Mr. Ding, the oldest person on Master Cheng's left, who had just scared a little girl out of tears, suddenly wanted to test her, so he asked:
"Little guy, do you know what the next sentence of 'Learning without thinking is useless' is?"
Si Niang hummed and replied, "Thinking without learning is dangerous."
The three of them were delighted that a promising prospect had finally arrived.
Another teacher came to join in the fun and asked her, "Maybe you can recite a poem from the Book of Songs?"
Si Niang thought for a moment and said, "Sir, let me recite you a song called "Papaya", which is my favorite song."
"If you throw me a papaya, I will give you a jade pendant in return. It is not a reward, but a token of our everlasting friendship."
"If you throw me a peach, I will repay you with a jade. It is not a repayment, but a token of our everlasting friendship..."
The child's voice is as clear as a lark, and the melodious tune makes people feel happy.
The master narrowed his eyes for a moment and then asked, "Do you understand the meaning of this?"
Si Niang nodded, "My friend gave me papaya, peach and other fruits, and I gave him beautiful jade and stones in return. It's not because he gave me something that I have to give back, but because I cherish the friendship between me and my friend."
"The friendship here can be friendship, or it can be the friendship between a man and a woman who love each other."
"From this poem, we can also see that giving back is much greater than receiving, which indirectly expresses that cherishing and understanding the friendship of others is the noblest sentiment."
After answering, Si Niang bowed again and said, "Please teach me, Master."
Looking up, the three teachers looked at each other in surprise, as if they had heard such an analysis mode for the first time, and were full of surprise.
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