Sima Guang is playing with a group of children in the yard. A child stood on a vat and fell into it and was flooded. All the other children have run away. Only when Sima Guang broke the jar with a stone, the water flowed out and the children were able to live.
Original text:
Sima guang
Anonymous [Song Dynasty]
A group of children were playing in court, one went to pick up the urn, and his foot fell into the water, so everyone abandoned it. If you break the urn with a stone, the water will burst and the child will live.
Extended data:
The famous historical story "Sima Guang smashed the jar" took place in Guangshan, Henan Province in the Song Dynasty. Tell the story of Sima Guang who broke the water tank with a big stone and rescued his companion who fell into the big water tank. This accidental event made Xiao Sima Guang famous, and people in Tokyo and Luoyang painted it and spread it widely.
The story tells people that no matter what happens, they should be calm and learn from Sima Guang's calm and brave spirit of saving people.