盲人摸象》是一则源自古印度的佛教寓言，随佛经传入中国，《大般涅槃经》《长阿含经》等都有记载，距今已经有一千多年。
有一个地方来了一头大象。它高高大大，耳朵宽宽的，鼻子长长的，走起路来，地面都好像轻轻震动。附近几位看不见的人也听说了，很想知道大象到底是什么样子。有人把他们带到大象旁边。第一位摸到了腿，又粗又圆，他说："大象像一根大柱子！" 第二位摸到了耳朵，又宽又软，他说："不对，大象像一把大扇子！" 第三位摸到了鼻子，长长一卷，他说："你们都错了，大象像一根长绳子！" 第四位摸到了肚子，圆圆的一大片，他说："大象明明像一堵墙！" 几个人吵得越来越大声……到底谁说得对呢？
用温暖的声音和慢慢的节奏，陪 3-8 岁的小朋友听经典成语故事。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！
"The Blind Men and the Elephant" (盲人摸象, máng rén mō xiàng) is an ancient Buddhist parable from India that traveled into China with the sutras — recorded in the *Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra* (《大般涅槃经》), the *Dīrgha Āgama* (《长阿含经》), and others, well over 1,000 years old.
One day, a great creature arrived in a town. It was tall and huge, with wide ears, a long curling trunk, and footsteps that seemed to shake the ground. Some blind men nearby heard about it and were curious — what *was* an elephant, really? Someone led them up close. The first man touched a leg — thick and round — and said, "An elephant is like a great pillar!" The second touched an ear, wide and soft, and said, "No, no — an elephant is like a big fan!" The third touched the trunk, long and curling, and said, "You're both wrong — an elephant is like a long rope!" The fourth touched the belly, broad and round, and said, "You're all mistaken — an elephant is clearly like a wall!" Their voices grew louder and louder... so who, in the end, was right?
A warm voice and a gentle pace, bringing classic Chinese idiom stories to little ones ages 3-8 — perfect for bedtime, travel, and family time. Chinese learners big and small are very welcome to tune in too!
