HowaColtCrossedtheRiver(小马过河)
Oneday,acoltcarriedabagofwheattothemill.
Ashewasrunningwiththebagonhisback,hecametoasmallriver.Waterwentgurglingon.Thecoltcouldnotdecidewhetherhecouldcrossit.Lookingaround,hesawacowgrazingnearby.Heasked,"UncleCow,couldyoutellmeifIcancrosstheriver?"thecowtoldhimthathecouldandthattheriverwasnotverydeep,justtohisknees.
Thecoltwascrossingtheriverwhenasquirreljumpeddownatreeandstoppedhim.Thesquirrelshouted,"Colt,stop!You'llbedrowned!Oneofmyfriendswasdrownedyesterdayjustintheriver."Notknowingwhattodo,thecoltwenthometoconsulthismom.
Hetoldhismomhisexperienceontheway.Hismothersaid,"Mychild,don'talwayslistentoothers.You'dbettergoandtryyourself.Thenyou'llknowwhattodo."
Justattheriver,thesquirrelstoppedthecoltagain."Littlehorse,it'stoodangerous!""No,Iwanttohaveatrybymyself",answeredthecolt.Thenhecrossedtherivercarefully.Ontheothersideoftheriver,thecoltrealizedthattheriverwasneitherasshallowasthecowsaidnorasasdeepasthesquirreltoldhim.
Thefabletellsusatruth:realknowledgecomesfrompractices.