"董父养龙"出自《左传·昭公二十九年》，距今约两千四百年。古书里，这是晋国大臣魏献子问史官蔡墨"为什么抓不到活龙"的一段对话：舜的时候，董父特别喜欢龙，"能求其耆欲以饮食之"，弄清了龙爱吃什么、爱喝什么，龙都来投奔他，舜赐他姓董、号豢龙氏。龙到底吃什么，古书没有写；"龙喜欢在雨天吃云雾"是本集的想象，古人一直把龙和云雨放在一起讲，这个想法顺着老说法往前走了一步。问答的场面、后来刘累替夏王养龙的一段，本集没有讲。结尾按本季的习惯说明：世界上并没有龙，龙是古人想象出来的。
很久很久以前，一到下雨天，河里就会探出一个长长的脑袋，头上有角，身上有鳞。大家都躲回家关上门，只有董父不躲，他在岸边一看就是一整天。龙这么大，它到底吃什么呢？董父扔了一条大鱼，龙理都不理；放了一块猪肉，龙扭头就走。下大雨那天，董父看见龙仰着脖子，张大嘴，把白白的雾一缕一缕吸了进去——原来龙喜欢的是雾！可是，雾又不能捧在手里，怎么喂呢？董父点起一堆篝火，烟飘到龙头上，龙吸了一口……"阿——嚏——！"你猜，董父后来是怎么把龙养住的？
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！
董父養龍。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。
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"Dong Fu, the Dragon Keeper" (董父养龙, dǒng fù yǎng lóng) comes from Zuo Zhuan, a Chinese book from about 2,400 years ago. The old book says that in the days of Emperor Shun, a man named Dong Fu loved dragons. He found out what each dragon liked to eat and drink, so dragons came to live with him, and Shun gave him the family name Dong. What dragons eat is not in the book. In our telling, dragons love to eat mist on rainy days — an idea we added, since old Chinese stories always put dragons together with clouds and rain. We also say at the end that dragons are imaginary.
Long ago, on rainy days, a long head with horns would rise out of the river. Everyone ran home and shut the door — except Dong Fu. He sat by the river all day, wondering: what does a dragon eat? He threw in a big fish. The dragon ignored it. He put out a piece of meat. The dragon turned away. Then, in a big rain, he saw the dragon lift its head and breathe in the white mist... That's it! But how do you feed a dragon mist? Dong Fu lit a fire. The smoke drifted over, the dragon took one sniff — "Ah-CHOO!" What do you think Dong Fu tries next?
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!
