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The Blind Men and an Elephant

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The Blind Men and an Elephant

盲 means “blind”. This intermediate Mandarin short story is about three blind men.

盲人máng rén摸mo象xiàng

三Sān个gě盲人máng rén想xiǎng知道zhī dào大象dà xiàng长cháng什shén么má样yàng子zǐ,就jìu摸mo一yī头tóu大象dà xiàng。

第dì一个yī ge盲人máng rén摸mo到dào象xiàng腿tuǐ,他tā说shuì大象dà xiàng像xiàng一yī根gēn大dà棍gǔn子zǐ;

第dì二èr个gě摸mo到dào象xiàng尾wěi巴Bā,他tā说shuì大象dà xiàng像xiàng一yī条tiáo绳子shéng zi;

第dì三Sān个gě摸mo到dào象牙xiàng yá,他tā说shuì大象dà xiàng像xiàng一个yī ge大dà萝luō卜Bǔ。

这个zhè ge成语chéng yǔ告gào诉sù我wǒ们men,看到kàn dào的de是shì事情shì qing的de一部分yī bù fen,不是bù shì全部quán bù。

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