I want to learn the spirit of hard struggle from this river. Pond and River Today we learned a fable poem from Pond and River. There are two characters in this article, one is a pond and the other is a river. Chi has always felt that her life is carefree, just like a lady lying on a goose down cushion. But it didn't expect that in the future, it would be covered with moss, covered with reeds and finally completely dried up.