愚公移山英文版

Mr.YuWantstoMovetheMountainThereweretwohighmountainsbetweenJizhouinthesouthandHeyanginthenorth.OnewascalledTaihangMountainandtheotherWangwuMountain.Bothofthemountainswereveryhigh.JusttothenorthofthemountainslivedanoldmancalledYuGongwhowasnearly90yearsold.Withthetwohighmountainsjustinfrontofhishouse,hisfamilyandhehadtowalkalongwayaroundthemountainswhenevertheyhadsomethingtodoontheothersideofthemountains.Oneday,YuGongcalledallhisfamilytogethertotalkabouthowtomovethetwomountainstootherplaces.Hiswifesaid,Anoldmanlikeyoucannotevenmoveasmallhill,nottomentionthetwohighmountains.Evenifyoucan,wherecanyouthrowsomuchearthandstone?theBohaiSeaisbigenoughtocontainalltheearthandstone,YuGongsaid.Soitwasdecided.Hischildrenstartedtodigthemountains,ledbytheoldmanYuGong.AmannamedZhiSousawthemworkingandtriedtostopthem,saying,Youaresosilly!You'resooldandweakthatyoucan'teventakeawaythegrassandtrees.Howcanyoumovethehighmountains?You'rewrong,YuGongsaidwithasigh.Look,mysonscancontinuemyworkaftermydeath.Whenmysonsdie,mygrandchildrenwillcontinue.Sogenerationsaftergenerations,there'snoend.Butthemountainscan'tgrowhigher.DoyoustillsayIcan’tmovethemaway?LatertheHeavenGod,uponlearningofYuGong’sstory,wasGREatlymoved.Hethenorderedanothergodtocomedownandtakethetwohighmountainsaway.Thestorytellsusthatsolongasoneisdeterminedandstickstoitlongenough,anythingcanbedone,nomatterhowdifficultitis.