A unkempt child learns to fish like an adult, sitting sideways on strawberry moss, hiding in the weeds. Hearing passers-by asking for directions, he quickly waved from a distance, fearing that the fish would not respond to passers-by.
Original text:
Children fishing
Tang Dynasty: Hu Lingneng
A child with unkempt hair and immature face is learning to fish by the river. He is sitting sideways in the grass, and his shadow is set off by weeds.
Hearing the voice of passers-by, the child waved, afraid to disturb the fish and dare not respond to passers-by.
This is a poem about children's life. In Tang poetry, there are few themes about children, so they are valuable. This poem about children's fishing has a special interest. The first two sentences of narration and description are written from appearances and are real words. The last two poems focus on expression. This poem has no gorgeous colors and deliberate carving, just like a beautiful hibiscus, which reveals a bit of innocence and infinite childlike interest in its plain and simple narrative.