Chapter 397 (1/2)

The man continued to tell the unfinished story to his daughter. He told the classic story of ”the blind man touching the elephant” in history, which is very suitable for children.

”... the king readily agreed, and ordered his ministers to say, go and get an elephant and let the blind men touch it, so as to end their wish. The minister obeyed, and soon he came back with the elephant. The elephant came and the elephant came. Come and touch it! The blind men happily walked towards the elephant.”

”The elephant is really too big. Some of them touched the elephant's nose, some touched the elephant's ears, some touched the elephant's teeth, some touched the elephant's body, some touched the elephant's legs, and some grabbed the elephant's tail. They all thought they touched the elephant and fumbled and thought carefully.”

”After a while, they all felt almost. The king asked again, do you understand what an elephant looks like now? The blind men answered in unison, and the king said, 'tell me all about it'.”

Tang Tang listened carefully. She had never heard her mother say this story before. Because it was novel, she listened attentively with long ears.

”The person who touched the elephant's nose said that the elephant was thick and long, just like a pipe. The person who touched the elephant's ear said, no, no, the elephant was wide, big and flat, like a fan. Where was the person who touched the ivory?” Mo Tianxing asked the little guy and tested her.

Tang Tang answered, ”like a big radish!”

”Hehe” Mo Tianxing smiled and nodded. ”Yes, the ivory is like a big radish. What should people who touch the elephant say?” he continued.

Tang Tang thought for a moment and said, ”people who touch the elephant should feel that the elephant's body is thick and big, like a wall.”

Mo Tianxing nodded. ”My baby is so smart!” praised her. ”There are people who touch elephant legs to express their opinions. What should he say?” the man continued to test her baby daughter.

This is not difficult for the little guy, ”the elephant's legs are like pillars, thick!”

”Tail?” Mo Tianxing raised his eyebrows.

”The elephant's tail is thin and long, like a rope.” Tang Tang answered all of them without thinking.

Mo Tianxing nodded and continued: ”the blind people don't agree with anyone. They all think they must be right, so they quarrel endlessly. Tang Tang Tang, this story tells us that when we know things, we must investigate them from multiple angles, not one-sided or partial.”

”What does it mean to generalize?” the little guy didn't understand.

”Er, the idiom” generalize ”means to look at things one-sided and think you have understood them all when you know only part of them. The consequences of doing so will make a joke like the blind man touching the elephant in the story just now.”

”Oh, I see, daddy, I won't be as stupid as those blind people in the future.” the little guy patted his small chest and promised her daddy and Mommy.

Those blind men are so stupid that she doesn't want to be like them.

Mo Tianxing picked up his mobile phone and looked at the time. At 9:40, seeing that the time was still early, he decided to tell his baby daughter another one, ”Tang Tang Tang, do you want to listen to daddy's story?”

Tang Tang opened his bleary eyes and pursed his small mouth, ”yes, daddy, speak quickly.”