When the winter jasmine was in full bloom, I arranged some nursery rhymes about it and listened to what her trumpet was saying.
Winter jasmine, with long branches,
Full of flowers. Yellow and yellow,
Like a bow,
Don't put it in her braid.
Little winter jasmine blooming by the roadside,
Yingchun, did you hear that?
Bees buzz,
Buzz, buzz,
Weng buzzes.
Winter jasmine, yellow flower;
Speak in succession;
It is a trumpeter in the park;
Blow the horn in spring;
Tick tock, tick tock;
Blow what? Spring is coming!
There are several versions of the legend about the winter jasmine. I chose the following two and modified them. Personally, I prefer to tell my children the first story, because it shows the prototype of winter jasmine more directly. The first story is more suitable for babies, and the picture of the story is dreamy and beautiful, which can well convey the characteristics of winter jasmine. The second story is best told in the background of Dayu's water control, and then the children will be more easily integrated into the story, putting a touch of tenderness on Dayu's water control and realizing another meaning of welcoming the spring!
Legend has it that a long time ago, in late winter and early spring, the flower god called flowers together to discuss who would like to go to the world to warn people of the coming of spring when the snow and ice are still melting, the north wind is still blowing and everything is cold and dreaming. Roses, peonies, peonies, lotus flowers ... were all silent. In the silence, only a little girl stood up and said, "Let me go, will you?" She is shy and confident in a goose yellow skirt. The flower god was deeply moved and looked at the delicate and brave little girl in surprise. She is so naive and confident, like a child who has never met a stranger. She is shy. Flower God smiled and nodded: "Go, only you belong to spring!" " ".She gave herself a beautiful name-Yingchun.
Yingchun only dressed up a little, inserted a golden flower with a faint fragrance in her braids, bid farewell to many sisters and came to the world alone. At this time, the earth is still a little cold, even the grass just nodded quietly, and the willow has not danced with her green ribbon. Miss Chun is still on her way from afar, but in the child's dream, it is already a scene of grass growing, butterflies flying and bees busy.
? Yingchun came dressed in bright yellow, spreading the hope and good wishes of spring to the world as she walked. She came, everything became warm and moist, the soil became soft, the grass quietly turned green, the river sang Haruka, and everything began to wake up slowly. ...
? A long time ago, there was a flood on the ground, crops were flooded, houses collapsed and people had to gather at the top of the mountain. All day long, the world is chaotic, and even the spring and autumn seasons can't be distinguished.
At that time, the emperor called Shun, and Shun asked his minister Gun to lead people to control water. After several years of treatment, the water is getting bigger and bigger. Gun died, and his son Yu provoked the heavy burden of water control. While leading people to find waterways, I met a girl in Tushan. She boiled water for them and helped them point out the water source. Dayu was very grateful to the girl, and the girl liked Yu very much, so they got married. Yu was so busy managing the water that they broke up after a few days together. When she left, the girl sent her to one journey after another. When he came to a mountain, Yu said to her, "that depends on when it will be delivered!" I won't look back until the water is cured. " The girl looked at Yu with tears in her eyes and said, "Go ahead, I'll stand here and come back for me when you calm down the flood." When Dayu left, he untied the vines around his waist and gave them to the girl. The girl touched the vine belt and said, "Go ahead, I'll stand here and wait until the vine blooms, the flood stops and people live and work in peace." When Dayu left the girl, he led everyone around Kyushu and dug rivers.
A few years later, the river was dredged, floods returned to the sea, crops were unearthed, willows sprouted, and people finally lived and worked in peace and contentment. Dayu happily came back overnight to find his beloved girl. Far away, he saw the girl holding the bunch of vines and standing on the high mountain waiting for him. Dayu ran straight to the mountain with joy. When he saw it, the girl had already turned into a stone statue.
It turns out that since Dayu left, the girl has stood on this mountain every day and looked around. Rain or shine, freezing cold, never disappear. Later, the awl of grass penetrated her feet, and the seeds of grass sprouted and took root on her. She still held up the vine and looked around. Over time, the girl turned into a stone statue, with vines in her hands and vines in her blood. I don't know how long it took, but the vines turned green and tender, and new branches were sent out. I went forward to call his beloved girl, and tears fell from her eyes. At the moment, Jing Teng actually opened a golden flower. Vitex negundo blooms and floods disappear. In order to commemorate the girl's heart, Dayu named the vine flower "Winter jasmine".