HowaColtCrossedtheRiver(小马过河) 　　Oneday,acoltcarriedabagofwheattothemill. 　　Ashewasrunningwiththebagonhisback,hecametoasmallriver.Waterwentgurglingon.Thecoltcouldnotdecidewhetherhecouldcrossit.Lookingaround,hesawacowgrazingnearby.Heasked,"UncleCow,couldyoutellmeifIcancrosstheriver?"thecowtoldhimthathecouldandthattheriverwasnotverydeep,justtohisknees. 　　Thecoltwascrossingtheriverwhenasquirreljumpeddownatreeandstoppedhim.Thesquirrelshouted,"Colt,stop!You'llbedrowned!Oneofmyfriendswasdrownedyesterdayjustintheriver."Notknowingwhattodo,thecoltwenthometoconsulthismom. 　　Hetoldhismomhisexperienceontheway.Hismothersaid,"Mychild,don'talwayslistentoothers.You'dbettergoandtryyourself.Thenyou'llknowwhattodo." 　　Justattheriver,thesquirrelstoppedthecoltagain."Littlehorse,it'stoodangerous!""No,Iwanttohaveatrybymyself",answeredthecolt.Thenhecrossedtherivercarefully.Ontheothersideoftheriver,thecoltrealizedthattheriverwasneitherasshallowasthecowsaidnorasasdeepasthesquirreltoldhim. 　　Thefabletellsusatruth:realknowledgecomesfrompractices.