中国成语故事：鷃雀笑鹏
<p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="legend">legend</span> <span word="goes">goes</span>, <span word="during">during</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="times">times</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expansive">expansive</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="county">county</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bird">bird</span> <span word="called">called</span> "<span word="rocs">rocs</span>".</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="roc">roc</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="huge">huge</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="mountain">mountain</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="wings">wings</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stretch">stretch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cloud">cloud</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sky">sky</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="wings">wings</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="soar">soar</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="height">height</span> <span word="of">of</span> 90000 <span word="li">li</span> (1/2 <span word="kilometre">kilometre</span>) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sky">sky</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="south">south</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="bird">bird</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quail">quail</span>1 <span word="bounced">bounced</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>, <span word="free">free</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="happy">happy</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="roc">roc</span> <span word="soaring">soaring</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sky">sky</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="laughing">laughing</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Hey">Hey</span>, <span word="see">see</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="cocky">cocky</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span>! <span word="Look">Look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="jump">jump</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="over">over</span> 10 <span word="Chi">Chi</span>. <span word="How">How</span> <span word="delightful">delightful</span>2! <span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="weeds">weeds</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thickets">thickets</span>3 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fly">fly</span> <span word="freely">freely</span>. <span word="Don">Don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="fly">fly</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="too">too</span>? <span word="But">But</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="fly">fly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="anyway">anyway</span>?"</p><p>传说，古时候中国北方的原野上有一种鸟，它的名字叫“鹏”。</p><p>鹏长得很大，背脊像一座大山，翅膀像一片云，能把天空遮住。它张开翅膀能冲破风暴，在九万里高的天空中飞翔，一直飞向南方的大海。</p><p>有一只鷃雀的小鸟，在地上蹦蹦跳跳，自由自在，非常快活。它望着天空中展翅飞翔的大鹏，忍不住发笑，说：</p><p>“咳，看你神气活现的!我呀，一蹦一跳，就有十几尺，多么痛快啊!我每天在这些杂草和树丛里，来来去去，自由飞翔，不也飞得挺好吗?可是，你又能飞到哪里去呢?”</p>
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