金山王
导读
这则故事出自格林童话，我们把它改成中国寓言体，是因为它骨子里就揣着“祸从口出”“一言既出，驷马难追”的老理儿：一个轻率的许诺，一句冲动的气话，都像种下的因，结出后来的果，正应了民间那句“种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆”。故事里的小伙子靠“忍住不说”破解魔法，又与“小不忍则乱大谋”“忍一时风平浪静”的古训暗暗相通；那件隐身斗篷和一步千里的靴子，也让人想起《西游记》里孙悟空的七十二变与筋斗云。原版结尾血腥粗粝，格林兄弟没有修饰，正好用来和孩子辨析：机智与欺诈、复仇与公道，界线究竟在哪里。读的时候，不妨在每个转折处停一停，让孩子猜一猜：这一句话，又会惹出什么祸来？
《金山王》词汇精讲
本故事精选 12 个重点词汇，附中英释义与原文例句，帮助孩子扩展英语词汇量。
A person who buys and sells goods to make money.
商人。
Long ago, a rich merchant lived by the sea.
从前，海边城里住着一位商人，家财万贯，膝下一儿一女。
The money you gain from trade after costs are paid.
利润；赚头。
He hoped for a splendid profit.
他指望这一趟赚回金山银山。
Very fine and beautiful.
华丽的；极好的。
The Queen sat on a royal seat in her splendid dress.
王后坐在宝座上，衣饰华贵。
A very small magical man in old stories.
小矮人；侏儒。
All at once a little black dwarf stood before him.
忽然，一个浑身漆黑的小矮人站到他跟前。
Walked unsteadily, as if about to fall.
踉踉跄跄；蹒跚。
His little son was so glad to see him that he held a bench, tottered over, and hugged his legs tight.
小儿子见他回来，乐得直拍手，扶着凳子踉踉跄跄扑过来，一把抱住他的腿。
The room just under the roof of a house.
阁楼。
A month later he went up to the attic to sell some old tin.
过了一个月，商人上阁楼收拾旧锡器，打算换几个钱。
Wound round and round into rings.
盘绕。
There a snake lay coiled on the floor.
走到最后一间，地板中央盘着一条蛇。
A person who saves someone from danger or trouble.
救命恩人；搭救者。
"You have come, my rescuer," said the snake.
“你来了，我的救命恩人！”
Hurt someone badly on purpose.
折磨。
Twelve black men tortured him that night.
这一夜果真来了十二个黑衣人，把他折磨到半夜。
A small red fruit that grows on bushes.
树莓；覆盆子。
"There is," said his mother. "Our son had a raspberry mark under his right arm."
母亲想了想：“有！我儿子右腋下有一块莓子样的胎记。”
Impossible to see.
隐形的；看不见的。
Second, a cloak: whoever put it on became invisible.
第二样是一件斗篷，谁披上谁就隐了形。
Property left by a person who has died.
遗产；家当。
Their old father had died and left them an inheritance, but they could not agree on how to divide it.
老巨人留下了一份家当，兄弟仨分不均，吵得不可开交。
延伸阅读与亲子共读
故事寓意
祸从口出，福由慎来。父亲轻率许诺，儿子怒中毁约，都为自己招来灾祸；真正的大智慧，是开口之前先想一想。
教育价值
孩子能从中看到：轻率的承诺要付出代价，冲动的话会引来祸事；面对困境，忍住不说、沉住气、动脑筋，往往比蛮力更有用。
家长共读提示
读完不妨和孩子聊聊：父亲和儿子各自因为哪一句话吃了大亏？王后偷走戒指，是因为国王先背弃诺言——这件事谁错在先？结尾国王用宝剑砍了满屋的人，用暴力讨回公道，真的是最好的办法吗？
和孩子聊一聊
- 父亲把“回家头一个蹭腿的东西”送人时，压根没想到那会是小儿子。大人为什么会许下这样稀里糊涂的承诺？如果换作你，会怎么回答那个黑矮人？
- 国王一时赌气，用戒指把妻儿召到身边，违背了对王后的诺言。他错在哪里？王后偷走戒指、带着孩子离开，又算不算过分？
- 三个巨人守着宝剑、斗篷和快靴，却被小伙子三言两语骗走了。巨人是输在力气，还是输在脑子？这故事是不是在说：智慧胜过蛮力？
- 小伙子靠“三夜一言不发”解开了城堡的魔法。你觉得“忍住不说话”难在哪里？你生活里有没有“忍住不说反而更好”的时候？
- 故事结尾，国王用宝剑砍下了满屋宾客的头。这样的结局让你舒服吗？如果让你改写结局，你会怎么对待那些嘲笑他的人？
