成式的《酉阳杂俎·天咫》，距今一千一百多年，原文只有短短几句：月亮上的桂树高五百丈，树下有一个人一直在砍它，可是砍开的口子马上就合上了；这个人叫吴刚，因为学仙的时候犯了错，被罚来砍树。本集没有写"被罚"，改成了师父和吴刚的约定："你把这棵桂树砍倒，我就把仙术全都教给你。"吴刚学仙三心二意，是民间常见的讲法；他是山里最厉害的砍柴人、浇仙草时追蝴蝶、看丹炉时听山歌，是本集新编的；原文说口子"随合"，本集写成他一停下斧头，口子就长好。回响里的唐诗"桂子月中落，天香云外飘"，出自宋之问的《灵隐寺》，写的是中国杭州灵隐寺的桂花；"折桂"原本出自晋朝郤诜"桂林之一枝"的话，比喻考试考得最好，后来人们把它和月亮上的桂树连在一起，才有了"蟾宫折桂"。 山里砍柴的人那么多，谁也比不过吴刚：别人砍一棵树要砍一上午，他"咚！咚！咚！"三下，大树就"哗啦"一声倒了。"天底下，没有我砍不倒的树！"有一天，他看见白云上站着一位白胡子老爷爷，就跑进深山，拜他做师父学仙术。可是浇仙草，他追七彩蝴蝶去了；看丹炉，他听山歌去了。师父摇摇头，带他飞上月亮，递给他一把斧头："你把这棵桂树砍倒，我就把仙术全都教给你。"砍树？这可是吴刚最拿手的！他砍倒了吗？这棵桂花树，又有什么奇怪的地方？ 用温暖的声音和慢慢的节奏，陪 4-10 岁的小朋友听中国神话故事。适合睡前、旅途中和亲子时间收听，也欢迎所有正在学中文的大朋友一起来听哦！ 吴刚伐桂。兒童睡前故事、兒童故事、中國神話、親子中文、中文學習、海外華人。 --- "Wu Gang Chops the Moon Tree" (吴刚伐桂, wú gāng fá guì) comes from Youyang Zazu, a Chinese book written more than 1,100 years ago in the Tang dynasty. The old text is only a few lines long. On the moon there is a sweet-smelling osmanthus tree, more than a kilometer tall. A man named Wu Gang keeps chopping it, but every cut closes right up again. The old book says he made mistakes while learning magic, so he was sent there as a punishment. In our story it is not a punishment. It is a promise from his teacher: "Cut down this tree, and I will teach you all my magic." Wu Gang is the best woodcutter in the mountains. Other people need a whole morning to cut down a tree. Wu Gang needs three swings — CHOP! CHOP! CHOP! "There is no tree in the world I can't cut down!" One day he sees an old man standing on a cloud, and he asks to learn magic. But when he waters the magic plants, he runs after a rainbow butterfly. When he watches the fire, he runs off to hear a song. So his teacher flies him to the moon and hands him an axe: "Cut down this tree." Easy, right? Can Wu Gang do it? And what is so strange about this tree? A warm voice and a gentle pace, bringing classic Chinese myths and legends to little ones ages 4-10 — perfect for bedtime, travel, and family time. Chinese learners big and small are very welcome to tune in too!
