孔融让梨
Why Kong Rong Took the Small Pear
Level 5 · Folktales · 民间故事 · 38 vocabulary words
Source: 《世说新语》注引 · Commentary to Shishuo Xinyu
孔融家兄弟七个,分梨吃。
Seven brothers in Kong Rong's family shared pears.
孔融四岁,挑了一个最小的梨。
Four-year-old Kong Rong took the smallest.
父亲问他为什么不拿大的,他说:我小,应该吃小的,哥哥们比我大,吃大的。
Asked why not the big one, he said: I'm small, small pears for small boys; my brothers are older, they take the big.
又问:弟弟比你还小,梨应该比你的还小,你怎么不给弟弟?孔融说:弟弟小,我是哥哥,应该让他。
Asked further: your little brother is smaller, why not give him yours? He said: he's little, I'm his elder, I should yield to him.