Chapter 155 Tan Hu

The young parents took Mingming to the movies. It was an art cartoon called "A Shoe".In the film, a pair of very kind and lovely old husband and old lady first appeared.The old woman went up to the mountain to deliver the baby, and the man invited her to have some wine. She got drunk and fell asleep beside the stream.At this time, a golden tiger came out and walked up to the old woman... Mingming became anxious, he quickly pulled his mother's sleeve, and asked softly face to face: "Mom, is this tiger a good person or a bad person?" ?” The mother also said softly, “This tiger is a good man, it came to invite this old woman to deliver the tigress.”

Mingming asked quietly again: "Doesn't tigers eat people?" At this time, Dad joined in, and he said, "Yes, the essence of a tiger will not change. It will always eat people!" Mingming asked: "Then why doesn't the tiger eat the old woman?" My mother said: "The tiger in the story here is not a real tiger. Haven't you heard many animal stories? The animals in the stories are all like people, they can sing and talk, and there are good people and bad people..." Mingming heard this The tiger is in the story, as if he was very satisfied, he immediately stared at the screen intently, letting this moving plot bring him into a vivid and interesting story.

After watching the movie and obviously falling asleep, my father and mother took two small stools and sat at the door in the middle of the street interview where they watched the moon and chatted, and brought up this issue again.Dad scratched his head and said very seriously: "I always think this movie is harmful to children and not beneficial! It is very bad to instill in children the idea that tigers are good people, not scary or hateful, but cute and lovely." My mother laughed and said: "Although I like the tiger in this story—because it punishes bad officials and saves the common people, I believe that next time he goes to the zoo, he won't put his hand into the tiger pen! It's a real tiger. Whether it is a real tiger or not, the child knows in his heart."

Dad insisted: "No matter what, it is always bad to regard the tiger as a positive figure. My impression of the tiger is really not good..." At this time, the people sitting around the door looking at the moon also enthusiastically participated in the discussion. An old man's voice said: "This story is not a new one. There are many good tigers in our old books and old dramas. The working people in the old society, under the oppression of the brutal ruling class, really have no place for grievances." Didn’t Confucius also say, “tyranny is fiercer than a tiger”? That is to say, a tyrannical government is more terrible and hateful than a tiger. When the working people are extremely angry, they will imagine that this mighty government Tigers, even corrupt officials, local tyrants and evil gentry, come to avenge their grievances, so many "righteous tigers" who punish bad people and help good people are created in old books and plays. The desire for revenge of an oppressed people..."

The voice of an old lady said: "Also, in the old stories, the impression of tigers is different from that of jackals. Most of them are good. When we were young, we wore tiger hats and shoes. On the day of Duanyang Festival, There is also a little tiger wrapped with colorful ropes on the front of the clothes, and the word "king" is painted on our foreheads with realgar wine. I bought a cloth tiger, we hugged it during the day and slept on it at night, but the children in our mountainous area did not lose their vigilance against the real tiger just because they got so close with the cloth tiger!"

Another voice said, "In Chinese tradition, a tiger also represents bravery, heroism, and fearlessness. We call brave and nimble soldiers 'Tiger Generals'. Isn't the young ping-pong player Zhuang Zedong called a 'little tiger'?" Young people who are angry with tigers are loved by everyone. Also, there are one or two children named "Little Tigers" in our yard!" A child laughed: "In our "China Youth Daily", there is also a comic strip of 'Little Huzi'!" The father was obviously dissatisfied, he shook his head and said, "You guys have taken the question too far!"

Another young man took up the topic heartily: "In my opinion, this is not a big problem. First of all, what your spouse said is very good, children will clearly distinguish the tiger in the story from the real tiger, and they will not get close to the real tiger just because there is a good tiger in the story.Mr. X also said just now that this story is ancient, and it reflects the historical reality of the fantasies and aspirations of the working people in the old society, and we cannot cancel it simply.And I believe that in the newly edited children's books, the tiger will not be written as a positive character and asked to avenge people's revenge, because there are good people in the new society, so there is no need for good tigers.Also, if your brother hates tigers so much, our little tiger has to change his name soon..."

Everyone couldn't help laughing. What I heard on the night of May 30, 1961.