It means: the child supported the boat and secretly picked white lotus from the pond. But he didn't know how to hide his tracks, and a trace of a boat was left on the duckweed on the water.
The source is On the Pond —— Tang Dynasty: Bai Juyi
Little baby propped up a small boat and stole the white lotus back.
I can't hide the trace, and duckweeds bloom together.
Extended information
1. Creation background of "On the Pool"
According to the Collation of Bai Juyi's Poems, this poem was written in 835 AD (the ninth year of Daiwa), and was then the capital of Luoyang, a division of Prince Shaofu. One day when I was swimming by the pool, I wrote this poem when I saw my little baby punting.
2. Appreciation of On the Pool
In the summer when the lotus is in full bloom, innocent and lively children, with a boat, secretly go to the pool to pick Bai Lianhua to play. I picked the lotus in high spirits, and I have long forgotten that I went quietly without telling the adults. I didn't know or didn't expect to hide my tracks. I swaggered back with a boat, and the boat gently swayed the duckweed on the water, leaving a clear and obvious waterway trace.
With his unique popular style, the poet described the little doll in the poem as very cute and amiable. The whole poem is like vernacular, but it is full of charm, which makes people laugh and laugh after reading it. In his poem, the poet narrated a little thing in a little doll's life, accurately captured the little doll's instant mood and sketched a picture of picking lotus flowers.
3. Introduction by the author of On the Pool
Bai Juyi (772-846), born in Xinzheng, Henan Province, was born in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, and moved to Xiaao when his great-grandfather. He was a great realistic poet in the Tang Dynasty and one of the three great poets in the Tang Dynasty. Bai Juyi and Yuan Zhen * * * advocated the new Yuefu movement, which was called "Yuan Bai" in the world and "Liu Bai" with Liu Yuxi.